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PHILIP ELLIS, Field Agei V ? ? ~ REMITTANCES Checks, drafts and Postal or E; press Money Orders should I made payable to the order ? The Palmetto Leader. Communications intended for tl ( current issue must be very bri. ' and should reach the editori | \ desk not later than Tuesday i ' each week. City news, loca |~~ Phone 9439 Saturday, November 27, 191 TH A N KStiiylS'd 19 i 3 By Ruth Taylor The trees are glowing gold ar scar-let. Natuir has docked heist' -1? =- in- the spirit of Thanksgiving the fruits of the summer season. you walk in the?country,?boa01 faces you wherever you turn. Ri " ' ~*it is up to you whether you sec tl autumn glory as a fruition of tl harvest of summcr-cr a final d fiiance to the threat of approacl ing winter. tr So is it with Thanksgwhtg. th [ year. i There are those who say-"Wh should we celebrate? The worl s ' Is crumbling about us Kverywh.ei je there is war r.nd devastation. Tt jld things no longer exist. We ha\ i oth.ing to be thankful for!" .No ..doubt- the-Eo--woro. ropinoi tnd Doubting Thomases at the fin "hanksgiving held on these shore I a ere were those who sued "Wh should we bo. thankful ? We face long and desolate winter, with r way of esdaoe-no ships will r.rriv There is only the merciless occa before us and the dread wildcrne and fierce savages behind us. VY i , _ Rut just as in davs of the Pi S . grina?.. there were those who fe ' gratitude that the I.nrd had th: preserved them. that. Ho had g'v them a bountiful harvest, that !l have nothing to l,e thankful?for! nad shown mercy to them and cai ried th^m thrugh their trials an tribulations, and they, in the wore >f Dayiff,.should "Give thanks .. nt the l.oi-d; for He is good: for H mercy endureth forever"-so in th' day of sorrow and tribulation, th majority of our people, too, ar v Not in the spirit .of vainglor that our land is not as other land: devastated and overrtfn by-a nteivi 'ess enemy, bombarded front >e . and air . not in the .spirit of vain <riory-l?i t hunjhly and revcrcntb we thr.nk God according to the die lutes of our own conscience. We must face this day of Thanks giving .1943. not only in the sam spit it the first celebrants did o\v three hundred years ago-with gra titudc for those mercies of the pas ? . and with faith in the eontinuen. ea ol those mercies, saying as the; % r>;d ^ -f ?u.. t>? i.... * VII v. ?u. uo CI CI n* I : r l 1 I 11 I > L t "0 give thanks unto the God < Sv. neaven; for'His mercy enduret for ever,"-but with the fcrven prayer that. God will in;* and \v coiling, we can oonti'nue?to eele bvate as a united people In IT Unit ed Plates with a" those preciou r notes. La F I R K hIJy F. .J. Del.nine Dere's something saintly in a fir W'en de air outside is cold And?do Ipshin will against d< nouse top Seem to pieice your very soul to ait an* watch de< blades at v^ytg''n' UP between de log W**-. ^e1r'TM|nioke go up de chimney ^rthenin' stream o' fot /fcjlenec^ y-" (te -ninierice to cracV a dancin r- ? ? As dc blue flame rise an' fall Hat just strike your heart directly As if it were dc Master's call Den do heat begin a oozin' lii your sinew an' your- vein Da t~ make -yotr~forg,cTT?ftrr IX )Th*)~ i ineiit ! All your cares an' pain I)e frelin' is so wonderful ?" One yo? just can't understand ss As von sit dere 'iore de Are ^ uub in' both your hands J' I'wV-NTs ii 10 ; COMMENTS J5 ; ? Hv William McKinlev How man IS M K \ \ I St ' bfl' ' -Mail nephew .asked nie to ^ !> .y H ; i l.'.'t ToT ins scnool rail!c a few days ago. lie had on y (tie ticket and he"said so 1 pres" sinned it was his last ticket and ^ l loaUny "i>arcli;isei| tile 'llcll?!1. -". Later my?nephew was seen ped5e dling the raffle tickets and giving '...he prospective customer., t.h e I aine sates talk about this was lis last ticket, etc. The customer j purchased ''the- ticket. 1 do not I r.ntnv htnv-rimniy tickets?he.-soUIr tp?but-Uu'- nephew had a touch?o f I Inflation Problem. ef J The government- is doing all it ts 1 can to com hut the evil, yet each ?y ' iay we see men illegally skyrockss j L'ting prices and robbing the pttb-rs , ic. The i n/ortunate tiling about u. ;r .^r .. t?iv ........... .t uutii(> *??- u.- >?itn hiuiiu.^ - . l_u ik.1 > a- pockets, l blood money) money e- we would not have earned had it je iot been for?tiie war?ami?our l/oys dicing on the various bat-* ? tleiiehls: are -patronizing t lV:c ?T black markets, paying .hijjh prices at bidding and competing for goods ? that we do. not need. 1 think it is^ "well for all of us to "take t h.c. Home Front Pledge. x3e Ml'. FAKMEL of Sunday. Nov, 11. a large crowd le of members gathered for service. The Sunday school was conuuctctl a' re tiie Supt. Sunday being coniinunion our pastor pteaciied tne '8 communion sermon Iron) tne sunjcci, i he Importance oT t h e ibood o! Jesus. Sunday. alteuioou Sis lex. -Texas ? Randolph, a member of EmanOi,3 pat lull. was tiiityeraii/.ed. lie v. A. .t. ,.i idti.ei.on delivered the eulo gy. ..et us wTuchT light and pray. i """" id hi. .1ATTIIEWS NEWS tr?r jj Hy J. A.-Ford ^ Pastor Cnuxin?b=?feeling?tine. Jt He has hem visiting all of tlm 10 conferences. The pastor, officers ic and members of Ilethol church oace hao one ol tnv best yeais in 1_ the history of the church. Ecrybody is happy. \\*e are asking all 1;- ?f the meniuers to. come out Suti:lay, rain or shine, and let us put T toe eiimax on tins year's work. '' Several of the ladies and gen0 llemen of St. .Matthews motored lr .o Orangeburg to a District Seal l' i Christmas) meeting. We hate iganizcd our county in a way that ^ we may reach the desTred g<>al in " his county wr.ieh is $.'100.0(1. .Miss M. <i. Dandy, tounty chairman; Mrs. D. I., (iuinyaru. community *' '.hairnian; Principal J. A. Ford, :iiibli/-itv i-ti.i i ? !? > * Our school is moving by leaps n tn<l hounds. Our principal ami his stafT of "pood teachers are ,doj mr~n real jur.?.Mr. Knhen Finyu , who is our Physical Fitness tea| cher -is getting his boys in rcadi- , () 'ac.-s 10. any competition that inay iconic from any other school. Wo have just received the sad . , in-lell'jreneo Tfefore ijoinjr to press | tl that Mrs. Fannie* (lanyard rey-civik 'd a tolejrrain tliat her da.yhtei r A lifeline, had passed. |l Mrsi Flla Pel/.iet" of ( liarlestoii I ;s has soent a few day> la-t week ,, with Mr. and ^*<7-4-.?b?Wdialey. _ Hardest Show ? v The (tool's of the store once o<-l upicd by Mr. "I.uick" Wise next j_ I' Mr. ('. \\ . .bjroit will he opei. ; cd at 1:-SO Friday evening. Ah l_ of the eolored fa: crs ami house w.\e.s are asked to Tirinir shine-" . thinir to he placed on exhibit, let " show to tne world tiuit we helieve in-leadership. and then come, i in and see what we can do in a i way of encouragement. , I Our school lunch is moving ap 'ong fate. Kverybody. sct'nis to v think that is the proper thing to ' have. The children tire looking i healthier and the'attendance of I,, the school is much better. Fa rents, t; let us pay the small amount that we nitty keep ui lunch room uong without any embar. as-ment. < \IM.is 1.1-: M:\VS The fac'ty of the Oak drove (trader] school wish 'to thank the parents who contrihuterl to the Na*ion 1 War F nd driv>e through "their "children. We arr w:y grate I for he iteration .oat you ' ...p (lovv giving toward L' the carrying out. a successful school year. Your support- is high y appreciated add we arc asking ro ro continue. It was rhvaiitrVs t you that wo were able to make i the following report to the War Fund drive lost Thursday. ? f . | Mrs. Annie FT 1 ucker, principal r and teacher of the 5th, Oth and 1 <th graUes $4.02; Miss V'ashti | Johnson, 3rd and 4th grades $2.35 | [ i 4 1 a H reemarr. 1st A and 1st j ' H, $1.37; Mrs. LeEthel Moment,. . p. ujiur^, $l,uh. Tuial con-( ~ ll'llilll IMn $XA'2: Each teacher co:i i Utbuted $1,00. ' X V ' ' " w- . isjfkii.'i *"' ft*-' n>-4 BETWEEN (BY L>J*'A>L tiOHlHTN-B -UA-NCtlCK Aii AinvviT Tk J. Saunders steddiiig I SISIMCION OK (JKATITI Bi:? The Journal . n l (iuiik*- of C ' I 1 ear: i> <i a re ..m' captioned ' A > of i<i Book" b\ its s ] iee /a 1 cor re , onil nt. J. Sam. ' is Redding. la ph^ ip'ea-e y.\ Redding mad overfly and overtly a subtle parching an 1 serious indictment -a. ?t-l.e Cloneral Education . o.i d of Now York City. i he f enei.'Ct en.s of tne Gen mai 'cat' n board tow/irds Ne;r< h: :'! or h e li" ii so 1;n visli a:r m< thai --iry'liing - or an* J that li - es ipitN' ions of Snvi pit ion as to its motives Alls us witli -deep dismay, ami certainly alls for the gravest considerai"'*v A1' h'-d.lino's a I loiral inps stirred this waiter to the point of making more than a casual will paction of the numerous phtlanj thrnjucs which hitherto have hear| toiled ti:,e struggles of the Negro J race in this cu; n.ry and woyid. Not having been a direct benetvTary of the hoard's offerings, t ~rrm?living to?thu whole?question a detached attitude which would enable tn'e to make an impartial appraisal ol" the allegations i n question. _ . ir. Redding begins by saying: "No private organisation shmnd nave the power to shape <uid .con I'ol t!irou"h mii lr tax-sunnoi'ton ..Mehincry. the educational stanran'is i?i* any hrrye group ?f citi/.efis Such. control smells too much i JaddeiKMnoUvcs entl cndied and oustraiuhig policy, dark and ultei'd purposes." Mr. heading . tinn a ilexes t hat the (Jciwral Educas on in aid is -ceding through 77s h.lrnthropn s to control Negro : .ciUie!) ny / uvneentrating- its H-nefacttons on teachers of cda ulion. Mr. lJedding cotTtin test "Tlr. i.-neral Education hoard s.uii i-.'.ea advanced study, bat its roll es ni'e i/i'iii'i'ally teachers of ,'d cation. It exerts control over . : .i-o' i-i 11111 ii i v ia' iiaiM cases 'approving'*.-their particular areas d studjv and "suggesting" the ? ,.v:1e;r <lftjuo> nrenl.-. . (t dictates the e.'-'pen lit. re be funds which it "gives" to Negr , ires >! 1:11'versitios. l'heir scholarships go to teach"), of education and to administrators who're handpickcd for qualLo'liier tiniii o.a:.ns-and those 'qualities let. it be said though g 111 11 " . 1 1?imicf 'iinhle. seem to In* on the pliant and controllable side." li?to wo liimn'l only the charge that l h y (ieneral Education .joard !n.s '..1ii-r.ni" motives ill its in-iu-i a e t i.ns hul the beneficiaries vh'eniselves aren't the highest type n" men ami wopien. What are i-lv i -a' facts in the last1? Since it? for-yiiintj in 1P02 the '( neral Edtica' i<>:i.:;l'nard has dispensed philanthropies to live cause i Negro Kducnt-iun in the a111 of pinn* t h;fn $ I7.h00.000 a largo proportion of which has 'ione for buildings, equipment, endowment. To even hint that the 4-hie men ami women who comprise .lie hoards of these various institutions would connive .wit h the-hoard o "put over" .-ome thine" on "the .c*li"i? race is to say tin* least tui; elievablt'-. Hat a close inspection of tiie fact Iclies the allegations that the lioanl is concent rat ine- Netrroes. in I hi' (iehl of ciluciit.ion. During the last ?> years, of tho more than 2oo fellowships offered, .'55 were in field of education. Mr.' Redding 'i.in.'is thiit ttie hoard s benotact .? - l ioeoeed- exporiine^its1 in racei.lations. It has r.evf-r put an; :i"'- ii^ejry ti'o sociology aiid so 'ioloifical lahorat orie.s. Practically non-existent are its benefit's to art. It has done pructieally nothinir for the Xesro economy oi .\evrro nnlsTiy or tor Scn'TiTTFa ' o i 111 ll.l-SI' I il'li i>." ' Her are t+ie facts; Within tin ast six years the hoard I.as ynint led tiyriit awards to tinhnts. in the [field of airrii ultimo. a'tn ie. Hunt' ' noinics, rural sociology, animal iiii.i?j andt'y and?animal nut nlion; hi rwards in tin- field of physics y. bio-ch- iiiit-1 ry. I acterio hary. muT.'?-l?i>>lo<ry. parasitology P'oto-v.oolojjy, . hemlval enjfineor>!**.: and physiology; eights awards io mathematics; :?'a awards ftv mod cal science and nulilii- Ivalth o:o -. ny; o-l awards in economies. socio lojjy. psychology, busbies- personnel. history, trooirraphy. biography iml anT.aooloyy. To n sf/rch stulents in tin* fields iff art, literature iiania, languages, musi and phil <>,? ?ph*y there have been :i?> awards. All of these awards in the face >!' tho Mr, lor education does not i?." irate that th" (ieneral Kduruituon diropies in tire field of ed.catou ,\ ith "plant and con reliable" re nittees. The late Dr. K. K. Jus! ivas one of th hoard's h"nef'ciar tes; so were Dr. Charles Johffson Kid tTPT" Th 1- ranUlm lu ax.er wrui oundeil the Atlanta School of Soial Work which was lar/ly male ; pes* through the grants of the loards. t If there is smyrnrinpr inn snctaj'm lor that challenges intellectual re ' mentation it is the free d'sseniiation of knowledge and this free 1 semination of knowledge is nm. , u ' ? " * ui-re matio mpre poss.ole than i < h -i' Ki?k and At fnVorutv in the i'nioint of ?1,30 ).000 and a con iitiona! ffil't." tr the amount of approximately $k;,0(M),000 to sich institut/ons as: uakogn.'. TulliUlmii. Virginia Union, * benedict, Hennett, Xavier and i'juiio- ( olli l'iu< conditions ol' TUB PALMETTO LE THE LINES these U'.-t grants were that these institutions would rule certain" sums fiojn local friends and alutnni. Some of the more important on; '.yjit gilts of the General jCduca ion b-iard include approximately > Ji ,!?0 with Moreh.o. se, Siiaw i f.sk and Spelman in nefitting, witl ..pplena ntary amounts to Tuske-j-geoj?Tnl-ageda, Morgan itmt?Vir-^ n. ' union totalling more than f .'{OO.OhM. The foregoing ^re only a mini (namernti'in of the bener"^ie?heis~T7f the (leneral Kd.ication o;.rd. ' So di^trqssing was the implication?rrf?Mr:?Itedding's?article I'.at I felt called upon to set forth ! .. e ca.-cs. Suspicion and dncbt are U sir. ctivr. Faith mnft tmdei aiarrdi ur are constructive. To create j \h;n 'he Negro race the invariTe^" ieTTTuuTiTT"Ulllllt'.lt MIT' !tg 1 | " : c Kom t'iprr }>o fo I i i " <i r?ujicr >n-nu!j wrc { could be~niorc dangerous and dei tumental t<> the Negro than to the j suspeetod white man. j?tr ~wr arc going to mtecnrprtrrrr- j facts?so as?to create suspicions lhen.it is only a matter of tone md the Rosenwald Foundation v/'l' So suspected of ulterior motives i. its benefactions to rural edu1 cation of Negroes. There are some ' whites who are conscientiously tryA? play the Good Samaritan i lo the Negro race. Let lis'eneoui rago.?t^K>m rather than susne'-t 1. Jturlur__dosjjnis. %\ nen we review* ! the record of the General Kd.; cation hoard and its philanthropic< ' to?the can.<e of?N'on ru?eduealx<j:i,_ I our appi eciation is as open to question as its motives, j 1'rom the facts herci'n set forth, . we should have gratitude rather j ti'.an suspicion! onlhe~\^ - I " "J3ICITLTURAL FRONT "^sa ftSEARTMENT *u AoRicummc s$T\ / k . I* Crank Hancock, former Congressman. from North Ciwolina. assumed It 's duties as administra- I tor of tb<?Farm Se< muty Adminis- t ; unison .v.onuav, aoveiilDcr 1 >. i \ In iiiinininfin*j??t-he?appointment . of Mr. Hancock. VVtu Final Ailniin I i s'. rator '.irvin Join s said, "| have i elected a man who. \ believe, van j a this job; and 1 am placing coin- j '-I te ve ponsibilHy on him for ad-I l ijnistermg the FSA program in I j -aieh a way as 11 make the most, effect'vp contrili .tion to t'ae war effort." FSA is helping fi.O'il) low-iwoim. | Negri farmers grow wartime food , ions; nearly n.OOO of these are i miyir.g farms of thel'r own and j move than 50,000 are being assist I -d in converting their farms to ail- I j nit food product ion. ' t vi' \? oi,i) t;hows w \h i '."hops I i~ t O'ln of the most interesting re-, i norts that the Department of Agri[< ulture received, from the field dur-' ; "ng Nad'-mrl Achievement | Week came from Oklahoma. It had *t; do with Joe Wilson, a 0 year old 4-11 eliiblvor wlio is prodrcing brief, milk, poultry and eggs to help , feed his two older brothers in the ; front lines. " ' _ | It all started a year ago when lie as oiii\ s. It \va? then. that lTFnfT, ;.?-! f.,.. ^,(.mhrrsjiin in the loval 1 -11 club.' Membership-committee i took a look at -log,- then' asked miw (dd he was. When it was dis- i < .Acred that lie was. only K. they ' i ',,.1 ii ' v. in wait until in- wsw til < rt.i HI IXJw. U.11J * ' ' . - ' irk. I M-nnbcvshin in tW i. ygg I TnuJlwJ ADER H clubs in usually restricted to m tus betv.een the ages of 1U and 1 21. Joe wanted to be a member right I >, ric pie.a.ed with the com-j tee to admit him, pointing out I "TTaTit wasn't how old he Was, but o\v much he could do that really .anted. Give him a chance was al! * e as!:o?i. The committee relented, oon Joe '? >t /nto production. First i c.b >fa7m<i a small poultry TIbck,! ' a *:v< d Jersey heifer. Th'11 eiftr freshened last spring and >rn e that time Joe has been selling 4e'saved the calf a bull, until this all when it was sold to a packer. Front his poultry project, Joe Fs been sehytg broil* i s, J rycrs. :,rl eggs. After taking '-ut for feed nd . > nayment on bits note for th1 purchase of the cow, .Toe has put the rest 'of his?money into?war tamps. During Achievement Week eg 1 II clubbers in Oklahoma. He '1 nO short of producing omwgF ood t" feed a lighting men. "But. uys Joe. "ne>:t year I hope to I'rmv enhilgh In lcH hhfh M linv brothers in the Army, and they're ? too." MU.ETIN DKSOnillKS WOBK OF IMTTKRSON AM) 'Y \R\F.'PT A new agricultural bulletin, "Negro Farmers in Wartime Food Prod rt/ion." which has hist been published hy-the U. S. De]iartment of Agriculture desribos in part the accomplishments of Dr. F. D. Patteron and (Jaude A. Ranvtt as spe ia' assistants to Secretary Claude U. Wickard. Says the pamphlet, "These two <>!i charged with the the full integration of *Negro far:i> ?ho Food-for-Freedo;^ pro ft ram. They have gone into many farming areas, visiting large am' small. farms and have talked with twir rs. tenants and sharecropper: ii the interest of food product on rhrough the woi k of these two lea en's. ' "-i ther with that of sonv~' "0.0' 0 Yeerro neighborhood leaders \oero farmers have not only frr-'her encouraged to rrrTcmc thei food rroiw. I ill rilvo hce'n Woo' better -informed on the Avartime agriculture program. "Tbe. f-Tt) -value of this leader sh;p ;s s"en in the fine way that i' '.'.as hr'M'essod tl>o "ork of ngricnltrral fie'd representative? ni'l hr'ned to further extend th ,,? tiip -various Departmen* agencies fn tipping ''?? -col nluction of \'eg"o farmers. last ear estimates show that 9,00ft N'e/m farmers who had never owned milk cows acntti-rtheni: 21.000 \ o <? > <> *'?? vmoyta ruicipir pig*?* for the firsf~TTmei 24:000 begatr raisings chickens, and 47,000 plant "<1 their first garden." Conies of thi's bulletin may bill.tumid 1W u*v: t i in? tlin riffieo r?f? nfornim.tion of the U. S. Denartnont '>f Agriculture, Washington :?:>\ D. r. WATERLOO NEWS Smyrna A. M. K. Church Rev. 'I'hos. !'. Baylor, Pastor Sifnday being a nrro day for all Sunday school oncned at tly* usual ho'. )- with Sunt, and teachers and a very interesting lesson was discussed. After which our Pastor, Rev. Thus. Baylor delivered a wonderful sermon that was enioyed by all. We have a good pas tor and the members seem to love him. Total amount of morfey rais rd was $27 and we tipped him J slh. We trust he will come back, I The pastor, wife, mother and , aster were tlte Sunday dinner; guests of Mr. and Mrs. James' Smith. We are nleased to spp i Mrs. Caroline Smith home from1 Polumhrs, Ohio. Pvt. .John Smith is home on a I'm day furlough visiting his pa re his Mr. and Mrs. Wil'ie Smith. \ \ tVfltY DAY IF YOU V \ ' v a 1. ANP Writer's Three Yeai Discrimination Reveals I Out Negro's Responsibili , A. ' ? By Leon \V. Taylor an I gr Editor's Note: As a special in- | Th 1 vestigator and labor expert for tic the Associated Negro Press Leon j 1 VV. Tayior has for the past three ' P(j | years been 'studying, racial dis- us crimination as practiced against f | Negro workers in American in- ^ j dustry. We feel that his discov- as | eries and conclusions will be a stt | revelation to those interested in-' , | faced by the nation today. i ; Dayton, O., Nov. 17?ANP?All . pjt of us have heard the many bitter VVo stories of Negro workers denied ab! jobs at their skills or denied any kind of employment ill. moat?of ha j u r large industrial plants ,-j; us have been at times discour- gr< aged and of course deeply resent- gUl itai in diiitii'imimitiiai'y pi uilimw jhg ff T both white industrial leaders and ap. somn union organizations. rMov ?After a three year study of, thp I ; problem during which I actually ' tio worked at several types of occu- the pations in several kinds of indus- (ter trial plants, 1 have obtained some ; d<v very definite information pro and an, con and drawn some, I hope, use- j pia ful conclusions. Perhaps at the ;v outset it will be well to deal with j ' ^ mistakes in the Nopto Inhnr ?itn. . ation: ? -?"*~ | liu Of l.OOo Negroes discharged ] the summariiy from their jobs: .'514 dismissed for laziness, re- * fusal to work out a given period, hiri 254 dismissed for drunkenness or the .'oming to work Tntoxicatcd. 140 dismissed for using oscene lang- ?4 .'.age. 18.'} dismissed for being ' sid ibusice fo fellow-wPTkers. ttt4 dismissed for leaving work with>ut notice. f>2 dismissed for con- j tinned boisteror.sness after warning. 82 dismissed for theft. Of 500 white workers interview j d as to their willingness to work . , .vith Negroos In any capacity: 46 | ' Toiced strong sentiments in favor ^ ?f all Negroes. 181 expressed will ingness to work. f>0 flatly stated ^ hey would not tolerate Negroes . . . n the skills. 20 agreed to work >X) anywhere with Negro janitors. c D.'i qualified their willingness with j no privilege of naming Negro ( 1 , workers with whom they would, -,1 labor. i His last offers some significant , nterpretations. First, it refiects ^ lame upon Negroes themselves ^ i ollectively as the prime source of friction. .Second, i t indicates there is a differentiation by white workers?of?worthwhile Negroes. Third, it takes discrimination out of the class of plain prejudice and I places it as^-tho?rightful ally ofL.^ careful, personal/-- human . reac-. ' lions: Fourth, it impresses one us the fundamental and focal rea ^ >dn for the necessity of a Negro nL personnel officer in all .employment offices, t o provide industry ^. with that acceptable type of Ne- ^ gro. worker capable, by virtue of .. personal attributes, of fittinti into the continuity of production ajjj lines. This same group of 560 white workers with whom I talked iniividually revealed a classifica- ? lion of grievances UgaiTTST N eg 1*0" |er workers: . d l> percent unhesitatingly naincs 7 hoislerousness as the * prime objection. 17 percent ex?lusively designated uncleanlincss. " J percent named both boisterous- , less and uncleanlincss together. ta Thus 225 out of 500 white work- j ers laid the prohibitions against "^e only two faults. nev 11 percent gave shiftleness and laziness. K percent covered many ' ' causes under the generalization, j incompatibility. 5 percent linked i. < drunkenness" with injurious lay- ? ^ otfs. 5 percent listed arrogance , * resulting from important jobs. 1 percent claimed personal contact j distasteful to them. 2 percent re lied solely upon the prohibitions- | :_ of social equality. ^ Hut it was lrom iuu foremen ~~ wl/11 oe ilia tca< itV \ Z-l\ v'v *>r ichi ~ ' sick jn \\^ i cct sn'rr pcpOEgse^F * ? ? s r Study of Industrial x)ts; Points ty V'I superintendents that the eatest surprise came to l';rht. e.v revealed the following reac>ns: 4t> without qualification express themselves heartily in favor of ing Negro workers in any job? there was not danger of white >rkers_ walking out. They gave their reason the ability and adiness of tried Negroes under m,sand their productive capaci'i preferred . all-Negro crews, ked with care, instead of mixed rkers, provided they were avail le in the skills. 19 wished separate departments rnHtng- Tfe-rtam smiled?prottttetr-y. lo wanted no Negroes at all ?ept menials. 2 wouid allow Ne 3 apprentice-helpers without a a ran tee of further proiirotion._ executives neadmg factories or proved shops gave up the folvdng stands;? ] wished to equip entire secns with all-Negro workers, with > staetment, "it would be inesting to see the competition 1 Negro sections?of?the smnemt), and we owners would real get something done." I expressed a desire to elevate sponsible Negroes already in *ir employ; tear of Strikes held" nn back. 3ne politely refused- to commit nself, but evasively prophesied i universal mingling of workers Uld occi.r. 3ne refused point-blank to con^ er the hiring of Negroes. ;MY OWN CONCLUSIONS [. Attitudes and traits have ifributed immeasurably to the glit of the average Negro work in trie lower-wage brackets. I. That if the Negro worker uld put a muffler on his mouth, ;e the chip on his shoulder, asne a sense ol resptmsib if t ty for ! work at hand, and expect to ter a fair amount of labor in :hange for his pay-check, his Vices would ho mni'11 hi '...mMii.l all lines of production. }. One-lifth of ali_Negro work , in mis oracKct aTtr incapable sustained effort at their given hs, thus causing the remaining ir-fifths to receive the same lain the eyes o f the average ite worker, who makes no disction among Negroes. I ii.icoi?n.nibms?of?Negro rkcrs are unable to bear promo ns with a mental equanimity iiuitancc. >. The average worker enters 3H every job calling two strikes ?n himself, in that he scouts i eventuality of his own promoII and does nothing to render lself worthy of same. i. Contrary to our conception, white worker is sympathetic I friendly to Negro workers lity. fhe majority of executives i moTe than anxious to fit in n potent Negro workers who >ve fre from_uhnoxious characistics. (. The discovery of real aliiland proficiency in a Negro rker means usually to an exitive, "not where he came, but v far can he go", i. In plants where a firm nd is taken from the start by head of an organization lit., ?trouble is experienced from vcomers, and they take their ces beside Negro workers with comment. 0. The "Uncle-Tom" or ''monr-shinc" typtf Negro worker in ; plant is the greatest handirto the progress of his fellown. 1. The system of seniority as ployed by both labor unions in plants is a stumbling-block to sses of Negro workers, since a uedy-type Negro worker may held above efficient workers be- I who may not l>e advanced r him by virtue of his senior* 2. The average worker fails keep pace- with the times, and unwilling to accept modern m'ation. He. losus stride, and elegated to the rear. Negro teachers everywhere \ do a yeoman's job instilling > youth the dignity of.honest or, and the importance of. doits job well rather than, in a iha/.ard fashion. 41'. The importance of work st be epitomized, instead of a itulation to- frivolity and a tication of false sophistication. 5. My last conclusion pertainto the general field qi Negro kers, skilled, semi-skilled, and kilied, is, "The fault, Dear rftts^is notrimftrr stars, but hi" selves tiiat we are underlings.*' varnvtuIe news i nda.v, was a lovely day for it ch goers. -The Sunday School ; beautifully taugrit by the hers everyone enjoyed it. We asking that more come out on t Sunday and help to make the aol a success. Irs. Dora Green, Lucille Rohinand Mr. Tom Green are on, the . list we pray for them a speedy >very. Y\ e teg.et that our 4th, 5th grade teacher was called le due to the death of her ter. Our hearts are filled with i ow and our heads bowed in ible submission. Almighty Gmt > her to he strong in thee. Mary A. Simon, Reporter \ atiird&y, November 27, 1943. 1 v? ANSWI^^ I W. DovfUi Brown Q. Who was the founder of the National Urban league? Q. What was the first Allied unit to reach the Rhine river in fro rid War I? j Q. Who was, the first Negro woman to be elected to a state I legislature ? Q. To what religious?denomiNegroes belong? j y. Who has the distinction of_ being the first Negro steward on Jfe ! any railroad in the United States? ^ Ijl What is tne riSTTTTT^BT" xne Negro who received the?first? -eholarshin ever to be awarded^ any student, white or colored^ In the state of Georgia? Q. Who was the first Negro to he reported missing in air-combnl^^ jn the history of the United States Army Air forces? HERE'S THE ANSWER A. Mrs. Ruth Standish Baldauin, slie founded the organization in 1909. ^ ; A. The .3G9th Infantry, a Negro unit of the United States ^ ? army;? ^ A. Mrs. Crystal Bird Fauset, of Philadelphia. A. ?The Baptist -denomination. _ . Approximately six of eveiy 10 -dimch-going Negroes are Baptist. A. John Jones of the Bronx, N. Y., who became a steward.for the Wagner Palace Car company. In 1897 lie wps a dining car-waiter for that company. In 1900 he transferred to the New York Central. Mr. Jones was dining car toward on the 20th Century Lim ited for 22 years. He retired recently after 40 years of service. A. Maj. Wright a Negro student. A. Second Lt.- James L. McCullin, of St. Louis. ST. MARK A. M. E. CHURCH Rev. K. L. Moore, Pastor Sunday was a beautiful day for all church goers. S. S. at usual lionr with Supt. and officers a t their post. We are happy to have our Presiding Elder 0. C. Dunham and Rev. K. L. Moore back with us for the year 1914. The elder delivered one of those soul stirring sermons. In the afternoon the elder held his first quarter for this conference year. St. James was out in full and the reports went over the ton and naid the elder I in full. . \ i.si tors were Mr. and Mrs. Lil- glie Mae Barr of Columbia who " <pent the week end with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Robinson; Mr. and Mrs. Jackson accompanied her; Elder? Samuel Boyd from Huntington, W. Va. md his good people with worship ' with us the 4th Sunday in the afternoon. Don't forget the date! November 28th. The following is a letter written hy Pfc. Edgar H. Robinson when lie arrived in Charleston, S. C. Ward 23 Gen. Stark hospital Charleston, S. C. Nov. 7, 1943 Dear Mother: This is to let you know that I tin in Charleston, S. C., in the hospital. We were sent back to South Carolina to a nearby hospital. ' Mother don't worry about me, I feel fine tfTis evening. AH this have to be in life. Listen mothef they said that they going ?to send you a telegram, l don't I-iiou- what they told vou on it. ! was lucky 1 didn't get hurt over seas. I prayed to God to help me in this army life. I told you all that I would he home some day so you all still pray for me. I'm praying day and night so I'll ir"i lie home for rest a month or more. Who wouldn't serve this God? Tell Rosalie and Elmer that I'm bsyk in South Carolina. I had two letters from Job while I was over there. Hope he'll- soon h e home too. How arc you all getting along? Write me soon and et me know how is everybody getting along. Hoie is some of the money from ver there. We left on October i.V h and arrived Nov. 5th. Vrite Your loving son, I'lju. Edgar II. Robinson. sr.MMKKTON NKWS ^'1. /ion AMK Church Rev. B. Hodge, Pastor Nov. 21. was a high day at Mt. /ion. Sunday school was catlled to order at the usual hour. The lesson was discussed and reviewed by the pastor. The pastor preached his farewell sermon from Corinthians using Paul's Testimony in delivering hrs Care well undress. As ht preached this great farewell sermon w th power from on high thp Holy (ihose was r< viving within the audience. This sermon will long he remembe:ed. After an invitation, was extended; Mr, P. H. Folder. a rneniher of Bethel o f Miami, Fla., gave some timely remarks in regards to the welfare it' christian workers. ? - ?- '