North Carolina Newspapers

■w TWO ailMAdllH cXr^jTina timeTs' lATi^lYr5Ei®EiFliri5i OwCa Cfme0 IBSym POBLBm|D WEEKLY BY TOE G4B0UNA Tims PlAUEpiNG COMPANY 117 & PeaM^ Sbmt Durham, N. C. N-7ia or J-7871 Presidsnl Dilrham Baishcis Chain Replies To Times Editofial THANKSGIVING SMOKE Enteral XXtrhun, seomd elMs matter at the Post Office at onder the Act of Blarch 3rd, 1879. L. E. Al WILLIAM Ih. TUCK,. —i_ Publisher --Maaasriiiff Editor -4>- CHAmxnTE OFFICE 420M East Second Street $2.00 a iB9e=r====3^ SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Year $1.25 for Six Months TFOfiM OF . . . HE CAROLINA TIMES salaries for Nejrro Teachers, policemen where Negron are involved, educational opportunities. jurymen. ——. r vmees for domestic servants. participation of Nesrroes in all branches of *1 thi, NationfU Defense. Abolishment of the double-standard wage scale in f* *, I Industry. 'Goiter participation of Negroes in political af fairs. ^ation^ ^vernments. representation in city, county, state and £citer housing for Negroes. The Carolina IPitues ^ Darham. *•, North Oarolins Attention of Mr. L. Austin, Editor • . Gentleman; As aiaa% do, I read with in terest your editorial ip the w«ekiy edition of your paper dated No vember 8, IWl, and feel it my du» ty to answer same *c that you may^ be more currently and accurate.'y enlightened as to the efforts of the Durham Business ajid Professional Chain in its program relative to A Cooperatvie Store in Durban, North Carolina. As you know, the iDurham Busi ness and Professional Chain, ip nession May 2fi, 1&41 Conceived tjie idea of developii^ a Cooperative Movement in Durham, and it this meeting' entrnsited and delejrated authority to a fpeeial committee to perfect a program and, the pl**4S for a “Cooperative StOre Move ment” 4n Durham, North (^!arolin.'i subject to the approval of the or ganization, I am certain thiit the basis of your editorial was in ^rror; for I can truthfully land ^nkly «say that this committee has worked gp^j^ ^ days and nights and has repoi^d tion of your pa^r as well as ijhe news section of your paper weekly to publieise kaep 'btjr eitiseuiw informed, instruflted attfl advi*«d, a# yo-uaeeept«^ ^e retpotal|ibi!.ty to do and haVe grossly fkiled to do. on the part of ^at the eitigen- ry is expected to pl#y to dev$k>p siiceeBsfQlty the. operations of fHo business, as wpII as all N^o bm'- nesses in Durham, thereby rally ing more to the cause for whien we are dedicated. Consistently ^Jreachjng to our people tJiat you are not doing any thin when Hie ones pea^hfng are doing less will eventually have q tendency to eliminate any coopera tive spirit and in turn will throw all of us ba«k. Sometimes I wou- der if the Carolina triin«1» ap proach is the best method to 3PUR onr gtcmp. Certainly with, out all ihe facts pertaining to a question, it Is nnadvisable to wn'tt* an unjust, and untrue editorial Yet all the above as a bas is^ for e»rection, there is som« good that can possibly eome mt of your editonrial as well as in eve ry situatibn r^ardless to the evil it intends to portray. I hope that your editorial will have enough character in it" to stick a pin . in tr ID*. £• ^SUNDAY MOVIES its progress to the oi^nization iu sessioh, knd subsequently worked and is still working days and nights very diligently/ unselfisli, courageously, relifiou^ and pro gressively towards the perfection of a “Consumers Cooperative”••in Dut^iam, North Car6lina. You have lost sight of one im- portant point. That is, you ■eai*’fc just create, organize, develop and The ^|f4^ic of "crusading fever” which is flaring up in Durham and other parts of the state against i Sunday movies, • Sunday ta^faall and other forms of wholesome amusci^ents is bom of «^ck^ desire on the part of a group of religioj^ijbow- »rds to ^osfify their wstence in a vrorld torn with hatrMt_^lBr trust, enyfc theft, im^wiUty andt^her actual-eyil|| far too ntH^iMus to mention here. It is these “holier than thou" ministerial cowards to attaclfii&njay movies and Sunday baseball that furnish a lit- tie the poor devils who slave all the week* but- th«r are^i^Si^lB)’’' to start a crusade against Sunday golf, ek-endi^^^^Ag trii» thair include Sundays, and elaborate «r»4rt clul» that dd th>ir biggest business on Sundays. These S.IS tho att iid they will make enemies vdth- the sourc»,‘ffwn w'hich all their earthly power (salary checks) comes* hent--H they rant and i-aku about keeping the Sabbath Da^ hols^f^^iMle all around them, every conceivable sin goes without , If th^ miniateiB want to start a crusade against breaking ;tte Sabl^h they ought to start their attack along the entire it. *Q£fore they start the crusade, however, they ought to '"m littl^work for a change and organize a program for thejr that will include the hours on Sundays Jbotween tad ^ o'clock. Or they ought not expect healthy robust p^le and old ones either to sit and hold their hands one^’clopk Sunday afternoon until Monday morning. We tl^H'l^t Sunday movies and Sunday baseball play an vrtao^'p^^ in ^providing wftiolesome x^creation* for the til the church has a pit>gi^m to take the place | them ^tenot see'why an ordinance should be passed * It is fa.r better for peoplet to be at a bail game Sundi^ afternoon than for them to indulge in Ifiaimful amusements they resort to for^ enter* It ifea Sunday i^temoons. k* ' After^ the chui%!h cannot fight sin, real or imaginary, ouLV^ird ^^trnnt known as laws. The program of the u Ip convert the soul of man, instead of becoming a leg- of fti^inst sin. Once the soul or the inner man is ml! be no need of enacting ordinances against ^^t is done all the laws passed cannot prevent sin lilted. of the . church is what ministers say it is not iwed puny man-made laws to draw men the t'^ttunk tfiese ministers who are asking laymen to against Sunday movies are admitting their I ioMrife tSl^ Hpfweat and its power. Tliey are act- of jwkaaaee that need tha I^h, to the^ iMd in the mflaaer thi^ should pull psition which is dependent up«n the public for capital support and operating support in one week or a mont]| or tw6. ' ■ Batfier^ than unjustly the Durham Bnsine^ and Rwifes- rioilBl Chain and the wc^ks t&e C*o]>^tive Movement'Committee, which again I say is fnnctiorilnst,. ^rongh the editorial section of papari I am Mt ■ the>?*ep.^or^ that we could get far better results i'f you would, use the editorial sec^ ihg very little contribution, and matty cases nb contribution at all to our problems as a group, which in the final analysis effects all of, our joIm r^fardless. I have, observ ed that usually those that go a- round looking for something to 'criticize are usually the ones. you can ^t get to do anything At in, ' ~ ■ /V- You, young and old, who nave jmi create, org^ni^, ucve.w,- «uu ^ou, young and old, who lit put into opemiim A business pro- w^o* are stilt Willing _ to serve, we coiamend to you the thought and hope that this^expiri- ence will pull inoi'e >f us in line Wjllin|: to Shr ^notnie 4>ir'- tie* together until it hurts, ApPreciatiJ% this opportunity, 1 am jt . »iiUi ^ ■ i Camdsbi s. C., Nov. Ji-r-Twen- ty-three yi«tt8,.a£^r h^, had sent tha "Ceaafc-Firing” *order to .th;,e victortoiw Kirst Ariyy of the A. E. (?t i«r#0 »Muee-4»«onue .Mtjp, Americanist: Try^hjf to dodge sferiris; with the fire end in cl^r ana the'^outh dirt.—Los Angeles Times. ■'■■1 '—I ■ ■ a cfi^nrtte the ■ >■ £ OUTHERM ^■LDI.1 WdStem Polaiar . Houston Lockheart,. j>low fore man f(|»r the hi^e Kii^ Baneh in Texas, relates an astoundlnig ex perience. He Was going klo'tig a pasture fence near Kin^vitle one morning when he £aw a eoyote come down on a point Ilka a bird dolg. The coyote hed tlw point a full rtinute, then broke and j^nc- ed ipto the cented of a cOvey 'of bohwfiitea, i He eame (Up With on* in his moath and slunk awaj? into the bfttsh! LooUes Ducky ' A report from Ddcks Unlimited of Canada states that thfci?* was « '*Sutwtantially increased 1941 wat erfowl crop over North America’s ‘duck factory’ in* the Canadian West.” Ducks from Weatrn Cana da, as you probably know, follow fligi^t line west of the ttissipsip- pi.' !^cks hatched in Ontario and other .sections of Wstei»‘5C^nacra follow a flight line east of ItiSSl^ sippi RiveT, This re|^t).whi|h. i^’;bkfied upon, results of^ the j^cki Unlim*- ited land ^nd air censtts of, wa,tfer- fowl popalfltlons .ift A|bte&, ^s^ katehewan, anfl plaiuis “ the best 4?rop 1*1 ml^y'Jy’eiirs” witB ,marte§ iucretfsw e* anvas- hockfi,^rew^Ad)i Wigeofts. The rise in reporfedi espee-- ially |»oA|^4eed. Canadi^ geese wete Said to * more widely d^ tributed Jhiln ,i«veal6d;h:^ a^y jpre- Lev* ^ce m Ifuc&l' Oyct^ have two hearts, hut tl^ey beat as (me. Thus, when the bivalve’s foe attacks, a Sii^le vital blow is sufficient. The starfith, its worst enemy, needs to wring but once. It attaches itself to the shell and pulls with its sQckers. Then it secrete^ a fluid which nareitijtes the oysters. Having done this, the starffeh inserts it«i sfitaaeh be tween the shells by pfaetiPSlly turning the orgaft inside out, and feeds on the meat inside. tTndi'Uht- edly il»e most e:^eetivfr^sfotffish «t- terminator yet known Is gmeklinie. Tie eorfect use c^^lls for ^6 lbs. to fine acre ^,oyst« l^ttoinS. It is not harmful fo othw marine life. Attacks by swwd^h on boats arte delivered Witt, siiefi forc”e 1581 penetration of !S) in^es,'df at least H .1-2 itwhes w^e through solid oAtj has beefl i^eectf d-: ed. Sometimes these attach oeeur at night, hot fehettlly they ai» made when a is Ming, angled. ’ r, .• . Perhaps the most spectafiular s.Wordfish ineident occuh’ed in Kexican waters recently when a 9-fOot marlin was shot by a ^ports- ^etf then w'ent out in a bo«t 4o re- tMefe.the fish By a line attached ito the*arrow. The swordfish chaj^ the boat and drov^ its head and half its body through one side and its spear projected iabout a foot be>’Ond the other side*of the plank ing of the boat was soft redwOod oflfy half an inch thipk, and by the '^UMderable weight (estimated . a£ 340 pounds) and the hfeh velocity ^of the charging fish. tlt^lW^lUUi Vw, 1WW Dtaw AU lli« Unto Ife.^ » » • I If* '«r - •' ; jpofson reili^ ho0 mmy stumals are M- to pntiAe WOB^ seal, f&x, , ,„>jn catto?* aski « writer. OUr gvem MiOt600.000i.OO(^>dMbits, et^; eaH«i: flSioW* dlUdewi uaed to teve for thmr MajrlM Wb bocMiiS CieBeral Draai Tells Troops To Be fttpired In Armistice Day Speech 'Oomnaifding General of the mod ern Fii^ Army, told his troops in :an ‘ An^jstKe Ifey address- here, that. tMy must be prepared to fight whenever or wherey,e|a the nation is in dai^r. Gfeneral'Dram assured the indiv idual soldier, who during maneu vers often plods through the dust, weary and perspiring and it times, hungry, that his role is a vital one in the nation’s determination to preserve its liberty. “Every effort you and your fellows make,” he ter battle, day and night, in cold and rain. General Drum d^cribed dramatic incidents which led np to the disjakh. ,of hift noW| hl.'rtoric ni(fe8»9ai^ cf . - . ;ft ■ ■%, jT- ‘’Me First-AriarSf tM^'A. B. P., \H “X-'ry^ ^ f, aft«fr an advance of nearly 40 miles in 11 days, looked down on the historic city of Sedan, General Drtom said. “The enemy was in flight. Only an armistice could could save Gtermany from com plete disaster.” “At Headquarters of the First Army, then, engaged .=n the Mcuse- 'ArgOnne battle, the morning hours of November 11th were tense with, expectation. General Pershing had already informed us tnat Marshal Fooh, as suja-eme ocmmander of Headquarters drafted the “ Cease Firing'* order for the First Anu^- I read it over caiefnllyj approved it and issued it about 7K)0 A. M., November 11, 1918. • General Drum then read the or der: » 4 •( V , , ‘ ‘Tejegram No. 257, Seetion Gen eral Staff, November 11,^ 1918. To th^ CommandiDg Geuorals of the lows bae^ up the w%d our Prsiideftt when he deala with * thoie who ande«t«nd force and force alone." Speaking of te maneuven which » (mter their final shases this week, * dleti^al I*nai ^d that a great dr^l 6ad been aeeomplished is I fundamental and higher traning. We havf eetabliahied a remark ably lo# rtcord tek »ick and in jured,” he said, “and the First Army enjoys exeellent health. I with to commend all of you and especially the Medical Services ia ^ this result. In addition, we have had the opportunity to trai-t to gether not only in the higher staffs, hut altef te the eomhat units that go to make up the Army fightiug team. Our next problem ' directed by Genial Head^wu-ters of the Army, affdrds Wdiilonat opportunity to learn more about our jchs, I have every confidence' that the officers and ^listend ' men of this Army will pe/fofta’** their duties in these maneuven ahead oS us intell%ently, prorai^-- ly and with an aggressive spirit.” “The dnty of defending th*» Na-' tion against all enemies ii a dut^ . for each and every one of us,” he. * said *,and for the soldier, ft means h«iny prepared to fight and meet cheerfully all the trials and triW- latioas of the training nectary to do our jobs. TWit is what itfe are here for. To kam how to do our jobs. We expect mistakes frtm " time to time. If we were perfect, it W'ould not have been Uee^&i^ to spend the time or moner on these n£tn9uver$, I have this to tell you i|i i^plrd to your altitude. " it lias be« excellent. You Mav* the spirit tiat fnsures snecese. lW*t be afraid to admit your mi»- ; fokee. If you profit by them, it ' merely mea^ tbit you are wiser ' today than were yesterday.” ‘‘ alerts” GcTietal Drum urg-' ed,' ” learn to ^lay the game and be aggressim Keeep In mind the proud recoil of accotn^HshmeBtf* established by all those #ho havif preceded you. Conind'er'how inufeh*** they have done »o that yott aifd' ^ youT fellows conld enjoy the bene fits of fr^dotft and |indeprt^Bc«?.' "* said, “supports the President of the our Nation wfcen he - .speaks to' hour that the Arm-.- those who would trample upon our agreement would be signed, freedom. Your efforts and the ef- ^taff of that First forts of youE. fellows back up the j deals with those who understand force and force a^e. ’ Army the order to cease firing. Recalling the tijpe when the ’ First Amy, A. E..S'*, of which he “The word came from Marshal was Chief of S.tatf, “^ad defeated Foch. The Ariniatice with Ger- the Germans fcfte^'ift dajs of bit- many had been signed, and onr [l.llt: I I IH'I .'.'IH vemmQtN& animms^ I^ICfotJ^ tolPFfiRENCE Allowing that anyboiiy c4il teake a mistake' and tbit even desirable' w6t8 . '^s s^id to Misre^' an ofder.. a Krst alarming. \ One of Ae best efitfijted sj^rt’ ing goods st(res in tie' ^fttfr# South is Ajidy Ande™^ V ^ 01fI«T homa ,Ci^* A cunrinon e^pfwwSdC nmong aMirtsmerf |s Andy’s got it f,*' when in ^mes to j?6ine item that.Is ou^ of the ,oi;dfnar^. Never in mj life ibave I; piett a Bporlsman’' tnit ^dh’t 'piM: s^ej. thing special and didn’t know 0t lit If you’re one, try Andy ASd^sonV, .324 W. Oraad,' misretfd' an otder, a Krst Army Corps' rfficer’ was chtu6k- ling about this incident recent-, Jy*i- ^ ^ A truck dri'^r W»s sent for t ji^d of to be uf©d for ted-sAcM V «nlis(*i ftieii $nd offtcerjf of the Anky O^Tps neaf j^teftelon. rte .'tfriver retut^^^ With b thicMoad of !ce 0r^m. &CAt\frBES£&r irej thani.l6,00(^ persons have lost their lives in accidents at hi^tway-railroad grade crossings ia the paet tea yei^ ^ vrnK^^Huamo^ I. muaoN mono oncomM Ms t. mtmmmiioucm'trt^ucBum 3b p&m Fi&mmTtw fmo/ser semff ^orpa , apd. th^- S?«^d„ ({qlon^l Coriw: Amistic^ with Gfstoany has been signed, AH hostilities cease at 11 hours this date, the 11 instant. Instruction contained in Telegram M7, Seetion General Staff, these Headquarters, 'Jrill bo complied with. Acknowledge re ceipt. Signed Drum.” “The order was sent just as you heard it read, and within a short time World War I was over, “General Drum said. “The Siiioot- ing part of the war ended and for most of us, We considered th$t the last shot had been fired, We hoped that peace would not only be re gained but forever maintained. That had been our purpose on en tering the war, SiUd remained our objective for the future.” After recounting tie effrart* made to preserve peace, and the failure of these efforts, he said: “Together We havCiSeeu the rising challenge of iDietatorsKip thr aten the peace of the world and final ly sweep democracies into another W^orld War. Again Ameriean is in volved. Again our fr^dom of ac tion is in jeopardy. Ameriean Uvea and property have been deetroyed.. We. are faced with a dangerous situation where force and not words Settles these grave itsuee. For the United States, force and superior fmrce elone will save ms in this crisis.” Addressed primarily to the men of his Army who heard his mes sage in' their maneuver bivouics, ^the CommaUding Gener^ remark ed that many of the divisitms now encamped in the Carolinas are descendants of units which fought so heroically in France. “Some of you, as you plod' along through the dust, weary, perspir ing and at times hungry, may feel that you are playing an unimpbrt- ant i»rt in your eountfy’s pieserit or future welfare. Wat you aife doing may appear to be ol little eonseqiien(!e and perlnps a great discomfort and annbyance. But don’t you believe if! “Let me assure each of you, that what seems most unnecessary and unwelcome Is really heljting to prepare tlis ITaUon to stand against an^n’a aUffopt to over throw our ways of uiberty and in dependence. And theve ia more to it than that. Every advance in strengthening our Army, every success in completing our traiAing program^ every effort you! aad your fellows make, supt^i \tliis President of our Nation w^ei^' he speaks to those who would tram ple upon our freedom. Your ef fort ud tb»-^ vrtfl ♦ I ■«* fp ■»»# ••Hi all ujT .af»:T I* »’*o|-r.y hi'ithFT x-yitiM , t.-iiijk* :c -M 'thAt tae OommanaiDg ueuorais oi cne aT »A}, ;! id' ■M Stm be %h»'lPtr«iii^" imd^fcW»y« ^ support tO | Car^ bit the 'l>olil^ " ' which shall keep us free'f6t^Vei‘.'*' Dept. 34th M Ready to }Heet Any Ei^^^ficy \ —I I I Camden, S. Ci, No^. 13. — Na matter what yo uwant dpne, sWnje- body in the iiedieal Detachment of the 34th Infantry can take care of you. Here’s what tl^e wen of that versatile otitfit will tell you: “Would you like to have a guy roughed u a bit,f Ses ^ C4rl £ Lintott, senior welterweight boyer of the 8th Infantry Division, -form erly athletic director at Lakeland, Fk. ‘Like the same fellow patched T^t Try Pfe Lorenso Orlando, BrOiix, N T, and M‘ D. Need legal' advice on the matter t Call on.- Staff Sgt Floyd R Gilfoil, of Syra cuse, N Y, who hM a degree in law. ^^(Do yeur feet hart t Has a fall- fb arch laid you low? Consult ■ Staff Sgt David. Attas, also of the Bronx, a former chiropodist. •Want somethin anallyzed in the chemistry labf Former labora* tbry technician in the outfit ar# Staff Sgt Richard McCormick of Oairego, N Y, Pfc ftobert C ^ridgegum, Hainesport, NY, and ■Pvt; William W Jax, of Kenmore, 'NY. “Acliea and pains need atten tion? Here are a few sei^ica}, dental and medical teshmcians who might help you: Corporal J E Caitsr, Jr, of Ellington, S C, Pvt Edgito E Gould, North Chile, N Y, Pvt. Riehard McGrath, Long Is land, N Y, Pvt. Bmil H Barten, Anaheim, Cal, Pvt N E Pavloff, Hew Ybrki City, Pfc Evan A Smith, Hilton, N Y, Pvt Herbert A Wagner* Buffalo, NY, Pfc Ellis F Jackson, .of Thoniasville, N.C, Kenneth L Wilson, of Greenwood, SC. “Sfeed a i»e6criptibn filled t Why oeitaiilly, eii'. Pfe Stanley W Wojt'cifek^ of Batavia, N Y, and Charidi F Bumfola, of Buffalo, N Y, 'Wire both i^'amaeists. “But if you’re ji^ tired of it all, there’s only one man. in tl|e outfit who can fill your needs— Pfc Bobert E Berry, of Wilming- Dal. •©balawTi^* -uf.-r -t, •n lit* 1 fltn r > Bit L ‘ V P»rr« ii4« V not ' Dtou wu »' . >>S? ■9S X liJt n**? t s HiMfch iU