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VOLUME 22
NUMBER 36
SATURDAY. OCT. 12. 1940
CIVIL SERVICE FOR AGENCY WORKERS
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Communitu Chest Drive Opens ^^ith 100 Workers
Say Agenaes Organized
By New Deal May Be
Perpetuated In Office
WASaiNiGTO^ —ANP— p**.
of the Ri^^Mck bill, now
beinir eiaciBidered by hoiU0« and
senate conferees, indicates a
|>ex^tufibioin in .o^ce of the va-
rcp« eiDph>yM n«^ in the taH-
alphabetie*! ag|i»ci«^ orgaill-
M# under the New l>e«I^ ft ia «»•
■•lied her* by oppontote ei the
bill.
Taking' some '200,000 3>enK>n3
and Kivinf; them civil servdiQe sta
tus in iHll agencies exceptii^ the
WPA which is refiarded las a
ten^omry agency, adds to the al-
Kegro Regimeob Are
Ordered To Camp
For Yeai^s Trainiiig
NEW YORK—Acting in con
formity with Preaident Roose
velt's new organization plan for
ready heavy civil Mfvk^e roll of NatS'anal Defenses, Harlem’s
some 900,000 persons.
Contrary to general opinion,
the miljority of these workers
are scattered throughout the
eoiantry and ti^ part and paro:!
oif the vai'ous organizations effec
ted by the New Deal .
Included in the lists of peiaons
to be affteted by this new blank
et- law are a numberr of well
known iNegrcies who would quali
fy uttKler the exBlninatibn. incht-
ding Mary McLeod Bethune; Dr.
Frank Home o^ the housing au-
iborlty; Joseph H B. Efaing ov
the NY A, Emmer Lanicattter of
the department xt commerce, W.
A. Trewt of the PWA and nume-
369th Anti-aircraft regiment and
ganizations of the regular army
alid the National Guard would
be evpanded. The expansion was
to effect both combat and ser
vice organizations such as Infan-
Illinois’ 184th Field Artillery, try, Cavalry, Artillery, Engineers
were ordered to cahip this week
for a neriod of one year’s train
ing. The two regiments were re
cently transferoed from the in
fantry divteicm to their present
status as part of the anti-aireraft
and artillery brigades.
The 369th regiment under the
command of Ciol. Benjamin 0.
Daviig will go into training at
Oswego, N. y., while the Illinois
outHit headed by Col. Williami J.
Warfield will be encamped at
Camp Custer, near Battle Creek
Mich. In Issigning the two Ne-
groj regiments, the war depart
alid Quartermasters.
President Rcosevelt’g attitude
in approving plans to integrate
the Negro into all branches of
our natitona Mefense under con
scription, departs definitely from
the system that was prtkticed in
1917, when Negro draftees wore
herded into, labor battalions and
assigned to other menial tasks.
The first step in the move lo
see that the Negro is tre&t^d
squarely was shovra when it was
revealed that nine-percent of the
rous COC executives who ser-je ment is carrjing out the Presi- selected for military ser-
as eduoatiomll advisory and such
fo rthat unit. In the Reconistruc-
tfon f^lnamee coJipiOKitksn, there
are some 60 or more messengers
who would be included in ' the
general blaniketing in th® ewores
of NY A persons who hold eiuper-
visory Jobs throughout the ctoivin-
try.
Not include dinthis bill wouW
be the WPA workers and offici-
dent's orders to provide adequate vice^ under the draft would be
opportunity for Negroes in the drawn from the Negro peculation
new regular army setup.
The 3 7 2 Infantry, National
Guard Unit, of the Distrlirt of
Columbia! Maryland, New Jersey
Ohio and Massachusetts, have
been reorganized and will be
which constitutes nine percent of
the total populf&tion of the coun
try. The quoto toi be supplied by
the Negroes was set at 36,000.
As soon as the first men are
brought into the service, it is
ON NEGRO AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
The j^nnuial
C^ommittee p'
session
of
jAfaiJr||.
whi«{j WM h^d ^nfoy j^^enioon
teelected R N. Harrta^ (left)
secretary and plaeed two new
members on the Exeeutfve Cpm-I
mittee, D. B. Martin, (right) i
prominent youn« insurmnce ex
ecutive and.^CK~A. Henningburg,
member of the- N. •€. College
faculty.
Local Bank Reports Gains
Durhjdkn — In a recent stale- lina, but that'll also reflected the
ment issued by C, C. Spauldine,
President, the Mechanics and
Fanners Bank Durham and
Raleigh, North CaroKna sets a
high record for gervkie to its
customers.
During- t^e period frcm Ja»^ii-
ary 1, l940'Tb June 30, 1940,
this bank made 1,482 new loans
totaling $240,408,06, the avera^o
Tiount of et^ loan being ap-
proxim^lkely |160.00. During tho
same period, the same institution
granted renewals of 1,761 cither
loans aggregating fl,59*2,765.
SO.
The Bank s , President .pointed
out that this record was not only
indicative of the type of service
reridered by liSS institution to the
Negro citizens of North CAVro-
high type of *clionte|e which pa
tronizes the SaSk. Hfe also point
ed out that these figures were in
refutatllon of current charges
being made throujthout "Hhis coun
try that banks are not taking
theif share of the lending re
quired to sustain our nafIon*»l
economy and ?hat the records of
m^st other bants will show n
similar am^nt of dcivity.
Climajding his statement, Mr.
Spaulding noted that the condi
tion of most banks in thetJnited
States is excellent and that in this
respect, his institution was no
exception. He ^so stated that it
was fully prepared to shoulder
itg share of the "defense pro
gram.
Three Million Negroes
To Cast Ballots In
Presidential Race
Harlem Political Heads
Predicte Reeleetion
New York — Mrs. Ruth Brown
Price, Co leader to Hubert L,
Bruce In Harlem’g 2 let Assembly
Dbtrict, declared this week that
“President Rooeevelt will be re
elected for a third term,” des
pite the weak argument to the
contrary. Mrs. Price’s prediction
w^s made during A press confer
enice at the Beaver-Ramapo Club
'Buesdfy.
With her at the time was Mrs
Bertha Green, oo-leAder to As-
semblym,ali Dannjy Burrows in
the 19th Aaaefflibly IWetrict. Both
Mrs. Green and Mrs. Pricei, are
amon^ this city’s most active
Women poiitical workers.
“I don’t see how anyone,”
Mrs. Price said, “can have the
NEW YORK^Id %e auanr
presidential election p^ eoa-
duQted to dctte, while President
Roosevelt holds a decided etg*>
it is believed that the Negro vote
wiU b* the decisive factor. In
Gallup Surrey ireeanfc .
t2i« ptitt s{iowed tint the election
;wm£k mnnd b* m kejr
states Hke N*w York, Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey,
West Virginal and Va.
In most of the above naoaed
states, it Is claimed that the de-
WilUde becsAise of hi* establish
ed virtures? No, they’re only in
terested in defeating the ablest will be reached by very
Prepident this nation ever had. close margin, in which case, tiie
Will they risk the secnirity, vote Ls certain to prove the
unity and progress, under Rocse-'decisive fafctor.
velt, for the inexperience ofj York for am instani^,
Willkie? Well, I hope noi and Democratic and Republican
I am sure that HcWem, voters leaders claim that the Negra
will back up what
oh election dayj’
I am saying
Mrs. Green, Just as staunch a
sui^rter at President Boosevelt
as Mrs. Price, s^fd: “I am firmly
convincied that most people are
just as enthusiastic about the
President being rele^ed as I
am. Look back to the l^over r*-
gime, recalling hodv our pei^le
joined others in the soap l$net,
•lightest fear about Mr. Roosevelt for em?)loiyment/ our
afc kchod for
becoming ^ dictator, nor why,children fainting scirooi lor ^ polls
they should have any fear about [the lack of food, I can’t nnagtne
the third term. It is the wea;kest,»nyone thinking seriously abovt
possK>le argument yet, and iti^^ting for WiUkie.”
indicates that the Republicans)
have no other A,rgU3nent.
vote will reach close to 200,000
if not mcffe, Herbert L. Bxksf,
Democratic Lealder of the 2l!»t
Assembly District, Manhattan. N.
Y., expects ^ registration «f mta*
than 35,000 while Daniel Bur-
rcws, also a Democrat and lead
er 4}f the 19th Assembly Datrieis
the registration- figures will total
another 30,000 and with the Par.^
to Rican vote, "two thirds colo
red”* Hailem' alcne will send
more than 10,000 Negro voters
new Colored Regiments would be
ongraniized and that existing cr-
uTider the command of Col. W.
A. Hamilton. Lieut. Col. H. Don-
als, inasmuch the WPA is con Queen will be second in
sidered » temporary organiization
The same would hold true- of the| 'With the en,«|tment of the
National Defense ©omanisslon. Selective Service Draft, the Pn-
which deals with the nationrfl announced that several
emergency, and also is considered
temporary.
TTnder the |>rovi*lkmB the
bill, a/person would,have to be
on the job for six more ints.
before he or ahe would be eligi
ble for the qualifying e?|amina-
tlon. This precludes the incluslcfli
of T. Arnold Hill, recently named
fh Mrs. Bethune’s aMistant.
DiiKuasions bave been, h)t and
heavy in the heaings on the mat
ter and the conferees have had
■ome S'2 pcdtnta to consider and
adjust before
made ready.
whi'jch were adopted were includ
ed in the repoot, the most impor
tant of which was the elimina
tion of the photograph from the
to full war strength. The crea
tion «(f additS‘on«4 colored com-,
bat organizations is now under
consideration.
The Civil Aeronautics Autho
rity, in cooperation with the
Army, is making a start in the
development of colored person
nel for the aviition service. Pi
lots, mechanics and other special-
lists must first be trained as a nu-
ion of the Ramspeck bill^ which
has had the attention of the en
tire "temptTary" governmental l^jjues for the formation of color-
employes fsknily fo®" a nuwiber of «d aviation units,
moinths.
The passage of the bill will
meet witii the apiproval of those
now in office and insure their
retenticn through the years as
part of the civil service^rAs one
proponent of th ebill said, It is
the report was^fa^. better that these peo.ple now
All of the points
CLAIM STATE DRAFT
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BOARD LABOR FOES
Negro Division Of
Chest To Canvass
Local
Durham — J. J. Henderson,
Chairman of the Negroi Division
of the 1940 Durhjaln Community
Chest Fund announces that the
organization of this year’s Cam
paign has been completed, and
that all worikter^ assembled
in the Hillside High Sdiool
Cafeteria Wednesday evening,
October 9, 1940 at 7:30 o’clock
for the “kick off’ meeting to re j Insurance Company stalSF; J. H,
participation the greatest and
most successful yet.
Nineteen hundred dollars make'
up the gosfl fqr the Negro Divi"*-
k>n in this year’s Commurfity
Chest Fund Campaign.
The complete personnel of the
organization of the Divisiojn,
headed by J. J, . Henderson of
the North Carolina Mutual Life
the
civil service applications tfcid the'^H ^hat should be don« and
SBbstituticm of fingerprints. jhciw to do it at the expense of
However, there seem* to be a the .people they are supposed to
definite trend toward th« adopt* gerra.
ceive final Instructions, "nd
drive will actui^Uy ^egiti.
Gecv, W. Mumford of the
Home. Security Insurance Coni-
WASHINGTON, —— The pany and Vice president of the
American Peace Mobfflation chajr- Durham CommuxAty Fund Head-
ged here last week that etate|quarterg Attended the “kick off”
in this service should be reitjafned draft beards are being "loaded” meeting and imade a very inspir-
tham to have a iiew grcwp unfa-,wii!th businessmen alt the expense 4ng talk ui^i'ng all workers to
miliar with governmental iecluii-|of labor to. facilitate a nation-jmake this year’s' campaig the
{ues come hi with « chamge of i wide drive against America’s so- most successful yet.
admtoistration and h4?e to learn'cial benefits «»d .standards of Mora than one hundred yro-
HvJng, and dedicated the etitircimen ahd men hav« been, selected|Hfli, Co-chairman; Rev. 5. P.
month of October as nAtionnl|to canvass every h®»« b«*l-|PeTry, Dr. E. R. Randolph, At-
rite far Repeal month, to «peed nesg in the city ^rln the driva, .tomey C. O. JPeanon, Messm E.
the repeal of eosiscriptlon. 1 determined to malce fchia {p««r*8 K, Merrkk, B; L. McDBu^ald,
Wheeler, Cashier, Mechanics and
Fanners Bank; Prof. J. S. Schoo
ler, Princifpal of Lyon P^rk
School, and Miss N. M. Cox,
Executive Secretary of the Hair-
riet Tubmwi Branch of tiie Y;
along with Dr. J. E. Shepard,
C. C. Spaulding, Rev. J. A. Valen
tine and Rev. M. M. Fisher, ad-
visc/r* gS follows: ,
Initial Gifts Coasnitlae
. .W. J. Kennedy, Jr« |utd W. H.
Durham Singer
Gets Proioinent
PWA Post
A. Moore Shefrin, J. H. Wheeler
R. N. Harris, H. M. Michaux, A.
T. Spaulding, G. W. Cox, J. C.
Scarbcroug'h, Jr., M, A. Goins,
W. Jay Walker. R. C. Foreman, made‘to the
James R. ^Milchell, Dr. W. A,
Cleland L. E. .^*in Prof. J. headquarters of the NYA. Mrs.
T. Taylor and Dr. A. Hening
burg.
Mrs. Nell Hunter, Assistant
Director of the PWA Music Pro
ject itt North Carolina, after re
peated requests from Washing-
Hesiyquarters,
has been loaned to Washington
Public School Comaiitte«
Profs. J. S. Schooler and W.
G. Pearscoi co chairman; Profs.
W. M. McElrath, C. Russell, G.
A. Edwards, F. D. Id^Eirshall,
A. Cheek, F. J. Burnette,
Lee White and Frank Curry.
N. 0. fmr N«|rOM
Prof. C. T. Wfllis and Dr.
Bush and A. Rivera,
Hospital OreVp
J. W. Harris and Wm. Rkh,
Co-ohairman; Miss P. H. Qftrter,
N.
J.
G.
Hunter has been made iSpeciat
Assistant Directcff- of NYA Na
tional Music Project.
This is a rather peculiar dis
tinction for Mrs- Hunter follow
ing an observation of her work
in N. C. made by National Au
thorities, Tl»e work is of national
iMUipe,^ having to do. with test «a-
BrooMyn will be good for a*i-
o^ber 35,000, while the Bronx,
Qoeesns atiid the outlying comm’*'
nrties will add at least 12,000 or
Ig'.OOO more. Ustarte New Yor\
will contribute another 95,060
,and thiij vote with the votes if
ilqwer Manhattan, wiH bring 'tiie
totifi to the 200,000’ figure claim
|ed by the Negro political leaders
of 'Uie Etepire State.
PennsylvaoMa also baa a bijf
Negr& vote, estimated to i>e
greater than l&O.OOO and may
re^^h 200,000 rivaling tihatt of
New York. In I%iladelphi* and
Pittsburgh, th* Pienn^lTania folk
have two gig^stie areas fr««a
which to draw. Hlinola, Ohio, Va.,
and West Virginia have powerful
N^:ro voting blocks that will play
a vital re|e in tiie election.
WbOe the Negro Tote ia not
of '|r»y great size in New Jemv,
nevertheless if the decision de
pends OB 35,000 or even 50,000^
l&e way the Negro vote ®ii«
the main—^will decida ft®, la«»
in the Skeeter
I Anc^ar factor wko0, ^
recktoned with. Is )dk» gcuii
ditions of Negro Choruses thru.,^y ^ ^
out the nation. Mrs. Hunter spent I ^ mum
the past week In Waatungton and ^ Prewdeal Rwmvell—^
Philadelphia, Buodav nflatoKa ^ waasr i*
evening at hcto* so her way tjo** tka
Mis« Elisabeth Freeland, Psavo south to Birma^liam, Akl taMNii
iPauberton, Messnu C. Bartm,'completion of bar wwfk tiiere‘|^
IHntal A-fc»«t»r, and B. Dunrtan^sha wiU ratoni t* WaAlagtea, to'^ be •rouadi
Mrs. L, Leathers, J. Dickerson, ^be rcvted threegh the Northwevt hig that of 1#M by
Continued on paga ^ren ithe»ce to Caltfomia. ‘ 000,000.