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Many Unusual Facts About Negro
Life Found In WPA Guide Books
Service Men Enjoy Savannahs Center
Service men stationed in and around Savan- |
nz-h, Ga , ilwavs n« a read/ welcome while on j
leave at the USO club there operated by the Na- j
tionai Catholic Community Service. Shown above
are a group of soldiers and club hostesses enjoy
ing the dance facilities at the Savannah club of
which Geo. Harrison is director. Five USO-NCCS
clubs for Negro men in uniform are now in opera
tion and five more will open shortly.
I
Haiti Is Given 1,000 Books;
By New York Public Library
NEW YORK — <ANP>— In the In
terest of Inter-American goodwill
and the extension of the “Good
Neighbor" policy, Franklin F. Hop
per, director of the New York Pub
lic library, presented 1,000 books as
a gift to the republic of Haiti. The
ceremony took place in the office of
the Haitian consul-general, Dr.
Rul.x Leon. New York City. In ex
change the Haitian government is
expected to make gifts of its offical
publications and the works of Hai
tian authors to the New York Pub
lic library.
In handing over the gift to Dr.
Leon, Mr. Hopper said, "When I
think of Hatain-American relat
ions, my mind goes back to Arthur
Donation Part
Of Federal Good
!
Neighbor Policy
| Schomburg who gathered a splendid
collection for our Library. By means
of these gift exchanges, the need
; for American literature in Haiti
that Dr. Reddick saw as well as the
need for Hatian literature here will
be met.”
In receiving the gift, Dr. Leon
replied. ‘‘There will be many people
who will be interested in consolidate
Six New Projects
Approved By FDR
Lieut. Beasley
Ss Made Captain
CAMP FUNSTON, Kans., fSNS
—In conjunction with the cere
monies dedicating the new chapels
at C:mn Funs tor:, Kansas, home
of the Second Calvary Division
the War Department has announc
ed the promotion of Or.ptain Louis
J. Beasley from 1st lit. to Captain.
Captain Beasley assigned to the
famous Ninth (colored- Cavalry at
Camp Funston attended- Alabama
A. and M., Clark University, and
the Gammon Theological Seminary.
He entered the army in 1939 and
first served with the 24th Infantry
at Fort Banning, Georgia. In Au
gust, he was transferred to the
Ninth Calvalry stationed at Camp
Funston and recently returned with
the legiment irom the war games
in Louisiana.
Captiin Beasley has taken a
house for his family at 320 East
16th Street, Junction City, Kans
as,
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- WASHINGTON, D. C.—iSNS)—
Presidential approval of six addi- j
tional Defense Public Works proj- |
ects to provide community facili- !
ties and services for Negro civilian j
defense workers and military per
sonnel was announced last week by
Acting Federal Works Administra
tor John N. Edy. These six new
projects with a total estimated cost
of $304,843 are distributed over five
states.
Included among the latest pro
jects announced is a recreation i
! center at, Jacksonville, Fla., to :
cost $30,000; a hospital addition at
Wilmington, N. C„ $163,200; school
additions at Birmingham, Ala.,
$37,500. Lawson, Okla., $11,000 and
Milan Tenn., $13,143 and a new
school at Childersburg, Ala., $50.
000.
In addition a project has been
approved for Atlanta. Ga., for re- j
creation facilities for Negro soldiers .
and a school addition for Negro I
children at Alexandria, Va. Clinical
facilities for Negroes are provided in !
18 health centers located in the j
State of Louisiana. Local authori- j
I ties sponsoring the projects will
bear part of the total cost of the
school projects and the health cen- ,
ters.
In each case the amount of the .
sponsor’s fund will be fixed by !
agreement between the local autho
rities and representatives of the
Federal Works Administrator. A 100
percent grant is made for the con
struction of the hospital addition
at Wilmington, N. C. The recreat- i
tion center will be Federally con- i
i structed and leased to the Unitec !
Service Organizations, Inc.
Here’s Popular Way To
Wake Lazy Insides
BLACK-DRAUGHT is a name
you will want to remember next
time you are lcgy, uncomfortable
—all for the need of a laxative.
Not only because it has been so
popular fcr so many years, but
because of the reasons back of
that!
For one thing, because BLACK
PKAUGHT is spicy and aromatic,
easy-tc-take, usually gentle and
thorough acting when the simple
directions are followed. Then,
too, it is made from purely vege
table ingredients. One of these is
a tonic-laxative which helps to
tone lazy intestinal musles. You
get 25 to 40 doses for 25c. So
get the genuine BLACK
DRAUGHT.
ing the commercial relations be
tween Haita and the United States;
thus, I am happy that these emi
nent librarians wTith whom I am ac
quainted have given attention to
the intellectual relations. From this
sort of collaboration should cer- j
tainly come a better understanding
between the tw'o counties.”
The idea and plan for the ex- j
change of books came as a result I
of the visit of Dr. L. D. Reddick,
curator of the Schomberg collec
tion. to the inauguration of Presi
dent Elie Lescot last May.
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War Department
Pleased To Have
Champ Joe Louis
WASHINGTON. D. C. —»SNS> — !
When Joe Louis, following his bout
with Lou Nova, delivered himself
of that now famous anti-Hitler
punch line: ‘‘Maybe my next fight
will be against Max Schmeling
somewhere in No Man’s Land, and
I won’t be pulling punches,” his
victory sentiment found a ready re
sponse not only among American
youth, but throughout the official
upper reaches of the War Depart
ment itself.
Testifying to the Army’s nigh re
gard for the Champion as “A fine
example for American youth of all
races.” the War Department ussued
the following statement which was
made public here today.
.at army appreciates the high j
position which he holds among all
who are interested in clean sports
manship. The qualities which he j
has shown throughout his career in 4
the ring have made the Champion
a fine example for American youth j
of all races. The Army is proud to |
have him enter the ranks as an j
American soldier.’’
The statement was contained in a
letter to the National Negro Con
gress for L. Colonel P. V. Fitzgerald,
War Department public relations
chief, in response to a letter char
acterized Louis as “a champion
whose high type of sportsmanship
has won for him the love and re
spent of the entire American peo
ple,” and urged Mr. Stimson to see
to it that Louis is given the oppor
tunity to exercise his great talents
in further strengthening the morale
in all sections of our country’s arm
ed forces.
Following an examination pro- j
nounced physically fit. He is now |
subject to immediate call for mili- I
tary service
DR. M .O. BOUSFIELD
HONORED
CHICAGO, — <ANP> Through its
Chicago chapter, the alumni asso
ciation oi University of Kansas
honored Dr. Midian O. Bousfield
director of Negro health for the
Julius Rosenwald fund, at the Fair
dining room here yesterday. The
citation read by Dean W. Mal
vott, chancellor of the Julius Ros
enwald fund, at the luncheon,
cited Dr. Bousfield for outstanding
achievement in social work.
Guide Week Backed By
President Roosevelt
WASHINGTON, D. C.—(SNS)—With the nation-wide
observance of American Guide Week scheduled for Novem
ber 10th to 16th, Alfred Edgar Smith, Staff Adviser on
Race Relations of the Federal Work Projects Administra
tion, called attention to the pertinent and interesting facts
on the Negro in American life which are to be found in many
of the books making up the American Guide Series of the
WPA Writers’ Program.
I here is a uinae book lor ev
ery State, the District of Colum-j
bia, Puerto Rico and Alaska. A:
number of these books contains
whole chapters or passages which
recount the historical, economic,
and cultural facts concerning the
Negro.
STARTED IN 1935
American Guide Week marks'
the climax of an effort started in;
1935, when the WPA Writers’:
Program was initiated with the
purpose of gathering and publish
ing the important historical, eco
nomic and cultural facts of all I
States. Several thousand authors
whose names will remain unknown I
compiled and wrote the books in j
the American Guide Series. Eadh I
book was sponsored by a State ■
or local organization and printed j
by private publishers.
President Franklin D. Roosevelj j
has endorsed the American Guide;
Week observance. ‘‘Take Pride In
Your Country" is the slogan for
the week which will be marked
with radio broadcasts, public ad
dresses and exhibits. All Ameri
cans will be urged to refresh their
knowledge of their country and
strengthen the sinews of national
unitv. Complete plans for the
week’s celebration are being made
bv the WPA in cooperation with
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American Booksellers’ Assentation |
While the Writers’ Program is I
best known for its Guide Series,
it, also has some 1,200 other pub
lications recording-, the American
scene to its credit. Research work
ers and writers engaged on the
Frogram are now gathering and
editing material for the Life ano
America series.
LISTS GUIDE BOOKS
Mr. Smith listed the following
American Guide Series and other
WPA Writers’ Program books con
cerned with the Negro or which
include sections dealing with Ne
gro life, together with the publish
ers or organizations from which
they can be obtained:
Delaware: A Guide to the First
State. New York. Viking Press.
New York City: Guide to the
World’s Greatest Metropolis—Vol.
T, New York Panorama. New York,
Random House.
New Orleans City Guide. Bos
ton. Houghton Mifflin Co.
North Carolina: Guide to the
Old North State. Chapel Hill, Uni
versity of North Carolina Press.
Philadelphia: Guide to the Na
tion’s Birthplace. Philadelphia,
Wm Penn Association.
Tennessee: Guide to the Vol
unteer State. New York, Viking
Press
Washington: Citv and Capital
Washington. D. C.. Government
Printing Office.
Georgia: A Guide to Its Towns
and Countryside. Athens, Georgia
University of Georgia Press.
The Negro in Virginia. Obtain
able: Mr. Roscoe Lewis, Hamptor
Institute, Hampton, Va.
Cavalcade of The American Ne
gro. Illinois WPA Writers’ Project
Chicago, 111
The Negroes of Nebraska. Oma
ha. Omaha Urban League. 2213
Lake Street, Omaha, Neb.
Survey of Negroes in Little
Rock and North Little Rock. Ob
tainable: Ui'ban League of Greater
Little Pack, Ark.
Drums and Shadows (A Study
Geechee Dialects of Georgia
Coastal Negroes). University of
Georgia Press, Athens. Ga.
These Are Our Lives. University
of North Carolina Press. Chapel
Hill, N. C.
Beaufort and the Sea Islands
(S. C.>. Obtainable: Beaufort
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“National defense or no national defense, I want you to make that big ape stop
whistlin’ at me.’'
Methodist Leader Is Heard At Dillard
Dr. Matthew Simpson Davage, executive sec
retary, Department of Negro institutions of the
Methodist Church, is shown as he delivered the
principal address at the Founder’s Day Dinner of
Dillard University, New Orleans. Pictured I to r
are E. J. LaBranche, Mrs. A. W. Dent, Dr. Dav
a?e, President A. W. Dent and Mrs. W. J. Huntley,
president of the alumni association.
Knowledge Alone Is Not
Enough, Says Dr. Davage
NEW ORLEANS, (SNS) -
; ^Know ledge alone is not sufUi
j eient for the realization of the
; full life,’' declared Dr. Matthew
Simpson Davage, at the seventh
annufal Founded’ Day exercises
of Dillard University on Friday,
October 24th.
Dr. Davage executive secretary
Department of Negro Institutions
i of the Methodist Church, address
| ed a student assembly at noon and
| was the principal speaker at a
; Founders day dinner Friday cven
i ing at which almost one hundred
| and fifty guests were present.
| “Many young people fail,’’ he said,
! ‘ not because of the lack of know
ledge of worthy goals, not even
for the lack of knowledge of the
reo_uired techniques for obtaining
these goals. They fail mostly be
cause of the lack of motivation
and a dominating desire to press
toward worthy goals, regardless of
the sacrifices and hardships in
volved. They need the drive of be
Clover Club.
Mississippi Gulf Coast: Yesterday
and Today.. Obtainable: Women’s
Club of Gulport. Miss.
San Diego. California. San Diego
Historical Society.
Seeing St. Augustine (Fla.)
Chamber of Commerce. St. Augus
tine.
rkMQuQlii?liTom
*L£-£ASr GRIP BOTHERS !0<25<
Founder’s Day
Speaker At
Dillard Univ.
ing taxed to the utmost; they need
! to find the dynamic effect of at
tachment to some gTeat cause
which will spur them on.”
Paying a threefold tribute to ihe
founders of Dillard, Dr. Davage
recalled the contributions of the
two denominations—the Congre
gationalists, representing the cul
ture of New England, and the
; Methodists, embodying the vigor
; ous and pioneering spirit of the
s middle west; the continuing sup
port of the various boards and
foundations; and the growing in
jlerest which white southerners
are taking in institutions for the
Negro as evidenced by their con
tributions and by their presence
on the trustee board.
Closing with a plea to the alum
ni, faculty, students and trustees
for cooperation, Dr. Divage said,
“We know the traditions of New
Orleans University and Straight
College. We have a right to expect
that Dillard, a synthesis of the
best traditions of these two schools,
will carry on with equal zeal and
devotion, but with greater effici
ency, the woik so ncbly begun.’’
President Albert W. Dent, pre
sided at the dinner and read tele
grams from various alumni groups
and individuals throughout the
country. Mrs. W. J. Huntley, presi
dent of the alumni association
spoke briefly.
Dr. Moore Gets
Year And A Day
ATLANTA, Ga. — (S N S) —
A prison sentence of a year and a day was meted Dr.
John Henry Moore in federal court Saturday. Moore had
been convicted October 16 on two counts of a narcotic charge.
Judare E. Marvin Underwood pronounced sentence on Moore.
An appeal bond cf $1,500 was
signed in Federal Court Monday
morning:. Dr. Moore is out on
bond.
Dr. Moore was convicted on the
last two counts of a seven-count
indictment following a four-day
trial in Federal Court. The counts
stated that Dr. Moore sold nar
cotics to a young white woman
and her brother on Atlanta streets.
Dr. Moore admitted treating the
two young people for social dis
eases and said it was necessary
fop them to have morphine or
one or two occasions.
The convicted medic drew a par
don from former Governor Rivers
in 1939 after having served slightly
more than three years of a life
sentence in the brutal slaying ol
his erstwhile sweetheart, Miss Lula
Bowden, at Griffin. The Spaulding
; county trial was one of the most
sensational in the annals of Georg
i ia court history.
Mrs. Bethune To
Speak At A. & T.
GREENSBORO. N. C.—<SNS)—
Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, pres
ident of Bethune-Cookman College
will deliver the main address for
the annual Founder’s Day celebra
tion ro be held at A. and T. Col
lege, Monday, November 3, at was
I a inounced by President F. D. Blu
ford Charles A. Harris, principal
of Franklin Co. Training School,
Lau'-'nburg, N. C.. will bring greet
ings irom the alumni association.
Snapped At Big Banquet
Mrs. Frances Bolton, left, congressman from Ohio, and Mrs.
Mary McLeod Bethune, NYA official, at the annual banquet of the
National Council of Negro Women last week in Washington. Mrs.
Bolton, who prefers being called “congressman” instead of “congress*
woman,” was guest of honor and principal speaker at the event
tended by 700 women from all parts of the nation. Mrs. Bethune is
president and founder of the national council. (ANP Photo)