The Macon News from Macon, Georgia • 8

Ml MACON NEW lUtSDAY JUNI 1943 II HT 76 Decrees Given MACON NEWS IN BRIEF 'Middle Georgia British Heroes Cet Manhattan Welcome N'KW YOKK honored five American and 10 British World War II heroes giving them a typical parade and ticker tape welcome in the canyons of Manhattan Klight Sgt Maxwell A I Riddell 21 (left) and Chief Kngine Room Artificer Harry Howard 48 are shown happily responding to cheers (NKA Telephoto) Coffee Cocoa Tea Rationing Held Possibility FIGHTING TEXAN TELLS OF VICTORY HKARIj HARBOR Hawaii (AR) A tough fighting Texan who floated for 24 hours amidst the savage Midway Island sen Battle returned with a stirring eyewitness account of Japanese naval destrNction as viewed from the surface of ihe sea where he hid under a seat cushion from his sunken 0 torpedo-plane to escape del eel ion Sliol down In the morning In Divorce Cases On Busy Monday The following divorce deciees were awarded in Bibb superior courl civil division Monday afternoon bringing to a total 74 decree during the day: Total divorces: Mr Annie Treadwell va Homer Treadwell Claudia Cain va General Cain Mr Jewel Stroud va Stroud Mrs Rods Currie vs Currie Susie Mae Bmler Howard Butler Mrs Annie Embry vs Embry Mrs Sarah Hudson va Hudson Mia Ester Linne va Linne David Williams vs Marlha Williams Mrs Rose Molion vs Harold Mol-ton Cullen Bowdoin vs Mrs Clara Bowdoin Mrs Myrtle Purvis Maloy Purvis Mrs Grace Ashe vs Ashe Mildred Amerson vs Gilbert Amerson Adell Braddy vs Frances Biaddy Mrs Frances Barton vs Charles A Barton Mrs Sarah Hunnicutt vs Dalton Hunnlcutl Mattie Iee Aiken vs Harry Aiken Mr Inez Jones vs Joseph Jones Removal of disabilities wa graniedein the suit of Walter Brown Mr Ruby Ire Brown Mrs Grace Tribble vs Tribble Mrs Mildred Greene vs Edward Greene Mrs Marlha Carlisle vs James Carlisle George Sievers vs Mrs Annie Sievers Frederick English vs Mrs Inns English Mia Carolyn Phetterplace vs Robert A Phetterplace Mrs Virginia Nelson vs Geuige Nelson Mrs Vera Kate Bouev vs Bill Jack Boney Henry Crawford vs Mr Ola Mae Crawford Mi Mavdeen Poole vs Harry Poole Mrs Julian Dutton vs Julian Dutton Maggie I Maine? vs John Mainey Mrs Georgia Mae Charping vs James Charping Mrs Dorothy Moore vs Moore Vernon Hodgkins vs Alice Hodgkins Mrs Myrtle Thompson vs A Thompson Mrs Dorothy Pilcher vs Charles I Pilcher Mrs Frances Bamford vs Alfred Bam ford Mrs Florine Carroll 1 Truitt A Carroll Giuseppe In-goglia vs Marla Ingoglia William Jennings vs Margaret Jennings Alina Lee vs Julius Lee George Greer vs Eula A Greer Mr Ruby Perdue lailher Perdue Raymond Perry vs Mrs Emma Perry Miss Fowler Takes New Post Tomorrow Miss Maiy Fowler teacher at Miller High school will take over duties tomorrow for the summer as representative of the Civil Service Commission for Washington recriiuing The appointment was revealed today bv William Wurth William Jr CSC official at employment office heir Alreadv eight women have qualified for government positions in WsshiiiBion Williams said He pointed our that the civil service quota each week for women workers was live lypisis and five stenographers On Hie order of Washington authorities rrmiiiing for these jobs lake priority over all oilier positions he said Kpecial exanimaiions will bear-ranged at Hie applicant's convenience if she cannot be piesrnt at ihe regular rxani hour set by Ihe civil seivice Williams said Woman Gives in Purchase of Officers to Affend FBI Course Here law enforcement of licet a a number of Middle Georgia torn' tie will meet in Macon Vedne dav for thr second qnarlerly cer-feience under the FBI Law Enforcement Officer Mobilization Plan for National Defense The session will be held in rhe IT 8 district court room in federal building 00 ABIT MX prominent Georgia norney will be gitri speaker at the open session Hammark FBI agent in charge Atlanta pointed out ihat the public I invited to the open session but that the rest of Ihe meeting will he open only to law enforcement officers Officer are expected from Hancock Washington Pulaski Put nam Baldwin Wilkinson Jasper lone Twiggs Houston Peach Dooly Macon Crawfotd Bibb Upson Monroe Imar and Burt counties Hammark said ODT Takes Control Of Some Bus Lines WASHINGTON API Office of Defense Transports (ion look war-time control today oier all of ihr nation's lnter-citv bit operations ordering present route frozen competitive serve pooled and all express service discontinued The order is effecth Julv After that date ODT direrted no inter-city buses may he operated "for the primary purpose" of serving golf courses alhlenc fields race tracks theaters pavilions or "other place conducted primarily for ihe purpose of amusement or entertainment AX ODT spokesman stud tin would affect bus service to beaches and other resorts pro-: viried the buses were used pri-j manly to take paengers to aiirh plarea In addition except for one daily round trip bus companies must discontinue schedules which fa-1 to show an average load in both directions of leu ihan 40 per cent of Hie seating capacity nf the buses used Operators are requited lo keep records of passenger mile and seiy mile and report to ODT any round trip schedule which fails to nteei the seting capacity requirement Methodist Youth Continue Session Approximately 285 have registered from eight riutnri in South Georg i for the South Geoitf Conference Methodist Young People' AKhctnbly which yesiei-day opened a six -day seNemn al Wesleyan College At the bt tat ties aeseion Hit mottling which was called tn oilier by Edward Carntlli president of the cutilrreiiie Mias Mary Smith from Bainbridgr verier iv uf the conference presented the const it iirion tn Ihe axsemblv Mis Ie Rees assist ant librarian at Wesleyan explained the liobbly groups which will be held each afternoon at Hie conference Arts and craft will be under Hie direction nf Mrs Norman Hoffman atL teacher at Wesleyan Conservatory music for everybody Mr Hester Bruce Savannah charm Miss Katherine Johnson dean of women We-lejan College favors for banquets Miss Mary Miller Brunswick After platform hour at 8 pm today under the direction of Ihe Rev Mack Anthony from Ameri-ru a lantern and ramp fire on Die Wesleyan cam pit will be held under Ihe direction of Ihe Rev Burrel Ketclirrsid pastor of Pine Mountain Valley church Pine Mountain v- Hartridge Succumbs NEW YORK I API Julian Hartridge 72 former asNtaianr attorney for Hie southern dt-trict of New Ymk died yesterday of a hearl attack He once taught in Hie Savannah Ga high school and was headmaster at St lame school Hagerstown Mri Recreation Center Organizes Unit Of Victory Maids Organization of the Victory Maid at Recreation Service Center waa completed last night when IS young women were appointed captains to lead entertainment activities for soldiers in Macon Victory Maids an entirely new aei-up for Recreation Center activities was inaugurated and is directed by Mr Shine Halliburton More than 1500 Middle Georgia girls have been invited to become members of the group Mrs Halliburton said ilie organics tion goal was at least 2000 girls 0 A A ESTABLISHED Hie group would consist of approximately 30 captains each with four lieutenants whom they will eppolat the director explained It is planned Mr Hallibunon said for each girl to wear a liny pin designating her a a Victory Maid The director said a number or similar organizations have been formed elsewhere in the United States at recreation reniers Girls who were appointed captains include Helen Massenburg Sue Hawkins Shirley Bakewell Roberta Jones Jane Everett Anne Maddox Helen Yeomans Helene Jones Una Jones Elmira While Kay Dunwody Anne lxwe Margaret Gaillard Elizabeth Jones Louise Grim melt and Lorina Sargent Another meeting to fill remaining vacancies in the unit will be held at 7 in- Monday at the Cenler Mr Halliburton Mid Hero at Midway Once Turned Down By Physicians HOUSTON Texas TAPI Ensign George Gay Jr of Houston whose amazing experience in the Midway naval engagement wa described bv the navy yesterday is a perfect rxample of wltaL a grimly-determined lsd will do when he wauls to become an aviator Hi parenia Mr and Kira Gay Sr tel! the story: Twice young Gev was turned down by the armv because examiner said hi heart couldn't siaud HAVE been silling at a the strain of dive-bombing desk loo long" they told hint referring to hi year at school He set about to get himself in shape He picked the hardest work he enuld find becoming a rou-? met ion gang laborer He toiled for six mom I is and reported back to The army aulhor-itiea 7tiew told him lie was not in shape So back to his job he went and worked another year 0 0 0 TO CHANGE hi luck at the enrl of a year lie went around to the naval aviation rnlisimriu office He passed ihe pliVMcal with firing color and wa arm io Florida for his training was determined to gel into aviation" Ins father said "That was all he ihnughl about all hi life when lie was no small In finger Just got around a pocket-knife he began making model airplane guess he made a hundred of Ihem It may have been the model plane tliai started 111 interest in aviation Deaths and Funerals JOHN FOWLER Funeral services for John Fowler World War veteran who died at hi residence ill Corbin avenue rarlv Mondav mere held in the rhapel of Harts Moriuaiy at 11 am Tuesday Dr 1 Maurice Trimmer pastor of the First Baptist church of which hr was a member officii led and burial waa in Ihe Oak Grove cemeiriy Americus at 3:30 pni JAMES IIKMtr TIIHYKIL lames Henry Tidwell ihe 10-nionlh-nld son of Mr and Mrs I Tidwell died at I heir residence at 11clla at 7:30 am Tuesday The child wa born at lirelia Aug 11 1941 Reside his parenia lie Is survived by a aisier Margie llzella and his grandparent Mrs Mollie Code Roberla and Tidwell Lizella Funeral services will be held at ihe graveside In Ihe Midway cemetery at 11 am Wednrsdav The Rev Aslilev rirkiru will officiate The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York contains 324 811 square feet of exhibit inn tlonr spare Speaks Tonight THE REV BOR JONES president of Boh June College Cleveland Tenn one of Ihe outstanding evangelisi and educator of Hie Soulh will make an addrew The Sign of The Times before Hie Baptist Tabernacle contrrialion tonight at 8:15 Me ha brought with him the Boh Jones College Quartet who will render several rlawri-ral select ion Hitler Praises Slain Heydrich As A 'Martyr' BERlFN I From German Broadcast! I API Adolf Holer termed Rein hard Heydrich assasai-naied Gestapo official of Dttr martyrs" today at a slate funeral shortly after Hemricli Himmler head of tiie secret police declared "tl ia our holy duty to avenge" Ihe protector of Bohemia and Moravia Hitler made an unaimomiced appearance al the funeral leaving hi headquarter on the Ru-liati from to confer on the slam No 2 Gestapo chief highest award of the German older" 0 ME PI ACM) a wreath on the coffin and embtaced Herririch' two son before leaving the funeral hall I Heydrich died last weeg after two Unde levied Czech assailant had bombed lit automobile and machincgimned him Already 234 Czech hate been reported executed in reprisal Himmler declared that Ney-dricli "knew tiie subieisive elements" in Czechnsloiakia and Austria and liuw lo dispose of litem" flew without mv knowledge against tin Russians" Himmler said deviating his assist ant had been shot down bv nii-aircrafi gun but ret tinted safely and look up anniher plane Hie next day Dr Emil Hat-ha president of the Czech proironi ate and lit entire cabinet arrived for Ihe funeral a special tram Numerous delegation of industrial and agricultural worker a so came from Bohemia and Moravia on the same train Himmler said Heydrich a blood witness that Bohemia and Moravia are and alwava will be territories of the Reich" He -serted that Hevdrich fired twice at hi assailant a Tier he wa wounded Optimisfs Discuss Playground Opening Plan for the opening of the plavgioimd for the a ni month were marie yesterday hv the Optimist Club at Hotel lamer The club also disclosed plana for organizing a Junior Optitnfal Club baaehall team In compete willi other junior dub in Ihr state PteMdent Rogers Fred Osborne and Charles McCanni will attend a business inert iug in Jacksonville June 'Ml The international cnnvennnn scheduled for Atlanta in liilv 4u been cancelled because of the war the firl dav of Hie historic battle and rescued Hie next Ensign George Gay's vivid observations and descriptions of American successes were disclosed last night by Admiral Chester Nimii commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet The uawy liver is recovering from shglii wounds at a hospital here He was shot down- htrt nor before he had hi riaifc at the Japs 0 0 0 FIVING WITH hi MiwaJion Gav and in two mates saw three tap aircraft canieis below 'hem two of Hie vessia big JiHi-im-neis of Ihe Kaga class hi Hie face of lernfic antiaircraft fue and enemy fighter opposition they eveled foe the assauii Oav'a iiiarhNie-xiiiiiier was hu bul lie nosed the plane down and launched a miperto into one big carrier then swung sharplv over Hie Uriel and sped Bui bi i lie is from a Jap 7'0 0 fighter shot aw he comioN rf Gay's plane Gav was hi in ilie qu Pinent io Hie left leg and lizhtiy in Hie arm by Joeph Weiner deputy director of Hie War Production Board division of supply was given at a press conference yeateiday It pn iured Hie commodity si mat ion as follows: Rationing of coffee tea and cocoa is likely Bananas will be scarce Fish supplies will be limited by Hie submarine hazard io fishing fleets and lease lend Nhipnirni will reduce ihe amount of pork available Bui iheie is no danger dial Hie country will lack necessary staples I RATIONING of clothing piob-abiy can be avoided ihia year bul the WPB I unwilling to make predict mu bevond that Wool mav be forbidden in some types of cloihing and woolen mills will be required io lilenri oilier materials lino their fa bi ns More codon iniisl be worn Shoe inav be sea ice However slock of shoe and cloihing in com mere ial hand ace liigner than Ihev ever have been use of coal should do so HONOR FI): Fd Rav former mori eriuor of The Macon Telegraph nov managing editor of The Tampa Times Tampa Fla by members of the Associated Press Club of Florida who elected him president of the organization OPENED: The Vacation Bible school at ihe Mulberry Sueet Methodist church yesterday to ronlinue through Friday morning at 11 o'clock when the children will go to Baconsfield for a picnic MFET: Member of the lion Club and their wives and dates at Hie Idle Hour 5 pm today for a barbecue and danre The rlub did lint meet today for the luncheon meeting scheduled for 1:15 pm SPEAK: Dr Josiah Crudup professor at- Mercer ai ihe annual meeting of rhe Girl Scout Council which meets at the YWCA on Cherry street from 7 to g30 pm today RETT RNED: Rufus Hander from Atlanta to Bibb county jail io face charge of armed robbery of Isidore Oolman Macon merchant Deputies Walter Waldron and A Iawaon went lo Alia nut yesterday to return Sandera RECEIVED: James Everett Bar-field 550 College street among Hie newly appointed aviation cadets at the navy's air siation at Pensacola Fla and Corpus Chris -ti Texas for advanced flight training as announced by the Public Relations Office Sixth Naval District Charleston Rebels Eagles Claim Record For Double Plays MERIDIAN Mis There may have been more double plays' made in some minor league games mnie where blit Ihe Montgomery and Meridian clubs of Hie Kourh-rs stern league will riaiin the record for double plays in a single game until someone else ptoies otherwise Combined Hie clubs executed six twin killings in the first game of a recent doubleheader three apiece Tiie maior league record of fige was sei in the 1014 world senes between the Boston Nationals and the Philadelphia Amei leans The Braves made one the Athletics four The team leading the league July 1 will be designated as host said Bob Phillips secreiary-ireas-urer of ihe Baseball Association The all-slar team will be chosen by vote of writers in each league riiv If AliaiHas Crackei aie in second place July 1 the all-stars will be managed by Paul Richaids Should Allan! he back in front then Larry Gil-berl manager of Nashnlle' play-off winners ill handle Hie alar Phillips Mid the all-star squad would be announced June Newspapers in league ciiiea usually award prizes lo fans picking closest to the official squad Sr-i lection will include four outfield-era five lufieldeis three catcher and five pitchers Those receiving inosl vote will mi ai Hie game Georgia Deaths (Hr Th AmOrljir Pinn Hervev Rvrd 78 Iawrence-ville McKloi 87 Colbert Mrs Lizzie Dial 84 Princeum Mr Skelmn 78 Alliens Sidney Dell Clemen is 67 Atlanta Enoch Alcti lev 82 of Marietta at Miami Rev Webb 88 old-age pension advocate Haiiira $500 lo Aid Building Ihe board i minis er of I lie Negro Presbyterian church Mr Harrold is treasurer of the board: white members are Mrs Culler Hairy Rirozier Mr 7eigler and Hie Rev Small Negro member of Hie boa id are Fleming tailor: Nurse Ha ri le Moseley the Rev LT Robinson Dr Smith and Ihe wife of Dr 8 William In operation for about two and a hair years ihe cemar Its received local support fiom Hie Negro people and the attendance ha been steady During the monrh of February 1942 for example Hie total attendance was 5174 Repon for Hip year 1941 show that the renin had an attendance of more than 33000 Negro people the facility wa used bv 51 groups representing social civic and religion inieresia 0 0 0 TIIE CENTER ia lieHdquai ten for ihe Negro voliinierra of Civilian Defrnsr: it la a designs led alirlirr and emergency kltrhrn: first aid and nuinlion classes are conducied there Ret up a facility for underprivileged Negroes the program of the center resell every social and economic strata and all section Tiie ciiy's onlv public library facilities for Negroes Hie only nursery for children from homes with working mol her and Ihe only summer camp period for unorganized groups of rhilrirru re provided by the cenler Since Ilie purchase price of the building was low and the rent 1 836 a month Hie board of director gut permission from Cmn-inuiilly Chest authorities In solicit fund for btiving the house goal I in said Mr Harrold "This generous girt willi I lie 8500 recetillv rereived from Hhv makes feel we shall raise the money needed We sir proud lltat the Booker Wah-inainn Community Cenler has a program planned and carried out hv Ilie people of Mai on for Hie people of Visits Macon ERNEST SINCLAIR I' marine rwM returned lo Uiiantii-u Va jmlfriln after Npenriin llie week-enil with hi mother Mr Lena Sinclair 802 Orange Nlreel Pvl Sinclair finished Maker's whfwil at Ihe Marine Barrack In Quantiea last week Rebs Senators In Close Race WASHINGTON I API An of-ficisl forecast of A meric food and cloihing ail nation lots cot fee ie and cocoa a likely to be rationed and cloihing as an eventual rationing possibility The forecast immediately The shortage of houses and rooms in war-congested area i i' lM nnL 11 accommodation Compulsory billeting of workers in Hn bf idM conmleie for ihe fixing uf price (v up pni 0f (p ppg px pressed assurance llial prices would lie fair and agieeable lo jMm evervwlieie He said that within the liexi tw-o weeks a na- tion-vc Ide drive for wisp rubber scrap be Inaiigiiraied by would WPB Hie Merchants Board To Meet Tonight A special Hireling of the board of diieciors nf lit Macon Retail Mrrrlianl' Bureaii wa called this morning for 6:30 tonight Frank Brooks bureau president He explained I list Die men ing would he lie Id to take final action on Ihe quexiion of hiisiness house xiaymg open lair one niehl a week in accommodate defense worker Rome 10 day ago a circular letter was sent nip bv Hie bureau lo all inrichanl at the i roues! of defense plant olficials asking for an opinion on the subject Ho far Brooks pom led mil "replies have In general hren aaainst staying open la'cr than tegular linurs'' "The iiiercliaiils" lip eoulinueri "are all perferllv willing In co-npeialr villi gnierumrm voiker In every way they can bill- they lerl that a plan tn exiernl working Iiiiiiin would be iiiipiHClieal" ATLANTA I API- A sendiiap on Ilie Hnbbv lours golf riuiisr Is siding Ilie Uiulrd tfrrvicr Oigau-Izallnns The club nidnrd llial every drive inlo the sendiiap in fmiii of Ilie IOHi hole would cost Ilie gollrr 10 cents to he drprvil-rd in moil 1 1 bank si Ihe club lion a Tlaled rubber life-raft and a black cushion He used the life- 1 i a ft bag la keep himself afloat 1 and hid mirier the cushion lo avoid detection 0 0 0 THEN FROM Hie surlace of rhf All Gemgia scrap dealer win sea lie had a fish-eye view of Hie be advised to buy up eierv svstl-epochal baiile in it most violent able piece of rubber they can get stages Seymour Martin tinning member Before ins eyes American tor- of Ihe Wsr Prod union Board said pedo-plane scored direct hit on here today Ihe two other carriers Tiemen-I Marlin who is senior commer-rious lires burst front Hie wound- cial specialist with the WPB Bn-of Ihe Senators whose ed ships Internal explosions Up- lean of Industrial Conseuaiion with Aiiiii-ioii wa iMM-i ppd Hielr side and belched gieat said tlua morning tliat a letter guslie of flame and smoke at m- be sent all junk dealer in Hua tervala Vicinity advising Ihem on thepro- He saw Uniied States aiicrali ceduie to follow in buying rubber blast oilier Jap naval linn: lie saw The representative said lie had Jap planes their moilier slop talked lo Washington this morn-aflHiiiP circle helplessly for a ing and had learned llial ofticials landing place: lie saw a line uf there feel plana will probably be Ala I API Senalms If vuu go lino deep lira weie si ill amp Hie loop ladder today a suie Hung Hipv didn't perch was ieiv safe one Montgomery Rebels a ho grip mi Ihe No 1 over Hie week -end iip-ri shipppis IhM nght hi within two pen rmsge Warden Groups Hear Lieutenant Melvin Erickson of rhe cnminand will he floated a bag c-miaming a de-1 of Coolv lie pMiiiaked his craft into the sea several m'les astern of the mirier Hi gunner was dead His radio- man unable io Hee himself wen 1 down with Hie piane tf klia n'uilg From the wreckage of hi burning Jap ships pass close him pom mg black smoke inlo Ihe darkening sky (iav reported tliat one carrier i or Hie Kaga rlai imild he lined as a certain In and ihe io oiiier camera were probably lost ONE ENEMY destroyer speeding lo aid a stricken carrier appeared lo tie driving siraiglil at him but at Ihe last inxlsiu li swerved a bit and missed him bv a scant margin A heavy cruiser si earned past her crew lining Hie rail grimlv waiching the (lest ruction of Iheir fleet (mils In Ilie lwliiuht Gay In la led III nihher lifeboat slier making emergency repair and clambered In for a Irw winks of sleep Several hour after sun-up a navy patrol plane spoiled his life-raft and picked hint lip Material Lack May Balk Village I Aiiilliiiif From Page llnr Section Corps of Engineer I aware of a need for living ac-coinmodai ioiis in the vieimlv of Hie Wellslnn Air Depot Dn May 28 1842 a reprc-ciil alive of llial secilon accoiiipaiiieil Mr McKeon a private builder In a visit io Hie War Hoard at Washington lor ihe purpose of faeililiHing hi efforts In obialning neressarv pri-nrilles for the const mil ton of SOI) liouoes near I hr Wrlhmn Air lie pm under Title VI of I hr NalmiiHl Housing AH" MOBILE Jack-Noil's ilia I hems SoulhPRNiern bin ii'x feel the The lost Ihnr posit ion Mobile's Io climb pom I a niaich poued Air To I army inierrppinr in Mm mi TIiimIuv 8 pni ai Hoiel Ui'inpsev talk in nirm-bei of Hie Civilian Hcfrnse air waiden mills Among oilieis who are expelled lo attend are Hoyre Miller local chief of civilian ddPiise and Ins entire conirnl siaTf and a number of guest from Cochran Field Robins Field Camp Wheeler and the Naval Orrinancr Plant Following the olllm's lalk a film Inanrd bv I lie Ohio Kell T'rleplione Company ilirniigh Hie Southern Bell Telephone Company will be shown depicting Ihe fund Ion of wardens and control ernirr sialf during a raid ler approved bv Hie stale leai-Inture on Dr' 23 1836: 'The president shall have power lo confer all such honors degree and license a are usually conferred In colleges ami univeisilies'" savs Mins Eunice Tlioinsuii editor nr Hie alumnae magazine 1 0 0 WKSLKYAVN 'firsl graduate was Miss Catherine Brewer who received her degree in ni4n as Hie diploma hanging in Ihe college library leslilies One (ormer Wesleys i me sav li Is possible llial Mr Itoosevell was confused by the name Wesleyan Rut there a alumnae who winch school lA'Sl" I A gift of SMH) in Hie Booker Washington Community Center from Fannie Douglass prominent Negro woman of Macon was announced today bv Ihe Rev Clary chainnsn of the board of directora of (lie center and district superintendent in the Mnh-odist church Fannie Douglas gave the mon-I rv in memory of her husband Hie Male Douglas always stood for Mir upbuilding and rriu-I canon of our race" Douglass was long recognized as one of Macon's leading Negro ctiizrna He wa a rniurtbuior In the Chamber of Commerce and ran several successful business enterprises The board of diieciors announced ihat Hus gift make approximately 81300 of the 82500 necessary for the purchase of Hie building MR CLARY told nf Hie work nf the center at 155 Broadway and said it was part iciilaiTy pleasing that Fannie Douglas had made sn fine a rnnlribiilinn In the work because Ilie plan of Hie board had been Ihat Negrnea and white would work together ''There is no desire on Ilie part of any or us to palrnnre Ihe colored people" the chairman said cenler Is a case of while and Negro working Ingellirr for Ihe common good Untied we can do much for eu-h oilier miles we work Ingeiher In harmony Inward the betirrmciil of eondi-liuii in our ciiv we shall iail to achieve I hr sort of coinm unity most desirable (nr all of us" Supported parlia II by Ihe Community Chest the center terrier aririiiional financial aid from number of while ihuii'lirs and Nemo club and Ilie WPA pay Ihe slafr The purpose of Ihe cenler is in further the development of lieu II li cltaracler and ciHeuship among Macon's colored people The hoard Is composed nf 12 ineinheis six while person and six coloied M'lTNNETT' re friary i Wesleyan Alumnae Remind First Lady of Slighi Error Alumnae of Wesleyan College know whrh i the oldest charier-ed college to confer degree on women and they have proof with which to back up llietr claim In her column My Dav Mr F'anklin Roosevelt dated that low Wesleyan the first college tier (n confer an educational degree upon a woman Tlii wa given lo Mr France Rerglehg who Is now living In Seattle Wash and is 87 year old gradual of Ihe class nr 1882" 00 MIYAI Weslevan alumnae leaded In llial xlHlemenl like a bull lo a red flag "One way we prove llial Wesleyan was Hie fiist charirred rnl-leae to confer rtrgrrrx on women ia lid quoisimn horn Hif that-.