I
NEGRO PRIVATE KILLED BY POLISH GUARDS
(ANP Special Release)
FRAyKFl’RT, Germany (ANP)—A NejfJ’o private.
Dewitt Frost, was reported killed here last week when a
Kroup of Polish guards employed by the Ibiited States
Army fired a volley of shots into a jfroiip of Ne^ro troops
in the Red (Voss club at Giessen.
The ahootinK affray climaxed niountinj? friction thttt
beKan with a brawl earlier in Iht day between Nejjro Gla
and the Poles. Army officials said two Nejfroes cut the
throat of a Pole, and that another Negro soldier was shot
through t^he mouth. Seventeen Polish guards were held as
witnesses or participants in the melee.
NAACP Announnces Call
NtW YORK—The National A.’V;orialion for the Advancement
ol Colored Feopol,* announced ihL? week that the time Itmit for
noniinations f»r the Tlurty-fir^t award of the Spingarn Medal
woiiid KM)n expire.
The Spingarn Medal is awa'-ded annually for the highe.?t
achievement of an American N.'gro in some field of endeavor.
The choice is not limited to anv one field and nominations are
invitrd from .xpiriiual, .scientific, artistic, commercial and educa
tional field.
THE CAROLINIAN
VOU MK XXVI. NO. 13
KALKIGH. NORTH CAROLINA WRKK KNDING, SATCRDAY. APRIL l>. LMH
PRICK 5c
Negro Vets Break Up Meeting
Challenge of Virginia’s
J. C. Laws Made By
U. S. Supreme Court
N. C. BRANCHES
NAACP AID "RIOT".
VICTIMS OF TENN.
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Virginia’.s Jim-Crow bus
lav.' requiring the segregation of Negro pas.sengers from
white w’as challenged in the U. S. Supreme Court by Irene
, Morgan. Mia.s Morgan was fined $10 in the Virgitiia Courts
, for refusing to change to a Jim-Crow seat on a bus of the
iliichmond Greyhound Lines Inc. Representing Miss Mor-
jgan were Thurgood Marshall, NAACP Special Counsel,
and William H. llastie, recently nominated as Governor
i ot the Virgin Islands. State Attorney General Abram P.
Staples represented the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Attorney General Staples main
tained before the court that Vir
ginia's "Jim Crow law recognizer
human nature" and is designed to
protect '-he safety of the pu lie.
"Let’s not deceive ou 'selves bv
idealistic or wishful thinking. Vir-
Moimtain Street School
Booker T. Washington fH,
l^rund of tue immortal Bookei'
T. Washington will cast the
first .spadj* of soil in th? ground
breaking ceremonies which will
be held on the old Burroughs
PJantation in Franklin County,
Virginia on April 5th to mark
the beginning of the establish-
Makes Progress
Th eMountain Street Elemen
tary school has the only well-
equipped. recognized library in
the city Negro school system.
Mrs. L. S. Herring, principal of
the .school has obtained a lunch
room, a special class for over
age children which she teaches
herself. Out of this class much
good results have been obtained
in coping with the problem of
truancy. Mrs. Herring and her
faculty are planning to. imprave
the grounds of the school. Ve
netla nblinds have been placed
at the windows. The office of
the principal is v.’ell-equipped,
and many other good thing.s are
being done by this great leader
and her co-workf ’
ginia Is confronted by a scaliy.
Laws cannot alter human nature
or race antagonism. "Our govern
ment must be based on a recogni
tion that they still exist,"' he de
clared. Continuing. Staples contend
ed that there is nothing unconsti
tutional in his slate's statute re
quiring rigid seprration along rac
ial lines.
Thu: good Marshall presenting th"
. 4kI« to the. court argued that due
to the element ot interstate travel
involved the federal government
alone was in a position to pass
governing laws. Attorney Hnsti#
presenting u cool rejection of the
principles of racial di.stinctior.s in
a manner termed "brilliant” by
listening official, said the law con-
STATESVILE — A letter has
gone out from the office of T. V
.Mangum. president of the North
Carolina Conference of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored people here asking that all
branches join the fight to raise funds
for ihe defense of tho "rioters at
Columbia, Ttnnc.ssee.
Enclosed with the letter is a copy
of tho letter written by Mr. Man-
gum are u letter written by David
K. Niles, Administrative Assislatil
to President Truman, *n response to
Mr. Mang'im's letter asking about
the civil ights aspects of the Co
lumbia Ci.se and u copy of the At
torney General’s statement on the
case. The lexl of Attorney General
Tom C. Clark’s statement as as fol-
low.s:
Horace Frierson |
Unitt*d Stales Allorney '
Columbia. Tennes.sce
I am deeply concerned over
charges which have been made te,.
me that Civil Rights Violations and
possibly other .Federal violations ■
occurred at Columbia Tennessee at i
the time of the civil disturbance^* ■
there on February 2.*) atid 26. You
are hereby directed to at oru^ |
.move the eotut hi Your district al.
I convene a grand jury al the earUeai t
Continued on back page) j
1
Status of Vets
Cause Great
Alarm at Meet
OR. LAWLAH
I miito unuiann
Aubrey Williams, former NYA
administrator and now editor r>i
it CIO-F.rmcrs' Union sponsored
publication in Montgomery, Ala.,
told an interracial ministers con
ference held at Tuskegee Insti
tute lust week that in the effort
to remove segregation "appease
ment never pays and tempromise
o- basic human rights never
v'c lui «uil. We six'*!! act gee rid
of some of out problems in Amer
ica until we gvt rid of segrega
tion and all that goes along with
it."
The speaker sees "Suiilhern
while youth as fur more rc:>son-
iible in conception of minority
group problems than their eld-
GOLDSBORO — The issue of the status of Nfttro vet
vnins broke up a meeting of a group that met at t'ily Hall
here on last Friday for the purpose of creating a new, in
dependent veterans' organization. Without saying a word,
the presence of about twenty Negro veterans provoked
a discu.ssion that broke up the meeting.
— - The meeting started off ii; great
style, with the election of Edwin
■ C. Ipock president. Jim Sutton
C'lbb of Fremont, vice presiaent
and M. B Andrews secretary. All
GOVERNOR SETS
APRIL 6TH AS
“ARMY DAY”
Raleigh—Governor R. Qregg
Cherry has called on the people
of North Carolina to celebrate Ar
my Day. April 6th. In a procla.lia-
tion issued from the capitol and
made public by the Governor’s pri
vate secretary. John Harden. Gov
ernor Cherry pointed out the fact
that "This i.** the firs: time since
the cessation of hostilities that full
honor can be done in recognition
of the glorious feats, faith and loy
alty of the men and women of the
Army."
The Governor called upon the
people of North Carolina to "Make
this day memorable by "hole-
heartedly entering into the cere
monies and celebration, thus pay
ing tribute to the gre^t accomplish-
ments of our Army and thereby
honoring the veterans ot World War
1 and World War II."
President Truman, in a previous
ly issued proclamation, had invit
ed the Governor of each state to
is^tue proclamations calling for the
oh-servance *if Army Day.
In response to the call from the
Governor. civic organizations
throughout the State have, in co
operation vilh Military Installa
tions, arranged lor parades, dis
plays of equipment, bai.quets and
specche.-t honoring those who have
served and are serving with the
Army.
NEGRO R.R. MEN
WAGE BATTLE
FOR THEIR JOBS
(ISO CLOSES
Sl. Loui.s (ANP) — A federdl
court injunction will be suuglit
by 128 Negro employes of tne
the officers are white.
After the president ond tiikoit the
chair, the question  f the Negro
veterans came up. Th«- group vot
ed to admit the Negro veterans to
full membership, and then the
argument started.
A white member moved that the
Negroes be represented on the gov
APRIL 3CTH
Frisco railroad to prevent being Krning body, whereupon the presi
replaced by white membesB of the 1 dent stated that he had intended
B.otherhood of Railroad Train-; asking the Negro veil...ms to stay
men, according to an announce-| after the meeting and offered his
mtnl here Wednesday by lawyers {help to them In forming their own
for the group. | organization. Another white man
The Frisco railroad was coerced ! moved that all veterans, white or
into dismissing the 128 men bylNe8r« be eligible to Join the or-
ribe BHT, said Vernon C. Coffey I i^ lMUon, and the motion was
of Kansa.e City, attorney for the' cb* . led. Several white men unsym-
Brotherhoo dof Trainmen, Brake-[pathetic to the motion left at this
men. Porters, Switchmeg. Fire- | point.
men and Railway employes. The - Another while man r .ised th"
men were hired os porters but I question of social functions and
neve been doing the work of , movi-d that the Negroes form a
h:.‘kimten along with porter du-j separate organization, which was
tu^*. Coffey revealed. ruled out of order as the sruuD
RALEIGH — The .■*ervicemen'a
center loctaed at 600 South Blood-
worth Street and operated by the
United Service Orgunzation, Inc.,
will terminate its services on April
•to Kenneth S. Dale, regional sup
ervisor for USO-YMCA, in a r«-
eent meeting with the committee of
management released the date.
Mr. Dale mentioned the policy of
USO of terminating clubs in arew
here troop loads are reduced to
extent that USO is not Justified
m continuing its services. He ex
pressed appreciation to the com-
[mittce of manaRcmenl for the fine
■ spirit of co*>peratlon and the pai*
' riotic services rendered to service
j men and women.
A committee has been .appointed
I to plan a rt.ognition program to
I hinor all who have rendered vol-
I unti-er scvice in the club since its
I incvplion. P. J. Carnage Is ehair-
Booker T. WartikigNli IH.
grand of the imntortal Bookei
T. Washington will cast th*-
first spade of soil in the ground
breaking ceremonies which will
be held on the old Burrough's
Pjantatiun in Franklin County.
Virginia on April 5th to mark
the tiegmning of the establish
ment of the $2,000,000 memor
ial which is planned to com
memorate t h e life of Booker
T. Washington and to perpetu
ate Ip- ideals and teachings
Young .Mr. Washington who .s
an annitect, will also a.ssist in
the planning of the memorial
S. J. Piiillips, President of
the Booker T. Washington
Memorial, stales that the pro
gram of the memorial will
grandson of the immortal Book
ei T. Wa.shington will cast the
fulness TowartLs Others." The
country's response to the ap-
prat for coiiiribulions is high
ly encouraging.
age children which she teaches
herself. Out of this clau much
good leiuHs have been obtained
in coping with the problem of
truancy. Mrs. Herrfhg and her
faculty are planning In, impeeve
the grounds of the school. Ve
netia nblinds have been placed
at the windows. The office of
the principal is v’eil-equipped,
and many other good things are
being done by this great leader
ind her co-workers.
N.C. EX-GOVERNOR
SPEAKS TO
CHIRCH GROUP:
Raleigh — Ex-Governor J. M.
Broughton, one of the most prom
inent Baptist Laymen in North
Carolina spoke at the Manley St.
Christian church on last Sunday
morning from the subject, 'The
Universal Church."
Mr. Broughton emphasized the
• Cuntir'ied on page 8)
Claims Mortician Refused
ed that there is nothing unconsti
tutional in his state’s statute re
quiring rigid separation along rac
ial lines.
Thurgood Marshall presenting th"
4pM te the* court argued that dua
'to the element of interstate travel
involved the federal government
akme was in a position to pas^
governing laws. Attorney Hattie
presenting a cool rejection of the
principles of racial distinctions in
a manner termed "brilliant" by u*
listening official, said the law con
flicts with national policy. Both
laws of Congress and previous de
risions of the Supreme Court "mak"
It clear thi national policy is op
posed to racial distinctions. T^at
in itself should be enough for a
..ecision In favor of Misa Morgan."
The case was argued in a cout»-
room filled to overflowing by a
ten.se crowd which listened intently
to the arguments being presenter
m what would be the most serious
set-back suffered by Jim-Crow ir.
America if the court handed dow;*.
a decision favorable to Miss Mor
gan. The decision of the court ir
pending.
occurred at Columbia Tennessee at
the time of the civil disturbances
thr re on February 25 and 36. You
are hereby directed to at on^
move the enzurt to your dh.-'ick M
convene a grand Jury at the earlleat
Continued on back page)
DR. LAWLAH
tute last week that in the effort
to remove segregation "appease
ment never pays and domproroise
on basic human ri j never
v'orlu «.4U. Wa shall out get rid
uf some of our prcAlems in Amer
ica until we get rid of segrega
tion and all that goes along with
It."
LEAVES HOWARD
MED. SCHOOL
The speaker sees "Southern
while youth as far more reason
able in conception of minority
gr'.-up problems than their eid
ers," and called upon minislcn,
farmers and labor to unite their
efforts ,'j "pre»crve those gains
made under the New Deal which
advanced the cauf of human
brotherhood.'' lANP)
MAN TO DIE (N
To Release Body of Mother j GAS CHAMBER
WILMINGTON, N. C —One of the
most unusual stories on record here
relative to arguments over a body
took place here over the week-end.
in an exclusive interview with
Miss Lucy Milton, 1115 Cowan S'...
u representative got the following
story.
. Miss Milton says that her mothev,
ALLEGED KILLER
FOUND IN JAIL
Raleigh — Lee Wilson, 48-year-
old man who has been sought
op a murder cnarge for six years
IS now serving a six month sen
tence in a Maryland prison. Wil
son was convief-d of larcency in
Maryland.
He is wanted here in connec
tion with the shooting of Wilbert
Morgan, on May 4, 1940 at the
East End pool room, Green and
Davie Streets, during an argu
ment that came up in a game of
"Georgia skin."
Evidence in the case leads to
the fact that Wilson pulled a pis
tol and shot Morgan three times
as Morgan was running from the
place. A knife was found in Mor
gan's rijht hand.
The Deparln .'nt of Justice in
Washington wired W. P. Whitley,
head of the City-County bureau
ot identification the information
.'bout Wilson. A telegram has
been sent to Maryland to a.sk that
Wilson -be held at the expiration
of his sentence, so that he can be
i'rought back here and tried.
Two hundred and fifty grafted
black walnut trees of the Thomas
variety will be alloted for demon
stration work to farmers in Avery,
Buncombe. Haywood, Madison and
Swain counties.
Mrs. Isabel Milton, died in Com
munity ho.spital—which ha.s been in
the new.s for the better part of a
year—last Thursday. According to
her. John T Davis and Geotge W
Allen, funeral director, came to her
houae to inform her of the deaUi.
Mr. Davis, she said, came into tr.e
house while Mr. Allen remained in
hLs automobile. Mr. Davis offered
to lake .Miss Milton to the hospi
tal. While enruute, neither Mr. Davis
nor Mr. Allen identified ihemselvts
as undertakeis or undertakers' rep-
re.%entatjves. the bereaved woman
raid.
When they reached the hospital,
hospital, Miss Milton claims that
Miss Milton claims that Miss Vir
gin- Stancil, who works in the
office, told Miss Milton that she
wa.s due a $3.40 refund and offered
her a paper to sign. Miss Milton
stated that she was under the im
pression that she was signing a re
fund paper, when actually she
learned later, she was assigning the
body of her mother to Mr. Allen.
She says that Mr Davis did not
come into the hospital but tha. Mr.
Allen, who still had not identified
himself, was present in the corri
dor of the institution. She further
stated that no one at the hospital
old her that her mother was dead.
AU he while. Miss Milton claims.
Miss Lucille MUton, the deceased's
niece had been in the corridor of
the hospital, even before Messrs.
Alien and Davis came to her Cow
an street home, yet the hospital au
thorities did not tell her oi the
death of Mrs. Milton.
When Miss u.ucy MUton, accord
ing to her story, arir\ ed at nor
home, Mr. Allen gave her his busi
ness card. Not knowing that she
had signed the body over to Mr.
Allen, she asked her uncle, James
Williams, to call the John H. Shaw's
Funeral Home, which be did. When
the attendants from the latter es-
.Continued on back page)
RAI.EIGH — One mr-n r .
, Hart, of Halifax County, is sched-
:uled to walk the last mile that ends
i in North Carolina's lethal gas cham-
! ber sometime Friday morning un
less Governor Cherry grants a re
prieve or othewise intervenes.
: Hart was convicted In Halifax
I County of murdering a woman, Mar
jory Blackwood, and in a double
killing also convicted of second dc-
i gree murder for killing her broth-
! cr, Al Preston Blackwood. Both
killings took place on August 1, 1945.
I Guemery Herring, another death
i row occupant, was saved by a la^t
minute reprieve from death on Fri
day. The reprieve was granted, ac
cording to Governor Cherry, to en
able Paroles Commissioner Hatha
way Cross and his associates on the
new evidence in the case. Herring
(Continued on Page Eight)
WASHINGTON (ANP) — The
dramatic resignation last week of
Dr. John W. Lawlah, dean of How
ard University's medical school,
will become effective after .April
9, unie.ss the trustee board rules he
I must remain at his post until the
iend of the current scho*)! term, or
I around July ).
I Dr. Lawlah’s resignation is report
ed to have climaxtHl a luiig-smould-
I ering feud within the school’s ud-
1 ministration over the question of
I putting into effect salary adjust-
I nicnts made last fall by u.iiversily
• trustees. His clash with Dr. Mor-
j decai Johnson, Howard's president,
I on the salary issue at that time is
I said to have led to a split between
them.
The Piovidvnt htisplial
I iChifugO) chief is leported to have
told Dr. Johnson to find a new head
tor the medical school when the
University'., president repeatedly
'ignored his recommendations fjr
increai^ed teacher salaries in his
department. Non-teachii/g staff
members limaxed a bitter struggle
last fall by forcing university of
ficials to recognize the CIO United
Federal Workers of America as bar-
)aining agent for them.
Dr. Lahlaw is said to consider
the deanship of Howard Medical
School largely adminiftrallva
which takes too much of his time
from the medical field. His resigna
tion stated he would like to devote
more lime to teaching, research and
to take care of his practice. He Is
reported to have begun planning to
(Continued on page eight)
D. C. Negro Lawyer Files
Charges Against Supt.
WASHINGTON (ANP) — There is no other *city in the
world like Washington. It Ls stricll" jim-crow, yet bright spots
is the defense of Howard W. Gill, superintendent of the district
jail, under fire for incompetence and other charges, by a Negro
lawyer, John D. Wilson.
Mr. Gill, white, holds a most responsible community post
courts. The manner in which he is conducting the Gill case
His Negro lawyer has a reputation second to none in the district
has won wide acclaim.
Although the cards seem stacked against Mr. Gill, who
mtroduced humanitar’anism in a semi-barbarie setup, the fight
is "ill the more remarkble because of Wilson's ingenuity in
handling the witnesses against Gill. His cross examinations
are showing that the matter is purely personal and not an
indictment of Gill’s administration or his ability.
Stranger still, although Gill had done his best to make
Negro criminals mend their ways and b'^come community
assets rather than community liabilities, a Negro member of
the welfare board voted for -his suspension and trial! One
Negro condemned him, while another Negro tries to save him!
LIBRARY FUND
(lieu, ciwuruiiiK lu au
mint here Wednesday by lawyers
for the group,
The Frisco railroad was coerced
into dismissing the 128 men by
■the 6KT, saAd Yvmon C. CofEey
of Kansas City, attorney for tin
! Brotherhoo dof Trainmen, Brak,'-
Inun, Porters, Switchmeg, Firr-
nie*n and Railway employees. The
' men were hirc-d as ^rt‘r3 but
hev»‘ been doing the work of
|b:,-kemen along with porter du-
tie.s, Coffey revealed.
The d». "harges were ordered
bcause the BRT insisted the Ne-
gt'oes cease doing braknrw'n’s
v/ork, said Harry L. Worman,
chief operating officer for the
Frisco railroad.
“XYe didn't want to duscharge
tne men.’’ he added, but unless
they can do the other work we
have no use for them."
The Brotherhood of Trainmen.
Br.ikemen. Porters. Switchmen.
Firemen and Railways employes
uniiin is independent o^ other
railway !>rotherhoods.
I help t" them in forming their own
I organization. Another white m-in
I moved that all veterans, white or
I Negro be eligible to Join the or-
I ganizatton. and Um miSicin waa
‘carried. Several white men uniym-
I pathetic to the motion left at this
I point,
Another white man raised the
' question of social functions and
movfd that the Negi-oes form a
: separ.ite organization, which waa
ruled out of order as the group
' had already voted to admit the Ne-
1 gro vets. A motion was then car-
• ried to place one Negro on the gov-
' emlng board as a member at large
, whereupon all the Negro vets rose
I in a bod.v and silently filed from
the room Not one of them had
1 :pokcn a word.
The group that remained then
i started to nominating for the gov
erning board, but 'when they re-
! convened less than half of the ori
ginal number wa.s present, and the
meeting broke up in disorder.
wtwre troop lowls are itMMHM W
the extent that USO is r«t JtLrttfM
in continuing its ser.'lcea. He ax- |
preaaed appreciation to tha ooM-
mittee at maoagement ter the
iipirk of cooperation and llte pOt* \
riotic services rendered to swtee
men and women.
A committee has been appointed
to plan a recognition program to
’ honoi all who have reiWerad voi-
: unteer wvice in the club smee its
inception. F J. Carnage is ohair-
man; serving with him are iipreaeu-
j tatives from the Girls Service Or-
j ganizatton, the Volunteer ServiC' ,
Organization. Comittee of Manage
ment. and the USO Club Staff.
The following letter of aid^reela-
I tion was sent >ut by the Board of
; managers;
Ral igh, N, C.
April 2. 1946
Mr, H- M. Holmes, Director
Bioudwurth Street USO
Raleigh. N. C.
Dear Mr. Holmes:
iConlin’ied on Page Eight)
RALEIGH — The Richard B. Har
rison Library Drive to raise $10.0(K)
for expansion purposes received a
fresh impetu.« when the 3 A Club
of which Lorenzo Carsen is presi
dent. informed Mrs. Mollie H. Lee
thl the club had agreed to give
one hundred twenty five dollars
to the effort. The giving epidemic
became very contagious when the
James E. Shepard School, Zebulon.
under its progre.ssive principal.
Prof. Garland Crews, reported a
pledge of $360 and payments total
ing $73 to date. Tho Flower Gar
den Club of which Mrs, Avery
Horton is president held a basket
raffle and reported $35. While th-?
faculty at Crosby-Garfield had al-
ro-idy made their gifts, the stu
dents held the first of a scries ut
planned efforts and the result was
$16.45. Mr. M. D. Williams is prin
cipal.
The local chapter of the Omega
Psi Phi fraternity gave the fund
$2.5. The Raleigh Paint Supply
Company sent its check for $10. 'The
Booker T. Washington Club of
which Mr. John Chavis is presi
dent, let down its bucket where it
stands and up came a gift of ten
dollars. Prof. James A. Watkins
brought a gift of fifty dollars from
his Sandy Fork School. Rev. and
Mrs. G. E. Check of the State Bap
tist Religlou.s Education Depart
ment, sent in their gift of fihecn
dollars. The College Women's Club
sent in its contributi'in of twenty
dollars.
Every day children pour across the
threshold of the library seeking in-
foimution, inspiration and cultural
development; everyday men and
women from every walk of life
stop at the oasis to dnnk from its
refreshing spring-; the vitamins of
life itself. Here march the great
est warriors of all time. In the
c|uietne.ss of the place stand Jews.
Mohammed and Buddha and thou-
stands of other leaders in religious
thought. Philosophers and scien
tists, ministers and laymen, politi
cians and pact, lend the finest of
their lives into molding the kind
of character so necessary in these
days of stress and strai" In many
instances, during the past ten
years, it is has been the only light
house fur the poor, the wretched
and lonely. Will you- help this tiny
acorn to become on oak? Will you
(Continued on Page Eight)
Clerics Ask White
Daily For “Fair Play
99
WILMINGTON— The Wilmington
Ministerial Alliance, composed of
Negro ministers of Wilmington and
vicinity, went on record at their
Tuesday morning meeting held at
Sr. Stephen's AME Church as pro
testing the use of the insulting term
"darkey" which appeared in a twn-
column headline on the front page
of the Wilmington Morning Star,
daily, of Monday, April i.
*010 headline which caused much
adverse comment among Wilming
ton's Negro population follows;
" 'Darkey's Meditation's Begin In
I Today’s Star " The story concerned
I the beginning of a series of Ham-
I bone cartoons which will be car-
'-ried each day by the Star.
I The complete article follows:
By HAMBONE
Yes.sah. here I is! Maybe you folks
don't know me yit—I ain’t suipriz-
ed ef you don’t—but us alls’ gwine
t' be lots better quainted as shors
as yo're bawn. I likes mos' ever'body
an' all de folks like me speshutly
de little folks.
Why. man, I'm Hambone! Co’ss
I is! An' I’m gwine I' be wid you
Styles Candidate For
N. C. Assembly
William M. Styles, young Ashe
ville attorney, will be u candi
date fur the Democratic nomina
tion for representative in ihe
Nort hCarolina General Assem
bly from Buncombe County, sub
ject to the Democratic primary
on May 26. it was announced las:
week.
Styles will be a candidate on
the GI ticket for one of the
pIacc^ now held by E L. Lofton,
George Shuford and Geotge
Craig.
Styles is a native of Buncombe
county, the son of J. Scroop
Styles, an Asheville attorney.
Styles is u graduate of Grace
high school and studied law at
the Asheville University Law
school. He is a member of Cen
tral Methodist church and the
American Legion.
An agreer'ent has been made
among eastern farm labor leaders
whereby efforts will be made to
help both farmers and migrant
workers in plans for harvesting
crops in the summer and faU.
all ev'ry day. startin’ right now
. Where 'bouts is ) gwine t’ appeazT
• Why in de Mawnin’ Star t' be sbo!
i Ain’t no yuther way or meetln’ you
. folks, out heah in Wilmington, cep-
'■ tin' in de Star’ cause dat's de paper
' all de quality folks peruses.
I want t' tell yo’ all 'bout my
I boss. Maybe you done heard tell
I er Mistuh Alley! Well, yo’ gwine to
meet me and him both terdayl MU-
tuh Alloy me done know ea^
yuther si .org time dst mos*
pee'ple s'ip>*c's we's one an* de
same.
(Continued on page 8)
U. S. Public Health
Urge Preventative Aid
To Fight Tuberculosis
WASHINGTON lANP) — Two
preventive methids were urged
here last week by the L. S. Pub
lic Health service against tubercu
losis.
They are frequent chest X-ray.
to find tuberculosis in early stages
before it becomes advanced, and
prompt treatment of early tuber
culosis, once it has been diagnosed.
Early tuberculosis can be complete
ly healed in a short time, the
agency said, if good medical care
is made available immediately.
Frequent chest X-ray examina
tions were urged at tuberculosis
control case-finding programs of
health departments and tuberculosis
associations. Such agencies operate
over 400 portable chest X-ray unifs
throughcut the country, the U. S.
Public Health service said.
The myth that Negroes have more,
tuberculosis than whites was blast
ed the USPHS' repor* The rate of
tuberculosis infection for both ra
cial groups IS almost the same, the
agency said, but the Negro i$mUx
rate from the disease is three times
as high as that for whites.
This strange paradox, long recog
nized by health officials, has been
proved by large-scale chest X-rsy
examinations carried on throughout
the country where thous'’nds of
persons of both races are being
examined in the nation-wide tight
against tuberculosis.
At vhe University of Chicago and
affiliated Provident hospital, where
thousands of patients each year arc
given chest X-ray examination, a
smaller per cent of Negroes, four
per cent, had tuberculosis than dU
white patients, 4.17 per cent. Ilieto
was a much larger number of Ne
groes with serious tubtrculosia and
who needed immediate treatment
than whites.
The percentage of Negroes in ser
ious need of treatment waa 3.64 per
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