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Fair Labor Unit
Given Several
JobbarriierCases
Goodyear And
Chrysler Cited
For Race Bans

NEW YORK, -(SNS) - Charges
of racial discrimination in defense
industries continue to be reported
to the Committee on Fair Employ
ment Practice, the NAACP an
nounced last week when it received
copies of three more affidavlts
stating complaints.
Goodyear Emergency Corpora
ton near Jeffersonville, Indiana,
manufacturer of bags of gunpow-
der, is charged with employing Ne
gro women only as maids and jani-
tresseS. According to the sworn
statement of the Reverend j. o.
Clark, local NAACP president, one
of the managers of the plant said
the company had not decided to
use Negro women for any other
service
Miss Mabel Hewlett of Philadel-
phia, Pa, with civil service rating,
as a Junior and senior typist and
a Junior stenographer, five years of
experience as an office secretary
and eleven months more as senior
typist in the local Department of
Public Assistance, complains to the
FEP that she filed applications
with and was interviewed by Of
ficials of the Finance Department
of the u. S. Army, Office of the
Finance Officer; the Philadelphia
Naval Aircraft factory supply de-
partment; OPM district office in
Philadelphia, Division of Priorities,
all of whom she accuses of making
excuses and using red tape in or
der not to hire her.
She bases he: Selief that she was
Disseminated against because of
her race on the facts that a num-
ber of persons from the office
where she is now employed have
been hired by Federal agencies, and
that her qualifications and expert
ence are superior to many others
she knowns have been appointed.
Also rated by civil service as jun
lor and senior typist and junior
is Miss Leila P. Lev
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Fight To Save
Doomed SLAYER

CHICAGO-(ANP) - Specialists
were called in Wednesday by War
den Frank Sain of the county Jail
in an attempt to save the life of
John Henry Brown, 25, who is
gradually succumbing to puzzling
disease Brown is under sentence
to die in the electric chair Nov. 81.
According to Dr. Andrew Toman,
physician at Bridewell where
Brown was taken for x-ray and
microscope examinations, the ex-
aminations revealed abdominal
trouble, but were of little help AL
though no operation is scheduled
at present, Brown has nevertheless
given his consent to be operated
upon.
The prisoner was sentenced last
July after being found guilty of
numbering Joseph Gordon, white
watchman, in a barbecue stand
about six months ago.
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A. CT have been married q
year. and since I have been married
nv husband hasn't had a steady
icb I told him if he didn't land a
lob within a week that I was 60
ing to get myself someone else. I
figured if he loved me he would
get himself a job. Please Mr.. Wal
lace advise me for I am in very
difficult position.
Ans: Yes, and position that's
all your own making. When you
married your husband you knew
that he didn't have a steady job
and was not overflowing with am
bition and yet you have put up
with him all this time. You just
aren't handling the matter right.
1t does no good tn elbow up in
smoke" after he has laid around
doing nothing for two or three
months. The time to be firm with
him is the minute he loses out on
a Job. Get in behind him and see
that he stays busy hunting himself
another job. Be reasonable with him
but BE FIRM. Losing your tenn
per and ordering him out of the
house profits neither of you.
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Africans Protest
Police Brutality

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
-(ANP)-It is interesting to notice
how life among natives in Africa
and Negroes in America parallel
in many respects. In many cities
in the United States protests are
being made because of the brutality
of police Here in this far off out
post ruled by the British, Africans
are compelled to resort to the same
processes in seeking protection.
Last week a delegation of Afri-
can leaders led by DR.. Alfred B.
Xurna, famous specialist and presi-
dent of the African Negro congress,
who was accompanied by S. P. Mat
seke, president of the Transvaal
congress and Edwin Mofutsanyane,
called upon the minister of justice
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Calvin Sisters
Make New Record

NEW YORK -(C)-Bernice and
Dolores Calvin, called teen-age
geniuses of the piano, made rec
ord of their playing this week at
Maceo Pinkard's studio, famous
composer. One side Bernice did a
splendid Interpretation of Mendel-
ssohn's brilliant concerto, G Minor
Nm the reverse, Dolores recorded her
famous composition, Overture to
Ernest Schelling."
This is the first time the girls
have done any recordings. The rec
ora is priceless as it is not Tor
sale.
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Race Medical Officers For
Goth Squad Report ForDuty

taking specified courses in avia-
tion. Mrs. Johnson accompanies her
husband. Pending the erection Of
officers quarters, the Johnson are
at the Fair home in Greenwood.
In a recent interview, Capt.
Johnson stated that the goth Med
ical set-up calls for Is bed hos
pital with operating room, dis
pensary and all that goes to make
up a complete hospital unit.
Names of nurses, technicians,
and aides FOR the medical unit are
not vet available, Capt. Johnson
stated.
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by appointment.
They outlined the grievances of
the African people, protesting
against raids made by white police
on African homes; the savage
methods with which they are con-
Quoted; the reckless use of firearms
by police on unarmed Africans; the
difficulties placed in the way of
Africans proving assaults made by
police; the raiding and arresting of
Africans for brewing native beer
when municipalities were allowed
to brew beer and sell it TO the ma
tiveS.
The commissioner promised to
take the representation under ad-
visement and to punish any police
whom he found guilty of abuse.
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erette of Detroit, Michigan, who
states in her affidavit that al
though she was certified three times
twice to the Detroit Tank arsenal
and once to the Chrysler corpora
ton for work with the Navy de-
partment, by the Civil Service com
mission, none of the three certifi-
cations has resulted in employment,
although certification indicates full
qualification for a job.
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GETS NEGRO U. s. o. UNIT

FAYETTEVILLE N. C.-(ANF)-
Fayetteville'S first U. S. Q. unit Tor
Negro soldiers was opened last
week. It is operated as a branch of
the National Catholic Community
Service which already operates g
white U. S. On. C. G. S. unit.
Strange to southern practices the
Negro unit is located on cne of
Fayetteville prominent streets. The
building was formerly a white
Gdnce hall.
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Special 25-Bed Hospital To
Be Provided For Aviators

TUSKFGEE, Ala.-Headed by
Major DeHaven Hinkscon of Phila-
delphia, six medical officers have
arrived at Tuskegee to report for
duty with the health unit of the
99th Pursuit Squadron.
Captain Harold Thornell, St.
Louis, was sent from Fort Riley,
Kansas; 1st Lieut. Alfred Thomas,
Detroit, and 1st Lieut.. James Ram
sey, Philadelphia, we're transfer
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red from For Bragg, N. c.; 1st
Lieut.. James Foote, Columbus,
Ohio, has been on duty at Camp
Livingston, La. Major Hinkson was
previously at Fort Bragg.
Capt Maurice Johnson, Wash
ington, D. c., was transferred to
Fllskegee from Point Pleasant, w.
Va. in the spring. Captain Johnson,
in addition ID preparing for the
arrival of the goth cadets, was
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CHOIR SCORES AT
MONUMENT

ROCHESTER, N. Y (ANP) -
Outstanding as a feature of the
program of rededication of the
Douglas monument, Highland Park,
Thursday afternoon, was the music
sung by an interracial choir of
some 80 mixed voices, organized
and directed by r, Nathaniel Dett,
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BOARD COMMENDS BRANCH

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Commend-
ing the local branch NAACP,
headed by Attorney Carl R. John
son, for its recent action to stop
police brutality here, the national
board of Directors of the NAACP
said the branch had perfected
technique which will better condi-
tions not only in Kansas City, but
in other cities where similar con-
ditions exist,
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G. il am a married woman
and got three kids and expecting
another one. It's a girl stays south
of us. She wears shorts and sits on
the porch with her legs wide open
all the time. Just to tempt men
believe. My husband just looks al
her like he is crazy. Have I got
anything to worry about? I can say
my husband is nice to me. If he
started going out it will be the first
time. Old Saying" there is a first
time to everything, She thinks she
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Ask Senate Probe
Of Armed Forces

refusal of employment because Of
race or color in defense industries.
The Committees first hearings
are scheduled to be held in Los
Angeles, California, october l and
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NOTEYOUR viii be answered FREE in this column
ONLY you include clipping Of this column and sign your
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Race Defense Housing Workers
Paid Nearly Million And Half
$293>284 Paid
TO Skilled Labor

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(SNS)-Negro building trades
workers employed in the development of 1873 defense hous
projects under the Lanham Act have received nearly
million and half dollars in wages according to report
this week Federal Works Administrator John
NJ Carmody by William j. Trent Jr, FWA Racial Relation
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Student Seeks
Admission To
State University
BY LEON w. TAYLOR

LOUISVILLE Accord
ing to a prediction made three
weeks ago, group of citizens here
have made the initial advance in
the south's greatest educational
struggle. 1t is test which ulti-
mately will affect all states in the
deep south, for when 10 southern
states combined to fight the trans
portation case brought up by Rep.
Arthur w. Mitchell, they indicated
an intention to stand or fall to-
gether.
This week III Lexington the Uni-
versity of Kentucky officials all
nounced that admission to the uni
versity had been refused Charles
Eubank, Louisville, on the ground
that Kentucky state la wprohibits
the education of Negroes and whites
together.
SOUGHT ADMISSION
Eubank had sought admission to
the civil engineering school OF tile
university because he could not oo-
tain such training at either OF the
institutions for Negroes Maintain
ed by the state. The Louisville hlgh
school graduates scholastic stand
ing and character both are of such
a high caliber that the university
officials we're unable to employ
the time-worn excuse Of ellglollify
which applies to all students, con-
seuuently they hid their heads III
;he sands of the infamous Day
law passed in 1910.
Prior to that law, Negroes and
white alike were educated at Berea
College. an institution which sent
cut many of Kentucky's illustrious
Negro pioneers. But when a Jlngo-
istic representative Of the Ken
lucky legislature visited the school
and saw boys and girls of color
studiously engaged in acquiring
knowledge along with white STU
dents, his stunted vision of human
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is cute Shall I tell him to stop
locking D--hard or I'll do what
you tell me to do?
Ans: Say nothing. Like any other
man your husband enjoys looking
at pretty girls and pretty girls fig
ureS. Now that doesn't mean ne mas
cheating in mind at all. But when
an old hand like your husband can
see a "free show" without budging
off the front porch. it's no disgrace
to take d good peep. Forget the
whole matter, for nothing will ever
come of it.
A. WI am a young girl 16 years
of age and like to be in the COM
pany of boys very much. Tell me
why my parents act like they 90.
Are they scared? They act as II
they hate me whenever they see
boy talking about me. Then they
just talk about him until it's
pity. Is it because people tell me
that I am pretty?
Ans: That's not it at all Your
father and mother are simply try
ing to keep you from making the
same mistake your sister made.
They let her have company and
you know better than L do what
happened. You will be allowed more
liberties as you prove yourself ca
pable of taking care of yourself.
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Gen. Freyberg
Was Siory-Book
Military Hero

Maj. Gen. Bernard Cyril Frey
berg. 51-year-old commander-in-
chief OF the allied forces in Crete,
vas a story book hero.
He was awarded the Victoria
cross and the distinguished service
order with two bars and made
commander of St Michael and st.
George for heroism and gallantry
in the World war.
He received IL wounds in action
during that conflict and had to
have q special armlet to bear all
his wound stripes.
General Freyberg was
native OF New Zealand, spent
part of his youth in California,
and rose from subaltern to
brigadier general In the Brit
ish forces during the last war.
His most spectacular exploit he
performed while the British were
attacking Gallipoli in 1918 in an
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effort To seize the Dardsnelles-
To create q diversion while Brit
ish troops were landing elsewhere.
General FreyherE. his body painted
black. swan two miles from = de-
stroyer 10 the shore. pushing 4
raft bearing = calcium flare. He
erawled close 10 the Turkish lines
and ignited the flare.
Freyberg was a 24-year-old
dentist in New Zealand when the
World war broke out in 1914 he
had had an active career prior to
that time, however, part Of II
military.
When he Vas ~ he left his
home town. wellington. and
went to North America WHERE
he joined Pancho Villas army
IN Mexico 70 learn the rudi-
ments of what became his pro-
fesslon.
In the current war Freyberg was
eommander-in-chief OF the New
Zealand expeditionsry forces in
North Africa. He was made COM
mander-in-chief in Crete early this
month.
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Baccalaureate services of Col
lege OF Puget Sound win be held
In First Methodist church. So. 9Th
and X SITS, Sunday at 1890 a. m.
with DIR. Edward II. Todd. presi-
dent Of the college, delivering the
main address.
His subject win be Invisible
Forces"
Seniors and faculty members in
academic costume will attend. to-
gether with other students Of the
college.
The complete program follows:
organ Prelude-Adagio. FIFTH
Prof. D. Robert smith
HOLY Holy, Holy. ...... Professional
Hymn
Worship In Prayer. '...
...-......-..,.. DR.. G. +. Albertson
Response .Adelphian Choral Society
o Praise the Name OF the LORD -.
Adelphian Choral Society
Responsive Readine ..........
John D. REGISTER
Gloria PBtri
oitertory ........ Piano. Organ Duet
Prof. Leonard q. Jacobsen
Prof d. Robert Smith
Invisible Forces '-Baccalaureate
sermon .......... DR.. Y. n. Todd
btnedictlon .........Dr. T. H. Todd
Seven Fold Amen
Adelphian Choral Society
Recessional-March. Second suite
................... Boellmann
Prof. ID. Robert Smith
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Strike Halls
Bus Travel
Railroads Getting
More Business

sEATTIE-seattle was githou
bus connections with eastern
Washington points Thursday a. th'
holiday weekend opened with .
strike OF union drivers employed
BY the Washington Motor Coaci
system. over demands for increased
wages.
Railroad eompanied reported in
creased patronage between vest
ern Washington and the Inland
Empire after the bus operators
struck at midnight Wednesday.
Only one route ordinarily served
by the Washington Motor Coach
system continued TO have bus IA
cilities. II was between the Port
Ludlow ferry and Port Townsend.
The union allowed an operator 10
carry mail and passengers In order
to assure free traffic between here
and national defense operations at
Port Townsend.
Fred A. Hoover. international
representative Of the union. said
negotiations collapsed over a
twentieth of a cent q mile wage
increase. The drivers. who have
been paid IS cents a mile, de-
manded 4 cents. but offered to
settle for 3s cents. The company's
best offer was 375 cents.
He said the company had offered
retroactive pay, but withdrew the
offer in its final proposal. which
made settlement impossible"
The 3s cent proposal has been
since the strike was
called, Hoover said, the drivers will
now hold out for 4 cents.
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Rev. Clark Called

Rev. Willis Clark Of Des Monies
has been called A. pastor Of the
local Church Of the Nazarene. sue
eeeding Rev. Bruce Beers who has
occupied the pulpit for the past
year.
This action was taken at a
meeting Of the membership We'd
nesday night at the church al
which Rev. <. Z. Martin Of Port
land, district superintendent, pre-
sided. Rev. Clark will take up his
new duties Sunday morning. He
is a graduate OF Northwest Naxa-
rene college OF Nampa, Ida, where
he took his A. b. degree. With
his wife, son and daughter, he will
make his home in Puyallup. Rev.
Beers will become superintendent
OF the suday school taking the
place of Ed Hamilton who becomes
president of the Young Peoples
society. Doris James IL outgoing
president Of the society.
Spanning fresehool association
will hold its annual picnic Sunday
at Point Defiance park with Mrs.
c. II. Tegner acting as general
chairman. Members are asked to
bring a picnic lunch, the associa-
ton furnishing ice cream.
Pot Luck supper
Plans have been completed by
the Wesleyan class for a pot luck
supper to be held Tuesday evening
Those attending are asked to
meet at the church at 6 o'clock,
from where, weather permitting.
the group will go to Wildwood
park for $50 supper. Those going
are asked to call Mrs. Il. p.
Breakey or contact Mrs. James
Brown at Sunday school Sunday
morning to plan what food each
viii provide. The committee will
furnish coffee and dessert.
colOred moving pictures of wild
life and scenery of the skagit
river basin viii be shown at the
Chamber Of Commerce meeting
Tuesday at noon. The pictures
were taken by employees of Seattle
City Light and will be shown
through their courtesy.
Class day exercises planned by
the seniors at the high school for
Monday have been cancelled. &C
cording 10 announcement by Miss
Ruth Clark, chairman of the event.
Damn Rites Saturday
Last rites for Quaife Damn will
be held Saturday afternoon at i
o'clock in the First Methodist
church. Rev. Philip Raymond will
officiate and burial will be in
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People in
The News
BY UNITED PRESS

Rep. Walter NJ. Pierce, veteran
Oregon Democratic representa- tive
In congress and former governor,
observed his s0th birthday ami
versary today. He spent the day
with his wife. daughter and
three grandchildren Sen.
Ebert ID. Thomas. D., Utah. warm
cd Japan today that she will
completely" lose American con-
fidence IL she encourages further
the aggressors who are now
responsible for widespread destruc-
ton and loss of life" Thomas is
former Mormon missionary to
Japan
Former King Carol of Rumania
and his travelling companion,
Madame Elena Lupescu, are due
to arrive in Cuba, their new home
in exile, late today. They are
travelling on the liner America
General Jose Moscardo, hero of the
defense of Alcazar during the
Spanish war, has been promoted
to chief Of the Falange militia by
Generalissimo Francisco Franco {.
Prof. Emilio Branchi. famous
italian historian and student OF
Columbus explorations, said in
Rome today that as the result Of
many years of research he could
prove Columbus landed In the new
world Oct. 10. 1892, and not the
day before as history has IL. He
said the number thirteen" was
considered a 'devilish number" in
his days and Columbus. who was
very religious. wrote in the ships
log that he had landed "Oct. ~
plus one day" -.
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Greco British Forces Nearing
Doom. Trapped by Nazis on Crete

organized the German military
timetable By their stabburn fights
IN both Crete and Greece. The
Turks thought the Germans ex-
pected to take Crete In two DAYS.
II already has taken them 10.
New rum oss circulated IN
Turkey that Russia may soon in
tsrvene In the Middle East. pos
sibly BY invading Iran fPerslal
next month
There vas small scale German
air action over Britain last night.
eentering in attacks on Portland
Torquay and Plymouth.
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Save Money, Earn Interest; Buy
u. s. Defense Bonds
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fcontlnaed From Page Onsl
northern shore where the onl,
practical harhors are located. Tn.
capture Of Retimo. midway be.
tween csnsa and already
In German hands-was claimed
today.
BRITISH FALL BACK
The British were said to be
falling back toward the PERCEPTIONS
southern shore Of the island but
there was small chance that they
might escape by sea.
London was pessimistic over
the situation. reporting that
desperate fighting still was
going on in the hills Of Gen.
trail Crete but offering no
hope that the British would be
able TO stand off the final
attack.
A German report from Damas-
Gus asserted that Maj. Gen. b. c.
Freyberg. British commander in
Crete, was killed with an aide
when his plane crashed in a flight
from Crete to Alexandria. Frey
berg WAS regarded As one Of
Britain's most daring and able
field commanders.
Not all the sea losses were on
the British aide. however. Italy
admitted a severe blow to her
effort to reinforce by sea her
troops In North Africa.
CoNTE Rosso ToRPEDoED
The Rome communique admit
ted that a British submarine had
torpedoed and sunk the 17,s7s-
ton Italian liner, Conte Rosso,
south of Syracuse. The Italian
report claimed that most of the
troops were rescued.
Despite the impending
British defeat In Crete, there
were indications that the
shock TO British prestige in
the Middle East may be soft
ened by the resolute resistance
Offered 10 the invading Ger
mans.
Istanbul reported that while a
German victory now was conceded
by most Turks 1t was thought
there that the British had dis
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Annual Strawberry Festival
OF Amaranih to Be June 10
outstmding Event in volley Activities
& Scheduled by Rhododsndron Court

ter. citizenship and scholastic
standing and viii have their
names engraved On the cup.
Speaker 81 the luncheon was
Vernon Hin. recently returned
from several years in China. who
told Of his experiences Music was
provided by four sailor boys
and a girls scxtet from J. p.
Stewart school directed by Miss
Ross. This being business day. a
report OF the months activities
was read by Vice President s. A.
stoner. Prof. r. l. Webster OF
Washington State college was a
visitor.
Next weeks luncheon viii be In
charge Of the sports COMMITTEES
and wiIl Immediately follow the
salmon derby to be held that
morning.
Emmanuel Lutheran church. I'd
1t. and 4th ave, 8. e.. will re-
ceive two classes into membership
Sunday morning AZ the 1880 serv-
Ices through confirmation. The
two groups are composed of chill
dren and adults. Rev. Theodore
BRAKEMAN. pastor Of the church.
who instructed the classes. will
officiate.
Members Of the children's class
are Ida Darlington. Arnold Fnd-
Ter. Edward Fielder. Jean Harstad,
Grace Malta and Leo Watson. The
adults are Mrs. A. Harstad. Miss
5sttye Louehlin. Mrs. Melvin Or
less. Mrs. Hy Wolfe. Elmer George
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Woodbine under the direction of
Wrigley and Clements
Mr.. DAMS survivors are his
wife. Marie: his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. William C. r. Damn; his
brother. Charles of Seattle; a sis
ter. Mrs. Lester L. Wick of Sno-
homish; one nephew and two
nieces.
Active pail bearers at the serv-
ices Saturday will be Marion
Catron, Henry Giles, Robert Vol
len, Verne Jennings. Carl Sparks
and Allen Burks. Members of the
stage crew Of Puyallup high school.
which were directed by Mr.. Damn,
will be honorary pail bearers.
Funeral services for c. j. Boil
erslev will be held Saturday at s
o'clock at the Wrigley and Glenn
ents chapel with Rev. John Logan
OF Auburn officiating. Burial will
be in Woodbine cemetery.
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Prof. ID. Robert Smith