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JJ ro battles in the UAA. 'Sa iirr rtant as the more fi7via and Africa. In Cat the Negro battle for Cgt homes continues as friends" persist in at rVturn the Sojourner 'Tfl. over to the Nor tlretr rout and three Catho reportedly oppose 'JC occupancy of the gov the nn origin amy a. Meantime, farr ies vegetate Tt as i rookeries.

in It air PEARL HAK it rido mt Mkesten. SlMVtS of rw. Mitnic over colored Amer the tatter 'nrrdir i greas mm that rrn Ana jwoj; ara without ruing. War aomit i krepinc mum iknt frme Hack to oorauOcy. 5r Double rampaign for Democracy at ar i Abroad takes on seanz when we con rxtrrv oes along with fjier.

Opinions may dif 1 1 to wrucn is most lm i. nut most iMeeroes ii bo rre enthusiastic! Cut victory Vad i Ar.enca would stop; Cr and lynching Nerres at home. The 5s war spirit of Negroes sor.ehat below the xju average. XWIILIAM 'ae1rrr bond hum Hnrflv in his appotet Mid nd inform Secretajryi miua and hi kt hnnd mirht be MM tfl a "cra. I'erBaal tte! arnat hv thf Offense feav 4tS hm nemetiNM fnrat Am' riran iiKllvldxiatlj 1 a pmp.

Not a Kerr1 h. WH1. perhaps I it prpnnf a Jim crow 3r Frf French, so called. 2c completion of two ass central Africa, rr landed ra the Afr.ckr. coast at Duala serosa French 22ra: to Egypt the length and the roads, but not jticc" were built or Irac he workers were lJ back breaking 7vre are 3.423.015 :r.A tony, of whom ir? e.

5nd you know taci: read. As to how thv read "Andre Vf in the Con Lf "A103 ihr natives" prob helping pre as they 3 rRfi OFKltlALS bo tftat rtir thHr jlm w'" mr "foinc rontrarr "a pirkporfcet 5 'M rawv r. i on the latter a 't rrnnn oiit nr op if democratic r'' tn lndml ire colored folkj r.ore jusuneaj blood than be jus Negro blood. r.t basis of re "t' dly sentimen "ir. scientific.

'the; 2 er four; rr.r be excused if position as Posit lere mav tms jim crow jitt speaking 'TmoriAV treaty 1 etaii eH The rtt 1' md the EthJ th ill fated nund like XpnarerrttT the in out of NAAU1: ri.i writer, uorr a ma i PROFESSION OF SFRVICE! tS REVIEWS GL SCHTJTLEE LIfiIS WEEK! I MEMBERS OF DEBS ENDORSE DRIVE policy of the Navy Department before long There are pristBt rumors iere, 1.UV 1 VJ committee appointed last summer ty study ways and means of greater integration of Nerron into naval service haa perfected plana and made recommendations which are now awaiting the approval of high up. 1 Ajiaistant Secretary of the head or tr.e bead 01 the which will include Secretary Knfll. Ti mtt has seen tne ptajia War department is notnm write home about, tnax department ia much woree. Navy o.inh wa com mirtee aasiraed to make the study. KXOX STUDIES The plans drawn up by the Bard mmmittee are sal 4 to oe oa wav for review by a aavaa their board Frank al thouffh it is I persistently reporxea that they call for the inclusion Negroes, on tne nasi 0 iwuv, ratw ot one to n.c.

Most credence is ffiven to re ports that tne majority men wvu oe uaea 10 Guard. The plana are aoao aaia for the orstnizauon or a nurr.ocr of JJejrr. units in tne rioe Corps. RLAMK HXGITBUrs FOB BIAS FOUCY Even the moat opunuario sons are reaxrui 01 wdk mj um.tr pen when tba na.vai ooara reviews the plana The naval service as a whole i deeply reactionary. It discriminatory policy not only effects the snip on which ICefroee serve as menials, but also the Navy department which imposes various forms of hnmmanns; kctiuuub on the Nerro ovtlian workins; there.

Aitaougn. tne mnuoo The treaxnoenx. 01 tn the Navy department indicates tnat the nretadieed policy to the mfleeriaei of the peraott ial attitude oX navvy lUXTJerrpe wno tin uensicu 1 nettieanipsw uvy TOT (f) IS ill V. i vol xxxm No. 7 6 Above is pictured Miss Rcsalyn Lindsay, Pittsburgh vouns social leader, as Double campaign STOIE she explains tne meaning oi me launched bv The Courier.

Said Miss Lindsay, "The Double means victors against our enemies at home and abroad." Joining in the campaign to popularize the national Negro's war slogan are, left to right. Misses Helen Douglas, Rosalyn Lindsay, Rornaine Denning and Adah Moore. Lewis Photo; MY KE3 nnnn iiv uwu L3L3I com PRE sold to "persons KT TO Medal i it ac thrsjifh XeSTTOial far his NEW YORK CITY. Feb. 12 Band Leader Andy Kirk's de sire to purchase property in fashionable Addisleigh park, in the St.

Albana ection of Ja maica. Lory Island met with thai keen resentment and court action at a few hite cittzer.s there ths week when representatives of 15 white families petitioned Queens County Ccurt fcr an injunction pre senting Lie sale. The court naa I reserved decision. I miildle clais residential area a population of approximately 5f0 families. r.ai never had any reflation harrina Negroes until last year A neighborhood associa w.th 15 families, the same lores who instituted the present court action, was then formed and resolved that property could be of the Caucasian race" cnly.

The petition was opposed by lawyers represe.nting the white home owner. Kirk, and Hujro 1 Heydorn. race real estate dealer who interested Kirk the neighborhood. Professor Henry Blodfett iex rrexy of Adelphi co.lepe. and resident in the ParK.

testuiea inai he was not opposed to seljinc prop ertv to derent. law vim fs Soldier Wins nd Clyde Barr live for Expert Shooting CAMP LEE. Feb. 1J Pri vaie iviacr Lire wuur a. uuu v.

Imember of Company O. 9th Col jo red Regiment. MISSOURI WHITES URGE COMPLETE LYNCH INQUIRY JEFFERSON CITY. Me, Feb. 1J ANT) Bepresntine; a jroup of SIkeston citixens, who wanted the outside world to know that the lynching of Cleo Wright, last January S5, waa not Approved by the entire city." Ralph E.

Bailey, white attorney Sikesten, caned on Gov. Forrest Dennel here Thursday to tell him that the group favored a full investigation and puniaa neU of the mob leaders. Bailey declared thai although atti tadea of eHkeston citizens were divided, there est "strong sentiment for a complete Investigation and for punishment of the leaders in the mob violence. ARC11V TO MTRJftT OLD 92ra IMSDiw WASHINGTON. Feb.

12 The 92nd Infantry division, I and Mrs. Herbert Jones. 10. fij Street. N.

Washington. D. C.j 4 i ne tn sin WASmNGTON. Feb. 12 If some extraordinary re jpnze and aa expert rifieman med score oi in 4..

acuocarv uiuvcuitm. 7. ri cent rifle coreDetiticn. He KfliTTTI lift I OtU am a. tfiat reriarkahle aezreeation of Negro soldiers which won undying fame in the World War and unstinted commendation from the French, is to be re activated according to employee present War Department plans.

Xne iSDouncciaeBi. ium.ci uun ti creation of the new ai vision, the second, was made by the Secretary of War at a recent press conference. TO BE ORGANIZED IN SITTPliiEB Tfcta. if present plans carry tnrourh. both the old World divisions will see service agnin.

The Urd division Is to be aet up at Hm1 la An tons, ccn structicn for housing the division has already started. It will prob ably a orunxed from existing units in 3lay. The new Ninety second division will not be organized until Sep tember unless the construction pro gram is completed ahead of ached Wariule. The location for the new di vision has not been officially an i (CaUued tm Pag CcZ. $1 HAMPTON CO EDS LEARN DEFENSE JOBS I pain ia1it jw i ft? t'yT 7 1 PJ Hampton Institute offers many courses of Chilian defense instruction to women.

One is in the operation of large tractors. Hilda Simms, from Minneapolisabove, driving, is receiving instructions in the operation of a farm tractor from Julia Macbeth, from Charleston, S.C. Women are receiving training in many fields so that they can replace men in American industry. International News Photo. ilClerics Plan Conference To Draw Up Church War Policy WASHINGTON, D.

C. Feb. 12. Church leaders from six denominations whose membership totals more than 5,000,000, will meet here on Tuesday. Feb.

17, for a one day conference to "formulate a statement setting forth the attitude" of the Negro church toward the nation's war effort, it was announced on Saturday. 200 INJURED AS PC3ILLY FIRE RAGES Three Block Section Wiped Out 1000 Made Homeless Damage $3,000,000. tjutt nrr ntrr a ttk i iiiunii iiii ma, a v. j. A three block section com prising the hub of the popu lous Northwest race area, was transformed into a scene of devas tation Sunday night when an eight alarm blaze made homeless 122 families and 1.000 persona, mostly all NegToes.

wrecked buildings. apartments and dwellings, caused injuries to 200. and left tne area for a six block radius resembling a bomb shelled metropolis. Early estimates placed property lose dam ages from a mulion and a half to three millions. Sweeping from the apex of Ridge and Columbia avenues and fanned by a 30 mile wind, the fire spread rapidly enveloping the east side of (Contixatd on, Pan 4, CeL The' announcement was made by Dr.

H. T. Medford, acting secretary for the group of four churchmen, who issued the conference call on December 27, througb. the executive committee of the Fraternal Council of Negro Churches in America Signers of the call were: is hop C. 1.

Russell of the Colored Methodist Episcopal church; Dr. William H. Jernagm. president of the National Baptist Sunday School Convention, and Bishop W. W.

Matthews of the AME Zion church. 44 ANSWER CALX, Dr. Medford said that 44 leaders from eleven States and the Dis trict of Columbia, have stated in tentions of attending the conference. They include: CME: Rev. E.

J. Smith. Rev. B. (Continued on Pag 4.

Col. S) HISTORY OF NEGRO EDUCATION ON N.B.C WASHINGTON'. D. C. Feb.

12 The development of Negro edu cation, from re Civil War days to the present including the part played by race educators as well as philanthropic funds, will be dramatized over an NBC hook up on the Freedom's People" broadcast next Sunday afternoon from 12:30 to 1:00. AY E1TE EilESSCaAH, HAieiss WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 Intimation that the colored mess man who dramatically manned a machine gun fur which he had never been trained Doyle, Bishop J. Arthur that two Negro workmen along Rev. E.

T. Woods. Bishop James A. Bray and Bishop RuaselL with four white men who labored heroically under fir during the vicious Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, may receive Naval awards, was given by Navy Department spokesman on Saturday. The officer explained that there were so many heroes" at Pearl Harbor that a Board of Awards had been set up to study the in dividual cases of valor and would decide the recognition to be given.

The spokesman. In keeping with the Navy's policy since the incident, steadfastly declined to di vulge the name, of the mess man or the two laborers, saying the in formation waa restricted at pxeeept. hil The Courier's Double For A Double Victory Campaign Gets Country Wide Support I last weei, Jeithont any pntlic annoixseecient or snfare, the editors of The Cccrier introduced its slo ra doable for a doable victory to colored Amrrira. We did this advisedly because we wanted to test the response and popularity of soch slogan with oar readers. The response has beea overwhelming.

Oar office has been inundated with hondreds of telegrams and letters of congratulations, proving that without any explanation, this Miiim slogan represents the true battle cry of colored America. This week we gratefuli yaclaum ledge tnis voluntary response and offer the following, explanation: Americans all, are involved in a gigantic war effort to assure victory for the cause of freedom the four freedoms that have been so nobly expressed by President Roosevelt and Prime XHnister Church ilL We. as colored Americans, are determined to protect our country, our form of government and the freedoms which we cherish for ourselves and for the rest of the world, therefore we have adopted the Doable war cry victory over our enemies at home and victory over our enemies on the battlefields abroad. Thus in our fight for freedom we wage a two pronged attack against oar enslavers at home and those abroad who would enslave as. WE HAVE A STAKE IN THIS FIGHT ABE AMERICANS, TOO! Oi IRac Soldiers With MacAirtlhiMr live Features, Latest News Leader In Advertising, Chadation and News PITTSBURGH, PA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1942 dean and Progressive rninainiiinnT PRICE TEN CENTS Whites Oppose Andy Kirk Buying Home On Long island TlTOtJl F1ICJT SCJOWJ BY Feb.

12 Sweating, blood stained Amer icans, isegro ana wnite, to gether with their brothers In ax ma. Fllipinoe and Chinese, are daily making history in their heroic defense of Bataan Peninsula under General Doug las MacArthur. but the War Department has decreed that members of the race wlil have to wait to honor its he roes about whom stories art trickling in. Thourh careful not to name units or even individuals, officials of the War Department ex makina no secret of their admiration of the death defying courage shown bj these men. who are dexnonstratini by their valor that, regardless 1 race, creed, color, or national orv gin.

a united people can and will win this war. ARMY EN IRELAND Forced into admission that Ne gro troops were in the Philippines when one of their number proved to be tne enspus A trucks of world War II. the War Department keeps it a guarded secret wnetber or net there are colored troops with tr soldiers occupy ins; northern Ireland. The Navy Department even goes so far as to refuse to admit whether or not colored meaamen served on the ships carrying the troops) over. The arrival of these toops in Ireland waa announced "quickly, but the arrival of other units at stations abroad may not be known so soon, The Government is dedicated to a program of waging war in the seven aeaa.

but tub! the same as with the first A. E. F. unit of the World War. we here won't know when the troops embark for shipment abroad.

In most cases, the first one will hear about it, probably will be an announcement some tiros after they hare disembarked that American soJdiera are fighting In Burma. China, the East Indies, or Afriea Just aa in the first World War. practically nothing; is being made public about the composition of fConftaved Pag CoL Mann Named Commander Of Tank Unit FORT CUSTER. Mich, Feb. 12 ANP Major Tbeophilus M.

Mann of the 154th Field Artillery regi ment assumea cornrna.no. or ma new 795th Tank Destroyer battalion Wednesday it was learned this week. He and an ail Negro staff replace white officers who had replaced NegTO officers sent to the 795th when it was recently activated from part of the lS4th. Although no official announcement has been made, it is believed the 735th will be part of the new all Negro ft3rd Division to be activated at Fort Huachuca. Arxz, by May 24.

La. Police Put Ban On Courier Ni.w nRi KANN. rea. 12 It was learned this week that Negro citizens in the Alexandria area, scene of tfce riot' several weeks axo between military and civilian police and colored soldiers, had to leave the city to purchaa copies of the Courier carrying a story that 10 soldiers were allegedly slain in the riot. News agenta were reported as being molested by city police and efforts were made to prevent the sale of the paper in the colored section.

The Courier does not vouch for the accuracy of the reported story. The War Department has refused to confirm or deny the report and has remained mum on its complete investigation of the affair. CIO To Stick Yhh Negroes 1 Pel WASHINGTON. IT The emctal peettkm of the Congreea of industrial Or gauUztiea againat dtorrtealsHk Uaq will not be changed ia any future eosutdermtlosi ef eeentstsdmg the CIO and tne American Federation of Labor, areerdtng te a statement made by Jaraee 8. Carey.

CIO secretary, te the NAACF faa week..