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By SGT. FRED COUNSEL

"I1l be Seeing You in All the Old Familiar Places" crooned Pvt Bill Heaton to so many girls that now he has a whole retinue of de voted ones meeting him in Hart ford. Tuesday morning saw Bill dusky-eyed and vampireish-looking. He had better change his theme song to "It's Love, Love, Love-"
 S/Sgt. Nick Campriello has a corny composition of his own-cre- ated in the morning hours when his dynamos aren't too good. If you happen to hear this theme, '@I Can't Hear Myself! I Can't Hear My self!" It's Nick testing his sensi- tivity-or driving himself into in sensibility or both.
 Not so "Long Ago and Far Away" Pvt. Bob Williams shuffled off to Utica, N. Y. to see Betty whom he intends to make his spouse. Bob said, ''You Ought to Be in Pictures" so in a flash Betty spent five bucks on ten cent photo machines (hitting everyone in Utica.) Now Bob's wallet is stuff ed with dozens of beautiful Bettys.
 "I wish I could hide myself in side this letter and seal me up and send me out to you (wifey) what a surprise in store"-Dog gone, yes it would be a surprise! If Ma Scriber could see her Private hus- bands chest tattoo (temp) she'd be singing "Little Did I Know"' and asking for a divorce.
 It was Holiday for Springs- (the bunk to you) while Joe Galon- is was on furlough. He went home to Pennsylvania "Tahng a Chance on Love" and came back with two chills running up and down his spine. They wanted to follow him to Hartford for a showdown. Joe told them he'd make up his min1 which one he'd choose "When the Lights Go On Again" Gin his eyes).
 Cpl. Ralph Meme sits at a square table and muses nightly, al- ways believing that they're either "Too Young or Too Old" The later it gets the more confused he be- comes and one can hear him sing ing in his sleep, 'I See a Million People"
 Cpl. Jack Heller's wife will soon be saying, Goodnight, Wherever You Are" if Jack doesn't stop Dancing in the Dark" with her.
 Suddenly it's Spring." we think, for Pfc. Jack Crusey-but he won't talk. Anyway you look at it "One Night of Love" did something for Jack.
 "Now it can be told," TSgt. Rce's alternate advance and re- treat technique while listening and eating his cracking crispies at breakfast (15 minutes of this, mind you) evidently pleases his musical ear-but that last plunge at the sugar in the bottom of the bowl is double forte.
 Seriously now. the weekly ori- entation lectures at the Special Service Building are of great edu- cational value. The officers who lec- ture incite enthusiasm and throw the discussion into an open forum
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coach but just sat there and read my paper When the
conductor ordered me to turned and asked white
servcemen they objected to my company and they said
no Then walked back to look at the jim crow car and
warned the conductor that if it crowded was coming
back 1t was crowded and came back and demanded the
conductor make room in the so-caled white coach for
the coored passengers The conductor asked the white
passengers to move into the ahead There was
plenty OF room IN the white coaches and they all moved
up except for white who said it was too hot to
move told her she could stay Wea weren't looking for
any separate cars for the The lady undecided
fe sorry for her and people like her who are so
ABOUT democracy The conductors were confused too
gave them real lecture about democracy when T was
asked to move from the white car All the white pas
sehgers listened quietly Many were servcemen think
many OF them felt ashamed When the coored passengers
fnay moved into the white coach thew gave me all
SORTS OF compliments and congratulations Some who
wanted to be witnesses gave me their names and auto
graphs These included Mrs. Edith Underwood and Mrs
margaret Richardson of Ellnson Virginia. Enor Black
wen OF New York City, and Mrs Susie Jones and Mrs
oracle Brunch both of Baltimore Many others crowded
around me out some were afraid to give their names
WASH Trying to be any hero Mr. Haskins paused in his
itaht story to mop his brow You know it was very hot
"a" ana was IN no mood to be kicked around or to see nv
people Kicked around We are supposed to be fighting
war Tor democracy and want to see if worl bero a.
home" N' az
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THE SHIP OF STATE

Many centuries ago a Chinese philosopher wrote of
government 1.-THE king the boat the people are
the water. The water support the boat capsize it
What was said then of ancient China true today of
our modern democracy. Our government requires the
port of ALL the people-or sinks Government" does
not particular eadersbut does mean the republi
can form of rule and the democratic way of life
We elected our own leaders after free and open
discussion We, through them have made own laws.
We through them have delegated certain powers to
Chief Executive Now is to to support the boat of
our bulidngto abide willingly and cheerfuy by the
laws we had part in making and to carry full share
of the load.
The small business not alone the common peo-
pie The farmers are alone the people. Labor
alone not the people But the small business
plus the farmers plus Labor plus the norganzed workers.
plus the bankers the lawyers the DOCTORS the preachers
the housewives all taken together ARE the common
people
The party in power, those who hold public office are
not alone the king the boat They but part of the
whole and they sail sink they supported by the
people
There is privileged group in this country-no one
who has right to hirk his duty of citizenship. Neither
worker employer is beyond it. Neither rich poor
can avoid its tasks Neither youth age deserves special
consideration Neither Black White shrink from
its commands Protestant Catholic and Jew are alike
bound by the call of duty.
We entering upon period of greater strain
than that of the past two years How through it
will depend upon ourselves. There must be tidal wave
of demands by any group to swamp Ship of State
There must be eddyng whirlpool of internal conflict to
suck down into the depths of the Sea- There must be
hidden sandbars of resistance which might founder
We have seen what has happened when the ships of
other countries have dsntegraed We must support the
boat of way of life for if capszes the argosy of the
hopes and dreams of people the world will
go down with Truth Taylor
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PHILADELPHIA TRANQUIL

Collapse of the Philadelphia transit strike complete
and President Roosevelt is widely commended for his
prompt action in ordering the Army to take and
ate the Ciys transportation system. Under sharp um
alum issued by the Army general practically all strikers
returned to their jobs If the purpose of the strike to
prevent coored upgraded from serving motormen
the effort flat failure All the coored trainees
of them operating passenger and the Army has
withdrawn armed guards from all Buses troeys subway
and elevated trains
The city is tranquil. The Federal grand jury is seek
ing to the basic motive behind the strike There
widespread belief that the walkout was motvated by
something than the upgrading of few coored
employees and that the color issue only preense be-
hind which deepaid Nazi plot to break the Trans
port Workers Union and halt production in the
tons second greatest arsenal For this there
traordnary interest in the findings of the grand jury
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Greene as Company officers.
The program included physical
training every day, new move
ments in extended order, judo,
commando tactics, use of the
club and the disarming of an
enemy.
On Thursday, August 3rd the
men we're given a surprise at
tack of live gas. Except for a
few soldiers who were caught
mapping there was little effect
from gas which included tear
gas and smoke bombs.
A review was put on in honor
of Gen. Foley of the Mass. State
Guard, who commented on how
well the 9th looked and that
they were a credit to the State
of Mass. The band was one of
the most popular units, keeping
the men well entertained with
their coed tunes of marches
and modern music.
On Friday, the last day
the whole camp went on a hike
starting at 2:30 A. M. to a beach
near Nantasket, about 10 miles
away. After a swim and a box
lunch they returned to camp.
Through the efforts of 1t.
Shepard of the 9th and the
permission of Col. VIM. Adams
a party was held that night
with the band touring the COM
pany streets and the men in the
barracks trying to Guido each
other in drowning out the band.
It was said by the Camp Com
mander and the canteen Off
Ger, who are old National Guard
veterans, that never have they
seen or heard anything like it
since the good old days.
Saturday, after concluding
the intensive training to full
fill the mission assigned by the
War Department and to provide
an effective security force for
any emergency in the Com
monwealth, the 9th returned
to the South Armory. There
they we're met by the band and
paraded to the South End just
to show the public Of Boston
what fine condition they were
in.
Last. but not least, a good
deal of credit for the physical
condition of the men in the
9th must be given to the Med
ical Detachment under the
command of capt. Phillibert.
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CHURCH
PEOPLES BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev. r. nj. Owens, Pastor
Last Sunday a goodly num-
Der listened to a fine sermon
preached by Rev H B Harris
of New Bedford. Many visitors
and service men attended the
services.
Some of our Bible School
teachers are vacationing; some
in the South, some on the
Cape.
Sunday. August goth the
pulpit will be filled by Rev
George Kelsey a graduate of
hndover Newton Seminary
and other schools of note.
The daily vacation Bible
school closed Thursday, Aug II
with a short program and ex-
hibitior of the work done by
the pupils for the past six
weeks. The director, Mrs Elias
tine Broadnax did a fine job
with the following teachers
and assistants: Mrs Clarretta
Wright, Mrs Elrena BighamS,
Mrs Thelma Wallace, teach
ing an dMrs Martha Greggs,
Mrs Ella Mae Bivins and Mrs
Theora Spencer assisting, We
are expecting a bigger and bet
ter school next year.
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GET IN THE SCRAP i.
BUY WAR BONDS
Segregation: It's Vicious
Purpose

Segregation is the special
American means of branding
colored Americans as the in
feriorS of interiors in public
status.
when the white South
found itself confronted with
the federal status of equality
for colored people, the former
slaves-equality of citizen
ship, OF freedom, of franchise
rights, backed by the nation
al government - it selected
the denial of presence and of
service in places opened for
public patronage as the one
great way to brand colored
people as having been a slave
race and make them forever
the Scorn of civil society.
'It is a very effective meas
ure. Colored people are trail
tors to themselves to aid and
abet the idea by self-Segrega-
ton"
W. M, TROTTER,
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"LfCK THE PLATTER CLEAN"

600.
The long line of accomplish
mentS of DR.. Thompkins was cul-
minated when, with congress
Sional appropriation of $500,O00
work was begun on new build
ing for the exclusive use of the
Recorder of Deeds, Sen. Murals
adorn the walls of the new build
ing.
The subject matters covered in
the seven murals are as follows:
l. CriSpus Attacks: First pa
triot killed in Boston massacre.
2. Benjamin Banneker pre-
senting plans for the District
OF Columbia to Pres. Jefferson.
3. Colored soldiers with Ger
eral Andrew Jackson, "Old Hick-
ory," in the Battle of New Or
leans.
4. Colonel Shaw at Fort Wag-
ner.
5. Frederick Douglass appeal
ing to Lincoln for enlistment of
colored soldiers in the Civil War.
6. Courageous act of Cyrus Tif-
fanny in Battle of Lake Erie.
Z. Commander Peary and Mat
thew Henson at the North Pole.
The Congress recognized the
value of his advice on political
matters when it specifically ex-
Guided him from the prohibitions
contained in the Hatch Act. DR..
Thompkins, as recorder of deeds
was the only colored Govern
ment official permitted under the
Hatch Act to participate in poll
tical campaigns.
He is survived by his wife Mrs.
Jessie F. Thompkins, two daugh-
terS, Mrs. Helen Simmons and
Miss Marion Thompkins, and one
granddaughter, Barabar Sim
mons.
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no baton was a lesson in itself.
with him on the producing end;
1 met men like Jesse Shipp and
Alex Rogers who had worked
men with unusual talents and
through them I learned many
facts unknown to outsiders about
Cook and his genius; his crea-
tive genius.
will Marion Cook was more
than composer; 1t would be as
difficult for me or anyone of
thsi generation to evaluate his
contribution at this time, as it
was for contemporaries of Wag-
ner and the people of his time to
evaluate him. We see "Otl1ello"
being played by one of our own
after Shakespeare has gone, and
we hear the music Carmen" in
Carmen Jones" portrayed by
our own actors and singers. What
about in Dahoney"? What
about "Abysinnia"? viii this
generation ever see it again, or
will time wait for other genera
tons to discover the genius of a
man whose musical ideas were
out of step with the time that
still wants to think in charac-
tiers like "Uncle Tom. He is more
han a composer To write the
music the music that Cook
wrote and Wagner wrote, they
had to be historians. Cook had
the fighting spirit Of Frederick
Douglass.
Cook was one of the first
members Of the American Socie-
ty Of Composers, Authors and
Publishers (ASCAP) along with
Harry T. Burleigh, J. Rosamond
johnson and others who helped
Victor Herbert's dream-the pos
SibilitieS in getting some of the
money that songs made for
others by a tax on music per-
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ution For cooed the Domnne Degrodoon

formed for profit. For a long
time this didn't work. They got
small dividends out of it. Cook,
think, helped set this in mo-
ton. I was with them when we
took in sixty thousand dollars
in one year, and we were all hap
py over this, black and white,
Jews and Gentle. That was six
ty thousand dollars in one year
for performance of our music
over the radio and other places
and 1t has grown to six million
dollars in thi scountry alone.
Others who never did as much
for music as Cook received &
larger share. This is no reflec-
ton on ASCAP. We men of to-
day are building it for the bene-
fit of the generation that fol-
lows.
mo, we cannot evaluate Will
Marion Cooks contribution at
race music. HE influenced me
this time concluded the heavy
set, still handsome master of
and he influenced so many 9th
ers who are influencing others
that it will take another genera
ton who will be more fortunate
and have time to exploit the
works of such men and revive
hem and give them back to the
people,
Thus we close a musical inter-
view with one of the best of mu-
Sicians.
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furnished them with menus
and went away. Later, Miss
Duprey's attention was at
tracted by the waitress who
beckoned her out of the booth
and told her she was very sor-
ry, but she could not be serv-
ed because of the young lady
who was with her"
The matter was brought to
the attention Of Harry Read,
editor of Michigan CLIO News
and member of the National
CLIO Committee to abolish
discrimination, who was Joined
by Jack Ellstein,. vice-presi-
dent Of the Michigan CLIO. in
obtaining action in this case
under the Diggs Civil Rights
law.
Following a formal com
plant to the police depart
ment, the proprietor Of the
restaurant was brought into
the prosecutors Office where
he denied that his place
maintained any discriminatory
policy, He blamed the waitress
and said she had quit her
job the same night. When the
girl was brought in, she as
sumed responsibility for the
whole thing. This was an
obvious move to take the
blame for the restaurant pro-
prietor, CLIO anti-bias COM
mittee spokesman declared.
Before a jury OF 10 women
and two men, a guilty verdict
was reached in 10 minute,
when the case scame up for
trial this week IN the Record
er's Court.
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GLOUCESTER MEMORIAL
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev I Anderson Pastor

While the pastor is down in
Birmingham, Ala, spending his
vacation at his home, the
church is in charge of Rev
George Brookins. The pulpit is
supplied during the pastors
absence by Chaplains from the
Harvard Chaplain School.
Chaplain Parker was the guest
preacher Sunday, Aug s.
Thursday evening last a doll
pageant and musical was Civ
en- by the August birthday
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group, Mrs James Morse and
Miss A Washington in charge.
Services are as follows:
Sunday school $50 a m, morn
ing service II a m, evening
service 7 p m, Wednesday
night prayer meeting, All are
cordially invited to attend
services at the church.
The drive is going on to
complete the fund necessary
for the installation of the
stained glass windows and it is
hoped that the amount need
ed will be in hand by Septem-
Der /.
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forgotten man. Often a pianist
is engaged to keep the piano
going during other social ac-
tivities, and he gets to feel
that nobody is listening to
him, and gets careless about
what and how he is playing. I
have found that it is a mis-
take to feel that way, and my
experience has taught me that
somebody is always listening.
So, performers, in spite of the
conversation which grows
louder as you play louder,
play as if you were giving a
recital with absolute quiet
surrounding you - strive to
please yourself, if nobody else.
I was pleasantly surprised
when Lycurgus Lockman ex~
pressed his appreciation of the
way I adapted a difficult piano
accompaniment to the organ,
the day he sang for st Mark.
That was only one occasion
where I have found that some
body is always listening, and
it reused the train of thought
that led to this article. Per-
formers, always do your best.
Virtue is it's own reward.
The business meeting of the
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Mu-
steal Association was held On
Wednesday night at the home
Of Edith T Bannister, AZ Mum
roe. st, Roxbury, A goodly
number attended, in spite Of
the weather, and found Mrs
Bannister an excellent host
eSS.
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Recent Deaths

ARMSTRONG - in RoXbury.
Mrs. Eva Armstrong, 1874 Walnut
Ave. Funeral services Aug. 16 at
st. Augustine's Church. j, B.
Johnson, Funeral Director,
WOOD-in SauguS. Alexander
Wood, 123 Broadway. Funeral
services Aug. II at Col. Ave. A.
M. E. Zion Church. j. B. john
son, Funeral Director.
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Thompkins-
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NNOtttHkNCU EIUHt FUy6 OWEJ
period the hospital was improved
from Class D to Glass A and was
recognized by The American Col
lege of Surgeons, The American
Medical Association, and The
National Hospital Association as
one of the best equipped and best
managed hospitals in the coun-
try. In Oklahoma, he operated
hospitals in the cities of Tulsa,
Oklahoma City, Okmulgee, and
Muskogee.
In 1927, he was appointed AS
sistant Commissioner of Health
in the Department of Hygiene
and Communicable Diseases,
Kansas City, Missouri, being as
signed to make a survey of
tuberculosis and housing condi-
tions among colored. The plan
of this survey was adopted as a
model by the American Public
Health Commission, and in 1890,
Pres. Hoover presented his hous-
ing plan to The National Hous-
ing Commission.
DR.. ThompkinS- established The
Kansas City American fifteen
years ago and was it's Editor. 1t
had a wide circulation through
out the Midwest area, and was
the only colored Democratic pa
per in the United States at that
time. He continued as it's owner
and editor from that time until
he came to Washington to take
up his post as Recorder of Deeds,
April IT, 1884.
He was appointed Recorder of
Deeds for the District of Colum-
bia in 1884 by President Roose-
welt. There are about IS per-
sons on his official staff, divided
about equally between the races.
He prepared and had installed
the pictures of the former Re-
corderS of Deeds who had held
office before him, including such
men as Frederick Douglass.
James Monroe Trotter, father of
w. M. Trotter of THE GUARD
IAN, B. K. Bruce, C. H. ]. Tay-
lor, and Henry Lincoln Johnson.
This is probably the only major
public office where the portraits
of colored officials decorate the
walls.
DR.. Thompkins had served
longer than any previous record
er.
He was publicly acclaimed by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
for totally liquidating in yrs,
the deficits of previous record
ers when he assumed office.
Through efficient administra-
tons, which included passage by
the Congress Of legislation re-
commended by the recorder, DR..
Thompkins had in 6 years time
deposited surplus fees into the
United States Treasury amount
ing to $231,792.9 so. Subtracting the
total deficit he found of $2o1,-
202.92 from DR.. ThompkinS' sur
plus deposits, revealed that he
had completely wiped out this
huge deficit and had made a net
profit to the Government Of
$50. 590.07.
Other accomplishments of the
recorder, include undermining of
the system of indexing old land
records, recopying old land rec
ords on the typewriter that had
been copied by hand, the institu-
ton Of the lot-and-square syS-
tenn of indexing land records,
and the decoration Of the walls
Of the library with OIL paintings
OF former recorders Of deeds.
The lotand-square project,
when completed, will give to the
! nffine IA 4, dAAd .-.I. - At ann
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NINA Meets In Mo.

ST. LOUIS, MO. - The Ma
tional Medical Association held
its 50th annual Convention
here August 14-17 with a large
attendance of doctors from all
parts of the country.
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The Poets Corner
THE PHILADELPHIA STRIKE
By ST. CLAIR KIRToN

Can it be true that meath the dome
Where first this sturdy nation
Proclaimed it's birthright to the world,
In formal declaration;
Can it be true that halowed ground
Made sacred by the Fathers;
Has been DETAINED by hatred
Which is prelude to disaster?
There's where inspired men who felt
The evils of oppression
Espoused the sacred rights of man,
In solemn, orderly session
Created equal are mankind!
Life. liberty and happiness,
Are the inalienable rights of alP',
Who dare defy this treatise?
Since then the doors of these great states
Have been flung open to the nations
Who ungrudgingly were welcomed
To these god-given concessions.
But 10! What stark ingratitude
To their generous benefactor;
They're 10th to share the benefits
Which they, themselves had longed for.
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Elder Merrill
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Maryland, Delaware and Dis
trict of Columbia, Pastor ST.
san G Lightford of New York
City, Evangelist Kathleen
Grimes Of New York, Pastor
Ford of Jamaica, L I, Elder
EverSlay and wife, VIM Henry,
Misses Geraldine and Irene
Blackman, all of Jamaica, L I,
Evangelist Edna Williams of
Philadelphia, Evangelist NJ
Mosby of New York City, Mr.
Oliver and Mr. Gooding of New
Haven, Connecticut, Elder
Oden Of Philadelphia, Evan
geliSt Archibald of New Jersey
and Mrs Villa Harrison of
Youngstown, Ohio.
kilograms and letters of
coincidence were read from
friends all over the country.
Solos were rendered by Mrs
Blanche Diggs and Miss Inez
Irving. Remarks were given by
many of the visitors and by
his lifelong friend, lawyer
John r Bourne. The entire
front of the church and the
rostrum were banked with
flowers.
Elder Merrill was Chairman
Of the Massachusetts, State
Council of the Pentecostal AS
semblies of the World and will
be greatly missed by his asso-
ciates.
CARD of THANKS
The family Of the late
James A Merrill wish to thank
friends for their kindness,
cards and flowers during his
illness and death.
K. A. CLARK MERRILL
E. E. STEWART
E. M. BY-NOE