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PAGE TWO Detroit Soldiers Play Big Role In War Maneuvers CAFT. BENNETT IN LOUISIANA WAR PRACTICE 7 Negro Newspapermen See Boys In Action On Maneuvers By PAUL KEEN 1 THIRD ARMY HEADQIAKTEKS. SOMEWHERE IN LOUISIANA - (CENSORED) The mma.c and fig "ting prowess ol the 93rd Pivi aion. the first colorea division in the present w*r. -as accredited ex cellent by the 14 Negro pewvpeper mrn who interviewed officers and men of the division during the re cent maneuver* <»f eues'.> ol the War Department. The Louisiana war .amrs are re garded as one of the fin.il field ex aminations of the soldiers and of ficer* who have undr-gonc so r.'.any months rigorous training :n nrode-n warfare. According to the officers In command of the division, the Negro soldiers, most of whom come from the South with limited forma: training, exceed erpectations in the execution of the intricate field eperations during the recent ma neuver!. While comment wa« with held on whether the Negro division would aoon >ee combat service in eofnr theatre of war. the remits of the maneuvers ine cate that c amt t* service abroad is within the realm •f possibility- Among the men and officers uho •r« sparking the var.ous units with in the division are many Detroiters. Captain Robert Bennett, form -ly resident physician of the Wayne Diagnostic Hoaj*tal in Detroit, along with First Lieut. Wilbur C. Martin, formerly resident physician at the Trinity hospital in Detroit, were interviewed by the newspapermen and they cited the great progress made by the division in the last few months Captain Bennett escorted the newspaper party on several Jaunts during he maneuvers. Among other Oetroiter* inter viewed were: Sgt. Tony WaUon of 2925 Clinton s’reet; Sgt. James Bryaon of 972 King street; Private James W. Johnson of 299 Winder gtreet; Prrrate Payne Johnson of 2208 Monroe street; Private Chester Mallry of 4811 S. Michigan avenue, and Private John S. Smith of An tietam street Attached to a tank unit were the following Detroiters: Sgt. Louia M Daniel* of 2217 Macorr* street; Sgt Horace Jone* of SCT Jos<phine street; Lieut. Iv»n Harrison of De troit; Pte. Thomas £ Mouldin of HH g Lafayette street and Private touk N. Phillips of 6418 La Grand street _ Plane — (Ceotlnaed from Page 1) tional professional basketball crewn in 1941. He played with the Rena In a game against the Toledo team in Detroit at Naval Armory. Lt Sidat-Singh was bom Febru ary I*. 1918. In Washington. DC., and attended DeWitt Clinton High school New York City before grad uating from Syracuse university. Lt Edwards was bom December 28 at Palos Alto. S.C., son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Edwards. He was 0 graduate of West Virginia State college in 1940 and came to Sel fridge Field, after graduating from the Tuakegee Army Flying School, at Tuskegee. last March 29. It was just a little over two weeks ago that Lt Edwards bad hia first furlough since he entered the army 14 months ago. He visited his wife and baby and mother and father in Steubenville. Ohio, at that time. The body of the pilot was re turned to Detroit Saturday and fun eral arrangements were made by McFall Funeral Home. The body was shipped to Steubenville lor burial JOBS WOMEN AGf 18 - 40 SODA FOUNTAIN WILL TRAIN Opportunity To Become Managers GOOD SALARY MEALS UNIFORMS Apply CUNNINGHAM .1927- 12th Street Michigan or Baker Car A REMEMBRANCE FROM TEAMMATES ■y / m SNi h. *. ’ h*? Before Mary Morgan (second from left) left for Fort De» Moines to join the WAACs. she was presanled a gift by her teammates on the Su preme Linen bowling team last Thursday night. Editors — (Continued from Page 1) greeted by Col. W, C. De Ware. \ public relations officer of the Third Army, who installed the men in p«* manent, canvas-top tents near i t.ic scene of maneuver operations j THE MANEUVERS Across miles of scraggy undulat . j terrain, flecked by charred tree stumps and pine saplings, thousands of Negro soldiers in various combat units were deployed in defensive positions which were calculated, according to the maneuver problem assigned to them, to stop the ad vance of the Blues, an attacking division of white soldiers. On Thursday morning, after the fir'*, nights sleep in open country and a hearty army breakfast, the newspapermen were escorted to the maneuver area to meet Maj Gen Fred W. Miller, commanding general of the colored division, and hii staff. The affable general and hL assistant, Col Harwood Mar shall. explained the maneuver prob lem assigned to their division which was assigned to the offense No live ammunition was used in the war; game. The Command Post, the general's 1 headquarters, was situated on a wooded ridge several miles from the front lines and included a series of camouflaged tents equipped with all the facilities of the modern field headquarters. The newspapermen assembled before each tent and #ere given detailed descriptions of the tTrtrteecies of the Commend Post the communications System, the intelligence service, the supply operations, and Capt W. M. Thomas of Leavenworth, Kas., former vice j- *sident of the National Medical Association, explained the functions of th? medical corps while Maj Charles Blackwood of Denver, Colo., described the tasks of the Special Service Section which is concerned with soldier morale. Chaplain John W. Deveaux of Pa., whj has the rank of major, gave a brief talk on his duties which on occasion required holding field ser vices as often as ten times in one day. FIELD LUNCH Following the introductory dis cussions of the intricate operations of the Command Post by Gen. Mil le. a J his staff, the newspapermen, who were juried by Prig. Gen. Davis, Mr. Gibson and Col. De Ware, gathered on the slope of the ridge for a field luncheon. On im provised wooden benches under a canvas top. the men ate fried ham, baked potatoes, fritters, pear salad i and delicious apple strudel from tin plates in true army style. After the lunch. William Walker of the Cleveland Call-Post, who Is presi dent of the Negro Newspaper Pub lishers Association, made a brief talk, expressing the thank* of the newspapermen to the host, Gen. Miller, for the gracious reception which had been given them. Gen. Miller in response welcomed the newspapermen and expressed his appreciation for the interest the men showed in the division under his command. CAPTAIN ROBERT BENNETT Following the luncheon. Capt. 'Robert Bennett, formerly resident physician of the Wayne Diagnostic I hospital in Detroit, escorted the group to Peason's Tower, a high 'po.nt from which the newspaper men surveyed miles of rolling, bar ren country over which operations of the simulated battle were taking place In an informal interview at the Tower, Gen Miller spoke high ily of the fighting quality of his men. At the request of the news papermen, Capt. Bennett escorted 1 the pa”ty across improvised road ways to the front lines. Scattered in fox hole? camouflaged with brush, hundreds of well-trained sidd.ere were awaiting order! while 1 gun crews stat.oned in depressed gun emplacements on the high ground in many sectors were going through the motions of firing at ;he attacking sprees MEDICAL UNITS ' Capt. Bennett and the party vis- rubliehe* I very Ta«r»4ey #9 TBB MICHIGAN CIIOWCIJ PUBUIRINO CO. Mela Office: Ml CliaC, Detroit. Mich Ttmpie i-trrs L/M'IS IMAMII MA«TW PtttOf Farms ol See*criptm»o (payable ta il*um«)i Oae Veer. UN; ats Mimtha »M»l Three Month*. ■’ M I IlMttetf at eecftti* cla»e matter Me? 1. iMO. at the Poet Office at OMtrtt. Mica aader the act el March I, 1171. 918 MICHIGAN CHRONICLE • • X RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY Making the presentation is Heselle Thornes (left) while Minnie Duncan and Thelma Bald win look on. Miss Morgan left Saturday for Des Moines.—Edwards photo. At Tuskegee r-*\ '■ * 7 ■ > *■ Y • '7 * If First Lieut. Harry L. Riggs, son of Mrs. Edward Riggs, 6733 Stanford street. Detroit, has been assigned to the Tuskegee Army Air field in the capacity of a medical officar. Lt. Riggs, formarly assistant resident sur geon et the Homer Phillipe hos pital. St. Louis, received his medical training at tha Howard Univarsity medical school. Washington, D. C. ited the front line medical units where the simulated wounded were being cared for in a regulation manner. Simulated) fractures were set by the medical men while stretcher bearers scurried through the lines as if under real battle conditions. Near one medical unit, a Negro soldier led a group of white prisoners who were caught during an early morning foray. Col. Everett Yon who was in charge of the regimental sector, explained that when the Blues were caught by a superior force or caught un awares by the Negroes they were instructed to surrender. The white soldiers obeyed these instructions without question. THE UMPIRES Umpires assigned to the war games were stationed at strategic points all along the front lines. Al though no ammunition was used, the umpire knew the fire power and relative strength of the com batants and he declared the super ior force the winner in each en gagement. Umpires wore white shoulder straps to distinguish them from the combatants. After a four-hour Inspection of the front line* the weary newsmen were taken in command cars through the rear lines and reached their barracks in time for the evening mess of pork chops, green peas and potatoes. Similar jaunts to .other sectors were taken on Friday and Satur day. The enlisted men as well as officers in every unit visited gra ciously received the party and eagerly explained the operations in which they were engaged. While the majority of the enlisted men in the colored division were southern ers and some of them were un familiar with many of the news papers represented, there was a genuinely warm response to the presence of the newspapermen. The soldiers were eager to meet the newspapermen from their own home towns and, as was expected, the newspapermen discovered many old friends among the officers and privates. The following men were guests of the War Department on this historic flying jaunt to the war maneuvers: Carl Murphy of the Baltimore Afro-American; Milton Bledsoe of the Kansas City Call; Dan Burley of the New York Amsterdam News; P Bernard Young of the Norfolk Journal and Guide; George Moore of the Asso- a a- « Building Janitors [uIsVIOOUCTS CO. OCIROIT MICHIGAN Construction Work Sliced By Company The Famous Home Improvement company takes great pleasure in an nouncing to their Michigan Chroni cle readers their entry into the sid ing and home maintenance field. That due to the strict government control of new construction, the Famous Home Improvemint com pany has been forced to curtail their entire field of new construction work. The Famous Home Improvement company, through ts years of ex perience with all phases of home up keep and improvement now isln-the position to offer their clients siding at the very lowest cost. Due to our terrific volume we are able *o keep our prices down to where the aver age home owner can avail himself of comfort that in the past was only available to persons with large in comes. As an introductory offer, we are offering a complete job that includes labor and materials applied to your home for as low as $139 50. Under the FHA, you may have 38 months to pay with no money down. Those desiring one of our construction experts to come to your house for an estimate, please call MA. 6915 or oall in person at our office at 7721 Oakland avenue above the Detroit bank. Mora than $7 billion of assets of enemy-occupied nations are now un der Freezing Control or under con trol of the Alien Property Custodian. ciated Negro Press; William G. Nunn of the Pittsburgh Courier; William Walker of the Cleveland Call and Post; Robert Ratcliffe of the Atlanta Daily World; Eustace Gay of the Philadelphia Tribune; Ben Burns of the Chicago Defender; Roy Wilkins of the Crisis Magazine; Louis Martin of the Michigan Chronicle; Ol Harrington of the People’s Voice of New York City, and J. John Davis of the Houston Informer. Hear .... ‘Music In War Times’ WITH THE ROBERT NOLAN CHOIR • Featuring: GEORGIA DAVIS, Contralto and THEODORE HUNT. Baritone Tuesday, May 18, 1943, 8:15 f.M. DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS MAIN AUDITORIUM, Woodward pt Kirby Admission sl.lO Patrons and 83c Balcony Phono TE. 2-1070 or TE. 1-0241 MEATI4 | All You Want-Without Points "| rone in Boneless Cuts, 18cib. OUR NEW CEILINC PRICES Our prica is no raflaction on lha quality, testa. and ganaral excellence of our tandar horsamaat. produced from young horses. U. S. Got'l inspected and stamped. O.P.A. says we must charge the same prica for a side of meat as for a steak (silly, isn't iIT) but it is the LAW today and wa obey. You gat the benefit. Wa swallow tho loss of cutting, trimming, ate., and you swallow tho finest type of protoin food at the lowest prices on record. Tho regulation will probably bo changed. Wa believe and have faith that raalistic ceilings will be permitted. Until than, wa keep faith with our customers and obey the regulation, hoping for bettor days. Nothing Wrong About Our Meat, Except the Price! You Gen Put the Money You Save Into Wer Bondi U. S. Horsemeat Co. 1417 Cretiot Avenut (near Russell) CA. 0671 Open Wednesdays—Saturdays Shooting— (Caatlaaed tnm Pag* D who is under arrest, had not been questioned but Am berg said he would quiz the former commanding officer at length to determine the cause of the shooting which touched off the investigation. Amberg said he would also investigate the shoot ing of a civilian by a Negro sentry at Selfridge Field Sunday night A member of the investigating ctaff Mid the War Department is "very much concerned with the possibility that a racial angle is in volved in the shooting of Mcßae.” This investigator, who asked that his name not be used "at this time” said that his committee is trying to check rumors of a domestic scandal as the cause of the shooting. "We are not concerned with per sonalities involved,” he said, "and no matter how unpleasant the cir cumstances and events which led to the shooting of the Negro pri vate. we are determined to get at the bottom of the affair. The War Department does not want to white wash any part of this affair,” he said He asked Negro newspaper men if they could throw any light on events which led to the wound ing of Pvt. Mcßae and also indi cated that civilians as well as army personnel may be called upon to aid in the invetsigation. It* was not learned whether the investigation would include a probe of conditions under which officers of the 100th and 332nd flyers group l*re living at Selfridge Field. These Hyers, it was reported, are housed in quarters in "mud holes," the same quarters to which a former outfit protested and the same con ditions that were exposed by the Michigan Chronicle months ago. •No reason has been advanced for the shooting of Mcßae who was fired on by Colman. said to have been drunk at the time of the inci dent. Although it was said that Colman had warned garage per sonnel never to send him a Negro driver, there was no confirmation of rumors that a racial angle was involved in the shooting. A formal statement on the shoot ing issued by Captain Richard Ramey, public relations officer at Selfridge Field, said that "the com manding officer announced Thurs day that Pvt. William Mcßae, a Negro soldier, serving as a motor vehicle driver for the base garage, was wounded at approximately 1 pm., Wednesday, as the result of a shot allegedly fired by Col. William T. Colman. The revolver was said to have been fired near the steps of the base headquarters.” Private Mcßae, 24. is the son of Moses and Wincey Mcßae of Mor ven, N. C. He was inducted August 25. 1941 at Fort Bragg. N. C.. and transferred to Selfridge Field, De cember 34. 1941 with a detachment of the Fairfield Air Depot Quarter master company. He transferred last spring to the Forty-fourta Aviation WANTED! A CARETAKER or CUSTODIAN With Expet<*"c*< Reference end Beyond Draft Age PERMANENT WORK. BUT NOT CONFINING Call Tr. 1-9743 Squadron during activation of the unit at Selfridga Field. Although the shooting of Mcßae was tha spark that set off the in vestigation. Rep. 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