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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15
RECRUITERS ship
% MEN FOR ARMY
Ten OF Enlistees Enter Ser.
vice AT Old Sergeant's
Ranking

The local Army recruiting sta
ton shipped 20 men for enlistment
during the past five days, Lieut..
N. G. Cottle, officer in charge
said last night.
Ten of the number, reenlisted
under the special plan offered now
by the Army. Despite the fact
they had been separated from SER
vice more than 80 days, they were
able to reenlist with the rating with
which they were discharged be-
cause of the Military Occupational
Specialties numbers they hold.
Seventy-five per cent were veter-
ans.
'Ten Bucks
The ten men came back in the
Army with ratings Of buck SER
geant, staff sergeant and master
sergeant, the recruiter said.
In special branches of Army SER
vice, reenlistments can be made
providing the former member
holds one of 1913 MOS numbers,
specified on his discharge papers.
Other Provisions
Further provisions of the spe-
cial offer say the reenlistee must
have held the number sufficient
length of time to provide for his
reinstatement at the same grade
with which he was discharged.
They must also have been dis
charged from the armed forces
after May r. 1915.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15
ONE HUNDRED GIRLS
INVITED TO SERVICE
DANCE AT LEJEUNE

One hundred Wilmington girls
have been invited to attend the
dance and special entertainment
tomorrow night at Camp Lejeune.
| The offices Of the Special Ser
vice Command have issued invita-
tions to the local girls to attend
the special event, when Bill Gras-
sick, and his Continental crches-
ira will play for the dance to be
held at the Wallace Creek paw
lion.
Dancing will be from to 1880
O. clock.
Junior hostesses wishing to at
tend the entertainment should con-
tact their senior hostesses and
group chairmen early today, Jesse
A. Reynolds, director of city rec
reation said, last night.
The Y. W. C. A., USO, and City
Recreation department will be
headquarters for the girls who wish
to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15
PERFECT SHIPPING
COAST Line GOAL
Railroad Employees Now
Engaged In Tenth An
nual Campaign

Atlantic Coast Line is having its
NH annual month of ''perfec 81
tripping campaigns.
' Ten years ago, April was desig.
,oted as the month in which to
sandle freight with utmost care.
~ nrevent economic waste through
.orplessness, and of course-to pro-
tact the interest OF the railroad
o,onopanieS of the nation, according
IN H. Crenshaw, assistant freight
cIain agent for ACL.
Real Adventure
IN an article written to the freight
.mnloyees. calling their attention
N the perfect shipping" cam
n.iqn Crenshaw said, there is
beauty and adventure in trans
torn2ing raw materials into finish
ID articles, and transporting them
.sfely into the hands of ultimate
customers.
There IS also something sacred
.bout human life, a sad lesson
learned from the war; the personal
property belonging to human lives.
is likewise sacred"
Careful Handling
Personal property holds within
itself an inherent right to our most
careful handling, and it is the duty
If everyone to do everything pos
sbIe to prevent damage and de-
struction to property" Crenshaw's
article said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15

police car as it made a left turn
into Kenwood street.
The bumper and right front fen
der of Carols vehicle and both
right doors of Patrolman Dillon's
car were damaged.
Carol was released on his own
remembrance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15
Autoist Faces Charge
OF Hitting Police Ca,

Frank Lee Carol, Route No. l.,
Wilmington, was yesterday ar
rested on charges Of reckless op-
Grafton and damage to property
following a collision with a police
patrol car at the intersection Of
kenwood and Market streets.
According to the accident report
the patrol car, driven by Patrol
man B. J. Dillon was travelling
east on Market street. Carol,
travelling west, had struck the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15
BRASKA LICENSE PLATES

The $4,000 pounds Of aluminium,
which usually costs q cents a
pound, was bought by the state for
$4,000 at the six cents per pound
price of steel. Officials estimate 20
per cent of the total purchased will
be trimmed from the finished
plates and sold as salvage at three
cents a pound. ,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15

by ugly. acknowledgement pimples
and irritations - take a tip from
scores of professional nurses.
Nurses were among the first to
discover how remarkably effective
the medicated skin cream, Noxzema,
isin helping heal skin blemishes. For
Noxzema is more than beauty
cream; it's a medioated formula. 1t
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15
HOTEL SETTLES FOR HORSE

COLUMBIA, S. c. WD Its a
horse on George Lippard, Column
bia, S. c., hotel manager.
When an itinerant Wild West
sho17 stopping at his establishment
lacked funds TO pay the bill, Lip
pard was forced to accept one
rodeo horse in lieu thereof.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15
IN HOSPITAL

IN HOSPITAL
Friends of Cicero p. Lewis
will regret to learn that he is
a patient at James Walker
Memorial hospital. Mr.. Lewis
is the father of Mrs. U. S.
Mintz and Mrs. A. p. Russ of
this city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15

not only soothes and smooths rough.
dry, irritated skin-but helps heal
externally-caused pimplss and
blemishes.
Try Noxzema for your skin. It's
snow.white, greaseless, vanishes al
most at once. Get a jar today at
any drug counter, whilathis Limited
Time Offer is on! See if using Nox-
zemaregularly, both as a nightcream
and as a protective base, doesn't
help improvethe appearance of your
skin! Start with Noxzema todayl
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15
RECRUITING TRIP
RECRUITING TREp

Robert w. Mitchell of the local
Army recruiting station, will
leave this morning to attend a
Recruiting conference in Fort
Bragg.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15

Phoenix, Ariz., has an elevation
nj LOB feet and an average Janu-
arv temperature of 51.8 degrees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15

FULL COUNTY HOME WEEK
A full schedule for the week
has been announced by Miss
Anne Mason, New Hanover
county home demonstration
agent. Mrs. F. A. Jordan, Mrs.
A. w. Jackson, Mrs. william
Hollis, and Mrs. Lottie CoviI,
VIII give demonstrations on the
care of the sewing machine"
at the different meetings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15
City Briefs
CAPACITY CROWD


The Second and Orange USO
reported capacity crowds at
the Home hour yesterday after
noon, when the Sunset Park
Methodist church headed by
the Riv. X. r. Wheeler, had
charge of the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15
Obituaries
MAVIS O. WALKER

Miss Mavis o. Walker, 81, Pill
Gibson avenue. died Sunday at
$50 p. M, in the James Walker
Memorial hospital after a short
illness.
She is survived by her parents.
Mr. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Walker. of
Wilmington.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later by the Yopp Flu
neral home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15
JOBS AT CAMP LEJEUNE

JOBS AT CAMP LEJEUNE
The Fourth U. S. Civil Ser
vice headquarters announces
the availability of jobs paying
up to S1.63 per hour. Applica-
lions for the jobs will be re-
ceived until May 8, at the Of
fices of the recorder, labor
Board, Marine Corps, Camp
Lejeune.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15

MRS. ANNIE v. MARLOWE
Mrs. Annie v. Marlowe died Sun
day, 2:15 p. m. at her residence In
Shallotte.
Surviving are five daughters,
Mrs. Evelyn Stanley, Shallotte;
Mrs. Blanche Carrot, Shallotte,
Mrs. Lunie Barns, Jacksonville,
Fla, Mrs. Emelia Milligan, Chad
bourn, and Mrs. Annie Marshall,
Wilmington; three sons Willie,
Mayport, Fla, Harvey, Charles
ton, and Lonnie, Shallotte; 10 grand
children and six great grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday, 8 p. M, at the graveside
in the Milliken cemetery near Shall
lottee. The Rev. Bennett will Of
ficiate.
Acting pallbearers include S. w.
Garrett, J. c. Gore, E. v. Gore,
Laurance Stanley, William Ganus,
and Carl Anders.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-15
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SPECIAL
OFFER TO TRY NURSES DISCOVERY

TT you're shock
i ed and made
miserable to see
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Laurel outlook., 1946-02-13
Auxiliary


american Citizens: Our Respon-
sibilities, Our Privileges" will be
the subject of the American Legion
Auxiliary's 1916 Americanism essay
contest, Mrs. Fred w. Graft, Amer
icanism chairman of Laurel's unit
of the Auxiliary, has announced.
Junior and senior high school
students are eligible to enter the
contest, which will be conducted in
every state, the District of Column
bia, Alaska, Hawaii and the Panama
Canal Zone. The winner in each
state and territory will receive a
set of the World Block encyclo-
donated by the publishers.
Cash awards will go to the national
winners in both junior and senior
school divisions.
The social meeting will be held
Feb. 10, in the home of Mrs. E. w.
Members are requested to bring
candy bars to the next meeting.
Laurel outlook., 1946-02-13
The News
of LAURE

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. o. Roysdon left
last week for Thermopolis, Wyo.,
where they are spending a few
weeks at the mineral springs.
Thomas A. O'Brien, who was a
switchman at Laurel before going
into the army in June 1915, was
discharged Feb. 7 at Fort Douglas,
Utah.
Pfc. Donald K. Shay, son of Mrs.
Ethel Shay and husband of Helen
Shay of Laurel, was discharged
last week at the Fort Douglas,
Utah, separation center. He serv-
ed seven months overseas as a
p~aratrooper. Before entering the
army he was a locomotive fireman
here. He is authorized to wear the
ETC ribbon with two battle stars,
Good Conduct medal, American
Theater ribbon, Victory ribbon and
Combat Infantryman's badge.
Lyle w. Fuller was discharged
from the army at Fort Lewis,
Wash, officials of the separation
center announced Feb. 3. On the
same day Harold Schreiner of Ill
Durland avenue, Laurel, was dis
charged.
Mrs. Ruth Vogel has returned
from Glendive where she had been
called because of the illness of her
mother.
Laurel outlook., 1946-02-13
Eight Enlist During
Week In Regular Army

According to Major Wilbur J.
Lage, commanding officer of the
army recruiting office at Billings,
Donald E. Swecker of Laurel, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Swecker,
was one of eight men enlisting in
the regular army during the past
week.
All enlisted for IS months and
chose to go into the army unassign-
ed.
The period for re-enlistment by
honorably discharged veterans has
been extended 80 days, Major Lage
has stated. Those re-enlisting with
in 80 days will be given a perman-
cnt grade in the regular army
which will correspond with that
held at the time of discharge,
plus a $50 per year re-enlistment
bonus for each year served in the
AUS.
Laurel outlook., 1946-02-13
Carol Drake Is New
Director Of Safeway
Home Ec Services

A new name, that of Carol Drake
will take it's place in the world OF
homemaking according to an an
nouncement by Safeway Stores, Inc.
national retail grocery concern.
Carol Drake will be the director of
the Homemakers' Bureau, Sideways
department for testing commodities
and menus that has been servicing
homemakers for Is years.
Carol brakes homemaking coun-
sci will be offered through the
Homemakers' Bureau, is to be based
on etests and experiments of Is pro-
fessional home economies ,authori-
ties under the direction of Julia P.
Hindley, manager of this Safeway
department.
"Carol Drake will ~personify the
best in clothes style and material"
said Mrs. Hindley, "as well as
clothes for the home, shopping and
entertaining. She will be an auth
ority on home decoration, table SER
vice and party menus.
give kitchens and other testing
and experiment rooms will provide
Carol Drake with suggestions and
ideas for a complete home service.
She will have the advantage of ex-
pert researchers and of Sideways
library of cook books and home
economics material, the largest in
the United States outside of the Lii
brary of Congress-"
Under Carol Drake, the Home
makers bureau will answer direct
questions on the problems of house
wives and home economics teachers.
Formerly the Homemakers' bu-
was operated under the name
Of Julia Lee Wright, a name which
used jointly with Family Circle
magazine. With the adoption of the
name Carol Drake as the director of
he Homemakers' bureau Julia Lee
Wright will confine her editing to
Circle.
Laurel outlook., 1946-02-13

Chester Scott arrived home re-
Gently after being discharged from
the marine corps. He was in SER
vice 26 months and was overseas
% months. He never had a fur
Tough. His duty took him to the
islands of the South Pacific. For
a few months before coming home
he was stationed in northern Chiia,
which hardened him to cold wealth
err. Before going into the SER
vice he operated the Scott dry
cleaning and laundry business here,
which Mrs. Scott has conducted
during his absence.
Laurel outlook., 1946-02-13
Comfortable Stable

Fly spray in the stable pays for
cost and trouble every day. Cows
are quiet and comfortable. Mixers
do better work. Milk is kept clean
err. Tail switching stops.
Laurel outlook., 1946-02-13

Walter Hall, radioman second
class of the United States navy,
was a dinner guest Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. George Deryckere.
Relatives here learned recently
that Mayo j.. Lawrenz has been
promoted to captain. He is now
on Two Jima and is with a chem
ical department of the air force.
Laurel outlook., 1946-02-13
Clothing Costs

Last year homemakers clothed
themselves and their families at a
cost ranging from SIS per person in
one state to $65 per person in
another state. and on up the line.
Laurel outlook., 1946-02-13
Gathering Eggs

Eggs should be gathered at least
three times each day during hot
weather, cooled Immediately and
kept cool until marketed.
Laurel outlook., 1946-02-13
Clean UnderSide of Rugs

Clean the underside of rugs fire.
quently, for dirt works through and
insects are likely to hide under
meath.
Arkansas State press., 1946-11-15
Texas Judge Sends Prominent Whites
to Jail for Violation Of Negroes Rights

four guilty, acquitted Norris
Pierce, a prominent Rockwell
white farmer, who was indicted
with the four convicted white
men. The jury convicted the men
for 'Peonage'. Federal Judge
Davidson who employees many
Negroes on his East Texas plan
tation. and is a Southerner, spoke
for nearly 80 minutes on the re-
sponsibility of Southern people
to the minority race. He traced
the history of slavery, which he
said fixed the responsibility Of
fair play upon the white race. and
pointed TO the persecution OF
Jews, Poles and Greeks by the
self lyllj master race of Ger
mans
The strong shall not Cypress
Che weak The law under which
lhs suit was brought was design
cd to protect the weak against
Che strong The attitude Of the
Southern man toward the weaker
race. the law has tried to define
iu This 1c1
Mo- said that recently he heard
la woman ten "a group Of Negroes
that "wa'ra not quite lrce.' lie
Arkansas State press., 1946-11-15

said this was an instance which
caused him to wonder if she
might not be partly right. The
Negro races best friend Is the
Southerner who realizes his re-
sponsibility, he declared.
After passing sentences, Judge
Davidson said that he might con-
slider probation of the year pri-
son term given Sheriff Price.
Notice of appeal was given by
Price, Pullen and Hunter. Attor-
ney John Erhand who appeared
for them said some Of the notices
might be withdrawn later
Defense Attorney w. II. Barnes
of Terrell, who represented
Frazier said Frazier would pay
his $25000 fine by noon Satur-
day and Judge Davidson said
the jail sentence would be with
uiaWn When payment was made.
For more than a week, this case
of alleged peonagc was fought
bitterly in Federal Court. but
Justice has spoken and four white
men have been convicted for
frame-up charges, in order tl
IGet workers on their onion farms
Arkansas State press., 1946-11-15
HERE and III2H2

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. -
Paralyzed from the hips down
and dragging himself on crutches,
a young Negro. Bonnie Morrow,
will be sent to his death unless
the people of Michigan prevent
his second extradition. Morrow
is here now after a miraculous
escape from Mississippi prison
hospital He was hospitalized with
a twisted spine the result of
bcatings he received from guards.
He made his way here on crut-
ches. Morow's story begins away
back in l044. In July of that
year he was accosted by a white
police officer on his way To a
church in Monroe County, Miss.
Tho officer charged him with be-
ling drunk. When Morrow denied
1.-The charge the white officer
drew gun and began to slap
him. Morrow feared for his life
and wrestcd the gun from the
officers hand, the gun falling
TO lho ground. Morrow recovered
the gun and the officer offered
to forget" the incident il the
.run was returned lie gave the
officer the gun and they parted
Arkansas State press., 1946-11-15
Public Relation
Man For Domino
Merchants

Norval L. Hammond. 3l3 West
25th Street, North Little Rock has
recently been elected public re-
lations officer for the DOMINO
MERCHANTS. MIR. Hammond is
product of Little Rock. He attend
ed Jones and Dunbar High
Schools and finished his high
school work at Iowa City, Iowa
While in school, besides being a
good sportsman, he was good at
ports. He fought in the Golden
Gloves Tournaments for two
years, made the Varsity Squad as
Freshman, and was one Of the
three winners against the Uni
versity of Wisconsin at Madison,
Wisconsin. He fought in the light
weight class.
After leaving College, he fought
few professional fights in Ar
kansas and Oklahoma. He enter
ed the army in 1943, served
Arkansas State press., 1946-11-15

However, the same evening at
his fathers home, mob Of arm
ed white men approached bent
upon lynching him. Morrow es-
capped through the back door
with the mob in pursuit. He
lodged the mob and its bullets
as he ran through the swampy
woods, finally eluding them and
making his way to Grand Rapids.
Morrow was arrested on flu
gitive warrant held in Jail Q
months, and was finally extra
dited to Mississippi. According
to statements to STATE PRESS,
Morrow was beateo three times
a day regularly with bull whips.
Many times he recalls his shoes
filled with blood. II was from
these beatings that Morrow suf-
fered the twisted spine Tw
years ago Morrow came to Grand
Rapids a strong healthy farmer
and he was sent back to tor
mcnt. He came back two years
later a wasted, crippled paralyz-
ed man. He says his family has
been told g., his meat viii be
worth $1,000 a pound If he gets
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Arkansas State press., 1946-11-15

DALLAS. TEXAS tSpeciaD
3ockwall County Sheriff w. J..
Price and ox-Sheriff Jack Pullen
were gwen a year in prison and
fined $1,000 each, the maximum
penalty, by Federal Judge r
Whitfield Davidson Friday for
violation of the civil rights of a
Negro, who had been beaten and
held on a farm for "so-called
framcd-up loan of $500. Lu-
the, Hunter. Prices jailer was
oven six months IN Jail and
fined $4,000 and William Frazier
Terrell, Texas Constable, was
1Iyen his choice of S25O0O fine
or Sis months IN jail. The four
prominent white men had been
convicted Thursday by a jury
u Judge Devii.ous Court for
violating the civil rights OF Il. ID
Andrews Witnesses testified that
Andrews was arrested fox swindl.
ug ln connection with q $500
debit and CHAT efforts were made
u force him Go work the obliaa.
O'.D 90 the time when the wor,
u vC.. being forced go work ON
Arkansas State press., 1946-11-15
FBI Gets Report OF Violence On
The Illinois Central Railroad

Washington, DC, The record
of violence of the LIMOS Central
Railway received second blotch
this week, when james Graves, a
Memphis train porter, outlined
in an affidavit to the NAACP
his story of bclu' rlael;i1cked and
shot by % conductor in MIsslss-
ipi In Sept mbrr, . conductor
b-a, Aib,r, Wooden, tlso train
porter, with q BAREBACK
Mr. Caves t.' fltAcr Of three
children. stated TAFT On Septom-
Der 25.a, n u K1igler, a con-
ductor, argued With HIM about
the seating Of Two colorrd pas
scnCcts bound for Memphis, who
boarded the train at Merigold,
Mississippi
According TO Nh Graves, the
conductor struck him behind the
ear with a blackjack, after saying
Cant YOU get those e. d.
Negroes going TO Chicago and
Memphis to come back here like
tell you TO-
The porter stated that he held
the conductors hand to keep from
Arkansas State press., 1946-11-15
P S c College Queen Contest

ing a total of S2,l5008. The a
mount more than doubles the
highest figure heretofore. Miss
Gray was declared queen Of the
campus. She and her attendants
were presented te the faculty and
the students by President Harris.
Although the rain dampened
the spirits of the students early
Saturday morning, floats and ell
aborately decorated cars made
up parade more than two
blocks long, led by the College
Band. The Homecoming game
got under way at 200 P. M.
Between the halves the queen,
dressed in a georgous green and
gold satin cape and carrying a
huge bouquet of golden NUNS
was escorted to her stand on the
so yard line by Captain Hill.
OtnefS IN the possession were the
three attendants. Captain Henry,
and DR.. Leroy Williams, Captain
Hill presented the three legged
trophy TO DR.. Williams, president
of the Panther Boosters, who in
turn presented it TO Miss Phil
ander Smith College OF l946'
Miss Gray is a member of the
Little Theatre Guild, Student
Christian Association. The Men
dolshon choir and the Ivy Leaf
Club. She was also presented
with beautiful bouquet of pink
NUNS by her big sisters and a
gift from the Ivy Leaf Club.
Arkansas State press., 1946-11-15

running cause here he comes. a"
MIR, Graves managed to escape.
but claims that he was in the
hospital for eleven days and is
SIN under the care of doctor
Mr. Wooden, who was beaten
by conductor, Lark Purse, on
September 9th, had previously
narrowly avoided a similar beat
ing on August 30th, when he
tried to report an accident, involv-
ing Colorcd woman. Dent give
those DIS any ideas he was
told. Later, in September, after
protesting the segregation Of some
colored preachers. he was COR
ncred in Memphis by the same
conductor and a policemen, and
while Purser beat him with a
blackjack, the policeman looked
with his hand on his gun. as if
to shoot me- Mr. Wooden stated.
Both eases have ben submitted
to the Department of Justice by
Clarence Mitchell, NAACP Labor
Secretary Meanwhile, Mr.. Graves
has notified the NAACP that the
Illinois Central offered him $3.50
TO settle the ease. The railway
claim agent said that it was real
ly Mr. Kaiglcr's affair." not the
railways but they figured that
Mr. Graves needed On. money.
Mr. Graves did NOT accept thIs
interesting offer
Arkansas State press., 1946-11-15
Little Rock Negro croeers Form
Organization 10 Meet Competition
Remus r. Barnes Credited With Idea

Under the leadership of Remus
R. Barnes of the Barnes Grocery,
located at 526 West Ninth, the
Negro merchants of Little Rock
have come to the stark realiz-
alton of the imposibility of ind
ividualism in competition with
organization, and have decided
to do something about it.
On the 23rd OF October, the
Negro merchants answered a
summons from Mr. Barnes to
appear in the assembly room of
the Little Rock Negro Chamber
Arkansas State press., 1946-11-15

Of Commerce through the courte-
sy of the Chambers executive
secretary for the sole purpose of
getting together in an effort to
induce the Negro housewives to
share their purchases in channels
that lead the race on the road TO
INDEPENDENCE. And at the same
time enable themselves to meet
the inducement with quality mer-
chandise and commensurate
prices,
In an interview with Mr.. Barnes
it was found that one of the
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