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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06

in a Pacific fight between Oahu
and another unspecified island.
Rickenbacker, ace of the first
World war with 81 enemy planes and
four balloons to his credit, was in
the Pacific on an aerial inspection
tour for Lieut.. Gen. H. H. Arnold,
army air force commander. His
visit was military secret until the
war department announced he was
missing.
Searchers continued to hope that
Rickenbacker and the seven army
officers and enlisted men accom-
panying him would be found floating
on life RATS that the plane carried.
Aviators in the Pacific war have
been picked up from similar RATS
weeks after their planes have gone
down.
Captain Rickenbacker recently re-
turned from England, where he
made a special study for the secre-
tary of war of army air force per-
sonnet and equipment operating in
the active European theater of op-
Grafton. s 81 III
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
TANK, PLANE COAL:
Emphasis Shifted liza

Disclosing that the years numer-
ical production for planes and tanks
would not be met, President Roose-
welt attributed the situation to shift
in emphasis to heavier, harder-hit-
ting models dictated by battle ex-
perience.
In his message to congress last
January, the President said he had
ordered steps taken to increase our
production rate of airplanes so rap
idly that in this year, 1912, we shall
produce 10000 planes" k
This, he explained, contemplated
not the production Of 10000 planes
but the attainment of a go, 000-planes-
a-year production rate.
He told his press conference that
the changeover from the MS to the
MA tank meant that the numerical
goal (of $4,000 tanks) would not be
reached but that the full amount of
steel and materials called for in
the initial program would still be
used in the manufacture of fighting
machines through enlarged units.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
THICKER SOX:
And Faster Mail
Hello, Eleanor. !"

Hello, Eleanor"
This was the greeting the Presi-
dents wife was given as she hus-
tied about the British isles on her
visits to American troops stationed
there. She had left Buckingham pal
ace and the royalty in it behind and
started her tour of inspection at the
Washington club, main gathering
place for U. S. servicemen on leave
in London.
Here she told the soldiers and
sailors that she had already learned
they would like to have thicker
socks. She promised to see what
she could do about it. Then the
men told her that they would like
some kind of speed-up in the de-
livery of mail from home. This too,
would get her attention, said the
First Lady.
Said she: II came here to learn
just such things and / hope you will
tell me more" That was her idea,
to learn as much about conditions
among the AEF as she could. Most
people who know Mrs. Roosevelt
sensed that she was coming home
with a good store of information on
this subject.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
Raj BOMBERS:
Ouer Italy

.Long-range Raj bombers struck
$50 miles across France and Switzer-
land to, ravage sections Of northern
Italy and to smash the port of Genoa
in the heaviest raids of the war on
Hitler's henchmen.
Targets included the great Genoa
Milan-Turin industrial triangle, site
of Italy's principal aircraft and ship
building works. The day before,
Raj planes left Genoa flaming un-
der two-ton "block buster" bombs.
The British air ministry announced
that many large fires were set at
Genoa, and the raid drew the almost
unheard of admission from Rome
radio that the bombers caused heavy
damage. While the bombers also
attacked other points, they concen-
trated their incendiaries and heavy
explosives on Genoa, Italy's chief
port.
The reason for the heaviest attack
on Genoa was obvious. That port
city is a vital supply terminal for
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in At
RIGA. It is also the site of aircraft
parts and munition works.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
COFFEE:
One Cup a Day

Coffee will be rationed throughout
the nation beginning November %
on the basis Of one pound each. five
weeks for all persons over Is years
of age, under an order issued by
the Office Of Price Administration.
On the basis of IS to 40 cups per
pound, the ration means slightly
more than a cup day person. So
that merchants can stock their
shelves, retail sales of coffee will be
frozen at midnight, November 81.
First Of all the rationed coffee will
be purchased on the last stamp in
the sugar ration book, stamp No. rs.
Following rationed coffee will be is
sued by working backward through
the sugar stamp book, using stamps
No. % to 10, in sequence.
Eligibility will be determined by
the age shown on the sugar book.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
NORTH AFRICA:
Libya Bound

When the British launched the
biggest battle of Egypt, military
experts knew that the objective was
to crush! the, Africa Corps Of Nazi
General Romrnel and drive the Axis
forces deep into Libya, there to
crush and destroy it. While it was
easy to arrive at this fact it was
more difficult task to determine
whether rAnot this represented the
much sought Second Front"
While the, first reports Of this new
offensive by the British and other
United Nations forces revealed that
the Germans were being showed
back by the quick thrusts of air
and land power nobody was under
estimating the tremendous task
ahead.
To nullify the German Africa
Corps and to open more the Medi-
terranean sea lanes is a big job.
But it appeared that the British at
tack had been well prepared and
long planned. It had been made
possible only because huge quanti-
ties of supplies had been poured into
Egypt from America. These came
through by way Of the big U. S. base
in Eritrea, on the Red sea.
u. S. planes were cooperating
with the British but no large num-
bers Of American ground troops
were reported in this action. And it
was in the air that the United Nations
first showed their strongest power.
For once Rommel did not rule the
skies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
BRIEFS BY Baukhage

The U. S. department of agricul-
ture is preparing for Russian use,
quick-cooking mixture of rolled oats,
soybean flakes, dry skim milk and
sugar.
The mason jar, fixture Of home
canning since frontier days, viii
come forth shortly in new war dress.
No zinc means that the old mason
jarswill have to wear q new cap.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06

More than 1000 workers of Japa-
nese descent from the Pacific coast
are harvesting the sugar beets and
other crops of eight western states.
Formation of young peoples vol
unteer aviation corps has been an
nounced by the Civil Air patrol. To
be known as the Civil Air Patrol
Cadets, this organization win paral-
lei that of the senior CAP.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
RUSSIA.as84
Relief Army,

AT points the battle line in Stain
grad had been driven to within 900
yards of the Volga as the struggle
for that vital city reached its climax.
While the Soviet reports told Of beat
ing or constant Nazi attacks, these
same communicates admitted that
the Germans gained important
streets and buildings in other sec
tions of the stricken city.
To the northwest, the Soviet "re-
lief army" battled forward. After
one advance this force found 5000
German troops dead and dying in
trenches and dugouts. In one in
habited locality 600 Rumanians were
killed and many captured.
Germany's final, about drive for
the city of Stalingrad itself was just
part of the news from Russia, how
ever, for in the Mozdok area Of the
Caucasus the Nazi advance had been
slowed to standstill; on the Black
sea Russian marines were throwing
back q strong Nazi drive southeast
of Novorossisk; and on the Voronezh
sector of the upper Don two Ger
man platoons were slaughtered try
ing to cross water barrier. (Be-
lieved to be the Don river.) 81
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06

DRAFT: More than 1900, 900
men had been conscripted into the
Chinese army up to the end Of Au-
gust, Gen. Ho Yingch'in, chief of
staff, has revealed.
OVERTIME: The senate civil
service committee approved a bill
to pay federal workers time and
one-half for all time in excess of A
hours q week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
HICHLIGHTs \. in I'll. week. ne~.

RATIO: The Japs are losing ten
Of their fighter pilots to one of ours
in the Solomons, according to ma
rine corps aviators In the southwest
Pacific. isASts
~ ,gasSe sn4 Z
NEWS: Because almost every
New Guineaa village has a phono-
graph, Australian officials are plan
ming q recorded news service for
the natives. ~ aa~tg
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
Gems of Thought

"A ND the patience to wait for
4 sthe coming of these things
with the wisdom to know them
when they come.--W. r. Hunt.
A light! A light A light A light!
IL gresc, a starIit flag unturled!
IL greU TO be Times burst OF datUn.
He gained World; he gave that
world
Its grandesi lesson: "Oni Sail ont"
MILLER.
Honesty is like a z per cent
interest; 1t will beat all kinds
of speckerlashuns in the long
run.--Josh Billings.
We must pay a price for
freedom, but no price that is
ever asked for ii is half the
cost of doing without It'll. L.
Mencken.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
CUADALCANAL:
Full Scale Fight

News Of full scale fighting on
Guadalcanal island came to an ap-
prehensive America as U. S. soldiers
and marines bore the brunt Of con-
tinued Japanese attacks. The en-
envy bolstered its push with fresh
reinforcements, landing them on the
northwestern end of the island.
The Japs opened their big attack
by laying down a heavy artillery
barrage and then using tanks and
troops against the Americans de-
tense lines. In the first two days of
fighting, United States forces re-
pulsed five tank attacks with artil-
lery. The navy communique did not
mention American tanks.
Prior to sending their ground
forces into action, the foe smashed
at Henderson field-with costly re-
suits for themselves. The Japs sent
over 16 bombers escorted by 20 Zero
fighters. Grammar Wildcats, pilot
ed by marines, shot down all of the
fighters, one of the bombers and
damaged three additional bombers.
Japanese shipping in the Solomons
area was the target of American
pilots, The fliers chalked up two
Jap. cruisers and one destroyer dam
aged, another cruiser probably DAM
aged and one heavy cruiser or bat
tleship possibly damaged.
Three attacks were made by Doug
las dive bombers on force of cruis-
ers and destroyers north of Florida
lisland-13 miles north of Guadal-
canal. The navy communique said
one enemy cruiser was damaged by
bombs, and the force withdrew.
Cooperation jdW Il
Meanwhile, from General MacAr-
thurs headquarters in Australia
came word Of continuing Allied
bombing raids on Jap bases north
of the Solomons. Approximately
100000 tons Of shipping swere de
stroyed or damaged in three nights
of bombing at Rabaul, New Britain.
Other Allied bombers attacked
Kavieng, New Ireland, scoring direct
hits on Jap fuel dumps and installa-
tons. Fires were visible for 80
miles.
Medium bombers were in action
over Dutch Timor, north Of Australia,
where they bombed grounded air
craft on the airdrome at Koepang,
starting numerous fires.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
WORLD WAR ACE:
Do,vn IL, Pacific

The ominous word Overdue"
brought news to the world that Capt.
Eddie Rickenbacker and the crew of
a heavy military plane were missing
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Name-Calling
Sticks and stanes may break me
banes, but names will never hurt
me.--Scottish Proverb.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Heavy Fighting IN Guadalcanal Battle
Changes Entire Jap Pacific Strategy;
British Offensive Is Aimed at Libya;
Coffee Rationing Begins November 2S

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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-02
AMERICA CARRIES DIXIE TO
BRITAIN

The reasoning of the powers that be" armed forces often
hard comprehend when such affects the Negro
Monday Engands Parliament Churchill called
task by liberal members because charged that the British
had acqueed discrimination against American
troops in the British Isles
dsgracefu discriminatory
practices charged instituted high American
officers who reported have insisted that Negro
be treated the whites.
To Negroes who during the this
story people by many
troops that association and fraternity with Negro who
them from the Kaiser giOn would dire results To the
credit of the French they paid attention the SANDER
Negro and these popular French
white possible exception
white preudced
Now England with thousands black boys and white lads
perhaps for the Second Supreme
fee there low and dpraved their thinking that they
unwilling that Negro thousand
shall have the pub that others and
the friendly interest and which the English
to this point, so freely and periodically
Mondays debate the English have the
Naz and the Japanese hearty laugh and much The
spectacle of of the chief the
decide whether soldiers
should be treated like beings presents
disgusting picture that will hinder
national unity
believe that our army
high command completely obus country
alarmed the apathy of the Negro the apathy
nurured by such things happening
job discrimination discrimination army, housing
high rent the segregation and discrimination housing hotels office
buildings and restaurants which plaques the daily existence of the
Negro his country.
When boys the
England and Ireland being we'll
mothers and fathers here
them exhibited proudly
locations the letters from the soldier
becauseace prejudice, American
thing always lowering like phantom thinking.
Now the cat out the bag
the British who have suffered in this they have suffered
before will not to the suggested mament of American
diers just because they are black
We hope Mr.. Churchill representations American
authorities suggested by Member of Parliament T. Dbeg
asking them instruct their
IN Britain and that its by the British should b regarded
with equanmity"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-02

society from which they have al
ways felt isolated. Their attitude
is illustrated by the story of the
old share-cropper who came to the
ciety and continued to prevent him,
even after his emancipation, from
entering that society on an equal
footing with the whites. With his
increased education and the in
creased social consciousness of
white persons, he has, of course,
come to share more and more in
the fruits of citizenship.
On the other hand, the Negroes
conception of himself and his ex-
pectations from the total society
have always been in advance of
what the social structure would
permit. The more educated Negroes
have been keenly aware of the con-
tradiction between democracy and
racialism. Each increment in edu-
cation, each rise in status, has
brought home to Negroes the dis
crepancy between these two forces
in American life and as result has
heightened the racial consciousness
of the group as a whole and pro-
duced Illustration, cynicism, and
bitterness in many individuals.
This situation has fundamental
implications for the problem of
morale among Negroes. One of
the prime factors in morale is the
Identification of the individual with
the collective enterprise. Having
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his reappointment. A fervent ap-
peal for unity and fidelity was
made in his sermon on "The Eternal
Vigilance of Christianity"
Mr.. ]. E. Jackson and Mrs. Flor
ence Hibbs rendered solos. The fol-
lowing persons joined the church:
Mines. Geraldine Reasly, Martha
Price, Alberta Sanders, Misses
Cynthia Hit, Frances Watts;
Messrs. Alfred Owens, o. Donald
Smith, Edward Saunders, Robert
Smith.
Visitors noted: Mines. Bernard
Thomas, Loretta B. Walls, Mime
apolis; Mary Wineston of Cincin-
natl; o. Donald Smith, Berkeley,
Calf; Alfred Owens, Sioux City,
Iowa.
The University of Life resumed
their third season with their $3.50
meeting at the church. John Cy-
rus, mess attendant on battleship
at Pearl Harbor, gave a vivid ac-
count of what he saw when the
Harbor was attacked by the Japa-
neSe.
Sunday, October 4, at $3.50 p. M,
Mr.. o. Donald Smith, sheet metal
worker at Berkeley, Calf, will re-
late his experience in repairing
battleships that had been damaged
in the war.
The final Union Service at Cam
phor Church on September % was
well attended with Rev. VIM. H.
Williams, Superintendent Chicago
District M thodist Churches,
preaching on the new order after
this appalling world conflict.
The plan to purchase $4,000
worth of War Bonds was approved
at church conference held on Mon
day evening, September 20, and
negotiations for same were ordered
by the Trustees. Harmony and
Loyalty was the theme of this
meeting.
Sunday, October A, is Communion
Day and the subject of the sermon,
"Hallowed Be Thy Name. "-Chas
Miller, reporter.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-02
MOTHER OF DAVE FRANCIS
DIES

Sally Francis, 1915 Clinton Ave
&c., age rs, died at the Rochester
State Hospital on Monday, Sep
TENDER %.
Funeral services were held at the
Gospel Tabernacle, 31st and Long
fellow Ave. &c., on Wednesday,
Sept. 80, at 2 p. M, with Mr.. Ray,
evangelist of Portland, Oregon,
officiating. He was assisted by Rev.
Robert Kelly of Border Methodist
Church.
Surviving Mrs. Francis are a son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
David R. Francis, and a sister-in-
law, Mrs. M. Crowder.
Woodland Funeral Home in
charge of burial arrangements with
interment in Crystal Lake ceme-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-02

however, some of the rights, priv
leges, and protection of the law in
common with white citizens. The
major difference between the North
and the South is that in the deep
South the present social order de-
ponds upon the subordination of the
Negro, while in the North he is an
Incidental minority problem.
The subordination of persons in
a society because of race, religion,
or culture is of course nothing new,
Many societies, that of India, for
example, have existed for 'centur-
les under a system in which a per-
sons position is determined at
birth. These societies have usually
assigned people to a higher or low
er position on the basis of certain
absolute values. Thus in India
when the caste system operated eff
fectively, it did so because the re-
igion which regulated society was
accepted by both the higher and
the lower groups. The paradox of
the Negro in America is that he
has a relatively fixed, caste-like
status in a society based upon the
political principle of democracy.
The slave Negro was not in
cluded in the democratic tradition.
He was not permitted to be a part
of the social and cultural democ-
racy of the new nation born in ITS.
This forced cultural isolation pre-
vented the Negro then from identi-
flying himself with the whole So
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-02
Marian Anderson,
Once Banned, Has
OAR. Invitation

WASHINGTON - (INS) - Re-
versing a stand taken in 1899, the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton Tuesday invited Marian An
derson, famed Negro contralto, to
sing in Constitution hall, head
quarters of the women descendants
of pioneer American families.
Tuesdays action ended two years
of silence on the subject by the
OAR. The stand taken in 1889 by
the patriotic organization, when
Miss Anderson was barred from
the hall, stirred up nationwide COM
ment.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt re-
signed from the OAR in protest of
the organizations original action.
1t is not known whether Miss An
derson will accept the invitation.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-02
Hennepin Negro Vote May
Decide Some County Contest

Editor: The outcome of many
county contests in the recent pri-
mary election indicates a group
such as the Negro can become the
deciding factor in the general cleo
ton November 3.
Take the race for county attorney
between Frank Collins and Michael
J. Dillon where a margin of only
15S votes separated them. And the
race for register of deeds between
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-02

Arthur Ferrin and Donald C.
Bennyhoff, little over 5000 vote
margin with Ferrin out in front.
Another close race was that of
Ruben E. Holmquist and H. w. Sell
over. The race for County Coroner
has G. W. Callerstrom and Russell
R. Helm guessing about that mar
gin of 1854 votes.
c. A. Hughes,
Minneapolis.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-02

See that the government gets all
the scrap metal in your garage and
basement.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-02
Friday, October 2, 1912
PARADOX

AS l wander long the way,
1 meet host of folks each day,
Who kindly ask me, "Whatcha say?"
With all the words that dwell in me,
l feel that talks compellin' me,
But next l know-theyre tellin' mel
It seems never have look in,
Always destined for a rookin',
When someone says, whats cookin'?"
A guy like that is no romancer,
But Just a selfish quiz-advancer,
His question scarcely leads his answer.
There's the bird who's wont to below,
"Howdy, what's the good word, fellow?"
Then says, 1.-THE stuff is here and mellow!"
All, why can't he keep on his shirt,
1t puzzles me how he can blurt
So little good-and so much dirt!
How do loathe the blokes who know
That Joseph's not the name / tow,
But always say, "Whatcha know, Joe?"
Among such ginks I've met but few,
Who sought the knowledge avenue,
Nones ever cared just what knew!
"Pal how's tricks ?"-"Say, what's new?"
whats your story ?"-"How's things by you?"
"Tell me somethin'!"-'Is it really true?"
Those friendly queries leave me numb,
They always mean 1 must become
Never deaf-but ever dumb!
james T. Logan.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-02
FIGHTING FOR WHITE FOLKS?
By Horace R. CaytOn in the Nation for Sept 20

Any discussion of the problem of Negro
paadoxca which Negro plays American life The position
the Negro the social structure of the country
region In the deep South he whose status
scarcely harmony with democratic theory he
set apart the extent that he usually does
social activities ceiling placed upon his opportunities to
economic political the Negro does eniov
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-02
Poor Congressman Dies

We have always considered Congressman Martin Dies
publicity seeker When Attorney that the
witch hunt which his committee inspired recently almost
not surprised
To climax his headline seeking activities Dies
Mcleod Behun William Pckens and being
Communists Our knowledge his characterize
ton OF the gentle but firm Bethune and Pens
ridiculous that it approaches the pitfu.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-03
FINANCE MOBILIZES
OUR RESOURCES

1--WE may have been reminded so
often in this war;" said the New
York Times recently, that men
and materials take precedence over
money, that there is a tendency to
go to the extreme and assume that
finance no longer counts. The fact
is that finance is an essential in
strument where resources of a
country are modified for war and
the enormous process of produc-
tion, transportation and exchange
of goods is facilitated.
"The size of the bankers job is
illustrated by the one problem of
government financing -. When the
utmost has been done to sell de-
fense bonds and place the govern
ment's securities with insurance
companies, savings banks and other
institutions, It is likely that the
commercial banks will have to alb
sorb from $20,000,000,000 to $685.
O0O,O0O,0O0 of government debt in
the coming year."
On top of that staggering task,
the banks must directly finance
war industry-and they must keep
the vast banking machine running
smoothly. Thus, finance is as vital
a part of the war effort as pro-
ducing industry itself. Without
banking, the mobilization Of our re-
sources would be an impossible
job.