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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05
Conodion Porotroops
Will Get Extra Pay

OTTAWA - Canadian ? ara-
troops will receive extra pay be
cause @ their highly-speeislized
work. defense headquarters an
nouneed. Enlisted men viii receive
IS cents a day in addition q their
basic army pay. and officers VIII
get s. a day extra.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05
n the naval air force.

in the naval air force.
The minesweeper. U. s. 3.
Right, VIII slide down the ways At
the Winslow Marine Railway and
shipbuilding Co. Saturday. Grace
Dammen. 10-year-old daughter Of
a welder in the yards. will christen
the ship.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05

soff body. with dorlina mofehsd
bonnet ond dressj knitted socks
and lsoihersiie boobies. Moving
eye, ond lo,he,. A delightful siff
for ony lille GID. lain. height.
Cr3oo
Other Dolls 5Ss 10 $S.ss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05

CorI REIN. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jocob REIN, 1888
So. 0ront owe, presently OF
the novy's submarine troin-
ing school OF New London,
Conn, is celebrating his
10Th birthday Wednesday.
A oroduote OF Lincoln
high. Gloss OF 1885, he en-
listed in the naval reserve
in March OF this yeor. After
o brief ironing period at
Son Diego. he wos irons
ferred to navy electricions'
school in Detroit for lo
weeks of troinino. Upon
graduation he wos rofed on
electricion's mote, third
Gloss, and sent to New Lon
don for II more weeks of
training. He will oroduote
there next month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05
by LELAND STOWE
Special By Wireless. Copyright Io47

WITH THE RED ARMY ON THE RZHEv FRONT
1t Col Anatoe Aexandroviteh Smirnov the map
the Ukraine his face Yet strangely enough bears
surprising similarity to the welknown twoegged map Of
Ireland IL anybody presented the lieutenant colonel you
m second cousin of the writer Casey. maybe his big
brother. the chances you would believe il.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-05
sMiRNov CAPTURED GERMAN GENERAL
Brought Him
Back Alive
On Own Back
sQutAIED LIKE PIC WIN CAUGHT

Tbs Is the erenth Of Of exclusive articles by Le-
lad Store scren about the nine days he has just spent
sclfh the Red Army ct the front This longest period
Of time foreign orter has been tcih The Russians in The
bottle cone
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conscious was he cf violating dam
gerouS taboo, that he felt that the
very air or sky would suddenly
speak, commanding him to stop
He was sailing fast into the face
of cold wind that all but sucked
his breath from him; but he liked
it. Around him were silence and
night and snow falling, falling as
though it had fallen from the be-
ginning of time and would always
fall till the end Of the world. He
took the letter out of his pocket and
slipped it under the door. Turn
ing, he ran down the steps and
round the house. done it, 1 done
it now! They'll see it tonight Of
in the morning. He went to
the basement door, opened it and
looked inside; no one was there.
Like an. enraged beast, the furnace
throbbed with heat, suffuSing a red
glare over everything. He stood in
front of the cracks and watched
the restless embers. Had Mary
burned completely? He wanted to
poke round in the Goals to see, but
dared not; he tlinched from it
even in thought. He pulled the
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sighed. It'll be easy"
1T won't. I'll get caught But it
don't make no difference. I'm lost
any how. | was lost when 1 took
up with you. I'm lost and it don't
matter - Come on
lie led her back to the Car stop.
He said nothing as they waited in
the whirling snow When he heard
the car coming, he took her purse
from her. opened it and put the
flaShlight inside The car stopped; {;
he helped her on, put seven cents
in her trembling hand and stood
in the snow watching her black
face through the window white
with ice as the car moved off
slowly through the night.
He walked to DaltOn'S through
the snow. His right hand was in
his coat pocket, his fingers about
the kidnap note. When he reached
the driveway. he looked about the
street carefully. There was nc one.
He looked at the house; it was
white, huge, silent. He walked UP
the steps and stood in front of the
door He waited a moment to see
what would happen. So deeply
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Noted Agriculturalist
Passes Away At Hampton

vice of Booker T. Washington and
DR.. H. B. Frissell, former president
of Hampton.
LAID FOUNDATION
When Mr.. Pierce received his ap-
pointment there was only one other
Negro, T. M. Campbell, doing farm
demonstration work. Together they
helped lay the foundation for Ex-
ension work among Negro farmers.
During those early years Mr.
Pierce travelled from farm to farm
in buggy, not only teaching new
farming methods, but also em-
phasizing health and sanitation
Beginning with only a few counties,
his area finally extended to eight
states. West Virginia, Maryland,
Virginia, North and South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Kentucky, and
Arkansas, with headquarters at
Hampton institute, Hampton, Va.
NOW SIS WORKERS
Largely because this pioneer help
ed to show how farm demonstra-
ton work could be effective means
of aiding Negro farmers, today
there are 555 trained Negro Exc
tension farm and home demonStra-
ton agents scattered throughout the
Southern states, serving more than
100000 Negro farmers. He was also
instrumental in helping to extend
All club activities to Negro boys
and girls. Latest figures show that
there are $4,000 colored youths en-
rolled in All club work.
In recognition of the excellent
work done by Mr.. Pierce and Mr..
Campbell, a ceremonial service was
held in their honor last November
upon their completion of 35 years
in the Department. During the
ceremonial a special tribute was
paid them by Secretary Wickard
and Director of Extension M. L.
Wilson.
Among the Department repre-
Sentatives who attended the funeral
were Charles A. Sheffield, white
Extension field agent; and T. M
Campbell, Extension field agent
with headquarters at TuSkegee.
Burial was at Hampton. Mr..
Pierce is survived by his widow
Mrs. Beatrice Pierce, two sons and
daughter.
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War Work To Continue
At West Virginia State

INSTITUTE, w. Va-(SNS)-
The activities of the West Virginia
State College will not stop with
the Summer Convocation on Aug
uSt Is.
The war training services will
continue their 24-hour schedule of
three eight hour shifts which in
clude the radio communications
and radio repair and maintenance
courses, the classes for welders for
the shipbuilding industry.
President John w. Davis an
nounced a twelve point war pro-
gram which offers extraordinary
opportunities for both young men
and young women students. The
Enlisted Reserve Corps, which de-
fers students from military service
until they have completed their
college work, has left approximate
ly 200 vacancies.
The Field Artillery Senior Unit
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NATIVE SON
By RICHARD WRIGHT

to room at the front of the
house 1t was feebly lit from the
street lamps outside; he switched
off the flashlight and looked around.
The room had six large windows.
BY standing close TO any of them,
the streets in all four directions
were visible.
See, Bessie He turned to
look at her and found that she was
not there. He called tensely: "Bes-
siel' There was no answer; he
bounded TO the doorway and
switched on the flashlight. She
was leaning against wall, Sob
bling. He went TO her, caught her
arm and yanked her back into the
voOm.
Come on! You got to do better
than this
I'D rather have you kill me
right now," she sobbed.
Don't you say that again.
She was silent. His black open
palm swept upward in a SWIFT mar
row arc and smacked solidly against
her face.
you want me to wake you up?"
She bent her head to her knees
he caught hold of her arm and
again dragged her to the window.
He spoke like man who had been
running and was out of BREATH
Nov, look. All you got to do is
come here tomorrow night, see?
Amt nothing going to bother you
I'm seeing to everything. Don't
you worry none. You just do what
] say. You come here and watch
About twelve o'clock a CARL come
along. It'll be blinking its head
lights. see? Like this. Remember
that. Then watch that car. It'll
throw out a package Watch that
package, cause the money1l be in
it. It'll go into the snow. Look
and see if anybody'S about. If you
see nobody, then go and get the
package and go home. But don't
go straight home. Make sure no
body's watching you, nobody's fol-
lowing you, see? Ride three or foul
street cars and transfer fast. Get
off about five blocks from home and
look behind you as you walk, see?
Now look. You Can see up anc
down Michigan and Thirty sixth
You can see if anybodys watching
I'll be in the white folks house all
day tomorrow. If they put any
body out to watch, I'll let you
know not to come"
Bigger ="
Come on, now"
Take me home'
You going to do it?'
She did not answer
You already in it," he said. You
got part of the money" Il reckon
it don't make no difference" she
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of the Reserve Officers Training
Corps will give openings to 400
men to enroll for officers educa-
ton.
The college and the R. o. T. G.
Band with 100 pieces of musical
instruments will give training to
that number of students in the
field of band music.
The Engineering, Science, Man
agement War Training now operat-
ing in the college, will give STU
dents, taking certain courses lead
ing to the fields of engineering
chemistry, physic, mathematics and
production supervision, training
without tuition charges.
The United States government is
also offering loans to persons en-
rolled in the above courses, plus
pre-medicine, veterinary science,
pharmacy and dentistry of not
more than $50OOO per IL months.
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Jimmy Blanton Of
Dukes Band Dies

LOS ANGELES-(AN N P)-Jimmy
Blanton, 22-year-old former bass
player in Duke Ellington's orcheS-
ira, died at the outdoor Life and
Health association sanitarium in
Duarte last evening. He had been
there and at other local hospitals
for nearly a year, suffering with
tuberculosis
He was a native of Chattanooga,
Tenn. The body was shipped by
AngeluS Funeral home back there
Sunday.
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NAACP Denies
Sending Money
For Elections
Officials Amused
At Charges Made
By S. Carolinians

NEW YORK-"There is no truth
in the statement of Judge Eugene
S Blease that the NAACP IS
sending money into South Carolina
to control the election" the AS
sociation stated this week, saying
that Association officials were
amused on reading the politicians
assertions made during his CAM
paign for the office of U. S.
Senator.
"The Association does not and
never has gone into state cleo
tions," it was stated at the New
York headquarters. 1--WE do not
have $4,000 to send anywhere, much
less to send to a state like South
Carolina to try to control an eleci
ton.
"Judge Blease is obviously con-
fused, and probably had in mind
the aggressive action of the Colunt'
bia. SC, NAACP which has rails
ed $4,000 to promote its fight
against the exclusion of Negroes
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INSTALLMENT 81

I'D rather do anything out thlS,
she said.
stop now. We're in it"
Bigger. honey, I'd run Off with
you. I'd work for you, baby. We
don't have to do this. Don't you
| believe I love you?"
Don't try that on me now
| The car came. he helped her on
and sat down beside her and looked
past her face at the silent snow fly
in gwhite and wild outside the
window He brought his eyes
farther round and looked at her;
she was staring with blank eyes,
| like blind woman waiting for
some word to tell her where she was
going. Once she cried and he
gripped her shoulder so tightly that
she stopped, more absorbed in the
painful pressure of steel-like fin
gers than in her fate They got
off at Thirty-SiXth Place and walk
ed over to Michigan Avenue. When
they reached the corner, Bigger
stopped and made her stop by grip
ping her arm again. They were in
front of the high, white, empty
building with black windows.
Where we going?"
Right here
Bigger" she Whimpered.
Come on, now. Don't start thatI
But 1 don't want to-
You got to-"
He looked up and down the street
past ghostly lamps that shed a long
series of family shimmering cones
of yellow against the snowy night
He took her to the front entrance
which gave into vast pool of inky
silence. He brought out the flash
light and focused the round spot
on a rickety stairway leading up
ward into a still blacker darkness
The plankS creaked as he led hel
up. Now and then he felt his shoes
sink into a soft, cushy substance
Cobwebs brushed his face. All
around him was the damp smell Of
| rotting timber He stopped abrupt
ly as something with dry whispering
feet fitted across his path, emitting
as the rush of it's flight died a thin
piping wall of lonely fear "Ooowp
Bigger whirled and centered the
spot of light on BeSSie'S face. Her
lips we're drawn back, her mouth
was open, and her hands were lift
ed midway to white trimmed eyes.
What are you trying to do?" he
asked. "Tell the whole world we
are here?"
"Oh, Bigger!'
Come oni'
After a few feet he stopped and
swung the light. He saw dusty
walls, walls almost like those of the
Dalton home, The doorWays were
wider than those of any house in
which he had ever lived. Some rich
folks lived there once, he thought.
Rich white folks. That was the way
most houses on the South Side
were, ornate. old, sinking; homes
once of rich white people, now in
habited by Negroes or standing
dark and empty with yawning black
windows. He remembered that
bombs had been thrown by whites
into homes like these when Negroes
had first moved into the South Side.
He swept the disc of yellow and
walked gingerly down hall and in
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HAMPTON, Va.-(S N STU
neral services for j. B. Pierce, U
U. Department of Agriculture re-
gional field agent, were held here
where he died following an opera
ton at Dixie hospital.
Mr.. Pierce, who neared the
completion of SO years in the De-
partment, was busy with the Food
Freedom program when he be-
came ill. He had been determined
that the goals set by Secretary OF
Agriculture Claude r. Wickard
should be reached. And in the
interest of the program had travel
ed throughout the northern tier OF
the Southern states, his region urg-
ing farmers to increase their food
production.
REGRETS PASSING
Upon being informed of Mr.
Pierce's death, Secretary Wickard
said, with the passing of J. B.
Pierce, the Department loses one
of its best field men. He was loyal
and conscientious in his work, and
during the 36 years that he served
the Department much was done in
the way of improving farming
methods, health and living condi-
tions among Negro farmers. We
will miss him, and his race will
miss him."
Mr.. Pierce, native OF Green
vile, Ala, was a graduate of TuS-
kegee and Hampton Institutes. He
taught brick masonry in North
Carolina and agriculture at Hamp-
ton institute before being appoint
ed farm demonstration agent in
Norfolk and adjoining counties in
Virginia by former Secretary OF
Agriculture James Wilson in 1906
The appointment was made upon the
recommendation of Dr. Seaman
Knapp, founder of Cooperative Ex-
tention Service, and upon the ad-
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their home, July %, and dismissed
at Cleveland for lazineSs. He quot
ed Ford as saying Jeff suggested
that they throw lighted cigarets on
pile of hay under tiger cage
'to get even with the circus for
firing U.S."
Ford was picked up by a PENN
sylvania railroad detective while
riding freight train in nearby
Duquesne wednesday night He
was turned over to county authori-
ties because he possessed circus
meal tickets
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Relatives Sought

ATLANTA, Ma-(SNS)-
Relatives of Mrs. Sarah Calhoun,
who died in 1888, are being sought
by the management of Hanley Fu-
neral Home. It was pointed out
that the estate of the deceased CAN
not be closed until relatives are
located.
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The fire caused the death of 42
animals from burns or gunShCt
and did damages estimated at more
than 100000. The destroyed ami
mails included elephants, giraffeS,
camleS, lions and tigers.
Adams said Ford implicated an
other former circus employee
known only as Jeff. Both were hir-
ed as roustaboutS at Pittsburgh,
lever for more coal, then went to
his room.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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This was one of the several reso-
h,tions adopted by the various de-
partments of the Ancient Free and
Accepted Scottish Rite MasonS OF
America at the close of their bien-
NAL session neld here.
A copy OF the resolutions was
sent to the President.
The resolutions also called for
better protection for colored SOL
diers in the south and more oppor-
tunities in National Defense work
for colored citizens.
The body elected John L. Cor
don. grandmaster of New Jersey
the president-general of the Gen
eral Grand Masonic Congress; M
l.. Taylor, to be Imperial Potentate
of the Shriners; o. L. Pilgrim, OF
New York City, Grand Command
er of the knights Templars; anC
Lence Richardson, Grandmaster o1
Ohio, Most Eminent High Priest
of the Royal Arch MasonS. Mrs
Georgeanna Robinson of New Yorl
City was returned as Supreme
Grand Matron of the Grand Or.
der of the Eastern Star and Mrs
Mary Stillyard of West Va, Su'
preme Counselor of the Daughter,
of the Sphinx. Charles H. Isaac'
Grandmaster of Mississippi wa!
elected Sovereign Grand Command.
er of the Supreme Council. Lin
wood Roger was chosen again a!
the Supreme Attorney General ano
Grand Minister of State Grand.
masters in attendance in addition
to MessrS IsaacS, Gordon anc
Richardson were: B. F. Chisolm o.
Md, Rev. l.. G. Bowman of S. G.
G. M. Riggs of Mass; and N. M
Boozier of Texas.
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from participation in the Demo-
cratic primary election in that
state.
1.-The national office is cooperat-
ing with the Columbia branch"
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Hold Roustabout
For Circus Fire

PITTSBURGH-(ANP) - desire for revenge over
being discharged caused Lemanda Ford 6 to set fire
the menagere tent of Rngng Brothers circus last Tues
day in Cleveland according to District Attorney Russell H.
Adams who said the youth signed confession
The Phoenix index., 1942-08-15
President Called
Upon To Speak
AgainstGn1 Crow
Strong Resolution Is Passed
By Masons At Natl Conclave;
Gordon Named President-GenI

NEW -(SNS)-President Roosevelt Saturday
was called upon proclaim his distaste loudly and often
to American citizens everywhere in order to reduce to an
immediate minimum and final ending of segregation and
discrimination because of race color national origin
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Loses Extraditon Battle;
Must Face Trial In ~ c.

, court. Wellman was turned over
to the United States marshall fol
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woman.
On May q, 194t, Justice F.
Wilkinson Let's ordered the MAD
turned over to Sheriff John w.
Moore, of Statesville, North Caro-
linaa, but after defense attorney
Edward Berger a few days lateI
swore out a writ of habeas corpus
Sheriff Moore was ordered to re-
turn Wellman here.
AT a subsequent hearing, justice
Alan Goldsborough heard testi
mony from a time-keeper at Fmt
Belvoir. Va. where Wellman work
a ed to the effect that Wellman waH
: at work at the time of the alleg-
ed attack in North Carolina.
The testimony was contridictet
by the complainant and a Negrr
woman who identified Wellman a.
the attacker.
When Justice Goldsborough rll'
ed the conflict could be resolved
only by the trial court in North
Carolina and orderd Wellman eX'
tradited, the case was taken t.
the court of appeals which upheld
Z Justice Goldsborough.
Leon Ransome, general coun-
b sci for the NAACP, participated il
the defense before the appeals
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delivery to the North Carolina au'
thoritieS.
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/ Was Sought In
Attack On 7:3-
Year Old Woman

WASHINGTON, D. c. A N p
-Climaxing a fight covering, a
period of a year, the case of VIII
liam Mason Wellman, %, was de-
oided against him and the de-
fendant returned to North Caro-
lima to face a rape charge pre-
ferred by a 73-year old white
woman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-01
. SERIAL STORY
 WHEN A GIRL MARRIES

up his arms. Come on, I'll catch you"
 She caught her breath, shut her eyes. and walked blindly of into space. The next moment she felt his secure strong hands under her arm easing her into the water.
 Afraid nbw?" he asked, still holding her.
 She shook the water out of her face and laughed. No"
 He made her try it again, and again. He could get her to do any thing, she thought breathlessly. As if she- hadn't any will of her own.
 She finally grew tired and they climbed out and laid down on the white sand where they could watch the divers at the deep end of the pool. Suddenly Enid sat mp. My sketch things are out in the car. You know, I'd like to do some of these figures"
 He stretched. Want me to get them for you7" Then Hopping lazily over on his stomach, an ae- ton which brought him very close to her, aOh, don't be so fright fully ambitious. You can come over some afternoon and sketch. I'll fix 1t up at the desk so they'll let you in"
 "All right" she acauieseed. re- laxing beside him. He reached over and fingered her hair spread out to dry.
 T never saw hair as fine as yours. Its pretty, too. the way you do it, pinned ID in those soft rolls and not all fuzzed up with permanent,
 "Thank you, mister Enid said. Her heart was singing. Maybe dreams came true sometimes. Two weeks ago she wouldn't have be- lleyed 1t possible that sine would be in a swank bath club as she was at this minute. with man like DF. Henry Holiday paying her nice compliments. She closed her eyes with a Faptur0lis sigh.
 The next nome she felt Hank Holidays lips against hers. II wa6 a careless, casual kiss. given beeauss her face was near and Inviting. Then as quickly as he had bent his face t0 hers he lifted il and sat up.
 "sorry. ! shouldn't have done that"
 Enid was to wonder about that later as she tossed sleepleasly igl her bed.
 or course she had been sslr- psised when he kissed her. but she certainly hadn't resisted him They WeFe both free, and adult Why shouldn't he have kissed her7
 Thinking about # didn't help Tt oniy reminded her how badly che had wanted him to repeat the