HUGE EAST AFRICAN FORCES
TO FIGHTING ZONE
Bombay, Nov. 1 (ANP) “The larg
est and best equipped figh.ing
fore ever to leave the shores of
East Africa has recently arrived in
Ceylon and India.”
Behind that brief communique
lies a story of months of intensive
training, intricate and efficient
planning, assembling of immense
stores and the accomplishments of
utual understanding between the
Europeans, Asians and Africans, all
of whom have their share in the
make up of this, the greatest East
Afr.can force so far assembled.
A large percentage of the Europ
ean personnel come from East Af
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rica and were farmers or sons of
farmers in the days of peace. Oth
ers are from Britain—bankers, in
surance agents, salesmen, jockeys,
engineers, mill hands, they are all
there. Smoe of the latter came to
(Kenya for their first time over two
years ago to fight the Italians; but
arrived too late to take any active,
part in the last campaign. Now
they have another chance to at
tack, not the Italians but the “Jap
ans.” A few WTS. belonging to
the EA. command, were included in
this force and they made a good
mpression as they embarked car
rying their own kit.
They are Asians of every creed
and from every part of India, now
trained as fully qualified artisans,
clerks and drivers.
Afr.can troo'ps, of course, form
the greater bulk of this vast f.ght
ing machine. From Kenya, Swa
hili, Luo, Kikuyu, Wakamba, Kip
sigis, Nandi, from Uganda Acholi,
Lango, Buganda from Tanganyika,
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Angoni from Rhodesia, Awemba,—
Atonga Awaila—every tribe is rep
resented. A few have been abroad
on this kind of expeidtion before
to Somaliland and Madagascar, biu
I for others it is their first adven
I ture into a world which to them
i becomes most vast every day.
| The scenes in the various depots
and training establishments thrli
j out East Africa have depicted for
the last few months hours and
hours of carefully planned train
ing. The African has been taught
to use almost every weapon in ex
istence and all the cunning, so
necessary when up against the Jap
anese. During this intensive train
ing, the film “Desert Victory” ar
rived in these territories and was
seen by a large number of troops.
The sight of the victorious Eighth
army served to add greater aims
in the way of training and espec
ially of physical fitness. Now they
are off to make their film record—
“Jungle Victory.”
At the railway stations, docks,
and on board ship there has al
ways been that happy, unconerned
but very much self assured look
on the faces of all those going off.
In fact that “proud to be in it”
eeling was everyw-here predomin
ant. Occasionally an African’s kit
bag would be dropped and the con
tents fall in all directions—this
only helped to complete the jovial
scene.
In the midst of all this activity
Gen, Sir William Platt, GOC in C.
NEW FEPC CHAIRMAN TAKES
OATH OF OFFICES j
Washington, DC.,—Malcolm Ross,
new chairman of the President’s
Committee on Fair Employment
Practice, was sworn into office
Tuesday, October 19, by Justice
Henry Edgerton of the U. S. Court
of Appeals. The cereony was wit
ti rtu iHi^ i n — i~-- ~ ~ - -
i nessed by Monsignor Francis T.
Haas, retiring chairman of the
FEPC. Miss Ross is expected to
do *'big things” as head of the
committee, it has been reported.
(Pres Pshoto Service)
BA., command, has been seen—
speeding *r< forces or» their way
with his well known smie, giving
a few words of advice to one man,
asking a few questions of another,
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TUCSON, ARIZONA CITIZENS
ALSO VOTE AGAINST MUNICIPAL OWN
ERSHIP OF THEIR ELECTRIC SYSTEM
Like the citizens of El Paso, the citizens of Tucson, Arizona, also voted recently
against political control and management of their electric service. In the Tucson
election there were three public ownership issues. ALL THREE WERE DE
FEATED BY THE CITIZENS OF TUCSON. They knew their property did not
have to be sold and they refused to accept political management in place of busi
ness management of their electric service.
These Properties did not have to he sold ... and
Nebraska Power does NOT have to be sold, either
Just as long as you want the Nebraska- Power Company to furnish your electric
service . . . just as long as you want the low rates and loyal citizenship you have had
from the Nebraska Power Company for more than 26 years — YOU CAN KEEP
NEBRASKA POWER AS IT IS! There is no order compelling the Nebraska Power
Company to be sold!
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NEBRASKA POWER COMPANY
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always with his knack of making
each one present feel that his own
personal contribution is all import
ant.
All those taking part know fully
well that they are in for a tough
time: but one has only to realize
that one of their unspoken motto
es, unspoken because even the Af
rican has become strictly security
minded, was—after the way cry of
their American “brothers in arms'*
—“Watch out you ‘.Tampans’ Here
we come!’’
TWO MAJOR ISSUES OF
INTEREST TO NEGROES FACE
CIO CONVENTION
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prodding developed from outside
nothing was done. Finally atten
tion turned to the selection of
someone to do the leg work and to
give life to the committee. When
this became evident, Harry Bridges
Wset Coast Labor leader, -ama
through with the offer to pay the
salary of the director for one year
providing he were permitted to
name the person. His candidate
was Revels Cayton.
Meanwhile, when things get mov
ing seriously, Ferdinand Smith, no
babe in the political woods, came
forth with his candidate. He
wanted to name Dorothy Funn, ad
ministrative secretary of the Ne
gro Labor Victory committee and
well-known “party liner” in New
York. When his , effort failed
Smith refused to show the ■ ooper
ation that was expected of him.
The person actually named was
George L. P. Weaver, out of the
camp of the UTSEA. He was nam
ed in April to the post and has
been jumping around the country
winning friends and influencing
people in support of the commit
tee's work.
In the convention this year it is
expected that Smith will lead the
fight against the anti-discrimina
tion committee. It is doubtful that
he can gain the control he would
like. Already he has started the
ball rolling. He is counting on
Wilson for support.
When the State, County and
Municipal Workers Union held its
convention last month in Cleveland
an attempt was made to have the
delegates pass a resolution end us
ing the work of the committee rr.d
going a step further by appointing
a liason officer to work with the
national committee.
Working through Ewart Gu n
ie,r executive board member of tho
SCMWU now on leave in the army,
who was allowed to serve with the
resolutions committee in an “ex
officio” capacity, Smith succeeded
in blocking this attempt for en
dorsement and liason. He can be
expected to pick up some support
in the convention, but it is freely
admitted that he will have to do
some strong fighting to achieve
his end.
Regarding the other issue, Town
send set the stage four weeks ago
when he sounded off against the
FEPC in connection with its rail
road hearings. In his statement to
the press, he announced that the
only instrument by which discrim
ination in industry is going to b
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fought successfully is through a
body duly authorized by congress.
He called for legislation carrying
out this thought.
This proposal has been talked up
among delegates to the convention
for some time now, and the like
lihood of its defeat is remote. The
CIO, naturally desiring to retain
its reputation of being in the fore
front among labor insofar as the
Negro is concerned, will want an
issue that will keep itself there.
This seems to be it. The organiz
ation knows that to get a bill of
goods across like this requires that
beating of the drums start early.
Further, Townsend is a member
of the resolutions committee. He
is going to guide his proposal thru
to the floor of the conventin and,
if necessary, fight forit . He s
going to support the discrimination
committee also.
John L. Yancey, secretary-treas
urer of the UTSEA, is a member of
the constitutional committee. At |
this writing the appearance of oth
er Negroes on other committees
had not been completely checked.
ALVIN E. JOHNSON WILL
DIRECT 1943 CHRISTMAS SEAL
SALE IN OMAHA
Alvin E. Johnson, president of
the Live Stock National bank, will
direct the 1943 Christmas Seal sale
in Omaha, Fred \V. Conroy, vice
president of the Nebraska Tuber
culosis Association, announced.
A total of $21,270 was raised in
Omaha last year. In accepting the
appointment, Johnson said:
‘‘During the last year the Omaha
program of the Nebraska Tuber
culosis Association has been great
ly expanded to meet the requ:fo
ments of a wartime antf-turborcul
osis campaign. While war has al
ready increased tuberculosis, we
still have hopes, due to the intens
ified campaign, that no substantial
or lasting rise will occur in On
aha.’’
‘‘The Nebraska Tuberculosis As
sociation has the biggest job in its
(history to do during 1944 and can
do it only if the sale of Christmas
Seals is a success, for the annual
Christmas Seal sale is the sole sup
port of the association.”
Ninety cents out of every dollar
raised in Omaha will remain hero
to finance the association’s year
round program. Five percent goes
to the Nebraska association tor
statewide organization and five per
cent to the National Tuberculosis
Association for research.
FIRST 30 NEGRO NAVIGATION
CADETS ARRIVE AT RONDO
AIRFIELD, TEXAS
Hondo Army Air field, Hondo,
Texas—October 31—Thirty Negro
navigation cadets have arrived at
this air base, the first Negro unit
to be enrolled as aerial navigation
j students in the AAF Central Fly
ing Training command.
Under the leadership of Aviation
Cadet Arnold W. Galimore, 21 yr
old flight marcher from New Yorlt
City, the members of Hondo Field’s
“Squadron 10” reported to Captain
Frank H. Sheffield, senior tactieai
officer of the air base’s Group III
and were immedately launched in
to the first busy day of the huge
school’s intensive 15 weeks’ tra.n
ing program.
Many of the new navigation ca
dets have had primary or flight
training at Tuskegee, Alabama.
Selected for final classifcation as
combat crew navigators, these men
reported at Hondo for advanced
training along with other Negrot
soldiers formerly assigned to var
ious branches of the Army Ground
Forces. A number of the latter
were non-commissioned officci’3
b fore transferring to the Army
Air Forces.
A high percentage of these cad
ets had either been graduated from
or were atending colleges and uni
versities throughout the United
States at the outbreak of the AYar.
Assigned to give “Squadron 10”
initial orientation lectures at Hon
do was 1st Lieutenant George F.
Mclnemey of Group Ill’s instruc
tor school staff. Lieutenant Mc
Inerney is a flight commander r t
the air base, thoroughly trained ’n
assisting new students to get into
the swing of the stiff Hondo Fie'd
Field training program with a min
imum of lost time. c
Cadet Galimore will continue to e
serve as flight marcher for the c
members of ‘Squadron 10.’’ The s
young navigation student was, a
staff sergeant in the Medical Corps r
before beginning cadet training. S
He has four years’ service in the !t;
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GEN. EBOUE TO HOST
GOVERNOR’S MEET
(by CHATWOOD HALL)
MOSCOW, Nov. 2 (ANP) Another
honor is coming to the black gov
ernor general of French Equator
ial Africa, Felix Eboue, with the
announcement in diplomatic quar
ters here that all the governors of
French African territory have sel
ected Brazzaville, Eboue’s capital,
as the site of a coming general
meeting.
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attend are those of the French
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