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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15

Dear Sirs:
In regards to the Chronicle you
have been sending so regularly, it's
nice to know that the paper takes
time to send overseas to Milford's
service men.
want to express my apprecia-
ton for it. Even though the paper
is late in coming. that is but a
minor thing. compared to the
pleasure in reading the local news.
The paper is not only being read
by myself. but by other men in our
unit-any news of what's going on
in the States is more than welcome.
There is one thing l hope to see
printed in the Chronicle and in the
very near future-that's the words
Peace Declared" I'm sure that
would also be appreciated by ev-
eryone overseas and also by those
on the home front. If there is any
thing you can do to help promote
that I'm sure you'll be more than
willing to help.
Am still somewhere in France,
and again l thank you for sending
the Chronicle.
Sincerely yonrs,
Paul Keene
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22

Council Of Negro chrches, and pas
tor of Asbury Me. church here.
The matter has been brought to the
attention Of the council BY Spauld-
ing's parents in Chicago through the
Rev. ]. H. Horace of that city, a rep
r%esentative Of the organization.
Adding to the drama, the AMP.
learned that the young wife Of the %
year old soldier who wanted more
than anything to be a civilian pilot
instructor, pregnant for three months
has been seriously i'll here since the
incident occurred.
Meanwhile the Rev. William H.
Jernagin, director of the Washington
Hams are discussing possible steps
bureau of the council, and DR.. VIII
which the group might take regarding
the mater, it is understood.
The other two men involved in the
pact are both in the armed forces
Their identities were not revealed bu'
it is learned that one of them is with
a fighter group in the Mediterranean
Theater of Operations and the othel
is a member of the coast guard. Only
recently, n of the two correspond
ed with S~paulding and brought up thu
subject of their pact.
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22

This is substantially the story as
the AMP learned it from DR.. Will
liams:
Young Spaulding had left Howard
in June. 1913, and returned to Chic
ago where he entered the Coffey
School Of Aeronautics to receive train
ing as a civilian pilot. His courses
started in July, and in the same mon
tn he became a member of the army
air corps reserve. This training IN
tinued until September, 1913, when
the AAF took over the entire civilian
pilot training program.
On Sept. IA, he was sent to Fort
Custer, Mic, for induction and re-
classification. Nine days later he
was sent down to KessTer field neal
Biloxi, Miss, There he received
physical and mental examinations to
qualify him for further training. In
the meanwhile the name Of the pro-
gram was changed to war training
service.
Spaulding laid around awaiting an
assignment to additional courses. This
did not come until in December when
he was sent to the airfield at Tuske-
gee Alabama. Early in January an
order was issued by the war depart
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22
Local S Direct'r
Gets Promotion

John r. Butler, who has served as
Director Of the USO club since Dec
ember, received word last week Of
his Icing transferred and promoted to
the dictatorship Of the Douglas USO
Club in Lawton, Oklahoma, effective
May 1st. This club which serves
the men at Fort Sill, is the only fed
orally constructed building in this re-
gion and has an attendance Of approx
imately 10000 per month. with 12
employees serving the group. Many
Improvements have been made al the
USO Club here since last December
and through the help of the volunteers
an outstanding program has been car
ried out.
Atty. Ralph Adams, chairman of
the Committee Of Management has
announced that a new director will be
on the scene around the first week in
May.
Kearuey Trip Postponed
Due to the road conditions the trip
to Kearney, Nebraska which was
scheduled for last Tuesday, had to
be postponed until Tuesday, April 25.
Trips for hat week include the Kear
ney trip on the 25th, Fort Crook on
the Goth, and Grand Island on the 81.
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22

WASHINGTON, April 90 CAMP
A suicide pac was entered into two
years ago by three students at How
ard university as a protest to what
they considered the unfair treatment
of Negroes in the armed forces, and
the treatment generally accorded Ne
groes in the United States. The act
was to be perpetrated on the steps of
the Capitol.
Three weeks ago one Of them, Pvt.
Norman w. Spaulding of Chicago,
slashed his wrist four times with a
razor blade in an attempt to live up
the agreement he and his classmates
had solemnly entered into. Today he
is confined to a restraint ward" at
Walter Reed hospital.
That is the dramatic sequel to the
story which was told exclusively to
the Associated Negro Press on Tues
day by the Rev. DR.. Robert Motion
Williams, chairman of the Commit
tee CT One Hundred of the Fraternal
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22

All CLUB GIRLS STEER WINS
FIRST PRIZE AT STOCK SHOW
Florence, S. G. April 10 CAMP
Placing their ANIMAL in competition
with the finest array of livestock ev-
er exhibited at the South Carolina
fat stock show, Miss Lena Mae Fore
and Alfred Graves, All clubbers of
Marion county, took first and second
awards last week for their grand
champion and reserve champion Here
ford steers.
Nearly 1000 All clubbers, rural
and urban people were in attendance
to witness the exhibition Of 20 steers
anr shorthorn heifers at the seventh
annual fat stock show. Miss Fore's
grand champion weighed $50 pounds
and the reserve champion weighed $50
pounds. She received a prize Of $84
and All Clubber Graves received a
prize of $50.
Other winners were Benjamin Stew
enson Jr., third; Wesley Adamson,
fourth; Hugh T. Conner, fifth; G.
E. Tomas, sixth; and William Gam
bic, seventh. Within two years Har-
ry E. Daniels, Negro district agent
for the states, has developed the col
ored 4-H stock exhibit into one of the
outstanding features Of the entire
show. Prizes were provided by
friends of the Al club work, and by
local business houses.
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22
5000 WHITES
MEET TO GUST BILBO


WASHINGTON, April 81 CAMP
Three thousand Negroes and whites,
one of the largest mixed audiences of
its kind ever seen in the nations cap
itol, joined in a protest meeting and
called for the immediate resignation
or removal Of Sen. Theodore Bilbo
as chairman Of the senate district
committee last Wednesday night.
They filled the main auditorium
and large basement room Of the AS
bury NE. Church pastored by the
militant DR.. Robert Moten Williams
Held under the auspices of the
Sponsoring Committee to Gust Sen
Bllbo, TIE meeting Unanimously ad-
opted a resolution calling for his re-
moval because of his undemocra,
cpr' >ition . :h,se ideals for 81 ;ch
w are fighting and because of his
dem nstrated inability to act for -
on behalf OF the v~oteless citizens of
the nations capital"
A rough 1857 was collected to com
pIetc the job.
Charles Il. Houston, recently a D
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22

ment d~iscontinuing the WITS program
On the grounds that there was a suf-
ficient supply Of instructors avail
able.
Toward the end Of January, Spauld
ing was shipped to Greensboro, NC,
for reclassification in the army air
force. After mental, physical and
psychological examinations, he was
finally qualified as an army aviation
cadet. In March he was given a IA
day furlough and he came to Wash
ington to visit his wife.
1t was on the evening Of the last
day of his furlough, March %, that
he committed the act.
From this point on his wife, whose
full name and address are being with
held, told this story to the AMP:
I'VE sat here most of the evening
and Norman was talking about COM
IlllllLiS SulOluC, Dul l. ulull lIlllk TIC
was serious. He always talked about
the problems Of the race and how
badly Negroes are treated. He want
ed to do something about it but some
how felt helpless.
81 went out of the room for a mo-
ment and when | returned | could see
blood squirting from his arm. | was
dazed and for several moments l die
not know just what to do. Finally ]
got myself together and tried to ap
ply a tourniquet. I used a pretty LACE
handkerchief which his mother hac
given me as a present, and for which
| fel very proud.
Then | called the hospital. w,
didn't have any money since it wa
| just near the end of the month. Tha
is why | didn't call Freedman's.
called Walter Reed and they cam
! down and took up there immediately
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22

I. To bring Together an array Of
internationally gnown artists.
?. To make a tangible contribution
to recognized war relief agencies.
;. To discover new talent and give
it a chance to make a contribution.
4. To establish interracial good
will and to bring about a better and
rare human understanding between
all.
The annual festivals have featured
such stars as Roland Hayes, tenor
Ann Brown and Todd Duncan, stars
Of "Porgy and Bess"; the Southern
mares, Wings Over Jordan, choral
grips under Directors ]. Wesley
.lcres and Thomas A. Dorsey; Eddie
South, the Dark Angel Of the VOL
in''; Canada Lee, LaJulia Rhea,
grand opera singer, Louise Burge,
contralto from Washington, DC,
Miriam Rain, soprano from New
York and frankie Fambro, dramatic
soprano Of Chicago.
The proceeds from the festivals
have gone to such organizations as
the American Red Cross, the USO,
and the Chicago Service Mems cen
ter, and out of the benefits from last
years festival more than 100000 Gig
arettes were sent to our fighting
forces abroad.
In former years the festival has
limited its activities to Chicago but
because of a popular demand. the
fifth annual affair will be held in
three leading cities. w. Louis Davis
president-director, recently announced
that negotiations have been completed
for the use of Briggs stadium, De-
troit; Sportsman's park, home Of the
St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis and
White Sox Ball park, Chicago, for
! festival activities.
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22

Ldie Cunningham q crossing
Farnoa' Street from the South to Ike
north CT the gceSt croSszc1lk at I6ib
Stree and Gas struck BY q Pontiac
Seddr License f-SI37S Nebraska, b.
ing driven east on Fdrnam street
through an amber light that 7UdS turn
ing red by Mrs. Simon CoreIick, 600
North S9th ST.. Lille aeds carried on
Case Reports
Thn Cay, APra We, vrDD
CeHird! Police Station
To The Chief of Police, Anto-
P'dcS- ian Acc.
Sir: | respectfully report the iol-
loving case of occurring in this city.
Date, April 18th, 1914.
Time 100 pm.
EaTe Of person: Lille Cunningham.
Age 6. Occupation: Elevator Op-
orator. Sex: Female. Color: Col
cred.
Residence address: 2421 Caldwell
st.
Wheir and How: 10th and Fara.
am S., struck by automobile.
BY whom found and residing Oh
ficei Charles Ward, Police Office.
Nature Of Accident or Injury: :
Fruised right sides, bruises and
abrasions both knees.
How disposed Of: To DIS. Hospit
al by Barger and Wilhelm, atte1lied
b. Dr Doyle, Inferno and released
Property found on body and remarks.
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22
VAR DEPARTMENT PROBING
AUSTRALIAN RAPE CASE

New York-In response to a tele-
gram BY the NAACP to President
Roosevelt, the Judge Advocate Gen
erafs office Of the War Department
has announced that it is requesting a
report of the facts in the case of the
conviction and death sentences Of
four American Negro soldiers and
one American Negro merchant sea-
man on a charge Of rape in Towns
vile, Australia.
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22
Editorial Comment
ANTI-POLL TAX SHOW DOWN ISSUE. ONE
OF MOST IMPORTANT BEFORE THE SENATE

Washington, April 21-With Congress resuming
work after its Easter vacation, one Of the most i'm
portant Issues before the S3iiate will be the anti-poll
tax showdown, with both sides girding for an all
out fight. Already he southern block has annourc
ri its intentions 10 filibust j he I'LL 4, death III the
Scietn.
NEED CONTENTION TO GET BILL OUT. Al
though tremendous support has been rallied behind
the major issue, voters must not be cOmplacent a.
bout it's passage, Mrs. Thomasina Walker johnson
Legislative Representative of the AKA on-Partis-
an Council, warned in a release sent throughout the
country this week. 'tWe must not put too much de
pendcnce in the effectiveness of ~cloture'', she warn
ed and urged thousands of members of her sorority
and the voters of the nation to back the bill by tax
ing the following actions:
1. Write your Senators to be present at any ard
all sessions.
2. To vote for cloture as often as a cloture vote is
brought up.
3. To sign the petition for cloture as often as nee
essary.
4. To vote against any motion to table OF recor1-
mitt the bill.
5. To vote against any motion to postpone action
6. 70 vote against adjournment and to vote for
a recess until the bill is voted on.
Z. TO VOTE FOR H L
S. TO insist on a roll call on every vote.
8. To enter into no "gentlemen's agreement to
posllr,ne or help to defeat the bill.
IL. 70 accept nc amendments or substi mites for
the ! y.
''11t whole case 81; ins2sted, 'must be vigilant
thro! olout the Who'll D. t14ration # this Measure"
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22

Washington, DC.,-With the anti
poll tax bill scheduled to com up in
the Senate sometime during the week
OF April "a, the stage is set for a Bit
ter debate in which race hatred speech
es are almost certain to be featured.
The Southern Senators from poll
tax states announced many months a.
go, after the bill passed the House,
that they would filibuster against it.
Loudest among them is Senator Bill
BIO of Mississippi, who at first prom
ised to talk for 80 days. but on
March 81 before the Mississippi legis-
lature revised his pledge to "1s mon
tbs"
The only way a filibuster can be
broken effectively is through the vot-
ing OF cloture (limitation of debate)
and in order to do this a two thirds
vote Of senator's present is necessary.
There has been some indication that
the Senate may vote cloture. Sen
ator Wallace H. White, Jr., of Maine
generally regarded as Minority Lea
der followinb the death of Senator
Charles McNary, announced recently
that he thought most of the Repub
licans would vote for cloture.
Most Senators are very cagey about
making a positive pledge on c%loture,
but in answer to a letter from the
NAACP last winter, the following
Senators definitely promised to vote
cloture; Barley Cd. Ky.) Capper
OR. Kans.) Gillette, Cd. Iowa. ;
Johnson, Cd. Colo.); Wagner, Cd.
N. W; Walsh Cd. Mass.); Taft,
Or. Ohio); Lucas Cd. Ill; Reed,
(R.. Kans.) /; Vandenberg (R. Mich.)
and Pail (R. MIMI.
Although Senator Gillette of Iowa
promised to vote for cloture because
he does moi believe in a filibuster, he
announced that he is not in favor of
the anti-poll tax bill. He only be-
lieves it should have a free and fair
debate.
Among the Senators who voted for
cloture when the anti-poll tax bill
was up in 1912 are; Barley, Bone,
(paired for), Brewster, Capper,
Green Thomas of Utah, Truman, Da-
Wis, Johnson Of Colorado, Mead,
Thomas of Oklahoma, Wagner, Wal
sh, Taft, Danaher, Murray (paired
for), Reed, Tunnel, Vandenberg, Wi
ley and Ball.
Sensing the possibility hat cloture
will be voted and the filibuster thus
killed, the southern Senators have
perfected a new plan to delay a vote
on H. R. Z indefinitely. They are:
said to have drawn up about 1000 a
mendments and every amendment is
debatable, even under the limitation
Of cloture.
NAACP branches in "a states have
written their Senators urging support
Of the bill, after receiving a letter of
advice from the Washington Bureau
of the NAACP here.
The national office Of the NAACP
speaking for local chapters through
out the nation wired Senator James
M. Mead, Of New York, as follows:
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People with
$40 local chapters throughout the ma
ton on eve of debate on anti-poll tax
bill remains confident you will carry
out pledge to lead proponents Of meas
ure and stand firm against all pro-
cedures which would prevent fair de-
bate and free vote on this legislation.
With filibuster announced in advance
invocation Of cloture absolutely Zee
essary to insure vote"
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22
WE DO APPRECIATE
YOUR BUSINESS

The Marcus Loan and Jewelry Co.,
800 North 10th Street, wishes to ex-
tend his appreciation to his old Gus
toners and does hereby invite read
ers Of The Omaha Guide to come in
and look his fine line of watches,
wedding rings, and dining room sill
yer over He carries a complete line
of gents wearing apparel of the best
quality at popular prices. Do drop
in and give us the once over when
shopping.
Marcus Loan and Jeauelry Co.,
800 North 10th Street.
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22

rules that Negroes can vote in party
misunderstanding Democratic par
ty primaries.
They can't in Mississippi.
The supreme Court may think so,
but it is quite wrong, insofar as De-
m~ocratic primary elections in Miss
issippi are concerned.
IF anybody doubts that, let 'em
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22

Ship named for an outstanding Negro
publisher was launched at the Perm
anente Metals Corporations shipyard
No. 2 at Richmond Calf, Thursday
afternoon, April 10.
Sliding down the way into San
Francisco Bay just nine days after
another Liberty Ship was launched
Continued on p~ageey=4)
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22
IS Robt S. Abbott
Launched At Rich
mond Shipyard

Amid the shrill blasts Of horns and
the cheers Of hundreds Of shipyard
workers and visiting dignitaries, the
SIS Robert S. Abbott, third Liberty
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22
TRIES TO KILL SELF
OVER ARMY JINA>CR'W

Former Hoagdrd Student Entered
Suicide Pact zUith TaUo Others;
Wanted to be CipiIidn Pilot
Instructor.
(by ERNEST E. JOHNSON)
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22
BOMBER PLANT VICE PRES.

BOMBER PLANT VICE PRES.
TO SPEAK At BETHEL AME.
SUNDAY, APRIL 2SRD
Everyone is invited to hear MIR.
Guy I. Wiley, vice president and
general manager of the Glenn L.
Martin, Nebraska Company, speak at
Bethel AME Church oath and Fran
kiln streets, next Sunday eve, April
%, 1914, at 8 pm. sharp.
Rev. B. E. Jones, pastor. Every
one welcome,
pointed to the FEPC, urged that the
fight against undemocratic elements
be carried on with vigor. There is
no compromise" he declared. You
have just got to stand up and slug it
out. You either win or lose.''
He said the trouble is not entirely
with the south but rather with those
persons who SAY they represent the
south but in fact are mi~srepresenting
the south by not representing all Of
ehat area"
Houston praised Russia for its
lack of color discrimination and at
tiibuted that policy as the reason for
the victories the red army is scoring
on the eastern front.
Dorothy Strange, secretary of the
Gust Bilbo group, described the Mis-
sissippi senate as the shame Of a ma
ton" and asserted that Washington
:ars have made up their minds that
"Rilbo must 60"
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22
Senators Dodge C1oture
Pledge on Poll Tax Bill

Senator White Says He Thinks
Most Republicans WI FAVOR
Clotnre; EIeOen Definite Promises
Made
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22
Lena Horn Expected To Appear
On Program At "a American
Negro Music festival

ACTIVITIES TO BE HELD IN
THREE CITIES; ENDORSED
BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22
MISS. EDITOR DEFIES HIGH

COURT ON PRIMARY
New York-Regardless of the U.
S. Supreme Court, Negroes will not
vote in Mississippi declared Frederick
Sullens, fiery editor of the Jackson,
Miss, Daily News, in the following
sharp editorial appearing April A:
NOT IN THIS STATE
"The limited States SuDreme Court
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-22

CHICAGO, April 20 (ANP) -
Lena Horne, Dorothy Maynor, Duke
Ellington, the Southernaires, Ethel
Waters and Hazel Scott are among
the stars Of stage and screen expected
to attend and participate in the fifth
annual American Negro Music festi-
val to be held in Chicago July g; St.
Louis, July 10; and Detroit July 10.
The search for Talent Contest, con
Quoted in Michigan, Missouri, Ken
tucky, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio will
constitute a unique phase Of this
years program.
The proceeds of he festival will go
to the Army and Navy Relief fund.
Tie American Negro Music festi-
val was conceived in 1910, before the
country entered World War II, with
the following detectives:
Mrs. Spaulding was in bed when
she told her part Of the incident, hav-
ing been under the are Of a physic-
ian from Walter Reed since the in
cident occurred Even then she had
been waiting for a bed there which
had been promised her.
While at Howard, Pvt. Spaulding
sonality. In the spring Of 1912 ne
won the tennis singles championship
in the CIAA, but lost the doubles. He
was also a member of the mems dor
!! mitory council. He is a fraternity
was considered a popular campus per
brother in Kappa Alpha Psi.
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-11-09
NesfrpIiiyo Cekamo
"odgovor''

U "Hrvatskom Listu Daniel Hr-
vatskoi'. Cd "a septembra, poiavio Sc
jedan clancic pod naslovom: "Udroblje-
no., sa potpison George Rakarita il
Angola n Y
U tome clancicu Sc kritikuie pone-
nuta novina njen saradnik, mantijas
Albert zagar, sto stalno oglaSuju "ko-
munistes i pripisuiu NINA ono Sto oni
ne zagovaraju = obaranje kapitalizma.
Pisac toga clanka reae:
"Urednik dobro zna i gosp. zagar
zna isto, da su americki komunisti ma
ruceni, noze biti placem Cd bogata-
sa, da strase sa revolucijom samo da Sc
ucvrste strogi zakoni proti korisnih
vrednih radnika, dakle, ako je tako, kako
sam naplsao gornje redove,. onda su
~komunisti vasi dobrozeleci wanna"
"Danica" je obecala da &c Rakari-
Gu odgovoriti. Mi Sc poveselisno / ne
strpljivo dekasno odgovor, kojeg sve
do sada ne docekasmo.
Haide "Danice", ispuni tvoie obe-
canje. Nj nestrpljivo tekamo tvoi ''od-
govor' Mozda ces mas uvuau Il tn
raspravu, koja &c bez sunnie biti in
teresantna. Mi zahtevamo tai obetani
odgovor,
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-11-09

Svakako, to &c biti sutra vese dan "a meme tebe
= dan kada cemo mi bt ujedinjeni u braku!
lex sto le Antonicq svrSio niegovu re6enicu zacu
Sc luoa konjszih kopita uci stade kod oruzarevi
vrata- Theresa Rennepont die Sc uzbudeniem po-
ietI vratma vicuci: = Moi suprug'
POGLAVLJE VIII
VEcER SVETOG BARTOLOME
Nagadjanje mlade zene nije niu izneverilo Vrata
Sc otvorlse Teresa pade ruke Louisa Renneponta.
Radost Lebrennove porodice preovladiivase isprva
sva druga osecanJa misi povratku dalekog puta
Jednog cd njenih clanova. Naskoro nakon prvh IL
razaja ljubavi sto pitane Sc iskliznu cd ednom sa
svih usana:
- koje su novost il Pariza Sta je sa Admiration
Coignyem?
Jao to tex bese tada kada je Lebrennova porodica
prlmetlla duboku promenu izgleda Louis Renneponta,
negova supruga, koja ispitivase lice mladog coveka
sa zeljnom teskom ljubopitljivos odjednom viknu:
Nastavice se)
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-11-09

trebala bi stavjena ruke svakog mladica koii DO
ra5ta do covestva. Ona b bla obna aka hranivost
"a nhove duse Il ME bi on sabral stralote kuka-
vickom sepom dobrovoljnom ropstvl, i onda h svi
Ii i1e pravde ludskog ponosa, pravienosti poStenja
digli Sc ProuJednog, naslova ovih uzvisenh sraca,
oni bi progasili strane = Komunu Fedora
ciju.
Ali, teto - bojasljivo napomenu Cornelia
ne b Ii ia Enga ba takodjer "a devojke ko5e
dostignu zrelost? One postaju supruge make Ne bi
Ii one takoder rebale biti zapajane ljubavi pray
dom i sa prezirom tiranje, ciljem da bi moae
uzgaiat svoju decu instnskim princpirna povratka
iednakih prava zene sa ludima, deenja obadvoga
samoodricanja opasnosti njihovih muzeva kada cas-
bitke pozrtvovanja dodje?
Cornea izgledase tako krasna dok izgovarase owe
patriotske sentimente da sv clanovi Lebrennove
porodce upr oci pre,na mladoj devojci obozavajuci
je.
- Ah hrabra moja! - uzviknu Antonicq dzuci
Sc uzmajuci Corneljinu ruku svoju sa prenasa-
MEM ljubavi! - Kako sam ia ponosit tvojom lju-
bayi Kako plemenite duznosti namece ma meme!