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eral hundred Negroes in the Navy as meesmen. There were no Ne groes in the Marine Corps. FSB ACTS At a White Rouse conference In October, 1940, the President order ed mat rougmy nine per cent or the men taken into the Army should be Negroes. For a period of time the Navy and the Marine Corp recruited through voluntary enlistment. Negroes were restrict ed to tne messmen orancn.

Morale In the Navy among Negroes was low and there were frequent pro tests against the restricted A change occurred in April, 1942, when the enlisted reserve of the Navy and Marine Corns was open ed to voluntary enlistment for Ne groes. Finally DOtn or tne services were placed under Selective Service and required to place their orders for men with the Selective Service System. But the Negro has always wanted more tnan numDers in tne Navy. He has wanted status. There Is a basic nollcv of sefixera tlon In the Navy which haa result ed in abuses nX oiscnminationa With the foregoing information In mind and cognizant of the fact that little more than token recognition has been given Negroes as Navy officers, The Pittsburgh Courier's Bureau of Public Sentiment surveyed colored America's thinking, this week, on the following proposition: "DO YOU BELIEVE THE UNITED STATES NAVY IS DEMOCRATIC IN ITS POLICY TO WARD THE NEGRO? 7.0 said "NO" 26.6 said "YES" 3.4 were uncertain.

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ons But Bias Has Ruled By STANLEY BOBEKTS, Courier Poll Analyst The number of Negroes hk the armed forces, their utilization and status, their progress and practical benefits which the country and Negroes as a whole can derive because of their service has been of concern to many citizens since the beginning; of the present conflict. Policies set up In Washington be fore the war arose suspicions as to jtist what was to be done with Negroes, particularly in the Navy, once the war began. And time haa proved that some fears were justified. The situation In February, 1988, was as follows: There were sev sua of opinion throughout the na tion. "One of the most tragic occur rences In this present war is to see young, strong, intelligent men yearn to man the battlewajrons, destroy ers, cruisers ana other seagoing craft in defense of this great country and be turned down for nothing else other than his skin is dark," reflected a Southern col it was conceaea oy numerous pollees that strides in the right direction had been made by the Navy.

"But they are so slow; mu sea man v. "The type of training received in the Navy would be so valuable for the future of America and the race if only the service had started earlier and even now was not so restrictive in allowing race men to take advantage of said others. Next week: "DO YOU BELIEVE THE NEGRO'S CAUSE WOUD BE HELPED IF MORE NEGROES LEFT THE SOUTH?" BUY WAR BONDS Board Orders Segregation (Continued from Pag a 1) lies living west of Highway 17 will continue sending their children to the outmoded "colored" school. while all those livme east of the highway, will attend the "white" school. PETITIONS PREPARED Mrs.

Dunk showed further that the town's estimated 100 colored children and 50 white children will be distributed so that 75 Nesro children will attend the three room "colored" school, but no white children: while the 50 white children and 25 Negro children will attend the eight room "white" school. Speaking for the colored citizens, she said the "white" school is laree enough to accommodate all the chil dren, both colored and white, in Hlllburn. Thurgood Marshall, counsel for the NaACP, said he was making plans to present petitions to the school board this week with additional protest against the new "I believe more than ever it is a flagrant case of discrimination." he said, "and we will fight it to the end." BUY WAR BONDS Name Hampton President (Continued from Page 1) he take over the administrative duties. Likwlse many had expressed the hope that the trustees would con tinue a colored educator as head of the institution since there were obviouslv manv Qualified to hold the position and Negroes were head of most oi tne country leading educational institutions serving the race. LANIER HAS HAD VARIED CAREER Under the new president.

Mr. La nier will resume his former duties as dean of Instruction. He has had a varied administrative and educa tional career, being at one time in structor at Tuskegee, dean of col lege and director of summer school at Florida A. and M. college, dean and administrative officer at Houston college, and before coming to Hampton was assistant to Mrs.

Mary McLeod Bethune of the NYA. Last year Mr. Lanier was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at New York university where he is a candidate for the doctor of education degree. Mr. Bridgeman is a Bostonian and graduate or Harvard university.

He spent 10 years in educational work in but this is his first experience in work relating directly with Negroes. Colored members of the Hampton board of trustees are Dr. J. M. G.

Ramsey. Richmond, and Dr. Morgan E. Norris, Kilmarnock, Va. War Bond Show Opens Campaign (Continued from Page 1) are Segta.

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KEYSTONE, DEPT. 19 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE WALLACE WOULD TREE" MINORITIES Jftlif Typical of the spirit behind his strong plea for a "fifth" freedom Freedom from strife between races and creeds is the scene above, which shows Vice President Henry A. Wallace cheerfully greeting little Albert Oliver, whose parents are tenants of the B. Wells housing C. Kernan, Lester Granger, secre tary.

National Urban league; A. Philip Randolph, international president. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Portesa; Charles S. Zimmer man, chairman, Trade Union coun cil, American Labor Party, New York State; Layle Lane, columnist, The New York Age; Morris Mil exam, national secretary. Workers Defense league; John Chamber lain, author; Daniel Bell, managing editor, New Leader; Harry Lor in Birisse, editor.

Common (Continued from Page 1) tions and endanger thousands of troops. The Tuskeeee trained fighter fliers of the "99th" have been used chiefly for escorting bombers, strafing troops and bombing gun positions. on Bucn neater "sweep missions. fighter pilots seek fights, since they are permitted to attack anything and everything, in the air or on the ground, within an area assigned to this particular patrol. GERMANS MAKE DECISIONS But when Our Boys meet German fighters on these special missions, they must wait for the Germans to bring the right to them.

German Messerschmitts 109 and Focke Wulfs 190 are two or three thousand pounds lighter than our 40 Warhawks and can out race, out climb and out dive them. When German fliers don't want to fight they simply keep out of range and our pilots can't get near them. On the other hand. If the Germans outnumber us and seek to fight, our pilots are powerless to run away and they can't break off the fight, because the 40 War hawks are not fast enough. The Warhawks have the advan together with white chaplains representing the Jewish and Catholic faiths.

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In his Chicago speech last week, Mr. Wallace proposed for America, a slogan of "Democracy First," instead of "America First." He not only visited Ida Wells homes, but other colored communities in the Windy City as well. Levy Case Arouses Nation's Interest (Continued from Page 1) democratic morale within the Army and the civilian population. The existing racial tensions in this nation are so great that we must be extremely careful not to penalize those who seek to establish better relationships between the races." Among the signatories of the plea were: Irvine Abramson, president, New Jersey State CIO; William M. Agar, director.

Freedom House: Roger N. Baldwin, director, American Civil Liberties union; Rev. William weal; Julius Hochman. vice ores! dent. International Ladies Garment Workers union, and many others.

Levy is a former organizer of the latter union. ASKS ORGANIZATIONS TO BACK FIGHT Copies of the plea were sent to Secretary or War Henry L. Sum son, General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff, and other high Army omciais. Nathaniel M.

Minkoff, director of the WDL Committee on Dis crimination, announced today that his organization has scheduled widespread appeals to labor unions, interracial and civic groups for support in the campaign to democratize the jim crow aspect of the military services, and to en deavor to secure a 'reversal of Private Levy's conviction. Levy's sown description of the conditions under which Negro sol diers at the Lincoln Air Base ace serving their country, is contained in a series of letters written to a New York friend. 99th' Wants Faster Planes tags of terrific fire power (six guns), nowever, and can turn in a much smaller circle than the fast moving German Messerschmitts and Focke Wulfs. Usually, the enemy is in the rear when contacted. whereupon the Allied flier simply turns into mm.

Since tne Uerman pilot cannot make a similar quick turn, his rigid guns are out of focus in the twinkling: of an eye. The German plane, in such a spot, keeps diving to get out of range of our guns. With the German plane diving, our turning can be continuous without the Warhawks being hit as long as they see the uermans coming and time tneir turning moment accurately. "WIIX O' THE WISPS" The German planes are usually gone before Our Boys can focus guns on them. Few Germans can stomach head on fights against our guns.

Our pilots have developed great leamworK and know how to pro tect each "Other in tight spots. The Germans invariably find themselves facing too many Warhawks and seldom come down from high alti tudes to nght. Our Boys reel they nave accumulated the necessary experience for successful air combats They believe the Germans are con centrating on making "fighters" not "DomDers" and won't risk having these fighters knocked down. BUY WAR BONDS Ask Repeal Of Marriage Law SACRAMENTO, Sept. 1 Pointing out "that in this war there would be no place for racial discrimination and furthermore, i law that la against the law of nature, against the law of God and contrary to the spirit of the constitution of the United States should by all means be repealed," Chaplain Eugene C.

Noury O.MX, the First Filipino Regiment, Camp Roberts, has appealed to Governor Earl Warren to take action to abrogate the state law which prohibits marriage of Filipino and white women. Such action he pointed out would make it possible for common law wives and families of Filipino soldiers to receive Army allowances. In his letter directed to the state's chief executive, the Chaplain stated that such common law marriages were invalid "in the eyes of the law and the church." He explained that the closest state In which Filipinos could legally marry white women was In New Mexico, 900 miles away, and that the majority of tha men remained unmarried and unable to obtain Army family allowances because of lack of time and travel expense. Militant Baptist Continued Page 1) ed the loyalty of the Negro, but when a man laces aeatn, no remembers all of the failures of those for whom he is fighting and he will ask himself the question, "Is the fight worthwhile "England wants to give Belgium a part of Africa and wishes to hold India," said Dr. Johnson, who received his first inspiration in the Baptist church in Paris, Tennv years ago, later serving as acting dean of a little Baptist tabernacle and spending admittedly his happiest days aa pastor of First Baptist church in Charleston, W.

and, continuing, the eminent educator added, "The Indians, Chinese and Africans are our racial Allies, fighting for a democracy which they themselves have not enjoyed, we are not satianed to nght xor a caose for which we are not expect ed to enjoy the emoluments, our leadership in the race deserves praise for the protest it (has made and I encourage it to continue to protest until all wrongs have been righted." JEMISON PROBES MODERN CHURCH In another important message, Dr. Jamison delivered his third annual address Thursday morning on the challenging subject, "The Deplorable Condition of the Visible Church of Our Day: The Cause and the Remedy." The late Dr. Xj. k. Williams suc cessor attributed the cause of the plight of the church to "the sin of men, which ever haa been and is the fruitful source of all trouble in the world," and, in suggesting the remedy, Dr.

Jemison said, "The church is the place where the judges, jurors, governors, and, yet, the President of the United States of America, should go and hear the gospel of fairness, justice, truth, and fair play to every man, regardless of race, color, or vious condition ot servitude." VOTE OF CONFIDENCE A new precedent was set when the convention disregarded the regular schedule of events and, as Dr. Jemison took the rostrum to deliver, his annual sermon, a majority of the 12,000 delegates unanimously re elected him to office. Dr. Rayford W. Logan of How ard university electrified delegates when he warned "that the cnurcn will be "confronted with its past sins" as it attempts to work toward world peace for all peoples.

He said that true leaders are In the minority in the church, because the totality of the majority of minis ters and their are not ready to apply the principles of brotherhood. BAPTIST PIONEERS LAUDED Another arresting highlight of the convention was the statement Wednesday. September 8, of Chap lain Fuller. He paid a lofty tri bute to the late L. K.

Williams, Drs. W. H. Jernagin, Jemison, and Jackson as true and tried veterans of the Baptist church and to Mar shall L. Shepard of Philadelphia and A.

Clayton Powell. of New York City as kingpins of the dynamic younger leaders of the denomination. He also had a word of praise for our boys overseas colored and white soldiers who are displaying a fine democratic spirit, he said, and are marching forward to fight a battle against the black lords of totalitarianism, despotism and slavery that, in the end, peace might reign over the world forever. BROAD RESOLUTIONS Most of the other developments of the convention with the exception of the drawing up of number of highly significant reso lutions were or a routine nature. The seven point resolutions con sisted of (1) a special statement of commendation for Chaplain uiier; (21 wavs and meanB for encourag ing better interracial relationships; (3) a long range program to curb outbreaks of mob and racial viol ence and conflict: (4) concentra tion on securing the Four Free doms for every American citizen everywhere; (5) encouragement of thrift, economy, savings, good conduct, and the like; (6) buying of war bonds and a post war ouiwarK; and (7) placing of emphasis on neater Neero business and nation al co operation with the National Negro Business league.

1,000 VOICES SING Outstanding musical contributions were made to the 63rd an nual National Baptist convention by the 1,000 voice choir directed by Prof. Thomas A. Dorsey, Miss Willa Jones. George A. Gullatt and Dr.

A. J. Offord. In fact, nearly FOUR THE PITTSBURGH COURIER SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER ig( mm GY IG AFFAIR Oil TRAG Youth Man peIies Eterify promotion 4 5,000 people jammed the premises for the musical conducted by this ensemble. The National Baptist Conven tion.

represents more than 22,000 churches and more than four million members, ranking it second only to the Baptist World alliance in size, memDersnip ana scope, MAGNETIC RESPONSE All sessions of the 63rd annual convention were crowded, the Sth Regiment Armory on Giles avenue, near 35th street, convention head quarters, being more tnan taxea rs mr.fl.rltv. National, state and city officials graced the platform at the various public programs. The Rev. J. L.

Horace, pastor of Monumental Baptist church, who was chairman of the committee on general arrangements, and his entire staff of co workers were lavishly praised by members and delegates lor tne emciency witn which thev defied war time rigors and handicaps to successfully pre pare for ana entertain tne tura annual sessions. BUY WAR BONDS More Houses For Los Ahgeles LOS ANGELES. Sept. 16 Addi tional housing facilities for the Los Angeles area were definitely promised by Howard I. Holtzendorff.

executive director of the city Housing Authority, following his return from Washington. Holtzen dorff held several conferences there with John B. Blandford. ad ministrator of the National Hous ing Agency whom he stated was deeply impressed with the need for war worker housing here. One thousand units have thus far been programed for this area.

Five hundred, of these will be constructed and managed by the city authority and the like number by the county, will be made avail able for civilian employees or the navy. The units to be handled by the city authority will be built as soon as possible, will be located probably in the Southwestern part of the city and are to be open to all races on the basis or need. Vivian Mason Saved 15 In Train Wreck Uincatlon. By JACK SAUNDERS, Staff Correspondent TiTrr jmETJPHlA. Sent.

16 Surrounded by her husband and son as she lay on a bed in the Episcopal hospital last Saturday morning, Mrs. Vivian Carter Mason gave The Courier a vivid description of how she saved a number of passengers from certain death after she had been seriously Injured fn, the1 ill fated wreck, or tne Pennsylvania Railroad's a Congressional Limited, that cost tha lives of seven Negroes and injury to more than 20, last Monday evening. Mrs. Mason. New York social worker and vice Draeident of the National Council of Women, sus tained an Injury or tne oacKi ana lacerations of both legs.

Sixteen stitches were required to sew up the wound in her left leg. FINAL COUNT SEVEN i The final count In Negro dead, as given by the Coroner's office, SEAMAN ALONZO Dv ROBIN SON, 24, U. B. M. s.

Training Station. Sheepshead Bay, Y. GERTRUDE MARSHA! 6, and her mother; Cecelia Marsnau, sa, of 266 Brookfleld street. White Plains, N. Y.

I J. W. COUSAR, 32, oi 1451 i a offlA atraat BroOKlVn. JX. X.

CALLIE B. PARKER, 88, of 1878 Seventh avenue. New York. IAJCY E. CARROLL, 47.

of 204 W. 111th street, New York. MILDRED COX HENDRICKS, 42, of 2850 Bronx Park, N. Y. I Resmsn Robin son died in the Northeastern hospital the morning after the wreck, turn ooay was Mantiflul hv "Kvelvn Tisdale.

ot 2231 N. Lambert street. Robin son's mother, Mrs. Jane rohuos, of Kingstree, S. sent a teiegram to Miss Tisdale ana uavia uuxes, authorizing them to make the lden MOTHER, DAUGHTER TfTT.TKn Gertrude Marshall died at the scene of the wreck, but her moth er died Tuesday morning in Frankford hospital.

Their bodies were identified by Thomas Mar shall, father and husband of the viftlma. Cousar. a sandwich man on tne train, was killed His hodv was identified by Josephs, another employe, of 125 N. Liinaenwooa street. Callie B.

Parker died at tne scene of the wreck. She was iden tifled bv her husband. Jesse, and Alien Mavo. of Camden. N.

J. Lucy E. Carroll died Tuesday aftenoon in the Episcopal hospital. Her bodv was identified by her husband, William James Carroll. IDENTIFIED BY CLOTHING Mildred Cox Hendricks died at the scene of the wreck.

The only means of identification were tne clothing she wore. Her husband. Describing what he termed the "most interesting engagement" ex perienced bv the sauadron. which took place when it was on a. bomber escort mission to Sciacca, Italy, he said: "Our ships were close es cort for the bombers that day ana we were right with them I We absorbed all the attack of the Me 109's.

Macchl 202'e and FW 190's and, on that day, we lost a couple of aircraft. We definitely destroyed one. of the enemy, probably de stroyed a couple more and damaged three. Incidentally, on that dav. General visited our field, and during his stay congratulated Captain Hall, one of our night commanders, on nis ana our first connrmea victory." NO LONGER "EXPERIMENT" Davis pointed out that both the men in the squadron and high ranking officials of the Army Air Forces looked upon the "99th" as an experiment to determine wheth er the nyer was mentally, physically and emotionally fitted for the rigors of combat flying.

He said: "Just what a Negro pilot in a 40 would do when anti aircraft fire burst about his ship or when an enemy aircraft was strewing cannon shells and machine gun bullets about his cockpit, was a matter that was really conjecture in the minds of some of these high ranxing oiricers in tne aajjv REALIZED RESPONSIBILITY "It was a very significant fact." the younger Davis declared, "that ail memoers or this organization were impressed at all times with the knowledge that the future of the Negro in the Air Corns prob ably would be dependent largely upon ma manner in wmcjn tney carried out tneir mission. ACCEPTED challenge: "The fact that his unit was an experiment became a challenge to him Every man In the Y99th' win go throua anv ordeal con cocted by combat or garrison ex istence to assure the successful completion of the experiment." With his description of the record of the "99th" in i combat. Davis left no doubt of his i convic tion that the 27 pilots In the squadron and the ground crew personnel supporting tnem naa fully justified the experiment. GROWTH OF 1 RELIGION Davis declared that, with an In crease in their experience as fight er pilots, there developed among the men a "growtn or religious feeling? "Toward! the end of the Sicilian he stated, "I had very little trouble getting together an audience for the visiting chaplain. Colonel PinneL iHe al ways had a nucleus of pilots to speak to.

Lieutenant Bowl trig, one of my pilots, was shot down by riak in the Mediterranean and forced to sit In his dinghy for 24 hours, and he said to me 3 "You. know Colonal Tavta. hn hmn alt out there that long, shivering from coia at mgnt ana trying to tuae from the heat of the sun by day always hoping against hone that somebody is going to see you and pick you up you just pray auto matically memorable: EXPERIENCE Tracing the experiences of the from the time it Wft New York, April 15, Davis painted Herbert, Identified the hours after the tragedy. body The list of injured included EL P. Carson.

470 W. 150th street. New York City; a dining car wait er; Horace carter, xt jn. atreetL Philadelphia. dining car (waiter; Bailey Beard.

321 St, Nich olas avenue, xvew xora wity, tun ing car waiter; Nathaniel Davis, 929 E. 216th street. New York City, dining car waiter; Sadie James, 290 vV. 137th street. New York City: James stepnens, Central Park West, New York Citv.

dinins: car waiter: I Herman Tavlor. 1 Willow street, East Orange, N. dining car cook; Anthnnv White. 106 Boston road. N.

dining car waiter; Pinky Allison, S6, 150 W. 140th street; Mrs. Alberta KODinson, 49, 40 w. listn street. New York, and L.

W. Carrett, 2010 Seventh avenue, New Yok City. BUSSED PLANE Mrs. Mason told the writer that she was en route to New York after visitng her husband, wmiam T. Mason.

8r manager and direc tor of the Liberty ana iioq erts Park government project, in Norfolk. Va. I She flew, from and was to have made contact with a Wash ington plane bound for The Norfolk plane was late, how. ever, causing ner tom mies tne plane for New York.1 She then boarded the Congressional Lim ited Describing the wreck, Mrs. Ma son said she.

was in number eight car. next to number nine, which was "smasnea to pieces." ne es timated that at least 16 persons were killed in the car which she was riding, but, fortunately, she was in the section that re ceived the least damage. HELPED GIBXS TO SAFETY "There were a number of girls trapped with me in the car, Mrs. Mason said. "I was hurt and bleeding and had to climb out of a window, Droae tne winuow and helped about 15 girls to safetv." Mrs.

Mason, director of social service work. Department of Wel fare, New York City, ts also a sister of Elmer Carter, editor of Opportunity Magazine. Since her confinement at Episcopal hospital, he has received scores of tele grama and letters from leading figures. ue, country. Davis Home; lauds 499th' i i (Continued from Page tory and had demonstrated the ability of the Negro pilot to live up to highest standards of the Armv Air Forces.

vivid picture of the. growth of the combat team from Inexperienced flyers to seasoned veterans. He said that as senior officer aboard the transport which carried the squadron xo' North Africa, he had responsibility not only for his unit but for some 4,000 Negro and white soldiers aboard' Ship. The squadron landed at Casablanca and then later was sent to the town of Fezf in French Morocco where they stayed a month, in Intensive combat training under the guidance of Colonel Philip Cochran famed in the comics as the "Flip Corkln" of Terry and the Pirates." ENTERTAINED BY "JO" BAKER Describing Fez as "one of the most delightful spots ever visited by us," ana as containing: "every thing a young man away from home a youne man could wish Colonel Davis said: "The officers of the squadron were made socially secure in the town by the visit of Josephine Baker. Miss Baker in sisted on presenting several differ ent etoups or.

our oiricers to the prominent. French and Arab fami lies in the town. All in all, Miss Baker was largely responsible for our most pleasant "social relations in the town or fea." i On May 81st the squadron took off for Cape Bon peninsula and shortly after the first of June were engaged in their first oombat over the Mediterranean: islands of Pantellerla and Lampedusa. he said. "Every man in the squad ron." said Davis, "went into action with more than 250 hours' flying experience in a.

40 After the Pantellerla show, the squadron bad nine days of active combat as bomber escort over Sicily, in straflnsr enemy communica tion lines and in dog fights with enemy zignters. Alter the middle of July they moved up to Southern Sicily ana engaged in combat work over Italy. Now the squadron is engaged in training replacements prior to new comDat assignment. NO BIAS SHOWN "From the time this squadrori left the continental limits of thi United States to the present tlme there has not been a single circumstance or Incident which could be regarded as discriminatory bv the most rabid race leader," said Da vis. "Our field.

he said, "was often visited by high ranking officers of both the British and American army. Among the visitors wsre such men as Air Marshal Cunning nam, uota j. rancher, General House ot the 12th Air Support Command, General Doolittle, who tea tne mission over TORio, and General 8paatz. commandinsr ren eral of the Northwest African Air iforee." GIVE YOUR COLD THE AIR Open up that eold clogged nose, reel this resi ptesenptipaHjype medicatkm soothe, nnnlc. Caatkmt Use only as directed.

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Among Police Appointees LOS ANGELES. Sept ttj resenting one half of tha taST inar mannownr mi the police department will 42 iiftv rontuJS? ir.ua aa. ncers renrcsentinir an of from 22 to 36." wr.LK1 mesaay by aenntv clerk. i ALiuer, ai me i'oiice acataw a mediately brpm to receive aane Of $190 a month and ar six weeks of intensive trtjZ in fnnHamf.nl.:. i 4 forcenient.

Following the siHn additional 50 rookies cxt moail icjjcii iiiM win sei junas oij it Kuiauona and emergency officers un to sn of ape for the duration. I Numbered anions: th SO nW officers sworn fn Tuesdsr five Neerroes. Thev are Bruce, William Enge. Edward ry, v. v.

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