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Askov American., 1942-04-23
Sturgeon Lake

j. Frantesl of ST. Paul, spent few
days recently at Sturgeon Lake visit
ing Mr.. Hass and Ing Void.
Sever Mattson, who is attending an
occupational school in Minneapolis,
spent the weekend with his family
here.
Joy Gilbert and Phyllis Needham
of Carlton, visited over the weekend
at the Roy Gilbert home.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Fabel of Sand
stone, moved into the Jack Cunning
ham home last week.
R. j. Clarety of st. Cloud, spent
Wednesday and Thursday of last week
with friends here.
Sig Anderson of Barnum, visited
friends here Sunday.
Mrs. Stanley Urbaniak and daugh-
ter Faith of st. Paul, spent the week.
end with her mother, Mrs. Josephine
Tomczak.
Miss Regina Walczak of Cloquet,
visited over the weekend at the
parental Joe Walczak home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carlson
moved back onto their farm last
Thursday after spending the winter
in town.
John Benson of st. Paul, spent
Tuesday with Miss Dorothy Kolosky
at the ]. F. Kolosky home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Hauser, Mrs. Ray
Nash and Ray Grabowski, all of Min
neapolis, spent the weekend at the
Tony Grabowski home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Anderson of
Duluth, spent Sunday with friends
here.
Miss Emily Almquist spent the
weekend in Minneapolis visiting rel
atives and friends.
A nutrition meeting will be held
in the Sturgeon Lake school Satur-
day, April 25, beginning at 2 p. m.
Please tell your neighbors. Every
one welcome Lunch is to be served.
Miss Irene Magdziarz, who has been
employed in Milwaukee the winter
months, returned to her home Mon
day.
Oscar Carlson made business trip
to Duluth Monday.
Mrs. Emma Sjostrom moved onto
her farm Monday after spending the
winter months in town.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
(From Another Correspondent

Mrs. John Wagner and children
spent Sunday at the j. L. Pince home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer Paulson Wis
tied at the Art Pince home Friday
evening.
Mrs. Nortrup entertained the Com
munity club at her home last Thurs
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Larson and
sons of Denham, visited the ALT. john
son home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Drahosh and
baby of Minneapolis, are spending a
few days at the Asa Fentermaker
home.
Joe Drahosh spent Wednesday eve
ming of last week at the A. E. Pince
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Pince and boys
and Joe Drahosh visited the Clifford
Asleson family last Sunday evening
Askov American., 1942-04-23
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CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTES

FIR. Stanley A. -Libold, pastor.
st. Mary's Church, Willow River.
Mass Schedule.
1st and 3rd Sunday of each month
at a. m.
End, 4th and 5th Sunday of each
month at 10 a. m.
Holy Days of Obligation at a. M
Daily Mass at a. m.
st. Joseph's Church, Split Rock.
Mass Schedule.
1st and 3rd Sunday of each month
at 10 a. m.
End, 4th and 5th Sunday of each
month at 8 a. m.
Holy Days of Obligation at 10 a. NJ
Askov American., 1942-04-23
Wisdom From The Bible
BY Walter Carlson.

Speak not thou in thine heart, after
that the Lord thy God hath cast them
out from before thee, saying, for my
righteousness the Lord hath brought
me in to possess this land: but for
the wickedness of these nations the
Lord doth drive them out from be-
fore thee.-Deut. 9:4
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Arthyde

Mrs. L. G.. Standish spent a few
days recently at the parental L. o.
Hatleli home as her mother has been
quite ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Drahosh and
infant son, David Donald of Excelsior,
are visiting with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Asa Fenstermaker and with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nate
Fenstermaker near Aitkin, at this
writing.
Guests at the E. A. Richardson
home last Thursday were several
members of the Oberg family from
Malmo.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Stardig and
children of Askov, and Rev. Kenneth
Nelson from Barnum, were supper
guests at the Ova home recently.
The Community club held its an
nual election April ID. Mrs. Adams
was elected to finish Mrs. Grants
term, Mrs. E. A. Richardson was re-
elected and Mrs. L. G.. Standish was
elected for the two-year period. Mrs.
August Nortrup entertained the club
at her home last Thursday.
Harold Manley of Kalavala, spent
the weekend here with Mrs. Manley.
Rev. and Mrs. Carl Kenzler of
Scottsbluff, Nebr., and Rev. and Mrs.
Ted Ova and Dale of Fargo, N. D.,
spent Monday and Tuesday at the
Adolph Ova home and at the B. M.
Stardig home in Askov. Mr. and Mrs
Stardig and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Stinson and son of Bay Lake,
visited at the Ova home Monday.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

JOLn y. MOeQt, pastor.
First Presbyterian Church, Bruno.
Thursday, April %, p. m, prayer
meeting.
Sunday, April 26, 10 a. M, Sum-
day school; 11:15 a. m., morning wor-
ship; 8 p. M, Christian Endeavor
meeting at the manse.
Monday, April 27, 8 p. m, Rev.
Paul L. Berman will speak on the
subject: "The Jewish Problem and
It's Solution" Everybody welcome.
Tuesday, April %, 3 p. m, Mission
ary meeting.
Union Presbyterian Church, Kerrick.
Friday, April "a, p m, Christian
Endeavor meeting at the home of
G.. L. Wahlquist.
Sunday, April &c, 80 p. m, Sum-
day school; 2:30 p. m, regular serv-
ice. Baptism and ordination.
NOTE: The services will be held
at 9:45 a. m, to be followed by the
Sunday school, beginning May 3.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
WINDEMERE WORKERS All
Harry Habeck, reporter.

IIdI1J IIdUCNN, 1CPO1 VCI.
The Windemere Workers All club
held its regular meeting April Is, at
the Wm Storm home Nineteen men,
bers answered roll.
Nadine Hauck gave fine pressing
demonstration of woolen clothes. All
the children were glad to see Miss
Hecker back again. The children
have been learning the Star Spangled
Banner.
They all intend to be busy this
summer because they all took garden
ing this year for a project. A de-
licious lunch was then enjoyed and
then went home.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES
First Presby. Church, Willow River.

Choir rehearsal Thursday evening.
Sunday school at 1890 Sunday;
Christian Endeavor at 7.
We shall resume our series of "Ser-
mons by Our Saviour" listening to
His discourse on Spiritual Freedom
90. 81 next Sunday evening at 8.
KENNETH NELSON, pastor.
Askov American., 1942-04-23

Several ladies helped Mrs. Elmer
Mossberg celebrate her birthday an
niversary Friday afternoon.
Mrs. D. B. Reese of the Duluth col
lege, visited school here Monday and
Tuesday.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES

J. Florentin Anderson, pastor.
Oak Lake Lutheran Church.
Sunday school, II a. M; Luther
League meeting, p. m.
Ladies' Aid meets May l at the John
Swenson home.
Bruno Lutheran Church.
Sunday school, 10 a. m.
The congregation is invited to at
tend the Luther League meeting at
the Vilstad church at p. m.
Vilstad Lutheran Church.
Luther League, p. m, Sunday.
The Luther League will also meet
on April 20 at the Carl Pearson home.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
RUTLEDGE BIBLE CHURCH
Arthur G.. Dalke, pastor.

Sunday, April 26, morning worship,
$50 a. m; Sunday school, 1890 a. m
Junior Bible class Wednesday at
p. m.
Junior choir practice and string
band, Ais p. m, Wednesday.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES

Wilton Sonsthagen, student-pastor.
Peace Lutheran Church, Finlayson.
Divine services Sunday, April 26,
Gas a. M; Sunday school Immediately
thereafter
st. Paul'S Luth. Church, Willow River.
Divine services Sunday, April 26,
at p. m.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
Midway Full Gospel Assembly

Darrell Phelps, Duluth, pastor
Sunday school and Bible study at
1920 a. M; service at II a. m.
Everybody welcome.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
Willow River
Rites Held Friday.

Funeral services for E. B. Linsley were
held Friday afternoon at the Community
hail with burial at the Willow River ceme-
terry. Rev. John J. Moedt officiated and
Attorney William T. Coe, Minneapolis.
gave the funeral address.
Besides the large number of Willow
River people who attended the last rites
were many from out of town, including
the following: Emory 3. Linsley. Jr:.
Aberdeen, WASH; Miss Florence Llnsley.
Austin; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Olson and
four children of St. Paul; Graydon Bach
man, Minneapolis; Charles Hardin, Little
Falls; Mrs Elnora Webb and son Benja-
min. and daughters Ruth and Mrs Troo;
lin. all of Sandstone; Mrs. Mae Webb and
Mrs Harold Underhill. Grindstone Lake;
Mrs. Myrtle Cofield and niece and Mr..
Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Alshire.
Long Prairie; DR.. and Mrs. s: E. Linsley
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Abel, st. Paul; Mrs.
Anna Linsley, her daughter SON and
granddaughter. West Concord: Mrs. Gilbert
Hodges and daughter. Mrs. Elsie Trewin.
Mason City. Iowa; Mrs. George McGill.
Anoka; DR.. F. F. Callahan and DR.. J.
Slaven. Pine City; and Charlie Miller. St.
Cloud.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES

Bethlehem Luth. Church, Moose Lake.
Sunday worship, $50 a. M; Sum-
day school, 1920 a. m.
Faith Lutheran Church, Denham
Sunday worship, IL a. M; Sunday
school, 10:15 a. m.
Ladies' Aid meeting Thursday aft
ernoon, April 80. Mrs. Rye and Mrs.
Schoen hostesses. Everyone welcome
OSCAR L. OLSON, Pastor.
st. Paul's Ev. Luth. Church, Bruno.
missouri Synod)
Sunday, April 26, 2 p. m, Sunday
school; 2:3O p. m, divine service; $50
p. M, confirmation class.
R. A. BRAMMER, Pastor.
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Carnegie Greets
Marian Anderson

mounted the difficult task of upt-
tuing over program of songs Tor
the greater part hitherto unpresent-
ed by her No one knows quite like
the artist just what an ordeal this
is. Particularly is this true with con-
traltos, whose realm of material is
eompsratiya ly scant,
The singers numbers appeared Ia
the following order Handel's "As,
Spoitato'' from "Arlnadigi";; Ben
eini's "Tanto sospireros; j. S. Bacfl's
AL is fulfilled" and Allessandro
Searlattis delightful little pearl.
sRlgiadosi, ororosi From Brahms
the acme of Incompatible vocal In
terpretive arts, she chose "Sind es
Schmerzen, sind es Freuden";; Bots
chaft";; the highlight of the group:
die Schnur, die perl al perle" and
"Sehnscught."
Two appropriate Brahms encores
followed, one of which was "Der
Schmied" For mid-program clim-
ak the contralto presented Mutt re-
SplendiSSante" from Councils
"Cinq- Mars" in which the lyricism
of composer and singer alike SEEM
ed weeded as one Here another en-
core interrupted the program pro-
per: Devorak's Songs my mother
taught me" sung with an epitome of
naivete and innocence.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-01-17
porgy And Bess
Proves A Smash
Hit In Boston
By JIM HEWLETT

BOSTON, P)--Playing to a
capacity audience throughout the
first week of a three weeks en-
gagement in this staid and critical
city, George Gershwin's American
folk musical, "Porgy ana Bess,
presented by Cheryl Crawford with
virtually the entire original cast
including the original musical con-
ductor, Alexander Smallen5, con-
tinue to break all house records for
attendance.
Stark drama and pathos inter-
spersed with the zestful acting and
dancing of the ni,nble-footed Avon
Long cast as SsSportin' Life' and
the superb singing of the Eva
Jessye choir make the show one
that vii live long in the memory
of those who see it.
With Todd Duncan and Arne
Brown giving magnificent in
terpretations Of the title roles and
With q supporting cast which in
cludes Ruby Ely, Edward Mat
thews, Warren Coleman, Georgette
Harvey, J. Rosemond johnson and
Harriet Jackson, it is small won
der that the audiences remain to
enthusiastically applaud even after
the final curtain has been rung
down.
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|54th RegimentaI
Band Is Popular

CAMP DAVIS, N. C.-6sNs,-
|.1aTgely through their own initia-
.uVe and adherence to the regi-
mental motto sPer A-dn1a"
sSInrough Hardship the 54th
sRegimental band succeeded in be-
conillg one of the crack bands sta
kina.
The 54th CA regiment is a 155
.aaln (G-PF) (T-D) unit, and is
Sthe only unit of its type in the
army manned with colored. sol-
siiers.
Some time before transfer to
camp Davis, while the saith was
sun quartered at Camp Wallace,
8Iexas, a group of enlisted men
st1lled their spare time with Jam
session for their own amusement.
Frequent audience To- the music
was Lieut.. Frank A. de Latcur, who
Faw IN this small group of n,usi-
clans the nucleus for a regiment
al band
! Almost as soon as the group ar
rived at Camp Davis, Lieutenant
1e Latour organized a band, and
three days after arrival at Davis,
he Unit played for its first forrna-
Fion. It's first appearance assured
he 54th Band of place on the
musical roll of honor, and Jesie A..
jackson, a white on-comnlission-
20 officer took over direction and
leadership of the unit.
For three months the 54tll was
he only organized band at Camp
Davis, and took over all the mu-
hical duties for the camp playing
D. weekly formations for both
white and colored troops, aid
v curneying to nearby towns for
Sunday concerts.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-01-17
Count Basic Is
Killer In PhiUy

PHILADELPHIA, Ps.--(SNSl--
COUNT Basic once again has
demonstrated his supremacy as
Americas foremost box-office band
attraction Opening a weeks en-
gagement at the Earle Theater in
Philadelphia on Friday, January
q, the Count was confronted with
series of obstacles that would
discourage even the most courage
Gus maestro. For one thing Basic
was booked into the Earle for one
of the poorest weeks of the year,
the week after the holiday season.
Then, too, the picture booked in
with Basic, "Steel Against The
Sky was Glass D film, describ-
ed by film critics as "a bore to
tax the audiences patience and
strictly time-killer between stage
shows"
Faced with a gruesome week,
the Count and his handlers went
into action. Besie's ace publicity
man. Jim Mccarthy, was dispatch
eo into philadelphia a week ahead
Of the opening to drum UP en-
thusiasm for the Jump King and
his band. The Count then hit the
quaker City like cyclone and
amazed the Esarle's management
by smashing Kay Kyser's all-time
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SEEM
S TARS
et~ A.

NEW YORK Co Revival IS
planned for Green Pastures"
Down Broadway row, there Is talk
of producer Laurence Rivers doing
Screen Pastures. -. Several 9TH
er prominent producers are trying
to get chance at 1t COO. If Rivers
decides not to tackle it.
WHAT'S WHAT ON NEW YEARS
Claude Hopkins and band will
spend the New Year In New York
town while playing at the Apollo
Theatre Ella Fitzgerald is still
in Harlem -. with Maxine Sulli-
van and Hazel Scott, two of our
best female entertainers, leaving us,
New Workers will be gloomy -. La
Sullivan goes Latin for couple a
months and La Scott goes Holly
wood for about three weeks, for
Cafe Society will be at loss as it is
without her : . Jimmy Lunceford
deserted Harlemtowne for New Jer-
Sey.
INCIDENTALLY -. Count Ba-
sic and Hattie Mcdaniel are going
twosome in person N. they just left
the Strand here in N. Y and are
now playing the Earl in Philadel-
phia. :. Ann Brown and Todd Dun
can make the most OF their idea of
taking UP residencevin Boston, where
"Porgy and Bessv is running high
All Of Cab Calloway's boys are
happy over the Xmas present. y. s..
Savings BOndSl .... Duke Filing
ton has quit touring for more. seri-l
Gus study Of the jazz pic Wash
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lar features of the series.
Other dratnatized scenes will re-
port the work Of r. M. Campbell
and j 3. Pierce, first Negro agri-
cultural extension agent appoint.
ed by the Department of Agricul-
ture, and their influen e on farm
ing practices IN the South. Repre-
,senting Negro agricultural youth
the national president of the New
Farmers of america will speak
briefly.
TO make possible the Freedoms
People" series, the Rosenwald
Fund and the Southern Education
Foundation have made funds
available. The NBC and stations
of it's red network contribute broad
casting facilities.
The series is under supervision
of DR.. Ambrose Caliver. specialist
in Negro education in the y. s.
Office of Education, and William
B. Boutwell,, chief of its radio di-
vision. Scripts are written by Irve
Tunick and musical arrangements
by DR.. Charles Cooke.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-01-17
Progress Parade
Is Welcomed At
Fdmeee College
j. r. Jones Is
Praised for His
Excellent Work

TALLAHASSEE, --tSNS) --- The
motion picture, "a Parade of Prog
Tess," depicting the advancement of
the Negro, returned in It's new dress
to the Florida A. and M. College
last night. It's coming had been an
nounced by President Lee who high
~ endorsed the picture.
This movie was seen here last
year in its second annual appear
ance. Prepared and presented by the
Atlanta Life Insurance Company,
the film, while showing a number
of scenes of the .Company's office
personnel and equipment, was great
~ enjoyed because of the inspsra-
ton which it gave. The new C.
ture, however, still called A Parade
OF Progress has entirely e1inainat-
ed all references to the insurance
company itself; thereby removing
the film rom the rank # a bust
ness advertisement In fact the pic
ture Is entirely new and covers
general fields of progress made bv
the American Negro.
Under the direction of MIR. j.
Richardson Jones, the film gave a
pleasing entertainment, beginning
with a few dedicatory songs to per-
sons in the audience procedure
which was followed by two record
6pirituals by Roland Hayes-"You
hear deLambs a Cryin," and "Plen-
ty Good Room"
The film showed varisd scenes of
colored draftees in camp: colored
aviatorS with their macl ines on the
ground and actually fl ing in the
AIR. Successful professional men
and women shown; lovely homes
with their owners were presented
a most financially successful farmer
gave inspiration; as well as MANY
other scenes.
BY request, Mr. Richardson re-
peated his dramatic reading, @The
LJrunkard." The tears always fall
freely IN the audience as the maud
I'm Scoffer at religion begs Cod IN
tel him why He took the drunksrd's
odollzed child away in death.
The new" Parade of progrecS !.
q valuable contribution to the Me-
gro's contributions to his own well
being.
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|12a||IH Y I]!EI|

during his illness
SUNSHINE SAMMY IN NEW
EASTSlDE KIDS FEATURE.
Sevearl cast additions have been
announced for "Mr. Wise Guy"
Monogram picture starring the
EAST Sioe Kids which went be-
fore the cameras or January 3.
In addition 20 the Kids. Sum
shine Sammy. Leo Borcey, Bobby
Jordan, Huntz Hall and the re-
Gently added Gabriel Dell lmpor-
tant roles will be played by Doug
las FoWley, Warren Hymer. Joan
Barclay, Clayton Moore and Ann
Doran. One principal part still
awaits the signing of contract.
The picture will be directed by
William Nigh, under the produc-
lion supervision of Sam Kaufman,
from an original screen play by
Jack Henley, Sam Robins anc
Harvey Gates.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-01-17
by FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS
For The AMP
ANOTHER I'm THE nOoD,

Several years ago Joe Garland
wrote and recorded I'm the Mood
With Edgar Hayes band and q,
Great deal later on it became a
hlJ. Garland, who now plays with
Louis Armstrong, has another
lump jar1boree for the jitblgs
called LEAP FROG which fits per
fectly into his Mood" groove. On
Decca, Joe blows both tenor and
bass sax while the whole band
swings nightly behind him with
Louis no more than a brass section
man. But on the coupling, I USED
TO LOVE YOU, It's mainly Satch-
mo playing in rather mellow.
sen1i-sweet slow vein.
Two bands, those of Earl Hines
and Jan Savitt, give us different
versions of that rapidly rising rocl1
tune, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
LOVE IS. The F'atha's Is by far
the more commercial, on Bluebird.
In slow vein, 1t is mainly vocal by
EilIy Eckstein with few bars of
terrific piano thrown in. Other
side is THE BOY WITH THE
WISTFUL EYES in which piano
fights full band and Madeline
Greene and the boys sing. Much
liveIier. The Savitt Victor
version is more danceable and
faster than Earl's with some good
section scoring. 1t has a compare
lively short vocal. Backing is NOW
AND FOREVER, another TSchaik-
owsky loan cleyerly and sweetly
arranged.
with the boys at their jun1piest,
Count Basic swings SMOKEY
through PLATTER-BRAINS on
Ckeh with generous helpings of
hot riffs and spicy dashes Of tor
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RATING THE RECORDS

nd solos. On the reverse. I
STRUCK A MATCH IN THE
DARK, he sounds like any other
big band playing popular trash. i
l like the tune, IT'S AUTUMN,
end Woody Herman's Decca. is Al.
Coupled is GUESS I'LL BE ON
MY WAY, me1odiously played and
bouncing lightly :. Jane Fro
mans pleasant but not hot voice
let's her squeeze plenty of senti-
ment from BABY MINE on Col
ur1bia, backed by WHEN I SEE
AN ELEPHANT FLY.
The Mills Brothers. forsaking
sentimental stuff, hand out hot
harmony on the Decca of THE
WINDOW WASHER MAN and
DEIILAT4 using fnost of the
tricks that made them famous. ].
Borrowing some from their style,
the Knites of Rhythm ranble on
Bluebird through CHATTANOOGA
CHOO CHOO, tune don't like.
They haven't got enough stuff mere
but on the f1ipover, B A B Y
WON'T YOU FALL IN LOVE,
they show themselves q group of
hot thermometers who dish out O.
fine brand of i've. The Chat
tanooga opus by the Andrews sis
tiers is better fare. if you must
have this current hit. They burn
1t up. Companion piece in this
Decca is. FOR ALL WE KNOW,
slow and sentimental with en-
Dhasis ON harmony A male chorus
helps out.
Roy Eldridge and his trumpet
get q play OH both sides of thls
Okeh by Gene Krupa, KEEP EN-
| FLYING, a patriotic jump, and
THANKS FOR THE "BOGGIE
RIDE. The latter has some boogie
woogie and is guilty, strong stuff.
You'll like Roy on both.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-01-17
Rankin C0untian
Murdered

BRANDON. Miss.--Cisco Irwin
was stabbed 20 death here Satur-
day night and George Spann is be-
ing held in the Rankin County
Jail here faced with charge of
first degree murder, following his
arrest by Sheriff Grady Holyfield
and Judge H. r. Sprague shortly
after the crime took place.
According to investigation thu
two men were shooting oiCe when
they engaged i'll an argument over
twenty-five cents, when Spann
accused Irwin of using crooked
dice.
Both men having knives. they
started stabbsk2g each other. When
Spa,1n stabbed Irwin in the throat
severing the iugular vein, but not
before he had been cut in the
side and had tf19ee of his fingers
cut off.
irwin bleed to death on the
scene.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-01-17

The porter, William James DIX
on, was returning home to see his
daughter graduate when a car on
the train he was working on was
derailed While Dixor. watched
train crews tediously working to
replace the car on the rails, the
time for the graduation passed :.
Dixon resolved to find a way TO
reduce such delays. he invented
q re-raller now used by railways
the world over.
Freedoms People" is sponsored
by a national advisory committee
with which the u S. Office Of
Education coCperates to tell the
story of Negro participation in ali
phases OF American life-industry,
agriculture, sports, music, public
affairs. literature, and war work.
This bloadcast in the series is
devoted to work of Negroes in such
FIELDS Us agriculture, industry,
mining, shipping, domestic work
oa1o 1oii StSA.ASs
A. Phillip Randolph, national
labor leader who has probably
done more to solve Negro labor
problems than any other person,
will describe the increasingly ilE-
portant role Of Negro as welders.
a'9yeters, machine operators, and
other skilled workers in war SUP
ply industries. Randolph will
speak from Chicago. Following his
remarks the broadcast will sketch
Negro participation in war work.
The Southernaires, Negro quar-
tet, famous on the radio and con-
cert stage for more than fifteen
years, will sing several numbers.
The 12-voice De Paure chorus and
the NGC staff orchestra are regu-