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NOT AT NO. 2! It's the British wellington" a mid-wing heavy bomber powered with either twin radial or milne engines. It has a long nose and it's deep, narrow fuselage extends beyond the tail- plane. Both edges of the wide spanned wings taper to rounded tips. The leading edge of the tail- plane is swept back to rounded tips while the trailing edge is straight. There is a tall, triangular single fin and rudder.
 Aids Division, AAF
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river the American Fifth Army were only eight miles from Flo renee and the British infantry ad- vancing from the south were at the gates of this world-famous art cen- ter. The advances on both fronts have been met with determined re- sistance by Marshal Albert Kessel- rings forces on the Gothic line" Heavy fighting has been going on in the districts around Pisa which the Germans are defending with determination. - ::. .::..~ ROAD TO TOKYO
 Pushing into Guam from two beachheads, assault forces have es- tablished contact on the eastern shore of Apra Harbor. In the north- ern sector Admiral Chester w.. Ninitz's headquarters reported good progress. The assault forces were supported by carrier aircraft and surface craft that poured shell after shell into the enemy rear, breaking up troop movements and hampering the supply lines.
 On Tinian Island in the Marianas group, our forces have entrenched themselves and successfully threw back a fierce counter attack. Jap forces were still entrapped in the Wewak area in British New Guinea and our bombers blasted the enemy near Altapa.
 From Lord Mountbatten's head quarters came the announcement that Allied troops driving south ward from Imphal have opened a strong assault on Japanese defens- es along the Palei- -Tamu road.
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Humphreys were selected as tha first students. Ut. (later Maj. Gen.) Benjamin Foulois was the next stu dent trained and during the next few months several more pilots were schooled-among them Lk Henry H. Arnold, now Command ing General of the AAF.
 When war was declared on April 6, 1917, the Aviation Section had 65 officers (35 of them fiiers) and 1o87 enlisted men. There were 55 airplanes, all of which were obso- lete in comparison to the planes be- ing used on the Western Front, but on July "A, 1917, Congress appro- priated s640, 0,O00,o ,oO0 for the devel- opment of military aviation-the largest sum ever appropriated for a single purpose up to that time.
 Our air squadrons chalked up an impressive record during the clos ing months of that war and the airplane was recognized as a weapon in itself instead of means of observation, which had been the original concept of the airplane's military usefulness.
 The 23 years between wars was a period of progress for the Army Air Forces, despite the small num- Der of personnel and limited ap- propriations. New techniques, tao tics and equipment were tested High level precision bombing was developed. Aerial tactics and for nations were evolved and, most important, a program was organiz- ed for the training of hundreds of thousands of men for air duty when war came again.
 Today a global network of men and airplanes, supply lines, com munications routes and airbases, comprise striking force that since the start of the war has made ap- proximately million combat flights; dropped almost 10000 tons of bombs, and fired more than 1OO,0OO,OO0 rounds of ammunition against the enemy.
 Today our planes are being heard over Germany, Japan and in every Axis-controlled portion of the world. Our air strength is being felt in the tropics, the arctic, over deserts, seas, mountains and gla- ciers. From the cold and desolate Aleutian Island to the burning Tu- nisian desert sands the striking power of the Army Air Forces has become almost legendary. Today our bombers are high over central Germany or low over a Japanese air field. Today our fighters and medium bombers are forming a protective umbrella over the inva- sion forces on the Normandy coast. Today our Fortsesses and Libera- tors are far out in the Pacific drop ping their bombs on Japanese ship ping. Today is the day of the AAFa
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Airmen Break Record

England (CNS)-Pilots of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force in June flew about 90,000 sorties, de- spite adverse weather conditions, a number which is by far the great est monthly aggregate ever record ed by a single command.
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. WEEKLY CREMATION CHAT
The War Fronts

ROAD TO BERLIN-via RUSSIA
 Driving 150 miles from the bor- der of Silesia in Germany proper, the Red Army advanced 56 miles on the road leading to Warsaw. Two Russian spearheads by-passing Brest-Litovsk to the North and South were less than 50 miles from the Polish capital.
 In the North, nine Russian arm ies of about 3,0OO,0O0 men were att tachng on twisting front of 1900 miles. Gen. Lindeman's German Baltic army were in danger of be- ing cut off from the South facing a loss of 100000 men.
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ROAD TO BERLIN via NORMANDY: >. :.

Following in the wake of a gi- gantic air assault by 5000 heavy, medium and light bombers, Amer ican troops advanced to points a mile south of the St.-Lo-Perier road. In a co-ordinated offensive, British-C Canadian troops drove south against some of the strong est German resistance of the en- tire campaign.
 The German strategy in this campaign has been to have their foremost front line thin, and de- signed to take the first brunt of the Allied attack and then when the pattern of attack becomes evident rush up heavy endorsements. This process has made the campaign a slow process for the Allied armies. ROAD TO BERLIN-via ITALY
 Fighting inland along the Arno
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DON'T fire machine guns at planes at impossible ranges. This useless firing not only discloses your position but en- dangers friendly troops with spent bullets.
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WHEN you dig a new position do a good job of it. Sometimes you can't move to an alternate position when the one you're in gets too hot" as they're all taken by other men.
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Tank occupation of Saipan
 gives the U. s. key to the con- quest by air and land of Japan and the Philippines. From Sai- pan it's only 1500 miles to Tokio, 1900 miles to Manila. Shanghai, in Jap-occupied China, is but 1900 miles away.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
Interracial Planning
For the Community

Social work for Negroes" is a
phrase which is passing rapidly,
and happily, into disuse. Instead,
thoughtful community leadership is
now aware that social work among
Negroes is only another phase of
social planning and action for the
whole community's benefit. An even
more apt description would be Gin
terracial planning for community
organizations" which is the title
of this bulletin. It is the first of a
series that will discuss the plan
ming side of race Relationship
point out some of the "one-two-
three steps" best calculated to i'm
prove both the status of Negroes in
their community and relationships
between them and their white fell
low citizens.
The question of better race rela-
tons and improved Negro welfare
has moved from the "Why 2" to the
"How?" stage. Civic leadership
throughout the country realizes
that racial friction is not ameli-
Grated by ignoring it, and that be-
hind it lie specific social and eco
nomic causes that can be removed
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04

IN large measure by specific action.
But such action must be carefully
planned, and that planning must be
interracial if it is to establish en-
during results. An all-Negro drive
for racial advancement, no matter
how wisely conceived, runs the risk
of encouraging anti-Negro opposi-
ton. On the other hand, an all
white program for "Negro improve
ment" inevitably falls into social
error and Illustration, much as
early missionary efforts among the
"heathen" of foreign lands. The
interest of the whole community
is best served when Negro and
white leadership join hands; the
former weighing the Negroes spe-
cial interest against the general
welfare, while the latter remem-
bers that the whole story of COM
munity security is not told until
the chapter on Negro Indignation
is satisfactorily concluded.-Na-
tional Urban League Bulletin.
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DO NEGROES PREFER WORDS TO DEEDS?

AN item announcing appointment
Republican assistant director publicity interesting as
straw IN the wind than might be judged obscure spot the
dispatches happens that the publisher Powell was d.
rector OF publicity for the Democrats 94 and the word
ms sht OF allegiance heard about the time warning to
Democrats that the bulk the Negro may be similarly
shifting. - ~ '
The warning from Earl the
Harprs Magazine which points that something
really Tor Democrats to about holds
ance OF power IN eight large states with electoral
Negro political leaders whom the Republicans wooed
the Told have spoken enthusiastically of the platform
having gone all out Negroes what course what this
really offers series promises that their clear
dennluon In light OF performance and
In the Hapers article it pointed Dewey no
less tnan ms vulnerable the point promise
because OF his delay and
and his failure to support the Grenucas hill NJ
brown recalls the Wonder Governors state
discrimination band here the Republican platform punin
Tor permanent FEPC musclng into the
which devised the nations first machinery
However, the catching Republican platform
be beside the point far its champions among
political leaders are concerned They practical extent of
certain cynical disregard whether its proposals fulfilled
Irrespective OF the past in promise performance commit
TED TO the strategy OF veerng with opportunity holding
OF their group as an instrument sweet words
from the other slde and confident of their ability the %
their voters along by appeals emotions Illustrations
inns may be indeed PRACTICAL dusioning lack of
veness to gains made possible proof an
friendship sympathy and definite hepfuness like no
vile Courier-Journal.
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TO SAFEGUARD NEGRO GAINS

The Negroes participation production has grown steadily
according statistics of the War Since the
a OF l942
such shpbudng and aircraft production risen
ing concern among Negroes regarding the prospect maintaining these
gains IN the postwar period Their employment in
less concerned with has not been cent of
poyees IN textile mills nonwhe utilities and
per cent IN communications They
Dee
period OF less than full employment such the
plants will doubtless bring usually dsproporonate number
of Negroes unemployed.
10 help the gans Republican platform calls for tho
by Federal legislation EMPLOYMENT
racceS committee Negroes value the aid Presidents
ee packed by discrimination government
mas been able them Negro
is accepted in industrial organizations may proving his worth
which
cogent for their the
TACT that everything about the
Is an executive legally
us powers rest solely the Presidents powers subject
70 court Interpretation distant first financed ont
Oh ne PRESIDENTS funds this year. after
oepate limitation
TO oene Congress included appropriation national war
agencies bill ~ -
Inc point would make here
congress TO temporary executive
1--WE means for securing greater Justice
Congress should itself establish agency to safeguard tho
Negroes opportunity to himself in de-
IN view OF the nansigeance of Southern opposition probably
only Republican Congress will do hat-Ne York ord
Tribune ~
Deeprooed pudces which basis in matters of race
creed and color cannot be uprooe by speeches or pos
resolutions Minneapolis Morning Tribune
from gng much fun out of it by not caring what they
Minneapolis Tribune.
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Philadelphia Strike Requires Firm Action

Tuesdays headlines operators
in Philadelphia city Bohery Love- The strike not
precipitated by wage working conditions the
Manpower issued orders for complete utilization of
available workers in that including Negroes.
when the Philadelphia Transit Co. complied
with the regulations upgradng of Negro workers
to positions as bus drivers large portion
the employed the transportation system staged
wakout parayzng facilities of the city and inconvenencng
persons who depended
them work.
Army Navy officials who appreensive
the soppage of war plant production
the strike has been attributed to foreign
trouble of the home variety
unable the justice and decency
tending right Negro fellow citizens Most of these
native Naz would rather lose the war n see the negro get an equal
a job
1t does not matter stupid people, evidently by
unpaoc leadership that the 100000 Negroes of Phy help
pay their weekly salary Cheeks it of to them that
power all competent labor
Negro white hourly giving their
repression shall be pushed off the earth
AS the approaches its concluding chapters the Philadelphia
spectacle repeated again and again with dred the United
States Unless firm action is taken by the Federal and State
patriotic and fairnded citzenry, racial tensions will
acuey critical Such state of strained relationships will
seriously nre Americas standing the nations of the world
country chaos bad the itself
5000 left jobs keep
obtaining opportunity public utility
misguided who have forgotten that their refather these
obtain the freedom that they would deny few
Negro workers.
pointed the discriminating employment
patterns established maintained the public utilities
contributing cause to the Philadelphia situation Our utilities which
live dividends off the all people seldom extend job
opportunities to Negroes in a democratic
Because of this practice the public firms throughout the
country employ Negro workers only the lower paid
capaief all therefore, be understood how the
job limitation embedded
workers minds They have blinded by the
utility that they cannot the simple justice of giving
equal chance fellow and citizen who happens by the acct
dent of birth, to be black
This strike puts the CLIO which the Phly"
collective bargaining definitely
1t make good the often repeated boast that CLIO do
permit discrimination account of creed color
AS fact, Philadelphia puts
white and Negro, and labor unions civilian
oxhoes cooperative
necessary o win this
Only firm action the the United
Philadelphia
anNgro worker demonstrations the United States
a of similar Naz throughout the nation
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In MemOriam

In memory of Marcellaine Thomas, who
passed away one year ago, August 4, 1943.
On August the fourth my heritage began,
Life gave happiness, love and sadness on
every hand,
But on August the fourth in forty-three,
God took someone precious from me,
I know God does things for the best,
For he took my dear daughter to heaven
to rest.
Although it seems more than I could
stand,
But thru this suffering God has taken
my hand.
But who am I to complain
For there are others to share my pain.
Dear daughter, mother, father and brother
miss you SO,
And prayed to God to keep your life aglow,
Seeing you suffer and never complain to
meet you in heaven is surely our aim.
Our hearts are heavy with sadness every
hour of the day,
You've paid the debt we've yet to pay.
Oh, August the fourth that gave and
taken breath,
Is my anniversary and memorial of life
and death.
Sadly missed by Pvt. and Mrs James q.
Thomas, parents; James H. Thomas, Jr.,
brother.
Note: This poem was written by Pvt.
Thomas, Aviation Field Battery Unit, Egler
Field, Fla.
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Miss I. Myrtle Garden introduced

Miss I. Myrtle Garden introduced
the speaker, Miss Rose Wagner
from the University of Mime
sofa. Miss Wagner spoke on "The
Church's New Services"
The ladies of the senior choir
sang under the direction of Mrs.
Cora Moore with Miss B. King at
the piano. Miss India Allen gave
a reading. Mrs. Winona Mimms
sang a solo. Mrs. Prentice Harris
played a piano selection. Others
who helped to make Women's Day
a success were: Mines. Hazel AL
len, Mary Eddings, Rosa Simmons,
Alberta Davis, Gladys Johnson,
Florence Hibbs, Maude Brooks,
Matilda Young, Jean Waters, Fan
ME Lynn, C. Cotton, C. Powell, E.
Ball, Bertha James, M. King, C..
Lindsay, L. Williams, ]. Hanna, Jr.,
N. Thomas, E. Wooten, H. Turner,
L. Pettiford and K. Bradshaw.
Flowers were given by Mines.
J. Hickman, Eva Neal, P. Brooks
and Gertrude Boldly.
New members taken into the
church were: Osa Porter, Mary
Wilson, st. Paul; Laura Anderson,
from Kansas City, Kan, and
Johnny Pierce of Jackson, Miss.
Visitors Sunday morning were:
Mrs. R. M. Bradshaw, St. Peters
burg, Fla; Mrs. Oda T. Black,
Little Rock, Ark; Chas. Cyrus,
Chicago; Mrs. J. Cherry, Kansas
City, Mo-, H. Lovett, Jackson,
Miss, and Mrs. M. H. Martin, An
niston, Ala.
Rev. and Mrs. B. N. Moore and
Mrs. Florence Hibbs are attending
the Christian Adult convention at
Frontenac, Mimi, this week from
July 81 to Aug. 5.
Next Sunday communion will be
administered. - Mrs. Daisy Nc
Adams, reporter.
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.QUOTES-
OF THE WEEK

There is no doubt, at times,
they may have unpleasant expert
ences because of their interracial
activities, but most of them could
not act differently. Their con-
science would give them a worse
beating if they did not actively
cry out against the injustices they
see.
"Do not waste sympathy on
them, but stand beside them and
help them do the work their con-
science urges them to do."-Eliza-
beth T. Meyer.
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Wheatley Drum and BueIes

The Wheaty Drum and Buge Corps made brave showing
received much applause
week.
1t would be fine thing of Negro
CARNATIONS would undrwe
Good instruments good instruction and good uniforms would
youngsters participate the
made by would
the entire Negro community.
The boys and girls present group did
fine ob and with wider
still greater contribution.
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News Services Need

Until national news-gaherng agencies like the Associated Press
United Press International News Service employ competent
staff all dispatches involving Negroes, especially
racial conflicts will be read with reservation and suspicion
Remember when read daily dispatches that
times they gathered written and edited
ground and training permits little oby
of misunderstanding blacks
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Editorial lettings

Too folks spend much of their trying
impede the progress of the ambitious fellowmen
You'd be surprised the people will despise
woman because they have intelligence initiative.
The Twin City Es led by John contribution to
the life of the people last Saturday night singing organizations
which participated the Music Festival deserve highest praise
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splendid spirit and performance Those the affair
the ST. Paul Auditorium missed a inc
never known recognized editor who glad print bad
news about good people, Every trade and
side
would be if who are fighting
on foreign fronts rng their lives would
and fight for a right a job
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Rev. Mron A. Morrill, who has lust
Deen elected secretary the Methodist church public
information Dr. Morrill,
with the problems of the Negro people throughout America highly
capable man ne richly deserves his election this
Advertisers in this partners" it's readers The
more the readers patronze hem the advertising thew uv
and the stronger your community paper grows
After having received attention from political than
any other segment of the population three da
the majority of the Negro confused
We've got sneakng idea that if the philadelphia boards
ordered to Immediately recssy strikers maybe the
would
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The Governors lnteraCa than
has already justified completed
the attitude of Minnesota employers the
for Negroes both civilian returned soldiers This
much excellent information and accomplishment
The commission making the attitude of the
labor and has the cooperation the Minnesota State Federation
of Labor seeks also the cooperation of the CO whose
ton fair racial and religious discrimination reiterated
for the record
This has faith in the possibilities
son does to do the spectacular What does
dramatic fashion
and public relations program
Every state in the country and the large cities should similar
commission at work hope that the session
sofa legislature will provide funds for the operation of the Commission
regular state with paid staff At all its vastly
important be carried
as the busy st. Paul Urban League give
Good relations between white black Gentle
to be the ountry important challenges
the The expenditure
the securing will
its various citizens will
important
might be well for individuals and organizations interested
maintenance of the commission part
lions to Immediately various legislature candidates
for the commission
to work with which to carry its work.
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Church News

Pilgrim Church News: The July
30 service at Pilgrim church was
led by the second candidate for
the pulpit, Rev. Paul M. Grimmett.
The church is momentarily rever-
ent at the announcement of
Deaconess Martha Clayton's illness.
The sermon, last Sunday, pre-
scented to the congregation was
"What Time Is IT," from Romans
13:11-12. Two members, Mrs.
Irene Thomas and w. D. Gray,
Joined at the close of the sermon.
Visitors were: Misses Blanche and
Gertrude Williams, St. Joseph, Mo-;
Mrs. Jennie Young and daughter,
Chicago; Stephen C. Sheppard, III,
Atlanta, Ga; Mrs. Beulah Shute
and daughter, Tallahassee, Fla;
Mrs. H. Hughes, Columbia, Mo-;
Mrs. c. S. Anderson, St. Paul; Mr..
s. S. Warren, Columbia, Mo-;
Cornelius Maxwell, Los Angeles;
Miss Florida Warren, st. Louis, Mo.
The evening service was held at
8 p. m. Rev. Grimmitt presented
Lord Show Us the Father" John
1913.
The guest speaker next Sunday
will be Rev. Isaac Fisher.
The regular business meeting is
scheduled for Friday, August 4,
at 8 p. m.-Beulah Baines.
CamphOr Memorial Methodist
Church Notes: prayer is a two
way proposition, although most of
US make it one sided matter.
-. We talk to God and make our
desires known to Him, but we
rarely, if ever, wait long enough
to hear God speak to US. We
never take time to find out Gods
will for u.s." declared our pastor,
Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson, in the
first of the series of sermons on
Prayer at the worship service last
Sunday morning.
The spiritual tone of the service
was heightened by the singing of
Mr.. B. L. Greer, gospel singer and
leader of the Wayman A.M.E.
church choir, Minneapolis, who was
one of the visitors at the service
with his aunt also a visitor, Mrs.
Kate McCrea, a member of the St.
Marks Methodist church, Chicago.
Although Brother Greer did not
come prepared to sing, he very
readily accepted the invitation of
the pastor to sing gospel song
just before the sermon and we were
blessed in the fact that this con-
secrated singer led US in the sing
ing of two stirring songs. Mrs.
Clara Jones made her Christian de-
cision when the invitation to church
membership was made after the
sermon and several persons came
to the altar for prayer. Visitors
to the service included: Harry
Richardson, Ben Holt, Mrs. J. H.
Blair, Mrs. Geneva Wesley, a men,
Der of the Wesley Methodist
church, Jacksonville, Fla; Thomas
Hickman, Miss Jimmie Garland,
two members of the Navy sta
toned at Void Chamberlain Field,
Walter T. Price and Henry Jones.
A service of prayer was held for
the members in the armed forces
and for conscientious DIRECTORS on
religious grounds in the evening.
Rev. Nelson will deliver the sec
ond of the series on Prayer" at
the II a. m. service Sunday. The
Church Board of Education will
meet at z p. m, and a prayer and
song service for members in the
armed forces will be held at 8 p. m.
Reporter.
St James A.M.E. Church News:
The climax of the special days of
the year was Sunday, July 80,
"Women's Day." Mrs. George W.
Brooks was chairman.