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VOL. XVIII?NO. 2G.
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'AVnsltmp ton, 1>. (-'?:! 1th?
The Army Air F?ntvs
squadron ill North Al'ri a eompoed
of -W'/m nilots lia-J wond-hero'!
its Hrst TTfri.il eonihat tesfT ?six of
its planes encotn-.tormu" a J.ireei
^BBHormat i<ni of Herman he-hler: ?n.1
riainajjpnp- two of the enenry with,,
out toss to themselves, accord in;v
to a message to the \\'n-r 1 >? |>: tmeat
today. .
This squadron, afte-r faiiTTtl
tiaininy in this n.linliv and Lii
Northi A 1'r.iea, had pi <-\ aui. ' v h ?
_ v in aetion dnrlne- the air ah n'
?gL the inland nf?.1 '.uit-t-dLnia lis .pi~
^fs lots dirt oalrnL dtii;. . e.a t.i le i
Tn-avy ' fV>Ti ftVeTs Trier-..en
tighter hond'et> with olhei I'll I
t of the t net ion 1 air lone I'n
telleria :iud- l.tnepedii.sa: However
during Hie Iliad hall" id' -initio the;
riiil not have miieli a-iiaiiee lii show,
their ability itt a b's.t el' strength
apainst: enemy liivlitersj I in riiiy
that time they were-liied on mil?
once and when they terneil toward
the i nemy aiicrrrft the latter -
fted.
On the late .Ptei-MonM e!" .linw
-IP, cnihe the lirst. i-m.-aeement i"
the- air. A tlit'.ht f.f si'v tr P?;s toil
hy First l.i< ttlemml (diaries W.
linden, 122 years old, ot Spn liom.<
Si"Hronw New York City was
Btlarked ovip, I'ttnlelha ia. then jn
Allied hands, hy-a !'rr>-.' t?P-t\vr!v.
Herman F\Y ! '. {>*.- t e* -*' '
l.. , the. island.._ uioiir Uaapinu
L fte'lil ers?hovered?ahiive?tn?? i "I . , ; .
J he lioinhers wh the i-'W 11">*;
Were esenrfinev In a- livelv en
I ,'|H,HUT llic A IIII'I !!'! 1' ~^rrTMT~lT^
eis 11:?i iicd the N'a/u 'Hit ni-n dam
r ;-i il t < 1. iif H,i 'iii 1. 'i ii" ini'i
. . til an os :uT7T f??'. < 'T-Tt ! 1 u~ tenia indei
-V-?(o rettent.
?1 First Lieutenant Lee I*iiyf?>?-<i of
' ArdW'ifK. -Mnrldan. Olid In- Vvu.
nunc surnrised than alas nted w he1.!>
liis w ine; was ' st i uek l?\ machine
j?;un atai cannort- tiro in this. hi -,
first. flhWit under the tftin's tr!" ene
my airevltIt. lie brought his shinhat
k safely.
Lieutenant Colonel li. O. Davis.
Jr., Conimnnditrer OtVieer of the
ff squadron said. "It was the tir-t
lime any ?>f them ever shot-at the
? . ?LChoy irtrrr a i'.'<.rrd rr~
/ rmmt of themselves e.msidei'ny
tin' odds ayaiost them and. most
important, they all came hark
safely."
Lieutenant Dryden who Ii ft
-City (,'olle.U'e, W\v? Yolk. where he
was an vhirinei tTiTT-' <tiidetit. F7
. hel-nme a lehiL -vaid lie th'ilie-l'
the fight would give tin- livers ti'.e
t onfalenee they needed, the u>nlidenee
that eouldn't lie gained hy
mere training.
I'll SI- IUOll lOIIUM! riltilH . -I
Hrooks of dOOp Ka*l .1 Suv-uk
Cleveland, Ohio. sitrhted I'nr in '
, ' my fighters above liis JJn maljni
unci warned the others iu-t a- ih,
i-W's dived to attack.
"They attacked in formht ion ,y>f
four." said Lieutenant Dryden.
"and wo counted twelve coming'
down tin us. Another ten stayed
above as lij'ti'h cover for. lite enemy
bombers. We turned ""into
them and they n'ade diving attacks
^>11 us individually. Wlien
they started back up wC wen*
. with them and they began a "wide
circle, with us after tiiem. Then
they broke oil" and elimhed above
us and stayed there waiting' .foi?
another chance to dive on us. We
stayed around until the eontrollei
ordered us home."
Continued on Page (1
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of the Ife.lt a Sigma Thota sororil
bond for the sorority. William Pi
among colored people came to Kai
ticipate in the 'Oceanian. Shown a
L. ^ the Guaranty State bank, who dol
tin is grand president of the Delt
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Woman's <"IViisli:?11 T?m
;oianr.' I'nam. milter eh appeal
I' m- - iii r tl.inl.iiiy. pful oc_t inn "I'm
'families aii.I .ccuiitv fur cliihi-icm.
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. Excerpts From
AP AutohioGntpkj>F
riv'oi i:ssou .1. is. ktim sj:
; 1t; WU* the_.second Wednesday i'.'
May 1? rrfltiv" place ireneiMYT"*'
' (' illeyc. ('oluiiil iai However, there
. have hceii a lew physical chances
at tin1 insiiuuiop l?> date. hat llu
.wiitiT is chid!;. i"ncerned \vivh i
what liai>!?'. :st ?I al 10 a.iii. \Ye?iiu*.? j
lay. May. 1010. Tin' lift-h fcTadi
teacher. Mrs. H. Antisdel. wife
I t (10 Preside)!! I'.MlflltUS llilii !
' presented :t prize, which was a
jaiship through llu' tirst live gradc*
in 1 !eiie?!icl"s Pvaetiee S
Hie \\ r i:?'thi*:? Master' Joseph
I!. Kraase had the honor of roiroi.'illg
this gift lit) hehnlf of t he
school, A iter chapel services the
seimtd?wttr*?si'd fur the?day. I ;
noted a strange silence among :
.i;?.st el TTTe pupils ~ We a ere
to id .cay 11n"- ruinous. heading loi
the inn:'. e. llu n loeated at
the corner >1 Taylor and Harden
tie" :. This iiMWiJ puniliercd a- hois;
rue hundred and til'ty. IV.
this tii'oe I was not IVeling quite
as veil as- when the prize was""
presented* a lev. minutes past. I
sensed t collide brewing, ehanged"
my books to my left arm, including
my great pri/.e, t?V protect it: 1
'leaving free my right ar?i-to hohi
orf the ntoh nf'tntvious pupils who
>vcrc now sayirjg that they were ;
going t,> heat iwe dp and destroy
tite arize volumes. About three I
friend', students eame to my?aid: ;
but this iiandi'ul rendered little j
assistance. W e fought for half an ;
f Hour iic.oi v ! made ray escape,
'with the pri.'.e hooks imhanneil. j
! Some were l?lec<lili|i\ sticks. Ware!
Iir?t|<i a across heads. h,.t i did j
not tarrv to see the finish. Km in ,
this disorder I learned a lesson,;
t 'oat mued Tin I 'aye
WAR BOND
" 4
i > w '? I I . m ^
wmm
imik. City, Kansas, grand, treasurer
ly is shown lniying a $10,000 war
ekens, ~hoa<t of the promotion effort
isas City from Washington to jmrIso
is Jesse (!. Boomer, cashier of
tveretl the l/onrf. Atty. Etsie^ Ansa
Sigma Theta Sorority.
1
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] CO]
iter Pili
To tlie Executive
Committee of The
Palmetto Teachers'
Association
In a ii'coul m/'i'liiiK hHil in ('?>hnol'iji,
rulliiM*' ?hniiiK a luiiclvt'on
Atty Tlnirgooil Marshall,
il was -?? 11 thai.
Tin;?K xt'cutivo -t 'imiiiiiito',?Ua4
voict! ^ni.ao t o Thi- Nat ion at PM
" rat i>?:ial Assucialioii, to a id TiT
'( curing P'talci a I AM. in Miami.-.
il mi!il lie slutt'd tUiU?Tin- X l''.A
pus many sunthcrn members, who
unve lotighl l et Igor sly to Keen
'In* saliiiii's uf Whiti' teachers
higher than those paid to Negro
teachers-, atul they h:Jve Keen successful.
. (ri-xt-ept) wdjere court ac^"
tioii has heen brought. It is hard
to learn that The Kxecutive Cominijtei
, of The 'Palmetto Teachers'
Association 'could vote $5)10.110 to
X K A. yet withhold $1,200.00 set
aside as a defense' fund to "eeuiv
"i-ijiiali/alion of teachers' salaried"
The voting of the $500.00 t<
.\ I'!A, and tin- withholding of the
$1,200.00 front the defense fund
id' tlie XAACI'. c:\li only lie eonstr.ued
in one -way. that the members
of The Kxecutive Committee
ale still ready to support an or
ganixati.m liho XKA. of . whieh
they have I ia? part. while they
annul see the wisdom of sup
i'crTTi r aT| organ i/.at ioii~ iilTo The
National Assoeiatam .For The Ada
net a amt of Colons! ['eonlc. who
' e Jlifeiht-Ho "J'aiuaii/tiTtioTr, ui
Xoucaiional t )|)iioriunities, a n d
Tcncheii*' Siiliii'ies" > isewhi i'i. and
now l.a'e -begun l lift: "net it ion"
'.lie I'm lit for tlie ending of ineuuaLit.ios.
in teachers' salaries in
iuuUv. Carolina. ?.... ?
The Kxecutive Committee o f
I'he Palmetto Teachers' Association
cannot hope for tlu^coopera ti'Mi
of the Negro leathers o J
So.illi I'arnlhiu in the future, unless
the Kxecutive Comtniittee ah'uit
faee. and tight along with
i'he N'AACP. with the $1,200 set
aside for sueh nurnose. as well
a. iti.-'cuntinue tin* fight against
TFTTwi vvhn have organized thru
uiUi action. the ending of lowet
salaries paid to Negro teachers
of like training and doing similai
work in public schools. The Negro
se.iool teachers of Houston,
l.'cxas, exliiiiited back hone. and
TaTTi down !>f.UOU.UO oTi the table
iu?ww?meeting. and Lke next
niotning t lit* Houston School
.Hoard, equalized salaries. The
ivxec: t ive Committee of T'ne Palmetto
Teachers-' Association have
toed iii the way. while they
might have at least, gotten out
d the way, if they did not desire
to have a part in "The Court AcTmu,"
tlief-could have given anil
<till can turn over, (without any
strings attached to same). 11 h e
S1,200,00 set aside for such action.'
1 ask the question, "What
Can The Kxecntive Committee
Sa\ ?"
.JAMES M. 111NT0N.
President,
stale Conference of NAACP
South CarqJina.
Roi Ottley Wins
. Roi Ottley, distinguished Negro
lournalist, is announced today as
winner of the $2.;"?()() award, given
I t>r hooks- published in the Lifeiii
Anii'i- i'ii?norier. U-y Houghton
'lill'lin coni]>any.
Mr. Ottley's book, "New 'World
\-(oming". scheduled for August
i nl)lic at ion, is an inside picture of
the TCegVo's world, a' world which
has its center in Harlem, the {-ap
ital of Black America. As a 'native
son'. Mr. Ottley knows Harlem
from })enthouse to shanty,
nun Holy Roller Temple to hot
spot, and in his hook traces the
dramatic, history of Harlem from
the earliest days down to the present
war in which the Negro has so
mucF at staken "TTe exliiiTTnes, h"er
i.eath the flimflam of Harlem, the
Negro's search for democracy, his
essential drive and ultimate goal.
Connected. for several?wars with
the New York A MSTKRDAMMAK
NHVVS, the author is notv
prbluity diirctor for thf National
t I() Committee for American and
A Mind. War Relief.
"New World A-Cominpr" is the
fifth volume to receive a Hough'.on
MitVlin f.ife-in-America award.
i'he earlier winners are ''No life
for a I,ally" by Agrtes Morlcy
(TenveTaiuT, ''I'he Road of a Naturalist"
by Donrtld Culross Peatlie,
"Small Town South" by Sam
By id, aluT "Safe Deliverance" by
Dr. Frederick C. Irving.
\ "
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Ll'MCIA. SOUTH CAROLIN'.
its Wea
Carolina Negroes
War Dept. Press ]
To Include Negro
Clinrlette. N. July I- (A'\'P
- The Citizen's con'iniit tec. ? om
posed of the leadine; Neyro eit
zens.'of this eity, has written t
President Roosevelt, and to Mil
Roosevelt, asking that the \va
department increase^ the puhli
relations office staff, and ask tlia
"thp addition ha n Negro ?otrttrr i
? Kindle?Ill-UK "inil ind>li< ii y ill :i'
forms, which deal exclusively wit
. \''e:ro?1' '"?i>s.?The?reipn?t.?r-.iyn;
-'tj I'.r WooTts More'aiT last yea
..the only .\e?rn <^tmtl44trCe-fm re
North Carolina legislature,' :ni
chairman of the committee. i.r^e
lhat Pvt. Trexeviint \V. Andei
lormi'r AN P?Witshimrt-on cot
respondent of this citv. bo tram
ft nod from his present post i
Louisiana and brought to (Wash
inyton to till .the position.
At this time Pvt.' Anderson i
assistant special services olficc
Jor the 4 1th Keplaeenieirt liallalio
? lationed in New Orleans, and ha
Just brought out the lirst issue o
a battalion newspaper, " T h
Fightin' Forty-Fourth", first cam
newspaper in this urea, of whirl
| LKT'S rNDKRST,
? Hv ('. i'.i
_? ? IH-4HF
" V'ev-:'i- tenon t a rumor \\
X was t lie- p)?do>oplM dent
of North Catolhm Mtitua
losopby which if-practiced gc
4-ho .otistuakrstamiingv bittenu
X hnman relations today.
,t. These are trifles when the
X a tendency to relax our vigil;
*1' facing issues with the ealtviir
{ helpful and constructive resul
X nervous tension, it is imperuti
X ieci creeds, yiistoms and tradit
V' tlice and emotion whereby dit
|? can he adjusted without hitte
i.'........i.. r.:.. tu.
X ami bloodshed?have their oii
X and false. During these per
~Y TTTTTo ann malicious ones! are
?< ?nntoly?minor* travel?with inc
X loose, before overtaken, irrep
X mors as a rule are the outgi
Y eieet talking. In their harm
.j. inanities, slate and nation, th
us tlvrefore discourage loose
X mors. Let us ration gossip to
|
Y veI've t be "*rem*es of evil as :ti
{ tfon.
.|. In stressing the neoessitj
tjp has an obligation to perform.
X the piess to champion tin* eai
{ understanding in oi.r daily < <
A cause.
{ America is one country w
j. laboring side by side in com
TX being "inTute by America and :
X nations of the world can be
j* lernal strife however can be
! !? that ha* been accomplished if
.j. rail' animosities are permitte
IX In times of stress, nerves
X Mote so than at any other tii
! *j* can influence sane thinking ai
Y . .
j- poim wncre disastrous consetj
Interracial disturbances tl
ninn-'iy arc deplorable, yet cat
*?* any ?imrle group *t!ff people. A
to>Sfiinp extent. If the cause
,|. probability it would be found
eontlae ration was fanned by u
Y straying racial harmony, even
{ as the result. What greater
want than to know that, thest
*|! and that -this state of affairs i
X It is unfortunate, during
y liend of nrejudice and race an
Y
; y us. All of us. white and blir
brutheis and sislers in Lhastr
X pocket-books rnc being eniptiei
sacrifices are being made tha
HJi tier's philosophy and tactic?
X rr. n.:. 1
f " iw. .? n> IH||| ill l.lie HJTtlXVilH"
|X results however can onl.\^>e i
f J. black, practice restraint and
*:* false, inflamatory rumors rale
harmony among: us.
j? It.is sincerely hoped that
x ran nation, with the spirit of
ti ... , . ' .
.1, will recogtme their respertivi
^ prohlenis without violence. Let
y the enemy cannot derive aid a
X among us aud thus pro tit l>y
' r
1 ?
;fto i
SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1943
ither Fir:
Ask FDR To Havel
I , I
Dept. Enlarged
r Press Officer
. . '
' j lie _is I hi* editor,. ' i,
Anderson hail applied for a
' ' transfer to the public relations oflive
in Washington, but his uppli- !
s* cation was disapproved, finally., by
1 the commanding general of the,
I area. Brig. Ken. Hunter, and the i
II public relations office has advised |
r. ;j , ... a.:. 4
^?I in?? . fr-i
AH appointments to? this office ]
r 1 are as commissioned officers, and
----t-heMv-i* m? Net>wV-4tv the<!
all. Tin* Negroes feel that th< re
i- In ? i ! I -a Negro press officer :tl-i
- leging that nm uf N'eifhn ti'-qopv .
is no 'j'ivon due consideration by j
t. j v.lile daily papers, and that the {
n movies, am! iicwsriH'ls, s*"dom if!
l" i vet* show anything "depicting- the!
activities of Negro soldiers. They*
r claim lljut a Ne-_rio in the J'lfO'j
ii; wilt handle this properly, and ash.
i the President to have the war d'e- j
i paitment order an expansion id' j
e I he stall' to include a Negro. which '
p can l.e done hy executive older, it !
h is believed.
. . (
VND EACH OTHER |
>r\\i' i.Di N(;
AM. N.Cr - " *
nlep H will _hel|> smneone."^ Ttiis Ij.
i Life Insurance Company, a phi. *j*.
net-ally would eliminate mueh of
ess and strife thai <4iaraeterize*
X
, A
most conservative among: us have ,t,
yife and question the wisdom of *j*|
ess ami restraint necessary foi ?|* t
Its. During- periods of increased
ve that the races, with their var- *t*
ions, who are living si do by side
a._uiuLu-s.fundmg-Uuv<ud of -pre ja-- ?.
ferences, both fancied and real. *j?
mess or strife. A!
home, in the community?riots X
gin iii rumors that are foundless v.
ilous times, rumors, especially ?'
cxeedingly dangerous. I'nforturedihle
speed, and nnre turned
arable harm may be done. Ru- *? >
owth of evil thinking and indis- *j*
ful effect upon individuals, com- y
ley constitute enemy No. 1. Let A
talk that leads to groundless ru- X
the extent that it may Mo longei *:*
n instrument of -distrust and-^rte?- Y*
Y
A i'
for, National unity, each of us A,
While we look to the pulpit and X j
ise of good will, cooperation, and *j*
mtacts we too can further the { :
X
here several races are living and A]
parative harmony. The progress X|
rho position shtrtiotrts among the X'
attributed to this very fact. In- *t* i
the means of destrnvinir milch A
petty jealousies, bickerings, and
d to gain the ascendency. 1
are strained and tension mounts. ;
ue, false and intlamatory rumors' *:*
nd warp our judgment to the *i*
uences may result. {
hat have flared up all over the
mot in justice be charged against j
ill groups share the responsibility X
were impartially analyzed, in all X
that the spark that started the 'J*
n-American agitators bent on de- &>,
though the National effort suffer .|. ,
help could Hitler and his allies X
? things are possible in America *j*
s permitted to exist and flourish. *{
times like these, that the ugly -J
imosity should roar itself among
ck, are giving niir sous, fathers, .j.
u^elii-fai: rij^L.antl justice, Oui ,
I to help finance this war. These *j* ,
t America may remain free of {
i. As a loyal citizen, the Negro 5|
Inst the coaxmtm enemy. Desired X'!
ttlained if all of us, white and
lend a deaf ear to unfounded, j|
ulatcd to disrupt the balance of y.i
Y
the
races constituting the Ameri- .|.
Christ uppermost in their minds, |||
: responsibilities and solve their ?;
tis so coordinate our efforts thnt
nd comfort from lack of harmony [>
our own shortcomings. ?
X
*
st Test
~ NOTED \
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T.T. WIT.I.A
N'otoJ nv iaH ix. n i was i ocimhIn
men I as lieutenant, Civil \ir pj?ti*<
lioii stalli*il liyNfffa ol'iccrs anil 1
l.t. Drown was iia i oi'aKL'il t?? t ho i:
Fi at'tluii'. rally in ?.l -?:?Sij*ar re
most brilliant I on tiers ?>? tlu* ; ace,The
Papers oi Booker
Presented to Library <
By Tuskegee institute
Named City
Prosecutor
4m
Atty. -I. .Way nan I "I >u kri snn nn
Tunc- 1 was appointed City IVosovutor
?!' Yomii?st<>\vn. Ohio. I?v
Mayor- W. 15. Spaytinln. marking
the first time in Ohio's history'
that a Ncgiu has served as prosecutor
of a inunicipaMty.
A11y. Diekeison served for <ovoral
years as- assi-tam prosecutor
aim was appointed t,, the position
following the recent re.dgtiation
of the prosecutor.
A native of Hamilton. Ohio. he
has resjded in Youngs town since,
1 !J 1.1?and?a 11 ended. ()hio 'si = >?I
Adversity ami Yorngsimvn l aw
School, lie resjdes with his wife,
the former Virginia flail of Canton.
Ohio, at 12.'. .'Oa.U 111iI Ave.
-_Hp is the publisher. ol the I'lick-.
eye Kevrrvr,- Youngstown's only
Negro weekly.
Noted Banker
Praises Tuskegee
Air Force
Durham. N'. C. -1 :?v 1. (AND
?-After a recent visit to the Tus
kegee A rm.Y Air fVehC- (Kpnold ;
ing, Durham, insurance e\eiuti\.
unr hanker, expressed rea' sat
isfacti'oti with the unit and its
rommanding officer Col. Saul Par
i i^h.
"I had an opport unity. to inspect
the grounds and I lind that
Negroes are being given every op
portnnity Co develop nnd acqum
(he B?m?> fyf>e of-t raining Uml i* <
offered in any other flying: schodl"
declared Mr. Spaulding. "It is unfortunate
that those \vfio^ criticized
Tuskegee and who are still criti- ;
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~ PR]
Against
V1ATRIX
^ .,' y r^i
bb^ si
D?^ :
T3. BROWN ... .
commissioned by the war depart
>1, is the only squadron in the na
rated at Harlem airport, Chicago
meuse throng at the recent Negri
Harden. New York, as one of th
(A NI * I'hoto.)
T. Washington
it(\nigress
*1 he nutstanfttng cnlloction o
tin* papers ol' liookcr T. Washing
lun at tlu- Tuskegee Institute hit
boon presented in its entirety L
itic l-ilira'ry i>f f'nnj'.rpsg b,v nxum
imons vote of the Trustees of tlv
institute, according: to infdrmatioi
reeently reeeivetl hy Ari'hibah
MacLcish, the Librarian oL Con
press, from Dr. F. 1). Patterson
President of Tuskegee Institute
A particular significance attache
to this gift to the nation becausi
lit ohu's at a tune when the cue
mies of America wage war o i
' proplcs- as w('11--n?i" g'OiVHtlitCPtfr
; and because it is a reaffirmation o
i Die faith of this great leader in ;
| unitv^ ol national purpose and i
' omnion destiny of freedom. Th
| olleolion is generally regarded b;
isihoiars as perhaps the riches
j ami most important source of in
: formation on the history of thi
\ta.ro. It ilie!tides an estimate*
ISO,OOi! pieces, and will form" oni
?(?m?trmrrsr"Tnrrnfisorrpt cotlec
> < in the Library. In makini
?h" i!"t. President Patterson said
"I shall lie pleased to ha Co yot
record our sense of real appreeia
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posterity the valuable lioolwr T
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'1*1 I i.C. Proeprement and As
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to \voTTc wltl
K'lii to better serve the interest:
>(' l'nc Negro urart it inner in th<
war .tr..!t ami to handle matter
pint nir.injr to their profession
i his is a precedent that" the Free
man Dental Society hopes tha
each State Procurement and As
*ijrnrm*r>t Service <"Trmmtttee wil
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tio'natc number of dentists of ou
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p- Henderson, S. C.?Members ot
both races lust week attended im^
| pressive funeral services for Dr
j Negro' president of Knoxville col:
lege. The rites were held' from
, the United Presbyterian church.
His (ieath occurred at the Duke
g | hospital, the result of an illness
t I hat"extended from the tiine~ef his"
../retirement frdm the Knoxville
j presidency last year because of
j failing hedlth. Dr. Cotton, was
j about 70 years of age, served for
! many years as president of the / X
Henderson Normal and Industrial .J |i
j institute here, a unit of the Unit/? /
i ed Presbyterian church's educa- f
j tional institutions.
I ? . ~rr?~ v.
uoiumma, s. c.?Hailed as fhr-, ?
j ther progress of Negro ..Americans
to fuller integration, \ra*"*^tiV?~tl'f!rr
call issued here by ah army air
to use Negroes as flyers, for Ne- .
I aro recruits iptetesled in becom|
ing aviation cadets. It was be,
tteved to nave hpen the Hi st lime
[that the army. airj corps had actually
solicited the application of
| Negroes to become fighter and pur
suit pilots. ? , The
call announced that young
I men interested should apply to the
j aviation cadet board, Fort Jackj
son, S. C.- In announcing this
1 more liberal policy toward accept
j itig Negro air cadets, much praise
was given by the boavd to memj
bers of the Negro air squadron
i that saw action in the victorious
J North African campaign.
It was.pointed out tnat no spec
ial educational qualifications needed,
but applicants must be able
to pass a mental test. Physical
requirements are that height must
be between five feet, four inches
and five feet, eight inches and
weight must be under 160 pounds.
- Applicants -are?interviewed by?a
board of army officers- wh0 judge
^^acceptability fromThe standpoint ^-of?personality
and character.
f j2
Los ..Angeles--Declaring that ho?
?is- "going- to do my fighting for
God from now on." Jack Johnson
lovmer heavyweight boxing rham ?
- pion, told 3,000 persons at Ange
lus. temple that he plans to become
. a member of the chur.ch soon. The
j ex-pugilist was called from the
p congregation by the Rev. Aime S.
McPherson, pastor of the temple. .
i
St. Louis?Urging his listeners
_ Lo purchase all the-war bonds ,
Ihey can afford, U. S. Falls, regional
vice-president of the Nation- <
' al Negro Business league for APis'
souri. declared Sundav that such
s an insurance will protect- the Ne1
gro against the disaster that is
I euro ?to follow this tvar. The oe
L' casion was the rendition of the
!_ Men's day program at. the Wpst
1 Side Baptist church,. Falls told
- the audience to turn away from
. its riotous living, to think with
regard to the future, to save their
- money, purchase real estate and
is to establish business enterprises.
- Falls further stated that the Ne1
gro will never attain equality and
f to control his money and build
i institutions and businesses like
r Booker T. Washington, the father
c of the Negro Business league ady
vised 40 years ago.
t
L* Vidalia, Ga.?Claiming that he
has never been sick a day in his
L* life, James Wilson, 118, officially
recognized by the U? S. cer^us
uuicau an tut* naiiun s uiusst Clll:
7on. was finally doctored upon by
L| a physician. Wilson fell in the
dooryard of his son's home and
s Ernest Taylor, on whose place the
e Wilsons?work,?called?in?a doctor 1
to make an examination. The doctor
diagnosed--the injuries as not
serious. Born i n Washington *
county, Ga., Muy 15, 1825, Wuson
was a slave. After emancipation
he moved to Tooms county where
^ Li 1 recently. Now he does only
j odd jobs such as stemming or
! stringing tobacco and light ho?|
ing work.
j 3 * i
j St. Louis?Just after he completed
his Sunday morning serI
mon, the Rev. Noah Webster
I Clark, presiding elder of the St.
I Louis district and candidate for
I U.? 1~: ~ 1 i- * ? ?
I itit uisimpric or me i MK church,
died in the pulpit of Lane taber1
nacle. The 6f> year old minister
had been under a. doctor's eare f or r
e three years. He died before medical
aid could reach hi'm.
He came to St. Louis in 19.'16
t? from St. John church in Detroit. i
ri an<T pastored Lane tabernacle for
s six years. He wias appointed last
e year, presiding elder of the St.
Louis district.
s i Rev. Clark was born in Matthews,
Ga., and was graduated
. from Paine college, Augusta, Ga.
t He entered the ministry rn 1908.
Funeral services were held on
" Thursday from Lane tabemacla
rhtrreh, Bishop James A. Bray of "j
Chicago, delivered the funeral
r c ration.His wife, Mrq. Rosa M.
Clark of Midsville, Qi, tWo Maters,
three nephews and a niece
survive,