North Carolina Newspapers

r I NEGROES WELCOK V-E Resigns In Protest Soldier Treatment Thf fin;il of foinuny was so dftuiiti'ly fnri-shadn\v«-d, and ihi- ni-ws o'. i*U' ond so halt- hi-arti*dlv and unsucoossfully ra- out, that V-K Day wj.; sc.nii'What of an anticlimax. \V' vvcic all much in th(‘ positjiin of a child who ha.N disr«»vcn‘d and i x- am led all hus ChiLstmas luvs a wci k before Ci.ristrnas Day. Nat urally he cannot develop tin- en thusiasm which othc’Wise would have expre.ssed itself in w.ld ; but lie IS happy ovei of the thinK.s, notv- shouts of oy; the possess thi-less So happy and thankful over the cominn of Victoi v in Eu- n.pe. Its value is not underesti mated. evi n thou rpushasir mated, iviii thouKh .surprise i not an element in our reaction to 11 The arhievemenl of that much pri/ed ano once so far off ohjer- liv«', total defeat of th«' .•\\’s. an I unconditional sur render, hrinp.s a .s*-nse of -salisfaciion. relief, and platitude more appropriately ex pri ssed in the siber anl thoueht- tul manner oh.sen'ed here, and in peiieial thmuphoul thi- country. .•\nd even mole so in view of the part of the job .still untinish- ed. Ne\er before in the hi.sloiy .>[ our country ha* .su .di a complete and overwheimiitK victory found u.- with such a preal task still re- maininp bi-f*ire the full fruits of peace could be enjoved. In hun dreds and titousands of homes V-E Day could mean no mine than the certainty that the full weight of mil war might will now be thrown inti the task of shortening the \va: against our othiT eneinv. Ja pan. V-E Day is meaningle.Hs to thi m. and in a sense, to all nf u.s. apart from the fact that final vic- tery is hrought m-an-r .Although the analogy i.s f v fiom complete. im natiiially thinks ef the closing part of l.in- cfln's Gi ltslnirg .Address The best v\av to tionor both flu- living and tile dead who are fighting and h.'Ve fought in this war .-o far. i; to do all we i-an to hasten the final and eomplete victory The real re- ioiring will rome with Victory Dav N' . V E Dav. V-peiiod. AN BUSINESS AS USUAL IN CITY ON V-E DAY VOI.I .Ml-: .\XV, NT.MIiKl; I.h. \\ F.KK KM I1N( 1, .S.-VTI' IIDA Y .M.AY I'J, I'll.', II.AI.KIC 11. NOUTII C-AIIOI.IN.A Race Is Happy That ' Conflict Is Over In Europe * By Geo. F. King With loinial announcements >1 European vicloiy. V-E Day was pioclaiined by PiesideiU Truman, i’nme Minister Churclull and Marshal Stalin, ovei the radio, P a m., Tui'Sday. May H, a. in. Following the lormal antuiunce- nu nt over the ladio by I'limi' .MinistiT Churchill tiiere wa.s an olficial two-day celebiatiun in England. The announci-ment and pro- el. niatiun by P^l■^ldenl Truman were bum full of ulteraiu-es thai levealed that he wanted the p>'u- plt III this eountiy to tempe: their celebration with prayers ano thankiigivmg and with the thought war against Ja pan must be p?Ssecutod to the limit. Sunday, May lit, is the day sti aside by f^resideoi TruiMia, in his proclan^tion, as a Day of Prayer. The victory over Gennany and hei E’jrop«>an allies v/as .siniui taneously announced by President Truman in Washingum. Prm: • Minister Churchill in London, and Ihnmiei Stalin in Moscow. wushing that the great factor in ihe down • fall of Nazism ano Eacism and Japan—the late Pres- idtnt Franklin Delano Rooseve.t liad lived to si-e V-E Day. Sunday the colored ehjrche.s will wholeheai tedlv joiiu-d in the observance of ’hat Dav of Piuyer. Indications are that .Mr. Churc hill will meet President Truman soon after V-E Day and that iht ir.ceting will be widened into a Big Three conferenci- with Prem- liT Stalin, The pre.senl Polisn problem, with its latest di'velop- n)ent.s. Is believed to Iw among the urgent factors in bringing lo- g'thei Pnsident Truman. .Mr. Churchill and Mr. Stalin at a lu-a- dale. White Minister Quits In Protest Soldier Treatment Why the smile have piiichiised Tne.M' C.ulr 1 Ivor $;',ittKJ 1 War ^iolld^. lliey have . l>c jub.ioiil. , North Carolina Organizes Progressive Voters League WAR MOTHERS HOLD DEDICATION SERVICE RALEKdl — Ti.e American \V i- Molhcj - Chapter i held their dedi cation sirvin at Chavis Park, May 4, at o’clock. Al which time ■ tree and .-tone bench wen d*-riic.u- ed to the boys and girU who have and arc now M-iA inn in me .irnu-d forces, TJic ire,- in r of those living, the bench in ni« n.iy of tho.se who have p.ii--- the .premo sacri fice An i.vertoie by ihe Wa.-hiiij;- ton High School Baini umler the dlrcclien .f .Mr. .h hii C. I.evuigston. , Invocation hy Revi rcnri J, W .tones, paator of 'he F„yeti. \ die S'reet Baptist C’.urch ifie W. shiiiglon Higli School Glee Clab, under the dlmiinn of Mr.- E .M, .M Kelly, sang the following r.umers: My Country Tis of Thee. Americn thc Beau^ul ant) God Ble.-r America. w T} - mode ny Mrr. I.d- lian l^gan. pn*sideni of the chap ter. A few of Ihe war mtither pre- .sented a pagent, ’•Tr.mite fr the Ti- After wt-iih th - ImIhI played Tin--- Till' '•rioaker;. ol lln- afii i iiotiii Were p-r-a iiti-d' .Mayor {« 11 Aiidiev- ami I’ -ttr Pi.yiw. de..ii of I L'i.i\er ily tiy M'.s N S. l)e ■ ' .nui .Mr- Ethel young, re-pee- ’ '.. ly The meyur g:aci>>usly ae- Rev. llerlierl Quits SciaiiT (ammission Wilmington — Tin? Looney case, in which charges a city policc- n'e n aiTuseil of being drjnk on du.y were diiimls.>se(I by the Citv Civil Service Commission. Is iig.dn in the limelight. Rev. J. F’urman Heihcrt. a membe-r of tie Commission, has resigned in protest to the Commission's hand ling of the case, He stood out ag;.in.sf the dccLsion of the major ity of the Commission in the Ltieney case and took a stand for v.hat he called absolute justice. His utterances regarding the case in which ;i discharged colored ser viceman and white waitress al ready w re mistreated by the po- liecman, were pronounced and .significar t. Negroes here .say Rev. Herbert effectively nwealedjiow a Chi istiun should apply Christi an pnoripk-s in iiiterr: cial ma*.- tirs. • RALEIGH — Except for a con scious feeling of deep gratitude and pniyerfullnses on the part of Raleigh citizens on V-E Day, the city's work- I.MW PfcrvTQ aetivilies moved along us I fvlv,li I I V r., lo usual. Perhaps, the anticipation of ' " — " the day was greater than the reali zation of it when It finally was upon us. It would be erroneous to say, however, that our pulr.es were not heightei>ed to some degree, but such a "set-up," we believe, served as an Impetus to work harder than I ever to get the whole thing over and done with. Now, that we have tasti'd of the sweetness of victory. ■ how avid must be our determina- .tion to get our rightful share! i The day found us listening wflh intense interest to the radio speech • by President Truman, which prov- 'cd to be sobering and thought-pro- 1 voking, reminding us of what the ' wa** so far has meant in the loss of ' loved ones, materials and health. His prod!imalion followed. In prnelically every church In Ra leigh were found individuals gath ered with H feeling o*f “logether- ness" in offering special prayers of lhanksuiving, and petitioning the Almighty for victory over our re maining foes. I Governor Cherry also iss'ied a • pr.iclamation which .said in text: 'The present achievement of our armed force.s is but a milestone in our war program. The war Is not over, a'ld this is no time for an "all • out" expression of our restrained en- thusaism and pent-up personal emo- .tions On the fighting fronts of the Japanese Axis powers, much re- rr.ains to be done, 1 beg you not to let any essential war work slow up or stop." I Lights came on again In the streets of Raleigh, lifting the brown -out which has existed, as in other cities and towns, for months. And in every theatre the National Anthem was played and vigorously ; Sling. NNW ESSAY RESULTS ANNOUNCED LOlII.SVn.I.K. KY, - Winners in the Nalion.il High School E.SMiy i nnicxi sponsored by the Negro New>paper Publishers Association were announced this week by the organization's Newspaper Week Committee The prize-winning essay on the subject "The Negro Ne*wspaper, Crusader For Peal Democracy" was written by Janies Burns. Jr., sopho- more student at the Sumner Hign School of Kansas City. Kansas. Scc- 01x1 prize went to Aiidire H. White of tlie Hampton Institute High School. Hampton, Va, Third place went to Rita Thaler, Morris High School of the Bronx, New York. The es.says were adjudged the best of more than one thousand ori ginal entries. They first won prizes as one of the three b>p-ranking ccoiributlons to the local contests (Continued on back page) Mr. near Why the smilt-7 These Cadehs have purchased over $2.1)00 tn Norih Carolina Organizes Progressive Voters League pi. in this country to t.rnpc: ^V\hc^'‘Prt^“ident "TrumiT^^^ their celebiatiun with C'liurchill amt Mr Stalin at a and thankaglvuiR and with the thought Uiiii^he war against Ja-1 . . f ian must ijp iffost-cutca to the imit. Sunday, May 13. is the day set aside by I^rwideBl Trunian. in hit proclamation, as a Day of .Prayer The vicUiry over Gennany and het European allies was simul taneously aniiounceij by Preskl.’itl Truman in Washington. Prime Minister Churchill in Lundon. and Primier Stalin in Moscow. At the lime of this story, there GREENSBORO - A soeci-.l com-! wa.s a complete absence of ficht- L, "■“I P'-PPl-- '"'ve I"' ini, except on lone fronts wheie Carotin,, Proeresslve Voters "“V ■" « H. circumstances were such that the fightius hadn't been fully reach ed. Credence, from reports main ly from Stockholm, was that Germany had decided not to make a battlefield. Grand Admiral Doenilz and his henchmen, from the proclamations issued bv Pre,«- idenl Truman. Prime Ministt‘r Churchill and Premier Stalin, had surrend red on all fronts in cluding the Russian. The capitulation of Nazi Germ any has brought much joy tc^Af- rr-Americans everywhere, have and joined War Bonds, they have a right to be jubilant. Durham Editor Defeated In City Council Race Staff Cor«>pmdent Durham — Although Louis K, 2.196 votes against W. T. Carpen- Austin, Durham editor and stalc u^lle|•s■ head, polled nearly 1,000. . voles in this city's councilnuituc “ J ** .....i, w nitn '“Aust.p''™t'"red‘’tli''^‘ra“' tn Du,'- S.S...Iiepnll.v. in the Wo «^rd, a‘'S''wrde b^is"""”""' ":S' leavm'.;"nea''riy “400 vlj;e.s To All Durham'incumbents, in-|PP'’'P '™"’ cludinB Mayor W. F. Car, who fc," v;as unopposed, were returned to North Carolina Progressive Voters r.cague rrct on Friday, May 4. at Beatty of Fayetteville. "W.- can get Ihe Market Street YMCA in more Negro p .Ucemen, public li- Greensboro. bnirios. and playgrounds throiiuh The meeting was opened by the organized use of the ballot. This i- • iiiuijin of America; then the iiivo- being done in s'tme conuntinifles. cation was offered bv the Rev. E- ^hil it must become Siate-wirie W- F Oi pgg of Gasloniii T V Man-, f"re it can achieve fuilrst re.-viiUs. " gum of Statesville explained the or-' he continued Focusing attention on vaiiizatinn and wirk of the Progros- the striiggh’ of our group to atta.n >ivc Voters League stressing the full deinoeiacy in our State an.) in values of the proposed Slate Organ- oor Nation, Mr. Beatty slirr.*d the izatinn ! reprcsenfalive'- by quoting the "The purpnes nf this League is to, "Weary Traveller." elfare of the Dr C, C Spaulding. H V. Price. A Tiitt. Ihe Rev. S i' ' Camage, the Rev. S. G. Matihews and many otlurs wr. t to Ihe Aiiini Presidri f expressing ^ their interest in the work. Other- ' slated Iheii regret at their in.ibilityi RAl F.IGH The V-E Day per- it Commission, warns, to .ittcnd llir Ralhering. i'>d i> on' lo stir the spirit of satis- Dr. Dorton calls upon the more • Officers ns follows 'vere «'lerled- f icti.jn and ;hankfulresF that one than 48fi employees of the War Man- Pie-idenl: R H. Be.itty, Fa,vfteville; furniirialile enemy ha- been eliinin- power Ccmmis.sion and its U. S. Flm- vlee presidents T. V. Mangum.' iied i>ot •■iioiild no; interfere wiih [ilo.vment Service to -et an example State.sviHe. L W. Slui'hs. Aberdeen, the harder and possibly longer task to all workers, as well as to all em- Z. E. Rate’neioi. Rocky Mopnt, J M feliminaiir.c the other .iiid more ployrrs, to stay on the job and work In the other wards where run- R Gleave.- Winston-Salem: «ee.e. |di-iant enemy. Dr .1. S Durton. diligently mid constantly to com- olLs occui'ivd, G. W. Munford, Se- tary. E. E Gregg. Gaetnnin; assis-• Si.ile director of .he War Manpow- (Continued on back page) and WanJ ineumbenl. piled up .c-..vm« ,>^,>-,....4- They promote the general . sane ly expressed their jnv p*'‘’plp in every vlllaae. town, and the R. v, U joined with the world in rity of the Stale. "The greatest sec- Daly, F G loiiowing nuirers: My !>untry TIs of Thee. America the . and f^d Bless America. ► w^Tf'lnude by Mrs, Lil lian Logan, president of the chap ter. A few of the war mother pre- .sented u pagent, "Tribute to Ihe Tree." After which the band jilayed Trees, The speakers o) the after- 'noon Were presented: Mayor G. H. Andrews and F'oster Piyiie, dean of Shaw University by Mrs, N. S. Dc- j vane and Kirs, EUiel Young, rc.spec- ; lively. The mayor giuctously ac- lecpted the tree and bench and said that it is very fitting that the mnth- tant Kcereiary. .1 C. Ji hnson Fay- er.s gave an oak to be dedicutoci us etieville, irea-unT W r. Bidding. Raleigh was one ca forest of aks Slalcsville; Sgl.-al-arins, John Fair, and for a long while was culled the Winston Salem; chaplain, W, M, city of oaks Jackson, Abi'ideeii; par'iameiitarinn, Dean Payne congr.ituinted the N L, Giegg, Greensboro; legal nd- mothers on Hie fine work they had visor, AllM-ney .1, S, I’.ow.ser. Ctiar- doen and said in part that the ser- loltp viee meiia nil women’s task will H H. Heaity of F'ay« tieville, pi.'- soon be over, but Ihe mothers must sided ove ithe .si'Ksion.’; Miss Alma catch Ihe torch and eairy on. .Mi'liilyr‘ of .\ and T College serv- After the band playert, "Evening cd as eoiiference .■leniigiapiuT. Shadow," taps were sounded. Dr. Dorton Urges All To Stay On Job Dilligently Paul Robeson Blasts Peace Conference Saboteurs Herbert effectively revealed^ow gj,tries. They first won prize* cities and towns, for months. And ; a Christian should apply Christi-jgj one of the three top-ranking I in every theatre the National lim principle* in interracial ma*.-j contribution* to the local contest* | Anthem was played and vlgorouslj J (Continued on back p-ige) jsung. Paul Robeson Blasts Peace Conference Saboteurs Ian rraiici»c€ Ccnference oil ice. Durham election officials were unanimous in their agreement that the election was one of the uuii’te.it ever held here. The en try ol Austin, the only Negro candidate, created little outward vorieern. F^xcepl for constant reference to him as "Negro" appeared al- must no interest on the part ot white.s. There an* sources in Dur ham, however, who charge that a S’jbth' uiidercuver campaign was staged to defeat him, sing hi. r.'-ei- as reasons for oppiesmg him. This corespondent talki*d with citizens who were at the ptills a- mariv a.s li;30 when tht*.v oitem-.i, and he was among a group ol half a dozen voters who stood m thi corridor of the Durhajii Coun ty Court IIousi* as Mayor W. F. Carr and other city officials took a final look at 6:.30 Tmusday nigh* wht'n the polls elost'd. No indication was giv»*n at any ot the placu's the corespondent visited of any attempt to incit" violence or tn foil the orderly ppoce.ss of goveinment. On the surface. Durham took the enrv of its Negro councilman ic candidate in stride. that a .substantial number of the latter votes were from Durham white citizens. Austin's supporters were con fident of victory until the last re turns were tallied. Some semb lance of organization was work ed out over the wi'ekend. and hr..-tily summoned conveyances, driven mostly by voluntec work ers. were seen carrying voters to the polls. *rotiiinuPd on back p;»f*e> PA. GDP KNIFES FEPC BILL HARRISBURG (O— The l.xst opportumlv to bring about enact- iru nl of a lair einplovment prac tices measure at the 1945 .se.ssion of the Pi nn.-vlvania Gc-neral As sembly has bci-n lu.st due to the knifing nf Reoubliean Party. Tile Republican majoritv or a straight partv vote of 28-18 refus ed Demeteratic efforLs to dlsehar^e the ho.sfj!e Labor and Indu.s‘i*v Committee from furlh»*r consid eration of tht- bill. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The stop and "«'iici'al f.fovislnns, Costa Enforcement arrangements — San FraiiiiM'o Conference of ilic Ric.i will l>i Cii.urinan, Haiti rap Chairman, Ecuador Rapporteur, United Nalions moved forward at ail P'Oteur foi membership and Saudi F'ruiicr. Regional ArrangeiiicnLs — increased pace, its political paihw.*y Arabia for general provisions. Chairman, Colombia; Rapporteur, clear. South .-Xfiica obuiined the Presi- China. Working atesignmenti: were hand- d«ncy nf t'.{ Commission on the ^ Entering il.s .-econd phase, the hls- cd out tn each nf the participating Ctimral .\--vinl)ly which will deal luric World Organizatnin of an In- imtioiis with definite jobs to be wiib the pioblem of whether the ternalioriHl Security liegim to tac- done, Diiinb:i: Uiii O.ik. proposals should kle some of the .-crinus problem.-: KEY POST TO NEW ZEAL.WI) be modified to increase the rights ba.sic to a permanent world struc- One appi'iniment of special inter- > f the ^nlallol' natloiu In the Gen- lure to insure peace, est was that of New Zealand as eral Asm mbly. ! It was appareiit this week, how- Chairman of the Ccimmittee on ilie Panama rireived the post of rap-1 ever, that the Colonial is.sue would International Trustee.sliip System porteiir and Liberia that of a«ii.slant j not be raised In this (Conference, under the General A.srembly, New secretary general for this Commis-; beria aski*d for an “International .cion. j Tru.steeshlp Plan" does not offer The rommiMi ‘ po'nts structure , too much hope to the solution of the Chairman. Tur- pressing Colonial problem. White Rusfa. ' While neither F.thiopia nor L!- Pr.litical and Security P'oiiclinns beria asked for an ’Tnlernatoinal Zelaii dand Australia have views on the control of iniindales and Japan ese island.s captured in the 1 :ifie and proitcdun differing considerably with th- key; Rats iteu 'sires of official circles in Lon' ‘ Belgium was pul in charge Commission on General Prine which will draft Ihe pie.oiiole. .Stateineiit of purpose end priiH-ipU--. Meriiherstiip and Keiiera! provi.sioo- includiog the secrcUrlut and ani- ii.enUiiieiits 'I'tii- is wtiere the i.-sue ji-f the .Mhiiitic Chart'T and Itie ad- bereiici- of 'he .Ameiiea to piin.':- ples of juvlic will eome up, as w.-ll as lha' Ilf tiberali/ing the preitt'imi.s f..r .iiiieiidiii': the Ctiart^r, To the Ptiillipiiies went the pot i.f i.uni.a tour for this roinmissjin. and !•> L( xjon that of assistant secretaiy ll'uidii I he — rhairman. Bolivia; Raporteur, Dominicim Republic. Feoiioniic .Old Soeial Cooperation — Cliairmaii, Indi.a; Ratipurleur, (■aul4'ma1a. Tnelee-tiip SvFtem — Chairman. New Zealand .It.iiiporleiir. Luxen- .\ppoUitnie dent. Two ■ undei •ommiltees ore included In iril>utet : 11 the r.imniL-Jon 'ouiii d wiiieh will •t' ariru'il f. > ees to ,1, were — I’re.sl- \.ipp"rteui. Paia- Si'cret ary-General, s on the eommif- i-: C'liiimi’—ion were dls- foHow-s. Structure.! and lairman Greece; )ffie« t'omini-'Sion. On oiu*. that «in 'rini-diire preamble purposes and pnneiplev, napp..rleur. F.l .Salvador, Peaceful Ihe (Tki'.iiiie vmU tiold tin- Ctiair- Selitem. nl of Di-pulev Ch.airman. , manship aiKt Sviia that . f r.qjput - ttruguay; Raf.poittur, the Soviet i teur. On the other, itiwl on iiieinU.T-, Union, Bill of Rights." raising this question was left to two small Central Amer ican Republics -- Haiti and Pana ma Necessity of inlelh-clunl collabora tion in the n)‘w world orgunization •mw l«‘iiig drawn up at San Fran cisco was stressiHl in the sixth plen ary session of UNC 10 yesterday by Hadian Foreign .Minister Gerard E CHURCH CELE BRATES I5TH ANNIVERSARY CHAPEL HILL — The Diamond Jubilee Anniversary Celcbiation of tlie Ruck Hill Baptist Church was field with appropriate ceremonies each night during the week of April 1-8. The celebration openc-d Sunday , with preaching and Holy C'jmmun- , ion by the Pastor. Highlighting the week wre speciu] programs • by the Negro Business Men's League, the Orange County Training School Faculty, featuring an addrc.':s by Mr. D. M. Jernagin, principal, and a special Candle Lighting Service in memory of all those having serv ed in the Armed Fo'-ces, and the unveiling of the U. S. F'lag by the Boy Scouts. Special music was ren dered by Ihe Junior Choir of the church with Mr. L. B. Booth as Choirsler. and the OCT.S under the direction of Mrs. Radsda. $1,015 was th(' amount raised during the week’s .service. $100 was given to Ihe Shaw •University New Development Pro- cram and $.50 to l.ott Carey Conven tion. The remainder of the funds will be used for church improve ment. The Church was founded in 1870 and Rev. J. H. Hackney was U.s pas tor for 61 years. The Deacons of the church are Messrs. C. Maddox. L. F. CaldweP. George Trice. Sherman Piirefny. Silas Pettiford. William McCuIlay, Walter McCullay and London Partin. Rev. J. R. Stanford is the pastor of the church at pre sent and composed a special anniver sary hymn for the celebration. Mrs. Katie Tinnie headed a special com mittee to raise funds during the celebration. By TED WATSON CHICAGO. Ill (CNS)—In a gi- gcntic peace rally sponsored by the Wilson Local 25 of the United Packinghouse Workers, a branch of the CIO, Friday, Paul Robeson. cclebraU-d star of the stage, screen and radio, and who is currently appearing in this city in the pro duction. "Othello", took side with tile layman, whose fate is being silted by representatives of world powers al the San Francisco con* *erenco. ' Robeson avowed that the warp* td minds that sponsored the sell* 'oul of many European countries, are the polluted faculties which vs'Culd like to commit sabotage to the San Franci.'ico conference but in view of the overall importance to out' w war. the common peo ple are well aware of such dis- frvor and won’t stand for it. Al this rally approximately three thousand workers forfeited their lunch period to listen to Robeson and fiayor Kelley emphasize the impoi lance of unity, so that they and oU'.r*'' working class people of the world might enjoy a per manent peace. Robeson, standing on a sound truck bedecked with flag.s of 46 United Nations, told the workers. “II you don't believe the twisted mind.s are still at work, read the Chicago Tribune”. "You are the people, who ior the fir.st time in history, are tak ing your rightful places in direct ing the destiny of the world; vou arc the people who know the deep meaning of the ideal that we must live in a world where all m''n are free”. Rohesnn concluded. Mayor Kelly bemoaned the loss of President Roosevelt, under whase guidance it is believed, would have brought about nnny of the realities which we are fight ing for. He emphasized th.? need foi unswerving support of the ideals as were being carried for ward by President Truman. No Reduction In Draft In Spite Of V-E Day WASHINGTON — Tlic "call totee. the Chief of Staff pointed out Lc.-i itl. •nt. Haiti said: "Col- iifci'ssary. Htimim III itsi slati laboiiilioii Rights Guarimtet’s are asked.” Addressing the session in French. Mr Lescot pointed "ut that the Dic tators used education to their own endV and a repitition of Ihe use of schools for purpiises inimical to IM-ace and security nuisl bt' prevent ed in th»‘ future. (Continued on back pa$e) !irms" by the Army’s draft boards of about 100.000 men r. month will remain as Is for an indefinite time in .spite of our victory in Europe. There had been hope that a re duction in those calls would follow V-F) Day, but this hope wa.s dashed when an announcement from Gen eral George C. Marshall that May and June replacement needs of the Army cannot be met with ttie pre sent inductions. In a letter to Chairman May (D- Ky.), of the House Military vunimll* that the present shortage would probably be increased "by some 50.000 men over the next three months," and the capitulation of the Germans will have little or no ef fect on this number. However it Is of great necessity, Gen. Marshall maintaleed, to start an increased flow into the Pacific area where replacements are need ed for the casualties suffered in that area, and for the men who should be relieved after many months of hard fighting under the most dis agreeable weather condiUons. EDITDR MITCHELL VISITS PRES. TRUMIN NEW YORK (O—J. E. Mitchell, Editor of the St. Louis Argus, was received by President Tru man at the White House during his brief stay in Washington, D. C. where he had gone to attend an Executive meeting of the National Negro Press Association. At the close of the Press meet ing Mr. Mitchell came to New York to visit with his sister, Mrs. Hatttie Powell. While here he saw a few friends, among whom were S:. Louis' own Lou Swartz—Ac tress and Entertainer, Lt. Ina Me- Fadden (WAC) and Joe “Ziggy” Johnson. Producer. He left New York the last of the week for his home in St. Louis. Saint Agnes Holds Second Induction RALEIGH — Honoring the sec ond anniversary of the United States Cadet Corp Saint Agnes School nf Nursing will induct 38 Pre-Cadet Nurses Saturday after noon at 2 p. m. on the lawn In front of the Nurses Home. Dr. T, L. Umphlct will induct the Cadets. Miss Thelma Anderson wilt .sing the Cadet Anthem. Dr. A. W. Tucker, admlnlstratorr of the hospital, will preside at the oxer ses. The Boy Scout of Amer ica iroop .59, will lead the proces sional. Mr> R. M. Godley, director of the school, will present the Ca- det.s for induction. The public is invited. Man’s Body Mangled By ACL Train ROCKY MOUNT — The life of Mnnce Hargrove, about 60. was snuffed out under the wheels of a south-bound Atlantic Coast Line train Saturday morning about 9. at the Grande Avenue Crossing here. The crossing Is equipped with lights and a bell, but has no gate. According to a police report, the man had waited for a north-bound train to pass, and attempted to creas the tracks without seeing the ap proaching south-bound engine.