San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, December 26, 1941 Page: 1 of 8
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The American's
Pledge of Allegiance
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Ilag of the United States,
ami to the republio for
which it standi—one nation
indivisible, with liberty and
jnstioe for all.
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(VOL. 11—NO. 47
BAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FKIDAY, jf^EMBER 26, 1941
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Appointed to Chicago Bench
SHOTGUN BLASTS WOUND THREE
Prominent nexan Shoots Self
Patrick B. Pracott, Jr, out-
standing attorney and Republican
leader, tana been appointed a Judge
to the municipal court o( Chicago
^^"lov. Dwight H. Green Of 1111-
" n'utm* election Prescott ar-
dently supported last year. Judge
Prescott, second Negro in Chicago
history to alt on the bench, will
fill out the unexpired term of
Judge Edward C. Sheffler, which
has another year to run.—ANP
Photo.
J,
ixieThumbsNose
At Supreme Court
t Gaines' Decision
Bf Tb« iModatid K«vro Pnu
years have passed since the
Supreme court handed down ITr 'T"n-iria ift^inn decision
ordering spates to provid" equal educational opportunities
•within their borders for all citizens, oniy three of the fifteen
ifitM with separate school systems have made any actual
a.ave in this direction.
?acts and figures showing the distcgard of southern states
for H« supreme court mivdate
havj been compiled In a special
F'irrey conducted by the Southern
Frontier, organ of the Commission
on Interracial Cooperation which
has its headquarter^ here.
•The report states:
"On December f>, 193S, the Su-
preme court handed down the
Gaines decision on graduate edu-
cation .for Negroes. Immediately
the white Southern press began
to debate what the South could do
to meet the conditions; comcrences
of white educators were held, or
were reported nbout to be held.
The average citizen, not greatly
coucernod, left everything to school
_ nun and the legislature.
"Tho Oalnes decision Is no longer
news. As far os the general
pnbiic goes, it Is all settled. To
Negroes it is far from settled, and
to politically dominated educa-
tors and administrators, an un-
easiness moves them at the sight
of an occasional Negro application
to their college. What they do
with these applications is any
white man's gums. Hut what has
been done in these three years to
provide graduate and professional
training for Negroes? What is
being planned for Qie future?
"Huve the educational lobbies
secured increased appropriations
for Negro colleges along with those
for white colleges? Have admin
istrntors seen to It that their Ne-
gro state colleges shared federal
funds in proportion to their need?
"Briefly, Alabama, Florida, Geor-
gia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, South Carolina, and Ten-
nessee linve done nothing; Ar-
kansas, Oklahoma, Maryland, and
Texas have provided scholarship
funds to supplement the cost to
Negroes leaving the state for grad-
uate study; North Carolina has
established a department of law
and a school of library instruction
in North Carolina college for Ne-
groes at Durlium. Missouri, where
the suit originated, has established
a law school and is arranging for
n school of journalism; Virginia
reports progress In increasing
(Se THUMBS, Page 5.)
L. H. Latson, of Taylor, 7i
Sends Charge from
Shotgun into Body
rrviyiOB, —t,. H. Latson, one of Texas' best known
-I funeral directors and morticians, sent a blast from a shot
gun into his body, shortly after noon, Tuesday, in the garage
of his home, here.
Latson had placed the gun on the ground, and, evidently,
was attempting to direct it at his head. The charge tore into
his left chest, and into the lung.
It was erroneously reported,
Tuesday, throughout tho state,
that Latson was dead His condi-
tion, howcte' la described as very
cr'tlcal, although be Is given a
chance to survive.
Books under Audit
According to Information ob-
the Williamson County Burial as-
sociation, of which he Is cxecut ve
secretary, and whose books were
b'lng audited, declaring that Li
was going to lunch.
The shooting, In the garage of
his home, occurred shortly after-
wards.
Latson la widely known through-
out the Southwest in business!
circles, and has been one of the
dynamos of the Independent Fun-
eral Directo" association of Tex-
as, since Its organisation, and of,
which he Is the Secretary, an of-
fice he has held for aeveral yean.
<o Aged Women
long Injured in
■affic Accidents
Man Says He Fires T wice
To Stop Gang Attack
On Soldier
Red Cross Reveals " Whites' Blood
Only" Edict for Blood BanksCame
rrom U. S. Army and Navy _
!f
\ IS
r Tk« AMoeiatcd Negro Prrn
1VEW YORK, N. Y.—The re-
current flare-ups in vari-
ous cities, recently, when Ne-
groes, res|iondlng to the call
of the I ted Cross for blood
donors, found that the blood
of Negro people was not de-
sired or accepted, have brought
forth an explanation.
The blood banks arc pools of
blood whieli, contributed in
saull amounts from healthy,
'volunteer donors, are held for
transfusion in operative or
medical cases when needed by
hospitals during war t!m;.
Formerly the whole blood was
collected and kept This did
not prove t'.oroufvh'y sat! "■ ■
tory so thai now the bl^od N
processed and dried, stored.
and kept ready for use when
Heeded.
When Ike plan for building
a blood bank for the army and
navy was first broached, pro-
tests arose from southern
women especially, it is said,
against the use of Negro blood.
F.vldcntly some misguided
bourbons felt that the injec-
tion of pro-essed Negro blood
into their sens' veins mirht
change their racial identity.
In any event, thrt army and
navy for whom th-j Bed Cross
was colieiiling the blood, is-
sued a mi ".oraniiun. to thi ef-
fect that only blood «'■ riiiite
r 1 won!d be sm).<tUb
Tito r.i. mo stld that If a Ne-
cro soldier needed blood, and
d'd not wish to use the white
b'ooiJ, l:i n hracssi blood
Itevd of t'/e department of
vr.-.-i'j lie , art university,
'.ad (-f>arg' of (ho entire pro-
IHee BLOaU, Pa*e «.)
Man Attacks
Doctor, Takes
Cash, Pistol
Resisting the fleinauds of an
armed man, In his office at 302
Mlcklejohn, Thursday night, De-
cember 18, Dr. Charles C. Andrews,
well known physician, was beaten
over the head, and robbed of
several dollars and his pistol,
after engaging the man in a liand-
to-hund struggle, during which a
shot was fired from Dr. Andrews'
pistol.
Saturday, December 20, A. W.
Fucuals was arrested at the Col-
lege Street garage, where he has
been employed for the past five
years, booked, In connection with
the case, and jailed. He was
later released under 11,000 bond.
According to records of the case,
Fucuals entered the doctor's office
after nine o'clock, and demanded
money.
The doctor reached for his own
gun, and the two nieu struggled,
Andrews' gun exploding once.
Fucuals was successful in wrest-
ling the pistol from Andrews; and
during the fight, the physician
was struck several times over the
head, and daaed, but not before
he had Inflicted Injuries on nil
adversary.
Fucuals took the cash and fled
with the money and the doctor's
gun.
Fucuals told officers that he
had, at n previous time, paid Dr.
Andrews two dollars for profes
sional services, and had returned
to dem.iud the money be given
(See DOCTOR, Page 5.)
♦
~ AOE COUTIJC BURN
By TJw Aiioeltted Hcgre Pren
Fi; ODBHICKSBUHG, Va.—Trap-
ped iiy a fire which destroyed
their home la the Mayfield -sec-
tion here, last Saturday, Jack
Evans, 80, and his wife Nora, AC,
Were burned to death. Kuth Smith,
25-year-old resident In the home,
wai seriously burnen. Four other
unidentified persona escaped with
minor burns.
Shoots Self
I* H. LATSON
■lugs pierce lung
women, and a ^cyclist were among the persons JN a wild melee-wMA a war communique r^cht describe
Tpt ^ GiJl M "confused fighting "-Saturday, in a re*** the 400
T^iis rtrLTsTffeLl Bkeppurd 70, block of Ssar.sli street, three persons stfjered Vrack shot
owiss street, sufrerea a broken left leg, and Mrs. wounds in their leva whan a moTI - inii.
80, 234 Worth Centre street, escaped with no / barrels of a dooble-barreletf siretwm- int.*
t, but was badly battered, and suffered shock, in/in an attempt, he said to st^TtJ^f crowd,of Persons,
ring Thursday and Triday, respectively. / Th.
~ |neI,• wl10 stopped more Hun 20
I pelletg, of the double blast, in bis
(rlgit leg; Leonard Sirens, 1208
I Sherman, who wae wounded ia
%-
1st, Earnest Martin,, tenter sad wo Ml ot Wright'* car
a nerlowly were damaged.
°"rter'* «a>bulance carried]
J&rtlo to the Bobert B. Green
crashed In-1 j,r In|tn|
Director Says
plfe framing
Lor
moro^fc
close-jSjU
face. IT
Wcdnesc
Martin
north oi
when (
Stearns,
ing weijV
at the
L. H. Latson, widely known Tex-
as funeral director, mortician, and
business man, of Taylor, Texas,
critically wounded himself, Tues-
day, with a blast from a sholgun
that sent slugs Into his left lungs.
A fetr minutes before, be had
told auditors who were examining
the records of the Williamson
County Burial association, of
which he la executive secretary,
that he was going to lnncb.
— ♦
Mrs. A.V. Jenkins
Succumbs to
Lingering Illness
Mrs. Amanda Victoria Jenkins,
a resident of San Antonio for over
40 years, and a well known retired
business woman, succumbed Fri-
day, December 10, at her resi-
dence, 601 Iowa street, following
a lingering Illness of several years.
A native of Wharton, Texas,
she attended public school, there,
and later Tlllotson college in Aus-
tin, Texas. In 1894, she and W.
H. Jenkins were married, there be-
ing tiro children born to the
couple, Hortcnse and Walter.
Coming to San Antonio In 1000,
Mr. and Mra. Jenkins operated a
saloon nntil his death, in 1008.
Mrs. Jenkins then entered the gro-
cery business, In which she was
successfully engaged uutll 1021,
when she retired from active
duties.
During her early life, the de-
cedent was active In both reUgioaa
and dvlo affairs. She was a num-
ber of Bethel AME church, Amer-
ican Woodmen, camp No. 08, and
Lydla chapter, No. 7, Order of
Eastern Star.
Funeral services *ere held Tues-
day afternoon, from the residence,
with the Bev. H. 8. Cooper of-
ficiating, Frank H. Lewis, fnncts!
director !n charge. Interment was
Id City cemetery. No. 8.
Surviving are one daughter. Mi's.
Hortense Blunt; one son, Walter
Jenkins; one atepdangHsr, Mi
Loreda Jenkins Bill, lift ten
Springs, Texas,
being
*r
street The
rt"ily demolished,
turned over on the
and front end
The right
urter, the auto being In re-
verse gear.
The machine shot backwards,
hurling Mrs. Duru to the pave
(See TWO, Page 5.)
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i .By-TR« A«soelated Negro Ptiii
" D. C.—According to reports which have
fey1* the W8r department here, the new
Jeld which was erected ntar Tnskegee
ve as a Gaining center for Negro aviation cadets
for teaching British airmen.
hundreds of young white Englishmen who have
America, within recent months, to be taught war
After they finish field, a regular army training
here they return to field> )s said to n«d more facll
.. itles for regular United States
, ^ army work, and so the report
of the CAF, the
force. A number of
English flyers have
at Maxwell field,
nery, Ala, a few
Tuakegee. Maxwell' (See FEAR, Page 5.)
traln-
__ West
;te, Howard, Greens-
boro A. and T, Lincoln, and at
other Negro colleges and' cities
having such programs. Youth
planning to npp!;~ to the sir corps
are advised to take civil training
now.
Director Washington's advice is
based on statistics which show
that 92 per cent of army air
corps cadets having had previous
civil pilot training courses pass
the 35 weeks' army training as
compart J with fil per cent of girl's behalf,
those not having had civil pilot
training.
, Washington states further that
washouts lu the primary had been
fast and numerous. "Quick wash-
outs of Negro cadets," said Di-
rector Washington, "may be at-
are rather
confused. Iflltoi Holmes, Jr, *
soldier, and sou of shotgua
shooter, a young woman fricud.
and Holmes' mother were seated
at a table In the resort when a
second girl friend of young Hoi-
raeg entered the place. An argo-
ment ensued. Holmes Is alleged
to have slapped the second youn^
woman, and the group went out*
side.
Leonard Stevens and a brother.
It Is reported, seemingly felt in-
clined to intercede In the slapped
At this point, Sergeant Ted Onld,
a member of Holmes' army unit,
and Ould's sweetheart attempted
to leave the place. Stevens slam-
med the door on the young wom-
an's foot, and a quarrel resulted,
its developing into a fist fight,
'h,e,„ff.CtAh." t.h,e rJ_°f: th,s into a general'
| goes the British cadets will be
L i sent over to the new Tuskeegee
' | field.
I What alarms those who are in-
yy
fBative 5onH
ts today, in Register
(SON," the 1940 best-seller novel, and
•og-run Broadway success, by Xichard
t, this week, in installment form, on page
Bsgiiter.
week of its publication, more than 215,000
ffative Son" were sold, and, daring a period
a, went beyond the 260,000 tales. Today,
a considerable number of copies weekly,
powerful pictures, Wright dr*w in "Native
1 "Oncln Tom's Children," he waa the
[ th^s year, of the twenty-sixth Spingarn award,
ni . . . dramatic . . . spellbinding . , . "to
who have eyes to see, a picture which must
if demoeraor is to survive . , ."
week in SAN ANTONIO Register. Don't
pie installment.
ity of the cadets assigned to air
corpa training, to date, have had
no previons flight training and
general knowledge of flying."
"How many with previous flight
training have been washed out?"
Washington was asked.
"Only one person with previous
civil pilot training has been wash
fd out on account of inaptitude in
flight. So, although previous
training does not assure a cadet's
passing army training, the fig
ures show the advantage," Wash
ington answered.
Director Washington, because of
his position ss director of the
army primary training of flying
cadets, and the civil pilot train-
ing at Tuskegee, is in position to
make factual observations,
Washington urges air corpa ap-
plicants to register in the spring
session civil pilot training courses
which will begin, according to
present schedule, about February
1. Applications should be made
now.
Bl'NCHE -LOANED- TO II. S.
melee, with several men attacking
Sergeant Ould.
Young Holmes ran to his fath-
er's home for assistance for Ser-
geant Ould, with the elder Holmes
returning with the shotgi „
He told officers that be flrel
at the legs of the brawlers in an
attempt to stop the attack on
Ould.
Inge Named to
S. A. Civilian
Defense Board
By Tka A«io<lat«d Ne*ro Prut
WASHINGTON, D.O.—Dr. Kalpli
Bunche, roted authority on African ji,'
affairs, and professor at Howard'
university, has been on leave from
that Institution being on loan to
ths committee headed by Col. Wil-
liam Donovan, doing research work
for ths government Dr. Bundle's
particular field is colcial govern-
meet His job is to fun b In-
formation for various government
' departments which may bar* ueed
'of such jB'vluiktloa
George P. Inge, Jr., principal of
Phlllia Wheatley senior school, ha«
been appointed to the civilian de-
fense council, named, last Friday,
by Mayor C. K. Quln. Mayor Qnin
win act as chairman of the coun-
dl and Fire and Police Commis-
sioner 1'. L. Anderson will be vice
chairman.
Inje will be In charge of all
Race civilian defense workers.
The first mcetin/j of t'.e coun-il
was held last Friday morning, In
city ha!*, tc fcccin detajlcd
plans for perfection of the local
civilian defense organization.
Other members of the council
include City Commissioners Honrv
F. Hfrln, C. Ray Dovis, Paul R.
Stefiler, Mrs. W. W. MC'ror,-,
Andrew Dllwffrtb, Col. W. R Tut-
tM, Nat Geidsmiifi, Crux I.
jrtrd W. H. Q'.'irk. I,«t to Is
e of tho L*tln-Am;'rl",
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