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The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-01-22

regarding department policy. Sur
geon General Norman T. Kirk had
been quoted as telling a New York
audience recently that " we don't
mix them (meaning Negro and
white nurses); where we have
Negro troops we use them, but up
until now we haven't used them for
white troops" The question was
whether the exclusive assignment
of Negro nurses to Negro soldiers
was the policy.
The Kirk statement precipitated
an issue. 1t is understood that his
comment was completely at vari-
ance with the facts since at the
time of the remark Negro nurses
were serving white soldiers in three
different locations in continental
United States. They were at Fort
Bragg, North Carolina; Camp Clai
borne, La, and the station hospital
in New Orleans. Even now, it is
understood, unit of colored nurses
was enroute from Fort Hauchuca,
Arizona, to a station hospital in
California.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-01-22

years.
Miss White was born in Truro,
Nova Scotia, one of a family of 10
children. She began singing early,
and was awarded a scholarship
while in high school to the Halifax
Conservatory of Music. She also
attended Dalhousie university at
Halifax. Her first opportunity at
concert work came when she sang
for DR.. Edith Read, principal of
a school in Toronto, who after hear
ing her, arranged for a concert in
Toronto.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-01-22

would be were I to be seen enjoy
ing the benefits of hotel in my
own country. I knew that l was a
Canadian and Canadian principles
do not stand for that sort of thing"
well, think of an American Ne
gro citizen being secure in such a
belief in his own country's prin-
ciplesD
Miss White didn't have to tele-
phone Nova Scotia. The manager of
the hotel called to tell her that she
was quite free to use any Of the
facilities of the hotel she cared to
use.
But America? It is different for
Miss White, of course. She hasn't
seen much of it outside of New
York. Her managers aren't anxious
to send her south, and her first
American tour carries her only to
Connecticut and New Hampshire
and for the rest of the itinerary she
goes back through several Can
adian cities.
She came to her debut in Town
Hall in the spring of last year
hailed as the years find in contral-
to singers. Music critics were ex-
travagant in their praise of her
rich voice, sincerely and favorably
comparing it with Marian Ander-
sons. She had travelled extensively
in Canada giving concerts which in
cluded a command performance
in Ottawa before the Earl of Ath-
lone and Princess Alice, and an ap-
pearance under the baton of Andre
Kostelanetz at the Promenade
Symphony concerts in Toronto. Her
appearance in the fall of 1914 at
Town Hall brought more praise
and more predictions for brilliant
future. Miss White sings opera
and likes to do this and other music
which call for dramatic interpre-
tation. She also sings ballads
among other forms, and the Negro
spirituals.
It is perhaps the fact that she is
a Negro that she includes the Ne.
gro spirituals in her repertoire. She
likes them very much, but some.
how as she talks, admitting hel
newness on the American scene
her not very extensive and by NJ
means first hand knowledge of the
American Negro's fight for thu
kind of citizenship she enjoys il
Canada, a body realizes that sh'
doesn't feel their meaning as much
or know them as well as she wants
to. Nor as we'll as she will aftel
she has lived in America for a few
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-01-22
p0RTIA White TO
LIVE IN AMERICA

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (ANP)-
Portia White, young Canadian
singer, has come across the border
into America and plans to stay.
Il find America-New York,
that is-quite fantastic" she said,
smiling bit.
Fantastic? But what about the
change? How did she feel after
Canada, where she is able to move
quite easily about as a first class
citizen with hardly any racial dis
comforts? And where the country's
approximately 10000 Negro inhab-
itants have no such humiliation to
fight against as jim-crow in the
governments armed forces-of all
places?
She told a story then about the
one time she had met jim-crow in
her own country.
Il had an engagement once to
sing under the sponsorship of a
musical club in one of Canada's
large cities. Arrangements were
made for me to stay at one of the
hotels herewith the stipulation
that | would eat all of my meals in
my room and not go into the din
ing room Can you imagine? Well,
| was met at the station by group
of the club women who escorted me
to my hotel. The occasion was
quite pleasant and they seemed to
feel that the situation was appar-
emily settled. when | got to my
room, | called the president of the
club to find out where these pecu-
liar orders had come from. You see,
| am sponsored by the government
of Nova Scotia, and before tele-
phoning them Of the situation, |
wanted to try at least to do some
thing about it first
''The president was quite dis
turbed. She told me that other dis
tinguished Negro artists who had
come had taken their meals in their
rooms because the club felt they
should not be subjected to the treat
ment the would get from the
American southerners who were in
the hotelw
Portia Whites next remark was
rather gravely stated:
Il would rather have an insult
given me by an American souther-
ner than to know that Canadian
citizen was requesting me to re-
strict my movements because of
what the southerner's attitude
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-11-30
MEMORY OF BUDDY REMAINS WITH MEN
 OF 188 PARAGLIDER R6

Claude Clark this week reeeiyad copy of the Silver Cree . published at Silver Creek Nebraska containing picturo of his nephew, S-Sgt Carrol Maurice F.zle-. zi.- ed in action at Sputa, New Guin#a, a year ago and several letters from former buddies of young FiZZell 10 his parents in which they refer to the fallen young glider pilot as beloved by all". Since his death. young Fizzel's parents have re- ceived sympathy from his chaplain, captain, company commander and other buddies. One of the letters published September 2 in the Silver Sand says:
 Dear Mir. and Mrs. Fizzell:
 I thought you would like to know Matrices old platoon was the first troops to land on Japan csc soil. We came across from Ok inawa in the big planes and set down on this airstrip 62 hours be- fore any other units landed.
 We thought of Maurice that day and missed him and also the other boys who are not with out fit now. Now that victory is ours all we boys talk of is "home'.
 Maurice and I always planned to visit each other after the war, so when get back to the good Old U. S. A. and visit my parents who live in Wyoming, I plan on coming to Silver Greek and visit you folks and hope the time is no later than Christmas.
 Stanley G. Kicks
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-11-30
Smoked Fish
 Cannery Is
 Started Here
SMOKED FISH

Mr. and Mrs. Loyal BlnkIey thls week announced that work has been started on construction of a cannery for canning of smoked salmon. Mrs. Binkley has, for the past twelve years, been canning smoked salmon in her home and has gained fame, not only in AL aska. but throughout many states on her fine product Increasing business necessitated building and equiping larger quarters and. when completed, the Binkleys will em- ploy from four Co five persons steadily.
 The building. which is being constructed across from the Brink ley home on the waterfront. is 21 by 3O feet with an engine room and garage 12 by 24. \ vacuum machine is now on the dock await ing installation, as well as a re tort, and boilers and other equip ment has been ordered II is eX- pected the cannery will be in full operation by April 1.
 It gives Us great pleasure and satisfaction to help, in our own way, toward the development of Wrangell with our new facilities in canning smoked salmon. the Brinkleys said. "Our desire is to keep our product up to the stand ard which our customers have toIJ us they so much appreciated. Estab- Iishment of our cannery is the fuI- fillment of a long cherished are T and our hope is that We may con tinue to serve our friends as faith- fully as We have il t4- 3a#s.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-11-30
ALASKA RAILROAD MAY OPERATE
 SHIPS TO TERRITORY

WASHINGTON - Delegate l.. l.. Bartlett told congress in a speech from the floor that it was with '.some degree of reluctance' that he was introducing a bill to allow AL aska railroad basic authority to op- crate steamships in the Alaska trade.
 Faced by an appeal from present operators in the Alaska trade for increased rates. Bartlett said: 'By and large I am not in favor of ex- tending government operations to field previously and additionally served by private capital. In this case. however. it seems not only de- sireabIe but highly essential.
 Alaska is now threatened by an increase in the already high and all most intolerable rates which are charged for both freight and pass enger traffic. If these increases are allowed, or if any increases at all are allowed the result will be eco- homie death for Alaska
 Ocean Going Vessels
 Tbe Dlll Bartlett lntFouuCeu "oold operate the ships directly or through contract with any individ- ual. firm, company or corporation under a schedule of rates, terms and conditions as the government. act ing through the Alaska railroad, would deem proper and necessary.
 The house committee on territories headed by Representative Hugh Pet erson of Georgia, II of whose mem bers visited Alaska last summer, has been given the bill for study. Already Representative Marion T. Bennett of Missouri, republican member of this committee. has pro- tested and Peterson warned that such raises would retard develop ment of Alaska.
 Further Hearing
 Admiral Land, chairman Of the maritime commission. told Bartlett he would allow further hearing on the rate increase proposal after the initial "preliminary" hearing in Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-11-30
 Dinner To Be
 December 8

Saturday. December s is the date for the Fifth annual Sportsmen's s dinner to be held at Red Men Hall. according to announcement of Fred Hanford. club president.
 President Hanford promises the usual sumptious feed" and has arranged a lively program for en- tertainment of guests who will in- clude Acting Governor Lew NJ Williams. as toastmaster; Jack O'Conner. Executive officer of AL aska Game Commission. Don C. Foster, General Superintendent Of the Alaska Native Service and George Folta. Counselor for the Interior Department, all of Juneau.
 Dinner will be served at seven o'clock and is being prepared by Mr. and Mrs. R. W. McKibbon, we'll known experts of the cuisine Usual wildlife fare is on the menu; ducks. geese, yenison and moose with Reliance shrimp and crab meat for chasers.
 Complete program and menu will appear in next weeks Sentinel
 Chairman of the dinner commit tee Chet Steear requests that mem bers and friends who plan to attend leave their dollar at the Bank of WrangeH where Sportsman Curl ey' Thornquist has graciously ac- cepted responsibility therof and a membership card will be issued Reservations, (and dollarsl must be in by Friday, December ', in order that the committee will know for how many to prepare.
 There is no truth to the rumor that "Honker Happys" are being taxed an extra ten cents to employ keeper to watch them. President Hanford said today.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-11-30
NEXT RATE HEARING
 IN JUNEAU, JANUARY z

SEATTLE-The Maritime Com missions Alaska steamship freight rate increase hearing adjourned here today to reconvene Januarf s in Juneau.
 Merchants, shippers and Alaska citizens may then present oppos- ition to the steamship lines de- mands for increased freight rates. between the States and Alaska, and the OPA may also submit evi- dence of the cost of living in the Territory, Attorney GFeneral Ralph Rivers. in Eeattle for the hearings said after conclusion of today's hearings.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-11-30
RED MEN TO HOLD
 ANNUAL THANKSGIVING
DINNER

Tomorrow night, Saturday. at around o'clock all Red Men and wives should be on hand for the big annual Thanksgiving dinner. There will be turkey and stuffin' an things. The cook says things are coming along all right.
 Everyone should stay around un- til later in the eyenirl when the Merry Makers will take over for a good time the rest of the even ing.
 All Red Mems invited guests will be welcome for the dance
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-11-30

IMPOR RTANT LETTING Firemen's Meeting Monday night December 3. Please Attend.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-11-30
Committee Makes
 Recommendations On
 Bishop Rowe Hospital

committee appointed by Chair man James Nolan. who presided st mass meeting held November IJ t0 UecIde disposal ot WraugelTs Bishop Rove Hospital, met last Monday and drafted recommeuua- uons 10 be presented to the City toucil al It's regular meeting next iadrsaay evening The committee Is composed ot the Rev. William rorDes, the Rev Jackson Webster. tne Rev. Father hoch, II. B. Thorn quist, Claud Clark, Mrs. George sumption and Wnule Williams, chairman
 Mass meeting Nov. l9 was called by -Iayor udntoru after Bisnop Bentley, of the Episcopal church. mad made three proposals for uIs- position of the hospital The nos pital has been officially closed since spring, taking only emergency cases. and according to letter from Bishop Bentley, the Episcopl hoafd oI Missions. had declined to operate the hospital due tu lack of funds. General opinion ol people of the town seemed 10 favor DrIug- ing in some professional uutsug organization 10 operate the hospit- u, as the difficulty ol Keeping a doctor here, where he had neither sufficient staff nor facilities 70 operate was realized Town Couu- cu ordered a letter written to Bisu- op Bentley to see what the Board oI Missions could do toward get ting the hospital on all efficient, operating basis.
 The Boards offers. through Bishop Bentley, were:
 l. Fha Board of Control eontiu- ue as al present with the Episeo- iaI church recruiting nurses. put not paying them; the Church tax Ibg care ot te building and lurmsa- ing other aid in the wag ot supplies and equipment
 :. 1ue Town leasing the hospital for $1.U0 per year to run it, but without right to sub-lease Il 10 any other person or organization 10 run.
 Z. Sate of the hospital by thc Episcopal Church to anyone Nuo wouId operate il as d hospital. Sale price would be obtained by s.tiugtc, not a nominal sum
 CoI.nittee meeting iusJ Monday evening drew up the following zee omendations and there was taIk of asking for d special election i'll order that all persons of the town could have a voice in the final decision
 Recommendations are:
 l. That We accept the second offer made by Bishop Bentley 10 lease the hospital for $100 per year and ask the Episcopal Mission Board to recruit nurses for us, pay the insurance on the building and repair it. This would make it a municipal project and the town could vote at regular elections Oh board members, who should be rep resentatiye of strong town organ izations. This plan would enable the town to levy a poll tax, which fund would be available to meet hospital deficiencies and improve ments. We recommend therefore. that a poll tax of $5.00 per year be levied on each adult pers5n IS years of age and over.
 9 That the City parchaas the hospital and lease it 10 any qual- flied person or organization to be operated as a hospital This Leu to be raised through a bond issue or any other practicle means
 In the committee's first recou,- mendation, the poll tax qlause probably would be revised 10 in- clude persons IS to 55 years. sim liar to theschool tax, and would levy such tax on persons residing in teh town 60 days or over.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-11-30

Danny Gross. well known Wran- gell young man, returned this week after over three years sery- ice in the Army Young Dan says "glad to be home" is putting 1t mildly and he expects to make his future home he.e.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-11-30
Tn STUDY NURSING

Miss Patricia Devenny, daughter d MT. and Mrs. Ralph Devenny, left on the North Sea this week for Seattle where she expects to go into nurses training at Provid- ence Hospital. Miss Devenny was one of Wrangell High School: popular graduates last Spring.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-11-30
DR. HESTER ANNOUNCES
 APPOINTMENTS MUST BE
 M{DE BY SATURDAY NOON

Dr. R. N. Hester, ear, eye, nose and throat socialist, now at Wran- gell Hotel for private consultation, announced today that he expects to leave Wrangell Saturday and all appointments must be made by Saturday noon.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-11-30
NO WELL BABY CLINIC

December Well Baby Clinic, scheduled for Friday the Sth., has been postponed, according to an nouncement of the Public Health office. Dr. A. T. Nelson, however stated that mothers with children needing immunization may bring their children to his office where they will be immunized.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-11-30
NOTICE TO LIQUOR LICENSEES

All persons appIying TOT N4uUT licenses, or renewals of their pres ent licneses are required to file their applications, properly exc cuted, with the City Clerk on or before December 9th for consider ation and approval by the Common Council on that date.
 wrausell City Council
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-11-30

James Kerstetter, proprietor If the Cleaners of Wrangell, left this week for Seattle on the North Sea on a short business trip.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-11-30
IMP0p TANT MEETING

Firemen's Meeting Monday night December g. Please Attend.
St. Paul recorder., 1945-10-12
Army Officer Awarded
For Breaking PhillY
Anti-Negro Strike

WASHINGTON, D. c. (NNPA)
Major General Philip Hayes has
been awarded the Legion of Merit
for superior performance of duty"
as the War Department representa-
tive in the seizure and control of
the Philadelphia Transportation
Company due to a strike of en-
ployees against upgrading, train
ing and employment of Negro men
as street car operators, the War
Department announced Tuesday.
The Army took control of the
Philadelphia transit system on
August 8, 1914, after 5000 PIC
employees struck, vowing never to
return to work unless the company
refused to continue the training
of Negro men as trolley operators.
When Gen. Hayes returned the
transit system to the company on
August II, 1914, all but handful
of employees were back at work,
seven Negroes whose training had
been interrupted by the strike were
on the cars, all vehicles were run
ming on schedule, war production
and civilian business were normal,
taprooms and liquor stores were
open and all effects of the strike,
on the surface at least, had been
eliminated.
St. Paul recorder., 1945-10-12
Hot Stuff" Boasts
Wichitu Citizens
Of Fire FIGHTERS

Artie Richards of Wichita, Kans.,
nephew of Mrs. Rhoda Renfroe,
1927 East goth St., Minneapolis, is
member of No. 8 Fire Station at
18th and Topeka, Wichita, all-Negro
outfit which has the record of being
able to get into action in Is seconds
fiat.
The fire fighters at No. 3 hadn't
had vacation in three years prior
to the end of the war. The ID
second record is one which the boys
are willing to stake against any of
the eight other stations in Wichita.
The Wichita Beacon, daily paper,
carried the following item recently
in one of its columns:
"When the fire alarm siren in the
middle of 18th and Topeka sounds,
the colored boys from Station 8 are
out and on their way in Is seconds
fiat. This north-ender wants to
know if any other firemen in Wich-
ita can best that records"
St. Paul recorder., 1945-10-12
Red Cross Worker,
Sergeant Husband
Hove u. S. Reunion

Sgt. and Mrs. Russell Gideon
passed through st. Paul Sunday on
their way back to Boston. Both
young people have served in the
armed service overseas.
Mrs. Gideon, club director of
the American Red Cross, worked in
England, France and Germany. Sgt.
Gideon, a combat medic, saw front
line service in Africa and Italy. He
holds three battle stars as we'll as
a combat medic award.
This charming couple had to
await return to United States for
a reunion. They visited Sgt. Gid
deon's mother and sisters in Winni-
peg, Canada, and then went West
to visit an uncle residing in Seattle,
They stopped in st. Paul to visit
the McFarlands, 493 Whitall Ave.
friends of long standing.
Mrs. Gideon will do social work
in Boston. Her husband is a regis
tered pharmacist.
St. Paul recorder., 1945-10-12
Hullie Q. Brown House
Girls Worker RESIGNS

Winifred Smith, 551 Carroll Ave-,
girls worker at Halle Q. Brown
House, resigned this week.
Mrs. Smith came to st. Paul from
Philadelphia with her husband
James, after he was discharged
from the Navy after ten years SER
vice.
She is a graduate of Drake Uni
versity, where she received her de-
gree in Sociology. Mrs. Smith was
a truant officer in Des Moines, as
sistant supervisor of the East Des
Moines Community Center, and a
teacher in the Jewish Community
Center in Des Moines. She is a
member of the Phi Chapter of the
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
St. Paul recorder., 1945-10-12
Mary Jefferson Dies
At General Hosp.
Was 81 Years Old

Mary Jefferson, 1913 Franklin
Ave-, died Monday, October 8, at
General hospital. She was 81 years
old.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jeffer-
son will be held Monday, October
Is, at 2 p. M, at Pilgrim Rest Bap-
tist church. The Rev. ]. ]. Clay
burn will officiate. Interment will
be at Crystal Lake cemetery.
She was born in Terrell, Texas.
She is survived by her husband,
melvin, three brothers, Charles Pier
son and Willie Pearson of Mime
apolis, and Sgt. Augustus, overseas;
two sisters, Pearline Richman Of
Minnewell, Texas, and Corrine Ec-
tor, Cleveland, Ohio, and her father,
Wilson Erwin of Terrell, Texas.
Woodland Funeral Home will be in
charge of arrangements.
St. Paul recorder., 1945-10-12
Minority Group Chiefs
Authority Humstrung;
He Wulks Out on JoE

WASHINGTON, D. G. (NNPA)
Benjamin F. Wilson, chief of the
Minority Groups Section, War
Manpower Commission, is reported
ready to resign his position and re-
turn to Gary, Indiana, to resume
the practice of law.
Dissatisfaction over failure of
ranking officials to delegate him
what he considers adequate au-
thority to carry out the functions
of the office as we'll as their failure
to delineate a program for his Of
flee is believed to be responsible
for his decision to quit.
The office was concerned with the
effective mobilization and utiliza-
ton of workers belonging to minor
ity groups.