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Prisoners Get WDL
Christmas Gifts
NEW YORK CITY— (WDL)—
Christmas for 25 men imprisoned
as a result of injustice, was made
a little less gloomy through gifts
from the Prisoners Aid Bureau of
the Workers Defense League.
Tee Davis, framed Negro tenant
farmer serving 10 years for shoot
ing at a white sheriff, got cigar
ettes, which he requested. Others
got cash with which they can buy
smokes, candy and other items at
the prison commissaries.
Among those who received gi/ts
were Willie Francis, Negro who
was saved from death when the
electric chair failed to function;
Walter McRaye, active unionist
doing 12 years on a manslaughter
case; Igal Roodenko, imprisoned
conscientious objector who has
been on a hunger strike for am
nesty since May 11 and several
t Indonesians being held for depor
tation. •
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Gary Real Estate Board
Accepts Negro Woman Member
Gary, Ind.—(ANP)— The ex
clusive Gary Real Estate board
broke a 32-year-old precedent re
cently when it admitted Mrs.
Erma Hardaway, a Negro realtor
of the central district to member
ship in the organization. The
action by the board set two
“firsts.” Mrs. Hardaway became
the first Negro to qualify for
membership and also the first
woman to be accepted. Her ad
mission was dependent upon the
successful completion of a rigid
examination.
A native of Pittsburgh, Mrs.
Hardaway is the mother of a
grown son and daughter, and has
resided in the Steel City for 18
years. She is active in a number
of local organizations devoted to
civic improvement, and main
tains offices in the Roosevelt
theatre building.
Campus News
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by Jeanne
Malone
Well, this week is kind of the
lull before the storm of final ex
aminations. Finals are sometimes
referred to as “necessary evils”,
but I think that’s one evil we
could do without. I guess since
we must have them I’ll just wish
everyone the best of luck on
them.
One of the students who is
“eagerly” awaiting the finals is
Alfred Bernard Grice, “Bernie” to
us. Bernard is from Omaha, where
he attended Technical high school
and played in the school band.
He graduated in 1941 and the fol
lowing September, Bernie enroll
ed in Business Administration at
Nebraska University.
After attending school for a
year he felt that his country need
ed him rather badly so he went
to work in the Omaha Bomber
plant. Then in June, 1943, Mr.
Grice went all out for his country
and joined the United States
army. He was stationed about a
year in Camp Carson. Colorado
before he was shipped to New
Guinea where he also served a
year. From New Guinea he went
to the Philippine Islands. Finally
in February of 1946 he returned
home ar\d was discharged in
March.
In September, 1946 Mr. Grice
re*entered the college of Business
Administration where he is pres
ently matricualting. His ambi
tion is to be able to open a busi
ness of his own, preferably in
Real Estate, and we want to wish
hirrr all the success in the world
in realizing his ambition.
Cornhusker Lodge holds
Installation
The following officers of Corn
husker Lodge No. 579 I. B. P. O.
E. of W., were installed and as
sumed their responsibilities at the
Urban League, January 6:
Exalted Ruler, McKinley Tarpley;
Est. Leading Knight, Fred Nevels;
Est. Loyal Knight, Jeph Adkins:
Est. Lecturing Knight, LeRoy
Browne; Secretary, J. R. Kelly;
Treasurer, Luther J. Allen; Tyler,
Charles J. Bradley ; Esquire,
Thomas Estes; Inner Guard, Ed
gar Foster; Chaplain, Felix Polk;
Trustees, Hobart Layer, Roose
velt Bass, and Albert Cullough.
A membership drive is now in
progress and a great program is
being planned for the ensuing
! year . .
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THERE’S ALSO A LINEUP FOR
TELEPHONE SERVICE...
BUT YOU CAN'T SEE • j.3;'*-.- '
Today you line up for meat, bread, butter, nylons, shirts,
and many other scarce items. You wait patiently for these
things, because you can see the line of people ahead of you.
At times of peak traffic, telephone service is often slow,
particularly long distance service . . . but you cannot see
the long line of other calls ahead of yours. We ask you tn
try to visualise this telephone line-up ... it will help you ■•>
better understand our situation.
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