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The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-11-01
Among Our Service Men

The following service have been here on luros +
Cpl Samuel Knox. S-Sst. NJ. ,uso Ianisou
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-08
lary ChnreI AME Chnrch

SUNDAY night Pastor r T.
clarke q Carey chapa oAl
preach On ne subject Iowef ot
the Resurrection a special Eas-
ter program vii Sc rendered
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-08
Sigma Takes
ops Nacirema
In Close Game

In a perfect climax OF sea-
son Of good basketball games.
the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity
captured the league champion
ship in a hard fought game with
Nacirema by score OF 36-3S. II
was an uphill fight all the way
for Sigma from the first game
OF the season 10 the final whistle
Saturday night They had what 1t
takes to make champions,
The passing combination OF
Carter. Williams. Broaanax. and
Wilkie proved 10 be too much for
Nacirema. Trailing at the end Of
the first quarter los. the win
ners knew that the going would
be tough for them. The half end
ed with the winners trailing 2i-
IL. AZ the beginning 81 the sec
ond half Sigma got busy and
started closing the gap in the
score But az tho end Of the third
quarter they trailed 25-1a In
the fourth quarter with the three
stalwart opponents. Horne. Van
Buren, and Stafford ont a. the
game by the four route. Sigma
took command Of the game and
edged out a victory that was not
to he denied them. Williams led
his team with II points. followed
by Carter with 10. Broadnax with
G and wilkIc with g. Carter loft
the game on fouls. but made up
for It while he was playing
Nacirema, PLAYING one of It's
best games Of the season looked
great. even IA defeat The loss OF
three q their starting lineup on
fouls did not help their cause
any Horne. Van Buren,. and STAFF
ford. over-anxious to prevent their
opponents from scoring. left the
game at a time when their play
Twas needed very much. Smith
He'd his team with 10 points. fol-
lowed by Street with :. and Van
Buren, and Butler with 5 each.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-08
Bob Kelley Is
Versatile Splinter

CHAMPAIGN. III. (ANP)
Versatile is the word for Bob
Kelley Of Springfield. senior star
Of Coach Lee Johnson's 1914 track
squad at the University OF Hi
nois
Perhaps that versatility keeps
Kelley from ranking as one Of the
nation best middle distance run
ners since he's often called upon
TO nun the i40-SSo mile comblna-
lion IA an Illinois meet as we'll
as anchor the relay team But
tbs mighty handy When squads
ire as short on personnel as hap
rens IN this wartime year
as & Vs. Bob garnered n shelf
fGll Of trophies for the lllni
He's defending Big Ten champion
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-08

$500 ~ $3.50 49, 'VfA ~ = ~ y
Pu Andrew Page son Of Mr
and Mrs Aures'ns simms and
husband y Mrs christine Page
iet Tor Fl sheridan. ~ M
March 2
Cpl Theba p Foster of TT
Ieasenswcr'h Kan visited here
with his wife Mrs Annefia Fos-
TER and son Keith tor 10 peek
end
Soldiers in camp and on ne
fighting fronts wan, q know What
IS going on hack home Tney lFe
20 read tho Detroit TtbAne Send
q 20 The goys n % Michigan
Miss Jean Co,lrefon who
graduated az the nii-ferm 81
Michigan state Normal his ae-
cepfed work in The Detroit e9p-
..fTov.f ...t,-.,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-08
CURRENT
Continued from page o.
are qualified. not to the unquali-
fled
HORTICULTURAL
CONFERENCE
CONTINUED from pagI

The Southeastern Michigan In
tercultural conference was one Of
the best indications that people
are willing now to seriously con
slider tho causes 81 race friction
The conference was we'll planned
and executed To Miss Laureniinc
Collins Of The Board OF Education.
goes the credit for a good Job
well done.
or course conference so Inn
peccably planned, would shy away
from taking action. To take ac-
tion would destroy the orderll-
ness Of the conference and those
who desire 70 get rid Of the status
quo through education and talk
always shy away from action
Many people who are sincere. are
afflicted with this disease.
Therefore. we can understand
why those who were in charge
were abhorred when Or. Norman
Humphrey. courageous author OF
Race Riot" introduced resolu-
tIon against racial designation in
crime news reporting.
The resolution was apropos
Metropolitan newspapers have
been Dreaming with headlines
about n Negro suspect IN the
Raulston murder who was known
10 like white women This kind
OF news was on the front pages;
The conference trying 10 undo
race equality myths, on inner
pages.
The conference was good be-
ginning IN the right direction
To translate theories about equal
ity Into practical everyday living
takes courage To that task some
OF us are dedicated After few
race riots. others will fall In line
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-08
Beau Jacks Noses
Out Juan Zunita
In Thrilling Bout

Beau lack alias Sidney Walker
of Augusta. Ga. dccisioned Juan
lHrHa of Mexico City. holder OF
the MIA lightweight crown. in a
close tcn-roundcr t'nirht N Mad
ison Square Garden. Beau Jack
weighed l2e, and ZnrIia ls2l-f.
Il vas thrilling. punch pack
Cd scrap all The way. with the
judges deciding The eN-booiblack
landed tho heavier blows There
we're no knockdowns although
both fighters appeared in trouble
on occasions az they battered each
other about tho ring
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-08
=, ALVIN NOSES


.lAers Blood P'" '"'
NEW YORK lANrl hc ma
NNr r...nklin High schools bas-
r'p 4 ,sams for years has boast
:. sensational Negro members,
h aonder that parents and
'' ...s.orhood children have =
''''~' u affection FOR this ins'i-
''... i earning bordering upon
I I,..sl0 Back in ieii. the year
.',i,o ha trcacherous Japs
y ''.,s.l PEAL lIarhor' TO the
e.namln Franklin trump
's''r ~, rs Bronx rival (Sl-29l IN
/ I p p curt classic fans s'ill
|,s about .,.,rn,rc
/. rankin squad we're dcstin-
~ !. nrlle iheir names high in
4. ,rchlyes Of basketball MS
v I. this metropolitan area
...,,. yovnrer Long Island uni
.,,, uonacrman. was one Bob
..,., hrl.ltani moulder OF
.n,.rs Renaissance Biz Five
'l-.,s sorny Woods the other
4. FrnnbIla grad. 70 a long term
rsrract ,,arch
Game saiuraay afternoon Marcn
"a We again ST. in the crowd
.'.-r n whom had seen these
\, p.bllc sehopl athletic league
',.. meet m an Identical league
q, ,hree wears prior The ben
As BENJAMIN Franklin y
'..vo throaeher New York City.
,ss ne iayorItcs with The 1000
INA FANS Who losiled their way
\, famed Madison Square Car
\. To win would make Benia.
&, Franklin Negro members Of
+ team the toast e Harlem
po-tmlnded clement
HON could hey possibly lose
~. klas iUd NE before whistle
=. Min saeh snpcrmen as tall.
/, and terr'ic fe q 4 in Vol
y Basne,, and equally tall Till
+, ogcrs.ret' "a spcarhcad the
rs ssalns, roir Bronx rivals
pct slas and alack the Ben
80 vrre doomfd TO bitter dis
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-08
Sec-nd Baptist Church

Good Friday services will ~
held g, Second Baptist morn "
70 2 ? m FRIDAY % This wess
The Rev J " White IS pastor
The public Is invited
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-08

in the 40 and $50 outdoors and
was named to the All-American
track team last year as quar-
tef-miler.
Kelley IS a native OF Spring
field H. whore ne attended
Springfield high school ana earn
cd three letters IN track for John
Teuscher He was half-miler IN
hi1h school and in 1898 as a
junior finished second 70 Bob
Rehherg later an lrlnl feammate.
IN the state intercollegiate meet.
Rshhsrg's time was 1857
In 1929 Kelley defeated Rehberr
with great finishing spring IN
S9f Bob worked a year follow
irs graduation. then came TO IL
linols and took JOB as a janitor
e furnish money Tor his educa-
ton
His sophomore year was a good
one He and Rehherg now we're
teamed IN the quarter and half
mile events and n wasn't unusual
70 see tho two finish abreast In
ihc Biz Ten indoor meet In 1912
x Icy aualiiied FOR both the $40
and Tho $50 and ran third in the
quarter.
Bob TIER q Michigans winning
time in that event was 4so. bet
Ter than The conference and Amer
ican indoor records In the out
door Kelley was fourth in The
SSo.
The sprlnsfield lad hit his peak
Continued on page l5)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-08

Noilce + hereby given that the
Frederick Douglass Post No. I'll,
heated At 81 T.. Caniicld Ave.
peiroIt. Mich. has applied to the
Michigan liquor control tom-
mlsslen tor a tinh License 10
.el heer. vine and spirits 10
Roma nde members only; ana
FIAT II Is the intent Of the Liquor
Iontrol Commission 10 grant
said license upon expiration Of
en- days from the date hereof,
lprlI :. 1914.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-08
Ossie Harris Meets Jannazzo Friday Night
Bulldog Will Seek To Break
Detroit Jinx In Olympia Ring

os'e Harris pNsburgh's brin-
de hlldoe W. mike his return
10 q pcf r.nr Friday night,
March % whom De meets Ivy
Jannazzo - Sew loik IN The
en-rcund main b9st ~ boxing
show iha WIS ann0pnced this
week by SICK Ltrsss
Harris established himself 70
the popularity 20 ne Detroit box
ing pHtic hy hs iwo bouts with
Jake i.aMei'a and tis contest With
coley WEIGH az re Oivmria.
Coming ia = substitute fr Jose
Rasora IN 'ho Weieh bout he
coatirc Q mev - he spectators
ifa' he was me master % 'hs
leftard 81 FIGHTER ever u he
aian convince re tf'e ais
Jrtralzo has waae only ors
arparanc IN neiror scoring a
tnecknl' ,itiorr over phll Fr-
zsnra ~ Baltimore al NE Olym-
Tia Nareh IN
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-04-08
BEATING The GUN

appointment. AZ half-tme Andrew
Jackson led 1910 finally winning
out by the clearcut margin OF
1927. Burnett. who had been a
shining light all season long. in
sured The Bronx school victory
when he failed 20 register n sin
gle point eithe by field goal or
foul-lIne route Overstreet. an
other supposed ball OF fire."
rolled up a modest six points the
result OF two goals and two foul
shots.
In the dressing room, visibly
deserted. We endeavored TO cheer
up the hard driving Ben jay
Youngsters but It was no dice.
Their sorrow knew no bounds
and pep talk was just out OF
place at this time. Into the night
we walked thinking in sober mood
OF ancient Queen Dido's mourn
ing over her decotful lover.
F,neas 81 Troy. When a kid mourns
Its the saddest picture to think
upon IN all creation.
An Appeal To Decency
BEYOND CAvIL THE FINEST
letter we've ever received from
a dycd-ln-the- sport fan re-
poses on our desk today. The
writer is Arthur Sturgeon.
member OF Harlems popular
Rhythm club located at 132nd
street and Seventh avenue. Well
might we call the brief epIstle
AN Appeal TO Deccncy" for II
seems 10 embody such a chal-
lenge 10 drunken. knife-wielding.
mouthy. truculent, Negro baseball
followers who soon will be out to
the parks in drovcs To these
readers who contribute regularly
to our monthly Question Box We
ask that you send in letters pat
termed after the fashion OF this
one which we publish verbatim:
"The umpires' cry Of play ball
has fascinated me for many, many
years. Ny love for baseball car
ries me to 40 games a season OF
which approximately Is, arc
games In which Negro teams play
exclusively. l not only get a
cross-s section OF Negro and white
players as to respective abilities,
but first hand report on what
IL commonly referred TO as pub
lie department by the two groups
II have seen unruly. rowdy
and needlessly boisterous white
groups whose actions tended 70
spoil the afternoon for everyone
nearby. Likewise I have seen my
own people. our people, at their
Glowing worst The latter pic
ture is by far the worst.
Evening star., 1944-12-24

Christmas packages for patients at Bethesda
pal yesterday these two
of the TOO WAVES stationed in the Supplies
counts Left to right Norbert Penner sorekeeper second
class Detroit (seaed) Pfc Donald Parsley,
mond Va Imajean Watkins storekeepe class Cordee
Ca Ella Sivan, yeoman first class Rutherford, j.
Pfc Lafayette Sutherland Haleysvle Aa Myers
storekeeper, first Glass; York Star Staff Photos
Evening star., 1944-12-24
South Gates to Open at 4 Pm.
For White House YuIe Proqron

The south gates of the White
House will open at pm. today
for the 22d National Community
Christmas Tree celebration on the
south lawn of the White House.
The program will be opened at
AIS o'clock with concert by the
United States Marine Band, con-
Quoted by Capt. William F. Santel-
mann. Carols by the audience and
a chorus of WAVES and seamen
from the United States Navy School
of Music will be broadcast by radio
station WMAL at sos o'clock and
the President will talk at 5.15
O'Clock on all networks. The south
lawn audience will hear the address
by means of a special transmission
line from the White House.
The grounds will be open to the
public without admission cards. En-
trance will be from the south only.
Treasury place leading to the south
east gate and State place leading to
the southwest gate will be opened
at 4 o'clock. The south roadway
around the White House will be open
for cars dropping passengers, but
no parking will be allowed there
and no cars will be permitted near
the gates. Parking facilities should
be ample because of the Sunday lull,
officials said. They requested that
public transportation be used If
possible, however.
The tree celebration this after
noon will forego one tradition and
begin new one. The tree will not
be lighted as conservation meas
ure. But for the first time, the
Evening star., 1944-12-24

audience will be encouraged to join
the Navy chorus in singing carols.
The carols to be used are included
in leaf1et prepared by The Evening
Star. 1t will be distributed to the
audience by Boy Scouts. The audi
ence may take home the Ieaf1et,
which includes both words and
music of eight of the best known
songs.
The Marine Band will feature a
cornet solo, "Cantique De Noel"
played by Musician Edward Masters,
played every year at the celebration
Boy and Girl Scouts, represented by
Life Scout Robert Page and Junior
Scout Harriet Billings will bring
the traditional greetings Of Amer
ican youth to the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt.
Commissioner Mason is chairman
of the celebration. Miss Sibyl Baker
is chairman of arrangements. The
Rev. Edward G. Latch will give the
invocation and the Very Rev. Law
renee j. Shehan the benediction.
The celebration is sponsored by
the District Recreation Board, the
American Forestry Association.
which donates the programs, and
the Office OF National Capital Parks
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Army Rotation Plan
Brings $4,000 Men
From Europe Monthly
By ]. A. OLEARY.

The Army Is bringing soldiers
home from overseas under the rota-
ton plan and for temporary duty
at the rate of 10000 month, but
sees no chance Of expanding the
program, at least until Germany
Is beaten, Secretary Of War Stim-
son advised Senator Gordon, Re-
publican, of Oregon, yesterday.
The Senator had referred to Mr..
Stimson petitions from many rela-
tives and friends of men in the
41st Division, pointing out the unit
has been overseas since 1912, and
asking that 1t be returned to the
States.
The Secretary wrote that the
department never has been able to
return entire units from active the
aters OF war, but pointed out that
members Of the 4lst Division will
continue to be eligible for rotation
to the United States and for Sc
lection to be returned on temporary
duty.
1T Is an unfortunate but unavoid-
able fact that We simply lack q
sufficient number of qualified re-
placements and adequate shipping
facilities to establish program OF
rotation which will permit short pc
riods of overseas service for all
soldiers" Mr.. Stimson replied.
"The mere fact that the prepon-
derance of the Army will be over
seas by the end of this year would
in itself, prevent such a program
Consequently, as compared to the
total number of troops overseas, we
have returned comparatively few or
rotation, although, consider it nc
mean achievement that we are nov
able to return over 10000 men 9
month on rotation and temporary
duty, while at the same time, We
have steadily increased the tempo
of our military operations all over
the world.
Il must say, in all frankness, that
our current manpower limitations
and the urgency of our commit
ments overseas do not encourage
optimism as to the possibility for an
expansion of this program, at least
until the defeat Of Germany"
Mr.. Stimson's letter showed that
the total number of men returning
from overseas is between 10000 and
10000 month. This overall figure
includes the sick. wounded and
those brought back for operational
reasons. The rotation plan ac-
counts for $4,000, and those being
brought back for temporary duty,
5000.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Telephone Operators
Renew Pay Demands,
Criticize Panel Report

The Washington Telephone Traf-
nc Union renewed its demand for
. wage increase Of at least IS a
week in a brief filed with the War
Labor Board and made public last
night.
Earlier in the day, the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co.
said it had advised the WLB it
would accept the recommendation
, of special panel December IA, in
volving wage raises of So to 81 a
week If the proposed schedule is
permissible under national stabili-
Zation policies"
Comments of the union and the
company will be considered by the
WLB in reaching decision, which
Is not expected until early in 1945.
Expressing dissatisfaction with the
panel report, the brief filed by Al
Philip Kane, union attorney, assert
ed that the panel had Overlooked
or deliberately ignored" the unions
demand for compensatory bonus.
This demand is based on the prac-
tice Of paying operators borrowed"
from other cities. an average of
$3.50 weekly for living expenses.
Charges Wage Plot.
The union argued that the extra
pay for "transferees" equals bonus
of $3.50 a week from April / for
each employe.
Certainly II the telephone COM
pany paid better wages it would not
have been required to import hum
dreds Of operators into the Dis
trict and pay them an incredibly
inflationary rate of $1870 above the
local rate" the brief declared. I'll
charged the system was developed
with view to repressing the per-
manent wage levels for operators in
the District"
Operators believe, the brief added,
that "the company deliberately un-
dertook to pay these extraordinarily
high wages to relatively few en-
ployes for what it expected to be a
temporary period in order to keep
from being required to raise its
general wage levels to point where
it would be able to recruit labor in
Washington"
In addition to this compensatory
bonus, the union renewed It's demand
for Christmas bonus to each op-
orator mot as gratuity" but in
recognition of the unusually harsh
requirement" that telephone opera
tors are required to work harder on
Christmas and other holidays.
Weekly Raise Cited.
The union also urged the COM
pany be required to eliminate all
"transferee" operators before Febru-
ary Is, and not pay living expenses
for more than three weeks for any
employees borrowed in future
emergency. The panel recon-
mended four month limit on such
expense payments.
The telephone company's COM
ment to WLB on the panel report
noted that weekly earnings for op-
orators now average $38.72 and
would increase to S4426 under the
recommended schedule. If it is ap-
proved and made retroactive toI
April l, the company said, operators
who have worked regularly since
that date will receive back pay of
from $3.50 to $3.50.
Panel recommendations called for
starting wage of $24 week, with
a maximum of $36 after years. The
union is asking $25 a week to start
and $40 a week maximum after
years. Present rates are $40 for
beginners and s33 maximum after
10 yearS
Evening star., 1944-12-24
u. 5. Agencies Hope
Holiday Will End !
ID. {. Panic Over Gas

Petroleum Administration for War
and Offlce of Price Administration
ofncials were hopeful last night that
the two-day Christmas holiday
would bring a halt this week to ex-
cessive gasoline purchases, which
has continued in the Washington
area for more than a week.
The PAW release of an extra
,260, 900 gallons over December allo-
cations apparently had done little
to satisfy motorists who continued
to form lines before stations still
open late yesterday.
That the situation Is the product
of panic buying and boarding was
underscored when the PAW reported
that Washington was the only city
Experiencing difficulty in its gaso-
line supply.
IF there were an actual shortage
of gasoline in the East it would have
shown up in other cities besides
Washington PAW spokesman
declared.
| Washington suppliers received
normal allotments of gasoline this
month, he said, but when rumors
began several weeks ago that the
city faced a shortage, buying in
creased PAW on Tuesday author
lied release of SAC, 1000 gallons. When
this failed to help, the agency on
Friday made available another
1850, 900 gallons.
OPA officials are concerned over
the ration coupon position many
motorists will be in when the "hys-
terra" subsidies. Many motorists,
they believe, are using both their
new A rations and supplemental ra-
tions ahead of schedule.
Mr.. Thompson pointed out that
the new Ala coupons must last
motorists until March 81, nearly
three months away. While a driver
can buy four instead of three gall
Ions with each coupon now, the
weekly ration remains at two GAL
Ions, he said.
The situation here was not helped
when ALA coupons became valid
Friday, for apparently motorists,
armed with new ration currency,
flocked to service stations.
Several stations, it was learned
last night, have taken matters into
their own hands and were reported
selling only to regular customers and
those in real need by the device of
shunting the cars to grease pits
where gasoline Is loaded in car
tanks from containers. y
OPA has been reluctant to au-
thorize certain stations as emerg-
ency depots serving only those in
distress as such action would bring
Iup the problem of discrimination.
Evening star., 1944-12-24

Behind mountain of more than
200 Christmas presents, 8-year-old
Tommy Hickernell, who has been
in and out of hospitals since last
October. lies In his bed today, ex-
cited and happy.
The gifts came Friday. jammed
into stocking so big three adults
had to carry it. Following the
stocking into Tommy's room were
80 children from his third-grade
class at Suitland (Md) School to
sing carols and wish their classmate
as merry Christmas as a sick
little boy can have.
The presents came from Tommy s
schoolmates. The stocking was made
from five yards of bright red sateen
Tommy wouldn't go to sleep Friday
night until he had opened every
one of the gifts and examined it.
When Tommy's illness stopped
his education, it started him on a
round of hospital visits. Most oi
his time, however, he has spent ir
his home at 1901 Suitland road S E
Mrs. Russell Hickernen said she
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Plans for Officers Club
In Bethesda Discussed

Establishment of an officers club
in Bethesda was discussed this week
at meeting of the War Recreation
and Hospitality Services. Inc. In
addition to the several hundred off,
GERS stationed at the Naval Medical
Center, there are a large number
of officers resident in the county
who would be eligible for member
ship.
Judge Albert E. Brault, r. E. Lee
Goff and Mrs. Virginia Sholar have
been appointed a committee to find
! a site.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Wilson Masonic Head

George w. Wilson last week was
elected Worshipful master Of the
Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge No.
100 Alexandria. Other officials in
clude DR.. Herbert F. Cross, senior
warden; Edward L. Carter, junior
warden; w H. Wood, jr., treasurer:
Oliver S. Stone, secretary; Herbert
G. Rowe, senior deacon: Cecil v.
Brooks, Junior deacon; George D.
Everly, senior steward: Charles B.
Swan, tiler; James Williams, chap
lain, and Henry w. Casey, master
of ceremonies.