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NOTED Author AND COLLEGE PROFESSOR SAYS NEGROES
HAVE NO FAITH IN ALLIED CAUSE---NONE In SINCERITY

Misunderstanding realis-
tic picture of the average Ne
gro's belief concerning the war
and the peace and his role in
the American scheme of things,
]. Saunders Redding, noted au-
thor and college professor, writ
ing in the January ssue of Negro
Digest published here on the sub
ject what the Negro Believes"
declares that Negroes have no
faith In the white Americans sim
cerity, and do not feel that the
peace to come will be a peace
for them.
Redding, who gained national
fame as the author of the recent
sensational book, mo Day for
Triumph" says that the unwill-
ingness of whites to permit Ne
groes to fight is a studied plan
to deprive him of consideration
at the close of the war. After
all, boy, you didn't do any OF
the fighting. You hauled stuff
and ran messages and built roads
and bridges, but you didn't fight
and bleed like the white boys
did, so go back where you came
from" is what Redding say:
America will say when the wal
is over.
Negroes will be permitted t.
fight the Japs because the Japa
nese are something less than hu
man and therefore they can b.
no glory for the Negro in pittini
his courage against a sub-humal
foe, Redding says the averag
Negro believes.
even the good white me
will never treat with the Negr
or for Negro from a sense {
pure humanitarian kindness, br
always from a sense of gainin
some advantage easily measu
able in terms of votes and goo
WILL" the author declares II
average Negro feels.
Other things which the man
the street believes no less stron
ly are that higher salaried n
groes can be bought out by Il
whites or can be made to pr
the white Americans chestnu
out of the fire; that other n
groes don't care anything abo
him; that he and the Americi
Jew have a lot in common a.
should get together someho'
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New Year Wishes
for 1914
BY PERRY w. HOWARD

/. The abolition of dis
elimination and segregation
in the army.
2. The passage of the
Anti-Poll Tax Bill with the
proper amendment.
3. The passing of an an
ti-fynching bill.
4. The winning of the
war by the Allies.
5. The abolition of the
Jim Crow car.
6. Universal suffrage for
the American Negro.
7. A Supreme Court that
will remove the stigma OF
their approval of Jim Crow
ism.
8. Better and more sim
cere race leaders.
8. Squelching of sense
less and selfish agitators of
all races.
10. A combined effort on
the part of our sincere and
common-sense Negroes to
control the national cleo
ton.
IL. That the modern, edu-
Gated young Negro learns
something about party and
government m h a n C S,
about which they seeming
ly know less than any other
subjects.
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MaynOr to Appear
at Temple Theatre

81 just like to sing" is the
modest statement of Dorothy
Maynor, highly acclaimed Negro
soprano, who will appear on the
stage of the Temple Theater
Thursday evening, February Bird,
as the 4th of the 1943 Al ALI
Star Artists series attractions.
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Interesting Books at
Yesler Library

Excuse My Dust (Partridge) A
warm. we'll written Americana,
full of humor which draws a de-
lightful picture of the days OF
"get out and get under" when
the monkey wrench was as es-
sential to travel as a tank of
gasoline.
Paris Underground (Shiber)-
An authentic story of the expe-
riences of an American woman
in Paris, as a member of a Sc
cret organization aiding British
soldiers to escape and as pris-
oner Of the Mis-.
Negro Youth at the Crossroads
(Frazier) A survey of Negro
youth problems in the United
States. This material is organ
lied in relation to the family,
the neighborhood, the school and
job hunting.
Dusk Tracks on a Road (Hur-
ston) A zestful and courageous
story of a Negro anthopologist
and folk song writer.
Betrayal from the East (Hynd)
The author unfolds with swift
pace and skillful organization,
the inside story of japanese spies
in America.
Big Ben (Miers) In this novel
inspired by the lift story of Paul
Robson, the author has written
a fascinating and understanding
book and has presented from q
happier and more optimistic
viewpoint the struggles and th'
achievements of another "nativ'
son."
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(Smith) A best seller, giving
sensitive realistic picture of lif
in a slum section of Brooklyn.
The Negroes Share iSterner
: This book brings together in
: unified whole, scattered data o
the economic status of the Negr
! such as the study of incom
5 consumption, housing and publ
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stallation of the officers of Mt.
Tacoma Lodge No. LAP, last Sun
day afternoon at their hall with
impressive ceremonies. Almost a
100 per cent of the membership
was present for the occasion af-
ter which a well-prepared chick
en- lunch was served. The follow
ing officers were elected for the
term: James E. Claxton, E. r.;
Arthur Lander, E. Leading
Knight; VIM. Alexander, E. 10y
al Knight; Henry Linton, E. Lee
turing Knight; Arthur L. Hayes,
Secretary; Ray Gibson, Treas
urer; Barney Rucker, Esquire
Inner Guard, Arts Rowsey; Ray
Coleman, Tiler; AL Harden, g.
year-term of Trustee. The gath
ering was a great one and graced
at the lunch by the presence OF
many of the ladies.
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] guese, Negro and Indian all OF
whom were until recently Bra
zilians without a color designa-
ton.
Amalgamation
Since the total abolition of
slavery in 1883 the people of
Brazil have made a determined
effort to stamp out color and
racial classifications and to fuse
through the process of amalga-
nation the various elements in
the eauldron of national unity
with equal opportunities for all.
1t is claimed that based on the
present population ratios and
rate of absorption without addi
tional immigration non-whites,
of only about fifty or sixty years
will be required for the complete
assimilation of all Brazilian ma
tionals.
The experiment has been close
ly watched with more or less in
terest by other countries having
large 'non-white populations and
by whites in the United States
with painful amazement and con-
fusion. They are blind to the
records of miscegenation In their
respective states in some of
which the per cent increase of
mulattoes, over a period of 40
years, is so astonishingly high
that informed persons readily
discount the rawlings of profess
sional Negro-baiters who ride to
political power by preaching the
doctrine of racial inferiority and
hate.
Less than 5000 people from
the United States permanently
reside in Brazil and 1t would
probably be unfair to assume
that they influenced the Vargas
administration to bar American
Negroes, but it is generally
known that white Americans
planted the seed of color and
race prejudice and have continu-
ously nourished these poisonous
weeds. However, It is incon-
ceivable that the coordinator of
inter-American affairs is even
remotely concerned with the ra-
cial problems that are being sat
isfactorily solved by the people
of South and Central America.
AS matter of fact colored Asn-
orleans have been so busy IRON
ing out their own problems in this
their native country that 1t does
not appear they have had a Sc
rious interest in Brazil where
there is more than a SO per cent
illiteracy and where until re-
Gently three-fourths of the popu-
lation could buy but little be-
yond the bare necessities of life. |
Single crop countries or states
whether based upon a cotton, cof-
fee or sugar economy have but
little, if any, attraction for the
North American Negro of today. |
The Brazil Exclusion Act is,
therefore, both unnecessary and
humiliating, If not contrary to |
the quota regulations applicable |
to all American citizens. Under
the quota system of 1897 Brazil
limited the annual immigration
from any given country to 2 per
cetn of the number which en-
tered that country during the
past SO years. and this law
should remove all fears of a
wholesale exodus of Negroes to
that country. But the states
men and politicians of Brazil
with millions of American dollars
are now busy developing the
great natural resources and the
domestic industries of their re-
public. Their definite amalga-
nation policy does not call for
additional dark-hued manpower,
and in this connection it will be
recalled that prior to the Sec
ond World War, Australia also
barred American Negroes but
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Bow Threatens Suicide

NEW YORK-Traffic in the
heart of Harlem was jammed
as 1000 persons watched police
prevent Jackie Meikle, 11-year-
old Negro, from carrying out his
threat to jump from the fourth
story window ledge of building.
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BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

UFT q. >. o. NO. 2
Arthur L. Hayes, Ch.; Mrs.
Maude Leonard, Sec; Rev. E. B.
Wilson, Mr.. j. G. Haley, Mr.. G.
]. Shaw, DR.. L. C. Bowling, Mr..
Ernest Tanner, Mr.. Fred U. Har-
ris, Mr.. Guy Thompson, Rev. J..
e. Roberts and Mr.. James Beck.
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RACE PREJUDICE
ENTERS BRAZIL
BY CHARLES Il. HALL
Grand Statistieian

The new immigration law pro-
posed about two months ago in
Brazil bars the immigration of
Negroes including those who are
citizens of the United States,
only few of whom live in the
81 states constituting the repub-
lie. Negro immigration to that
country practically ceased in
1880 when the African slave
trade was outlawed and today
the nearly AZ million population
of Brazil is about so per cent
white; 20 per cent mulatto-Ne-
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THE ENTERPRISE IS ON
SALE AT THE TACOMA OF
FICE AS LONG AS THEY LAST.
BETTER YET, SUBSCRIBE TO
BE SURE. NO EXTRAS.
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LASH
assistance.

Darker Brother (Moon) This
dramatic story of present-day
Negro life in Harlema is related
in terms of the people who live
it. Consequently, it is in spite
If tragedies. a friendly 'irama
and the book has a chuck)ing
humcr and will be appreciated
BY all who know human beings.
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A lovely wedding was at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L.
Beck, 24O9 South 18th. Tuesday
evening of last week when Sgt.
Lloyd H, Wallace, FIT. Lewis,
and Miss Bernice M. Pradd, New
Orleans, were Joined in the happ
state before a large gathering of
friends of the very lovely couple
and so jolly and happy was the
occasion that Mr.. Bonnie Brown
took moving pictures and at the
last show night at the USO the
crowd was thrilled to see on the
screen the entire setting. Rev.
Roberts officiated for the affair.
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Mr.. Dean Hart leaves for fur
Their work in Seattle after serv
ing as manager of the Ruston
Terrace dormitory for more than
a year to take up Seattle Urban
League duties February 1. His
office will be 1926 Railway Ex-
change Bldg. in that city. Mr.
Hart has been very active in
Tacoma circles and renewed
many old acquaintances as we'll
as added new ones and Tacoma
will still hold him as the Buddy
he is Notwithstanding.
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ELKs ELECT OFFICERS

State Deputy e. r. Chainey,
of Seattle, with many of the herd
conducted the election and in
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Mt. OIiyet Baptist
Rev. James j. Glow, Pastor

Rev. JamtS y. NION, HSIVT
Sunday school, $3.50 a. m.
Morning worship, II a. m. b. Y.
P. F. evening worship, 500 a. m.
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that if other Negroes were more
like him, things would be better,
and that if God were blank,
things would be better.
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Bethel A. NJ. T..
n. Mcmillan and Larabee
Rev. Browning c. Allen, Pastor
Sunday school. 500 a. m.
Morning worship and sermon, II
a. m. A. C. E. League. GAO
p. m. Evening hour, p. m.
Mid-week meeting, Wednesday OF
each week
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TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS
We have done and still
are doing everything pos
sible to see that your copy
reaches you at least by
Saturday.
The P. o. department
is cur court of last resort.
They are helpless. Your
papers are delivered to
the post office every
Thursday. Please bear
with us.
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st. Philip Episcopal Mission
Rodney and Knott
Rev. l.. o. Stone, Vicar
Prayer, 700 a. m. Serman a:
prayer, 1900 a. m. Evening
worship, SOS p. m.
Monta Villa Community Church
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Germans Expected To Retreat
Deeper Into Vaunted East Wall

elements drawn away to bolster
the right wing on to meet the Nat
tuna beach-head Allied thanking
thrust below Rome.
In Italy as in Russia there are
growing indications that lack OF
man-power is gravely affecting
German ability to hold Rome OF
any substantial part of the Italian
peninsula much longer.
The situation seems much the
same for Japan in the Central Pa
cific. Loss of the major atolls Of
the Marshall group with their gooc
air strips perilously close to Truh
seriously dents the whole hippo
nese Pacific defense system. ia
pans failure thus far to answer
the challenge from the main Unit
ed States enemy fleet and nava.
air force indicates that the fore
lacks the sea and air power te
cope with the American and Amer.
ican-Australian attacks in the Pa.
cific.
Tokyo apparently no more dares
risk decisive sea battle on thai
front than Berlin dares fight it Out
to the bitter end ashore in Russia
or Italy. For both war attritior
has done its deadly work, insured
ultimate defeat.
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Sparkling Jarnboree
Gets More Featured
Performers For Show

The big Victory Jamboree enter
tainment program to be held al
ITALIAN Hall Sunday, is still in
creasing with brilliant PERSONAL
ties, Promoter Bert Causey an
nounced Thursday.
The glittering musical show viii
feature the Tennessee RamblerS
famous stars of stage and screen
direct from Hollywood Included
on the program will be Ray Pot
ter, the original Carolina Play
boy; Arthur Smith, the Carolina
Crackerjack; Honolulu Serenaders
TOUR lovely girls; Claude Casey
americas No. l radio cowboy;
and Fred Kirby, the South's great
est silvertone soloist, who will sing
numbers requested by the audi
ence. Casey and Kirby will share
master of ceremonies honors.
The two hour program, which
will consist of sparkling music
and comedy will be presented al
5:l5, 6;l5, and $3.50 p. M, due tc
the demand of Wilmington Jam.
5oree goers who have seen many
Of the performers at previous at
fractions.
Local talent desiring to exhibit
their ability on the show are asked
to contact Bert Causey at the Or
ton Hotel.
This show is to be under the
auspices of the Wilmington police
department.
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DREXLER ELECTED
CHEST PRESIDENT
Continued from Page One)

Storer P Ware, J. Walter Webb,
2. L. White, and Mrs. w. G.
Whitehead.
Stearns stated that the second
Community Chest campaign in
November, 1943, was more, sue
cessful than the first. On a goal
of approximately $3.50, 1000, includ-
ing $72,530 for the war relief
agencies of the National War
Fund, $4,000 was raised. At the
conclusion of the second campaign,
officials of the North Carolina
Shipbuilding company announced
special corporate gift, not in
cluded in the campaign of $685.
600, with the request that this
fund be ear-marked for postwar
contingencies. In consideration Of
this generous gift, the Board of
Directors set aside an additional
sum of $4,000, from the 1913
surplus, and established the post
war contingency fund in the
amount OF S65, 600.
The campaign committee did
woman service under the direc-
ton Of N. E. Drexler, chairman,
ana secured the active coopera-
ton OF over 900 campaign work.
ers.
The budget committee for 1e43
consisted of E. "A. Laney, w. D.
McCaig, and S. P. Ware, held ten
meetings during the year and es-
tabllshed uniform fiscal year
Tor the Chest and its member
agencies.
The Council of Social Agencies
began operation May 1913 under
the direction of the Rev. w. B.
Freed, chairman, and with three
divisions for Health Welfare, Rec.
reation, and the Social Service
Exchange. The institutional mem.
oers OF the council include all the
member agencies of the Commu-
nifty Chest and in addition Pub.
lie Health and Welfare agencies
OF the city and county, American
Red Cross, USO, etc. represent
ed by two or more delegates for
each agency
The Recreation division prepar.
ed a complete survey of recrea
ton facilities in Wilmington and
presented the report to the new
ly created city department of re.
creation.
The Welfare division made {
survey of juvenile delinquency
which was presented with certain
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Continued from Page One)

ting of the Warsaw-O Odessa rail
trunk, the last through line con-
Meeting the new shattered German
south flank in Russia directly with
Germany via Poland.
With Rovno and Lutsk in Rus
sian hands, Red armies are in a
position to sweep southwest toward
Lwow and cut the railway far in
the rear of the Nazi army fighting
below Vinnitsa to keep it open.
No less ominous omens can be
discerned for the Nazi front in TIA
ly. The right wing of the Gustav
Line is obviously buckling under
the Fifth Army thumb-screw on
its feeder and escape lines from
the Nattuna beach-head below
Rome. The increasing pressure is
SynchroniZed with a drive that has
by-jassed Casino to bring the Via
Castilinia under American shell
fire above that gateway to the Liri
Valley.
On the Eithth Army front to the
Adriatic of the Gustav Line the
Germans are reported jittery with
expectations of a new attack. When
it comes, the veterans of the Brit
ish Eighth Army are apt to find
the enemy defenses weakened by
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Argentina, Chile, and Peru owe
their independence to Gen. Jose
de San Martin.
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LEGION MEMBERS
HEAR COMMANDER
Continued from Page One)

United States, and that it was 80
extensively used that it is neces-
sary to notify the building man.
ager when they would like to hold
their meeting, in order to assure
a meeting place.
There is nothing greater that
man can do,' he stated, than
to aid man when he is in need
of help
Commander Stevens called the
Legion Auxiliary the right hand of
the American Legion. He lauded
the Women's organization for their
continuous efforts in aiding the Lee
gion in their ma" undertakes.
I remarking tina. he was in
favor of unionized labor, he said,
however, that it was evident today,
because of the large number of
strikes throughout the county,
that very small percentage of
the people actually realize that
there is a war. Capital and La
Dor, men and women-all of us
should be drafted and win this
war" he said.
The commander stated that as
long as the American Legion was
as great a service to the COM
munities as in the past, the Or
ganization will never need to Wor-
ny about the membership declin-
ing.
1t was announced at the special
meeting last night, which was held
in the Bridgers home which is I'M
der option to the Legion, that Louis
w. Shrier had requested to make
the first donation from the gen
eral public for the purchase of the
home. With his letter which was
addressed to tn house and
grounds committee, was enclosed
a substantial sum- which he did
rot wish to disclose to the public.
However a copy of the letter is
as follows:
Gentlemen: Will you please
find enclosed our check to be ap-
piled to the purchase of the old
Bridger's nome.
II think this is very fine ges-
ture on the part of the American
Legion of Wilmington, and l hope
that you have very successful
drive in securing this money for
such worthy cause.
II pray to God that in the near
future we may have our boys
and girls home again."
Visitors and members of the
American Legion and Auxiliary
toured the large building after the
meeting last night and were en-
thusiastic about its possibilities. If
the final amount can be raised for
the purchase of the home, Post No.
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OVER LOO PLANES
HIT BIG NAVAL BASE
CONTINUED from Page One)

their first taste of battle over Ger
many in the attack on Wilhelms-
haven.
The Paris radio left the air
shortly after 10 pm. tonight indi-
eating that the Raj may be con-
tinuing the revived heavy offensive
with night attack on continental
detectives.
Thousands of pamphlets were
mixed with the tons of explosives
which the heavy bombers unload.
ed on Wilhelmshaven, North Sea
port having U-boat and shipbuild-
ing yards and oil storage depots
and facilities for accommodating
the largest ships.
While tn communique an
nounced no bomb tonnage in to-
days raid, it probably was in tn
neighborhood Of 1900 tons on the
basis of official figures of Satur-
days record 1,800-ton assault on
Frankfurt.
This would mean that approx
mately 4,80O tons were hurled
against Germany in the last sly
days by American heavy bombers
which smacked Frankfurt, Bruins
~ ~ Hanover and Wilhelms-
haven.
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HOUSE REJECTS
VOTE MEASURE
Continued from Page One)

turned down 104 to 1855 a suggest
&C compromise providing for a
Federal ballot if states do not
make their own ballots available
by June.
A similar proposal had been
shouted down earlier On a voice
vote.
The compromise was similar to
that offered in the Senate by a
coalition of Republicans and Demo
Gratis.
Counting of Federal ballots, un-
der the compromise, would have
been in accordance with State cleo
tons laws.
With the debate having extended
over a seven hour period, tempers
rose.
Representative Cooley D-NC)
protested that the House was pass
ing too hurriedly on the vote bill,
ano that by so doing it was doing
a disservice to service men,"
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recommendations to the board of
county commissioners.
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BACK THE ATTACK! BUY MORE WAR BONDS! Z
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New War-type gives maximum
protection allowed without using
vital war materials. Treated to
resist rapid evaporation and
rust formation. No poisonous
fumes. Bring your own contain
err.
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Blake Is Being Held
In Fender County Jail

Herman Blake, 38-year old ship
yard worker, of Burgaw, is being
neld In Fender County Jail on a
charge of carnal knowledge and
ABUSE OF a female under IL years
Oh age, the child being his own
daughter, it was learned here
Thursday night.
Blake was arrested and jailed on
warrant which was sworn against
MIN by B. Simmons, the child S
grandfather.
Sheriff J. P. Brown, of Fender
county, told reporters last night
mat he, could make no further
statement regarding the case.
6lake is being held pending fur
ther investigation.
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