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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
RACE SOLDIER.
HOLDS BACK.
SOUTHERN MOB

CREENvrLLE. n. CLAMP
Mayor Ivan Bissette said Monday
that the prompt arrival Of state
highway patrolmen at Grifton Sat-
urday night prevented serious trou-
BILE when a crowd of Negroes at
tempted to storm the Jail and pre-
vent Police Chief Manning from ar
resting Rosa Lee Picott for being
drunk and creating a disturbance.
The woman, her husband, John
Pico,t, and Booker T. and william
Peyton. brothers. were brought to
the county Jail in Greenville by
highway patro!men.
The trouble started in a cafe
When the crowd attempted 10 storm
the jail. an unidentified Negro SOL
de- warned them MOTTO approach
the Jail which is in an isolated part
OF Tie town. stated the mayor. The
soldier held them back until the
pa;rolmen arrived.
State patrolmen from Greenville
and Kinston under command OF Ii
Lester Jones OF Greenville were on
the scene in less than 30 minutes
after the riot call was sent ou;
They cleared the streets. and by
10 o'clock the town was quiet,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
Draft Calls For 100000
Plenty Negro LAS Left

or TIE rate OF rejection, but rather
commented that Negroes enjoyed
a higher rate than whites. The rea-
sons given were educational and
physical. Fewer Negroes meet the
literacy test than whites, and many
ar. eliminated because Of venereal'
disease.
Seventy-fve percent OF the Ne
groes in the armed forces come
from the south. and of this number
20 per cent have been taken out OF
rural areas.
Prior 10 TIE influx OF workers
from the south into the north, Ne
groes in Dixie had a higher rate
OF venereal disease than elsewhere.
II this condition still exists. the
burden OF inductions will rest upon
northern and western areas.
Aggravating the situation is the
fact that the Bankkead bill per-
mits the defermen. Of farm work
ers. This would mean then that
urban areas will feel the brunt OF
the calls for selective service. and
vii, affect both Negroes and whites.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
Navy ORDERED
,T0=G|vE MORE
news on RACE
Adequate Coverage', f
Activities Of N egro
Sailors Demanded

WASHINGTON. D. CLAMP
Special instructions were given to
navy department public relations
men to see that adequate cover
age" is given to the activities and
performance OF Negroes in the serv-
ice, II was learned Thursday fol-
lowing the close of the three-day
conference of district men Of the
departments bureau of public re-
lations.
Some rs officers gathered here
from all parts Of the United States,
Puerto Rico and Hawaii to discuss
with Capt. Leland T. Lovette. direc-
tor Of public relations. the policies
that are to guide the men in their
work. The conference is peri
odical thing attended by the repre-
sentatives of the three services un-
der the jurisdiction Qof the depart
ment-the navy. coast guard. and
the marines.
Instructions were given. to pay
particular attention TO see tina.
proper coverage came through" ac-
cording to a department spokesman
"and at all times to give the same
sort Of coverage as Us done gener-
ally in the naval service"
The officers were~tbld also OF the
plans to expand Negro participa-
ton in the navy department in the
current year. II was while the
sessions were in progress that the
department announced the inten-
ton to accept Negroes to the extent
Of IS per cent OF the years re-
cruitment.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08

WASHINGTON, D. Clamp
Negro troops assigned to the Papua
area Of the Southwest Pacific came
in for praise last Thursday when
the war department cited all units
Of tie army ground forces, air
forces and service forces which
participated in the fighting on the
Papuan peninsula Of New Guinea
from July % to January %. The
citation follows:
The Papuan forces, United States
army. Southwest Pacific area, are
cited for outstanding performance
of duty in action during the period
July %. 1912 to January %, 1943.
When a bold and aggressive enemy
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
LANCER Says Negroes
Should Be In YES

insertion OF these words in the
proper place: In the selection of
persons to be commissioned or en-
Listed pursuant 10 this section. tkere
shall be no discrimination against
any person on account of race or
color"
Il feel very strongly about this"
Senator LANCER declared on the
floor. Here we are fighting for
the freedom OF people all over the
world and we refuse 20 permit
part OF our own people TO partici-
pate in the fight.
Congress On Spot
ar congress had intended TO keep
Negro women out OF the WAVES
( would have written this provi-
sion into the bill. Therefore. il the
administration won't see that they
are admitted. congress should do
it,"
Senator LANCER Is responsible for
the fight to insert a non-discrimina-
ton clause in the overtime pay bill
the conference report on which is
now awaiting adoption by the
house. In this fight he has been
ably supported by Sen. James
Meade OF New York.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
Lieutenant
Drouns On
Maneuuers

CAMP ATTERBURY, Indiana
(ANP) - Second Lieut.. Quentin
knight OF the 36Sth Infantry. s2nd
division, age "a. was drowned on
Tuesday during a river crossing on
regularly scheduled training man
euvers.
Lieutenant Knight who was an
expert swimmer. was reconnoitter-
ing a crossing preparatory 10 lead
ing his platoon across Sugar Creek,
when he apparently developed
cramps. Continued attempts 10 res
cue him were unsuccessful. After
tie body was recovered. resuscita-
ton was attempted with a pull
motor.
Lieutenant Knight was popu-
lar young officer and had been
recommended for promotion 10 first
lieutenant. He is survived by his
mother. Mrs. Richardson knight OF
New York.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
Named First
Lieutenant
At Fl. Eustis

FORT EUSTIS. va.-tANP) LIT.
Achille c. Hebert. former instruc-
tor OF engineering courses al Langs-
ton university. Oklahoma Thursday
was promoted TO the rank OF FIRST
lieutenant in tie anti-aircraft ar
,illery branch Of the coast artillery
corps.
Lieutenant Hebert. who comes
from Boley. Okla. is an electrical
engineer. having graduated from
Kansas State college in 1898. Upon
completion of his three months Of
basic training at Fort Sill. Okla.
in July. he was sent TO the anti
aircraft artillery officer candidate
school at Camp Davis. N. c.. where
he earned his commission ~ . Sec
ond lieutenant in anti-aircraft arr
tillery. Oct 10.
For the past six months he las
been training new recruits In the
anti-aircraft artillery replacement
training center at Fort Eustis where
he - now stationed 4.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
Arthur K. Rush
Promoted To Cpl.

DYERSBURG ARMY AIR BASE
Pfc. Arthur r. Rush. husband OF
Mrs. A. r. Rush. OF 2s6 Allied
street. Detroit. Mich. has been pro-
noted 20 the rank OF corporal at
he DyerSburg (Tenn) Army Air
Base.
Corporal Rush attended Miller
school. Detroit. and was employed
by the Briggs Manufacturing COM
pany OF this city. He is a nephew
" Pearl Bibby Of ESQ Alfrci street.
lie has been in the armed services
since Last August and is a mem
Der VI an Aviation Squadron here.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
DetrOiter Starts
Advanced Training

Among those who have conpIet-
ed their basic training and have
begun advanced training at Tus-
kegee Flying school are Cadets
Dempsey w. Morgan Of Detroit
and Oliver Miller OF Battle Creek,
Mich.
The four stages OF training are
called "pre-flieh l." primary
SCHOOL" during which the eadc'
flies for the first time in primary
trainer" ships; basic flying" and
advanced training" In the basic
flying" period. the student gets de-
tailed instruction in mechanics, ra-
dio and signal and flies a more
powerful type OF ship. In the "ad-
vanced training" the cadet is re-
ouired to fly combat ships.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08

WASHINGTON. .. CAMP -
Sen. william LANCER OF South Da-
kota vigorously told the senate last
Thursday that he could see no rea-
son why Negro women should be
barred from the WAVES. and called
upon Congress to adopt his bill
which would amend the act estab-
fishing the women's branch OF the
navy to PERM. their enlistment.
Specifically. his bill calls for the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
MICHIGAN YOUTH WINS

CAMP STEWART. Ga.-Negro
boxers OF the 207th and 208th anti
aircraft battalions fought to a 3-3
lie in their match. at the Sports
arena recently before a crowd of
1000 Three OF the bouts ended
in technical knockouts and three
went for the scheduled three rounds
each.
Corp. James Rolling. Benton Har-
Dor. Mich. of the 208th. won a de-
ciSion over Pvt. Donald Maynard,
New York.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
HE'S SHORT But TALL

FORT MCCLELLAN. Ala Pr
va;e First Class Lamas Brooks OF
Jefferson. Ga. smallest man in
Service company, 3Toth Infantry.
92nd Infantry division is only q
inches taller than the MI rifle
with which re shot his way 10 sec
ond highest score in the 370th
Infantry. winning the expert"
medal with a score OF eos out OF
a possible 30.
Private Brooks is only 4 feet
and IL inches tall, and weighs
only 40 pounds.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
Moving 92lld Division
TO Fort Huachllca

FORT HUACHUcA. Arizona
(ANP)-A gigantic reception was
prepared by the post command here
for the 92nd division, ac;ivated al
Fort Mcclellan. Ala. which is be-
ing moved here for combat train
ing. The 92nd will replace the 93rd
now away on maneuvers.
Special red, white and blue pos
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08

Young Is Promoted
To Staff Sergeant

FORT RILEY. Kans, - Edgar
Young, whose wife Mrs. Blanche
Young. resides at 3O6 Theodore
street. Detroit. Mich. has recently
been promoted 10 staff sergeant in
his duties as assistant band leader
for CRTC colored band here al
CRTC. Fort Riley, Kanss
Young was a former director OF
tie WPA band in Detroit. Mich.
Before his entrance into the army
on Feb. 8. 1912.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
Eugene Carnage Is
Promoted To CPL

NEW ORLEANS, La.-Pvt. Eu-
gene Carnage. $500 St. Antoine, De-
troit. Mich. has recently been pro-
NOTED to the rank OF corporal, it
was announced recently by the
Army Public relations Office at
New Orleans, where he has been
on duty.
Corporal Carnage was indicted
into the service in August.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
RISE Is RAPID

FORT hUACHUCA. ARR - Mas
ter Sgt. William Morris OF South
Bend. Ind. OF Headquarters Co,
369th Infantry. al the age Of 20. is
regimental sergeant major. After
joining the army in April Of 1871,
his first service was with the Air
Corps. Before his transfer 10 the
Infantry year later, he had ad-
vanced 10 supply clerk
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
PROMOTED TO SERGEANT

Col. Morris H. Marcus. command
ing Ninth Cavalry. End Cavalry Di-
vision. Fort Clark. Texas, recently
announced the promotion of ia
Leo E. Welker to the grade Of SER
geant
Sgt. welker Is the son Of Mrs.
Frances z. Welker OF sos Chandler
avenue, Detroit. Mich.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
RIY 5000. oon IN BONDS

PHILADELPHIA = tANPl -
The Citizens and Southern Trust
company. the only Negro bank
north Of Washington, subscribed for
5000. 900 worth of bonds during the
recent Victory Loan Drive.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
Negro Troops In Pacific
Get Cited For Bravery

invaded Papua in strength. the
combined action of ground and air
units of these forces, in association
with allied units, checked the hos
tile advance, drove the enemy back
to the sea coast and in a series of
actions against a highly organized
defensive zone utterly destroyed
him.
Bravery Cited
Ground combat forces, operating
over roadless jungle-covered noun
tains and swamps, demonstrated
their courage and resourcefulness
in closing with an enemy who took
every advantage OF the nearly i'm
passable terrain. Air forces, by
repeatedly attacking the enemy
ground forces, and installations, by
destroying his conveys attempting
reinforcement and supply. and by
transporting ground forces and sup
plies to areas for which land routes
were nonresident and sea routes
slow and hazardous, made possible
the success Of the ground opera
tons.
Service units, operating FAR for
ward Of their normal positions and
at times in advance of ground COM
bat elements built Landing hsids
in the jungle. established and op-
Grated supply points and provided
for the disqualification and evacua.
ton Of the wounded and sick.
The courage. spirit and devotion
to duty OF all elements of the com
mand made possible the complet
victory attained"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08

Rs,sss>d By q. 8 War psvsrtnsut
Bureau Of Public Rslations
SEYMOUR JOHNSON FIELD.
N. C.-Corporal Thomas B. Smith.
Of High Point, North Carolina, .
graduate Of wilberforcs Univer-
sity. Ohio, and Michigan Univer-
sity, is now Chief Bacteriologist at
the Air Base Hospital.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08

Released By u. g. War Department
Bureau Of Public Relations
FORT DIX. NEW JERSEY
Private St. Juste Zamor is q MEM
Der OF one Of Haiti's leading fami-
lies. His father was President of
tict country and one Of its fore
most citizens until his asssssina-
ton in 1915.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
M'NUTT SAYS
SCHEDULE IS
satisfactory
M ay Process 100000
Negroes Before End
Of The Year

WASHINGTON, D. CLAMP
The navy department formally an
nounced Wednesday that upwards
Of Is per cent OF the men to be
indicted this year will be Ne
groes. The announcement follows
by two weeks the exclusive report
Of the Associated Negro Press that
some 100000 Negroes would be
processed by December 81.
Earlier in the week, War Man
power Chairman Paul v. McNutt
admitted In his press conference
that "a satisfactory schedule" had
been worked out with: the navy de-
partment for the increased rate. OF
induction. He said also that the
schedule would guarantee what we
have asked them to do"
McNutt all along has been press
ing the armed forces to accept
Negroes up to 10 per cent Of the
total personnel OF all branches. The
navy announcement would indicate
that he has scored.
Distribution Plans Vague
TIE announcement made no men,
ton of the distribution to be made
of the men indicted although the
department has jurisdiction over
both the marine corps and the coast
guard. Nor would McNutt throw
any more light on the subject. pre-
ferring to rest on the comment that
it ais none of my business"
II the navy has any plans for
tie training or enlistment Of Ne
groes as commissioned officers, it
has not revealed them. and ques-
tons directed to its bureau Of pub
lie relations failed to elicit any adj
ditional information.
or the thousands Of Negroes who
volunteered for service with the
navy before the Presidents execu-
tive order OF December 5. 1912. ban.
ming voluntary enlistments. most
have completed their basic training
and many have completed advanced
training at the navy's vocational
schools the department revealed.
Text OF Announcement
Under tie navy's present plans~
the announcement says, Negroes
indicted are assigned to duty ac-
cording to the needs Of the service.
Aptitude and the personal choice
Of the individual receive eonsidera-
tion. Following in1nc1ien. - u,
the case Of al inducteeA they ne
given classification tests TO deter.
mine the type Of duty for which
they are best fitted. and then as
signed for training.
The majority Of Negroes inductA
ed into the navy are assigned ID
the naval training station. Great
Lakes, Ill, for recruit training
Upon tie completion OF their basic
training. some Of the recruits are
Immediately assigned to duty al
shore establishments or aboard de-
Tense and harbor craft Others at
tend Class "A Service schools al
Great Lakes or at Hampton insti-
tute for additional training before
assignment
Those who are assigned TO the
.SeabeeS CONSTRUCTION battalion)
train for eight weeks ut Camp
Peary, Masruder, Va. After com.
pleting their training they are as.
signed to duty throughout the
world"
Schools for the training Of stew.
ards mates, gunner's mates. quar-
termasters. signalmen. electrician.
mates, radio men. shipftters ma.
chinist's mates motor machinist'.
mates. metalsmiths. aviation metal.
smiths, all construction battalion
ratings. carpenters mates, yeoman
storekeepers. cooks and bakers and
others are already in existence.
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Evening star., 1943-05-30

NloME weeks ago while we were dining
in New York hotel, young man
~ in a soldiers uniform, without rank
or distinction save in his gentlemanly
bearing, came up to our table and asked
if he might shake hands. He said he want
ed to express his gratitude because he
believed that was thinking and planning
for his future. He knew that very shortly
he was to leave the country, and for the
great majority that means duty in one of
the combat zones. With striking simplicity
Evening star., 1943-05-30

war. But the prospects of peace are
positive part of morale in war.
Some time in the forthcoming weeks or
months the peak of war production will be
reached and the slack will begin to appear.
Already the men who dare to look into
the future, unafraid, are stretching their
capacities beyond the immediate demands
of the war to put into action program
that can be launched before peace is de-
clared. We have not dared to neglect this
essential. We are unwilling to anticipate
Evening star., 1943-05-30

charge: here is your chance to have part
in the greatest epoch of building which
man has ever known Out of this magni6-
cent prospect. energy and vision can be
combined to create new wages from which
new savings can be made, from which new
capital can be formed, from which new
ventures can flow.
In our sentimental way we call our fight
ing men ''the boys" and we look forward
with longing to their homecoming. But
they are not boys; and if they we're, they
will have grown to the full stature of man.
hood. They have rights for the future
which are as fundamental as any of those
which are our national heritage And
coming 'home" means more than an emo
tional march through flags and cheers. If
management has the vision, the courage
and the daring which are its basic func-
tions, it will rise to the challenge of the
soldier who said: 81 hope that you are
one of those who'll see to it that none
of us will be selling apples on the
street when this war is won.''
Evening star., 1943-05-30

lowed. The principal wealth that we shall
have when the war is over will not be
money or bonds, or even factories and
transportation. Such things will have their
place, but they are of secondary signifi-
canoe. The real wealth of America will
be the energy and the oiston of Our people.
Call it labor and management if you will;
it is the same thing.
Our labor supply has been vastly in
creased over anything ever known before
by the fact that the women of America
Evening star., 1943-05-30

are now learning industrial production and
are finding tremendous satisfaction in do
ing 50. 1t is fair guess that so per cent
of the women who have acquired skills
in industry, and who now know that they
can create on par with men, have taken
permanent place in enterprise.
We ARE coming out of this struggle, in
spite of death and sorrow, with the great
est and best-uained labor force America
has ever known. More than one hundred
years ago, Adam Smith, the father of
economics. said that this kind of force was
the principal source of the wealth of
nations. But gigantic army of strong,
skilled labor is not enough. Vision is the
quickening force, and oision ought to be a
synonym for management
Fortunate indeed would be this beloved
land of ours if she could be certain that
the breadth and scope of vision would
match the energy of our people. Every
day we hear it said that all our energies
should be devoted to the prosecution of
Evening star., 1943-05-30

FIRSTHAND. We thought you'd be in
terested in this excerpt from letter that
Marine 1t. Richard Schanzle wrote to his
folks when he was stationed on Guadal-
canal. 1t reached US through Mr.. Edward
Eames, director of the Lieutenant's former
school, Governor Dummer Academy.
There are many little things that if
invented would make life here good deal
more palatable:
Il. A pocket-size oollapsible bomb
shelter.
z. Self-darning socks.
e. A self-bailing bomb shelter.
-. A steel helmet with built-in wash
ing machine.
". Don't be surprised if, when come
home, fill my plate up at the table. and
then squat in corner on the floor to eat
it. Every time the New York to Boston
plane flies over, I'll probably dive under
the couch. know I'll feel naked without
my helmet for many months to come. If
anyone should give long rising whistle
can certify that would break all stand
ing records diving for the nearest man.
hole" M.
Evening star., 1943-05-30
SlDEllMEs

TOUGH. Australia's war effort is all-out
- 10 per cent of her population is in the
armed services. One direct result is that no
chorus girl in Australian theaters is under
As. A friend of ours in the AEF took
sightseeing trip to Melbourne, went to
participated musical comedy, wrote:
''Sherman's description of war was no
exaggeraton."
Evening star., 1943-05-30
THIS !:;!!!!:H WEEK

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WHEN TIE BOYS COME HOME ......... z
BY Hsnry j. koissr
STOOP DOWN AND DRINK ................ 1
BY Leslie Gordon 8urnosd
THE INVASION STARTS s-................. - S
BY Aockisist's Mots Jomss link
MAN WITH TRUMPET Observation-Disclosures. J
BY Jssry Moson
TARBOe THE TERRIBLE ..................... 2
BY Evsrstt kkedss Casfs
YOUR VICTORY VEGETABLES - ......... 10
BY fonay n. MeOoSsun
"0vx En-" ....1@, Emily Poss ....15
Fashioas. rs, Wohys Wagon. a...10
Csvsr by Pueose
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d lOl1S OCldy OuAAAS "ih$AA
experts may disagree.
OAL it initiative, or crea-
tive business ability, or dy-
manic enterprise, or anything
that you will: it remains the
sacred obligation of every in
dividual who has dared to
assume the role of manage
ment to enter boldly now
into a program for action.
There is no need to belittle
the conscientious planning
which has been undertaken,
but we are in grave danger of
talking the postwar program
to death. The time for doing
has come. The specifications
for postwar production should
be under way. There should
be a great inventory of prof.
ects on the shelves of Ameri-
can enterprise, ready for post
war delivery.
The hope of civilization is
in the creation of new wealth.
1t is our solemn duty to be
able to say to every fighting
man on the day of his dis