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Evening star., 1942-09-26
Fighting French 10 Send
SQUADRON 10 Aid Russians
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Sept. 26.-The Fighting
French announced today the de-
parture of one of their fighter squad
rons, headed by World War ace
who formerly commanded the Syrian
air base at Palmyra, for duty with
the Russians on the Soviet German
front.
The squadron is named the Nor
mandie. Its departure followed a
series Of talks-presumably about
increased aid-between representa-
tives Of Russia and the Fighting
French National Committee.
The British once had a squadron
serving on the eastern front, but
it was recalled after training Rus
sian airmen in the use of British
planes
A Fighting French spokesman
said the new assignment of the Nor
mandie squadron was intended to
show our cooperation with the
Soviet Allies and how wholehearted-
ly we are backing their fight, which
is our fight, too"
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Four Children Killed
In Hoyride Crash
BY the Associated Press.

IS tiic hbsOCidtcu fIeS6.
M1DDLETOWN, N. Y, Sept. 90
A high school sorority outing in an
old-fashioned hayrack ended in
tragedy last night as four youths
were killed and % others injured
when tractor trailer truck plowed
into their wagon.
Celebrating the initiation of new
members, the girls and their boy
companions were homeward bound
about midnight, singing school
songs. The hayride, a tradition in
this historic Catskill mountain re-
glon, was the first of the season.
The dead were Betty Goldsmith.
IA; Douglas Winterbourne, Richard
wolf and Harry Butler, all of Mid
dletoWn,
Evening star., 1942-09-26
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Take
$4,000 Brooklyn high school kids,
300 tons of scrap, $50 policemen and
the irrepressible Dodgers. Mix thor
oughly in the precincts of Ebbets
Field and allow to simmer all day.
That's recipe to poison die
tators. 1t was served piping hot in
Brooklyn yesterday.
The Dodgers president, Larry
MacPhail, started all the cooks
spelling the broth of the Axis-and
of the Brooklyn police force-when
he offered free admission to the
Dodgers final home game against
the Braves to any kid in Brooklyn
who appeared with 10 pounds of
scrap.
They began coming at 10 O'Clock
in the morning, boys and girls OBJ
viously playing hockey. BY game
time they numbered $4,000, the
police force numbered $50 and the
scrap registered at least 300 tons.
Serious trouble was avoided"
painted Sgt. Thomas Kenny when 1t
Evening star., 1942-09-26
New U.S.S. LEXINGTON
TO Replace
Gallant Carrier
Seq Control Depends
On Air Power Now, Says
Rear Admiral Sherman
By Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
QUINCY, Mass, Sept. 26.-Con-
troll of the seas, formerly resting in
battleships and other craft of the
line, now is dependent on control of
the air, Rear Admiral Frederick C.
Sherman declared here today at the
launching of the new aircraft car
rier Lexington.
The vessel, named for the other
carrier lost in the battle of the Coral
Sea, slid down the ways of the Fore
River plant of the Bethlehem Steel
Co. at los today.
I'VE still use the surface of the
sea for surface craft, but the
primary weapons we use to conduct
fighting at sea are the aircraft
which fly from the decks Of our car
riers," Admiral Sherman said. AS
Capt. Sherman, he was commanding
officer Of the other Lexington, and
followed his men down the ropes to
rescue ships, carrying his dog, Ad-
miral Wags, with him.
Our enemies in the Pacific realized
the significance of the change in
naval warfare and started the war
with a superiority in carriers over
the number available to the United
States, Admiral Sherman said. He
reminded the launching crowds that
our Navy developed the carrier, and
that Japan copied it from US.
But no country in the world can
employ these weapons as effectively
as the American Navy" he added.
He spoke with authority, for un-
der his direction, the old Lexington
| fought brilliantly at Bougainville
Lac and Salamaua before the fatal
Coral Sea engagement.
Japanese superiority in number of
carriers has been sharply reduced
in the various battles of the Pacific
he said, asserting that this proves
that our forces employ their carriers
to better advantage than the enemy
Official figures show IA Jap carriers
sunk or damaged by joint Army and
Navy forces since the war began
The United States has lost the Lex
ington and the Yorktown, and still
has the following in service, in ad-
dition to number of merchant
ships being converted: Hornet, Wasp
Ranger, Enterprise and Saratoga.
Number Being Built.
TOday'S LEXINGTON is the second of
the Essex class of carriers now under
construction. Others are the Bon
Homme Richard, Intrepid, Kear-
(See LEXINGTON, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Churchill Statement
On War Expected
the Associated Press

Ey the ASsoclated Press.
LONDON, Sept 26.-Political cir
cles today said Prime Minister
Churchill probably would make a
short announcement on recent war
developments when the House of
Commons reassembles after its cur
rent recess.
The same sources also predicted
that Commons would debate the
Indian situation during the coming
session. which is scheduled to begin
shortly The exact date has not
been made public.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Boy, IS, Cited for Vo|or, Fears
Medal May Cost Him War Post

gloomily. "If I have to leave the
service just because of a medal
it's scarcely worth it."
He drew the assignment to pedal
two miles through the worst ham
mered area to deliver a message
and scrambled back on his bicycle
after being blown off five times,
once only a few feet from an un-
exploded bomb.
One blast showered him with acid
but he took time only after all
his messages had been delivered.
several hours later, to have his
hands dressed,
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Homes of 200 Aliens
Roided in Philadelphia
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26-FBI
agents and city police entered the
homes of 200 enemy aliens and
seized short-wave radio sets, cam
eras and other contraband in a Sc
fies of raids last night.
The aliens, most of them German
or Italian-born waterfront work.
ers who have passes admitting them
to restricted areas, were taken to
district police stations for question
ing.
Evening star., 1942-09-26

COHtTlDutlOIlS 10 hungry AMeTlcdu
steel mills on sidewalks by am.
Precisely at that hour 220 trucks
110 donated by the District govern
ment and the same number volun-
teered by local concerns-wiA start
out under direction of William A.
xanten, supervisor of city refuse. in
the huge task of collecting scrap
metal needed to keep this corntry's
war machine In full operation.
Owners of large business concerns
who have accumulations of ma
terials were urged to call Republic
8488 for special service. This ma
terial will be collected as soon as
physically possible, officials said.
1t was pointed out that all curb
Evening star., 1942-09-26
U. S. Raiders Shoot Down
; Planes in Indo-Chinu

CHUNGKING, Sept. 26.-Ameri-
can bombers escorted by fighters
raided the Cal Lam Airdrome at
Hanoi, Indo-China, yesterday and
shot down three Japanese planes,
1t. Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell, chief
of staff of Allied forces in China,
announced today. Two other Japa-
nese planes were listed as Prob
ably" destroyed.
Tuesday American fighter planes
attacked Japanese truck columns OF
about 80 vehicles on the Lungling-
Tengyueh road in Southwest Yum
nan, destroying between IL and &c
of them, the communique said.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
BY the Associated Press.

by llle ASSOCIaIeC Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Despite
loss of more than 1900 naval and
merchant vessels in three years,
Britain's mighty armada is as pow
erful as ever, thanks to steady re-
placement of losses, review of an
nouncements showed today.
ApproXimating 100000 tons,
England's losses in the three-ye
period were greater than any other
nations, but First Lord of the Ad-
miralty A. v. Alexander declared
early this week that the British
fleets losses in capital ships, air.
craft carriers and cruisers had been
replaced. His report apparently
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Farm Bloc 10 Force
Showdown on Price
Compromise Bill
Halfway Peace Moves
Of Administration
AssoiIed by Thomas
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Farm bloc leaders insisted to-
day on forcing a showdown next
week on a proposal to jack up
the levels controlling agricul-
tural prices despite administra-
ton claims a compromise would
be adopted.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, OF
Oklahoma, said that despite any
halfway" peace moves the ad-
minisration might make, he would
demand Senate vote on an amend
ment to the anti-inf1ation bill raising
the basis of parity prices approx
mately IL per cent to include cost
of farm labor.
II can't withdraw that amend
ment at this late hour" the Okla
homan told reporters. II couldn't
look anybody in the face if I did.
I don't know what will happen, but
I am going down the line for the
farmer"
Thomas Holds Advantage.
Senator Thomas held temporary
parliamentary advantage requiring
a vote first on the amendment he
and Senator Hatch, Democrat, of
New Mexico, offered before a COM
promise proposal submitted by
Majority Leader Barkley could be
brought up for a roll call. Senator
Barkley indicated a vote might come
up Monday when the Senate re-
convenes after a weekend recess.
Conceding that the Thomas pro-
posal might carry, Senator Barkley
said he was confident it would be
supplanted Immediately by his
(See TNFT ALTON PAGE ALL
Evening star., 1942-09-26
| British Subs Sink
IS Axis Ships in
| Mediterranean
PS the Associated Press.

4
LONDON, Sept. 26.-British sub.
marines have sunk at least fiye and
probably seven Axis supply ships
recently in the Mediterranean and
nave seriously damaged another, the
Admiralty announced today.
The communique said the under.
sea attacks had dealt further heavy
losses on enemy sea communities
tlon," already hard pressed to keep
Axis armies in North Africa rein
forced and supplied in the faceHof
Allied attacks on ships and harbcrs.
One OF the ships sunk and one
probably sunk were described a.
large and all the others as Of uaedi-
un tonnage,
Evening star., 1942-09-26

Salvage Committee charmen who will direct the collection of
estimated 100000 pounds of scrap metal
dusk tomorrow the sections the city today reported
they a set" for Washngons whwind collection
in week.
In lastnue instructions householders
and Northeast sections urged
apartments and operators place
Evening star., 1942-09-26
By the Associated Press

BY the ASSOclated Press.
LONDON, Sept 26.-Much to his
own dismay, 15-year-old John David
Grix was awarded the British En-
pire Medal today for courageous
devotion to duty during an air raid
on Norwich the day after he joined
the Civil Defense Service.
Publicity attendant on the award
disclosed that John Sctually was
too young to enlist in the service.
Il was so keen to join I put a
year on my age" he explained
Evening star., 1942-09-26
British Navy Strong as Ever
Despite Loss of 1900 Ships
More Than 500 Worcroft Turned Out
In Lost 30 Months, Admiralty Reports

supplemented the British radios an
nouncement a few weeks ago that
the nations shipyards had turned
out more than 500 warships in 30
months-more than replacing a re-
ported loss of 476 fighting ships.
% Yards Reopen.
In addition, British merchantmen
designed to replace an announced
loss of 731 cargo carriers, are being
delivered-complete from stem to
stern-40 days after keel-laying,
with % recently reopened yards
joining Englands vast network of
maritime production units in the
Evening star., 1942-09-26

accumulations will be picked up to-
morrow but business houses having
piles larger than 1000 pounds arc
asked to reserve the piles for later
special pickups.
Its going to be much bigger
job this Sunday" Mr.. Xanten said
in pointing out that two-thirds of
the citys population is in the two
sections to be covered tomorrow.
1T is also the oldest part of town
and accordingly we anticipate large
accumulations Of scrap"
Last Sundays drive in Northeast
and Southeast Washington netted
an estimated 1,638,0O0 pounds. al
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Czech Orthodox Church
Is Dissolved by Nozis
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 26.-German au-
thorities have ordered the disSolu-
ton of the Czech Orthodox Church
in the Nazi "protectorate" of Bo-
hep.as knd Moravia.
FiH leaders of the church died
recently before firing squad,
charged with having concealed the
killers of Reinhard Heydrich, Ger
man secret police chieftain.
The dissolution order. announced
by the German radio, provided for
ecnfsca ton of church property.
Evening star., 1942-09-26
Get In the Scrap!
D. C.. Western Sections Ready
For Scrap Drive Tomorrow
Metal From Homes and Shops Expected
To Top 100000 Pounds

All District residents Hrng uest OF North and South
Capitol streets asked to gather metal scrap to be placed
the sidewalks the crbing in front of their home By
tomorrow Trucks p pick the starting at
Evening star., 1942-09-26

(See SCRAP, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1942-09-26

(See JEFFERS, Page AID
Evening star., 1942-09-26

(See SHIPS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1942-09-26

(See INITIATION, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1942-09-26

(See WAR FUNDS, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-09-26

tSee RUSSIA, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-09-26

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages Tx and 2-X of this edition Of
The Star, supplementing the news Of
the regular homo delivered edition,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
Axis Leaders Offer No
Hope For Race - WRIGHT

According to Wright, while there
are many things wrong with Amer.
lean democracy as far as the Ne.
gro is concerned, his wrongs WILL
NOT and CANNOT be righted by
Hitler, Mussolini Or Hirohito. He
says that while the japanese
agents who. have been active
among Negroes in many Of the
Black Belts of our large cities are
being driven out, the only way that
America can ever insure herself
against Negro acceptance of these
agents is by seeing that the Black
Belts are eliminated. "We are
fighting to defeat these enemies,
he says, ''but we must also fight to
preserve the kind of America
where the struggle for the essten.
sion of democracy can be taken up
with renewed vigor when our enc
mics are crushed. Let us be done
with evasions and go forward to
win the war, doing those things
trat will make our nation strong.
unafraid and whole-hearted in its
0ed1catlOn TO victory.
The story of TWELVE MILLION
BLACK VOICES itself, has been
supplemented by photographs TAX
en- bv FSA photographers. caption
ed with original verse, which illus
trate points of the text and show
typical scenes from countryside to
city of the Negroes life, in both
North and South.
The condensation covers null.
titude of the books phases. It in.
cludes the story of the Negro and
their relation to the Lords of the
his land--the tillers of the soil, and
Land 1t takes in the Northern
workman and his Boss Of the
Buildings. Housing problems are
sketched. Politicians activities are
drawn in. And Negro music that
taught the world to play is found
close to a section on Negro pray
ers.
what do we want?' Wright con-
cludes I'VE want the right tc
share in the upward march OF
American life. We ask you to grant
us nothing, Lords of the Land
We are winning our heritage
though our toll in suffering Is
great. We are crossing the line
you dared us to cross, Bosses Of the
Buildings, though we pay in the
coin of death! We are with the
new tide. we stand at the cross
roads. We watch each new process
sion. Voices are speaking. Men
are moving. We shall be with
therr1!''
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
NEL SON ASKED TO SPEAK OUT ON RACE GU ESTI0N
Ask WPB Head
ToSpeak Out On
Race Question
Failure to Use
Race Manpower,
Being Overlooked

NEW YORK --(SNS) ~ Boss OF
wartime industry, Donald M. Nelson,
was asked by the NAACP last week
why. in his many radio broadcasts
and statements for the press, he has
not mentioned the widespread fail
ure of industrial plants to use Ne
gro manpower
The NAACP said: I'VE believe
that word from you and on this
matter would have tremendous
effect in directing the heads of en-
ployment to an American and an
unquestionably loyal labor supply
which up to now has scarcely been
trapped"
The NAACP also asked Nelson, in
effect, if the War Production Board
would permit Eugene Talmadge,
governor of Georgia, to dictate how
workers will be paid at the new
plant of the Bell Aircraft Corpora
ton to be built II miles from At.
lanta.
Talmadge asserted in recent
speech before the Capital Club in
Atlanta that if Negroes were en-
ployed at the plant, they would not
be paid at the same rate as white
workers for the same work.
The Association believes Nelson
was told, that the War Production
Board ought to take a hand in such
a policy is in truth to be institut-
ed.
1--WE submit that will to win the
war is inseparable from production
and that 100000 American Me-
groes will not be convinced that
the war is worth fighting if they are
to be Disseminated against SO gross
ly and so unfairly by their own
country in the production of war
machines"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

racial propaganda is q. device used
to say that an enslaved group is
inferior"
''The idea of infertSFity of races
is also an invention,' the speaker
stated in illustrating that propa-
paganda tendencies always main
tain that Fwhite is right
According to Schuyler minority
groups can effectively counterfeit
the invention Of race as a propa-
ganda device in two ways, by pro-
noting propaganda to influence the
dominant group to accept and give
the subiugated group broader op-
portunities and by creating propa-
ganda to give greater confidence
TO those Within the group against
which the racial device is used.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
IFS War Now,
No More Defense

WASHINGTON, d. C. - fSNS0
The Army no longer has defense
plants; 1t has only WAR plants.
The words, defense" and "na-
tional defeAse" in connection with
the activities of the Services of
Supply will no longer be used, and
the word, WAR, will be used in
stead, the War Department an
nOunced today.
BY order of Lieutenant General
Brehon B. Somervell, commanding
that branch of the Army, in all
such terms as defense plant"
''defense contract" s'defense pro-
gram" and defense work" the
word defense" gives way to the
more realistic term.
This practice is in keeping with
the recent assumption of a more
aggressive attitude on the part of
the Army.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

morning, September 9th, and to re.
main il, session until Sunday even
ing, September Is, 1912.
All Baptist individuals, churches,
societies, associations, district and
state conventions will please take
note of the change of the meeting
place from Boston to Chicago. There
Is no change, however, in the dates,
which are also provided for con-
stitutionally, which says that the
convention shall meet every year
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

exercising the provision made in
the constitution and the mandate
of the executive board when they
met here in January, and am call
ing the National Baptist Conven-
ton of America to convene in Chi
cago, Illinois, at ten O'Clock. CEN
trail standard war time, Wednesday
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
Slayer Given
Life Sentence
ATLANTA, (sNs)-

ATLANTA, Ga SNS)-
Eddie Lee Burnett alias Shirt
Tail alias Joe Burnett was SEN
fenced to serve the remainder of
his life in prison Monday follow
ing conviction for murder in Full
ton Superior Court.
Burnett was tried for the Feb
ruary g Staying of Alma Minton.
The state contended that Burn
EFT killed the woman with knife
at a Butler street address.
Charlie Noble was sentenced
to a 3-to-5-year term for assault
with intent to murder. Noble
pleaded guilty to cutting Lille
Mae Noble on August II
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
Negro Trdinee
Program 10 Be
Started In Ala.
Decision Follows
Oxley's Visit
And Conferences
BY EFFIE MoTEN GooDE

MOBILE, Ala.-(A N Pit.
Lawrence A. Oxley, senior special
list with the Social Security board
at Washington, has been in Ala
bama for the past two weeks en-
deavoring to stimulate equitable
participation of qualified Negroes
in defense training and employ
ment. From various reports, 1t.
Oxley has met with a degree Of
success.
After three-day visit in Mobile
where he interviewed several key
people and held conferences with
employment bureau officials. OK
ley was successful in securing ap-
prevail of Mobile defense authori-
ties for $4,000 defense training
program to fit Negro trainees for
the job openings anticipated in
defense ship building here. APP
proximately one-half million dol
lars in defense contracts have
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

been awarded in the Mobile area
for the construction of tight de-
stroyers and cargo ships.
Prior to coming to Mobile, 1t.
Oxley held conferences at tie
regional office of the Social Sc
curity board at Birmingham land
the office of Defense Training of
Alabama at Montgomery.
1t Oxley is performing a SINH
lar mission in regard to Negro
participation in the states of Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee, Georgia, F1ori-
da and South Carolina.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28


by three hard
working, If great
ly underpaid, Ne
gro investigators
in tn e report
of Commissioner
John Goodwin of
Georgia, should
overcome the hesi-
fancy over hiring
Negro agents and
police shown not
only nv Mr. Hoo
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

ingredients has proved itself. The
basic herb is an intestinal tonic
iaxativen which helps TONE LAZY
INTESTINAL MUSCLES Other
herbs IN the blend make BLACK
toRAIGI4T easysto-take and gem
tie il action.
When you need laxative. give
BLACK-pRAUGHT the USE-TEST.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

ONE WONDERS IF j. Edgar
Hoover, head of our esteemed G.
Men, who thus far has refused to
see the value of employing Negro
agents, saw the unusual defense of
them written the other day by
none other than commissioner of
public safety of a state, which until
his appointment, had not single
Negro peace officer.
The sound argument given in
actual statistics on cases solved
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
A Popular Laxative
Has to be Good!

The hardest test Of any product
is the USE TEST. It is especially
true Of laxative, which is used
under al kinds Of conditions.
Yet one herbal Laxative has beer
TESTED IN USE BY tour genera
tons, and proved s. good that to-
day it's 4 standby with thousands
u Families BLAc -DRAJ5Gffrl
This spicy compound Of vegetable
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

Discussing Propaganda and the
Negro the speaker explained that
racial propaganda is extremely ole
and has been used in India for
thousands OF years.
when you subjugate people, he
said, san excuse must be made. and