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The century voice., 1944-06-01
The Taking OF Rome And The Allied
Invasion
Bv Charles r. Wilson. ST.. Alcorn A. & NJ. College
Acorn Miss.

Rome-the city of Cicero of Caesar OF Nero OF Marcus
Aureius of Leo KILL of a host OF emperors, popes and
kngshas taken The capture of the Eternal City, first
Axis capital fall the Allies the N3th day OF
the Italian Invasion perhaps could be said that the
triumph came when the Fifth Army cracked open the Naz
brtng defense stretching from Valnonone on the
Via Casna through Neletri the Appian Way and Lanu
VIC on the south side of the Alans Pursuing dsorganzed
Germans in flight toward Namontone from the west Ameri
that portion of the brstng Nazi defense
arc including plboxe and trenches had been left unnamed
at the base Mount Aremisio overlooking Neller Five
DAYS later the Germans pulled of Nelletri.
Right up with his troops, Lieut. General Mark w.
Clark of the Fifth Army reached the outskirts
OF Rome and then held fire for three hours to permit the
withdraw accordance with their selfproclalm
designation of Rome open city. When they tailed
Allied artillery opened up their positions smash
ing path the city limits Meanwhile King Victor EN-
manuel acted promptly his pledge OF last April On
June Raveo Saerno the ~ yeaold little monarch
signed decree irrevocaby turning his regal pow
ers to Crown Prince Humbert as Lieutenant General of
the Reau But Victor Emmanuel still reserved for himself
the title King OF Italy and head of the House of Savoy.
President Roosevelt stated that te invasion OF Europe
is proceeding up schedule" Details OF the invasion
planned back the Teeran Conference 1t the
greatest invasion ever attempted The fate OF the world
depended upon them The Allied landings effected
of air and naval bombardment and air borne
landings involving troop carrying aircraft and gliders
rying large forces foeps also made successfully at
number OF points Continuous fighter maintained
the beaches and for distance inland and
operations in the Channel Night fighters played
equally important role protecting shipping and the troop
carrier forces and intruder operations Allied reconnaissance
The century voice., 1944-06-01
Mother
BY Oddell Jefferson

Superintendent Of Sunday School and Friends: 1t is a
pleasure speak few words the subject Il" you love
and obey your mother will be your fadeless
First should obey mother because she leader
and knows the way where have find the way Mother
has ploed the for her children and loves her children
The world school OF experience and mother has
learned from this school. We should obey and love
mothers because mother will die in order that child
or children live, just Jesus died the for
live and have right to the Of life mother
will leave her children lead them into anything
wrong.
We should dig for knowledge as men dig for conceal
ed gold. OF course, very young every way, but
digging for knowledge and accepting great oppo
unty which comes to My mother teaches daily the
way Christ which is love everybody. | grow daily
with stronger mind, purposes fresh desires and a
double determination obey and love the good letting
truth be my adeess hope day be great lead
er OF people and know must first learn the lessons
of love and obedience.
There greater earthly friend than mothers and
all boys and girls of my age and all ages be kind
Ito mother love and obey her
The century voice., 1944-06-01
The Greater Work OF Man

The Bible the only book written ago that IS still
applicable todays problems. 1t wonder
ul thing that God did not 2rope about with
Taught to age in which he lives Every generation
has source OF power from which he learn and draw
That is the high privilege OF being his ability to
stretch grow, physically but ntellectuay-his
ability assemble taps wood, etc, into
machines get the things do the things he wants
them to do.
Notwithstanding the purchases OF bonds since
war there been national bond drives, each
cessul We the midst OF the 5th War Loan
Drive We feel that theEquoa OF sixteen billion dol
will raised Has occurred how the gov
eminent record ot@all these bonds We dare
the average person has given thought and perhaps only
few clerical minded people. Working i'll office as do,
here comes daily request for duplicate the
The century voice., 1944-06-01

contract holder has lost his many instances
burial contsac is te only insurance protection house.
yet that contract gets out OF place 1t may also happen
that office record OF the goes Comparing
the filing OF small office and the careful placing npor-
taht documents about the home, will give birds eve
view Of what huge task the Treasury Department OF our
nation must have TO keep complete
OF every bond bought by Mr.. and Mrs. America
There are 500 employees in the Chicago office OF the
reasurys Bureau of the Public Debt there an aver
age OF thirty million bonds be recorded monthly which
IS an inaposshily er these employees Christ said
would do greater work than he herein lies the
to the solution OF recording and filing bonds so that
the bond YOU bought along with millions other people
will he record.
Hundreds of machines. electrical in make. but human
operation do the work that would take thousands of
other employees do These machines the bond stubs
they in, them by serial numbers them al
mcrom them and perform several other oper
ations il YOU have thought OF what will happen when
you present bond for payment years from date
ten years. because know all loyal Americans will
cash in their bonds before maturity you need
bother think about them hey we'll saeguarded
against any possible loss.
The century voice., 1944-06-01
Not A Neutral God

story is told rather / believe, it old song
wherein danger with grizzly bear. Possibly
recognizing that he deserved special favor from Iod he
rayed thus 30 Lord if Don't help don't help that
grizzly bear.
When invasion the other day, large part OF the
nation bowed their heads
participated in praying form and fashion others
sought God he God OF partialltN. God who
deals only with the "iave and nothing for the Have
Nots'-a God who recognizes above another.
prayed because OF the excitement and the call for e
cial prayerthee prayers could have than
the bear prayer Jslord il YOU don't help don't help
the Germans the Iaps-dont help enemies. :
God neutral God. God the side OF right.
even of God physical as
well spiritual We only preach the right but
practice we'll We know there some who sought
God in spirit and truth, who desersing-and
for these grateful for God will save for few
righteous-He saved the CITY OF Nnevah.
The century voice., 1944-06-01
A Great Contribution

Mrs. Annie b. Ceon who lives Yazoo Street in this
city, has made great contribution the present conflict
americans hate and yet privilege to be ply
scally and mentally fit when it thrust upon
Mrs Osten has been able give three OF her sons to
fight for the freedom of country and mother might
wen be proud have three in top condition. accept
able for Uncle Sans service The Pvt t. Clarence
Green stationed in Arizona Pvt eleven Green Yorktown
Va; and W. Green, who is in the Navy Yorktown Va
Mrs. is member Of the Century Burial Association
and also a Century Voice subscriber
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Mr. Jeff Harris. of the outstanding citizens of va
400 County and deacon OF Antioch NJ B. Church. died
May s. 1914 He was born July 3 1861 and joined
Church in 1901 He Was made deacon and served in this
capacity for pears Funeral held
Nav 1914 from Antioch Church with his pastor Rev l.
f. Taylor and others officiating He is survived by his
wife two daughters. host of grand children
friends Funeral arrangements charge of the Century
Burial Association with ntern,ent the Antioch Cemetery
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aircraft maintained continuous w
over shipping and the ground forces
little enemy fighter opposition or
of Allied sea and airborne troops VIII
with little opposition were fighting the
= 100 mile stretch Of the Normandy &C
bourgh and LeFavre Invasions of Area
France
The invasion had its effect all over the w
the Germans plan counterattack will be lett 10 Hh
The fact remains that regardless OF what 1efin'
plan the Allies arc ready for any eventuah'y ~
sha Pa Major Bernard Sa1ues tapped Our historic i>
lell to celebrate the occasion He also quoted us s
ton: "Procaim Liberty throughout all the laiiu 'o "
the inhabitants thereof and then he eonmeh'eo i
indeed proclaim liberty throughout the and ana te ie'u
Of liberty throughout the world resident NooseNe' a
King George VI urged earnest prayer III the eiss dn
The invasion is only the beginning III bringing t's eu ~
goddess war to an untimey close We must commune ~ N.Y.
in harness and stand ready wherever we hy pe
called Let us STAY the job and do our sons ana aas
terx arc doing on all the ronsserNe America VIII da
that they have and then some
The Omaha guide., 1944-08-19

Mr.. futile is q member of the
The Omaha guide., 1944-08-19

ISOLATION of the Bar of the City
Of New York, and the County
Lawyers Association, and has
been q member of the Board Of
Trustees Of the College Of the City
OF New York, since 1913.
For many years ne did special
legal work for the NAACP IN con-
nection with the so-caIled anti
lynching bills, and served as chair
man OF the Inter-Faith Committee,
City Of New York, of which Com
mittee Monsignor Lavelle and Rab-
bi De Sofa Poole we're vicechair-
men. The purpose OF the Commit
tee, was, through inter-faith CO
operation, to stimulate community
consciousness for the need OF re-
ligious education.
Mr.. Tuttle is also a member Of
the National Conference Of Chris
tians and Jews, and is at present
chairman Of the Division Of Re
hgious Education Of the Protes-
tant Council Of the City Of New
York.
The Omaha guide., 1944-08-19
Greed Killed Franklin in
Jersey Ring

New York-The arrest the other
week of heavyweight boxer Larry
Lane, 26, Of Trenton, n J., on a
technical charge OF manslaughter
growing out Of the death of Lem
Franklin, 2s-year-old fighter from
Chicago via Cleveland, was an idle
gesture To my way of thinking,
the whole thing is q farce. Frank
lin is dead because somebody en-
Outraged him in a dangerous prop
osition that he was still capable
Of earning his living fighting with
his fists long after his usefulness
and ability in the ring had passed
Franklin died Of injuries ne suf-
fered in q bout July oath with Lane
at Newark, N. J..
Franklin died, declared DR.. har-
rison S. MARYLAND, chief medical ex-
aminer Of Essex County, N j..
from a type Of injury where sur
gerry offered no hope" The autop-
81 revealed, he said, shat Frank
lin had been struck in the middle
Of the forehead and multiple con-
cussion hemorrhages OF the brain
resulted" The doctor said that
subdural elots form and an opera
ton usually may save the injured
persons life
State Athletic Commissioner Of
New Jersey John J. Hall said at
Trenton that there was no sign OF
any pre-existant injury evident
when Franklin was examined by
q commission physician on the day
he fought Lane. Accidents such
as the Franklin case have occurred
and viii continue to happen as
long as contact sports carry on
he said. I'VE must admit this
as well a. the fact that medical
The Omaha guide., 1944-08-19

I ders Of the counsel He has been
requested 20 analyze existing laws
in this and other states and coun-
tries, and prepare recommendations
for new legislation prohibiting dis
elimination in peace time
He was graduated from Column
bia "a. B., in 1899 and IL B. in
1902. On graduation from the
U~niversity's law school he entered
the office of Davies Stone & Auer-
bach and became a member Of that
firm in 1907. He resigned from
the firm in April, 1927, when he
was appointed by President Cool
idge as u. S. Attorney for the
Southern District of New York,
and remained in that position until
September, 1880, when he was nom
mated by the Republican Party for
Governor. After election that
year, not having been the victor,
he Joined his present firm OF
! Breed, Abbot & Morgan, Is Broad
Street, NYC of which Nh. William
c. Breed and Mr.. Tuttle are the
senior members
Mr. Tuttle Is 2 member OF the
The Omaha guide., 1944-08-19
Electing Young President
to A. & nj. Breaks
Souther's Tradition
DR.. Vim. H. Gray, Jr-, Youngest
Major College President In
America

Jacksonville, Fla.-The recent
election of DR.. William H. Gray
as president of Florida A. and M
College il being regarded as start
ling evidence of the recognition
now accorded Negro leadership by
progressive elements in the South.
IL Cray at % becomes the
-c--ges. land-grant college pres
cent IN the country. That the
State Board Of Control and the
State Board Of Education would
select his young and dyramic
personality 70 head the educational
program for Negroes in Florida
implies that new recognition IS De
.ng given to ability and merit AL
though DR.. Gray has had q rich
background OF educational expert
Cnce, having served as college pro-
lessor, principal Of the demonstra-
ton schools at Southern Univer-
sity, and for three years as presi
dent OF Florida Normal and Indus
trial Institute at ST. Augustine,
the selection OF such a youthful
leader to this responsible position
evidences a definite break with
southern traditions.
Gray i considered a brilliant
and fearless, yet tactful speaker.
His administration at Florida Nor
NAL has been featured BY a ire
mendous increase in the financial
support of the school, over S4O,-
10000 having been raised from
Negroes in Florida during the past
year. The Signal Corps and War
Industry Training Programs car
ried on at the college have won
national recognition, and the in
structional program has expanded
with an approved four year pro-
gram and the institution has been
~-A1L GA- - 49, Eo-~z~- 49,
citation Of Colleges and Secondary
Schools
President Gray is the youngest
Negro president holding the Phi
d. degree He j. q product Of s.
Paul's Polytechnic Institute Blue
field State Teachers College; anC
the University Of Pennsylvania
The Omaha guide., 1944-08-19


Dr.. Gray j. a member Of Alpha
Kappa Mu, National Honorary So
ciety; and has been generally rec
ognized for his research ability
He has had a varied career rang
ing from playing on semi-profes-
sional baseball and basketball
teams in the east to sports editor
of the Philadelphia Independent
and the Baltimore Afro-American;
he i q regional director for the
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and
a member Of the Commission on
Higher Institutions Of the South
ern Association Of Colleges and
Secondary Schools for Negroes.
Editorial Comments
The Atlanta Daily Word voiced
the general reaction of the South
to his election in en- editorial ap-
pearing in their July 18th issue:
"A Doctor of Philosophy he j.
reputed the youngest Immigrant
college president in the nation for
Negroes. DR.. Gray brings TO MS
new work the happy combination
Of scholarship and youth, without
the sacrifice of the maturity o.
outlook 50 necessary in engineer
ing the destiny Of an educational
institution We congratulate and
wish for him and the institution
a long and fruitful career Of serv-
ice and leadership
The Christian Review under the
caption Like Father Like Son.
commended Reverend w. r.. Gray,
ST., father Of the educator, who
pastors one Of the largest churches
in Philadelphia The Baptist Wit
ness, a white publication OF Flor
ida, expressed the following edi-
torial views Oh the selection UT
DR.. Gray to the presidency Of
Florida A and NJ: We have
known Dr. Gray for several years
He IS a fine man, able and devout,
q great scholar, but humble and
spiritual. He knows the North
but loves the South He is at
ease among all people but he has
dedicated his life for the education
of his people. We are sorry 10
lose him from the UNCONVENTIONAL
ranks but congratulate the State
on keeping him IN Florida We
knew he was destined for great
things"
Arnclta Williams. Reporter.
The Omaha guide., 1944-08-19

| erations to discover the genius of
z man whose musical ideas were
out Of step with the time that
still want TO think Of the Negro
in characters ike ~.Uncle Toms
Cabin" He is more than a COM
poser. To write the music that
Cook wrote and Wagner wrote,
they had to be historians. Cook
had the fighting spirit of Frede-
rick Douglass
Il know l wrote the blues to
keep from writing something that
would make a man feel like taking
up a sword, and people have dane
ed and sung the blues until they
gave me the power, the ability and
the money to turn my attention
to Race History as is expressed
in my new book sUnsung Ameri-
cans Sung VIII Marion Cook
thought In the same direction, and
l believe our people have made a
serious mistake by its failure TO
rally behind men Of our race who
have the power to think indepen-
IDENTIFY
Years ago ! was criticized for
not sending the St Louis Blues to
a Philanthropist who is friendly
TO our group to get its endorse
ment- II he had written that it
was no good, l guess It would have
gone IN the trash barrel. If z
man writes a good play, he has TO
20 through this process
1 pray for the day when our
people viii be able to read a book
and judge its merits and say it is
q good book regardless Of what the
reviewers say. Charles Gilpin was
| just as good an actor before -Em-
peror Jones" as ne was after. l
still believe IN the old song that
I used 70 hear our people sing
down home: God Moves in a
/ Mysterious Way His Wonders to
: Perform"
The Omaha guide., 1944-08-19

"COok was one Of the first mem
bers Of the American Society OF
Composers, Authors and Publish
e-s (ASCAP) along with Harry
T. Burleigh, J. Rosamond John
son and other Negroes who helped
Victor Herbert's dream - the pos
sibilities in getting some Of the
money that songs made for others
by ajax on music performed for
profit For a long time this didn't
work. They got small dividends
out of It Cook, l think, helped
set this in motion. / was with
them when we took in sixty thou
sand dollars in one year, and we
were all happy over this, black and
white, Jews and Gentle That
was sixty thousand dollars in one
year for performance Of our music
over the radio and other places
and it has grown to six million
dollars in this country alone
Others who never did as much for
music as Cook received q larger
share. This is no reflection on
ASCAP- We men Of today are
building it for the benefit Of the
generation that follows.
mo, we cannot evaluate Viii
Marion Cooks contribution at this
time" concluded the heavy-set, still
handsome master Of Negro music
He influenced me and he infuenc-
ed so many others who are inhu-
encing others that it viii take an
other generation who viii be more
fortunate and have time TO exploit
the works OF such men and revive
them and give them back to the
people
Thus we close a musical inter
view with one OF the best Of mu-
sicians.
The Omaha guide., 1944-08-19
Let's Keep Away from a
Depression

The review and outlook column
of the Wall Street Journal warns
US to be on the safe side and don't
let a return Of 1888 and 1887 re-
appear. There were very many
reasons for the depression that
we had no knowledge Of and our
experience has enlightened al OF
the United States and as we are
on the verge Of another National
election let US do some very care
full thinking The Republican Party
has made a united effort TO Offset
an uprising Of the set backs that
viii be detrimental to the people
Of the good old United States.
Register and vote at the November
election.
The Omaha guide., 1944-08-19


sion Against Discrimination, ap-
pointed by Governor Thomas E
Dewey for the express purpose Of
studying practices Of discrimina-
ton and Of recommending legisla-
ton designed TO eliminate such
practices, has announced the an
pointment Of Attorney Charles h.
futile as its counsel The an
nouncement was made by the Com
missions chairman, Irving VI.
Ives, Majority Leader Of the As
sembly.
In accepting the appointment
Mr.. Tuttle declared ne would serve
without pay, and further that ne
would personally handle the work,
and do all IN his power TO produce
legislation that would be effective
in smashing discrimination in the
State
Mr.. futile, one Of the nations
most distinguished attorneys, adj
mittedly is a wise choice for the
work that viii fall upon the Shout
The Omaha guide., 1944-08-19
Handy Remembers the
Good Old Days
A Fireside Chat With Father Of
the Blues
by Dolores Calvin

New York CITY am z great
admirer Of VIII Marion Cook; he
influenced me when / was down
behind the sun With these words,
q famous old gentleman, nearing
II, bespeckled and white-haired.
rested in an easy chair for a few
moments in his office, the Handy
Brothers Music Publishing Com
pany on Broadway, and relaxed IS
he reminised back through the
years. The grand old man, Of
course, is W. C. Handy to whom
the world Of music owes a great
debt
We were interested in knowing
about MS relationship with viii
Marion Cook, q great composer
who died two weeks ago We want
ed to know how they first met, how
he impressed him and above all,
what ne thought Of his music. So
he told US.
Il was teaching music at the
A & NJ College near Huntsville
when VIII Marion's brother, Hugh
o. Cook, was Professor Of Math-
ematics there and we used to slip
off and have very interesting
talks about VIII Marion / got my
sidelights from his brother, and
longed for the day when / too could
pick up a pen and write music that
would fascinate. I had travelled
throughout the country at the head
Of a band, and in our show we had
performers from New York, and
they told me much about Cook I
played some Of his music in the
band, and later played his Dark
town Is Out Tonight" and ~On
Emancipation Day" when the
syncopation Of ragtime was accen-
tuated by pride Of race
well, I did get to be a compos-
err Handy went on, throwing
away my ambitions to be q Master
Of the Classics and digging deep
er into folklore, fortunately found
a place with the blues.
And / came to New York when
Cook was conductor of the Clef
Club. Although l had a very fine
band, l never heard any music
ike that of the CIef Club, and TO
watch him conduct with no baton
was q lessan in itself. l met men
like Jessie Ship and Alex Rogers
who had worked with him on the
producing end; men with unusual
talents and through them l learn
many facts unknown 10 outsiders
about Cook and his genius; his
creative genius.
~Will Marion Cook was more
than a composer; it would be as
difficult for me or anyone Of this
generation to evaluate his contri-
button at this time. as It was for
contemporaries Of Wagner and the
people Of his time to evaluate him.
We see ~0thellO" being played by
one Of Our own after Shakespeare
has gone, and We hear the music
Carmen" in Carmen Jones" por-
trayed by our WI actors and sing
ers. What about In Dahoney7
What about "Abysinnia"? VIII
this generation ever see it again,
or will time wait for other ger