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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-12
SO YOU WANT 4 HORSE

"Who il this ." he asked "Oh,
Jack. No, dear. tell mother the
track is in terrible shape. Tell
her II is too muddy. Tell her not
TO go. You want a good horse
for today: I haven't got one.
Already. Put your money on
Silver Ace"
Eddie must hare been little
nervous for SHrer Ace Wouud
mp ont Of the mOHcy-or blelO
the duke os they say az the
horse pdrks).
He explained TO the officers tina
Jack was his son.
He put his hat back on. took i
off, and then had another shot o
tonic.
Another phone rang. This timr
il was Frank. who offered u
come up and help out if Eddie
was too sick.
mo. Never mind Frank. I
think I'll make it now" Eddie
said.
THAT was my other boy,
Frank" he told the officers.
1--WE got three OF them"
Inspector Lawrence took IN,
bottle away. Later on he tool
Eddie away TO the police station
He told police his home address
was 1857 Indiana avenue,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-12
Gruber, EIOiSe
Head, TO Testify
In Weiss Death
Jury VIII Then Decide
Whether Fatal Beating
Charge Of Family Is True

The week-long inquest into the
death, on an Eloise operating
table. of Omar Weiss. p. ends
today after Or. Thomas x. Gruber,
Eloise superintendent testines.
Coroner Edmund J. Knobloch
will then charge the SiX-member
jury and they Will retire 10 deter
mine whether Weiss died of purely
medical causes or whether. as
members of his family charge he
was fatally injured by beating
administered by an Eloise attend
ant.
The attendant accused Of slug
ging Weiss, a mental patient in
the hospital is Milo Grove Grove
will not take the stand, said his
attorney Garfield A. Nichols.
However, a statement in which
Grove allegedly admitted that he
pushed and iabbed Weiss was
admitted TO testimony yesterday,
STATEMENT READ TO JURY
The statement was made 10
Assistant Prosecutor John A.
lRicca at the beginning Of the in
lveStigatiop- into MeiSS- death and,
as read 10 the jury. said in part
81 sat down and put my foot
on his shoulder and neck. 1
put him down and stepped on
his left side. j guess my foot
was there about As seconds.
II pushed him and iabbed him.
But he ate later and don't
think he would have If his jaw
had been fractured. l pushed
him more than / iabbed him."
can autopsy revealed bruises or
I Weiss body and a fractured jaw
! Cross-eXamination by Nichols oil
DR.. Charles J. Smith, attached &c
the Eloise medical department, re-
Yealed that one or two attendants
are injured each day by patients
at the institution.
THREE SKULLS FRACTURED
During the year that Milo
Grove worked at Eloise, three
attendants suffered skull frac-
lures" he said. land I've also
heard of amputations on attend
ants resulting from infections
caused by patients biting them"
DR.. Sylvester r. Gould. patholo-
gist at Eloise for 10 years, testified
that he believed ruptured gastric
ulcer caused Weiss death and,
that after attending the autopsy,
it was his opinion the death could
not have been caused by a blow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-12
Will NOT LOOK BACK

If his intimate friends expect
him to look back today, recalling
the triumphs and the failures OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-12
They're off and Running .....fo Jail

Eddie His Photo Finish Cell He Through Motions for Raiders
Who Early for Gard Book Tower for All Heats
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-12

Haw, haw. Say, boys, l need a
tonic"
From somewhere bottle of
tonic was produced. Removing the
hat and the cigar, Eddie clenched
the bottle in both hands, tilted his
head back and -- whew.
He sailed through the next two
races. The telephone rang again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-12

At so years OF age Council Detroits epic past they vii
President John C. Lodge today disappointed
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21
Facing The Truth

An encouraging sign appears the horizon of our ma
tonal defense at last It is the seeming tendency on the
part of many Of those charge of affairs spill the truth
to the American people It written in old times-Ye
shall know the truth and it shall make you free"
Too long, in peace times there the undermin-
ing and deceitfu who uled themselves into state of ner
tia sefcontentmen within the Notifications of pure
fabrcatons How earth any people nation could feel
fmsy is beyond rationale conception
After many trials and failures and wanton bunders we
the need of knowing the actual facts They may
cold dscouragng but nevertheless facts are the only
true diagnosis of our
We deluded ourselves about democracy for long
time. We insisted upon privilege government with por-
ton of people hopelessy DISTINGUISHED At the
time insisted upon government by and with the
of the governed.
There have been charges and counter charges of ugly
things hamperng defense agencies All has not been
well on the selective and training front
Now with the terrible disaster of Pearl Harbor Wake
Island Guam and the fall of Singapore it is felt that the
people stand the truth.
Indeed we welcome this situation We have contended
all along that defense should begin at home That must
above all have national moraeess would be contrbu
ton to the enemy forces
The truth is comnp to surface from many quarters
Our nation getting right and has the realiza
tion SO vital to any defense before it is too late.
To left the stewardship of democracy Our actions
in the next few months will determine to whether that
principle will obtain These presentments must rest upon
the squareness in which problems here at home met
Here the rock salvation Upon this fortfcaon
will in Indifferent deuson dismenber
ourselves and toss piece after piece to the bowling wolves
lent hther by Satan to scorch the earth.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21
School Board


CONTINUED from page II
class Gall other colored city teach.
ers), without specifically naming
them herein"
Defendants over a long period NJ
years have consistently pursued and
maintained and are now PURSUING
and maintaining the policy, cut
tom and usage of paying Negro
teachers and principals in public
schools of Atlanta less salary than
white teachers and principals IN
said public school system possess
ing the same professional oualifi.
cations, certificates and experience
exercising the same duties and ner.
forming the same services as Negro
teachers and principals. Such dis.
elimination Is being practiced
against the plaintiff and all other
Negro teachers and principals In
Atlanta and is based solely upon
their race or color" the Complaint
points out.
SEEKS SPEEDY HEARING
Reeves, in his petition, asks the
court for a speedy hearing and re-
quests "a permanent Injunction for.
ever restraining and enjoining the
defendants and each of them and
their successors from paying &c
the plaintiff or any other Negro
teacher or principal employed by
them less salary than they paw
wnite teacher or principal employ
ed by them with equal qualifications
certification, experience and filling
an equivalent position in the public
schools of the city of Atlanta
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21

points to the conclusion that I'M
less the Negro by sheer dint of ef-
tlclency makes good in the humble
places he now fills, even these are
going to be taken away. What bet
ter excuse could an employer have
Tor getting rid CT Negroes than
that they are not technically and
psychologically equipped for their
work? AS Claude Barnett recently
expressed it:
s'1t seems to me our people ought
20 stop bellyaching a while and
face facts. If we as workn,en were
better than ordinary if we had
developed a reputation which in
dlcated as an employer saw our
color that here is man who can
do better job than the next one.
one who Is loyal and painstaking:
One who is cheerful and thinks of
excellence Of service rather than
the hours put in; there would be no
way to keep us out of defense fac
~-NSS ~ uAAy hAlAu. Mdut III Ger
many used to be sign of excel
lence In America. That is the sort
OF reputation which we ought to
try earn. Right now when OPEN
ings for skilled men coroe we can
not find them anywhere, nor even
those who want to take apprentice
ship to learn.
SOUNDS THE ALARM
81 think we ought to fight like
the very devil for every right as
American citizens and scotch dis
elimination wherever we find it,
but we should not cry so constantly
that we become objects Of self pity
and forget Or own shortcomings =
Claude Barnett has sounded the
alarm we must heed or perish.
When we shall have made our per
fact!y justified protes. with pow
er and point: when we shall have
proved that there is no biological
or ps h o | ogic al
grounds for supposing the Negro to
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21
WALTER CHIVERS SAYS:
Education For Negro Women
And The National Crisis

/ best methods.
| Colleges, like any other leaders
must follow the wishes of their
clientele to an abnormal extent II
they are to maintain position This
is basically why colleges are gen.
orally tra-conservative in their
approach to life-off-the campus
However, when position is as solid
ly entrenched, as that of even the
seventy-five year old Negro colleges
education must take the risks in
volved in challenging the worn
out PHILOSOPHERS of the families who
form their clientele.
THOUGHT 1T BEST
Parents have taken their stand
because they were doing what they
thought best, judging from every
limited and relatively sterile expert
ence. Large numbers OF parent.
have only vague concept of what
a college education is all about
They send their daughters to col
lege because they trust it as a place
where their daughters can learn
about a life more satisfying than
theirs. The college should have the
answer to this desire because 1t
should be in tune and sympathy
with the bigger and richer world
In which students must live.
One serious block to the ambitions
OF many young women is the atti-
tude of Negro society toward work.
ing women. 1t has in reality only
given its unqualified sanction tc
the teaching profession for its wom-
EN-. 1t is in places, especially the
urban centers, beginning to put its
full approval upon professional
nursing and social work.
However, the world in which we
are living and fighting is demand
ing from sheer need of it's self
preservation and by Gov. proclama-
ton that women enter fully into it's
industrial and military life. They
must learn to be self-sufficient and
independent of male support. They
must become individuals in every
sense of the word.
MEN ARE LEAVING
Men are not only leaving home by
the millions but departing from the
country in even greater numbers.
Many will die, many more will be
lncapacitated for work, untold num-
oers will be war prisoners for years
Then there Is the after-war recon-
structiOn period in which women
must play greater part than ev-
er before.
There are not many useful voca-
lions performed by men that can
rot sooner or cater be done Just
as well by women. The gradual
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21
By WALTER r. cHrvERs

I growth In the number of whit
women who have gore into avia
ton, mechanics, politics, bushes,
including such intricate phase.
as insurance, real estate, and bank.
ing, since 1919 has demonstrate,
the feasibility of my argument here
They have made remarkable ad.
justment. Today they are watkins
up to the work bench with conf.
dence as their men walk away tt
battle.
A few Negro women of indomi.
table courage have ventured int
the same work-a-day world anc
those / have met personally arr
finer women because of it. They
reveal the attractiveness of com.
plete personalities. They are indi.
viduals at last.
MUST NOT WASTE TIME
The colleges, both co-educationa
and seminary, must not waste val
liable time in facing the cold facts
of the world situation as it effects
Negro young women. / know the
thought Of the transition magnifies
the task. 1t means conflict with
their families and communities
However, believe the severest task
will be In changing the concepts
OF these young women of the work
lady should or should not do. Ne
gro young women have been SO tho
roughly enslaved by nineteenth CEN
tury conventions in which they
found dependent and illusory secur-
ity until they cannot adequately
vision the Gibralter- like morality to
be gained from freedom, especially
economic freedom.
I am suggesting that colleges
teach these young women a wide
variety of vocations with the en-
phasis upon taking their places by
side of their men as well as in
their absence. They must be taught
practical politics, how to defend
themselves, the values of money and
positive ethics. BY positive ethics /
mean emphasis and conditioning
must be on the things that thew
can do in life. This well done will
push the don't do this or that
inJunctionS into the depths of for
gotten memories.
Men and women must become
more and more inter-dependent In
life If our society is to function
and sustain itself. There must be
equal assumption of responsibility
and mutual respect. Men in a dis
ordered world need the full coopera-
tive strength of their women. The
two have different experiences. So
ciety cannot operate successfully
except as self-organizing unity. It
is essential then that these two
sets of experiences be integrated on
basis of full equality if our socie-
ty is to ever know unity In the
New World resulting from the pres
ent societal revolution.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21
BETWEEN THE LINES
Pearl Harborism Among Negroes Il

AT THE CLOSE of World War
l, Maj. Motion was sent as emiSsary
to Europe to caution returning Ne
gro soldiers against expecting too
much OF the country for whose
democracy they had just fought to
make safe" The gullibility of the
Negro then, as now, was pathetic
Just why Negroes imagined that
suddenly the currents Of human
nature could be turned out of their
age-long channels is hard to un-
derStand
Evidently certain Negro leaders
honestly believed that Negroes had
"arrived" as full-fledged citizens
in this country. The maledictions
heaped upon Maj Motion on his
common sense mission is sufficient
proof Of the deep-seated illusions
the war had created.
The Negro returned aid with bit
terness that we all can understand
faced country that was bent on
keeping him in his place. After a
few riots here and there and a few
personal clashes our disillusion-
ment was complete! Strangely
enough the ugly social symptoms
are cropping out during the pres
ent war, whereas they were more
pronounced after the first World
War. Negroes may as well face
the fact now as to be disillusioned
later that even this World War is
not going to settle the Negro ques-
ton in this country.
FUTURE HOLDS POSSIBILITIES
But If democracy overwl1elms
tOtalitarianis1n, we are going to be
left in a situation, where the long,
long future holds tremendous pos
sibilities for even the Negro race,
at present the most subjugated
group on earth. Negroes then
should beware Of the white man
who promises too much: he is de-
ceitful. We should beware of the
Negro who expects too much; he
is gullible.
If the Negro then wo'iid be wise
he must face certain ugly facts
about the demands of survival. In
the long run survival is not mat
ter of what we like or dislike, what
we want or do not want, what is
agreeable or disagreeable; 1t is a
matter of what we MUST DO TO
BE SAVED.
do not like to know that Me-
groes cannot enter the navy and
army and go to the topmost
rounds: but I would not advise on
this account that he should refuse
to take even the hunblest Jobs
which so often serve as an enter
ing wedge. I certainly do not rel
ish the idea that Negroes are re-
stricted In their vocational oppor-
tunities. but certainly would not
advise Negroes to pass up these
vcstvac+ed orror+,,rities until Iarc-
or ones are In sight.
MAKE THE MOST OF IT
Negroes have come thus far be-
cause tl1ev have used wisely the
humble opportunities. The use we
make Of these Opnortunities is r1cre
important then treir scope In tl,e
postwar world the Nero will be
faced with the same old problem
of making 8 living. Everything
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21
representative selections.

representative selections.
On Woman's Day, Wednesday
Mrs. NJ. M. Hubert, president of
Mississippi Federation of Colored
Women's Clubs, spoke on "Tife
and Work of Distinguished Negro
Club Women" Thursday aftsr~
noon, DR. Lula Johnson of Tougaloo
College, gave an address On aFco-
nomic Problems Facing Negro
Youth" On Friday morning, Mrs
M. G. Collins of Frazier-CoIljns
Funeral Home and Prof r T.
Gordon of the Security Life In
surance Company, spoke on Some
phases of Negro Business. Editor
Percy Green OF the Jackson Advo
cate. also spoke briefly Tho
Tougaloo College Choir, directed ~,
Prof. o. B. Mosley, presented .
varied musical program Fridav .f4
ernoon. Other guests of the w yas
were Private Hargroves of tha
jackson Air Base. Messrs p n
Baskins, Miller and Evans of tha
Security Life Insurance Comnann
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21
BY GORDON b. HANCOCK

be inferior that we have been un-
Justly dealt with by the superior
POSTPONED white man; when we
shall have developed a necessary
race pride that is So essential to
our development; when we Shall
have established our thesis that
the Negro is the white mans equal
IN every particular; when we shall
have shown that the white mans
religion does not function well in
the matter of race relations, we
still are far from the economic
kingdom
We still must rely on the white
man for economic opportunities.
We still are faced with the fact
that we must have something to
eat while we keep up the fight for
more and better economic oppor-
tunities.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21
Housing Fight
(Continued from page n

Continued from Page q
poses the new site was for the Use
of Negroes.
Feeling ran high in Detroit when
the 80 delegates decided to come IN
Washington to determine what Is
to be done and whether local poll
tician, anxious for reelection, should
dominate the scene or whether the
federal government as represented
by Baird Snyder and Charles Pal
mer would have the final say as to
who was to occupy the nearly ready
defense homes.
Wednesday at 4:30, the delegation
held a conference in the auditorium
of the old interior building, attend
ed by Baird Snyder, Ill, Charles
Palmer, defense housing coordinator
Leon S. Keyserling, acting United
States Housing administrator. and
Col. Starr of the PWA.
Immediately upon calling the
meeting to order, Mr.. Snyder In a
very terse statement, for which he
later apologized because he under.
stood that the delegates had felt he
was being rude and discourteous.
declared that the houses, under dis
cussion would remain vacant until
the controversy concerning them
subsidized
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21

A PHYSICIAN FRIEND remarked
to me some years ago that when
ever he visited Negro adolescent
girl who had been stricken with
pneumonia he jumped at the con-
clusion that fresh winter air had
struck her for the first time. This
is probably not an accurate gen.
eralization but serves to emphasize
the illogical manner in which Negro
girls and women have been victim
lied by ultra conservative family at
titudes as to the proper" method
OF rearing female children.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21

on the rationing program; and ex-
plain why it is necessary. ir order
that people may be assisted in tn
wise spending of their monev not
only for the preservation Of and
the promotion of their own we'll
being, but also to aid defense pro-
duction.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21
Lanier High

Continued from Page ~
Coach Blackburn.
Friday, "The Negro in Business
and Industry" Mr.. Bates and Mr.
Miller.
The week was marked by several
special events. Miss Pendergrass of
campbell College entertained the
school Tuesday morning with q
lecture on the types of music Great
ca oy the Negro, following which
the Campbell College quartet sang
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21
GREEN SUPPORTS NEGROES

OASGLiN SUI Oh1S NEGhDES
Detroiters jumped all over the
floor in efforts to be recognized by
the chairman. But they all seemed
definitely incensed at Snyder's at
titude.
( When I am convinced I am
wrong, l have the courage to change
my mind" the PWA official said.
but it is evident that all was not
well, even when he again said. 81
made real mistake when 1 called
this a pressure group
Representatives of the AL,
brought message from William
Green, president of the information
al body, sustaining the colored folk
in their fight.
The kilograms had been sent ia
outstanding Negroes asking their
presence to assist in the fight. These
included James E. Scott, Judge Ar
mond Scott, Dr. Emmett j. Scott
Judge William G. Hueston. all of
whom were present and William
Trent, director of racial relation,
of the PWA.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21

1t seems as
though the ac-
cepted definition
of a correct young
woman has been
one who is closely
guarded until she
is married or until
necessity forces
her to go out to
work. The theory,
if it can be called
such, has been
that home re-
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Selective Service

Continued from Page y
their local boards and not
to the State Director Geres Z,
Grayson said. 81 feel that &c, =
will simplify the situation ana Ill Ills
vent interruption in the orda. u-
procedure and operation Of the ely -
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21
SNYDER LEAVES

SNYDER LEAVES
Upon making his statement.
which included other remarks con-
corning pressure groups" to which
he would not yield, Mr.. SNYDER
abruptly left the meeting.
This acted as match to the
torch. for the meeting almost got
out of control Rev. Horace White
brought about some semblance of
order and asked the delegates to
hold their temper.
Shortly afterward Snyder return
ed, it is said at the instance Sen.
Prentiss Brown of Michigan, who
insisted that the delegates be treat
ed with common decency and cour-
.esy.
Snyder then took his position on
the platform and offered a weak
apology, but remained adamant in
his decision that neither white nor
colored should occupy the houses.
This, he said, was in disagreement
with the opinion of Coordination
Palmer, who in his turn said that
Uncle SAM" an anonomity, had
made the mistake in the first place
by not consulting the wishes of the
people in Detroit.
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Organizes

Continued from Page -
all defense activities through ar
ticleS and posters.
The Conservation and Consumer
Committee will investigate ways by
which the entire college commu-
nifty can save materials and sup
plies used in the college plant: as
semble and distribute information
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-02-21
:! \ a :li;|;yEz4
10y lnQAAS lEEEERsON FLANAGAN VIZ
Here Comes Spring

Here Comes Spring
Here comes spring,
On whirring wing
The bobolink and thrushes sing.
Willows high
Ask the sky
For leafy lullaby.
Soon the grass
Will lure your lass
And you'll see your sweetie pass.
And at the gate
Little fellow will wait
With fishing pole
And can and bait.
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Lawyer Agrees


Continued from Page y
necessary money to pay Atty.
Cyrus.
however. Cyrus said that with
her appearance in court, he would
release the writ of attachment. The
case Is continued until Feb. 26, at
which time Cyrus says that If a
settlement is not reached he will
place his claim before jury.