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The American's
ledge of Allegiance
platlff* allegiance ' J the
'it the United States,
to tLe republic for
irhich it itands—one nation
llviaible, with liberty and
lot for all.
San Anton i* Register
RIGHT - JUSTICE I PROGRESS
JNLY
- WHERE
COULD YOU
GET MORE
FOR A
NICKEL'
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jTOL. 11—NO. 42
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FRIDAY, ■OVEMBER 21, 1941
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Girls' Club Presents Flag to Wheatley Courts
<$
Money Crabber Shot to Death
San Ahgelan Dies in Crash
Another Kill
Badly Inju
Head-on C<
Four Roarin? ^un
Ends Partnership
111 Of Three Oil Men
Shown above 1* n scene snap-
ped a* the Girls club of Wheat-
iejf courts formally presented a
(ourby-slx-foot American flag to
the courts, Sunday, November 9,
at an Impressive program wit-
nessed by more tbun 200 persons.
In the picture arc, left to right,
Ut Marker, executive director ol
the San Antonio Housing author-
ity; Miss Ifcurlac Itoss, holding
Has; Ults Clara Lee ltntllff.
partlaiiy obscured, holding flag;
Md Miss Celestlne Pallamon, In
foreground.
There are 46 members In the
alub, ranging in age from 12 to
VJ7. The Idea 'to present a flag,
to the community, originated with
them, and, so far as is known,
Wheatley courts Is the only hous-
ing project, in this area, to so
hnve a flag thus donated. Money
for purchase of the flag was
raised through various projects
presented by the club, and Sun-
Jay's Interesting presentation pro-
gram was also detailed and car-
ried out by the girls.
The girls chose this patriotic
medium as a means of expressing
their appreciation of the govern-
ment and country which had made
possible the model, modem com-
munity that is Wheatley courts,
no $813,000, 236-nnlt federal hous-
ing project.
The sponsors of the Girls' club
are Mrs. Lottie Dilworth, 527-520
Hudson street, the mother of ten
children, all of whom are model
youngsters, and Mrs. Rose Dun-
can.
Mrs. Dllworth'a interest and de-
votion to her family is constantly
pointed to, by Wheatley courts
residents, "and the citizenry In gen-
eral, as a model well worth
emulating by all parents.
According to B. A. Adams, Jr.,
Wheatley courts project manager,
the dnllv raising and lowering of
the flag will be a ritual in charge
of the Boy scouts of the courts.
SAN AN6EL0, Texas—A well knowi
and a white truck driver, met sudde
and four other persons—including tl
llSlOD
One Partner Killed, One
Near Death as Bullets
End "Conference"
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Wetr-Dep't Hasn't
f Yet Learned Who
Did N. C. Killing
Special to Hon Antonio Beglster
TUSW YO&K, ri. Y.—The killer of a Negro private and a
W white -"rgeaut of military police, in a row on a bus at
Port Bragg, N. 0., the night of August 6, is still unknown,
It was asserted by Henry L. 8timson, secretary of war, in a
letter to the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People.. .... . .. t
All reports, at the time of the shooting, agreed that
I
i
Sergeant E. L. Hargrave, -white
military policeman, had been killed
by private Ned Turman, colored,
who, ta turn,, was killed by Ser-
geant Russell Owens, another
white military policeman. These
accounts were given by the dally
papers, the Associated Press, Ne-
gro weekly papers, and a personal
investigator for the NAACP, a re-
po'ter for the New York news-
paper, P.M. end eye-witnesses.
Despite all this, Secretary Stlm-
ton stated In his letter to the
NAACP that an examination ol
the bullets showed that both Har-
grave and Turman were killed by
bullets from Hargrave's gun.
Secretary Stlmson asserts that
Sergeant Russell Owens was using
■ different type of ammunition
from that used ty Hargrave, and
none of his bullets was found In
the bodies of the dead or wounded
men. .
The official account of the in-
cldent, as related by Secretary
Stlmson, reads;
Soldiers Disorderly
"The report shows th'it a large
group of colored soldiers collected
at a street corner In FayetteviUe,
North Carolina, awaiting late-hanr
fcn« transportation to Fort Brlgg
following an evening of pay day
Indulgences I the city. The
fectn of Ufiiioi on some, and 111-,
tempers among the group, gave
rise to n spirit of disorder that
Increased progressively in the
nature of crowd infection.
"Two white military policemen
present sought to control the situa-
tion by summoning reinforcements
and a special bus to hasten the
dispersal of the crowd toward the
uost. Disorderly ones who boarded
the bus on Ita arrival, by threaten-
ing the colored military policemen
Race Firm Gets -
Contract for Buicfe
Air Plant Shades
the group into a sense .of order
llncss. This failing, they attempt-
ed to quell the disturbance by
force, pushing some into seats and
undertaking to remove one of the
ringleaders. A congestion in the
aisle of the bus was surging first
toward the rear nnd then toward
the front Following one of these
forward thrusts, a colored soldier
withdrew from close contact wltli
Sergeant Elwyn L. Hargrave, hold-
ing in his hand the sergeant's
revolver which had hung in a
holster at his side.
"The soldier Immediately opened
fire directly toward three of the
military policemen who were In-
side the bus. All six chambers
were emptied. Five of the six
bullets are definitely accounted
for; sergeant Hnrgrave was killed;
two other white military policemen
were wounded; a colored soldier
was wounded; and one bullet
struck the framework of a seat
and dropped to the floor. The
effect of the sixth bullet Is de-
termined only upon presumptive
evidence. That is, the bullet re-
moved from the body of Prlvnte
Ned Turman is of the same com-
mercial make and of the same
type of that make, as the bullet
lired from Sergeant Hargave's
revolver, killing him nnd wounding
two other white military police
men and a colored soldier.
FBI Examines ltullets
"The bullets taken from the
bodies of Sergeant Hargrave and
Private Turman were identified
by Federal Bureau of Investigation
laboratory examination to be of
exactly similar manufacture and
typo (Remington .45 caliber, witli
nickel-plated bullets) nnd to cor-
respond as to the extent of their
surface wear caused by age and
jng me ........... r — —
whose duty it was to ride the bus, handling. No other person, arm
km
deterred the latter from going|
aboard. The driver of the bus,
(earing trouble from the dlsor
derly disposition of his load, re-
fused to take the bus out without
the protection of the military
police. The delay provided for
disorder, some attempting to
ed with a service revolver nnd
known to be present at the scene,
carried that partie ilar ammuni-
tion. Upon this State of related
facts. .uvestigatlng offlcerj
report that it Is most probable
that 1'rivaU Turman was killed
more oisoru«r, .' !" ..i .■— ... - -- by the sixth bullet fired by the
-J|et off, others r trying to crowd soldier who killed Sergeant Har-
#lio(l d —«—
military policemcn bonril
, few, and attempted, to tain
grave and th<U the score against
U V'! ...j. _ xflYWi
Bt Thr Associated Negro Prdl
CHICAGO, III.— The Ad-
vance Window Shade com-
pany—a Negro firm—one of
Chicago's largest manufac
turers of window shades and
Venetian blinds, has been
awarded the contract to in-
stall the Venetian blinds at
the big B'.iick Aviation plant
in Melrose parti, III., it was
announced this week by Jack
Weinberg, the shade com-
pany's general manager.
Well known throughout the
Chicago area, the firm has
recently completed installa-
tion of 15,000 window shades
and rods at the Ida B. Wells
homes, low-rent housing
project in the south side col-
ored district, sponsored joint-
ly by the United States and
Chicago Honsing authorities.
Similar installations were
also made at the Jane
Addams and the Trumbull
Park homes, all federally
sponsored slum clearance
projects.
Hie Buick Aviation plant
was started last March, and
construction has recently
been completed. A unit in
the U. S. Defense program,
the plant will make Pratt
and Whitney airplane mo-
tors and it is estimated up-
ward of 10,000 workmen will
be employed.
Christinas Seal
Sale to Open
Monday, Nov. 24
More than thirty thousand let-
ters carylng five million of the
1041 Christmas Seals will be placed
in the mail here on November 24,
the opening daie of the 35th an
nual Christmas Seal sale In San
Antonio and throughout the na-
tion, it was announced Wednes-
day by Rev. Arthur V. Bound,
president of the Bexar County
Tuberculosis association, and gen-
eral chairman of this year's cam
paign.
Seals will later be placed on
sale at booths In the post office,
hotel lobbies, and department
stores. Self-service coin boxes
ieatainlag seals in small amounts
will aiso be available at conrenlent
locations in the down-town sec-
tion. Personal solicitation of large
users of seals, by teachers, and
pupils of county and suburban
schools will also seye !o make
'Christmas seals available to every-
one desiring them,
The goal of the 1941 campaign
(See SALE, Page 4.)
s. Others
plaining to
P Committee
Whites Form One
p Protesting
Unfairness
By The
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By The Associated Jtfgro Press
ELDORADO, 111.—The climax of
ill-feeling between a partnership
of three well-known oil prospec-
the Black Panther Oil company,
shot and killed 0. L. Faulkner,
nnd critically injured L. H. Horn,
both of Oklahoma City. Scott,
who at one time lived in Evanston,
111., and is understood to have
property holdings In Chicago, is
tinder arrest.
In an attempt to settle a dispute
arising from an earlier partner-
ship, Horn and Faulkner came to
a site where Scott was supervis-
ing the sinking o! a well, to reach
some agreement. A brief and
violent argument ensued, and Scott
opened fire, killing' Faulkner In-
stantly and wounding Horn in the
side. Horn's condition Thursday
was reported as critical.
Faulkner's body was shipped to
Oklahoma City for burial. Dnrlng
his lifetime, he was well known
ated Negro Fren
I NO TON, D. C.—The
Committee on Fair
t Practices Is literally
with letters of complaint
recent instruction to the
the preBS as to |ln Chicago where several persons
San Angelo resident,
almost instant death,
two-year-old grand
daughter of the dead man—suffered f igbtful injuries in an
Armistice morning head-on collision, a Highway 67, about tors here was reached last Tues-
three miles from the little town of Mil<§, between San Angelo j day when Harvey Scott, head of
and Ballinger.
Hie Dead
Wesley Walton, San Angelo,
Texas.
Lamar William l'Vnar
(white), Crockett, Texas.
The Injured
Mrs. Ada Pearl Walton-
compound fracture of right
leg; collar bone, hip, and thigh
fractured; severe head in-
juries. Condition critical.
L. A. Raibnm — fractured
right leg; broken ribs; face
and body injuries.
Mrs. L. A. Baiborn—both
legs, arm broken; Internal In-
juries.
Ruth Osseley, age 2—sknU
fractured; concussion.
The accident occurred about
1 :30 o'clock, Tuesday morning.
The car driven by Raiborn, and
BTwhlch"'"wefc Mr. ana Mr-. iVnl-
ton, nnd little Rutt, and Mrs.
Ilalborn, was traveling 0,1
the highway. The machine driven
by Pillar was moving east. The
cars crashed head-on, both being
practically demolished.
Walton died Instantly, nil"*
lived only a few minutes after
the crash.
In San Angelo 17 Vesrs
Walton came to San Angelo 17
years ago, from Rockdale. He
was deacon and treasurer of St.
Paul "aptlst ••liureh, and was
employed at the San Angelo Na-
tional bank.
Obsequies were held Friday
morning, Starks Funeral home in
charge, the Rev. A. G. Greene of-
ficiating. Mrs. Walton was un-
able to attend the rites, being
in the hospital, la a critical con-
(See CRASH. Page 5.)
Bicyclist, Autoist
Crash. Arrested
Bullets Stop Man Who
Snatches Cash, Then
Threatens with Knife
rVO slugs from a .32 calibre automatic pistol stopped a
player in a dice game, Saturday morning. November 15,
in the 500 block of East Commerce street, who snatched money
from another man, and then slashed and threatened the latter,
with a knife, when he sought to regain the cash.
The knife-wielding money grabber, who was dead when
he reached the Robert B. Green hospital, to which he was
carried in an ambulance, was Andy
Young New York
Minister Elected
To City Council
A. C. Powell, Jr., Polls
63,736 Votes on a
'People's' Platform
By The Associated Negro Prell
NEW YORK. N. Y.—Dr. Adam
CtejUon Powell, Jr., pastor of
Abyssinian Baptist church, became
the first Negro to be elected to
Ford, Jr., 34, 522 South Overs
street.
Willie McNeal, 39, 929 East
Crockett street, was arrested, and
has been charged with murder, in
connection with the case.
Year's Sixth Killing
The Saturday killing was
the sixth of the JV.tr in which
a Negro has been principal,
and the city's first Race
homicide since July 4. During
the year, there have been five
eases of a Negro killing an-
other of the race, and one
case of a Nefrro killing a
Latin-American.
Grabs Money
According to McNeal. and sev-
eral witnesses. Ford had become
~ke
ions of h!
clpals' schemes.
The three men Joined forces In
1937, In Oklahoma, where they
enjoyed varying success in vari-
ous oil ventures. They came north
to Illinois in 1938, forming a cor-
poration and began operating in
•ns, white and colored, [ oil fields around Centralis. Stock
was sold to the general public
they
FiCPO «i tiinot handle, some are in-
complete, e< some are entirely out of
questlon-a '
And /[e range to say the com-
plaints ate t coming from whites ns
well as t colored people. Foreign
born all|i
Indian*, ;i ^Negroes, and a group of
whites w jho feel that they are be-
ing dHCTJuU=Jjp«ted against comprise
tb« grotfMff' jHuding in tne letters.
Compls| sJs on old age pension,
ccmpioiateeflrom cripples, disabled
veterane, Jarand needy folk have
poured I'Qto the office of the FEPC
to such fVn extent that the pl.n-e
is iitciaMly swamped.
Five p ersons hove been devoting
1y sorting the letters
the great mass those
mder the Jurisdiction of
vl w"— JMWw {fie count of] asked McNeffl r- ^Tne
rote* — )JT Wednesday which to play. Twice, according
afternoon. Of the six persons de- to (he reports, McNeal gave Ford
c la red elected from New York!D'oner wlth which he played, and,
A 14-year-old bicyclist, as well
as the driver of an automobile,
were arrested for negligent col-
lision, Tuesday, November 18, fol-
lowing a crnsh, at Cherry and
Commerce streets, in which the
bicyclist, Horace Griffin, 1238
Paso Hondo street, was Injured.
Griffin suffered a four-Inch cut
on his right arm, and an injured
left knee. A Carter ambulance
carried him to the Robert B.
Green hospital.
The driver of the car was listedj ngaiMSp{egroe8,
as James B. Morris, 300 Lamar
street.
time to
taking fij
that are
the
Those
the FE
warded
they
Howetj
in the
too lite
portant
They
time ai
enable
real dl
It Is
of the
where
(See
hlch do not come under
are immediately for-
the proper places vwhire
Id receive attention,
[r, as one of the workers
points out, there Is
attention paid to im-
etalls by complainants,
not give dates, names,
such Information as will
FEPC to ferret out the
lnntory cases.
portant to give names
reons seen at plants
lleged discrimination Is
practice* , Jays the FEPC, and the
failure ' to do this takes away
some ot the power of the com-
plaint
Cbicas i folk seem to think that
It is n pessary now to hold a
public h rlng in that city to wipe
out man J discriminatory practices
But their ln-
r
ie
(Sec ENDS, Page 5.)
4
Miss C. B. Branch
Accepts Mineral
Wells US0 Post
AINING, Page 5.)
JUST AN OLD, OL 7, OLD
U. S. NA VY CUSTOM
Special to San Antonio Regliter
TTAMPTON INSTITUTE, Va.
Student pilots in Hamp-
ton institute's civilian pilot
training program had a faint
glimmer of hope, recently, that,
at last, they would be able to
put their flying talents to use
fn defending America with the
U. 8. navy.
But the joy was short lived
and the students forad tkrt
they were merely the victims
of another navy "boner."
It all started when the
Hampton undergraduates in
the Civilian Aeronautics ad-
ministration m "*ed flyine
courses receive* Mien UN* i'
Ueut. Clark Bucfcnam. I'SNR,
of the Naval Aviation Cadet
Selection board, at Anacostla,
D. C, asking that they Im-
mediately seek anointment as
aviation eadeta.
In "• 1
thrweSI the enclosed applica-
and two pages of
rales Trial regulations, the
young ifeen found no mention
of RBI discrimination and
thetigil that at last they
would given an opportunity
to ft £it for their country
with lie V. S. navy.
•f the student pilots
W. Hall of Albany,
„ and Edward A. Gibbs
■ York City, immediately
am to verify
_ od told him
"were colored,
point-blank answer,
stilled the hopes of
students that the
j at last accepted
. stated that the
"applications
in none hot the
, CUSTOM, Pate 5.
Miss Cornelia Bernice Branch,
well known young San Antonio
woman, has accepted a position as
woman assistant program direc-
tor of the United States Service
Organizations club of Mineral
Wells, Texas, resigning her posi-
tion as public school teacher in
Lubbock, Teias, where she had
served for six years.
Her immediate work, in her new
position, will be planning programs
for the soldiers at Camp Wolters.
The temporary USO club, there,
lias been put in condition for
program work.
Miss Branch Is a graduate of
Prairie View State college, and
lias done work toward tbe master's
degree at the University of Cal-
ifornia. She Is a member of Alpha
Tau Omega chapter—the San An-
tonio unit—of Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority.
Managing director of the USO
club at Mineral Wells is Johu H.
Harris, also widely known in
San Antonio, serving, last year,
as dean of St. Philip's Junior
college. The third member of the
club personnel is Mrs. Frances
Elliott, YWCA director.
The USO program provides a
valuable source of help to the
community In meeting the needs
and interests of the soldiers in
Area Six, Camp Wolters. It has
brought an improved spirit, accord-
ing to reports, of soldier-citizen
fellowship, and is building its pro-
gram to serve tbe community and
the soldiers.
The club objective is to provide
a homelike atmosphere for enlisted
men, where they might feel free
to come, rod, play games, pursue
their interests and bobbles, and
find wholesome diversion from
army routine. Organisations which
have already been formed through
tbe USO are the Non-Commissloncd
Officers club, Wives club, and the
Girls' Service organisation, and
plana are under way for the .or-
ganisation of a Boys' club. These
organisations will serve tbe USO
club In volunteer service to the
men in nnirorm, as well as find
enjoyment In activity within their
own interest.
county. Dr. Powell was third,
polling some 63,736 votes. The
only other Negro running In the
county was Herman E. Stoute,
Democrat, who garnered 28,496
votes before being eliminated on
the 13th count.
Over In Brooklyn where three
Negroes ran, none was elected.
Bertram Baker, Democrat and an
official of the American Tennis
association, put up the best show-
ing of the group. Their respective
votes were Baker, 23,061; the Rev.
George Thomas, City Fusion, 16,-
138; and George Wibecan, Rep-
ublican, 14,801.
Dr. Powell made the fight on a
people's platform. His appeal was
on tbe basis of adequacy of the
essentials of life to those who are
now without. To the Xegro com-
munity he sought racial solidarity
and proclaimed himself a symbol
of "the new Negro, the Negro
who does not bend his knees, hang
his head and carry his hat; but
the Xegro who is now standing
up."
In the election of Dr. Powell
the city council will have in its
membership not only its first Ne-
gro, but its first minister. Dr.
eventually, lost McNeal refused
Ford's third reqnest.
The dead man then became abus-
ive, snatched a handful of money
that was lying in front of Mo>
Neal, cut the latter's fingers when
he reached to protect the money,
and with curses, told McJIeal t*
take the money.
When Ford continued .0 advance
with the open blade, McXeal fired.
One bullet struck Ford In the
throat, another under the right
arm.
Funeral services for For<J were
(See SHOT, Page 4.)
*
Woman UsesRazor
On Barber Mate
Robert ("Big ") Smith, 1218 Nc-ti.,
Hackberry street, well known
San Antonio barber, learned Just
how potent a tool of his trade
can be. Friday, November 14,
dnrlng the course of a little dis-
agreement with his wife, Mrs.
Theresa Smith, at his shop In the
TOO block of East Oominerco street.
Powell will also be the largest j when hostilities commenced,
member, being all of six feet four., Mrs. Smith is said to have got
The average age of the council is'up off the floor to grab a razor
48. He is one of the youngest | from a shelf and go into very
members, being 32. Dr. Powell, a (effective action.
registered Democrat, was elected
under a variety of labels other
than his own party. He is ex-
pected to vote along with the
supporters of the mayor.
His term of office Is two years
beginning January 1. His salary
will be $5,000 a year.
Smith suffered painful cuts on
the abdomen, arm, and left shoul-
der, according to police records.
He was treated at the Robert
B. Green hospital, and, later re-
leased to the care of his home.
She was booked foi aggravated
assault.
NEGROES AT CAMP WALLACE
ARE "FORGOTTEN MEN"
c ALVI
By The Associated Nejrro Tress
VESTON, Texas—Camp
Wallace, near here, has
6.000 Negro troops, who are
among the most neglected
nephews I'ncle Sam has in his
army.
White soldiers in Camp
Wallare have all the available
luxuries provided, including
service cluhs, air-rondttioned
theatres with eoaifoHahle
seats, chapel, library, guest
house for rivillaa guests at
the camp, senior and junior
hostesses, and a librarian to
look after their needs.
Negro soldiers have no
service dob. library, dispel
or guest house. They have
no Bbrary, no hostesses, either
senior or junior, but they do
have one large bam like tmild-
Intr, with rough flooring, rude
harti benrhc.;, which Has to
awe for all purpose*
Negroes have only moving
pictures and dances In this
spot, when they do have them.
It is the only place they can
go, but they prefer to stay-
away. The place fc very un-
comfortable and rough and
the men are not satisfied when
they compare their lot with
that of the white troops who
are in the same camp serving
for the same pay and suppos-
edly for the same caose.
Complaints aimed at allev-
iating and remedying these con-
ditions have been made to local
authorities who are in posi-
tion to engage the services
of adequate personnel to help
the soldiers. Rut to date,
nothing has come of their
picas and the Negro soldiers
are left to shift for themsehrea
-Hen it comes to
I
rav
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