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The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People has
offered free legal defense to all vic
tims of the Detroit riot • Has employ
ed investigators and is taking other
steps in the most tragic race riots of
recent years. It also is acting in the
threatening race riots in a number of
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other cities and places both north and
south. It is appealing for defense
funds for legal and other necessary
steps to be taken to avert series of
riots which are threatening. Will you
help in this appeal7 Send your dona
tion NOW to the National Office of
The NAACP, 69th Fifth Avenue, New
York. With your aid we can make B
the kind of fight against the Negro’s B
enemies which must be made to avert B
disaster. m
-WALTER WHITE C
Naacp Asks Probe of Detroit Police Force
NAACP DEFENDING
JAILED NEGROES
Detroit, Mich.A state or a [
joint Federal and State investigat
ion of the Detroit Police Depart- '
ment and of the administration of
Mayor Edward J. Jeffries was ask
ed of Governor Harry S. Kelly by
a representative group of Detroit
citizens this week at a conference
arranged by the NAACP.
“Tfiere is overwhelming evid
ence that the riot could have been
stopped at its inception Sunday
night had the police wanted to
stop it,” the delegation declared.
‘‘So inefficient is the police force
and so many of its members are
from the deep south with all the
anti-Negro prejudices of the Eu
Klux Klan that the trouble may
break out all over again as soon as
the troops leave," was the blunt
appraisal given the Governor.
(Continued on page 3)
Army Recruits
Negro Pilots
COLMBIA, S.C., July 2 (ANP) —
Hailed as further progress of Ne
gro Americans to fuller Integra
tion, was the first call issued here
by an army air corps that was at
first reluctant to use Negroes as
flyers, for Negro recruits interes
ted in becoming aviation cadets,
first time that the army air corps
It was believed to have been the
had actually solicited the applicat
ion of Negroes to become fighter
and pursuit pilots.
The call announced that young
men interested should apply to the
aviation cadet board, Fort Jackson
SC„ In announcing this more lib
eral policy toward accepting Negro
air cadets, much praise was given
by tile board to members of the
Negro air squadron that saw action
in the victorious North African
campaign.
It was pointed out that no spec
ial educational qualifications wore
needed, but applicants must be at £
to pass a mental test. Physical re
quirements are that height must
be between five feet, four inches
and five feet, eight inches and
wight must be under 160 pounds.
Applicants are interviewed by a
board of army officers who judge
acceptability from the standpoint
| of personality and character.
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U. S. Negro Fighter Pilots
Weather First Combat Test
The Army Air Forces fighter
squadron in North Africa compos
ed of Negro pilots has weathered
itos first aerial combat test, six of
>ts planes encountering a larger
formation of German fighters and
damaging two of the enemy with
out loss to themselves, according
to a message to the War Depart
ment.
This squadron, after careful
training in this country and in
North Africa, had previously been
in action during the air seige of
the island of PanteUeria. Its pil
ots did patrol duty, escorted Ueavy
bombers and served as fighter
bombers with other units of the
tactical air force over PanteUeria
and Lampeduca. However, during
the first half of June they did not
have much chance to show their
ability in a test of strength against
enemy fighters. During that time
they were fired on only once and
when they turned toward the en
emy aircraft, the latter fled.
On the late afternoon of June IS
came the first engagement in the
air. A flight of six P-40’s led by
First Lieutenant Charles W. Dry
den, 22 years old, of 800 Home St..
Bronx, New York City was attack
ed over Pantelleria, then in Allied
hands, by a force of twelve German
FW 190’s trying to raid the island.
Ten more German fighters hovered
above to protect the bombers which |
the FW 190’s were escorting. In a
lively encounter the American Ne
gro flyers parried the Nazi thrust,
damaged two of the German fight
er planes and forced the remaind
er to retreat.
First Lieutenant Lee Rayford of
Ardwick. Maryland .said he was
more surprised than alarmed when
his wing was struck by machine
I gun and cannon fire in this, his i
i first flight under the guns of en
emy aircraft He brought his ship ;
back safely .
Lieutenant Colonel B. O. Davis,
Jr.. Commanding Officer of the
I squadron said, “It was the first
time any of them ever shot at the
enemy. They gave a good acco^r.L
of themselves considring the odds
against them and, most important,
they all came back safely.”
Lieutenant Dryden who left City
College, New York, where he was
an enginering studnt, to become a
pilot, said he thought the fight
would give the flyers the confid
ence they needed, the confidence
that could not be gained by mere
training.
First Lieutenant Sidney P.
Brooks, of 3009 East J Street, Cleve
and, Ohio, sighted the enemy fight
ers above his formation and warn
ed the others just as the FW’s
dvied to attack.
“They attacked in formation of
four,” said Lieutenant Dryden,
“and we counted twelve coming
down on us. Another ten stayed
above as high cover for the enemy
bombers. We turned into them
and they made diving attacks on
Us individually. When they start
ed back up we went with them and
(Continued page 3)
Sweethearts
to Chicago
America’s most versatile all-girl
band. The International Sweet
hearts of Rhythm is shown above
at the request of scores of letters
| from Servicemen on the fighting
fronts who are among their many
fans. The band is returning to
Chicago’s Regal Theatre from a
| tour of the Southlands various
‘‘hot spots” to play a “popular de
mand” engagement beginning Julj
16, 1943. This feminine aggrega
tion. pictured above has created <
novelty program for their Rega
fans, according to its manager
Rae Lee Jones- (PPS., Inc.)
Confer on Anti-riot Group
A new committee of various far
es will soon be appointed for Chi
cago ,by Mayor Edward J. Kelly.
They will study the aspects of Eco
nomics, Social, Educational, Hous
ing and political situations involv
ing races which have been among
the many causes of race conflicts
in America. Mayor Kelly met
with a large delegation of Negroes
who formed a Committee at Metro
politan Community Center on Wed
nesday night, June 23rd, headed
by A. Philip Randolph, who dratt
ed a Resolution to be read to the
Mayor. The delegates included
former Aledrman Earl B. Dicker
son, Civil Service Commissioner,
James B .Cashin, former Senator
l[ William E. King, Atty. Chas. Wes
ley Burton, who is the Regional
Director of the “March-on Wash
ington Movement" and fourteen
others. The picture above shows
Atty. Burton reading the Resolu
tion to Mayor Kelly. (PPS., Inc.)
IS/egro, White
Leaders Confer
to Preserve ‘Chi’s9
Race Amity
(BY GEO. COLEMAN MOORE)
CHICAGO, July 3 (ANP) Fifty
grim faced civic, laor and religious
leaders, determined that the wild
wave of nation-wide race riots shall
not spread to Chicago, met In the
Central YMCA Thursday to map
plans to stave off threatened dis
turbances here.
The conference, sponsored by the
public relations committee of the
Chicago Urban League, spurred by
the recent debacles in Los Angeles,
Mobile .Beaumont and Detroit, act
ed swiftly in forming a committee
to wait upon Police Commissioner
James P. Allman with demands
that police discipline be tightened.
The committee Jed by former ;dd
ennan Earl B. Dicerson. acted on
a suggustion by Ira Latimer, sec
retary of the Chicago Civil Liber
ties committee .who charged that
the local police force was rife with
i Bund, Klan and Christian Front
l members.
Delegations were also selected to
call Upon Mayor Edward J. Kelly
and Gov. Dwight H. Green to Urge
creation of interracial commissions
to study causes and recommend
j measures to prevent racial con
flicts.
| A unanimously passed resolution
resulted in the setting up of a per
manent all-Chicago committee with
the conferees as the nucleus, to
advise city officials, and commun
ity leaders in methods to improve
and sustain better race relations.
A. L. Foster, executive secretary
of the league, said the conference
must “accept the responsibility of
preevnting a race riot breaking
out here” not alone to defeat the
plans of native born fascists, but
for the vastly more important
! harm resulting war work stoppage [
does to “our war effort.”
“When these disturbances occur
among black and white, Jew or j
gentile. Catholic or Protestant and j
are allowed to continue. I hate to
think of what will happen in this
war.” declared Fullerton Fulton, i
president of the Chicago Industrial
Union council (CIO). “If there ev
er was a time when unity should
exist in ©Ur country it is now.
When we see race riots after race
riot continue they will ultimately
result in great injury to our war
effort”
Fulton scored thosje defeatist i
who contend that race riots are in- !
evitable and suggested that such !
persons “be investigated. “Rtots
won’t occur, he- continued, if we
“have courage enough to face the
problem."
John Slater of the AFX, offered
fCont-nued On pae«yga4>
Count Basie- “Stage Door Canteen”
The above picture shows the mighty Count Basie playing one of the original
song hits from the picture, “STAGE DOOR CANTEEN” which features
many outstanidng Negro performers. Besides being an excellent motion pic
ture, the proceeds of “STAGE DOOR CANTEEN will go to the maintenance
and construction of many more canteens for servicemen here and abroad.
The United Artists Corporation is making a very worthwhile contribution to
the war effort by getting many of its members to give their services free in
this production. This in itself is unique and worthwhile.
20,000 Oldsters, Youths
At Baptist Congress
BY EDGAR G. BROWN
(For Press Photo Service, Inc.) f
The Director General. Dr A. M.
Townsend, Nashville, Tennessee,
for more than a good quaiter ot a
century, was conspicuously absent
in Cincinnati, Ohio Jus* 22 27 at
the 38th Annual Session of the
National Baptist Sunday School j
Congress and BTU. There was no
question, though, as to whose show
it was and who had the folks. It
was crystal clear with 20,000 per
spiring National Baptist Sunday
School Teachers superintendents
and pastors from everyone o' the i
IS states jammed into the town’s
cast Music Hail an ) Stone Public
>chool, in addition to several thou
rand messengers, young boys and
girls of all grab's from primary up
through the adult classes we*e
e:ger particl i:nt.; in a hundred "r
so Christian leadership classes,
housed in as mi tv local Bapti-P
Cl urches. There was no evidence
It re that the youth definitely was
net as heaven bound as th*ir e:d
This rel’gl .us gathering will
remain the brightest sP<’t of 1013
in the midst of a war torn world
and civilization at the cross roads.
Likewise this assembly afforded
an ocular dt?m • tstration of the
ete-ral veri i vg of the good life
and the ino.ro tar.i'.'e t rv:cr of
the 70 year ol t youth. Hev. Dr.
H. Jernigan, pte- lde it of the SS..
Ccngres sani leader of the masses
of colored Bap'y3t.
Dr. Jemiga i had everything ard !
e -.-rybody .too. uncer control. This
fact was evidenced following the
much heralded speech of the inter
national Baptist hpokesman. Dr. |
H. H. Kushbrooke, president of
th eBaptist World Alliance. The
eminent and seasoned president of
4,000,000 colored Baptist in the Na
tional Baptist Convention, Dr. Dav
id V. Jemison, was called on to re
spond to the great and distinguish
ed guest. This southern preache
arlmost broke up the meeting. In
booming voice he warmed for the
dification of the audience, with a
recital of God' dsisgust and the dis
pleasure of the humblest colored
American subjected daily on the
home front to the increasing and
alarming machinations of the dev
il. He declared it was a stench to
Christian nostrils in the course of
World War II to insist, as usual. '
os Jim Crow, disfranchisement,
iynchings .bumingh. riotings and
everything but the practice of the
Golden Rule. A formidable Sector
of the dominant white majority in
its treatment of patriotic and loy
al citizens has been worse than ev
er. In less than ten minutes. Dr
Jemison made a moving spiritual
(continued on pagej^=2)
INTRUDER IN GOAT SHED
FATALLY SHOT
William Hunter, 27 of 941 North
27th street ,was shot and instantly
billed last weeb in the goat shed
of Eugene Tucker, 30, of 950 North
25th St. Tucker, being held for in
vesfig&tion, told potfee he fired
three times with a pistol when he
surprised an intruder in the shed.
vEGRO URGED TO PURCHASE
WAR BONDS AS FUTURE
INSURANCE AGAINST POST
WAR DISASTER
ST. LOUIS. July 2 (ANP) Urgri g
his listeners to purchase all the
war bonds they can afford, U. S.
Falls, regional vice president of the
National Negro Business league for
Missouri, declared Sunday «rot
such an Insurance will protect the
Negro against the disaster that is
sure to follow this war. The oc
casion was the rendition of the
Men’s day program at the West
Side Baptist Church.
Falls told the audience to turn
away from its riotious living, to
think with regard to the future, to
save their money, purchase real
estate and to establish business en
erprises.
Falls further stated that the Ne
gro will never attain equality \d
equal rights until he learns how
to control his money and build In
stitutions and businesses like B >o ;
er T. Washington ,the father of the
Negro Business league advised 40
years ago.
COPS WON’T LET CIO HEADS
ADDRESS NEGRO MEMBERS
ATLANTA, July 3 (ANP) A sour
note ended the Atlanta, observance
of National Philip Murray day by
local CIO union members, when
police officers refused to permit
white union officials to address the
gathering at Hegro members at
the Top Hat club here Friday
night. The white members had
gathered at the Ansley hotel.
Hundreds of Negro members of
CIO locals at the Atlanta Woolen
mills, Atlanta Steel company, the
Murray Gin company and the
Greaot Atlantic and Pacific Tea
warehouse attended the affair.
Stopped at the door by police of
ficers, who refused to be budged,
were James Thomas, personal rep
resentative of Philip Murray, CIO
president; Judge M. L. Brazzell,
member of the regional War Labor
board; Mr. and Mrs. C. L Skinner,
representing the Murray company,
and R E. Starnes and A. W. Gra
ham of the United Steel Workers
of America, all white.
The annual banquet was followed
by a dance. The CIO boasts ap
proximately 5,000 members In At
lanta, many of whom hold n port
ant positions in their bi-racial or
ganizations.
FISK SUMMER SCHOOL
STUDENTS HEAR WILLIAM
ALLEN AND ROBERT
HEMINGWAY IN DUO.PLANO
RECITAL
Nashville, July 2 (ANP) In a duo
piano recital at Fisk university
Tuesday William Allen and Robert
Hemingway rendered numu. s
from outstanding composers. Tae
two men left on Sunday for North
Carolina where they plan to enter
tain the student bodies of seven
summer schools. The tour will
end on Monday with a concert at
Howard university at Washing* a.
: MEMBER OF DC. PROCERE
; ME NT AND ASSIGNMENT
! COMMITTEE
| Dean of the Dental
College, Howard uni
versity. officer of the
National Dental As
sociation, and a lic
ensed DC. dentist, re
cently was selected
■wg'i'V by the Robert T.
Dr. Ruhsell Freeman Dental
Dixon Society to serve as
a member of the District of Colum
bia Procurement and Ashignment
Committee.
The D.C. Procurement and As
signment Committee desired a Col
ored member to work with them
to better serve the interests of the
Negro practioner in the war effort
and to handle matters pertaining
to their profession. This is a pre
cedent that the Freeman Dental
Society hopes that each State Pro
curement and Assignment Service
Committee will adopt where there
|
are a proportionate number of
I dentists of our race practicing in
that state. (ANP)
ARMY PROMISES CITRB ON
CIVILIAN DISCRIMINATION
Washington, DC.—As & result of
.the complaints concerning discrim
ination against Negro soldiers on
trains, Truman K. Gibson, Jr., Act
ing Civilian Aide to Secretary of
War, announced this week that
the whole problem of transporta
tion is now being studied by the
Assistant Secretary of War.
The NAACP had protested to the
of public resort near army camps
| discriminate against Negro sold*
iers by refusing to serve them.
Gibson has advised the NAACP
that he has requested Commanders
(io change the conditions and that
while places of public accommoda
tions in civilian communities are
not within the jurisdiction of the
Army, the Department of War wid
make an effort to change the con
ditions “by persuasion.”
EX CHAMP JACK JOHNSON IS
“GOING TO MY FIGHTING FOU
GOD FROM NOW ON”
Los Angeles, July 2 (ANP) De
claring that he is “going to do my
fighting for God from now on,"
Jack Johnson, former heavyweight
boxing champion, told 3,000 persons
at Angelus temple that he plans to
become a member of the church
soon.
The ex-pugilist was called from
the congregation by the Rev. Aime
;S. McPherson .pastor of the temple.
SIGNS BOLTON BILL
Washington, July 2 (ANP) Presi
deont Roosevelt on Thursday giyn
ed the Bolton bill authorizing the
government to subsidize the train
ing of nurses for military, civilian
and industrial needs. The cost of
the program is estimated at 180,
000,000 .and will be administered
to vtbe United States Public Hea th
6«rvice. This bill carries a non
discrimination clause.