North Carolina Newspapers

TRUMAN ASKS FEPC 61411 TANK DESntOVEE imn DEiCnV ATED IN MARSEILLE MARSKIi.LK. Frmcc - Thr 614lh Tank DrMrnycr Ratlalioii, oui )/ •'•hich came '.hr lust N’oqro :ioictl«*' in Europe lo rocoivv ihe Di'lln* «iiisbpd -Set vice Crons and the se- ■?nd to receive this award in the 'A’ar just ended, has ariived in M.'ir ifHle to he d. HCtn'aied Amoiij; the elemenfs are auiiuet • nf the H'ird platoon. Company C. "ho were awarded inc Di^iiniuish ^ Ifnit Ci'atlon at Cliinhacn France, lasT Decembci' n "for out- ttandin*: performance i^ainst the enemy," It al.so '«.a, durln.,! thi.s umf spearhead ^'laek led bj the 'tilth for the 7lh .Nrm.V ' lOSid Jnruiiri Pividon, 'hat Cmohim Ch irles 1. Thompson. Detroit. Michiiian. and former C'>ni|ia!iy r inni.indei. dl- flngiinhpd hiself by exiraordinary heroism in ,>cti»n "while shautin,! hfs H-ny thrnii,jh the .'tiei-fried Lin In a bla/e of fire fr in enemv nick ets, artilhrv and nuiehinegunn.’ The heroic captain tecidvcd the DSC Ia«t February 2.1, aft^-r suffci* inB wounds III the .nest. lc.is and arms. During It; hV* da>« on the Jin.-, from Deceinbor t> to tlu* end of the 'vnr. the unit foujht in cam* paigns in Nnrihern France, th. Rhineland and C'ential Europe. All together it.s members were decorat ed with one Distinui.ished Service Cross. *2 DislinctU'hcd Unit Ciia* flons. right Silver Stars. 28 Broniti Stars and 7f> Purple Hearts. One of ficer and six men wire killed; five officers and .'i? meti wore woiinietl and Ift officers and 2h men were capuired, l*e first detailed aecount -d what happened at Climbach. France related here hriefly; The mis.sion was that -if i task force whose objective was to storm and c.aptuT the small but strate gically important French town of Climbach — five miles from the German border and the last town in fiance Lefore the vaunted Slegfrieo Une, Upon reaching the outskirts of Climbach. the third platoon of OcfnfMiM C seca haMed 1*^ • tti'rifte tigl|.,pf H» Uom t^tofmna firmly entrwhed In the rarroundina woods and hills overlooking the route of approach. The platoon subjected to enemy small arms. • mortar and heavy artillery fires. i Three-inch aims were then set up and icrurnte and de.adlj fire wa>| The Carolinian Second Time President Implores Congress To Act »V KUN^.sil- K. .lOII.NSON .tNi’i VOIAMK XXX. Nf). 1 t. UAIJOICH. NOUTll CAKOLINA W’lT.K KNDINT;, SATl'TvOAY. SKITKMHKIi 15. I!il5 i’RlCK KIVI-: CKNTS Wm. Pierson Leads Both In Business Enterprises Regular Army Opens Ranks For 70,000Men SOUTH CAROLINA TO FREE SOLDIER ‘BLITZED’TO JAIL ATL.VNTA, C.ii Th. Rvijul u .\riry today openi ii its riiim.'* for tliv enll'-lnicnt of 70.00U youiu! iti.-n of the >cvvn lutlu a'lvn, kUiIv' i-.uii- j-rlaing ib. Fourth S.ivice Coin- naand Thi- jciuui ' portuniiy uatriuti.' > bam.i. Oe. f-outti C North Cjrolii SjJdiei gu. .1 til r. I outalioii ‘ '.u iv.i(lt'lll- of Kl'ind.i, .Mi--i''ippi. TENN. GRAND JURY INDICTS ACCUSED ccp COJ-UMHlA. S. C ANH thm. ry tn fere from a I tenionc In the >tu1e penitentiary erans and uthr Col. Jjkv Sulllvjn. nnvicted and inle.e.-led u» i venti'iiccd at WHlterburo sevei"il ar* eligible, weeks ago is what is teiined "iiii in- Po'iwar \iiii.\ famous blit/.". w.»s in lull moii. n th» yeiup.iii-'ii oi 1 cr. Wednesday. Wlh 'h«' • nd of Definitely i.st:ii)h>he.l was Unit i ^itilhvau wiiuld be out uf the penl-; tentlai7 Ig a few day.-, though the, mannet of i.lc.ise wat not dei-lded i -Tames M. Hinton, state NAAC” orciident. in conjunction with the; national NAACP office in New; Y- rk. disclosed several points of an | Investigation inadr bv a Columbia, atioriuy who reported that thrett prevt ms investigations by tiie statt NAACP. thi army and the national NAACP. had not revealed the wor* Sign prenolB!^ rovealed. the prominent white attorney re- ti the seiviv'-. \»- qualified eiv.li.u; .Army ..s.'jgniiu-li MK.'ll’HI;' Cj (ir-.ii-i } , .il Hue bills a>:-iins'. a-cu.-etl Wo eblt-red .-.-nter -ui .iul )f the eirL, howc ■iietuv coiiiitiK- j (. jii .-'I euuix, uin-‘I imst-mn-t. 1 Tin iiwix-t.-i: rnni. a .re .ifti-r.'4i I ji-w u.iys ..ft.-r lliey • .•\im> ^shnhli.v ih.- of i .pc u nb m.i t eivil-[.-j u huif.i; d th. Major Gt-n- o,itm.-tit. •.vtre lisletl .■nd two form.'i i( criminally airU Only i!'l U .tSm.S'tiTON '■.epl.iyin.-iil oil.- -iI tin- luuda- nt.-ii'al.-. of our polilieil philiJ>uphy. nd It .-hould be an integral p.irt . f •ur economy." With the.se Mitipl.' word.-. Presi-, cient Hairy S Truman lii>t Thursday cill.d up II euiigrcs to enact legis- . latiou to establish a p.imanenl , -ncy t.i coinb.it a->orl.-(i forms of "1 c iiiiin.oion III iiiJu.strial employ- to.tui Ills iiu'Ksage t - congress, re- runveiied .ifler il.s fii.-.t le.il vaca-' •i, II 'll .-IS V-ills. Wii-. the second I ce.iM 11 on which the chi. f exet . ;i.,' I .III iiiiplur.Hl (he n Btslaior'-1 u> .>ct .III Ibis vilai iiiiittei lo AmvrI- uiiiiui’ities. Duiiiis Ole years ol win pi.iduc- 'lon .\o n. ide Mibst.inlial piogress j m overenning many .»f the pieju-j lilcvs which had r.suited in dis-> Cl imin.ilixii.' .igaiii.sl minority Ole im-'-agi- .-.al'l. "Miiny ol til. in)"'Hci-.i b;ised | .poll .'.iiisiilerati.iii- , I i.ice, reli- j .• on. 11(1 color Well- i- .'uiv.’d, .Many ; v\.'rc prev. nied. I'erfeelinn w.is n-it ( 'iache.1, »! .'oiiis.', hot .siib'laiitial ’ pr.iuress was m.i.k' ‘ III Hie 1 eci'in ersi.iii period and n ih.-i.ift I. •■^e should iiiak.' . v. ly • Ifuit lu .onlimie (hts Anu-rlcan ideal, li Is one of ilie lundamentahs u .f our p.ihUeal pbili.-uphy. and it - inn Id tu- .III integral pai( of our > uiing tile ball' Labor St^ind- is in this act that former — Fair pr.-jjirii-ni Knosevelt found aulhort^ I by the ■p.ij - T.I' orably v jobs. In additio Edwaid H Ur 01;'. coinniaiid- Kenei'.d. Koinlti Service Com u-e out called atletilion to this fact; ;/> the null chim.-wuii mdituiy sei - in the fiilure wdl lie the guar- ul oui MCt.ny the guuran- ; uf the peace Won by our aiin- Iprces A peace that cost this more than i.OUO.OOO casual- . DMtly. ^0«iM».a4*4; A : wy aiusl keep. ^ “MalnunninK uid k-vepiiig the •• ere iicused .-re '.uiifortn- Meinpliis d.- j, .1 W Tei- •1', Jf. Both S-i.OUu bond. iH-inu held '|•,•l||„ ,,, .iskeri late. 'he Second W -ii.,my Tie FKPC is e..iiliiiumK dining !i.- t .iii'tiioii piiiod, he said, .md ■ |"-it*d his reqUet made last pniig to th.- house idles cominit- c ' 'h.ii itie N.II toll l>il1 h«- reported nd Ih.d ciin.'.r.ses p.i-- this legislie mil .|buiekly lii the same iu.-.s.n.e, Hnsldent ongress to continue I'oweis act beyond b.u'k pusei It- prcsA-nl expirati 11 dale of Dec. ly tor the issuance uf his execiitlvi .'ider establlhsing FEPC. "The time has not yet arrived,” Triunan said, "for the proclamation of the ee.-sation of hostilities, much hs.s the temlnation cf the war. Needless to soy. stich proclamation will be m.ide as .soon as cirriim- -t inees puM'mit." The message carried complete en dorsement of the principle of full L-ini-loytneid also, and in It Prerl- :ent Tmmiiii again referred to the ccoiiomie bill of rights enunciated ■y hi.- pivsdeeessor in .lanuary, l!»lt in d-jliig 80, Truman embraced 'hat portiun of the statement said 'hat "in oui day, these economic nuih.s have become accepte'' as self- .-vident We have acc.'pted (so to speak, a second bill of right* under which .1 new basis of security and .irnsperity can be established for ill r. itardless of stalion, race, ot .rci-d." Dix'ii.-siiig war .(genciel as a the President declared that 'li.i-.' functions of the wnrtlm'* .l•enrl.>• which must be retained ■ luriiiu pari of or all of the period • ,( lec.iiiversion should be trans- •fir.st ,is promptly as practicable peimiment departments and o^encii's of th.' government. The ■.i>-ible iranifer of FEPC to the iiiri.sdicli.m of the labor department > a likelihJixl. f)thei .'alieni points of the Pres- (i.-nl - m.-ss ige were; Extension of unemployment com- aeiisation to cover federal, maritime •and oihiT" w'orkers: and the rate- mg of wci'kly benefit* to a maxi- ir-.jm of $25 a week and lengthening if t!i.. period covered to 2fl week* ,ii-ds iicl to allow for a higher min- (Contlnued on nee* nece) service also to all pi rted. "Sullivan was brutally beat- peace will be truly -■ .n and none of th^ va* brought only t.) Ihe nation but out at his trial.” niaiikiml. Ti e .ittortiev. who ad .ltacusM*d ITdlst.-d in. ii in ibi-It.'grl.u .^imy le c.e.e with Gnvei r Williumh. while engaged in mihUry clutie*. k.iid tnc govirn.ir exp essc-d disgust'will linri .-nttile um- -tudv in tin over th.' "blitzing" .>f th. soldier c l i'u- . dii atmii.il pt.igranis - stab World War 2 Vets Map Program To Win Equal RighU For NegroCHzens ^ j CHICWUO ‘.ANPi A -ix-p.>ml ' !'• h:i> been .lUllimsl by ll. • rnli.u-d Veter..n.-.’ league to uttnin .1 :ights for N'l'gro veter.ui'- , ..11.1 citi/en>. 1 To lid in the pr.KUrwncnt fori mg condition*, , ^ facilllie* ano «n adequate healtti olm.d veteran> the benefits and p„,„red veteran* and .l•ivllt•^:.of the Cl l.il' of rights .,|j citizen*. 2 T. t i..>i>ii..le with other leglH- a To emourage nariotism aitd ..,1 . 1 Li.iniziitiun* -lie orartlcP of true democrat. Oerman border and the ast town m Fiance before the vaunted Siegfried Line. Upon reaching the outskirts of Chmbeeh. the third * rd platoon of -•amginy C pm hwMed nills mate of approach. Ttte platoon waa •ubjpcted to enemy small arm*, mortar and heavy artillery fires. Three-inch gun* were then set up and -.crurafe and deadly fire wa.s rtell'-rred into enemy position*. Casualties mounted. Bui (he re maining crew- heroically assisted In the loading and firing of other fiinn. At ‘he height of (he battle enemy infantry converged on posltioas from siirroimding woods and threat ened to wipe out the platoon. While a few menihers of the gun crew remained at firing the three-inch guns, others manned machine-gunti and individual weajxins. laying down a devastating curtain of fire which repulsed the attack. An am munition shortage developed. The gun crews, then reduced to ♦wo men each, grimly struggled for (Continued on hack pagei vetsFimn AND GERMANY SUPPLY TROOPS FOROCCJPATION ANTWERP. Belgium — After nearly two years' service in Europe and the Middle East, Headquarters Company .and Medical Detachment, ffyrh Quarlirmasticr Bal'nlinn is set up in this Belgium port ■''y to handle supplies for U- S. Carops remaining In Europe. The organi zation supervises the work of what is believed to be the only Negro Diesel trucking unit in the U. S Army. Before coming lo Antwerp the tlfth Quartermaster Group operat ed Ihe Red Ball supply highway in France and participated in the cros.s. ing of (hr Rhine. In Iran the l!4th 'rganized and ran an entire dispatch system for the rapid delivery of Russian lend- lease Supplies (hrnugh the Persian Gulf corridor. This wa.s a route which led for almost i.nOo miles over hot track less deserts and thriugh snow’-cov- ered mountain passes. 10,000 feet high to the borders of the Russian Transcaucasia. Here, at the city of Kazvin. the cmvoy was met by Red Army units and American supplies were rushed to the Eastern Fr9nt. The men of (he ll4tb speak with pride of (heir coutrib'ition to the battle of Stalingrad, which was con sidered vitally important. Stationed in mud huts -it Andl- meshk. one of the hottest cities in the world where Ihe temperature reached 185 degrees, ^ihe men had to combat the additional hazards cf malaria, dysentery and fevtr. Throughout theiie trying months the physical conditions and the i.aonu'" were kept at .such a high level that the unit received nuinerous oi.il and writtei. vMUiinrii.iritK.iis f.ir its Wtn. Pierson Leads Both In Business Enterprises And Gifts In The Midwest BV LOi: SWAK» CLEVELAND. Ohio t "NS) - On my recent visit h( ! -• it was my pl'^nsurc lo mcci and talk with one i)f the grenfcsl little Phllanihr)pi.-(is ever to be in the Midwest area, none other than William Pierson. Finding Pierson noncltalant, unas- ’.lining, yet very civie-mlnded and certainly noi wanting any publicity what-so-ever. It was quite a task to gathered bits for this story which v.-ili no doubt be the eorc of ideal ism and enc juragement for many of lur coming Youths. A keen and fai-slghti'd busini.s ?mn. William Pierson began his businc.ss career here o'cr 1.5 years igo wKh two ideal in mind. . l.s» "To light the Torch for Busincs.s and Racial devclnpmrnt iq Cleveland;” and 2nd. "T" help those Ic.ss fortiui .tie.” In (hose years of business devel'-p- inenl he ha.- bee »mo a moving per- .sonallty in Cleveland's largest Bus- » Enterprisc.s which employ more than 500 persons, and .serve the mas.scs. Such Buslnese-i and William Pierson's rel.itionsb ,i with them arc: Log Cabin Chicken Shack —■ cc- owner with Roger Price; Bowling -Alley at 82nd and Cedar, president; Mitchell Studios at !)l.-t and Cedar, \ice president; a chain of three Shautcr Drug Stores, s' crclary; 5.5th ,nd W.iodland Real Estate Com pany, secretary; and the Presfdenrt *f the Copacabana Dance Studio in • he Herald BuilcHng. He is al.« own er of several choice pieces of real estate By traveling to S.nith America, Hawaii, and Mexico on several oe- asions.. Mr. Pierson bcvanic ac quHinted with the Lalm-Amcrican culture and customs Thus, it is no supri.se to find in his Copacaban* Studio leaeheis from South Amer ica, and lo hear them nil cunveriim in Portuguese and Spanish. His niece. Barbara Taylor. Receptionist at the Dance Studio also speaks -Spnni.'h fluently and is a creative land inlerprctative dancer. Business to William Pierson is ionly a stepping stone to "Open ; Door" for the Youth, at d money i derived from Bu«iiiess i* for others. • So when one '-s out thru other* that this little man with the "big” heart has given large sums of mon ey to the YMCA. Phillis Whoalloy. NCNW 1 National Council of Negro Woment, FOI, iFutiire Outlook League), Penelope Johnson Fund, and $15,000 lo Karamu for the Art • Unit. ... it no wonder that ho is called not only Cleveland's Phil- anthiopist. but the Philanthiopist ‘f the MIriwe.st, Mr. PI rson also ns- •iist.s in the care of the crippled children of the city. As well as being a wide-awake ' md pr'igresslvc businc.-'s-man and a Philanthropist, he is very loveable , husband and father tn his wife Lau ra Asburry Pierson and his daugh ter, Paula. The family mansion on East Boulevard is the Inst word in nrchitfcturc. interior decoration, nnd furnishings. . . with a Bar and Lounge done In 'aiexica style. The one n.deworthy hobby anvmg his several is reading Biographies. .5nd It might be easily said that his inspiration has ben suen Biographie-i .IS Ford, Rockefeller, rnd Marshal) Fii'ld. H els a Sports' Fan, especial ly being interested in Golf and Bowlign. In talking with this little mode^', I I.atln-.American fypei pesronality about 5' 8”, weighing about 1.50. lie ‘Continued on back pagei .previous investigation* by the state ’NAACP. the army and the national j NAACP. had not revealed-the case^ ■ I the pr.-mlnent while attorney re ported. ‘‘Sullivan was brutally beat en and none of this was brought out at his trial.” The attorney, who had discussed me case with Governor WilHainh, said the govtrn.ir expressed disgust over the "blitzing" of the soldier and had remarked ••5?outh Cnnilina noesnT want an instance like this recorded against it.” The plans under which Sullivan may win f-eedom arc: D, the army would reclaim him. possibly at state l••(lucst along this line being made to the war department (2). a full {lardon for him would be issued b> me slate should the army not seek his release Sullivan, stationed at the W.ilter- (ContitiUfd oil back pan®' of the peace won by uur arm A peace that coat ihii more than 1,000.000 casual wtTmust keep. “Maintaining and hseping this peace will be truly a service not unly to the nation but also tu all niuiikiiid." I'lillsled in 11 III (lu- Ib-gular Army, while engaged in military duties, 'viil tind .imule time m sitidv in the various edu.ational piograms catub li>hed for th'ir benefit. Practical j ti.iiiiing in .-kills will .lecomuany, vocaliunal siudies, thus luatifyingl men mil rested In the trades fer much belter civilian jobs if they’ choose to leave the -..ivice at the j end of their three-year enlistment., For those chousing the Army a.s, R career, the bcnefll.s of security. i the Itest medical care, dependents 1 benefits and lil)eral retirement fea-i tui-es will augmeni their military I pay. World War 2 Vets Map rrogram I o wm Equal - S. C. Party Leaders Told Negro Ruined by Education COLUMBIA. S. C. 'ANPi -- Irri- lated by the request that Secy, of State Byrnes declare in favor ‘if voting righLs for 20 rrilUon south- met'', a reqiust made last '*-oek ly John H. McCray, state chn man' •f the Proures.-iive Democratic par- !'•, J. W. Jackson, route four, Knox ville. Teim., concludes in a letter lo the chairman: "When we whlte peoplf educated a Negro in this country, we make a fool out of lilm." Asserting that "Ihe Negro is for ever 'beefing' :iboul sumclhlng,” Jackson declared "you Negroes ol the United States are now receiv ing 99 percent more privileges than the white races in other countries, legardle.ss of your ‘beefing.’ Tho best way for the Negro to realize his wishes is t«> move Ic some parts of Africa; Liberia or iinolher simi lar state and set u|> the kind of government he chooses" The letter also dc.l.ired when this nation hi comes older, "the Negro will be left out comnlelfly. especial ly if he doesn’t keep in mind th.it be still is dll inferior race to the white •• V - - - PRAISES TRUMAN’S stati:ment on fepc NEW YORK President Tru man’s statement on FEPC in hi* incssoK" to Congre.4, tn which hi' re que.st.s once more the enactment of legislation for .■» permanent agency was prai>ed by the NAACP. In a • Continued on oack page* Detroit Negroes Are Calm Despite Current Depressi on Detroit. Mich.—(Calvin’s New.s Service)—Detroit, the center of tht automobile industry is cur- renllv engaged in a depres.siop. More than 350.01)0 to 400.000 work ers have been affi'Cted with rc- Cinl cutbacks and the bottom '•• expected to be reached by Labm Day. So far. Negrois are taking thi "lu.sl tu be hii'd. tir.sl to )> f.red” axiom philosopliicaHy. Miretutore. thev have been avei- aging $41) to SHO a week, hut with the .slump un. they are earning "m*-iely unempiuyment cumpen- satiun,” S20 a week. Ol tile iiiiing tlial I9 being vluiit-. j..vfeienee patuiully goes lu rf-- lUi'iiiug Veter.iii.t .111(1 mule Work- eia, and lastly, Negro male work ir.s. Thus there us an increasing percentage of Negro men and women in Delroit’s block long queue.s. regustering for work. Yet coi'.sidertng official bungling, in dole lineup.s, they have so la" r.-- niained lemarkably calm Stand ing in the hut sun, they withstood long \v;iiting and insufficient help at the Stale Unemployment Com- pinsation office-s. Reaimns foi tK( liuiigling are inescu-sable as labor oi-U‘aiu/.ation.s offered help. Nonetheles.-v real test between Negro and while workers may bc‘ p(>st(M>iu-i for six months or more ioi becaUiie uf uceumuluted ordei- tin aulumubite induslrv sliuuk,' is- wiirkiiig oVeitiiiie lor b wtiiU- White Army Officer Persecuted For Championing Negro Cause, FEPC SHREVEPORT. La. -- (ANP - Cap!. Thomas F Houll. ;* whH. .irmy otficer at the Camp Livingston .station hospital, is reported to have been reduci'd in rank fo'- championing the cau.se of tli' .Negro and the FEPC bill. Capt. HouU is said to have lost hts captaincy following iii Hi'ltcle he wrote to the Shreveport Times People’s torum agumsl an ,anti-FEPC editoi ial appearing in that paper on Aug. 2. Ri p-ii '- reveal that he is now a lieutenant. In his article to the Time.-’, h-* ehampioned the eaus.- of tin- American Negro a.s well as gave an intelligent and seientifi- analysis of darxer peoples tn otner pares of the world. He cli.irged that his .station hnsniial nracticed racial di-serimination and s«*gi-e. gation against Ni-ero army ofireeis. •'The colored officers in thus hospital liave no swimming pool, tor example." he WTote. "but white offu-«*rs have an ••laimiate elub and pool. ’ Capt. Thomas F Hoult, .1 former .social scientust, pleaded foi fair play and ju.slice for darker people all over the world It; behalf of American NegjcH'.s. he .'■aid: "On tlu» hjcal level, the Unite-J St.iies iias tlie opporluaity t > demonstrate to the co1ori*d people of the world that it intends ;•» be democratic in fact as well as in name. Our own country i.s the proving ground for what we will support and do in the work' If we cannot demon.strate an inherent .spirit of good will hen We will continue to be mistrustivl by the colored men in otht 1 nations, and continu(-d war and misery will he the inevitah’e result." Foikiwtne thi- .ippcuranee of bi.s artieli' in the loe.-il Tim''-: l.ie capiain Us lepuited to have been reduced to a lieutenant on some filmsV teehnieality. CHICAGO 'ANPi A .six-point |i. .'gram lia.s oeeii outlitusl by th • rnloi'ed Veterans’ league to attai'i equal light* fur Negro veterans and citizens. .laiui' S WebLi. .'Iiaplutn, • iisckised that Ihe le.Tiue was or- g.iiii/.ed m .-Mill Isl.i.id, the must far flimg nnd weslerlv of the Alei'* tk.ii chain, during Wi rid War 11.1 rile C.ilored Veleran>’ IciigiH! en- visi‘Mis the ilay when all citizen: w ill enjoy the privilege of full elt- /on.'hip auaranleed by tile con-litu- tion and the bill uf ii|-hts, )ic said The Ieagui''s six-pi>int progr.im to achieve il.s aims and oltjoctlvcs are' BYRNES SILENT ON ITALIAN COLONIES BY ERNEST E. JOHNSON W.VSMI.NUTON 'AN1>) -- Except 1,1 -ay that lie jiid Pri'-sirieiU Tin- man aie in accord tn the position being taken in ci.imC'-tion with the Ji^|!usltlon of Italian O'lonie* at the I'ounul of Foreign ministers meet- lt:, in t.undoii. Reev. uf Slate Ryn«s ,1 few iiour.s befoie departing f-u the toiifei eiicc. deelin»Hl to discus'- that view with newsmen. ishurtly ifier Bynes' 4i)-iiuj4iiie pre.ss ronferenen on Tuesday m which he brought iv.iiltors up t» (la'e. .Signor Alberto Taiehim, Hal- i.n nmhas>iidyr. conferred with UndiTsecretiiry Di-an .Acheson nnd later cxpre-'*d hi.s cniifldenr* thit the decision irnched oy Pre.sident Trumaci and Byrnes would be satis- tarlory to Italy •Whativer derision (he Prcsl- dcnl and -eerctary of state huvf reached on the Italian e,domes would be for the best interest of 1.'.intmuert on S.ick oaae' 1 To :iid in the procurement tor •oloi'id veteran* the benefits and jirivllege.- of the GI l-ill ‘tf rights. 2 Ti coojH.r.ite with (rther ’eglti- !■.ll■• .Old ..lithAii/.ed i.rganizution* for the piissugt, of legislation favom- '!(• for .ill volcrans. 3 To safcgiiard full puHUcal. civil | k•■•,il, > ducationiil. and ec>anomlc, right> ' f colored veteran*; .ind rciiit f >i- ihm >'jiial opportunltv ; 1 .Nmenc.iii l•iIiz^•n* 4 To 'iromnte heller nice rela- 'ion- Old to foster the spirit o* ;ii'>dwill Old ihi practice of broth-. -.hu.Kl I ■ ,ii H> discouraging violence,, i .iing. ami ether senseless methods' of sidtiinu ri.cia. dilf'-rcnce* ibi By encouraging good decor- .ini, LioiMi iimrals. and leligi'His lov- .Ity inning cikircd people 5 To impiove the living ci’iull- ion- "f colored veter.ins - wcU ri.s (■thcr lolnred citizens: (a) By working for better hous ing condition*, . . _ . fflcilitie* and an adequate healtl) piogrnm for colored veteran* and iiirmloriHi citizen*. ft To encourage narintlam *nd the pmctice of true democraOT- The new organization, which also ptililishes lu own magazine under the name “The Spokesman,” '•■•.i* in corporated under the laws of the stale of Tennessee on July 10. AU vilerons .ire eligible to poln. Cap* Webb said. Giher charter members of (he leartut* besides himself are Capt, Elmer P, Gibson. PhlladelphU. • haplain; S. Sgt. James Slreetet. New Orleans; 1st Sgt. James C. Ay- lemu*. Baton RouaC. La.; P#'t. Charles Johnson, New York; Pf* Charlie Floyd Milton. Jack-sonvlllA Fla. CpI. Calvin Lampley, Chapel Hill, N. C.; Sgt. John E, Black, Cln- clnnni; and Pfc. James CarlweU. Lake Butler. Florida. L,e:i1 league headquarters are at 4120 South Michigan Avenue. Claims Graft Blocks Appointment of Officers FI.OHENCE. S. C 'ANP) — I.e.iders decliircd here Monday that , ppoiiilmont of colored police of fice! s is being blocked by » vast .draft >y.sii'm operated by powers who wield coii.-iideraol-* polilicnl in- ilucnc*- and igain.-^t chom the citv ri ichlnery is afraid to strike City council ha.s had under study tor several wock.s the propsal of i-okT-td ‘ifflccrs, the leader* report- .-d. aiiri .-evcial members arc kniiwii In lavor their immedi.ate use in the mlored business section of N. Dar- i.aii Street However, In the six tilofk .section nearly .. dozen boot l-'ggers. hacked and supported by an illicit .-yndlcate. operate fls- grantly. There are also a few im moral houses, reported to be lied ir with the graft, and which have wor ried legitimate buslnesamerv for some tim* The business men’s club was scheduled this week *0 present th# facts before council, request Im mediate di.s3olutlon of the vice sys tem. indifference to operator* of 1 the corruption and appoint without further delay colored officers to 1 the area whom, they said, would ' clean out the section In shnrt order. La. Registration Case Argued September 12 NEW OKl.FANS, La • A m.*- 'i.iii to dismis- the .•‘ift brought bv '(iw.u-d H.ill aCBii'-'t the rvglstr.u Ilf St John Baptist Parish for deny- ii!4 m Ihe right to register In thi- tl)l4 1-k cti .n was argued hi-ic .Scp- 'crn'ici 12 ill tile United Stali-s l)i- 'lift (oiirl for (he Easlerii DUlrict of I.iiiiislana. Halt, a wlorcd clll/eu 'f F > l.iii cliargcs that T. J Naji l p.ir- i h u-gistrar, sulijictcd turn to "ut>- • ii'i.'ablf tist« not required of white elcotors” when h« sought to • 'U.-icr in -\ugust, I9t4. H» is being Iepresentt cl by NAACI’ itt'inev', rhiuguod Marshall of New Y«»rk. Old .T A Thernt'in «nd A P Tor i'..ud oi this city. Moll's e.miplaint, filed Jul;. 24 illvges that when he - me in i» Ulster. N.igi I ’O'lk him in s back loom to the office and the follo’-v- iiu t'liiivtMsutiim t.iok place: Wli.ti judK->:il district do 1 live Aii.swi i "Twenty-foul th ” What concre-slunal district'" .Vnswer. "Second." ■'Vhi .-•naiorial disincf'” .Sn.-iv*er “1 don’t know.” H.ili ch.irgfs that N.(gal iheriupoii icfusi'd to register him. and points >ut that the registrational law pn - 'idt-s that ”»ald appllc.'int ^hall be ilile to I'ctid iii.v elatise in this Con- • itutinn. or the Cpnstitution of the Umtic' Slate*, md rl*’- a rea'onoble tnleipi'viaiion iherei.f." He ivers ttiat lie was n-ady, willing and able to Kiiti-fy thui requirement, and that S. C. BAITER TURNS ATTACK AGAINST JEWS CHARLESTON. S, C. lANP) — D, F. Jamison of Ridgeville who, a few days ago, urged open rebel- ion against the U. S. government in order that the FEPC and Negroe* might be excluded from it, came forth Monday with an attack .iguinst Jews. The race baiter, in a second let ter to the Charleston Newt and Courier reiterated his attack against (ho FEPC and Negroer. then added Communists and refugees whom he ; said the federal administration had adopted and given "high position* I in Washington.” Hr wrote. "Must >>f them are for- j eigiiers — imported, brought over as ■ refugee*. F. ankfurter to the su preme court Tohen. Bvrnes' adviser. noKcniiiaii's cunnectio*i "ilh Tru man.” The persons named have name* of Jewish origin.