The Daily Bulletin, 1944-09-27

Dr. Ira DeA. Reid, chairman of the department, has listed among those who will serve for one week each at the university, the follow following: - ing: following: Dr. Ralph Buncho (chairman, department of political science, Howard university) Dr. E. Frank Franklin - lin Franklin Frazier (chairman, department of sociology, Howard) Dr. Allison Davis (assistant professor of edu education, - cation, education, University of Chicago) Dr. Charles S. Johnson (director, de department - partment department of social science, Fisk university) Dr. Clyde V. Kiser (Milbank Memorial fund, New York) Dr. Otto Klineberg (Colum (Columbia - bia (Columbia university) Dr. George Lund Lundberg - berg Lundberg (Bennington college) Dr. Broadus Mitchell (International Ladies Garment Workers’ union) Dr. Howard Odum (University of North Carolina) Dr. Lorenzo Tur Turner - ner Turner ‘(Fisk) and Dr. Louis Wirth (University of Chicago).

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—(ANP) —The Council on African Affairs las released for publication the text of a letter from Rene Pleven, colonial commissioner of the pro provisional - visional provisional government of the French Republic, addressed to Paul Robe Robeson - son Robeson and Max Yergan, chairman and executive director of the council. The French official stated that the proceedings and resolutions of the conference on Africa held in New York earlier this year under the auspices of the Council on African Affairs and published under the title “For a New Africa,” had been a source of “interest and profit” to the French department of colonies. “The interest shown in African affairs by American public opinion, of which you are unquestionably among the most representative, can only encourage and stimulate the

Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, chairman, in announcing the Com Committee’s - mittee’s Committee’s formation, emphasized its non-partisan character. Quoting the committee’s statement, she de declared: - clared: declared: “While retaining whatever party affiliations we may have, we believe that partisan considerations should not determine our vote in these crucial elections. We will work and vote for those men and those measures, which, irrespective of party labels, will best advance the welfare of our people. We urge that this same non-partisan ap approach - proach approach be followed by all our fel low-citizens.” i In addition to Mrs. Bethune, na national - tional national officers of the committee in inelude - elude inelude Doxey A. Wilkerson, execu• tive editor of the N. Y. People’sj

CARD OF THANKS Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. McMil McMillion, - lion, McMillion, of Olive street, wish to thank their many friends for the hospital hospitality - ity hospitality shown them during their ill illness - ness illness from the auto accident. They also thank the various officers of their church, Phillips Temple, with the Rev. Dr. M. L. Breeding as pastor, and Circle Number 3 of Mc McKinley - Kinley McKinley Methodist church, also civic and social clubs, th$ Progressive club No. 1, Ladies Tike Democratic club, Thrifty Society, and the Mo Mohawk - hawk Mohawk Social club.

African work of my country,” the commissioner wrote. Mr. Pleven noted that the con conference’s - ference’s conference’s recommendations for rap rapid - id rapid progress in the economic, social, and political development of Afri African - can African life reflected “a spirit similar to that of the Brazzaville confer conference” - ence” conference” of last February in which the late Felix Eboue, governor-general i of French Equatorial Africa, played a leading role.

Declaring “the time for neutral neutrality - ity neutrality has passed and the time for clear-cut decision and vigorous ac action - tion action is here,” the committee states: “It is our conviction that the best, interests of the Negro people and of all America—both in *the war and in the peace—can best be ad advanced - vanced advanced by the reelection of Frank Franklin - lin Franklin D. Roosevelt as President, and by the election of Harry S. Truman as vice president.”

nation of “racism” from American politics. The statement concludes: “These and other issues now before the country illustrate how crucial the fall elections are for the continued progress of the Negro people, and for the peace and security of our entire nation and the world. They also make clear how imperatively necessary is the election of Roose Roosevelt - velt Roosevelt and Truman to national leader leadership.” - ship.” leadership.”

Assigned to investigate finger prints in a room where Mrs. Prince’s clothing had been found soaked in a solution of acid and water, and where acid seemingly had been sprinkled, police officer Joe E. Lowery, finger print expert, killed Dr. Prince in an exchange of shots that followed a shot fired by Mrs. Prince at her former husband. Lowery is said to have come on the scene of the shooting after Dr. Prince had been wounded by Mrs. Prince in the leg and shoulder.