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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-06

No free land can rise above the
level of the majority. The smart
few can do nothing IL the many
won't agree with them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-06

The food the United States has
already promised to England would
fill freight train stretching all
the way from the Atlantic Ocean
to the Pacific.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-06

No matter how early the boys and
girls ere graduated, they'll aud
graduated tAxss waiting Ter them,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-06

Consumers who resent increased
milk prices are reminded that the
COW Is now on seven-day week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-06

Are sugar daddies included in ra-
tioning plans?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-06

One Of the hardest towns in the
United States in which to buy, bor-
row, or hoard sugar Ii Washing
ton. D. G. The grocers admit that
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-06
Censors And News

Government censorship is being
criticized severely in Washington
even though those old newsmen,
Byron Price and Lowell Mellett are
supposed to pass upon news items
that should not be printed or shout
ed over the radio. Colonel Donovan
and Archibald McLeish also use
blue pencils to kill news that might
be valuable information to to the
enemies.
Rest assured that whenever the
500 or 900 newspaper correspon-
dents in Washington decide that the
censors are getting tough, or un-
reasonable, that they will say so.
Washington is the worlds power
house for news, and 1t has the
power to get the news and distribute
it under any circumstances that
will serve the best interests of the
people Of the United States.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21

streets, through the sweeping wind
Once she stopped and began to cry.
He grabbed her arm.
Shut up, now! Come on!"
They stopped in front of tall,
snow covered building whose many
windows gaped blackly, like the
eye-sockets of empty skulls. He took
the purse from her and got the
flashlight. He clutched her arm
and pulled her up the steps to the
front door. 1t was half-ajar. He put
his shoulder to it and gave stout
shove; it yielded grudgingly 1t was
black inside the feeble glow OF
the flashlight did not help much.
A sharpe scent of rot floated to
him and he heard the Scurrying OF
quick, dry feet over the wooden
floor. Bessie sucked in her breath
deeply, about to scream; but Bigger
gripped her arm SO hard that she
bent halfway over and moaned
AS he went up the steps there
came frequently TO his ear a slight
creak, as of a tree bending in
wind. With one hand he held her
wrist, the bundle of bedclothes
under his arm; with the other he
beat off the clinging filmy spider
webs that came thick onto his
lips and eyes. He walked to the
third floor and into room that
had a window opening to a narrow
airshaft 1t stank of old timber.
He circled the spot of the flash
light: the floor was carpeted with
black dirt and he saw two bricks
lying in corners. He looked at
Bessie; her hands covered her face
and he could see the damp of tears
on her black fingers. He dropped
the bundle of clothes.
"Unroll 'em and spread 'em out.
She obeyed. He placed the two
pillows near the window, SO that
when he lay down the window
would be just above his head. He
was SO cold that his teeth chatter
ed. Bessie stood by wall, leaning
against it, crying.
Take it easy" he said.
He hoisted the window and look
ed up the air-shaft: snow flew
above the roof Of the house. He
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21

looked downward and saw nothing
but black darkness into which now
and then a few flakes of white
floated from the sky, falling slowly
in the dim glow of the flashlight.
He lowered the window and turned
back TO Bessie; she had not moved.
He crossed the floor and took
the purse from her and got the
filled flask and drained it. It
was good 1t burned in his stomach
and took his mind off the cold
and the sound of the wind outside.
He sat on the edge of the pallet and
lit a cigarette. 1t was the first one
he had smoked in a long time; he
sucked the hot smoke deep into his
lungs and blew it out slowly. The
whiskey heated him all over, max
ing his head whirl. Bessie cried,
softly. piteously.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
Abolifionists
Were Smeared,
Author Asserts
Says New Book
Is Effort To
Clear Record

NEW YORK - CAMP - The
American people have been fooled
by biased historians, novelists and
movie producers. declared Philip
Van Doren Stern. author of THE
Drums of Morning, Thursday even
ing at the forum of the Schrom-
burg Collection of Negro Litera-
ture of the New York Public Lii
brary.
1--WE have been fooled about the
people, Negro and white, who fought
to destroy slavery and insure equal
rights for all men," the author
said. Continuing in the same vein,
Mr.. Stern asserted:
THE more / read the original
true documents of the period, the
more I became convinced that a
great lie had been perpetrated on
the American people. They have
been sold a bill of goods Fiction,
Hollywood, newspapers, magazines,
the radio and even respectable his
torical societies have been at work
to make us believe that the aboli-
tionists-the men and women who
fought to preserve and extend
American freedom-were a pack of
trouble-makers fanatics and FOOLS
The writer gave this as the prin-
cipal reason for his writing THE
Drums of Morning, which tells the
true story of the abolitionists'
movement and the heroic fight for
the preservation of the union.
In gathering the authentic data
for his book, Mr.. Stern Travelled
5000 miles and examined newspa-
pers and diaries of people who lived
during this period. In answer to
some of the questions that were
hurled at him, the author confessed
that he deliberately wrote the book
as a best-Seller and put in adven-
ture and love scenes as sugar
coating in order that the message
of the book would reach the widest
possible audience.
One of the critics, James E. Al
len, of the Association for the
Study of Negro Life and History
praised the novel highly, but won
dered whether more good would not
have been done had it been writer
as scientific history.
Another critic, Henrietta Buck
master, author of Let My People
Co. said that the book would have
been more ''hard-hitting" if the lush
love scenes had been omitted.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
Haitian President Halls
Reds 18th Anniversary
Russians Hailed
For Brave Stand
Against Enemy

MOSCOW, USSR-( ANP)-(B y
Chatwood Hall for ANP)-Among
the many greetings received here
from all over the world on the oc-
casion of the 25th anniversary Gel
ebration of the Soviet republic was
a message from President Loscot of
the Haitian republic, and Pearl
Buck, internationally famous au-
thor.
The greetings were published and
prominently displayed in the So
Wet press.
ION the occasion of the 25th an
niversary existence of the Soviet
state" wrote President Lescot, my
government and the people of Hal
ii express to the leaders and people
of the United States of Soviet Rus
STA their admiration and solidarity
for your bravery which is saving
humanity and blocking the way of
mad Hitlerite hordes."
Miss Bucks cable read:
II send greetings to the people
of the Soviet union and express
my admiration for their valiancy.
Il sincerely hope that our alli-
ance in the present war for free
dom will continue after victory in
order that we may jointly secure
III the new world, liberty and equal
ity for all peoples"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21

r. CT love the boy I am go
ing with he says he really loves
me. He treats me like gentleman
should treat a young miss. I have
not had any trouble with him GO
ing with other women but twice
and he hasn't had any trouble with
me but twice. He is jealous of me
and l am of him. All the boys
are crazy about me and the women
are the same about him. We cant
stay away from each other. He
wants me to marry him and I told
him to wait a little while. Tell
me what to do.
Ans: He makes time and hs
makes love dandy -. you make
swell molaSSes candy .... but are
either of you making any money?
That's the deciding factor as TO
whether or net you- should marry.
Marriage won't survive on love
alone 80. and IL would be well for
you to both look at IL from a fin-
anciai angle and start saving your
money to make IL possible for you
to enter marriage at some later
date. You don't seem to need any
advice as to how to hold your man.
You seem to have all the tricks
up your sleeve.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
March Committee Offers
Prayer On City Hall Steps

white, gathered before the small
speakers stand to hear the five
ministers and the YMCA mixed
choir make the plea,
In his prayer, the Rev. John Paul
Jones. white, pastor of Union Pres
byterian church, said in part, De
liver us from the great hypocrisy
Fill the national heart of America
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21

AT this ceremony which is to be
conducted Under the joint auspices
OF the West African Students
Union of Great Britain and African
Students association of the United
States, libations will be offered t.
the gods, according to traditional
African ritual. the sod will be
cut, and piece of the earth in
which the mortal remains of Ag-
grey lie will be taken by the stu
dents and sent to Africa for burial
in Aggrey's ancestral home On the
Geld Coast.
DR.. Aggrey was bern on the Gold
Coast, West Africa, in 1875. He was
graduate of Columbia university.
and afterwards professor at Llv-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
Charges American People Fooled By Southern History
NATIVE son
BY RICHARD WRIGHT

THEY WOULD SAY he had
raped her and there would be no
way to prove he had not. The fact
had not assumed Importance in his
eyes until now. He stood up, his
Jaws hardening Had he raped her?
Yes, he had raped her. Every time
he felt as he had felt that night,
he raped. But rape was not what
one did to women Rape was what
one felt when ones back was
against the wall and one had to
strike out, whether one wanted to
or not, to keep the pack from kill
ing one. He committed rape every
time he looked into a white face.
He was long, taut piece of rubber
which a thousand white hands had
stretched to the swapping point,
and when he snapped it was rape
But it was rape when he cried out
in hate deep in his heart as he felt
the strain of living day by day.
That, too, was rape.
They found herr" Bessie asked
Hump"
They found her?"
Yeah. Her bones .
"Bones?"
Jaw, Bessie. I don't know what
to do. I put her in the furnace"
Bessie flung her tace to his wei
coat and walled violently
'Bigger!"
"JIunh?"
What we going to do?'
Il don't know"
They'll be looking for US.
They got my picture"
Where can we hide?"
I'VE can stay in some of them ole
houses for a while"
But they might find us there"
There plenty Of EN- It'll bt
like hiding in a jungle"
The milk on the stove boiled over
Bessie rose. her lips still twisted
with sobs, and turned off the cleo.
trio switch. She poured out {
glass of milk and brought it to him
He slipped it, slowly, then set the
glass aside and leaned over again
They were silent. Bessie gave hin
the glass once more and he dranf
it down, then another glass. HI
stood up, his legs and entire body
feeling heavy and sleepy.
Get your clothes on. And get
them blankets and quilts. We got
to get out of here"
She went to the bed and rolleC
the cover back, rolling the pillow.
with them: as she worked Bigge,
went to her and put his hands Oh
her shoulders.
Where's the bottle?"
She got it from her purse anc
gave it to him; he drank a Ions
swallow and she put it back.
Hurry up" he said.
She sobbed softly as she worked
pausing now and then to wipe
tears from her eyes. Bigger stood
in the middle of the floor. think
ing. Maybe they searching at home
now; maybe they talking to Ma
and Vera and Buddy. He crossed
the floor and twitched back the
curtains and looked out. The
streets were white and empty. II,
turned and saw Bessie bent mo.
tionless over the pile of bedcloth.
ing.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21

ingstcne college, North Carolina,
for over 20 years. He was also n
member of the Phelps-Stokes
Educational commissions to Africa,
and became vice principal of Achi-
mota college on the Gold Coast.
In 1927 Aggrey came back to
America to see his family and to
spend his first leave of absence.
He died suddenly in New York
in the summer of that year.
Lord Halifax, British ambas-
sador to Washington, will deliver
an address at this ceremony ana
other British officials and repre-
sentatives of many American or
CARNATIONS will b epresent.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21

w. l.. B.-My husband and |
have been married L. years and
we have two children. have
always thought ne was. nice to
me and everyone else thinks ne is
nice. Here lately he has made a
change. When We start fussing, he
says he is going to get him place
TO stay. Sometimes he says he had
rather not have a wife. What is
the trouble with him?
Ans: Too little appreciation
Tor his efforts. For IL years
your husband has provided a
good home for you, your chill
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21

A. C.-My husband has begun K
run around and in his words, he's
a "Jitterbug." 1 feel that 1 am only
a pest to him and I am consider
ing moving away. He often comes
home partially drunk, throws away
his money and keeps late hours
What advise have you to Offer
please?
Ans: You can't make
hOme-b0dy out of a jive-cat.
You need not expect much hap
piness out of this set-up unless
you get out and jill along with
him. 1 am not advising you to
drink and throw away your
money. !. but / do feel that if
you went along with him and
tried to enjoy dancing it would
have a tendency to make him
more conservative with his
money and moderate with his
drinking. As the situation is
now, he is fOOt-IOose and fancy
free to do as he pleaseS and
this arrangement won't work
long. Better to give him the
cOmpaniOnShip he seeks your
self rather than have him find
it elsewhere.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21

dren as well as YOUR MOTH
err. Have any of your friends
husbands done the same or any
more? When a difference of
opinion arises, you make big
scene and fuss out of it -. and
before it is over with, your
mother sides with you. This has
a tendency to make your hus-
band feel like an outsider i'm
his own home. Any man would
resent such and you can't ex-
pect this present situation 10
continue. Ii would be to your
advantage to realize what a
bed of roses you have and show
him a little appreciation for
it. and take the thOrns with
the roses.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21

NEW YORK tANP) The local
unit of the March on Washington
went down TO the steps
of City Hall last Monday noon and
publicly called upon the diety to
lend aid to stop lynchings in Ameri-
ca. Some 400 persons, mostly
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21

with shame that Japan's war lords
can bosst that black people are
mobbed and lynched under the
stars ard stripes without benefit OF
defense or trial. Bring us to a day
of penisence for all the little
American Hitlers who insult their
own flag and dishonor their fellow
citizenS.'
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
African Funeral
To Be In IT, s.

SALISBURY N. C.-(ANP) THE first African funeral
rites ever performed in America will be observed by Af
can students here this year Thursday Nov &C. in con-
necon with the celebration of Aggrey ay day of thanks
giving and remembrance of the late DIR. James Emman
kwegyir Aggrey This announcement was made by the
director OF information OF the African Students association
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21

NOTICE READERS
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and understanding advice Analysing
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o nal
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TERE pleasant little that will give you message
III every day. numerical puzzle designed 10 spe oue
r fortune Count letters first name Ii the number
If letters is subtract If the number IS es tna
odd The result number Start at the upper s
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21

L. S. C.-My mother died an,
left her furniture for me and m,
brother. My grandmother has i
in her home. She is willing TO
me to have my part but she want
to keep my brothers. until he i
grown. My brother wants me t,
keep his for him. For some reason
we can't trust our grandmother 70
she has never treated us like w,
are her grandchildren. Now wan
to keep you brothers furnitur,
and wont TO. know how to get it.
Ans: Don't ySu think that
this furniture is rather in
significant issue to create 50
much disturbance? Had your
mother not trusted your grand
mother. she would not have left
the furniture in her care. You
have asked for your part of
the furniture now that you are
married, and she has shown
that she is perfectly willing
for You to take IL. When your
brother becomes Of age, she will
see that he gets his, too. Let
well enough alone and don't
encourage a family row.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-05

PROF. ELToN--ADvIsoR
CONSULTATION daily, 1913: Tuesdays.
Fridays until o. closed sundays. 34is John
r., between Erskine and Eliot. Special. 81.
REVEREND LILLIAN LEE = Church OF
Christ Appointments daily. 1860 West
Grand boulevard. Tyler 6-7333.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-05

GlRLS-(i00)--for tipping cards from 10
y. m. each day. Opportunity for high
school and college girls TO work part time.
See Mr.. Jones, sth floor, 43l Howard St.
GIRL--sman fiat; no laundry; one baby /;
si2. Townsend 5-3o3s.
CRISIS 20 80. wanted for billing. Must
be good at figures and able 10 type; S24
per week to start. 5-day week. Excellent
opportunity for advancement. w. +. Reade,
National Biscuit Co., 500 w. Baltimore.
GIRL--ls-30. for general office work: typ
ing optional: neat handwriting necessary
S2i week 70 start, advancement Apply G.
A. Bryan, National Biscuit Co., 500 West
Baltimore.
GIRLS for dental laboratory work: no
previous experience necessary. National
Dental Company. 1914 Griswold street.
GIRL-small fat; no laundry, no cooking
stay three nights; $40. University 1-s272.
lGfRL-Plcasant store work; no cleaning
short hours. good salary. Good House
keeping shop. 5i25 Michigan.
GIRL for cash and carry laundry Office
neat appearing. Fine Arts Laundry, Nc
Grsw and 33rd street
GIRL for bar work; SIS per week Ben
rocks Bar $500 Wyoming, off Warren.
Apply between 20 p. m.
GIRLS - Weeks. days; white. colored
maids. good laundress; references. TYLER
e-66i3.
HUI SEhEEfE Eli
Experienced See Mr.. Lehr. Roosevelt
Hotel. Pontiac Mich.
HOUsEREEPER-sma new home mother
employed son four; stay. Dawson os2i.
lHoUsEKEEPER = White; adults: driving
ability: modern country home; SIS 46550
West Grand River. Worthwhile sew.
HoUsEKEEPER- White, dependable: wife
semi-invalid; ANAL apartment; medium
wages; stay. Tyler $3.50.
HoUsEwoRK-E Experienced; small home
one child: stay; SIS. University i-5204.
HoUsEwoRK- laundry: assist cook.
Ing; Si2 weekly: stay nights. Murray
1929. ST. Lakepointe.
no heavy laundry
S12, Box 202 Bloomfield Hills. Blrming-
ham 39li-J.
I cooking: ] baby; private room and bath,
references; SIS. University 3-seqs.
IHoUsEWoRK - General private room
good wages. 1890 Pennington Drive.
University 2-6737.
lHoUsEWORK - General: white; private
room: bath; good wages; permanent.
/ Oregon elSs. NHI
tHoU SEwoRK-White: no laundry. nc
cooking; private room, permanent At
/ lantic 0sfq.
UsEWoRK--Generai; small apartment
stay some evenings; sil weekly. UNiver'
sity i.fi6s
HoUsEwoRK--No cooking; home nights
I Ill: no Sundays; SO. carfare. Town
send s-2s35
iHoUsEWoRK = Cooking; small family
\ private room SIS. 1920 woodingham
iCniVersiiy 1851. -
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Al DAMP WASH. rs lbs, Use; flat ironed
IL lbs, 7sc. 1918 Mclean. FItzroy 1898.
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ings IN the big Sunday Times Want Ad
Section.
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soNGs-Arranged. orchestrated, revised
copyrights. Carl sobie. i2l John II
Cadillac l7lt.
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A RENOWNED Reader. Minnie Novels,
1922 Lincoln. BY appointment. Temple
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Male and Female Help Wanted


WANTED--Nale or female. over il u
work In grocery store OF Whittier Hotel
Apply Mr.. Nesbitt, AIS Burns, grocer.
store
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LaUns, Garden Supplies
Carpet, Rug Cleaning

SERVICE RUG CLEANING CO.--Guaran.
teed, insured. l040 Lawndsle (Lafayette).
VInewood 2-S51O.
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ANNA spiritual clsirveysnt
Reader. Daily appointments. S7sl Mack.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-05

ADVISER. Life Reader-Mrs Ross. 2ol5
7 Fort, Lincoln Park, corner southheld.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-05

ADVISER, psychologist radio astrologer.
Worlds Fair; 80 years experience
Problems. solved. 80 Peterporo. evenings
10 Sundays.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-05

A WOMAN TO MANAGE FOUNTAIN
DEPT. IN variety store, must know how
20 cook very liberal starting salary and
bonus, meals and uniforms furnished; no
sunday or holiday work. see Mr.. GranOw.
NEISNER BROS, s354 w. JEFFERSON
AFTERNOON or evening w0rk--You can
earn 80 per hour SPECIAL sales csm-
raign- Car helpful Detroit Times A-50T.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-05
Employment Agencies
Colonial Emp, 1860 Broadway

JONES EMPLOYMENT. 41ls Beaubien-
Colored hotel housemads. Sls-S2o
weekly; porters. Janitors, couples, AJO-sSo
per week. Columbia 1910.
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,rr- IN the big Sunday Times Want Ad
Section