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Douglass Program Greatly Aided by Women

’Skegee’s Men With Wings During Inspection

JR ^ ^ ^ ' At tlie Tuskegw' Institute in Alabama, cadets for the air corps line up for inspection.

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MAJORS NAMED SECOND TIME TO T. W. 0. A. BOARD

NATIONAL POLL HONORS 18 FOR RACE SERVICE

NEW YORK Feb. 1.?. (ANP) — The names of the 12 Negroes amt the six white persons who made the honor roll in race relations of 1941 were announced by Dr. L. D. Reddick of the New York Public library Sunday. Each year a nationwide pbll is conducted by the Schomburj? Collection of Negro Literature of the New York Public libmry to determine the dozen Negroes (individuals. organizations or institutions), who have most distinguished themselves during the past year in terms of merit and social value to the race land humanity; also the half dozen white persons (in-

for Negroes in the defense indus-

t ry.

T)R. E. E. JUST, of Howard university whose death of Oct. 27, 1941, brought to a close the career o', a distinguished biologist. OLLIE STEWART of the Afro American newspapers for his articles. the most extensive of several series, which revealed the actual conditions of life for the Negro soldier in the army training camps. DR. AMBROSE C A LIVER of the U. S- Office of Education for conceiving and supervising the series of radio programs, “Freedom’s People,” which depicts the role of the Negro in the building of America. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE COLORED PEOPLE for leading the general tight for Negro civic rights and winning notable court victories in the equalization of Negro teacher’s salaries in the public school system of the southern

states,.

DR. CHARLES S. JOHNSON, director of the department of social science of Fisk university, for his books and scientific papers

dividnala. organization,, or Institii-1 w h tlain ,. (| new hei „ llts of linns), over the same period, who scha] „,. shlp ard oandor

“WINGS OVER JORDAN,” the chorhl and religious - educational broadcast, under the direction of the Rev. Glenn T. Settle, which have reached more listeners in this country and abroad than any oth

er program of its kind.

RICHARD WRIGHT for his book “12 ’Million Black Voices,” his

have done the most . for the improvement of race relations “in terms of real democracy.” This is a feature of Negro History week. No attempt was made to rank the

names.

Dr. Reddick, who is curator of the Schomburg Collection, said in the course of the announcement that the efforts of these named

FUND, under the direction of Ed win R. Embree, author of Brown America, for aid to education in Georgia—despite adversity.

ALPHAS OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS

MONTGOMERY. eFb. 13—AnUcHincements are being released this week-end to undergraduate and graduate chapters of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity respecting the conditions for applicaton for the $1,000 in scholarship aid and $700 in fellowship aid which will Iw* available for members of the fraternity during the* school year of 1042-43. Applications cere to be received at the office of President H. Councill Trenholm of Alabama State Teachers College who is Director of Educational Activities for the fraternity. All applications must be postmarked not later than April 1 to be considered by the Edmatiou Foundation of the fraternity at its April

meeting.

The program of scholarship and fellowship aid was initiated by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

Fred M. Majors entered his second year as member of the executive (board of the Textile Workers Union of America following his reelection during regular meeting February 8. All other officers are white. T. W. U. A. local 116 office is located at 925 West New York. Herman Flake is president, Paul Jones, vice president, Ella Mae 1 Robinson, secretary-treasurer, Fran- ; cis Pearson, recording secretary , and Martin Willingham, siergeant-at-arms. Executive board members are A1 Bow, Mr. Majors, John Milligan, Harvey Ogden and Ralph Cline, national orjitfanizar of the CIO.

ATTUCXS GROUP HEARS ALLEN

In an address to the pupils of Crispus Attucks high school February 5 J. Chester Allen, Coordinator of Negro Activities of the State Defense Council, explained the employment situation as it affects colored persons today. Mr. Allen emphasized tlfh importance of preparing to enter highly skilled occupations for despite the apparently poor opportunities for such employment, there is reason to hope for greater chances in the near future.

Carter Hill, a recognized machin

in the school year of 11)28-29. With- ist in a white shop, made a brief

in the past fourteen years, a total t a i k during which he stressed the

l/roadwa7 »!av! “Native Son ” (star I ° f l,:,s Wn * lv . en to 102 necessity of thorough preparation “are indeed worthy contributors to 1 r jng Canada Lee) and his song (in !,ssist stlK l y f O'; those wishing to operate ma-

■uatiomil unity in that they strength- collaboration with Paul Robeson en morale and quicken the faith of and Count B{lK i e ) “King Joe’ ’a trib-

the whole American people in the j ure j oe Louis,

democratic ideal.” I THE UNNAMED NEGRO MESSThe citations are as follows; MAN of the U. S. S. Arizona, who

NEGROES during the Japanese attack on

JOE LOUIS, an American hero, ! Pearl Harbor manned an anti-air-for ability, sportsmanship, gener-1 craft gun and fought the enemy unosity and patriotism. . itil his munition was" exhausted— A. CLAYTON POWELL. JR. for ' another example of the loyalty and his election to the New York City devotion of Negro Americans in an Council. arm of -our national defense for DEAN DIXON, who made history which training is denied them bo

as the first Negro to conduct the cause of color.

NBC Symphony orchestra and the j

Philharmonic Symphony orchestra WHITES of New, York. * PM. New York newspaper for A. PHILIP RANDOLPH, presi-1 conspicuously lair treatment of the dent of the Brotherhood of Sleep- Negro in its new r s, editorials and

ing Car Porters, who oiganized the I pictures.

‘ March to Washington” campaign mRS. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, for equality of job opportunities who as first ia(ly of al] the land. has repeatedly used the weight of

her position to speak and work for social justice for all Americans,

Negroes included.

MARK F- ETHRIDGE of Louisville, who as chairman of the President’s committee on Fair Employment Practice has proved again that a “southern gentleman” can make an “all-out” fight for job o;>portunities for Americans, irrespective of creed, color or national Good news travels last—many ol the thou- I nriirin nric sx# fnllr* n/\ur tf%lra lorr»r»r* I 1 MISS PEARL S. BUCK, for ber service to the National Urban league and for her spelndid letter

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significant research or scholarly production. Twenty-six Negro colleges and twenty-two universities have been attended by members of the organization who have received these scholarship grants. The most recent award was made a week ago when the Edu-cation-Found.-tfhm of the fraternity authorized a grant in-aid of $500 to James A. Porter of tin* faculty of Howard university to assist in t be publieation eosts of THE NEGRO IN ART which is ready for submission to tin* printers.

WOMAN SUFFERS SERIOUS BURNS

ANACOSTIA, D. C., Feb. 13 (A NP)—In the life of Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, later known as Frederick Douglass, the fugitive slave and abolitionist, the activities of women have played an important part. In his early life he was left In the care of Grandma Bailey an old fisher-woman who fed the slave children from a pig tfougfo. Grandma Bailey carried little Frederick ar*und on her shoulder and taught him to slug, “A Little Talk With Jesus Makes It Right”. Many a time Frederick would sing his little song to Miss Lucretla Auld ami she in turn would give him a little food. At the same time she would also tell him to run down to the creek and bathe himself. One time when Aunt Kate had starved him nearly to death on a diet of parched corn, his mother came to visit him. On this occasion his mother walked 12 miles to see her child and Oouglass writes of this visit, “On that night I learned that I was not only a child,' hut that I was somebody’s

child.”

When Frederick Douglass was sent Baltimore to take care of Thomas Auld, he came in contact with the elder Mrs. Auld. She read the Bible to him and taught him to read. While with her, he read the Columbia Orator and learned the truth about the injustices of human slavery. At the age of 19 he planned to escape and dressed as a sailor he did escape to New York. His First Wife. His first wife, a Miss Sprague, joined him in New York and from there they set out for New Bedford, Mass. It was at this time that ihe changed his name to Frederick Douglass to hide his identity. It was here that his wife was a real helpmate to him; with her he began u family life and it was here that as a husband and father he began to feel conscious of the welfare of bis family and country as any other man. Friends like Wendell Phillips encouraged Douglass to make a

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CARL VAN VECHTEN for his encouragement to young Negro writers and for establishing ai Yale university the James Weldon Johnson collection for Negro liter-

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THE JULIUS ROSEN WALD

EVANSVILLE SCOUTS DINE

EVANSVILLE. Feb. IT — Scout leaders representing 21 troops attended a round t.ible dinner meeting here last night in the Community of Association Building. C. L. Fields, presided. - Al L? Swanson and M. L. Staples, both members of Die local executive board, sfK>ke. T. M. Cheeks, district chairman, announced the following appointments; T. B. Neeley, organization and extension; Alfred ■Wiley, leadership and training; Solomon Stephenson, camping and activities and Zachariah Buckner, advancement.

trip to England, and it was in England that two white women of the Friends organization heard his speeches and were impressed by them. They were successful in raising money for the freedom of Douglass and made it possible for him to return to the American continent a free man. In his later life Douglass married Helen Pitts of Washington, D. (’. She made a tour with him to England, Scotland, and Ireland. Helen Pitts Douglass featured in the life of this illustrous man after his death. It was through her efforts that the shrine in Anacostia has been preserved to posteri-

ty.

It was through the will of Helen Pitts Douglass that the homestead H was preserved as a memorial to ilillll his honor, and that the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical issociation was organized to take •are of this trust. Mary B. Talbert, Nettie L. Napier and Sallie W. Stewart

City Hospital

These three women have served as presidents of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical

association since the first members I February 4th

Admissions: E January 29th— Anna Arnold, Bessie Cantrell died Randolph Edmonds, Andrew Hat chett, Elaine Ledford, Alice Moore Roy Petty, Maxine Stanley, Roslee Tarvin, Robert Woodard sr. January 30th— Infant Barnett, Rosa Barnett, Mary CuShenberry, Lorine Davidson, Mildred Louise Flynn, Ella

Hutchinson

January 31st— Odessa Bradley, Norman Kennedy. Hurley Strong. Albert Thomas. Richard Toombs February 1st— Erlene Simms, Lavenia Williams. February 2nd— Dadie Allison. Dorothy Mae Bel 1 Oarl Brady, Sam Bullock. Naomi Carter, Richard Farmer died; Wilma Jean Lewis, Leonard

Smith jr.

MRS. MARGUERITA SOUTHERN 1212 Cornell avenue was severely burned Sunday night at her lunch room. The lave Spot, located at 2237 West Tenth street. She wias

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WHAT’S NEWS IN THE CALUMET? Comprising News From Gary, East Chicago and Hammond, Indiana

Walter A. Stewart, General Representative

Gary, Ind.

Lonnie Bolden, City Fireman at fire station No. 4 instructed a first aid class last Monday at 10:30 a. in., sponsored by the Sallie W. Stewart' Guild at the Friendship house. The class will be held at the same time Monday. Wednesday and Friday of each week. Twentyfive have enrolled for the course according to Mrs. (*. B. Johnson, heading the civilian defense program for the. central distriet under direction of Mrs. Ida B. Guy of Gary, who is chairman of (Civilian Defense Activities. Mrs. Malissie Canady is presdient of the Guild. * John Sims is confined to his home with illness. * Mrs. Emma Farrow is seriously ill at her home. * Mr. Bosie Tyler died Feb. 3 at his home. He had been a resident of this city several years. His body was shipped to Canton. Miss., for funeral services and interment. C

East Chicago, Ind. The A. A. R.’s will hold their regular meeting February 1(1 at tin* home of Mrs. Charles Keott. * Welter A. Stewart, president of tin* East Chicago branch of the NAACP and George Gatlin, vicepresident of the Gary branch will address the A. A. R.'s. * Funeral, services were held for Mrs. Virgie Logan, who died Sunday at her home. She had lived in the city for the past 24 years and was a native of Columbia, Mo. She was an active worker in religious and fraternal organizations. Survivors an* the widower. 'Sylvester, three sons, Wiliam, Sylvester Jr., and Junius; two daughters, Mrs. May Frances Boatner and Mrs. Virginia Bradford and four grandchildren, buriah was in Fern Oak cemetery. Dennis ’Funeral Home was in charge. * Zion Baptist church — Rev. R. L. Mitchell, pastor. The

Senior choir gave its regular monthly program Sunday. The contest sponsored by the church will be held Feb. 25. * First Baptist church — Rev. T. S. Saunders. pastor. Services were held at regular hours Sunday with a good attendance. Mrs. Lillie Mae Porter acted in the absence of flic superintendent. * Rev. F. L. Sanders of Rome, On., preached at morning worship and at evening services. He and the pastor attended a special meeting of the national nature in the Galilee Baptist church of Gary, conducted by Rev. M. A. Talley of Nashville. Tcnn. The visiting minister is a graduate of Selma university of Nashville and is- editor of the RTF literatire. * He is house guest of the Saunders family and preached Wednesday night at the Tabernacle Baptist church of Indianapolis Harbor of which Rev. J. E. Allen is pastor. The revised financial system is working splen-

didly.

Hammond, Ind.

'Mrs. Fannie Divine, is 111. Mrs. Sallie Butler was guest soloist of St. John AME Zion church. Sunday morning. Rev. Williams is pastor Mrs. Butler was dinner guest of her cousin, Mrs. Hazel Motley. * The Young Ministers of East Chicago closed a week’s meeting Sunday at Mt. Zion Rapt, church. Rev. Buckner preached Sunday evening. * Mrs. David Jasper representing the choir raised the most money and won first prize.* Rev. Wm. Davis is pastor. * Mrs. Lilly Mathews is recovering from an operation; Please help Mrs. Butler with

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of the association resigned and turned this board over to the women. The last member of the first men’s board. Whitfield McKinley, . ^vV* i,ave recently passed to the be- , 5^1 yond. When Mary B. Talbert was fi president of the National Association of Colored Women, through their efforts the property was redeemed and restored. Mrs. Napier, the next president of the board, continued the work during her presidency of the Douglass association and through the efforts of Mrs. Sallie W. Stewart, now president, the caretaker’s cottage was built and the work is still being

carried on.

In Grandma Bailey, Douglass found the person who gave to him his first ideas of faith and religious teaching which always stood him well in hand; from Miss Lucretia Auld, he learned the habit of cleanliness; old Aunt Kate taught him endurance such as can only be elarned from a life of privation ; the elder Mrs. Auld gave him the rudiments of education and helped him to get the ideas of what a free man should enjoy; liis first wife helped him to manhood and gave him a place among the immortals of his time and generation; fhe twoywhite women in Europe were good Samaritans who gave him the needed financial aid that every life finds need of if it is to become successful; and the last wife, Helen Pitts Douglass, did much to preserve his memory. The Women of the N. A. C. W., with Mary Talbert, Nettie Napier and Sallie Stewart as leaders of the Douglass association are trying to carry on so that the help of the first nine pioneers in the life of Douglass shall not have been given entirely in vain. The Douglass home is a beautiful homestead occupying Cedar Hill in Washington. D. C.. overlooking the capital. In setting and location, it will rival ‘the appearance of any homestead of any ildustrious American that is being preserved not excepting ‘’hat of George Washington, the -father of

Nina Beem, Mary Elizabeth Colbert, Ruby Lee Jenkins, Jane Pritchett. Patricia Roddy, Beulah Roscoe. Frank Taylor, died; Lo-

well Trice.

February 5t!t— Mabel Allison, Minnie Ensley, Georgia Drake, Della Hunter James Johnson, Davadella Me Colgan, Elizabeth Minims. Doro thea Montgomery, Grover Mum ford, James Nicholas, Ida Wellington, Mary Wilson February 6th— • Charlotte Barnes, Thos. Bridges, Sallie McDonald, Betty Jean MeElwain, Julian Partridge, Anthony .Sou/ter, Mayome Watkinjs, died; Treated But Not — Admitted. —-

January 29th— Anna Arnold, Louise Bason, Claude Edward, Genevieve Harper, Nellie Hayden, Louise Holloway, James Hooten, Alvis Johnson, Ruby Johnson, Marcella Martin, Rinda McReynolds, Auzelia Murff, Roy Petty, Ben Sanford, Bertha Spann January 30th— Adam Coleman, Claude Edwards, Rosetta Foster, Alberta Harris, Elzor Hubbard. Wilma Lewis, Edwin Murphy sr.; Wm. Shannpn jr.: Clarence Sleet, January 31st— Mary Helen Dunn. Conrad Harding, Elizabeth Jackson. Lula

our country. Mrs. Sallie W. Stewart, the president of the Frederick Douglass association wishes the public to know that there is no stated income arailable for the upkeep of this shrine: she wishes to advance the idea that a penny from every school child and a dime from every adult would endow this homestead forever. As soon as the con-

dones, Wm. Killebrew, Lemuel Mills, Leonard Smith. Albert Thomas iebruary 1st— Keloe Bryant, Sarah Dewell, Alma Gray,. Nathaniel Harvell, Ann Ludy, Claude Mallory February 2nd— Hazel Bishop, Robert Bonner, Eugenia Bruce, Juanita Bell, Jeff Cork. Rebecca Dickerson, Chester Johnson, Donna Nabra, Daisy Miller, Melvin Porter, February 4th— Angie Allen, Edna Brown, Isaac Brown, Bernice Goins, Maggie Potter, Leroy Presha, Lena Reese, Margaret Riggins, Margaret Sarver niary 5th— Samuel Bible, Alfred Cuthrell, i ..incia Fields, Frances Grimes, Geo. H. Ward, Ernest Kinneson, Wilbur Martin. Wm. Potter, Ermajean Stewart, Opal Wright. February 6th— Hettie Barnes, John Brock, Norma Jean Campbell, Dorothy Mae (Taybrook, Clara Hill. Jesse Sanders. Ernest Tyler, Carl White Critical— Joe Bishop. Thos. Bridges, Robert ('iiilds, Raymond Chappell, Inft. Flynn. Inft. Harvey, Ella Hutchinson. James Johnson. Chas. Kirby, Wilma Lewis, Shirley Lee, Lee Inft.; Lee Inft.; Montgomery Inft.: McMillan, Inft.: Mamie Rollins. Lemuel Williams, Josephine Willis, James Wells. Eugene Willis. Serious— Birdie Bryant, Bessie B1 a k e y , Gwendolyn Banks. Gladys Cradler. Joel Dnpee. Clarence Edson, Sally Griffith. Agnes Hampton, Luvenia Johnson. Paul Kerley, James Larkins, Helen Lee, Florence Minor. Marie JVIartin, Cliffors Mason, Patricia Myers. Susie Perkins, Joflin Potter. Abie Dean Robinson. Patricia Roddy. Willie Smith. Carolyn Vinegar, Christine Wilson, Ida Wellington.

Logansport, Ind. The Community chorus of Bethel AME church entertained at dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Easley in honor of Dr. George A. Singleton ind party, who addressed a group at the Christian church. Dr. Singleton is editor of the Christian Endeavor. Rev. R. Jackson is pastor of the church. * Mrs. Paul Malone has. returned from visit ing in Ohio. * The members of the Community chorus were entertained at the home of Mrs. Felocia Starks with a Victory Tea Wednesday. After musiaal hour, members were invited to the dining room where a very attractive table was set. Red, white and blue were used in the color schemes. Greetings were received from Mrs. Pauline Allen, who is ill and was unable to ^attend. After a pleasant evening the chorus sang. * Mrs. Allen. Clarence Bellamy continue on the sick list.

pvt. McKinney advances FT. WARREN, Wyo. — Appointment of Pvt. Lloyd McKinney of Company C to the position of instructor in the supply school of the fourth regiment has been announced here at this Quartermaster Replacement Training Center. Pvt. McKinney is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John McKinney, Sr., 908 East 17th St., Indianapolis. He was inducted at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Sept. 27, 1941, and sent to Ft Warren, Oct. 6. At the time of his induction McKinney was a freshman at Indiana university extension school. i

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$3000 IN DEFENSE BONDS PURCHASED BY PRISONER

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. (ANP) —Information was received from Dean William Pickens, defense treasury staff savings assistant, that Daniel L. H. West serving a sentense in prison at Fort Madison, la., recently purchased $3,000 worth of defense bonds in the name

of his two soss.

The prisoner was quoted as saying, “As a Negro, I am glad to rally to the cause of freedom by contributing of my means. I have purchased in the name of my two sons defense bonds in the sum of $3,000. This represents my 1941 income from sales of my writings and profits from a publishing concern I retain an interest in. Though temporarily restrained of my lib-

difion of the eountrv would ‘war-

rant such an effort. Mrs. Stewari erty. I am glad to be an American hopes to bring this matter urgently able to do my share. An Amerito the ;U‘°ntion of those to whom convict is much preferred to this shrine is most significant. ' being an Axis citizen.”

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