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mA ' > ; -' "r ' ? pyo :: l hriMilM m|-:IKsISW - HB SSaSTt^^Uw "SStttoHmmw! " iWHm now ship traoM In ontw aal a assembles theraon a troplesffs^ J r .. jcuiar-'Vg,. rou^^mltfy^sa ^^date^r\he =r?- ~ I ." V1-' *' 'l7"^ .7.. S5p? ' ? = -ji^ ' Cm "" Wi^NatiN; "W tli-K??S)uAll hind* abroad the United statCoaiSfc Guard Cutter ht ll inrliifitntf mmnhart nf?r the Aerofc* all-Negwf cud J*ew that 7 ?hgagfd In a 12-hour gun battle with frag-auke TWt ^"4 ^ the Treaaury department qnftoiuu&l thli' week, t Thefmilht or 100,4 p* MM? *: o< ' Its oW ?v Uw uew wan Humified to tnw Treasury Department thte week ht Coast Ouard HeadqU**-* Crewttrt bsotflptioni paattd l**per jcent^ben an extt* caah purehaae was made of fltabad* the Tfi? flnHTW^?w?H nairt^AtriA r last spring'iwhefc At rained and Tiiahh >?(e jNtel'^T-hoat and engaged ij W Mk .Zi* v.m"r.w6Wt> - ? .-.r-^ M ^L' Mk g ' ^frB i m.a* EkMCTIM MUMftnlf F -JjUr -SBgSErS^M -v. JL * '^a' i A> VkSgjt' I iv/ ' \ 7j j^j||jiP^H?>^ ?-;"'^ "*1 Ill cmmpt ( uiji> um. w moiy ^oopft) aca ho* mounting the cab aa an at* mftiri imaialgi al| # 1 .9.4aii 4t>n^lr Mini uftiptatiJ ? fn twafcf judice Wi L* Hi TiT??. ]*ii naMMMtlAn IVi 1 U| ;|Uv ilU?AU O pai **? ttrimetically than ever In this future if the Chicago publh: library smploy? haV7 ..anythlnr fo" rdo about it. A list of books, covering all periods of Negro Ufa in the Western hemisphere, has been oom^IllSrill llimlimootMamee^ of w pS^TboScs^tnSte^?iU"lii th^ f;3ddks about Marian Anderson 3^ off srsclil to those whp are interested in mtute While the story of -modem life wlil be tolrf in such books . as "in This Our Ltfe,^ hy HlenGiasgow, and "Past Imperfect/' by Ilka Chase, -Pioneers of Plenty." by Christy Berth and a full length biotraphy of George Washington Qarvw by/Baekham Holt combines efltaa - f arBonds few. ? Q&j&p. u ttWhttsld, praised the. all-Negro gun crew that scored several hits oh the sub that was sunk and lilaywt jtr ftiil>nrtBm.' pnrf. In t.he _ running battle. Members of the gun crew included Naymond L. Knott, Atlanta, On.; Lertsr.K; Cirr, Chicago, 111.; Johnnie It. ?Uiott, Monroe, La.; Afr , tbur *; aaUQwav, tfew York City; Cleveland Powfeq, Ntfw Orleans, ' ^oT^C^y1^. Allen! TUJunl /'T" 'pia*; William P. ; Pltapatrtok, Detroit, MMin and Bart W. Phillips, and < WUtta J. Samuel, Miami, Fla. All gwSnoT?,1~n'? ,he Captain Rlrshfteld (than a com- I mydMl th? only a martini BBSS " - W KTBtlWOUg '-V "- "' -i . '^'}Y I L ; )M| V . . -jk r only N minute* sfter the com[ plololy broken-down - (rack had been uncrated < Photo by IT. S. -Ai"' my Signal Corps.! r ro Fight th Books TrueStory Lccomplishments : modern scientific theories with fascinating biographical sketches. WhLe. James Weldon Johnson^,; "Along This Way" ahd _ .Arna . Bon temps' "Golden Slippers'" will Jnterost thoee who love poetry. "Brothers Under- The Skin? = Carey McWilliams and "New World A-Ooonng," by. Roi Ottley, present " dramatic picture of colored Amenf frwCaitr alnnor a odoioBi- I ' L?1 perspaativwi HeyM Heidi"' hy-F Arthur Kuhl, "Submarine Sollor" 1 ( by Qregor Poison and two books on the life olHenrt Christophe. "Black Majesty," by John- W.f Vandercook and "Black: Flwr." toy , Oovdle Nfwcomb, will furnish?w i historical background for Die read# JKK?BF01l<?iai* Other dhterestln* works * are *AU ..American," by John 'Tunis; 1 "Great Tradition," -by Murjorle | Alice and "Shuttered Windows," by Florence Means. The latter two should appeal to girls, while the furraer,"AfI Americans" Bhquld be-^ of great Interest to boys. Books like J "Journey Cake," by Isabel McMeeklns: "Saophlra and the Slave Girl," by Wllla' Cather and the ,~ "' Crusader In Crinoline," by Forrest Wilson, give a picture of Civil ] war days and the reconstruction periods. BUt not without Henrtei- H ta Buckmaster's "Let My People Go" and HUdegarde Swift's ''Rail- -road to Freedom." which is the 1 Negros own viewpoint oh the Civil ~ war and slavery In America. TO CfiliBKATE lOOTH YEAR WILBERFORCE ? (A N Whan -v Wllberforceu n 1 ver si ty launches its _ 1944 Founders day program to celebrate its 100th t-nniversary, the school can.boast an ^ enrollment of 196 men and f>4fr: women, a "total of .741 academic L students,, exclusive of 48 military trainees In the A8TP,, for?-the-}preasnt semester. The - enrollment exceeds the average enrollment of the peak years of 1989-1941 wnen it ims only 738. WL.1'"jr. ' ???i . .1,- fi n i. t CHOIR AND PULPIT GOWNS -. j ill ark choir ?mnu taken from ItaotMl maA?fdEhe??a>Mfc--*ai|ll> n?kin ma M j ta mm* LladMr I Ml It. Wr?f ;i:t H*.. i N*W York 1. N. Y. JtaWlrlKllTO ' lualM simii nqoMt. nmSw RIGHFWHEtf IT-HURTS V And took mi mi Sil+vr i.int*0 ~ -it* ikome Clouds of Pain Thp big idea fr flirt ydn Y>?nt *"? ief} J better. When pain ?uu> your rain<P ~i flxi You grt rrtf that mean* fUijger j ance. 80 me aomrthing that gets u? thi '1 pain. C-M>j bringa you pain-relieving 1 kelp. Now you will feel as good at , othcri who enjoy its htlp, too. 60c, and j $t. Caution: U*c only a? directed, l^lrtt . bottle putchmt price refunded if you are not aitlafled. Today, get C?aaat ^hJLi ' I'l I1 B T' " \ ?T~ -* .' 'SjjfJi'.' .V*4$"''' "NEW YORK WTY?-4 mado in war industry andvp1 ptaymeiit of Nggro workers this week, for natibn-^Wg obi ban League's Twelfth, Vocati to l>e held fi'uin March lg i dangers which will face Neg) the coanir>L xe-adjusto.to pern considered. "egru youui ana aauns win be rallied under the slogan. "THE rrmmir is your&3>lan and ; PREPARE!" The Campaign will, be devoted to' consideration of vocational problems such as Job training and placement, membership in trade unions, absenteeism and efficiency on the Job. It will also consider the problems of 'race tendons and wav? of Improving race relations throughout the country. DRIVE NATIONWIDE . ? ? Forty-eight affiliated brancnesof the National Urban Ijeague, and Negro schools and colleges "and other community groups and Institutions will conduct activities during the week. Special radio programs on locaT stations and over"" coast-to-Coast networks have aI-> ready been arranged to reach the general public. - A^inouncement of the Campaign Was made from the league's headquarters at 1133 Broadway, New^ Secretary of_ the Bureau of Vocational Ouldanoeu "The. Vocational Opportunity Campaign this year 1? Important," she said. Tor -eleven years the National Urban League has used its annual Vocational'OpUpon young and adult Negro Amerians the need for training In the* These reasons are more Important today than ever' before. The world Is changlMfe before our very eyes and people mu&t change with it In < order to face tomoMow with-am^ degree of confidence?with any 1 certainty of a secure place a* working, contributing citizens' a? society. : : " Negro workers and workers must 1 face the war and post-war Whrirf !, with the knowledge - that, first, there.- will always be apjaoe- In civilized society forth* trait*** capable worker Secondly, that this place will be enlarged or dimtshed in direct proportion to the cooperative effort and planning1 made by Negroes themselves?and ; between Negroes and their - white fellow-citizens. Third, the Influ- _ ence of -go v ei i m lent IrTTprovldir ? , emplfeyment and sorted secrulry " will be increasingly important. < I I * I > >11 ' , sofTX^* During those thrilling -bourn when ydu are witty him, your hair must look its loveliest. You can enchant " him cwnplilcljr with suft hair that lends magic to those intimate moments. That's why glamourwise women everywhere are counting so much oh Pluko. A MM BEAUTffKB W , I Por more beautiful looking hair use Pluko, a genuine Black and White J creation. Fttf Pluku actually dues beautify your hair as it helps you to '} comb it out flatteringly smooth anC ? soft. Hair cared for with Pluko Hair t. *~v i i 1 ' pv*tAAAmi^i vwsivr vv/ ^ realty behaves beautlfbUy, and stays ( "let" longer. You'll find it ean be j luch tun to "do" your hair in many j heart-Winning wavs. while this fa* rnoui dressing keeps it \yell -groomed, 1 ihining and smooth for many hours, t == 1 Pluko has a fragrance men luve. because the pdr(ume-Hke scent of tt 1 lingtts irresistibly about you aTT through those precious night hour*. And although Pluko brings Such addedlustreto yourHhalr, although It hai such exquisite qualities, Pluko rosts very little to use. It is sold by Jcaku ureiywliuc In neiieiuui ero?i nomlcal .aires. In Amber, 25c, in c White, 50c,. Try JWuko once, and" 1 you'll never be without it. Demand r PiviifpnnfcsfviMift-^ rnrriii iwiwumviiiiii t Li LI fffrf * ?|?- - 9Lfwm r T ^ d ^ ^ 3NS)? Retaining job gniui tanning fo* the pont war om Jtighftghtefi plans oompletei lervance of the National Ur ional Opportunity Campaigr through 19. The lKnne?fi'<ml po veterans and civilians as cetlme economy will' also b< 1 of organise nwtr lgterest BeBter at the poln of the negro's jod application." SHOULD BE CONCERNED Continuing,^ Miss Tanneyhll atatad, "It li up to each, indiyldua to vitally concerned about hi own place a* a eitiwm.-Our Cam palgn slogan this' year?"THE P*U TURK IS YOUR&?PLAN ANI PREPARE t" therefore has broa and deep nlgnlflca*nce. The questioi kjm. luii ciiiHiuyiiioiifc vcrhus uie uii employment o( millions is direct l; tied up to the things we will con sider during the Campaign, cucl j|a..Joh.4.palnin(f and re-training adjustment on the Job; member ship in labor unions; and relation ships with fellow white workers, "We shall be concerned witl four groups; the war, disabled; th< men and woasn returning teaa-ag dustry workers; and the youth Jus coming of -age ft* A minority group member.*? Megroe must .he articulat in plapnlng-tor. what we want li the post-warj/orld.^nd what w have a right to expect?complet integration with other American In our democracy. This means -b us the opening of full opportunities for vocational training and Jol placement; the elimination of discriminatory practices in Amsrlciu catlonal opportunities; the flssur nnce of full citizenship rights skk cultural^unpniTfi f7U of mdrirtinnn lipnh Ti<rts1 ThnhtlT tf\ and tnerwnoval oObe sttgnu of 'inferiority which -4uus-r bee; pja^pou 1L, by u,e attitude, 01 the things we want?these era th< things for which we must plan." During the Campaign staff memhorn ,nf ?ha TTJkk^ ? ?? - '? iiBiuuimi vrunu ucb1 gun will travel to rnytal trmlrrr eureas-thnragnwrihe country anc confer with ariiiraHnnfcl?afathorl ties, civic. and governmental leadera, labor union officials, and repre< sentatives of management. J.J . " ', t . ** ' ?r- ? The Globe ' States' Rights v THE SOUND . LA MB AST! NIC President Roosevelt gave thi states' rights boys last week lr condemning the wishy-waihy soldier-vote bill being pushed by th< poll-taxers, was long overdue. States* rights is a phony Issue MACK AY the days when America was thirteen Individualistic colonies tied to the British :rown. f ; - * ?Ttr has about as much plaoe ot ihe modern scene a<? hiffh.t/m hnt. ;cfa ghow. Rustle? or hprsgiaas itreet cars. It is a fake, a red lerrlnK drawn across the national i orison by those whose real par* rase is protection, not of the, gov'relKniy of the states but of theli >wn selfish Interests and special wrivileges. STATUS NOT THREATENED The men Who raise this bogus saue know folly well that no one hreatens state government. Nc o deny to any Of Ihd Rates those hlnga that are guaranteed them mder the Constitution. - -The real rub oomoe when Utile men who have seised much power In the individual statee exercise thai power In denying ctUsen* of the trtrtted States rights guaranteed them under the Constitution. When the tM??i - ? ,CT\^ 1 tepa In to safeguard those of its ittvens Whose righto hntr loUted, the bogus yelp of states' ights is invariably raised by the wy man who with bland impunijjE^JiAd^ been frsmfrtlnf^ihi dust mi ' ,*, ?~.~7~'T>-T. *'i^r^i .. " . .'mi * . i'*'' * : i r M; I ... - - - ' , 1 ' ~^V'" " c* Operation Sp( '-'M |. ~~cM *- 'A "fl tr ^ d f| art? 1_1 1 i ? .I'M 2? ?H J " I -I " A " IAppeal C I ~ ;"; . "' : ' - " : Right Of ' ;.t : ,' / - ?. / +* *m. - ^ / i. myra u wawer ; Rac# Exploded, r Leaders Assert ~T ' . y. - ' '?' **1- - '-n [i NEW YORK -AlV , appeal to Americana tojnsure freer l torn "as Wt American Ni^roes, our-fellow ettii SSens7' was issued today by Or. "WHf llam Allan Ncilson, chairman of a newly organized ^Committee of - 100" *!Iba-myth-of l!ie m&4Ler~racev I has suffered damage at Stalingrad, - at El Almoin ?nH In Tunlso" H\t> . Committee statement 'said. "But it . remains inviolate among certain circles in our own cotmtilr who stand for the poll tax, 'lily, white* Trotter . i 1 "' 1 1 s. Human Rights "? I . . r than Mr, Roosevelt's to expose the i states' rights issue as the fraud it i really Is. The President proved that it was no real issue in .the j avidity with which the poll-taxers made full use of. every one of . the?many alphabetical -1 elected Id defeat the depression. When the federal governitw???t under Che nw ~ smniA New Deal was lavishly- spreading around millions, of dollars I to the Various state*, the silence of the states' rights boys | was deafening. I -Not a DCCD could he heard fnem .1 a single one of those who ate now 1 ?A?j,i^."--?iL u --B?aww ^Fmrm?r-^n prnirsTMijc, noccue I so-called rights of the state as t lthey so vocifierously argue, but t the special privileges of the polltax politicians in those states. 1 ISSUE FORGOTTEN ^ " . Actually the very men who now . loom so large on thnrKoHIOIl dur*{ ing the rtlgcnwuon of sok!Uer-vete I legislation alt ardent 6ffft?piOB^nsr [ states' rights a few year* ago . were the busiest Of the- throng . beating a Path to Washington. pleading for federal appropriations I and work projects for their im~ poverlslied and mis-represented . constituents. was completely forgotten la v_; the rush back in those days. - II U M ?SH of-a tasi aaaa so _1 Int Obiw H wst j*?y . . - ?i b " ' . i " But Il ls a convenient and useful tool f^^tl^ fa^q-mtodad^:L&selves to great power by ruthlessly disregarding the right# of cer HUB kPaUPe tit i&fflvMMte In that* respective state communities. They will not surrender It withtmi nffnrtlvr ^'frjpSllrlnF the thing! they are determined sheU noi come to past, states' rights has served its masters well in defeating on every occasion federal sntllyneiuim - lsgismnm. uf woimi overtime to block fcde? removal nf thC odious system H taxes i in seven Southern sts^Ht dug k B JT_l.. fl m '* * ''' jn ? Q .-A---?-sfc- . ' ^ ?'.. ' ' fo' v^A. i -v}' js" . ". .; '. V ' .?? SI ttalr apwwto ^ dlw^^whtehj _ -;-: .. Such ideas c?i triumph irnd lose w^ite form a powerftT^tUwariL^ggalxaft ttfla tham* 77 We cannot bring freedom a*-*:; ylftjLtQ_ikioi)lep thrmmhGUt the world wlthoot having igiirgl It, as a right, to l&OOO.OOO 3%preriean Ue? grofit, our fellow chiton*; ftawlum ' hftt AM a HVtiff K x? ?.?!.. ' , ?? M VIMWI V4 vuijr wwmw tion, but as a concrete realization ot the things Which make the free man?equal opportunity for job* By Cliff Mackay the chasm Into which the. federal aohoel-ald mil wasr thrown. It,. stands sentry now to prevent the pattage ar> hnniwrt bill. FIELD IS BROADEN*!) Now we find that no longer ia the battlecry ot states' fights restricted to ahtangllm the afelhmor the federal government in the legislative' field. Its magic as a weapon half Wen^ ron drhod to areas where discrimination is *the rule and segregation the practice. f No lengw than last weak you saw Sheriff H. H. .fi?ru. . Mscretuy ?f the South OuoUm Sheriff's Association, trying to ita fine work of pr?ecuUny officers, who (eel N they eon ,?y|^ t i >i~sb i u -* - i-i| i,, ?o wtttt iraptrtifiy lotatij anrffani the' JMll of Klgtthi when K tn-ttofiMngr- ?|U> -Negro ? clttaem. Egsented waa the action of the , FBI in securing a~ com'ienoir. o!~t: South Carolina sheriff toe lmrtal ly beating a Negro prisoner,. a i direct viotattah or feawsram: ^ liberties statute. A FINE OPPOBTIWITT^I ~ "The loderftl government is about to take all of our states* rights from us," bemoaned brother .lessen, saving by implication thaL states' riRhts to him meant ' the : fAWfW' ^greafalMd Ro^veitg^ottack on .. ucnuut \ne rewnoiumee, wno nave polished up this moldy device- as a tfeapbri to blocS promts*. The * crisis over snldief-VOTe legislation J is s fine opportunity to smash not \ only the mtfwjl* antsiiu' ijJJMk'* ttorwry Republicans end poll-tax [ democrats. bttt to bunrtofoter the _ phortf, despicable and fraudulent Issue of states' rights. Until this Is done/ there appears to beJT Ms nqpg that tw tiuiwu ilia i?n W ' SytaJ iSrt <11t*,2)hle2d - ' v -" ' -x2vj<-. . -? ' ffi'*'* '' i'T~ I . , ' - ' _ ' ' -Z,9F. Br * I I _? . \ I ISTSw^T" ^7;??^7 . . , I"m >^k "" j - w^L. I ' V' ?J-T'T*.^ft I ft.--- ^ . --'I .K^vB ShvCJ I tC^?Z>S?- I ',Bl: ' : :7ii - - f 1 hto eomUy By Naval Officer fee; has 1 Na*S2SSt Officers' . Training leas**** vt* o??rfra school of I Technology. I "T^ -sajriftg th*i he fc "proud to" lOraha^ ^ Jedynjn the unitarmKot 1% !* to the service." . I Capt&ln Jackson writes: hkve heer.^obew^pg^thft varfc in Atlanta and vicinity for th^jSrt two years. "Based on mv 1 experienced in S the Navy. pretty w;eU all uSjei tli> _jl KroTld, fp^ toe -past forty-six years. T ?tfl ctAtA i *W ' i*ose (yywiucta^d activities h?4 \ muntty. /> .... ... ' His remarkable skill and ability , minimum h MEW ?I the of taste, and ?ctim - example in genttemaifo-oonduet and - - $1 entertainers on platform and radio , : :nJgb$*iretf ajnuiate." *' ; - - - "< ?.if JI II ?---Sj ?"> M"*1' ' I '?* I ??. f-- _'. ^