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Chaplain Paul Strickland conducting church Earv
in far-oft Queensland. Australia.
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On of tbs asany nursing volunteers now being trained at Freed
man's hospital in Washington is Senior Aide Louise Beleno shown
assisting Staff Nurse Vashiti Hall in the case of patients. Nurse
Hall Is shown holding food chart while Aide Beleno feeds another
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Model Planes Builder
With Army Air Corps
BINGHAMTON, N. Y.
One sunny afternoon about 10
years ago, a little Negro boy
stood near his home on Sher
man Place and strained his
eyes toward silver wings against
the sky
His name was Homer Weathers.
For some reason Homer became
intensely interested in airplanes and
flying conditions.
At first, he built crude model
planes from cardboard, salvaged
from grocery boxes and dumps
Then he bega-* earning a few cents
here and there and invested all his
money in materials and instruction
books He read every available
magazine about aviation.
In school, Homer spent art
periods design.ng. studying type?
and makes He was noted for his*
talent and was hosen to design the
cover of the high school year book
Wampum, in ,939 That was the
year Homer was graduated from
North high school, at the age of 18
Collect* Parts
Bit by bit. he youth collected
parts of real planes, and. working
nights, put together the body of
one behind *he Free Methodist
church. He had no engine, however,
and was dissatisfied with the job. so
he Junked it. and then began to
pinch pennies to buy his coveted
-skybird"
■ He worked in a book store
operated by Leo Ourran. who also
Is interested In aviation; he taughe
his art to members of the Bingham
ton Boys club: md he obtained em
(floymert at Remington Rand.
Meanwhile. Comer's eyes strained
Police Claim Man
Killed Two Persons
A 37-year-old man Whom police
•ay has confessed the murder of
• man in Benham, Ky., and the
•laying of • woman in Brighton,
Ala., faces a charge of murder in
Alabama, where he was returned
lest week
Curtis Cheeiem of 2131 Chene
•treet was arrested here after he
had failad* to notify his draft board
•f hia change of address
According to Detective Sergeants
DOUGHBOYS KEEPING IN TRIM AT
D. C. WOMEN ANSWER CALL FOR VOLUNTEER NURSE AIDES
ever skyward, and his heart was
set on owning a plane. Finally, he
saw one advertised, cheap—a beau
tiful picture, it was But when he
arrived, he found it worthless, just
an old junk. Vnother attempt to
own his own ship proved futile, too.
Last fall, the young man, Homer
Weathers, began aviation lessons
at Chenango Bridge Airport. He
was the first Negro to enroll.
Before he had a chance to solo,
however, the urge for action inter
rupted Today that little boy whose
heart soared with silver wings is e
private in the *T S Airmy Air Corps.
Squadron D. at Jefferson Bar
racks, Mo.
Negroes Rent Old
LaGuardia Home
NEW YORK - The Imposing,
former residence of Mayor La-
Guardia. a six-story apartment
house at 1274 Fifth avenue, is being
rented to colored tenants, it w'as
learned this week A representa
tive of the Homier Realty Corpora
tion, recent purchasers of the prop
erty. stated that opening of the
building to Negro tenancy "reflects
the fact that the neighborhood is
chang.ng "
The mayor vacated the property
last May. when the Gracie Man
sion became the official residence
for the city's chief executive His
former home overlooks Central
Park, now displays a sign: “2-3-4-
5-6 Rooms, now- rnting for Colored
Tenants."
Art Allard and Thomas Packing,
Cheatem had shot Ethel Lee
Frenchcr five times, killing her in
Brighton, Ala . on Feb 23. 1941.
Police say that she was married
to Che tern and was shot after he
reportedly caugh' her with another
man It was also disclosed that
the accused mm had admitted kill
ing Will Hendricks on January 1,
1940 in Benham, Ky.
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE - - A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
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is shown entertaining four convalescent infant patients. A regular
12 Meharry, Howard Grads Receive
Commissions As Captains, Lieutenants
CAR LISLE BARRACKS, 1
Pa The graduation of 12
colored physicians from the
Medical Field Service school
Carlisle Barracks, this week,
brought to a total of 118 the num
ber of Negro medical, dental, and
voter.nary officers to receive diplo
mas from this school
In addition, 38 have been com
missioned as second lieutenants,
here, through the Medical Admin
istrative Corps Officer Candidate
school, bringing to a total of 156
the number of Negro graduates of
the Medical Field Service school
The 12 officers, five of them cap
tains and seven first lieutenants,
were part of the Twenty-second
Officers* class graduated at exer
cise? *n Tugo hull after completing
six weeks’ training for duty as
medical officers with troops in
combat.
Experienced Physicians
All experienced physicians, the
Negro officers left Immediately after
the graduation for their respective
units The training course here in
medical field work prepared them
to be efficient Medical Department
officers, capable of carrying on
their professional work"under war
conditions
Six the 12 officers are
uates of Mehirry Medical coircge.
Nashville. Tcnn. and the remaining
six received ’heir M D degrees
from Howard university Medical
school, Washington, D. C.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR JAMES
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When last Sunday evening friends of James Phillips gathered at
the home of him and his wifa at 293 Caniiald, the above photo was
made and gives an idea of how happy avaryona was to great him
on tha occasion. In tha above photo takan on that (last) Sunday
•vening, are shown Isabelle Lomax, Mr. and Mrs. Jamas Phillips,
Dorothy Thomas, Martha Gable. Mrs. Elian Straws, Hanriatta
Toney, Anthony O'Hara, Luther Woods. Tommy Robinson, David
Tolas. Steve Straws. Clarenca Straws, Mr. and Mrs. Waltar Huguley
and George Murphy,—Photo by Langford P. James.
The 12 officers are Captain Clar
ence C Allen, Medical Corps of 403
Nineteenth street, Columbus. Ga;
Captain Robert C Bennett. Medical
Corps of 7704 West Jeff non street,
Detroit, .V,cb; First Lieut. Ulysses
gradual* nurt* is relieved from this duty. All photos by OWL
Campbell. Dental Corps of 318 Main
street. East Orange. N. J*. First
Lieut. Charles V. Charles. Medical
Corps of 25j Hancock street. Brook
lyn. N Y ; First Lieut Alfred R
Foster, Medical Corps of 2036 Lin-
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Carrying a 2>/a ton truck in their trailer to tare rubber two soldiers arrive in camp at Queensland. Australia,
alter a land trip. They are John EL Fisher and Nathaniel Smith.
son street, Beaumont, Texas; First
Lieut. Dunbar P. Gibson, Medical
Corps of 4313 Enright avenue, St
Louis, Mo.; First Lieut. Maynard
H. Law, Medical Corps of 131 Gil
mer avenue, N. W., Roanoke, Va ;
Captain Scott B. Lewis, Medical
Corps of 1243 East Monroe street,
Phoenix, Ariz.; First Lieut. Wilbur
C. Martin, Medical Corps of 814
Sanford avenue, Sanford, Fla.; First
Lieut. Clyde E St Hill, Medical
Corps of 209 West 147th street, New
York City, N. Y.; Captain Adolphus
R. Traylor. Medical Corps of 2040
Daly street, Los Angeles. Calif.; and
Captain Oliver B Williams, Med
ical Corps of 1500 Vincent street.
Newberry, S. C.
White Counsel To
Finance Appeal
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn —Appeal
of the case of Robert Hall, 50, under
sentence of death in the electric
chair, will be financed by members
of counsel appointed by the court
to represent him, it was disclosed
here tins week.
Because no colored organization
has undertaken to finance, or help
finance, appeal of the conviction of
Hall for the slaying of a white po
liceman, last October, the lawyers
themselves decided to put up the
money necessary to cover expenses
Hall was sentenced to the chair
following a guilty verdict in his
trial for shooting Arlie E Carr, 31,
policeman.
Counsel member# who have
agreed to defray expenses of the
appeal are: Aubrey F Foils. John
C Goins, Joe V. Williams. T Pope
Shepherd and M. B. Harris, all
white.
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Miss Thelma Harris, instructor of Tolunt**r nurses aides at Freed
man's hospital, gives Miss Maxine Jackson directions on how to
fill an ice cap. The volunteers are helping to relieve the critical
nursing shortage as part of the Red Cross and Office of Civilian
Defense war program.
Fires White Nurse On
Segregation Complaint
SAN DIEGO. Cal.—A white
nurse who segregated a Negro
patient behind a ward door
in order to appease a white
woman patient, was sum
marily dismissed by the San Diego
county hospital here last week.
The nurse, whose name was not
given, was charged by Mrs. Malinda
Grismore, of this city, with delib
erately segregating her to meet t|je
wishes of a woman who protested
against the presence of a colored
woman in the same ward with her
and other white women patients.
Mrs. Grismore declared that she
went to sleep during the course of
the conversation between the pa
tient and the white nurse, and when
she awoke found her bed had been
pushed behind a door in thj ward.
When she remonstrated with the
nurse, it was claimed, the latter
severely criticized Mrs. Grismore,
who was a heart patient at the
hospital.
Leaves Hospital
Mrs. Grismore stated that she was
so upset by the turn of events that
she forgot about her condition and
got up and left the hospital. Phy
sicians observed that the action
might prove detrimental to Mrs.
Grismore.
Dennis V. Allen, president of the
San Diego Race Relations Society
filed a bill of complaint with Dr.
235 Army Chaplains Are
Needed Arnold Reports
WASHINGTON (ANP>— At least
235 chaplains will be needed by
the end of the current year to meet
estimated increases in the size of
the armed forces. Willinm R. Ar
nold. chief of chaplains, told a
press conference Saturday morn
ing. This Is but a part of the
4.000 that are being sought to min
ister to th£ spiritual needs of the
entire force irrespective of color.
Two hundred Negroes miy be
placed almost immediately.
Unlike other branches of the
services, recruiting drives as such
are never undertaken to secure
chaplains. They are. nevertheless,
an important part of the makeup
of the land, sea and air department
‘The chaplain is a clergyman
priest, minister, pastor or rabbi
who, having been given the eccle
SATURDAY, APRIL 3, l!
Robert S. Adams, superintendent at
the institution, urging that steps be
taken immediately to correct the
situation.
In the ensuing investigation. Dr.
Adams decreed that the offending
nurse must be removed and that in
the future there is to be no differ
entiation in the treatment of pa
tients at the hospital.
Boy Employs Ruse
To Enlist In Army
WASHINGTON. D. C —ln marked
contrast to the numerous cases of
draft-dodging was one revealed
here this week in which a colored
youth 174 years old. misrepresented
his age, went through the entire
induction process and was sworn
into the army at Fort Myer, Fla.
The youth was in such haste to
get into action he packed his bag
for immediate transfer to a training
camp and wouldn't even take his
seven-day furlough when It waa of
fered him. But the eager youth’a
plan went awry when an aunt ip
peared. and showed officials his
birth certificate, after which the
boy was given an honorable dis
charge.
siastical Indorsement of his own
religious group, and having met the
requirements of the w'ar depart
ment, is appointed to supply the re
ligious needs of his assignment.”
Chaplain Arnold explained. ‘The
chaplain I*. therefore, the com
manding officer's assistant to lead
in the spiritual life of the com
mand”
Facts and figures for 1942 wers
given with regard to services per
formed by chaplains wherever
American soldiers are stationed.
A qualified and eligible candi
date between 24 and 50 years of
age Is advised to write the chief
chaplain's branch headquarters of
the service command in which he
resides. Young men Just out of
theological seminaries are anxious*
ly being sought