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Evening star., 1941-02-09
Lincoln 10 Be Theme
Of Religious Life
Radio Program
Speakers From Three
Faiths Will Figure
In Broadcast

The inspiration of Abraham Lin
coin as applied to a solution Of
today's problems will be discussed
Wednesday in a special Lincoln's
birthday broadcast sponsored by
the Committee on Religious Life in
the Nations Capital.
Speakers from three faiths will
talk of the spirit of Lincoln as it
lives today over station WRC at
12:45 pm. for half an hour.
They include: The Rev. DR..
Charles A. Hart, associate professor
of philosophy at Catholic Univer-
sity; DR.. Hugo Schiff, rabbi of Con-
gregation Beth Ell, Alexandria, Va,
and Dr. Mordecai w. Johnson, presi-
dent of Howard University.
DR.. Schiff has announced that his
topic will be, Lincoln. the Man of
Tragedy and Faith" but the spe-
ciic subjects of the other two
speakers have not been given out.
The theme of Lincoln's second in
augural address. with malice to-
ward none, with charity for all"
will be developed during the broad
cast before the speakers are intro
duced.
Male Chorus to Sing.
The "Synthis" male chorus of the
Twelfth Street Branch, Young Mems
Christian Association. will sing at
the beginning and end of the pro-
gram.
DR.. Hart is national secretary of
the American Catholic Philosophical
Society and founder and director
of the Washington Catholic Evil
dence Guild.
The committee makes a policy of
sponsoring broadcasts on days of
national and religious significance.
Six such programs were put on the
air last year. The next one this
year is scheduled for some time dur
ing the Easter season.
Formed six years ago. the COM
mittee is now composed of so clergy
man and represents the Catholic,
Evening star., 1941-02-09

Protestant and Jewish faiths ano
Is different denominations.
The Right Rev. James B. Freeman
Episcopal Bishop of Washington
was the first chairman of the COM
mittee. and now is the chairman
emeritus. The Rev Albert J. Nc
Cartney, pastor of the Covenant
First Presbyterian Church. is the
active chairman.
Seek to Aid New Arrivals.
With the large influx OF people
to Washington because of defense
employment, the committee has been
particularly active in the past year
1t has given free information to
such newcomers with regard to
church and resultant social connec-
tions, and has followed up its initial
advice with personal calls on the
various individuals.
The committee has found that the
new inhabitants are predominantly
young people, and it reports that
there is a definite need among them
for such religious aid service
1t has also found that it can be
of definite help to many who wish
to take an active part in managing
church affairs.
The last broadcast sponsored by
the committee was on the Sunday
before the presidential Inauguration
Evening star., 1941-02-09

Profits from the extraction ot
chemicals from the Dead Sea are
soaring.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-20
Colored People In The Red Cross Drive

LAST SUNDAY, THE KINDS COUNTY RED CROSS
DRIVE with quota fixed at $30000 launched with
meeting the City Auditorium attended bv more than 5000
persons among whom there upwards of 300 coored
folk
With the goal fixed at S3O000 of that amount the COL
Ored people have been asked to raise ST 600
Among the several large national and international
CARNATIONS engaged in welfare work and in the relief Of
human suffering the American has always proved
itself to be the great humanitarian organization that it is
administering to and relieving suffering times disas
ter epidemic and freely to all peoples in all parts
the world without regard for race, creed or color.
Always where disaster, disease other circumstances
have brought acute suffering in communities af
fectng numbers of coored people, they have always
found to be in the greatest and most urgent
thus under such circumstances received the greatest
ance from the American Red Cross.
At time in the history country and of the world
has there been such human suffering and and never
has there been such dire prospects future needs partc
lary III the United States
With that in mind, together with ancient and sacred
admonton that sit blessed to give than to receive
1t should be small matter for the coored people to
$1,000 allotted to them
We express the hope that in the spirit of the times
clubs churches lodges faterntes other organizations
Will join Fundamentally in this effort assure attain
ment OF our goal matter of civic pride patriotic
duty ~MF
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-20
peace On Earth, Goodwill Toward Men,

On next Thursday, December 25 1941 the world will
again to the ancient and traditional observance of
Christmas the birthday Jesus Nazareth the Saviour
of the World
Born to prophetic heradry nineteen hundred and forty
ago, in world doubt uncertainty and confu-
son such exist today Jesus early accomplish
the mission which He accepted the cross crucfixon
mmortalze that of the establishment of workable phil
osohy and ideal of human conduct relations the chief
emoodmens OF which Love thy neighbor as thysef
DO unto others would have them do unto you and
Peace on Earth and Goodwill among men,.
In the struggles of towards the full development
ana appreciation OF the philosophy and ideal of Jesus there
evolved the principles of Christian civilization principles
which not without the intervention of the centuries trying
mes and struggle and sacrifice finally receive uni
verSa sanction, at time in the struggle towards
the full development and appreciation the philosophy
ideals OF Jesus and the principles of Christian civilization
has their future existence been threatened in manner
such as it is being threatened today.
AS we come to the observance of Christmas 1911 we
lind the whole world engaged in struggle back of which,
IN spite OF the questions of international law international
relations world economics and world social and political
sues there seems to stand out pognan the failure OF
those who have been the chief proponents of the principles
OF Christian civizaon-o accept in simple sincere and
humble faith the teachings of Jesus
AS was true in the days of His birth and death the
phsopny and ideals of Jesus today and in the future
the hope OF mankind and the world AS observe Christ
man l94 and send up for victory and peace
acceptance in simple sincere and humble faith among men
OF all creeds and these chief embodmens of the phil
osophy and ideals of Jesus
Love thy neighbor myself Do unto others as thou
would have them do unto you, and PEACE ON EARTH
AND GOODWILL AMONG MEN,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-20
House Given
Bill To Join
Gee With NYA

WASHINGTON, d. CLAMP
A bill for the consolidation of the
NYA and the CCC sponsored by
Rep. Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas.
under which the two organizations
would operate as the Civilian
Youth administration, directed by
the Federal Security agency, was
introduced into the house on Tues
day.
Speaking on the bill, Mr.. John
son stated, "it assigns no new pow
ers, duties or functions. 1t does,
however. provide for immediate
consolidation of the CCC and the
NYA to obtain unified and CO.
oidinated youth program-one
program instead of two overlap
ping and sometimes duplicating
programs
Greater efficiency as we'll as
economy would result from a con-
sclidation OF these youth activi-
ties, said Mr.. Johnson. rInstead
OF two separate agencies with
separate administrative offices.
separate intake structures, sepa-
rate finance and procurement ar
rangementS, ETC., all operations
would be directed by a single
agency concentrating all it's cur
rent efforts On work experience OF
the types essential to winning Che
war now being waged.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-20
L. D. Proctor

CONTINUED from. Page IL
the Aviation School of Tuskegee,
December 81. l94l.
Young Mr.. Proctor was teaching
in the Catron ScEooos system at
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-20


Catron. Missouri, at the time Of
his call. and returned home i'm
mediately to report at the local
recruiting office IN Jackson, and
was Immediately sent to jackson
Air Base for periodical examina-
tons, which must be renewed every
six months.
Mr. Proctor has made his home
in Jackson all his life and is well
known. We extend to him our sin
cere congratulations and feel that
his call being the first of its kind
for colored young men in Mis-
sissippi, is worthy of the honor
bestowed upon him.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-20

invalid because it confhcted with
constitutional guarantees of free
speech.
Among the nine were Wilhelm
Kunze, the bund's national leader:
August Klapprott, leader of the
eastern seabord states and mana
ger of Camp Nordland in rural
Sussex county where the rallv was
held; Leonard D. Clark, writer for
q bund publication; the Rev. C.
Fitting, state bund secretary; and
Matthias Kohler, state treasurer
All OF these men were white.
In declaring the race hatred law
invalid, the opinion rendered by
Chief Justice Thomas j. Brogan
said: ITO make the speaker amen
able to the criminal law his utter
ances must be such as to create
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-20
4CHILDREN
DIE IN fire

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Dec. 3 - The
four children of Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
vim Scruggs, farmers near Hunts
vile, died Tuesday as their frame
house went up in flames.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scruggs were at
tending a special church service
and when they returned home. they
found their home burned to the
ground. The fire caught apparent
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-20

a clear and present danger that
viii bring about the substantial
evils to society that the state has
the right to prevent.
1.-THE utterances must be such as
to constitute a danger to the state.
We cannot say that the state
ments made by the plaintiffs-i in
error were Of this character"
According to the state law. 1t is
misdemeanor to make utterances
In the presence of two Or more
persons of hatred, abuse. violence
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-20
Pioneer Colored
lContinued from Page n

Continued from rage IL
with DR. G. A. Price at the piano,
Campbell College Quartette. and
Mr.. G. c. Cypress. The Obituary
was read by Mrs. G. A. Price, and
kilograms and messages acknowl-
adged by DR.. A. M. Hair.
The body was laid to rest in
Lincoln Cemetery in a vault with
his wife, the late Sallie Reynolds
who preceded him in death many
years ago, under blanket of flow
ers, the mute expressions of love
and sympathy from many friends.
He is survived by four daughters,
Misses Hattye, Mable, Myrtle and
Mrs. Ruth Roseman Dease, two
Grand sons, William and Luther
Dease, five brothers and one sister
and a number of other more dis
tant relatives.
Funeral arrangements were in
charge of the Peoples Funeral
Home.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-20

from sparks from the open fire.
place.
The children were: Nadine, g.;
Jack, 8; Wilbur, S, and Mary, 3.
Two of the children burned TIC
death in the house and the other
two died In a Huntsville hospital
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-20
Race Hatred
Statute Is
Ruled Illegal
German Bund;sts
Will Not Have
To Face Trial

TRENTON. N. J.-(ANP) Sen
fences of nine men accused of
making or promoting anti-Jewish
speeches at a German American
bund rally were reversed by the
New Jersey Supreme courts here
last Friday. The court also held
that the states hatred law was
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-20

or hostility" against any race, color
or creed The defendants chose to
attack the validity of their indicS-
ment instead Of standing trial after
their arrest ct rally near
Andovor.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-20
MRS. ANNIE B. TATE

DOUGLAS, Go 1.-The funeral Of
Mrs Annie B. Tate was held at
Gaines Chapel AME Church
Thursday. A son and several 9TH
err relatives Survive:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13

take charge OF the investigation,
promising speedy results with no
|whitewash."
Witnesses were recalled and re-
questioned. A visit was planned
for today by Bowling TO the scene
of the shooting. II was announced
the probe would be sufficiently
complete sometime today ito pos
|sibly allow a decision as TO
whether any charges will be filed
against any one?
Whitman announced his end of
the investigation would take "a
couple OF days yet" ~
One of the three new mystery
witnesses was questioned by AS
sistant Prosecutor John Ricca, last
night.
After comforting with Ricca.
Bowling said the witnesses testi-
mony throws new light on the
case"
Bowling would not say, how
ever. what the new light" was.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
Churchill Says British
Retain Export Trade

LONDON, Nov. 13.-GNS)-
In letter TO Sir Patrick Harmon,
British industrialist and conserva-
tive member of Parliament. Prime
Winston Churchill denied
today that cuts in British export
trade have been made in Difference
TO the United States.
THE lease-lend undertaking."
Churchill wrote, els a declara-
ton of our understanding that
while the United States II will
ing 20 stint Its own citizens In
order that we will be able TO
prosecute the war effectively,
2 the United States expected to do
30 I'm order that we should es-
cape necessary sacrifices of our
export trade"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
ConCiIiators Meet
To Avert Shells Fieup
international New Photo
Times stan Correspondsnt

LANSING. Nov. Estate and
federal labor conciliators today
were meeting with company and
union officials in an effort 10 avert
a strike at the General Motors
forge plant here, now employing
100 men in the production of Is
and los millimeter shells.
A five-day strike notice filed by
the union last Friday expired to-
day. Although the state labor
board informed officials of the
UAW-CIO they would have to wait
30 days because the company is
engaged in defense production,
union officials said they would ig-
more the notice unless they receive
wage increases.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
Golfer Wins Appeal
Facing Jail, Woman Amateur Says Probation
Agreement Was Broken

Claiming that the court violated
an agreement whereby she was TO
have been placed on probation,
Mrs. Mary Harris, one Of De-
troit's top-fiight amateur golfers,
today was given the right to APP
peal her Today Jail term for ad-
vertising and selling furniture
without license.
Mrs. Harris, who lives at 9261
North Martindale avenue. was
sentenced for the ordinance VIOLA
ton on October 10 after she
pleaded guilty before Traffic
Judge Thomas F. Maher. Per-
mission to appeal was granted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13

by Circuit Judge Adolph r,
Merschner.
In the petition asking for m
appeal Mrs. Harris attorney said
he had a definite understanding
with Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Arthur Barkey that IL Mrs.
Harris pleaded guilty she would
be placed on probation. The peti-'
ton also contended that the ordi-
nance regulating the sale OF fur.
niture is unconstitutional because
it does not provide. a penalty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13

"They could make hamburger
meat of me for all / care.
I'm ready TO take my medi-
cine and I'll be n model pris-
oner. I can get along with any
one when I'm not drinking and
had been drinking heavily on
the day of the murder"
"A dandy girl and nice a:
could be" was Smiths description
Of his youthful victim.
He said he had considered Civ.
ing himself up several times, Out
had always lost courage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
Harp Returns TO Favor

COLUMBIA, Mo, Nov 10
(INS)--Despite the recent promi-
nence of the imperative bugle and
the swing-hlatant trumpet, the
delicate harp is coming into its
own. Students al Stephens Col
lege here have evidenced such iDr
terest in the ancient instrupIent
that they now comprise the largest
harp class in the countrys educa-
tional institutions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
Saginaw Slayer
Begins Life in
Jackson Prison

JACKSON, Nov. 13.-Winifred
-. Smith. 35, convicted for the
rvrder of 20-year-old Wandamay
heatley of Saginaw. sat in a
jackson prison cell today contem-
plating his life as convict at
hard labor. AN H
Smith, a taxi driver, was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment at
Sa ginaw yesterday by Circuit
Judge Mark d. Taylor-less than
three hours after he had pleaded
guilty.
This court has never heard
Of q more dastardly and heinous
offense," the judge said in met
ing out the sentence. 81 under
stand that beasts of the Jungle
do not commit such crimes on
their own. That makes you
lower than even them"
CAN'T UNDERSTAND
II cannot understand why the
taxpayers should keep you In
comfort the rest of your life.
There's always the possibility
that some half-witted parole
board will think you are a good
boy and return you to society"
Lamenting the fact that Michi-
gan statutes prohibited a death
sentence, Judge Taylor recon-
mended that Smith be exempt
from pardon or parole Applause
rustled through the court chamber
as he finished speaking.
State police and deputies from
the Saginaw sheriff's office
whisked. Smith to Jackson Prison
a few hours later.
IGNORE SANITY BOARD
Haste in putting Smith behind
bars was so great that a 1899
statute, requiring that accused
murderers be examined by a.
sanity board, apparently was ig-
nored.
Assistant Prosecutor August j.
Neberle indicated he would ask
for such an examination today,
hut added that he did not think
law HIdIludlOry-
- Another assistant prosecutor.
ROLAND ~ Montgomery, declared
that the law states a board may
be appointed TO examine theI
sanity OF a murderer.
but there II no question this
man Is sane" he added.
Judge Taylor and Prosecutor
Neberle agreed that The sentence
would stand.
Smith picked up Miss Wheatley,
a teletype operator. on the night
of November 3. drove her TO Al
lovers rendezvous. attacked her
and then bludgeoned her TO death,
with flash light and birch club
when she threatened 10 tell police
Smiths only concern was over
the welfare OF his wife and a.
week-old daughter.
"H knew they would he
taken care of I wouldn't care
what happened to me-" he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13
Police Victim
Buried Shooting
Probe Stymied
By LINTON ARKLEs

While heWlldered relatives OF 80
year-old Oscar Rahanian. slain
Sunday morning by police bullets,
laid him to his final rest, the
l'tdouble- barrelled" investigation Of
this Staying. and the wounding of
a policeman by his partner Sec
onds before, dragged into its fifth
day today.
The net result OF the four days
OF intensive getting to the bot
tom of this" by police and the
prosecutor has been the temper
AIRY suspension of Patrolman
Marvin Straith. His six shots
wounded Patrolman William DAILY
and killed Rahanian, whom the
lpair had picked up on his way
home from work because he acted
Isuspiciously."
BEATING PRoBED
Straith was suspended-not for
the shooting, but for allegedly
mauling two musicians Thursday
morning in a Trumbull avenue
bar. A parallel investigation is
said by police and prosecutor to
be under way in this case, which
also involves DAILY.
Four persons have stated that
they saw Straith pull Rahanian
from the police car and shoot
him, but Homicide Inspector John
%. Whitman announced:
mo action will be taken until
our investigation IL complete"
Of one of the witnesses, who de-
scribed the shooting as "deliber-
ate" Whitman said:
I'VE are looking into his rec
ord. He may be a cop-hater.
Besides, I was told his state
ment Sunday morning needed
investigation because he might
have been drinking when he
made It."
PROMISES NO WHITEWASH
Whitman protested there would
be no "whitewash" in the case. but
the fact of the four eyewitness
accounts was kept quiet until
Monday night, when one of the
witnesses visited a newspaper
office with his story.
Then, Whitman told newspaper
men ii was "the first I knew of
this" although one of the men
from his squad was present when
the statement was made Sunday
morning, and Whitman, himself,
entered the case three hours after
the shooting.
Protesting mo cover-up in this
case" and promising that all the
facts would be made public, Whit
man forcibly elected one reporter
from his office when asked:
why weren't those state
ments made known In the begin
ming, when they were taken
immediately after the shooting ."
! Late Tuesday afternoon, Prose-
'cutor Bowling entered the case to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13

For the Inside News OF
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-13

Gen. Hugh 8. Johnson,
Americas Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Evening star., 1941-06-29

year out of their lives or more and
putting it on the barrel-head for
Uncle Sam, and there has to be
some kind of a little compensation
for them to keep their spirits up as
long as there is no war to fight.
But nothing's better. Every
things worse. If fellow likes ath-
letics he's practically out of luck.
If he has a hobby he is surely out
of luck. If he likes to read modern
books he has to wait until he gets
home. And so forth. Whatever he
likes to do-eXcept shoot craps in
corner somewhere, that he can do,
or 60 for a walk-but whatever else
he's used to doing to entertain him.
self when at home, he's out of luck
The program I had worked out
would entertain 100000 men
year at a total cost of S10,000,000
That's the price of one submarine
they told me. That's right I said.
But we need the submarine they
told me- You can have it. I said.
I know where you can get the
Sl0,000000 for the program with
out spending cent That's Won
derful,' they told me. but I am sure
that will be the end of 1t.
Would Revive "Smileage Books"
And the fact is, know here the
Sl0,000,000 can be had and I know
the man who can get it and get it
every year for as long as it's needed.
That's Harry P Harrison. Harry
has sold more tickets to Americans
than anybody that ever lived. He's
sold maybe 500OO,00O tickets in the
last 10 years-at the New York
Worlds Fair, in Chicago, Dallas,
Cleveland and San Diego-and he's
sitting around now on eggs waiting
to pitch in for 81 year.
we want to revive 'Smilage
books, the kind Harry sold in the
last war. and sell them to the peo-
pie at home. These are books of
tickets to shows-s1 book with tick
cts for four shows, $3.50 books with
tickets for 10 shows. If a man
came up to you and said. Won't you
buy 10 show tickets for a soldier
you know, what would you say?
OF course, you would. Everybody
would.
But you can't sell srnileage
books unless you have shows to
90 with them-shows in every single
one of the 14o camps in the coun-
try. And that our morale division
hasn't got and don't know how to
get. Those fellows think in terms
OF eight chorus girls and music by
a piano. Thinking in terms of en-
tertaining 100000 men a year
makes them hang on to the red
tape for dear life"
Evening star., 1941-06-29
{. A. A. Flying School
Continues Registrations

Registration for a Civil Aeronau-
tics Authority summer course in
ground school work and flying will
continue all this week, except July
4, between II am. and 7 pm. at
Columbus Junior College, 1850 N
street NV.
Persons winning pilots certificates
are to receive $50 hours of ground
school work and l60 hours of fly
ing. 1t was said that graduates who
obtain an instructors rating will be
Evening star., 1941-06-29

eligible for well-paid jobs in Federal
flying schools or in the aviation in
dustry, where the demand for
trained flight personnel is growing
Applicants for scholarships must
be American citizens, residents of
the District, between the ages of 10
and rs who are not in college and
can successfully pass the physical ex-
animation. While only young men
can compete for flying scholarships,
the course is open to all persons,
regardless of age or sex, for the price
of registration fee.
The course just opening is for the
private license, first step toward the
commercial certificate.