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BONDS OR BONDAGE- BUY BONDS NOW! Mailing EDITION Volume XXIII —No. 8 Durham, North Carolina. Saturday, February 21\ 1942 • Remember Pearl Harbop , Firemen. U. s. Army Accepts Negro’s Bracket Invention Segregated Units —^—- Cause Prominent Woman Quit Committee SPEAKS TO FARMERS Now York.— Because the Anicr- icau Women’s Voluntary Serviee jnaintai^t'd a segregated unit ^in' Negro' women, here, and ignored ple*6 *h#-«et»l»iisihiwiat ol gw- graphieal divijiJns, oSe of Us most active* mtmbers, Mrs. John liopc, former administrative asut J- t«Bt' the divisieii of pFOgrat^ and exteUgion, has resigned. The AWVS, many of whone members are social r^isterites, lists on its national sponaoriui;; eornniittee Mrs. Mary McLecJ Hethune and Mrs. James Weldoii Johnson, but Mrs. Hope says in her letter of resignation sent to Mrs. Alice T. MacLean, president, doted February 10: “Imagine my dismay when they report they ha o at no time been called to attend ft Sponsors Meeting. I was even more distressed to hear from you that there had been no Meeting of the. national sponsoring commit tee.” Mrs. Ilppe states that a geogra phical unit plan was submitted by her to insure a cross section rep resentation and active ; participa tion in the AWVS by all groups, but that the plan was rejected, “without adequate study.” “Instead," her letter set fourth, “a segregated unit has been sec uji to serve the section, looseVy called Harlem, but in reality, thi J2th and l6th Fire Battalion area.” Mrs. Hope closed her letter by saying that she did not fcel she couVl be true to her belief in the true democratic principle if she remains with an orgatiiaation which from her point of view has violated basic democratic concepts. H -I.' ^ -it i Atty. Carl Roman Johnson. Kan sas City, Ho., racently elected na tional head of the ^ppa Alpha Psi frateir^y, this week announc ed completion of committee which will serve the fraternity daring 1M2. Atty. JohnfN>n is a grtbduate of Oberlin, fioward, and Boston nniversities, has been for 18 years on the trustee board of the Paseo Red Cross Accused Of Cruelty; And “Unscientific Lying” New York. — Among the mo'it severe criticism aimed at the Am erican Red Cross for its policy in refusing to accept blood donations from Negroes and later in segre.^ja- tion the plasma taken from Negio donors, is that of Mary White Ovingtori, treasui'er of the NAACP and one of the Association’s foun ders. Miss Ovington wrote to S. SIok.i Colt, director of the Red Crosi^ War ,Drive: “The Red Cross is placed‘in a position (wholly for eign to its eonception) of beint' unspientific, cruel and disobedient to the Constitution of the United Stat»s. ” Dr; G C, Spiwilding Sf#s At jy^ Scliooi, Asheville ‘ AshevilleT^ iW.- It. !&.llcn School, Asherille, North Carolina was signally honored Wednesday, February 11, when Dr. C. C. Spaulding, of Durham, N. C., was guest speaker at their ehapel ser vice observing Negro History wet>k. After the singing of the Negro National Anthem Rev. L- A. Brown, pastor of Berry Temple Methodist Chtlrch led in the scrip ture lesson and prayer. Miss Juliu Titus, superintendent and princi- p«il of Allen School then introduc ed Mr. A. E. Spears, manager oi’ the Charlotte district of the North Carolina Mutual Life In surance Company, who in turn in troduced Dr. Spaulding, ’in this introduction Mr. Spears stated that Dr. Spaulding, who is presi dent of the Mutual Building and Loan Association of Durham, th? North Caro’Jna Mutual Life In surance Conjpany, and . the M >- chanics and Farmers Bank of*Dnr- Six Queen City Negroes Successfui Garididates For Civil Service Jobs Baptist chnrch. largest Baptist chnrch west of the Bfississippi. and -ham with a branch at Raleigh (the is know natiotially as the militant only Negro bank maintaining a leader of the NAAOP i? Kansas City. In past yean he has been a member of Kappa’s Orand board of directors, and a provincial polo- marce. (ANP Photo) V Noted Medic branch bank) had been elected president of more organizations a greater number of times than anv man of the race. Dr. Spaulding is also trustee of Shaw University and of Howard University and much interested in the cause of education. Dr. Spaulding’s addrc.sK was full of practical advice and encouragement for neatness, thor oughness, reliability and personali ty developnient. He told that he got out of school forty-nine years ago he went to the dictionary to find big words with which to make a good impression. He came upon the words dependability anff res* ponsibiiity and in studying them had found so much meaning that he had never gotten Back to look ing for any more big words. He spoke of the large number of young women who are employed in home offices in Durham and said thjrt he could teU which wore efficient and making good in their work by looking at way thev left their rooms in the morning. He stressed the opportunities which are waiting for the gitl^^ who make the most of their . I chances for education and train- In the affable pose above is jug, emphasis on the four Dr. M. T. Brodie, prominent^'s ”: find the facts, filter the Charlotte physician who is ren* focus the facts, and face the derinff valuai^le service in the! __v— National Defense Program. 1 (Continued on pasre seven) At the recent meeting Ivbld at Shaw University for the bene fit of Negro farmers of Eastern North Carolina, C. C. Spauld ing, president of the N. C. Mutual Life 'Insurance Company was the principal speaker. Mr. Spaulding is shown above de livering his mos.t inspiring address to the farmers, the rostrum are other celebrities of the race. Army Okays Ne|ro Engkleefs Invention Of Radiat(n^ Braci^ Nnshvir.?^ -^(By Willi«m/ A. Reed, Jr., for ANP)-— The I'. S. army accFpfed this week a radia tor bracket, the invention of W. (.*. Madison, a local plumbiiig engi neer, for use in the Loue Star (»r- dnnee plant in Port M’orth, Tex. The bracket enaWed the hanging or radiators at varying height? on the Avails of offices, shops and I's- sembly rooms and was patenteil Iiv Jlr. Madison in 1931. Mr. Madison’s invention is in use throughout the south and wes* ifi -tfchools, federal buildings, busi ness concerns and homes. The Ol -1 fice of Production Management, a- j warded Mr. Madison a contract t»»! furnish the brackets for the .f2'3, ; 000,000 ordance plant in Texas. j The inventor, n Tuskegee gr:u!- j uate. Is a member of the Iowa En-' gineering society, the National i Technical society and the Kappa ! Alplia Psi fraternity. ; Chaimuii PEBBTiJENEINS Miss Gladys .Tenkins of Frank- Seated on and.N^ L. Perry of LoUi.s- j burg, were maiTied Saturday night, i February 14th, in Wake Forest. Dr. L. A. Howell, of Tampa, Fla. chairman, wecntiTe board. Nation al Dental Assn., who has called all board members and committee chairmen to meet at Meharry Den tal colleffa in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 23, to plan for forthcoming con vention and participation of den tists in armed forces. (ANP) V First Negro Company To Specialize In Foot Charlotte, Feb. Iti. —(C P)— ■ Sis of 10 Negro applieanti» tor pt*- , li*e and tire «lep«rtment job.H ouiilr ' grades of TO or higher on raeent ' ^ eJVil >«*r¥jre exani(ittatii^ her» iurl wiU be fnr the fiffieial r^y- ister from wbieh appnntipieiits ar» ' made, it wa>* reported Friday. At leas^ tw« the Negro «f»- : plieantH made exeeltent gthd** on fHe mental tenUs which van pas«eJ bv 63 white appiieants. 2(i men, io- elmling four Negroe^ having fail'd : with qiiij! grarffw whirb from Ie>s than one p»r rent to 6#. The city elerk pomted out tSa possibility th*t s^nne iit the men I hnrdling the exaniinatiod bQ^tioo ' may .^till be tiisiU«lifie«l tor. ‘‘olh- er reasons” when th* eivil serrk** eoiuiniseitip meets to eompV'te tii« , approved li«t. I Other officials hintld none * the Negro, eandidate^, whatever their grades, are likely to obtain police or fire jolb'4 within the Ibb- mediate future, beeaui*# of *'*laek of facilities for segregation of th*. races at Charlotte police anil fir* stations. . They said the eityis.two Nepitf' l»oliee do not work pnder vice regulations, having been detf* ignated as “speeial p«rfieeme«’* to !patrol “certain limited .Ne^j {Areas.” V ■ National Groups Uncork Valuable OTgimei in Philly Information in MissouriLynching St. Louis, Mo. —White citizens in Sikeston will not testify against each other in any prosecution for guilt in the lynching of Cleo' Wright there January 2.5, and they use the threat of a race riot to prevent further investigation and publicity. These facts came out in au in vestigation for and report to thvi NAACP made last week i)y Mr. and Mrs. L. Benoist Tompkins of this city who spent 24 hours in Sikes- ton four days after the lynching, questioning leading whites in the community and leading Negroes in Sunset Addition, the Negro ghetto. Mob Was “Jnst Folks” The make-up of the mob was described as being “just folks— not like our last lynching—done by the upper classes.” Southeast Mis souri’s last lynching was in Missis sippi County, December 18, 1921, (Continued on page seven) Dr. Vernon Johns At Presbyterian Church Sunday Dr. Vernon Johns, noted minis ter of Farmville, Virginia, will be the ^speaker at the Pine Street Presbyterian Church, Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, and Sulfday evening at 7:30 according to an announcement of the pastor, Rev. W. Tycer Nelson. Dr. Johns, who is rated as one of the greatest preachers in Amev- icfl, has spoken in Durham on sev eral occasions and always is greet ed by an cntKusiastic audienc". The publie -is cordially invited to hear Dr. Johns both at the morn ing and evening services. St. Louis, —(ANP)— Hob.son R. Reynolds, grand director of civ il liberties, I.B.P.O.E.AV., conduct ed his own investigation last week into the lynching at Sikeston, last Jan. 25. Reynolds, whose appear ance in no way reflects his racial identity, quietly entered the sleepy little southern town located in Mis souri’s “boot heel” cotton section, secured quarters and as quietly proceeded to gather evidence and facts from the townspeople. When asked how, long he re mained in Sikeston, Reynolds star ed, ^‘I was there lonff enough to discover what I wanted to know— that the real cause behind Cleo Wright’s lynch-burning was the determination of a prejudiced mi- By BEKRIOS and DOLO&ES 0A£V1N (Exclusive to Calvin Service) Philadelphia, Pa. — In 1941, a group of Negro Philadelphians got together and organized a company which would specialize in combat ing all types of foot ills, for this group felt that of all pwples, the Nf^ro's feet were the most over worked- i ( Significantly called Laughing Foot Company, it not only put on the market two new products, the Laughing Foot powder and oint ment, but did something unheanl of by creating a eonsulting elinie which would seieniifieaUy analize the problem of oar lowest extremi ties. Almost overnisrht, the emie has been a sensation, foor It answers the walking pers«a’s prayers. Comfort Aids; Is | Jersey Governor Pleads-For Be nority to intimidate and scare our Right now it i* making a complete people so that their efforts at se-1 study of the eauMs^ prevention curing their civil liberties and eeo- and eoorrection of foot troabks. nomie'freedom guaranteed by'^h^j'For in«tanct, did ka«w that ll-4 of all the hoaea ia ywar hady (Ck>ntinue| on pa^e four) } are in your fiett ' ( Trenton, New Jersey. (C)— Oovernoor Charles Edison, simi dt Ciiarles EdiMtt, iftcrce^ed toda^ with Qov. Frank If. Dixon of Ala* baiha on behalf of Nathan Baatt* champ, etdored, w^ eee^wdriwefc an Ala. earap |urison in 1940 serving a life tejrm and surrendered to Newark advice of the’Jersey braaek NAACP. D«e ^ Ue aitnptSaa uniform extraditira lawa, tha" of Jersey no longer cretiou in rafard to other stataa and the*' warrant is a aotlar the ease of BaaackMifh son wrote to 3«». man's aetiaa that of hia fiv«« do* to tlift
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