PA(.fc TWO
Second Service
Home for Seamen
To Be Opened
The War Shipping Administration
today announced establishment of a
Wii'iul United Seamen's Sei'viiv home
lit In* ln-:ttr?1 at Hay It idee. MU.. for
the fiirr ami ivsl of lor|*do?sl Amerlean
merchant nkiIik'H, The new unit
will l*? ojh'IiimI oii Septeinlier IMth.
The first seamen's rwl liojuo.
o]h-ihmI on Septomlier 7tli. at Oyster
Buy. Now York, wim tlio estate of
Major Kermit Ihmsevelt. Originally
the M11 r via ml home had i?een pllilinol
at Elkridge. in conjunction with the
CCCt However, since it Is essential
that these homes be ill n|?eriilh?ii as
quickly as possible, it was felt that
the I'ay Itidge location would more
easily lend Itself to the immediate
need for quarters.
latcaicd approximately five tulles
from Annapolis, 'the new home was
formerly a summer hotel. The premises'
are being leased by the Administration's
Itecruiuuent ami Manning
Organization for the duratiou of tlie
war. While thp United Seamen's
Service will eventually operate as an
independent unit, the Jtecruitineiit
and Manning Organization has been
- """^assisting In its Initiation.
The hotel, which will Im> completely
renovated, will uccmunii slate tip
proximately 55 xeatuen and will Ix?
lltuler the general supervision of Dr.
Daniel Wain, who will .appoint resident
nurses and other necessary tuedi/cal
aides.
Airport Authority
Purchases Building
Greensboro-High Point airport authority
has purchased the restaurant
building, gas station, aud fourliecue
pits located at Greensboro-Ill gb
Ponlt nlrport and will take over
management of them October 1. It
v.as annoum-ed toduy by J. T. Martin.
chairman of the authority.
Purchase was maile frout I*?"ls
I.. 'HosrniMKl. owner of Isith the restaurant
ami the filllut; station. The
buildings, Martin stated, will Lie
renovated and painted.
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OCT. L P.M.
Rain Date Saturday-, Oct. 3.
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A. K. A. GIVES SCIIOL
treasurer of Alpha Phi Ch
Sorority at A. and T. College
for $54 'to Miss Frances J
Prof. L. A. Wise, college reg
formerly of Dudley high sc
Alverado Johnson, who is j
lege. The recipient is major
at A. and T.
Here's What Goes
On At Camp Small:
A company of white-clad Nesn
sailors passes by in review ? cyt?
sfrnipht ahem], inarch I nj: us one. al
with that military l**arin;r itrtMinet
only through intense training?tlint*i
? word picture of what's coins 01
at Camp Roleri Smalls. home of tht
first all-Netrro reel men t at the t*. S
Naval Training Station. Great Lakes
111., under the Navy's new prncrnn
of recruiting men of the Nejrro race
The first contingent of Negro re
omits to enter trnknlnc under tlii
new plan lias already completed It
recruit work.-Some have Iteen select
ed to income members of Ship's com
puny, to aid in trninlnc other r*
fruit*; others have been selected t
attend one of the Navy's Nesrro Ser*
Ice Schools, either at the L". S. Niivn
Trninlnc Station or nt Hampton !r
stitute. Vn. The rewulnder have bee
awarded u leave, and are ready to b
sent to all parts of the gltd* wit
the regular Nary.
These Negroes are mining Into th
Nary from farnis. factories, office
and classrooms throughout the entii
country.
' When the Negro recrsll arrives i
the station he undergoes a stringei
physical and mental examinations <
determine his fitness for serTice i
tiie Nnry. When lie has successful!
laissed the physical tests conduct*;
by competent medical officers, he
Issued his uniform and equlpmer
Uniforms Include woolen "blues" fi
f winter and white twill garb for sui
mer.
j .rftipnuient to company and ho
racks is next on the schedule. He
it Is the new sailor actually stat
his life In the Nary, The barrac
are large, steain-heuted structur
and are equipped with Jack stnyB
lash liHinmocks ? tlie sailor's Na
bed; large and well equipped washl
rooms and clothes dryers, and otli
conveniences to 1*? found only in
U. S.'Nary barracks.
Canvas leggings worn by recru
label them as "hocus" throughout I
entire training period. During tl
I period the "boot" learns ererylh]
| from the art of swinging asleep li
FL'TI KE OI T1.QOK. GKEE.VSDORO.
A PCMTP \T?-o A v?** T
apt^r of Alpha Kappa Alpha,
e, is shown presenting a check
ohnson, of Greensboro, while
istrar, looks on. Miss Johnson,
hool. is the daughter of Mrs.
in alumnus of A. and T. coling
in business administration
hummock without fulling our?"hitting
the dwk" hi Navy lingo?to
? manning the throe-inch ami five-inch
gun*.
> "IliMits" in* placed in companies ?f
? about 130 men. under the couuiMtid
1 nf chief perry offh-ein. These chief*
I nre the teachers, the guide* and coun*
sel of every embryo sailor. Many of
i them are colorful veteran* of sea aci?
Hon, men who have made their mark
. under war-time conditions, who know
; the Navy from A to Z.
1 First lessons start simply. Hermits
' learn to wear Their iiniforms proper"
ly, to give them proper care, to roll I
R "their clothes and stow them In sea
s bugs, to do their own laundry by
scrubbing, to sulue projierly and con'*
duct themselves in u military tuiin"
ner.
? Then conies a period of conditioning.
calisthenics, hours of Infantry
I drill, long hikes carrying a full pack,
and many hours on the "commando"
II course, a specially-designed course to
e reach recruits the art of going over
h harriers of all types aud description
round lu landing party operations.
e Itecrult* enjoy the "Commando" pr?r,<l
ti?*?? nmre than any other type of ex,f*
erclse. since It Is run In the form of
a guuie or sport. more than drill
it work.
In seamanship Negro recruits learn
? knots and aplices, receive swimming
D and life-saving Instructions, learn
'y about life uhoard ship and the ma^
ncuvera and nomenclature of ships.
,s Signaling lessons are an important
lt- phase of the training for each rejr
emit.
"" It doesn't take long for the recruit
to "wise up" to the Navy customs
<r- and habits. He discovers the secret*
re of sewing, replacing missing button!
ts and repairing rips In his clothing. H<
ks learns, to his sorrow, that equipment
es ?known as "gear" In the Nary?layto
Ing loose on the floor?"deck" to sail
vy ore?is placed in a "lucky hag" am
ng that he must do extra duty to re
ler trier? it.
a Naval nhr?re stations are regardei
aa "ships" during training, nod th
its Negro "lioot" soon learns to call th
he floor a "deck." the wulls "bulk
Ids heads," nnd "^port" and "starboard
ng are left and right In clTUlun llngc
i a The recruit "tonics aboard" when h
N. C.
More Sugar In
Some Areas
j There will In- liimv sturn-* for
workers in areas where l he f*.lion
lias juni|KsJ lnH'ttu.-e of war in*
dustnes . Apple processura umy raise
the price of dinned applesauce. apple
juice, eider and dried apples
to cover the increased mat of p?>
ing and harvesting apples. Ceiling
prices for dry cleaning, show repairing.
laundering and oli:er coinmini
services must is* imstcd for
public inspection. . lb-tad prices for
footballs, and oilier autumnal fsjv?riing
goods will i>e cut. Hoys and men
will have to get along with whatever
woolen lounging rolies are on hand,
but mothers need not worry nlsiui
woolen rol?es for- infants. slv.es 1 to
3. and over-size iierswis can have
their WfNden garment* to fit. Measures
to protect the nations Federal
buildings against air raid ha/aids
and sabotage are la-iri? taken b? the
Federal Works Admiais'ratioa. Two
problems: To prevent ejti-njK' of prisoners
from Federal prisons. and of
dangerous animals from IjouiIhsI xmis.
Violators of the men's and w .nien't
clothing simplification orders who
make expensive "znot suits" and
| "Juke" coats for male and female
Jitterbugs face WPR trouble. Tlie
third anniversary of the tier man invasion
of Poland found that tortured
country still defiant and t:nconquered.
with more than l.id.'siol
of its fighting men in action on
United Nations fronts.
Bicycle Thieves
Greenville. ? Recorder's Court
J mice J. W. H. Roberts sentenced a
Negro youth to 12 months on the
roads on each of three counts for
stealing bicycles. Then Roberts walked
out of the city hall to find his
own bicycle had been stolen,
enters camp, and "goes ashore" when
he leaves.
I While In training for war service,
the Negro "hoots" receive every consideration.
.Movies are shown several
nights weekly: "happy hours." musl[cal
and entertainment programs arI
rouged and presented by the recruits
themselves, are staged at least once a
week; all forms of athletic activity
!are stressed, both from the competitor
and sj?ectator viewpoint, and
church services ure held regularly In
the cump chapel.
By the time "boot" training is completed.
young Negro Bluejackets have
o..'uru -ClfcUl, Uirj UHVP mm. urea
meiitully, they are pliysicully more
tough than they have been at any
time in their lives, and they have
mastered their Navy lessons. Physlcally,
mentally and spiritually they
are ready for the flfrht that faces
theui. They're all set to do their
Job In America's "first line of defense."
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Xoj'ro personnel from :!T? to oiore
than 40u during the last year.
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