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The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25

are serving somewhere in the
South Pacific.
S/SGT. CALVIN ASHCRAFT 7
writes his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clinton Ashcraft, from the Admir-
atty Islands that he believes he
will be home by Christmas or New
Years, "but don't look forward 10
it too strong, as we never can tell" )"
Sgt Ashcraft sends his regards to
Charles Cohen and suggests that it
might be a good idea If Cohen sent
him a bottle of morale builder
in exchange for a shipment Of grass
skirts for his store. 1T won't be
many days now until l celebrate
my fourth year in the army and Is
months overseas. was reading in
Walter Winchell's column about the
first cavalry division being inhu-
man! All | have to say is il he
and some of the others were over
here instead of Us, and saw some
of these boys die. maybe they
wouldn't say such things"
T/SGT. JIMMY MCGEE writes
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. p.
McGee, from the Mediterranean
area that he is o. k. There is
little he can write at present, he
says, except that he sure will be
glad to see them all again and would
like to be remembered to all his
old friends. McGee has been over
seas for many months, was wound
ed in the African theater, and was
later in the toughest of the fight,
ing on the Anzio beachhead.
DON KJoRMoE, ship filter SIC,
has been stationed in England for
seven months, according to word
received by Coolidge friends. He
has two brothers in the service,
Sgt. Linfred Kjormoe, and Jack
Kjormoe, U. s. Navy. They made
their home in Coolidge for num-
Der of years during the time their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Kjor-
moe, owned and operated the Cool
idge laundry The elder Kjormoes
moved to California to make their
home some time ago.
JOHN WEAVER MARTIN, ap-
prentice seaman, writes from San
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-08-25

1T. WILDER WUERTZ, a flying
instructor at Stockton Field. Cali
fornia. arrived Monday on 15-day
leave TO visit his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Wuertz and family. They
received a message Sunday from
their son. 1T. WAYNE WUERTZ,
serving in the South Pacific since
July. 1943, that he was now back
in the States. having landed at San
Francisco. He spent two days with
his brother WILDER, stationed near
there, before the latter left for
home, and also visited his grand
parents in Los Angeles before re-
porting to Alexandria, Louisiana,
for orders. He hopes to be in
Coolidge about September 1st.
PFC. HOWARD WUERTZ, tail
gunner on a B-24, is here on fur
Tough visiting his parents, having
arrived the week before his broth
er, WILDER. The Wuertz family
hopes it will be possible for Lit.
Wayne Wuertz to get home before
his brothers leave. All three boys
are graduates of Coolidge High
School.
ENSIGN LAWRENCE McCUL-
lOUGH returned to Oletha, Mis-
souri,, Sunday after a short leave
granted to attend the funeral of
his brother, Pfc Jack Mccullough,
who lost his life in a plane crash
at Laurel, Nebraska. NORMAN
(SoNNY) MCCULLOUGH, S nc,
returned to Hollister, California,
last Wednesday, TED McCUL-
LOUGH, PHM SIC, who had just
returned from 10 months in the
South Pacific, will be here during
the remainder of his 45-day fur
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is a CUHS student. His parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Lindemann, re-
Gently moved to Phoenix to make
their home and are at present in
Washington. Mrs. Lindemann own
ed and operated the New San Car
los hotel during the time they lived
there. Lee played on the high
school band.
SAMUEL EDWARD MORROW,
2/C, II, left Sunday to report for
duty at Farragut, Idaho, at the
conclusion of a 15-day leave spent
with his father, S. E. Morrow, Sr.,
at Valley Farms. He expects to be
sent on overseas duty in the i'm
mediate future. The Morrows have
made their home at Valley Farms
since 1888. Samuel attended Ken
ilworth school and Florence High
School. He entered service May
IL, 1914.
1T. GEORGE HAYDUKE and
Mrs. Hayduke were here on week
end leave from Los Angeles to visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Hayduke and family.
HOMER GLENN DUNBAR,
serving in the South Pacific, has
been promoted from seaman second
to seaman first class, according to
word received this week by his
mother, Mrs. Mamie Dunbar. In
a July report of the Dunbar broth
ers Homer was confused with his
brother Harvey, formerly with the
Seabees. Homer Is II, unmarried,
Harvey is 33 and the father Of two
children.
PFC. ROSS WATSON has been
transferred from Lincoln Army Air
Field, Lincoln, Nebraska, to Davis
Monthan Field, Tucson, for ten
weeks transitional training, accord
ing to a telephone message receiv-
ed by his mother, Mrs. Frank Wat
son, on Thursday. Watson is train
ing for a career gunner on a B-24,
which means that at the completion
of his course he will be qualified to
serve at various gun positions
on B-24.
CPL. HEISEL (DUTCH) MAR
TIN, combat engineers, left We'd
nesday for Claiborne, Louisiana, at
the conclusion of Today furlough
spent visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. d. Martin of Desert Beach.
Martin has just completed several
months maneuvers and expects to
begin glider training in the near
future. He was born March 6,
1922, at Breckenridge, Texas, and
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Diego, where he is going through
boot camp, that the training is
pretty strenuous, "but good for us. ,
They work from 16 to 18 hours a
day and are really glad when they
can knock off for a few hours sleep.
One thing that surprised John i'm
mensely was to discover among
his companions number who
could not read or write. He had
no idea there was such a condition
in the United States, he said. 1t
has made him realize the value of
study and he means to do a lot
more of it when the war is over.
He is a CUHS graduate, class of
'43, was prominent throughout high
school in athletics, and was Sc
lected all state football tackle. At
present he is pitching softball and
basketball on navy teams and plans
to go in training for football. He
has passed the Eddy tests for ra-
dar, but does not know yet wheth-
er his studies will follow that line.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
D. Martin of Martins Desert Beach
and has made his home in Coolidge
district since 1899. John was born
February 10, 1926, in San Angelo,
Texas, and entered service June
10, 1914.
PFC. EUGENE SHIPLEY has
landed safely in England, accord
ing to a letter received this week
by his wife, Mary. There is not
much that he can say, Shipley tells
her, except that the climate is
cool and foggy. He entered -serv-
ice in November of 1912 and is
serving in the quartermaster's
corps of a truck company. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Shipley.
NAPPY PISANO, S 2/C, left
Saturday to report for duty at San
Diego after short leave spent Wis
iting his wife and family. He has
just completed boot camp training
and does not know what his future
assignment will be. He has a
brother. Ray Pisano, PHM 2/C,
also serving in the navy.
PFC. DELAINE kETCHUM
writes his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. D. Ketchum, from the Southwest
Pacific area that the Japs left a
number of 1941 Chevrolet and Ford
trucks which the boys in his outfit
fixed up and have worn out" For
amusement they occasionally have
shows put on by the men, in which
Ketchum has recently taken part.
II wore a Jap uniform, and did l
look cute!" He and Richard Glenn
ans are together. They entered
service together, went through
training together. went across in
August of 1943, and have been
through a recent major campaign
together. Pfc. Ketchum is a CUHS
graduate and was employed at the
Popular Department Store before
he joined the armed forces.
RAYMOND LEE LINDEMANN
enlisted in the navy on July %,
the day before his 18th birthday,
and is now training at Farragut,
Idaho, according to word received
this week. He made his home in
Coolidge for a number of years anC
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has lived in Coolidge district since
1889. He entered service in Decem-
Der of 1912.
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The echo., 1944-06-16
SHANNON NEWS

On t h e first Sunday in June the
Missionary Women of Highs Chapel
C. M. E. Church led by Sister Fisher
Smith, president; Sister Harriet
Booker, secretary, Sister MIME Lyles,
treasurer and others, pulled off very
successful program at 800 o'clock p.
m.
They had the cooperation of three
other societies, which means and prov
es a better spirit existing among our
people as Christians, in spite of de-
nominationalism, St. John and john
son Chapel M. B. Churches.
After an interesting program was
to a packed house, Rev. c.
Wise, pastor of st. John NJ. B. Church
preached a soul stirring sermon from
the text men ought to always pray
and faint not" He is an outstanding
race man.
Reverend NJ. Thomas responded to
the program $500 was raised.
V. D. Blue, P. c.
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Representative
OF NV TUl

Appearing as a mother of young
children whose father is in the armed
service overseas, as well as Legisla-
tive Representative of the National
Women's Trade Union League of A
merica, Mrs. Arthur j. Goldberg to-
day put herself and her organization
on record as favoring enactment Of
the Dawson Scanlon LaFollette Bill
designed to create a Permanent Fair
Employment Practice Committee.
Before the House Labor Committee,
chaired by Congressional Mary T.
Norton IN. j., which is now holding
hearings on the proposed legislation,
Mrs. Goldberg said, in her role as war
wife and mother, "If we are to teach
fair play and common decency in our
schools a n d Fairgrounds to provide
this country with healthy-minded,
stalwart citizens in 1864, then they
have to find the same rules of the
game in practice that we teach them
now. A Permanent FEPC, outlawing
once and for all discrimination be-
cause of race, creed, color, or national
origin, makes that possible. 1t is
just. 1t is right. 1t is essentially
American"
On behalf of her organization, Mrs.
Goldberg stated that favorable action
on the Bill is a sked because ~ eve
believe it would help the war effort
now as a powerful lift to morale, both
at home and abroad; (2) it is essen
tally American and a part Of demo-
cratic life; and (3) it provides our
young people with hope and a prom
Use that this legislation is a part Of
the great current of continued Ameri-
can progress"
Another witness before the House
Labor Committee was Harry D. Nit
chell, Chairman of the Civil Service
Commission. He testified that since
the inception of the Presidents Fair
Employment Practice Committee the
Commission had worked in close har-
mony and to good effect to gain the
objective Of non-discrimination in gov
The echo., 1944-06-16
BROOKSVILLE BOARD

In view of the fact we held our last
board on Friday, it was too late to get
a write-up in that particular paper
concerning the board, so here goes.
The Board was held at the C. NJ. Z.
Church in the town of Brooksville Of
which Reverend NJ. Thomas is pastor
and Mr.. w. 7. Tate was entertaining
president.
This section is not as strong nu-
merically as other sections with H B.
AS, however, the attendance was very
good. The reports made by the at
tending presidents were mostly round.
Quite a few applications for MEM
bership were taken in by the General
President and in the number received
were the applications of Reverends NJ.
Thomas and V. D. Blue. The spirit
of the H. B. A. as exhibited in the
previous boards held was good.
An appetizing dinner was served.
Thus closed our last board for the
June Quarter.
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Rev. L. ID. Brent Ald
St James C. ME-.

through the persistent efforts of Rev.
Brent and his people.
The two sermons preached by Rev.
Young were masterpieces Before
leaving Monday morning for Merid-
ian Reverend Brent and Mrs. S. j.
Vann asked Reverend Young to ac-
company them to the Loan Associa-
ton where a debt of more than
thousand dollars was owed. In a few
minutes they had cut the debt down
dnwewda i oInfowarselas Ned RO
to approximately seven hundred dol
lars whic h puts them more than
twenty-five months ahead on a twelve
dollar monthly note.
Reverend Brent and his members
now have on an effort to pay the bal
ance before the Conference. =
The echo., 1944-06-16
Prints Betray Duration Cop

NEW YORK - One of Mayor
LaGuardia's temporary policemen
"duration cops" they're called
turned up in Special Sessions yes
terday as radio-stealing bail.
Jumper from way back in 81
The offender, Robert Mont
'gomery, 34-year-old Negro of 429
f. 102d ST., was trapped by the
livery fngerprints he obligingly sup
piled when he applied recently
and was accepted-for one of the
.$2,000-a-year jobs.
AS Robert Shepard, Montgomery
was convicted in Special Sessions
of stealing a S25 radio late in 1886.
He was released in $50 bail for sem
Itencing on Feb. s, 1887, but ne
never showed up.
J Yesterday he got three months
in the Workhouse from Justice
James E. Mcdonald.
The echo., 1944-06-16
REV. Z. d. BRENT AND ST.
JAMES AT HATTTESBURG

According to reports from Hatties-
burg, Reverend z. d. Brent with about
twenty-five members participating in
financial drive, pulled off the big
gest financial effort that the church
has witnessed for many, many years.
A reporter states that practically
$4,000 or more was raised by Rev.
Brent and his good people.
Reverend Brent was successful in
securing Reverend r. L. Young, pas
tor of Newell Chapel Church, Merid-
ian and former presiding elder of the
Meridian District. According to the
report from Hattiesburg, Rev. Young
m d e a strong pull for the church
The echo., 1944-06-16
goth ALL NEGRO UNIT FLY 500 MISSIONS
FPS NEWSCAST
Dewey Signs Bill
To Solve Racial Hatred

ALBANY, N. Y. - Gov. Dewey
today signed one of the major billsl
on his program, creating a commis-l
sion to recommend proposals to-
end discrimination because OF race,l
color or creed. 1t was the last bilH
introduced at the recent Legislative,
session.
Under the new law, commits,
sion of % members would be set
up, Is appointed by the Governors
and the other eight members by
the Legislature. An appropriation
of $4,000 is made for expenses Of
the commission, which is directed
to report to the next Legislature.
Without comment, Dewey vetoed
q bill to require the licensing Of
persons employed in the operation
of pari.mutuel machines at the
race tracks of the state. .a..,,a
The echo., 1944-06-16

Allied Forces Headquarters, Italy,
June 5-Exactly one year after they
flew their first mission over an air
base at Fardjouna, North Africa, pill
OTIS of the goth Fighter Squadron, an
all Negro Unit now operating from
an Italian base, flew their 500th COM
bat mission June 2, 1914. Now on de-
tached service with Fighter Group
which has been flying in close sup
port of advancing Allied Armies in
Italy, in daily dive bombing opera
tons against enemy supply lines, mo-
tor transport, rail yards and gun en-
placements, the squadron has flown
3,278 sorties during its first year of
service.
The Squadron's outstanding success
was achieved during the first days of
the Anzio Beachhead, when it knock
ed down eight enemy planes in a
single day.
The Squadron scored 16 victories in
ten days over Anzio. The 99th pilots
have flown 298 missions over Italv.
having flown support for the British
Eighth Army on the Adriatic coast
before their new assignment with the
Fifth Army.
Captain Charles Baker Hall, of Bra
zil, Ind, leading pilot of the SQUAD
ron, has received the Distinguished
Flying Cross. The goth has lost only
II pilots during its first year. Five
were killed in action, four are miss
ing and three are known to be pris-
oners Of war.
Captain Erwin Baker Lawrence of
2168 East Goth St, Cleveland. Ohio.
IS in command of the Fighter Squad
ron during the absence of Major Geo.
Spencer Roberts, Squadron Command
er, now on leave in the United States
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Goth Celebrates Its
Combat Anniversary
In Action

Walterboro Army Air Field, S. c.
Second Lieutenant Quitman Charles
Walker, "a, Negro, on of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur R. Walker, 724 Church
ST., Indianola, Mississippi, recently
arrived here for advanced training as
pilot of fighter-type aircraft.
Last stationed at Selfridge Field,
Michigan, Lieutenant Walker is a
graduate of the aviation cadet school
at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Ala,
where he received his commission Jan
uary, 1913.
The echo., 1944-06-16
STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!

There will be a Great Rally at
Pleasant Grove C. NJ. E. Church, on
the Fourth Sunday in June. There
will be plenty to eat and enjoyment
Tor all.
Th e following Churches, pastors,
officers and members are cordially in
vited to attend this Big Church Rally:
Newell c. NJ E. Chapel, Rev. R. L.
Young; Zion Hill, Rev Mem; Taber-
nacle NJ E. Rev. Wright; St. Paul
Baptist Church; St. John Baptist, Fair
View, Calvary Hill, ST. Peter NJ. E.
Wesley Haven Chapel, st. Elizabeth
Methodist, Mt. Horenon Baptist, Shi-
loah Baptist, Oak Grove c. M. E.
Churches.
There will be preaching and sing
ing all day. And dinner will be serv-
ed free to all.
Joe Brewster, Allen Gaines, Rufus
Martin, R. L. Morton, Joe Pringle,
officers.
Rev. Jas. Franklin, Pastor.
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Appoint Negro TO
$1,000 State lob

r. BUFFALO. N. Y.-Mrs. Bertha
~ Diggs, Negro, .of Buffalo, N. y
has been appointed secretary of the
pew York State Department OF
labor at $4,000 a year, Industrial
tCommissionsF Edward Corsi an.
bounced yesterday. She succeeds
Rose Schneiderman. who recently
Sesigned. Mrs. Digs is a member
nt the NauonA; Association for lha
Advancement: OF Colored People
snd OF the labor relations council
l,ns DaSalVs Urban Leaguaf
The echo., 1944-06-16

U. S. Army Forces in New Gale
donia-Private First Glass Henry Poe,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Poe, Route
3, Box 103, Starkvlle Miss, has been
awarded the "Good Conduct Medal"
for over year of exemplary behavior,
efficiency and fidelity as soldier in
the U. S. Army.
Poe is native Of Starkville, Miss.
and attended Place Public School, a
rural school in Starkville. Prior to
his entrance in the Army he was
working on his fathers farm.
The echo., 1944-06-16

The H. B. A. paid to its claimants
in the Boards just closed $4,000 per
death. $1750O was paid in the Board
and the balance of $500 was mailed
out.
1t was noted in the Boards that &C
cording to the reports made by the
various presidents that large num-
Der of our people had left Mississippi.
Quite few of them even though they
are gone, retain their membership,
while others declared that since they
do not plan to come back to Missis-
sippi they would drop their member
ship.
May we earnestly urge the various
presidents to do your best to get those
who are leaving to continue to keep
their policy in force. We have men,
bers in Chicago, Washington, Detroit,
ST. Louis and many other places who
have been gone for ten and fifteen
years or more, however, they keep
their membership with the H. B. A.
We just recently paid a claimant
who lived in Washington and we had
another death in the Board of a mem
Der who lived in Chicago. We had
one who was 1ivinU in Pirn1ir Uhan1
The echo., 1944-06-16

Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Collins announce
the birth of fine baby boy, who
made his arrival June 7th. The baby
has been named for his daddy, Arthur
Lee. Mother and baby are in Ander-
sons Infirmary.
The echo., 1944-06-16
Punches Parole Official,
Fined $50

NEW YORK-Fred Ploen, 3S, Of
1918 92d St. Elmhurst, Queens.
yesterday was fined $50 by Magis.
trate Morris Rothenberg in Wash.
ington Heights Court, for punching
and reviling John G. Hayes, Negro
member of the City Parole Com
mission, in an Independent Subway
train on April 5. Rothenberg de-
nounced Ploen for stirring UP race
hatred.
The echo., 1944-06-16
MonigOmery-Beau Jack
| Series Appears at an End

NEW YORK-The possibility of
"a renewal of the Bob Montgomery
Beau Jack series for the light.
weight title appeared dim today as
Jack has been ordered to take his
pre-induction physical at Fort Ben.
hing, Ca, Monday. Montgomery.
Ithe champion, passed his physical
lat Philadelphia yesterday and is
waiting to be called. Jack is at his
thome in Augusta, Ga.
The echo., 1944-06-16

U. S. Army Forces in New Gale
donia--Private Elijah Nicks, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Nicks of Route 2,
Box 10, Starkville, Miss, h a been
awarded the "Good Conduct Medal,
for over a year of exemplary behav-
ior, efficiency and fidelity as a soldier
of the U. S. Army.
The echo., 1944-06-16
STORKS VISIT

On June 9th the stork visited the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Miller and
left darling baby girl, whom they
have named Eta Louise. Mother and
baby are doing nicely.
The echo., 1944-06-16

Funeral services We're held last Sun
day for Rev. j. T. Davis, one of our
outstanding Baptist ministers of the
city. His death was a shock to a
large number of friends. Even though
he had been in i'll health for some
time, no one knew the end was so
near.
The echo., 1944-06-16

The Vacation Bible School that has
been in progress since last week at
Rose Hill Methodist Church will close
Saturday of this week. The attend
ance mas been excellent.
The echo., 1944-06-16
Camp News

U. S. Army Forces in New Gale
donia-Colporal Ollie May, son of Mr..
Will May R. F. D. No. 2, Box 81, Car
thage, Miss, has been awarded the
GOOD Conduct Medal, for over a
year Of exemplary behavior, efficien-
cy and fidelity as d soldier Of the u.
S. Army.
The echo., 1944-06-16

President VIM. H. Bell Of Alcorn A.
& M. College, Alcorn, Miss, was
pleasant visitor in the H. B. A. office
last week.
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r.. B. A. Paid $4,000
In Boards

eminent employment.
Malcolm r o s, Chairman of the
Presidents F air Employment Com
mittee, is scheduled to appear before
the House Labor Committee tomor-
row FRIDAY, June 9th,)
The echo., 1944-06-16

Reverend Earnest Jones of Hickory
was in the office on business la t
week. While here he took out a year.
ly subscription to the Weekly Echo.
The echo., 1944-06-16
Folk We Know

Miss Evelyn Sharp, formerly con-
nected with the Meridian Branch of
the Universal Liz Insurance Co., left
the city last week for Washington, D.
G. Miss Sharp is now serving Uncle
Sam.
The echo., 1944-06-16

President Alex McMillion was in the
office last Saturday. Brother Nc
Million is a progressive farmer in his
section. He resides at Rose Hill.
The echo., 1944-06-16

Rev. B. Washington Coates deliv-
cred the funeral Grafton from Union
Baptist Church.
The echo., 1944-06-16

Mrs. Minnie Collins, wife of Mr.. A.
L. Collins, has been critically i'll, how
ever, she seems to be improving.
The echo., 1944-06-16

Mississippi. Standard Negrs
newspaper of character. circu-
lation and opinion, with moGs
than 10000 readers
The echo., 1944-06-16
70 CLAIMANTS PAID IN JUNE;
TOTAL AMOUNT FOR EACH
$4,000

The H. B. A. paid to its claimants
in the Boards just closed $4,000 per
death. $175.0O was paid in the Board
and the balance of $500 was mailed
out.