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LOCAL LAMPUGH
NOTED METHODIS
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R. E. Jones, Born Here
i 1872, Conference Head
If you are moved by the deeds of
others, who have risen from obscurity
to positions of such prominence
that their names brent he of the successful
effort of men to work together
in mutual understanding Qnd cooperation.
you will enjoy the story
about Robert Elijah Jones, who will
be presiding bishop of the North
Carolina Conference of Methodist
churches (Negro) which will be held
In Greensboro. Octol?er 28 to November
1.
For the story of Bishop Robert E.
. Jones, of Columbus, Ohio, Is one of a
local product who made good. It rey.lates
the life of one who rose from
the position of lamplighter In Greens?
boro, wheo the city was a mere village,
to become a full-fledged bishop
1/in the Methodist church.
jn uie neiu or reiigiuus service,
i -Bishop Jooes has been an authority
oa church matters and was for many
>-jears the leading writer and editor
?'*fOr the ^official church organ, the
f Southwestern Christian Advoacte.
? For distinguished religious service,
5. the Harmon Foundation, Incorporated,
New York city, awarded him Its
bronze medal in 1927 and again honored
him with the gold medal award
1929.
J 'v' Born Here 1,1 ,872'
it \CBishop Jones was born in Oreens?>.boro
February 19, 1872. His father
|^Sldn<dr Dallas, a nutsve of GreensC^boroy
made and mended his shoes,
^'vyhile hia mother,'.Mary HoDey/ In
^contributing/to the support of their
\ itamlly^j-prt a boarding house," the
if Piedmont house, on the spot where
rJ:XW>w stands a part of the Clegg hotel.
? jT' Hia early education, elementary,
f^;bigh school and college, was received
Bennett,. college. He - took -the
?bachelor of {Ilvlnlty degree In 1897
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S,j TOO MANY ON SCOOTER.
??;, Tbe'deelre of Cholett 1">. Griswold.
t\|f?an Diego aircraft worker, to help
' jwln the war by sharing transports'"jtion
facilities, brought hlin a citation
-but not for merit. He had two
!v" fellow workers along with himself oti
>V, hia aingle-seuted motor scooter when
jf.; ponce chiito a nun. inry luamou
with carrying more passenger*
jfotban the proper 'operation of his te
blcie would permit.
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Jurladlction ovwr fur nee Is, sea
potters, walruses and sen lions li
Bleed by the depart
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Outlook Is happy'7
a celebration of Jta ^
sry? on November ^
dltor will be*glad
news conserning;
aat ha* been made.
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'ln'^eny. school,'
C'Mwf, JLn ; ?ny - com-;
organisation.}
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Negro Employment l"
Rises In Baltimore
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Significant changes in the employ- |e
mem 01 in war industries ^
are taking place in tl>e Baltimore
area ns a result of coordinated ac- ot]
tlvitles sponsored by the area office
of the war manpower commission, jf,
Paul V. MrNutt, WMC chairman, nri- m
i imnnced this week, It,
Mr. McNutt declared that recent er
employment surveys in Baltimore in- tli
| Uicqte that employers are attempt- n<
Ing to limit the number of in-ml- a|
grants to the area by hiring larger fj
numbers of Negroes. The studies also a|
indlcute that efforts are being made aj
to utilize fully the skills Negroes al- 8j
ready possess or those recently gain- 4
ed through training. n
Comparison of present employment tl
figures with the findings of a sur- a
vrjr on Negro employment In April, n
1!M2. reveals snlistantlal numerical e
Increases In Negro employment, Mr. e
McNutt declared, as well as Increaa- a
hig instances of the up-grading of i
Negro men ami women employees. s
The Glenn I*. Martin company em- *
ployed 120 Negroes In April, 1042, ?
for Instance; It now employs l.fl&i. #
During the same period, the ^llethle- \
11 hem Falrfleid Shipbuilding company c
i' 714. to more than 2.000. The "Mary- t
I land Drydoek company, which* eiu- I
i ployed approximately 400 Negro** In i
April now has Wlrf'oii It* roll*. *
,The*a* Increase* Iji Negro "employ-. <
nient have not been confined to thene
1 three large Ball t more . employer*. <
1 however, the manpower commission ?
chairman _ pointed out'. One of the I
most significant advaneca has been i
made by'the 'Western Electric com- I
jmny.' In .Aprll.t 1TH2. this company '
employed'only 10 Xegroek. Today <
- more than OOOjColored men and wont- i
, #n are scattered In a^vsrlety of^oc;
cupadona. In-addition tn^.Weistem <
Electric, -Colored female trainee are ?
1 now being hired at the Olenn I- Uar'
tltf company/Marticit-Hayward eom
pairy, Hettd 1 r'Iladlo' company,and -the
Eastern;Aircraft company". y> i
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Increases sb6wn by* other Baltimore
area war plants In Negro. eni*
f payment mlpee April/; 1042,. 1 ncl tide
Hartlett-Hayward/from leas than AO
: jo^SB^/'Bendlx.' Radio 'company.
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BO. N. C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER J
IR. LOGAN TALKS' !
IT A. & T. FORUM 1
He Is Dean of Howard . /
Graduate School
"We should contend for oar rights
benever In doing so we help to win
war built upon democrntlc prlncles,"
declaretl Dr. Rayford W. Loin,
acting dean of the graduate
'hool of Howard university. who
as til? principal-speaker last week n
t the first open" forum held at A. 8
id T. college this school year.
Music was offered . by the college
iolr under direction of Prof,
harles Colman. Prof. A. Russell
rooks, chairman of the forum comlttee.
Introduced the speaker.
Dr. Logan said, "There Is one
'hool of thought in this country
hich specifies that In this time of
Isls Negroes should not air their
'levnncea." He pointed out the fact
at although some persons say that
iproveiueot of the Negro's condlan
would be realized in time, there
ill not he much Improvement unss
the Negro fights to better his
onomlc and social Etatus.
The speaker based, his conclusion |
i flie folio wine facts: "The United
:ates Marine Corps does not admit
egroes In any capacity; the navy
Iniits Negroes only as menials"; S
le morale of colored troops Js low- j,
ed by segregation even In parts of y
ie nation where community life has
it required It; there Is a lament- j
t>ly small proportion of colored of- j
cers and aviation cadets and nii ^
larinlngly high number of soldiers t
ftslgned to non-military duties; In
ilte of the President's executive or- j
er of June 25, 1941, government. (
lanngcinent and labor, especially j
lie A. P. of L., only grudgingly ,
ccept coloreil workers; some eight ,
illllon Negroes In the South are govrned
without their consent by their
xcliudon from the democratic prlnary;
the Southern States discrhn- (
ruite against Negro Htlzeug In tbelr
y stems of public education; all
Jiarecroppers, most particularly
Cegroes, are under a feudal system
i8 were the serf? of the uilddle ages:
rhtle lynching Ih on the decline, one
>f the most brutal burnings In Illsory
has ulrrjidy In this year horrlled
the American people and humilated
us In the eyes of the world;
ind statesmen and the public in general
give . no' thought to the status
>f.the Negro In the post-war seoolety.
Dr. Ixigun declared that the focus
?f the public'eye on the -poll tax,
iemocratlc primary and other evils
lit a direct result of the war. "It Is
necessary that we take advantage of
I he time to wage i-nnnteroffeoslve*.
The force* of Justice at the peace
conference will l?e no stronger than
the force* of Justice In the United
Stutea at that time; therefore. If we
don't sock to correct'- the present
evils, there will las the same Injustice*
at the.pence table. I hope that
.years hence, the Negro will not
chide ns aa we are chiding the Negro
of 2.1 year* ago.**
\The speaker admonished the men
of the audience, "tlet In the frame
of uilnd to fight and to go ahead In
the army as fast as possible, if we
stand Itark aisl . let the white man
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II, 1942
)EMOCRATS OF Gl
'RESENT A SOLID
Accepts Position
n England
By L. E. COTTLNGHAM %
lllsa Geneva J. Holmes, who Is ^
ieud of the department of Social ^
idetiee in the Robeson County r
'raining School, Maxlon, X. C., has
ccepted a position in u Service Club
miiewheve in England. Mia* Holmes
atne to Robeson County Training
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MISS GENEVA J. HOLMES t
lehool in 1031 nnd lots l?een active
it school nn?l community work eitch
ear since that dateShe
is a high school graduate of
lennett College and received her
<-A. degree from Howard university
vlth majors In Educational Psychol?gy
and SocImI Science. She ban purged
summer cultural courses at
Howard university. West Va., State
?ollepe, and A. and T. College and |
Is now h cMiitlldHte for the M.A. tie- |
free hi Guidance and Personnel at
I'oluuihla university.
MIhr Holmes la an nctlve mend?er
of the Itnheson County Negro Teachers
Asa'n., the North Carolina Teachers
Association and hits traveled extensively
in the north and west.
Miss Holmes will leuve for Greensboro.
her home town, on Friday, Oc
loiter 24. From there whe will Journey
in WunhliiKlon. I?. where she
will undergo a tdiort training period
prior to her Railing on an unannounced
date.
She Iihr lern quire active In school
mid community affRlrn throughout
thin county and all who know of her
departure regret It very touch In
spite of the fact that they are glad
to hear of her good fortune.
Women To Be Seen
In Arms Plants
A greater proportion of women In
artillery ammunition plants and the
extension of their employment to additional
type* of John waa predicted
.today by Miss Mary Amlerann. director
of-the Wnnwi'i Bureau. V.
R. Department of"Labor, In releaalng
a report entitle '"Women's Employment
In Artillery Ammunition Plants.
UMLVi The report. based on a nation-wide
field survey by agenta of
the women's bureau, concerns nccttpatlona,
training, working conditions,
and plana for future utilisation of
women workers Id the loading of
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PRICK: Sr
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FRONT
Harmony Prevails;
Hudgins Given Applanse
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Guilford county Democrats hare
farted clown the home stretch, tovnrd
the general election with apparent
solidarity and harmony that ^
nade Friday night's rally of the
ioung Democratic club an ominous
earning to the Republicans who have -j
>een hopeful of cashing In on reported
rifts in tlie ranks of the op- .
position. - ?" : J
The rally, attended by more than'
00 guests despite the Inclement ^
veather, wns a sort of reminder of '
he old time revival where the" at->< ]'
nosphere is such that everybody "' 77:,- ;
oves everybody else?at least, to-all ; .?
ntents and purposes. Of course, not
ill the political lions nnd lambs lay ."V".
lown together, but uioet of them '
^ent through the motion. Certainly;
here was no show of ill feeling.*, v
Story Is Applauded. "Y- ' All
the party candidates, many of Jr* V..*
vhom had emerged from a primary
n which considerable bitterness h?dV^-.v?*
irvdopea, received a big hand. How- .'
>ver, the biggest applaus went to/,, &fnhn
C. Story, who won the nomlni: >
ion for sheriff over Sheriff J. S. ""v
^hlpps In lieated primary and run>ff,
and D. E. Hudgtna, nominated
'or state aenate to replace Capt Joe T.
Carnithers, Jr., who resigned be-:
auae of war service.- *
The* weather forced the Young
FVemocrats and their guests Inside,
'or their rally nt Jefferson Standardi'
Country club, and this delayed the c >
Mart of the event Then, too, the
number of guests exceeded expectations
and the food almost ran out
before everybody was served.
Odus M. Mull, of Shelby, former '..s*tute
chairman of the Democratic.
purty and prominently mentioned for/
governor two years hence, was thd^ "' ' jVt
speaker of the evening. . He was iD<5?yyjy
(Contbuml Cm Pvgvi'woJ
Trucking Firms . * .
Urged To .Employ '
More Negroes
Otto S. Beyer, director of the dlvl
... ? % imwiuin 01 me oifl?-e
of defense transportation. this
wee k urged American Jrucklnf.com-,' ?' */?
panles to increase the. number
Negro workers now employed In this"';? *
field. V. ' -. ' v?v V
Addressing the war problema' con-. *XVventlon
of the American Trucking ^
Associations, Inc., at the Hotel New
Jefferson, SL Loula, Mo.. on October.
20. 1042, Mr. Beyer advised Ameri->.\,yV
lean business and Industrial firms .to
Initiate at once a personnelj#liiveolory
so as to be better-able/to, mJecV^/^;
the tightening labor markct.
Mr. Beyer said that ?
several sources of labor tuj^lyJ>(W^fjpf
to the trucking Industry.
ihot been folly tapped.^^-^k^HHHnjS
"In the rirst place. you al?md^V\j^J;
to pet along. In as many occupQttatMgHK
as possible^ with the older men
because of Hire or dependentd,^a*r^^BB
a deferred claaalftcatlon.Vlgjp^^@^
personnel shortages, T
complaints of hlrlnf age ltmlfi^^wB|
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