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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-25

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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-25
CARLTON YATES BONEY

LUMBERTON, April "a. Carl
ton Yates Boney, 30, overseas vet
eran and son Of Mr and Mrs. A. +.
Boney of Winter Haven, Fla, FORM
edly of Lumberton, died Tuesday
at 5:45 p. m. as the result OF a
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-25
BROWN SHEPPARD

RALEIGH, April "a -P)- S.
Brown Sheppard, SO, a practicing
attorney here for many years and
former member of the general as
sembly from Wake county, died
Wednesday after lengthy illness.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-25
FREEMAN FRANCIS WETMORE

LUMBERTON, April 24.-Free-
man Francis Wetmore, IS, Lum-
berton civil engineer, died Tuesday
noon in local hospital, where
he had been a patient since last
Christmas day. He had been in
declining health for several years
and retired from active business
six years ago.
He was born in Lewis county,
New York, on July %, 1860, and
his parents moved to Robson
county in 1906, Mr.. Wetmore living
in Red Springs for one year pc
fore moving to Lumberton. In
his early years he did surveying
and construction for railroads In
several Western states. And after
coming to Robson surveyed IN
North and South Carolina, Virginia
and Georgia.
Surviving are two daughters
Mrs. j. B. Lemmond, of Hickory;
and Mrs. c. B. Pyron of Rich
mond, Va, both of whom were
here when the end came; flve
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Funeral services VIII be held
Thursday at II o'clock from Step
hens Funeral home. 1nterment
will be in Meadowhrook Cemetery
beside the grave of his wife, Mrs.
Maggie Crosby Wetnore.s who died
in 1920.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-25
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JOHN G. BEARD
CrrAnEr rrrTr a

NlLAFEL Hill, april Z4.-tU.h)
Funeral arrangements were be-
ing completed Wednesday for Dean
John Grover Beard, of the Uni
versity of North Carolina School
of Pharmacy, who died Tuesday
afternoon at the age of So.
Dean Beard was stricken with
a cerebral hemorrhage at 3 p. m.
and died two hours later.
The 58-year-old educator was
known for his activities in the
Pharmaceutical field. In 1929, he
was elected president of the
American Association of Colleges
Of Pharmacy, and in 193O-31 he
served as president of the nat
ional conference of pharmaceuti-
cal association secretaries. He
was also vice president Of the
American pharmaceutical as
sociation in 1930-31.
He is survived by his widow,
the former Gladys Helen Angel,
of Nova Scotia, and a son, 1t.
Commander J. C. Beard, Jr., now
stationed in Oregon.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-25
H. ALLYN SMITH

WHITEVILLE, April "a. H.
Allyn Smith, 46, died of a heart
attack at his home here tonight.
He was a native of Whiteville, son
of the late Rosetta Bean ana David
Lloyd Smith.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted from his home on Friday
at 4 p. M, with the Rev. L. D.
Hayman officiating, assisted by
the Rev. J. R. Kennedy and the
Rev. S. N. Lamb.
Surviving are: His widow, the
former Matte Price, Mullins, S.
c.; two daughters, Jesse Rose and
Betty 10, Whiteville; two sons. H.
Allyn, Jr., and Felix Lloyd, White
vile; two brothers, Aubrey E.
Smith, Waycross. Ga, and F. M.
Smith, Whiteville; and three SIS
ters, Mrs. Jesse Smith Howard,
Mrs. F. B. Hill, and Mrs. Mamie
Barksdale, all Of Whiteville.
MRS. SALLIE KNIGHT HOLT
KERNERSVILLE, April 24.-F
Mrs. Sallie knight Holt, 81, died
at 1915 p. m. Tuesday at the Oak
Ridge home following critical
illness of two months.
She was the widow Of j. Allen
Holt, co-principal and one of the
flanders of Oak Ridge Military
institute, and mother of Col. E.
p Holt, president of the institute.
Survivors include: one daugh-
ter, Mrs. ]. H. Gwyn, Mt. Airy;
one son, Col. E. P. Holt, Oak
Ridge; II grandchildren; three
great grand children; two sisters,
Mrs. D. M. Vernon, Greensboro,
and Mrs. Mack Rhodes of Texas.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-08
Page minneapolis Spokesman
Rins in the Colleges

IN the limited States as in Naz Germany pre-war Poland oppor
tunity for higher sharply conditioned by students
religious racial or national background This shocking although
entirely revelation documened for the first time
Committee on Unity Charles Evans Hughes Jr
restricting the Jewish and Italian students
better schools have long been matter of
knowledge The report Mayors Committee reveals that these
discriminatory practices spread the liberal colleges
and become general that members
minority groups great difficulty getting adequate education
Although the colleges publicly deny it, many deans and prominent
that discrimination
Catholics Jews Negroes and Italians usual device
to restrict the number Of students VINO can De from New
York City private colleges the New York which
offenders defend the practice as necessary preserve
their national character more remote institutions say that they
educational facilities to New Workers the
expense result of this the
Jewish students in the colleges said to have fallen about
per cent the decade preceding World War H.
Members minority living in New York
n te still obtain undergraduate training in the colleges run by
the city they virtually shut of professional
training especially medicine From 1912 to 1914 with
shortage physicians throughout the only graduates of
Of the cts leading medical schools
proportion Jewish students Grade medical schools covered
by report dropped from 1872 in 1888 63 cent
Only accepted by the frsrank medical
schools while Catholics and and women Of Italian ancestry
formidable obstacles they to get adequate
medical education.
Any minded person will admit that these academic resric
entirely of racial religious bgory in the
Although the colleges for leadership the
fight racial and religious hokum must that
the American they subject all kinds of
The of institution difficult adopts
requirements the of being
Of the minority thus sacrificing its standing
the well the real benefits of broadly representative
student body Clearly confronted situation that
Some such the Association
Colleges should work plan for outawng racial and
religious bias to which all institutions would subscribe This process
would be FASTENED the federal and each Of the states
made certain that direct federal aid indirect aid such
educational institution pacticng
discrimination in its admission system
New York special problem While stands the
expenditure for public education
according the the Mayors Committee support
higher education 1t the few country
not maintain state university As immediate and effective
combating bias and providing opportunity for higher education
for all its citizens the New York legislature should the bill
Gently introduced create university with adequate facilities
for professional trainng.-The Nation.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-08
Minnesota Political Roundup
BY Arthur NaftaIin

Shpsteads his fifth the
United States Senate is the No item Of political speculation the
declared his candidacy
o all sides that he will again
Shpead against the United States and his other actions
which soaOnist opposi
both in and outside Of the But is conceded that the
Senator with "a years service him. difficult
Republican prospect
strength primary in which factions wash their dirty
public COP leaders moreover are fearful that the primary
applicant Harold his Presidential
possibilities Sassens view international organization da
oppod 70 the Sepator and - the candi
be defeated Shpstead will what might
be a costly political defeat IN terms Of '48.
fight might wide ram6c 1t could
failure Of the Staen forces control the state organization
might would be denied pledged
dele CATION o the '4S Republican national convention.
DEL about the Sptead because they
that normally DFL voters will into the COP primary
defeat Shptead They fear repetition of 1912 when few
filed by petition Moreover DFL dealers believe Shpead would
the election than other COP nominee
who strong enough Shpstead primary.
about the Senatorial because
possibility the Railroad BrOthehoOds endorse Ship
repeatedly endorsed him the
will not be surprising II they do so again this year
Republicans getting off earlier and better
organized than opposing Democrats
Democrats believe their chances of brighter
time since 1885, the COP has been holding
meetings and has been doing great deal Of the all
important spadework that is prelude to victory.
Elmer Kelm Collector
still pending the DFL organization
is marking time prospect party activity
named confirmation of his
denied Meanwhile the COP is developing the Republican
workshop the level and is actively mashalng its
1916 in Minnesota will be sharply drawn than at
will be largely the existence of the
The COPAC and
Citizens PAC will campaign for outspokeny
liberal program directly opposed the position
Peoples PAC All the PAC deny
utilization clio PAC and NCPAC tend align with the DFL
and s the Republican organization.
Apropos Senatorial Only of
Of both United Senator's
May 1914 when the Minnesota Poll revealed
that the knew
Of Ball. incidentally pOled Shpstead
knew Balls only 80 cent knew Ship
the cities Shpsead in the small
could Ball and
could Shpsead.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-08
Open Closed Notionol Guord Doors

Announcement Of the formation Of organization which will
the reacvaon of hs
Mnnesotans should Immediately make General
George Leach and Others making the for full Indignation
Of Negro Americans who the national guard this
We do not know how sxGIs the coored
interested the guard II there many
Sons should be made for their serving the Its military body
The national guard must 10 the state for funds During
the would
the rudment Of military training by service the military
been unlRwfuy excluded Since black white
foot the bill for the maintenance the national
to II this time that eligible loyal matter what his
nationality Ia allowed TO enlist In national guard.
There be who part Of the military
We that there who feel But there
who recognize that basic military training the national guard
helpful the physical condition Of individuals and teaches discipline
and respect for leadership.
In addition these there those who predict freely that
will have fight another this the sad TRUTH Negro
boys should have the opportunity learn the udmsnS Of mill
life all Others especially the Minnesota National Guard This
the veterans organizations Immediately
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-08
u. :. Must Act On
Question Of Spain


Editor: II has become increas-
ingly clear that Spain now rests in
precarious position. Hostility to-
wards Generalissimo Franco and
his dictatorial regime has been
openly shown for a long time. The
new United Nations Organization
will have to face the problem Of
what to do about Spain in the near
future.
Russia has now taken the lead
in seeing to it something is done
about Spain. In recent messages,
Russia has urged Britain and the
United States to take immediate
interest and to become concerned
over the matter.
Spain has large concentration
camps very similar to those recent
" uncovered in Germany. The sys-
tenn Of torturing prisoners within
these camps has long been exer-
cissd in Spain. She was a partner
Of the Axis despite the fact she
never entered the war. Her break.
ing of Of relations with Japan was
merely q bid for American and
British recognition and friendship,
Within her borders, many German
militArists are still living with all
their old lavish expenditures and
arrogance.
Spain offers an excellent oppor-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-08
Switch the Track Meet


The Amateur Athletic Unions decision to hold its annual track
mighty lucky insult from the ErNndsAnd should they decide
the competition In Jim Crow yehas evoked bootnR
behtnR the We happily position know MT Stanley
Woodward commented this week by offering hold
the heart Of Randas Island His mail then
has been u hcartwarming pReAn Of secondingS.
There something fantastic In the decision 1t would
A. U. heard Of the Olympic games Berlin
greatest them ALL Jesse
Johnson denied the
will hold without the Negro chSmponsBarnsy Ew
Herbert McKeney Bob Kelley Herbert Douglas David
Albriton and Joshua williamson
A. u, glorious organization that IL has fumbled the
ball when the United States attempting
Mr. Woodward He observed that
Negroes titles national
time track field
have been boxing In fact the ring be thought
apart the resncudnG Harry
Sam LanGd who 1875 pounds brought down the
Johnson and Harry Wills The glory Of these sports has
that them for place Americans have simply declined to
countenanee discrimination
We appeal 10 the A u Its decision Thus yet
avoid repetition Of 1914 when Virginia huder
declined Negro competitor; and that Of 1897
when the games New Orleans after casually
indicated would DO allowed take Since the
the champions EmCrs Harris has
the San Antonio meet and his attitude based
feeling that the of Negroes might blunt the prejudice"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-08
The Bottle Against Infection

Act
will be the Of another bitter battle Congress- There time
when there danger Of the oPA being done with
Ohio, the Republican the led
Of Michigan have the been outSpOen their donuncaOn Of
ths oPA Now
to completely 20 on record In favor OF outright abolition OF the oPA
would not be expedsnt They they
for control but they do like the oPA
tered This sheer hypocy their for what they
really like tho OPA.
The danger of imitation than time
ing Truman has fought for the oPA
should Humans appoinees John Snyder
Coe by their statements have contributed greatly weaken
ing the oPA Mr. Snyd was addressed TO
Wocott rep Mh lie said THE oPA very good Job
trolling prices during the but conditions different
What we need now is program Of intelligent asxty What Mr.
Snyder by Intelligent Asxbty" Anybodys gue John
Collects statement just dangerous to price control He said milk
producers would be assured the level the
during 9A6 either by subsidy
price ceilings should the subsidy be eliminated 1t obvious that both
Of these Mr. Truman believe
will them In the stands they have taken by siding with Mr.
Snyder the question Of price raises he has contributed the
psychological weakening the oPA Mr. Truman himself
wartime controls has accelerated the danger of imitation lie did
fight tho reduction bill should have,
nhAonay contributed the boarding OF merchandise
available public The profit
tax In 9A6 encouraged manufacturers withhold goods that would
have Their
The belief that tho oPA will greatly
by Congress with the consent OF the President has encouraged
withhold goods anticipation price
We losing the battle initiation and unless something
done check the gradual rise prices there danger that they
might proportions D. Chester Bowes
wonderful job In holding down no has The debt
the country owes Mr. ow cannot be measured In dollars and cents
Tho about hEht against imitation which has been
naugh support
Truman and the people who have benefited
stand.
II Mr. Humans duty the nations leader
authority
imitation that about snEu the The spectacle the
ducers commodity demanding
brighten everyone
IT, this time. Mr. Truman takes stand against ALL
inARtonay will the gratitude
the duty the people Of the United
their elected support the Price Sterilization Act Mr..
Bowes position Price should
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-08
Praises Cleaning Firms
Fair Employment Practices

Editor: | had occasion to go into
the NicoIlet Cleaners at 1904 Nicol-
let Avenue, Tuesday, February 5.
There saw among the IS en-
ployees, seven Negroes.
In these days when the forces Of
undemocratic evil are fighting
against giving all Americans op-
portunity for employment to their
fullest capabilities, it did my heart
good to see Nicollet Cleaners prac-
ticing fair employment practices.
l.. f. Early,
Minneapolis
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-08

Lawrence Oxley, technical repre-
sentative, minority groups section,
United States Employment Serv-
ice, wants to head a small section
in the Labor Department, where
he began his service in the federal
government.
OF Senatorial supporters Of the
FEPC bill. Senator Wayne Morse,
Republican, Of Oregon, appears to
be the most sincere. There is
opposition among cOlored voters
Of Minnesota to Harold +. Stassen,
former governor Of that state. They
say while governor he appointed no
colored person to a responsible po-
sition.
II FEPC should be continued be-
yond June 80, Mike Ross, its chair
man. will likely walk the plank.
Drew Pearson, newspaper col
umnist and radio commentator, was
expected To make strong pro-
FEPC statement during his radio
broadcast Sunday night "A week
ago, hut didn't.
Life Magazine photographed the
Adam Powells Hazel Scott in his
House Office Building office the
other day. One story that is
being repeated in political circles
is that the late President Franklin
d. Roosevelt told the Fair Employ
ment Practice Committee he would
go down the line either to compel
Capital Transit to hire colored men
as street car and bus operators or
for u permanent FEPC. The com
mittee chose the latter--only to
have Mr.. Roosevelt die before his
promise could be fulfilled.
Irene Morgan, the BaItimorean,
who is testing before the Supreme
Court the applicability Of Virgin
las Jim Crow law to interstate
passengers, was also fined 800 for
resisting arrest. When the sheriff
and his deputy attempted to arrest
her. she swung at the deputy but
missed him. She kicked the sheriff
three times before being taken off
the bus and lodged in jail She did
not appeal from her conviction on
the resisting arrest charge.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-08
Paper Gives People
Their Moneys Worth

Editor: Let me take time out to
tell you that Mrs. Armstrong and
myself appreciate your paper be-
cause through our eight years of
reading it, you always appeared to
be striving to give the people their
moneys worth.
We were proud when we came
into your office and saw those in
telligent young colored women
working at their desks. Keep on
the way!
Bruce Armstrong.
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-08

tunity for UNO to test its strength
for keeping peace. There can be no
peace as long as partners Of the
famed Axis are allowed to exist.
The United Nations Organization
must destroy the regime of Franco
and free those almost-forGotten in
mates Of the torturous Spanish con-
centration camps.
Leonard II. Carter,
1852 Fifth Avenue So.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-08

an emergency
dinner meeting,
two fashionably
dressed women
expressed amaze
ment at seeing
white and cOlOred
people passing
through the lob
by together on
their way % the
ballroom,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-08
Spotlight
Washington
by Louis I.autier

In the lobby Of the swanky May
flower hotel the evening the Ma
tional Council for q Permanent
FEPC sponsored
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-08
Should AAU or UNO
Go South; Arguments
For and Against Dixie
by DAN GARDN Err

Currently controversy raging the attendance of
Negro athletes at the National outdoor and field cham
pionshp games of the AAU to be held this year in June at
San Antonio Texas One school of thought that the
best interests of inerraca goodwill and harmony will be
served by c0ored champions and contestants descending en-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-08

masse on Texas and participating
In the games. The other school Of
thinking takes the view that a
nationwide boycott of the games
by Negro and liberal thinking
white athletes will point up the
fact more highly that the South
has done nothing to earn the honor
Of having national events such as
the Amateur Athletic Unions
championships and other affairs in
It's cities so long as 1t persists in
the un-American practices of Jim
Crow, segregation, lynchinG, dis
elimination because of race, creed,
or color, and denial Of the vote to
citizens.
There are those who militantly
oppose any recognition Of the South
as an official part of the United
States so long as it persists in its
anti-NeRro, Anti-Jewish, anti
Catholic attitudes. There are those
who will not temper their Conten-
tons so long as an old guard Bour-
bon representative Of the South
land Ia alive and talking. In we'll
developed cells in the South, itself.
these advocates of completely
democratic America carry on cease
less activity on behalf of their
cause, In a similar manner to that
Of the early abolitionists, who,
however. were far more brave and
who did not hesitate to take to the
public stump to speak their pieces
on the reason why the slaves should
be freed, Political parties in the
North are committed to fight
against the reactionary South, and
today many VI the big labor unions
have taken n similar stand.
With such strong sentiment con
stantly being famed. there seems
little chance that the sane, sober,
analytic approach will be made un-
Ill, some of the heat on the subject
is removed In other words. to
Keep the fire going. advocates Of
lilywhitism-the Rilbos. Eastlands,
Rankins. Wilkersons. BLENDERS,
Tom Connollys, and others remain
on the firing line night and day to
keep the issue in front Of the public
and to satisfy u slowly dying group
in their own bailiwicks that Negro
men will never marry their daugh-
tiers. Negroes will never drink out
Of the same public water fountain,
ride in the same sections Of trains,
buses, street cars and airplanes,
use the same toilets, walk on the
same sidewalk, attend the same
theaters and sit beside them. So
long AZ they, the defenders Of this
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-08

Mrs. Frances LaFolIette, wife Of
Representative Charles LaFoIIette,
Of Indiana, overhearing their re-
marks, remarked;
Why, you're prcjudiced!"
Eyes, | am and I'm proud Of il"
Indignantly replied one Of The
naughty women
We'll, I've known a lot Of peo-
pie who were prejudiced, but you're
the first person I've known 10 be
proud Of IT," was Mrs. LaFolletts's
squelcheT.