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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-10-24
Organize Natl
Committee To
Stop Lynching
Swift Punishment
OF Monsters Is
Asked by Group

NEW YORK CITY-(SNS)-
Formation of a National Ernergs
ency Committee to Stop lynch
ing, with program of action to
bring about swift punishment Of
the perpetrators of three lynch
ings which have occurred in Mis-
sissippi during the past week,
was announced Sunday by Con-
gresham Vito Marcantonio. chair.
man of the group. The committee
was formed at a meeting of thir-
ty Negro and white leaders of Or
carnations held on Mr.. Marcanto-
MICS call at the Hotel Roosevelt OH
Sunday morning.
Plans were formulated. Mr..
Marcantonio said, to involve hun
dreds Of prominent persons all
over tha1 GQ}nltry in the. work Of
the committee which will include
organizations of delegations to
visit Governor Paul B. Johnson
of Mississippi, and President
Roosevelt and other government
authorities at Washington.
LYNCHINGs SPUR EFFORT
The incidents from which for
nation of the group sprung are
the lynching of two fourteen
year-old Negro boys Ernest
Green and Charles Lang, on Oct.
II, in Clarke County, Miss, ard
the lynching of Howard Wash,
few miles from the same spot, on
October Is.
The meeting was called by
Congressman Marcantonio on the
basis of telegram to him from
Governor johnson, in which the
Governor stated that such con-
duct does not help our situation
in a crisis like we are going
through now" and his promise
to work for swift prosecution and
punishment of the lynchers.
This statement was accepted
by the group as the most en-
couraging attitude yet taken by q
Southern governor in a lynching
situation. The work Of the com
mittee will be devoted to bring
ing support to actions by the
Governor for speedy and effec-
tive prosecution. A telegrom sign
ed by all the participants in the
meeting was sent to Governor
johnson pledging their support to
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-10-24
Mt. Pleasant ME
Church Presents
Religious Program

There will be presented a Gospel
and Spiritual program and song
recital in the auditorium of Mt.
Pleasant Methodist Church at For
est Hill, several miles southwest
of jackson, Friday night. October
30th, at p. m. Some of the most
talented young pianist and singers
of the city will render numbers
and readings. Those who appre-
ciate high quality of artistic ex-
preston should be present and
hear this recital by these gifted
young people. Meet us at Mt. Plea
SAINT on the above date, and be
thrilled and inspired. Rev. S. L.
Webb, pastor; Brother ). L. Cali
houn, director
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''0nIy Hope For Negro
Is Return To Africa"
Senator Writes

JACKSON, MiSs.-SenatOr Theo
G. Bilbo, Senior United States
Senator from Mississippi, in a let
ter to Joe Lewis, president Of the
Operative Plasterers and Cement
Finishers International ASSocia-
ticn of Mississippi, say that the
passage of the Geyer-Pepper Anti
poll Tax Bill will not permit the
Negro of the south to participate
in politics, and that the only hope
of the Negro Race is resettlement
in West Africa.
The letter to the president Of
Mississippi labor organization was
written N answer to letter on
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-10-24
Passage Of AntipoII Tax Bill
Wont Permit Southern Negroes To
Participate In Politics. Says BiIbo

feat the Geyer -Claure Pepper
anti-poll tax bill. This bill is
clearly unconstitutional and is an
insult to the sovereignty of every
state in the union. This bill may
pass but if it does it will be a
violation of the scheme of govern
ment proposed by the founding
fathers of this republic.
We have a few Negrophilists in
the North who think this means
that the Negroes in the South will
be permitted to participate in and
control the politics of the South
but they have another guess COM
ing. Do not let anyone fool you.
The only hope of the Negro race
is to be resettled in West Africa
and am pleased to inform you
that I have over 4 million petition
ers of the Negro race asking that
this be done.
Yourst truly,
Theo G. Bilbo, y. S. S.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-10-24

behalf of the organization request
ing Senator Bilbo to support the
Geyer Pepper Bill.
The letter, under date of Oc-
tober 9Th, 1912, Is as follows:
Joe Lewis, President and Others
Operative Plasters and Cement
Finishers, International Asso-
citation Local 311
125 1-2 North Parish Street
Jackson, Mississippi
Dear Lewis and Others.
Your letter of October 8 signed
Local 311" has been received. I
am doing everything ] can to de-
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NEGRO ON JURY

BIRMINGHAM-(A N p -
James G. Heath, a railway mail
clerk, established a record when he
was a member OF a mixed jury
Wednesday that melted out 10
year-sentence to Tony Barranco,
white, 20. who was charged with
grand Larceny Court attaches said
that it was the first time in mem
DRY that NEGRO in jefferson coun-
ty has served OH jury trying
white man.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-10-24
Bus Passenger Is
Attacked In Rome
BY r.. M. HARSHAW

ROME, Ga.-(SNS)-Tfle victim
of an unproyoked attacked at the
hands of white man as he was
riding on a city bus here. John
Bray was in a critical condition
here last week, with severe knife
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Father OF Nine
Children Will Get
$50 Weekly

LITTLE ROCK. Ark SNS)
Henry c. Atkins, 316 East soto
Street, enlisted in the Construction
Company of the u. S. Naval Re-
serve as construction laborer. Mr..
Atkins passed bis physical examina-
ton without difficulty and all
went we'll until he was asked to
give the names and ages of his
nine children. He expressed salts
faction when told that his monthly
pay would be about two hundred
dollars.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-10-24

Negro ON illicit liquor charges. Ac-
cording to Sheriff W. l.. Tillman,
the Negro shot three times at
Pickering and Pickering returned
the shot as CatchingS fled.
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Yourst truly,

Theo 6. Bilbo. y. S. S,
Evening star., 1942-01-31
inexpensive Items Are Charming

all the decoration and delicacies
she may offer. One small room
in which just the right number
of congenial people are comfort
ably seated. with good conversa-
tion and good food offered in a
pleasant atmosphere may con-
tain just as successful a party
land often more so) than the one
with all the assets that money
and background can supply.
Key your environment and your
entertaining to the type of life
you like. to the kind Of person
you are and the friends you have.
Consider your pocketbook and
your aspirations and steer a clear
course for yourself. In this way
you will be yourself, your own
individuality will be evident In
a world that gets bored easily.
and you will be getting out OF
each day the nice little pleasures
that make it all worth while.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Our Own 'Ersatz'
Hold No Fear for american Women
By Helen Topf.

Take . look, tust for the fun
OF 1t. at the lady OF the future,
and not the dim, distant future
at that. She arises In the morn
ing and takes down her curls,
which have been put up on tooth
picks and rags, then leaps into
her bath. carefully guarding her
supply Of soap. Next, she dresses
in her cotton lingerie, Isle stock
ings and rayon suit woven to re-
semble wool. Donning her plas-
tic jewelry and plastic slippers
and overlooking the lack Of an
elasticized girdle, she whips OF
to her shopping duties-on her
trusty bicycle!
Perhaps those shopping duties
viii include the purchase of ma
terial for her new spring ward
robe. II 50, she'll have to look
at the American "ersatz" fabrics,
which, though still In their in
fancy. show promise of being
something very special. These
products out of test tubes in
clude a new fiber known as Ana
lac, made from milk casein and
successfully used as q filler In
combination with spun rayon and
wool TO create . wool-like fabric
for suits Of both the masculine
and feminine varieties. The
casein needed TO make this new
fiber comes from Argentine farms
and from the plains Of the Mid
die West.
Also attracting interest Is the
lowly soybean from which fiber
Is created and which also is ca
pable Of becoming the parent of
a good looking suiting material.
It's whispered that Mr.. Henry
Ford, long a sponsor of soybean
mass production, wears q suit of
Evening star., 1942-01-31

In ancient Crete and Homer's
Troy the women wore gorgeous
gold earrings of varying form
among them the bell and chain
pendant, the fringe pendant, the
gondolA, the claw shaped. the
circular plaque and others. Ear
rings ending in three drops. were
worn fby Hera, goddess of wom-
en-, who is one of the leading
ladies in the Ihad.
When the Hebrew nation knew
international repute under Solo
mon the women decked them
selves in a complete array of
jewels. Their necklaces were
multiple rows of pearls, bracelets
often covered the arm from wrist
tolelbow, while ankle bells joined
with double earrings to make
{. music as the wearer walked.
When the Greeks took over the
tage of history there was at first
. 4 noticeable swing back to SIM
plicity. Greek earrings of the
6th and 9th century B. C. are
small and unadorned. 1t Is in
keeping with the Greek char
acter as a whole that earrings,
and Of course other articles of
jewelry, were valued more for
delicacy. of workmanship than
for richness of material. BY the
third century, however, fancy de-
signs were coming back into
vogue.
Meantime the Etruscans, fore
runners Of the Romans, were
going In for gorgeousness On =
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Elaborate Earrings First SSeen in Babylon

With the passage Of the CEN
turies earrings gradually evolved
from the simple hoop worn by
the early Egyptians.
Elaboration began with the
Babylonians and was continued
by the Assyrians, among whom
ear jewels were worn by men to
indicate rank. BY the time As
syria had grown to world power
the calendar was in. the 700's
B. c. Assyrian earrings of this
era favored the pendant form
with long graceful drop or cone
shaped ornament hanging from a
ring or crescent. Other popular
types were a cross or, groups of
balls, and genii with the heads
of bulls or lions, these being the
Evening star., 1942-01-31
By Gael Renfre,c

symbols of the god Assur and
other deities.
Gold and silver were the ma
terials of this period with pearls
occasionally added for decora-
tion. Among the most interest
ing finds" in the ruins of AS
syrian palaces are molds for ear
rings.
Another place which has given
rich treasure to,later times in the
way of earring types is Crete.
This Mediterranean island on
which the attention of our anx-
ious world was fixed last summer
is older in cufture than ancient
Greece.
Cretan civilization flourished
between 5000 snd 1900 BIC, and
the era of the Greeks was ushered
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Think First!
Time to Decide Is Before Divorce
By Dorothy Dix.

Dear Miss Dix:-For II years I
have been married to Is fine .
woman as God ever made. She is
devoted to me and utterly unset
fish toward me. She Is q fine
housekeeper and caters to every
one of my tastes and whims. She
is pleasant to live with, never
cross or nagging. She looks
younger than she is and is slim
and neat. In a word, an ideal
wife. But for some reason I can
not explain 7 have fallen in love
with another woman who is 20
years younger than I am and who
is far inferior In every way to
my wife. My wife knows of this,
and 1t is breaking her heart; but
Evening star., 1942-01-31

I can't help it. Tell me what 10
do, what way to turn2
TROUBLED HUSBAND.
Answer-Evidently you have
reached the years of indiscretion
and have become the victim Of an
infatuation that has swept you
of Of your mental balance. 1t is
a complaint common to men at
your time of life. They have been
married long enough for the row.
city to have worn off Of domes-
ticity and for them to be 80 famil-
lar with their wives charms and
virtues that they have-ceased to
notice them. They are fed up on
family life and they suddenly
crave adventure, romance,
change.
Above all, they are smitten with
an irresistible desire to prove to
themselves that they haven't
grown settled and middle-aged as
their wives have; that they are
still boys and still devils among
the ladies.
And while they are obsessed by
this hallucination, they decide
that they have fallen out of love
with their wives and in love with
some pretty girl young enough to
be their daughter.
Often the man divorces his
wife and marries the object Of his
infatuation-and that completes
the tragedy. For he finds out
that they have not q thing in
common; that she has married
him for his pocketbook and tnot
for himself; that they bore each
other to death; that the girls at
traction for him has vanished
into thin air, and that the woman
he really loves Is his wife.
Not long ago q man whoB had
divorced his devoted old wife to
marry q young girl said to me
that he was the loneliest creature
on earth, and that he never saw
q middle-aged couple, happy and
companionable, that he did not
envy them from the bottom of
his soul and curse himself for the
fool he had been.
Fortunately for you. you have
not taken the final step in your
folly. You can still go back to
your wife and be happy with her
when this madness has passed;
but you will help the matter along
If you will induce her to go off
and leave you alone for. few
months. That will give, you a
chance TO miss her and to find
out how dependent you are upon
her.
And 1t will also give you the
opportunity to discover how tired
you can get of a girl who hasn't
the same background that you
have, who doesn't know any of
the things you know and who re-
CARDS all Of your ideas as quaint
souvenirs of the horse and buggy
era.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Late Guests
Spoil Party
For Others
BY Emily Post

Few discourtesies are so up
setting and so often endured as
the lateness Of a lunch or dinner
guest. The typical angle is that
Of the rudeness to those prompt
guests who are not only annoyed
by having to wait helplessly, but
are likely to be given over cooked
food. As . matter OF fact, the
one late guest Is not the most
serious offender since no hostess
Is expected to wait-if there are
other guests-beyond the conven-
tional quarter hour" This means
that one person-unless . very
important guest Of honor-cannot
delay . meal longer than Is
minutes.
The most serious offenders 10
the hostess are seldom noted.
These are several people who
are coming from somewhere at q
distance together, and therefore
Osince they are not going to keep
each other waiting) think 1t quite
all right to be almost an hour
late! In the case of the one late
guest, she or he is alone given
held-over food not at its best. In
the second case, the hostess waits
on edge for the expected groups
while the food dries and hardens
and shrivels and crusts.
Advice to these last then Is
this: If you are all starting late,
or if you have a breakdown half
way, it Is not too much to ask
that you telephone, and guess as
well as you can how late you'll
be. This Is because a message
reaching the kitchen ahead Of
time, permits the cooking to be
adjusted, so that nothing Is
spoiled.
Evening star., 1942-01-31

1t stands to reason that enter
tanning at home instead Of at
clubs and restaurants, will in
crease during the war. Blackouts,
limited gasoline and rubber, re-
duced incomes, and danger OF
accidents, all will make neighbor-
hood parties the rule instead Of
the exception.
One can entertain at home very
graciously and no guest need
carry the fears of war with her or
him through the evening hours.
There will be an enthusiastic re-
vival of parlor games, group read
ing and singing, and living-room
dancing!
The hostess must look very at
tractive-for keeping up morale
is her job. And she must see to 1t,
within her budget, that her guests
are offered every convenience.
There may be occasions when
ones dinner guests will be forced
to remain overnight in case OF
blackout testing or actual alarms.
So see to it that you, as hostess,
are supplied with fresh towels and
face cloths, bath soap, shaving
aids for the men, cosmetics for
the ladies.
A little thought when buying
guest-room supplies will cover
most emergency problems. For
instance one firm offers a long
box which holds three smaller
boxes of face powder and fresh,
downy, powder puf1s. Three serv-
iceable shades of powder from
which a guest may make her
choice.
A giant jar of cleansing cream
and a box of face tissues are 9TH
er essential aids, as are a few ex-
ira, inexpensive tooth brushes,
cleansing powder, a clean brush
and comb, and q box Of hairpins
and safety pins.
At q chain store, or drugstore
counter, you may buy small size
lipsticks and small pots Of rouge
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Wartime Entertaining
By Patricia Lindsay

in various shades. These may be
kept in the dressing table drawer
for use by q careless guest who
may have forgotten to- bring her
own makeup with her,
OF course, If you wish, you may
have more elaborate supplies,
offering various creams, hand To-
tions and scented bath aids. If
your guests do not use them you
may use them yourself for they
help greatly in keeping the old
spirit soaring!
As morale is q woman's job,
every American woman. must ac-
quire and radiate poise. 1t Is up
to us to be calm, sensible in our
movements, happy in our attitude
and optimistic in our hope. It is
amazing how one such woman
can affect an entire room full Of
friends who might, Ifs she were
not present, show their panic. So
acquire poise at once-and then
practice it.
Evening star., 1942-01-31

nber made from 1t. Coal, air and
water, that combination first used
TO make vinylite, now Is being
used to make a dress fabric, while
nylon, as long as 1t Is available.
will play an important part in
the fabric picture.
So, that may be the selection
offered to the American woman
in the near future. At thisiwrit-
ing, things are changing rapidly
so rapidly, In fact, that between
the time our photographs were
made and the present time Of
publication, a threatened curtail-
ment Of nylon has arisen. 1t
may, may make n,al the whole outlook
OF one thing we may be sure,
however, and that is this: Cotton
Is with us and with us 1t will
stay. From now on, women will
look TO this material for new
fashion, and they'll wear it earlier
and later than ever. Cotton
dresses that look hand painted,
those which have interesting
prints and others which seem TO
have started life as bedroom dra-
peries, are amongthe many types
OF cotton fashions now being
shown. New weaves and finishes
are everywhere. Practically en-
tiers the picture,.via cotton gabar-
dine in tattersal plaids. woven
ginghams In bright overplaids and
processed crinkle seerSuckers. II
you are planning costume Of
the latter, however, 1t will be wise
to choose the fabric early, for
production has been drastically
reduced due TO the machinery
needed.
Among ithe improvements in
these fabrics are such welcome
developments as cottons with a
starchless finish that makes them
permanently crisp. These look
like-and are used like-linen.
Other cottons are wrinkleproof,
shrinkproof and colorfast, indi-
eating that the new versions are
as durable as they are smart to
look upon.
Giving up silk and even nylon,
when the need arises, won't be
such hardship after all. It's
very little for the ladies to do in
this time of emergency.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
Smart MOnograms Lend Distinction
By Baroness Phantom

BY Baroness Phantom
Every woman, whether she be
q bride or not, loves the distinc-
ton Of monograms on her linens.
Not only are they decorative, but
they serve as Identification. If
your linens are not initiated, or If
you are planning gift of hand
kerchiefs, blouse or linens, you
will want these traditionally
styled alphabets. There are three
sizes included-1A inches, 2
inches and 81 inches-to be
combined In any way you wish.
There is something delight
fully personal about wen-bred
monograms, and there is no doubt
that they do lend an air of
smartness to linens for bedroom
or bath.
Pattern envelope contains hot
iron transfers for liz inch
alphabet; 2-2-inch alphabets;
1-3h-inch alphabet; stitch il
lustrations and full directions.
Send Is cents for pattern No.
1852, addressing your order to
the Needlework Editor Of The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
After Dark
Head Dress

The lace mantillas are being
sold primarily for evening wear.
particularly with dinner-type
clothes. However, they are also
suitable with the new short din
ner dress. An extremely "dressy"
frock worn for supper dancing or
theater, for example, is suffi-
GENTLY "after-dark" looking to
complement a mantilla. AS for the
Dutch caps, these, too, are best
worn with dinner dresses, but .
number Of them have been seen
at cocktail hour. =.
Evening star., 1942-01-31
By Marqaref NoveH

Wooden knife boxes from the
dime store make delightful con-
tainers for tiny rolls, melba toast,
salted nuts or similar things.
Amazing center table arrange
ments can be concocted from a
tin colander, a couple of tin fun
nels or a jelly mold. If you can't
believe this. 60 to the nearest
hardware store and see the in
spirational shapes that are Of
fered. Imagine them filled with
fruit and flowers and then key
your whole informal party to
this idea. Watch the details care
fully so that the effect of the
whole thing is impressive.
1t would not be wise to think
that just because your entertain
ing is of the simplest and most
informal that there Is less effort
involved. Quite the opposite Is
true, for all of the effort is be-
hind the scenes. Clever planning
provides delicious food of the
kind that is all prepared before
hand and apparently happens
"out of the blue" at q moments
notice. Smart individuality hunts
up new table decorations, I'M
usual dishes and containers, while
new ways of serving beautifully
prepared food makes a finished
product that is not easily over
looked.
The true meaning back Of en-
tertaining is to make your guests
as comfortably and happy as you
can. A hostess who is worried
or overworked at this task will
spoil her own party In spite Of
Evening star., 1942-01-31

big scale. From the Etruscan
tombs have come earrings in
series that typify the styles
during some six consecutive CEN
turies. Mace principally of gold,
they are embossed with filigree
work or "granulated" ii. e., rough
surfaced or grained work.
Each century can be marked
of by its characteristic earring
form. In the 7th century, for
instance, the handbag shape pre-
dominated. This is a plaque
having a handle decorated with
spirals, granulations, balls or fig
ured designs. The gondola shape.
with a bunch of three drops
decorated with little groups Of
pearls held favor in the 9Th CEN
tury. The fifth century is
marked by the ear plaque, an
oval. square or oblong, or circu-
Evening star., 1942-01-31

"It's not what you do, but the
way that you do it," is emphati-
cally true of the way that you
live and entertain in your domi-
cile, be it one room, six, or q
palace. With money scarce and
quarters at a minimum, 1t is still
possible to be smart, but it takes
a lot of beforehand planning,
and an "eegle eye" for the diff
ferent and unusual little items.
There is no use worrying about
whether or not you have a
damask dinner cloth and the
right number of matching nap
kins if you have taken up your
abode in a one-room apartment
without q dining room. But you
can make your guests just as
happy with a very smart buffet
supper which they may serve
themselves-being sure that there
is plenty Of food and that it is
hot when it should be hot, cold
when it should be cold and al
ways presented in an interesting
manner.
Old Sheffield is lovely, but tin
sparkles in candlenght, too, and
a red and white checked table
cloth will attract attention even
in a crowded room. For food
no one has ever surpassed a hot
soup, toasted in the oven in its
own pottery marmite with a cover
on it to keep it hot, crisp green
salad In q wooden bowl and other
simple and satisfying foods which
depend on their own intrinsic
goodness rather than frills for
their importance.