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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 ' ' "
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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.
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ANP Writer's Three Yeai
Discrimination Reveals I
Out Negro's Responsibili
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By Leon \V. Taylor an
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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
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jn \\^ i cct
sn'rr
pcpOEgse^F
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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
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atiird&y, November 27, 1943.
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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.
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