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SATURDAY, MAY 22nd, 1943 PUY WAR BONDS TODAY ! THE CAROLINA TIMES PAGE THREE SKILLED WOMEN WORKERS HELPED BUILD S. a “GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER" MEDIA DMSKDN-OWI «mClAL OWI PHOTOS W C lit The phitti) IS th’C I>f |S!ili.«hury v. hich will ht. rlc t: the J. C. !’ri-e Memorml Builil- l-d during th»* cnmmenrsr'i' inf( at Livingstone ollei,'!.' n I the latt»T part of tr th. schoi)l. m'nith. Thi iciilflirnt h;;* ;ii®t een ‘Oin'{)letMl tnH is in hdiior of the fa.noaa fourTd^r nt With nearly 1,000 Negro women employed as burners, welders, acalers, and in other capacities at the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, ' CalV., women war workers played an important part in the construc tion of the recently launched Liberty ship S, S. George Washington Carver. Shown above are several of the Ne^o workers who helped build the ship named fbr the celebrated scientist. (At top left) Miss Odie Mae Embry mans the jemergency switch for the protection of truck workers As th« Wge crane swing's 100 f*t aboveit The Liberty ship is shown being rushed to completion in the center. _ (At top right). Miss Aima Bland, a burner, exercises her recently acquired skill on the Carver. (At bottom left) Welder-Trainee Josie Lucille Owens plica her trade on the ship, while (center) Welders Alivia Scott, Hattie Car>* penter, and Flossie Burtos await an opportunity to weld their firs* piece of steel on the Carver. (At bottom right) Miss Eastine Cowne^ R former waitress, is shown at her job as a scaler. More than 6,000 Kegroes ar^ empio^d in the four Kaiser yards. Award-- (Continued From Page One) nomination for the 1943 Sppuld- ing award. This award, donated by C. C. Spaulding, is given to the in dividual who has made outstand- inp success in business, nid presented each year during th*’ annual convention of the league. All n^ominations,,, togothc’ with history of the randidntf’ and the business representcil, should be sent'to- (3eorge W Cox, N, C. Mutual Building, Dur ham, N. C. before July 5. Cox will assemble and present them to the committee of judg es. Men and women are both eli gible for consideration by th'- judges. / The 1942 Spaulding award w P presented to McKiasnek and M(- Kissaek, contractors of Nash ville. "S'nil ^HO DESTBOTS TRJISH STEALS MT PURSE" The flag of victory may yel fly over the trash heajM of America. The odds and ends, the left-overs, the scraps of rubber, the bits of tii^ and steel, the old cems, rags, wastepaper, etc., may help to weight the scales of wait in oux favor.. Therefore, every American, yoimg and old, should Join, in salvaging the vital materizds needed for victory. Let us not waste anything ^ay which xnight haw value tomorrow. muMM -Wf MECHANICS AND FARMERS BANK DUBHAM, ir. 0. M -.1 B F R t E. D ( ri A ! baleiob; .n. 0 I-, SURANre C( RPORATION USO Secretary- Continued from Page On' that she would continue to look for what she wanted in the showcase, whereupon Dr. Yoang threatened to slap Mrs. Burt to the floor if she continued to talk back to him. ‘‘You won't alap another person to the floor,” replietl the young woman. ITerr the agrument ceasel and Mrs Burt went about her business of imrcTiasing her groceries. When the yOu«g woman iyid finishing make her pur^hass she left the store and proceeded Ea^L^n Hnrgett Street; in the direction of her home, where she passed through a quiet resi dential section of a white neifrhborhood. According to Mrs. Burt she heard a car drivintc nt f'reat Pnerd come tji a stop and turned to see her at tacker rttshinfi: at her with p wrench in his hand. As sh started to run across the street- the man started hittiner he blows across the head with.thf wrench. Mrs. Martha Len" nf South Tarboro street hanp>'npn to Come upon the scene ant! ’'ush- “d tn the rescue of the defense less woman. A police car alleged ly passed bv and stopped, mak- The TESTIMONYof THOUSANDS: If's (he HOTEL THERESA When In NEW YORK any oea«on of til* year 7th Ave. at 12Sth St ...in the Heart of Htsriem 300 •pttciout, ftU ouUidc rooms; luxurtou* luitcs. The beautiful Orchid Room for dining; ci^ktail touDftc And bar; the lovely canine for relaxation. Ideal atmos phere for rest, itudy. and comfort. rooma with privMf bath •2.00 Ss^-»2.50 OwbH M op Without priy»t» bath •1.50 »e;!s-»2.00 DnUb aad m WALTSB W. SCOTT. Maneter HOTEL THERESA 7h Aw.at llStk St,Nt«Ym1i City ing ho effort to give attention to the bleeding young woman or to arrest the man standing by with the wrench in his hand. They reportedly gave as their excuse that they were on their Avay t(» another call. Having quick fjre- sight, Mrs. Leak wrote down”"the license of the car and it was m this manner fnat the owner. i f the car was traced. Mrs. Burt was carried to the office of Dr. W. F. Clark and later confined to St. Agnes Hos pital where she reported doing as well as can be expected from the shock of such treatment and the cuts which she received a- bout the face and head and whih necessitated many stitches. Mrs. Burt serves as a Secretary t:, the Negro, branch of the local USO. She has a child, four years old, Nathan Burt, Jr Local citizens will reiiieniher her mother, Mrs. Joanna T>teven5 who is a former resident of R.n- leigh, but who now lives in Virginia.. The local mass meeting whs failed by the officials of the NAACP on Sunday afternoon lo explain to Raleigh Negro citi zens the facts of the case a^ well as to inform them that pro per legal action was being tak en and to urge caution against !in;sr incident Tfiat mrght lie st.ii^.- ed by hysteria. Among the many local organi zations represented at the m:i«? meeting in addition to members of the NAACP were the Raleigli Citizens Club; Committee f"om the Young Citizen’s Civic and Political Club; Royal 23, Inc ; TBPOE of W: l^finisterial Alli ance; Delta Sigma Theta Spror- 'ty; AKA Sorority; Zeta Phi Bet« Sorority r Kappa Alpha P?ii -fraternity’. Omega Psi Phi Fri- ternityt'Phi Beta Sigma Fr^iter- nity; as well as various minis ters from local church?;: nrofessors from city colleges in.l committees from such surround ing towns as Apex, Met'rod. Statesville, Garner and Clavto". A w’arrant charging Dr. Yonn,^ with “assault and battery with a deadly weapon with intent to kill" was issued Saturday night and when, the physician heara of it he reported to the poliC3 iHess Attendant- Continued from Page Oni' gageitient with Japanese forces in the British Solomon Islands on September 5,' 1942. After the engagement, a group of about fifteen men were adrift on a raft" which was being’ deliber- itel.v shelled by Jnpanese n.iv^il* forces. Fh'cnch tied a line to him self and swam for more than two hours without re.st, thus j attempting to tow the r.nft. His conduct . was in keeping with the hi,s:iest traditions of tne Naval Service.” French, who carries the rat ing of Mess Attendant, Second Class, USX, is 23 years old , He makes his home in Foreman, Arkansas, where his sister, Mrs. Viney Harris, also lives. N^ro Miners- Continued from Page One der ground, ip a metal mine, at least. First results were raihc’- discouraging. “Six of the men were trouhle- Soms- and by mutual con.sent of the management and the v.'ovk- ing force they were sent bipk to the army for active service. This move was decidedly* ''I'fer- tivo. “The superintendent hegi’n to take an interest in the deve lopment of these soldiers and they treated him with respect. He has built up an assurance if fairness with these men and they accept his word on .inv- thing.” The work of the company of ficials was implemented hv I’.nr- ron B. Beshoar, minorities group representative of the War Mm- nower Commission, who m^tdi trips to the mine and told the men it was up to them to shO"' what they could do for '.heir country.. • “Todav. ” Mr. Wardlnw re ports, “the are doing more the average mmer in the other mines. Where the average muck er shovels ten to twelve ears of stationed where he was be.^kel on the charge and allowed to give bond* in the sum Sf f200. Ask Legislature- (Continued from I’age ()ne Negro race, wh'ii-h we cannO! afford to neglect. “There ar e cert.'iin f'ind:’ mentals of racial rel.)ti»iiMhi|> which should never Ik* io ;f si^t of.’” Oov. Sparks said. “Howevre, the fundnmen.tal' do not prere?»t the ]ii-oper t-'iiti ing and edncntion of the NrgrO rare nt Tiiskegee., “The traditions of the south are .i worthy inheritance. Th' Negro is a part of that viad: tion. The as.sociatinn with anl contact through our education’ll •system will promote the pr^fscr- vation of th.tt trtdnition. ■^‘At Tnskegee there is ;i de~ 'mand for graduate work i»i ce>*- jtnin elementary fields whic»i t has provided for the •ace. Tt comes now to yon, and isks th 't Vou^ make a small -no- propriation for the estifliTTsT-- nient and maintenance of gradu ate work in thest> fields. “With such establishment and promotion, the edii.’ation.''^ svstem of Alabama shonld b * tied in. We cannot refrain lonr ar from providinsr adequate faci lities for all training for wl'.icli the Negro *is capable. T, thert - fore, recommend to your fai” and serious consideration an ap propriation of $100,000 for h- crinning at Tuskegee the gradu ate work in agriculture, rnial education and home economics. The governor f^so poinTed out that “it would be a short sij;!;'-- nd policy not to"^ educate boUi aces in Alabama.” “Whatever sphere in life they may occupy, that sphere is h.’tter filled if each be educated. Be cause of the impoverished con ditions of our state since 186.% we have been enabled to do all we should have done for the education of the Negro. “As an economic asset he 's of value if trained. He is part of our body politic. He has n right to request of us, adequate provision for the education of his race,” he concluded. LOUISL4NA MANEUVERS—Sergeant Harvey Woodard, How- I ai-d, Georgia, helps Private First Class Milton Wilson, 4307 Vine«nne« ? Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, clvan his machine gun during a break ia , Thifd Army maneuvefs in I.x>uisiarit:. Sergeant Woodard ia tank tnanoM and Private Wilaox k bia r»tite ^«rator and SVjCC-t*'’ Udvice ON thi PROBLEMS OF LIFE m va» wm mm 'fek " . cMMMCf . m mm nmmm 'Ih bi/ AIBE' WALLACE SIRVICt I IMtfJfS RftftSt3W»rOGfTHfR IN WISDOM, AND UNOfRSTaiyOif^C Continued from Page Ono The Department of Jn.stW n ;le- claretl the United.Statos Di^tri't Court to have been without jnri= ^ iliftion heenuse the lands on which the crime was alleged t't have been committed were ac quired by the Departmi'nt 0- Agriculture and jurisdiction of* the United States v,as not f^r- malllv accepted by the Secret-rv’ pf War until January 2, Ifi.r; The crime of the three sohHi r‘- John Bordenave, Richard P Adams, and l4flwrence MitiheH was alleged'*to have been .'con;- mitted on May If). The NAACP did not enter thi.= case until after the conviction of the soldier who were ru hed to trial in July, 1942. The C ju' : appointed lawvers and the sol;^- iers were sentencpd to death. A petition,by the N.\ACP st- torneys was based on the contc tion that the United St it ’“s Government was without right to trv the men. rock a shift, these men ar“ commeneing to get twenty t twenty five cars.” * * BE A * * wsremm N. C. MUTUAL- (L'ontimied from r*age One) ■workers, hut transportntioi would lose 400,000. Perhap.-? 6- 000,000 (Jen. Fleinin.e said. would retire from the labor market. These would include women who wuold r(‘turn a^ain to the home, but, there would not he nenrlv enough, .jobs to absorb the I'eturning soldiers whom he os- Hjn.-’ted as being 11,0041,000, 7,- .■)00,fl00 of whom wjll be d:.'; barged as soon as the war i-^ over anii r?.50fl.000 »nore w1j will be kept On police duty f».! awhile. _ “Hen. FFeminqr, w-e re.menf- l»er, was fornierlv in charsre of WPA, the or'ani^atinn whl«i> su =h fidi«f roll«i .nil ove the natiorTT' No one should be better able to guau'e the impa-t and result on envjihiyment of our returiiing soldiers. The les- sou3 of th*’ rei-eut depres.-non to !>r fr. sh in our min 1« "d f4i 'ni-h :>n in.‘i ntivf for to try to' soHdifv our pi)SitH'»r- in indu.stry todav, to creit.» reputation for efficiency as !r- htstrv todav. to create a renp‘.;i- tion for efficency as indiv\^u.-il.>-' so that it may becon)e ehart?»'is- ti.’ of the group and save our moriev so that no matter what befalls we wont be compelled t- return to the bread lines and re lief rolls. “I have been verv much in- terestwl in the articles and edi torials in the Neero nr««?.^ cfTFr oonntry, attackincr the manner's lansmage, and dr^ss of X gr ■ war workers who have com** iir- der their nhi'^rvation; Th#*'"' t.- no use disfsruis^fr our faults from ourselves. It oecurs to w that our race ne»d ti hav- !t ■ attention eal'ed t** its shortc »m- ing. T feel it is matter whi« h should f»e kept constantly be fore ouF group an*l 1 fe«l, also. I wish to know if it wonid be wise for me to take the job as office girl in this luaurane'* Company for the summerf They claim they will teach me all 1 have to know. Mother saya 1 can work if I like but she won't insist on it this summer. Ans: Take the job. In the meantime, arrange to to night sihool and take a buainess coj^se. The training you wtU get thtre i nthe Insurance Com pany is priceless to one juirt starting out in life. You are thrjs High Schotjl and if you stu*ty aiul work hard, you may be placed there permanently. ' BNC — I’m a young woma.n still in college. Daring my Christmas vacation I met a young Bum 31 years old who seems to be intert(#t«d in He certainly must eare as h« claims he k)ved me at iirSt and says he will do anytHing »i' th.e world for me. He has writteu me .several letters asking thai 1 return home and mariy him. 1 ant puzzled. Vhat must t d«? Ans: — Stick there in coi*eg« and finrsh in June aS you have panned to do all these 3re»'4. You know nothinst whateTer >- bout this man, other than vbat he h.*3 writteu you, therefoM you should not leave school nmr and get married. W)m yoa finish in June you ca» ensaof^ a^e him to some extent it 7(Mi like hut be sure to fb»a something about this fore giving him * prwaiBi) to "-ed. that the Negro priM fine medium of ■ 111 in E
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