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Negroes in the Armed Forces

not to do, among them injunctions
concerning race prejudice itself.
But the point is not labeled, and
in some of the guides the issue is
treated so delicately as to be of
doubtful efficacy. Some passages,
however, offer arguments which the
army might well present to it's own
white troops training in America,
and to civilians in cantonment
areas. Here is one from the guide
to West Africa:
Race prejudice against the Afri-
can or against American Negro
troops in Africa would be a good
way to turn the African against US.
Everyone is entitled to his own
prejudices, but it would be only
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Arthur lie Sueur's
to Be HOnOred
at Reception

A reception honoring Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur LeSueur will be held
on Sunday evening, November Z,
at the Floyd B. Olson Labor Tenn
ple-117 4th St. S. E.
The committee feels that it is
both fitting and proper in this war
for the liberation of all peoples re-
CARELESS of race, color, or creed
that time be taken off to pay trib-
ute to those who have spent life
time fighting for these principles.
The progressive movement in Min
nesota owes much to Mr.. and Mrs.
LeSueur's untiring and devoted
struggle against mans inhumanity
to man.
Friends are most cordially in
vited to come. Edward Totten is
committee chairman.
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war in Europe) let the record show
that our sons were ready and will
ing, aye even anxious, to go; that
their urge to serve their country
in the sternest test demanded of its
citizens was no less keen than that
of their white fellow citizens; that
they were willing to make the
supreme sacrifice wherever their
country needed them. But their
ardor was chilled, their offers re-
jected, their skills in combat, &C
quired at tremendous cost to the
government, permitted to become
rusty and stale with disuse.
If the story is ever told, and it
may not be unless there is a Con-
gressional investigation, the great
majority of the American people
will never know that the 93rd Com
bat Infantry Division, organized as
a Jim Crow army unit at the be-
hest of the reactionary Southerners
in the War Department, has been
trained, retrained, engaged in
maneuvers in Louisiana, engaged
in maneuvers in California desert
for a period of almost two years or
more, while thousands of white
boys have died in North Africa, in
Sicily, on the beach at Salerno with
half the training of the 93rd. Nor
will they know of colored infantry
regiments, trained as combat
troops, stationed in New York,
Massachusetts and elsewhere per-
guarding bridges and
roads-a job which could be done
just as effectively either by the
Civilian Patrol Corps, the State
Guards, the American Legion and
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CAN GEORGE
DO IT ALONE?

IF. T. Lane in the Chicago Bee)
Let George do it is not only a
common expression, but it is the
implied attitude of so many people.
Most are satisfied to be critics of
the efforts of others. They refuse
to accept any responsibility what
ever in helping to make things go
forward. Criticism is a necessary
element in progressive action but
it would help a lot if the critics
would join up physically or finan-
cially with some program.
There are many who are refusing
to buy war bonds simply because of
ignorance and selfishness. Among
Negroes, it may be because they
have never been Neutrality-suspicious..
They usually feel that they live in
white mans world and are living
only for today. Tomorrow to them
is just another day and we can solve
tomorrow's problems when they
arise.
Shortsightedness among the low
income groups is sin that we
cannot afford to have. Analyses
show that although the bond drives
go over their quota, the percentage
of small individual buyers is far be-
low what it ought to be. However,
our bond drives are a great educa-
tional medium and we ought to plan
now to have a continuous program
of thrift education after the war.
BUY MORE BONDS and KEEP
THEM. .
A few Georges can't do every
thing by themselves but there are
thousands who would let them try
it. Everyone discusses what the
race should do and what is neces-
sary to solve our problems, but
most of US expect some one else to
do these things. A few of US join
up with groups but leave the hard
work to few people.
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Visitors To
Office

Visitors at the Minneapolis Office
of the Minneapolis Spokesman and
st. Paul Recorder this week were
Messrs. Robert C. Wallace, ]. R.
Cannon, George E. Roach, Father
H. Thomas, Rev. H. W. Bolts, ST.,
of Minneapolis; A. W. Jordan, St.
Paul; Mines. Mary D. Clardy, W.
E. Stovall, Villa Carr and Miss
Dorothy A. Stovall, Minneapolis.
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half dozen other similar organiza-
tons including the Boy Scouts. Nor
will the American people ever know
that colored boys in emergencies
have manned the guns of Ameri-
can ships of war but still retain
the status and pay of messmen.
These things the American people
will probably never know. But
they constitute an indictment of the
American democracy, and the con-
duct of the war which is inexcus-
able and indefensible. For it costs
thousands and thousands of dollars
to train combat troops. And a
years training has been deemed by
the War Department to be suf-
ficient. The failure to use Negro
combat troops who have had train
ing far in excess of that deemed
necessary and who have been de-
clared to be ready would appear to
be capitulation to racial prejudice.
For thousands of Negroes have
been used as laborers, and steve
dores, and truck drivers, and
leaders. These tasks are important,
and no successful military cap-
paign can be conducted without
them. But they do not constitute
the only field in which Negro citi-
zens can be of value in the war eff
fort. However, this appears to be
the conviction of those who are
responsible for the conduct of the
war, if we are to judge by the i'm
mobilization of trained combat
units of Negro soldiers up to the
nraSaOt time
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Sergeant Wyatt
Wishes All a
Merry Christmas
Somewhere in South Pacific.

Somewhere in South Pacific.
Editor: I wish to express my
appreciation to you and your staff
for the deliveries of my paper. It
is quite pleasure to be able to get
it. also want to extend Christ
mas greetings to you and your staff
and sincerely hope that the holidays
will find you we'll and prosperous
and that they will be happy and
joyous ones.
have seen quite a bit of action
since / have been over seas, but l
imagine l will survive.
Sincerely yours,
Staff Sgt. Charles F. Wyatt.
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Roosevelt and His Comptroller

President Roosevs desire to ban discrimination in
pyent setback last week when North
Lindsey general the executive order
forbdng discrimination of creed color only
directive and mandatory This decision effectively kills the intent
which Executive Order
hamstg the effectiveness of the Presidents Committee
Fair Employment Practices
the President in this predcament which
easily lose him the favor of large portion of the Negro
President Roosevelt repeatedly warned that the appoint
with the reputation Lindsey Warren
tror general certainly the interest of all of the people
Warren who while serving Congress effectively kept
his colleague from eating
the Congressional restaurants Warren went far to make it
impossible for Morris Lewis Congressman DePess secretary to
which owned by the
Despite Warrn known anNero record Roosevelt ignored bona
protests named him for the comptroller job Roosevelt will
probably trouble into the facts that
Negro that Lindsey Warren unfit and preudced
caer should have been placed in position
preudces against section of the Nations zeny
was an fraught with peril.
Individuals organizations should Immediately write the Pres
requesting he without delay another
order specific enough make impossible for Lindsey Warren to
antidemocac attitude the Negro and other mnor
att bae eoft the wars fort
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-05
Nurses Needed But colored Need Not Apply


Applications Army Nurse Corps Cannot be
consideration this time because the quota of coored
required by the has been filed"
official applications given by 1t Col Ida
Dansn superintendent of the by authority Of
the u. S. surgeon general
On Army Navy and desperately
this Last month only half of the quota
recruited.
quota Negro $780, because the governments policy
y those stations where coOred troops
predominant" (ofcial reason).
We have colored
except in Liberia and possibly in North Africa.
the Navy, Spars Coast Guard
of the Marine Corps Wa (Womans Auxiliary
Flying Service)
York City alone there 1000 qualified Negro
They cod and hence unacceptable Throughout the country
others willing, able and qualified
e discriminatory system gives comfort the
and gamble with the lives fighting men, Mrs. Avena
of the Joint Committee of Nurses New York City She is
right.
which selects aocates
and the Army and Navy they follow traditional
of civilian life"
But of the two often work together civilian life
by Negroes civilian soldier
wants live first whether the hands of white black
doctor he doesn't whoop.
1t picture 1t is discouraging picture But civilians
hold the and fotude the
fighting fronts Interested and other civilians continuing
their justice and democracy for The civilian public
give hope and must help them possible
Norfolk (Va.) Journal & Guide.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-11-05
Working Girls
Elect Eunice
Brown President

Working Girls Council met in
the parlor room of the Phyllis
Wheatley House Sunday, Oct. 81, at
a p. m. They elected as their presi-
dent, Miss Eunice Brown, Mrs.
Christine Johnson, vice president;
Misses Esther Byars, secretary;
Edna Russell, treasurer. After the
election of officers and initiation
of new members refreshments were
served the girls.
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In MemOriam

In loving memory of my hus-
band, William H. Mcclellan, who
passed away Nov. 7, 1912.
My heart still aches with
loneliness,
My eyes shed many a tear.
God knows how I miss you
AS it ends this first year.
Lovingly, your wife,
Laura Mcclellan.
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(From The New Republic)

1OAA IL &NS" As~PAN~(
A mixed division would be the
best thing; the next best things are
remedies of limited nature. Yet it
is important to try them. The
army shows signs of making some
progress. Thus far, however, the
emphasis has been on minimizing
race prejudice among troops in for
eign service among dark peoples.
The Office of Special Services of
the War Department has prepared
excellently written guides for
troops in countries where skin color,
traditions, history, language, cloth
ing and religion are markedly diff
ferent. They include valuable in
structions on what to do and what
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PRIVATE ROBERT WHITE
VISITS MOTHER

Private Robert White, son of Mrs.
Helen Jefferson, 97O Bryant Ave.
NJ, visited his mother enroute to
Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend an
army school.
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Finally be We all of mind having compassion one OF
another love brethren be pfu be courteous Not rem
dering evil for evil or railing for railing but contrarwise
blessing knowing that hereunto called that we should
inherit bessing.-St Peter 3:9.
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PLAIN TALK
By Elmer Carter

When the chronicer of these turbulent and fearsome
days begins to add the he might find that the col
ored citizens of America failed contribute their quota of
men who met enemy in combat the in the air. and
on the land When that time and not be long
COMING flor the incredible Russian offensive may the
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Citizens Will Honor LIE Sueur

Sunday night Minneapolis and St. Paul citizens will honor Judge
and Mrs. Arthur LeSueur at a reception
given many years useful to liberal
They every honor paid them
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-21
Gamecocks Battle Tigers In Loop Clash
Wildcats Continue Hard
Work For Mighty RALEIGH

Hobbs, kept up their hustlino w.,
in the Wildcat line, which AZ ,,sa,
gave a good account of itself NJ
stellar defensive men teamed ,,.;,I
veterans Mig Snow, Dick Vs.
Red Holt, Red Mayhan and +ro,,5
fer from Nebraska, Stanley GIN.
provide stalwart forward wall fon
the Cats. 10'
The high school also devoted
portion of the practice to puntinr
with their mighty mite" Jack o,7
rimore, showing the way with con
sistant booming spirals.
In the other kicking departro,.
Red Holt threw his 209 pounds inv
the pigskin to send it far down tba
field as the Cats worked on kick
ing off.
The Wildcats will have bo,b,
workout Thursday in their firsr
drill for the Caps, The local sona5
is in good condition With tha oy
ception of Johnny Sylnmes. bacr,
who is on the sidelines with an j.,
jured ankle. The club is in fine
spirits, according to Coach Rnnert
Bryan, and is confident of giving =
good account of itself desni+e n,~
fact that the Raleigh gridders vii,
be favored.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-21
Pro Loop Specializes
In Brilliant Aeria[s

CHICAGO, Oct. 2o.-(P - Lay
that football down, son - right
down the field and into your team
mates arms. This season you've got
a much better chance of gaining
ground in the National Football
League that way.
Even Pete Cawthon's Brooklyn
Dodgers, who get thrown for loss
Of one-tenth Of yard every time
they carry the ball through enemy
lines, go to town with their aerials,
although the real boys are the Wash
ington Redskins (ever hear of Sam
my Baugh), and the Chicago Bears
(they have Sid Luckman, you
know.
The Redskins and Bears have
gone nearly two lengths of the field
via passes in each of their games
so far. Washington's average Is
199933 yards a game and the Bears
1913. Six other teams are averag
| ing better than 10 yards while the
Dodgers are close up with 99.s
yard mark.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-21
Kirby Higbe To Hurl
For Seruicemen Team

FORT JACKSON, S. c., Oct. 20
-R-Kirby Higbe, ex-Brooklyn
Dodgers hur1er who was ruled IN.
eligible for the post baseball
championship finals last week, will
pitch for the Reception Center
team in an exhibition game with
the championship 397th Infantry
Saturday, the Public Relations OF
flee said today.
Higbe was indicted into the Ar
my here last week and returned
10 the reception center several
days before his induction furlough
was up in order to pitch for the
Raiders in a seni-finals game
A. protest by an opposing team
mat he was ineligible because he
had not participated in any prev
lous games was upheld.
Without Higbe, the Raiders 1ost
he post championship to the seth
Infantry.
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The Wildcats continued hard work
Wednesday afternoon in preparation
for their encounter with the mighty
RALEIGH Caps Friday night at p. m.
in Raleigh.
Much of the practice was devoted
Quarterback Bill Aud did the hurl-
quarterback Bill Aud did the hurrl-
ing with ends Dick Watts and Red
Mavhan on the receiving end. Inc
first string backfield, Aud, Lowrl-
more, McIlwain and Dyches, was
drilled long on breaking up an aer'
ia1 attack. as the clever Caps are
ant to take to the air If the stout
New Hanover line curbs thef
vaunted ground attack.
The Wildcats 100 pound wagon
of high explosives, Piggy Dyches'
continued to roll for regular gains
with bull-like plunges through the
line. Dyches, who has a personal
scoring record of AZ points in the
Wildcat games, will be shoulderins
a. large part of the Hanover o1tense
in the Cap game, and will be out
to continue his strong bid for all
state honors.
New Hanover's two scrappy So
nhon1ores. Norman Piner and John
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-21
Eurasian Tops Field
In Gallant Fox Race

NEW YORK. Oct. 2o.-lF-rr,
rasian, the bargain buy picked nm
for $4,000 early this season BY +ba
New York Milliners, Frank and In,
Rabinovich, stood off two strons
stretch threats today to take the
S25, O00-added Gallant Fox handican
closing feature of Jamalcas fail
meeting.
Given a clever, front-runniny ride
by the veteran Swedish saddle
star, Herb Lindberg, the three.
year old son of Quatre Brass H.
whose only previous major stake
victory was in the Travers last
August, hung on to hit the tape in
the slow time Of 2:4S for the mile
and five.eights. At the end. he was
half a length in front OF the fast.
finishing favorite, Kings Abbey,
imported our year old from the
barn Of move man Louis B. Mayer,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-21
Pre-Flight Cloudbusters
Drill Long For Crackers

CHAPEL HILL, Oct. 20.--The
N. c.. Navy Pre-Flight Cloudbust,
ers went through another extended
workout on offense and defense
this afternoon in preparation for
Saturdays bout here with Georgia
Pre-Flight.
Minor injuries kept Ends End Go.
lash and Eugene Lovett and Tackle
Warren LoWens from heavy work,
but 1t. Frank Kinbrough, Cloud.
buster coach, said they may be
ready for Saturdays game.
Newcomer William futile, right
end from Flushing, N. Y, looked
especially good in the pass receive
ing department, and is expected to
start against the Skycrackers
Guard W. D. Budd was moved
from the third to the second team
On the first eleven today we're
futile and Duffy, ends; Kies and
Douglas, tackles; Long and Evan
gelista, guards; Hart, center; No''
man, Hare, Holmes and HecAeI'
backs,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-21
AMATEUR CHAMP
TO ARRIVE SOON
Cliff Smith Will Rest For
Day Before Bout
With Corti

Cliff Smith, Golden Gloves fly
weight champion, will arrive In
Wilmington Sunday to rest before
his bout Monday night with Jimmy
Corti, a runner-up in the recent
national amateur tourney:
Smith has had a spectacular ca
reer in the ring and after a couple
of Else starts toward the, national
championship, he made his goal
this wear. In New York he defeated
the flyweight champions of Mexico,
Canada and Puerto Rico and &C
cording to all sports writer's who
covered the affair, his winning
smile and clean craftsmanship had
much to do with his success.
His speedy fists however. have
placed him at the top and he fights
on strictly amateur basis. The
love Of battle is apparently his only
reason for climbing into the ring
against an adversary.
In Jimmy Corti, Smith meets a
boxer who fights along the same
lines and while the champion is
favored to win his bout, it is GER
tain that he will get a run for the
match.
This bout will be five round at
fair. in accordance with amateur
regulations.
In the supporting bout OF the
evening, Buddy Best, popular ship
yard pug, will tangle with Jackie
Beauhold of the Marine Base.
Other first rate amateur boxer.
will also be nraSented.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-21
NAVY-TECH TILT
TO Be HOT CLASH
Middies Out To Revenge
2l-O Defeat By Jack
cts Last Year

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. 20.-(P
- When Navy's Middies set sail
a AGAINST Georgia Tech at Baltimore
Stadium Saturday night you can
bet your last string of Indian wam-
pun they will be out to deral the
Rambling Wreck, but they will be
in a tight spot.
With between $4,000 and $4,000
fans expected, the Middies want
to extend their victory string to
five straight without defeat.
But while they are battling the
Yellow Jackets their eyes will be
on their traditional battle against
Notre Danes fast-moving Irish
and Angelo Bertelli at Cleveland
October 80.
There is where the rub comes.
The Sailors have to lick fine
ball club in Coach Bill Alexander's
Engineers, but thinking about Ber-
tell and company they can't at
ford to tip their mitts completely.
The Annapolis boys want to lick
Tech in revenge for that Il to U
whitewash Eddie Prokop and his
mates handed a good MILDLY team
asst fall. Too, this game is a rub
her contest, because the Sailors
trounced the Ramblin Wreck back
in 1922, score IS to O.
All of the Navy injured from
that bruising affair with Duke
will be ready with the possible
exception of Jim Petttit, a track
dash star and the fastest Sailor
balloter. Capt. AL Channel is re-
covered and will be back at left
end to furnish spark that was
badly lacking in Nays win over
Penn State.
Navy was lucky to squeak by
States heavier Nittany Lions, with
key men hurt, and playing IN rain
and VIM that worked havoc with
the razzle-dazzle in which the Mid.
dies toss the pigskin around like
a basketball. In addition, the tide
was going out from the Duke scrap
Likely enough the Tech-Navy
battle will be a wide-open affair
with hocus-pocus, long runs by
star backs behind good blocking,
and plenty of passing with little
Hal Hamberg, all-round Navy ace,
showing the way through the air
That is the way Tech plays I'm
der Alexander and for the first
time in years Navy is fielding 8
team that opens the throttle wide
with scoring punch. 1t ought te
be whale of a scrap and any
thing can happen if the Middies
take their eyes off the Jackets
and look toward Notre Dame.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-21
GRID ATTENDANCE
DROPS THIS YEAR
Notre Dame And Michigan
Game Draws $4,000
Spectators

NEW YORK, Oct. 20. - up -
Football fans, like other sports
spectators, are choosy about the
attraction they attend, a nation
wide survey by the Associated
Press showed today.
Attendance at the home games
of representative group of ap-
proximately three score colleges
and universities this fall has to-
tailed 1927, 454 for 1873 games while
last year 1873 games at the same
schools drew 2,1l1,9
This drop OF 2S4, 536 for roughly
half the season amounts to 10 per
cent without taking into account
the fact that last years total in
cludes five more games than this
years.
However, a good part of this
reduction apparently has been
caused by the weak teams and
makeshift schedules which are
serving to keep football alive, if
not lusty, at many schools.
For instance. Yale, which drew
114,000 for its first three home
games last year when Lehigh,
Pennsylvania and Dartmouth were
the opponents, this fall has drop.
ped to $1,000 for three games with
Muhlenberg, Rochester and the
Coast Guard Academy
Nebraska, with strong team in
1912, averaged 10000 for each OF
its first three games. This year
the Cornhuskers have played only
once at home, against Indiana,
and drew $500.
On the other hand Michigan
which drew $1,000 for its first two
games with Great Lakes and
Michigan State in 1912, this year
has drawn 100000 for two tussles
with Western Michigan and Notre
Dame.
The Notre Dame-Michigan game
lured out $4,000 fans, the biggest
crowd of the season, but there
have been several others in the
10000 to $4,000 bracket and the
Army-Notre Dame game at New
York November 6 has sold Out
the 72,000-capacity Yankee Stadium
three weeks in advance.