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Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10

Brooklyn. New York - Ae-
cordine to George 7. Hopkins.
Jr, who is a motive Of the city,
the Poetic is q tough hole and
our boys ore doing their shore in
in l94l with the 77th Coast
fighting. Pvt. Hopkins enlisted
Artillery and received his hon
oroble discharge lost August
10Th at Temple, Texos for dis
obiIity. He sold thot he SOW ser
vice oil over the Poetic and
found any number Of the dork-
er races unreoorded and un-
noticed on small islands. He al
so sold he was glad to be beck
and urges all reIotives to write
to the boys in service who ore
in the Pacific oreo and send
photographs and other novelties
at once. Pvt. Hopkins stopped off
in Chicago with relatives and is
contemplating on teo c h g
echooI in the future.--tPPS).
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10
Negro Troops
To Appear In
Army Show =

Negro troops will play an i'm
portant part in the Third War
Loan Army show, Back the At
tack" opening September 9.
1913, on the Washington Monu-
ment Grounds in the Nations
capitol.
Assurance OF the colored
-&roops' appearance was given BY
a War Department spokesman,
who disclosed that demonstra-
tions will be given by a cnlored
barrage balloon unit from Camp
Tyson, cavalry outfit from Camp
Davis, and a group of Negro en-
gineers. Negro MP's will help
handle the affair
The Bark the Attack" show,
sponsored by the Washington
Post, is being prepared end con-
Quoted by the Army. at the re-
quest of the Treasury Depart
ment, In connection with the
Third War Loan Drive.
All branches Of the Army will
be represented and hundreds Of
soldiers will explain the weapons,
demonstrate them, and show
their functions.
The 17-day exhibit Is planned
to be might demonstration OF
the Army's weapons, their func.
tions, and their significance to
the Washington and American
public.
All of the equipment to be al
the exhibit will carry price tags
In bonds to show the visitors
what the war Is costing.
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10
Postal Employees
Adopt Extensive
Program, St.

retirement for all postal workers
Another high light Of the con-
vention was the election OF ma
tional officers for the next year.
Lafayette f. Ford, of st. Louis,
Mo-, was reelected national pres
ident for his fourth consecutive
term, with Ashby b. Carter Of
Chicago, Illinois, trailing by a
narrow margin. htree votes, In
fact. II took three ballots to de-
eide the winner. In the refer
endum vote conducted through
the mail, the Chicago candidate
was leading but not polling the
majority votes required. In the
mail Carter polled 1914 votes
against Ford's $40, due to the
votes cast for G. N. r. Gray, OF
Washington, D. c., and Alven w.
Bryan, OF Atlanta, Georgia, Car.
ter failed to have the necessary
margin to win by popular vote.
When the contest was brought TO
the floor of the convention. Ford
got the majority OF the votes cast
and was declared the winner.
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10

Quakertown, Pa. The state
will seek the conviction of Ed
ward O. Mastin for the deaths of
Willie Cooper and Mrs. Odell
May, Negro migratory workers
who were burned to death here
August II In a barn on the Mas
tin farm on Route No. Q. II Is
expected that the case will be
tried early In Octoper.
A personal investigation yb
John Grantham, revealed that the
victims We're two of fifty migra-
tory workers who were brought
from Florida by a white contrac-
tor to gather In the tomato crop
on the Mastin farm. Tomatoes
picked by these workers are sold
to the government through the
Campbell Soup Company.
Most of the workers are hous-
ed In chicken coops; the largest
being about I feet square and
only 5 feet In height. Grantham
said in his report workers along
with their children are living In
these small chicken coops-and
these littlec oops, even II they
were tit to live in, are too small
for couple to live In comfort
ably but the most horrible
thing of all Is that nearly every
worker has large family and
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10
KANSAS CITY NEGROES
TO BUY brown BOMBER

A Brown Bomber for Our
Brown Flyers" 10 the goal which
Negro volunteer Third War Loan
workers Get for themselves a.
they launched their $4,000
Brown Bomber War Bond
Drive" in Kansas City this week.
Behind the leadership Of c. A.
Franklin, publisher and editor,
whose newspaper, the Kansas
City Call, is spearheading the
drive. Negro Kansas Citians plan
to buy enough bonds during the
current campaign to defray the
cost OF one Of the Flying Fort
resses, now 30 busily flaying the
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10

Axis on scattered war fronts.
THE idea behind the desire to
defray the cost of a bomber" ex-
planned Mr.. Franklin in an In
terview. grows out Of the appeal
which Ia being made to colored
citizens OF Kansas City as q mat.
ter OF local pride.-Since 60
many Negroes work In local
planeplants."
He pointed out further that
the Brown Bomber Drive" ia ia
be carried out in such a manner
as to reflect the credit to the
Negro populace for It's participa-
tion In this and previous War
Bond campaigns.
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10
Negro Farmers
Improve Diet

Reports received by the u. 3.
Department of Agriculture, point
ing out that an increased number
Of Negro farmers are participant
ing in the live-at-home program,
and eating more nutritious meals.
are supported by the August
number of the Dairy Situation,
published by USDA's Bureau or
Agricultural Economies. 40
cording to this publication, every
state in the South except Louisi-
ana, Florida and Virginia han
shown an increase In milk cows
on farms of four per cent or more
over a year ago. Only states out
side the South showing similar
increases are Arizona, Kansas
and Nebraska.
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10
7PENM. WORKERS Live IN chicken C00PS
imported FROM FLA: q
DIE WHEN BARN BURNS|

he and his family live in these
small houses. This condition
Is worse than slavery could have
ever BEEN" Unable to take pie
lures of the housing provided for
workers. Grantham submitted to
the NAACP national office a free
hand sketch of the chicken coops
which he described as filthy and
unfit for human habitation.
The deceased persons were
living In a barn and wereb urned
to death at midday when they
were trapped by fire on the
third floor. There was only one
exit and one OF the workers sui.
fered a broken back when he at
tempted to leap from a window;
another was severely burned.
At the coroner's hearing at
Quakertown on August 81. the
coroner's Jury held Mastin re-
sponsible for the death OF the
two workers.
Evidence presented at the
hearing showed that several
families lived In the barn. Some
Of the persons had oil stoves on
which they cooked. The barn
was filled with hay and other in.
flamable material. There were
no fire escapes; the onl yexit be-
ing through one door and the
windows.
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10
Jewish, Protestant, And Roman
Catholic Meet to Abolish Race Riots

Chicago. III, - (Speeiol to
Press Photo Seriee) - An op-
peel to government Officials and
oil citizens. ITO use oil fore
sight in erecting the atmosphere
in which no battles between
our people con occur" was on
nounesd this week BY Sixty Pro-
testort. Jewish and Romon Goth
Ole Clereymen throughout Amer
leo. Among N esieness were the
r.. Rev. Msor. John A. Rvon
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10

Of the Notionol cothoI,e VEL
fare Conference; Dr.. Stephen S,
Wise. New York City; Dr.. r.
Bromley Oman. Methodist bish-
90 Of Boston; Dr. Albert w. Pal
mer, president. Chicago Theolo-
o'col Seminary; Dr.. Henry Sloane
Coffin. Moderator Of the Pres
bvterion Chureh. and the RI.
Rev. Henry Wise hobson. Epis-
eooolion bishop Of Southern
min.
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10
Edgar G. Brown
Asks Negroes To
Vote Republican

Washington Charging that
the Roosevelt administration has
merely rendered Zip service" to
meet the demands of 100000
colored people In the nation, Ed
gar G. Brown, national director
Of the National Negro Council,
called upon Negroes throughout
The country to register their pro-
test BY voting Republican IN the
next election, ,v...,s.u ...ua.ss,.
There can be no other course
for dedent. patriotic and self-re-
specting colored Americans. reg
istered and eligible to vote in the
northern states, than to cast their
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10
Dunbar Junior
College Opens
Doors Today

The freshman orienta4ion pro-
gram at Dunbar Junior College
will begin at 10 a. m. today. stu
dents will fill out personal forms
and thecollege program will b.
described. Dean Martin will dis-
cuss relation OF the program to
the war effort. The college Of.
flee will be open daily for con-
sultation with students.
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10
Careful Cotton
Picking Helps
War Effort
The skill and dstsrity vhieh
many cotton piekesa havo
yslopsd w

sffoit iSls 1SI1
quantity % high grx1e
staple cotton for nanuf1otu5 Y
important war materials. Uo
1000 cotton items appear W
the procurement lists Of tns n
8. Army Quartermaster CTD
Carelessly picked, trashy ectt0n
lowers the grade, and may IT,
duce the value OF bale 81 cotlSm
by from IS to $25. Mosi izn-
portant OF all. such cotton y nck
suitable for manufacture into
high class war goods.
Careful cotton pickers rank
tight along with other war wor1-
RS, because they are doing =
vital job--a Job that means para-
chute cords. uniforms, tonto,
heavy tarpaulins and other sup-
plies for our fighting men.
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10
PLIGHT
WORKER
"HOLD YOUR JOB"

A group Of responsible, intel
llgent and far-sighted Negroes
have established National
Hold-Your JOB Committee" and
set aside September 10 to Sept.
Is calling attention to the peo-
pie Of methods and means OF
SEE PLIGHT - Page 3
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10

ballot in the coming November
special elections and the Presi-
Dental election next year for Re-
publican candidates for public
office.
by the reputation Of every
Democratic office seeker In New
York. New Jersey. Kentucky and
Philadelphia In the special cleo
tons this fall. and Of tho nation.
n administration nsxt yeer, w
uncompI OnIl5Ihj 4 ll9ll q y
onceand for All the continued AZ
franchisement, segregation and
unequal treatment or the colored
race"
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10
i. S. Calls Leaves For Hawai-;

B. Doney who will lead the IT, S. Employment Office some
where the Howoon Island left from unonnouneed port or
the West Coast this week take up his duties Mr. Doney and
omy honocd lost week Chicago at the Apho House
Treasurer representative, William Pckens directed the fare
we'll ceremony Pictured above Mr. Doney and fomIy Mar
1oet t. left Mrs. Dony Theresa and Mr. Doney seated The
'omiy will leave for Hawai- government can ar
oree transportation which il sold within few weeks ACTING
spreco representative for u s. Government Employee Service
Washington for the past six months Mr. DonIey is we'll pre-
ooed for his position He goduote Of the University of
Southern California ond hos done eoduoe work at the University
Of chcoeo Fisk ond Northwestern His family resides at 6l54
Evons Avenue at Chieoso.-tPPS).
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10

Fort Des Moines, lowe Third Officer Second Leutenont
Alice Margaret McApne Of 67o Union Street. Springfield Moss
lett pins the gold bars Of Third Officer in the Womens Army
Corps the shoulders Of her eossmoe Third Officer June Ellen
Springs Of 5000 Calumet Avenue chcoeo H. The two WAC
officers who graduated recently from Officer Conddoe School
at First WAC Tonne Center Fort Des Mones lowo Com
Officers for WAC Companies here = lPPsl.
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10
Police Captain

Il. Harry B. Deos wos mod
Acting Coptoin Of tie Stontol
Avenue police stotioR il chi.
eogo BY Mayor Edwosd J. Kelly,
coptoin Deos wos promoted 70
the eommondsrine position upon
the retirement Of csptsia John
7. Scott on Saturday. August
28.-tPPS).
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10

Our young ones are still being
welcomed to the confines OF the
Juvenile Court. and the older
ones are still offering plenty en-
couragement.
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10

While attending the Rabbit
Foot Minstrel Monday mite. ! witt
messed an incident that gave a
conner TO understand, eventho he
does have the privilege of carry
ing a shield and a gun, It doesn't
give him the authority TO en-
fringe upon the rights OF others.
A hint to the wise should suf-
feel
Arkansas State press., 1943-09-10

The recent act OF the City
Council In tightening the law on
those who are prone 10 bite the
forbidden apple had little effect.
II doesn't matter what the Judge
,ells YOU not to do, that inward
Goo nMORNIN' JEDGE"-Pagc 4
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01
Extends Thanks !!

Capt. Bion Extends A Word of
thanks to the people of Little
Rock for their thoughtfulness of
the Soldiers during the Holiday
Season.
Captain Bion reported for ac-
tive duty at Camp Robinson July
81, 1912 where he was first as
signed to the Hdqs seth Bn. 18th
Training Regiment. On Sept. he
was assigned to special duty, per
sonnet section B. /. r. T. c. At
the completion Of this period Of
duty he reported on Sept. 20 to
37lst Combat Team (g2nd Inf.
Division) where he was assigned
Special Service Officer in which
capacity he has been serving up to
the present time.
Since taking over the duties as
Combat Team Special Service Of
ficer, he has worked with both
white and colored local agencies
with the purpose in mind of build
ing up the morale and assisting H.
every way possible to make the
soldiers stay at camp pleasant.
He has made a number of APP
pearances before local and civic
organizations, making the needs
of the soldiers known. Hearty
See CAPTAIN BION-page 4
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01
Thurgood Marshall To
Argue School Case

Louisville, Ky-The motion to
dismiss the action taken against
the University Of Kentucky in be-
half of Charles Lamont Eubanks
here will be argued Jan. 23, 1913,
it was announced this week by
Thurgood Marshall and Prentice
Thomas.
This case filed in the Federal
Court at Lexington is one of the
several in which the NAACP has
taken part in an attempt to
equalize educational facilities thru
out the country.
Eubanks, an honor graduate of
Central High School, Louisville, KY
is asking damages of the regis
trar of the University Of Kentucky
for refusal to permit him to re-
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01
GLOBE TR0TTER
VISITS CITY

Nebraska Williams, the Globe
Trotter visits the city this week
for the first time in fourteen
years. Mr.. Williams passed thru
the city IA years ago directly from
Shreveport, La, emoute around
the world with his favorite COM
panion and pet, bulldog. He re-
turns to the city after travelling
$4,000 miles on foot with his bride
he married in Cape Town, South
Africa.
Mr.. Williams has visited 81
countries, ten Islands and AZ
states, met royalty and was high
iy entertained in every rountr,
! and Island he visited. I +. India
he was the guest OF Maintains
Gandhi. Mrs. Williams. known
as Princess Quenda Buranghingt-
ole is the youngest child of the
royal famil of the Zula Tribe of
Cape Town, South Africa. Mr..
Williams left Shreveport, La,
June /, 1928, and his first I'M
pleasant incident was in his ma
See GLOBE TROTTER-page 4
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01
Gen. Eisenhower Praises Negro
Troops In North Africa

North Africa (via cable) - It.
General Dwight ID. Eisenhower,
Comm: nder-in- chief Of the Allied
Forces in North Africa, has COM
mended the Courageous service
of the American Negroes in the
United States Army during action
in North Africa. Among units
in those operbtions are several
Ordnance ammunition battalions
and one Quartermaster Truck Re-
giment composed of colored troops
General Eisenhower reported
that the Negro soldiers had taken
part effectively in the campaign.
Of the colored race
should be proud of the service of
their representatives in combat,
the General continued. He cited
steadfastness and brav-
cry of the Ordnance Company
which successfully handled the de-
livery of high explosive bombs at
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01
Opportunities In The
Fighting 599th Field
Artillery Battalion
BY Pvt James r. Benton

There are plenty of opportuni-
ties for young men who are for
tunate enough to be selected for
the fighting 599th. In every field
of trade and vocation there is
place for good sound training. As
one looks over the soldiers in this
battalion, he gets a cross-section
of what Booker T. Washington was
SO sold on-"Mcn who could do,
men who would do"
In this battalion are men from
numerous. schoola and colleges. !.
They come from Tuskegee. Ark.
State, Lincoln University, Tenn,
State, Morehouse, Kentucky State
Wherefore Alcorn, Detroit City
College and West Virginia State.
In this battalion men hail from
North Carolina, Miss, La, Texas
Arkansas, Mo-, Kentucky, Ohio,
Indiana, Mich, and Virginia. They
are all young, strong, energetic
and willing. There is keen rivalry
between the batteries which keeps
them all striving to make the best
showing. Mid all this there is a
feeling Of cooperation and brother
hood which commands the eyes Of
everyone who sees them.
Their job is to get the job done.
Their pleasure is learning to 10
the job in the most efficient man
ner. One can easily see they en-
JOY performing their duties, be-
cause they travel along with
song in their hearts and the mel
ody is strong with determination.
To hear them sing, see them
march, hear them count cadence,
makes you know these boys ale
going places and doing things
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01

es of the Capital Transportation
Company with q years of service
received their emblems.
Charles T. Evans, Asst to Mr..
C. Hamilton Moses, president Of
the company was POSTMASTER for
the occasion, and added much to
the success Of the evenings pro-
gram.
Il, +. Richie. vice president of
the company, presented the SER
vice emblems for the power com
pany, and A. X. Koonce, president
of Capital Transportation Com
pany made the presentations to
his employees. Those with the pow
er company getting emblems and
their terms Of service are: James
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01

gister for courses leading to de-
gree in Civil Engineering.
The suit included a prayer for
declaratory judgment and perma-
nent injunction against the poll
cies and practices of the Univer-
sity in refusing to permit quail.
fled Negroes to courses rot off
cred to them else where in the
state.
Since the filing cf the casl
numerous written pleadings have
been entered, one of which was q
recent motion for judgment on be-
half of the plaintiff. The defend
ants answer has been continuously
delayed pending the adjustment Of
certain legal technicalities as to
proper parties.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01

The employees of the Arkansas
Arkansas Power and Light Com
pany and of the Capital Transpor.
tation Company held their annual
Christmas party in the "l;ttle ball
room" at the Robinson Memorial
auditorium on Monday night Dec.
Is. Approximately 100 employees
and their wives were guests of
the two companies on the occasion.
Presentation Of service embems
to employees who rounded out addi-
tional periods Of continuous SER
vice during the year featured the
program that followed the SPLEEN
did meal. Six employees Of the
power company with a total of 81
years Of service, and two employ
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01
With The
COLORS
CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON

them a beautiful volume of "Be-
lieve 1t Or Not" and splashed
the story across papers all over
the country. But the sad part is
that Capt and Mrs. Bion were
never able to accept the invitation,
although Mrs. Bion is still hoping
after the war.
Church Organizations Make Xmas
Merry For 599th +. A. Bn
Organizations from the church
es in Little Rock did a fine job
making Christmas as happy and
merry as possible. Leaving no
stones unturned that might bring
forth anything to make the sold
iers enjoy the holidays in tho
spirit that Christmas usually sig
See COL0RS --pagc four
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01
Negroes Must
Prepare For Peace

New York City-It will be hard
er for Negroes to win their rights
in the Peace than it now is to Sc
cure their rights during the war,
unless they begin now to pre-
pare for it, One Of the reasons
for this is that the stirring call
for democracy and freedom will
cease when the war ends, and so
cial, economic and political cry
stalization will set in, state A..
Philip Randolph National Direc.
tor Of the March On Washington
Movement
To this end the March On Wash
ington Movement plans to call up
on Negro and white scholars to
study and formulate drafts on the
basic world political, economic,
social educational problems Of the
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01
billiard Prints
Pictorial 43 Calendars

New Orleans, La.,- Dilard U.
has prepared attractive pictorial
calendars for 1913 which are avail
able at the University.
The calendars are of the hang
ing type, and depict sweeping
scenes of the campus and views
of the stately buildings which com
bine to make billiard one Of tie
truly beautiful universities of the
country. They come ready for
mailing as possible and appropri-
ate Christmas gifts, and may be
secured by writing to billiard u,
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01
Oklahoma Editor To
Deliver Address

Texarkana - The Honorable
Roscoe Dunjee, editor Of the Black
Dispatch, Oklahoma City and one
of the most militant editors Of the
country will deliver the Emancipa
ton Day address at the Union Hill
Baptist Church for the LEGAL chap
ter of the National Association fer
the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie at its annual membership drive
meeting today at 3 p. m. The
public is invited to attend and
make this one of the greatest meet
ings in its history.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01
Stationed In
Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City Air Depot, Tink-
er Field, Okla.,-Corp Lonnie Har-
ris. colored, son of Mr.. and Mrs,
Willie Harris, Tyronza, Ark. is
now stationed at the Oklahoma
City Air Depot. He is attached
to an aviation squadron at this
newest establishment of the Air
Service Command for the main
tenance and repair of aircraft and
the training Ct air depot groups.
Corporal Harris worked at farm
ing before entering the Army. .
Married, his wife lives in Tyron2a
He transferred here from Camp
Joseph r. Robinson, Little Rock.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01
McNutt Stand On
Capital Transit Wins
N!AACP Approval

Washington, D. c. Learning
Paul v. McNutt, chairman Of War
Manpower Commission had per-
sonally addressed meeting of
the Capital Transit workers in an
effort to balk any conflicts stem
ming from feeling against the
employment of Negro street car
and bus drivers as ordered in the
recent FEPC directive the NAAC
p. sent this week the following
wire to McNutt:
"Our congratulations on your
recent address to members of the
Amalgamated Association of st.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01
Poll Tax
Spur Seal Sale

New York Prodded by 1942's
six lynchings, and increase of one
over 1871 and the failure Of anti
poll legislation, Negroes and pro-
gressive white throughout the
country made their protests known
this year in a record purchase Of
107.500 NAACP Xmas seals. the
NAACP announced this week. Pro-
ceeds from the sale Of these stamps
each year 90 into the NAACP
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01

McDaniels. fireman at the power
house, 25 years; Jessie +. Monti-
que, helper, 20 years; Louis S.
Sanford and Mark G. Thomas,
years; viii Robinson and Henry
Davis, one year each,
Among other executives of the
companies present were c. j. Grit
fifth, retired vice president; Will
liam G.. Shurgar, division superin-
tendent; j. w. Paquette, power
plant superintendent.
The two Capital Transportation
Company employees getting SER
vice emhlems were John Young,
20-year employee, and Lawrence
Washington, one year employee.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-01

undel the auspices Of the Ne
gro Chamber of Commerce and
the Publicity Committee of the
First Baptist Church, the Negro
Citizenry will hold its greatest
Emancipation Day program in
its history.
This will mark the s0th An
niversary and as a special a.
ture. the soldiers Of the 5e9th
Field Artillery will parade at
3 p. m.
The program will be held in
the auditorium Of the First Rapt
list Church at 18th and Gaines.
J. II. McConico, Executive Secre
tary Of the Negro c. of c.
will deliver the principal ad-
dress. The public is invited,