North Carolina Newspapers

Wacs AWARD TO BRIG. GEN. B. O. DAVIS ALABAMA GOVERNOR APPROVES OF NEGRO FRANCHISE RIGHTS Muiilgoini ry, AIj. yujlifu J ->nd L. gi.-.luii\. Ik* fX- Negroes must be pi-mutted t'/ howeve:. that he oppas- vote agreed Goveinu: (’haunecy 'd Lhe u-peal uf th- Alabama $1.- Sparks of Alabama la.sl Su'.iiiday au ^rmual poll tax. as he discussed opiii.ons expres- Govcrnoi Spark.', who on van- sea by Ge?- .-r 'I'. MeCowey ol ou^ iKta.sioiis nas ^houted fur Mobile, Chairman of the Alabama ..h;t. .-.upit inai.'. and voiced dis- State Domoeratic Kx.-. utiv.-f.-rn- ..ppioval ..1 n:la.^uu•^ .sui'h a^ tlie jnitlee. l-KI-T, .Mr. .Mi-Cowi’y's slaleni.'nt r- ■h- poi: la gaidmg permitting qualitii>l N' \> .in.'-t.n.; groes to vote wa.^ rnaiie Friday, Feb. 9, before the Intei'im Legis ’t.’u.l-. latA- Committr-e'on Constitution ... laeial nutiniig to sa> about \ la.i llis approval of N. . t.. Vote I' coii- n.tli ant .11 \ levi of hl. The .^Oarolinian VOI.C.MK VVX. NO. :17 ItAl.EIGlI. .NORTH CAROUNA SATURDAY, raBRUARY 17, 1945 PRICE FIVE CENTS White Va, College Co~ed Repudiates White Supremacy Williamsburg. Va. Feb. 12- An editorial advocating lacial im- vegenation. lepudiating white i'l- prtmacy, and n. .mnunding Ne guR*s’ and whites' altetximg 111 .same colleges written by .1 win' student and published in the eui- rent edition of "Flat Hat, ' a sin dent publication at the sclmlariv. staid, and conservative college >f William and Mary in W.Ili.nre- burg was occasion last Saturlj> for the Wiliam and Maiy liuui 1 oi Visitors to recummeiid "coi- rcctive and disciplinary action tor those involved in the wilting. The editorial, which publi cation's office said was written by Miss Marilyn Kaeinmerle, white editor, of Jackson, .Michigan, ,.!• ' :;ijt welk U.-.! be dene in i-ducaling ourselves away from •h. idej jt white .'upr« macy, f»’ t. . ij. I.’. : .I-; iti.).indl is as Hi*- I. I ; Nordic .sopieni.iey non^ens■. ■| i.e ..itiele -.ay.v further that Ne 1 IM . .-imiiM aitind William an 1 .M.. y. go to ou! eia.ss ' join Ihi '.line eiir.' be oui Im.niin.ites and ill. i I y aitiimg u.s ” It w.is .'Uggi liou. vei , tliat th's. things cannot be done to I ... ol t.iin.iiiow "liul pniiaps ill lux! day. N. it’ll. Uiey nor are leu.ly tor il yet." 1 iTe.-iil. nt John E. Poinfret of' Willia and Mary said that the edi- ti rial w.is written by a young un dergraduate with little experience in the field of racial relations. Indication.s are that the young wi'man will be severely disciplin ed foi expresing her so-called in experienced opinion. Florida County Ordered To Register Democrats URBAN LEAGUE COMMENDS TEMPORARY uUMMISSiUN Distinguished Service Medal Awarded Gen. B. O. Davis The War Department announc ed today the award of the Dis- 'ish«vl Service Modal to Brigj (Courtesy THE WIIAHNGTON JOURNAL) The two photograplis of the Old Folk Home in Wilmington, N. C. show the nf*ed for the present campaign in that city to raise lunds for the proposed Fannie Norwood Memorial Home which would adequately house and provide a modern and up-to-date facility for the aged and poor. According to this week’s issue of the WILMINGTON JOUR NAL one of the mmates was found dead in this building. In its front page editorial the paper asks the question: "Is there little wonder?” NNC COMMENDS GA. POLLTAX REPEAL ''he National Urban League to- uajr: comme-naed me New YoTK btate Temporary Commission ugaimi uiscrimmatiun whicn re- L'omineuueu to me Legislature the 'usiahlt&ameni ol a permanent -sutte x>mmtssion, patterned alter iii« 2Hatc LAoor tteiaiions Board, to •lunmaie racial ana religious uiMcriminaiioin in employment, lue commission was heaaed by living M. ives. Majority i.ieadef of me AMemoiy, ana was appomted in I9e4 Dy Odvernor Lewey. I A statement by Lester B. Gran ger, Executive Secretary of the Nawqal Uttban League, declared Itbal ^though some recommenda- ticas of the Comissioo's report ! iS>en to criticism, the over- |alL%iroposajs were so progrea- siv^ana sound as to warrant the suMort ol public-mmded citizens otZaatever race. "Oi primary im- pdjpti^,’' declared Granger, section ol the bill which . lares the right to empk^meat wdiscrimination to be a ci- iime in the rnstory oltheeoumfj*1111111 ■Wi prosp^ts that a state will reoog- hize that iihysical safety, eduM- ^j^Jiea|U^aiujg^be£rog§r Pensacola, Fla,—^The right of Negroes to register and vote as members of the Democratic Parly in Escambia County, Florida, was upiield Saturday, Feb. 10, by Florida C'jrcuit Court Judge L. L. Fabisinski in a case involving two Negroes, K. A. Cromwell and Esau Chavis, residents of Escam- r.ia County, Fla. In expressing lus opinion Judge Fauisinski issued a mandamus wit ioi dermg B. L. Davis, Escambia re gistration officer, to register Messrs. Cromwell and Chavis as Democrats. hTe action was oppos ed by the btate Deocratic Execu tive Committee and Attorney General J. Lorn Watson. The writ was the first issued in the State of Florida upholding the right u( Negroes to register as Democrats.' ‘According to announcement of ' I the State Democratic Executive I Committee Attorney A. Morley Darby, an ai>pcal to change the decision will toe made to the Su preme Court. I The Escambia County cwie came about as the result of the County registrar's action in re fusing to register Mr. Cromwell and Mr. Chavis as Democrats. Mr. Cromwell had been a Republican and sought to change to the Dem ocratic Party last December. Mr. Chavis had not registered for any ~ in Escambia County. 92nil .Sllffprg Hgavif DR. OOlJM GIVEN BOND AWARD FOR‘■‘•“^ANS NEGRO-WHITE RELATIONS TAFT BILL OPPOSED NEW YORK, N. Y.. Feb. 8— Senator TafFs effort to sabo* tage legislation fox a sbroiig, permanent Fair EmploymeiM Practices Conuniitee through introduction of a bill for a mere investigaling committee, was blasted this week by Dor othy K. Funn. Labor Secro* tary of the Congress. Miss Funn stated that "Although Senator Taft should fool ao ojM by his tactics, he has re minded us that national pres sure for passage of the bills eslablishi^ a fair employ ment practices committee with powers of enforcement should be heightened in the coming weeks." progMmTf ASSISTANCE NEW YORK — Dr. Howard Washington Odum of the Univer sity of North Carolina was pre sented the Edward L. Bernays Award for Outstanding Achieve ment in Negro-White Relations by Di. G. Bromle Oxnam. Bishop oi the New York Methodist area and piesident oi the Federal Co'jncil uf the Churches of Christ m Am erica, at a Lincoln’s Birthday iun- 'cneon given by the Council in the Hotel Commodore. •In making the presentation of a $1,UDU United btates Savings Bond, Series E, Dr. Odum read from an engrossed scrOiU: “The Race Relations Depart ment of the Federal Council ol the Churches of Christ in Ameri ca bestows upon Howard Wash ington Odum, Kenan Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina, the Edward L. Bemays Award for Outstanding Achieve ment m Negro-White Relations m the United States. ,. “Through r—agfch, in writingt, 8Sd b tua teartnuhip in mova- menta to improve Negro-^niita Raleigh, February 13—A broad piograin for assistu^ yt-’lerana oi Uu:> war to return to busineascs or employment affected by OPA gulalions and for veteran parti cipation with other gioupo in me work uf price control and ration ing wan announced today by Dis- iiict Director Theodore S. John son, ui the Raleigh District Of- iice oi Price AomuiStraiion. William B. Duncan, oi Raleigh, active m American Legion alfairg and now raiioumg attorney for me OPA, was named to serve as veterans relations advisor ^ac tive at once. Duncan will be re- spunsibile for giving veterans spe cial services and auvice cimcein- ing regulations and neip in hand ling ail problems coiuiected with government wartime reguiatiuns. Johnson gaid that OPA is work ing closely with George K. Snow, state commander of the American 1 legion. 'OPA has a deep sense of re sponsibility toward returned ser- Vicemen,” Johnson said, '“nte O- PA progra vitally affects the lives of veterans m a good many ways. "As a first important gtep, we Will provide 8j;>ecial advisory ser vice to veterans in our National. Regional and District Offices. Here in the dietrict have deeignated a vetezaw TOC POLLTAX REPEAL BRIG -GFN. 6 NEGRO WOMEN ARRIVE IN INDIA entire voting process." The Congress emphasized that The War Department annemne-1 ed today the award of the Dis tinguished Service Medal to Brig- ' adier General Benjamin O. Davis, United Stales Army, for excep tionally meritorious service to the Government. The citation accom panying the award follows: For exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility from June, 1941, to November, 1944, as an Inspector of troop units in the field, and as special War Depart- nuni consultant on maitere per taining to Negro troops. The init iative, intelligence and sympa thetic understanding displayed by , him in conducting countless in vestigations concerning individual soldiers, troop units and other components of the War Depart ment brought about a fair and equitable solution to many impor tant problems which have smee become the basis of far-reachihg War Department policy. His wise advice and counsel have made a direct contribution to the main tenance of soldier morale and troop discipline and ' as been of material assistance to the War Di^artment and to responsible commanders in the field in under- j standing personnel matters as > they pertain to the individual sol- [ dier. : General Davis, whose home is ^ l';21 S Street, N.W., Washington, S' sS^geT'tife“'15„lMS: W“hlng.o„, D. C.-Ar.ival u, Arm. He was born in Washington, of six Negro women to aug- D. C., on July 1, 1W7. He entered nient the staff already there on tJic military service on July 13, duly is announced tliis week by|-v- „ , , 1698, during the Wai' with Spain, American Red Cross National |\0|3n()n«||]n«, as a temporary first lieutenant 01 Headquarters. All will serve as; the Eighth United States Infan- staff assistants. There are: Ola ‘ try. He was mustered out on Mae Beavers, 525 W. Columbia March 6, 1899, and on June 14, Ave., College Park, Ga.; Kather- 1899, he enlisted as a private in yn L. Hemmons, iSiskee^, Ala.; Troop I, Ninth Calvary, of the Inoa DeVernc Lee, 1067 Shaw St., Regular Army. He then served as Memphis, Tenn.; Mary M. Robin- corporal and s^adron .sergeant- sen, 1040 Foster St., Youngstown, major, and on February 2. 1901, Ohio; Dorothy H. Westmoreland, he was commissioned a second 2325 Lydia Ave., Kansas Cit, Mo.; lieutenant of Cavalry in the Regu- Rt-voida Mae Wright, 868 St. An- lar Army. ilion Smt., St. Paul, Minn. He was promoted to first lie i- Miss Beavers, daughter of Mr. tenant on March 30, 1905; to cap- and Mrs. J. F. Beavers, of College ' the divisional fximmittee of the t.^in on December 24, 1915; to mu- Paik, Ga., was employed by the | Occoneochee Council. He ha.s le- jof (temporary) on August 5, 1917; Ticasury Department, Washing- cciwd several awards in recogni- and to lieutenant colonel (tempor- Itn, D. C., before her Red Cross tion of his outstandlns services in ary) on May 1, 1918, He reverted appointment. She is a graduate of the scouting movement, including to his permanent rank of captain Atlanta University High School; the Silver Beaver Award presented on October 14, 1919, and was pro- and West Virginia State College, ion January 24. 1942. / moted to lieutenant colonel on anl attended Columbia Universi- ' According to a staterrenl by Sec- July 1, 1920; to colonel on Febru- ty. relary Fretwell of the newly form- ary 18, 1930; to brigadier general Miss Hemmons, daughter of ed committee .the work assigned to (temporary) on October 25. 1940. Mrs. M- L. Hemmons, Tuskegee, teh committee includes advisory as- He was retired on July 31, 1941, Institute, was emploed at Tuske- slstance to rural, protestant, caih- and recalled to active duty in the gee Arm Air Fiedl before joining olic, Jewish, civic and fraternal grade of brigadier general the fol- the RedCross staff. She is a grad- \ scout organizations, lowing day. uate of Tuskege«‘ Institute. B. S. ■ President Daniel was the only Ne- He was given an as.signment in 1936, and attended the University gro member attending the initial tlie European Theater of Opera- of Pittsburgh. ’ meeting of the committee held at lions in September, 1942, and up- Before her Red Cross appoint- the National Headquarters In New* on his return to the United States menl, Miss Wright was employ- York City, shortly after its estab- • Continued on back page) (Continued on back page) lishment MRS. ROOSEVELT TO SPEAK AT BENNETT NEW YORK N Y Feb 8 would continue to work for en- Congratulating Governor ElHa Ar- S nail of Georgia for his leadership other stales in the South follow in the abolition of the polltax in 'Georgia's lead in themselves his State, the National Negro banmg the old Jaws which have Congress yesterday informed the Ameriea-1945." Governor that the vote of the [Georgia Legislature "represents Ian act of immeasurable value in 'extending greater democracy to the people.” 'Bile letter, signed by Thelma M, Dale, Acting Secretary of the Congress, also stated, "This step, taken at a time when our nation : Reoseveli, Col. Campbell Johnson, is engaged in a world-wide strug- [ussislant to the director of selective gle- to aMUre the right of all peo- | hervico. and Miss Katherine Len pies to choose freely their govern- root, du cctor of the Chilren's bu foUow up this mcvc^by outlaw, '“"n “"il h"; »y i-fatim., ing mimediately the^ Georgia , ‘f Insutute. The "White primary,” in order that all I' *' \iTVTr.m“"t m“' Its citizens, regardless of race 01 | n color, may participate fully in the “^ ! r,G Tuesday entire votine orocess " 1. Col Cainp- Instory pro^iiecU that a state' will recog nize that physical aaiety, educa tion, and health cannot te proper ly guaranteed unless an addition- ai "right' is protected—the right to an ^ual chazkce at employment according to an individual’s train ing and talents. "Second in importance is the penalty fixed for employers who ‘Uon’inued on back jiage) GREENSBORO -- .^Irs. FJeatiur Dr. Robert P. Daniel Ap pointed To Committee appi’ars Thursday, RALEIGH — The National Scout Divisional Executive Committee announced this week the appoint- ment of Dr. Robert P, Daniel, presi dent of Shaw University, Raleigh, 1 as u member of its recently estab- liched committee on relationship. Dr. Daniel, a champion of the national scout movement among Ne groes, has served as chairman of the local council and chairman of bell Johnson March 23rd. As has been the cii.stum since the institute wa.s first held in 1926, prob lems of current concern to the wel fare- o fthe family will be discuss ed, This year the institute faces the problems of the returning soldier and the family which he will re enter The decislun in fi both aspects of the problem veteran and his family — grew out of the conviction that both the sol dier and his family have adjuit- .iients to make if he resumes his place as a civilian under the least possible disadvantages. In olher years the themes have I'/cused att.ntion on the home and .amily and have been built around 'uch topics as, "The Negro Family III the Post-War World," "Victory ilirough Home Cooperation," "The rii me and Civilian Defense," and Family Relationships in Times of Stress.” In order to have resources and first-hand information on what the teron will expect and demand as he returns home, a war correspond- th^t in.vritin». ■TO b hli iMdaoiilp. In move ments to improve N^n^White relations, Howard Washington I Odum has given highly distin guished service to the nation. In tho South, where the nation’s problems or race and democracy ROME — Contrary to previous'®*'® complex his social inu- reports which minimized the week intellecU^ in end attack on the a2nd nivicinn i.i **’*8^*iy» and efficmnt and self-sac- 92nd Suffers Heavy Casualties In Italy Italian front, the troops suffered “re latively high" casualties, and twnk losses, according to Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark's headquarters. This encounter took place last Thursday, and was the unit’s first full attack as a group The boys had advanced as far as a mile on a five mile front to with in two and a half miles of Massa when the Germans suddenly realiz ed that they were being attacked The troops were then pushed back after four days of fightmg. ise of fulfillment to the nation’s democratic hopes. "In bciRowing this award, we desire to focus attention of the Aerican public on constructive, co operative efforts to remove racial tension and conflict, and to insure better relations between the Ne- ~;ro and the White peoples of the Jnited States." Bishop Oxnam discussed the Protestant Churches’ Struggle for Interacial Unity. Other spUkers (Continued on back page) 701 Wacs In First Overseas Service (lit or a chaplain with overseas ex perience and contact with men on fighting fronts will participate. For ^ export guidance and direction In the of'family aspect of the problem there the i will be a family relations counselor. Principals In History Celebration Council Of Churches Defends Negro Servicemen NEW YORK iC) -Calling upon uniti the death TTie war lias made, failure of American Christians to the churches .0 furnish the leader- ^ow false have been many of. bring tt.eir racial actions Into line ship in eliminating ^cial discrim- ra.-ial attitudes it tontmucH I their professions, the statement matlon, the Federal Council of the il continued, declared- "The non-white rar« u,ho Churches of Christ in America de- 'Upon a hundred battlefields and constitute the west majority of the dared that Negro servicemen who in a thousand camps, the tests of! human race are rightly tired of the have fougth along with their white: war have shown that there is no atMtudei ‘ comrades “will not accept in peace basic difference between men." [through a racial minority, control that which in war they opposed' Acknowledging the “conspicuous"' the governments of the world.' Dr. C. C. Spaulding, (right), President of the N. C. Mutaal Life Insurance Company, who will be the guest speaker at the Negro His- toiy Week Celebration, Sunday afternoon, 4.30 o’clodc,at the USO Club, Wilmington, N. C, L. C. Berry, (right) assistant district rnt.-tager of the N. C. Mutual Life Insurance Company’s Wilmington office, who will introduce Is no atMtudesof superio'rity of thOTewho’, P','. Mr. Berry has made many improven.ents to the local I through a racial mlnorltv control oHice • since he went there several years ago DR. R. P. DANOS^ Birmin^am, England, Feb. 13 —A contingent of Negro Wacs— 24 officers and 677 enlisted wom en—has arrived in Eng^nd on the way to serve in the European theater postal service. The first Negro Wacs to reach England, the contingent was giv en a rousing welcome. An army bimd played as Brig. Gen. Benpa- min Davis, only Negro general in the United States Army, met the Wacs at the disembarloation port. The came to Birmingham by train. Maj. Charitl Adams, of Colum bia, S. C. daughter of the secre tary of education of the African E^isci^l Church, already was on and Diatrkt OltioMi In the diatrkt -wm nave flsslignutnl a vdnMti ft- lations advisor to hcOpwJu 4b« program. "We are revising our food ra tioning regulations to provide veterans with as much as s^ply conditions permit in starting new businesses which use rationed food products as raw ma terials.' "Bince OPA is the largest Fed eral Ciyilkn Agency, we have a responsibility and opportunity to offer federal eployent to returned s^iceen and disabled veterans. We expect to coninue and our present efforts thixHigh civil service to recruit veterans for OP- A service. “We expect to keep in close toudi with representatives of yst- orans organizations. I j^an to sH down and discuss with them free ly the problems facing veterans •nd how our programs tan help hem. "We expect to appoint a vete- ra^ relations advisor. Bes’ood tnis, we have already named Mr Duncan, who is on our staff, as '1 veterans advisor. , The ^ob of the veterans ad- isor will include the cstablish- luent of an OPA veterans advis ory committee. Such cotiunittee -- — I ‘’l Ul dLAc».ia and plan: hand. The contingent’s command- 1—Ways of making price and er, she flew over in advance to control and ratroni..g more prepare for the women's stay in ' Britain. of meeting so.cial vet. If.... 1.^. This group is the first Army postal unit to be composed en- tuely of Wacs. They will be sta tioned somewhere on the contin ent, handling Army postal and di rectory service for the entire thea ter. CapL Abie Noel Crjnpbell of Tjskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Al abama, is the battalion’s execu tive officer. The contingent's arrival boosted the total number of Wacs now on dul in the European theater to aobut 7,500. Calls For “Periclean” Leadership Among Negroes HAMPTON INST., Va.—Speak ing at the public sessiem of the seventh annual meeting of Alpha Kappa Mu, intercollegiate honor ary scholastic society, at Hampton Institute last Thursday (Feb. 8) ni^t, President Felton C>. Clark a new, “Periclean" kind of lead ership among Neg oes and said of Southern University called for that that leadership in'ist be grounded in the highest concepts of scholaral^. He described intellectual curi osity, reasoned obje^ivity, imag ination, free discussion, idealism, and a high cense of s icial respon- sbility as the attributes of the scholar, and diallenged the repre sentatives of the honor society to seek a basis for status in what he termed true aristocracy, that of the mind, and the search for eter nal human vahies. Aristocracy of Brains Citing the social, econonic, and cultural plight of the Negro, Dr. (Continued on buck pagei lownsend FindsCuban (Juions Strong, Friendly NEW YORK (C) — WlHiaia lownsend, President of tfie CIO . Service Employee, while v^isiting Cuba has found the Cuban Confederation of Labor and Its af- fiUates extremely strong and friend- CIO ■ here. More than 1^,000 members make up CTC and it has a Negro president, l-azaro Pera. Townsend, 'The cre has centered its attention on laws to give practical application to the labor and social welfare clauses of the 1940 constitution of the Re public. The 44-hour week with pay Clark paid tribute to past out- ire two standing figures of the race, but feels that t? 4* dtclarw that the present genera- 'itself in Pniia i timst interest tion must ‘sire a futuro’ fcou^h - Sii a broad lCo„.l„u.d o„ back p.g«^ inorm and Attorneys Block Removal Of Penna. Negro To Ala- PITTSBURGH — Ralph John- son, wf o fled here in December, 1943, to escape a mob in Talladega County, Alabama, will not have to go back to the southern state. In the midst of argument on his case here February 9 in the Unit ed States District Court, the Unit ed States Attorney for the North ern District of Alabama suddenly announced withdrawal of charges. Teohnlcally he entered nolle pro sequi. The judge cont^ued the removal proceedings for two receipt from the Lnited States Attorney’s Office in .Wabama of a certified copv of order to nolle prosse. Jmnson, who was being de fended by a battery of NAACP lauT«rs, was indicted under the Act of 1934 following hw escape from Alabama more than year ago. It (Continued on back page)