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S. C. LAW WOULD BLOCK EQUAL PAY
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THE MOUTHPIECE
OF THE PEOPLE
OLUME VIII
Report Breaking Up 01 9.10th Cavalry
NEW S. C. LAW TRIES TO BLOCK
SUITS FOR EQUAL TEACHERS’ PAY
COLUMBIA. S. C. —On the last
day of its session the South Caro
lina legislature passed a bill de
signed to delay or prevent Negro
teachers from filing suit in the
federal courts to equalize their
salary- with those of white teach
ers.
The new law provides that
where teachers consider that dis
crimination exists against them,
they may appeal first to county
boards of education and if not
satisfied there, may file an appeal
next with the state board of edu
cation and on up through the
courts of the state.
It has been maintained that by
establishing the system of appeal
processes, suits in behalf of Ne
gro teachers for pay equalling that
of white teachers would be de
ferred, since it is a custom of
federal courts not to entertain
suits on intrastate matters until
all possible processes of redress
in the state are exhausted.
Sponsors said this would “meet
the legal aspects” of a situation in
which they warned Negro teachers
would file suits in the federal
courts.
WILL NOT STOP SUITS
SAYS NAACP COUNSEL
NEW YORK, N. Y. The new
bill passed by the South Carolina
legislature will not prevent suits
being filed by- colored teachers in
the federal courts to equalize sal
aries, says Thurgood Marshall,
NAACP special counsel in com
menting upon the legislation.
‘‘We have gone over the com
plete text of the bill and do not
teee Wherein the bill : >j any man
ner prevents the continuation of
our cases in the federal courts.
The statement in the bill that ‘the
findings of fact by the state board
of education shall be final and
conclusive as to all parties’ is just
so much wasted verbiage. The
legislature of the state of South
Carolina cannot in any way super
sede the Constitution and laws of
the United States nor prevent Ne
gro teachers from availing them
selves of the remedies provided by
the laws of the United States.”
ELECTION BOARD
OPENS OFFICES AT
COURT HOUSE
The Buncombe county board of
elections will set up an office on
the lobby floor of the county
courthouse Monday, it has been
announced by Clyde Bradley,
chairman.
Anthony Redmond is secretary’
of the board and the Republican
member is Irwin Monk. Mr. Brad
ley and Mr. Redmond are Demo
crats.
Mr. Bradley explained that any
member of a soldier’s family may
make application for, and receive
proper papers for the soldier to
cast his ballot in the primary elec
tion on May 27.
All three members of the board
of elections have had previous ex
perience in conducting elections.
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NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS of Baer Field, I Troop Carrier
Command Air Base, Fort Wayne, Indiana, held a formal opening of
their new NCO club recently. A bulging crowd of members and ’
their wives attended. The officers of the club are, left to right:
First Sergeant Cyril E. Marks, vice-president; First Sergeant Delbert ,
E. Langosch, president; Master Sergeant Gordon Cushman, director;
Technical Sergeant Charles Lightner, director, and Sergeant Florence i
A. Hand, secretary. Colonel Robert L. Copsey is commanding officer
of the field. (Photo by Army Air Forces.)
Special Correspondents Over North and South Carolina
R. B. De Frantz Joins
United College Fund
New York Robert Benjamin
DeFrantz, formerly national Per
sonnel and Financial Service Sec
retary of the National Council of
the YMCA, has joined the staff
of the United Negro College Fund
as technical field director, it was
announced this week.
Mr. DeFrantz was associated
with the YMCA Council for the
past 24 years, during which time
he majored in personnel and cam
paign services, successfully con
ducting ninety fund-raising cam
paigns for buildings and current
expenses.
He received his ejirly training
in Topeka, Kansas, and attended
Washburn College. Howard Uni
versity, and Fordham University,
in New York City, besides taking
special courses at Columbia and
New York Universities.
In taking over his new position,
Mr. DeFrantz said: “The coopera
tive fund-raising effort of the 27
leading Negro Colleges for current
operations and maintenance is in
line with advanced nation-wide
methods employed so successfully
and at a minimum cost of time,
energy and money by the Com
munity Chests, Red Cross, the
U. S. O. and the agencies that
constitute the National War
'Fund.”
He will work fyom the head- i
quarters of the United Negro Col- 1
lege Fund. 38 East 57 th Street,
New York City.
35TH ANNUAL N. A. A. C. P.
DANCE MAY 12, AT SAVOY
New York The 35th annual
birthday dance of the NAACP will
be ;held this year on May 12 at
the famous Savoy Bullroom in
New York, it was announced this
week. The affair has always been
a gala occasion and it is expected
that an overflow crowd will be
in attendance celebrating the years,
of activity of the race’s oldest
civil rights organization. There is
a possibility that Walter White,
NAACP secretary now on a tour
of troop installations overseas,
may have returned to America by
that date to be an honored guest
at the party.
Coast Air Defense
To Be Increased
SAN FRANCISCO, March 25.
Fighter and bomber strength on
the Pacific Coast will be increas
ed under a reorganization of the
Fourth Air Force to meet ex
panded requirements, Major Gen
eral William E. Lynd, command
ing general, announced today.
The reorganization, effective
> April 1, will give the Fourth Air
• Force additional bases and fields
in California, Oregon, Washington
and Nevada. General Lynd’s
I command will absorb the person
- nel of the Fourth Bomber ant
Fourth Fighter Commands.
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, APRIL,'!, 1944
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WE HATE TO SEE YOU GO, JOE—The Army's expert on
physical training, Sergeant Joe Louis Barrow, prepares to leave Love
Field, Dallas, Texas, in a bomber after one of his exhibitions. Those
present to see him off are members of the sth Ferrying Group, Ferry
ing Division, Air Transport Command. (Photo by U. S. Army Signal
Corps).
DR. CHARLES. R. GREW WIN 29TH
SPINGARN MEDAL FOR YEAR 1943
NEW YORK Dr. Charles R.
Drew, professor of surgery at
Howard University college of medi
cine. has-been awarded the 29th
Spingarn Medal for 1943. it was
announced here this weej, by the
NAACP.
Dr. Drew was given the coveted
medal because of his outstanding
work in blood plasma. Dr. Drew
set up and ran the blood plasma
bank in the Presbyterian Hospital
in New York City which served
as one of teh models for the
wide-spread system of blood banks
now in operation for the American
Rod Cross.
Early in the war when it was
decided by the Blood Transfusion
Association to investigate the pos
sibility of aiding the Allies by
shipping plasma to Europe, a
committee was selected consisting
of Dr. E. H. L. Corwin,. Dr. Scud
der. and Dr. Drew to draw up
plans whereby this project might
be carried out. This plan was
about to go into effect as a means
of aiding the French, but France
fell so rapidly that this project
never came into being. On Oc
tober 1, 1940, Dr. Drew was ap
pointed full-time Medical Director
of the plasma project for Great
Britain with the job of solving
tre many technical problems which
had arisen in this first great ex-
periment in gross production of
human plasma. As a final report
at the end of this project a very
complete summary of the organi
zational, technical and medical
problems that arose in this work
was written. This report was pub
lished and served as a glide for
the later developments in the
United States for the U. S. Army
and also for the armies of our
allies.
When it was decided by the
American Red Cross to set up
blood donor stations with the Idea
of collecting blood plasma for the
American Armed forces. Dr. Drew,
was appointed as the first direc
tor and set up the first collection
unit with full-time people In con
tra-distinction to the largely vol
unteer help used in the project
for Great Britain. When the pro
tect had been successfully running
for three months. Dr. Drew re
signed to go to Washington to
take the Chair of Surgery at How
'rd University.
In connection witli t b e segre
gation of blood plasma Dr. Drew
made the following statement ip
1942: “I feel the recent ruling o’
the United States Army and Navy
-egarding the refusal of colored
blood donors is an indeefnslb’e
one from any view point. As yoc
know, there is no scientific basis
for the separation of the 'bloods
as different races except on the
basis of the individual blood types
ar groups.”
Dr. Drew received his A. B
from Acherst College in 1926, his
M. D. and Msatcr of Surgery at
McGill University, 1933, Doctor of
Science in Medicine in Columbia
University. 1940. He was a mem
ber of Alpha Ogema Alpha at
McGill University. He was Ex
•■.eme-Interne, Royal Victoria Hos
pital, Montreal; Beneral Rotatin’-
Tnterneship, Montreal General
Hosnital, 1933-34: Resident in
Medicine, Montreal General Hos
pital. 1934-85; Diplomat of the
National Board of Medical Exam
iners, 1934; Instructor in Pathol
ogy, Howard University College of
Medicine, 1934-36: Assistan tin
Surgery, Howard University, Resi
dent in Surgery, Freedmen’s Hos
pital, 1936-37; Instructor in Sur
gery, Howard University and As
sistant Surgeon, Freedman’s Hos
pital, 1937-38; General Education
Board Fellow in Surgery, Colum
bia University, 1938-40: Resident
in Surgery, Presbyterian Hospital,
1940; Assistant Professor of Sur
gery, Howard University and Sur
geon, Freedman’s Hospital, 1940-
41.
He was granted a leave of ab
sence in September, 1940, to be
medical supervisor of the blood
plasma division of the Blood
Transfusion Association in charge,
of collection of blood plasma for
the British Army. He was also
director of the American Red
Cross blood bank, New York City,
February, 1941: Assistant Director
of Blood Procurement for the Na
tional Research Council in charge
of collection of blood for use by
the United States Army and Navy;
certified by the American Board
of Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, April, 1941: Chief Surgeon
at Freedman’s Hospital and Pro
fessor of Surgery, Howard Uni
versity. October, 1941.
M C DONALD’S ANTI-SALES TAX
STAND OKAYED BY MERCHANTS
The following is a copy of a <
resolution, adopted by the board
of directors of the North Carolina
Merchants Association at a meet
ing held in Raleigh on March 1
13. 1944, indorsing the Anti-Sales !
Tax plank in the platform of Dr.
Ralph W. McDonald, candidate for '
'■the Democratic nomination for 1
Governor of North Carolina, and 1
urging support of candidates for <
the General Assembly who pledge 1
themselves to work for and vote 1
for the elimination of the sales <
tax: . ‘
Whereas, the sales tax was en- I
acted in 1933 as an emergency
measure and as an emergency ’
measure only: the State had heavy 1
debt payments coming due and no '
money in the Treasury with which ’
to meet them, and i
Whereas, the Governor of North ’
Carolina in addressing the General i
Assembly in 1933 said, "If a sales i
tax is levied, it should be levied i
with the distinct understanding i
that it is for the period of the I
emergency, to save the State’s
credit and keep going its essential I
activities" and
Whereas, other State officials.' i
Legislators and Party Leaders i
likewise agreed to the solemn i
pledge that the sales tax would ;
be used only as an emergency
measure, and ’
Whereas, the State Treasury as ’
early as 1937 began to pile up a
reserve In the general fund be- i
cause revenues were running
above expenditures; this surplus
has grown until it Is now above
$40,000,000. State financial au
thorities estimate that it will con
tinue and will reach $70,000,000
or mors by the end of the bl-
Wfong Choice Made
On FEPC, Dewey Is
Bld By The NAACP
j NEW YORK ln by-pussing
J demand for enactment of a
||B£lte Fair Employment Act. Gov
: Thomas E. Dewey made the
•1 *?to'rong choice” according to the
J VAACP.
5 J In a letter to Paul Lockwood.
| Secretary to Governor Dewey, the
hNAACP said: ‘‘We are sure we
- do not need to tell you that this
Association and colored people
generally are keenly disappointed
in the action taken by Governor
Dewey.
“We know that the Governor
was faced with a choice, but we
are strongly of the opinion that
insofar as Negro citizens are con
cerned, he made the wrong
choice, and we think this will be
come evident as the months pass.”
The NAACP pointed out in ad
dition that Governor Dewey,
prominently mentioned as a can
didate for the Presidency, has
maintained all along that he is
confining his activities to New
York state matters.
“However.” the statement said,
“when presented with a clear cut
demand for a state law to give
Negro citizens within the state a
fair chance at employment, Gov
ernor Dewey pulled a trick and
refused to face the issue. More
over, this law was recommended
1 by a committee which he himself
had appointed. The inescapable
conclusion is that Governor Dewey
is not interested in eliminating
racial and religious prejudice
which bars Negroes and other
. minority groups from employment
. according to their merits.
• “The matter of employment is
l one of the most important issues
. among Negro voters today and
; any prospective candidate for’ thv
. Presidency who is unwilling to
. take a stand on this matter is
. certain to he viewed with sus
[ picion by Negro voters.”
Named To Direct
Post-War Planners
WASHINGTON, March 25.
Marion B. Folsom, treasurer ol
the Eastman Kodak Company ant
• a trustee of the Committee so
■ Economic Development, has beer
I chosen staff director of the House
I Post-War Economic Policy ant
? Planning Committee, Chairmar
■ William M. Colmer (Democrat) o.
> Mississippi announced today.
Fear Ration Token
“Dimes” In Machines
NEW YORK, March 25. New
York vending machine operators
did not welcome the dime-sized
red and blue ration tokens ini
tiated by> the OPA.
They complained that the
tokens might be used instead of
dimes to "milk” some of their
machines.
ennium, and
Whereas, it is to be apparent
to every citizen that there no
longer exists an emergency in
State revenues, and
Whereas, the only way to bring
about a fulfillment of the solemr
peldge on the sales tax and to ob
tain relief from this unfair bur
den on the merchants and thi
poor people of North Carolina if
through the election of a Gov
ernor who will use the full powe
and influence of his office to ful
fill the pledge, and
Whereas, there is already sue!
a candidate for the Democrat!'
Nomination for Governor, a mar
who has consistently opposed th<
sales tax, a man whose sound ant
accurate knowledge of State fi
nance is proved by a consistenl
record of accurate forecasts, f
man who is known to the citizen?
of North Carolina to have the
courage of his convictions and
the ability to carry them ovt.
Now therefore, the North Caro
lina Merchant's Association by
vote of its Board of Directors at
a regular session in Raleigh, N. C.,
on- this Monday, March 13, 1944,
does hereby resolve: That we
heartily indorse that plank in the
platform of Dr. Ralph McDonald
candidate for Governor of North
Carolina, which opposes the State
three per cent sales sax and we
strongly’ urge the support of can
didates for the General Assembly
who pledge themselves to work
for and vote for the elimination
of the sales tax.
BUY WAR BONDS NOW
Protest Jim Crow Bus
For Hillburn Schools
Hillburn, N. Y. —. The latest
flare-up in the Hillburn school
situation is a formal protest lodg
ed with the school board over jim
crow' buses provided for white and
colored Hillburn children.
The protest, submitted by Negro
parents in Hillburn with the as
sistance of Thurgood Marshall,
NAACP special counsel, recites
that recently a bus service was
inaugurated for the pupils of the
new centralization high school.
“Two buses are being operated,
one for the white pupils and one
for the Negro pupils. Both buses
follow the same route. The bus
for the Negro children stops at
certain corners, while the bus for
the white children stops at other
corners, and the bus for the white
pupils does not take Negro pupils,
and the bus for the Negro pupils
does not take white pupils. When
the pupils leave school they* sep
arate by race and the white pupils
go into one bus and the Negro
pupils into another. When one
bus only is in operation, the Negro
pupils must wait until the white
pupils are taken home before they
will be taken home by the bus.
“The petitioners show that this
policy or usage is a violation of
the Constitution and the laws of
the State of New York.
“WHEREFORE, petitioners urge
the School Board:
“1. To abolish the policy and
usage of segregating the white and
Negro pupils by race in the bus
service to and from school; if
this relief is not granted.
“2. To grant your petitioners
a public hearing at the next meet
ing of the Board.”
NEW WAR TAX
APPLIED APRIL 1
New federal tax regulations will
be placed into effect at Hender
sonville’s two theatres, the Caro
lina and State, beginning Saturday,
April 1, H. E. Buchanan, city
manager, said this morning.
In conjunction with the recently
passed law, taxes on tickets wil
be doubled. At the Carolina, mat
inee admissions will increase from
33 to 36 cents with the estab
lished price at 30 cents. Night
prices will be raised from .39 to
.4 2 with the established price at
35 cents and seven cents tax.
At both theatres, children under
twelve years of age will still be
admitted during all hours at 9
cents.
At the State Theatre, the eatab-
Jished price is twenty cents with
a two cent tax increase making
the total admission 24 cents in
stead of the previous 22 cents,
during all hours.
The new advance in taxes will
also be effective on all types of
pass tickets, season or otherwise.
Taxes on theatre admissions are
included in a category of hun
dreds of luxury items which were
placed under a twenty percent tax
ation, replacing the former ten
i percent, and which goes into ef
fect the nation over on April 1.
BUY WAR BONDS NOW
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FIRST MEMBER-OF THE NINETY-NINTH Fighter Squadron
to win the Purple Heart, First Lieutenant Thomas N. Malone, of
Detroit, Michigan, is pictured here with Mrs. Malone during a recent
visit to the Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama. First Lieutenant
Malone had a truck blown out from under him by a land mine in Italy.
(Photo by AAF Training Command.)
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NUMBER 6
BEING CONVERTED
TO SERVICE UNITS
NEW YORK—What has become
of the famous Negro cavalry regi
ments, the 9th and 10th?
This is the question uppermost
in the minds of those who have
watched recent movements in the
War Department. The report per
sists that- the famous Regular
Army’ regiments, with many years
of distinguished service. have been
broken up into service units.
Il is known that the 9th and
10th were part of the Second
Cavalry Division which until re
cently was in training at Fort
Clark, Texas. The Second Cavalry
Division has disappeared and while
no formal statement has been
made by the War Department tlie
report is being circulated that the
9th and 10th have been made into
service troops.
On the other hand, the First
Cavalry Division, composed of
white troops, has just won hon
ors for itself by’ completing the
invasion of the Admiralty Islands.
The report on the 9tli and 10 th
comes hard on the hc-els of the
admission by’ Secretary Stimson of
the War Department that Negro
combat units are being broken up
and converted into service cnits.
Secretary Stimson wrote Con
gressman Hamilton Fish that Ne
groes did not have sufficient edu
cation to understand the use of
modern weapons of war. Ho cited
particularly the old Sth Illinois
Regiment from Chicago which was
trained in this war as the 184th
Field Artillery*. In the first World
War this regiment, known as the
370th Illinois, won high honors
in France, including many’ modals
and citations, for its combat work
as a part of the French Army.
A nation-wide outburst of in
dignation followed Se rctary Stim
son’s letter to Congressman Fish
and this anger is expected to
mount to new heights when Negro
i Americans understand that two of
the four Regular Army’ Negro
regiments, the 91 h and 10th, have
been added to the list of those
’ made into service troops.
The NAACP. which led the
nation-wide protest in 1932 on the
breaking up of the 10th cavalry
into three units stationed at Fort
Leavenworth. Kansas. West Point,
1 New York, and Fort Myer. Wir
ginia, where they became grooms
and hostlers attending to the
1 horses of white officers, has taken
the lead in the protest to Secre
tary Stimson on the present de
motion of the famous old regi-
• ments.
1 No reply’ has been received as
yet from a letter to Stimson in-
• quiring for verification of the per
‘ sistent report that these regiments
have been converted into service
t nits.
Slain Socialite’s
Estate $465,000
CHICAGO, March 25. Mrs.
; Adele Born Williams, socially
‘ prominent wife of a Hate De
-1 p&rtment attache who was shot
’ to death by an unknown assailant
in her Drake Hotel suite Janu
ary 19, left an estate listed in
Probate Court today at $465,000.