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Army Report Declares Complete Integration In Seven Camps WASHINGTON (ANP) Schools and training divisions for soldiers are now being operated on an integrated basis at Fort Jackson, S. C., Camp Breckin ridge, Ky., Fort Riley, Kans., Ft. Ord, Calif., Camp Chaffe, Ark., Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and Camp Roberts, Calif., reported Cong. Jacob K. Javits last week. The New York Republican who has spearheaded an almost con tinuous battle for the integration of Negro soldiers in the armed forces, inserted in the Congres sional Record, last Wednesday, a summary of the advances which the army has made toward the utilization of Negro manpower within the last few years. The report pointed out that Negro soldiers stationed in the camps mentioned above work, eat and are quartered together with White personnel. In 1949, the re port continued, Negro enlistees were assigned to segregated units at Fort Dix, N.J., and at Fort Knox, Ky. But in little more than a year the army had completely changed this picture so that to day the training divisions locat ed in Fort Dix and Fort Knox are in the process of a change over from partial segregation to non segregation. The army has adopted policies which now assures the full use of any club, any mess or all rec reational facilities located in public buildings to all eligible military personnel without regard to race, stated Rep. Javits. Exchanges and branch ex changes may no longer be desig nated for the exclusive use of any particular race. Any theater on the post may be used by Negro Segregation Suits Provide Discussion For Richmond Council By Carter Jewel RICHMOND, VA. (ANP) The issue of racial segregation in the schools came up at a session of the Richmond City Council last week. The question arose during consideration of the pro posed $2,093,600 school building program for the 12 months be ginning next July 1. Councilman F. Henry Garter, pointing out that he had noted that Virginia Negroes are pre paring to test legality of racial segregation in public schools in Virginia, commented: “Regardless of the rights and wrongs of it, I don’t feel that the people of Virginia are willing to go along with it. “In that event, the people might want to buy the schools and op erate them as a private corpora tion.” The councilman wanted to know the school board’s plans and whether it was considering the possibility of unsegregated schools being operated in Rich mond. City School Superintendent H. I. Willett replied: “It is basic to democracy, in my opinion, to op erate a public school system. I think we will always have a public school system.” He explained that regardless of what may happen the school board is not “everbuilding" in its school construction program, re gardless of any future change in the segregated practice in schools. Superintendent Willett reported that the school administration is recommending construction of six schools or additions, five of them consisting of elementary schools for Negroes. l STOw?wm^| |¥MJCHIS-J«WEWJ^Jgp|ygjjg2g]gy&JJjjgggj^^ Republicans Meet In Tulsa, Oklahoma personnel. Busses, trucks or other transportation owned and operated by the government or by a government instrumentality are available to all military person nel regardless of race. The army has gradually open ed up every segment of its mili tary schooling system to Negroes and raci l q bav* been abolished for schools selection and prescribed selection of qualified personnel without regard to race or color. The selection cf regular and non-regular army officers for promotion has operated without racial consideration, claims this report. It points out that prior to June of last year there was only one Negro colonel in the army, but today there are four. Almost two percent of Negro enlisted personnel were master sergeants at the close of last year; three percent were sergeants, first class; little more than eight per cent were sergeants and more than 19 percent were corporals. The facts as laid down in this report, according to Javits, prove that since the close of World Wqg 11, the army has “endeavored conscientiously to carry forward the principles laid down by the President of the United States and the secretary of defense for the efficient utilization of all military manpower.” THOUSANDS IN FINAL TRIBUTE TO DePRIEST CHICAGO (ANP) Thou sands of persons jammed the in side and surrounded the Metro politan Community church here Tuesday to pay final tribute to the late Oscar DePriest, great pioneer in Chicago politics. Included among these persons were numerous local politicos as well as persons from all over the country. DePriest was buried in the exclusive Graceland cemetery on Chicago’s northside. DePriest gained national rec ognition for becoming the first Negro elected to congress from a northern state. th3 elected to the Chicago city coun cil, and for holding a number of other offices. Impressive funeral services lasted only one hour. The Rev. Joseph , M. Evans, pastor at Metropolitan, conducted the ser vice. The Rev. Arthur D. Gray, cas tor, Church of the Good Shepherd and national leader of the Con gregational Church in America, said the prayer. The Rev. C. D. L. Bradshaw, pastor, Berean Baptist church, read the scrip ture. Giving the obituary was James B. Casin Jr., prominent lawyer. The Rev. Archibald J. Carey Jr., Chicago minister, alderman and attorney, gave reminiscences of DePriest's activities as he re called them. TULSA, OKLA. (ANP) The National GOP committee closed a rousing two-day session here last Saturday, May 12, with Ren. Charles Halleck of Indiana, and Frances Bolton of Ohio team ing as the speakers at the noon lunchean in the Cimarron ball room. After a leng’hy debate Chicago 'inally was selected over Phila delphia as the site for the 1952 national convention. The date was set for July 7. • The opening meeting was held Friday morning in the Crystal ballroom of the Mayo hotel, the lovernor’s luncheon followed at inon at the Cimarron ballroom. The following seven governors delivered five minute speeches: Walter J. Kohler Jr. of Wiscon sin; Dan Thornton of Colorado; Frank A. Barrett of Wyoming; Edward F. Am of Kansas; Norman Brunsdale of North Dakota; Ed ward L. Meachem of New Mex ico; Howard Pyle of Arizona. Following the governors’ re ception which was held in the Crystal ballroom of the Mayo hotel at 6 o’clock, the Senators-’ dinner was held at 7:30 p.m. in the Cimarron ballroom, with Sen. Eugene D. Millikin of Colo rado speaking. The A Capella Choir and the Men’s chorus of Langston render ed several selections during the evening. The Ponca Indian Tribe gave several dance numbers —in costume and presented the national committeemen and com mitteewomen with Indian head dresses and gave t each an honor ary membership' in the Ponca Tribe. A large number of Negroes at tended all sessions. REPAIRS - ROOFING A SBESTOS SIDING —”— best in workmen and materials PHONE 7-0006 DAY or NITE For Free Estimate us, ’ <l ' FHA & Mortgage Loans Low as $lO Per Month TITE - ON ROOFING 5426 N.W. 21st Curt lial 7-0606 SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1951 A Picnic Cooler Everybody Likes ' v.v\v' . I I JB M , •OTTUD UNDM AUTHORITY Os THE COCA-COIA COMPANY IY MIAMI COCA-COLA BOTTLINQ COMPANY O 1949, Tha Coca-Cola Company THE MIAMI TIMES PAGE FIVE