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Detroit evening times., 1943-09-09
SYNOPSIS

Attempting 10 land their
B.26 on the beach Of a Chi.
nsss Inland after bombing
Tokyo in yinmis Doolittis's
famous raid, Ted LaWson and
his rtsU Were seriously hurt
trhsn the plane crashed into
the ssa. 4 band Of Chinese
gusriiiGs rescued the injured
men sad took then, by litter
and boat 10 fhe mainland.
then inland 10 a village for
medical care. There ths fiers
wsrs Joined BY the creW Of
another Of Doolittls's planes,
among mAeH, sess Doe White.
the squaSror's flight surgeon.
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-09
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

crew sleep in the house. The
Chinese family slept in the goat
pen.
The next day the Chinese family
arranged with a boatman friend
a man whose nose was eaten of
by lcproSy. Doe thougbt-4and tho
man sailed them 10 our island
AlrlL.r
Detroit evening times., 1943-09-09
THE DETROIT TIMES

farther out ia Tho China Sea than
the one We crashed near.
our island. I found, was Nan
ticn.
Hc kept his wheels up, Of course,
and dropped his flaps. They mn
.at about a hundred or SO and
skipped like 1at stone Then
thc nose hurroVcd under and they
were al, under water inside thc
r,Iavr
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send the two representatives to
New York City and Washington.
Thirty-two dollars were raised in
cash and pledges at the Minneapo-
lis meeting. Among the organiza-
tions making contributions for the
second time for the work Of the
Co-ordinating committee are the
United Transport Workers Of
America (CIO), that is, the Red
Caps at the St. Paul Union Station
$10.21, making a total of 1881
given by this organization; $1,000
from the St. Paul Jewish Council,
making total of $4,000 from that
organization; $1,000 from Local
Sic (AFL), Dining Car Employees
Union, making a total of $500
from that organization. A COM
plete report of all contributions for
the Eight Against Old Jim Crow
in the Armed Forces" will be given
in the next issue of this paper. In
dividuals or organizations desiring
to make contributions to this fund
may send their contributions to
Irving D. Blumberg, secretary
treasurer of the Co-ordinating COM
mittee, 1926 Irving Ave. S., Min
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Thelna Massengil
Weds Donald
Morgan Johnson

Before an altar of palms, tall
candelabras and white snapdragons,
Miss Thelma Elizabeth Massengill,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Massengill, 3617 Chicago Ave-,
Minneapolis, became the bride of
Donald Morgan Johnson, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnson of St.
Paul, on Jan. 81 at the home of the
brides parents. The wedding cere-
mony was performed by Rev. A. F.
Martin, and was witnessed by rela-
tives and close friends.
The bride wore gown of white
faille taffeta and a finger tip veil
held by a seed pearl coronet and
edged with Irish lace. Her bridal
bouquet was of white snapdragons
and sweet peas. Mrs. Louis E
House was matron of honor, Misses
Janabelle Murphy and Ernestine
Thompson were bridesmaids.
Mr.. John Murphy, the groom's
cousin, was his best man. Car
Fraction, also a cousin, and Louis
House were ushers.
A three tier wedding cake sur.
rounded by ferns, sweet peas
and sprays of white snapdragons
was the table centerpiece at the
reception which Immediately fol.
lowed the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson will be al
home to their friends after Feb.
at 795 Edmund Ave-, st. Paul. .
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Dancing Party
Held for Oscar
NeWm a n

A farewell dancing party in
honor of Oscar Newman, Army in
ductee, was given last Friday night
at the Rawjjess club, Minneapolis,
by the Misses Audrey Hawkins,
Betty Ann Carmichael and Mr..
Wayne Glanton. Various other men
leaving for the Army were also
honored guests.
The guest list included: the
Misses Mary Lewis, Ernestine
Thompson, Mary Ann Terry, Jane
Moss, Norma Davis, Gladys Rob-
erts, Crystal Burgess, Betty Lou
Dodds, Peggy Rhodes, Ruth Reed,
Anita Rlaedorn, Cynthia Hit,
Louise Howard, Dorthy Martin,
Louise Neal, Carolyn Combs, Eloise
Vassar, Frances Jones, Elizabeth
Young, Iris Brown, Elizabeth
Hughes, Alveeta Luckett, Eleanor
and Sue Harris, Janeabelle Muir
ply, Grace Henderson, Lillian
Schofeld, May Blackwell, Mary
Edith Lee, Mary Jane Cyrus,
Juanita Howard, Patricia Mallory,
Gwendolyn Starks, Lorraine Harris,
Lorraine Curry, Catharine Quar-
terman, June Lee, Florence Gibbs,
Laura Moses, Florence Green.
Jessie Sonion.
Messrs. Carl Banks, Grover In
gram, Freddie Ingram, Percy
Hughes, Donald Charleston, Gordon
Kirk, John Wiggin, Norman Davis,
Ernest Johnson, Ralph Graham
Donald Marshall, Maceo Littlejohn
Jr., Kenneth Wallace, Donald Nc
Moore, Billy Stephens, Joe Butler,
Carl Fraction, William Wade, John
Glanton, Charles Latimer, John
Whitaker, Robert Jones, Manley
Rhodes, James Hughes Jr., Ather-
ton Hughes, Merle Young, Robert
Murphy, Edwin Sizer Jr., Donald
Mcclure, Roy Crawford, Harold
Brown, Russell Everett, Jack
Rainey, Ira, Allen, Charles Beasley
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Two Meetings
Hear Nelson &
Blumberg Reports
By Staff Correspondent

In spite of sub-zero weather
Twin Ctians attended two meet
ings to hear reports of their trip
to New York, Baltimore and Wash
ington in connection with the Sam
Reed case by Rev. Clarence T. R.
Nelson and Irving D. Blumberg,
chairman and secretary-treasurer,
respectively, of the Co-ordinating
Committee of the Twin Cities
Branches of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Col
ored People.
The first meeting was held Sun
day, Jan. "a, in the Phyllis Wheat
ley House, Minneapolis, under the
auspices of the Program committee
of the Minneapolis Branch of the
N. A. A. C. p, with R. A. Skinner,
vice chairman Of the Co-ordinating
committee and president of the Mill
City Branch, presiding. Rev. Mel
son and Mr.. Blumberg were Sc
lected as a committee by the Co.
ordinating committee of the St.
Paul and Minneapolis branches to
go to New York City to confer with
Walter White and Roy Wilkins, ex-
ecutive and associate secretaries
of the National office of the N. A.
A. C. P, and to confer with Repre-
sentative Mas and other officials
in Washington in an effort to bring
about congressional investigation
of the undemocratic and discrimna-
tory treatment of Negroes in the
armed forces, most especially in
the army.
In his report, Mr.. Blumberg gave
some of the details of the confer
ence held with Mr.. White, Mr.. Will
hns and Prentice Thomas, of the
Legal Staff, in national headquar-
tiers at SO Fifth avenue, New York
City, on Friday, Jan. 8.
The local committee gave to the
national officers certain informa-
ton concerning the demotion of
former Sergeant Samuel Reed at
Camp Lee, Virginia, that had not
come to their attention. After
about an hours conference the ma
tional office agreed to take the case
and issued a news release making
the announcement.
Later on the same day Rev. Mel
son and Mr.. Blumberg were called
by PM, New York's new liberal
daily, for an interview. On the
next day the local committee was
interviewed by st. Clair Bourne,
managing editor of Harlem's lib
eral weekly, edited by DR.. A. Clay
ton Powell, Jr. While in New York
conferences were held with the
presidents of the New York City
branch and the New York State
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Robert Lewis, Melvin Carter, Lau-
renee Griffin, Scott Tyler, George
Morgan, Kenneth Stokes, Robert
ShOffner, Eugene Wright Lloyd
Gamble.
Mines. and Messrs. James Kirk,
Cecil Taylor, Harry Davis, Paul
Mayes, Roy Kaye, Donald johnson,
Newton Campbell, Donald "Chub-
by" Brady, Clayton Hughes and
Mrs. Norma Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burie Carmichael
and Mrs. Villa Mae Newman
chaperoned the party.
Miss Eunice Brown, 1851 Bryant
Ave. N, is i'll at home suffering
the effects of tonsillectomy per-
formed last Saturday morning.
Mrs. Hattie Belle Douglas, who
left Minneapolis last Monday to re-
side in Chicago, was entertained
by the following friends before her
departure: Mr.. and Mrs. R. ]. Will
lis, Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers, Mrs.
Mamie Battles, and her daughter,
Mrs. Primoth Cook, Mrs. Bert
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Riley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Cobbs, Mrs.
Bertha Turner, Mrs. Mae Marshall
and Pride of the West Chapter,
o. E. S. Mrs. Douglas will be
happy to have friends write to her,
or if visiting in Chicago call on
her at the home of her son and
daughter-in-law, the Leslie F. Gay
tons, 524 E. 46th Place, Bird floor,
Chicago, ILL.,, or call her by tele-
phone, Drexel 1889.
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Branches and the Federal Council
Of Churches of Christ in America.

Branches and the Federal Council
Of Churches of Christ in America.
According to Mr.. Blumberg's re-
port, he and Rev. Nelson left New
York City on Tuesday morning,
Jan. IL, and arrived in Washington,
D. c., early the same afternoon.
A very satisfactory conference was
held" with Judge William HASTE,
civilian aide to the Secretary of
War. On Wednesday, Jan. 10, Rev.
Nelson, Mr.. Blumberg, Mrs. Samuel
Beatrice Shuck) Reed and Leslie
Perry, the administrative assistant
of the Washington Bureau of the
N. A. A. C. p, held a conference
with Representative Melvin J.
Mas in his office in the House
Office building. Representative
Mas told the committee that he
would place the case of Sam Reeds
demotion before the House Military
Affairs Committee and ask for an
investigation of the matter.
Representative Mas has re-
ceived petitions signed by hundreds
of Twin Citians asking for a con-
gressional investigation of demo-
ton of Sam Reed and into the dis
criminatory treatment against Ne
groes at Camp Lee and other mill
tary reservations. Rev. Nelson and
Mr.. Blumberg were able to secure
certain valuable confidential infor-
nation after a visit to the Afro
American newspaper in Baltimore.
Other information was obtained by
the local committee from two I'M
disclosed sources in Washington.
In his report, Rev. Nelson de-
clared that Eve are in for a hard
and long fight in this matter.
I do not take stock in the argu-
ment made by many people, that
this is no time for the Negro, Jew,
laboring man and other minority
groups to fight for their rights. >. 4.
If we win the war on the foreign
battlefelds and lose in the war here
at home for our democratic rights,
we lose just the same" the Cam
phor pastor declared.
Rev. Nelson said that "Sam Reed
and the other ten sergeants who
signed the set Of recommendations
for the improvement of the morale
of Negro soldiers at Camp Lee and
throughout the nation have carried
the fight as far as they could. &.
We must continue the fight and
carry it on to victory for the full
citizenship rights for the Negro in
the armed forces, as well as in
civilian life"
About fifty people attended the
second meeting, which was held in
the Halle @. Brown House, St.
Paul, on Tuesday night, Jan. &c,
under the auspices of the st. Paul
branch of the N. A. A. C. P. Fifty
one dollars in cash and pledges
were made at this meeting for the
work of the Co-ordinating commit
tee, which borrowed the money to
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City, Mo-, Sunday evening. While
there, her former home, to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Eli Harris, in
whose home she lived while attend
ing elementary and high school, she
was the house guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy 81. Lee and Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Thompson.
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters' auxiliary, Minneapolis,
will meet Feb. 9 at Phyllis Wheat
ley House. The president, Mrs.
Matte Owens, urges all members
to be present.
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favor. Those present included Ora
Lee johnson, Hermoine Redd, Ear
line Neil, Donald Williams, Janice
Boyd, Ursula and Janice Ponders,
Carlotta Doyle, Norma Jean and
Joan Meredith Howell, Joyce Vas
sar, Deloris Rivers, Beverly Hick-
man, Barbara Fields, Patsy Moore,
Julia and Roberta Jones, Artie Lou
Brown, Philip and George Brooks,
Bernard Soultier and Julian Shell
ton. Mrs. Eta Hill assisted the
hostess mother. Lovely gifts were
received by the little honoree.
Among the International Har-
vester men who are now fighting
for Uncle Sam are Robert L.
Schoffner, Ralph S. Ward, Lathrop
E. Rogers, Junius W. Powell, Ken
meth W. Mason, Sam G. Lynch, o.
C. Hall Jr. and Earl Ingram.
Announcements were in the mail
last week from Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Neal, 531 St. Anthony ave-
nue., to announce the marriage of
their daughter, Albreta Eileen to
Private Robert Arnold Murray,
Saturday, December 10, in Wash
ington, D. c.
MIR. Henry P. Ross, TIC st. An
thony avenue, and Mrs. Annabelle
Dow, tbs st. Anthony avenue, have
filed intention to wed, as have
Merle Collins, 698 W. Central ave-
nue., and Norma Williams, 1913
Rondo avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward w. Whit
taker, 778 Rondo avenue, are re-
ceiving congratulations on the
birth of a baby boy. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fleetwood Smith, $40 W. Gen.
trail avenue, have a new baby girl
A bouncing baby boy has been
added to the family of Mr.. and Mrs,
Edwin Harris, 295 St. Anthony
avenue.
The Self Culture Club met Thurs
day, January %, at the home of
Mrs. Joe A. Tresvan, 804 St. An
thony avenue. A social hour fol-
lowed the business meeting. The
next regular meeting will be Thurs
day, February II, at the home of
Mrs. Hazeldel Warricks, TAI ST.
Anthony avenue, when the birth
days of Mesdames w. G. Hood
Philip Hall and Hazeldel Warricks
will be celebrated.
A. X. A. FOUNDERS DAY TEA
The Founders Day tea at the
Sterling Club Sunday, Feb. IA
from to 7 p. m. in observance OF
the 35th anniversary of the
A. K. A. Sorority is open to the
public. The tea will also mark the
goth anniversary of Eta Chapter.
The Cameo Social Club will meet
Wednesday, February 10, at the
home of Mrs. Andrew Brent, 97E
St. Anthony avenue. All members
are requested to be present. Eva,
Ign Kelly, president.
The Laissez-nOus-faire Club met
Wednesday, January 20, at the
home of Mrs. Earl Brent, 975 St
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Don't Miss
Single

Issue of this paper. Each week
it prints the important local hap
penings, news about people you
know.
There is no substitute for your
local paper. Buy it weekly. Don't
read your neighbor's! He buys his
and secretly thinks you ought to
do the sarnnl
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basketball tournament held last
week at Halle Gym, supervised by
Gerald Porter.
Wednesday morning at $3.50 has
been set aside for Women War
workers in the Gym. Mrs. Louise
Hargrave meets every Wednesday
with these industrial plant workers
for a morning of badminton, ping
pong, etc. If you are interested
come down and ioin.
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B. Camp, 535 Rondo Ave. The
wedding ceremony will be read by
Rev. S. E. Ware, pastor of Pilgrim
Baptist church. The bride will be
attended by Miss Eloise Vassar as
maid of honor and the groom's best
man will be Mr.. William Massie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Camp will reside in
the Phil Hall apartment on N. Dale
street. Mr.. Camp is a part-time
Boys Worker at the Halle @.
Brown Community House and is an
employee of Brown and Bigelow.
E. Complimentary to the bride-to-
be, her sister, Mrs. Woodford W..
Mills, 944 St. Anthony avenue, en-
tertained Wednesday, February 8,
at a kitchen shower at her home.
.. On Saturday evening of last
week at 1O14 Rondo avenue, the
Wetomachik's entertained tn e
bride-elect with linen shower.
1t. Richard L. Stokes Jr. of
Camp Belvoir, Virginia, spent four
days of a recent furlough in the
city visiting his parents and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard L. Stokes,
ST., 757 St. Anthony avenue.
Mrs. Frank B. Wigington, 948
st. Anthony avenue, has returned
to the city from a two weeks visit
in Chicago where she was the house
guest of Mrs. Arthur Knight of
that city.
Mrs. Gwen Kelly Twiggs, $50 St.
Anthony avenue, who is doing her
bit for the armed forces by work
ing in a defense plant, celebrated
her CD birthday, Saturday, Feb
ruary 6.
The Writer-Fighter Club, one of
the Jack Armstrong group of clubs,
met Tuesday, February 2, at the
home of the president and secre-
tary, Marcheta and Myrrhene AL
len, 996 Iglehart avenue. Fourteen
girls attended the meeting. Each
little girl received a star for hav-
ing written a letter to a soldier in
camp somewhere. The afternoon
meeting was spent making valen-
tines for soldiers. The club will
meet Tuesday, February 16, at the
home of Joan Meredith Howell,
953 st. Anthony avenue.
Miss Eta Jeanne Boyd, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Boyd, TIA
st. Anthony avenue, was honored
with a birthday party on her ninth
birthday, Sunday, January 81.
Twenty-Five boys and girls attended
the celebration. Games were played
throughout the afternoon. Ice
cream molds in the form of toys
and animals were served to the
Hddies and each child received a
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and Personal
Q MINNEAPOLIS q

ILL., Harry Stova 1921 Fourth Ave- ST. seriously i'll home
suffering with pneumonia
The Marriage of Mrs Abertha Morgan Mr. Walter McEroy
JAM &c. announced this week Mr. and W. Crews
Oakland Ave- Mrs. McEroy is the sister of Mrs
Mrs. Donald Allen, 978 Bryant Ave-
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Social and Personal
. ST. PAUL z
BY SUSIE @

number hea parties been planned for the latter
week witness the George Grshwn Pogy and
Auditorium Teate Friday Saturday. February IL and 49,
Miss Juanta Mae Howard daughter of Mrs Lulu Howard 796
St. Anthony Ave. will be married Saturday. February at $3.50
Camp Mr. and Mrs Hey
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-RuY War Bonds
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neapOliS.
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o the same
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-29
Ship To Be
Named Carver

The Maritime Commission an.
nounced today that q Liberty Ship,
soon to be launched( will be nam
ed for DR.. George Washington Car
yer, world-famous scientist who
died at Tuakegee Institute, Ala,
on January 5, 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 he the second pro-
minent American Negro so honor
ed by the Maritime Commission.
The first Liberty 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, Mo-, and left an or
phan when stolen from his parents
he was unable to read or write un
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-29
Doxey AS Sergeant Al
Choice Resented

New York The NAACP ex-
pressed this week in a commune
cation to Senator Alben w. Bark
ley the shock of Negroes through
out the United States at the Sc
lection Of ex-senator Doxie as Ser
geant at Arms by a Democrat
caucus.
The NAACP warned that this
selection coming at the time of
the cancellation of the FEPC hear
ings on railroad discrimination
would be considered by many Ne
grces proof that the Democratic
party does not wish Negro sup
port. The NAACP stated that it
was probable that resentment
would grow since the sergeant at
arms has charge Of capitol police
and Negroes might feel that the
choice Of a mar who joined in
in the filbuster Of the
anti-poll tax bill would cause fur
Ter disregard Of citizenship rights
q. Negro visitors to the capitol
This does not seem unlikely, the
NAACP said, with the capitol po-
lice under the authority of a man
who expressed himself as did Dox-
lie On the Senate floor.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-29
Mr.. Bates Speaks:

The STATE PRESS is Just "another rag-a dirty Sheet
spoke q prominent lawyer which a prominent doctor acquiescsd.
We readily agree that the STATE PRESS isn't everything
tina. it should be, but the PRESS has a mission IN the communi-
ty to fulfil and working as it is under q handicap by Conn
munity leaders, who are interested only in themselves and not
giving a damn about the community as long as they can keep
the people fooled is the reason that the PRESS has not riscn
above . rag"
The STATE PRESS appeared en- the streets Of Little Rock
nineteen months ago with no encouragement whatever from tho
leader # this city. II was motivated thru the possibilities Of
the darker citizens if they could ever be pulled from the state
Of lethargy that they occupied and blend forces together. That
much TIE PRESS has never been able to accomplish. This
paper has never been a Charlie Mccarthy paper, no strings
h,v. ever been tied to it. 1t has always brought the news mn
bridled and unbiased as far as possible. Its thoughts were az
ways for community uplft. It's editorial policy in our estima-
ton has been fair saying just what it damn plcases. This paper
has always condemned wrong and upheld what it thought to be
right. It has always fought for equal rights for all men. 1t has
suffered from lack Of revenue from merchants Of the other race
who opposed the stand it took on things ~efecting the race. II
has been denied revenue from commercial merchants Of fhe
race who were benefited from the stand it took
For the first time in the history of Little Rock, Negro Of
fcess attired in uniform patrol our business section, is ono Of
tire accomplishments Of this paper. Negro leaders and organ
iz'tor5 ic the city had been clamoring for Negro officers for
some tnc' but it was all falling on deaf ears, but when this
paper took up the fight and carried it to the proper source, an
announcement followed that special Negro officers would be
appointed to the force with full police power.
When the City Teachers Association announced. its intention
OF filing suit for equalization in salary, this paper was and
IS stu against the discrimination in salary scale, joined in the
fight to mold sentiments, but when the teachers showed they
could get along without the paper, the paper dropped out. and
they are now, just where they started, or are they? When
citing unrest this paper went to the defense. The results are
citing unrest, this paper went to the defnse. The results ere
clear" When the City Commission decided to re-routc the ex-
p-ess trucks thru the city over one Of the most hazardous
streets in tho vicinity for reason of its own, the committee
from that street decided It could get results without the Press
and t." results are that the trucks are going ahead the way
th, Commission wanted over the protest Of the committee.
2espitc what the PRESS has done. The PRESS is still
"arother rag" but when it speaks over fifty thousand people
h3tn. And some day it may really speak?
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-29
Wanted For
Questioning
In Rape Case

Last Wednesday night, Alfred
Cross, 2t07 Dennison street is re-
ported to have attacked a young
woman near her home on Gath st
as she left tire bus line at 23rd
and Summit Streets. Cross is said
to have accostcd the young wo-
nan and Knocked her down and
dragged her in an abandoned a
shed and raped her, and fled the
scene while she lay in n SEMI
conscious condition. Upon re-
covering the woman contacted
police and a warrant was Used for
the arrest Of Cross, but when the
attempted to serve the war
rant it was found that Cross had
skipped and is still OF large.
Arkansas State press., 1943-01-29
Local Boy To
0PA Position

The resignation of Stewart
French Territorial Attorney for
the Office Of Price Administration
in the Virgin Islands, to enter
the Armed Forces, was announced
today by Jacob A. Robes, Direc-
tor of the OPA office here.
With French's departure, Mel
son H. Nichols, Jr., the Chief En-
foreement Attorney, was appoint
ed Acting Territorial Attorney. :.
Mr.. Nichols, a Negro Atty. lives
in Atlantic City, N. ]. and is the
son Of The late Nelson H. Nichols
who once had established offices
here.
Prior to his appointment as Ter
ritorial Attorney last August, Mr..
French had been the Executive As
sistant to Governor Charles Har-
wood. He was attorney in the
Department of Justice for more
than two years, serving in the
Trial Section of the antitrust Di-