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Evening star., 1942-09-04
Friendship Club Provides
For Wife of Seruiceman
By Frances Lide.

The first service wife to be
aided by the National M. Eleanor
Breckenridge Friendship" Club
through its plan to provide rea-
sonable accommodations for
relatives visiting servicemen here
arrived in Washington this week
grateful for the clubs far
sighted" vision which helped
make her trip possible.
From Abbeville, La, she is Mrs.
Dallas Hanks whose husband is
with the Navy. Her hostess is
the clubs president, Mrs. E. w.
Schwartze, who had asked the
privilege of taking in the clubs
first client"
The first mother to find room
through the clubs registry" is
expected to arrive next week
from her home in the Midwest.
Where she will stay hasn't yet
been determined, but the club is
checking up to find a home
where mother would be espe-
cially welcomed. Providing a
friendly atmosphere is as much
a part of the plan as to find
rooms at reasonable prices.
That there is need for such a
service was demonstrated when
the project was first publicized.
Calls began to come In at once
from men Of the armed forces
here. and offers of rooms have
piled in as we'll.
The Louisiana wife seemed to
sum up the sentiment when she
wrote Mrs. Schwartze before her
arrival: Il admire and want to
congratulate you for being so
considerate and far sighted as to
see the needs for such an organ
ization."
Her husband, she continued,
was so proud to write that he
thought he would be able to Sc
cure room for us during nv
stay in Washington. 1t seemed to
have relieved him of such a
burden"
In conclusion, she added: ~r
want to thank you for any kind
ness and consideration that YOU
and your organization offer to
as1y of the men in the services
for your kindness is felt through
out the country"
The response to the whole plan
has been so great, in fact, that
Mrs. Schwartze wonders if the
Breckenridge Club can handle
the project alone.
Most Of our members are
business girls" she pointed out
"and to inspect the rooms alone
Is tremendous job. And we're
a small group, too, for we limit
our active membership to 30 30
Evening star., 1942-09-04

we can hold meetings in our
homes"
Originally, Mrs. Schwartze ey-
planned, the club planned to
arrange accommodations for 10
or II visitors in the homes of
members and their friends.
The project was one of four
friendship gestures to be made to
the men in service during the
month of September.
How to cope with the response
will be discussed at a business
meeting tonight at the presi-
dents home.
Mrs. Schwartze feels keenlv
that the public in general isn't
providing enough personal, in
dividual hospitality to men in the
service. She recently returned
from stay in Texas, her native
State, distressed that so MANY of
the boys she met along the Jour
ney conf1ded to ner their long
ing to be entertained in homes
She, herself, has son in
the service-Ensign George
schwartze-who, incidentally. is
mere this week on leave from the
Naval Air Station at Jackson
vile. She's especially proud that
ne earned his rank after enlist
ing a year ago when he was a
junior at Texas A. and M.
Evening star., 1942-09-04
Mrs. Lueck to Give
Tea for Mrs. Morgan

Mrs. Charles Lueck is entertaining
members of the executive committee
OF the Washington Council of
Church Women at tea honoring
Mrs. JOY Elmer Morgan, president
OF the council, following the COM
mittees monthly board meeting to-
day. Both the meeting and tea will
be held at her home at 6237 Thir-
tieth street NV.
The committee includes Mrs.
Morgan, Mrs. Gould Wickey, Mrs.
F. E. Edgington, Mrs. o. B. Atwood,
Mrs. Lueck, Mrs. S. w. Stewart,
Mrs. William Waters, Mrs. R. A.
Sauer, Mrs. Harold B. Rogers, Miss
A. Barbara Wiegand. Mrs. T. w.
Marshall, Mrs. Robin Gould, Mrs.
q. G. Carr and Miss Eta Mai
Russell. I
Evening star., 1942-09-04
Lone Groves Turn Out
Filled-in FoxhoIes
3, tie Associated press.

ny IFe Associated Press,
TACOMA, Wash. - Authorities
were kept busy around here for some
months on what frequently appeared
to be grewsome murder mysteries.
From time to time, picnickers re-
ported freshly-dug graves in lonely
spots near the Fort Lewis military
reservation. Each time, sheriff S
deputies armed themselves with
picks and shovels and went to the
scene.
On the last call deputies probed
each of three freshly-piled mounds
of dirt, measuring feet long by
18 inches wide, and found only an
orange, a milk bottle and a paper
sack.
Army authorities straightened
Evening star., 1942-09-04
Junior Daughters
Of Army Elect

Miss Betsy Dissinger was elected
president OF the Junior Group of the
washington Chapter, Daughters of
the United States Army, at the
annual meeting this week at the
home OF Miss Babs Benitz.
Miss Ann Dabney was elected vice
president; Miss Mary Tillman. sec
retary; Mrs. Simone Stafford, cor
responding secretary; Miss Kath-
erine Dickson, treasurer, and Miss
Betty Jane Becker, assistant secre-
tary and treasurer.
Ine group has membership of
Is girls in their teens and early
twenties.
Evening star., 1942-09-04
Still Out for Durotion

COLUMBIA, S. c. P.-Oficers
who raided still near Barnwell
recently found this weather beaten
sign nailed to nearby tree: due
to the sugar shortage, this still is
for rent for the duration of the
war; we're heading for the Army
Evening star., 1942-09-04
West Point Course Cur
To ; Years Asked in Bill
BY the Associated preSs

By the Associated Press.
The President would be author
lied to reduce from four to three
years the course of instruction at the
United States Military Academy un-
Ger legislation introduced yesterday.
The reduction would be effective
until the termination of the war.
The bill was submitted by Senator
Thomas, Democrat, OF Utah for
Chairman Reynolds OF the Military
Affairs Committee.
The Naval Academy course already
has been compressed into three wears
Evening star., 1942-09-04
Billy HoIop Quits Films
To Enlist in Army

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Billy Dead
End Kid Halop has taken a $780,
s-month cut in salary.
The 22-year-old movie star re-
ported for duty as a private at Camp
upton yesterday-an enlistee.
I've travelled around so MANY
Army camps in shows this past
year" said Billy, who just finishsl
making Junior Army" with Freddie
Bartholomew, that I just had to
get in myself"
Evening star., 1942-09-04
Insects Cause Timber Loss

Fires, storms and insects each
year destroy 1000 100000 board feet
Of standing timber in the United
States.
Evening star., 1942-09-04

From Monday through Sunday
there should be many a Bond day.
Buy now.
Evening star., 1942-09-04

the mout. The graves were only fox
holes, which are dug frequently in
maneuvers and later filed in,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
Joe Greets
Continued from Page ~

much needed labor supply.
Eliminate the Champ, the fan
fare and the excellent public re-
lations job and the incident can be
duplicated daily in scores of war
production, factories throughout
the country. For, in arsenals
shipyards, converted auto plants
and aircraft establishments In
all sections OF America, production
goals are being met by an increas-
ed utilization of the Nations to-
tai labor supply. And the coun-
try's largest racial minority - its
5,OOO,O COO Negro workers consti-
tutes an important segment in our
total labor resources.
The increased use of skilled and
semiskilled Negro workers in all
branches of armament production
was noted recently my Sidney
Hillman, Director of the Labor Di-
vision, War Production Board, in
reports from DR.. Robert G. Weav-
err, Chief of the Negro Employment
and Training Branch. This Branch
was established on April II, 1941,
OH the same day that the CPM
wrote all holders Of defense con-
facts that:
NEGROES RESTRICTED
'tLn many localities, qualified
and available Negro workers are
either being restricted to unssill-
ed jobs, Or barred from defense
employment entirely. All holders
Of defense contracts are urged to
examine their employment and
training policies at once to deter
mine whether or not these policies
make ample provision for the full
utilization of available and compe-
tent Negro workers. Every avail
J able source of labor capable of
producing defense materials must
be tapped in the present emergen-
cy."
President Roosevelt gave I'M
petus to this drive on June Is, 1941
when he issued Executive Order
1907, banning discrimination III
defense industries skilled and un-
skilled worker in ship construc-
ton, and Negro civilian employ
more than 100 per cent in the year
ment in U. S. Navy yards increased
ending September 80, 1941. Where
only 1894 skilled. semiskilled and
unsktlled Negroes were at work in
these yards in September, 1910,
that number was increased to
13,401 during the ensuing twelve
month period. Negroes were en-
ployed in thirty-seven different
crafts, including first class ma
chinists in U. S. Navy yards.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
Eight Giuen Diplomas At
Eff. Young BeautySchool

MERIDIAN, MISS, - The Hair
Style Parade, sponsored by gradu-
ates and beauticians of E. F.
YOUNG, Jr., BEAUTY SCHOOL.
Is still on the lips of everv one.
This most featured attraction was
held in the H. B. q. Auditorium
February Is, when the stage was
beautifully decorated, carrying out
the class colors, red, white and
blue.
The Hair Style Parade depicted
the most fascinating and gorgeous
costumes, and the hair styles were
just as modern as tomorrow. to be
worn for every occasion by tiny
tots to the gray maired patron who
exemplified that Beauty Knows
No Age. A Demonstration Comb
ing Croquignole Curls was given
by Miss Eunice Grays. Vocal
Solo, entitled s'White Cliffs of
Dover" by Miss Theresa Lewis.
and Mrs. r. l.. Young served as
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
On The Abolishing Of Poll Taxes
RECENTLY WE HAVE

RECENTLY WE HAVE BEEN HEARING much about
the growing movement for the abolition of Poll Taxes and
noted with little the disposition in certain
tons of the press to decry the effort the usual grounds
that to abolish poll taxes will precptate large scale entry
into politics in the South the part of it's Negro citizens
thereby upsetng the political and social status quo and
the disposition of certain sections of the Negro press in
dorsng the movement to point to the abolition of Poll Taxes
removing the most powerful barrier against the eroy
men of full citizenship rights the of the Negro peo
pie of the South
Enacted into law during the days of Reconstruction fol-
lowing the Civil War, it is matter of knowledge
that the poll tax law passed the expressed purpose
of keeping the newyeancpated slaves out of politics. but
the Negro of the South acquired of education
end wealth. this point the poll tax became less less
eftlcaclous IN the last decade becoming sort of political
Pr ekyl and Mr. Hyde affecting alike the suffrage poorer
classes of both races.
On the abolition of the poll taxes share neither the
pessmsm the optimism observed but would point out
to the Negro citizens of the South the nation that
as poll taxes and in other FORMS the enjoyment
political and civic rights and privileges still bascay depends
upon the willingness to accept and shoulder full political and
civic responsibility
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
The Action Of The Grand Jury On The
Sikeston, Missouri, Incident

UP IN BENTON, MISSOURI the other day, special
Grand Jury convened to investigate the nchng of Cleo
Wright Negro cotton mill worker by mob last January 25
Skeston Missouri refused to ask any indictments find
ing the evidence insufficient to return true bill.
Coming such time this the action OF the missouri
Grand Jury this cannot have failed to arouse
the deepest thought the minds of right thinking and hon.
est Christian Americans white and black throughout the
South the nation, for in spite OF its long hstory as
weapon of terrorism Negroes OF the South the intel
yent and right thinking Negro citizens OF The south re-
fuse believe that the intelligent and right thinking white
people South and nation have become caous to lynch
ing the most shameful symptom of disease OF the Amer
democratic body polite and the American CHRISTIAN
Democratic idea and ideal
Viewing the findings of the Grand Jury from the stand
point of world conditions and world opinion despite the IN
significance of the victim in the America procaims
the democratic way of fe embodied in the Declaration OF
Independence the Bill of Rights and the Atlantic Charter
and in her stated aims fights to preserve and extend
these great principles to all the and nations OF the
wor regardless race color religion the action of the
Missouri Grand Jury bears worldwide significance
At the very foundation of the American Democratic
way of life the Grand Jury its chief bulwark at once the
guardian protector and guarantor of those rights and FL
critics contained the American Constitution and its health
and vgo not measured by how functions the
great but by how functions towards the least of the An.er
citizens.
EVER AND ALWAYS refusing to be embttered, the
Negro citizen of the South and nation looks the action
of the Missouri Grand Jury only it affects the great
Christian democratic principles of his country and af
fecs the future of his Country in uncertain world and
wonders how long will it be before universal American pub
lie opinion its only to eradicate ynchng disease
of the American democratic body polite, and of the Ameri
Christian democratic idea and ideal
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
56-Hour Speech

teachers, who moved from one state
70 another In higher institutions OF
learning, also felt the unfairness of
the poll tax and as one professor
from William and Mary college at
Williamsburg, Va, stated, the poll
tax not only prevented Negroes
from voting, but the cumulative poll
TAX Kept many intelligent whites
from taking part in the elections. I
interesting stories were told bv
TWO colored labor organizers con-
corning the poll tax in Mempt,is
ana arkansas. Both had been warn.
ed that If they attempted to vote
eney would be run out of town. One
mad been told ii he testified for
Inc repeal of the poll tax, he would
IND a mob waiting for him when
ne came back home. Those tw1
men, organizers for the CrO had
oeen brought in by Sen. Pepper az
witnesses.
DISCUSSES LEGAL ASPECTS
Jonn r. Davis made an interesting
presentation on the legal aspect of
sne repeal measure. When he had
finished, his statement was handed
over to the secretary.
Jeanetta WEIGH also handed In
ner prepared statement.
IL is said that should the fillibus-
Ter occur on the hill the only re-
course Is to take the issue to the
local state legislatures for action
ana 1t is the concensus of opinion
9nat these Individual states would
oattie OF production, and playing a
vital part.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

Commentator, with Miss Clara
Noble as pianist.
The graduating exercise follow
ed the Hair style Parade and the
graduating address was delivered
by Mrs. M. A Buckingham. Eight
students received their diplomas
and were enrolled from the follow
ing cities:
Misses Emma Robinson and
Alice M. Sims of Vicksburg, Miss.
Julia NJ. Haynes, Clarksdale Miss;
Lena P. Moss. Camden, Alabama:
Miss Ruth Patton, Meridian, Miss,
and Mesdames Johnnie Mae Stew
art, Miss, Verna M. Hawthorne.
Collins, Miss, and Mrs. Rheta
M. Gregory of Louisville, Miss.
Mime. Velma E. Young presented
the class to the president of the
School, Mr.. E. F. Young, Jr., who
awarded the diplomas. The class
song was to the tune of yours"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
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the result of Semitic research.
With this Information and direc-
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100000 To Be
CONTINUED from Page y

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as insurance salesmen and clerks
have become crack mechanics and
supervisors. Women have shown a
high degree of adaptability.
AIDED BY AGENCIES
In working out its program, the
Office Of Civilian Training had the
assistance Of the United States Of
flee OF Education, the Training
Within Industry Division Of the
War Production Board, the appren-
ticeship Division of the U. S. De.
partment of Labor, the Training Di-
vision of the u. s. Civil Service
Commission, the National Youth
Administration, and the Civilian
Conservation Corps.
Training is given In government
and state owned schools, scattered
throughout the country. In some
instances, the United States Office
OF Education has rented for War
| Department trainees the entire FACT
iities OF private technical schools.
One OF the most pressing of
present. y needs which the Civil
nan Ira q organization IS seek
ing to fl is for procurement in.
spectors. The training of these has
SO lar been carried out only for
the Ordnance Department of the
Army. but is being extended to the
signal Corps, and plans are under
discussion for its application to the
AIT Corps as well.
VARIETY OF JOBS
AS an instance of the tremendous
range of jobs for which civilian
training is being given, in the
ordinance Department alone. one
OF the Army's many branches, men
ana women are being trained for
the Following assignments: itnio,
optical workers, junior instrumen,
makers, junior tense grinders: an.
prentic machinist and tool makers.
machine operators; senior clerks
auto mechanics; inspectors of cages
cannonS and etc.. storekeepers; en-.
gineering aids; armament machin.
lists. In addition, inspectors are
being trained for eight different
types OF Ordnance equipment.
The Air Corps now has more than
$4,000 civilian employees, in 25C
olIIerent occupations. Most of these
employees are In large depots scat.
tered through the country.
The Quartermaster COINS has
more than 10000 civilian EMPLOYEES
az us Philadelphia depot alone. It's
TOTAL number of civilian EMPLOYEES
was over 100000 on January / anc
IS steadily expanding.
The Chemical Warfare Service
Wnlch had over $500 civilian EN-.
pdoyeeS on January /, will REQUIRE
IUVOO additional chemical plant
workers for two new arsenals.
NEW PERSONNEL NEEDED
The Signal Corps, which emploved
over 10000 civilians on JANUARY
constantly requires new personnel
IN radio. telephone communication
maintenance and repair work at
Held establishments throughout the
country. VAC
IN al its branches, the Army of
the united States now has under it's
administration a civilian army of
over oOO,OOO men and women. As the
military forces grow, this force too
must expand. AS as result of the
CIVILIAN Training Program, men and
women throughout the country who
thought they would have TO play a
spectator role in Americas struggle
are now in the front lines of fine
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

occnpaticnal status of Negro work
ers who once were confined to un-
skilled, Janitorial and foundry
work in many plants. Through
the cooperation of management,
labor and the Labor Division of
WPB, hundreds of these unskillea
men have been upgraded in recent
weeks to positions once barred to
them in the industry, DR.. Weaver
reported.
NOT ALL UTILIZED
The Kelsey Hayes Wheel Com
pany, for instance. now employs
Negroes as punch and drill press
operators, assemblers, picklers and
IN other capacities. The Chrysler
Tank Arsenal has upgraded Negro
janitors to washing machine men,
material handlers and foremen.
The Murray Corporation is using
Negroes as aircraft riveters as
semblers, and aircraft repairmen.
The Oldsmobile Company recently
upgraded 18 Negro janitors to pre-
cisiOn workers on milling ma
hines and the Briggs Manufacture
Ing Company enrolled Negro
trainees In its aircraft school.
Despite these many favorable
Developments" DR.. Weaver report
ed, SsNegro labor is far from being
utilized as fully as possible in our
war production effort. Objective
factors. however, may greatly ia
cilitate our work.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

surely kill off any attempts 10 re-.
peal the law since through II
many OF the politics are kept In
office.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
MRS. ROSA GREEN

MRS. ROSA GREEN
MONTEZUMA, ia. - Funeral
services for Mrs. Rosa Green were
held Sunday from the Union
Baptist Church with the Rev. D. A..
Green. officiating.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
EMPLOYMENT EXPANDING

Employment for Negroes in the
shipbuilding industry is still ex-
panding rapidly. More than 900
Negro DollermakerS, clippers,
caulkers and other skilled workers
have received jobs in West Coast
shipyards since Pearl Harbor fol-
lowing the action of the Labor Di-
vision and the Presidents Commit
tee on Fair Employment Practice
in removing union bans against
clearance for colored workers.
Negro employment Is also In
creasing in scores of other indus
tries in which colored workers had
gained foothold before the de-
Tense and war emergency. In au-
tomobile, rubber, steel and other
fields, the skills of Negro workers
have long been utilized.
The recent conversion of the
automobile industry to war has
brought important changes IN the
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-01-01
Dates Of Home Talent Play
Changed to January 1874

Dates for Glasgow's first home
talent play in more than a year, a
strictly home production, have been
changed to Jan. % and "a. The
melodrama. entitled For Her Che
lids Sake. or Her First False Step"
will be staged at the civic center
under the direction of Eugene Hun
ton. high school dramatics teacher.
The change in dates was made in
order not to conflict with home baS-
ketball games scheduled the week
previous. Mr.. Hunton pointed out
that the play is being sponsored by
the civic center board. All proceeds
will 60 to the board for the pur-
chase of an electric basketball clock
and scoreboard to be installed in the
center. Members of the Glasgow In
dependent basketball league will sell
tickets beginning Tuesday.
Director Hunton said rehearsalS
are proceeding and expressed pleas
ure over the ability already shown
by his all Glasgow cast. An anus
ing time is in store for those who
see the players in this presentation
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-01-01
FARMER DEAD
AFTER MISHAP
NEAR NASHUA
Oliver Thronson Found Fatally
Hurt, Apparently After
Fall from Horse.

Funeral services for Oliver Thron-
son, 80, who died here late Christ
mas Eve after an unwitneSSed &C.
cident near his farm home % miles
north of Nashua, were held in the
Peterson chapel at 2 Saturday af-
ternoon. The Rev. j. c. Wisnaes of
the First Lutheran church officiated.
Mr.. Thronson's body was shipped
to his former home, Crookston,
Mimi, for burial.
He had been visiting neighbors
and had left horseback to return
home, it was reported here. Some
time later, his riderless horse re-
turned to the house of the neigh
bors and they began a search for
him. He was found unconscious on
the prairie, apparently the victim
of a fall or thrown from the horse.
He was brought to a Glasgow hos
pital but died that night without re-
gaining consciousness. He suffered a
fractured skull and probably a brok-
en- neck.
He is survived by his mother. Mrs.
Cora Thronson, who lived on the
farm with him, and by two sisters
in Crookston. The ThronSons came
to Valley county in 1928.