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Volume XXIII — Number 20
BUY WAR BONDS TODAY
Durham, North Carolina, Saturday, May 16, 1942
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AWARD
YOUNG NEGRO IS
FINALLY CITED FOR
HEROIC DEED
Washington, (Special to the
TIMES) — The President of the
United States has awarded; jje
Navy Cross to Doris Miller, Mess
Attendant First Class, U. S. Navy,
for heroism displayed during; the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1&41.
He was cited “for his distin
guished devotion to duty, extra
ordinary courage and disregard
for his own personal safety during
the attack,'*
Miller was commended by Secre
tary of the Navy Frank Knox on
April 1, and he has received an ad
vancement in rating since the at
tack on Pearl Harbor. His com
mendation from the Secretary
stated that “While at th« side of
his iC^pkiiv tfiUer,
despite enemy strlifing and bomb
ing and in the face of a serious
fire, assisted in. moving his Cap
"tltfirr wtio had
wounded, to a
safety, and
operated
mortally
bMn
place of greater
later manned and
a machine gun until
ordered to leave the bridge.”
Miller was born October 12,
1919, at Waco, Texas, and first
enlistod as Mess Attendant Third
Class at Dallas, on September 10,
1Q39. His next of fin is his fa
ther, Conery Miller, Route 1, Box
339, Waco, Teax."
V
Beware of too sublime a sense
Of your own wortfi" and consequ
ence.—Comper. ^
V—^
Unselish and noble acts a*e the
most radiant epochs in the biogra^
phy of souls.—Thoreau.
Raleigh Bus Company
Wants Line to Butner
Raleigh, May 1.—Ajjother bus
company has petitioned 4he State
Utilities Commission to be allowed
to haul passengers to Camp But
ner, the Army’s new triangular res
ervation in (franville County.
Chief Clerk B. O. Self said the
Pehny and Phelps Bus Lines, or
ganized in Raleigh Friday, May
1st, requested franchise to carry
passengers from Raleigh to the
camp.
The firm is the fifth to apply for
roDtes tQ the new cantonment near
■Cneedmoor. , .
Others, which have received
franchises after lengthy squabbles,
are Colonial Bus Lines of Charles-
lon^BTC*.; Durham Transportation
Company; Granville Transporta
tion Company; and the Roxboro
Transportation Company.
V
A. Lw Turner Named
Exec. Sec’y* D. C. N. A.
The DnrSam Committee on Ne
gro Affairs annonnced last we^k
the appointmant or* BCr. A. L.
Tomer,' political scientist, as part-
time 'executive secretary of the
Committed for ~CIire« months be-'
giiming in Majr. Mr. Tnmer is
professor'of Law at North Caro
lina College an? ^ candidate for
the degree of doctor of philosophy
in PoliticarScience at the Univer-
s!^ of Mic&igan.
Appointed
s. C. Democrats Turn
Deal Ear To Pleas
For Colored Voters
Columbia, S. C., (Special to the
CAROLINA TIMES) — Introduc
ed by five white ‘ Democrats and
eloquently pleaded for their spok
esman, a resolution to have the
state Democratic convention revise
the ruling which inakes it impos
sible for a Negro to take part in
the Democratic primary in this
state unless he is 87 years old,
was turned dfawn by the Richland
county DemWatic convention,
Monday, May 4,
The resolution was the result of
a request April 22 by a large dele
gation of Negro citizens here, led
by the local NAACP, to^ have the
state convention consider chang
ing the rule. The NAACP said it
will continue its efforts to get the
ballot for Negroes in thq,state.
The resolution was offered to
the county convention by Dr. J.
Heyward Gibbes, R. Beverly Her
bert, Marion A. Park, Fi-ancis
Bradley and D. W. Robinson.
Dr. Gibbes, speaking in behalf -f
the resolution said he had a feel
ing of genuine humility when
drafting it; that he was convinc
ed that a large element of Negro
citiKens “is now qualified in mind
and^character to take part in our
form of government.”
He urged the convention not to
“turn »this thing down without
prayerful consideration” and said
that “it’s coming in one form or
another.”
South Carolina for years has
opposed giving Negroes a voice in
government and local daily papers
have actively campaigned against
it. The press of the state bowled
"Negro domination” when in
1939, Negroes in Greenville regis
tered for the primary prior lo the
1940 presidential election. Negro
es did not vote in this state in
that election. South Carolina Sena
tor E. D. Smith walked out of the
Democratic convention in Philadel
phia because Negroes were parti
cipating. Typical of the majority
attitude is the editorial in the
Greenvtlle, S. C., Piedmont which
states: “That is why we present
the practical poipt that an effort
to start Negroes generally voting
would bring injury first of all to
the welfare of the Negroes them
selves. The situation for years has
been working itself ouf satisfac
torily to both races as a whole.
Why not let it alone t”
DR. B. P. I^-BOLPH
One pf Durham’s in^t promip-
enii^yoHng physicians^^Or. R. P.
Raqdolph^ will leave soon'for Port
Qli^chuca, Arizona where be will
receive the rank-^of first lieuten-*
ant in the U^-S^- Army,—Medical
Corps. He will be on post at the
newly estfiblished Station Hospi-,
tal, all Negro unit, at Huachuca
serving . under Lt. Cpl. 0. M.
Bousfield, M. D., who before this
appointment was a leader in the
National Medical Association.
After graduating from Howard
University Medical School in 1934
he came to serve an interneship of
one year at Lincoln Hospital in
Durham. He has been practicing
in the city of Durham since 1935.
T)i’ Randolph is a member of both
llie State and National Medical
Associations, and on the staff of
Lincoln Hospital. He is also a
member Qf the Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity.
Pay Case Finally
Closed by Entering
“Consent Decree”
Richmond, Va., (Special to the
TIMES) — i'he guit for equal pay
to Negro teachers her^ was con
cluded with the entering of a con
sent decrefle which was signed by
Judge Robert N. Pollard of the TT,
S. district clurt. May 5-
By ‘this decree the school board
and the superintendent of schools
Jesse H. Binford, are permanent
ly restrained from discriminating
ill payment of salaries to Antoin
ette E. Bowler, the members of the
Richmond Teachers’ Ass'eciation
who filed suit, December 24, 1941,
or to any other . Negro teachers.
Thurgool Marshall, NAACP spe
cial counsel, and Oliver W. Hill
of Richmond acted^'for the teach
ers in this case. ^
The decree contained terms pre
viously agreed upon between the
teachers and the school board by
wliTcB complete equalizai
be reached in five years. It is so
worded that if the school board
should violate the terms, the de
cree will have the effect of an in
junction to restrain such viola
tion.
The school board wag also in
structed to pay to colored teach
ers on or before June 11, a lump
sum representing the accrued dif-
ference between their monthly
salaries since September, 1941 and
the amount they have been receiv
ing.
V r—,
“I don't know of any better
investment than the United
States Government,’
Under Arrest
LKANDKR DERR, young busi
ness man of Monroe who w-ia ar-.
rested and placed in jail at Char
lotte for writing a letter ,fo a
Cbai;lottp newspaper in
was accused pf "sedition. The
yoiing. man has been turned over
wiTT ■ for tut
tion.
Police At Monroe Jail
YoungMan ForProtestin|f
Discrimination In S Car/
Charlotte, (Special to the TIMER)
—Leander Derr, young Negro
busine.ss man of Monroe was lot-
ged in jail here this weeic after he
had written a letter to the Char
lotte News on the Subject “What
is the Negro Fighting For?” The
letter, according to some of the
white people of Monroe, contain
ed expressions which they con
sidered insulting to the United
States, and a warrant was issued
for the young Negro’s »rresL
Mr. Derr was transferred here
for safekeeping by Monroe police
when .. became evident that white
cftizens in Monroe were becoming
inflamed after reading the letter.
The letter which appeared in
the Cliaflotte newspaper, Tuesday,
Rev. W. Tycer Nelson
Speaks In Meclenburg^
Thf Rev. W.- Tycer Ncflsoi}, pas
tor of Pine , Street Kesliytcrian
Church, and" Jeanes Rural Church
Counsellor for the State of Vir
ginia, will be the Baccalaureate
speaker for Mecklenbury County
Training SchooT of South Hill,
Virginia on Sunday, May 24th.
Next Sunday, May' 17th, he will
address a Mass Meeting of the
National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People at
St. Paul Polytechnic Institute,
Laurenceville, Va.
ion County, S. C., for taking steps
to’^prohibit Negroes from voting
in that state.
The letter as it appeared in the
Charlotte News Is as follow:
WHAT IS THE NEGEO
FIGHTING FOR?”
Turns Down NAACP’S Answw
To Pegler’s Attack On Negro Pi^
West Virginia Man’s
Rubber “Sutetitute”
To Be Complete Test
Washington, — A Wet Virsinia
dentis_t, it developed is the inven
tor who has excited Government
experts hy declaring he eau make
a rnbher stibstitute natural
gas, coal, wood and grain.
Dr. Glenn L. Casto of Spencer, ,
11, scored the people of — W7nra.~Wfiio^TaIkF(T wlrt TPpnrtFrs ‘ th«fr T»»-eetowni—was. intpn.Wl
New York — Declining to print
the NAACP's cbullenge to West
brook Pegler for his attack on the
Nt'gro press April 2S, the
York Worhl-Telesrram «aid’it was
becans'e "we believe it wOnW
serve no great pnrpofie to eontfnae
the controversy.”
The NAAP sh^rrjljj scored
Pegler as a “soar coim*'#-J’ aad
dared him to prove that the Negro
press is subversive. Attenpti^ 0
j cxetwe PefT^tr’a nastly eritieisHi M
I constrnctive. the WorW Telegraio
said: “It will be generally agreed
to
GENERAL CONFERENCE
OF CME CHURCH OPENS
IN CHICAGO AT ST. PAUL
Bishop 0. H. Phillips, Senior of
the Church, Presides at Opening
Day’s Sessions; Many Chnrch
Problems Confront Big Metho
dist Body
BY 0. E. CHAPMAN
Chicago, (ANP) — The general
conference of the Colored Metho
dist Episcopal chnrch got under
way here Wednesday morning at
the St. Paul CME church. The
huge auditorium was jammed from
the gallery to the basement and
great crowds overflowed in all
directions.
Bishop Charles H. Phillips, of
the First Episcopal district, Cleve
land, presided with the poise and
dignity characteristic of him dur
ing his illustrious life, the distin
guished prelate having rounded
of the denomination. Notwith
standing the senior bishop’s ad
vanced age, he was keenly alert
mentally, and incredibly active
physically. The great concourse at
the first assembly marvelled at
the physical strength, dynamic and
scintiiating personality bf the
widely known prelate.
The entire group of bishops—
nine in all was present and por
trayed an array of celebrities be
coming the Church of England in
the yesteryears of the long ago.
The. following bishops occupied
places on the platform: Bishops
C. H. Phillips, Cleveland; R. A.
Carter, Chicago; J. A. Hamlett,
Kansas City, Kane.; J, W. Mc
Kinney, Sherman, Texas; H. P.
Porter, Jackson, Tenn.; J. A. Bray
Chicago, host bishop; J. H. Moore,
Holly Springs, Miss.; W. Y. Bell,
Cordele, Ga.; and -C. L. Bussell,
Washington, D. C.
General Officers Staff
The general officers of the
church occupied places within the
chancel rail. They are: Drs. Luther
Stewart, editor, the Christian In
dex; G. F. Porter, financial secre
tary; W. P. Pipkins, publishing
agent; Bertram W. DoyIe( general
secretary of education; J. B,
Boyd, general secretary of con
ference claimants; B. J. ISmith,
general secretary of religious eda>
cation; C. E. Chapman, general
secretary of public relations; E.
P. Durr, general secretary of lay
activities; W. S. Martin, superin
tendent of Collins Chapel Counee-
tional hospital; J. M. Reed, gen
eral secretary of evangelism. Mrs.
Rossie T. Hollis also occupied a
place among the general officers
as the president of the women’s
missionary connectional council.
Bishop Moore delivered the
quadrennial sermon with great per
suasive power. Bishop Moore used
as subject: “Worshipful Watching
the Need of the Hour.”
He warned against "Bartering
off God's esiate for a mess of
political pottage by half hearted,
temporizing, jneaningless leaders. ’ ’
The Mississippian challenged the
genera] conference not to become
“slaves to what they watch.” In
speaking ^of the world crisis now
prevalent everywhere, he declared
“To often God seeks worshipful
watchers, but ^Tls to find them—
War is the creature of careless
ness and indifference toward God.
War is bom of the seed of care
lessness and indifference and ne
gligence. Nations which care not
^what goes with the opportunities
lo make the world better and a
happier habitat for God and man
will spare for war and strife. A
eareful man, race or nation, sues
Please Tam To P«ffe Eifht
Editors, The News:
Today this country is spending
untold thousands of dollars and
lives (many of them Negro) to
insure the survival of democratic
principles and ideals. Yet (it
seems incredible). Union, S. C.,
“ignocrats” have taken steps to
bar the Negro from voting within
the state.
That action poses the question
for the “nth” time: What is the
Negro fighting fort We are called
to fight for the USA, but what is
our stakef Are we fighting’ to
make it safe for the white man to
take away our right to vote— to
discriminate against us, to exploit
us, t(5 “keep the nigger in his
place?” AVe could get that from
jHitler without fighting.
Does the resolution of Union
County have the approval of the
people of the country? If the an
swer is no, let them be removed
from their political jobs and de
nounced. If yes—well as Patrick
Henry would say it: I know not
what opinion others may have bat
as for me, to hell with the USA.
LEANDER DERR
Box 311, Monroe.
The Democratic Party in South
Carolina has ruled that Negroes
would not be ^mitted to vote in
Democratic primaries unless they
were at least 87 yealra old, and had
voted ^e Democratic ticket con-
tinously for 66 years.
Up until Wednesday no formal
charge had been placed against
Mr. Derr. Charlotte police stated
he was being held for investiga
tion, and was turned over to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
No warrant federal or state has
been served on citizens of Union,
Sonth Carolina for denying Negro
es the right to vote in the state,
and none is expectedlo br issued.
SoiJth Carolina in general isf leon
sidered one of lh'e*most backward
states in the nation. Not only is.
in company with Senator Kilgore 1 jM>int ihe way to a better press
(D-W Va.) was modest about his .md thus to imprwre conditions in
product. He said it was no “cure- j that ^field-
all” for the present lack of na-1 understand how
•tural rubber, but declared It baa
_Been useil to make a new auto- an.l-holding it np'to ri.Hrule
mobile tire which already has run
4,300 milefe and is continuing to
can improve comlitionK. the
NAACP said thi« week. Mr. P«g^
ler would do well to examine his
n tire I is searching' far thiagn to im-
which was run 10,000 mU«s and i own laborbaitii^ rword while he
aci'P goo«l service.
'Been used" to retread
“I
when removed for examination, I,prove,
was found to have one third the f
^ead remaining.
News of the inventor’s claims
leaked ont of Government agenci
es some 10 days ago. At that time,
the word was that samples shown
by the inventor had qualities su
perior to synthetic rubber ^and
equal to or superior to erode. The
inventor was telling his formula,
however, and Government experts
were keeping their fingers crossed
while a laboratory was being built
for a showdown test.
Dr. Casto said that what is un
der construction is not a labora
tory but a pilot test plant in
West Virginia.
This plant, he said, will soon be
turning ont several thousand,
pounds of hisp roduet a day to
be used in large scale tests on
commercial vehicles.
As for the finaiieial end, he said
“we have not asked the Oovern-
i^nt for any money nor have they
volunteered any financial support
even for experimedted work.”
He was ready, he added, to
make his method available to any
producer designated by the Gov
ernment for the duration of the
war provided only that his basic
rights after the war were protect-
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His product is he emphasiz
ed. a synthetic rubber but has phy
sical properties akin to crude
rubber while differing from it in
chemical properties.
FurtRermore, he asserted that
plants for mass prodnetion of the
product coaid b« eonstmeted
quickly and woold reqaire very
little of the critical war materials
of which there, is a shortage. Tlie
ignorance over^elmii^Iy preval
ent among Negroes, but the whites
as welt are to a Iar{^ eztesi of low
neatality and iMckwvd.
Negro ^ent Cieai«i
On Larcmy Charges
Louisburg.—Ifoffit Dotson Wil-
born and Mark Harvey Beyda
Richmond men, charged here with
unlawful possession of whiskejr,
carrying conceal^ weapow and
possesion of burglary tool, receiv
ed eight months each on the roads
upon being found guilty on the
whiskey and weapons charges in
county court Tuesday.
^ J. E. Tuck, Franklin Conntr Ne
gro farm agent, and Oswald Har^
ris, Negro principal of the Qeth-
semane colored school near Bnnn,
were fonnd not gnilty of larcenjr
and receiving. The two Negroea
were arrested in Raleigh fwo weeb
ago by Detective W. O. Xaddrey of
the Raleigh police. Harris had in
his possession at the time of th«
arrest food allefred to hare been
taken from the Geths«man« school
cafeteria. Judge Hobgood said that
evidence against the Negroes was
flijiisv and insufficient.
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SAFETY FIRST
The Federal Fair Labor Sina*
dards Act restricts the cmplof*
nient of youths, under 18 yvnrt
of age, in factories manvfwtwt^
ing explosives, or in or
coal mines.
product itself, h« said, eoatd
produced eheafrfy by qaanfity
thods.
Casio ‘Was edneataJ al
State' Fniveraity. Hi*
his prof e«ina inelaiM
tion in Aasiatiy, atti ht
had, as ■ hn|>y» ■
azperiMMla im wm