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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-22
TWO COUNTY MEN
KILLED IN HIGHWAY
ACCIDENT

A traffic accident took the
lives of two young Dickinson
County men, Avery Powers and
Hester Adkins, nine miles south
of Rogersville, Tenn, about 1920
p. m. last Sunday night Also
killed in the same accident was
Miss Claudette Blair, of Dryden,
Mrs. Avery Powers, the former
Miss Peggy LESSEE, of Wise was
injured
Ferris Colley, of the Clintwood
Funeral Home, who went to the
scene for the body of Powers,
states that there are conflicting
accounts as to the accident. A
trailer attached to a truck and
the automobile in which Mr.. and
Mrs. Powers and the others were
riding had a collision. Adkins and
Powers were instantly killed and
the Blair girl died soon
Powers, 10, Adkins 10, Mrs.
Powers and Miss Blair were stu
dents at Hiawassee College, Mad
isonville, Tenn They were re-
turning to school after a week.
end visit to their homes. Avery
was the son of Mr. and Mrs
Scotty Powers, Coeburn, Ri. Q;
Kester was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Adkins, Coeburn,
Rt 3.
Surviving members of the Ad-
kins family are the parents, Mr..
and Mrs Vernon Adkins, and
daughter, Connie. Funeral SER
vices were held Wednesday at
IL a. m. at the Adkins home, with
burial in the family cemetery.
Young Powers is survived by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Scotty
Powers, and one brother, Kline
Powers, of Haysi, Funeral servic-
es were held Wednesday at 2 p.
m. at the Powers home. Burial
was in the family cemetery
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-22
LOCAL HUNTERS HE
TO THE HILLS

Among the many Nimrods OF
Clintwood and vicinity who took
the field Tuesday in hopes of see
ing, possibly shooting at, deer
were Ralph Newberry, Rodolph
Lockhart, Tom Romans, Willard
Jordan, Billy Hamilton, Homer
Steele, S. Terry Mullins, Jr., Joe
Turner, Burns Deel, Victor Van
over, John Gillian and Otis
Phipps
Lockhart, Romans, Jordan, Van
over, Gillian and Phipps went to
the High Knob section of Wise
County. Newberry, Turner, Deel
and Mullins went to Eastern VIII
ginia. Hamilton and Steele wen,
to Augusta County, where deer
are hunted with bows and ar
rows.
1t was reported Monday that
so many miners at Lick Fork and
Clinchco were wanting off that
the mines would be idle Tuesday.
However, this proved to be an ex
aggeration.
Victor Vanover stated Monday
that he was taking with him
recipe for a Buck-Fever Fizz,
which is as follows;
Two shots of Sloe Gin, two
shots of any kind of whiskey.
Mix with ginger ale. Add small
ice cube and sip slowly.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-22
In The
Courthouse
THE TRAFFIC COUNT

Roy Preston Hall, driving with
out operators license, fine $40.
Cecil O'Quinn, driving without
operators license, fine $40.
Kermit Hamilton, driving with.
out operators license, fine $40.
Claybourne Fairbanks Bishop,
driving without operators license
fine $40.
Ernest Buford Colley, driving
without operators license, fine
$40
George Hall, reckless driving,
fine 100.
COMING CIRCUIT COURT
The coming session Of circuit
court, which convenes December
8, bids fair to be of short dura-
ton. Deputy Clerk Lee Stanley
states that both the criminal and
civil dockets are unusually light.
The following felonies are pend
ing:
David Gross, involuntary man
slaughter
Clifford Adkins, rape
R S. Rife, grand larceny
Ernest Rife, grand larceny
Carson Hamilton, grand larceny
Ray Bolling,~ obtaining money
by false pretenses
Trial justice E. ] Sutherland
states that only four cases will be
certified to the grand jury from
his court. They are:
Carl Bumgarner, making whis-
key
Big Ern Mullins, abduction
Jerry Rasnick, stoning occupied
automobile
Charles Taylor, grand larceny
In addition to the felonieS, the
criminal docket will have 16 old
criminal appeals from trial justice
court and "a new ones. Mr.. Suth-
erland states that all the persons
convicted of drunk driving in
his court since the last term of
circuit court have appealed. There
are 10 of these cases
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-22
Acie Ford Is New Game
Manager in National
Forest

The appointment of Acie Ford,
of Isom, as game manager was
announced last week by Ranger
w. B. Ward. I T. Quinn of the
Commission of Game and Inland
Fisheries made the appointment
and commissioned Ford as a
special game warden win full
authority to enforce all game,
fish and dog laws.
Game manager Ford has al
ready started work in the Jeffer
son National Forest in the area
north of Pound River. This unit
is known as the Breaks Wildlife
Management Area The govern
ment owned land is part of the
Clinch ranger district and ex-
tends from Stacy Branch in Wise
county, along Cumberland Noun
tain to the Breaks in Dickinson
county.
Intensive work in this section
was started in 1916 when Otto D.
Kendrick was appointed game
manager. In April, Kendrick re
signed to become county game
warden At that time it was plan
ned to maintain the various wild
life habitat improvements using
local labor under the direction OF
the u S. Forest Service. Ranger
Ward explained that this plan
could not be followed because of
the increase in law violation
which occurred as soon as Ken
drick left the area. There have
been SO convictions for game and
fish law violations in this area
since April, Ranger Ward said.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-22

It's hunting season again and
once more the taxpayer will be
paying to replace highway road
signs, like the one above. Many
unthinking marksmen try to i'm
prove their shooting eye by con-
verting the warning markers in
to targets. This careless and often
dangerous practice costs the state
about $4,000 annually to replace
signs that have been shot up.
Every sign is erected for the pur
pose of warning the drivers OF
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-22
THE MARRIAGE REGISTER

Walter Colley, Haysi, to Oar
lene Owens, Splashdam
Jack Thacker and Bernice Cole
man, Shelbiana, KY,
Willard J Rife and Alice Tracy
of Haysi
Hobart Kiser, Herald, and Paul
inc Mann, Tramme1
Bryan MCGOWAN, Leck, and
Louetta Stanley, Nora
Garnette Woody and Betty Wal
IT'urs to back pagel
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-22
Republicans Contest Four County Offices
Democrats Contest
Election of John Rose

Yes, there will be an election
contest-and it promises to be red
hot and highly seasoned
The Republicans started the
ball rolling Wednesday when they
filed 70-page document charg
ing Charles P. Mullins, Bob New
berry, Alex Rakes and Hansel
Fleming and their cohorts with
various forms of fraud in the
recent election. The Democrats
retorted with a l7-page document
in the afternoon, charging that
the election of John Rose as sher-
if was brought about by several
kinds of fraud.
The Republicans centred their
fire on the absent voters law, but
also accused the Democrats of 9th
er Irregularities Among the
crimes alleged were that various
persons voted who had no right
to do so, that many persons who
were not properly registered vos-
ed, that several minors voted and
that a number of people voted
who had not paid poll taxes.
The Democrats charged that
their opponents created disorder
at several precincts and intimidat
ed election officials, that more
than 70 persons who registered
and voted at Lick Fork were resi-
dents of Wise County, that more
than 100 Republican voters made
identifying marks and signs on
their ballots in defiance of the,
law providing for secret ballot,
that the Republicans spent 'enor
nous sums of money and distrt-
buted huge quantities of Whiskeyi'
on the day Of election, and that
the South Ward voting place was
illegally transferred into North
Ward territory.
The Republicans later in the
day filed charges against the elec
tons Of Tandy Hall for Supervis-
or in the Clintwood District and
Corbett Mullins in Ervinton Dis
trict.
The Republican bill Of COM
plant was signed by S H Suth-
erland as counsel, while the Dem
ocratic document was signed by
attorney Fred B. Greear ind
Glyn R Phillips
In addition to filing, the charges
were served against all of the
persons whose elections were con
tested. The defendants have ten
days in which to prepare ans
wers to the complaints.
Testimony will be taken in the
form of dispositions, and when
all the evidence on both sides is
completed it will be given to a
three-judge court for decision.
Unless he, should disqualify him
self, Judge Frank w Smith will
be one Of the judges. The other
two will be appointed by the
chief justice of the Supreme
Court of Virginia,
When the election of l943 was
contested, decision was not rem
dered until 80 months after the
election.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-22

Mrs. Ellen Vanover of Chnchco
was visiting relatives here las,
week, She was a guest of Mrs.
Hulda Fleming Saturday night.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-22

Mrs Lizzie Osborne, grand
mother of Mrs. Earl d. Owens,
has returned from visit with rel
atives in Clinton and Knoxville,
Term
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-22
OF
All
Things!
BY E. r. B.

Eolus Quintrell had always
heard heap of talk from his
youngest days onward, about his
grandfather, "Fiddlin' Bill" The
old gaffer, they said, was the
man who drove the Indians out
of Gravel Lick. A mighty hunter,
lie was always very particular
about his game; when he started
a deer, he would follow on foot
never firing his rifle until he had
overtaken his quarry and felt it
with his hands to see if it were
fat enough "Fiddlin' Bill' was a
big man, with feet so large that
one of his moccasins would hold
a half bushel of corn.
Eolus had never seen the old
man, who had left Gravel Lick in
a great hurry befose the grandson
was born. With all the tales he
had heard, Eolus always had a
hankering to see his grandfather.
Nobody knew for a certainty
whether the old boy was living or
dead, nor where he had pitched
his tent after leaving Gravel
Lick.
There was a tradition that
"Fiddlin' Bill" had originally
come from somewhere in the
neighborhood of Charleston, West
Virginia While on a job in the
Mountain State, sometime in
1884, Eolus found that one of his
fellow workers was from that
section. He learned from this man
that there were some Quintrells
up that way, and once when work
was slack, Our friend decided to
look them UP. He found some of
them and naturally mentioned the
tradition of his grandfather. Look
ing at him in queer sort of way,
one of them said, why, Fiddlin'
Bill lives up here on Cove Creek.
Everybody knows him."
1t wasn't any trouble to find
the place. An old man sitting on
the porch eyed Eolus with keen
gaze as he walked up the slope
toward the house. Though the
look from the wise old eyes gave
Eolus the creeps, the greeting
from the porch was kind, if startl
ing, "Come right in! I've been ex
pecting you"
The grandfather, nirnble for his
years, rose to greet the grandson
and warmly inquired, "HoW is
Cloyd?" Eolus blinked, for that
was his fathers name. He mumbl
ed some kind of answer, but was
better prepared for the next ques
ton, Nancy is dead, isn't she?"
Nancy was one of Eolus's aunts.
Then the old man went on, MAN
cy was mighty sweet little girl.
The last tune I played for her
was "The Old Gray Goose"
But here" he said, "have a
seat" AT that, chair at the far
end of the porch glided behind
Eolus and there waited his con
venience
Eolus had a mind to run, but
his legs wouldn't move. So he
sank into the chair. Then the
grandfather called the grandson's
name and said that there was a
heap he wanted to tell him; how
ever, he didn't want to tell it all
before his last wife. "a damned
old WITCH" he called her
II X
He was 1903 years old, he said,
fSee back page)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-22
Are You Paid Up?

The expiration date of your
Dickinson Herald appears each
week opposite your name on the
address label. Always keep 1t paid
In advance.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-22

Leonard Johnson, stationed at
Fort Eustes. Va, was home the
past week end on a three-day
pass,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-22

motor vehicles of the existence
of an unsafe driving condition A
driver who has not been warned
by a legible sign may have an &C
cident resulting in the loss of
life. 1t could be you. The above
sign, which originally gave the
maximum safe speed on a wind
ing road, was the victim of buck
shot in Page County. The offense
is misdemeanor, with fines and
Jail sentence as punishment
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1951-03-22
ArmOrsville

Mrs. Wayne Guider and children
called on Miss Margaret Guider, Sat-
urday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Clauss and fam
ilv were Sunday evening supper
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Boyd,
of near Findlay.
Mrs. Doshia Moore spent Friday
with Mrs. c. E. Klingler.
Mrs. Helen Montgomery and son
David spent Wednesday with Mrs.
| Golda Hathaway.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Hartman called
Sunday afternoon on Mr.. and Mrs.
| Henry Grismore.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Hilty, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Robert Ewing were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Young and family.
Rev. and Mrs. Harry Edinger and
daughters, Mrs. C. E. Klingler and
Mary Lou wilkins were Thursday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.
Montgomery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ewing, Mr..
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1951-03-22

and Mrs. II. o. Hilty called Sunday
evening on Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hilty
and family of Lima.
Mrs. C. Z. Klingler and grand
daughter were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Wilkins and
family.
Miss Maralyn Moore and Mr.. VIM.
E. Hart, of Forest were married Sat-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1951-03-22

and daughter. Sunday afternoon
visitors were Jim and Chas. Hall,
LAUREL Dible, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Tuttle, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Hart.
Mr.. Ellis Stewart, of Ada, called
Friday evening at the Levi Hauen-
stein home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Hartman and
family called Thursday evening on
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1951-03-22

Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Hartman and
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Hauenstein and
family called Sunday afternoon on
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Hauenstein.
Past week callers of Mrs. C. e.
Klingler were Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Wilkins and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Klingler and son.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1951-03-22

urday.
MIR. and Mrs. Hershal Moore and
family, Mrs. w. |. Moore spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Moore.
Saturday evening visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Moore were John
Calvin, Forest, Miss Helen Trout, Mt.
Blanchard, Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Moore
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1951-03-22
DEL MONTE SLICED
! PINEAPPLE NO o 2 2fc

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libby's Beets Sliced sIissd Gu, a NO es0s sUs 43e
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1951-03-22
AaP's PRICE POLICY

storewide low prices on hundreds
OF items every day F. instead Of
Just a few "onc.day" or week.
end" specials.
All advertised prices tinclading
those items not subject to price
ceilings) are guaranteed for one
week. even though market prices
go up.
We believe this policy helps our
customers sGpe more money.
. With the correct price marked on
every item. plus an itemixed cash
register slip :. you know what
You saye at AaP. -.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1951-03-22
STUFFED
ANEV ioNa-o, SSr
Sulfans Large or Small

Del Moiz NioIets 2 vac. a dsn. 33e
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Canned Tomotoes s9and sSaa NC can &c
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Grated Tuna Fish erand esni SsS1 ean 25c
Chum Salmon striss sSTiss' .... tall DO can 47c
dexo Shortening xes.t.D,. xa s'S can 9se
Facial Tissues sofs sas'' ......... 'Opas pkg 24c
Corned Beef ssas sen,o. ....... u esa sa 3oc
Townhouse Crackers .... pts. ais Gle
Fig Newtons sas,sf' slaas ......... 'sis. sss 4le
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-06-22
K. G. Police Ger
200 Weapons OF
Men In Two Niqhfs

Kansas City, Mo.-In a drive on
knife wielders and against homi-
cides in Kansas City, Mo, this
city's police department frisled a
large number of men who patron
lied night clubs ana taverns in
the Negro neighborhoods, two
nights last week.
A total of over 200 knives,
daggers, razOrs, Ice picks and
blackjacks were taken away
from carriers by police officers
who searched suspects.
Rev. D. A. Holmes used the
pile of weapons at the annual ses-
sion of the Baptist Teachers I'm
ion and Sunday School. DR..
Holmes said the weapons were
evidence as to the reason why
Negroes of this city committed
eleven of the eighteen murders
recorded in Kansas so far this
year.
Searching of persons suspected
of carrying deadly weapons will
be continued, Capt. Van Trump
of the police force told Rev.
Holmes.
The city's $4,000 Negroes have
had four more murders than the
357, 900 whites. Leaders deplore
this record.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-06-22
To Attend World
Scout Jamhoree

When the World Jamboree of
Boy Scouts is held in Austria
August 2-13, James p. Breeder,
1909 Olson Highway, will be
among the boys from all over the
globe.
The IT year old youth, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. p. @. Breeder, is
a Life Scout of Troop 81, and an
A student at North high school.
He is also the president Of the
senior class, which graduates
next June, so.
Robert L. Ellington, executive
of the Minneapolis area council Of
Boy Scouts will accompany the
groups from the Dakotas, Mime
sofa and Montana.
The group plans also to stop off
in Spain, Italy and spend their
last three days in Paris, France.
Young Breeder is also hoping to
visit his uncle, John Thomas in
Munich, Germany, while in
Europe.
Other scouts who will attend
the jamboree from this area are:
Todd c. Turner, Long Lake;
Theodore Furber, 5404 Oaklawn
Avenue and Tom c. Nelson. 1928
Kellogg Avenue, both of Edna,
and Harry Benson Jr., of Excel
sior.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-06-22
w. c. Jones Euce
New Wrinkle In
Selling A House

Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell c. Jones,
1921 Aldrich Ave. So, Minneapo-
lis came up against a new pro-
duct of domestic hypocrisy Sun
day and 1t was both angering and
humorous, they said.
1t appears that the house next
door to their home Is up for sale.
Sunday morning a woman who
identified herself as Mrs. John G.
Pearson over the phone, called the
Jones home.
She told Mrs. Jones, who an
swered the phone, that she and
her husband, John G. Pearson
were trying to sell the house
they owned next door to the
Jones residence.
The caller said that they would
pay the Jones to stay off their
own front porch while real estate
agents were showing their house
to prospective buyers.
The Jones home has been In
his family since 1907 and Mrs.
Jones was indignant ut the usg-
gestiOn. In fact she was 30 In
dignant that she slammed down
the receiver.
Later Mr.. Pearson called to talk
to Mr.. Jones and apologized for
the suggestion made by Mrs.
Pearson, He explained that a real
estate firm had advised the couple
to request the Jones to remain
off their front porch, because
their presence as neighbors would
hurt the sale of the home.
Wendell Jones, active in civic
work and a postal employee was
rather amused about the matter.
When he first moved into the
block, there were few homes in
the neighborhood. He said he was
sorry but that he did not plan
to stop sitting on his front porch
just to please the prejudices Of
some other people.
The Pearsons live at 6437 Mic
ollet Ave. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones are
Negro Americans and the other
couple are white Americans.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-06-22
Fourteen Twin CRY
Contestants Enter
Golf Queen Contest

Fourteen Twin City contestants
have filed entrys with the
Acirema club for the golf queen
personality contest held in con-
nection with the annual Negro
golf tournament.
Winners Of the contest win re-
ceive an all-expense airplane
trip to Detroit, Michigan, when
the contest ends with the
browning of the queen Saturday
night, July 20 at a dance at
Junior Pioneer Hall, st. Paul.
Mr.. Claude Mason said, THE
competitive spirit Of Minneapolis
versus st. Paul has created addi-
tional inspiration in the queen
contest" He also stated that en-
trys will be accepted this week
for those who still wish to take
advantage of the trip.
The names of contestants to
date and the sponsors are: Juan
ita Nevis, the Dreamland Cafe;
Marion Curry, Gladys Salone;
Twin City Golf Association; Dom
ma Cuff, Gloria Pettiford, Rosetta
Thomas, The Hut; Addie Slaugh-
ter, Minerva Johnigan, Ernestine
Danforth, Doris Massey, st. Paul
Elks; Eta Jean Boyd, Maurice
Record Shop; Myrrhene Allen,
Peoples Barber Shop and Mary
Carroll, Chatsworth Inn.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-06-22
ST. Johns Day
Services Sunday
At ST. Peter

Sunday, June "a, at p. m. sub
ordinate lodges of the Masonic
lodge, Prince Hall affiliation will
observe st. Johns Day with ap-
propriate services as guests of
st. Peter AME church. which
worships in Bryant Junior high
school, 38th st. and Clinton Ave,
Minneapolis.
The host lodge is Anchor Hill
yard Lodge No. 2 of which Ho-
bart T. Mitchell, is worshipful
master.
Participating lodges will be
Pioneer Lodge No. 1; Perfect Ash
Ter Lodge No. 4, both of st. Paul;
Anchor Hilyard and Palestine
Lodge No. of Minneapolis and
Doric Lodge No. of Duluth.
Listed to appear on the program
is Webster StovaIl, Rev. J. w
Junel, Hobart T. Mitchell, VII
liam Sayles, Clarence Roper, Chas
D. Doty. most worshipful grand
master; Mrs. Mabel Harris, most
worthy grand matron OES and
Rev. Martin Luther Simmons who
will deliver the sermon.
The committee in charge in
cludes Wallace Partee who will
serve as master of ceremonies,
Claude Campbell, Earl r. Sims,
]. w. Ward, L. H. Williams, L. L,
Greene, John Patton, w. NJ. Ewing
N. H. Hardy, Edward Moore and
Judson Phillips.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-06-22

evidently changed or was a lie.
The Army, from all indications,
has no intention of migrating
Negro troops except when ex-
IRENE pressure is on them. Then
and only then will they integrate
in a few isolated cases.
The Army brass has said for
years that Negro GIs do not make
good combat infsntrymen and
that they are only fit for rear
echelon work. We doubt this
statement seriously. The overall
record Of the oath al-Negro in
fantry regiment, segregated as it
has been for years, stands for it.
self regardless of the attempts by
many to discredit it.
An article in last weeks Satur-
day Evening Post about the abil-
ity of the Negro as a fighting
man said the Negro is hammered
by being put in Jim Crow outfits.
The writer stated that Negroes
who were put in white outfits
fought as good as the next man.
We can't help but wonder when
the Army is going to wake up and
stop playing footsie with the
American Negro. Or rather when
will America wake up?
It's a very hard thing for a
man to give his life for democracy
when that same democracy won't
let him live where he wants to;
marry whom he chooses; let him
attend a school of his own choos.
ing, or give him the full equal
citizenship he deserves and mas
earned.
America is a fine place to live,
make no mistake about that. but
the Negro CT who goes off to bat
tie, not knowing whether he will
ever see his family or country
again would feel lot better If he
knew his sacrifices would not he
in vain.