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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-27
CITY LEAGUE STANDINGS

LUMBER RIVER LEAGUE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-27

TUT 0CIISl1IIlB III TtH.
xx-Singled for Erickson in 9th.
xxx-Ran for Mccullough in 9Th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-27

fortunately for the cellar-mired
Ped Springs Robins, the skies over
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Detroit /; Cleveland 0.
New York 8; Boston 3.
TODAY'S GAMES
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-27

f1Ao u "
x-singled for Black in 9Th.
xx-Struck out for Peck in 9Th.
xxy-Ran for E1eminp in 9Th
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
NICE LAWN ONCE

NEWBURYPORT, Mass Wg
School Superintendent Rupert
A. Mock gave up hope for a beau
tiful lawn when he returned
home and found II cows nibbling
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
SUNDAY, s%EPTEMRrn =,

his his, grass. They b,, ~
away from a near- ifs@ W ssaa,
W pastus,|
n; The wintsr-whits fu, =,
NINE and the mounta lr' "
hairs. 'acuoles IN !
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
Dr.. Mary Sloop
Addresses OAR
In Lumberton

LUMBERTON, Sept. 20.
Mary Martin Sloop, founder
and business manager of Cross
more, Inc, told members of the
C..:oi. Thomas Robson Chapter,
OAR, Of the needs and
achievements of her boarding
school for mountain children, in
a meeting at the home of Mrs.
J. I--Roy Townsend. Mrs. W. F.
Scarborough. regent, presided,
and the speaker was introduced
by Mrs. E. L. Whiting, first vice
regent.
With wit and charm DR.. Sloop
told of incidents in everyday
relationships with the AZ boys
and girls now at Crossnore,
which she and. her husband, DR..
E. H. Sloop, founded in 1911.
Mrs. Dan Floyd was elected
president of Lumberton Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary at a meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Harry
Moore. Other officers elected
were, vice-president, 1st, Mrs.
Fay Brisson Smith; End, Miss
Ethel Pittman; 3rd, Mrs. Harry
Moore; 4th, Mrs. I. E. Weinstein.
Mrs. I. E. Weinstein is retiring
president. Aldena Newberry
and Jessie Reynolds, who at
tended Girls State in Green's
boro last summer, gave reports
to the auxiliary.
Mrs. George Hargrave, presi-
dent of the Southeastern Dis
trict of the State W. C. T. u,
entertained members of all
unions in Robson county at
East Lumberton Community
house at a joint meeting. Miss
Louise Hitchcock, community
worker who will sail next month
as a missionary nurse to French
West Africa. was shoWered with
gifts and money.
Laurence Redmond, student
ut Peabody Conservatory of
Music in Baltimore, and Billy
Bridges, botn local musicians
gave a piano concert at the
meeting of Lumberton Music
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
By GAYNOR MADDOX

Go to market for fresh pears
and fragrant grapes. Then plan
a salad or dessert with the colors
of autumn.
Fresh Pear and Grape Salad
(Serves g.
One-quarter cup cold water, l
envelope plain anflavored gelatin
IA cup sugar, IL teaspoon salt,
IA cup orange juice, IA cup
lemon juice, l cup gingerale, l
cup halved, seeded red grapes,
l cup diced, fresh pears.
Soften gelatin in cold water
and dissolve over hot water. Mix
together sugar, salt, fruit juices
and gingerale. Add dissolved
gelatin to this mixture, stirring
thoroughly. Cool. When mixture.
starts to thicken, add fruit, Pour
into one large mold or into indi-
vidual molds that have been
rinsed out in cold water and chill
until firm. To serve, unmold on
salad greens and serve with any
desired dressing. Note: If desired,
this recipe may be poured into
sherbet glasses and served as a
dessert.
Combination Salad Plate
Individual Serving)
Three or 4 sardines, l tomato,
sliced, l firm-cooked egg, sliced,
salad greens, l fully ripe banana,
sliced, lemon.
Place sardines in a row on one
side of a salad plate. Next to the
sardines, arrange another row of
alternating slices of tomato and
egg. In the remaining outside
space, place a row of overlapping
slices of banana. Garnish with
crisp salad greens and lemon.
Serve with mayonnaise, Russian
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
SOCIAL CALENDAR
MONDAY

800 p. m-The Woman's
Auxiliary of the First
Presbyterian church will
meet at the Kenan Me
mortal chapel. Mrs. j. c.
Layton will be guest
speaker.
6:45 p. m.-The Resident Girls
Vesper class will meet in
the YWCA.
300 D. m.-The Friendship
Bible class of St. Andrews
Covenant church will meet
with Mrs. R. C.. Platt and
and Mrs. R. C. Plat, Jr..
ITO Chestnut street. ALI
members are cordially in
vited to attend.
800 o. m.-The Cape Fear
council, No. "a, Daughters
of America will meet in
the Junior Order Hall:
Members will please at
tend as plans are being
made for the district meet
ing, which will be held in
Southport, October 8.
8:15 o. m.-The Goldenrod
chapter, 142, OES will
meet in the Masonic
Temple.
TUESDAY
400 .. m.-The regular meet
ing of. the Y-Teen club will
be held at the clubhouse.
$50 p. m.-The Colonial Viii
lage Mothers club will meet
at the home of Mrs Roy
E. Piner, 1905 Mercer
avenue. Election of Of
ficers will be held. Speaker
will be Miss Virginia
Ward, who will address the
group on "How We Grow
Up Emotionally."
THURSDAY
800 p. m.-The regular meet
ing of Letitia Rebekah de-
gree will be held at the Odd
Fellows Hall.
500 p m.-The Audubon Home
Demonstration club will
meet at the home of Mrs.
e. A. Stands.
FRIDAY
300 o. m.-The Winter Park
Home Demonstration club
will meet with Mrs. w. T.
Marable. Joint hostesses
will be Mrs. j. c. Chad
wick and Mrs. D. L.. Wag-
ner.
7:3O p. m.-The regular meet
ing of the Y-Teen canteen
will be held.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21

or French dressing. Note: slices
of tongue, bologna or ham may
be used in place of sardines.
TOMORROW'S MENU
BREAKFAST: Sliced bananas,
ready-to-eat cereal, buttered
mullins, jelley, coffee, milk.
LUNCHEON: Bowls of Yankee
bean soup, soya crackers, fresh
pear and grape salad, mayonnaise
hard rolls, butter of fortified
margarine, peanut brittle, tea,
milk.
DINNER: Salmon souffle in
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
Muriel Horrell,
Bride ELECT, Feted

Miss Muriel Horrell. BRIDE
elect, whose wedding will take
place October II was recently
honored at a kitchen shower
given for her by the Y. W. A.
of Temple Baptist church, in
the home of Mrs. Jim Holomon.
Upon her arrival at the party
Miss Horrell was presented
with a corsage Of white gladioli.
The 1tom was decorated with
white crepe s.aper streamers
and wedding bells.
Games were played and
prizes were won by Miss Hor-
rell, Miss Elsie Krute, Miss
Jean Middleton and Miss De-
]ores Willis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21

club at the home of the presi-
dent, Mrs. Alton Price. Assist
ing hosts were Mr.. Redmond,
Mrs. j. c. Hutto Mrs. M. F..
Townsend, Mrs. Robert Vein
stein.
Mrs. W. w. Davis and Mrs
w. o. Lee were hostesses to
the Reviewers club.
Miss Polly Atkinson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Atkinson
of Lumberton. Route 3, was
married to Willard Jones, son
of Mrs. Proctor Shooter of Lum-
berton, Route 3, and Harold
Jones of Fairmont. in Dillon, S.
c., on Sept. l.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
Revival Services
Slated Next Week
Al Sunset Park

The Rev. j. W. Liniberber of
Chadbourn, will be guest minis
ter for the revival services to
be held at the Sunset Park
Methodist church beginning Sep
TENDER % and continuing
throughout the week. The serv-
ices will be held each night at
8 O'Clock and special congrega-
tional and choir shining will be
heard.
The choir will be under the
direction of Richard Woods.
PATIENT AT HOSPITAL
Mrs. Preshy Mills is a patient
at the James Walker Memorial
hospital, where she is suffering
from a broken ankle.
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Plisco all
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Janice Ileen, September 10 at
Marion Sprunt annex.
Dial 2-3311 for Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
Autumn Salad Boasts F resi- Pears And Grapes

ring mold, tomato sauce, parsley
boiled potatoes, buttered broccoli
celery and ripe olives, hard rolls:
butter or fortified margarine,
fresh fruit bowl, molasses cookies
eoffee milk
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
SITUATIONS

SITUATION: You are going to
visit a family that has several
children, the youngest is just a
toddler.
WRONG WAY: Take the baby
a gift, whether you take anything
to the other children or not.
RIGHT WAY: Don't take a gift
to one child unless you take gifts
to all the children. Or something
thew all can share.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
Mae Groom
Engaged To Marry
George E. Nichols

Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Groom announce the engagement
of their daughter, Lillian Mae, to
William Oswald Nichols, son OF
Mrs. George E. Nichols and the
late George E. Nichols of this
city.
The wedding will take place
at the brides home on Carolina
Beach road, September %.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21

FEATHERWEIGHT fiber glass
-war-tested insulation material
used by the airforces-crashes
the fashion scene as interlining
in this swashbuckling double
breasted tan gabardine stadium
coat. Boosting the ability to give
great warmth without adding
bulk to the coat, the springy
super-fine glass fibers are unaf-
fected by moths or moisture. The
coat, wind-resistant and water
repellant for maximum protec-
ton, is nylon-lined and has a
luxuriously furred Laskin mot
ton collar. Buttons are leather
covered.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21

From 1776 until 1920 the num-
Der of Europeans who migrated
to the United States totaled $780,
600.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-12-22
TESTAMENT PAVLA OBRISACE

"Ce ga ina, Sc nj receno, da
je inzenjer."
Ia vest Sc je valila po fari,
ne sicer kakor lava S $50 me-
trsko naglico, vendar ne mno-
60 pocasneje.
Pavel Obrisaca je zacel do
bivati obiske. Prva je prisla Ne
"a Vajnkis, priletna zenska IL
malotedenske fare. Dive hceri,
Julcko in Toncko, je imela S
seboj.
wi me ne poznate, gospod"
je rekla.
"Sploh Sc nikogar ne po-
znam."
"zena vasega sestrica sem.
To sta moji hcerki."
"A tako? Dobrodosli!
Sedite!"
Prinesel je vino.
"Trcimo, ker smo sorodniki,' -
je rekel.
In so trcili in pill. Potem SC
govorili in 81 pripovedovali. A
ko je Neza Vajnkis S hcerka'
ma odhajala, je imela v rokat
cekin in tudi hcerki vsaka pc
cekin.
"Obiscite nas!" je Sc klicala
Tako je bio malone vsal
dan. Prisla je Lojzika Kupe'
tudi liz malotedenske fare, sc
stricna, XII Sc je omozila z;
Franco Kupca. Pripeljala j
hcer Dorico in sina Pavleta il
Valentino. Tudi Karel GrosiG
sin bratranke Magdalene Obri
SAGA IL Mackovec, XII Sc je ONO
lila zelarom Tonetom Grosi
Gem, je prisel. Prinesel je v ma
rocju svojega sincka Tomazeka
Pavlina Obrisaca, bratranka, 4
Sc nj hotela omoziti, ga je obs
kala in Sc pritozevala mad dru
gimi, kaksni so. Pepca Koled
mix, zena Jozefa Kolednika il
Koklovec, XII meji ma Zajcevce
sestricna, mu je pokazala hser
XII Olgo in Klarico ter sinck
Urbana S prav materinskim pc
nosom 4. >Pavel Obrisaca j
'vse obdaroval. Vsak je dobil &C
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-12-22
.. TIsI1A

(Mladinska proga, Nemila 1910
LeSineo po pogradih tihi, nao1cecs.
skeNjo mas Sulji . odrtih dJo,se1.
v osra6jw pu1sti rasSare1a vrocssd,
sonarla je pesene, sans'l je snseh--
. bdrdEo Sc sell ti$iad.
Ne, treba nam nj ne pisatsme peti -.
Ko trs.dni po6iOaneo, y d'aev,,i so'scavi
sa mas govortjo kubiki zenalje,
''Gssps y doljave bresbreSne raspeti,
Sa mas govorijo predrte gore -.
ToUori$ oh nseni atnairjeno dina,
q odrto dlamjo podpira 81 glavo,
doljavo strmi in sis,je o6i
bleste maw otrosko sanjavo.
Y baroko po prstih prihaja tisina.
Sc e''hcrat ''ons . prsih begot'so, anolce
so Vttsi nopornega dine vzuasovai -.
IN nasrso je vse-kakor vodna gladina,
hi y mjej Sc bresvetrju meajskega dine
2 Visime opoldansko somce zrcaI.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-12-22
Nadaljevanje S 4. stranD

Tu je Pavel Obrisaca hotel
pocakati smrti.
Sprvo je vsak radovedno po.
izvedoval, kdo je tisti bogati
gospod, XII je wei v najem kar
vso hiso in jo Sc povrh poprav-
liza in preslikuje ma svoje stros-
ke.
Zvedeli so kmalu, da je neki
angleski inzenjer.
In to je vzbudilo pri vseh
veliko spostovanje.
"Oho, Anglez? Nj mala
rec tax gospod Anglez. In pri-
Sci je k nam v zajeevce? .
Kako Sc pa pise?"
Tudi to SO kmalu zvedeli. Ne
sicer vse v enem dnevu, temvet
polagoma in tudi ne vsi naen-
krat, temvec po vrsti. Zvedelj
so pa to il naslovov, XII so bill
natisnjeni ma casopisih in pis.
mih. -
"Pavel Obrisaca."
Najprej so zajeevcani zacude.
no gledali, da so tudi Anglezi s
slovenskimi priimki. Pa so Sc
zaceli necesa spominjati.
"Obrisaca Kako pa?
Znano ime! Tu je bill nekoc tr.
govec, XII Sc je pisal Obrisaea
Nekaj, XII Sc pisejo Obrisaca
jih Sc imamo."
Nv tisti dvonadstropni his
je incl trgovino in gostilno."
'Da, da =. Zdi Sc, da je bi
Joze."
IA sinu? Kako je bill
ime sinu? Sal ga je incl
kaj?"
''Da, incl. Majhnega. Pave
je bill"
"Pavel, da, da, Pavel."
"A kako sc pise Anglez?"
"Pavel Obrisaca."
Usta so Sc skremzila.
"Glej, no, kaksen Anglez
Zajcevcan, pa ne Anglez."
Izginilo je polovico prejsnje
ga spostovanja.
/ "Inzenjer pa je vendarle."
"Hudica Falot."
Il "Denar pa ina (. >"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-12-22

kim. "A se so prihajai. In vsi SO
ga vabili v goste.
Ko je spoznal vse, -- stevila
jim nj vedel - so zaceli cd kra-
ia. In zopet je daroval vsem,
vsakemu po srebrni kroni.
Pozno ponoci sc je nekoc pri-
jel "a glavo:
''Zdaj razumem, oce, zakaj 81
bezal cd tod"
Ko so Sc med seboj bolje udo-
macili, so mu predlagali, seve,
vsak brez pric, mai Sc preseli
k MIN. Bo incl vsaj domaco in
rodbinsko postrezbo, Cesar Sc
gotovo ne pozna, ker Sc nj nj
koli zenil.
Pavel Obrisaca pa Sc je gi-
njen zahvaljeval in trdil, da mu
je tako dobro, ker je ze tako
vajen. Novotarij ma stara leta
ne hi rad uvajal. Poleg tega pa
ne della nikomur napotja.
Ko so mu predlagali, zopet
vsak sam "a sebe, svoje hGere
in sinove "a sluzabnike, Sc je
prav tako ginjen zahvaljeval.
"Spostujem vas" je rekel,
"ali ne mogel hi gledati, da bi
mi bill tisti, katerega spostujem,
sluzabnik ali sluzabnica. Ia to
so dobri tuji ljudje. Placas ga
in mora te ubogati."
Sicer MISC ma to ugovarjali,
samo ia ali oni je pripomnil: :
"Vendar. je prijetneje biti po-
strezen cd svojih kakor cd tu-
jih."
"Gotovo. Ali ne "a placilo."
Tudi v goste je hodil in vsa-
kokrat prinesel darilo. Pa so mu
govorili, seveda zopet vsak sam,
da imajo to in ono, kar ne po-
trebujejo, in maj vzame, da ne
bi tratil denarja po nepotreb-
mem.
Pomislil je Pavel Obrisaca
nekoliko in komaj WIDEN nasmeh
je preletel njegov obraz.
"Dobro, &c daste, vzamem. )"
Navozili so mu vsega, da ze
nj vedel, kan bi vse postavil.
Cd vsakega je nekaj vel. Ko
je bilo vse polno in SO vsi dali,
Sc je nasmejal in rekel sam pri
sebi:
ITO so zastavnice. Vsak z
mimi drzi "a mole cekine."
>. Pavel Obrisaca je legel.
Zgoditi Sc mora po zakonu ma
rave, kakor sc zgodi vsakemu
cd zene rojenemu. Njegov ne
umorni duh in energija, vajena
naporu, racunanju, prerekanju
in delovanju je v pokoju usi-
hala kakor drevo, ako Sc mu
olupi skorja.
Moral je priti zdravnik.
! "Doktor," je rekel Pavel
Obrisaca resno in nekako uka.
zujoce. "Nisem il ljudi, XII Jim je
tolazba in up orakelska diagno'
"a. Govorite, kakor je. To j
vse, kar vas prosim."
Zdravnik je rekel naravnost
zakaj videl je cloveka, XII mu j
umiranje v programu, kakol
mu je bilo v programu zivlje
ME in delo.
"Ne vstanete vec. Nekaj dn
Sc, morda, v ugodnem primer
nekaj tednov.
Dvojni honorar je plaza
zdravniku "a odkrito besedo il
> Dalje ma 6. strani>
3; 81
Evening star., 1947-11-09
BY ELEM SAKES
FGsh3oe E1ttoe

THAT "NEw LOOK" you've been reading
80 much about il showing up In sports
wear. too. Even shorts are getting longer.
The resort -and-e cruise 1ashions that have
come East from California combine beauty
with psactieality-or, to put it another way,
aehieve the new look" without sacrificing
comfort and funcuonAism. Winter vaca-
tionists win adopt them this year. and by
next summer. In an probability, you win be
Evening star., 1947-11-09
IN SPORTSWEAR

seeing them at the beaches hereabouts. Nany
new materials are being used In bathing
suits-znetaltc ta1Ietas, elasticised nylons
and fabrics woven with lastex. And mot
OF the sunback dresses are strapless and can
be quickly made formal by the addition of
q dtted jacket or bolero.
Clever lines and bold color combinations
are other California contributions to the
resort-and-cruise style catalogue.
Jackson advocate., 1947-03-08
COUPLE HAS 15o OFFSPRING

Rosedale, Okla, Feb. (NNPA)
When the little Colored Methodist
Episcopal Church failed to hold
allo f the descendants of the de-
ceased uioneer, Mrs. Emma Brew
er, and when there was no room
for the choir and barely room for
the pastor, the remarkable fecun-
dityo + Henry and Emma Brewer
husband and wife in the old Chic
asw nation for more than forty
years, was fully exposed Sunday.
It is estimated that immediate
relatives, their mates and in-laws
attending the funeral totaled more
than $50. They overflowed out on
the church lawn during the hours
of the funeral services, Henry
brewer, still viborous, physically
and mentally alert, the husband,
who attended the services, was
able to view thirteen children,
twenty-seven grandchildren and
seven great-grand children gather
ed together at one time and in one
buildin.
Coming to the Indian Territory
Jackson advocate., 1947-03-08
URBAN LEAGUE

Washington, D. G. (NNPA) -
Creation of more positive attu-
tudes toward colored workers, i'm.
provment of job opportunities for
colored youth, and stimulation of
youth to train and prepare for the
better jobs will be theobjective of
the fifteenth annual vocational op-
portunity program of the National
Urban Legue which opens in fif-
ty-six metropolitan cities March
16.
he campaign will embrace var
led community programs directed
at the campaigns objectives that
will be under thesponsorship Of
Urban League affiliate organiza-
tions in local communities.
League officials said last Tues
day the type of program sponsor
ed in given community will de-
pend on the need and point of
emphasis of the particular COM
munity but thata ctivities will
generally include counsellng, pub
lie meetings, conferences, exhibit
tions, movies, and visits, to the
BUSINESS and industrial establish
ments.
Such activities will be conduc-
ted in mixed schools, in Urban
League centers and in collebes
in the South, the League sadi.
The Washington Urban League
sail last Tuesday that among its
activities during the seven-day
campaign will be a three-day in
stitute to be held at the Brown
Junior High School March II, 19
and %, at which successful people
in the field on engineering, radio,
architecture, cosmetology, nursing
and other professions will bring
students the know how" in their
particular field.
The local league sail its program
will be designed to acquaint stu
dents with opportunities In pro-
fessions "other than the tradi-
tional doctor, lawyer, teacher pro-
fesions. The three-day institute
here will be held in cooperation
with the vocational guidance tea
chers oft he local public schools,
the local league said.
Jackson advocate., 1947-03-08
DR.. johnson To At
tend UN Education
Conference

Washington, D. c. Feb. (NNPA)
Dr. Charles S. Johnson, president
of Fisk University, will be among
representative of approximately a
thousand organizations attending
a national conference on the Uni
ted Nations Educational Scientific
and Cultural Organization in Phil
adelphia March 24-26, the State
Department said last Thursday.
The program of the conference
will include reports by members
of the American delegation who
attended the first meeting of the
international organization held in
Pars last December the Depart
ment said.
Jackson advocate., 1947-03-08
Police Skips Bond
In Rape Case

Richmond Va - Police Carl r
Burleson white 27 who was on
bond pending court action on a
motion for a new trial in a case
involving the rape of a colored
woman, skipped his bond and was
a fugitive from justice when the
motion came up for argument last
Friday.
The Richmond Police Depart
ment set aut a general alarm
for his arrest but up until Mon
day he had nat been apprehended.
Captain o ID Carton, head of the
Detective Bureau, ras received a
reply to a telegram sent police
in Forrest City. Nortr Carolina,
that Burleson had not been locat-
ed there but that he would be ar
rested if the police found him.
Burlesan gave the name of a
Forrest City policeman as a re-
ference when he joined the uocal
police force.
Burleson, a traffic policeman,
and Leonard E David, an auxil-
larry policeman, were convicted by
a jury in Hastings Court January
Is of raping a colored woman
after they had arrested her and
her companion on disorderly
conduct charge. The ysent he1
male companion home while they
kept her in a police car and drove
her to lonely spot.
At the time of their conviction
their lawyers made motive fol-
a new trial and Judge John L
Ingram set last Friday as the
date for hearing arguments on
the motion to set aside the yer
dict.
BurleSon was free Under a $3,.
90 bond and failed to appear
A warrent was issued for his ar
rest. Davis was brought into court
from the city Jail. He had beer
free on bail for a short time af.
ter his conviction, but his faith.
eff, who had signed the bond
turned him over to the court.
Judge Ingram postponed argu
ments on the motion for enev
trial Until March 18. c B Harmon
signed Burleson's bond and March
4 has been set as the date wher
he must cause why the bond shoulc
not be forfeited.
Jackson advocate., 1947-03-08
.85,375 Miss.
NEGRO Soldiers In
World War

Washington, D. c., - (NNPA)
- Colored men constituted TT
per cent of the total number Of
men serving in the armed forces
during the war, a report released
by the National Selective Service
Headquarters showed last Satur-
day.
The report showed that 1,1544.-
72O colored men served in the
armed forces between November
1, 1910, and August 1, 1916. Vol
untary enlistmente included in
this figure totaled 80,637.
Mississippi, which furnished the
armed forces a total of S4,O99 col
ored men for induction and 1876
enlistees led all other states in the
union in supplying the armed
forces with colored men. Missis-
sippi's total of S5,375 colored men
in uniform was 3S.5 per cent OF
all men of all races furnished the
armed forces by that state.
Mississippi was followed close
ly py Georgia whcih sent the
armed forces a total of 66,495
colored men, including 1886 en-
listees.
The Seventh Army area consist
ing of the seven Southern states
of Mississippi, Alabama, Florida
Georgia, North Carolina and South
Carolina and Tennessee furnished
the armed forces with the great
est number of colored men with a
total of 444, 2S4. Alabama sup
piled 71,256; Florida, 51,467; North
Carolina, 72,123; South Carolina
IS, ,402; and Tennessee, 42,146.
The Second Army composed oi
Indiana, Knetucky, Maryland
Jackson advocate., 1947-03-08
Embree, Tuskegee
Founders Day
Speaker

Tuskeget Institute, Ala = DR.
Edwin R Embree, President of the
julius Rosenwald Fund, will be
the Founrer's Day speaker here
on Sundny, March 30.
DR. Embre has made a distin-
gisher caree in tn filds of duca-
tion and human elations. A grad
uate of Yale he served before
assuming his present position,
sucessively as the Secretary of
the Bureau of Appointments at
Yale and Vice-President of the
Rockefellow Foundation.
Aside rom his able leadership
the julius Rosenfwald Fund,
DIR. Embree is best known as au-
thor or co-author of numberous
books on rae relations and other
prolems of ldisadvantaged groups.
A few of these books include
Brown America, Color and De-
mocracy, Human Biology and Ra-
cial Welfare, and The Collapse of
Cotton Tenancy.
The traditional friendship which
existed between Mr. RosenwaH
and DR. Washington said Pre-
sident F d Patterson is making
the announcement, gives Mr.. En-
bree's acceptance of our Invita-
ion an unusual significance. Out
of this friendship the ruarl Soth
is richer by the construction of
5000 Negro rural schools and
the spiritual value engendered
through efforts which were made
by both white and colored peo-
pie to qualify for Mr.. Rosen
wald's contingent gifts.