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St a tea Coast Ouard Cutter <5amp- <
iVrold -all^Negro gun -crew : that 1
.engaged in a 12-hour gun battle
with Nazi subs last spring hove j
?pun-hised war Bonos ior -the -j
. Fourth War JL^oan, the Treasury t
tiepartment announced this wee*. t
^-? TiTe^niiinf of 100.4 per cent or (
its quota "by the crew was reported i
to the' Treasury Department this |
week by Coftst_Ouard. -Headeear*~
crew 5 aiibscriptlonS passed 400* per *
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List Titles Telling
;. Of Black MsaV^
dHICAOQ?CA K P)?The story
6f the Negro's participation In
American life will be told more
dramatically than ever In the future
If the Chicago public library
npifty? haw?anything to do
about It. A list of books, covering
all periods of Negro life In the
western hemisphere, has been coinBPM
PT h special oomSattee BT
the-library employee unleti.ae?a
ocmtrlbutlon to Negrp history week.
the Idea behind the move to
maae itpossme xor Americans ?>
hsKHr- M8 alxiut WllM.1 ttWTttfgBg
Mtion ft clt&dcl of dcnworftcy
*e?)5er*cy - add brotherhood at
Civic leadership in their communities,
rn^Sm COHMt the evils ~5T
race prejudice by presenting to
Off ptiblfp books that Will tell the
true story about the Negro.
volumes classified
Books about Marian Anderson
arttf-itfliartrt Haven will ? bg_agsed.
to those Who are ' interested - in
music while the story of modern
life will be told in such books as
"in This Our Life," -"'by Ellen
Glasgow, and "Past Imperfect," by
Ilka Ohase, "Pioneers of Plenty,"
by Christy Berth and a full length
biography of George Washington
Carver by Rackham Holt combines
tin Crew
trBojnds
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Hbuliltold, praised "the, ali?Negro i
fun crew that scored several hits j
m the sub that was sunk and
siayed an important Tiart 4n the
unning battflk. : . _ . ~ '
Members of the gun crew included
1, Atlanta? rut aSber^E.
Carr, Chicago. HI.; .lohnlie
ft. Elliott, Monroe, La.; Arhur
F. Galloway. New /ork City;
Cleveland Powell, New Orleans,
a.; James W. Spence, Norfolk.
(a.: Coy W. Allen: MIaitiI.? .Flfl ;
VilUam P. Fitapa trick, Detroit,
dtch.. and Bart Wt Phillips, and ~
?ilUe J. Samuel, MUml, Fla. All
leven wef* enlisted mwn Pat the
J. S? Coast Ouflrd;
Captain Hlrshfleld (then a nom-~
nander) was the only American
aaualty In the engagement. being,
roundea oy a tying piece of metal.
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To Fight
'thrBooks
True Story
Vxcomplishmentft
modem kdentlftc theories wit
fascinating biographical sketches,
While JLames Weldon Johnson
""Along Thts Way" and Arr
trips' "^nifjpn .Slippers" wi
"Brothers Under The Skin,'" . t
Civrey McWilliams and "New Worl
A-Comlng," by Rei Ottley, preset
a dramatic picture-of-colored Ami
rtoiat Qt ?^ny, ^ aociolog
-pal perspective. Royal Road," t
Arthur Kuhl, "Submarine Sailor
by Qregor Folson ahd two bool
un the ill h i>i Htnifl UftHstofrh
"Black Majesty^'._by_ John \
Vandercook and. "Black Fife." 1
Covelle Newcomb, will Tuf nfcsh
historical background for the r?H
ty who loves adventure and, actio
BOOKS FOR GIRLS
Other interesting works ai
"All American," by John" Tunt
"Great Tradition," by Marjor
Alice and "Shuttered Windows," I:
Florence Means. Tne latter . tv
should appeal to girls, while
former,?^Aii-Amarktans'', should -1
of great Interest to boys. Books 11V
"Journey Cake," by. Isabel M<
Meeklns; "Sapphlra and the Sla\
Olri;' by WUla - Cather and fcl
"Crusader In Crinoline," by Forrei
Wilson, give a picture of Civ
war days and the" reconstructio
periods. But not without ftenrlei
Qo" and Hildegarde Swift's "Rati
road to Freedom," which Is th
Negros own viewpoint on the Civ
war and slavery in America.
TO Ci LEBRATt_lMTH YEAR
WILBERFORCE ~ (A N jP)When
Wilberforce '.inlversit.
launches its ,1944 Founders da
pr6fcranV td celebrate HsltJOTh ;'n
nfrersary, the school can bhu<:f a
enrollment-^1 196 men ;inri- *4
women, a total of 741 academl
students, exclusive oi 48 mllttar
present semester." The* prtrolhiTen
exceeds the average enrollment c
It. Was only 728
CHOIR AND PULPIT GOWNS
IUhoU choir uSvviis token from llcnti
H(ofk |S.t5 Koch. I'nlfAt Knlwi mud
to order- Unrfncf l.Vi l> 1:1 si
New York I, ,N. V. Dcsorfpllvo leafIr
mailed opon rc<mc?t,
fflTTHAT RHEUMATIC PAH
RIGHT-WHERE IT HURT!
jtmt //IAL Ai lllA Ca/ttow I *? '?.
...... *wn? ?** <r/iiictj
The big Idea is that you want ?? fee
better. When pain eases, your mint
eases. You get rest that means deliver
nnoe, So use.something that gets a. th?
pain. C-aa?i brings-y?? pafn-r-lievinj
help Nt*~ t"'i '".''I i"' " i'lutJl H
others who enjoy its help, too. 6oc, ant
$r. ffantlimT tfrgTndy as tflrerrrrt: Firs
bottle purchase pric.* refunded if vm
UP not satisfied. '.oday, get
Beware Coughs
trow common ems ?
That Hang Or
CreoTrmlslon relievos promptly be
cause It goes right to the seat of thi
trouble 10 help Intern nnrl rxpe
germ-laden phlegm, hnd aid natun
td soothe and heal raw, tender, &
flamed bronchial mucous mem
braaw. Tell your druggist to sell yo\
a bottle of Greomulslon with ?i*m un,
dualawunf yiw hiust auce lh? way xi
Quickly allays tte cough or-you art
to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coucht, Chatt Coidt, IroncWth
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Jobs ii
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Front Cor
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NKW YQ?K rrrv _ t
made ijt war industry and j.
ployrnejit of Negro workers
this week for nation-wide oh
_ ban League's Twelfth Vocal
- *. to be held from March' 12
dangers which will face Nes
the country "re-ad iusis to per
'considered. _ ;
Negro youth and adults will be
- rallied under the slogan. "THE
T FUTURE IS YOURS?PLAN AND
PREPARED' The Qampalgn will
be devoted to consideration. of vn="
rational problems such as Job
training and placement, membership
in trade unions. absenteeism
and efficiency on the Job. ft will
also consider the problems of race
tensions and ways of Improving
^ race relations throughout the
country. . ?? ,
Ml nDIVP Ik* M
*rm+m r r, r% m s\ fTHJp II f I\
r~ Forty-eight affiliated- brancnesnf
the, National Urban' Leaguer unci
-* Negro schools and colleges and
other community groups and institutions
will conduct activities dur|
ing the week. Special radio programs
on local stations and over
ooast-to-o'oast networks have alreudy
been arranged to reach thev
general public.
Announcement of the Campaign
quarters at 1133 Broadway, NewYork
City, by Ann Tanneyhill,
I Secretary of the Bureau'of Vocational
Guidance. "The Vocational
? Opportunity Catnpalgn this year Is
important," she said. "For eleven
years the Najlional Urban League
has used its annuar Vocational Opm
portunltyCampaign to impress
upon young and adult Negro Ame~rlara
-the need for training In the*
Jy present for security in ihe future.
These reasons are more Important
t today than ever before. The world
is changing before our very. eyes
jpySTOT-peopTe must change with It In
" order to race tomorrow With ariy
,, degree ot confidence?with any
rft certainty of a secure place as]
>; working, umi.UlHillhft citizens "^*o&
. society. > - J
" "Negro workers and workers must
t facr the war tmd post-waT world
with the knowledge that, first,
there will always be a place;lrr
"... .clvlllzflfi society Ior-iL??trained,
capable Worker. Secondly, that this
place will be enlarged or dim-1
,a ifihprl In rtlrppA i
tv f ? 4 vw |V?uptil WIUII IA/ I
5; cooperative effort, and planning'
ie . made by Negroes ^ themselves?and
>y between Negroes and their white
I fellow-citizens. Third, the influence
of government in provldlry
)e employment and 'social secruitv
te will be increasingly important.
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g1 f GlAMOHOi/S
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m During those thrilling hours when
i you are with him, your hair must
,1 look its loveliest. You can enchant
?* i him completely withsoftcr, smoother
., ; halt that lenda magic to thbge. lntl- !
j mate Tl.nt-'n n.h.,1 fl -j
j^wise women everywhere are count- i
lnj so jriuch on PlOleo.
A HAIR BEAUTIFIER ?"
j[ *For more beautiful looking hair use j
^ ; Pluko, n genuine Black and White j
: creation. For Pluko actually does [
beautify your hair as it helps you to ;
i comb it out flatteringly smooth and
I soft. Hair cared for with Pluko Hair
Dressing becomes easier to arrange, j
really behaves beautifully, and stays ]
t "get" lpnyr VrmMl Fnwl it nnw
J" such fun to "do" your hair inr many i
* heart-winning ways, while this fa- j
1 mous dressing keeps it-well-groomed, i
f shining and smooth for many hours.
L MEN LOVE IT
- Pluko has a fragrance men love, its
compellingsweetnessinvitesroinance,
I>ecause the perfume-like scent of Tt
lingo's irresistibly about you all
I through those precious night hour*.
1 And although Pluko brings such
* added lustre to your hair, ilthongh
? It has such e*f}okuterpinti+Ten, PTukd
I costs very little to use. Jt is sold by
. dealers everywhere in generous eco
nonrtleal sizes." In Amber, 25c, in
r White, 50c. Try Pluko on<%. and
f you'll ncvgrbe wirrwtt it. Demand
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Dn Home
isidered
;^v' ;* K . I . . a '- .
,fiN>S) t-. Retaining jnh gnins
>lanning for the post-war em-,
-highlighted plans completed
isejryance of the National Ur[icfliAl
Opportunity Campaign
through 19. The home-front
:ro veterans and civilians as
icetim# economy will a lap be v
-
Fourth.- the Influence of organized
management and of organized
labor can be brought into a common
Interest renter at the?point"
of the Negro's Job application."
SHOULD BF CONCERNED
r Contintrinr.' Miae TanneyhiH
jstated, "It is up to each individual
i to te vitally concerned about his
! own. place as a citizen. Our CamI
paign slogan this year?"TH15_EUTllRE
IS YOURS?PLAN AND
PRRPAREt" therefor?* "has broad
and deep significance. The question
! of full employment versus the unj
employment of millions is directly
' tied up to the things wef,wlll con*
slder " during the - Campaign, such
as job training and re-training:
adjustment on the job; membership
in labor "unions; ahd relationships
with fellow white workers.
"We shall be concerned with
men and woman returning from our
armed forces ihu norftiai physical
condiiton; the displaced war . industry
workers; and the youth just,
coming of age as workers. An
iiiuioi n.y naiup mpmoer. Negroes |
will suffer. We must be articulate* j
in planning for what we want In "
the post-war world, and what we
have a right to expect?complete
lntegratlfrn with other - Americana
In our -democracy. This means?ttr
us the opening of full opportunities
for vocational training and Job
^plftgfilD.ent; t,h> elimination of dis?
criminatory practices In American
industry; tne eduaiiaatidn- of educationai:
opportunities; -the assur- r
ahce Of full eltlzeflrhtp rtgVOc onH,
n Just share of civic benefits end
cultural opportunities; the removal
of restrictions upon social mobility;
and the removal of the stigma
ofr inferiority whieh has .been
P^0f""fti,_JiPon us jay, the attitude, of J
many white Americans, These - are
the things we want?these are - the
things for which we must plan."
During the Campaign staff mem .bers
of the National Urban League
will travel to racial tension
areas throughout the country and
confer with educational abthori-,.
ties, civic and governmental-lead-- ers.
labor union officials, and representatives
of management.
The Globe
." " Zai ^ ?7*1
- States' Rights vs
THE SOUND LAMBASTING* i
President Roosevelt gntr"?They
rights boys last week' In j
condemning?tin- wishy-wmth.v~5dTdior-vote
bill being pushed bv thei
wts, -was long overdue,
states' rights?is a phony issue.
15^)^ ^rrom
MACK Ay __ the days when _
America was thirteen Individualstic
colonies tied to the British
crown. w. i
it nas arxmt as mvicn place on
the modern scene as high-top button
shoes, bustles or horse-drawn
strwt cur*. It is a fake, a reel
herring drawn across thp national
horizon fay those whose real purpose
fs protection, not of the sovereignty
of the states but. of their 1
own selfish Inures! s nod gp? )?> )
nriTfiT^irJP ' ??-?? H
prwtir^fn: i
XTAXES NOT THREATENED - '
Tho men who raise this bogus.
issue know frdly well that no one threatens
state government Nn
suggestion or effort, has been made
to deny to any of the states those
things- that nrp juHTfthWed them 1
under the Cohstttutioh. (
The real rub comes when 'l
little men who harn seized I
much" power in the Individual I
states exercise that power in 1
denying citizens of the United t
States rights guaranteed them 1
under the Constitution.
When the federal . government <
steps in to safeguard those of its 1
citizens whose rights have been 1
violated, the hnmis vain of ztnt?
rights is Invirlably raised by. thfe ?
very nwn who with bland lmpunl- 1
ty had been trampling Into dust 1
the rights of the Individual. <
FRAtTD WAS EXPOSED I
No administration has done more . i
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VENAFRO SECTOR, ^TALY ' ?
Front Ortlf ftptotAIBMtt WSfBSmr
fuo, iheor meinberi of the 454th
Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion in
'a '?* -ft. A.
Appeal Q
Right Of'.
Myth O Master ~?
Race Exploded, - '
Leaders Assert
NEW YORK City ~ (SNS) ?An
appeal to Americans to Insure freedom
"as a right, to 13,000,000
Kintrlfair wrggineB. our fellow Oil- zens"
was issued today by Dr. William
Allan Nelison, chairman of a
newly organizer! "Committee of
100."
'The myth of the "master race*
has suffered damage at Stalingrad,
at EI Alamein and in Tilnisa,'' the Commlttgfe
statement said. "But it
remains inviolat? among certain "
circles in our own country who
stand for the pou tax* 'lily white*
"rotter?. r
. ? < .. v - L 1
; Human Rights j
than ivfr. Roosevelt's to expose the i
issue ftS the fraud It'
really Ls. The President .proved 1
that it was .no real issue in .the 1
avidity with which the poll-tax- I
er.s made, full use of every one of i
the many alphabetical agencies
erected to- defeat the depresSlpn.
When the federal government
tinder the now defunct
New Drat wax lavishly spread- "
hig-_aruffml million* of dollars - to
the various states, the Silence"
of the states' rights hoys r
was deafening.
Not. a peep could be heard fr?m
n .single one of those who ate now
so zealous In protesting, not the
so-called .eigM.s of the state ' ns
tney so . voelfierously -argue, byt
the special privileges of the polltsx
politicians m those states.
ISSUE FORCOTTEN
Actually {tyc very men' who now
loom so large on the horiaon during
the discussion of soldier-vote
legislation ardent champions of
states' rights a few years ago
Were the busiest of the ^throng
beating a - pafh to Washington,
pleading for federal appropriations
*nd Wftfk pi-"Wk fnr thrnlr
constituents.
r'int^ 23 In *3"9v
was completely forgotten in
me tfUsh back lh those day*.?J
It is no more of a real Issue to- J
day than it" wa* thea ?-- -]
taut it 18 a convenient and use- f
rul tool for the fascist-minded little
men, who have projected them- 1
selves to great power by ruthless- 1
iy disregarding the rights of cer- !
tain groups of_jpdiYlduaia la their-1
respective state communities. ''
They will not surrender it with- '
:>ut a bitter struggle. It has been '
too ef fectlye_HL blocking the tiling '
they are determined- ^ehall * noF1
nmn u pwe?flHaise' iiynti 11**?
lerved its masters Well in, defeating
on every occasion federal antt-., <
lynching legislation. Iw worked J
>vortlme To block federA removal
if the odious system oAll taxes i
in seven Southern sta^Blt dug
. ^ Ky V,
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To
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. v :* ' a/ ' '-?? r ""' ,. v*i'
eina P
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Italy operate the dinoter able
often spell* Aoom for a Matt wmj
plaiRL- Thry Corporal Leo
8?mden,:of CUeaio^ Illinois; Pr
Tate First Class Isham Sloeum, i
alls For Fr
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Amgricar
prluuulw, mr"3lseriralbirtk>
against the WflgflT faIndustry, an
lor the right to lynch.
"THptr trten. nr? nrtl.l.. *. a.
port: their have brought riots m
bloodshed to the Industrial cltti
of the North and East and hpv
divided our ctdrehs as. at noTtim
since the War bet-veen the State
Such ideas raw triumph and lbs
us^the ?<talte^ Uicugh^ ^
form -a powerful bulwark agalxu
this shame.
"We cannot bring freedom as t
gifts to peoples throughout th
world without having assured It,-a
a right, to 13,000,000 American Me
groes, our fellow citizens; freedor
not as. a Fourth of July abstrac
tTon. but as a cohcrete realization
of the things which make the fr?
man?equal opportunity for Job
iy Cliff Mackay
the chasm into which the feders
school-aid bill was thrown. 1
stands sentry now to prevent th
passage of an honest soldler-vot
biu. .
HSfcP 18 BItO APFNEP
Now* we find that no longer 1
the battlecry of states'* rights rea
trlcted to entangling the acttou c
the federal government in the legia
Jative fiekJ. Its magic as a weapo
agatnst the federal govcrnmerl
has been broadened to those loci
areas where discrimination is tfr
tTjIe~and segregation the^practice.
No longer than teat weak
you saw Sheriff H. H. .lessen.
Sheriffs Association, trying to.
prevent the Federal Bureau of
Investigation from continuing
ila fine wwk Of?frfooeonUng"
officers, who fpel they ean
nlth i.i.ll- Ji ?a
n?M iui|/Htn?j wHiiij i>iaiT|*ra
the Bra of MditrnlNfr H
romes to dealing ?|th Nfjfro
Hticens. ' '
Resented- was the action' ot Ui
FBI in securing a conviction of i
South Carolina , sheriff for brutal
ly beatmg^a- Negro prisoner, i
direct violation of the federal clvl
liberties statute.
a fink opportunity
about to take all of our state:
rights from us," bemoaned brothe
.fssnrrr. vaytny hy~ Implication tha
states' rights tn him maant. _thi
right to abrogate the rights guar
anteed its cRlzens hy the federa
government." n /*"'~ . ? ~
President Roosevelt's attack oj
thfe states' rights bunk' shotifa
spearhead of an ' all-out drfv<
against-the reactionaries, whq hav
polished up. this moldy device *. a
a Weapon to block prugirss.?Ttr
ortetoi over soldier-vote legtslattoi
is. a fine opportunity to smash no
only the unholy, alliance of reac
itonary HepubUean# and?pellet a:
democrats, but to bury forever tH
r,,w/T WfVt 1IPWWUIVII
issue of states' rights. Until this f
done, there appears to be llttl
hope that the democratic# Ideal fo
which our man are fighting am
dying abroad, will ever be achieve*
at home.
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AY, FEBRUARY^ 6, KM*
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h Faisoa, North Carolina, and Fri
W?rth,
O The Committtt is seeking to col- <
i. lect a fund of $100,000 during IMA I
0 Tui the legal defense prortem of \
r I^V?N^anim AM^at^ ^Q^4j^L
a Graham Jackson Is I
Z Given Citation I
1 By Nava! Officer |
* ATLANTA, Ga. ? (SNS) 'J~* ' I
Oraham Jackson. U. a N4vy I
Chi ? f officer. recruiting 1
'orvlce, Mas been highly oommend- _J
ea by captain J. V.Babeock ofinft \
J** * fmVTtm ntr? tm imkm
" con*at the Cksirgie School of -3
L1 Technology.
t > * 'ivv ? .
^ Saying that he is "proud to haw
^ - -
y'uraia<u jaoKson in the uniform of
- my service, the Navyl and that ..
"he is a credit to- the sovkt,"
Captain Jackson -writes:
13 "I hftve been observing the work
~ end activities of Graham Jackson
_ 'to Atlanta and vicinity forth^past ^
two yean.
it "Based <m my experienced to
ll the Navy, "pretty well alfnvar ths
? world, ft* Uw past lort?-?lx years.
I can state without reservation tfcot
Jtijiose conduct and activities had
?munlty.?\ 7- :?-? ?; *_L~;
"Hls remarkable skill and obilillF
as an Entertainer is always' to
,Kc baa* ai u?fni'n,< ??* .? ? *
ampie Tn gentlemarily conduct and
speech which most of. the Nation's ? _
entertainers on platform and radio
~ might well emulate." ?- ?-???
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