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Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-07
My Poor, Sore
Lame Back

If your sore, lame back is caused
by hard work or exercise, you Will
l,d SWEET RELIEF "EXTER-
NAL" especially valuable for re-
lieving the aches and pains of mus
cular backache Get bottle today
at Page-Hocutt Drug Co, and don't
forget to take this advertisement
with you. It's worth Csc on your first
DurChaSe.-AdV
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-07
BARN OF TOBACCO
is LOST IN BLAZE

A tobacco barn completely filled
with tobacco, belonging to Mrs. Alice
Thorn Ellington, on the Aycock
road. burned to the ground today
at 1855 o'clock.
Firemen answered the call, but
were unable to save the abrn, which
was in flames when they arrived.
Damage was uneStlmated, but 1t
was thought to have run into several
hundred dollars 1t was reported that
there was no insurance.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-07
ANDREWS AVENUE
PROPERTIES SOLD

Deeds showing exchange Of pro-
perties on Andrews avenue and Oil
the Townsville road We're filed at
the register Of deeds office yester
dav.
Ezra b. Daniel and Wife transfer
red to Joel L. Terrell Not on Ar
dreWs avenue and Rowland street
for 500 and other considerations
Garfield Davis and Wife lransfcr-
red six lots on the Townsville road
to George Ellison ana wife for $40
and love and afiect'On,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-07
Wall Street Sees
Shorter War With
Use Atomic Bomb

New York, Aug. 7.-(AP)-Stoell
market prices fell off as much as
three points today as Wall Street
interpreted the atomic bomb deVel-
opment as meaning quicker than
expected end to the japanese war.
Losers included U. S. Steel.
Chrysler, Goodyear, Boeing and
routhern Pacific Union Carbide and
Eastman Kodak managed to stay
ahead.
Bonds were narrow ana mixed
while commodities were lower.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-07
Methodist Youth Meeting.

The Methodist Youth Fellowship
district of Vance and Granville
counties will meet at the FIRST Meth
odist church on Thursday night,
August 9, at 8 o'clock, it was IN
nounced today. All members arc
urged to attend
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-07
Society News
SONG FOR THE YEAR.


coon | shall walk again
when autumn is music IN the mis-
nnd tbc tree IS a soft bright flame
hnd the brook goes on as 1t wills
Whom the sun is warm on the stone,
And the grass is deep in the glen,
And the cricket is song for the year,
! shaIl be walking again.
Harry William Nelson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-07
Flies to Florida.

Mss Frances SatterWhite left this
morning by plane from Raleigh for
We,t palm Beach, Florida, where
she VIII remain week with Mrs.
Earl SatterWhlte.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-07
Returns to Baltimore.

Mss Mary Frances Williams has
ro,uncd to Baltimore, Maryland,
after spending a week with Mr.. and
Mr., l.. G. Brinklcy.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-07
Returns from Mt. Airy

Nj and MIS-. f. /. Brldgers have
returned to their home after visit
ing Mrs. Bridgers' brother, Dr.. c.
A. Baird, in Mt. Airy While there,
they attended the wedding Of Miss
Mary Watkins Baird
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-07

The W. VI. S. OF the Middleburg
Baptist church Will meet at the home
of Mrs +. G.. Bree1loVe Thursday
night, August IS, at $3.50 o'clock, it
WAS announced today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-07
Spent Week End Here

M and Mrs. Brlce FonVllle, and
dauohter. Kyle. of Durham, spent
.be weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. l..
{ BrInkley.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-07
Returns to Atlanta.

Miss Mary Nix, of Atlanta. Gcor-
,i3 has returned to her home after
visiting Miss Mamie Lee BrId9crS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-07
Visitor from Charlotte.

Mrs. Lena Jones, of Charlotte. ar
rived Yesterday to visit Mr.. and Mrs
p D. Gupton at THEN home al 2l7
Zene street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-07
BIRTHS
Birth of Son

Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Robertson an
nouncc the birth OF a son. Kenneth
Neal, on August ,, at Maria Par
ham hospital.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-05-11
Friends Help
Resident Celebrate
02nd Birfhd0V

O344N ~44 S4SS~S~x
Special birthday greetings to
Mrs. Alice Finley, 2810 Tenth Ave.,
who celebrated her 82nd birthday
at her home, Tuesday afternoon,
May 8. A group of her friends
gathered at her home Tuesday to
help her celebrate. Among them
were Mines. E. v. Marshall, Lillian
Vaughn, Esther Carroll, Aline
Hanks, Fannie Thomas, Ella Wash
ington, Lula Bell Riley, Halle
Jones, Betty Houston, Gertrude
Vinegar, Isabelle Stone, and Hattie
Rurkns
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Prdgndteid Sorority
Pluns Activities

The members of the Pragmateia
Sorority read and accepted the con-
stitution at their meeting held last
Friday, May 4. A social committee
was appointed and will meet with
the program committee to plan for
future activities, The committee
includes Miss Junald Brown, chair
man, Miss Bernice Allison of St.
Paul, and Mrs. Gloria Gates Green
and Miss Martha Kay of Mime
apolis. Miss Virginia Jackson is
chairman y of the program COM
mittee.
A very nice letter was received
from Mrs. Lucille Stoffer of the
St. Paul Red Cross in appreciation
of the Employer-Employee Banquet
given by the club, and check to-
ward the scholarship fund. The
Employer Employee Banquet will
be an annual affair.
The next meeting of the club will
be May 10 at 1880 p. m.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-05-11
BIRTHDAYS

Birthday greetings in Minneapolis: May
14-George e. Roach, 3917 Fifth Ave. s.,
A. L. Brown, 909 E. 22nd St., Mrs. Lucille
Gardner, 104 Highland Ave. May 16-Ed-
ward Temple, 2434 Fifth Ave. g.; Lonnie
Anderson, 1918 Fourth Ave. s. May 10
Mrs. Mary Moss, 400 E. seth st. May IL
Burl Grigsby. 874 Aldrich Ave. NJ: Mrs.
Emma Simms, es7 Aldrich Ave. NJ: Burie
Carmichael, Jr.. 3744 Fifth Ave. s.: Viva
Jean Vaughn, sos Olson Blvd. May 1S-
Llama Mayes, 704 Humboldt Ave. N. May
19-Harry Blackwell, 1415 Third st. 8.
Mrs. Celia Boyd. 1888 Fourth Ave. s.; Mrs.
B. Thomas, 2S15 Chicago Ave.
Out of town greetings: Seaman Louis
Hall, U. s. Navy, May IS; Pvt. Claud
Burt, u. S. Army, May 10; Cpl. Harley
Morris, u. s. Army. May 10.
Birthday greetings In st. Paul: May Is
C. H. Houser, 1457 Albany: Mrs. Marie
Brashier, sos Carroll. May 18-Agnes c..
Bethel, 541 Rondo; Mrs. Annie Foster. 1888
Sherburne; Gertrude Freeman, 744 st. An
thony.
Belated birthday greetings to Mr.. James
Hayes, 116 Eaton Ave-, May s.
Out of town greetings to Seaman Louis
Hall, U. S. Army, May is. Belated out
Of town greetings to S &c C. c. Blakey. N.
A. D., Fall Brook, Calf, April 26.
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News of the CHURCHES

Roberta Davis and Mrs. Tessie Sonion will
sing and Mrs. L. s. Taylor and Mrs. Eva
Taylor will give readings.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-05-11
Annual Meeting
Christians and Jews
Tuesday, MAY Is

Education In Human Relations
will be the theme of the program
at the annual meeting of the Round
Table of Christians and Jews in
the Auditorium of the Citizens Aid
Bldg, Tuesday, May Is, at p. m.
Mr.. Russell Bracket, acting prin-
cipal of Ramsey Junior High
School and chairman of the Com
mission on Educational Organiza-
tions of the Round Table, will in
troduce the program, following the
annual report by the Executive
Director, Rev. Carl F. Zietlow, and
the election of board members.
Students of Mrs. Ruth Gill of
Ramsey Junior High School will
present "Meet Your Relatives" a
dramatization of the Public Affairs
pamphlet, Races of Mankind. Miss
Helen Fish and her students of
South High School will give her
original radio skit, GAS One Star
Differeth," which was selected by
the National Conference of Chris
tians and Jews from many skits
submitted last year, and was cir
culated for production throughout
the country.
DR.. Theodore Brameld, associate
professor of the philosophy of edu-
cation and director of the workshop
in Intercultural Education this
summer at the University of Min
nesota, will discuss Leadership
Training in Human Relations"
Neil M. Cronin will preside at the
meeting. Paul S. Carroll and
Arthur Brin are also co-chairmen
of the organization. All interested
people are welcome.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-05-11
Ed McMoore
On Furlouqh

Edward McMoore, Office Cook
nc, arrived in the city Tuesday,
May 1, to spend his thirty-day fur
Tough visiting his mother, Mrs. L.
C. McMoore, 416 E. 25th st.
Sailor McMoore is wearing a five
battle star ribbon which means he
has participated in five major bat
ties. The battles were the initial
landing of Saipan, Angular, Leyte,
Luzon, and Two Jima.
He has been overseas II months
and has been in the Navy for two
years and eight months. Before
going overseas he was stationed
here in Minneapolis at the Void
Chamberlain Naval Base. He was
on the ship U. S. S. James O'Hara,
A. P. A. 80, there were 81 other
Negro lads but none were local
boys.
His brother, Donald McMoore,
also in the Navy, is in the Hawaiian
Islands.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-05-11

Maxine Worthington, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Worthington,
GAG Rondo, will graduate in June,
from John Marshall high school.
Her plan for the future is to enter
Wilberforce University this fall, to
study Physical Education. She is
a member of the Halle @. Brown,
Sub-debs, plays on the school
basketball team, and is one of the
Eight Queens, teen age girls group.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-05-11
It. Murries Il.

1t. Ikaline Moore, of Fl. Des
Moines, Iowa, daughter of Isaac
Moore, Chicago, and Mrs. Matte
Moore, of Minneapolis, was united
in marriage to 1t. W. Wilson
Savoy, at Washington, D. c., April
Is. Her sister, Mrs. Frances R.
Taylor, was her only attendant.
DR.. VIM. S. Hudson was best man.
Her father and mother both at
tended the wedding. The bride and
groom returned to their respective
posts of duty after the wedding.
Mrs. Moore, who has been out of
the city, expects to arrive in Min
neapolis some time next week.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-05-11
MINNEAPOLIS SOCIAL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cleveland,
1912 Elliot Ave-, entertained q
group of their friends at their home
at 1912 Elliot Ave-, Wednesday,
May 2, with games and refresh
ments.
Birthday Celebration: Mrs. Mae
Keys celebrated her birthday at
the home of Mrs. Cecilia Patter-
son, $40 Bryant Ave. No., Wednes-
day of last week. The guests in
cluded her son, Mr.. Fred White,
Messrs. and Mines. Theodore Wood
ard, VIM. Gray, Il. D. Witherspoon,
Everett Law, E. B. Mcneil; Mines.
Pauline Hutchcraft, Carrie Blu
chanon, Genevieve Cooper, Vera
Littlejohn, Clara Napue, Beulah
Cohran, Marie Green, Ruby Bobo,
Velma Williams, Henriette Posten,
o. Shelby, Corinne Bum, Lillian
Jackson, Minnie Cathey, Cecil Men
dosa; Messrs. James Eiford, John
Simms, Carl Cockrell, o. C. Sellers,
Leroy Jordan, Joseph Patterson,
Louis Mason, Sr., and Miss Betty
Evans.
Sgt. Claude Burt, husband of
Mrs. Tessie Burt, 2201 Fifth Ave.
&c., returned to his camp at Green
vile, S. c., Sunday, May 6, after
many social courtesies were ex-
tended him by many of his friends
and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Renfro, 1927
E. 29th St., left for New York,
Wednesday, May 10, to visit their
son-in-law nd daughter, DR.. and
Mrs. George Grissam. The Girls
sans are former st. Paulites. Mr..
Renfro also recently attended the
funeral of his brother in Grinell,
Iowa.
Mrs. Sadie E Clay, who has beer
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-05-11

the house guest of her sister, Mrs.
J. Bonner, 1901 Portland Ave-, re-
turned to her home, Sunday night,
May 6. She was shown many social
courtesies while in the city.
Mrs. Hattie Burkes, of Detroit,
Mich, is the house guest of her
sister, Mrs. W. G. Carroll, SIT 18th
Ave. So.
Son Overseas: Mr.. and Mrs. P. M.
Wright, 514 Lyndale Ave. No., re-
ceived word this week that their
son, James Gillian Wright, a
stewards mate in the U. S. Navy,
is in Hawaii.
Mrs. Alice Daniels, 274615 Gin
ton Ave-, will return Sunday, May
81, with her two children from Chi
cago where she met her husband,
Cpl. Joe Daniels, who spent his fur
Tough there.
Mrs. Simon Anderson, en- route
to her home in Fergus Falls, Mimi,
stopped over the week end with her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph E. Mitchell, 1901 Bry-
ant Ave. No. Mrs. Anderson has
been visiting in Pasadena, Los
Angeles and Glendale, California,
for the past six months.
Mrs R. ]. Willis, 1914 18th Ave.
&c., will be hostess to the Booker
T. Washington Study Club at her
home, Tuesday, May Is.
MIR. and Mrs. Pruth McFarlin
were entertained at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Young, 2426
Fifth Ave. &c., Sunday night, May
6, after Mr.. McFarlin's concert at
Zion Baptist Church. Mrs. W. A.
Ross was also guest.
Surprise Party: Mrs. Kathryn
Digit Robineau was surprised at
a birthday party, Sunday, May 6,
given by her daughter, Mrs. Rhoda
Pettiford and friend, Miss Bessie
Cotton, at her daughters home,
425 Emerson Ave. No. Guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Woodland, Mr..
and Mrs. Sibley Parker, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Bobo, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hyatt,
Mines. Ethel Saunders, Jumma
Brown, Genevieve Cooper, Leroy
Howard, Ethel Mcintosh, Virginia
Curtis, Esteline Boyd, Eddie Riley,
Melvina Woodland, Mable Cisco,
Rosa Mae Bell, Billie Renfroe,
Messrs. Robert Bell, Oscar New
man, James Robineau, Eli Rice,
Jack Curtis, James Tolliver and
Misses Allie Glen, Celestina Wig
gins and Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Hen
derson, st. Paul.
Mrs. M. R. HOgarth, 2816 Fifth
Ave. So, wife of Rev. Hogarth of
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, left
this week for a visit with her sister
in Cleveland, Ohio.
Miss Thelma Mcclure, 90 Hum
boldt Ave. No., left Sunday, May
6, for Chicago, ILL.,, and then to
Paris, Tennessee, where she will
visit with her mother for a month.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-05-11

Lieut.. Cleat Oliver arrived last
Sunday for visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleat Oliver, 943
Iglehart Ave. Lieut.. Oliver is on
furlough after three years spent in
the South Pacific theater of war.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-05-11
Teen Age
Chatter
By GEORGIA RUSSELL

Well, here I am again, so let.
see what news we can dig up.
The Juniors at Marshall High
school, gave a fine variety show
Friday, and some of the many il
the show were, Dorothy Balenger
Earl MCGEE, Milton Combs, Terre
Jackson, Janet Armstrong anC
Leola Graham.
The Senior Girl Reserve Formal
will be June 2.
The Picnic pow-wow combina,
ton, given by the Magistrate club
was most nice. The following
persons were present: Sarah Hill
Evelyn Lewis, Janet Russell, Betty
Lewis, Gladys Hobbs, Loretta
Davis, Gloria Parker, Harold Cur
ruthers, Donald Wilson, Clentill
Jackson, John Gardner, Donald
Gates, etc.
Now, let's see what the boys
ideal girl would look like, so here's
Leonard Powers ideal girl:
My ideal girl has
Lorraine Whites hair
Edith Prices face
Irene Glover's disposition and
dimples
Doris Whites fine shape
Maxine Worthington's mellow legs
Wanda Owens outstanding intel
ligence
Phyllis Mayes' attractive smile and
sense of humor
Evelyn Lewis complexion.
Here's Nelson McCoy's ideal girl;
Maxine Worthington's smile
Dolores Browns beautiful eyes
Janet Armstrong; hair
Patricia Cartwright's soft com,
plexion
Jane Houses personality and some,
one who dances like Pauline Ray
Yes, you guessed it, the couple
of the week, is none other than
Patricia Cartwright and Nelson
Mccoy.
The song of the week still seems
to be Laura" but Sentimental
Journey" is really becoming pop,
ular.
What well known, Twin City
romance has definitely broken up
Heard that Billy Mccoy and
Donald Calendar leave for the ser,
vice (don't know what branch, yeti
in 10 days.
Say, say, Count Clyde, you were
really knocking yourself out, Sun,
day, and Pm not kidding; anc
Dizzy wasn't doing so bad for him,
self; Ell, Dizzy?
Saw Harold Brown, looking hand.
some as ever, and S. T. looking al
him, adoring as ever.
Well, I must be on my way, sc
see you next week.
Mother and Daughter
Receive Gifts Sent
From Iran and India
Mrs. Magdalene Oliver, 231 St
Anthony, has received a hanc
painted, ivory bracelet and a pail
of shoes, sent by her husband, Pfc
Oscar W. Oliver, stationed in India
Their daughter, Miss Charlotte
Rhoda Oliver, received a hanC
painted, pearl bracelet and piec'
of tapestry from her father and {
necklace made by her uncle, Sgt
Luther H. Oliver, stationed in Iran
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-05-11
Card of Thanks

ITO our many friends in Minneapolis
and st. Paul we extend sincere thanks for
your kind expressions of sympathy in the
tragic loss Of our beloved wife. mother and
sister, Johnnie Frances Washington, who
departed this life Wednesday, April 1sa
1915.
Your words Of comfort have given u
encouragement and spiritual strength.
May God bless you all"
Chas. w. Washington, husband.
Joan Frances Washington, daughter,
Pittsburgh. Pa
Mrs. Orie Mae Flood, sister,
Tuskegee Institute, Ala.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-05-11
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our sincere appre-
citation to the friends and neighbors for
their acts of kindness, messages Of SYM
patty and beautiful floral offerings in our
bereavement in the loss of our mother,
Mrs. Nora Nash. We especially thank Rev.
c. B. Wheeler, Rev. C. T. R. Nelson and the
Brooks Funeral Home.
The Nash Family.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-05-11
Card of Thanks

their kind expressions Of sympathy and
for the beautiful floral offerings IN our
recent bereavement in losing our dear
mother, Mrs. Lulu Howell.-Oscar and
Bessie Lillian Howell
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-09-21

TOO of them, the CT. mail situa-
ton in France was not too good.
The WACs got busy servicing the
mail, which, according to Bernice
is "a very important job" and be-
fore long, the CT. letters to and
from home were flowing freely
again. The unit has received high
commentator for its work.
Joins Baker Post
Bernice, who on last Saturday
night became the first woman to
join the Johnny Baker Post 291 of
the American Legion here, joined
the WAC because her husband has
been in the Army six years, and
she grew to like Army people and
Army life. She was with him at
Fort Warren in Cheyenne, Wyo.,
and at Fort Huachucha, Ariz., be-
fore she joined the service herself.
Previous to going overseas, she
worked as a WAC secretary in
physiotherapy at Camp Breckin-
ridge, KY. Before she knew her
husband would get discharge, she
had intended to take up a beauty
culture course in Chicago under
the CT. Bill of Rights, but now
she's going to devote her time to
being a housewife.
"We're both nervous as CATS"
she said with a smile. 81 suppose
the routine of Army life makes
you like that when you come back
into civilian life"
WAC's stationed in France with
the Army of Occupation are taking
courses at Army-sponsored gov
eminent schools in designing, beau
ty culture, millinery and other
trades which they can use to estab-
lish themselves in civilian life. All
in all, ex-WAC Huggar feels the
experience has been a beneficial
one to every woman who served,
and that most of them will come
out of the Army much better citi-
zens than when they went in.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-09-21
Stimson. Vinson
Queried On Gag"
On Negro TQlk

New York-Secretary of War
Stimson and Secretary of the
Treasury Fred N. VinsOn were
asked last week by the NAACP
whether the instructions to %
Treasury women employees by
an Army lieutenant not to dis
cuss the Negro question during
their stay in Germany, repre-
scented official policy of the two
departments.
The letter of inquiry pointed
out that military censorship in
Europe had been abolished, and
termed incredible" the idea that
American civilians should be de-
MED free speech on any ques-
ton. According to the original
report of the "gag" on the wom-
en-, revealed by one of them
after the group arrived in Frank
furt, they were told that dis
cussion of the Negro question
would "hasten a revolution in
the South"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-09-21

John F. Thomas of Minneapolis,
who received his discharge from
the Army on August 3, 1945, sailed
for England on September IT,
aboard the S. s. John Erickson, to
take up his duties as welfare Of
ficer with the United Nations Re-
lief and Rehabilitation Administra-
ton. Thomas had the rank of Cap
tain in the Army Special Services
department at Camp Lee, Va,
prior to his discharge. He entered
the Army on August 8, 1912. From
London, he will go to Germany
for UNRRA. His wife, Mrs. Har-
riet Thomas, who recently resigned
her job in the War department in
Washington, D. c., has returned to
Minneapolis and is living with her
husbands family at 1909 Olson
Blvd.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-09-21
Lester Granger
Set for Tour
OF Pacific

New YOrk-Lester B. Granger,
executive secretary of the National
Urban League, left New York on
September Is for San Francisco,
California, where he will start
overseas on September rs for a
tour of Naval bases in the Pacific.
Accompanying him on the tour
will be Matthew W. Bullock of
Boston, Mass, chairman of the
Massachusetts, State Parole Com
.ssiOn, Harry McAlpin, White
.ouse correspondent for the Ma
Onal Negro Publishers Associa-
m, Lieutenant Robert Roper, rep
sentative of the Bureau of Naval
Personnel, and Lieutenant (jg)
Sylvester White, representative of
the Navy's Bureau of Public In
formation.
The party's itinerary includes
Pearl Harbor, the Philippine Is
lands, Espiritu Santo in the New
Hebrides, Manus Island in the Ad-
miralties, Guam, Tinian and Saipan
in the Marianas, and the famed
battle islands Of Two Jima and Oki-
nawa. The party will return to the
United States about the first of
AS personal representative of
Secretary Forrestal, Mr.. Granger
will conclude a series of inspections
on which he has based a number Of
recommendations to the Navy De-
partment for improvement of serv-
ice conditions affecting Negro per-
sonnet. The first trip was made
to West Coast installations in June
of this year, and the second to
certain bases in the South during
August.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-09-21

Pvt. Huggar, who now is glad
to be called just plain MRS" once
again, served 10 months in the
WAC, six spent overseas as a mem
Der Of the 688th Postal Battalion
in Rouen, France. Her husband,
who was with the 92nd division in
Italy is now at Camp Shelby, Mis-
sissippi, recovering from an illness
contracted over there. He expects
his discharge soon.
Although the Huggars were sta
toned about 500 miles apart, they
never saw each other because
transportation facilities in Europe
were so disrupted and slow. Ber-
nice visited Paris when she had a
pass and found it "quite a wonder
full city" She found the French
people very hospitable, although
very poor. They liked the Negro
soldiers and WAC's because the
Americans shared their food with
them, and did what they could to
make them little more comforta-
BILE.
Clothing RatiOned
"The French women wear wood
en-soled shoes, and the children,
too" Bernice said. "Unless a wom-
an is pregnant, she cannot get
leather-soled shoes. Clothing is ra-
toned, and very high-when they
can get it, which is seldom"
She spent some time in Eng
land, and there the people were
also very hOspitable. Every
Saturday afternoon we were
invited out to some of the
homes for tea. The people
were very cordial but they
wanted to know how Negroes
are treated here in America.
They were very curious about
that because they've heard so
many conflicting reports that
they are confused"
Mrs. Huggar said her work with
the postal battalion was interest
ing. When the 688th girls arrived,