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PORTLAND INQUIRER
Friday. December 21. 1945
NEGRO COMBAT VETS TO HAVE Veteran Awaits Announce Annual Analyst Tells How to Make
Pro Court Meet Democracy More Than a Myth
DIFFICULTY IN POST WAR ERA War Medals
PH ILA D ELPH IA — (A NP) —
S /S g t. W eaverly B. W oodson Jr.,
w hose w ar exploits w ere so fa m
ous th e y w ere recounted on a
coast-to-coast rad io broadcast,
has re tu rn ed to civilian life w ith
out receiving th e m edal for w hich
he had been recom m ended.
Sgt. Woodson, 23-year-old hero
of th e N orm andy inasion, w as
discharged from th e arm y a t In-
D uring the course of o p era
d ian to w n G ap M ilitary R eserva
tions in E ngland and on th e con
tion, Pa., Nov. 13, and has re tu rn
tin en t Negro soldiers w ho w ere
ed to his hom e in G erm antow n.
m em bers of u n its in the services
Sgt. Woodson, form erly a m em
of supply organizations w e r e
ber of th e m edical detachm ent,
able to learn m any new trad es
320th Balloon B attalion, won
and develop skills in m echanical
fam e on D-Day and th e days th a t
and technical fields. T his w as
im m ediately follow ed w hen he
especially tru e of th e m en in
w as w ounded by a shell fragm ent
th e m edical corps, engineers,
b u t continued to ad m in ister first
q u arterm asters a n d
ordnance
aid to 250 casualties on th e shell
units.
an d bom b-racked beach.
N ot until he collapsed some 24
An engineer could learn su r
hours la te r did Sgt. W oodson stop
veying, d rafting, pho to -en g rav
his w ork long enough to have
ing, bricklaying, heavy co n stru c
th e shell frag m en t rem oved from
tion m achine operation, and a
his hip.
n u m b er of o th er trades. Q u ar
F or his devotion to d u ty on the
term asters could learn th e in tri
N orm andy beachhead, Sgt. Wood-
cate angles of d rivin g and mo
son w as recom m ended for the
to r m echanics, as w ell as th e p a
D istinguished Service m edal, th e
per w ork know ledge in doing
th ird highest a w ard given by th e
th eir breakdow n for supply r a
U nited States. The recom m enda
tioning.
M edical m en c o u l d
tio n w as la te r held up by Sgt.
keep ab reast of th e advanced
W oodson’s bqttalion com m ander,
know ledge of th a t profession, and
Lt. Col. Leon J . Reed, a w hite of
acquire still g reater skill w ith
ficer from K entucky, until it w as
th e highly scientific equip m en t
too late for action to be tak en on
w ith w hich the A m erican arm y
th e m atter.
w as equipped.
Sim ilar oppor-
nstead of th e high aw ard th a t
he deserved Sgt. W oodson w as
given th e B rone S tar, a m edal
1 w hich ran k s eig h th in o rd er of
im portance of w a r d ep artm en t
aw ard s. The citatio n w hich w as
given him read: “F or heroic
achievem ent in connection w ith
m ilita ry operations against an
enem y of th e U nited S tates.”
To add in su lt to th e inju ry , Sgt.
W oodson has n e v er been official
ly given th e B ronze Star. H e has
received th e w ar d ep a rtm e n t ci
tatio n en titlin g him to th e m edal,
In r e f e r r i n g t o a d i c t i o n a r y — j u s t la s t week— we w e r e inform ed ,
b u t th e cerem ony necessary for
in a t e r s e a n d a s im p le s t a t e m e n t , t h a t I’a n g o I’a n g o is t h e “ s a m e as
th e actu a l aw ard has n ev er been
I’a g o P a g o ” . T u r n i n g b ac k w a rd , th en , to P a g o P ag o , we w ere en
held. He w as told he w ould get
lig h ten ed by r e a d i n g f ro m l e f t to r i g h t : " S a m e as I'a n g o P a n g o . ” This
s o r t of t h i n g is known as t h e M e rry -G o -R o u n d . O m a r K h y y a m com
th e m edal first in F rance, th en
plained o f it e i g h t h u n d red y e a r s a g o : he reco rd ed t h e f a c t t h a t he
in E ngland, th e U nited S ta te s
‘ e v e r m o r e c am e n u t t h e s a m e door w h erein 1 w en t.” I t ’s d i z z y in g and
H aw aii, and th e n in th e U nited
leads n o w h ere! Yet c e r t a i n so-called d o p e s t e r s em ploy t h a t s a m e silly
S tates again. He is out of th e
s y s t e m to t h i s d ay . Not so, A u n t Stella. T h is G ifted I.ittle Lady o u t
grew t h e m e r r y - g o - r o u n d w ith t e e t h i n g rin g s. F u r t h e r m o r e , sh e has
service now and still w aiting for
no use for d ead -en d s t r e e t s o r rev o lv in g doors. T o d ay , sh e is acclaim ed
th e m edal to be given to him .
a s t h e Mode rn M ental M arv el because no t r a p s o r sin k -h o les ex is t in
In addition to th e B ronze S tar,
t h e beaten p a t h l ead in g to h e r Delphic F o u n t of W isd o m . S h e Sees
Sgt. W oodson is en title d to w ear
All, K n o w s All a n d Tells All— r e g a r d le s s . I n s t a n t l y , t o boot, an d w i t h
o u t d o u b le-talk . W e p r i n t h e r a s t o u n d in g a n s w e r s to q u e s tio n s from
th e Good C onduct ribbon, th e
WITH THE 761st TANK BAT
TALIO N IN EUROPE— (A N P)—
R etu rn in g N egro veteran s a r e
not going to have an easy tim e
re-ad ju stin g them selves to the
req u irem en ts of th e postw ar
w orld, b u t the N egro cam b at vet
is going to have a still h a rd e r
tim e th an the ex-service tro o p
ers.
tu n ities existed in o th e r units.
I once visited an aird ro m e in
G reat B ritain, w ith a crew rest,
locker and dry in g room , and te c h
nical and a d m in istratio n sites,
w hich w ere b u ilt of brick, by
aviation engineers, n o t one of
whom had ever laid a brick b e
fore in his life, and it w as a
superb job w hich w on th e praise
of th e chief engineer of th e ETC.
But for th e com bat m an from
th e ta n k b attalions, th e tan k
destroyers, th e field a rtille ry b a t
talions, and th e in fa n try , these
m en learn ed b u t o n ^ i n g l e thing:
how to kill. T hey becam e v a st
ly proficient in th e operation of
m achines th a t d ealth death, and
could dispatch th e enem y w ith
th e skill of a praciced physician
giving a delicate opration. B ut
th e skill of know ing how to kill
will certain ly have no place in
th e po stw ar peace-tim e plans of
th e U. S.
I t’s going to be p re tty tough,
and th e men from th e service
and supply u n its w ill have a de
finite ad v an tag e o v er th e N e
gro com bat m an. T h a t’ ju st in
passing, b u t A m erica w ould be
wise to tak e th a t in to considera
tion w hen p lanning how to in
teg rate th e re tu rn in g v e t into his
proper place in th e post-w ar
schem e of things. A nd th e Ne
gro com bat v e te ra n is definitely
conscious of that!
t h e hexed a n d h a r r a s s e d as a r e g u l a r f e a t u r e . E d ito r.
Dear Aunt Stella: I’ve hooked ¡smells is the hops. Aunt (N atura
a young traffic officer for a boy ¡Thing) Stella.
friend and he’s just as sweet as
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Dear Aunt Stella: They say that
he can be but awfully bashful.
the
profession
is
over-crowdeu
What can I do to get things s ta rt
but, anyway, I want to get in the
ed? Rockin’ In Rhythm.
Rockin' In Rhythm. Why not movies. How shall I go about it?
wear green lip stick? Aunt (Begin | A Man And His Dreams.
A Man And His Dreams: Why
The Beguine) Stella.
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not qualify as a human fly? Thr
Dear Aunt Stella: What'll I do last one failed in his screen test
Once) Stella.
now? The most beautiful dame in Aunt (A nything
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the whole wide world has give
Dear
Aunt
Stella:
My boy-friend
me the air! Gone With Th’ Wind.
got tight, the other night, and
Gone With Th’ Wind: Line up wanted to prowl around ringing
with Shakespeare who swore that door bells. W hat’s th at a sign of?
"Kindness in women, not their j I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed.
beautiful looks, shall win my love!’’
I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed:
Aunt (Go Fly A Kite) Stella.
Maybe, th at lie’s a Fuller Brush
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man. Aunt (I’ll Pray For You)
Dear Aunt Stella: I don’t think Stella.
you’re so darned sm art, but—if
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you are—who put the trick in in
Dear Aunt Stella: I paid cash
tricate ? Says Which.
for a darling negligee and can’t
Says Which: As Lenin rem ark return it even though my husband
ed, “One fool can ask more ques doesn’t like it on me. W hat’ll 1
tions in a minute than twelve wise do with it? Fine And Mellow.
men can answer in an hour”. But
Fine And Mellow: Maybe he'll
—if you must know—it was the like it on the maid—why not give
same guy who put an impost on it to her? Aunt (Chester’s Choice)
pleasure and called it "syntax” . Stella.
Aunt (Sweet Mystery of Life)
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Stella.
Dear Aunt Stella: The poor fish
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hasn’t been married more’n ten
Dear Aunt Stella: She’s an ex days and already squawks about
pert manicurist but, ever since 1 his wife. W hat can be more fatal
married her, has shown no in to a second honeymoon than talk
clination to go to work. If you ing behind the Little Woman’s
were me, what would you say back? Now It Can Be Told.
about th a t? If I Knew Then.
Now It Can Be Told: Talking
If I Knew Then: I ’d say she’s back. Aunt (Laugh And Call It
too lazy to turn a hand. Aunt (On Love) Stella.
The Side) Stella.
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Dear Aunt Stella: I’m crazy
Dear Aunt Stella: My boy-friend about him and have asked hin
is very devoted but entirely too to m arry me but he says we'll
ardent. What can I do to slow have to sta rt from scratch. Do
him down? Sunday In The Park. you think I ought to press the is
Sunday In The P ark : You can sue or let things rock along as
figure that out for yourself when they are? Can’t Afford To Dream.
you remember th at a dog is the
Can't Afford To fiream : Thai
same kind of a nuisance except all depends. Despite success stor
whefi distracted by a flea. Aunt ies, the sad tru th is th at most
(Turkey In The Straw ) Stella.
men who s ta rt from scratch have
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to keep on scratching for the rest
Dear Aunt Stella: My wife hates of their lives. Aunt (Heaven Can
beer and always insists upon W ait) Stella.
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smelling my breath after I get ir.
from playing a little pool with
Dear Aunt Stella: Should a girl
the boys. What can I do when she get upset when a boy kisses her
tells me th at I’m beastly drunk? for the first time ? Once In A
I ’ll Never Smile Again.
While.
Once In A While: Not unless it
I’ll Never Smile Again: Next
time, tell her th a t you’ve been happens in a canoe. A unt (Home
eating frogs legs and what she On The Range) Stella.
No, Abelard, a lullaby isn’t when a guy wants to get out of telling the
tru th and makes up an excuse.
CHICAGO — (ANP) — The
eighth a n n u al official w orld's
chaupionship bask etb all to u rn a
m ent w ill again be held in C hi
cago a t th e spacious Chicago sta
dium on M arch 25, 27, 29, A pril 3,
5, and 6, and it w as announced
by H arry H annin, d irecto r of
cagedom ’s blue ribbon event.
The field, headed by th e pow
erfu l F o rt W ayne Z ollners, de
fending w o rld’s cham pions, w ill
be th e larg est and strongest since
th e origin of th e ev en t, H annin
predicted. Regional playoffs are
p lanned w ith the n atio n 's 16
g reatest
professional
q u in tets
qualify in g for the title tourney
in Chicago.
Hold School for
Women Jurors
ST. LOUIS— (A NP)— A school
for prosepective w om en ju ro rs
w as begun h ere last T h u rsd ay at
8 p. m. and F riday at 2 p. m., in
four of th e ju ry divisions of the
C ircuit C ourts.
Tbe school w as organized by
th e L eague of W omen V oters of
St. Louis and th e classes are open
to all w om en w ho desire to p re
p are for ju ry service, for w hich
th ey w ere m ade eligible by a
new S tate C onstitution. C ircuit
ju d g es w ill conduct th e classes.
A fter ex p laining th e responsi
bilities of th e juror, th e judges
im panel a ju ry am ong th e women,
set forth a hypothetical case, is
sue in stru ctio ns to th e ju ry and
ask for a verdict.
m erican T h eatre cam paign rib
bon, th e E uropean-A frician-M id-
dle E astern cam paign m edal w ith
an arro w h ead (for th e invasion)
and th re e b a ttle p articipation
stars, th e A siatic-P acific cam
p aign m edal, th e P u rp le H eart
and th e W orld W ar II V ictory
m edal w ith a sta r (show ing he
w as overseas on V -J day.)
Now th a t he is out of th e serv
ice, Sgt. W oodson is p lan n in g to
go to T m ple U niversity M edical
school to continue his education.
He has com pleted tw o y ears at
Lincoln u n iv ersity p rio r to his
e n try in to th e service.
Sgt. W oodson's ro th er, Eugene,
w as also rec e n tly released from
th e arm y. He w as a b om bardier
in th e 447th B om bardm ent group.
NEW V O R K r-4A N P)—Ig n o r
ance m ust be destroyed if dem o
cracy is to be m ore th an a m yth.
T hat w as the revelation m ade
h ere last w eek by Elm o Roper,
public opinion analyst, b e f o r e
the ann u al m eeting of th e N a
tional C onference of C hritsians
and Jew s at th e W aldorf-A storia
hotel. Racial prejudice a p p ear
ed to be noisier, if not more
w idespread than six m onths ago,
he disclosed.
D eclaring th a t every A m eri
can should assum e th e responsi
bility of com bating recial and
religious, prejudice in defense of
dem ocracy, R oper believes his
w ork is sam pling public opinion
has “tu rn ed up a clue as to how
we m ight come closer to this
goal.”
D em ocracy H andicapped
Ignorance, he revealed, is the
greatest handicap to dem ocracy.
He rem ark ed th a t it w as am ong
those w ho falsely believe Jew s
have a stronghold on U. S. fi
nances th a t th ere is m ost o u t
spoken hostility to individual
Jew s as neighbors, even as it is
am ong the deluded w ho “th in k
Negro m en a re all eager to m arry
w hite w om en,” th a t th ere is
strongest unw illingness to “see
the N egro a tta in econom ic eq u a l
ity .”
Ignorance, too, he continued,
caused th e uninform ed to suspect
C atholics ow e “political and re
ligious obseisance to th e pope,”
creating th e so-called "C atholic
m enace.”
W hat To Do
In explaining counter m easures
to push and advance dem ocracy,
R oper said:
“All of us w ho are so m inded
can fight fo r b e tte r education for
m ore people; all of us can fight
for m ore and b e tte r new spapers,
radios and m agazines; all of us
can fig h t against p o v erty an d
econom ic inequality.
B u t you
and I have a special obligation.
We can striv e calm ly and w ith
obvious fairness to supply m ore
inform ation about th e size and
n a tu re of all m inorities. W here
th ere a re m isconceptions about
Catholics, Jew s, N egroes and
southern B aptists, w e can offer
facts.
"A nd the facts are th a t no m in
ority is dangerous because of its
religion o r race. T he only m in
orities w hich are d angerous a re
those w hich w ould d ep riv e o th er
m inorities of th e ir rig h ts as h u
m an beings.”
Leroy Haynes
Sent to Jail
PH IL A D EL PH IA — (A N P) —
L eroy H aynes, w ho m et m any
of the co u n try ’s leading h ea v y
w eight boxers d u rin g his rin g
career several y ears ago, w as
sentenced to serve five m onths
in prison by F ed eral Ju d g e Geo.
A. W elsh this w eek on charges
of conspiring to steal. Tw o o th e r
men received sentences of one
year and th ree m onths a t th e
sam e tim e. O ne of w hom w as
put on probation and his se n
tence suspended.
H ayes w as fonund g u ilty by a
ju ry last S eptem ber of co n sp ir
ing to steal 39 pouches c? m ail
w hich w ere being tra n sfe rre d
from th e 3th S tre e t P ost office
to the P en n sy lv an ia railro ad
across the street.
Charter Ratified
W A SHINGTON — (A NP) —
E thiopia w as one of th e six n a
tions to ra tify th e c h a rte r of th e
U nited N ations organization last
w eek, w hich now brings th e n u m
ber to 45 h aving ratifie d th e con
stitution.
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