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Governm?
Shipyard '
Mtany men, between the agee of
16 and 62 are needed .for work at
1 lie Puget Soy i d Navy Yard in
Brciticrton, Washington and at
Mare island Navv Yard in Vallojo,
California. For a majority of
. these jobs no 'experience of any
kind is needed. Applicants must
simply uc able to read ar<l write
and be physically able to perform
an 8-hour day's work. The mini
tnuni salary at, Pugwt Sou**! is 88c
an hour for 40 hours and time and
one-half for overtime. All m,cn
at thi's yard are now working 48
hours and being nai<T for.52 hours.
Therefore, a man working at 88c
an hour would earn $45.76 a week
? Workers are paid twice a month.
The Government will provide all
those selected with free titinspor....
tat ion by bu> from their hoinetfc4-e=
the yard at which they will work.
The worker gets this free and does
not have to nay it buck.
Those selected will be given an
immediate appointment. They will
be required, to .nigu- a six-months
contract. Men between the ages
of 17 1-2 and 88 who are in V-A
and in 2-A without children?will
not he considered for the uoskill?.
ed jobs.- They will, however! be
considered for the many skilled
jobs that are opcr:. electrician,
i laehinist, pipefitter, boilormaker,
painter, rigger, shcetmetal worker.
and electric welder. These
skilled men will be paid $1.14 an 1
hour for 40 hours and time and one
half for overtime.
In view of the housing: shortage
on the West Coast, the Government
has built housing; facilities |
for i'ts workers at these yards; j
each man will have waiting for
him either a dormitory irnit'foi .
.himself or, if he takes his family.
The will have a"family unit. The;
dorniitpiy costs S.kfSQ a Week and
' 00 a month'. Government cafete^T
lias providing ^tinlpgnmp, rp-jcr?y. able
meals ar? located close by.
This work is very vital. Men
*!:ot already engaged in war work
have an opportunity to do so.jiow,. It
is important to-remenvbet^thirt- absolutely
no experience- whaUo,
ever is rcqui'reo for the .bulk i>f
lhe.se jobs.
Apply immediately to the Civil j
jty ' Service Representative in Colum-I
Ida, Mr. I-. Marion ETVans. at the T
.I'ost OfTi'ce. Those selected will h(. I
appointed without, any red tape or!
delay.
Fifty-four Men of S
Enter Recruit Trail
Great LakVs. ill., May 2'Jth?|
r my-iour soutj) C arolina men at'o |
. among hundreds of Negro BlucUickets
undergoing several weeks
of recruit training at the U. S. I
Naval Training Station here. '
ors will be pui through an .into'r-y
sive. training program, including
physical conditioning, military
drill, fundamentals of seamanship
and Naval customs and prorctiurc.
Upon graduation they each
will be given a nine-day leave, after
which they will receive further
specialized instruction at one of
the Navy's Service Schools, or he
sent directly to duty at sea or at
n ctntiAn
Men are selected for Service
School on the basis of a series of
aptitude tests and a personal rn- >
lervicw given to each recruit.
Some with sufficient experience in
a particular trade needed by thp
Navy are rated as petty officers
ujkjm completing training and sent
to active duty immediately..
The South Carolina recruits here
arc: Angus L. Cave, 15). Box No.
S67- AppletOfP. ChaiUs J, Wilson,
24, 111 Daniel street, Anderson;
John. -K. S tokos. 20, 200 Mill St, Allendale;
Leon Mason, 17, 1124
Chesterfield, Aiken; Walter O.
Graham, 18, 1.120 Newberry street
aikent-^ames?ft-corlryriiot" 1125
Kershaw street, Aiken; J o h n
Trapp,. 10, Route 1,- Blythewood;.Howard
L. Williams, 20, Braughville;
^Turln Williams, 20, route 8,
Bamberg; Moil Kelly. 10. route 2,
Bowman; Oswell Richardson, 18,
58 Woodward street, Bishopvi'lle;
Thomas G. MePuffie, 24, route 8,
Bishopville; Henry B.? Sattcrwhitc,
18, route 1, Chappells;
James Pcgues 20, 280 Front, St.,
Cheraw; Elmore Long, 17, route* 1,
Canuraye; Hadin B. Westbrook,
20, Chester; Walter Allen, 11),
route 8, Camden; Thomas Ferguson,
20, Camden.
Argent court, Columbia; Horrace
L. Whitener, 18, route 2, Columbia;
Charles W Martin, 20, 24 Lee
street, Charleston; Vernon C,
Thomas, 17, 10 Lames street,
Charleston; Leroy N. Frasier, 17,
Senate street. Charleston: Hor
ace G. Whlthey, 2T, fi Dewey St.r~
Charleston; Kyser"Gayles, 20, 42
Beak St., Charleston; Alease John
son, 17, Charleston; William G.
Pendletcn, 18, route 1, Donalds;
__ Eugene H. Hall, 111, route 2, East- ;
over; Earl H. James, 32, 322 S.
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Workers
..'jp-'Ey - - ' .?
Rev. J. P. Reeder
Appeals For
Mission Funds
Hoar RrcUmv:
A? wo Hunrojuh the <>i <1 <>f this
tiscHi year. I bring to yon the' last
quarfcrlv appeal in the interest
if Foreign Mission.
'The' lot of our missionaries in
the field is in<ronsin"ly difficult
anil strenous due to the hardships
imposed- by world conflict. Their
ZglEUggic to shAu^--t6od and rUd-bi*
g i-s a much greater struggle
than our's here in the United
States. Our inability to ship
clothing (Ine to war lim(> restrictions
has necessitated more mmfey
being, sent. and unfortunately,
this reed has not been met bv a
proportionat increnscyin contriba?
tions from the denomination. I
am sure this iv true onlv because
you have not fully realized the
great need. However, through th?
Grace of God, we have been able
to maintain bur missionaries in
the field and enable them to continue
their all-important task" of
winning souls for Christ and His
K ingdotn."
Great is tile responsibility that
faces' uv. the Christian church, itithe
nost-war world. After tiris
world conflict,, the Christian forces
must invade the countries now
c.cupie.d by tlai kness.- Before this
can be done, adequate buildings
must bc. erected in the field, more
missionaries m1.s4. lie. trained ai d
sent. For these tasks. MONEY
MUST BE HAD;
?You?cannot?you must?not?f*44tiie
Cause now! Send in your con
ti ibutioo today. Enroll your
.hutch or group as a monthly contributor,
If you are already a
regular contributor.. increase your
coiitritwjUtma. Do?-yc,m' '.part?Ebrna
Ire?ix pos-niblc for cc Fy one "to
Pear the. Gospel. Remember that
supporting nii'sinnaries and mam
taining -their stations is a constant
expense and do not-stop with
occasional 'contribution, but con-;
uvbuto Togtihnlj.
Yours for thf Cause.
J. P. KEEPER.
Corresponding: Secretary
itate Recently
ling, Great Lakes
Ravenel St.. Florence; thaddcus
M. Miller. 21). 718 Douglas. street,
Florence; Emanuel Paris, ti?. BosIon;
M illie F. Dover, 19, 1 1) Endel
St., Greenville; Smiley Cox. 20.
route 1. Travelers' RcsU Join*.
t.ylos. IS. rotue 5. Greenville.
Also, ("alyrn Yo' ni;. IS. r-ntc 2.
Greenwood; Henry B. Prince.
Hartsville; Pel/.cr Swell. IS, Holly
Hill; Thomas Harrison, 19. route
1. McCoriuick: Edgar tl. Anderson
20 Liberty street, Orangeburg;
Fhaddc.s Stroman. 19, route ">.
Orangeburg: Marin;, Join son. 11),
route 2, Orangeburg; Ben Crockett,
20, route 2. Rock Hill; Pave
Mickle. 2'.', route 2, Ridgeway; Rob
rt Hammond. 17, Remleys; Coll/ns
Ferguson, 18. Ravenel; Ash
B. Garvin. 21, route 1, Roseville;
Foster L. Ellison. 21, route 2. Sal
ley; Eddie Scarborough. 24, 11._
West fear street, Sumter; Alcxaif-'
der . Barnwell. 21, route 1. St.
George; Julius Anderson, 18, .'541?
Highland avenue, Spartanburg;
Cleve Todd, 114, T3ST Washington
St., Spartanburg; Onoal Montgomery,
rou'.e 87 -Trio;?jtesxtr
Broughton, 18. Trio; Alfred E.
Uummings, 21, route 1, Trenton;
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Alumni secretary and director
of public relations at Fisk university,
Nashville, since 1927,
who will take over his duties as
superintendent of Provident hospital
starting Monday, Juim 7^ J
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Allen Univ. Alumni
And Trustee Board
Made and Approved
Resolutions Asking
Return of Bishop J. S.
Flipper to So. Caro.
At 1944 General Conf*
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! Resolution Passed by Trustee
: Hoard of Allen University
By John Thomas. Secr?tary
Columbia, S. C.
j Whereas Senior Bishop Joseph
Simeon "Flipper, 1)_D., .LLB.f? pre- j
I siding: bishop of the seventh Kpis- I
copal district A. M."*E. church: by j
impartial ruFni; Christian conduct
and preachment of love ar.<l peace
warm i n to all ministers and laymen
alike and caused us to realize
that we are our brother? keper
and because of our high calling:
as ministers we should love onei
:inn1.her~an"d Unit ho gave the president
of Allen university j)leneporcntiary
power to run the school
un-molestcd which brought lasting
peace among bishop, president, fac
illy, studentbndy and trustees,
further centralize the indebtedness
of Allen university so that for the
(irst time in years the people
knrfw just' what their indebtedness
is: ' '
And Whereas, lie our Bishop
.1 eloved preached fhe doctrine of
the ability of South Carolinians to
Continued on Page 6
Dr. Jenkins Receives
Meritorious Award
At Meharry
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DK. D. K. JKN'KINS
J)r. 0." Is. Jenkins, local den- j
list* has just received a letter [
from Meharry Medical College
informing him that he is tt> be
awarded - the Alumni Meritorious
-A wa n I?rm?commencement day,
?s<:wiay,_ June sixth.
I his award is given each year
lo the alumnus of Meharry who
i has, in the estimation of the col|
lege and the members of the 1
alumni association, made the'
greatest contribution to the eoh
lege, to the activities of the alumni
association, and to the social
and civic uplift in the community
where lie lives. I)r. Jenkins was
unanimously selected for this award
from among the thousand*
| of alumni of the institution.
Since beginning his pifectice in
Columbia in 1920, Dr, Jenkins
has been active in all activities
in Columbia for the social and
civic upTifF of persons in this
community. In addition he has
found time to bide his time in |
interest of the Meharry Alumni
clubs in this state.
Continued on Page 8
Dean of Benedict
College Writes In
Professional Journal
?The_ current issue of Educa- \
tional Administration and Supervision
carries an article l>y De^n
G. E. Nelson of Benedict College.
This national periodical js
edited by William C. Bagleyr of
Columbia Univprtity and a group
f I'lmj mvpllw
Wl r? 1 f Ufrl Trlttl ?K ii'TMl
ern institutions. The article hv
Dean Nelson is the only one in
'i
this issue hy an Mndmdrrai-^eeTP "
resenting a southern school.
Dean Nelson's 'article reports
an -experiment. in. studenL iictivi- ties
which was introduepdt .jtmi
carried on at Benedict College
this year. Excerpts from the
article will appear m a later issue
Lof the- Palmetta_Lea<ler^? ?? -
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A, SOUTH CAKOUNA, ~$ATU
lOfftcialVV
Liberia's F
Pomp Anc
By Ernest E. Johnson Wellington,.
D. C.. June? 2.-TAXI')
? Edwin Ban lay, iiresi- ?
dent of the republic of fnbciia.
Africa, amid pomp and teicmonjw
began his - preeed ?nt-s'halteri.ng 1
visit to this country as the per- i
sonal guest of President Frank-?1
lin 1). Roosevelt, promptly-at - i
o'clock Wednesday May >C>. In i
so doing. President Barclay be- i
came the first Negro chief of a I
Negro state to cross the welcome
mat of the executive mansion. 1 <
with the president of the United 1 l
States as the official host. He was ! <
accompanied to the Whit? House ' I
dent-elect of Liberia! where they !i
were formally' greeted l>.v the |
president and Mrs. Roosevelt and :
members of the cabinet. They } t
were, presented to the president | 1
by the secretary of state, the ?'
Hon. Cordoll Hull. President Bar- t
clay' and his successor apparent i
were the dinner guests of Presi- \
dent Roosevelt and spent t h e
first night of their United States
itinerary in the White House.
Walter F. Walker. Liberian consul-general
at New " York, and t
Brigadier General Benjamin O.
Davis accompanied the Barclay i
party to the White House." Gen a
oral Da.vis will remain with the t
party as a military aide through- .,
out- the visit. Another precedent i
was broken when Negro press c
PRESIDENT OF .1,11
Washington; D. C.?(Press Pho
Republic' of Liberia and Presidentarrival
at the White House as gues
left to right in the official reecpfic
"ideut Edwin Barclay, President Fr
man, and ,'Secretary of State, for
140 Graduate ;
From S. C. State j
- Orangeburg, S. C.. May 29? A j
graduating class of one hundred
and forty members at S. C. State
college vividly outlinffi r
i progjam of participation Tor the' '
Negro Tn pbiM-Wi'.r global?rnnfer^?x
cures at class day exercises. Fri- /
day evening. .May 2X. ?
Dr. Charles Stewart, portmotith, '
'Virginia, distinguished clergyman. :i
author and lecturer preached the ^
baccalaureate sermon Sunday af- ^
ternoon May 80, and Dr. Frederick.
Patterson, president. Tuskegcc 1
institute delivered the address to <
the- graduates ' which concluded .'
the streamlined commencement s
Monday, May 81.
President M. F. Whittaker pre- v
seated the Benjami'n E_ Mays award,
donated annually to the can b
didate for graduation with the d
highest scholastic honor, to Miss
r lorcnce c . suiton at special c-nap- r
el exercises Friday. Other honor
students of the graduating class $
announced were Mi-sscs Everettc A
C. Roberts, Naomi L. Garrett, I
Madeline A. Claggett, and Frances r
Simkins. A service flag for more I
than 250 S. C. State students in I
the. armed forces and a flag for f
students who, have joined the f
WAAC's were presented bv the t
Y7 W7 V. A. at these exercises. <
The South Carolina State Col- .]
7!ege dub of New York City schol- 5
arsh/ps.'one of S? 100 was present- t
ed to Miss Margaret Bennett, a I
student o f junior classification,
who maintained the highest aver- i
age for three years and another
of $50 Was presented to Henry
Holder for outstanding ability in
athletics. j
The South Carolina State Col- I
lege club of Washington scholarship
of $50, donated anrually to ?
the student af sophomore standing
with the highest average W'as
tn ITfunnne (
lace. e
j'lie South Carolina Stale ' ol- X
T-gc cTOTTs of Philadelphia scholar- I
ship of $25.00, donated annually C
txi-iha?KturlenC^rf freshman claRsi- ?
fit at ion with highest average, was 1
presented to Mis^ Sal lie Barr.o. (
' ' I '
Fraternity and sorority scholarships
were present**!- as" tofTo^S: J
The Beta Sigma Chapter of Alpha j
Kappa Alpha Sorority scholarships p
Masses Lvlease Rogers, and Juani- [
ta Vaughn; The Graduate Deltas j.
of Orangeburg scholarship, Miss L
Fife Bell; Alpha Xi Chapter of'
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HI) A YTJUNTT5, 1943
rashington
Yes. Edwi
1 Ceremor
.brresprndoiits were permitted to :
:<?ver tlie we Icq mini; eereinoni.es. .
Arayeil about 100-yards distance
from the entAmce, with
I heir "hacks to the Washingtonin
on o men I \\;ere three military tic-- ~
tachments, one each of the army,
marines and the navy. The guard
comprised one hundred and eighty
nine. men. who were commanded i
by Lt. Col. James W. Rankin.
This is the same guard used in
connection with similar formali- i
ties. Ma.i. Clen. John T. Lewis, >
ivho commands the military dis- i
Lriet of Washington, whs in :
hnrge of all the aiTUllgl'UH'tUS !
or the welcome,
. Since President Roosevelt had |
?1 ready met his guest while re- i
mining home from th? famous i
Casablanca conferonce. it was j
mly a presentation of the guest i
hat Ihe secretary of state was |
eouir.d to make. He did this, <
vhereupon the president- in turn |
ntroduced Mr, Barclay and Mr. i
rubniau to Mrs. Roosevelt, who i
;tood at her husband's right. .
Fhe . visiting dignatavies weiv j
hen introduced to Vice Preidsent : <
Wallace, Assistant Secretary of |
state, Sumner Wells; secretary;.
>f commerce Jesse Jones; sec re- j
;ary of the treasury, Henry Morrenthau;
attorney general Fran- '
:is P. Bidtlle; secretary of agri- '
ulture, Claude R. Wiekard; and I
SERIA GRETED AT
r? B
to Service. Inc.) -Mils Excellency 1
El act. William V. S. Tubman, wei
ts of the United government, on V
m room of the White" House are.
ahklin I'. Roosevelt. Prosidont-clec
dell?Ihjtt.?(OH1 cia! OW1 Photo.)
Voorhees Launches
At Annual Meeting
Denmark, S, C., May 28?Spec- j 1
al?=lVhcn the, Voorhees Trustee fi
ward met in annual session on j (
day 18. several decisions of far j s
caching importance were made.
/i viev?nf the fact that Voorhees I I
v-ill?wind un its year?i n j i
Vpril. 1!M7, the trustees launched j i
i move lo raise $f>0,00() for . the! '
ift/eth anriversary, which is to he j I
idded to the Voorhees endowment i
und. The Rt. Rev. A S. Thomas, J
nho Rt. Rev. John J. Clravatt. The I
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lelta Sigma Thefa Sorority schol- '
trship. Miss Wilhclmina Myers; '
Upha Lamda of Kappa Alpha Ps: J
cnoiarsmp, .Jacob lineman.
Prizes, key;, and certificates t N
cere presented to mar.y others. ( j
On commencement day, Presi- 1
lent M. F. Whittaker conferred 1
lepfrees upon 110 candidates. |
andi^afes For Graduation: '
Bachelor of arts; Raphaell An- (
rein Bartelle, Queen Estch Belton, '
Valter Euger.e Blanchard, Daniel ^
.. Del.oatch. Essrc Mae Drumnonds,
Mary Massalena Durham,
iuby Magalene Gaines, Naomi '
.ouis,. Garrett, Mildred Christine J
iundy, Mary Elizabeth Jackson,
^loience Adeana Lee Jenkins, Gov
ie Dean Edith N/x, Nadiene Wad- j
!?ll Pn..|?.i. C?r?.. r>: I
lustine Louise Perry, Otis Wesley
inhb, Annie Mae Thompson, Inez
iValton. Miltlreo Washington, and 1
tfildred Ruth Williams.
Bachelor of Science: 'M.ury Ca- '
olyn Chapman.! Lewis Edward (
'uller. James Gibbs. James Joseph |
rtel}ulfie, Julian Brown Rosemond
eatrico Blossom Simmons and (
Iavoud Eue-ene Toibert.
Bachelor of Science in Educai'on:
(irace Janice Ballard, Ruth
lohnson, Blacknell, Anni,. Eliza>eth
Brogdoi.. Eve l.Vp Haxel j
L ooks, Janipce Brooks, Rose Ann I
'arene Brown. Madeline Antojn- '
'tte, i Clagett. Marion Juliette
"larkson. Annie Louise Edwards, ~J
ilnorfst Evans, Lottie P- -Gaffney,
)rrie ; Frederick, Hollaray HalJtue
Glover. Francys Louvrnyn (
ackson, George Ralph Jackson. 1
'aroline Victoria James, Godfrey c
iailev James, Mary Anna Jeflfer- i
Eli/.aliclh Jolmson, Su- -i
ordai:, fUtttic Armetta Kelly,
ie Lee Jones. Berlena Vermrta (
hankie Parks Ung, Fannie Mao
.attimofe, Johnnie Mae Lee, Elo- j
ce Barton Levan, Wilma Deloris f
.one:. Jamc* Earl McCollom. MiJ-1 I
Continued on Pasfr 8 I r
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Itvb*
n Barclay
ly Prevail
postmaster general, Frank C.
Walker. Representative Sol Bloom
chairman of the house committee
?n_ foreign affairs, was also introduced.
hut Tom Con naily, Chair
man of the senate foreign relations
committee, was not present,
nor was any_ member, -represent-.I
ing the committee. The entire
ceremony, from the moment o f
the party's arrival to the moment
photographers were escorted
from the reception hall, the
nal room* consumed exactly ten
minutes. Dr. Mordecai W. Johnson.
president of Howard univer- I
dtv was among ihe dinner gliosis
President Barclay addressed j.
oth the senate and the house of i ,
representatives last Thursday af- J.
ternoon. Friday morning;- lie vis^
ted, Howard university.' Saturday
morning lie visited Mt. Vernon,
lome of George Washington, and ,
vent on to Arlington, where he
laid a wreath on the tomb o f
h unknown soldier. Monday he
mspected the plant of the ' Firestone
Rubber plant at Akron. ()..
iftcr which he wis the dinner |
iuest of Harvey Firestone, rub- ,
uw magnate. Wilberforce univr- !
dty war, visited on this trip. I
['resident Barelay-, is scheduled to I
urive in New York Friday or I
Saturday, where lie will conclude f
lis official visit.
WHITE HOUSE
K^BF ? v, ,\J y.,>,
if .' WkJRSl
Sdwin Barclay, President of the
c accorded full honor;, on their >
Wednesday. May 26. If Id. Shown j
Mrs. Franklin I). Roosevelt. Pres-.'
t-of?fciberia, William V. S. T b|
<
> $50,000 Drive j:
Trustee Board j
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.vhieh wound uj' Thursday, May jt
j", brought thL. Rev. S. R. lliggin." I 1
if Columbia for the Baccalaureate !
>crmon Sunday ni'ght, and Bishop 1
John .J. (Jravati of the Diocese of j
[ J ppef South Uarolmu. ( olumln.' '
leli vered thr address to the ran- :
dates for graduation at two pin. j ;
rhursday May 21. The total nmn- j 1
or graduating were .'Jo from Jur-.'
or college: IS from hirp school !
uid 12 tradesmen.
flew Robert W.,Patton. Mrs. R. S. ,
tVilkinson. <Mr. .J H. Rudolph," Mrs
F. Mel,cod, Dl. II, D. Bull. The- 1
vev. Charle.s M. Seymour, and the 1
lev. Sumner Guerrv were among '
I v, i. ' :i .. t
IH'M", \\ IJU 111 rt' 11," LUI11 I 1 U LI 11 Oil S
vhiei) total over $<>00 in cash and
dodges as a result of the boginn- |
np: of tip. drive on trustee day.
Several student organizations al !
he school gaffe bond's: The Royal 4
dlue club, the F,. V. Wright club '
.he White Rose club and thp stu- '
lent bo<iy, through the Student ;
council. AH went towards the,?
[50.000 drive. j '
Another decision of great impor- .
ance hv the trustees was to in- |
rease housing facilities for young j
lonien as so many had to he
uined away last fall for lack oi
room. All recommendations of !
the -frtnrtnat 10 the" Rolf id oT~"
Trustees were approved. At the
noon ilay chapel Bishops Thomas
ind Gra'Attt, chairman and viceiiaii
nian of the board, made short ~~
uldies-?es. also the Rev. R. W.
I'atton of American Church institute
.and three new members of
Che board addressee^ th" stud" >
iody. Bishop Thomas closed the
meeting that d iy with the remarks
tli^it another successful year had
been wound up
The 1 Commencement Kxercises j
LINCOLN MKMOKIAL PARK 1
I'OI.C MISIA'S NEW
'RIAL (IHOI M> ?: f"
r.i'iKoln .Memorial "Park recciv- I
?d its charter, and name June IT.
[942. This park .js being1 develop- 1
d to keep in step with the pro- !
tress that js boin?g shown gener- t
Uly throughout the southeast. t
Single or family plots ran he '?
nirohased at reasonable rates. a
Don't wart until all of the choice 1
dots have he m sold. All it for- i
nation can be secured from the f
Manager, f,. K. Scott, phone 2470a o
esidenee 1210 H?rd?n St.. I
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Service. Inc.)?Congressman I cj^j
tVilliain I.. Dawson of " the 1st. , (,f
Congressional District of Illinois. nu.
iiiuinphed again with a speech ' co]j
?f, his Congressional career when j
le spoke before the House o f \
4mtgre*s tm?Tuesday, May 25. | (01.
Dignitaries, including Edwin Bar- j [all
:la^v President of the Republic of . t.,(|(
Liberia, 'are said to .have congrat- ? j^ej
natoo t in* t undress man on nis i(jc>|
Vnti-l'oJl Tax address. Below if 1 )OC(
he address made by the Con- ; |t
*r? ssimm. I j-a'?
".Mr. Chairman. on one other i j j
iceasion 1 .have addressed this I
House since becoming a Member. >IS^
1'he reason for doing; that at that ' jj
ime was that 1 knew the person . " |s
nvolvod and I believ.d that I i j |.t
tni'W more aliout the strtjec t mat ; '
( ! than any "other man in this | >
assembly. 5rha
I am standing helOre von once ?
5\ot
tgain b.lieveing that I know,
nore about wiiat is the real! ^
irotind of tivis- snh.jcct mattei "
1 am a Negro. 1 am an Anteri- I
an. 1 was horn in Georgia. Down I
ny Avay when'l was a hoy, pub- ..
ie schools .were opened only atout
."> or L months out of the p
iW---wdmi they did not need the
;ids in the tields. J- had to go to .
> missi,tmary school, a pay school
n older to obtain the fundainen-e
nis oLAcarnmg, .*]>' mother una ^.0).
. randmothcr worked and slav ed ^ .
o pay the necessary fee that I
night get an education such as
hat school afforded. I went from j .
here to college, and 1 paid my wjj]
vay by working on the railroads
ind in the hotels. 'V' >
I say that 1. like thousands of J
dher ArmrricTtn N' ogi 'oes . " took c
. e u nils
idvantage of all opportunities . .
hat were offered." whether freely
;iwn or whether they1 had to be j
mid for. to trv to get into the
111111
losition to he all that an Ameri an
citizen should' be in siiirit, in '
iiiml and in Hintgilt. I "
1 can stand here before now in ,?
his tifty-seventh 'year of my life ,a*
tml tell you that I do Mint be- ^
ieve that' in all America there
ne those who have a deeper 1 ove t.
ind appreciation Tor die country
?f their lurlh than does the A- '
s. of I
nerican Negro.
Why should wc put a school ,
ax oit a man's right to vote? ^
,.et us be holiest about this thing. ^ol ,
... J . . .era
i ius ? ongrcss is not going to Do- f
onto a imreaucy because it tin- en
lertakes tu make the . ('onsutu- ?%<"N
ion a living thii>jr. You know ,l *
hat same ('(institution meant to *
five every citizen in this country !*
t right to vote. You know that. L
k'o.u know that any method used * ?')
.o try t() keep a citizen t'rom ex- '!
lcising that right is against the
rue spirit of the Constitution of j11el
he 1'nilcd States. You know that '
1 am a lawyer, but 1 shall not 111
ittompt U, argue the eonstitu- 1111
ionalitv of this question because eve
know that the shelves are full ,njr
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Dr. D. Fr. Palmer. principal of wh<
ho Huntington High School in nuti
Newport News, Va.? and a 1 dis- mid
illguished pioneer in workshop nou
'ducallon. will direct a workshop I on
?n the unified elementary and i "lie
econdaiy school program a t j rign
lampton Institute this summer,
n collaboration with Miss Bessie I (
I. Jones, chairman of the division . luni
f social sel?nees af Bennett Col-J
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Jttle Hock. Ark.?Dr. John
Lewis, for fourteen years the
neipul of the Dunhar Hiph
ool. who nilitantly led the
it for equalization of teachers'
tuies here, was forced to rcn
his position ?under?duress
t week, he disclosed to an Asciated
Negro Press represen
ivc. no stated tnat nis lesig- ^
ion was tendered because of
rrrssions of dissatisfaction by
school board growing out of
stand in the* suit for equalizat.
which was trie*! in?October,
2. Or... Lewis. _vvas at_witness
Mrs. Sue Cowan Morris, the
intiff in the suit, and was a
cial. target for the confused
tics of the lawyers retained '
the school board. Because his
ignation was tendered under
ess. a petition protesting the
ion of the school board h a s_ _
n drawn up and is heing sign- .
-by?thousands of Little Rock?
zens. Dr. Lewis is a graduate
Yale university and is a for-'
r president of Morris Brown
ege, Atlanta.
V'ashington, D. C.?That SenaRobert
P. Taft, .son of the
William Howard Taft, is de?d
to present himself again as
nddican candidate for the presicy
was evinced in a speech
ently made at Crovo City eoll*,
according to reports, Mr.
t "hit Roosevelt's four freels
across the head with the '
antic charter." exploding both
oratorical myths'. Incidentally
Democrats are seeking a rceonient
for Vice president Wal ,
who has not proved very
ular with the Southern Demos
this was from no less person
n Harry Hopkins," the latest
isi'Vell "Nestor!"
cdialia, N. C.?At the recent
ting of the board of trustees
I in the office of the chaimmji.
unci Frank P. Ilobgood. i n
eiwboro, a group of Negroes
white southerners passed. the
n? nf th,. president Br Char,
e Hawkins Brown and pleijgto
raise a porportionate share
the- school's $HO.OOO budget, 'jr
Brchvn reported that Negroes
e niccting 80 per cent of the
get. She indicated that this
; the largest percentage of any
budget for, private fcchools
by its patrons. The school
graduate 55 people, from 2il
l's this year. Three hundred
dren from different sections of .
sion to the next school term
ch opens in September.
Miiladelphia?Stating that "the
lerical strength of thes'e units
eludes the attachment of a
parate public relations officer
them." the war department
baekhandedly declined to face,
issue of placing a Negro ofr
in the public relations ofas
urged in a telegram t o
iftaiy glimson from the Pasi,
ilted Iiulers Council of Elks
eastern Pennsylvania in a lotto
William P. Webb, of this
, recently received from MaJames
A. Ulio, adjutant gen1
of the army. The "units" rc ed
to are the colored troops
rseas.'but the issue of having
Jcgro officer in the Public Peons
Office ^>f the army, a s
..A I.,. IS 1 I.., - I /x
u\ liiu i tiui icti i w
>rc<l troops in this country, in
ips as well as those now a;>ad.
The Elks arc frank in |
ir feeling that the war departit
isn't facing: the issue square,
and cite that more than half
lion colored troops are now
or aims, with more coming
rv day. The room for deveiopa
higher morale among them
wident in the desire of the
pie and the soldiers themes
to know more about what
?oin?r on. The Elks will make
wither protest, even to taking
?matter -lo tin; U'hiLu. House.
? j
't. lies Moines. Iowa.?Twelve
r?o women were graduated
n otticpr candidate school and
Vm i ssi on cm! as Third Officers llte
WAAC on May 17. Among
twelve commissioned is Third '
cer "Myrtle M. dowdy, Before
4 L . * * 4 / ' Tl' . i
ling me , l mm cancer
vdy was a teacher in Ridge- ul
Klementary school at Col>ia.
South Carolina. She was
nerly an assistant interview
k for the Bureau?of Naturalion
tand J in migration in New
k Cityv
Vashiimton. I) ('. A young
to mmi styuvk nmniyntary. twu??
n in the house of reprcsenta s
during the debate 011 the
i-poll tax hill last Tuesday
ui he perched himself upon the
er rim of the visitors' gallery
demanded the right to deuce
the opponent* of the bill ==?
the grounds that they were j
hting the civil war all over i
in."
hicago?Andrew J. Allison, a- ^
mi secretary and director of _
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