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TO FIRST with the NEWS A fa w7, 1 fa Harlemites Protest Discontinuance Of Bus Service On Seventh Avenue; i Other Lines Scheduled To Shut Dovn Despite protest! sent to Mayor LaGuardia, the Board of Transpor tation and the Office "of Defense 'Transportation, Harlemites on Tuesday had to use other mean of transportation as result of discontinuance of bus service of the Fifth Avenue Coach Company's Seventh line and the New York Omnibus Corporation' Lexington's avenue line between 116th 'and 131st streets. The curtailment of service on these two lines was but one of 'the many complaints lodged by Bar lemites because already protests had been made as result of the Sunday schedules of the bus companies which took off the streets every bus operating into the Harlem area. The Sunday schedules of no operations followed order from the Office of Defense Transportation to bus lines to cut down operations by 20 per cent to conserve gasoline because of the critical shortage. When the curtailment of Sunday Service did not conserve enough gasoline, Mayor LaGuardia last week outlined a plan for further reductions which the bus companies put into effect with some modifications on Sunday. TlJaiflifcment Scored MOBILE, Ala.

The management of the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company was severely criticized this week when Marvin Cox, regional director of the Office of War Information, exposed the withholding of information essential to clear up the trouble which has followed rioting In which .80 workers, nearly all Negroes, were badly injured. One. of the most seriously injured, however, was a white worker who attempted to rescue a Negro worker from two of the company's guards who were beating the Negro worker. 'Mr. Cox also blasted the shipbuilding company's management for posting Bulletin 86, on June 4th, which read: "This is to advise that any one, regardless of rating, found reading any newspaper or other periodical with the exception of Tore And Aft' (the company publication) whether they are on shift or o)V ire subject to discharge.

You are paid by the United States to bend very effort to win the war and there Is no excuse whatever from, defrauding the government in this snanner. Mr. Cox revealed that a final agreement in the shipyard dispute Was reached in Washington on Friday, June 4, but the text of the agreement was withheld locally Until released Monday night, June Tth. During the time between the approval of the agreement and the Bight of its release this week." Mr. Cox said, "there had been re 3 Deleg ales From To United Ifeli: Fed (Hcrecce Three delegate, from EUsIopia Mauuna rarm a stsm ran VOL.

58, No. 4 The lack of bus transportation on Seventh avenue, particularly. was considered a particular hard' fhip, because to many Harlemites it offers them the only means of transportation without having to walk long distances to. get to sub way or bus lines. In the morning and evening rush hour, those Harlemites living in the vicnlty of the Dunbar Apartments and the River have experienced difficulty in try ing to use the Eighth avenue bus line because of the already crowded conditions of the line.

In order to use the Lenox, a venue line they have to. walk 10 blocks, and face the same crowded conditions on that line. too. mose living runner uptown are not as inconvenienced by the bus curtailment because other lines run a block or two away from the up town route of the Seventh avenue bUS. i On the east side another hardship was encountered by those using tne Lexington avenue' Una between 116th' and 131st streets when it was discontinued.

They must now, use the' Madison or Lenox avenue lines which', are' already running with capacity 1T By OWI Rciiil peated demands by the workers, by the public and the press for the making public of the text of the agreement. The continued suppression of the agreement gave rise to new rumors, special reports, and com plaints that there were some dark secret provisions which would operate against the Interests of the parties affected. The simple text, which provides four ways for Negro workers and dlsurbs no traditions, show that the issue was met in a straight forward anion. connected with the reluctance to make public necessary facts was the action of the company on June 4 when It issued Bulletin 86. Rohrt Peftan, Forcer Eflcr of Db WASHINGTON, IX Robert PeLham, 83, former editor and founder of The Washington Tribune passed away suddenly at his home, Saturday, from a heart attack.

The deceased publisher stood In the vanguard for courageous leadership through his Journalistic efforts. He was. funeralixed on Tuesday from the Metropolitan AME Church. His survivors are a widow, Mrs Gabrtelle two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Felham Beckley of this and.

Mrs. Sari pelham Speaks, of New York Cl and a son. Sgi Benjamin Felham. tstaav t.a LnUUltJJlLiS) .1 a JW i4r A 4'' hi First Negro Filter i X7 'it 1 4 .4 ti'' lfejro Ccck Deccnied KiTy Crca WASHINGTON. For heroism during the battle of the Santa Crux Islands in tha' South Pacific last October 28, William Pintkney, 38, Negro cook, on the aircraft carrier Enterprise was awarded the Navy Cross by President Roosevelt on Saturday.

Pinckney was awarded the "Navy Cross for carrying an unconscious shipmate down a smoke filled corn partment to safety on tha carrier at NEW filets See In If 4 i It lianDalgales Forkd LeaseAid 'WASHINGTON, D. Tha Ethiopian delegation to the recent United Nations Conferenca on Food and Agriculture headed by Yelma Oeresia, Vice Minister of Finance, and which includes Araya Abeba and Beshsnou' Testema, is now here completing arrangements for John CaldwsU. wu recently appointed U. 8. Minister Ithio pi but pending the appointment of an Ethiopian minister so Wash Ingtoo, tha delegation to Food Conferenca baa been empowered to' conduct negotiationi lor the Lend Lease aid needed In tha rehaWflU tlon of tha first country to belted from Axis aggreaiioc Since tha restoration of Zmperor It'aik Selassie to his throne, tie Vice Minister of Finance said, the country has operated under an agreement which gives the British tha right to maintain an army lor to defense and to control tha coua try's one railroad.

Mr. Deressa said (hat Ethiopia Is faced with tha problem of atbuild ing Its bridges and roads and wjn welcome teehrUeally traiaad tmrnl grants to help In this work. Physl clans and teachers are also badly needed, ho said, as a large puosn tags of the young men of the country were lost in the six years of war. "American Negroes, technically trained, would be mort.vwelcome," ha said. "We' make no distinctions at and If we eor't tet teehnl caT; (reined Americen fifroee.

wt would take them W'h rltn NYUTURDAY, JUNE BdlVOf A 4 Top Photo Ueoiensnt Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. commander of the first Negro wring squaaron which participated in tha battle of it wu made known this week by Allied Headouartrs In North 1 Tha battle of Psntelleria, which was. another marked success for the Ames, also marked the first appearance of Negropilots in over seas aerial combat The Negro fliers, who arrived only recently In North' Africa and went' through a monut of special training; flew 40 Warbawk fighter bombers and not only bombed and strsied ramai lerla, but also escorted heavy bomb era on their missions of destruction. Their planes were serviced by an Negro ground crew.

Bottom photo Four Kegro officers of the Army Air Corps, shown by plane at Tuskegea Air Field ngny after they, hsd won" their wings members of the third class of Negro pilots flnlsh their training. Left to right, they are: 2nd Lieuts. George Knox, Lee Rayford. (foreground). James B.

Knlghtc. (top background), and Sherman W. WhlW FaldChKriTxA NIWABX 'K. J. Accused of UUlly shooting a vl5 yearld Negro youth, Milton Kfileyv during a series of fights between' Negro and white youths two weeks ago.

Vincent Potito, 18. of 8U North Third street, was arraatad in Jersey City on Saturday oat a fugitive charge' and turned over lo Newark police. After a dlipuea, between Negro and white youthsiat 1 school track meet on June pellet said, Potito and a companion, accosted Loyne Lyons and MUton BeOey, nelthei of whom had been Involved In the track meet fraeae, and started to beat them with clubs and fists. At tha two Negro boys turned to run, two shots were flrti, one striking MUtclB bo beak. Kushed to City risrtteL ta eiJ' heurs' after yi I i.

Hpav ra iaA km mmi, a 48 AaM.s. wK sM dssr saa 19, 1943 WIS. fflJTAEY POIICEMN HIED, J1 i shot in mm at cm stomicji Ufcsria And United Stales In Agreement On JJutinl Aid In Ccnnnon A. agreement between the Gov en wU of the United States of Ami ca and tha Bebubllc of Li beria'von to ml ui fense'l'a York beria.on the principles of applying ual aid in their common da signed in the City of New June 8, IMS, by flenry Serraao Vlllard. special representa tlvsj of the United States of Amer ica, and Walter Walker, Consul General of Liberia in New York.

Their ExceDendet, Edwin Barclay, President of Liberia, and William 8. President elect of Liberia, were present at the sign ing, Tha agreement wsa negotiated under tha authority of and in con termity with the Lend Lease Act Of March 11, 1841, which provides tot extending aid. to any country wnose defense Is determined by the President of the United States to be vital to tha' defense of tha United Tha provisions of the agreement are the lame in sub stantial respects aa the provisions agreements heretofore entered tato by tha United States with a a umber of other foreign countries under tha Lend Lease. Act, Tha agiaamant la accmpanied by as axchaon of itotoa Gtiwentaoto Jbt tha ttlationship between this agreement anc? agreement regarding defense, areas in Liberia concluded between the two Governments at. Monrovia on March 81.

1843 (Executive Agree ment Series Under terms of the agreement, the United States will continue to supply tha Republic of Liberia with' such 'defense articles, defense services, and defense Information as the President shall authorize to be transferred or provided. Li beria will provide to the U. 8. such articles; facilities or Information as it may be in a position to supply. Liberia agrees that it will without tha consent of the President of tha U.

transfer title to, or possession of, any defense ar ticle or defense Information trans erred to It or permit the use thereof by anyone not an officer, employee, or agent of the government of Liberia. At tha and of the present. emergency, Liberia agrees to return to the U. S. such defense articles transferred under 40 agreement as shaU not have been destroyed, lost or consumed.

Both governments also agree to liberalise trade relaf oni by. appropriate Interna tional and domestic measures to the attainment of all the economic objectives. set forth in the Atlantic Charter, ZcctSlHb Fhre VphGty Of Brctfcsrly Lore PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Four Negro wearing xoot suits, were attacked, and badly beaten on a street corner Saturday by 23 white boys In a South Philadelphia street brswl marked by fist fighting and gun Following the attack, tha Negro youths were treated at St Agnes Hospital for head and face Injuries, than were arrested "for their own protection, patrolmen Arthur Pancerie and Thomas CTNeil said. According to the story told police by the soot suiters, they were passing a cigar store when a group of white youths lounging outside, be gan masdna deroiatorr remarks.1 cf tha white boys said: Td' Uke to' take one of those off (referring to a pancake hat) and tha attack started.

Tha soot eultera were knocked down and attempts were made to. tip off their Patrolmen Pancerie and O'NeU reported they, heard the shots as they approached in' their radio cars. The funs, they' said, we probably In the hands of the white youths and ware fired tato tha air. Two of, the toot suiters, booked as Eugene RochaCc, of New York, and James 1L of Philadelphia, were discharged later In tha day. Tha others, Charles Emory.

IT. and Samuel Satterfleld, IT, Vtt vt niladslphia, were held "34 3 Defense In War Effort Ronccr Worker Dead Mass ETA D. BOWLES LlbEvaDeBowH RICHMOND, a. Miss Eva D. Bowles of New York City, nation ally known social worker, died at the Richmond Community Hospital, Monday.

June 14th. She had come South to' visit her niece, Mrs. Ar thur P. Davis of Virginia Union University. Born In Albany.

Ohio, Miss Bowles was reared in Columbus. She was educated In the public schools' of thst city; subsequently attending Ohio State and Columbia Universities. She taught at cnana ler Normal School, Lexington, Ky, St 1 Augustine's College. Raleigh, N.C and' St Psul's School, Uw rence viUe, Va. Miss Bowles was a pioneer Negro Y.WCA worker, having been the Ant local secretary In New York City and tha first Negro Na tional Secretary.

CaDed to the National Board in 1911, she initiat ed Negro branch work In 'the Y. W. A. and established branches throuehout the country. She hsd tha supervision of colored work un tin her retirement in 1935.

During the first World War, Miss Bowles had charge of all the Ne sto hostess houses in the csmps, ma all the community work spon sored bv the YWCA In military. centers. Theodore Roosevelt wsa so Impressed with her work that he gave her a special citation and donated. $4,000 of his Nobel Peace Prise to her progrsm. Since her Miss Bowles has been active In political, church, and, during recent months, civilian defense work in New York citr.

Mia Bowles is survived by her sister, Mrs. Cordelia A. Winn, member of the faculty of Florida A. and College, Tallahassee; and a niece and grsnd nephew: Mrs. Arthur P.

Davis snd Arthur P. Davis, Jr, of 'Virginia Union University, Appali To Ifewey Fcr T. resident'ln the Y. M. A.

Annex, 181 West 133th street has petitioned Governor Thomas Dewey for clemency for Beaetix DeJesus and William Diu who are to die in the electric chair for tha killing of Pri vate' Edwin Berkowita last 'October in the areaway of. a church at 114th street and St Nicholas avenue. A third youth In the case. Amer lco wu sentenced to life Imprisonment Williams bases his plea to the Governor on the ground thst the youths were the "victims of un amble publicity aJ result of "nugglrigs and that when they killed the soldier they did so in self defense when' he beat them after they attempted to rob him as they were leaving him after having taken him to several places In one of which they had procured a prostltuto for him, fer I Pay C. No More TWELVE FAtiKS rsfl .1 Trouble Predicted Scz3 Fine Ago Bcacsa 0J rTreatesstpflUce; CAMP STEWART, Gar Th'a kilting of white military policeman and the wounding of four others during a here Wednesday, night is.

under Investigation by, a board of officers. First reports from Camp Stewart officials were that "colored soldiers had been stirred up by" falsa and malicious rumors thst colored girl were being Post au tborlties added that "no white sob diers were involve) In the disturbance ether 'than' tha MPs, 'and a colored soldiers were injured. The MP who was killed was Pfd, Ronie F. Llndsey, 22, of Valdosta, Ga. The wounded were Staff Sgt, John McEachern, 31, Homestead, Mont; Sgt Charles W.

Almand, 24, Atlanta, Ga. Sgt William V. Brown, 24, New' York City, and Pvt. Merlin B. Hotchklss, 20, Perry, N.X Outbreak Expected last was not unexpected because Negro' stationed here, particularly those from tha.

889th Regiment' who) were recently brought back from) Hawaii, had. written to newspaperl and relatives. and friends all over the country. Indicating that, unless conditions at the cams there would, be bloodshed, AH the Isetssi tk willing O'figTit nd die for tha preservation of democracy, that they, were first going to get snd enjoy democracy at Camp Stewart or die in the attempt to get it Representations had been made to tha War Department to send the Negro soldiers out at the camp, lest there be bloodshed. One of the many causes of com plaint in the camp is the matter of transportation.

Separate buses are operated for. white end Negro sol diers in, the ratio of for Negroes, six. for whites, and this despite, tha fact NegM soldiers are approximately so pet) cent of the camp personnel. cabs in Hlnesvllle (nearest town to camp) refuse. Negro soldiers as passengers, An Investigation launched by NAACP indicated that there is ala resentment among Negro soldiers of the attitude of the white offlcera command.

Interviewed officers and enlisted men an Insisted that the situation could not. be remedied so long as they remained under command of Colonels Gross snd both, of German extraction, and General Spiller. who wsa charsctertted aa being, "definitely In sympathy with the whole policy of discrtest!" Negro MPs are without authority, the NAACP report Negro soldiers and civilians resent this. and resent that all Mp stationed in Savannah are those designated' to patrol. the most thickly settled Negro, areas.

Recreational facilities for Negrfll soldiers are gUriingly Inadequate. There are no provisions made at all for the recreation of Negro of ficers. Fifty persons crowd out tha Negro USO The Negro service club'had a total floor space of 400 by 200 in contrast, tha white officers have a service club and the white 'USO la a spacious two story' buildlngf 'White enlisted men have a' service club with floor space measuring" 330 by 80j feet Meager facilities are provided fot treatmeat'of Negro soldiers afflict el with venereal diseases, tha A. C. P.

investigator found. White civilian nurses in tha camp hospital 'have refused to handle Negro and in Savannah there Is only one prophylactio station colored soldiers. In two known Instances, Negro soldiers have been kicked by white officers. On one" occasion, the officer was not 'Identified; on tha other, the officer's only punishment wss to be transferred to another post "Relations of Negro sokuera with local law enforcement officers have been generally, bad. Racial segregation signs were posted.

on toilets at tha prison stocks go, a Negro officer 'reports, he wsa brusquely asked "Cent you reaar" when he used a toilet marked Tor White Only. Negro officers 'gen orally are tub jetted to tranecess arily humiliating treatment Cf TLOWDA EGUN FIELD. Fla. Trouhla broke out here last Tueedsy mfht iOaeUlnaad ea paga etevea) I 4 I ').