THE CAROLINA TIMES
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THU^DAY, AUGUST 7, 1941
olored Engineer Regiment Celebrates First|Anniversary
ENGINEER REGIMENT
!BRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY
ROUSING PROGRAM FRIDAY
Mf JAMES H* BOTKIN Xew« and Observpr Fort l^iagi!
— eorwspondent, honorary innjor;
Mrt Bt«^, ( P) The Forty x. Betts, dostrict pnjfiiiecr for the
Enpnoer Regiment, first hig-hway department, honorary
repment to be|n,aj„r. and Major John B. Miir-
Bized nnder the present jphy, retiring exerutivo oflicvr of
:rgenry program, eelebrat>il itRjthe regiment, honorary major.
The oereniony wiis short. To
“^he string of the 42 pieee l)and,
the engineers marched past the
reviewing oftieers in eustomarj-
fashion. Then tJie bnnd struck a
'juiek step piece and the men
‘rotted at double nnick past the
reviewing olfieers.
A« the' engineers went by in
perfect order, the result wns a
sight one seldom sees.
Colonel Wood then mounted a
platform and rend a letter of
commendation from the acting
chief of engineers of the (Jnitel
States Army, following which tJie
regiment commander made awards
to the following companies for
their work during the year.
Internal economy, Company F
first, Company C second and
Company A third.
Rifle marksmanfihip, . Company
C first, Company H and Company
S second, and Company D third.
Combat efficiency. Company A
first, Company F second and
Company C third.
Engineer efficiency, Company
B fiiist. Company E second, and
Company F third.
Athletics, Company C first,
Company A second and Company
H and Companj* S third.
Last words of Col. Wood’s
“order for the day’’ were:
“In consequence of nnosnal
circamstancea and in confidence
of continued improvement in dis-
cipline, effective at reveille this
date, all prisoners undergoing
•coDfinonept in the r^timental
anniwrsary Friday with
fcB Propram of activities.
The “Singing Engineers” a
aftme giviHi by those who witness
-#d their sii^ir^ »s they marched,
* Marted the day with a review be
fore Majt^ General Jacob L.
Devers, after which recognition
'wmm given , the organizatio ig in
l«i;nnient which have excelled in
^^rions ph).sea of training, in.
eluding intrrna] economy, rifle
Marksmanship, eombat efltcieney,
engineer eticiency and athletics.
In eelehrating its first annivex
sary the engineers also honored
the men too helpe^f^the rogiment
daring its «hort life of one year.
At 8:00jn the morning the re-
ment, eom^anded by Col. John
fl. Wood, *white, and manned by
white ofl^ers, marched to its
parade j]rr4ind, where, as the men
stood at attention. Colonel Wood
panned out scriplls designating
tile long list of men as honorary
crfRcers of the n^iiment,
Theae were: Major General
Jaeob L. Devers, now aBsuniing
^mand $f all of America’s
Armored JPorces, as honorary
colonel; ^jor General Julinn K
Sehley, ehlpf of engineers for the
«rmy, honorary colonel; Col.
Hamilton Fish, New York Con-
Sfessman »nd reserve officers who
recently requested that he do hi«
three weeks tour of inspection
duty at Fort Bragg with the
JV>ity fiwt Engineers, honorary
eoloneL
Ben Dixon McNeill, Raleigh
guard house or in raatriction in
the regimental area aa a lesult
of court martial aie hereby re-1
stored to full duty «nd the un
executed portion of their several
sentences remitted."
p'ollowing the celebration the
remainder of the day was spent
with athletic contets, a picnic,
and the regimental diincf* with
guests from all O'ver North
t'nrolina in attendance.
Immediately following the form
a1 celebration Captain John 11. C.
Finn, colored regimental chnplin,
mounted the stand and le i the
boj'.s in the singing of “fJive Me
That Old Time Religion” a n d
“Ain’t Qonna Study War Nj No
More. ’ ’
“Miss A. & T. Of
Summer School”
Greensboro, (Spccial) — On
Tuesday night, July 22, at 7:00
p. m., in a majestic setting of
ethereal musie and attendants
garbed in chifFon, taifota, and
lace, Mrs. Leora Trollinger was
crowned “Miss A and T of the
Summer School" at special coma
tion eorertionics in Richard B.
Harrison Auditorium. Thig corona
tion was we biggest in the history
of thig event which originated
in the summer session of 1934.
RENT
With the graciousness of re
tiring royalty. Miss Ellen Hester
of j^xboro, North Carolina who
was Miss A and T of the 1940
summer session, released the
crown to Mrs. Trollinger, the
winner over ten other contest
ants. In accepting the ^rown,
Mrs. Trollinger, who is from
Alamance County, and who sold
13,.3fi0 votes, reminded her com
petitors that in the days of the
wild and wooly W^est, men went
West because “there wag gold in
them ther hills.” She advised
them, if in the event they should
.ever compete for the honor of
Miss A and T again, “to go
Kast to Alamance County, because
there’s gold in them thar hills.”
In her march, Mrs. Trollinger was
accompanied by J. T. Lanier.
Miss Beatrice Lomax, Maid of
Honor, ran a high second by
sellisg 5,646 votes. Her escort wag'
J. T. Collins. Running a close
third was Mias Annie Evans who
sold 5,276 votes, and who wa«
escorted by J. B. Bosd. Running
very close to Mira Eans waa
Mrs. Willia W. Cora who sold
5,150 votes. Sh© was escorted by
W. 8. Johnson. The order of the
other contestants irere: Mrs.
Beatrice Jones, 1864 vote«, Mrs.
Portia Barfield, 1,160, Miss I^oa
Mae Johnson, 830, Mrs. Thelma
Newsome, 696, Miss R. Thoma-
sina‘ Marehall, 550, Mrs. Julia
Johnson, 4’2, and Mrs. Hattie
Q. Alston, 250.
Mrs. Trollinger, wearing a gown
of white frosted organza with
flounce at the bottom of the
skirt, tacked with white bowe,
was presented a gold loving eup
by Dean Warmouth T. Gibbs of
A and T College. Prizes were also
presented to the next three high
ranking contestants.
Other special features of the
program were music by Bernard
Lee Mason, violonist, and Warner
I^awson, pianist, heads of the
A and T music department. Mr.
Mason interpreted the following
numbers on the violin: “Adora
tion,” Borousky, “Intermezzo,”
Provast, “Serenade Espagnale,”
Chaminale, Kreisler, “ Spanish
Dance, ’ ’ Granades, Kreialer*
“Farewell to Cuchllain,” arrang
ed by Kreisler, and “Old Folks
at Honve,” Foster. Mr. Lawson
aecompanied him on the piano.
Piano selections rendered by Mr.
Lawson were: “Etude,” Arensky,
“Impromptu Fantasie" and “Pire
lude,” Chopin, “Lents,” Scott,
and Dance Negre,” Scott.
Jasper Bridges provided •
■musical background on the organ
for the Coronation March. Miss
COLORED TROOPS AT CAMP DAVIS
WILL HAVE HOSTESS. LIBRARIAN
The recreational program for
Colored troop« at Camp Davis,
upon the arrival there of a
North Carolina, will be widened
hostess and librarian, the War
Department announced today.
Citizens of Wilmington, North
Carolina, the closest city to the
camp, are cooperating with camp
authorities to provide adequate
recreational facilities for Colored
troops.
There is a Hut for the soldiers
in Wilmington, dances are held
weekljr and the v&rious athletic
teams of Colored units have been
competing in tournaments with
civilian teams.
Colored troops at Camp Davis
are assigned to the 54th, 99th,
and 100th Regiments and to a
Station Complement Detachment.
A particular check on the acti
vities of troops was made during
the holiday period, July 3 to
July 7. There was not a single
case of disorderly conduct upon
the part of any soldier, either at
the camp, in Wilmington or at
Sea Breeze, a Colored resort, ac
cording to a report made by
Brigadier General J. B. Crawford
camp commander.
Wilmington residents have ex
pressed pleasure at the conduct
of Camp Davis . troops and are
cooperating fully in trying to
make their stay in North Caro
lina afl pleasant as possible,
General Crawford said in his re
port. .
♦vhen the Barundi raided this
territory of 42,000 population, on
CSepetmebJie dwddstation naote
Sept 4. 1941.
Amani, headman of the
Mwanidga Kogoma district sinctf
1935, was honored for having
transformed that area from an
unadministered tract of densely
populated bush into a law abid
ing and well administered terri-
portation for special groups.
Any information regarding
transportation or eooperatioa
with the membership of the lea
gue, or other persons who are
planning to attend this meeting
will be supplied by tbe transporta
tion directoor.
Mamret
Tynes gave a deserip-
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18-Year-Old Tom
Henry Is Sergeant
Camp Wheeler, Ga., (ANP)
Serving in the United States
army for less than one yeyar, 18
year old Thomas Henry Jr., of
Company “E” the 16th Training
battalion, is one ofo the youngest
Negroes ever to have earned ser
geant’s stripes before reaching
his majority.
enry, whose service record sinee
his entry into the army in Oocto-
ber of 1940, as been excellent
throughout, wa.s made a sehgeant
at Camp Wheeler in May of this
year. - ||•
A native of Albany, Ga., he
regards himself as particularly
fortunate in having been assigned
to duty at a camp in his own
state.
" Million Dollar -•
corporation. Court battles up to
the r. S. Court ^of Appeals fol
lowed. In one hearing the court
found that Bryant’s j>er8onal
funds ha become so intermingled
with the church property fnat it
was difficult to discover which
was wbich. A receiver was then
ap|V)inted and the decision Tues
day close the case unless Mr.
Bryant appeals again.
The church • sought to prevent
Sunlay schools and churcli or
ganizations with the AMK from
buying their literature rom Bry
ant but unsuceessflly in many
instances. E. A. Selby, who has
been operating from another AMF3
publishing house in Phiadelphia,
will now establish headquarters
here in Nashville. Dr. S. 8. Mor
ris, director of religious educa
tion and C. \y. Abington, »>ditor
of religious literatnfe, are also
moving to Nashville.
Louisville Teachers
Salary Case To Be
Heard This Fall
Louisville, Ky. — Judge Shack
leford Miller, Jr., of the U. S.
District Court for the Western
District of Kentucky, Thursday
filed a memorandum on the
Louisville teachers’ salary case
setting trial for the Case during
the October term of the Court.
The case had not been brought
to trial previously due to the
action of the Louisville Boiid of
Education last spring in passing
a re.solution to abolish the differ
ential in white and colored leach
ers’ salaries’ for the coming
sf-hool year.
National Dental
Ass’n. To Meet
In Richmond Aug 11
Accommodations for
Negro Business Meet
Are Now Available
Richmond, Va., (ANP) —The
National Dental association at
itg annual session, August 11-15,'|Iea|rue,
will inaugurate the first of a
series of post graduate clinics for
those dentists attending the con
vention.
T^is year’s “Dental Education
Vacation” will center around
clinics by Dr. S. B. Smith, Amb
ler, Pa., and Dr. R. Beecher Cos
ta, New Haven, Conn., who will
demonstrate with models and
fit of upper and lower plates.
The Peter jB. Ramsey Dental
society, Richmond, will serve as
hosts of the. convention and an
nounce that facilities will be avail
able for the expected 500 or more
dentists. Headquarters for the
convention will be the newly con
structed Maggie L. Walker Higih
school and housing accommoda
tions for the practitioners and
their families will be on the adja
cent Vii^inia Union university
campus.
Four Africans From
Tanganyika Receive
Badges Of Honor
London> (ANP) — Four Af^ri-
cans from the Tanganyika terri
tory have been awarded bades of
honor for efficiency and leader
ship in widly divergent fields of
endeavor, according to an official
announcement made Monday.
Hassan Bin Selemani wa.i re
warded for his work as a labora
tory attendant at Daressalaam,
whree he worked under Professor
Robert Koch, \yho discovered the
tubercule ; bacillus .
Chief Gejar, of the Baradaig
Mbulu 'district, was active in
stamping out the brutal “spear
blooding murders.” Due to his
personal efforts, the citatioK re
lated no such crimes were re
corded in 1940.
Kikamba, regent of Buyungu,
display admirable initiative in
preventing a serious situation
Atlanta, (ANP) — In connec
tion with the forthcoming ssession
of the National Ne^ro Business
fesse O. ThdVnas, trans
portation director, requests all
delegates and visitors contemplat
ing thig session of the league and
who wish pullman accomniodations
to make their desire to his office,
2.‘19 Auburn avenue, NE, Atlanta,
Georgia.
Arrangement an also be made
through the transportation direc
tor’s office for day coach trans-
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duced them and their escovts to
the audience. Myrtle Cunning
ham was Flower girl, and Ray
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Mias Ordie Roberta was the chair
man of the committee for Miss
A and T.
The purpose of the Misg A and
T campaign is to provide money
for the financing the summer,
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