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The Omaha guide., 1945-01-13
"DR. CARVER WEEK"
Designated in N. Y. State
Solomon Harper

New York (CNS) January seven.
tn TO fourteenth has been designated
GEORGE WASHINGTON
CARVER WEEK by Governor Tho
mas E. Dewey, whose action came at
ter three years of activity in New
York State by various organizations
and publications to put New York
State into the movement to secure
the honors DIR. Carver deserved. A
mong the organizations interested in
the matter were the Board of Edu-
cation of the City of New York, the
New York Tuskegee Club, the Fed
Grafton of Architects, Engineers,
Chemists and Technicians, this writer
John B. Kennedy, the radio comment
ator. Council Powell introduced a
resolution in the city council to des
ignate McCombs Place as Carver
Park.
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Negro Sailor Charges Rank Discrimination
In Full Swing at
Texas Naval base
by Gladys p. Graham

EXCLUSIVE New York calvin
News Service. A sailor stationed at
Corpus Christi, Texas, largest am
phibious naval air station in the
world where approximately 100 Ne
gro seamen are stationed, made n
Of the most sensational disclosures
on segregation and rank race preju-
dice that has come to the attention Of
this paper in sometime.
The informer said that the bar
racks are roach-infested, dirty, and
crowded beyond human endurance.
"Of the 23 chow halls he declared,
there is only one reserved for Ne
gro personnel. Recreation for us
consists Of 10 pool tables. one beer
garden and the rovies. AT the nov
les, they have cut a small door in the
back which accommodates only a small
portion Of the men at one time. To
go into the decent Negro residential
r%ection, it was necessary to get a
restricted pass; other wise the men
at liberty would be picked up by
shore patrol and taken back to the
navy base and their privileges cur
tailed"
According to the sailor, at least
30 ptrcent of the men who come to
the base are grads of the Aviation
Machinists Mate School OF Memphis
Tom, and hold certificates from the
Navy Bureau Of Aeronautics. This
makes them eligible to repair all
tyres Of modern naval aircraft. In
stead, the work they are given is
equal to common labor" With tears
in his eyes the sailor declared that
the Presidents order to bury the old
Jim Crow policy in the army had no
effect where he was stationed and
that he and the other thousands OF
Negro seamen who suffered, were
praying to God that something would
be done to investigate the situation
SO that they, too, would be treated
with the same respect and decency
shown their white mates fighting for
the cause of democracy.
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number have more. Columbus, Ohio
3O6.Os7; Kansas City, Mo-, 800 ,178;
Atlanta, Ga, 3O2, 28S; indianapolis,
Ind, 3s6,972; Seattle. Wash, 36s,3O2
Louisville, KY. 319,O77; Denver, Col
orado, 322,412. The above named cit
les are big cities, not only in name,
but in fact. There are other cities
with less populatiin but not less i'll
importance in brackets listed below:
Memphis, 292,942-Dallas, 294,734 =
San Antonio, 253, s54-St Paul, $751;
736-Tdledo, 282,349-Providence,
253, 5O4-OMAHA, 23,S44- Dayton
21O'71s-Oklahoma City, 2O4,424- So
much for numbers. There are larg-
er cities and lots smaller with each
city having great Importance, as a
spoke in tht wheel Of progress. We
have given you an idea about what
we are driving at. In Chicago we
have an approximate Negro ~populat-
ion of $4,000. We have not one
single bank, three medium insurance
companies, a few smaller ones, no
big business of any kind. The most
important institutions we have that
are recognized by the Chicago Assoc
iation of Commerce are the Urban
League and the YMCA. Both insti-
tuptions governed by white people
and ecs filth Negroes fronting. The
NAACP Chicago Branch) is next
in line, ut lots of things slip their ear
and eyesight. We have a Negro
Chamer of Commerce which does
not function. Some of our supposed
to be pig shots are positively afraid
TO organize their own. They would
rather lick the poots of white people
and Jews III another setup which
promises nothing but hot air. $50
Thousand people its biggest business
is the undertaking business. $50 thou
sand people with more churches than
business (store fronts, garages, base
ments and alleys. The only church
that has been built recently from the
ground up, was erected by Rev. Lucy
Smith. The rest are scattered am
ong buildings described above. We
have in Chicago, one United States
Congressman, one State Senator, one
Municipal Judge, one County Com
missioner, four State Representative
es and a few other minor appointees.
Chicago, with its $4,000 Negroes
went Democratic in the last election.
Still with all of this embarrassed
power, with more people than there
are in hundreds of American cities,
the Chicago Negro is still a crying,
crawling, praying, cringing, begging
sightless, thoughtless group.
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Current Event Group
TO BE FORMED 1T
B LEAGUE.

ATTENTION: High School, col
lege and Progressive Thinking young
men. If you are interested in Inter-
national Nation, State, Local Dues
tons on current events and Postwar
problems, You are invited to attend
a meeting Wednesday, January II,
and 81 at $50 pm. at the Urban Lea
que Center in order to form a dis
cussion group. If enough are inter-
ested, meetings will be held the first,
third, and the fifth Wednesdays OF
each month. Mr.. M. NJ. Deverr-
eaux, Jr., will be in charge.
The Omaha guide., 1945-01-13
by Rudolph Dunbar, IMP Var
Correspondent

PARIS-Dedication of the rebuilt
Darental bridge Largest in France)
to two dead Negro soldiers, present
alton of the Legion of Merit and
Certificate of Merit to two heroic
Tan Yanks, and a tribute to the re
markable engineering feat of the Sec
ond Battalion of the 392nd Engineer
Regiment General Service), marked
the unusual ceremony staged recent
ly in Reuen, France.
There's an interesting story behind
this colorful ceremony. 1t all start
ed when retreating Germans placed
40 tons Of INT under the main col
umns Of the bridge and blew up 9
Of its arches. This is where Negro
soldiers, members of the 392nd Engin
eer Regiment, entered the story. The
second battalion Of the 392nd moved
in and in 8 days cleared the debris
In reconstructing the bridge, the tan
Yanks had to dig nine feet to reach
a solid foundation. Working pa hr.
shifts and hindered by rain, the en-
gineers felled the trees to get timber
required for the massive structure OF
! the giant bridge. Nevertheless, they
completed the bridge much to the "a
stonishment of the British and the
French.
! SEEK OUT
DESERVING GTS...
When it came time to reopen the
bridge and pay due honor to the Ne
gro engineers who had made possible
the reopening, Army officers decided
this was the occasion for giving
praise to outstanding colored heroes
of the ground forces.
The was the time to dedicate the
bridge to two fallen fighting mer
and to present awards to deserving
CTS.
Pic. l. D. Dickerson of Pikeville
NC, was killed by an anti-persona
mine at Carenton while clearing I
mine field, and Pfc. Albert Amos Of
Cave City, KY, was the victim of a,
anti-personal bomb while on guarC
duty in Brittany. To these two brav,
tan Yanks who proved their mettl
during moments of danger, tn
bridge was dedicated.
SAVES BURNING SOLDIER
The a7vards 7uent to .MISgt. FL
dred NJ. Cnrrie of Nashville, Tenn
aud to Pat. Al Jnne of Rodessd, La
Sergeant Cnrrie. aqgdrdcd The Legio
: of Merit 7gdS credited 7ruh trdnrir
some Of the most inexperienced me
to gCork on the Arny's 1dministvdtit
staff.
Private June receivcd the Certifit
ate Of Merit for -sduing a -soldie
from q fiery death. The 1ictiut. Il
clothes ignited BY al exploded gdst
The Omaha guide., 1945-01-13
TWo Negroes Take
IN Congress
POWELL, DAWSON SWORN IN

wer to Rankin when the Mississippi
congressman made the first order of
business. After organization of the
House and other preliminaries were
out CT the way, a resolution amending
the rules of the house so as to make
the old Dies committee on unAmeri-
can a~ctivitc a regular standing com
mittee Of the House.
Opposition to the measure seemed
SO strong, however, that Powell made
no move on his first day toward car
rying out his campaign pledge to
answer Rankin whenever he shouted
off with his anti-Negro and other re
dictionary spells. The Rankin amend
ment was passed pro to 1856.
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list is a symbol of the accomplish
ments of women throughout the ma
ton / n the wal year 1914. She paid
tribute to the women leaders of
great religious movements, to the
women in industrial plants, to the
women in the armed forces, and to
the women who carry increased bur
dens as wives, daughters and mothers
all over the nation. The National
Council Of Negro Women, she said,
urges local communities to aid in
finding those brave loyal women be
hind the scenes who quietly and I'M
assumingly have earned recognition"
The Omaha guide., 1945-01-13

WASHINGTON-The historic 70,
tn Congress of the United States, be-
fore a packed gallery which had less
than 30 Negro spectators in it, saw
two Negroes take the oath of office
when Congressman William L. Daw
son CD Of Illinois and Adam Clay.
ton Powell Jr., CD of New York
were sworn in.
The oath was taken by the entire
body Of 374 congressmen present at
the same time.
Powell, the first Negro congress-
man from the state Of New York,
was escorted to tine legislative chamb-
ers by Dawson, who is beginning his
to each other in the Old House Of
flee building. The two Negro con
greSsmen sat together during the pre-
liminary organization of the house
during which time Representative
Sam Rayburn CD of Texas was re-
elected speaker.
Later, during the session Powell
sent much of his time talking with
Rep. Vito M~arcantonio (ALP) of
New York, who was seen introducing
#. -
him to a number of the men who will
be their colleagues during this session
of Congress.
Rumors that Powell would be seat
ed beside Rep John Rankin CD Of
Mississippi, failed to materialize dur
ing this opening session. Rankin oc-
cupied five different seats during the
session. No one was assigned to any
particular seat.
Powell, by choice, was seated on
the Democratic side Of the house al
though elected on the Democratic,
Republican and American Labor Par
ty tickets.
From New York for the swearing
in ceremony and to pay their respects
to the new congressman came Hazel
Scott, Of movie and night club fame
whose name has been linked romantic
ally with that of Powell; Joseph E.
Ford, Democratic leader of the 18th
assembly district (South) Guy R.
Brewer, Democratic leader of the
18th assembly district (North) Acy
Lennon, secretary to Ford; the Rev.
David Lincorice, assistant pastor of
the Abyssinian Baptist Church of
which Powell is pastor; Elizabeth G.
Bullock, a Democratic district captain
and DR.. Adam c. Powell ST.. father
Of the congressman.
Seen in the galleries were Mrs.
Mary Mcleod Bethune, president Of
| the National Council Of Negro Wo-
men; Mrs. Mamie Mason Higgins,
| assistant to Mrs. Bethune; Mrs Re-
| gina Chandler and Mrs. Venice
Sprays
Powell had an opportunity to make
his maiden speech in Congress in ans
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ENGINEERS MASTER GIANT TASK. .....
Dedicate Bridge To Dead
Negro Heroes In France

men entered his office, 2217 North
25th street, last Saturday night when
he was asleep at his desk and assault
ed him.
He said one attempted to strike
him with an iron bar. He said he
called for help and the men dived
headlong through the windows and
fled, taking his table model radio an
overcoat and S..
The Omaha guide., 1945-01-13
HOSPITALS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TO PUT NEGROES
ON STAFFS. .....

New York co Hospitals in New
York and the country over are report
ed to be studying the interracial plan
as instigated by Sydenham Hospital.
In their first annual report, the trus-
tees of Sydenham, the country's only
private interracial hospital, stated
that 3 other New York voluntary hos
pitals have added Negro doctors to
their medical staff and six have hir-
ed ace nurses.
Several others, trustees said, are
known to be seriously considering the
acceptance Of Negroes Tor inferno
ships and other staff positions. In
addition, Sydeham has received mquir
lies from hospitals in Alabama, Geo
rgia, California, Massachusetts,, Tex
as and Pennsylvania as they seem to
be interested in setting up similar
plans in their hospital.
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of Delaware has
only 266,5O5 peo-
pie in the entire
state. Nevada has
only 11O,247 peo-
pie. Vermont has
only 359,231, Wyo
ming 25O.742. MI.
There are just a
few cities in the
entire United Stat
es which have "a
round that many
people. a small
The Omaha guide., 1945-01-13

The Three Sharps and a Flat''c
enoyeity youth quartette, consisting of
Anna Mae Butler, soprano, Jean
Jones and Evelyn Butler, altoes and
Charles Washington, baritone and
pianist are being featured in a mus
ical program Of spiritual sacred and
secular numbers at the Urban Lea
que Community Center, 2213 Lake
Street, Thursday evening, January
18th at 1880 o'clock.
During the Christmas week they
The Omaha guide., 1945-01-13
10000 NEGROES PLAN POST
ARMY SCHOOLING

Washington,-More than 80 thou
sand of the 700 thousand enlisted
Negro soldiers in he Army intend to
return to full-time school or college
after the war.
The Wa Department, reporting
the results of a survey Sunday said
that Z percent of all Negro troops
have definite plans to start a business
of their own after the war. -Four
percent intend to operate farms.
The Omaha guide., 1945-01-13
COUPONS WORTH 500
GALLONS OF GAS TAKEN

Gasoline coupons for five hundred
gallons were reported stolen las,
Sunday from the Sinclair Filling sta
ton, Goth and Leavenworth streets.
The manager said coins we're taken
from the pay phone and candy mach
inc.
The Omaha guide., 1945-01-13

One music critic called their pro-
gram, unique and interesting" He
said, They posses nice qualities Of
voice and blend them tremendously
together. Especially we'll do they do
Somebody's Knocking at your door
90 Morn Of Beauty and Shine on
Harvest Moon"
The will BE- assisted BY other local
Negro youth. It will be a program
well worth attending.
The Omaha guide., 1945-01-13
Father J. A. Moylan
Assaulted by Thieves
Who Flee Out Window

The Rev. Joseph A. Moylan Of the
St. Benedict's parish, told police two
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DYNAMITE.
THREE And
fifty THOUSAND. $500.
by GEO. H. DAVENPORT

$50 thousand is a lot of people, $50
thousand is a lot of money, $50 thou
sand is a olt of anything. The state
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gave programs at several Nebraska
institutions. including the State Peni-
tertiary and Veterans hospital in
Lincoln, Masonic Home for the Aged
in Plattsmouth and the Florence Old
Folks Home in Omaha. besides APP
pearing at the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce and the First Methodist
Church, (white). They have sang
before many other local organizations
md churches.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-05
Business Women
Told Functions
of Gilbert House

The pleasant recreation room OF
the Nurses Home al Boyer Hos
pital was the meeting place for the
club Tuesday night with Miss Ora
Mae Hartley as hostess. Guests
included Mrs. william Smith. Dem
ton, Miss Dorstha Miller and Miss
Margaret Some.
Miss Margaret Davis. director OF
Gilbert House. spoke to the group.
In a gracious manner, Miss Davis
told Of the history o. Gilbert House,
its financial backing and something
of her own experience in other
community houses. She told OF the
various recommendation that she
had made to the Gilbert House
Board and OF the success that was
being felt in accepting them. Miss
Davis. with volunteer help, now
sponsors three canteens: the Chill
dren's. the Junior and the Teen
Canteen, all organized for boys
and girls up TO the age OF seven
teen years. She stated that the
need for enlightened leadership is
ever present and that the trend for
smaller groups Is being selt In con
trast to the larger groups that
have been served through the Can
teens.
Mrs. Cora Horton. program
chairman, introduced Miss Davis.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-05
Social Disease
Increase Noted

An increase in the number OF re-
ported cases of social diseases IN
both the city OF Ypsilanti and the
county at large, is noted in the Au-
gust report of the County Health
Department.
In August, there were 10 cases OF
social diseases reported in Ypsi-
lanti, and ~l6 in the county at
large, as compared TO FIVE In the
city and IS in the county during the
month OF July.
Other communicable diseases IN
the city were listed as follows:
chickenpox, one in August, one In
JAY; diphtheria. one in August
none In July; rabies contact, one
In each month; tuberculosis, two in
August, none in July. There were
no cases OF humps or meningitis
in August. as compared to three
and one respectively in July.
In the county at large. the follow
ing diseases were listed: chicken
pox. two in August, none in July;
diphtheria, one in August, none In
July: pollomyelitis, one In August,
none in July; rabies contact, one
in August. two in July; scarlet
fever, one In August, four In July;
tuberculosis, two in each month;
whooping cough, one IN August,
none in July; no cases Of mumps
or measles were reported in Au-
gust, as compared to three In July.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-05
Congress

CONTINUED from Page one)
them even tougher issues than they
confronted In war.
As the situation stands. here is
how these stack up:
Pearl Harbor-Many legislators
want their own investigation. Even
Democrats are unsatished with the
Army and Navy reports But they
are not likely to let an inquiry de-
velop into a fishing expedition by
the Republicans against the late
President Rooseyelts war record.
Fear Pandora's Box
Atomin Bomb-Congress is afraid
this country has opened a Pan
dora's box OF destruction. It's gen.
orally willing 10 anything pos
slble TO control future production,
but II is undecided whether the
secret should be given TO other ma
tons.
Taxes-There Is general agree
ment on capitol Hill that some
downward revision In rates must
be made soon. But II Secretary Of
the Treasury Fred NJ. Vinson sticks
by his guns, the revisions will be
slow in coming and relatively small.
Federal spending has TO go down,
the majority of members agree.
In Dilemma
Observation-Disclosures are
in a Dilemma. Families OF fighting
men want them out, and quick.
Families OF teen ayers don't want
them policing foreign lands. Best
guess is that Congress will let the
draft rock along for a time while
volunteering Is tested, put of a
showdown as long as possible. The
House Military Committee is at
work on bill to encourage volun-
teering.
Peacetime Draft - Legislators
hope Mr.. Truman will have a solu-
ton that don't involve conscription,
possibly an enlarged and moderniz-
ed National Guard. In any event
there will be a stiff fight against
compulsory military training.
To Fight Deficit
Employment-A national plan
ming act is likely to be passed, but
Republicans will fight any commit
ment to deficit spending. The S25
for 26 weeks unemployment COM
pensation bill appears dead, but a
watered version may give coverage
TO federal employees and Maritime
workers. The House Ways ana
Means Committee continues hear
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-05
THE WILLOW RUN News
Lutheran Church
to Have Picnic

Women OF the Willow Run Luth-
eran Church Ladies Aid Society
decided to sponsor a picnic on Sep
TENDER 9 at Prospect Park at a re-
cent meeting. All members OF the
congregation are invited to attend.
The meeting, which was held at
the home Of Mrs. Arthur Brown,
10Y Pearl St. was opened by Pas
tor Arthur f. Boyer with the read
ing OF the 18th Psalm and a prayer.
Mrs. Chris Alderman called the
meeting TO order. The minutes OF
the previous meeting were read
and accepted. The treasurer re-
ported a balance OF SS673 in the
treasury.
The meeting was closed with the
Lords Prayer repeated in unison.
The hostess served coffee and
cake after the close Of the meeting
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-05
Along the Street

Frank L. Miller, Jr., manager OF
the Wuerth Theater, and Mrs.
Miller have just returned from a
vacation which took them on a
tour OF Michigan. During the two
weeks they were away, they visited
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Flower, Kalamazoo. At white
Pigeon they visited the home OF
Mrs. Miller's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyle Hanchitt.
Wayne Seely. manager, Dixie
Market, and Mrs. Seely spent La
Dor Day boating on Walled Lake.
Lester Warren, Corine Hotel, has
been recently indicted into the
Army. He is stationed at Fort Sher-
idan, Illinois.
A. E. Weber, weber Drugs,
spent Labor Day fishing on Brad.
ford Lake and School Section Lake
with Therlow Fleming. Crawling.
Russell Greene, Richardson's
Drugs, and family, spent Labor
Day at Deckerville. Mr.. Greene
returned Monday. Mrs. Greene and
child are staying there this week
and will return this week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Bachelor, Bat
chelor's Store, are back in the city
after spending a short Labor Day
vacation with friends at Base
Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Ehl, Pom
tiac, and Mr.. and Mrs. John B.
Miller, Pontiac. were week end
guests at the home OF Mrs. Philip
Waiting. Apparel Shop. Mr.. Miller
has just been discharged from the
Army.
NJ. D. Forbes, Huron Valley
Lines, is back TO work after spend.
ing a weeks vacation at his cot
tage on the Tittabawassee River.
Sgt. Robert Mann, Ann Arbor,
former employe of the Charles
Kuster Distributing Co., recently
visited the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Stitt. Sgt. Mann is a vet
eran OF 35 months in Italy.
Capt. Lerwin Glover. son of Mrs.
Sally Glover. c. F. Smith Co. is
home on a 80 day furlough. He is
staying with his wife and two year
old daughter at their home In De-
troit. Capt. Glover was wounded
May s, on Okinawa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Alban. East
Side Variety Store, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. George Collins at Base Lake
over the holidays. Mrs. Alban and
Mrs. Collins are sisters.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-05
How TO Prevent Scabby Victory Apples

MANY homegrown Victory APP
pies are marred by scab, one Of
the most common diseases which
affect this fruit.
scab on apples can be prevent
ed but the first step should be
taken this fall by means of sani-
.ation. This means destroying all
old apple leaves gathered from
under and around the apple trees
by burning them.
Come spring again, one must
be prepared to spray the apple
trees with either lime-sulfur or
Bordeaux mixture.
This pre-bloom spring spraying
should be done II possible just
preceding a rainy period, since
the FIRST discharge of scab spores
will probably take place during
this period The spray must be
on the leaves before the spores
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-05

ings on this measure. ended yester-
day by the Senate Finance Commit
tee.
Wartime Cohtrols-Most con-
gressmen want them wiped out as
quickly as possible. But the Law
makers are afraid of initiation ana
likely will GO slow in lifting price
controls fully.
Free Hand Seen
Foreign Affairs-The Administra-
ton probably will get relatively
free hand for the President to de-
termine when to join with other
United Nations on the Security
Council to enforce peace. 1t won't
have much trouble getting approx
al OF military agreements II the
contingents to be furnished repre-
sent a relatively small force.
There are strong demands for re-
tention OF some foreign bases.
Congress will insist this country
keep strategic Pacific islands.
Reorganization Congress Isn't
greatly impressed with llle htcu VI
giving the President the wide auth
GRITTY he has asked to merge or shift
government bureaus. He may get
some limited power along this line.
The House expenditures commit
tee hears Lindsay Warren, comp
troler general. on a reorganization
bill today.
Seeks Administrator
Surplus Property-Mr. Truman =
proposal for a single administrator
has general support.
Social Security-Most legislators
would like to broaden the coverage,
but no one has worked out a plan
yet TO collect from transient farm
workers and others not now inciud-
ed.
Water Power-The Administra-
ton is coming back for another
crack at the proposed st. Lawrence
project. There will be a fight over
the proposed Missouri Valley Ad-
ministration.