davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-21
US. Troops
Closing In
On Big Port
ONLY TWO MILES OFF
Allied Spokesman Calls
On Trapped Germans
To Surrender

SUPREME HEADQUAR-
TERS ALLIED EXPEDI-
TIONARY FORCE, Wednes-
day, June 21.-(P)-Ameri-
can troops stormed to the top
Of the last ridge barrier to
Cherbourg last night, and
we're within sight of the
great port less than four
miles away where the explo-
sions of hasty German dem
clifton threw a smoke shroud
over the city and Numbered
the collapse of any Nazi
hopes of a successful siege
stand.
"a NBC broadcast from London
said that American troops were
within two miles of Cherbourg's
city limits and that the fall of
the port "seems imminent. The
correspondent said Allied war
ships were pounding the Germans
around Cherbourg and also in the
Cap de la Hague area at the
northwest tip of the peninsula Is
miles above Cherbourg).
An Allied spokesman called upon
the tens of thousands of trapped
Germans to surrender. There was
no other choice, he said-except
death. i-
American long-range artillery
laid powerful drum fire on the
Germans around the city, and also
hurled shells into the roads lead
ing northeastward to Cap Levy
and northwestward to Cap de la
Hague at the tip of the peninsula.
Attack Outer Defenses
Headquarters communique No.
30, issued just before midnight,
said Allied troops now were Eat
lacking the outer defenses of Cher
bourg,' and engaged in heavy
fighting On 3 sides of Valognes, 10
miles southeast Of the prize port.
Field dispatches already had re-
ported American capture of Va
lognes, ruined Montebourg, four
miles to the rear, and st. Martin
le-Greard, four miles south of
Cherbourg, and late reports told
Of the attainment of the last hill
outside the city.
(The German DNB news agency
announced that the Allied troops
have reached the fortified area"
Of Cherbourg, and said Axis posi-
tons also were under heavy Al
lied naval and air bo1nbardment.
fresh U. S. infantry and tank
troops now also are taking part
IN the assault on Cherbourg," the
broadcast said.
OF the eastern end Of the front
the Allied communique said: "Our
positions in the area Of lilly are
1lrm. Very heavy fighting con-
tlnued near Hottot.'
Bad Weather Ends
After midday yesterday the bad
weather which had limited al
operations lifted somewhat and
flghter-bombers pounded the Ger
man flying-bomb bases in the Pas
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-21
GENERAL KILLED

WITH THE U. S. NINTH TROOP
CARRIER COMMAND, June 10
Delayed)-(P)-Brig Gen. Don F.
pratt. a commander of air-borne
troons was killed in France on
D-Day when his glider-one OF the
first down-made a crash-landing,
pilots returning to this base re
norted.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
LAST RITES FOR
EX-ARMY MAN

Funeral services for Sergeant
William Ancrum of rs Craw-
ford st who died Saturday,
Jan 8 at Chelsea Naval Hos
pital where he had been for
two months were held Tuesday,
Jan. II, at l p m at Columbus
Ave A M E Zion church with
the Rev w H Hester, pastor
Of 18th Baptist church off1ciat-
ing in the absence of the Rev
A A Perry, Zion's pastor who
had been called out of the city.
Pastor Hester elogized the
life of the soldier as exempli-
fed in Sgt Ancrum who had
served many years in the U S
Army until his retirement be-
cause of the age limit. Solos
were rendered by Mrs. Jane
Best, accompanied by Florence
Heggie Taylor.
The funeral arrangements
were under the direction of
Matte Lou Reid of the Willard
Reid Memorial Chapel on Ire
mont st. Interment was Mt
Hope Cemetery.
Sgt Ancrum was 81, most of
his life he spent in the Army.
He served in the West and
was in some encounters with
hostile indians. He served in
Cuba during the War with
Spain and later in the Philip
pines. After his retirement he
was employed at the Army
Base in South Boston.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
WANT NO MISSISSIPPI IN MASSACHUSETTS

The recent verdict which awarded satisfactory judg
ment to the coored victims of downtown restaurant
nazstyle discrimination signalzed important mile
stone on the home front Too often incidents in
which members of this other minores subjected
to humiliation inconvenience by members of other seq
mens of the population, and action is taken The per-
petrators of the acts emboldened by each in
which they brought before the bar of justice go
to commit their offenses other persons.
1t is of great relative Importance that family
or group served in Perronis other resau-
rant 1t is of the utmost Importance though that the
whole damning an damnable system of discrimination
based color religion be stamped relentlessy into
the dust every time its head. J-crowsm prac-
tced in dance hall restaurant the theatre too
becomes jm-crowsm in hospitals and schools utilities
and governments. There is too much Mississippi in
America for any practical good we do not need any
of it in Massachusetts,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
e Guardian editors
CHAPTER XIX
THE FAMOUS JUBILEE SINGERS
of
FISK UNIVERSITY
CHAPTER XIX
FISK UNIVERSITY
Continued from Dec. 49,

may have space to follow in detail this ambitious
band of singers in their remarkable throughout this
country and in Great Britain The wonderful story of their
journey of song fully and graphically told in book
(Which advise all to ready written by Mr.. G. D. Pike,
and published 1878 brief of this journey must
here suffice.
The songs they sang generally of religious
character "save sprtuals, - and such have been
sung by the American bondmen in the cruel days of the
past These had originated with the slave; had sprung
spontaneously to speak from souls naturally musical;
and formed as one eminent writer puts it, he only native
American music"
The strange weird melody of these songs which
burst upon the Northern States and parts of Europe,
revelation in vocal music music most thrlllngly
sweet and soutouchng sprang then, strange to say
from state of slavery; and the habtualy minor charac
ter of its may we'll be ascrbed to the depression
of feeling, the anguish that must fill the hearts OF
those who forced to lead life fraught with VICE.
This is clearly exemped and the sad story of this must
cal race is comprehensively told, in Ps. cxxxvi. -
by the rivers of Babylon there sat down. yea,
wept when we remembered Zion
eve hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst
thereof
For there they that carried away captive required
of song and they that wasted required of mirth
saying Sing one of the songs of Zion.
"How shall we sing the Lords song in strange
land?"
And yet ever patient, hopeful of final deliver
ance, they did sing and on, until at last the joyful
day of freedom dawned upon them.
To render these songs essentially they had been
rendered in save-land the Jubilee Singers They
visited most of the cities and large towns of the North
everywhere drawing large and often overwhelming audi
ences creating enthusiasm among the people rarely
before equaled The cultured and the uncultured
alike charmed and melted to tears they listened
with enthusiasm to what wonderfully new
exhibition of the greatness of Many persons,
it is true at first attracted to the concertha by
motives of curiosity, hardly believing they went,
that there could be much to enjoy These however
under the influence of the singers found themselves
yielding fully to the enchanting beauty of the music and
they would away saying the half had not been told.
The musical critics. like all others in the audiences were
so lost in admiration that they forgot to crcse and
after recovering from what seemed trance of delight
they could only say that this music of the heart"
beyond the touch of criticism. z
(To be continued next week.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
Gov. Dewey's n. Y. Backing
Of Judue Rivers Historic
Continued from Page one)

Continued from Page one)
Higgins, a former U S Collec-
tor of Internal Revenue for the
Third N Y District, polled
$4,000 white votes and $4,000
colored votes, Rivers was spon-
sored by Governor Dewey
1.-THE returns showed, to
quote a colored newspaper.
shat a member of the colored.
minority, like a member of the
Irish, Jewish, or Italian minor
tiles can be selected for high
Office by the major political
parties and stand the same
chances Of election as their
white candidates"
This is a truiSrn that has
not yet Seeped into the race
leadership of the Bay State. 1t
is better known in New York
and even Connecticut. Local
leaders may not enjoy this
criticism but Boston political
progress appears to be advanc-
ing every nationality except
our own.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
Up-Down-Around

Trying to catch up with the
parade of social happenings,
your reporter notes that Mr.
and Mrs John H Wilkerson
observed their 49th wedding
anniversary Monday, Jan 8 and
were guests of Mrs Clara A
Rhone, West Medford, in the
closing hours of the old year.
Other guests were Mrs Mamie
Yancey, Mrs Henderson and
Leonard Yancey ;. A lovely
wedding reception and lunch
con was held at Chickland in
SauguS, Mass, Saturday, before
last after the noon time mar
riage in Cambridge of Miss
Naomi Felts Of Attleboro and
AllSton and Clifford Crawford,
brother of the manager of the
beautiful way side inn. About
80 guests greeted the newly
weds and made merry till the
new Mr. and Mrs Crawford de-
parted at p m on their hon
eynoon trip to New York City,
Mrs Crawford who is a cousin
of DR. Charles G Steward made
radiant and charming bride.
Full account with photos i'll
next weeks issue.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
Why Blame COIOred?

Bay State politics have re-
lied far too much on "colored
votes" for colored candidates.
Since the colored population
here is far too small to stand
alone" as compared to thickly
populated areas in the south
ern states, 1t has been newt
able that an exclusive "colored
vote campaign has been DOOM
ed TO failure. This is especially
clear when we realize that the
race vote' is generally split.
The N Y race vote on Justice
Rivers, for example, was not
united. Colored Republicans,
numbering 3o,499, voted for
Rivers and colored Democrats
numbering $4,000 voted against.
This result is not criminal
since this is a free country and
colored voters have a right to
vote any way they please. But
the point is that the Rivers
campaign committee made al
lowance for this division of
colored support; they made
their candidate popular with
white voters sufficient to gar
ner the majority and they won
the election Compare this
with the local practice of con-
centrating mostly on the "col-
ored vote" and then blaming
the colored people for all
election failures. Why should
the colored community shoul-
der the blame Of a defeat
caused by dumb politics? Why
don't we wake up?
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
Rivers
Continued from Page one)

Continued from Page 0ne)
Francis ] Spellman. Mayor La
Guardia is the honorary chair
man.
Justice Rivers says that he
is glad to do what he can to
help fight the dreaded disease
of infantile paralysis, espec-
tally when it has reached al
most epidemical proportions
this year, with over 10000
cases reported throughout ire
country.
He wants to help in any way
he can, he says, an organiza-
ton which has as its program
alternating the suffering of liz
fantne paralysis victims, with
out regard to age, race or
creed. He urged all Americans
everywhere to support the
March of Dimes.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
Days Gone Forever

The ancient belief that Sam
Jones can be elected to a
Hub Office simply because Sam
Jones is known up and down
fremont st and up on Sugar
Hill and has a few "organiza-
tons" in one or two barber
shops is absolutely out of this
world insofar as modern poll
tics are concerned. Today Sam
Jones has got to be known
fairly well all over the city, he
must know quite a few "big
shots" and he must be a man
who can smash inter-racial
barriers and get along with
practically every nationally I'M
der the sun. Old Style politics
in which out-dated methods
are still being employed can
do much damage even to the
best colored candidates that
ever walked across Boston
Common. What we need here
is a more expansive vision
that embraces the entire city
and state rather than a small
curtailed colored community in
which we live. The italian, Jew,
and Irish candidates take this
all embracing view and they
win elections. We, generally
speaking, don't see any fur
ther than our jim crow bound
aries and we lose elections.
Thehe is bound to be a change
in this narrow viewpoint. It
would be nice to see it start
in 1914. 1t takes years to build
a strong political candidate
and it is not too early for the
Bay State leaders to get on
the ball now.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22

by the mems group, Rev Rob
ert Weaver will deliver the
message. At 6 p m BYPU, Mrs
Carrie Williams, president.
Evening worship at 1880; SER
mon by the pastor on such
as I Have"
Friday evening, song and
praise service by the Mary
Elizabeth Missionary Circle,
Mrs Matte Aston, president.
SPECIAL
The Concord Baptist church
wants to thank God that I'M
der the leadership of her pres
emit pastor, we have Just closed
a very fine year, both nuYneH-
ically and financially. Sixty
four were given the right hand
of fellowship. The sum of
$6,659.24 are the receipts for
1943. The sum of $468.1O was
brought forward from 1912 ard
$1.61 interest. Our disburse-
mentS $6,493.26 leaving on
hand to begin the New Year.
$635.69. We are grateful to
God, to our members and our
many friends.
FRANK ]. JOHNSON,
Chairman Of Trustee Board
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
Zion Church Rally.
(C'ontinued from Pace One)


are working hard and there is
no doubt when the drive closes
the third Sunday in March,
Columbus ave will go over the
top. Those who paid out in this
report are: Hannah Weeks,
Fannie Mason, Robert A Rob-
inson, Florence Stickney, Atha-
liza Brown, Edward Gibbons,
Ralph Cooper, Mary Nichols.
Captains reporting the highest
amounts are as follows: Sadie
Thornhill 500; Nellie James $45.
Other captains reported as fol-
lows: Magnolia Glenn $35; DR.
w o Taylor $31; Robert A
Robinson SOL; Laura Downs
$50; Mary C Falawn 1913; Han
nah Weeks $27,5O; Florence
Stickney $26; Flora Colston
$25.75; Bertha Walker $25;
Alfalfa Brown $24; Hattie G
Wise $22; Rev A A Perry $40;
Elva Physic $40; Mazaline
Simms $40; Lucinda McWil-
hanson $18.75; Evelyn Barnes
$18; Virginia Dozier SIS; Ed
ma Howard SIS; George Will
harns SIS; Bonnie Waters SIS;
Mary Lawery SIS; Annie Hem
minway $14; Winifred Williams
$13; Cora B Lloyd $5.25; VIII
liam F Lloyd IS; Mary Hullum
SIS; Cora Schuyler IS; Allen J
Hall IS; Gertrude Woodehouse
IS; William Jackson IS; Lena
Skinner So.
Plans are being made now
for the Mortgage Burning cele-
bration the latter part of
March. The ViVctory Mortgage
Burning celebration will be fol-
lowed by a Victory Banquet.
Bishop w ] Walls will preach
the fourth Sunday in March
and will remain over for the
celebration the following Mon
day and Tuesday nights. Mr.
John A Coe, pres of the Amer
lean Brass Co, and Pres of the
National Bank of Waterbury
Conn is expected to be present
at the Victory celebration, also,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
CHURCH

CONCORD BAPTIST CHURCH
1908 fremont st, Boston. Mass
Req A J Spratley, Minister
The fourth Sunday in each
month has been given over to
our young people. Special mu-
sic by the young people and
and the Juniors. This Sunday
morning at 1890 special music
by the Junior and young peo-
pies choirS of so voices. Spec
ial sermon by the pastor on
the subject, Having a Good
Time" Church school at 1890
with the adult Bible class,
Philip Jones, Supt. At 8 p M,
an afternoon service sponsored
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
MUSIC TOPICS
Bu ERNEST G. O'BANYOUN

By ERNEST G. O'BANYOUN
Editors Note-This release
will be the first contribution to
THE GUARDIAN under the
topic of music and the paper is
grateful for the addition Of
another splendid friend to the
staff.
To one who is interested in
students, teachers and per-
formers of music and the allied
arts, who has spent many years
in gaining information by ex-
perience and observation, it
would seem only a duty to give
the benefit of the knowledge
so acquired to others who may
be interested along the same
lines.
So, here goes an observation
which may benefit some Of
those pianiSts who accompany
singers.
The accompaniSt should al
ways remember that the singer
is supposed to have the spot.
We have heard some accom-
panists who play piano solos
with vocal accompaniment,
and it leaves us with a feeling
of pity for the poor singer
who strives to be heard in the
unequal contest. If you would
be a good accompaniSt, always
support never drown -
your singer.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
Joe Louis
(Conttnued trom Page one)

CONTINUED from Page One)
states and in the East. He has
had a taste Of acting as third
man in the ring in wrestling
bouts so that this assignment
will be nothing new to the
Brown Bomber. He has proven
quite competent, drawing the
respect of the participants in
all of his appearances.
Louis believes that this will
be a good way to keep in shape
for his return to the boxing
game. He must keep on his
toes throughout the matches
and he needs that sort of a
workout to maintain top fight
ing condition. He'll certainly
get all the action he could
want when the Terror, a 379-
pound crown-holder, tackles
the outstanding contender ior
the crown in Clayburne, now
making his home with his
family in Roxbury.
Louis, always a square shoot
er when in the prize ring will
demand that the two grappl = S
stay within the rules of the
sport. There's nothing to fear
from Clayburne's clean, classy
style in this quarter but the
Terror offers an entirely diff
ferent story. Just how Louis
will handle the alleged secret
weapon of the Terror will re-
main to be seen. Champion
Joe may be forced to step in to
assure Clayburne Of clean
break.
The Terror has no fear Of
Louis O. his reputation. The
379- pound hooded grappler has
had some ring experience of
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22

political aSpirants are forever
doomed to failure. What we
need is a reorganization of To-
cal political groups armed with
the new idea of building up a
colored candidate so that he is
as well liked by the italians of
the North End, the Irish of
South Boston, the Jews of Dor
chester as well as the "home
folks" in the South End. Such
a task is not impossible under
able political leadership. The
only question is whether Bos-
ton possesses that able polit-
ical leadership.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
Need Liberal Leaders

Trying to operate Bay State
politics on the pattern" of the
voting methods of thickly pop
ulated colored districts of the
deep South-vhich are able to
rely on the "colored vote,
provided colored are allowed to
vote, is, Of course, wrong to
begin with. New York, even
with densely populated Har-
lem, has found this out. We
don't appear to have quite
grasped the idea in Boston.
SO long as local candidates
place the burden of election
votes on the comparatively
small local Segments of colored
voters alone, then it seems
pretty certain that the local
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22

PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST
ReD. Samuel H Bullock, Pastor
Sunday, Jan %, the boys
from Ft Devens will be our
guests, with the following off,
GERS in charge: Capt Newton
Hall, 1887 Quarterlnaster Ser
vice Co., 1t Bush and Lit Roy
L Thompson, 728th Med San
Co. All service men and Won-
en- are specially invited. Pro-
gram begins at 8 p m. The
broadcast will start at 3:45 p m.
Come and hear the FIT Dev-
ems Chorus.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
Last Rites

Continued from Page One)
Corps and received his basic
training at Keesler Field, Miss.
Later he was transferred to the
Tuskegee Army Air Field and
became a member of the Goth
Primary Field AAFFTD. He had
been in air training ten months
and according to reports he was
soon to get his wings and prom
otion as lieutenant when. his
career was cut short by the fatal
accident.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
Civil Rights
(Continued from Page one)

Continued from Page One)
Morris Milgram, executive
secretary of the League, point
ed out that this is the first
such conviction to be secured
since the passage of the Civil
Rights Law. This is great
day for all friends of civil lib
critics in New York state" de-
clared Milgram. Hotels and
other public places will in the
future think twice before they
try to force anti democratic
racial segregation on their pa
irons"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
OPINIONS OPINIONATED
THE 90 coIumnl
By JAMES ECERT ALLEN


Educators fast reaching the point where they
forced to believe that past methods of building good
will anquated and stand in great need Of change,
The successive crops of young people who upon the
stage of American life have been repeated failures when
it apparent that they find themselves unable to adjust
their to democratic living. The has accumulated
the condition Foul propaganda has gathered large toll
of young and DID, Witness the outbreaks inBoson and the
violent explosions here New York against Jews Yester-
day such attacks directed against black people To-
morrow another minority group will fall prey SO long
racial groups remain in their backyard fenced in
with holierthanhou attitude there can be no central
thread of mutual respect running through the fabric of
our national pattern
of the SPRING today guide
field aSs) educational plan accordingly will
these days. Macedonian call for tnue pull down upon
heard all Sides Inter- the pillars Of the
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS HIT
AS HATRED BREEDERS
TEACHING "ARYAN" SUPERIORITIES

Textbooks used in many
public schools as well as in
certain teaching methods, are
contributing to and have long
breeded racial and religious in
tolerance in America, it was
asserted here last week by
Prof Howard E Wilson of the
Harvard Graduate School of
Education speaking at the
Greater Boston Teachers
Round Table at Hotel Statler
in one of the Hubs most fiery
meetings.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22
LETTERS TO
THE GUARDIAN

AGAINST WORD "NEGRO"
To the Editor of The Guardian:
1t is very courageous on the
part of your newspaper to speak
out against the word of fiction
Negro while so many of our
So-called educated leaders per-
sist in using it. 1t seems cruel
to separate colored people with
stigmatizing words and be able
10 make us like it.
LUWAUGH j. HOLMES,
116 Fayerweather ST., Cambridge
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22

Teachers, parents and a
representation Of Christians
and Jews heard Professor Viii
son attack American textbook
intolerance against various
minorities while elevating the
prestige of others.
The inter-racial problem and
need for justice for colored
people is only second in inn
portance to the war, said
George x. Hunton, executive
secretary of the Catholic IN
ter-racial Council, New York.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-01-22

Regular meetings 1st and 3rd
Fridays in Smith Hall, 1895
fremont st, opening 8 p m
sharp. DIR Ruler Beulah Ter
ry, 875 Harrison ave; Vice DIR
Ruler and Chairman of the
sick, Blanche Bishop, 20 Rose
st, Boston; Captain of nurses,
Florence j Bell, $50 fremont
st, Hig $3.50,
Sick and ShutinS: Bernice
Casneau, IA Wellington ST;
Carrie Boyd, 318 Concord ave,
Cambridge; La Belle Simmons,