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The guardian., 1941-07-19
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to the grocer? What is to becomo =.
those who look to them for sunnort5
And then when the war is over. tbins,
will be worse. But will they?
Already, it appears that Amor;o.
has something new to rebuild and y"
place the thousands of houses devas
tated in Europe. 1t is the new cotton
houses.
For the roof, someone discovered
that by mixing cotton cloth with stooI
and binding the compound with tb;n
coat of veneer, shingles are produced
which are fre-resistant and accordinc
to tests will last a hundred wears
For the house itself, houses actnalIv
have been built of cotton. One 20 faot
long by "a feet wide was recentIv
placed on exhibition. These bonsoss
may be erected by two or three mon
in record beraking time. Thus cotton
gives you the roof plus the house
Now, let's bridge the idea of cotton
houses and the WPA worker. 'A
Today, WPA projects are sougbt
that will tie in with the defense nro' T'
gram. The women's sewing proiact
didn't and was abolished. This weoL
they started some of these same wo,
men on defense in places of the SEWING
project and at higher wages. A new
defense project for men who do not
have the technical skill necessary for
the defense industries is next in order
Some bright minds should take Leaf
from the fellow who discovered a new
use for almost worthless, surplus cot
ton. With the same spirit, he should
discover a new method to gainfuTv
employ those WPA workers who want
work but who are unable to get il
Some one is wanted to pioneer a new
system of true production by PWA
workers and pay them real wages. #
necessary, teach them a new vocation
and find jobs for them as was snc.
gested by the WPA head of the new
re-employment and training division
In short, it's high time that the WPA
projects were turned into defense pro.
duction just as some one turned cotton
into cotton houses.
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of Los Angeles, Calf, five sisters, Mrs.
Josephine Prescott and Mrs. Daisy
Kennedy of Chicago, Mrs. Bertha Bau-
mann Randolph of New Jersey and
two in the convent at New Orleans;
brother, DIR. Albert Baumann of Los
Angeles, Calf, and 60 nephews and
nieces living in different parts of the
country.
Flowers
Mr.. and Mrs. James Martin, En-
ployers of Postal Cashiers Office,
Fred Hemmings and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Prescott, Mr.. and Mrs.
BENJAMIN w. Prescott, Mr.. and Mrs. J..
Parker Prescott, Mrs. Hannah j..
Gould, Mr.. and Mrs. George Watts,
Resthaven Junior Club, Mr.. and Mrs.
William J. Wallace, Boston Branch,
No. 43, National Association of Postal
Supervisors, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Harris,
Captain Norman N. Rayner, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Jordan and Miss Theresa Jordan, Mr..
and Mrs. S. B. Singleton, Mrs. Lottie
S. Reed, DR.. and Mrs. j. B. Hall, DR..
and Mrs. C. G. Steward, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry K. Craft of N. Y, the Off
Nighters Club, DR.. and Mrs. w. H.
Gilbert, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Fitzallen,
Samuel Connor Baumann, Jr., Flowers
also from wife, children, grandchildren,
five sisters and brother, nephews,
and brother-in-law.
Obituary
Samuel C. Bauman, son of Judge
and Mrs. James c. Baumann of New
Orleans, La, was born Oct. 8, 1876.
He was graduated from st. Isidore's
College where he received a gold medal
for literature. Before entering the
post-office he acted in the capacity of
book keeper fir the G. Brown Co. In
1901 he was appointed in the New
Orleans post-office. In May 1905,
he was transferred to the departmental
service, pension bureau, Washington,
D. c. In December of the same year
he was reinstated in New Orleans post
office to the money order division where
he remained until he was transferred
to Boston in June, 1918. Under the
Boston Postal Service he served in the
following capacities: Money order
clerk for terminal station; book keeper
in cashiers offices, End assistant
cashier which position he held until
his death.
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DR.. FULLER MADE HEAD

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sea, Mass, for the past six wears, and
now on years leave of absence to
serve in the Army, was very recently
elevated to the Head Chaplaincy of
the Reception Center at Fl. Benning,
George after a three week training
period under Chaplain Louis J. Beasley
of the Twenty-fourth Infantry. DR..
Fuller was called into conference with
Colonel Frank Lockhead, Commanding
Officer, and Captain Robert P. Lang
ley, Morale Officer at the Reception
Center, after which the Head Post
Chaplain William A. Mckee, was asked
to assign DR.. Fuller to the post of
Head Chaplain, which was Immediate
ly done, and he has the honor of being
the first Chaplain ever to be assigned
to this post.
The Reception Center is a place
where men are sent from Induction
Centers and Stations all over the South
land primarily for the purpose of
classification so that the best possible
disposition of available skills can be
made.
The Personnel used at the Reception
Center for handling classifcations,
records, and assignments are specially
trained and highly competent men for
this type of work. There are many
men holding ABB, and AM. degrees
from Howard, Fisk, Clark, and Colum-
bia Universities working at this Cen
ter. The Official Staff, headed bv 1t.
Colonel Frank Lockhead, consists of
some Of the finest and most efficient
men of any Army Staff in the United
States. Majors James, Lyles, Wilson,
Nettles, and Bull, Captains Langley,
Lee, Wright, Grimke, Peterson, and all
the Lieutenants have the real interest
Of the men at heart. The Commanding
Officer has been persistent all along in
his efforts to provide everything fine
for the men, both those assigned per-
manently and those passing through
through the Reception Center. The en-
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SAMUEL c. BAUMANN
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ing an operation performed at Massa-
chusetts General Hospital where he
mad been since July 4. Mr.. Baumann
was Cd years old. He had inst re-
turned from Tuskegee, Ala, where he
hsd been called by news of the illness
OF his wife who was visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Antoinette Reed.
taken i'll ne was treated by DR.. John
henney who advised that the patient
be brought to Boston where a special
ist could better perform a needed
operation. Mr.. Baumann had always
dreaded an operation and felt that he
might not survive and even talked to
his relatives in regard to certain mat
ters IN case of his passing. The dav
before the operation he called the post
once and gave directions on the paw
role because he said, "This may be the
end of me-" '''
Thursday, July II, at 10 am, a re-
QUEEN high mass was held at st. Pat
rlck's Church, Dudley st. and Blue Hill
Ave. the remains having rested at the
residence, 45 Vine st. Fathers OIearv,
Lordon and a third priest officiated
assisted by three altar boys. Mrs.
Robinson sang the mass and Mrs.
Campbell, a neighbor, sang a solo,
Seventy-fve post office EMPLOYEES
from Mr.. Baumann's section sat in a
body and with them were Mr.. w. O,
Goodell, with Mrs. GoodelD retired,
Charles Gatewood, and Jseph Houston,
also post office employees. Post
master Tague and the assistant post
master also attended. Six of the pos
tai men were honorary pail bearers
with six from Waterman's Funeral
Home serving in active capacity.
lnterment was in Forest Hills Gene
terry to which many friends were con-
yeyed and where very large mass of
flowers was heaped beside the omen
grave. Father O'Leary committed the
body and spoke words of consolation
personally to the bereaved widow.
Surviving are the widow. Mrs
Nettie Plough) Baumann, three
daughters, Mrs. Clytie B. Clarke. Mrs
Thyra A. Johnston, Mrs. Antoinette P.
Reed; son, Samuel C. Baumann, Jr.
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Editor and Publisher
1901 1884
YOUTH PROTESTS

Many white boys have chosen asso-
citation with colored boys on the terms
expected of all persons of good breed
ing. Many colored and white youths
form agreeable and mutually helpful
school and classroom acquaintanceships
which after graduation are terminated
through the operation of a long-con-
tinued though unreasonable color
prejudice. 1t is therefore worthy of
special note that young white draftee
in New York has protested against
being assigned to white troops as con-
trary to his democratic beliefs. He
prefers placement with colored draf-
tees to form a mixed body of troops
because the mingling best represents
the idea of a truly American army. He
went to school with colored boys, and
now holds that separation according
to skin-coloring in the army holds up
to ridicule the idea of democracy.
No doubt there are many other
white boys who feel as this young New
Yorker does that democracy in order
to succeed must be put into practice
everywhere in the nation instead of
being talked about. His action
seconds the Presidents statement that
it is important for us to strengthen
our unity and morale by refuting at
home the very theories which we are
fighting abroad" The same truth was
more picturesquely eXpounded by
Chairman Jack McMichael, head of
American Youth Congress in a ses-
sion in Philadelphia, the first week
of the month. The Congress had voted
its opposition to an AEF.
eve don't want jim Crow Army
chasing all over the world" Mr.. Nc
Michael protested at would take us
more than year to democratize our
Army to the point where we would
want to let it get out of the country.
There is plenty of democracy to fight
for right here"
The American Youth Congress is
said to represent several million Young
men and women. More than a thou
sand delegates registered at the Phila-
delphla session. Communists as well
as Democrats and Republicans are
active members. The sentiment ex-
pressed by its youthful president
should be of special interest to War
ana Navy officials. They will find
more expressions of it among other
groups of young Americans. In the
May 81 issue The Guardian said edi-
torlally "Take the case of the Navv.
ANY reasoning, open-minded official
with the courage of fortnight Ameri-
canism, can solve the so-called naval
problem of colored enlistments by a
very simple process. Isn't it time to
stop, labelling young white America
as as the embodiment of "snootiness" /?
There are numbers of today's youths
who. resent the implication that color
prejudice and snobbery are "of right
ana ought to be" fixtures of American
character. When a courageous DO
partment head wants to try out nrac-
teal democracy in the Navy, thereTl he
plenty of volunteers among enlisted
lenge" WV 'i'''i-
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COTTON HOUSES

Cotton reminds us of cotton dresses,
cotton cloth, cotton thread or textiles
manufactured from the cotton plant.
Commercially, cotton is processed into
cotton-seed OIL used as fertilizer and
for feeding cattle.
Houses remind US of the brick
buildings we city dwellers live in, or a
house built on sand or by the side of
the road; or, in these modern days,
even a dog house where people are
consigned after committing an act
bordering on insanity.
But whoever heard of the combina-
ton of cotton and houses,-or cotton
houses?
To digress a bit, whoever thought
that a WPA worker would be the cause
of a summons into court for sale of
liquid refreshments to him? 1t
seemed that some petty authority had
an idea that a WPA worker had no
right to use his hard earned money as
he wished. even to buy intoXicants.
He was placed in the same class as one
who is supported by public charity.
Such person may not legally buy in
toXicants. This was tested last month
in the lower law court. The judges
finding was that a WPA worker is not
a recipient of public charitable funds.
Most all of us knew this right along.
We know that WPA workers have
completed many projects which will
benefit the public for many long day.
This kind of honest work calls not for
charity, but for honest wages.
But even these pitiful WPA wages
were stopped the first of this month
when 24,000 people here were dropped
from the WPA rolls by receiving their
4O3 (notice of discharge).
Those of US who never have been
fired from a job cannot imagine the
experience of this horrible, sinking
sensation. What is to become of the
roof over their heads? What can
they tell the landlord when he comes
looking for the rent? Where are they
going to lay their weary bodies at
NIGHT? What are they going to say
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OUT OF DARKNESS COMES LIGHT

speech which comprised an account Of
the development of the March-on.
Washington plan and its climax in the
issuance of an executive order by Presi.
dent Roosevelt and the postponement
of the March by A. Phillip Randolph
pending the effectiveness Of the execu-
tive order and the governmental reaC-
ton to a second demand Mr.. Clayton
termed "apologetic", among other
things implied.
How Mr.. Clayton found anything
apologetic in the straightforward,
forceful manner in which Mr.. Ran
dolph presented his account or why he
thought there might have been any
grounds for an apology for postponing
the March, in the face of the fact that
the president had condeded in an ez-
ecutive orer the very objectives for
which the demonstration was to have
been staged, is certainly beyond the
realm of sober thought and reason,
Such an attempt to queer perhaps the
most effective single blow so far struck
for the economic emancipation of the
race in America since the victory Of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Portes
will doubtless be a dash of cold water
into the face of the multitude that
jammed the rafters and the open door
ways and windows of the Good Hope
Baptist Church to hear this eminent
leader, Mr.. Randolph.
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tire Official Staff are equally interested
in seeing that every man is privileged
to enjoy certain activities which tend
to build finer manhood and better ply
steal, mental and spiritual character.
The Company Commanders are no less
concerned with virtues contained in
these activities. The Morale Officer,
Captain Robert P. Langley, under
whose expert supervision this work
operates, is very careful in stressing
the vital Importance of these activities
and sees to it that our men are given
access to the same.
Chaplain Fuller's activities will con-
sist of the following program: I. Re
ligious: (a) Sunday Morning Services !;
(b) Church School; (c) Week
Song and Prayer Services. II. Educa-
tional: A. Lectures-(D Moral; (2)
Patriotic; (3) Historic, and az Social.
Ill Recreational-(D Song Fests;
(2) Stunt Nights; (3) Quizzes; (4)
Talent Nights; (5) Debates, and ICY
Singing Contests. ". Training the
Reception Center Chorus; There are
some very fine singers among the
soldiers at the Reception Center under
the expert conductorship of Sergeant
Jackson who has done a most wonder
full job as a conductor Of the chorus
within a very short time, and Chap
lain Fuller has been given the authority
by the Commanding Officer to help Ser
geant Jackson in rounding out the
chorus and making it one of the
finest in the southland. The Com
manding Officer and the Morale Off
Ger were profoundly impressed with
Chaplain Fuller's musical ability evi-
denced by his graduation from the
Boston University School of Music and
the New England Conservatory of
Music, Boston, with the degree of
Bachelor Of Music with Honors, and
Master of Arts in Music. So his ser
vices were asked for at once. Chaplain
Fuller has also been asked to help train
the Reception Center Band which is
just in its initial stages.
Chaplain Fuller has three very eff
ficient assistants in his office: Rev. Van
J. Malone, pastor of the Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church, Cleveland, Tennessee,
and Moderator of the Louden District
Baptist Association, State of Tennes-
see, and first President of the
Tennessee State SIS. and B.Y.P.U.
Congress; (2) George B. Booker, Mo
bile, Alabama, and (3) Booker T.
Watson, Moorhouse College, Atlanta,
Georgia. These men are very fine and
extremely courteous characters and
worthy representatives of the Chap
lain's Office.
Chaplain Fuller has made many real
friends during his short stay at Fort
Benning, Georgia, and the City of Col
umbus. Among some of his strongest
friends on the Post are Regimental Ser
geant Major Louis Scipio and family,
Warrant Officers Moore and Tresville,
Sgt. Williams and their families, all Of
whom rejoiced and expressed their
hearty congratulations on his being
made Head Chaplain. Ali wish for him
great success in his new position.
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SOUTHERN RAILROAD
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rooms at regular berth rates will now
be provided for colored passengers in
its sleeping cars.
The GIN & o letter followed an in
formal complaint filed with the Inter-
state Commerce commission by J. L.
LeFlore, of this city, head of the NAA
CP Southern conference. The COM
plant charged fragrant violation of the
law by the carrier in refusing colored
passengers equal sleeping car accom-
modations. A supplementary complaint
involving coach accommodations is be-
fore the commission for consideration.
The GIN e. o operates in seven South
ern states.
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DR.. and Mrs. Charles G. Steward
returned Thursday morning from New New
York City after a four days visit WIN wIl
their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. H. n,
Craft of 270 Convent Ave. They went
to greet their nephew-in-law ana
niece, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua R. Rose
and three little children Of Oakland
Calf, who had come to visit Mrs
Roses parents. News Of the deatl
of Mr.. Samuel Baumann reached tne
Stewards in New York and MRS
Steward got home just in time to t get
to the funeral. Mr.. Baumann brough'
his family from New Orleans to tne
home of Mrs. Virginia Trotter on Qua
ley st. in 1912 and the family remained
for several weeks until Mr.. Baunlalln
had purchased the beautiful honle
where the family has lived ever since
The guardian., 1941-07-19

ten Son that Whosoever Believeth in
Him Should Not Perish But Have
Everlasting Life" st. John 3:16. Mrs,
Alzater Moore, choir director, sang
sweet solo, Miss M. F. Word at the
piano. Sunday 8 pm, Rev. Myricks
text was, "Thy Will be Done on Earth,
as it is in Heaven" st. Matthew, 60.
On the fourth of July the Free Will
Community Methodist Church had a
grand outing to Crescent Park, R. l.,
under the auspices of the Free will
Club, Mrs. Alzater Moore, president,
Mrs. Odessa Williams, secy, Mrs,
Parolee Summers, treas. We all had
a god old time. The President Of the
Free Will Club was able to get us a
first class bus. Come to the Free viii
Community Methodist Church,
The guardian., 1941-07-19
FORT DIX NEWS

FORT DIX-While the other men,
bers of the 372nd Infantry have been
undergoing extensive training in the
field and on the range, the Medical
Detachment, under command of Cap
tain DeRuyter A. Butler, of Washing
ton, DC, has followed right in their
footsteps. Lectures, class room dis
cussions and field exercises under the
supervision of medical officers and ex-
perienced non-commissioned officers
have been the order of the day.
The non-commissioned officer per-
sonnel consists of Technical Sergeant
James H. Watson, Jr., of Columbus,
Ohio, who is the First Sergeant of the
detachment, three Staff Sergeants
THEODORE THOMPSON, Boston,
Mass, Robert S. Stewart, Newark,
N. j. and Arthur L. Coleman Colum-
bus, Ohio, Sergeant Jesse L. Pullien.
Columbus, Ohio, and three Corporals.
William E. Anderson, Columbus, Ohio,
Ira W. James, Newark, N. ]. and
WALTER G. SMITH, Boston. Mass.
Administrative work is under the
supervision of the First Sergeant, the
taking charge of all medical property
and giving first aid to slightly injured
patients falls on the Staff Sergeants
shoulders, Corporals are in charge of
Sterilization and the giving of Hypo-
dcermics, they also assist in the dress
ing of wounds.
Privates First Class and privates
make up the remaining personnel and
are trained as dental, surgical, medical
and sanitary technicians, company aid
The guardian., 1941-07-19

men, litter bearers, chauffeurs and
clerks.
During the recent over night maneu-
vers, bayonet practice and firing on
the ranges, the detachment set up aid
stations, so that no matter how small
an injury was it could be treated i'm
mediately. This is only one of the
many services performed by these
men. the health and well being of the
cantonment is their responsibility. To
accomplish this they have set up a
Sanitation unit under the supervision
of Lieutenant John ]. Goldsberry OF
Worcester, Mass. He is assisted by
Corporals James and Smith, Privates
irst Glass George Barnett, Columbus,
Ohio, Leroy Feurtado, and Charles P.
Morris both of Boston, Mass.
The guardian., 1941-07-19
Card of Thanks

The family of the late Samuel T.
Baumann are grateful to neighborS3
and friends and especially to the postal
associates of their relative who ten
dered such tender sympathy in the
hour of their great bereavement,
MRS. NETTIE BAUMANN
(For the family
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MARY FRANCES BOLEY
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in the public school system of North
Carolina.
Mr.. Harris also was graduated from
st. Augustine's College. He is now
serving in the United States Army with
the 372nd Infantry at For Dix, N. J.
The wedding will take place in Sep
tember.
The guardian., 1941-07-19
CHURCH NEWS
PLEASANT HILL BAPT. CHURCH
Rev. s. Fl RuIlocLr postor

PLEASANT HILL BAPT. CHURCH
Rev. S. H. Bullock, Pastor
Following the pastors sermon Sun
day morning two young ladies respond
ed to the altar call and expressed de-
sire to be candidates for baptism. In
the afternoon members of Pleasant
Hill attended Union service at Zion
baptlst Church, Everett, Rev. V. Hill,
pastor. Rev. FELTON, was the sneaker
The Cloverleaf Quartet rendered a
very fine musical program at third
Baptist Church, Springfield, Rev. o.
d. Catfee, minister. Preceding the
message delivered by Rev. Bullock
Mr.. Harold G. Hill played fitting
piano solo. The quartet was asked to
return in the fall in regular concert
lnterracial Fellowship Forum with
program sponsored by Missionary
group will be one of the features at
The guardian., 1941-07-19
By J. W. MCPHERSON

(C)-Out of all that has been writ
ten and said about injustices allotted
the race thus far in National Defense
it was left for Al Phillip Randolph to
devise an effective line of action fol
the termination of such abuses.
His efforts with the efforts of the
sane and clear thinking, courageous
men whose assistance he sought have
precipitated what holds promise of be-
in gthe most telling action of the gov
ernment of the United States toward
its 'loyal tenth" since the issuance of
the Emancipation Proclamation.
Following this achievement is the
use of the technique of mass power
have come many and widely varied re-
actions, many of which have been duly
reflected in the colored press, its head
lines, feature columns, and editorials
Some of these writings were good, some
not so good, and others have presented
Misrepresentation of various aspects
of the movement Of the point of down
right blasphemy.
The writer has in mind in particular
at this time the column of Horace M
Clayton in the July fifth edition of the
Pittsburgh Courier in which he wrote
of the speech of A. Phillip Randolph
to the thirty-second annual convention
OF the N.A.A.C.P. at Houston. This
The guardian., 1941-07-19
MINISTERS SAVE GIRL
FROM JAIL
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charges and so she was freed the same
day.
Rev. Minor is a chaplain of the East
en New England Congress for Equal
Opportunities.
The guardian., 1941-07-19

Pleasant Hill Sunday afternoon, July
20: In the mrning the guest preacher
will be Rev. Coston. Among those ap-
pearing on the afternoon program will
be Rev. R. T. Reed, Prof. Ernest O'Ban-
youn, Majorie H. L. Stephan, and
Chester Brown with the Salvation
Army band. Mrs. Beatrice Moody will
also deliver message in song. Others
including friends from Springfield may
appear on this program. Plans for
the annual fall concert by the Alpha
singers directed by Prof. O'Banyoun
are well underway.
The guardian., 1941-07-19

gelist E. Samuels of Brooklyn, New
York, returned missionary from the
foreign fields.
Rev. Alfred M. Roberts, Pastor
Edward F. Miller, pub. chrm.
FREE WILL COMMUNITY
METHODIST CHUCH, Inc.
107 Cabot st.
Rev. }. 5. Myrick, Founder and Pastor
Rev, Myrick preached Sunday at
II am. Text, "For God So Loved the
World, that He Gave His Only Begot-
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PENTECOSTAL CHRISTIAN
WORKERS
152 Northampton St.
ID LNNLINI

Dear friends, revival will open on
Wednesday evening, July 16 by Evan