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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26

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DeMunnik. 1880 Coplin. Salem.
Ore. Cpl William VI. Sadanis,
6s67 Concord. Chsnute Field, Ill.
To Corporais Pfc. Leonard Ben
neti- SS26 Tuxedo. Syracuse.
~. y. army air base Pvt. Hugh
J. KIungier, 3s72 Mt. Elliott,
Camp Bowie, Tex; Pfc. Wflford
r. Anderson. 5O7 W. Vernon: Pvt.
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Tawlramck: Pvt. Mark 4. BeliAn,
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To corporal teChnician: Pvt.
RAYMOND y. Sansoierra, 1928
Ceda-E-ove. Washington, y. c,
Army College.
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Cal
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26
RooeH Urges War Raise

Civ 90 Imam William Rogeu
proposed TO-DAY that al. hourly
ra'r employees o. the CITY. except
those aFec'pd hv tho pay w
rreaseS oi a veeF ago..be granted
q S cents an hour rslse.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26
PROMOTIONS

To second lieutenant Walter
Y. DedmpeI. 1864 Buckingham,
Crosse POinie Park.
To technical sergeant staff
Sgt. Carl III. DombrOwsl<i, Union
Nlle.
To staff sergeant; Sgt. Lester
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26

SHORES (kEW S..s .s Nd ' ps's,, ID n.,,
] "CHET>Iks, FIGHTING GUEkRIfk-As."
/ "HoPf, SERVES a WHIT" VIM. Boyd.
cTANI cy--Is7o7 w--t Warren Ave.
OihNLLl open IS Milton Berfs In
! "ONER~ MY DEAD BODy." Plus HsnTy
Sfrteus Ia OMAN TkAf."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26
cTip-se21 Jcs-ph Csmpau

OIhh OPen 40 Andrews Sisters In
'HoM'S Anot Y IT. Also Range Busters
TEXAS To hAfAAS," Novelty shorts.
FIRE. Dishes TO THE LADIERl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26

CTpLkD-0rand Rhrr-ish II. s-lps
JIMMY Special kiddiey' Matinee To
rDorry~ q, i2,l3 Don Amcchs Janet
Blair. SOMETHING TO SHOtT ABOUT"
Plus SRI HAS WHAT 1T TAKrA,"
SsuA White CsrrD" Not Shown at 49,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26

CnCN w oodward At Columbia Gu. tnse
IiNLNih Triple Horror SHOW. TIVE
HINIAN MONSTER A" "sCREAM IN THE
NIGHT " and DEVIL DOCTOR"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26

cTpCI Wv Warrea- Miller IA. OR. sasa \
IlhIlsL Open = ~ Paved Parking
Lot Cooled n Boxas1 CASARI-ANCA. &"
'MEANEST Man II THF World Jsck
Kenny p ans "Hew to Fiay baseball. +"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26

CnnEpCII l-East Jefferson NJ Copin s.
JlNDLhLLLt Doors open u IS Noon
Sueucer Tracy. kafha rine Hepburn IN
METER oF THE FLAME " Plus
CRYSTAL RAIL" with Raw MnlAne
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26

iIRIc-Esst Grand hiva. at Jos. Camp@u 4
anhO Open 80. To-day, KIP. No s.
''DaredrvRs of the West" Zasu Pitts IN
"TISH." WINGS OVER THE PACIFIC"
Edw Norris Saturday Matinee Kindies'
Cartoon Hour "Dereaevils of the West. +"
TpvyNC-2i22a FcnIssn Ave. Cool RE. xSss
h'Ato Wait Dakney's Feature Length
Tech, "HAMBt" Martens Dietrich Ran
oolph Scott "FrrTsBJ KGH." Open s:+3.
TEErRS0N-lices East Jefter,en Ayruus
jill LNcVN Dead End Kids IN
CLANCY st. BOYS" Rita Bros. IN
mi VA. CHUM." Cartoons Serial.
NY-Joy and Dexter Cooled. TY. 1-o2is
IVA open s,s5. Dorothy LAmpur, Jaek
Benny In MAN ADot'T TOWN" Plus
''CORSbCAN RRos.," y. Fairbanks Jt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26

p0Yv-woodward near Temple RA. $500 4
hVhi Open "a Hours Cooled 6y Rsfrgn.
Park Free. Humphrey Bogsrt, CASA
BLANCA" J Benny. "MEANEST NAN
IN THE WORLD" Disney's How 10 Play
Baseball" Mar Bonds Sold "a Hp. Daily.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26

YTNr-6slI CAc-e ~
hNO Open $50. Alan Lsdd IN
''rHus GUN FOR HIRE Disneys Tech
nieolor Feature. "BAMk." Saturday Mat.
.. . Cartoon Party 9. / Hour q
Cartoons and Corne<tSs,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26

piIMS- CTLTE-Wcoo~'d and t1fIsnrth :
fhkMO-OIhIL AIR Cocled Last EbDv
Midnight EMISSION To MOSCOW" lrs
10 goo Times Stranger Than Fctinn Plus
Richard Travis IN TRICK EtsTFkS.
with Ruth Ford
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26

I'D AMrp-NicsiEHs,- thirty fsrts street
hhh'iAh Open $50 Anne Shirley
Eddie ATbsrt IN LADY BODrGUARD."
warren WiMam and Marguerite Chapman
In ONE BASGEROJS NIGHT
Ypru-WeeawarS mr. s-Miis TO. s-4Ii0
AMIN Cont s:lS. Joel McCrea LArains
Day in "FOREiGN CORRESPONDENT"
Plus "bEHIND TINE EIGHT BALL"
JAVrWn0l-Itfss 4. Jefferson LE. ssoo
LhhLWVVV SUNDAY. Rig TINE
VODVII. ACTS Adm. Adults Sc, Chil-
LhhE WUUD Open S 30 Molly Lamont,
Barton McLane 'GEyTIE GtNGsTER. :"
Plus "MoFPY SERVES A WRIT" with
William Boyd News Carfouu. sertal.
Kiddte ShoW TornOrrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-26

pMIcE--ls HaItiner Ave. Free Parking 4
hVUOE Open SIS Cooled by Rsfrpn
Dead End Kids KEEP I'm sIiG6ING.'
BILLY TIVE KID IN LAW AND ORDTR
pnYV-Weodward near Tempis RA. $3.50 .
hVhi Cooled oy Refrigerator. DEFENSE
WORKERS Open 20 Hours Every Dav
Come ANY Time and See Comm lete Show
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30

First on their schedule is a month
Of mathematics and layout study.
based principally on its functioning
in so far as the construction, oper-
alton and maintenance OF aircraft
is concerned.
The month in the classroom does
not prove difficult for the men as
al recruits selected for the two
schools have had at least a high
school education. Of t.4 mel in
School at the present time. most
have had at least one year Of col
lege, while several hold degrees.
Closing their text books, the men
move on to the shops where for the
next five months their shipmates"
are a~irplane engines. airplane frame
works and airplane tools. Upon
completion Of the course the Blue
Jackets have 4 sound foundation Of
the theory Of flight and are able TO
maintain and repair practically any
one of the many multitudinous
parts which 90 to make up a plane.
The present class attending the
two schools is hard at work on the
dismantling and redesigning to mod
ern specifications and lines Of a
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30
OFFICIAL o. 5. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH

1929 Travel-Air Biplane equipped
with a Wright whirIwind engine.
Most OF them had never touched an
arplane prior to entering the army.
Among the men working on the
project. under the tutelage Of com
missioned officers and chief petty
officers. are Theodore Burgess. 81.
Of 431 E. 47th St.. Los Angeles. Cal
ifornia, Lamar 0. Ship, %. of lis
Siberian Ave-. Ames. Ia; Edward
Kaufman. p. of $3.50 Mckinley Ave
Los Angeles; Melvin Holland, q.
of 233 Green ST., Morgantown, y.
va. and Russell Dash. IL. Of Is
Main ST., Acushnet. Mass.
Others are Robert Z. Handy, 1S.
of $40 Sanford Pl.. Baltimore, Md.
Charles r. Hunter, IS, of 2O7 War
rem Ave, Paris, Tenn; Adolph Lloyd
%, of 1911 E. 43rd St, LOS Angeles,
Calf; Andrew a. Gamer, %, Of 1887
E 47th St.. Los Angeles; Henry
Radcliffe, %. Of 1926 Prairie Ave,
Chicago. III; william Rhoden. Is,
Of $500 South Park, Chicago and
Joseph McDuffie, Is. of 1908 Caro-
lima St, st. Louis, Mo.
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30

For every Navy crew that wings
its plane off an aircraft carrier 10
engage the enemy, back on the
FIAT top" are scores OF lei Just
as important to the Nays air arm
Probably these Bluejackets-uhe
aviation metalsmiths and aviation
machinist mates who keep the fight
ing craft tuned for battle viii
never see their names in headlin-
s. but they're in at the Kill" just
a. tsfs rzys sui O%
Of their rates perform similar dut-
les at flight schools and air bases
throughout the country.
Among the Bluejackets training
in this important branch OF the
Navy these days at the United Stat
Is Naval Training Station. Great
Lakes, Ill. are many Negroes,
chosen to attend the Nays serv-
ice Schools for aviation metalsmiths
and machinist mates through a ser
les Of aptitude tests given every
sailor during recruit training.
After completion Of the eight
week basic training period, the sail
ors DO not. of course. come in for
practical instruction Immediately.
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30

MISS Marion o. Bond from Lane
College, Mr.. Allan c. Mcclellan from
South Carolina State College, and
Philip Kane from Morgan College.
all in National Saes: Mr.. Thomas a.
Richter from Howard University
Mr. Thomas G. Livingston. Lincoln.
Pa, University. Mr.. Joseph Chris
tan former advertising Manager
Of Amsterdam Star News. and Pen
pies Voice. and Attorney Ed Dudley
former assistant New York State
Attorney General. who are doing a
special work in Army Camps. ~ 4
morale building nature. Sponsored
by Pepsi-Cola.
I'M Livingston and Mr.. Kane are
now members OF our Armed Forces
In addition to these Negroes in the
white collar bracket. several hund.
req additional Negroes have been
employed in many Pepsi-Cola plants.
Mr. Smith directs the efforts of
THIS Negro group and they are an
important cog in most COMPANY IN.
erations.
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30
To Further Challenge
COnstitutiOnality of Draft
Quotas Based On Color

Prof. Edward A. Ross, Chairman
National Committee. Rev. John Hay
mes Holmes Chairman Board Of Di-
rectors, Lloyd K. Garrison, Ri. Rev.
Edward L. Parsons. Mary E. Wool
ley, Vice Chairmen, B W. Huebsch
Treasurer, Roger n. Baldwin. Diree-
tor, Lucille B. Miner, Secretary.
Arthur Garfield Hays. Morris u.
Ernst. Counsel, Want To Know.
A decision to challenge further
the constutionality OF draft quotas
based on color by appealing from
the refusal of the Brooklyn federal
court this month to grant a writ Of
habeas corpus to Winfred Lynn.
Negro draftee OF New York City.
was announced by the American
Civil Liberties Union today.
The courts denial of the writ was
based on the contention that Lynn
had suffered no damage because of
color in being called as one in 4
group of fifty Negroes requested of
his draft board by the army last
September. rather than in numer-
zeal order In answer, Arthur Gar.
field Hays, ACLU counsel repres-
enting Lynn, charges hat since
the theory Of the government is
that to serve is a privilege, It =
definitely discriminatory TO chose
men out Of turn when such selec-
ton depends in part upon the color
Of the i~nductee." Hays cited the
provision of the Selective Service
Act that lin the selection and tram
ing Of men for service there shall
be no discrimination on accoun Of
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30
Discuss Negro Welfare
AT OIL. Convention

Full text Of the statement on Cor
ganized Labor's Aid to Negro La
Dor is as follows:
las a majority OF the Negro cit
liens Of the United States live in
the twelve staets represented in
this confrnce. it is most fitting ard
proper that questions affecting the
welfare Of Negro labor should nave
had a prominent place in the dis
cussions and deliberations Of this
body. The officers and delegates
from the AFL unions in these rweI
We states in attendance upon this
conference are proud Of the fact
that those wise leaders who found
ed the AL adopted as one Of its
fundamental principles that the Or
ganized labor movement then being
formed was devoted and dedicated
to the high and holy purpose OF the
Advancement and protection ard
well being Of all wage earners with
out regar to race, creed or color.
The fact that the Negro race
here in the South has made greater
progress during the past three quar-
tiers OF a century than any race Of
people in any country of the world
has ever made in a similar length
of time, we Of the AFL proudly pre-
claim that the organized labor move
ment has made greater contribution
to this advancement than any other
single influence. Three quarters
of a century ago. chatteled slavery
in the south was eliminated and III
that space of time the Negroes il
the south have come from the de-
plorable conditions then existing tc
a place where they now have thei,
own colleges and universities. banks
insurance companies, their doctor;
and lawyers and dentists, theil
farms ad their homes and property
of all kinds Geniuses have been
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30

ATLANTA. GA-The southern
War Labor Conference, held here
January I6 and II. with 5000 to
1000 AT OF L. Labor leaders from
the south in attendance. adopted at
its close a policy report on labor
conditions which declared there
should be a condition Of absolute
equal rights on obs and job oppor-
tuuities without any discriminate
ion whatsoever between the work
ers on account Of race, creed or
color"
President William Green OF the
AFL attended the conference and III
his major speech assured the dele
gates that labor will make its
voice heard at the conference tabl-
es after this wal in a clarion call
for enduring peace" He said the
.hFE would support the President
social security program ito the linn
it Of its powers" and will -nsvsr
let up the fight until it becomes the
law Of the land"
Labor's cooperation. and its rep
resntation in the war efforts, wee
outlined in speeches by Director
James n. Lands Of the office Of
Civilian Defense. Director Lund of
the WIPES Labor Production Div
ision. Deputy Chairman Fowler
Harper Of the war Manpower Com
mission. and others.
Tn conferences statement Of pol,
icy attacked the poll tax as "a ccn-
tradiction in a democracy" and
urged the AFL TO otninue its fight
for repeal Of the poll tax as a con.
dition for voting.
1 tapproved the AFL's no strike
policy. asserted that no adverse
labor legislation and no compulsory
legislation was needed to obtain la.
bor's cooperation in the war. and a:
sailed s-ub-standard wages.
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30
'HERMAN It. SMITH MAKING BIG
RECORD WITH PEPSI-COLA

HOLDS ONE IF TIE MOST
IMPORTANT PC sITIONs EvEs
HE'LL IN 1:rCE NAN IN
LARGE Mi CONCERN
Several years ago Pepsi-Cola
broke into the news with the ann
nouncement that Herman T. Smith,
vel known race promotion and
former Newspaper man, had been
appointed to an important post ID
the COmpany's National Sales Or
%ganization-
In spite OF the wal and general
business curtailment. Mr.. Smiths
work in the Company has increased
and additional Negroes have been
employed by the parent Pepsi-Cola
Company and its Independent bot
tiers Today, in addition TO MIR.
Smith, six other Negro men and
two Young ladies have been employ
ed IN the National office VI The
Company and % Negro statesmen
have been employed by the Comp
any's Independent bottlers scatter
Ied throughout the country.
Negroes in P~epsi-Cola's national
OFFICES now include Herman IT,
Smith as director, Miss Jeanette
~ AIoh hampton Institute,
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30
About FEPC Situation
The Nation
Says.....
Pige0nhOle For Negro
Equality
from the Nation. Jan. %. 194Jl
by JAMES A WECHSLER

from the Nation, jan %. 194Jl
by JAMES A. WECHsLER
THE Administrations effort to
combat racial discrimination in war
employment has reached a sudden.
explosive crisis. The blow-up is the
direct result Of Manpower Commits
sioner Paul V. McNutt's order in
definitely postponing" the Fair
Employment Practices Committees
exposure Of the anti-Negro coali-
ton on the railroads.&c. coalition
Of rail management and lilly whire
unions to drive Negroes from pres
ent jobs and bar them from future
ones Public hearings at which the
full story was to be told were scha-
Adaled to hegsp ~ JauHsrv
paration had been a.
far back as last october; the move
had been widely heralded in the
Negro press and by Negro labor
leaders. a. Philip Randolph descri5-
ing it as a showdown test" OF the
FEPC's power to put Jim Crow out
Of business. on January II McNutt
formally called off the show He
promised that other ways" would
be found to secure maximum util-
ization" Of labor on the railroads.
He didn't say how. one committee
member commented privately.
They've been trying the other
ways since the Civil War"
McNutt's action has obviously
paved the way for the FEPC's col-
lapse-either through the abrupt
resignation Of its members or the
slow deterioration Of its prestige a.
mong minority groups. But the
story behind the ban provokes
much bigger questions than the
fate Of the committee. which might
conceivably be replaced BY another
agency. l nthe minds of Informed
officials here the breakdown On the
FEPC has stirred unacceptable sus-
picion hat the Negro issue" i to
be pigeonholed-as / it could be for
any length Of time. Belief thar Nc
Nuts order is part Of a deliberate
retreat by the Administration has
been publicly voiced by Negro lead
ers. This view is being commune
ated to the Negro people. Walter
White, head OF the National Assoc
iation for the Advancement of col
ored People, has openly charged
that Marvin Mcintyre, a southerner
and White House secretary. Is max
ing the Administrations decisions
on the handling u the fight against
discrimination; and that the decis-
ion is to stop fighting.
There are unmistable signs that
suppression Of the railroad hearings
Continued On pagee|4J
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30
USO SERVICE MEMS CANTEEN
Is DAMAGED BY FIRE

An estimated three thousand dol
lars worth of damage was done
early Tuesday mornig at about 7.39
a m to the USO- Servicemen's cam
teen at 2307 North oath street
A fire which apparently broke our
from defective wiring is said to
have started the blaze.
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30
MAKE THEM STRONG~-Lets Give

ColOred citizens of this country
have always been mo the groups
to contribute to worthy causes
The National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis, a non-profit or
g~anization. is beginning its annual
1ud raising drive, in the fight a.
gatnst the dreaded disease which
has claimed al races as its victims.
Colored citizens have responded
TO the defense bond drive in a
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30

International Representative Of The
H~odcarriers and Common Laborers
Union and Vice President Of the Al
ALBANIA State Federation; Pat Dali
ey, General Representative Of col
ored Local Union in the Ingall ship
yard. Pascagoula, Miss: NJ. r. Per
y. Business Agent of Carpenters
Local NO. 270, Pine Bluff. Ark: j.
Harvey Meter, President. lila. Lo-
cal No. 1419 and AFL. organizer.
Carl Kemp. Trustee. Colored Brick
Mason Local. Savannah. Ga: John
Wyatt, President. Painters Local
No. 1919, Mobile, Ala; and Marshall
Gum, Aluminium Workers. shef.
field, Ala.
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30

c~reditable manner and have sacrIf-
iced along with other groups to
give their loved ones to the armed
forces
They have come through in all
crises in a splendid manner that
this COUNTRY has ever had.
President Franklin d. Roosevelt
himself a former paralysis victim,
has authorized Basil O'Connor. pres
ident Of the Organization, to set a.
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30

the run.
The Infantile Paralysis drive is
truly a worthy Each and
everyone Of US should help along
the cause.
Through the Committees for the
Celebration of the Presidents Birth
day you have your opportunity 10
work for and give for this cause
to help win the fight against IN
faltile Paralysis.
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30

256 to Tuskegee Institute.
This truly is a worthy cause.
Your pennies. nickels and dimes
made this possible from the March
of Dimes" annual campaign drive
sponsored by the President on his
birthday.
Let US all roll out the dimes and
dollars in this campaign
We know it will be fun. Let's
roll out the dimes-Keep disease on
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30

side his birthday January 80, 1913,
for the annual fund raising drive.
Money needed to fight Infantile
Paralysis comes from the dimes
and dollars contributed by school
children. bankers. Pullman Porters.
maids, housewives, secretaries and
janitors in every neck and corner
Of America
For the Fiscal year 1912 the
Foundation made grants totaling
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30
The White Press.....
To Name Ship For Carver

ounced today that a Liberty Ship
soon to be launched, will be named
for DR.. George Washington Carver.
world-famous scientist who died at
Tuskegee Institute, Ala, on Jan
, uary 5, 1913. The time and place Of
the launching have not yet been
set.
Recognized as one of the worlds
Outstanding scientists in the field
OF agricultural research. the late
DR.. Carver will be the second prom
inent Negro so honored by the Mar
thine Commission. The first Liber-
ty Ship named for a Negro was the
S. S. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.
now in active service under Capt.
Hugh Mulzac. a Negro master.
In many respects, the late DR..
Carver was the most remarkable
Negro of modern times. Born Of
! slave parents on a farm near Dia-
mond Grove, No, and left an or
phan when stolen from his parenrs,
he was unable to read Or write IN
til he was almost 20 years Of age.
Yet he was So ambitious, he work
ed his way through high school at
Minneapolis, Kansas and later thru
the Iowa State college Of Agricul-
ture and Mechanic Arts.
He was graduated there with the
degree Of Bachelor Of Science in
Agriculture in 1894. at the age Of
so, and was Immediately made a
faculty member in charge Of the
college greenhouse an dthe bacter-
ial laboratory work in systematic
botany. Two years later he earned
his Master Of Science degree and
made the acquaintance Of Booker
T. Washington who was then bring
ing Tuskegee Institute in Alabama,
into national prominence. He went
to Tuskegee in 1896 and stayed
there for the remainder Of his life.
directing the Department Of Agric-
u~ltural Research.
DR.. Carver proceeded to make the
Agricultural Research Department
of Tuskegee the most famous in the
land. Sand was a great curse then
to the Alabama cotton farmer. The
short-staIk corn produced the fat
test bolls and the tall-stalk produc-
ed the leanest. Yet the srot stalk
cotton left the bolls exposed to
splashes Of sand when it rained.
By a crossing process. DR.. Carver
got the fat cotton bolls Of the short
stalk cotton to grow on the tail
stalks that lifted them out Of the
sand Officially in Washington. the
cross was recognized BY the name
of "Carver's Hybrid"
After the boll-weevl invasion had
brought misery to the one crop
South. DR.. Carver addressed himself
to developing new uses Of the pea
nut and sweet potato. and spread
ing the gospel Of Investigation
with these as money crops.
He developed more than 200 Differ
ent products from the peanut. IN
Guiding milk. ink, flour, breakfast
food, wood stains. face creams and
| recently a medicinal peanut oil which
was found helpful in the treatment
of infantile paralysis.
His products from the lowIy Pea
nut have been credited with the
creation Of a new Southern indus
try, yielding over $780, 900 900 an
nually. He also developed over 1Oo
uses for the sweet potato. from
which he produced tapioca. molas-
ses, dyes, coffee. starch and flour.
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30

hospitals N their respective local
tiles Throughout the nation
The personnel of the Infantile
Paralysis Center at Tuskegee in
cludes an Orthopedic Surgeon, a
Registered Physical Therapist. a
Housekeeper, Graduate nurses, at
tendants. orderlies and an Engia-
eer.
This was made possible by a
grant from the Foundation of S172,-
The Omaha guide., 1943-01-30

Slice, 900.
Funds raised in the drive are Us
ed by the local chapters throughout
the country for all who are in need
Of treatment. regardless Of age.
race. creed or color.
The Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis has had opened, a center
at Tuskegee Institute since January
Is. 1871 to care for victims OF our
group although they are treated in