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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25. 1943
BRAZILIANS TO
FIGHT BESIDE
ALLIED TROOPS
WASHINGTON—(ANP) Entry
of Brazilian soldiers into active
combat alone with other allied
forces la rapidly approaching, as
indicated by the arrival ot Gen
Mascarenhas of the Brazilian Gen
eral ataff and hiz companions, at
allied force headquarters in North
Africa.
Taking cognizance of this, the
•tate department early last week
found “gratification" in the event
end said that it is looking forward
••to the day when Brazilian troope
will be serving shoulder to shoulder
with our own/'
"The traditionally close relations
of Brazil and the United States in
diplomatic, political, and economic
spheres can only be strengthened
by additional armed collaboration
An the frtherance of the cause for
which both nations are concentrat
ing all their efforts,'* the statement
•aid.
Purpose of the talks is to make
preliminary arrangements for Bra
silian ground forces and air force
Units to serve with allied troops.
Navy Battalion
Sets Record For
Construction
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WASHINGTON. A navy con
struction battalion, whose enlisted
personnel is composed entirely of
Negro volunteers, has discharged a
record list of varied assignments
in the South Pacific, the Navy De
partment announced this week.
Its reputation for versatility is
based on experience gained through
an unusual circumstance, according
to the battalion's executive officer,
Lt. Com. William W. Davis, civil
engineer corps. U. & Naval Reserve
A shift of plans relieved the bat
talion of its original assignment
construction of a hospitalization
base so that component detach
ments could be borrowed. Among
the construction Jobs completed by
these detachments in the South
Pacific war zone were:
An extensive seaplane ramp.
A series of huge gasoline and fuel
•torage tanks.
Scores of Quonset huts to bouse
•viation personnel
Roads to serve U. & Marine oper
ations.
A landing field for fighter plane's,
later enlarged to serve large bomb
ers
A series of gun emplacements and
roads to them.
A complete lumber camp.
Other projects to which detach
ments of the battalion have been
assigned include the malarial con
trol program, servicing of Marine
artillery and maintenance of Marine
supply lines.
Of the battalion, now reassembled
•nd ready for a new assignment,
Lt Com. Davis said: “If there is a
fob those men haven't had practice
doing, Fd like to know what it is.”
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HASTIE HONORED
AT BOSTON MEET
BOSTON—(ANPT— After speak
ing to a full audience at Commu
nity church of Boston at Jordan hall
on Sunday morn ng on "Race Rela
tions and Post-War America," Judge
William H Hastie, dean of the
Howard University Law school.
Washington, was the first recipient)
of the annual award of the Jamaican 1
associates at a special ceremony
that afternoon.
In the morning address Hastir
pointed out that he had received re
ports that remarks were rampant
among the white soldiers abroad
that they would settle the score with
the Jews and Negroes when they
returned after the war; and that
the Negro aoldiers were pointing
out the white soldiers as their great
est enemies. He pleaded for greater
tolerance and better race relations
in the post-war world.
The plaque given Hustle Sunday
afternoon at the Ebenezer Baptist
church was for having made the
•‘most notable contribution to the
welfare and advancement of the
Negro people of the western hem
isphere* for the past year Among
the speakers paying tribute to Judge
Hastie, who was a former civilian
aide to Secretary of War Stimson
and formr federal Judge in the Vir
gin Islands were Rudolph King,
speaker of the Massachusetts house,
representing the governor of Massa
chusetts; Boyd Tollington. acting
British consul Ip Boston; Justice
Calvert Magrudet* of tbe Third
United States District court; Julian
D Steele, president of the Boston
N.A.A.C.P.; Assistant Atty. Gen. of
Massachusetts G Bruce Robinson.
Matthew W\ Bullock of the Massa
chusetts Parole board; the Rev. C.
H. Foggie, president of the Inter
denominational Ministers associa
tion of Greater Boston; Eric Jack
son. president of the Jamaican
associates.
IN MEMORIAM
In memory of dear sister. Mrs
Rosa L. Taylor, who passed Dec 27.
1937. Six years have not erased the
precious memories of the Rose so
dear to me.—Sleep in heavenly
peace.
—Mrs Trene Berry
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CLOSE YEAR WITH BANQUET
Racial Segregation Is
Reported In New Book
NEW YORK—(ANP)—New light
on the life of colored America has
been furnished by the publication
of Richard Sterner’* "The Negro’s
Share.” a book written under the
direction of Gunnar N.yrdal, the
Swedish social scientist, who came
to America with Sterner.
Sponsored by the Carnegie corp
oration, a philanthropic and re
search foundation, the author was
Soldier Wins
High Honors At
Wyoming Camp
FT. WARREN. Wyo. (Special)
While high ranking army officers
and War Department official* looked
on, M-Sgt Norman Harding hoard
words of praise showered on him
Thursday by Gen. H L. Whittaker
for exceptionally meritorious con
duct and outstanding service* at the
Quartermaster Reception Center
here between April l, 1941, and
May 10. 1943.
The scene was a grand center re
view in which M-Sgt Norman held
the spotlight The ceremony was
climaxed with the pinning of the
Legion of Merit medal on the ser
geant by Gen. Whittaker.
A veteran of the army with a
record of more than 20 years' serv
ice. M-Sgt. Norman has the distinct
honor of being the first and only
soldier in the Rocky Mountain area
to win the coveted medal
ing 2nd LL Samual Lynn. Jamaica. N. Y.i 2nd
LL. Frederick D. Funderburg. Monticello. Ga.
second prise winner; and 2nd Lt. Othel Dickson.
Coffeyville. Kent., who won third honors.—
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faced with a critical dilemma. “The
assessment either had to assume an
equalitarian principle in the Amer
ican tradition, in which case the
negative facts regarding the Negro
were fairly generally known," a re
viewer pointed out, "or had to de
vise a non-equalitarian framework
which was acceptable to the Amer
ican moral system, in which case
the facts themselves were of less
importance than the principle."
"Negroes are moving from the
farms, a combination of factors
keeps their status in agriculture
low-, few of them showed gains in
non-agricultural occupations in the
South because they entered stag
nant fields.” writes Mr. Sterner.
"Sixty-nine per cent of the Negroes,
as compared with 25 per cent of
the white workers, are in unskilled
occupations."
The picture of conditions for Ne
groes in northern areas showed that
differentials in unemployment along
racial lines are more pronounced
because Negroes live In or near
cities. Negro income is consistent
ly lower than white in both the
north and south, Stemerreveals.
but declares that race dTWacpnces
in expenditures are due to factors
other than income. )
Family income and Apw far it
foes; differences in levels of living
between white and Negro families
and the position of the Negro in the
public economy and in public and
private relief systems are points of
interest brought out in “The Negro’s
Share” While admitting that hous
ing differentials are great, segrega
tion Is increasing. Sternar declared
Music World Honors Fats
Waller In Final Tribute
By RAMONA LOWS
NEW YORK—The music
world paid its last tribute to
Fata Waller, one of the Na
tion's greatest jazz pianists,
at his funeral here Monday
morning at the Abyssinian Baptisi
church, where his father, the Rev
Edward MarUn Waller, once pas
tored.
Officiating was the Rev. A Clay
ton Powell Jr.
A host of notables attended the
funeral Monday after some 15,000
Negroes and white* viewed the
body Sunday at Rodney Dade’s
Funeral home In Harlem.
The Jovial, rotund, bellowing
zaney "Rabelais of the Keyboard"
succumbed last Wednesday aboard
the Sante Ft Chief en route to Chi
cago from the West Coast. Only 39
years old. Waller's death was caused
by an attack influenza bronchia]
pneumonia.
Main speaker at the funeral was
Richard Kollmar, producer ot the
Broadway hit. “Early to Bed” for
which Fats composed the music
Sabe Washington, sister of Fredi
Washington and wife of the Rev
Powell, sang, *Tve Done My Work"
at the request of Fats’ sister, Naomi
Washington. Myra Johnson, former
singer in Fats' band, sang “My
Buddy.” Dion Baker, organist from
Broadway's Paramount theatre,
played for the ceremony.
Pallbearers included James P.
Johnson, who taught him jazz, J. C
Johnson, Bud Allen, Claude Hop
kins, Count Basie, Don Redmond,
Lucky Roberts, Andy Razaf, all top
flight musicians. Members of the
Negro Actors Guild acted as flower
girls.
The body was cremated.
Tha nation's No. 1 swing pianist,
whose real name was Thomas
Wright Waller, was found dead in
his berth when the train arrived at
Kansas City's Union station. He was
on his way back east after com
pleting a two-week engagement in
Lot Angeles. He had been ill with
influenza on the Coast
Waller is survived by his widow,
Anita, and three sons, one of whom
is in the army. The two younger
sons, aged 14 and 15, are already
composers in their own right and
are expected to carry on for their
father.
Writer or collaborator on some
380 songs. Waller’s most popular
numbers Included “Ain’t Misbe
havin’," “Honeysuckle Rose," and
“I Got A Feeling I’m Falling,” for
which Billy Rose did the lyrics.
His most recent Broad vay suc
cess was “Early To Bed?'' for which
he wrote the score. H ; first musi
cal was “Keep Shufflin'," an Arnold
Rothstein show in 1927. Later came
“Hot Chocolates" in 1930.
The 278-pound swing ace was
born on May 21. 1904 in Manhattan.
He attended PS. 89 and got ****lf
way through DeWitt Clinton high
school before ae turned to musical
pursuits.
His father wee i minister at the
Abyssinian Baptist eLuroh, largest
la Harlem, and wanted Ida eon to
do likewise. BV
But when youthful Waller Marled
playing the church organ at • ia
typical Fata tempo, his father de
cided otherwise. When he was 15
he left school for a Job playing the
organ in a Harlem movie for $23 a
week.
It wasn't many years before fee
had his own band and he was get
ting S4OOO a week.
Friend es Genhwtn
One of his / *arliest sponsors was
George Gershwin, who Introduced
Waller to William Palsy, head ot
the Columbia Broadcasting System,
and Waller g ' hit start in radio.
Later Waller toured Europe and
became the only jazz musician to
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Carnegie Hall in . ew York and
used Sergei Rachmaninoffs piano
at the latter's insistence His last
movie appearance wa* in the receni
dim. “Stormy Weather."
Waller's opinions on music were
frankly spoken—he disliked mosi
jazz turner* out by name bands ‘o
day; he put thumbs down on boogie
woogie; and became really ang-y
about the practice of swinging the
classics.
“Boogie-woogie Is all right if you
want to beat ycur brains out for five
minutes. But for more than that
you've got to have melody” he
once said.
Private Cited
By Commandant
At Ft. Benning
FORT BENNING. Ga (ANP)
Pvt. Dennis H Williams of the serv
ice detachment, academ.c regiment
of the infantry school, has been
cited by MaJ. Gen. Charles H.
Bonesteel. commandant of the in
fantry school, for an outstanding
act of courage which was reported
by Lt Col. Charles Carlton, assis
tant chief of the post ordnance
branch.
Col. Carlton reported: “On Nov,
27, Pvt. Williams was driving a
team of spirited horses near a road
intersection on Edwards street
when the team bolted and jerked
the reins from his hands Without
thought of injury to himself, he
jumped to the ground, overtook the
team, brought them under control
by grabbing the reins and beating
the horses in the face with his
hands, thereby preventing them
from running into a convoy which
was passing.
“In my opinion. Pvt Williams
prevented not only damage to gov
ernment property but prevented
one or more of the trucks from be
ing wrecked. This soldier quickly
analyzed the situation and with
outstanding courage prevented a
serious accident. 1 believe such acts
should be duly recognized.”
Church Arrests Preacher
For Reneging On Contract
MEMPHIS. (ANP) The church
couldn’t be built because the con
tractor. a preacher, reneged on his
contract to the tune of SIOO. So, the
other preacher listened to the voice
of his congregation and had the
contractor arrested on charges of
receiving money under salsa pre
tenses.
The case came to head in city
court here Tuesday when the
preacher-contractor, the Rev. Lee
Myers; was bound over to state
court. Members of the Salem Bap
tist church charge that Rev. Mr.
Myers agreed to build a church for
them sad was given SIOO to get
started last June.
Six months later the first nail
hasn't been driven and Rev. Myers
refuses to start building and refuses
to return the money. The preecher
contractor told the court the delay
was beyond his control, claiming
that he just was not able to get
government priorities in order to
obtain building material. He still
didn't say anything about returning
the SIOO.
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Induction Center
rORT BENNING. Ga.-(ANP>-
A plan to organize an entire colored
staff to handle induction procedures
for Negro draftees is under way
with Capt Earl L. Turbyfill in com
mand, it was announced this week
Reception center soldiers are al
ready being assigned to the armed
orces induction station and are re
placing white service men who are
oeing relieved to fill other assign
nents.
The new assignees are carefully
'elected on the basis of their edu
ational backgrounds and have
every opportunity to employ their
training in every section of the in
duction station, it was pointed out.
The majority of the men are college
graduates and have already gained
considerable experience by work
ing in the classification and other
sections of the reception center
prior to their present assignments
Heading the colored personnel
staff at the induction station will
be Lt Meyer Morson. senior officer;
Lts. Ray H. Simpson and Albert T
Gravelie, assistant induction station
officers; Sgt. James L. Miles, Sgt.
Alton W. Parker and Cpl. Robert
Hunt
Alabama and Georgia send prac
tically all their colored draftees to
the armed forces induction station
here and hundreds of selectees are
coming in every day, it was re
ported. Operating on a near 24-
hour schedule, the reception center
men have had to pitch right in and
learn procedures by carrying them
out.
“As a whole they are working out
well," commented Lt. Morson.
Morris Students Strike
For New Dean, Prexy
SUMTER. S. C. (ANP) Follow
ing a conference with President J.
P. Garrick Saturday night, in which
they demanded an explanation for
the recent “probationlng" of Morris
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college, students began • strike
Monday morning and shoutad about
tha campus. “We want a now grad
ient and a new dean."
Lata Sunday evening. Doan X M.
Booker, about whom criticism was
centered bocausa of UJ-kept i ssoi is.
handed President Garrick his resig
nation. A committee of trustees met
in session Tuesday at Columbia but
details of tha masting were not
disclosed.
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