Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I Saturday, December 27, 1941 I. Voluntary Enli/shment r&Advocating Establishr rjj?Division in United Sta I SPeech of Representative Hamilton J Fish in the House of Representa. _ lives, Wednesday, December 17 - ?-?Ak tme who served witlfgulored ^ tioop3 in the lust war, and if I get an opportunity with a combat oufit, I want to serve with them in Jthis war. I offered an amendment to the draft bill which wes finally accepted on the floor after a con msiderable fight, providing that 'j* ^P^there should be no discrimination P against the colored soldier who was drafted; that he could go into i ny of the,branche8 of the Army service. That is the law today, t Supporting what the gentleman i from Pennsylvania (Mr. Sacks) had to sry, I have received letters lrom Detroit and other cities stat.. | ing that colored people were being dt-nied the opportunity to enlist, to -serve our armed forces, m a 1 ^j-vsar for what? For freedom and ^ (1 mocracy! Who has u better right to serve thi.n the Negroes? Who I has a better right to volunteer in J a tight for freedom and democracy , thun the colored men of America ? I 1 served last July with a hum Bragg, N. C., headed by Southern white officers, some of the best ~J officers in the United States Army . and they are all of one aecord, ?pthat those colored troops are doing [ a fine job. They were in anti air. I craft, artillery, infantry, and en. d. gineer regiments. Of course, they ? re entitled to enlist, and I propose to find out what? i8 preventing '* them from being accepted. . . I wrote this letter to Maj. Gen. ) Kmory S; Adfims7~The Adjutant General; War tlepartment: I | "I am writing tor ask if you ^ coulj give me information in re. gard to the voluntary enlistment of our colored citizens. Many com. ( plaints have reached my office that colored volunteers are being ! ** rejected in Philadelphia, Detroit, and other places. It seems to me that inasmuch as we are fighting tl.is war for freedom and democ. j? racy there should be no distinction whrtever between our white and colored citizens in our armed fore es, and that Negroes should?not ( only be permitted but encouraged ) to volunteer, "Iw we are to have an armed force of 7,000,000 men, approxi. mutely 700,000 will be colored sol diers. I had incorporated into the ? original draft bill an amendment that aimed t0 prevent any dis f crimination against colored sod ~ diers so that they might enter into all branches of the Army. "I am further interested in t -V knowing what J a being done to 'J organize colored divisions. Certain ly, with an Army now approximating 2,000,000 and 2,000,000 more to (be trained during the year, |Ka there should be at least a half, dozen colored divisions. "I will appreciate it if you will * send rue the information relativeto the volunteering of- our colore.! people immediately. "Thanking you fcrr your atten o- tion to this matter, I am, Sincerely yours, Hamilton Fish" Let me quote what the Presi. dent of the United States ha? so say on December 9, 1941, and I endorse every word in it: "We are in this war. We are all in itall the way. Every single man, woman, and child is a partner?" riot every white man, but every ntun, white, red; and colored, re gurdless erf race, color, or creed?" 1 in the most tremendous underta'v.. . ing -in- Qur Ameican history " That is good, sound American doctrine from the President of the United States. It calls for unity, 100 per. cent unity, in America?not 90 percent unity, t>ut 100 percent unity from all our people. We have an ihat his been in training far al. most a year. v\ e snan prooaDiy train another 2,000,000 (luring the y;ar. This will make an army of 4,000,000. It will take at least three years to train an army of 7,000,000 provided for by this bill. Nobody knowa how long this war will last. This bill really means mobilizing our manpowe extent of 10,000,000 Americans? 7,000,000 ore more in the Army, 2,000,000 in the Air Corps, and 1,000,000 In the Navy and Marine ('orps. I ant for a total all out war with an army- of 7,000,000, an air force of 2,000.000, and a Navy c.nd Marine Covpa of 1,000,000 as soon ' as possible in order to go out and win the war in a year if possible, 'ha MMjhwut pouibW-- inanwt. B-l???/. ? ; of Colored Soldiers; ] nent of Colored 1 tes Army _ 1 Phi Beta Sigma Frat Completes Plans For Their 27th Conclave x "An Equable Share of American f! Opportunities" is the theme of the ^ fraters of Phi Beta 'Sigma fra j ternity as they complete their plan, for their 27th Conclave *. which will be held in Philadelphia December 26.30, 1941. tl Highlighting the sessions this tl yee r will be -the?report of Dr. H. h A. Billings, of Atlanta, Georgia, wh0 as the youngest national 1 president of the fraternity has s< brought about one of the most fa>- $, sweeping revivals of interest that ^ the Hellenic group has ever ex perienced. E. Rhudolphus demons!, <y>n clave chairman of the Nu Sigim r< host chapter, announced that L. D. b, Reddick, Ph. I)., curator of th" t. Schtrmburg Collection of the Nov York Public Library; assistaut^ 'editor of the Journal of Negro C History and Lecturer in the Do tt jpartment of H?storv, Cbllcpe of ,,j the Citv^ of Now York, had no. tified Editor Ralph H. Jone.?, ** fhairn-.iln r/f t.he_..miblie meetjntr. _P that he w^mld deliver the main -rr address oh" Sunday evening, De ,| cember 28 in Tindley Temple. t,i Broad and F4tz water streets, 1 * ? topic will be "The Negro People And The War." li ?According1- to Dr. Billings, presi -p. d<!ht, more Sigma Chapter,, hitve ,, I been revived and more new Sigma men initiated than in any previous year. He further reports that un der Lvnwood Brown. (national m -Director . of?Bigger?uid Better jj , Business, in cooperation with the national Business Advisor. James A. (Billboard) Jackson the men of Sigma have been able to aid it Negro busineas throughout the tt country. i, | An unusually fine round of so n -eial--<vetivitit'S have teen?inter wo _ jven around the biisine> sessions of the Sigmas, which will be held F in the world famed Academv o' Music, Broad and Locust streets The Alpha Kappa Sororit-- is hold ing its Boele in Phil; delphia at l*' the same time. The Nu Siema Shrine, situated a< at Pioneer Institute, 627.29 S Broad street, will be the general , Sigma Conclave headquarters wit1 all major act+vi\ios stemming from n that point. c The swanky Pyramid Club, 1517 t)i Girard Avenue, will be the .scene jQ of the traditional Bigger and Bet trtr Business banquet. A?special business directoi-y, which has been -edited by Guvesta A. Anperson. e: will h' distributed i t this banouet. I The Grand Ball which will close , the conclave festivities on Teesdrv 1 night, will be held at Town Hall. '' 120 NT. Broad street. Dr. William f] M. Cousins, chairman of the grr.nd_ ball committee, stated that he expected Frater Clarence Muse to act a "in grand mm.shall for the Gr; n ' It March which will be led by Dr. R. A?Billings, the"national president. s) ' Pressure of vnr business in Con gress, it is believed, will prevent e Congressman Arthur Mitchell from $! attending the conclave. jr I Sigma wives -end sweethearts and the Zeto Phi Beta Sororitv. u tp Fhiladelph ia,*~have -already _ar ll. ranged many special social events tl jfor tne manv wives who tradition Sl I ally accompany their spouses to I the Sigma Cor clave. p CAB CALLOWAY TO J PRESENT DEFENSE BONDS ASGirr ? o New York City?With the Unit ~ ed tate.s currently engageu in ; world wide, far flung *-conflict. * Americans from all walks of life ti are lending every aid to bring q about a quick victory. The Trea ury Department through its s: K P of Defense Bor.ds has proven it '> self a vital agency towards raix'< . ithe necessary funds tp' support tin ? war costs. Cognizant of his re. ! sponsibilities. Cab Callow: v. rate ; f I as one of the nation's foieme.-t |c J music makers, is distributing D ifense Bonds as Christmas gifts t the members of his band. I In addition to eivinur bonds. f' ' T has requested each member of his organization to make every effort to buy bonds with their spun- " monies. To lend his aid. Callowshas provided a special pyrchasingi 0 \ commit tee from rnrmrtg the?bntnl- ? personnel to handle the d ti'l P The committee members are: Cozy c Cole, " drummer; .Ionah J one.... j. trumpeter; and Benny Payn. pianist. VISIT IN SOl'TH CAROI.IN \ c d '?MiiiilIu rinmi k, i', fii'. Th ffrv. , ? R. E. Hamilton, pastor of Scott'- c Methodist church, Trappe. Mary ^ land, also Mr. Clark Tiippe, an ^ outstanding contractor and : j, member of Queen Esta A. M. 1! n church, were tthe guests of M d land Mrs. Samuel Aiken. Rev. P 55 E. Hamilto.. is the brother of Mrs Aiken. While at Moncks Corner they 'visited historic Charleston. the ^ t Santee Cooper project. Summer. ^ ville and other places of interest. I They also attended the South Ca. dolina conference at Florence. < | Thursday night Rev. Hamilton ' .and Mr. Tippee had the pleasure c l - - - . . . f of meeting: a group of ministers from CummingH Theological Semi nary. They left Saturday morring Bc/th expressed themselves as ha-vtsigspent an. wijoyabU sooth. -> 7 S A Borrowers increase Loan Re-, 'ayments 75 Percent Low income farm families have tepped up payments on farm, re. iabilitation loans made by the r S. Department of Agrieultur^ Therise in loan collections relectj. good crops, higher farhi rices, and improved jfarm :#-*d ome management practices. Figures released today by the 'arm Security Administration iu<t repayments made by nun dan 624,000 borrower families reused 75.4 percent over the imp period last year. "A?Urtul of34,120,385.71 was repaid during ?e 4. month period this vear as gainst $10,440,108.25 in 1040. The increase in repayments on fhabilitation loans shows FJSA orrowers are playing an impor int part in the Nation's Food for . B. Baldwin, F\SA Adminis.tr;' >r. Many of the families payin.' ff their loans have not only , F the iinniedirte-goal of maximum roduction for hcnne use, hut a ow proTTucmg surjlllls !ar : piT"~ ucts to strengthen the national rfort. " FSA borrowers are farm faini es who were hardest hit by de. ression and crop failuii's In the ast. Often, operating farm's "too' mall or too, poorly equipped to apply even their own minium eeds, these families have had li gricuUural production-! Rehabilitation loans have made possible for low-, income farmers j buy seed, fertilizer, and operat lg equipment. This aid, plus ex. ert?guidance in?ftmn?and?home lanagement practice given b\ SA representatives, has enabled rrmers to expand their output. Farm Security Administration is ncouraging borrowers to mate jbstantial repayments thi.s year, ccording to Mr. Bi ldwin. The est "crops, the best market, and le best prices in year8 offer bor. jwer families a chance to in. rease their jfuture security by aking advance payments on their ams; While allowance is being made /r rising costs of living, use of xtra income for the purchase of., unessential consumers' goods is cmg uiscuurrgea. i nus purcnas. ig power which could cause in.. ationary tendencies will be curb. h ?n(t PS A borrowers will have" chance to build up their saving1* >r the past war era. In stallment repr.yments on out. standing rehabilitation loans r re xpected to amount to nearlv ;H),000,000 in the fiscal year end ig June 30, T942. Farm Security ill lend an estimated $100,000,000 uring the year to needy families tat have so far been unable to i't up economic farm units and to perate under long term farm lans. In the fiscal year ending une 30, 1941, about $108.000 000 as f.th<?nced, and payments 0,1 n loans totalled $G2,000,000,f" In the more than seven year.-* ince these programs were initia. pd, bonowers had repaid $234, 00,000, as of October 31, 1941, in rincipi 1 and interest on r diabili atir-n loans. Outstanding obliga ions on October 31 amounted to 355,000,000. A total of ,27.000 umilies had repaid their entire lans. Loan collections in Mississippi rere three times ns greet between uly 1 and October 31 this year s in 1940, and showed the greatest icrease of anv state. Collection n Arkansas wore uf> 29fi.3 per ent Jhi,. year. Collections were e-= ecirlly good in these states be ause of favorable cron and mar et condition". Repayments declined 1 ">.5 per. yt. ent in New Mexico because of amage to the Cotton crop r?ultmg fi'ww inoithnf and tm ause of the late harvest of beanroom corn, and grain sor.'huni ut collections were expected to ncrease after crops were sent to narket. Drought caused a slight ecline in repayment,. in New Y.. Itate. Church of Christ Applies for Charter The Church of Christ and King, lorn of God has made application or a charter for the purpose of arrylhj? on rettjftoxnr, edurptionHt ind charity work. Calvin Anderson, Esq., Gen. Business Manager Mrs. E. E. Coleman, Gen. See. Rev. J. W. Robbins, B. Th., Gen. Organizer Rt. KeV. T. L\ Coleman. B. Ki S. T. D? Bishop I TOE PALMETTO t Insist That Christina Advises Garden Club The Garden Club8 of South Ca rolina rre always in l'avor of pro viding beauty both indoors an outdoors ^during the Chrkstma season. With the entire win Id in turmoil and the United States dt fending its t ights "nd liberties an vigorously opposing those fore* which are inimcal to the freedoi of mankind and of Christian spiri the need for beauty is more net cessary than ever. The Garden Club?, of cours< advocate the?idea of the livin Christmas tree planted on th lawn or in the var.1 of the owne or on the lawn of the public build ihgs. A tree of this kind does nf mfefely bring enjoyment during tfi Christinas season hut is a thin; of beauty Gr Abe owner and ?.t? th passing public throughout the en tire year. | However, the Christmas tie nd Christmas greens brought im the home arc also things of beaut; but frequently they are obtains j-frt^m he woods and fieldA undo rather questionable eircumsta; c Id fa'ct many of them are stolei s.nd others ale cub without any re gard ta the future of the land. 1 In order to curb the stealing an< bottlegging of Christmas*" tree *anj greens and also in order t bring about a sensible system o cutting and marketing material (of this kind, the Garden Clubs o South Carolina are heartilv in fa i vor of three steps! T. Keep tires from lands wher Christmas greens are givw i.-g Many trees will not reprodu^ themselves if the seed or smr.I trees are subjected to annual o Aperiodic woods fires. | !?. Trees ahntilj he cut-ami g should only be gathered when thi is done according to good forestr; 'and soil conservation practices. Ii [many cases a tree removed frpn the land subjects it to soil erosion ( In 'other cases the tree which, i cut should have been allowed t< | remain and grow into some pro (duct other than a Christmas tree I Holly branches may be hatvestei as acrop but if the tree is mutilat [ed there will be no future holl; obtained from such a tree. I :t. The third thing which shoui. be brought out is to eliminate thf theft of th? Christmas trees am 'greens. This landowner pays taxe on his lands, frequent>y protect the land from fire and yet someoni | comes along and"steai<5 the tre from his lands. The landowne 'gets no money for the tree yet h< ' is the one "who raised it. The ans wer to thi_ problem is to requir that all trees offered for sale am all bunches of holly and green offered for sale should bear a taj showing the name and address o the vendor, name and address o the landowner and certificate t the effect that the material wa cut according to conservation pra tices approved by the State Fores Service. Club women of South Carolin : nd other citizens who are in terested in advancing the conser vation and proper use of our na tural resources should refuse t purchase any material which is no tagged and should advise t'rei friends to also help the funnel and others in liminating ih wholesale theft which _ goes < when Christmas greens go to" th market. In fact we should hr.v legislation providing for faggin of Christmas greens and Tree: TUrt nonfilt,, onf tinir thie nin & iiC * W i vv4\v??.p, vu.n terial on lands of others with the owner's permission should b made quite severe, advises Mrs. / P. Storm, state president of th South Carolina Garden Clubs. BETHEL A. M. E. CHL'KCIf Rev. W.-Jackson, I'astor ? McClellanville, S. C.? In spite t the cold weather the Si ndu School and church goers were : - thaie of dwty eewUni'ing n>in and praises to Almighty God. \ih has safely led us to behold the lamile post in the beginning of th last month's journey. Our pastor selected his to from St. Matthew 27:22, subiec "No Substitute for Jesus." We a know that there is only one til and living. These questions wei asked: What shall I do with J? susf If we are one of Christ foi lowers, confess Him?. He is c our Iiand8 and the best and surei thing to do is to praise His nanin spirit and in truth. At 7:00 o'clock God's mcsnsn wa? introduced tn ua hv our no?tf from Co1. 3:10, subject, "Know ledge, fruitfulness and strength May we wh<j claim God as our Sfl ,viour girdle up our lines, men , * *?! ? k bm*> Unw .. ^ 1 m n n a n*l lin Vllt IIIHII V III WlfTTT pTWTT^ n nva TTr for God in spirit and in truth. BiifaMiMili -' s Trees Be Tagged * > State President ! Tree Planting: d Season Is Here * "Tin- general rain which South- h Carolina has been getting recently < " make< conditions ideal for plant j ing pine seedlings in virtually ' sections of the state," said Stntv < " Forester W. C. Hammerle. The seedling,, are being lifted at ? the state nurseries at Sumter ami < Georgetown and are available a! < J 11 .50 per thousand if anyorc wish- I < es to call for them or at ?'2.i>n p ? thousand f. o. b. shipping points Li South Carolina, if they are shipp t ,t ed. > The U. S. Furest Servicw ju*4?^ recently issued a summary show ing the number,, of trees planted ^ by various states and it show ? thgrt under the Clarke McXarv 8 Law, during 1040, South t'a:.,lin c 0 rneaked third among the 8 y raising planting stock for plan i j on farmland. The State of (imivi g . ranked first with almost 1 'J ~>0 n 8 "trees planted on farnJ: n !-n York wag second with a little ?\ ' ? ? A AAA A A A A ^ .. - ^,1 i C . ,, t t. f . 1 I . \J y,vVV,vVV"tTrCT?ttfHI?& was third with slightly over hVUix 2 J 000 trees. The total number ol p ? tree8 planted on farmlands under ? e this Law throughout the United ? 1 States "Wag 87,500,000 trees, there g .< fore, South Carolina planted si. p i' |most^ten percent of all of these ft - trees. 5 The trees were raised at the g ~ Scruth Carolina nurseries operated" *p by the State Forest -Service and 8 e part of the funds used in their ft 1 operation are obtained from the ~ r Clarke.McNary Law, Federal Government ur.de)- tin- ^ - 8o*th Carolina Tree* Kurntehed g s Landowners at Low Cost ii The price charged for lorest. p i tree planting stock in vario.s ( gj i. southern states run from $1.00 |S s- to lfLOO per thousand. However, g o South Carolina',. price of Sl.oO (p per thousand at the Nursery is 'ft '. lower than all southern state's S d with the exception of one which J g . only has a very limited output, hi i5 c many northern and westein states 'ft the price per thousand runs from ^ $2.00 to $10.00 for planting; stock. ! 1 Several other southern states sell S e seedlings at the same price South g * Carolina charges. ? o 3 "South Carolina seedlings grow g * t(/ sizes suitable for field planting fi e in the nurseries in an eight month g period. Northern nurseries usually 7g 1 take two to three years tG produce g e stock of similar size and this is 8 _ an excellent comparison -tyf tela. j fi * tive growth both in seeding stock, g saplings and large timber. South g Carolina i8 well endowed with g * soilg and climatic conditions favor 1 6 able for rapid growth in forest trees and many landowners ate ** o ? ' S < ? < M HAPP 5 t rf - ? t y : f ' y t % *5 " | A [ Y For happy holidi best! The nicest ?? derest turkey . . Y For good cheerT ? T nating folk pref< >r X for holiday need.I PEPSI-O ISwwmw utivi'h a.-sj.st. . b\ planting t/ld it'lds and ?>thi i >n a.- which ma\ )<<* sft\| in ii: totally it. a ;ea? m rtJTy "slirr.r time." Applications for seedling* niav I ! >0<??0?>0 OOP aoO oo o 1V1 <-,r.<1 - 1 t $-fV and I r~^ 1 I ' ? e?** ; HRESB I Our \o:sh is that hamrines this Christmas Day like a < snow, bathing all in lis c a T o r X T S I) u 1105 Washington Street fOOO.O O O.O O OOOOOOOO OO.O C' o o.o o >ebO,ao.<i.o.o.oo o.ao.o.oo.o.o ooo.O-Ovv OO^.O.OO.OOOOO.OC vO.0000.OCe OOOOOOOOOe^OOOOOOOOCK'vOOO i may a joyol' be yc \\ t' send hear | \\i. h tln> hope i?^?-$i 1..' M roNS'-i i' o v; f: n & i tail > 11.'11 Washing.on treet OOvOOvOOOOOOOOC.vOOOOOC'OO \7 lim it I nULlL rvs". . . Ycm vram: evfry . Christmas tree . . . tht , . and naturally, the serve your guests the ?r? Pepsi-Cola. QFdei OLA. BOTTLI1 COLUMBIA, S. C. "??- ? 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