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VOL. XXX No. 31_ _^_~__ CHICAGO, ILLINOIS SATURDAY ~ULY 3, 194*T 7 ,__PRICE 10 CENTS
KING HERBIE
GETS A ROYAL
RECEPTION
BELOIT, Wis.—No King or po.
tezitate ever reeivd a mor spon.
tanous azid royal wlcom than was
accordd Kizig Herbie Turman
wearing his crown as .national
marbles champion, when he ar
rived in Beloit Sunday night a1
the North Western station.
An hour and a belt befoz'e th€
ariival of the train, which was
carrying Mibs Champion Turman
Dick Woods, the other marbles
contestant from Beloit, and Lau.
rence A. Raymer5, Beloit Dailj
News staff member who accom
panied the two b(\vs to ildwood
N. J„ z’esidents of Beloit and
South Beloit lzegazz asseznbling
at the station.
Geoz-ge hitford played piano
selections azid Miss Doris Lippens
sang while the ci-owd ussmbld.
PERCH ON ROOFTOPS
By train time, thousands were
packed in the area about the sta
tion and West Grand av. Young
sters were perched ozi rooftops
to get a more advantageous view
of the proceeding below. And had
gathered at the special ceremon
ial platform ht State gt. and East
Grand av. "
Clouds, which hung precarious
ly overhead, carried a threat of
rain—evezi a few di-ops did fall—
but the threat did not material
ize. (A light shower did fall on
Beloit’s extz-ezne east side.)
The huge crowd thronged
around the station and those at
the ceremonial platform awaited
breathlessly for the sound of the
thrcjaity wjhistle j|pf the diesel
powered locomotive as it came
through South Beloit, Herbie’s
home town.
And when that whistle was
Continued On Page Two
— VOTE REPUBLICAN —
CUES NEGRO
SCHOOL NEED
The unlettered Negro, coming
north from the deep south is
likely to develop a ‘chip on his
shoulder,” for inability to find
employment because of his ig
norance.
The declaration was made Sat
urday by Dr. Dufus E. Clement,
president of Atlanta university,
as he emphasized the need for
Negro education in the south, in
a conference with leaders of his
race here in Chicago.
SEEK $100,COO
A meeting of the United Ne
gro College fund, to raise $1.00,
000 in the Chicago area, was be
gan Sunday at 3:30 at the Cor
pus Christi center, 4622 South
Parkway.
The national goal is $1,400,000.
Speakers were William Trent,
of New' York, executive secretary
of the college fund, and James E.
Stamps, regional manager ot the
Federal Security Board Deld of
fice.
NEED P^ORE.MEDICS
Dr. Clement stressed the need
for expansion of Negro medical
colleges, which now graduate
only 150 doctors a year.
At least 220 are needed, he de
clared. Also needed are dentists,
social workers, and business gra
duate.
The 1,600 graduates or Negro
colleges in Chicago will attempt
to raise $10,000 toward the goal.
The balance will be arranged by
business and industry.
_ VOTE REPUBLICAN —
“I like old Joe Stalin. He is a
good fellow', but h eis a prisoner
of tne Politburo. He would make
certain agreements and he would
keep those agreements, but they
won’t let him keep lhem.”Presi
dent Truman.
KinG Herbie Gets Royal Welcome
Five thousand strong, Beloit
and South Beloit residents
thronged about the platform at j
, the Strong building, East Grand
avenue and State st., to welcome
home Herbie Turman, marbles
champion of the United States,
Dick Woods, who made a good j
showing in the national tourna- |
ment, and Laurence A. Raymer
of the Daily News, who accom- £
panled the boys to Wildwood, N. p
J. The upper picture was taken ;
from a fire truck by Frank Reich. !
stein, Beloit Daily News photo- i
I grapher, and shows a small Keg- L
i ment of the crowd as well as
South Beloit and Beloit residents I
who extended greetings to Herbie 1
i and Dick. The lower picture, tak- fj
en by Charles Fabizak, Beloit
Daily News photographer also, ||:
show Mayor Roy Capron of South ft
: Beloit congratulating Herbie and jf
presenting him with a $50 sav. |j
ings bond which whk made pos- P
sible by contributions by South f
Beloit civic organizations. Larry L
Raymer is shown in the back- §§
ground. The reception and pro- fc
gram was broadcast over V/BNB. U
FM, the Beloit Dail News station. j|
ILLINOIS CHERISHES OUR
AMERICAN HERITAGE OF
FREEDOM, CIVIL LIBERTIES !
The arrival of the Freedom
Train in Illinois comes at a time
when the Illinois Interracial
Commission is focussing atten
tion upon strengthening civil
rights throughput the state. As
part of the rededication to free
dom in Illinois communities the
Commission, speaking in behalf
of more than a half-million citi
zens belonging to minority ra
cial and religious groups, calls
upon all Illinois citizens to
strengthen our American herit
age of freedom.
Going back into the heritage
of Illinois from the Northwest
Territory agreement and our
three constitutions of 1818, 184S
and 1870, and the Illinois Bill of
Rights, the Commission in a
realistic report shows how recent
violations of the letter and spi
ported and ways of strengthen
ing our American heritage of
freedom outlined.
By action of the Illinois Inter
lacial Commission last week,
these reports are now being
mailed to all mmebers or me li-i
| inois Legislature, to officers of
I Lhe executive departments and
judiciary of state and counties,
and to all sheriffs, state’s attor
neys and mayors of the larger
| cities. In this way, it is hoped
that all government officials in
the state may be helped to ach- |
ieve a more complete democratic |
operation of their reeponsibili-1
ties, and that freedom and civil
j liberties may be fully enjoyed by
all residents of Illinois, irrespec
| ti ve of race, color, creed, nation- 1
al origin or ancestry,
i'
rit of these ‘ founding documents :
have tended to weaken the grip
i of Illinois” citizens upon these
treasured democratic liberties, j
Due to war excitements and post
; war hysteria, many citizens have ;
been and others are now being j
I denied their full civil rights, i
| These phases of the operation of
I our democracy are carefully re
in .announcing these activities,
j today, Dr. Marti Hayes Bickliam,
Continued On Page Three
Hope For Non-Jim
Crow Theatre
In D. C. Fading
WASHINGTON, D. C—Well, it1
looks as if all efforts to secure
the Balasco theatre ihejm will
pass on to the winds, unless some
other means can be found to se
cure funds. The American Na
tionai Theatre and Academy, had
hoped to take it over and operate
it on a non-segregation policy.
But their experts estimate the
cost of renovation would amount
to more than four hundred thou
sand dollars.
Since the ten year lease that
the government is offering on
the theatre, it can be cancelled
after five years, if the govern
ment should decide to build on
the site, but the deal to the
American National theotre and
Academy would be extremely ■
risky. Of course, money invested |
could probably be recouped with
a long-term lease; but capital
could not be expected to take
the chance pf operating me
theatre under such conditions.
_ VOTE REPUBLICAN —
In 1789 the attorney general of
the United States was paid $1,500
^ ycar and he was expected to
provide liis own office, fuel, sta
tionery and clerk.—Putnam (Tex.)
News. I*
PRIDE FORCED
CHAMPION TO
FIGHT LONGER
NEW YORK—Joe , Louis has
retired undefeated heavyweight
champion of the world. Immedi
ately after he knocked out Jersey
Joe Walcott in the 11th round of
their battle last Wednesday night
in Yankee stadium. Louis an
nounced abdication of the croyrn
he held for 11 years and three
days.
Louis won his title in Chicago
June 22, 1937 when he knocked.
out Jim Braddock. Now he has
defended that honor 25' times. He
has ruled longer than any heavy
weight in history.
Louis had said during his train
ing" at Pompton Lakes that, win
or lose, this was his last fight.
Dfli^reithrated decision unques
was approved by tjie
crowd of / 42,667. The Bomber’s
career has been so tremendously
spectacular it is fittign he , should
that which na one man ever was
able to seize.
PRIDE DICTATED
RETURN BOUT
Louis might have quit the ring
earlier* save that pride dictated a
return match in 1946 tfith Billy
Conn immediately afte£ the war.
The one time 1755 pound cham
pion, in their 1941 battle, had
been beaten in the 13th round
after outboxing the champion.
Last December Louis received
a divided decision in 15 rounds
over Walcott. Again, pride re
turned Louis to the drudgery of
conditioning. The Bomber would
show that no man, and certainly
not a man of his own age, could
win.
Thus, Wednesday night the
thousands in Yankee stadium
Continued On Page Three
_ VOTE REPUBLICAN —
Fight Agamst
Heart Disease
Plan Discussed
Plans for the formation of new
local heart associations to reach
more individuals, regardless of
race or color, and the broadening
of research to accelerate the na
tionwide campaign against dis
eases of the heart and circulation
were discussed at the Twenty
fourth Annual Meeting of the
American Heart Association, this
week.
I>r, Arlie R. Barnes, president
of the American Heart Associa
tion, said a greatly expanded pro
gram to combat America’s lead
ing fatal disease hasb een made
possible by the generosity of the
public in response to the Associa.
tion’fy first direct fund-raising
campaign this year. Dr. Barnes
added:
“A total of approximately three
million dollars was raised by the
national organization and leal af
filiates in ur initial appeal for
public financial aid. As a result
of this support, local heart as
sociations will be able to increase
their vital service to the com
munity, and additional heart as
sociations will be organized to
bring the benefits of education
and research within the reach of
more individuals throughout the
country. New research programs
to increase science’s Aveapons’
against heart diseases, will be
stimulated.”
— VOTE REPUBLICAN —
Fair Trade is an established
principle of law under which
property rights in trade brands
and the integrity of the products
which bear them, are protected
in the public interest against di
lution, defamation and degrada
tion by predatory resellers seek
ing monopoly of distribution
through deceptive pricing prac
tices.
I
At NAACP Meeting
The comeraman caught the
above six native born Georgians
as they sat on a bench on the
paseo in Kansas City, June 25.
They ■ were in attendance at the
39th annual conference of the
National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People.
They are, left to right: Mr. S. B.
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Thomas, Augusta, Ga.; Mt. C.'
Scott, Athens, Ga.; Prof. Harper,
former principal of Booker T.
Washington high school of At
lanta, Ga.. William Henry Huff,
attorney in Chicago, 111.; Walter
White, executive secretary, of
the NAACP, and Col. Austin T.
Walden, attorney, in Atlanta, Ga.
ATA TO HOLD
MEETING IN
ATLANTIC CITY
MONTGOMERY, Ala—Teach
ers and Children in America's
crisis will be the program theme
for the forthcming 45th annual
convention of the American Tea.
chers Association to he staged at
Atlantic City New Jersey, begin
ning Sunday afternoon, July 25,
and extending through Wednes- j
day morning, July 28.
General sessions will be held
on Sunday afthernoon, Monday
evening and Tuesday evening.
Busiess and program-report ses
sions will be held on Monday
morning. Tuesday morning and |
Wednesday mornig. Fifteen de- j
partments will conduct discus-!
sion sessions on Monday after- I
noon and on Tuesday afternoon.
Official convention headquarters
will be at the Indiaa Ave. school.
The host responsibility for the
Atlantic City> meeting is being
shared by the Atlantic City Study
center, the Atlantic City board of
Trade, the New Jersey Organi- !
zation of Teachers of Colored
Children and Region V of the
American Teachers Association.
Mr. Edwin J. Martin is conven
Continued On Page Two
— VOTE REPUBLICAN — -j
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Seat In Congress
May Run For
MILWAUKEE, W:s. — James
W, Dorsey, prominent Milwaukee j
Negro attorney, may run for the .
Kepuoiican no.
g
mination for %
con gressman g
from Wisconsin I
fifth district, I
the C h i c a go I
World learned £
this week. |
Dorsey has
long been a re
sident of Mil
waukee and for
many years ser
ved as president
of the Milwau
kee branch of
the National James Dorsey i
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People.
Freedom Train to 1
Arrive Monday for
Visit of 5 Days
Rededication Week, which I
reaches a climax with a down- |
town parade of approximately ;
10,000 veterans of all wars and
branches of the armed services
next Sunday (Julyy 4), will be
followed by the visit of the Free
dom Train in Chicago next week.
The patriotic crusader, which
is making a 33,000 mile tour of
the 48 states, will be exhibited <
from Monday through Thursday i
(July .9)) on a spur at Waldron !
drive (16th st.) and the outer !
drive in Burnham Park.
It will be saluted Monday at 9
a. m. in a special ceremony by
Mayor Kennelly, chairman John
Balaban and members of the
Chicago Rededication Week Com
mittee. Thereafter it will be open
without charge to the public from
10 a. m. to 10 p. m. daily
Hundreds of thousands of citi
zens have recited the Freedom
pledge at rallied held throughout
the'Chicago area this ween, lhc
neighborhood ceremonies win
continue through Sundry "i r
teen-agers conceirtrat.ng
‘‘Youth Day” Friday (July 2),' ;
which will be observed m.neariyy ,
all communities at parns, piay j
"rounds and recreation centers
by the recital of the Freedom
pledge. Supervisors of the GLiic. (
ago Park District have arranged
for youth parades in many sec- (
tions. Mayyors of many suburbs .
are also planning activ.ties for (
adults as well as youths. ,
The Fourth of July parade in 1
the loop will precede the open- |
1 jjg of the 14th annual American 1
Legion celebration at Soldier
Field, highlight of which will be 1
a gigantic display of fireworks. J
The parade is scheduled to ;
leave Randolph st. at 2 p. m. and 1
move south in Michigan av. to '
Harrison ist. The reviewing stand !
will be located at Congress st.
[>laza.
In the line of march will be
units of the American Legion,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, i
Amvets, Spanish American War, j
Disabled American Veterans, j
Allied American Veterans, Naval !
Reserves, Army Reserves, Illinois
Continued On Page Four >
SEE ATTACK AS
REPRISAL BY THE
GUZIK GANG
Two brothers, Lucius and
James Bellamy, of 3941 S. Wells
st., were seized early Tuesday
for questioning in the slugging
and slashing of Lucius Davidson.
Police are seeking a third man.
Lucius Davidson 26-year-old
newspaperboy who writnessed the
ambushing of James M. Ragen,
racing news czar, was mysteri
ously beaten and slashed early
Tuesdayy at 39th and Wells sts.
as he was returning to his home,
3949 Wells.
Police immediately raised the
theory Davidson had been at
tacked in an effort to kill him in
retaliation for his steady stand.
igauisL ime cruz,i.K.-.rt.icca-v,apune
syndicate when testifying against
three hoodlums who had been ar
rested as Ragen's slayers by Pol
lice Heroes Capt Tom Connolly
and Lit. William Drury.
Police recalled his life had been
threatened on several occasions
since he identified Dave Yaras,
24th ward syndicate gambling
chief and his two aids, Willie
Block and Lennie Patrick, as the
men who fired shotgun blasts
into Ragen’s auto at Pershing i'd.
and State st. last year.
Davidson withstood terrific
pressure in the civil service com
mission’s trial of the police
heroes, /but steadfastlyy stuck to
his identification of the hood
lums as Ragen’s assailants.
Davidson was found bleeding
and neai’ly unconscious, in a lot
at 3907 S. Wells st. by iiis bro
thei-, Theodore.
Lucius told police he was re
turning from a girl friend’s house
when two men leaped on his
back as he passed the lot. Then,
just when he fought back, one of
the men pulled out a knife and
began slashing him.
In the struggle, Lucius said, he
was knocked to the ground. The
other man then l'ipped off his
wristwatch and both fled.
The newspaperboy who still
opei'ates a stand at the corner
where Ragen was ambushed, whs
taken to County hospital. He is
suffering head injuries and deep
knife wounds on the arms, hands
face ad back of the neck.
Before lapsing into unconsci
Dusness, he told police he did
not knew whether or not he had
been followed from his friend’s
borne.
— VOTE REPUBLICAN —
Mrs. K. E. Wagner
appointed Design
?r
Appointment of Mrs. Kather
ne E. Wagner as merchandise
xndMs design consultant for the
SVilliam E Wright and sons com.
sany, trimmings’ manufacturer of
sVest Warren, Mass, is announc
ed by John T. Wright, president.
Mi's. Wagner joins the Wrgiht
xrganization after m5any years
vith the Singer Sewing Machine
company where she did out
standing work in the education
lepartment and developing sew.
ng notions’ sales in the Singer
stores.
The important task of design
ng Wright’s rufflings, novelty
rims and other items will be
imong Mrs. Wagner’s new du.
,ies which also will include close
affiliation iwith the souxce of
supply for the Wright company.
Mrs. Wagner’s headquarters
will be at 381 Fourth av., New
fork, and she also will make
frequent /visits to the Wright
plant in West Wai'ren.
— VOTE REPUBLICAN —
Can you remember way back
when a man could afford a yacbt
Eren if he only had a million of *
two?—Cuba (Mich) News and
Review.