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The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04
RANDOLPH LEADS PICKET
line IN JOB FIGHT

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (ANP)-A.
Philip Randolph, president Of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Port
ers and director of the March, On
Washington movement, headed a
history breaking picket line thrown
around the headquarters and branch
offices of the Metropolitan Life In
surance company, by NOW mem
bers The picket line was in pro-
test of the company's long standing
policy against employing Negroes.
A 12-man picket line tied up traf-
fic from II a. m. to 2 pm. the first
day of the picketing, as they par
AIDED before the entrances of two
Metropolitan branch offices. Other
prominent persons beside Randolph
in the picket line were Frank R.
Crosswaith, member of the New
York City Housing authority, Miss
Edith Ransom, organizer of the In
0dI IIlOIlC w VI uIl-
ion, and Herbert L. Bruce, Demo-
cratic leader of the 18th Assembly
district.
Randolph exhibited letter from
Charles G. Taylor, vice president of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, in the NOW headquarters
that revealed the company had more
Negro policyholders than any other
large insurer but listed less than
200 Negroes on it's 10000 national
pay roll.
The Metropolitan Insurance COM
pany's board of directors has
Thoroughly explored its policy of
employing no Negro agents and had
no intention of changing that pol
ICY" Taylor is reported to have in
formed Randolph.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04
TWO THEFT5 REPORTED

Police early today were search
ing for man who attacked and
robbed Mrs. Stella Thompson, West
Milton, of a brief case in front of
514 Washington street about $3.50
p. m. yesterday. The case contained
a school register and report cards.
Agella Snowden, 1136 South
Broadway, reported the theft of
500 government check from her
mailbox. She said the theft oc-
Cured yesterday.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04
ARMY justice HITS
FOUR NEGRO SOLDIERS
IN CAMP MUTINY

ALEXANDRIA, La, Oct. A.
(ANP)-Army justice took it's toll
of four of the five Negro soldiers
involved in the recent disturbances
at Camp Claiborne by sentencing
two to life Imprisonment, one to
nine years at hard labor and one
to die, according to announcements
made by Brig. Gen. Louis F.
Guerro, commanding officer. Pvt.
William Smith Jr., 20, escaped by
acquittal.
According to court martial ver-
diets, Pvt. Leroy McGary, Chicago,
must die for his share in the upris-
ing that brought wounds to two
Negro soldiers and one white Of
ficer, while Pvt. George S. Wash
ington, Houston, and T/5 Phillip
Davis, Montgomery, Ala, must
serve life Imprisonment sentences.
Davis was accused of holding two
officers prisoners during the out
break. Sgt. Conway Price, Brook
lyn, was sentenced to nine years at
hard labor for failing to attempt
to suppress mutiny.
McGary's death sentence result
ed from charges of mutiny and
other military offenses.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04

Another drew attention to the
particular bravery and courage of
the Senegalese. They're good men.
They apparently don't know the
meaning of fear. Yesterday morn
ing | watched few of them ad-
vancing on a couple of Jerry ma
chine gun positions, grenades at
the ready.
''They didn't stop, in spite of
some of the hottest mortar and
machine gun fire from the flanks,
until they were in throwing dis
tance. They knocked them out"
Only Englan dhas come near to
approaching the French army ar
rangement. Last June it was an
nounced by 1t. Gen. G.. N. Ma
Cready, commander of the British
army staff in Washington, that the
first Caribbean regiment, a volun-
teer outfit is headed by 1t. Col.
Hugh Wilkins. Next in command
is a Negro major.
No distinctions are made in quar-
ters, mess, Or opportunity for ad-
vancement, and mixing exists on
all levels of enlisted men and Of
ficers.
The U. S. War Department has
adamantly refused to consider
changing or altering it's present
system of jim crow and segrega-
ton of Negro troops. Even a mixed
volunteer unit is proposed by Negro
and white college students was pre-
scribed.
France, however, and her FIJI
prefer to represent and fight for
the principles of the Republic
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.
They have translated the motto
into way Of life.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04
Hold Services
For War Vet

Funeral services for Raymond
Jackson, so, of 81 Benning Place,
who died Sunday at his residence,
will be held tomorrow noon at the
Tabernacle Baptist church, with
burial in the cemetery at the Ma
tional Military Home, the Rev. J..
w. Broaddus officiating. Jackson
was a veteran of the first World
War. Recently he was employed
by the Aetna Paper Co.
Surviving are his wife jamie
Belle; two daughters, Mrs. Sus-
anna Cunningham and Mrs. Diana
Brooks; two sisters, Mrs. William
Lowell and Mrs. John Gaines; one
brother, John Jackson, and three
grandchildren, all of Dayton
Friends may call at the residence
after 6 p. m. this evening.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04
TOLEDO NEGROES STAND
IN line TO REGISTER

TOLEDO, O., Oct. 3-(ANP)-
The crowd of more than 400 that
stood in line Monday to register
for the Nov. election is the largest
number of Toledo Negroes ever to
register in a single day, it is re-
ported here.
Board officials attribute the in
creased number Of potential voters
to recent political speeches by pres
idential aspirants.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04
FIJI UPH0L DERS OF DEMOCRACY:
ALL RACES IN FRENCH units

SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE,
Oct. 3-(ANP) P)-Though the U. S.
is generally credited with being the
outstanding advocate Of democ-
racy, it is France through it's army
of resistance that has been re-
vealed as the real upholder Of the
inherent equality of man and the
dignity of souls.
Scattered throughout the French
Forces of the Interior are soldiers
of various races and nationalities,
Moroccans, Algerians, Negroes
from North and West Africa, citi-
zens from the East, and native
white Frenchmen. These men, all
Frenchmen, are fighting and dying
side by side to free their country
from the tyrant's yoke.
Quietly, without fanfare and
hest-thumping, the FIJI is dem
onstrating to the world what unity
is, how democracy works. From top
to bottom this mixing exists re-
sulting in an esprit de corps and
comradeship unknown to any other
army.
This philosophy inseparable from
the unquenchable French spirit is
paying heavy dividends too.
Described as zone of the most
colorful divisions with the allies in
France" the fighters are reported
to eagerly engage the enemy with
a vigorous confidence and battle
fierceness spectacular even in war
time.
One American doughboy declared
when told the FIJI was joining his
flank in a recent push, "The
French? Those guys are terrific
fighters. We like to have them
around"
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04
FOUR SENTE need AT CAMP claiborne
ENTERTAIN5 GUEST

Mrs. Marian Smith Williams had
as her house guest over the week
end, Mrs. Elizabeth Pierson, a
teacher in the public schools Of
Marion, Indiana. Mrs. Williams ac-
companied Mrs. Pierson to Colum-
bus on Saturday where they at
tended the afternoon session of the
National Urban League meeting
there.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04
MERCHANTS HEAR
0pA REvI5I0N5

Revised OPA price regulations
affecting wearing apparel were ex-
planned to members of the Dayton
Retail Merchants association by
price specialists of the Cincinnati
district of the Office of Price Ad-
ministration at meeting held in
the Municipal building here last
night.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04
NEGRO DEMOCRATS TO MEET

The Montgomery County Negro
Democrat club will hold a barbe-
cue Thursday at McLin's farm, the
affair being at noon and continu-
ing until night. Democratic candi-
dates will make short addresses.
Clarence Smith is chairman of the
committee on arrangements.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04
REID SISTERS AT MT. ENON

The Reid Sisters, noted gospel
singers, will appear at the Mt.
Enon Baptist church, Friday eve
ming, October 6, in a program of
gospel music sponsored by the SEN
ior usher board.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04
IN CLEVELAND

Mrs. Thelma Clark of German
town street, spent the weekend in
Cleveland visiting friends.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

WHO sold cont find fine choir o Toke look nee
for porch? would be hard find ontne
have it! Whatever find
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

from a defense job and no money
either had already passed her eigibil-
ity exams 10 Pclka's crime school
IT'S tough making a living these
days" the nice little guy would say
sympathetically Room rents high,
clothes are high liquors high don't
see how you girls manage.
Then he would look appraiSingly at
the prospects.
"Of course" he would say slowly,
"of course there's plenty Of money
20 be picked up-caSv money too, out
well, forget II; ! don't guess you'd
do" And when the girls had begged
long enough don't knoW-itS big
money, hundreds Of dollars at a time,
too big for YOU probably But any.
how, come and see me tomorrow
Wen talk itoper.
The girls went toNsCc Pclka. few
more right answers and they were
full.ledged freshmen
\ lesson in the FaCin school would
90 something like thiSl
PcRa would give each student
pay check which the police say he
printed for himself in exact imitation
of those issued by half a dozen war
plants, a social security card and
other identifying documents, also
homemade Then he would stand
behind high desk
"NOW I'm clerk i'm 4 currency cX-
change or 4 teller in bank. You
come up and hand mo your \chcck
I'll ask YOU The same questions you're
likely 20 be asked, and then IN give
YOU the answers. BE sure 10 say lust
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

10 MN - the illSt lew llIl'S
he would watch, 20 make sure that
they did he would give them more
checks. they would 90 out and 20 il
all over again.
They worked" still in pairs, quito
successfully for a time The EnEle
and Gciger girls told police they had
caShcd more than $4,000 worth OF
checks The Misses Hunter and PCay
admitted cashing some ScVcntyOdd
very Odd-CheckS for such amounts
as SD and SiJ.In couple of months
II was easy piclngs for Icifa-too
easy perhaps
That is the girls story. Polka, ia,
dictcd with them, says nothing.
Maybe it really was Just bad LUCK
an accident 10 his Car-that trIpped
the little Fagin The official account
IS that the police traced him 10 his
Archer Ave printing plant that Polka
deserted IL just in time, that tho auto
accident led then - his mothers
home which, despite the easy pick
ings, was only SIS a month flat
and that Il night and day watch
nabbed him there.
And naturally the police were look
ing for somebody, after the 100000
in pay checks began 10 bounce. But
perhaps il wasn't only the accident
that led the police 20 Polka.
When the six sweet girl graduates
meeting for the first time, pared
stories at police headquarters, they
agreed that Polka was harder 10 col
lcct from than any bank teller.
"Tf- we ever saw anF q u&t biz
money he promised, we only saw it,
Grace Ccircr told the police q
would 60 likc~thie Ono Saturday vi
BROUGHT i'm $1,000 That little humpy
counted it carefully then gave us
l-ilA-4Hd I dna't-mcan 500 each.
Tuosdav he borrowed $500 of il back.
We never saw il again. lie double
crossed us every time.
So uavbc il wasn't the huuChback
Fagine bad luck that brought him
down Sometimes crooks are so smart
they outWit themselves.
THE ANIERIC N WEEKLY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

Incidentally i'm these DAYS whom the
tide of juvenile delinquency is mount.
ing So rapidly il is worthy of note
that all six Of the girls whom Polka
lurcd TO n life of crime came from
broken homes, were unable 20 get
along with their parents, or had an
unsatisfactory family life in1some
respect or other
Md Of course. i'm war time a girl
with no impcdimonts TO keep her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

Patiently Polka
Drilled His Girls i'm
the Fine Art Of Fool
ing Cashiers, Then
Watched Them Make
Their First Haul to
See That He Got
All of IL.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

come IN pairs. That mcant-thCrc were
no steady boy friends 10 interfere,
and il meant they would probably
have girls in pairs do, some
how
Then. if it developed that they were
from out of town and that they
worked now and then as Mattresses.
Pclka's bitter, twisted brain knew the
prospects were really live ones. Plenty
of Splendid women work regularly as
Mattresses, plenty of them occasion.
ally. But the typical nomadic soup
Jockey" well girls on the loose say
it's the easiest way 10 get around the
country You walk into a restaurant,
hang up your hat and 60 to work-no
references, no Investigations, no de
lays. But meals. AND tips.
II January 23. 1914
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23

Polka printed his own, IN
his own print shop, as the
police tell il. The average
forger has to hang" his
own bad paper; he can't
afford acconpliccs. Pelka's
helpers cost him almost
nothing ne thought.
Certainly il was easy TO
recruit the help, All Polka
had 10 DO was hang around
South Side cocktail lounges
and buy a few drinks for
likely looking girls.
II was no trouble 10 spot
them. They would be young,
not too prosporous-secming
and, especially, they would
Evening star., 1944-06-05
COUPLE, WANTED

COUPLE WANTED.
Couple wanted for farm located not far
from Washington. D. C. Man to do farm
work and woman to look after house
excellent accommodations with good salary
70 reliable couple. Position permanent
Just ) adults in family. Apply Col A. II
Dondero. 17lS Pennsylvania ave NV.
Washington, D. c. Telephone Ma Osf3
Evening star., 1944-06-05

Excellent opportu
terested in nice ,
little overtime. 8
to 4:30; Sat. $40
S1,620. with ch
Apply $40 Woodv
STENOGRAPHER
Evening star., 1944-06-05
HELP MEN AND WoMeN.

ADVERTISING DETAIL ASSISTANT for
agency. man or girl. can advance to pro-
refsrencess REQUIRED: Romer Advertisins
COUPLE. COOK, man for yard and house
work, experienced: with city references;
live in. nice quarters. WI. 1884.
DisHWASHEKs,, busboys wanted full or
part time; good wages. Apply manager,
New World Restaurant. 1906 Rhode Is
pisHWAsHER for new institution in
Salary, $75 and full maintenance. Tele-
phone Mrs; Krause, FIN, 1922,
salary. steady work. Apply housekeeper
FSdS fzs M Nson,
Register system, S125 month and meals
Res.surant, 10Y Conn. ave. NV.
PRESSEkS. expert, and silk finisher; good
pay and working conditions. Trinidad
FEE We 5ag E% AT sssS
noon to pm: 4O-hour week; $40 week
Call Mr.. Sterner Ma 1898.
WOMAN OR MAN, white, to work pm
to II midnipht in ice cream store; 81 per
heus; hs Irvh vApp,, pm, 1925 Bladsnsburs I'd
Plcry store Pearson. 1201 n ct N u
Evening star., 1944-06-05
NIGHT WORK,

TRUCK DRIVER,
8 to 4:30, 6-day wk; good pay. Call
War Dept. Exchange, DI. 9344, for appoint
ment.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS (2(.
after school hours and Saturdays, BOX
18TH, Star
Evening star., 1944-06-05
HELP WOMEN.

ACCOUNTANT. permanent position with
good salary and prospects: In public ac-
countant's once 5h-day week. Apply IN
person. III st. NV, Rm. 905
ALTERATION HAND for tailor shop also
wait on trade. d. Suber, 906 New York
ALTERATION HAND, nrst class, expert.
enced only. $50 weekly. Nu-kst Tailor
ing, 1871 18th st NV
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Marbury Castigates
Jury Over Verdict

Judge Charles c. Marbury in
Prince Georges County Circuit
Court at Upper Marlboro yesterday
sharply criticized the jury which ac-
quilted Clarence E. Jackson of the
900 block of F street NV, and
George Wood, Kenilworth, Md, on
charges of criminal assault.
Court attaches said the criticism
was the first to be administered by
a Circuit Court judge ''for some
time" Jackson and Wood were
charged with criminally attacking a
24-year r-old Government worker
April on Central avenue near
Largo.
In discharging the petit jury for
the April term Of court, Judge Mar
bury declared the verdict exonerat-
ing the two men was returned in the
face Of "undisputed evidence to the
contrary" He predicted that "thees
two very dangerous individuals now
at large probably will be back either
in this or another court soon
charged with a crime of violence"
Unless the petit juries of this
county are going to give earnest and
grave consideration to this type OF
case" the jurist asserted, persons
not living in Prince Georges County
will know that they can come here
and commit murder and criminal
assault with impunity."
He pointed out that although the
trial lasted for II hours and the
two men were charged with criminal
assault, assault and battery and in
tent to commit criminal assault, the
jury deliberated for only four hours
before finding them not guilty on all
counts.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
New Federation Head Postwar Blueprint
Stresses Cooperation Urged by Fleming
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 6.-Assertine
that world peace depends on CO.
operation among all nations, Mrs
Lafelle Dickinson, newly elected
president of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, says the
federation's policy is that of con-
sultation, cooperation, kindness and
tolerance"
Broadcasting yesterday in her first
public address since she was named
federation president, Mrs. Dickin-
son, a resident of Keene, N. H., said
1--WE cannot hope to achieve g
lasting peace among the nations OF
the world without co-operation; we
cannot establish our own Nation
upon a sound economic footing
without the cooperation of all oul
people.
The great welding force that car
accomplish this aim is the woman
power of America-and it is oul
primary responsibility at this time
to work to this end"
| She urged that American womer
resist the efforts of those who try
to divide natiAQ from nation, grour
from group, neighbor from neigh.
Dor, Christian from Jew"
I'VE all know that the protec.
ton of life and morale on the hom,
front is mainly in the hands O.
women" she said, addressing her.
self to the $500 federated club.
| throughout the country
Evening star., 1944-05-06
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GARDEN CITY, N. Y, May g.
Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, ad-
mlnistrator of the Federal Works
Agency, said today that now is the
time" when private business and
Government should be translating
their hopes for the future into blue
prints"
Gen. Fleming spoke at the dedi-
cation Of the first buildings erected
in the East exclusively to house
members of the Cadet Nurse
Corps, Government-sponsored stu
dent nurse group.
The dormitories form part of the
campus of Adelphi College here.
Citing the length of time required
to plan the two 1925 900 buildings
as an argument for postwar plan
ming now, Gen. Fleming declared:
obviously, if we have not done
our planning before the last shot
is fired, the months Immediately
following the war are likely to fine
us still at our drafting boards draw
ing plans, while men are crying fol
the jobs we failed to provide II
time
One means to combat a depres.
sion when peace comes is to provide
employment by building more ane
better schools. hospitals and NOR,
useful public facilities of all kinds
he said.
Others at the dedication included
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sur
geon General Thomas Parran anc
Lucille Petry, director of the Unitec
States Public Health Service.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Luther I. Curtis Funeral
Tomorrow in SpotsyIvania

Funeral services for Luther
Thomas Curtis, SIS, Columbia
Heights restaurateur for the last 25
years, who died yesterday of a heart
ailment at the Mary Washington
Hospital, Fredericksburg, Va, will
be held at l 80 pm. tomorrow in the
Mount Zion Baptist Church, Spot
sylvania, Va. Burial will be in
SpotSylvania.
Mr.. Curtis owned a restaurant at
3418 Eleventh street NV. unit,
about four months ago.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Marietta
Jane Curtis, he is survived by a son
Vivian Curtis. Washington; a broth
er, Raymond Curtis, Woodbridge
Va, and five sisters, Mrs. Sleda Bur
ton and Mrs. Esther Smith, Fred.
erlcksburg, Va; Mrs. Mary Burton
Washington; Mrs. Elinor Grannin-
ger, Arlington, Va, and Mrs. Bertha
Williams, Milford, Del.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Gen. Drum Advocates
Compulsory Military
Training Of 5 Years
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 6.-Gen. Hugh
A. Drum, head of the New York
State National Guard, told a joint
conference of the National Guard
and Adjutants General Associations
last night that Ito be strong mill
tarily we must have a universal
selective service system
Under such system, he said,
there must be equality of service
and treatment. No half-hearted
approach will be acceptable"
Gen. Drum recommended that the
universal system be made applicable
to all youths on reaching the age
of 18, except those beyond re-
habilitation" He urged retention
of the present system of the Regular
Army, the National Guard and Re-
serve units.
All physically fit young men, he
said, should be obligated for
five years service-one year in the
Regular Army, two years of re-
fresher training with the National
Guard or reserves, and two years
in what he termed the Federal Re-
serve.
Under his program, the refresher
training would include three hours
weekly plus a 15-day annual en-
campment. The Federal reserve
training, he said, would include two
hours month and one 15-day field
period.
Gen. Drum estimated that about
100000 physically-fit youths reach
18 each year and by the end of the
five-year period, 100000 would be
in service.
He urged that the officers should
come from West Point and be ex-
amined and trained by Federal au-
thorltles, adding that all qualified
trainees should have the opportu-
nifty to obtain commissions.
The postwar military setup, Gen.
Drum said, should include regular
standing army of volunteers, trained
for overseas duty, home army of
volunteers and Regular Army men
and the products of universal
service.
The associations recommended
earlier that any postwar universal
military service be carried out
chiefly through the National Guard,
but that legislative action on such
a program should be deferred until
peace comes to allow consideration
of the experience and judgment of
troops now overseas.
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Garden Is Planned
For Fort ConyuIescents

Arlington garden clubs and a
group of flower lovers, working
through the county Red Cross and
Hospital Service, are Transforming
the former arena near Fort Myer
Hospital into a garden for the con-
valescent soldiers, it was announced
yesterday by Mrs. Gerald Griffin
chairman of the Arlington Camr
and Hospital Service. Planting is tc
start Monday.
Members of the committee are
Mrs. w. M. Anderson, chairman:
Mrs. William Schock, Neighborhooc
Garden Club: Mrs. A. M. Weber
Woodlawn Garden Club; Mrs
Robert F. Coppel, Westover Garder
Club, and Mrs. Paul M. Hines, Ar.
lington Women's Club Flower
Committee
Evening star., 1944-05-06
Pennsylvania Enocts
Service Vote Measure
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, May 6.-Penn-
sylvania's Legislature enacted a
model service vote bill yesterday in
a climax to a special legislative ses-
sion.
Gov. Martin went before a joint
Senate-H session and signed
the measure into law Immediately
after its enactment.
The soldier vote bill, which ulti-
mately will cost $1,000, 900, provides
for elimination of personal registra-
ton of Pennsylvanians in the armed
forces and Allied services; directs
county election bureaus to mail bal
lots, without request, to all eligible
voters in Uniform whose names and
addresses can be obtained, and al
lows los days for dispatch and re-
turn of military ballots.