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Arkansas State press., 1942-12-25

I'm in Class IA. am sure to
be drafted before the term is
over"
"But Robert, our plans are
made" said defensively,
eyes, mother, l know hut they
must wait. l want to take the
examination for the Air Corps. i.
They are forming ar entire Negro
squadron at Tuskegee."
mo, Robert :. not the Air
Corps son. That is too danger
GUS"
"There are no soft spots in the
army for young men today, mother
This is a young mans war ard
we'll have to fight most of the hat
ties, A pilot is an old man at 30".
We didn't talk much about it
after that, In few days he re-
ceived a letter telling him where
to take the examination.
The rest of the story Is very in
teresting. Robert failed to pass the
Air Corps examination because of
A mathematical deficiency. He en-
listed in the Army, however. and
before long he was made a cor
poral and then a sergeant. He
proved to be Of officer material and
was therefore selected and sent to
the Quartermaster's Officers
Training School.
Now he wears a gold bar on his
shoulder which represents his
rank as End Lieutenant. His let
tiers to his mother represent his
devotion to her. The spirit that
caused him to enlist made him a
good soldier. Without these things
as an emotional background 1t
would be difficult for this young
lieutenant to live such a we'll bal
anced life in a world that has sud-
denly become theatre of war.
A Chip on The Block
Letter to DR.. Leroy e. Williams.
Mayer of Bonneville and proprie-
tor of the Playmor Recreation Par
lor from his son, Irwin, who is 20
years old. Irwin is musician LIST
class located at the World Cham
berlain Airport, Minneapolis, Mimi.
The background of the story
told in this letter goes back to
another letter from this boy to his
father. He had complained of
prejudice being shown at the camp
The father wrote and told him to
take things with his chin up and
make himself stand out as an in
dividual.
The son wrote, "Dear Dad, your
letter was deeplJ appreciated. But
I can see that you are unduly
worried. I am not going to do
anything to jeopardize my future
in the navy.
1t is really pathetic nut true
that we as a race have long way
to go morally, mentally and physi-
cally before we as whole can de-
mand any amount of mutual re-
spect.
l feel that l am doing my best
not only to win the war but also
to promote good fellowship and
Arkansas State press., 1942-12-25
Texarkanians
N F. w s
BY Mrs. v. c. Love
Phone 4l7sW

PERSONALITIES IN THE
NEWS. Joe McElroy, College
Hill made a flying trip to Mem
phis, Tenn, last week Mrs.
Grant of Garfield is making her
home he'e with her sons, B. II.
Grant and Made Grant. The latter
son recently moved his family here
from Garfield Mr., and Mrs.
Oscar Smith of nth and Laurel
SITS. are proud parents of baby
boy born Thursday evening at the
Jamison Hospital. The Canaan
Baptist Church held the Annual
Christmas Candle Light services,
Sunday night, Dec. 40, with Rev.
c. M. Luster delivering the Christ
mas message. The Canaan Jubi-
lee Chorus rendered the singing
for the service, Sponsors were
Mesdames l. P. Jones, and C. M.
Roberts, who is pianist for the
chorus. Mrs. G. l.. Wilhert and
Mrs. Era M. Gnatt were soloists.
The Rev. J. W. Wilhert is pastor.
EAST END NEWS, Brs. Ida b.
Marshall, reporter: Washington Hi
and College Hill PTA unit met
Friday, December 18th at the
school when a Christmas program
was rendered with Rev. A. ], Jack
son. pastor of the 11th Street Bart
Church rs guest speaker, using tho
subject, "Solving the problem Of
Selfishness." Cpl, Hezekiah Mar
shall is guest of his wife Mrs.
Fora Marshall. 81 Nynedott ST.,
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Mar
shall, 419 Troost Street is station
ed at Army Air Base. La. Junta,
Colo. IRON MT. ADDITION -
Mrs. Katie Mae Haynes, reporter:
Pastor ]. A. johnson Of Lonoke
Baptist Church brought the SER
mon on Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathaniel Harris are proud par
ents of a little son. The mother
is grateful to friends for the sur
prise shower given at her home. :.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Stewart arc
proud parents Of a little daughter,
Cpl. Adam Owens of Fl. Benning
Ga, spent last week here visit
ing his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Owens.
Mrs. Phyllis Jackson is all smile.
having received call from he,
husband, Pvt. Leroy Jackson OF
Camp Wolter, Texas. Mr.. and
Mrs. Roscoe Rousseau are proud
parents Of a little daughter.
Arkansas State press., 1942-12-25
Nr1l1H
Dranta
6nsaip


was down in st. Louis a couple
OF months ago and | went by to
see my aunt.
"Son, she said. "When are you
going to the army? Your father
would turn over in his grave if he
knew that you had not volunteer
ed"
| laughed to myself. Wars are
fought so different from the way
they were in the Spanish-Ameri
can war days. Everybody is q
soldier today and they have a wal
duty to perform. Some of US have
not done our share in Civilian De-
Tense or bought War Bonds as
we should. But whether we work
on a farm, in a defense plant o,
in the many other necessary ser.
vices to the war effort, We should
have been motivated by the same
sense Of duty as the soldier on
the battlefield.
Newspaper men are necessary to
the war effort. They are at times
called on to 80 into the front lines
with fighting troops. Ed Rouzeau
is in Africa, Ollie Steward Is in
England. A whole lot more of US
will be over there before it is
over. have talked to thousands
Of soldiers. They like to be told
they're doing a good job. The
letters you send me help me tell
them so.
| have a letter from a mother
whose son is now End Lieuten-
ant in the Army. She writes: CEN
closed is picture of my son,
Robert, who is "a years old. He
enlisted IN the Army last Sept,
and was later sent to Officers
Training School from where he
graduated a End Liuetenant.
To sit at home in the evenings
and read his letters is my great
est pleasure. He tells me all about
the army and the officers and men
he soldiers with. love to read
of his experiences because in a
way I share them with him.
You see, Mr.. Gillespie, Robert is
my only son. When he finished
college I wanted him to work on
his Masters degree. One day he
came to me and said, "Mother,
there is no need for me to do any
graduate work this year because
Arkansas State press., 1942-12-25
BY Rey l.. Gillespie
THEATRE OF WAR

va ~ " NV
Christmas l943 and the world
has become battlefield. Instead
of "Peace ON Earth Goodwill to
Men" the song "Praise the Lord
and Pass the Ammunition rings in
our ears. Instead Of laughter
there are tears; instead of fathers
sons and brothers at home with
their families they are in strange
places. 1t is a sad Christmas.
Sad because the ramparts of free
dom have been shaken to their
very foundation.
Alice Jones, a school teacher in
Pine Bluff, asked me how long
thought the war was going to last.
In the matter Of fact tone Of q
"know it all" newspaper man I
said the war would be over by next
Christmas. What a grand Christ
mas present that would be for the
world. But even as spoke
thought Of the troubled years and
the pain and suffering that may
lay ahead for all humanity.
As race We know so little
about this war. We read as other
people in the white papers about
military or naval victories or de-
feats hut they leave little imprint
on our thinking. We have used
so much Of our energy in trying
to gain a full share in the demo-
cracy that America is symbolic of.
In the process of this effort the
fire Of patriotism has at times
burned low in our hearts.
Yet we have come a long ways
since that fateful day of Dec z
1941. Our people have been able
to get jobs they have never had
before. Our men are serving in
branches Of the armed services
that had by tradition been closed
to them. l am proud of the fight
that we as colored people have
made for these things. 1t has
given us greater appreciation Of
our citizenship. The training and
experience that our young people
are getting today will fit them
better into our peace time econo-
p1n.xxek~even though we had to
tight for these things we're help
ing to make the guns, tanks and
planes for our boys out there on
the battle field.
Arkansas State press., 1942-12-25
mutual respect
Third Street Gossip

esSsAsA sNSPSNe
Third Street Gossip
On Broadway an angel is a gu,
with plenty Of pulchritude, nice
willing to take chance hacking 9
show because he has a yearn fol
the leading lady. Down here in
the jungle We call an angel girl
with plenty of pulehristude, nice
cams and a good looking face.
The difference, Of course, being
that one is at the market and the
other is on the market.
Butch says that every woman
has her price. And that price may
be anything from a wedding ring
to some cash. He and Joe Square
got into an argument about the
thing, Those guys are always ar
guing about women. Butch just
has no faith in them and Joe
thinks they're the salt of the
earth.
Butch said, 81 ought to go in
Shelton's and get you a "Zoot"
suit. Then turn you loose down
here on Third street. These little
fourteen year old girls that hang
out in the joints know more about
life than you do"
"That's what you think, Just
the same | didn't have three beau
tieians take a powder on me after
filling up on my l. W. Harper"
Butch hugheti. "That was a
track team. | told old Gillespie
that l was going to tell him their
names. They're just too smart Ia
be small town girls"
"That guy will solid write them
up, Joe Square said.
"He should write himself up.
Harold Flowers said that a certain
teacher over to the college threw
a deck Of cards in his face"
eyes, what for?"
"She made a dumb bid and
Gillespie told her about it,"
"What did he do when she threw
the cards /"
Gave her down the country"
Butch laughed. "Ha Ha! Ha!
That guy can sure run his mouth
If it had been me I'd have been
Shaping everything including the
chair she was sitting in"
| Joe Square shook his head. "You
are no gentleman, Butch, he said.
Gentleman" Butch repeated.
The thought of it amused him.. .
Man these women will run over
you if you let them. Did you see
how that guy did that girl down
at the Black Cat the other night.
The next time she won't be so
smart"
"But Butch she's different
kind of woman"
"That's where you're wrong, Joe
You have no imagination. A wo-
man acts socially according to her
back ground and environment. But
when they get hot, brother, they
aren't any different"
That's ALL for this Week!
Evening star., 1942-03-31
Heath, Siebert Are Not Consistent Stors

Sebert is to a threat. After minor
distinguish himself Richard
Cardinals escaped only as recently as
300 Moreover
brittle and susceptible to injuries
Back in 1888 the tempeamental
full in the maJorsand he LED
triples, The he slumpd to 1872
only 2l9 While people were
sWated $40 TO
the Louisville Derby
World badly for the
allowed throw sptbals TO scratch up
After finish
unglamorlzed
bas pitchers required throw.
The Yankees have the strength and Williams
desperate for
being considered regular
Poa who heved out of organized baseball by
WaShngons second
and faulty hitting eye Notwithstanding
destroyer caught with the White SoX
dickered
outcas the object OF c. c. GrlthS
Casigla pretty good football fubak but very
catcher has been signed to backsop for the AS
point aren't being particular but in Williams and
this deathess paragraph being confined to the
htters preserved and all
suddy their for be
worth price of admission alone.
Evening star., 1942-03-31

Frisch is satisfied with his out
field and reserve hitting strength.
he's sold on his catching, and he's
almost satisfied with the infeld.
He thinks he'll get good pitching
maybe not spectacular, but good
from Max Butcher, Rip Sewell. John
Lanning, Bob Klinger and the rest
of the corps. He might do better
than he thinks with this depart
ment.
Missing Wear Turns Up.
The old flash switched off the
club for a moment to tell some UNI
pire episode-how he said this, KLEIN
said that and F'risch left the park
when a shout came from Spud
Davis. He had found his necktie
Darcy Jake Flowers peeked
around and let out another shout
He had found a sport coat he
didn't know was missing.
Sure enough, they had Mr.. Hollis
(Slop) Thurston. looking very natty
indeed, had just walked into the
room.
Evening star., 1942-03-31
War Is Revving Vet Ross|ers, Zbyszko Being Latest
Physician, Join Navy Patch Up Boys for Fellow Coaches

Georgia and Tech, he had Chip
saying:
Don't be afraid of little
Frankie,
Hes just another Georgia
Yankee
BY way of refuting the charge
that he was thinking of what
Sinkwich and his successors
might do to his alma nanny,
Georgia Tech, Robert replied:
"Of course I went crankie at
mention of frankie,
The Yank who had put on the
curse,
And now I 60 Dippie when
thinking of triple
And break right out into verse"
Cleaning the cuff-The West
Texas State basket ballers will be
back East next January to play
in New York, Buffalo and Phila-
delphia. Denver is looking ahead
to big-time ice h0Ckey-but not
until after the war. And Dizzy
Dean, always true to form, is
reported holding out for more
dough on his radio broadcasting
contract.
Evening star., 1942-03-31
Maj. Bayh After Sport
Facilities for 1000
Air Officers Here
Commanding General
Wants Them to PIoy
Half Day q Week

Recreational facilities for nearly
a thousand Air Corps officers sta
toned in the Washington area are
being outlined by Maj. Birch E.
Bayh, on indefinite leave as director
of the department of physical edu-
cation for the Washington public
high schools. Now with the Special
Services section Of the War Depart
ment, Maj. Bayh is arranging avail
able recreation for these men, list
ing golf. tennis, swimming, horse
back riding and other sports on an
athletic schedule that proposes at
least half day each week OF exer-
else.
Most of these officers have little
chance for exercise. They work
hard and long hours, and most of
them do not belong to country clubs
or other organizations. Many Of
them play golf and tennis. Others
swim and ride horseback. The COM
manding general has asked them to
take a half day each week for ath-
leticS," Maj. Bayh.
I'VE don't want to go soft sitting
at a desk and we would like to list
every available athletic facility for
these men"
Two country clubs-Congressional
and Indian Spring-have made their
golf courses available to men in the
service on a limited basis as to num-
ber, without green fee. Undoubtedly
other country clubs will follow the
lead of these two clubs, placing in
the lap of Army authorities the as
signment of men to specific courses
so as to cause as little inconvenience
as possible 10 club memberships.
Public courses hereabout will charge
servicemen modest fees
Evening star., 1942-03-31
Di Mag, Williams Won't Have to Face FeIer

League this
another the but there abundance
still Walters
White Polett
Mort Vern
Claude ability around
passing senhy rapidly
the other former slab
Sugge like D
Williams jeff Heath Charley Keller in command OPP
Feer dho Lee and Ruhng who
%
didn't have to hit against his team
Rfng but he faced F Lee Dutch Leonard Co., and con-
alme
the American League hters
in hitting
359 But Travis is in the
competitors D Maggie and
who baed $40 and Dick Seber
AS
Evening star., 1942-03-31
Fate Of Mississippi
College Athletics
In Fans Hands
Official Believes Lack
OF Support Will Bring
About Enrichment
Ey the Associated Press.

by lHe hSSoCiAteu FIess-
JACKSON, Miss. March 3l.-The
football fans Of Mississippi will de-
eide whether the State will abandon
for the duration of the war all
intercollegiate sports competition by
State institutions, according to OH
Cial indication today.
That was the deduction sports
writer's and hackers drew from the
statement of State Senator Means
Johnston, member of the Board of
Trustees of State Colleges, that he
would not press his abandonment
proposal Immediately since Il believe
that the crowds will be so small at
games this fall that the schools will
not be able to continue the full
programs
Johnston did not elaborate on
his statement, but 1t was learned
from reliable sources that he had
made know his views to the head
coaches at the University of Missis-
sippi and State College, Southeast
ern Conference members, and that
these officials had agreed to take
their chances and accept any cur
tailments caused by a drop in gate
receipts.
Mississippi sports writers favoring
continuance of sports have con-
tended the programs at Ole Miss
and Mississippi State more than paid
their way during the last few years
and helped finance stadiums.
There was considerable doubt
however, that the books would
balance at the smaller schools under
the boards jurisdiction.
A proposal similar to Johnston's s
was made in Georgia after the Mis-
sissippi situation was under discus
sion, and a decision is pending there
Evening star., 1942-03-31

guys are paid only s21 month
to get themselves killed.
Today's guest star-Bob Sted-
Ter. Buffalo Evening News:
They've thought up all sorts of
schemes to make the basket ball
official inconspicuous. But they've
overlooked the simplest-hiding
his whistle"
One minute sports page-Dr.
Nal Stevens, former Yale and
N. Y. U. coach, may 60 into the
Navy's new athletic setup-but
his job will be to patch the boys
up after Jim Crowley, Bernie
Bierman, ct al, get through
training them. Billy Rogell, whose
campaign promise was to enlist
oldtime ballplayers to instruct
Detroit kids. has persuaded the
City Council to add $4,000 to its
budget to promote junior base
ball. If the draft gets Chuck
Hyatt, the next coach OF the
Phillips Oilers will be Jack Nc
Cracken, who has left Denver to
work for the oil company in
Bartlesville, Okla. Vic Ghezzi,
who has been too busy learning
Evening star., 1942-03-31
Bobo Eyes Title
AfterFastK K. 0.
OF franklin
Gets Up From Floor
To Beot Heavy Foe
In First Round
BY DUKE MORAN,

hSSOClateQ HTeSS SpOItS writer.
PITTSBURGH, March 3l.-Harry
Bobo, 21-year-old Negro heavy
weight, joined Billy Conn in Pitts
burgh tendem chasing Champion
Joe Louis today as a result of Ham
merin' Harry's spectacular, one
round knockout of Lem Franklin.
Harry earned his chance by
clambering from the floor last night
to knock out the CleKelander in
2:4o of the opening heat of a 10
round bout. Bobo weighed 20912
against Franklin's 1861.
Bobo's feat exploded what Lem
intended to be the first start in a
comeback after Bob Pastor kayoed
him in eight rounds last month
while Franklin was riding an aston
ishing string of triumphs.
Floors Lem Three Times.
An all-time record indoor crowd
for Pittsburgh, more than 1000, paid
a new high of s23,436.50 to see the
home town Harry make good in a
large way
Bobo, who wants to be minister
and finds his favorite diversion in
the Bible, looked hopeless for the
first minute against the wild
socking Franklin. He back-pedaled
frantically as Franklin came out
swinging a murderous right. But
after being dumped on his trousers
for three e-count, Bobo shifted sem
sationally and landed double
salvo of left and right hooks on
LENS chin, flooring him for
count of eight. Lem took one more
trip to the canvas for a nine count
before he went down to stay, his
head lolling on the ring apron.
Wants to Fight Pastor.
They had hardly dragged Franklin
from the arena before Bobo's vola-
tile manager, Eddie Kapphan,
chortled, I'VE can lick anybody in
the world"
Bobo's next fight probably will be
with Ample Abe Simon, Joe Louis
victim last week.
The young Negro said, however,
II hope they get me Bob Pastor.
then I'll fight whomever they sign
for me-
Evening star., 1942-03-31
B.a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

B. Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ORLANDO, Fla. March 31-His
pitching staff fortified. or at least
increased by the addition OF Buck
Newsom, Prexy Clark Grifnth Of the
Mats today devoted his attention to
bolstering an admittedly inept in
field
I'D like to see my regular infield
in action" fumes Griffith, but time
is getting short. Wen be opening
the season in two weeks and we
haven't had our regular infield on
the field yet.
Il don't know if Frank Croucher
is going to be able to play second
base for us. His arm isn't getting
any better and Bobby Estalella can't
play third yet. He's just had the
mumpS and he hasn't even been able
to work out since he got out OF the
hospital.
Covetous Eyes on McNair.
stan Gale won't do at third. I
wanted to see more of Estalella be-
cause I thought maybe he could
handle the job. We're set at first
base with Mickey Vernon and we're
all right at shortstop with Bob
Repass, but I'd like to get another
infielder"
Grifith isn't denying the object
of his affections is Eric McNair.
versatile Detroit infielder. While
the 32-year-old McNair isn't calcu-
lated to add power to the Mats line
up, he would bring some defensive
finesse to Washington and in him
Grifflth visions the best of medi-
ocre available lot.
Rookie Gale, a .288 hitter with
Milwaukee last season, hasn't fasci-
mated Manager Bucky Harris or
Griffith. The stubby blond's field
ing has failed to arouse enthusiasm
and his batting hasn't been toler-
able to Washington bosses.
Grifflth perhaps would be willing
to string along with Estalella if the
roly-poly Cuban could have been
examined more thoroughly. When
he will return to uniform is indefl-
mite, and meanwhile opening day
rapidly is approaching.
In McNair, Grifith would be OBJ
tanning a performer who could fill
in at second base, third base or
shortstop. Griffith isn't content to
rely on Jimmy Pofahl at second, and
when OF if Croucher's arm will per-
nit him to play remains doubtful.
Mats Pitching Sour.
The Mats yesterday presented a
display of what their play will re-
semble this season when their pitch
ing is sour, as they absorbed an 8-5
shellacking from Detroit at Lake.
land. Neither Dutch Leonard nor
Hardin Cathey was effective in the
chilly, cloudy atmosphere as the
Tigers mustered II hits, whacking
each pitcher for four runs.
Harold Newhouser permitted the
Evening star., 1942-03-31

to be soldier to play golf since
January, hopes to get into shape
to play in the Augusta Masters
Tournament and he'll surely de-
fend his P. G. A. title if he can
get leave.
Overseas items-Chuck Gelatka,
former Mississippi State and New
York Giants end, is busy these
days intercepting passes by Jap
planes as a flyer in Australia.
Angelo Monitto, former City Col
lege New York; basket ball cap
tain, is with the American forces
in England. And the last ad-
dress reported for Lake Russell,
former Mercer College football
coach, was somewhere in Iceland.
He's a member of a Red Cross
party. 1t. Robert Everett, the
gentleman jockey who won the
1929 Grand National Steeplechase
on Gregalach, has been decorated
by the British for gallantry in
action.
Verse and worSe-When a for
mer Georgia footballer penned a
poetic protest against Chip Rob-
ert's proposal to drop football at
Evening star., 1942-03-31
Exhibition Baseball

Results YESTERDAY.
Tigers. s.; Nationals. s.
Indians. .. Giants. o.
Dodgers, 3; Browns. GI innings'.
Los Angeles CP. c. L., 3; Cubs. ..
Pirates =: White Sox, Is.
Red Sox. &: Cardinals, .
Reds. e: Braves. 8 13 innings.
Athletics, 4; San Quentin Prison, I.
GAMES TODAY.
Nationals VS.. Reds
Cubs VS. Athletics.
Red Sox vs. Cardinals
White Sox VS. Pirates.
Giants VS.. Indians
Evening star., 1942-03-31
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Wide World SnnrtS Writer

NEW YORK, March 31.-The
rasslers will give you hint of
what to expect if the Army keeps
on taking young athletes.
Wladek Zbyszo. a prosperous
Sullivan, Mo. farmer who held
the championship 25 years ago,
was back in action at st. Louis
the other night, and Stranger
Ed Lewis, who is well over so,
has been making a comeback
campaign.
Chances are the New York
Commission won't pay any atten-
tion to Jimmy Johnston's yelps
at today's meeting, but the COM
missioners are the only ones
within hearing who can ignore
him. After the third round Fri
day Jimmy was telling Abe
Simon to rush out and lean on
Louis. That will take Is or 20
seconds and you'll last that much
longer" Leaving the ring Johns
ton already was complaining
about paying a boy $4,000 for
fight and not even waiting for
him to be counted out while some