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vorably on the facilities q the
buildings and mentioned that eN
terror and interior finish IS equal
to, il not superior TO any con-
struction OH the Post. Roads,
too, are passable and capable Of
carrying truck traffic necessary
TO service the troops.
The strength Of the 312nd, ac-
eording to War Department fl
cures, will be 81 officers, one
warrant officer and 100 enlist
cd men. A liaison officer IS al
ready on duty and Is or 10 men
in an advance eadre will report
Thursday or Friday Of this week
to heat the buildings and put
them iii order.
Colonel Bedinger also announe
cd today that environments are eN-
pected TO BE ready FOR oecupa-
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Don Roberts, clarinetist, has
been named head of the wood
wind section of the newly form
ed Negro NYA Symphony Or
chestra of Washington, DC. This
is the first organization Of its
kind. He received special COM
mendation from Mr.. Gombcrg,
who made the selection, and who,
also, auditioned for the StokoW-
ski Youth Orchestra. Don is a
student civil engineer in Howard
University, where he is a mem
Der Of the Howard Symphony
Orchestra and the ROTC Band.
He was graduated with unusual
honor with the 1910 class Of
Roosevelt high school; played first
choir in a number of local musi-
cal organizations, including the
school band, the Dayton Philhar-
monic Orchestra, the County
Band; was eighth in plane ee-
ometry in the State Of Ohio
Cecile Roberts Of Roosevelt, '38,
will assist with the piano,
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CANTONMENTS AT FORT DIX
READY FOR OCCUPANCY

FORT DIX - Occupation of
environments assigned to h Q
3T2nd Infantry awaits only their
arrival, Lieutenant Colonel S. A.
Bedinger, f. A., Fort Dix Supply
Officer, said today The 372nd,
composed Of colored troops from
Massachusetts,, Ohio, New Jei--
sey, Maryland and the District OF
Columbia, was inducted today,
according TO advices from the
War Department. They are
scheduled to report at Fort Dix
lon March Is or 10.
After an knspection totb' Of
the "a buildings ready for the
372nd, Colonel Bcdinger said
that the facilities Of the new
buildings reflect the experience
gained by contractors and con-
stiuction workmen since work
tartcd here, He commented IA
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-03-14

CHICAGO (ANP) Ministers,
undertakers, real estate and
newspaper men comprised the
principal professions represented
among the more than a hundred
guests who gathered Friday eve
ming at the Wabash Avenue
YMCA for a dinner which ccle-
brated 90 years of operation OF
the Supreme Liberty Life Insur-
ance company in Chicago. Chair
man of the Board Truman X.
Gibson, Sr., welcomed the guests
and presided, setting the tempe
for the evening with brief, crisp
introductions.
T he specialized professions
present, an Secretary w, Ellis
Stewart pointed out during his
address, was decided upon be-
cause Of the close relationships
which the clergymen and scribes
had borne to the insurance group
and the equally potent support
which undertakers had given to
the Burr Oak cemetery, a subsid
iary Of the insurance organiza-
ton. In any event the guests at
this initial step in the celebration
of 90 years of growth and pro-
gress, thrilled as the story was
unfolded of the emergence of this
famous institution from mere
idea to place where it is now
recognized as the largest Negro
business north Of the Mason and
Dixon line.
Harry II. Pace, president, trac-
ed by periods the development Of
various phases of the business.
He showed how, insurance in
force, surplus and admitted assets
had grown by periods, -illustrat-
ing graphically the steady and re-
markable step by step progress
which had been accomplished. Mr..
Pace dwelt upon the administra-
tive phases of the business. cx-
planning clearly and lucidly, poli-
cies, purposes and methods. He
described the successful merger
IL years ago which had combined
the then Liberty Life; the Su-
preme Life and Casualty of Co
lumbus. O., and the Northwestern
Life of New Jersey. This move
had reduced operating costs Of
the three organizations and de.
veloped a single strong company,
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Writer Sees Brighter Day
For African Colonies
PRAISES BRITISH FOR
PROMISING PREPARATIONS FOR
IN.JUSTICES TO ETHIOPIA

opean-African relat ons has been
begun. and that, although no one
can yet read the end Of it, it can
not but be happier than any that
have gone before.
The Emperor Of Abyssinia was
a progressive ruler. His desire
to carry out the reforms his
country needed was stronger than
the State apparatus at his dis
posal. He was concerned to OBJ
tain foreign assistance to moder-
ilize his Government. 1t may be
assumed that this help is destin-
ed to be given him within the
framework of an international
agreement at the conclusion OF
peace. No modern industrial
country can live without foreign
markets and raw materials there
fore, ii stanus to reason that
Abyssinia must get loan and
technical help. Loans, however,
can exploit and enslaye especial
~ when it comes to the point
Of raising black men to the same
economic standard as white men.
reproduce here magnificent
editorial which appeared in the
News Chronical" leading Lon
don Daily which has championed
the cause Of Abyssinia ever since.
the outbreak of the Italo-Abys-
sinian war.
Rebirth From The
News Chronicle Editorial
1t must have given Mr.. Eden a
good deal Of pleasure to announce
in the House of Commons that
the British Government would
welcome the temperance Of an
independent Ethiopian State and
that it recognized the claim Of
the Emperor Halle Selassie to the
throne. In January, 1889, a
British Premier toasted "the King
Of italy and Emperor Of Ethio-
pia" in Rome. That was a black
moment for the friends of true
peace and international law as it
was for the dignified Ncgus in re
tirement. Today we live in more
strenuous but infinitely more
hopeful times. The Emperor's
faith and patience will soon be
rewarded and the ideals which
perished when we allowed Italy
Continued on page ~
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By RUDOLPH DUNBAR
Hondon Editor AMP

LONDON--Olaf Starlcton the
philosopher, state d recently.
war though a huge calamity, IS
also a great opportunity. Il clears
the ground for new buildings,
new ideas. War brutalizes, but It
may also humanize. True! Those
are great words. For colored
peoples in the British empire,
this war will be the means OF
freeing them from most of the
tyrannies of imperialism.
One Of the most heartening
signs of the day is Anthony Ed
ems statement in the House Of
Commons concerning the position
Of Ethiopia.
The Foreign Secfetary's state
mcnt conveyed words al naggisl
iicent promise. In London il y
thought that it would be impos-
sihle To exaggerate the Importance
Of the step taken by the Foreign
Secretary Far more than the
future of Abyssinia viii almost
certainly hang upon the decision:
perhaps the future of the whole
African Continent
Great praise is due the British
Government in recognizing Halle
Selassie as His Imperial Majesty
to the throne of Ethiopia. This
recognition, however, is overdue
but nevertheless, it will be wei
coined by the colored peoples Of
the world and indeed, all right
minded white people as we'll for
its promises reparation for ter
rible injustice. History has its
strange injustices; In June, 1886,
Lord Simon (then Sir John ST.
mon said, Il am not prepared to
see a single ship sunk in the
attempt to restore Abyssinian in
dependence. =
Future Status Of Abyssinia
The future status Of Abyssinia
must necessarily await the end of
the war. l am abole to state
from authoritative source (the ma
ture of which am not permitted
to disclose at presently that, Abys-
sinia will be given assets of in
comparable value after the war.
In some circles it is thought that
an entirely new chapter in Eur
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BRITISH RECOGNIZE HAIL SELASSlE
AS EMPEROR OF ALL AbYSS|MA
Dayton Pioneer School Teachers
Death Is Mourned By Thousands

Kansas City for eight years al
though she retained her residence
in Dayton. Upon the death Of her
sister she returned to Dayton and
opened her home at 2l8 Edge
wood avenue where she lived un-
til she became i'll. Her illness
necessitated her removal about a
year ago to a hospital where she
passed away Sunday morning.
Funeral services were held at
1870 Wednesday afternoon at the
st. Margaret Episcopal church on
Norwood avenue with Rev. j. N.
Samuels- Belboder, officiating.
Miss Troy was identified with
many of tho community's activi-
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Dinner Marks 20 Years
Operation Supreme
Liberty Life Insurance
REMARKABLE GROWTH
OF LARGEST NORTHERN
NEGRO BUSINESS TOLD

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Miss Louise M. Troy a retired
school teacher Of the Dayton Pub
lie school System passed away
Sunday at the age Of eighty-onc.
Miss Troy was born in Xenia,
Ohio, the daughter of Samuel and
Mariah Troy. She was the young
est of six children, all of whom
have preceded her in death ex-
cept one sister, Mrs Martha A.
Mossee of Dayton, Ohio. Other
survivors include four neices, one
nephew and two great nephcws.
Coming to Dayton in 1876 fol-
lowing a short teaching exper-
ience in Harvaysburg and Bloom
ingsburg, Ohio, Miss Troy was
connected with the Dayton
school over period of forty
eight consecutive years. Her first
teaching in Dayton was in the
old Tenth District school on West
Fifth street. When the Tenth
District school was abandoned in
favor Of mixed schools she was
the only member Of the teaching
staff retained and Was transfer
red to the Garfield school where
Mr. w. Brumbaugh was princi-
pal.
Her teaching career was ter
minated when she went to Kansas
City TO be at the bedside Of an
invalid sister. She remained in
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YOUNG FLORIDA
LAWYER CONTRIBUTES TO
MICHIGAN LAW REVIEW

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ANP)
Appearing in a recent issue Of
the Michigan Law Review is an
article Jurisdiction of Employer
Suits Under the Fair Labor Stan
dards Act, contributed by Geo.
W, Crockett
Crockett was born and reared
here. Received his Alb. at More
house college and his LIB. from
Michigan Law school. He served
as an apprentice in the Offices Of
Atty S. D. McGill, and is now
associate attorney in the United
States department Of labor.
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WINSTON SALEM, n. c. ~
tANP) Rev. and Mrs. q. j.
Thomas Of Winston-S Salem. an
nounced this week the engage
ment of their daughter, portia
Harrlette, to the Rev. A. Leon
Bailey of Chicago. The wedding.
the date of which is to be an
nounced later, will take place
some time during the summer.
Rortia Harriette Thomas is a
member Of he faculty at Talla-
dega college. She received her
MA. III music at Columbia uni
versity and has studied at the
University Of Chicago since. Res.
Thomas is widely known at home
and abroad because of his tx.
tensive travels in connection witl.
his religious and educational
work. Both mother and father
are graduates Of Talladega col
lege, where their daughter teach
pS
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sELAsSlE FIGHTS
THE MODERN
WAY-PROPAGANDA

LONDON, England (C)-Haile
Selassie, whom the British call
highly satisfactory, pushed on in
to Ethiopia with a new weapon
propaganda. Even in this wild
ceuntry, this proved to be a po-
tent factor, for the area into
which the Negus was pressing
was Geiian Province, long hot
bed Of revolt against the Italians.
10 Selassie's new organ ief pro-
paganda was newspaper III An
barrie called Bandarchen (Our
SFlag) bordered with the Ethiop-
Sian Imperial Colors, mastheaded
with the monogram of the Lion
of judah, and full of nationalis-
tic Slogans. sixty camels with
armed escort under a British Of
ficer carried the printing plant as
it's otg.cc moved from jungle to
jungle.
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ties during her long and active
life. She was ii charter member
of the YWCA when il was known
as the WCA. She was instrumen-
tai In the drive which resulted III
the purchase Of the present build
ing at Fifth and Horace streets
and her later efforts which made
possible its equipment and MAIN
tenance. She had been a faith
full and active worker in the st.
Margaret Episcopal church since
its organization A membe, Of
a family having 4 long line Of
teachers, She was kecniy interest
ed in education and its advance
ment.
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BOJANGLES TO BE
HOST TO MAYORS

NEW YORK (C)-With Bill
Bojangles) Robinson as Mayor
If Harlem, New York's 80 10
calisy mayors will hold their an
nual dinner at the Waldorf As
toria next Saturday, the League
Of Locality Mayors announced
1e-tarday Mayor LaGuardia will
be guest Of honor.
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Hattie Mcdaniel, the celebrat-
ed star of the movies and the
only colored woman who has won
the distinction Of being honorcd
BY receiving the Academy Award
for excellence III her profession,
is appearing at the Regal the
atre starting SUNDAY and DON
tinuing through Tuesday, in what
has been termed the greatest Of
recent talking pictures, Gone
With The Wind
This lady has added glory 70
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Soon to be added to the UE
Organizing Staff, is EA Il l.
LEATH, member Of uE Local
s06, and vice president of the
Local. Ieath has heen active in
the Dayton labor lnovcmcnt for
many months, and has served as
a Steward at the Glla Foundry.
As temporary organizer,
Lea'h will bc particularly active
in the drive To organize Negro
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Adds ABABA PACKED
WITH REFUGEES

NEW YORK (C) Travellers
from Adds Ababa who have ar
Continued on page q
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National
News Briefs

PROMINENT N. c. FAMILY
ANNOUNCE DAUGHTERS
ENGAGEMENT
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
B. B. Reynolds Home
Is Damaged By Fire

Fire of undetermined origin dam
aged a part of the home of 3. B.
Reynolds, of 10S North 18th street,
Yesterday morning, Fire Chief j.
Ludie Groom reported.
The alarm was turned in at 9:51
a. m, and Chief Groom said that
when the firemen arrived that the
roof Of the house was ablaze. An
upper apartment, occupied by A. J..
Moore, Jr., was damaged, but out
side of damage from water, the
lower part of the house escaped.
Firemen answered three other
alarms yesterday. At 1923 a. m.
they were called to eXtinguish a
grass fire at 10th and Kidder streets.
AT Ills a, m. they were called to
e%Xtinguish a blaze on the roof of
the home of George McGary, 914R
Princess street.
An alarm to Ninth and Castle
streets at 1853 ,. m. turned out to
be false.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
AREA BOY SCOUT
BANQUET SLATED
Gathering Oh Council Will Be
Held At Cape Fear Hotel
Thursday Night

The annual banquet meeting of
the Cape Fear area council, Boy
Scouts of America, will be held at
1880 o'clock Thursday evening at
the Cape Fear hotel, David L..
Lilies, scout executive, announced
last night.
Scout leaders and parents who
plan to attend are urged to call
Scout headquarters, Southern build
ing, by phone, dial 972O, and tick
cts will be sent to them by Scouts,
Lilies said.
The Rev. Sankey Lee Blanton, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, will
be the principal speaker. The Beav-
er award will be made to four of
the Councils scouters and the
Scouters Training award to another.
Lilies said officers for 1871 will be
Installed at this meeting and re-
ports On 1910 activities will be Civ
en-. Wilmington Scouters and Scouts
will be hosts to representatives from
nine counties in Southeastern North
carolina.
Executive board members will
meet at $50 o'clock to elect officers
and accept reports for 1910. All men,
bers of the board are requested to
be present. All interested persons
are invited to attend. Tickets are
on sale at Foy-Roe company and
Scout headquarters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08
DISTRICT SCOUT
RALLY PLANNED
will Be Held In February
With Preliminaries At
Burgaw, Finals Here

novid L. Lilies, Scout executive,
.nornced at the monthly court of
,ooor for Boy Scouts of the Will
.ior+on district in the superior
.,,,-room last night that the dis
..;,+ Scout rally will be held in Feb
,,,ry with the preliminaries sched-
.Ta5 qt Bur9aW on the first Friday
- tho month and the championships
wilmington on the fourth FRIDAY
in February.
He also called attention to Feb
..,,r,. being the anniversary month
- the Boy Scouts, the organization
sou, being 81 years old. He urged
avery scout to try to go up for at
least one advancement during the
month,
lndoe Alton A. Lennon presided
o,er rbe court and paid tribute to
tho Carolina Beach troop, which
had almost 100 per cent in attend
,nra. other members of the court
nrosent were Leo Sykes and r. c..
Mercer.
The Civilian advancement trophy
was awarded to Troop 9 for the
month. Troop 50 ranked second and
troop Il third
Awards at the court were as fol-
lovs. Second class Earl Mobley.
P8ypor NeWbold, Brent Marshall,
Earl Glrris, John Hearn, and George
1ones: First class-David Banner
man and Jack West; star tank
William ?. Troutman, Jr., Harold
Trduicg, Andrew Myers and Robert
Clinnis; Eagle palms-Jasper Need
ham ~C5ronze), and Fred Sternber-
ger (siIver).
Merit badges were awarded the
following:
John Codington, Donald Gibbs,
Richard Gibbs, Hooper johnson,
Bill Lassiter, Harry Smith, Bill
Stewart, George Daugherty, assis-
tant Scoutmaster, w. P. Jones,
saoutmaster, H. w. Wrinkle, Lewis
sykes, Earl ATobley, William P.
Troutman, Jr., Jasper Needham.
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ing conditions after being baked
last night by snow and dirt,
weather, struck hard at East An
glia and the southeast coast.
But despite severity of the Lon.
don raid residents of the CAPITA.
continued their shopping and rou.
tine tasks and Prime Ministe,
Churchill and First Lord of the
Admiralty A. v. Alexander calmly
surveyed damage caused at Trim.
1ty House and in the London Tower
district in the fire raid'' of Dec
20.
A number of persons were killed
and wounded in London when :
line of bombs fell across a street
A street a was blown off its
track, injuring eight persons. The
spire and main part of a Baptis'
church crashed. A motor show
room and a bank were demolished
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terranean service. Whatever tn e
explanation, the fact only adds to
British confidence of turning any
winter invasion of England into a
Nazi disaster. 3
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War Interpretive
Continued From Page One)

the war in effect; and that disaster
awaits Germany if she strikes to
retrieve t situation, either
against England or in the Balkans.
Possibly Significant
In contrast with that British at
titude, an Italian cabinct %utterance
'solemnly reaffirming" Fascist
fidelity to the Berlin-Rome Axis
and the will to fight to a finish is
possibly significant. 1t was timed
to offset Rome's admission of the
fall of Bardia, yet it was clearly
aimed at defeatism in Italy of I'M
known strength.
The Rome version of the Fascist
disaster at Bardia hardly squares
with known facts as reported by
neutral eye witnesses on the spot.
These eye witnesses concur IN
British reports that the Italians
surrendered On a scale that en-
barassed the victors.
War apathy among Italian con-
scripts in Africa, Greece and Al
bania has been as important a
factor in reshaping British plans
toward a 1871 decision in the wal
as the military succerses achieved.
It was the factor that spurred
Prime Minister Churchill to broad
cast an appeal to the Italian people
to throw off the NaZi-Fascist
yoke and GUST Mussolini.
Nor can the surrender of 80, 600
Italian troops assigned to a sui
eide stand" at Bardia be account
ed for in any other way. From
all indications there were relative
ly few casualties in either the Ital-
ian or British ranks before the
surrender took place.
Same Lesson
That was the same lesson of low
Italian army morale learned by
the British at Sidi Barrani and by
the Greeks in Albania. There are
signs that British leadership in
West Africa anticipates a similar
experience at Tobruk, far west of
Bardia and already under British
gunfire.
Add it all up, and it is clear
that the back of Italy's army In
Africa has been broken. 1t has
lost, by British count, close to
100, 600 men and half it's equipment
and stores. Its offensive power IS
gone, it's defensive capacity doubt
full and no German or Italian help
reach it except by air.
Churchill's promise to shred
Italy's African empire to tatters
is being made good, whether the
British press on to complete an
inhalation of Graziani's army IN
Libya of halt to strike elsewhere
Moreover, much Of the British
air force in West Africa has been
set free by British victories there
for use elsewhere. 1t is certain TO
be heard from in Albania and the
Ariatic and probably in Bulgaria
and Rumania if Nazi maneuvering
in the Balkans breaks own the
protection that Bulgarian, Yugo-
slavia and Turkish neutrality now
affords to the Rumanian oil re-
sources which are so vital to Ger
many'S war machine.
The British report that tonnage
losses in the North Atlantic are
falling, not rising, whether due to
weather conditions or increased
naval escorts released from Medi-
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BULGARIA LOOKING
TO REDS FOR WAR
OR PEACE ANSWER
Continued From Page One)

along with great quantities of pom
toon bridge materials, have arrived
in Rumania from Germany.
Watching developments closely,
the Turkish assembly extended mill
tary service to all classes now
modified another year. Turkey is
reported to have 400, 900 men along
Bulgaria's southern frontier ready
to march in to meet any German
thrust.
Still unperturbed, the Bulgarian
high command granted many Off
GERS and soldiers leaves to observe
the Greek Orthodox Christmas. Bull
garia is credited with having only
100, 900 of it's army of 500, 900 under
arms.
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ficers said, that there still is a
long air struggle ahead in h i S
arena.
Despite the overwhelming supe-
rlority of the British in the air
here, the Italian air force remains
a power to contend with, and there
IS always a greater danger of the
entry of German aviation in this
theater of combat.
Italian planes shot down from
the air or by anti-aircraft guns
SINCE the Var began in the Medi-
terranean area have passed the
800 mark while British losses here
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+oa, n Key. Homer Mcmillan, d. D., of Atlanta will arrive in the city
g. =. auoress a as meeting of the Presbytemans of Wilmington at
81 81. maa4 lure fTeshSterIan church tonight at 8 o'clock. DR.. Mcmillan is
hHt.n;n Me ecleta OF Assemblys Home Missions in the Southern Pres
~, ~ Ia "a nurch. WIN a rich and varied experience extending over a pe
ne n relatloh OF tn great home mission enterprise to the life n welfare
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-08

1t is reported that in II states
mere are laws against driving too
slowly.
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trapping a number of persons in
the wreckage.
In another London section, four
soldiers were injured when a gas
main caught fire.
The raiders attacking the mid
lands town demolished several
houses in a suburb and killed or
wounded several persons, it was
reported.
The Luftwaffe used its machine
guns in many attacks.