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i Marian Anderson
Will Cristen the
Washington
s i*:MarlHr? Anderson, lyMirat^L con?<
.fra^to, will christen the Liberty
;,J_Chli? Hooker T. Washington when
" If the ^JO.OO^-ton r??N<l la Imtnchni bv
1,^ thy^Callff 1 r 111 a Shipbuilding t'orjmras'^.tjoiv,
at 'Wilmington. Oit1.,<the V. S.
>* Ala'rftliue -ComiulMtanti announced toV'
''
%Tbe Booker T. Washington. the
Liberty. Ship to be named for til
, -Negro, wa? dMlpiHtrd In honor of
. Booker Taliaferro Washington, noted
; ';*Kegro educator Mini founder of Tit*Normal
And Industrial 111stt- j
J" at Tuskegee, Ala. Mr. WttBlilng
''foremost exponent of Industrial
QffiocfpfratlbMfor Negroes, died on' No^
M15,t-* '< **'.;
^&^Hw^<^allfornl? Shipbuilding Cor^^^watton^and
the Hooker T. WashlncE5@bn^hlptLaunching
Couimittee, a cltlMMKen'a'ffoLp.
whi ch la co-sponsoring the
S^Uunchlng, have lovHed Mrs. Portia
ft^^qahtogton Pittiuun, 'only - living
*Vd?Vighter of the educutor, and Mlw
iiWldmlae. Washington, a granddaughter,
IX&roV^ltD&ta the ceremony. Mrs. Pittjraputn
resides at iTinktyre I nstltute.
|yj?mnd ^bq granddaughter Is a .governH&'JDent,
employee In 'Washington.,..
liar .'Invitations, have "heeu. exK*g&ed?
tofjdra.; Miry' McLeod. HetJB^u'ne,
T)1 rector' <>f Negro^ Affairs for
IiTnunucu un-raye I nreej , |
IlND t. aggies
RATTLERS, ft
tie A. and T. Aggiea^wiDa
a one of the south's mos
lay night,; October 3, at 8
n^gemenf will be thejAj
'OfcarW^U.-Pelkerry.ond 'An,
Archibald Morrow, ' Dutch
nd Bronnan .King, have hwiv
ntinp on . Ironing out. th^der
the offensive" and defensive
i of . the Apple gridiron ins-.
The ma)orit^ ol^ player* are
n, and the Apple .mentors have
9
~ :
URE
GREENS
Bennett Starts
17th Year As a
Woman's College
President Jones Is At '
First Chapel Meeting
Th?* beautiful iuik-stuiltle.1 cniupui
t?f Itenhett college Iwchuip the rcem
of enlivened uctlvlty last Wednesdnj
as returning students tramped t<
their classes anil thereby itmu.TMrat
eil the school's 17th opening as nt
educational institution for women.
l'resident D. I>. .lones sounded tin
keynote for the yenrji work wlien hi
told tlie students at the first chape!
meeting to strive for efficiency li
every assigned task, and warned
them tlmt their lives "must be tied
up with our national life or with tin
world, and we ure all obliged tr
help In this total struggle until vie
toryi Is won." Health safeguards
mental poise, nail appreciation of tin
simple things are all necessary ailjuncts
to victory,- the president said
War time demands* are reflected
lu the change of course offerlnm litis
school year. Physical education, lo'np
a vital part of the Institution's pro
gram, has been' stepped tip to 'in
elude a more strenuous program, in'
volving all students.' Miss Elisabeth
Staiifleld, Butler University's worn
?n's tennis champion and holder ol
the Indiana A.A.U. championship* li
the AO and 100 yard sprints,'.has beer
added to the physical education stafi
to assist in developing the physical
stamina of students.
The "work shop", conducted for sit
weeks this summer for the benefit
of graduate and non-graduate com
munlty leaders from several Btatei
as a part of the Bennett Collegt
Summer Institute for Home Defenw
and covering the fields of nutrition
child care, health education, consum
er education and crafts will have lti
principle extended throughout tbi
school year. - ' v.
Through this program, students a
the direction of Mrs. Marie Bather
a specialist in clothing and Dr. Mur
lei Petionl, in health education, wil
study urban v and rural eoramunlt:
I problems- through first hsnd contact,
i . .(Continued On Page Bight)
VS. A. AND M.
CTOBER 3, NIGH1
neet the J^Qrifo'^and M. Rat
t popularin&r^eciional classic.
*15 o'clock, Jn Memorial staid iuro
tries' first home jrame'.>;'
. ff ?-?''*& .?
Step Up Program
For.Training of.
Nurses for Nation
' . V- ?, AuxTlfary
Workers To '
"Jie'Better Classified:
If;
ni?p ,
shorUg^ta*}L?tnorsing field, Fe<
, eral {Adrolol?tr?t<>r P?a]
vv1Tr? -1 v *-vv
THE?
; 01
BORO, N. C, SATURDAY. SKPTKMBI
Fuel Oil To Be"
Rationed In the
Eastern States
It Appears Now Many
Homes Will Be Cold
Coupon rationing of fuel nil in 3d
1 eastern and midwestern slates and
" the District of Coluruhla probably
' will t?ec1n about Ortolier ir>," hut will
rover all nil m*ed after , Ortol?erNtl.
? Prlre Administrator I^eon Henderson
announced today.
' The program will lie Initiated us
' wain as necessary forms mid coupon
I books can he printed and dlstribntfid.
1 he said, warning bluntly that the
' prospect of uncomfortably cold lioniea
' this winter confronts residents of the
' rationed area who depend on oil for
> heating. The nffected area compris'
Ing more than a third of the country,
contains almost three-fourths of the
' nation's population.
The amount of oil to be allowed
each heating unit under the plan.
1 which Is ganged to nit consumption
I 2S OOP rmi In tho iiffarii"! orim trill
: be based on.several factors, chief
among them being floor apace In the
' house and the amount of fuel nscd
' last year- .
Householders, to get coupon ration
^ RheetR, will |a? required to furn'rh
local rationing hoards with detailed
Information about characteristics of
^ the dwelling and furnace. This will
^ he done through use of an application
form during a special registration
period. dates" of which will he
: announced later.
' Employing a formula worked out
by 1he OPA In consultation with the
1 heating Industry, local rationing
hoards "will determine the nunilter of
' gallons of fuel oil to maintain day
time temperature of fill de.grees under
average weather conditions. Ad'
Jnstments then will he made on the
basis of paat consumption.
If poor Insulation and poor oil
1 hm-ner efficiency make It Impossible
-. to. maintain the 0.1 degree tempera
ture with this amount of nil, the
1 householder Is expected to cut down
F the heat loss rather than burn more
? fuel. ,
To prevent actual suffering Ir
cases where householders lack the financial
means to make such needed
j improveemnts,' or where sickness m
other factors are Involved, local r?
tinning hoards will 1*? permitted t?
mafce exceptions to this rule.
* As details of the rationing pi hi
8. neared ,completion, Mr. Hendersor
urged householders to convert oil
burning furnaces to ?Coal wherevei
and as soon as possible and tolnstaf
Insulation. \ weather-stripping ant
storm-sashlng in homes In the. inter
est of fuel oil conservation.
"The effectiveness of your efforts
to do these things will determine t<
a large extent, the degree of. com fori
1 you wilL have In ymtr homes this win
i said. V- '
vS \^JT^^<>|'l-.-situation It rso critics
p it bat/there simply won't. }>o enough "tf
v k^tpj^people*. A warm ,\.ln all-hoittt
r hjmae/4thU wlnter.r If t^ey set now;
If there'are several thiiiga they c*n d<
C tjv^keep. themselves from going cold
And moatWfectlve'pf the#*
o is J to take out the'oil burner ?n?
if put jln'-'fpal.y If Tor some reason yoi
tj' cap'L"do this, there nre other way? o
i\ helping*-yourself.
L SKtf (Continued On Pace Three) -
WW
JTL
CR 2?, 1942 - |
WOMEN AND MACH1N
ing an increasingly important
craft, munitions and ordnance
source of labor supply. The y<
ing bushings in the picture ab
Negro women employed in th
eastern navy yard.
Ernest Cotton <
Will Be At Liberty
Ship Launching
A 10-year-old Negro youth who
lieeded Booker T. Washington's adnionitlon
to obtain an Industrial education
will one of the" more than
500 Negro skilled, semi-skilled pud
uuskllled shipyard workers who will
, witness the launching of the LibertyShip.
Booker T. Washington, at the
, California Shipbuilding Corporation V
Wilmington yards. V;
I
The youth ia Ernest Enloe Cotton,
who attended Tuskegee Institute at
i Tuskegee, Ala., from 1038 to VmL .
Young Cotton was trained as a
I sheet metal worker at Tuskegee and
" returned to the west coast In 15M1 to
seek employment In a defense pluiit. I
? Although Negro** are employed.hi a
variety of skilled categories at the
' California Shipbuilding Corporation.
no sheet metal openings were av?llI
able when the youth applied there for
;
Cotton accepted a Job as a Janitor i
' In the yards but Immediately entered1
a defense training school for weld-,
era. Five months ago, hla Industry ]
' was rewarded when he was given
* regular employment as a welder.
f .The voting Tuskegee graduate did
not get an opportunity, in * work on
j the ahlp which will be named .for tlie
founder of his\arhool, butIkhk *?j
signed to a similar shlp^nearbyy^'
f "J f really ' would.TdlkeV to - have
* orked 'on ij," he safd/**'but?. I bare
no; time to feel bad; >'hopt It, We're
; turning out ship* here'In res-ord time
, and every man must work where heV
) tiee*led. The ships .are al^.-for^tlm
f some Importan^ purpoae,'eo/l'iil;3uA.
as proud as If J. had ctmtflbuteA'-d^
recti y to the
.
:ad The Future Outlook! j
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ft
WUrd InR^H "*'
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wr**fm hn^HH
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Bf^B^^B :
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>fflre nf War Infoniiution t?boto. it
ES?-Negro women are playpart
in war production. Air- f
: plants are now tapping this
>ung woman shown undersiz- ';.: / '
OVO in nno nf oovorol VinnHr/vl
e aircraft factory of a large
A. and T. Has
Approximately
400 Freshmen
Faculty Conference
Precedes the Opening
Approximately 4^0 freshmen registered
at A. and T. college last
week to give the Institution- the
largest enrollment in Its history.'
With the final registering of npperclftasmen
this week the total college
attendance is expected to reach ^
[record mark. -V ' V*
Several programs were held for the,
freshmen last week, among them being
the President's Reception and the
Freshman Jollification. The" last- '
named program, which was held In
the college gymnasium last Saturday \ "
night, featured the newly-discovered \
talent of the freshman class. \
.Many 'of the Incoming freshmen
and npperelassmeo have made appll- " 1
cation.-to' the senior unit of the ^
i^onimueaon f*a^e Five)
Meat Will Appear
Less Frequently
Meat la sn Hem that will appear"
leas frequently on our tnhle* during
the coming year, though the amount ?
we'll get?2% pounds per person P*r week
.t?' la about our average, con- /*:.j
sumption for-the past 10 years and
well above, the one pound a &,
thaf th?, Englishman . gets.' the 12
ounrea'per week 'allowed (.ennang, orj^fjfe
the^li^ oubbea- available ^ for^bal^-^^?,
starred *,'Belgian*.'/; Oyr total ?xneat^jjfflf;
supply, is the latrrai.on"record^ but
because of the needs of the fighting 'StI*
force* .and of our allies, we will ran
8 WIlloo ponnds short of 'betng'^We^&C