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The southern news., 1944-03-18
N. j. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO
ENFORCE CIVIL RIGHTS

TRENTON. N. 1.-THE Senate
and the Assembly of the State of
New Jersey have approved a bill
which reorganizes the Attorneys
department. This is the first of
the measures on Governor Edge $
state government reorganization
program. One of the provisions
of the bill is that the Attorney
General shall enforce the civil
rights laws which ban discrimina-
ton because of race, color, or
creed.
In effect this will mean civil
liberties unit in the office of the
Attorney General of the State of
New Jersey similar to that in the
office of the United States At
orney General. 1t marks the first
time that state would have set
up such an office for the protec-
ton of minority groups.
This measure was proposed by
Milton r. Konvitz, assistant special
counsel of the NAACP, at a state
wide interracial conference held in
Newark on December is, 1943,
and was approved by the State
Goodwill Commission on January
The southern news., 1944-03-18
New Civic Center
Dedicated At MaxtOn

MAXTON, N. c. - Dedication
of a new Civic Center in Maxton,
the first in this vicinity for Col
ored soldiers, was observed re-
Gently with appropriate cere-
monies. The new club is located
in the Colored Masonic Hall in
Maxton, two blocks to the left of
the stoplight on the Lumberton
highway.
The club is equipped with a
piano, games, writing tables-all
bought by public subscription
among citizens. 1t will be operated
locally until at such time as an
official USO charter and assist
ance will beapplied for which will
make the club an extension of the
MaXton USO. Further equipment
is planned for the club soon, with
decorations to brighten up the
rooms.
Nightly programs, featured by
weekly dances, are planned. At
tendance at the club has been
good and all Colored soldiers are
invited to drop by whenever they
are in Maxton, as the club will
be the official gathering place.
Pfc. Robert Mcleod is Special
Service representative for Laurin-
burg Maxton Army Air Base.
Mrs. l.. r. Martin is chairman
of the operating committee of the
club, assisted by Mrs. L. NJ. Hayes,
Mrs. E. 3. Hairston, Mrs. NJ. Jean
Moore, Prof. R. B. Dean and Wal
ter Malloy. The faculty of Rob-
eson County Training School is
assisting with all activities.
The opening nights program
was in charge of the Rev. r. c.
Scrivens. Also heard were Mayor
w. H. Hasty of Maxton; USO
Chairman f. E. Coke; Captain AL
len Johnson, assistant Special
Services Officer of Laurinburg-
Maxton Army Air Base; Pfc. Rob-
ert Mcleod and Pvt. Vincent Sy-
phax, also of Laurinburg-M Maxton
Air Base; and the Rev. H. c..
Gannaway.
The club will be open daily
from $3.50 to IL p. M.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
PRODUCTION AREAS GIVEN
NEW RECREATION CENTERS

WASHINGTON, d. C.-To help
warworkers stay on the Job at
top efficiency and to reduce turn
over and absenteeism, more than
74O new community recreation
centers have been opened in 225
critical production areas, the Of
flee of War Information announc-
ed. Its report said:
"Peak war production schedules
have increased the need for recre-
alton programs in crowded war
centers. The Division of Recre-
alton of the U. S. Office of Com
munity War Services, Federal Sc
curity Agency. is helping to get
programs under way in places
where lack of adequate recreation
has been one of the serious hind
RANGES to full production. other
Government agencies concerned in
varied aspects of community rec
reation programs are the War
'Manpower Commission, the Fed
eral Public Housing Authority,
the Federal Works Agency and
the Government Division, War
production Drive Headquarters
and Office of Labor Production
Of the War Production Board"
Don't neglect to give to the Red
EpAas
The southern news., 1944-03-18
Hospitals For. Negroes
In The CITY

There are 1S beds at the Mis-
sion Hospital for Negroes and 81
beds at the Asheville Colored hos
pital. This makes a total of So
beds for $4,000 Negroes. There is
some talk about the closing of the
wing at Mission Hospital for Ne
groes. A few months ago we were
asking for more hospital beds for
Negroes. Now some of us think
that it would be better for the
Mission Hospital to close its wing
to us instead of closing this wing
why not add more to it. For we
will need more beds in the future.
This is another one of those
things. The American way of do
ing things. We grow grass and
cut it down, boil tea and make
hot, put ice into cool off. So let
us all get together and support
both of the hospitals. For us to
get together that won't happen in
this world. Though l pray it may
not do much good, but what few
of us that will go to Heaven will
be together.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
Roosevelt Asked To End Segregation
In Army And Navy 80 Wilkins
Alfred J. P. Taylor
Dies March Fourth

On March 4. 1914, death claim
ed the we'll known and greatly
loved Mr.. Alfred ]. p. Taylor. AT
that time he was residing at 81
Burton street, West Asheville, N.
c. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor spent a
great number of years in Wash
ington, ID. c., but due to his
health they came back to North
Carolina to spend their last days
together. He lived to the ripe
age of SO years and 4 days. He
leaves to mourn his passing a de-
voted wife and a host of relatives
and friends.
Brother C. o. Holland of 1921
T street. N. W., Washington. d.
c., was the speaker at the fun
eral. He is Company Servant of
the Jehovah Witness of the Col
ored Division. He spoke from the
14th Chapter of Job.
Those who attended the funeral
from Washington are as follows;
Mrs. Nan Watson, Mrs. Florence
Sykes, Mr.. and Mrs. Carrall and
Mrs. Maggie Letherwood.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
Asheville WAC At
Camp Forrest, Tenn.

FORT DIES MONIES, Iowa -
March Z, 1914 Valetime Sheriff.
of 12O Pine street, Asheville,
North Carolina, was member of
a Women's Army Corps unit
which recently left First WAC
Training Center, here. for duty
with the Army at Camp Forrest,
Tennessee.
WAC units now are at work
with the Army on more than 268
posts in all 48 States, the District
of Columbia, and overseas.
Theg expanded WAC trainin
program is resulting in a rapid
increase of supplemental troops,
the WAC members of which are
taking over more and more Army
jobs. Hundreds of trained WACs
go out each week from Fort Des
Moines, the other WAC training
centers and specialist schools, to
take their places with the Army.
WAC companies on duty with
the Army are self-sufficient In
addition to the women trained to
do Army jobs, WAC companies
also include mess and company
personnel.
Jobs with the Army in which
WACs now supplement soldiers.
number wei lover 400. ranging al
phabetically from accounting to
weather observing.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
STIMSON ORDERS PROBE
OF KILLING OF BOY

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The War
Department has ordered an in
vestigation of the killing of Eu-
gene Bridges, 10, by Sergeant
Jack Cooke of the SIS Paratroop
infantry, according to a letter
from Secretary Stimson to the
Washington Bureau of the N. A.
A. c. P. The colored lad was
killed in Hamlet. NJ G., on or
about February 3, by Cooke who
is reported as having asked the
boy. do you believe 1 will shoot
you?" The boy replied in the neg
ative and Cooke is reported to
have shot him, killing him in
stantly.
THE commanding general of the
Fourth Service Command has been
directed to investigate this incident
and submit a report thereon at
the earliest practicable dae," said
the Stimson letter to the NAACP.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
AMERICAN LEGION URGED TO REDUCE
FOOD WASTAGE TO AID WAR EFFORT

ed and therefore two hours out Of
every ten worked by agricultural
workers are lost.
This means that more than six
hundred million man days are lost
annually through wastage of food
This number is three hundred
times the man days lost by strikes
in 1943.
Food wastage therefore is
equivalent to having two million
men on strike during the entire
year. Time lost through food vast
age in a single day is almost the
same as time lost by strikes in a
whole year.
Suggest therefore that Ameri-
can Legion launch national cam
paign Immediately to reduce this
The southern news., 1944-03-18
Part Mayor
On FulI-Time Shift

SEATTLE, WASH. - The 500
residents of Tukwila, Wash, may
refer to him as "hizzoner," but
to workers in tubing shop of
Boeing Aircraft companys Rem
ton plant John Walkup is known
as boss"
Walkup took on full shift job
with Boeing as an assistant fore
man after he found his work as
mayor of the community south of
Seattle was not a full time job.
The southern news., 1944-03-18

The American Legion has been
challenged by its own members to
mobilize the Legion's influence to
reduce food wastage, which is held
to be a much larger cause of time
lost than strikes.
In a telegram to Warren Ather-
ton, national commander of the
American Legion, Irwin r. Kuen-
Eli, legislative chairman, National
Conference of Union Labor Leg
ionnaires and secretary-treasurer
of the American Federation of
Teachers, said:
National War Food Admin
strator Marvin Jones has just is
sued an amazing report that at
least twenty per cent of food pro-
duced in the United States is vast
The southern news., 1944-03-18
CONGRESSMAN WHO FOUGHT
RACE PAMPHLET WON SEAT
b YONLY $40 VOTES

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Con-
gresham Andrew j. May 3D.. KyD,
chairman of the House Military
Affairs committee who blasted the
War Department for purchasing
1000 copies of 1.-The Races of
Mankind, was elected in 1910 by
plurality of $40 votes from a
total of 3S,574 cast. The poten-
tial Negro vote in his district, ac-
cording to 1910 census figures, is
1914.
AS an aftermath of the flareup,
it is understood unofficially that
the War Department is soon to
issue another booklet which it
feels is superior to the Public
Affairs pamphlet.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
President Roosevelt For
A Fourth Term

A friend asked me if l thought
President Roosevelt would be re-
elected for a fourth term, what
man in this country that can beat
the President. There are plenty
other good men in this country
we know, but Roosevelt we under
stand the Negro has gone places
under the Roosevelt administra-
ton and are still going so why
stop. We have found out that
promises is all right, but action
are better.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
Ten Nurses Added
At Oteen Hospital

There has been an addition of
ten nurses at Oteen Hospital,
Oteen, North Carolina. They are
as follows: Miss Alta Holman,
Miss Lettie Holt, Miss Eta Fort
Miss Fannie A. Prentiss, Miss Ed
wilma Evans, Miss Josephine But
ler, Miss Melvina Tomlinson. Mrs
Ina Thomas and Mrs. Bertha
GameZ.
There will be twenty-five nurses
at Oteen after the others return
from johnson City, Tenn.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
Truck Supplants
Burro As Pony Express

SOMBRERO BUTTE. Ariz. -
Arizona's last pony express" mail
service-between here and Copper
Creek-has been supplanted by a
motor vehicle that crawls over a
four-mile mountain road.
A burro used to be the pony
express" because it was difficult
for a horse to negotiate the wind
ing trail linking the mining
camps.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
CAUGHT
ON
THE WING
By
EUGENE SMITH

There are SO much unhappiness
and dissatisfaction in the world to-
day, because people wanting that
which they cannot reach, 1 were
talking to a young ladies the other
day about the good that were in
our reach, 1 told her your best
friend may be right next to you
and you not knowing. One does
not have to move to a big city
to prove his ideas.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
Women Handle 1900
Grocery Routes

CHICAGO. - Almost half of
1000 grocery routes operated by
the Jewel Tea Co. are handled by
women, who take orders and
make deliveries.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
Bad School System In
. RreVard. n. C.

In the city of Brevard the other
night at a mass meeting some
of the members of the school sys-
tenn were telling me about where
they had to teach, for they did
not have a school building, where
they hold their class are in the
basement of the church. North
Carolina is one of the leading
states in the south for education
for Negroes. Why would these
children be denied better and
higher Education in Brevard?
There is a fowl matter before
the city council. Many Ashe-
Williams are talking about what
they are going to do about their
flock. The proposed law, drawn
would prohibit the keeping of
more than so chickens in the resi-
Dental section. 1 would Like to
know if the people that wanted
this law are going to stop eating
chickens or do they eat them.
am sure they don't for they would
not ask for such Jaw. ~
The southern news., 1944-03-18

serious handicap to the war effort.
A reduction of food wastage by
only one per cent would save
more than three times the days
lost through all strikes in 1943."
The southern news., 1944-03-18

A young soldier told me when
he returned home he found that
his wife had married again. He
asked her why she said that she
heard that he had been missing
in action. The War Department
were still sending her $4,000. He
said he did not care about her
marrying again, but oh his money
that he was sending her. Too bad,
soldier. l am wondering how
many cases will be like this when
our men return.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
Cow Birth Twins

Mr.. and Mrs. Adams of Norfolk
street in South Asheville COW birth
twins the other day. They weer
male and female. This COW has
made a contribution to aid the
war.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-17
CARD. OF THANKS,

We. wish to-. thank our many
friends for the kindness and SYM
patty shown us, during the death
and internment Of our dear wife
and mother.
] II. MYERS. and family
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-17
Todd News

Shirley T. Jones, H. A. &c, who
is stationed in Rhode Island
spent last week with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. Jones. Their
daughter, Thelma, also spent the
week end at home. She is en-
ployed at Greensboro.
Gilmer L. Bledsoe, H. A., &c.
is now with the Marines, station
ed at Camp Pendleton, Calf, and
writes he likes his work fine.
Mrs. Rose Call, N. Wilkesboro
spent several days with relatives
in this section, recently.
Mrs. Hort B1evins is spending
a week with her husband and
daughters, Carolyn and Mary Jo
who are employed at the Luken's
steel plant in Coatesville, Penn
Her daughter, Imogene, who has
been spending sometime up there
and in Wilmington, Del, will ac-
company her home.
Miss Geraldine Bledsoe, who
had an attack of rhumatism, is
improving.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-17
ASHE HOSPITAL HAS
SEVERAL PATIENTS

The following are patients at
the Ashe county hospital this
week: Miss Jennie Todd, Jeffer-
son, treatment; Mrs. Butler Ed
wards, West Jefferson, treatment;
Mr.. Wiley Weaver, Sturgills,
treatment; Mrs. Fred Lawrence
and daughter, West Jefferson;
Miss Emma Roland, Treetop,
treatment; Mrs. Ted Caudill and
son, Glendale Springs; Miss Vir-
ginia Baldwin, Bina, treatment;
Mrs. Dean Bare, Jefferson, treat
ment; Mrs. Fred Mash, Glendale
Springs, operative; Mrs. Ray
Lyalls and daughter, West Jeffer-
son; Mrs. Ellen Miller, Warrens-
vile, treatment.
Those discharged this week
were Mrs. Cleo Bare and son, OF
Wagner; Mrs. Grant Jones and
son, West jefferson; and Mrs
Henry Duvall, West Jefferson.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-17
Methodist Group
Met Wednesday
Mrs. Sharpe S. Shoemaker L
Hostess To Society On
Wednesday, Aug. 8

Mrs. Sharpe Shoemaker was
hostess to members by the Wom-
ans Society of Christian Service
of the local Methodist church, at
her home on Wednesday after
noon, August 9th. The attendance
was good with two visitors, Miss
Summers, of Statesville, and Mrs.
Lee Barnette, of Cherryville, pres
ent.
''The Sacredness of Money
was the August subject. Rev.
John Jordan spoke to the society
on this subject. Mrs. Nettie
Johnson read poem, 'The Voice
of God is Calling, and Mrs. B. B.
GRAPHICAL closed the program with
prayer.
The hostess served a delicious
course of refreshments during the
social hour.
Mrs. Dewey Sells and Mrs. H
R. Vannoy will be joint hostesses
to the society at the September
meeting. All members are asked
to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-17
Mrs. Ca1rlbill Is
Hostess To Group

The w. M. U. of the West JEFF
ferson Baptist church met with
Mrs. J. G. Gambill, for the August
meeting, with nine members and
two visitors, Miss Virginia Dare
league and Miss Ruth Keller,
present.
The president, Mrs. Greene,
presided, after which the follow
ing devotional program was Civ
en- by Miss league. Prayer was
led by Miss Keller and the song,
''The Old Rugged Cross" was
sung. The topic, Indians, was
very ably discussed by Miss KEEL
Ter.
During the social hour, delicious
refreshments were served by the
hostess, assisted by her daughter,
Mrs. Paul Perkins, and Miss Eff
fie Lowe Gambill.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-17

Saturday.
Mr.. Rudd Welborne visited DR.
and Mrs. B. E. Reeves over the
week end.
MIR. Samuel P. Wilson and
daughter, Harriet Elizabeth viii.
son, spent the week end with DR.
and Mrs. Reeves. Mrs. Wilson
who has been spending sometime
here with her parents, returned tc
Cascade with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Speigel
and daughter, Elaine, of Charles
ton, S. c., spent last week with
Mrs. Speigels mother, Mrs. Leila
Denny, and grandmother, Mrs
John Scott. Mr.. and Mrs. Speigel
and daughter, and Mrs. Denny
were the dinner guests of Mrs
v. v. Mcconnell on Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. John Blevins, who is en-
ployed in Baltimore, Md, spent
the past week end with his mother
Mrs. Roy Blevins.
Mrs. Ed Shouse, of Elizabethton
Tenn, is visiting Mrs. J. F. Scott
this week. Mrs. Shouse was
neice of the late Mr.. Scott.
Miss Ruth Jones has returned
to High Point, where she is en-
ployed, after a weeks visit at her
home.
Mr.. B. w. Jones, of Henderson
spent the week end at his home
in jefferson.
Mrs. Edwin Duncan and Mrs
John Hoyle, of Sparta, visited DR..
and Mrs. B. E. Reeves here on
Tuesday.
Miss Mavis Riddle, who spent
the past week in Danville, Va.
was accompanied home by her
sister Miss Ruth Riddle, who is
spending this week at her home
Mrs. Hunter Kyle, of Johnson
City, Tenn, has returned to her
home after a weeks visit with her
sister, Mrs. A. A. Price.
Miss Mary Carolyn Price left
Sunday morning for Rocky Noun
ty, to resume her duties as dieti-
tan in Parkview Hospital, after
five day visit with home folks
Mrs. E. w. Mcdaniel, of Elkin
spent the week end with her mo-
ther, Mrs. G.. D. Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Hurt have
as their guests this week, Miss
Wrenn and Mrs. Graham. Both
have visited here before and are
we'll known.
Miss Iva Pierce and Miss Mary
Jane McCarty, of Dayton, Ohio
are visiting the formers parents
at Chestnut Hill.
Miss Evelyn Tribble and Mr.
Hampton Lochard have returned
to Maryland, after spending a
week with Miss Tribble's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Tribble.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-17
Wesleyan Guild
Met On Friday
Mrs. James Stanley And Mrs
Dean Mcmillan Are Joint
HOSteSseS

The Wesleyan Guild of the West
Jefferson Methodist church, met
at the home of Mrs. James Stan
ley, with Mrs. Dean Mcmillan, as
joint hostess, on last Friday night.
Eleven members and three visi-
tors, Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Segraves
and Mrs. Glenn Parker, were
present.
Mrs. James Story conducted
the devotional service, after which
Mr.. Segraves, as guest speaker,
gave very interesting talk on the
subject, 'Woman's Place In The
World"
During the social hour, delici-
GUS refreshments were served by
the hostesses.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-17
Hartman - Jones

Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Hartman, OF
Cedar Bluff, Virginia, have an
nounced the marriage of their
daughter, Maude Gillespie, to
Stamp Allen Jones, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. T. A. Jones, of Toll
yer, on August 8, at Bandy's
Chapel, Cedar Bluff.
Miss Josephine Hartman, sister
of the bride, acted as maid OF
honor and j. D. Duncan, of Bel
Air, Md, was best man.
A dinner was given in the cou-
pies honor the following after
noon, with q guests present.
After a brief honeymoon, the
couple will return to Jersey City,
N. j., where the groom is sta
toned.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-17
Mrs. Quessenberry
Hostess To Group
Several Visitors Present; In
teresting Program Is Car
ried Out At Meeting

The Mabel Vannoy Circle met
at the home of Mrs. H. D. Quessen-
berry last week with several
members present and two addi-
tional members, Mrs. E. w. Pow
ers and Miss Virginia Dare
league. There were two visitors,
Miss Ruth Keller and Mrs. F. G,
Nye.
Mrs. John Hardin was in charge
of the program, and Mrs. Paul
Perkins gave the devotional. Mrs
F. C. Nye gave a very interesting
discussion on Indians of Amer
ica', followed by an informative
talk by Miss Keller.
After the program discussion
the hostess served delicious re-
freshments.
The meeting adjourned with
plans completed for special
study course to be included with
regular meetings with the excep-
tons of the first which met with
Mrs. Jennings RAIDER Monday.
Miss league gave an interesting
discussion on the Functions Of w,
M. U. and Miss Keller gave the
history of w. M. U.
Before the meeting picnic
supper was served around the out
door grill.
The regular Circle meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. John
Hardin next month.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-17
Perkins -- Hege

Announcement has been receiv-
ed here of the marriage of Miss
Carrie Perkins, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Perkins, of Ash
land, to Mr.. Riley Hege, of Lex
ington, on Saturday morning,
August IL, at 11:3O o'clock. The
Rev. Mr.. Kennedy performed the
ceremony at the Center Method
list church, in Midway.
Mr.. Hege is the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hege, of Lexing-
ton. and is in business there.
After short wedding trip
through Virginia, the couple will
be at home in Lexington.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-08-17
Burkett Girl Has
Poems Published

Miss Alma Jean Burkett, of
West Jefferson, will again have
a poem published in the Pageant
of Poetry, a collection Of poetry
published each year in Los Ange-
les, California, with Donald Grant
as managing editor.
Miss Burkett also had a poem
she had written, in this magazine
last year. Her poems to be pub
lished this year are Little Can
ary' and "I'd Like To Be A Cow
boy"