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Smyrna times., 1943-12-09

into this war, did not shout
"states rights" when they were
asked to defend this nation. If it's
freedom we are fighting for, now Is
the time to learn if we really have
it. bill" Urbna, if you can hear
Dribbles up there in the vast ex-
panse of blue, 1 want you to know
that we fully appreciate your su-
preme sacrifices. May just and
merciful God gather you to his
bosom and guide your soul to its
final resting place in heaven.
mediterranean Area
Dribbles Editor
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Sir:
Since 1 last wrote you, I have
been discharged from the hospital,
and am now back on active duty
with my Squadron.
AS you know, we are now serv-
ing in part of the Mediterranean
where our Boys took over rather
recently. 1 must say that I was
greatly surprised. The people are
very friendly, and although we can
not speak their language, we do
manage to get along very nicely.
Meanwhile, we are learning how to
pronounce a few words here and
there, and before very long we will
be able to hold simple converse
tions like we did in the other
countries in which we were station
ed.
This country is more like civili-
zation again. After our stay in
Lydia and Tunisia, and accustomed
to seeing only "wogs" Jour name
for the Arabs it is quite different
to find yourself mingling with peo-
pie who have both habits and dress
very much like our own. The ma
iority of the women in the larger
cities are beautiful. A few have
been educated in England and
therefore speak English rather
well.
Our eatin gas whole has i'm
proved about 100 per cent. From
the small farms nearby we can
easily acquire all sorts of green
vegetables and fruits. Don't get
me wrong-what we get we pay
for, and only too gladly. We un-
dersttand the plight of these peo-
pie who live here. Although they
were once our enemies, they are
still human. They have been bled
dry of most of their resources by
a madman, and I know that they
hate even the mention of the name
I'll Duce," even though he is now
out of power.
The samller children come to us
and holler Carmel" which is the
only American word they know
meaning candy. Usually, we give
them whatever we may have, and
are always rewarded with a
"grazie," meaning of course,
thanks"
In closing, want to wish all the
fellows from home wherever they
may be-lots of luck. To this I
I would like to add for the benefit
of the folks at home keep 'em
rolling" and We'll surely keep 'em
flying"
Your friend,
"Bill."
Sgt. William r. Carrow
A. S. N. 12014090
A. P. o. No. 525, C Postmaster
New York City, New York
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Smyrna, Delawar,

smyrna, Delaware
Dear Dribbles:
I would like to inform you of the
change of address of Pfc. Nelson S.
Cox. He has been transferred
again, and has also been on a short
visit to his friends and relatives
here in Smyrna. His trip here last
Sunday was the first time that he
has had the opportunity to make a
trip home since he joined the Arm
ed Forces ON October 7th, 1912.
Thanking you for your service, !
remain
A friend
Smyrna times., 1943-12-09

Thank you lot for your friend
ly letter Mrs. Robinson. Although
it was ute impossible to answer
you Immediately, we did make the
necessary change of Jacks address
promptly-also sent your subscrip-
tion through the day following its
arrival. Dribbles hopes that you
have both received your copies of
The Smyrna Times by this date.
1t certainly appears that you
were very fortunate to have friends
out on the West Coast, Mrs. Rob-
inson. Many spirited young wives,
Smyrna times., 1943-12-09

San Francisco, California
Dear Dribbles:
Just to let you know that Jack
and 1 are now out in San Fran
cisco, California. I am therefore
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No. 1. SILVER, black horse, 6
years old, will work single or
double.
No. 2. QUEENIE, black mare,
z years old, will also work single
or double. This is a splendid team
of black horses, and raised and
broke them myself, and they are as
good as I ever owned.
No. 8. Bay Mare Colt, seven
months old.
Smyrna times., 1943-12-09
Smyrna, Delaware

Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Dribbles:
I am sending you the new ad-
dress of Pfc. George Rhoades, A. S..
N. 20257281, A. P. o. No. 649, o
Continued on Page Four)
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U. S. Naval Training Station

Great Lakes, Illinois
Dear Dribbles
l am here, and that's about all.
Right now, it's just day to day. /
don't know when I'll ship out, but
it won't be long. 1 visited Mil
waukee, Wisconsin last Sunday on
twelve hour liberty. It's some
nice place.
Smyrna times., 1943-12-09

Thanks, sailor friend. Dribbles
appreciates your post card showing
the monument of Coleman Juneau
in Juneau Park, Milwaukee, Wis
consin. I not, from your address,
that you have been advanced to
Seaman Second Glass Immediately
following your "boot training"
This is indeed very good sign.
Nelson, have you ever figured how
many more advancements in rat
ing it would take to make you a
full Admiral? Well! Keep on
plugging away, son. You may not
get up that far, but it's good
point to shoot for. The other day
l talked with certain party.
From the information I received
it would seem that you went back
to collect alright. Have l said
enough, or would you like me to &c
on further? I guess I had better
duiI li5ul luCiC, oiuSC lhC 6OoN
word of the Navy is at stake. II
you don't reef your main sail, you'll
be riding the waves on that tricky
sailing ship christened "Matri.
mony." Or could it be that you're
doing a bit of freebooting on the
side? Don't answer this one
sailor. Just pass the word forward
when you receive your transfer and
all will be forgiven. Meanwhile
good luck wherever you go.
This will acknowledge the pos
card from Cpl. George c. Thawley
which announced that he had bee1
transferred back to his old startins
point = Fort Dix, New Jersey
Georges present address was pub
lished in, the November 25th issu,
of The Smyrna Times. Good lucl
! to you soldier. Dribbles has no
! seen you for quite sometime, al
J though you have been back on sew
eral visits to the"Old Home Town.
Here's hoping that you are feeling
tops, and that all goes well in you
outfit, from here on out. Thank.
Smyrna times., 1943-12-09
PUBLIC SALE

The undersigned, having sold his
farm, will discontinue farming, and
will sell without reserve, on the
farm situated on the DUPONT High
way, 21a miles North of Smyrna,
known as the Armstrong" Farm,
or the "Old Nowland" Farm, on
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for passing the word back so
promptly on your change of ad-
dress. That's the spirit that we
would like to see prevail more gen.
orally with those whose names ap-
pear in this column. And, after
all, it is the only way to really do
a good job. And, by the way, how
is the heart trouble?
Smyrna times., 1943-12-09

Nelson w. Rash, SIC
Co. 1859, o. G. U.
U. S. Naval Training Station
Great Lakes, Illinois
Smyrna times., 1943-12-09

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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06
Truax Prompt
in Ending Race
Bar at Park

Prompt action on the part of
Fred M. Truax, Commissioner of
Parks and Fairgrounds of st. Paul,
put an end to the discrimination
against Negroes at the skating
rink in Harriet Island Park. Pro-
test against the discrimination was
made by Eugene Ross, 667 St..
Anthony Avenue, who had been re-
fused admittance to the rink, to
Maceo Lttlejohn, chairman of the
Legal Redress Committee of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. Mr..
Littlejohn wrote the following
strongly worded letter to Mr..
Truax on July %, following up a
telephone conversation between the
two men on July 20.
On July "a, Commissioner Truax
wrote to Mr.. Littlejohn acknowl-
edging receipt of his letter and
informing him that he had COM
piled with the request to order that
discrimination at the park be dis
continued.
Mr.. Littlejohn said this week
that a later investigation had been
made and the discrimination COM
planned of had been removed.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06
C.. T. r. Nelson
in Detroit for
Conference

Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson,
pastor of the Camphor Memorial
Methodist Church, is attending the
Chicago District Conference and
Youth Institute at the st. John
Methodist Church, Pontiac, Michi-
gan, August 4-6. Rev. Nelson, sec
rotary of the conference, will lead
a discussion today friday on
planning for Peace in the Midst
of War"
Rev. F. C. Walker, a former
pastor of the Camphor Church, is
now pastor Of the st. John Church
there.
1t. and Mrs. Henry Bowman Of
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, ar
rived in the Twin Cities to visit
their parents and families. 1t.
Bowman left Wednesday, August
4, to return to camp and Mrs. Bow
man will spend some time with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. McWatt,
726 Sherburne. Mrs. Bowman Is
the former CarOly McWatt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06
Employment for
Women Increases
Says Washington

Employment opportunities for
Negro women at the Minneapolis
Knitting Works are increasing &C
cording to Chas. W. Washington,
Executive Secretary, Minneapolis
Urban League. In addition to the
one woman employed two months
ago as a matron, the Company,
during the past week added three
others to the payroll. iona Lam
gum, Lillian Schofeld and Ada Col
ier have been hired as machine
operators.
Officials of the Company report
that a very cordial relationship ex-
lists between these workers and the
other employees. Indications are
that there will be further employ
ment opportunities at this plant.
Those who are interested are ad-
vised to make application at the
plant at 620 Bryant Ave. N, or
with the Urban League, 240 S. 4th
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06
Twin Citians to
Report at Fort
Smelling Today

The following men from Local
Board 8 in Ramsey County will re-
port to the St. Paul Armory at
p. M, Friday, August 6, for Undue
ton: Leo Jones, 566 Rondo Ave-;
Cleo Zachary, 318 N. Avon; Henry
Wilson Jensen of Milwaukee, Wis
consin; S. Scroggins, 314 Rondo;
Clarence Smith, 225 N. st. Adams
George Saunders, $50 N. St. AL
bans; E. Taylor, 1854 N. Dale;
Ernest Worley, 4O3 Rondo; Joseph
Camp, 535 Rondo; Arthur Graham,
1893 Rondo; Littleton Gardner, Jr.,
SGT st. Anthony; Roscoe Reed, SIS
st. Anthony; Melvin Carter, 3O5
Rondo; Frank Rawlings, 419 Sher-
burne; Jack Cooper, 566 W. Cen
trail; Larry Nelson, 500 Fuller; A,
Hudson, 416 Rondo.
Reporting from Board IL in
Ramsey County will be: George
Stone, S75 st. Anthony; Donald
Warricks, 481 Thomas; Richard
Smith, 1920 Rondo; Lounneer Penn
berton, 679 St. Anthony; Charles
F. Banks, 622 Rondo; Bertram
Thomas Schuck, Los Angeles, Cali
fornia; Edward Jackson, Chicago,
Illinois; Cyrus Lewis, 377 N. st.
Adams; Edgar Pillow, 723 Rondo;
and Claude Jamison Sessall, 634
Rondo.
Reporting at the Minneapolis
Armory at 2 p. m, August 6,
from Board 5 in Hennepin County:
Vesta Bonnell, Tulsa, Oklahoma;
Thomas Adair, $50 Bryant N; Co
zell Heath, Chicago; ]. Scott, 512
N. Lyndale; Clyde Cook, Omaha,
Nebraska; Luther Taylor, Milwau-
kee, Wisconsin; John E. Arm
strong, 511 Bryant NJ; Ernest
Theodore Anthony, sos Freeman
N; Clyde D. Williams, 1928 Olson
Highway; Warren Carrigan Kings
bury, tbs Olson Highway; Kelso S.
Jackson, "a Royalston Ave., trans
ferred to the Army Air Board;
Precious Minis, 122 Hyland N; Far
rell Phillips, 511 Aldrich Ave. N.
Reporting from Board 8, Henne-
pin County, to the Minneapolis Ar
mory at 2 p. m. will be: A. Renix,
1929 9th Ave. S.; Robert Clark,
1873 University S. E.; Louis Walls,
1920 9Th Ave. S.; Henry Pettiford,
622 7th st. NJ; Levi Jordan, $50
Bryant Ave. N; Bertram Lewis,
422 Emerson Ave. NJ; Willett Cain,
All Colfax N; Richard Hyatt, $50
10th Ave. N.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06
Chas. Young Aux.
Sponsoring "War
Babies" Contest

They're looking for pretty brown
babies,
And yours perhaps could win,
At least, give them a chance,
Hurry up! Enter them in.
You don't need a ration book,
Or ration stamp 10
To make your boy or girl
St. Faul popularity king or queen.
Register at once for the "War
Babies" contest at 8 pm. at Halle
@. Brown House, Oct. 10. Call Mrs.
Clara Turner, Elkhurst 1888.
Forty dollars in bonds and stamps
and other prizes will be awarded.
Mrs. L. D. Rodgers is chairman.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06
Urge People
to B com
NAACP Members

John M. Culver, chairman of the
membership committee of the St.
Paul Branch, NAACP is making
an urgent appeal to all persons
interested in fighting discrimina-
ton and segregation and interested
in full equality for the Negro in
America, asking them to become
members of the Association.
A case of reported discrimination
at a restaurant on Selby Ave. is
being investigated by the legal
redress committee. Any persons
suffering such abuses is asked to
report it to Maceo Littlejohn, chair
man of the legal redress commit
tee at his office, 44S1z Rondo, Dale
S126.,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06
Annie Mitchell,
Resident for
30 Years, Dead

Mrs. Annie Mitchell, &c, a resi-
dent of Minneapolis for 80 years,
died July 26 at 2737 Longfellow
Av. where she lived with her
sister, Mrs. Nettie Allen.
Funeral services were held July
80 at the Olson Blvd. Church of
God In Christ. Rev. J. W. Graham
officiated. Interment was at
Crystal Lake.
Besides four children, Mrs.
Camilla Hickerson, Chicago, ILL.,,
Warner, Cornelius, Gilbert and Ed
mond Rice, all of Minneapolis, two
sisters, Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Mat
tie Lander, IA grandchildren and
other relatives survive. Mrs. Fam
ME Hayes and Mrs. Lenna Dawson,
nieces of Evansville, Ind, attended
the funeral.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06
WPB Official
Asks Return of
Deposit Bottles

A call for return of empty de-
post bottles, now lying unused in
homes, garages, business places
and industrial plants, was sent out
by Martin P. Kelly of Minneapolis,
Regional Chief, General Salvage
division, War Production Board.
Return of the empty milk and
beverage containers to retailers
for civilian reuse would alleviate
serious shortage caused by diver
sion of glass manufacturing faciG-
ties to the war effort.
Minnesota bottlers of milk and
all types of beverages are combin-
ing their efforts to pick up hun
dreds of thousands of idle bottles
and put them back to work.
Since December, 1941, Americas
glass container industry has been
required to supply needs of the
armed forces and help reduce the
use of other containers made of
critical materials, Kelly said.
every extra trip that could be
obtained from returnable bottles
would serve the cause of national
conservation" he pointed out.
Procedure suggested by Kelly
entails searching premises for the
containers and returning to the
dealer from whom they were pur-
chased or to some other dealer US
ing these same types of bottles and
receiving the regular deposit re-
fund
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06

hereabouts. The games bring to-
gether two great and popular teams
in the Clowns and the Black Barons
in contests that are most important
in the Negro American Leagues
second. The Black Barons won the
first half. The Clowns, winners
of the last Denver national tourna-
ment held in 1941, are pressing
the Barons hard for the second
half laurels.
And, moreover, it's to be "Goose
Tatum Day" in honor of the
Clowns sensational first-baseman
and comedian. The Goose, idol
of Twin Cities fans here last year
as star with the Minneapolis-St.
Paul Gophers-and who here, can
ever forget the sensational play of
the young man?-is one of the
top batsmen of the league and a
great all-around performer in every
department, including Snowman
ship.
The Clowns, incidentally, will add
to the gala program with their
complete repertoire of comedy and
novelty stunts, featuring Tatum
and introducing their new comic
find, "King Tut.
The clowns are bringing a great
ball club here, one in keeping with
their splendid tradition. They
boast in Fred Wilson, smuggling out
fielder and manager, the top home
run hitter of the year in Race base
ball with more than 35 to his
credit already. Pitchers Leo
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06
News at a
Glance

Twenty-eight year = old Texas
born Alderman George C. Edwards
of Detroit risks his political future
in the Motor City by insisting on
a grand jury investigation Of the
riots. In Sicily, under fire,
white and Negro soldiers forget all
about the color-line. They eat to-
gether, sleep in the same fox-holes
and drink from the same canteen,
according to Ollie Stewart, war cor
respondent for the AFRO-AMERI-
CAN newspapers. California
sCIO unionists have called state
conference for the furtherance of
wartime unity among all Ameri-
can racial groups.
South Carolina Governor DIN D.
Johnson has charged that outside
elements are agitating South Caro-
lima Negroes. John II. McCray,
editor of the Negro paper, The
InfOrmer, has offered a cash re-
ward to the governor or anyone
else who can prove JOhnsOn's
charges. The national office of
the NAACP has also challenged
the Detroit city prosecutor to prove
that the NAACP instigated the
riots. -. Stormy Weather, the mu-
steal movie featuring the vivaciOus
Lena Horne, Galloway, Bill Robin
son, ETC., is a real entertainment
buy.
Eddie Rickenbacker, who decried
overtime pay for war workers,
made $236,00O on the stock market
in April. Housing conditions
in Washington, D. c., are the
shame of the nation. The capital
city has the highest syphilis rate
of any city over 100000 population.
A total of 1O3 men out of each l.
900 in District of Columbia are in
fected. Whatever became of
the plan to try out Negro players
for big league baseball? Maybe
the agitation to end the barring
of Negro players will start anew
near the end of the present base
ball season. Chicagoans, to the
number of 81 900, paid good money
to see Satchell Paige pitch last
Sunday at Comiskey Park.
Marian Anderson is on the pan
in eastern sepia newssheets for
use of the word d-y in a song
over the air. -. Philadelphia daily
papers are following the lead set
three years ago by st. Paul dailies
and will use the racial designation
in news stories only when it's use
has news value. There are $780,
900 Negro farmers out of the
country's total of six million bread
and butter raisers. Ozzie Sim
mons, former Iowa gridirOn great,
has been indicted into the Navy.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06

("Preacher") Henry, Guido Pilot,
Willie Terrell, cowboy" Evans and
Ed Locke form a strong staff.
pepper" Bassett and Buster Hay
wood are tops as catchers. Other
stars with the team are Johnny
Britton, also with the Gophers last
year; Clarence Lamar, Sylvester
Snead, Johnny Ray, Harry Smith
and Len Lindsey.
Birmingham, managed by the
peerless W. S. WEIGH, is the talk
of the Negro baseball world. The
Black Barons, with a ball club
boasting a great player at every
position, have taken everything in
stride, including the leagues first
half crown. They've got power,
pitching speed and plenty of hustle.
Look at their array of players
Felix McLaurin, Lefty" McKinnis
(who pitched a two-hit shutout for
the Gophers over the Chicago
American Giants last year, besides
hitting long home rum; Johnny
Markham, Tommy Sampson, Lester
Lockett, Lorenzo Davis, Paul
Hardy, Blue Dunn, Clyde Spear
man, Johnny Huber, Al Sayler,
Alvin Gipson, "Schoolboy" New
berry and others.
Because of the travelling Difficult
ties besetting the Race teams this
year, this is likely to be the only
attraction of it's kind in the Twin
Cities this year and that alone
should be cause enough for a record
crowd
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06
WOmen's Day
at St. James,
St. Paul, Aug. 8

Mrs. Hazel Daniels, assistant to
the director of Public Institutions
in St. Paul, will be the guest
speaker at the 10:45 am. service
at St. James A.M.E. church, st.
Paul, on Women's Day, Sunday,
August 8. A ladies' chorus will
provide the music. Gloria Williams
will be soloist.
A Twilight Hour of music and
readings will be presented at 5 pm.
at the church. Tea will be served.
Twin City and out of town artists
will appear. Mrs. Carrie Powell is
general chairman, Mrs. Matte A.
King, vice chairman.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06
AnDay Rally
at Minneapolis
St. James Church

Rev. E. R. Thomas, pastor of st.
James A.M.E. church, Minneapolis,
has announced an all day rally,
Sunday, August Is, in an effort to
raise the church mortgage, an old
debt which has been a big handi-
cap to the progress of the church,
hanging since 1925. Rev. A. j.
Irvine will preach at the afternoon
service.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06
Marriage of Myrtle
WOrmley in August,
1912, Is Revealed

The marriage of Myrtle Worm
ley, artist and teacher, to Arthur
Lee Register, of Austin Texas, last
August IL, 1912, wac revealed in
announcements received by Twin
Citians this week.
Mrs. Register, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wormley,
of Minneapolis, is a graduate of
the University of Minnesota, is a
promising artist. She has served as
instructor in art in three different
southern schools.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06
Annual Wheatley
Night in Harlem
FRIDAY. Aug. 1S

The annual "Night in Harlem"
staged by the Phyllis Wheatley
Community auxiliary will be held
this year on Friday, August 10, at
the House. An orchestra will play
for the floor show and dancing.
Advance sale tickets are being sold
for As cents. Admission at the door
will be 55 cents. For reservations,
call Cherry 1855.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06
"Uncle Bob Jr.
Born to Robert
BeltOns in Ohio

Announcements were received in
Minneapolis this week of the ar
rival of Robert Edward Bolton Jr.
to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bolton on
July 10 in Youngstown, Ohio.
Mr.. Bolton who resided in the
Twin Cities for a number of years,
is well known in several sections
of the country as the "Uncle Bob"
of radio fame. He married in
Youngstown early in 1912.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06

Miss 1. Myrtle Garden, director
of Halle @. Brown Community
House, st. Paul, left early this
week for her annual trip to Phila-
delphia, Pa, her former home, to
visit her mother, other relatives
and friends. Miss Garden usually
spends some time in other eastern
cities during her months vacation.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-06
Left for Camps

Monday, August 2, a group of
recently indicted st. Paul men left
the st. Paul Union Station for
various camps throughout the
country. This group of men in
cluded Bertram M. Shannon, B.
Hooks, John Cotton, Meryl Taylor,
Daniel Blakey and Thomas Hibbs,
reporting to army camps.
Reporting to the Navy were
Robert Smith and Zachary Monson.