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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
M. A. T. c. S. Who Will Bell The Cat?

NEXT WEEK JACKSON WILL BE THE HOST to the
organized body of coored people in the state
mississippi Association of Teachers Coored Schools and
according to its executive secretary and interchangeable worker
IN behalf of the organization, Prof W. W. Blackburn this
years attendance will top all preceding years AS usual the
people of jackson will welcome the teachers whose coming
to Jackson is of small Importance the business and
social, as well as educational life of the city.
When the Association assemblies here next week there
will be brought to- focus again the and tragic facts that
the Mississippi Association of Teachers in Coored Schools
is made of membership representing the lowest paid col
ored teachers the South and in the United States that
in fixed standards Individuals they are probably the
least qualified mentally, educatonay and emotonay for
the great grave responsibility teaching than anv other
such group in the nation
In either instance not our intention to cast refec
tons upon the treat and honored profession of the teacher
the Mississippi Association of Teachers in Coored
Schools What we hope to do here to point some
vious truths.
When the teachers arrive in Jackson each of them will
be- and will have been for long time agtaed by the Cues
on OF teachers salaries the effect of the activities of
teachers throughout the South with respect to this question
That the salaries of the coored teachers Mississippi
the lowest in the nation is the primary responsibility of the
teachers themselves although appreciate the fact that
as the salaries paid affect the quality qualification
the teachers this matter should be of more impor
lance and concern to the patrons of the schools
Frankly, there is little hope of any worthwhile improve
men in coored teachers salaries unless it comes as result
OF the efforts of the teachers themselves this is cha
enge to the leadership of the NJ A. T. c. S. and looking to-
wards any in their salaries becomes the duty
OF the rank and file of the organization closely examine
It's leadership with respects to the question.
In other words the pattern for action with respects to
the matter OF teachers salaries has been approved
In Mississippi, it is simply question of Who will bell the
Cat?
Recently the legislature made possible for persons
with only high school to enter the coored teachers
profession in the state
TO point out that this enables persons who possess
neither sufficient maturity wisdom education
the responsibility of teaching the coored children of the
state seems to us wholly unnecessary
That such poorly equipped teachers should be allowed
10 each coored children of the state the primary
so OF the parents and patrons the schools whose chill
oren are being thus njurious affected though in many
ways This circumstance will have serious effect upon the
efforts of coored teachers to obtain better salaries
to the question: "Who Will Bell the Cat?"
Though that question is raised here the effect of
thee Two conditions upon the future welfare of the state
and nation is easily visualized
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14

valuable man leave at such a criti-
cal time.
There are rumors rife in certain
circles that some officials in the
NAACP fought the appointment and
wanted to name Judge HASTE, who
was not particularly happy in his
army post, to the spot in the trea-
Sury.
Edgar Brown of the CCC and
UGE also fought the appointment
But when the PickenS appoint
ment was confirmed, Brown was one
OF the first to call on the dean and
congratulate him.
There are many unexplained an
giles involved which observers be-
heve should be thoroughly aired.
giving the public the benefit of in
formation which it hasn't received
yet, To many, it seems an attempt
to Dust and at the same to smear.
Some have gone on record as adj
visiting Mr.. Pickens to not return
to the NAACP when his present
is work concluded because of the
unappreciative attitude for his work
OF group of officials.
However, Mr.. Pickens himself pre-
fers to remain silent until the April
meetings and help advise ways and
be given the public and the motives
behind these mysterious moves re-
vealed.
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Call Reserve
Continued from Page y

Lawrence Archie Harris, Robert
Nathaniel Hough, Thomas Mat
thew Irving, Benson Doyle Nit
chell, Oswald Willard Monroe, Le-
muel Augustus Penn, all of Wash
ington; and First 1t. William
Davis Martin of Portsmouth, Va;
Second Its. Charles Hatch
Hunter, Eric Paul Edwards, Will
bur Lecount Carnegie, Carl Good
win, Robert S. Scurlock, Leon
Lovelace Turner, Samuel Franklin
Tyree, Charles Lewis Wesley of
Washington, D. c.; John Edwin
Hamilton, Chappelle Cecil Coch-
rane Of Philadelphia; Wendell
Maurice Lucas, Fairmol : Heights,
Md, Louis Edward Ridgeley, Land
over, Md, and First 1t. Wendell
L. Mcconnell of Washington.
The same order, it is understood,
has been issued to other reserve
officers throughout the country
and the entire group will converge
On Fort Benning to form new
class which after its training
period will move ON to Fort Hua-
chuca to take over various COM
nandS.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
Synthetic Rubber

The effect OF Axis victories the Far East is the loss
OF our rubber supply In 1910 this country imported
TOMS and almost every pound of it from countries now
blocked off by the Jps For rs years chemists have been
developing rubber substitute But production the prod
ct was not pushed long there abundance of
cheaper natural rubber Now the cost question has
the window The United States must have rubber to win the
war Hence the present pressure industry produce
substantial quantity of rubber substitute Prior to Deem
Der plans were under way for producing 10000 per
annum of synthetic rubber Of petroleum Subsequently
the government raised its sights to 10000 ons goal
peced to be realized sometime 1913 Now the program
being further enlarged to 100000 TONS
1t is said that it will take year and half to get plants
erected and in full operation In the meantime the govern
ment has enough rubber stocks to needs
and little Owners of automobiles take unusual
care to make their present supply of tires last to the ul
mate mile.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14

you have elected to do. This task is
work. It is difficult task. It win
call for everything you have got in
you. It Is no bed Of roses. It win
mean morning work and night
study. It will mean keeping YOUR
selves fit at all times. If you sue
coed you will have the satisfaction
and the pride that comes to the
men who on the completion of
their course pass down the line and
receive their wings.
"Your officers will be ever ready
to help you, but it depends upon
you as individuals whether this
success shall be yours.
LET no task be too small to re-
ceive your utmost careful atten-
ton. If you do that, you should be
successful, and / believe you will.
What Booker T. Washington
stood for-the principle of work at.
tention to duty, loyalty to cause
these especially, with these in front
OF you, you cadets can but be in.
spired."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
piekens Won't
Make Reply To
NAACP Smear
Report He Will
Demand Show
Down by Board

WASHINGTON -(ANP) - Al
though pressed from all sides TO
make a statement in defense OF his
position, Dean William Pickens, for
the past 80 years an officer Of the
NAACP, persistently refuses to take
up the cudgels in his own behalf.
Refusing to be interviewed on the
matter in his office here in the
treasury department, where he is
now assigned as promotion speci-
alist, Mr.. Pickens says that in April
when the board meets everybody
will know his stand.
Accused by the secretary of the
NAACP of making statements ap-
proving segregation, the same being
published in the Amsterdam News
Star of New York City, Mr.. Pickens
is confident that when the show
down comes, he will be vindicated
and it will be proved that his article
was not printed as it was released
through the Associated Negro Press
For number of years Mr.. Pickens
has been a valuable contributor to
that organization and his feature
articles have had wide spread cir
culation.
In an original copy of his story,
discussing the situation under the
caption, Fort Huachuca and the
goth Pursuit Squadron" it is indi.
Gated that his words were "the army
is planning to win war, in spite
of segregation or of those oppose
segregation" The printed story left
out the words Gin spite of segrega-
ton" which made it appear that Mr..
Pickens was striking at the anti
segregationists.
DECISION MADE
The original intent of the NAACP,
it is reported, was to sunmarily dis
miss Mr.. Pickens, but after consid-
ering the matter, it was decided to
act differently.
The board of directors, before
which the dean is scheduled to ap-
pear at the April meeting, is COM
prised OF 48 members from all parts
OF the country. Because of the diff
ficulties in assembling this entire
group, the rules set quorum at six
Continued from Page y
and this gives the board an oppor-
tunity to pass resolutions and
adopt measures with only a ma
Jority voting--four votes being the
majority in the six-member meet
| ing. 80 -'.-'+
BY virtue Of this, many things are
accomplished. However, at the last
meeting, one of the largest held
IA members of the board were pres
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Gen'l Son
CONTINUED from Page u

Commanding Officer of the ACAFs
could not be reached for confirrna.
ton OF the rumor that the newly
commissioned officers would be as.
signed to duty at the Tuskegee
Field.
The inaugural ceremony initia-
ting the training of Negroes as Mill
tary av1atorS for the United States
Army Air Corps was held July 10.
l94l at the Booker T. Washington
Monument, Tuskegee Institute. The
principal address en- that occasion
was made by Major General Walter
n. Weaver, Comn~ndi Officer.
Southeast Air Corps Training Cen
ter.
Here follows an excerpt of the
challenge General Weaver gave to
the cadets that day:
The success of this venture de.
pends upon you. You have the re-
ssponsibility of laying the founda-
ton. Therefore, I can not impress
upon you too much how important
IL Is for you to make a wonderful
record. I believe you will. I UNDER
stand you have been hand picked.
You have an excellent educational
background. You have splendid of.
Ilcers. You will have fine mechanics
Ihese are the tools necessary to do
your work. You have the best. In
ADDITION, you have an even greater
responsibility. The responsibility of
training for defense of the United
States. I can not impress too en-
phatically how important is this
Phase OF National Defense-this
phase OF military aviation-this that
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
MiStreatment


out Arkansas and Missouri. The
ciruclar promised good, steady jobs
for 300 Negro men, free transporta-
ton to Florida and So day COM
pensation with meals and lodging
furnished"
The circular carried pictures Of
carnivals, barbecueS and weekly
entertainments for the workers and
gave the impression that cane
cutters life was one of comfort and
luxury.
Bates, who is single, said he was
approached by a white man in a
Blytheville, Arkansas street and
promised good work" in Florida.
He asserted that he and eight
others were carried by truck to
Bennett, Arkansas, registered and
finger-printed at the state employ
ment office.
Butler and Bell, both illiterate,
are married and had been working
as share-croppers on a Porters-
vile, Missouri farm.
The men said three bus loads of
workers" were transported to
Clewiston, Florida. They said they
slept in barracks on the plantation
and ate meals in a "messhall." The
meals, they said, are served by wom-
en-, who are mistreated the same as
the men workers. No provision is
made for separation of men and
women in housing facilities, the
three cane-cutters declared.
CHARGED FOR EVERYTHING
They said the were charged SIG
for transportation to Florida, 81 a
week for meals, $1.5O for a light
blanket and even had to pay 81 for
a cane-cutting knife. All of the
charges were deducted from their
earnings"
The men told Atlantans they
fled after getting tired of being
cursed and beaten They said sc
many Negroes are fleeing the
camp that guards are now 'beatine
up" all who are caught attempting
to flee.
Bell and Butler said they had re-
ceived notices to report for exami-
nations before their draft boards
on March Z. They asked Travellers
Aid officials to explain to the
board the cause of their absence.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
Announce Plan
10 Better Egg
Market In South
Public Warehouses
To Be Used AS
Storage Places
WASHINGTON. D. (SNS)

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(SNS) -
A plan to provide egg producers in
Southern States with a supported
market to assist in meeting special
egg marketing problems which arise
in that section of the country dur
ing the spring months of flush pro-
duction was announced today by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Basically, the plan proposes to
make use of public refrigerated
warehouses in the South as stations
for the purchase of eggs, at an
nounced prices, in lots of 10 cases
or more. The eggs would be bought
for the Surplus Marketing Admin
istration for domestic distribution
to public aid families, for free
school lunches, Lend-Lease and Red
Cross shipment, or for market sta
bilization reserves.
Under the program, public ware
houses will buy the eggs from ven
doris at announced prices, based on
at least 85 per cent of parity for
each State, on designated DAYS
each week. Federal-State inspectors
Will be available at the warehouses
on these days and after grading, the
eggs will be assembled and stored
by the warehouses for distribution
as designated by the SMA.
Farmers, cooperative organiza-
lions, small dealers, and storekeep-
ers can assemble the eggs in lots
OF at least 10 cases and dispose of
them at the designated warehouses
at specified prices for specified
grades.
Public warehouses in Virginia
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
Tougaloo Five
Defeat AlcOrn
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
NAMED

TOUGALOO, Miss.-The South
Central Athletic Conference, which
opened here last Friday was
brought to an end Saturday night,
when a Tougaloo College Five
which had performed with consis-
tent brliliance all season defeatde
the powerful Alcornites by the
all but one-sided score of 1921 to
win the coveted 1912 SCAC Cham
pionship, and possession of the
conference Trophy, one step to-
wards it's. permanent possession
which, according to rule insti-
tuted this year must be won three
times before permanent possession
can be had.
Participating in the conference
play were teams from Stillman of
Alabama; Okolona, SCI, and
Piney Woods and M. L., Leland
Of Louisiana, though present was
ruled ineligible because the team,
although member of the SCAC,
had played no games against a
conference member during the en-
tire season.
Following the final game pre-
sentation Of the trophy and an
nouncement of the all-conference
team was made by Prof BuSby of
Alcorn College, president of the
conference.
Coach "Duke" Williams of Tou-
galoo responded to the demands of
the crowd with brief speech fol-
lowing the presentation of the
trophy to the Tougaloo team.
The selections for the all-confer-
ence teams were, for the first
team, Henry Bugs, Tougaloo;
Earl Lewis, Tougaloo; Riley Will
]iams, Alcorn; John Cottrell, M i. /,
Walter Henderson, M. I. Selections
for the second team were: Napol-
con Lewis, Tougaloo; Edward Har-
ris, Alco1n; Clifton Hill, SCI, I.
Watts, M. l., and Ollie Scott, Tou-
galoo.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14

Garner. It suggests how everyone of the 100000
employed persons in the United States may particle
pate in the effort through the systematic purchase
of Defense Savings Bonds.
"The job ahead Of is far bigger than most of us
realize" Secretary Morgenthau declared in making
the table public. IT know that the American people
ready to do their part to win the One Of the
ways we can do much more is by intensifying our
effort in the purchase of Defense Bonds"
While persons without dependents may be able to
set aside more than the suggested figures, persons
with several dependents, with other heavy family
obligations may be unable to at the suggested
rate, the Treasury Department pointed out
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
Steals To
Escape Draft

BOSTON - "a N p - Draft
lodging by vacsltiOning at state
prison for 2 1-2 TO 3 years was
in the mind of Roy Wilson, 30,
of Rcxbury, he claimed aft
er being sentenced in Suffolk
Criminal court recently.
Passing Atty. JanIes L. Cas-
sidy, Wilson claimed he wasn't
the fool he appeared. He re-
marked that he was IA i'm the
draft but couldn't lie taken
now. Wilson broke into a South
End tailor shop and stale two
suits and az overcoat.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
MRS. ELIZA MANN

SYLVESTER, Gal-Mrs. Eliza
Mann, 80, a pioneer resident of this
community, died Saturday night
following brief illness. She was
a member OF the Brown Chapel
CINE Church from where her fu-
neral was held Monday. Funeral
expenses were donated by Judge S.
S. Story, county ordinary.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
ERROR CLAIMED

"But not until today did I receive
and read the mimeographed matter
called Pursuit Squadron, by Will
liam Pickens' and compare it with
what I wrote under Fort Huachu-
ca and Goth Persuit Squadron his
letter said
1.-THE matter mineographed," the
letter continues, "and sent to you
is not my article. Somebody i'm
posed upon the min1eographers.
Compare it with my article; 1t is
lifted out of the first two-thirds
of my article-when the last one
third is the most important. And
some little phrases are left out of
the two thirds from which the
Monograph of the NAACP was
made.
II know this indebtedness is not
Of our NAACP, for the association
does not do that.
And I am not trying to change
your mind about anything, but on
ly aiming to get the truth before
you. If the truth makes any change,
that is as it should be-"
When Dean Pickens was first
mentioned as possibility for his
present post with the Treasury De-
partment, there was some question
in the minds of people why the as
ISOLATION was willing to let such
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
Healing The Sick

If you suffer with any incurabIe
diseases, such as: Spell, Poisonou.
Dope, Paralysis Stroke, Gas, Con
stipation, Kidney-Bladder, High
Blood Pressure, Rheumatism, Run
Down Nerves, Lost of Manhood
or Womanhood. Write for in.
struction, send Sc stamp to The
House of Silent Prayer, 200 w
112th St. 1 A. Supt.
NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14

West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee
North Carolina. South Carolina
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Ark.
ansas, Louisiana, and Florida are
being asked by the SMA to submit
offers for their services in buying.
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Hold Secret
Continued from Page u

news. Negroes in the locality were
intimidated into silence. They were
not allowed to see the body. No flu
neral was held before the secret
burial.
The lynching of Wilpitz was the
second revealed such occurrance
during the current year.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
MRS. ANNA WHALLEY

SYLVESTER, Ga. Mrs. Anna
Whalley died Friday night in Sum-
mer, Ga. She is survived by her
husband, Ed Whalley, and several
children.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-14
What Should You Save To Heip2

WASHINGTON D. CThe following issued by the Treasury
Department is intended savings yarsck for the income
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Number Of
Pnrrona In Each

ent, evidently to hear the Pickens
case.
However, it has been learned that
each member of the board has re-
ceived letter from Dean Pickens
in which he insists that the MEM
bers have been imposed upon-by
whom I do not know"
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-03
FAMILY PICNIC
CHAPTER X


She was cheat and q fraud
Enid thought misershly a. she
wiped her tears away In the lone
hness OF her bedroom What ~as
worse. DR.. HoIliday-Hsnk-mus,
now think her q fool as well.
Starting to cry In that ridiculous
way because he asked her To call
him by his FIRST name.
or course. her upset nerves
were 10 blame. She had been
filled with . glowing sense Of
guilt ever since her glimpse Of
Tom and Phil at the Del Rio. Her
INST reaction had been one Of pure
panic lest they should see her. and
her only thought had been TO get
away before they did. But driving
horne her face had begun To burn
with shame.
she was engaged to Tom. He
waa true TO her. and he trusted
her. She was sure that he had
never dreamed Of her decelvins
him. She didn't think that Tom
had seen her dancing with DIR.
Holliday-but the thought Of what
he would have felt and thought
II he had. set her face afire.
On top Of that, Hank Halliday
had put that unexpected query of
his about 4 husband, and in n way
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promised to write for her. He had
left il n her mail box a. they had
arranged. II WAS addressed 10
Samuel Thornton. Advertising
Manager. Lllley's. and wAs IN
sealed. Curiosity prompted her to
draw the letter out and read II.
And II was a good thing she did.
for Hank had mischlevously en-
closed personal note "a her.
The note began without saluta-
ton; why did nun away Jas;
night. Because I told you my
name Was HANK I've always
known that was pretty terrible.
but IL never affected anyone that
way before. You can call me
Henry. If you prefer"
Enid hung fire for a moment
between laughter and tears and
both won. She laughed shakily
realizing the ridiculou. embar-
she had escaped. What
II she had gone downtown and
handed the letter OF Introduction
TO Mr.. Thornton without having
opened it
That note from Hank bAnished
completely her hang over Of de-
spondency. What was done was
Continued on Page 49,
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. SERIAL STORY
WHEN A GIRL MARRIES
BY RENE RYERsoN MART

she had lied to him. True. she
hadn't husband, but she had a
husbsnd-to-be. And she knew in
stinctivsly that an admission Of
that TO Hank Holiday would as
surely put the brakes on their
growing friendship a. II she Was
married.
In the morning she found the
letter that Dr. Holiday had
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Tie Tsoons Times cannot Eesponsellt, for
Evening star., 1942-03-27

Rhythm Rockets in two effective
routines complete stage show
which adds up to something better
than Paramount was able to make
out Of the picture.
Evening star., 1942-03-27
Comics Are
Bright But
Film Isn't
AbbOtt.COStel
Ride EN- Cowboy
Opens at Keith's

RIDE EN- COWBOY" Universal picture
starring Abbott and Costello: produced by
Alex Gottlieb directed by Arthur Lubin:
screenplay by True Boardman and John
Grant. At Keiths.
The Cast