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3 Washington, d. c. Discussing
wartime problems an program of the
American Red Cross at a da LONG
conference in national Red Cross
headquarters. thirteen rcpresentativ
es of leading Negro organizations
are shown here with officials OF the
Red Cross.
Left to right at the conferences
table are: MI. Jesse o. Thomas, Ne
Tense Bond Section, Treasury De-
partment; Dean William Pickens,
staff assistant, Defense Savings
Staff, Treasury Department; Mr.
Richard w. Thrush. assistant ma
tional director, First Aid, Water
Safety and Accident Prevention;
Miss olivia Peterson, assistant ma
tional director, Nursing Service;
Mrs. Beulah Whitby. Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority; DIR. =. ID. Patterson.
president of Tuskegee Institute md
member of the Red Cross Board or
Incorporators; DIR. Claiming III.
Tobias, National Council. YMCA.;
Mr.. v. d. Johnston, Howard Uni
versity; Mrs. Sloan Colt, assistant
national director, Volunteer Special
Services; Miss Minnie Harmon, as
sistant to the director Of Volunteer
Special Services and secretary OF
the conference; Mr.. James l.. Fies-
er, vice chairman in charge Of Do
mestic Operations; Mr.. Claude A.
Barnett, Associated Negro Press;
Mr.. Lester Granger, National Ur-
ban League; DR.. Thomas M. Smith.
president-elect Of the National Med
ical Association; Mrs. Estelle Mas
sey Riddle, superintendent Of nurs-
es, Homer G. Phillips Hospital, st.
Louis; Mr.. Guy Emerson, chairman
of the War Fund and Roll Call
Planning Committee; Brigadier Gen
eral Benjamin o. Davis; Mrs. Mary
Mcleod Bethune, National Youth
Administration; Mr.. G. James Elem
ing, Presidents Committee on Fair
Employment Practices; Miss Doro-
thy Bovee, assistant national direc-
tor, Nutrition Service; and Mrs. r.
r. Motion, administrative officer,
Southern Division, AAA.
To the left Of the head Of the con
ference table are seated Mrs. Ora
ham Dougherty, assistant national
director, Volunteer Special Services
and DR.. Albert McCown, national
director, Medical and Health Servic-
es Of the Red Cross. amp.
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ey, who vas assigned to the case
that he first learned Of his sons
plight through a letter from a friend
of Willie, a Rochester man station
ed at Fort Mcclellan. :.
The Rochester soldier wrote that
about three weeks ago Willie was
sentenced to 80 days in the guard
house for the shooting. He did not
explain whether the MP was act
ually wounded or whether Willie
had shot at him and missed.
The letter said in effect, lit was
a case of Willie shooting the MP or
the MP shooting Willie"
The father declared, Something s
gone haywire down there. / don't
believe Willie could have escaped
from the guardhouse."
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we do not want any strife to mar
our pleasant relationships"
Those accused of having sent tic
telegram are Revs. Joel c. Carson,
w. j. Colvin, both Methodists and
the Revs. r. B. Martin, w. M. Nal
lory, E. M. Wilson, and S. N. Reid,
all Baptists. other alleged signat-
ores were Drs. E. F. Barnes, ]. B.
Towns, l.. NJ. Donal, and Mack
Cummins, G.. L. Kent and Thomas
H. Rhines.
After making its investigation the
NAACP committee found that the
local chamber Of commerce origin
ated the telegram with one of its
own and sent both to the governor
at the chambers expense.
Rev. Wilson is charged with nav
ing telephoned the leaders involv-
ed from the chamber office, and
when each one answered turned the
telephone over to the chamber sec
rotary to do the talking.
The secretary is said to have then
asked the leaders to endorse a state
ment to Gov. Dixon in an effort to
avert a race riot he said was imrn-
inent. When some Of the men ex-
pressed reluctance to approve the
telegram the secretary, it is charg-
ed, threatened them with plenty of
trouble"
According to the committee, the
telegram the IL leaders endorsed
was never sent to Gov. Dixon, but
another statement substituted by
the secretary was sent in its stead.
The wire was sent at chamber CT
commerce expense.
The Rev. Wilson, pastor Of the
Friendship Baptist Church here. de-
scribed as the Oldest Negro church
in the city, was reported to hold a
state appointment from Gov. Dixon
and is presently engaged in trying
to secure an army commission as
chaplain.
One of the ministers interviewed
here said he was "tricked" into en-.
dorsement of the wire. He denied
knowledge Of the governors race
theory statement at the time the
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UNION LEADERS MEET ON JIM CROW IN R. R. JOBS

Chicago, Aug. z (ANP6Tackling
the problem of discrimination a.
gainst Negroes by the railroads,
the Committee on RAILROAD Man
power Of the Chicago Negro Labor
Win-the-War conference called a
district conference Of Negro rail.
road union leaders Wednesday at 8
p. m. at the Quincy club.
Preliminary meetings of the Rail
road ManpOwer Committee, stated
Emmett N. Brooks, committee secra-
tary, included representatives from
a number of local lodges OF the
standard railway labor organizations
in the Chicago area.
According to the conference call
the principal question considered is
a national hearing and investigate
ion by President Roosevelt's Com
A4llllC6 I'll Oil GAilDlOy llCAl L ldClIC-
es into the discriminatory policies
Of the railroad companies against
Negro labor, and the urging of gov
ernmental action prevailing lpon
the railroads to abide by the Presi-
dents Executive order $500 in the
interest Of mobilizing the nations
full manpower for winning the war.
"The Committee on Railroad Man
power" Mfr. Brooks stated, lis lay
ing plans to prepare specific cases
of discrimination to be placed before
the forthcoming hearings by the
Presidents committee. Throughout
the country there are thousands of
such cases, waiting only to be writ
ten up, where experienced Negro
railroad men have been denied pro-
motion to positions of machinists,
blacksmiths, boilermakers, carmen,
electrical workers, firemen, engin-
GERS and other railroad jobs, insplte
of the fact that they possess the nee
essary skill and seniority, but sim
ply because they were Negroes.
aside from the obvious injustice
of this situation, and when America
is fighting a war for peoples free
dom and liberation all over the
world, the policy laid down in the
Presidents Order 1902 to encourage
full participation in the national de-
Tense program of all citizens of the
United States, regardless of race,
creed, color Or national origin, in
tn efirm belief that the democratic
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telegram was sent.

telegram was sent.
Another person forced to give
consent to the telegram said he did
so only after coercion. IF I hadn't
Rev. Wilson would have gone back
and said something that would have
hurt my business"
Member of Rev. wilson's church
are reported to be Disguised with
their pastor whom they regard as
working against their interests.
They claim the minister has been
attempting to have their wages
lowered, land just after we have
given him a raise"
Gasdon citizens are planning a
mass meeting to discuss action a.
gainst the IL leaders.
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Irving Brant, author of storm ovar
the Constitution" and several other
books, as well as editor of the Chi
cago Sun.
There was nc doubt as to Mr.
Brant's testimony which was char
acterized by Sen. O'Mahoney as a
lucid and scholarly explanation :
and by Sen. Pepper as being a
magnificent statement"
Mr.. Brant, wading through pages
OF material, attempted to show that
the elasticity Of the wording Of the
constitution provided for congress
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ANNUAL EAST-WEST GAME
AR0USING UNUSUAL INTEREST

rule barring Negroes from playing
in major league baseball, this years
crowd looms up as a record breaker
Last year nearly so, 900 watched the
East win s to 8 and take the lead
in the number of games won, 5 to 4.
Several big league scouts will be
in the press box watching the rop-
notch performers On east team
Named as those who may get try
outs with the Pittsburgh Pirates
are Roy Campanela of the Balti-
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Syracuse, N. Y, Aug. 6 amp 49,
Staff Sgt. Willie Tucker, well known
here and the son of Edward M.
Tucker, a veteran of World War 1,
was being sought by local police las.
Tuesday on a warrant issued by the
provost marshal of Fort Mcclellan,
Ala, following the shooting of a
white military police officer at the
fort.
Information indicated that Tuck
er had escaped from the guardhouse
after the shooting of the MP. Tuck
er ST., said his sons reported des-
ertion sounded too mysterious TO
him and declared he would ask for
an army investigation.
The elder Tucker said he suspects
that something happened" to his
son, something stemmed in the rae
ial prejudice of the south. He de-
clared he knew through his own ex-
perience as a soldier that his son
could not remain a fugitive in the
south for any length of time, that
he could never reach Syracuse
without an authorized furlough.
Tucker told bet. Sgt. Arthur Cas-
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JUDGE RULES PAY PARITY FOR
NASHVILLE TEACHERS

NASHVILLE, Aug. 6 ANP1Ne-
gro teachers won the right to be
paid the same salary as white tea
cheers in a decision handed down
Monday by Federal District Judge
Elmer d. Davies, in what a white
school official described as a test
case for the entire state Of Tenne-
ssee.
The suit was that Of Harold e.
Thomas. Nashville teacher. who
sought an Injunction forbidding the
city board Of education from dis
elimination in fixing school salar-
les FIR next year. The action was
brought against Louis H. Hibbitts,
president Of the board Of education
who is on leave of ebsence after
entering the army in June. \
Said Judge Davies in his decision:
1T has been the consistent policy
Of the city board Of education to
pay Negro teachers salaries that
have been considerably lower than
the salaries of white teachers, and
the sole reason for this difference
is because of the race and color Of
the Negro teachers.
"A school board member, who de-
clined use of his name, said the de-
ceision would be appealed.
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to act in any state at any time
where the citizens of that state
were being deprived Of their rights
as originally set down by congress.
1.-THE poll tax" said Mr.. Brant.
lis an agency of political eorrup1-
ion" and here he injected a state
ment that the perpetuation Of the
Crump machine is a direct Result If
the poll tax system Of government.
1T is a government Of the minor.
ity and not the government Of a re-
public" he added after showing up
Continued on page W73)
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AS a major part OF the present
health education campaign, The Co
ordinating Committee for Negro
Health is sponsoring a mass meet
ing on Sunday, August 10th. at 400
p. M. at the Zion Baptist Church.
Leading community speakers will
take part in the program. which
will feature Mr.. John M. Ragland.
field representative at large from
washington, d. C.
The public is invited to attend, 70
learn how this community can stop
the tremendous sabotage OF manpow
er which is now GRIPPING our war
effort.
This program has the endorsement
of The Ministerial Alliance. The Ne
gro Medical Society and most Of
the leading organizations.
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Senate Comm. Hears
Poll-TaX Argument

Washington, Aug. 5 amp Before
a three man group of the Senate
subcommittee on the judiciary. the
Pepper Anti-PoA Tax Bill got a thor
ough going over as to it's constitu-
tionality with experts on the const:-
tuition testifying in favor of the bill
Sens. O'Mahoney Of Wyoming,
Norris of Nebraska and PEPPER con
stltuted the committee. although
Sen. Van Mugs of Indiana came in
to listen for a while as the argu-
ments were presented.
First presentation was made by
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way Of life within the nation can be
defended successfully only with the
help and support Of all groups with
in it's borders," should be complied
with on the American railroads, as
is in many other defense industries
throughout the United States"
This question is vital to the sue
cess of the American war effort ard
it Is not the problem of the Negro
railroad workers alone, In this
movement. white and Negro work
ers must unite, as the people al
over the world are uniting for de-
mocracy. The office of Defense
Transportation has predicted a short
age Of 800. 900 railroad workers be-
fore the end of the year. If this
shortage is not met there is a bog
down in the railroad transportation
the whole war production program
may be thrown out of gear.
yet the workers to meet this
shortage are at hand, providing DIS
crimination by the railroads against
Negro labor is abolished. Many Of
them are already on the, railroads
and are equipped with the necess-
airy experience and skill which they
are unable to use because they are
denied advancement and promotion
to higher skilled jobs. The answer
to the railroad manjower shortage
is compliance with Presidents
Rooseve1t's Executive Order 1902
to end discrimination against Negro-
es."
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EST
MAJOR LEAGUE
SCOUTS

Chicago, Aug. 4 (ANPGThe 10th
annual East VS. West baseball class
ic will be played at Comiskey park.
scene of all previous games, on
Sunday afternoon, Aug. 16. From
the interest shown in the voting
plus the ecent statement of Com
missioner K. M. Lands of organiz-
ed baseball that there wasn't any
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Joined up to fight for freedom and
democracy. At the time Of this
writing they are likely to be rail
roaded on charges of rape by an all
white jury in a hostile court. If
found guilty one will burn in the
electric chair and two will be given
Continued on pageeSy72,
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President of The Nebr. Federation of
Labor Makes the Following Statement

several campaigns and | consider
him a True Liberal who believes
fundamentally in the cause of the
working men and the efforts Of or
ganized labor to help them"
Signed:
ROY M. BREWER.
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'It has come to my attention hot
the Editor Of the Omaha Guide 'rts
also tiled in the race for Senator
from the 5th District. This makes
this race Somewhat complicated for
a voter to decide upon. I have known
Mr.. c. c. Galloway for a number of
years. L have worked with him in
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Deny Leaders Sent Gov. Dixon Telegram Endorsing Race Theory" Staten

Gadsen, Ala, Aug. 6 amp Tho
local branch OF the NAACP ann
ounced this week that it's ~investiga-
ting committee had reported a tele-
gram allegedly sent to Gov. Dixon
Saturday, July rs, endorsing his
racial views expressed in a letter to
the Defense Supplies corporation
rejecting a war contract because it
contained a non discrimination
clause. was not signed nor sent by
any one of the ~ Negro leaders ac-
cused.
The telegram read in part: "Our
past and present relations with. our
white people are satisfactory and
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AFRO MAN To ARMY

Washington, Aug. 6 amp Lloyd
Genus, employed by the Afro-Am-
erican of this city, has been calle1
to report for military service on
Aug. s. Genus is a favorite with
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SHORTER COLLEGE PRESIDENT
CANCELS PLANS FOR TOUR

Little Rock, Aug. 6 ANPePresi-
dent j. H. Clayborn of Shorter col
lege has cancelled a planned lee
ture-preaching tour through Arkan-
sas and oklahoma during August
it was announced here. Reason for
the presidents cancellations was
said to be the pressing nature of
college affairs.
Shorter is a school sponsored by
the African Methodist Church.
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his cO-workers and is cordially Xix
ed by members of he profession.
They regret seeing him leave his
post, although he is an advertising
man and not a reporter.
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more Elites who will be behind the
plate alternating with Jos Gibson.
Homestead Grays backstop, who al
SO will get a tryout. At second for
the East will be Sammy Hughes.
veteran second baseman for the Bal.
timore Elites and who played last
yea in Mexico. However, at the
present time, Ray cambridge of the
Newark Eagles tops Hughes in the
Continued on page 1879
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1t Is Your Patriotic Duty To Vote. Go to the Polls
EXPOSE TORTURE OF 3 SOLDIERS
X IN LOUISIANA "Scottsboro Case"...

} MEN FACE ALLWHITE JURY
IN ALLEGED ASSAULT OF
WHITE WOMEN
Alexandria, La, Aug. 5 (ANP) 49,
A new Scottsboro case arises in a.
merica,
This time the victims are three
soldiers of the U. S. army, men who
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New York Soldier
Sought In Shooting
of White NJ p

IN ATLANTA
FATHER FEARS RACIAL
TROUBLE IS CAUSE OF SONS
PREDICAMENT
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Continued on page 1879
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-13

The coming Spring Concert
given by the Mount Clemens
Civic Chorus will be presented
on Wednesday, May 81, 1912, at
800 p. m. at the Mount Clemens
High School auditorium.
The program will be divided
into two parts: Part ! will con-
sist of familiar numbers along
with Negro Spirituals and fav-
orites. Part II will consist of a
Community Sing, Let's All
Sing" in which the audience will
join the Chorus in the singing of
favorite songs.
Those who will participate as
soloiSts and sing in ensembles
(trio and double quarte) have
been announced. They are as
follows: Helen B affert, Mrs.
Leland Coulon, Leland Coulon,
Mrs Robert Donaldson, Mrs. j.
b. Gallagher, Jessie Kerschner,
Mrs. c. II. r. Mackenzie, c. II.
r. Mackenzie, Harry Moore,
Mary Moore, Doris Quacken-
bush, Mrs. Henry Tryloff, Eliza
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Develop Plans
for Bond Drive
Two-hour 'Blitx'
TO Embrace City

Completed plans for the two
hour long campaign to stimu-
late sales of War Bonds and
Stamps in Mount Clemens will
be mapped today at 4 p. m.
when drive leaders meet in the
Board of Commerce offices.
The campaign --- part of a
nationwide drive - will be
staged from 7 until 9 p. m. on
Monday. Drive Chairman A. D.
Brewer was hopeful today that
residents will stay at home Mon
day until canvassers have con-
tacted them.
Brewer emphasized to d y
that War Bonds and Stamps are
gilt-edged securities backed by
the vast resources of the Unit
ed States. Those purchasing
bonds and stamps can not only
fight the threat of initiation, but
can assure themselves a nest
egg for use once the war ends,
he said.
Eight team captains h a " e
been appointed by four divi-
sional heads. Once all the vol
unteer workers have been APP
pointed, an army of $40 work
ers will conduct the house-to-
house canvass.
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Violent Mine Blast
Fatal to Sc Workers
Trapped Three Miles Under
i'm West Virginia Coal Mine

Usage, w. Va, May 13-(P)
Rescue crews coming out of
the blasted No. 3 mine of the
Christopher Coal Company an
nounced today the recovery of
the bodies of 35 victims of the
explosion and reported 81 more
remained inside, bringing the UNI
official death toll to Sc.
One group emerged at 1O:4O
am. with nine bodies; at ll:45
m. three others were brought
out. The crew members, four of
whom were overcome by over
exertion deep in the mine, previ-
ously had brought out % bodies.
One of the bodies recovered
was that of Tony Belize, section
foreman, who had not been list
ed as on duty.
David Christopher, official of
the mining company, asserted
that the death list of Sc was not
final.
Officials began a process of
elimination to see if o h e S
might have been trapped by
yesterdays explosion in one of
northern West Virginia's largest
coal mines.
Rescue crews had battled
against tons of rock, coal and
tim bers three miles under
ground since mid-afternoon yes
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.NunneleY
kaybe(aptive
Young SoiIor. -.
Reported Missing

William Lewis Nunneley, 10
Seaman, End. Glass, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Nunneley, 2l9
Jones street, Mount Clemens, to-
day was officially listed as miss
ing in a message to his parents
from the U. S. Navy Depart
ment.
That the young sailor may have
been captured by the japanese
at the fall of Corregidor was a
possibility advanced by Navy
officials in their telegram to Will
liam's shocked parents. He en-
listed in the U. S. Navy Jan. 4,
l941. His parents last h e a r
from him six weeks ago.
The message, received last
night in Mount Clemens, reads:
1.-THE Navy Department regrets
to advise you that according to
the records of this department
your son, William Lewis Nun
neley, Seaman, End. Glass, u. S
NJ, was performing his duties in
the service Of his country in
the Manila Bay garrison area
when that station captitulated
He will be carried on the records
of the Navy Department as miss
ing pending further information
No report of his death or injury
has been received. He may be a
prisoner-of-war. 1t will probably
be several months before def
mite official information can be
expected. Sincere sympathy is
extended to you in your anxiety.
You are assured that any report
received will be communicated
to you promptly.
REAR ADMIRAL
RANDOLPH JACOBS,
Chief, Bureau of Navigation
u. s. Navy
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Russian Lines
Cracked Berlin
Report Says
Furious Bottle
Still Underway;
Moscow Mum
BY ROGER ID. GREENE
Associated Press War Editor

Adolf Hitler's field headQuar-
ters asserted today that the crit
ical five-day-old battle to break
through on the isl h mus of
Kerch" in the Crimea, gateway
to the Caucasus oil treasures, had
been decided with the ami
hilation of Russians encircled
there and the capture of 10000
prisoners.
Heavy fighting continued,
with the Germans reporting "all
hell had been let loose on the
Russians with squadrons Of dive
bombers.
Dispatches indicated that after
preaching Soviet lines at the en-
trance to Kerch peninsula, the
Germans still had nearly so miles
to 60 to reach Kerch city, just
across the narrow Kerch Strait
from the Caucasus.
BEGAN FRIDAY
The battle, regarded as q test
phase of Hitler's long-heralded
spring offensive, started last Fri
day along a 12-mile front on the
peninsula.
While the Germans claimed 4
smashing victory, a Soviet mid
day communique reported mo
substantial changes" overnight.
This would indicate that neith-
er side had scored any major
gains.
In a special communigue, the
German high command deciar-
ed:
1.-THE battle to break through
on the isthmus of Kerch has been
decided. 1t concluded with the
humiliation of the enemy forces
which have been overrun and
encircled there.
Pursuit of the beaten re-
mainder of the enemy is being
continued in the direction Of
| kerch."
The Nazi communique said
that in addition to the 10000
Soviet prisoners - nearly three
divisions-the Russians had lost
1877 tanks, 500 guns, 26O war
planes and countless other war
material"
DNB, the G erman news
agency. asserted that Nazi troops
were thrusting "far beyond the
See RUSSIA-PaEe 3