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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
The Globe Trotter
A Note To Mr.. Hoover

like refusal of MIR. Hoover to
name any Negroes, among the
hundreds of persons, including
many with foreign sounding
names, being added to the in
vestigator personnel of the
Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton.
What our head G-Men is missing
is given in full detail by Mr.. Good
win, who faced with problem,
wisely saw the service that Negroes
could give his department. and re-
fusing to be entangled in the red
tape of tradition, unhesitatingly
appointed them.
RECORD PHENOMENAL
The record of the job these three
men did on cases where twenty-five
white agents had failed, is phenome-
nal. But let Mr.. Goodwin tell the
story:
"Well, what did the investigators
accomplishment is what they
accomplished.
"Thefts of livestock, 612 cases
reported. Cases cleared $50.
Number of arrests 204. The rea-
son why the number of arrests
is less than the number Of cases
is that sometimes one arrest
will apprehend thief guilty
of four or five different thefts.
The sentences totaled 127 years
in the changing. Thefts Of
poultry, nine cases reported
eight cleared, IL arrests.
"Total of this was eight years and
$40 fines"
eve needed the help of Negro
investigators" the commissioner
says in conclusion. "And the three
we employed more than justified
their employment. And we are going
to keep these Investigators at
work, stopping cattle, poultry and
automobile thieves in Georgia.
NEEDS NEGRO AGENTS
What better experience would Mr.
Hoover want Of the ability of Ne
groeS as investigators than this
frank and honest report of 9
Georgia official? This report should
erase even from Mr.. Hoover's mind
any misconceived theories he may
hold about the effectiveness oil
Negroes as undercover men. Mr.
Hoover should carefully read this
report in full.
He needs Negro agents now worst
than did Mr.. Goodwin.
That was shown the other
week in the story coming from
st. Louis telling Of the fifth
column efforts Of Japanese
agents, White Americans and
the FIJI were astcunded by tbs
JApanese-inspireG Pacific Move
hAeuf, but Il Mr. Recover had
not 80 stubbosaly chung to his
outmoded policy Of not hiring
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
RaceAnInvention>
Contends Schuyler

HAMPTON INSTITUTE Va (SNS)-"Race is an in
venton George S. Schuyler, widey-read newspaperman
author and lecturer, emphasized in lecture at Hampton
Institute Monday night in which he pointed that there
no such thing as white and Negro blood though propa-
ganda make great national issue out of its existence
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
Boyd Baptists
To Meet In Chi

GALVESTON Texas-(SNS)-By executive order, DR..
c. L. Prince President of the National Baptist Convention
of America has moved the 1912 session of that body from
Boston, Mass Chicago The official order and the
uve action taken here this week his return
from Boston where he and the Rev Henry Boyd by order
of the executive board went to investigate not only Bos
offer but to look into conditions in Cleveland Chicago
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

yer, but by OFFICIALS OF SO many
communities. both North and South.
MANY IN SOUTH
And just to keep the record
straight in the matter of police
men Southern cities led, not fol-
lowed the rest of the nation, in
the appointment of Negroes as
peace officers. Despite the fact
that larger cities in Tennessee,
Florida, Texas and Kentucky have
long known the merits of Negro
police in reducing high homicide and
crime rates, officials of cities in
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and
South Carolina would rather be
stigmatized by these high rates,
than sacrifice the hide-bound ira
dition that prevents their employ
ment.
But the hardest barrier Of all
to understand is the Dictator
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
Says Negroes Want Right To
Share In Nations Upward March

NEW YORK CTTY-(SNS)-The stand of the Ameri-
Negro in todays warswept world is told by Richard
Wright author of Native Son and Americas greatest Negro
writer in foreword to the April CORONET magazines
densation of his latest book, TWELVE MILLION BLACK
VOICES.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

After convassing all these mat
tiers, the Rev. DR.. Prince said
here:
81 think the best. interest OF the
denomination and the convention
will be served by moving the con-
vention from Boston and calling it
to meet in Chicago, thus, / am
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

determination of whether or not
mob rule opposed to the federal
gvernment will be permitted to
continue are the paramount is
sues.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
Score Delay In
groOccupation
OfDetroit Homes

NEW YORK SNS) -Stating that the departure of
Mayor Edward Jefres from Detroit no for delay
ing further the occupancy of the Soouner Truth Houses
for Negroes the NAACP in telegram sent March 49, urged
John Bandford director of the National Housing Agency
to take the necessary steps that Negroes occupy the
project immediately
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

The NAACP stated that although
the federal grand jury investiga-
ton is proceeding, the question of
occupany of the homes and final
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
SHOULD RE-EXAMINE
PREMISE

1t is also hard to reconcile the
fact that Negro Americans are
strong enough, intelligent enough
and patriotic enough to FIGHT and
DIE for this country as members
of Americas armed forces, but, ac-
cording to Mr.. Hoover, they are
not quite good enough to WORK
for this democracy as members of
the FBI.
Mr. Hoover needs to re-examine
the premise upon which he and
his organization is functioning. If
he woEld foster and protect the
principles Of democracy his re-
fusal to employ Negroes, solely be-
cause of their color, is wholly in
consistent and Illogical. If it Is
for any other purpose, Mr.. Hoover
IS definitely on the wrong side in
this conflict and should either
abandon his Nazi-like racial philo-
sophy or resign the important posi-
ton he holds,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
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Bv cliff Maekay

Negro investigators, he would
have known way back in 1880
about the workings of these
agents.
1t is known that special investi-
gators have been specifically de-
tailed to watch the effect of the war
on Negro groups. All of them are
white, and as consequence are
about fifty per cent as effective
in obtaining information as would
be Negro agents,
HARD TO RECONCILE
1t is hard for many of us to
reconcile the position of the FBI
chief i'll the matter of employing
agents to either the Presidents
stated policy of Fair Employment
Practices or to the larger war issue
of destroying forever the kind of
thing Mr.. Hoover has shown he
SO ardently believes in.
This policy of Mr.. Hoover's Is SO
analogous TO the one employed by
Mr.. Hitler in denying membership
to Jews in his notorious Gestapo
and Storm Troop organization. it is
almost frightening. There is no
denying: the pattern is the same.
Entrusted with the highly inn
portant task of wedding out
the spies, the fifth columnists,
the sabOteurs, both native born
and alien, Mr.. Hoover, himself
continues to play one of the
fayorite tricks of the enemy.
BY denying employment to one
group of loyal Americans solely on
the grounds of color, he lends HIM
self party to the unity wrecking
campaign of our enemies, who well
know that by setting group against
group, race against race, they are
sowing the fatal seeds of dissension
at time when unity is the
greatest need.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
NOW 20 you DENT BRASS HATse

The American inventor of the sub
marine, Simon Lake. got the door
siomned in his fooe when he offered
his SEQ scouroe to the Navy Depart
n,snt in 1901. Loter he was told by the
soms group. Don't be silly" when hs
designed a woman submarine. The
Jops used them effectively at Pearl
/ HORROR.
81 Now the some Mr.. Lake gets the
sospe brushoff from the Navy. the
MARITIME Commission and Washing
IN idionlluriss in general with his
~ ~ . bic eoroo-corryine submo-
p6sloned Is the answer to oxis
= NJ 6 allied shipping, the eoreo
portedIy is used by Ger
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN. WASHINGTON .

II the man driving the cor
accepts compensation for rid
ing his neiohbors to work. is
he q common carrier ond must
he obide by the stote laws and
municipal ordinances resulot-
ing toxicobs or iitneys?
Are drivers Of such We
hicIes liable for injuries to their
passengers?
II the passengers rotate in
using eoeh others cors, is
there joint IiobiIity Of the four
persons riding in the cor for
injuries inflicted on q Pedes-
trion?
This is one Of the hozords
OF war that shyster lawyers and
ambulance chosers moy get
rich on. One suggestion hos
been mode thot the federal
government S h o U ! d provide
group insurance. There's oI-
woys q patriot who thinks UP q
way to let Uncle Som foot the
bills.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
~ PETER eDSoN
Dolly Meaitos Wsshinsten
Corsoan0mAnnh

WASHINGTON, April -
You ore q potriotic citizen ond
you do everything you're told
to. You ore pooling your outo-
mobile, picking up three or
four Of the neiehbors who 90
to work in the some general d.
rection you do. to save outo-
mobiles and tires ond gasoline.
But some doy at q busy in
tersection one Of those crozy
drivers-it's always the other
other feIIow-croshes q light
and kerwhoma right into you.
The two passengers in the beck
respectively q broken arm and
leg and in addition to thot.
when your cor is thrown out OF
control you hit q pedestrion.
knocking him flot on his foce.
thus cousine him to lose four
useful front teeth.
Question - Who is lioble
and pays what bills?
The only sofe answer is thot
local courts will have to decide
each such cose on its individ-
uoI dement's, but here is Foised
q parcel of nice complications.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
SAFETY FOR CYCLISTS

There is already pronounced
trend toward pedoIine to work ond fun
on q bicycle, saving tires and gasoline.
The release of the new Victory bike is
expected to put more and more Amer
icons on wheels, under their own pow
er.
But today, in the average city, the
cycIist tokes his life in his hands if he
ventures into orteriol troffic woys,
streets he must use If he is to pedol to
his job or spend q holiday in the open.
II cycling is to become generally popu-
Ior, cities must enoct troffic ordi-
nonces reoulotine ond protecting the
cyclists.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
High|ights from
the Latest Books

Dictators, presidents, prime
ministers and kings may come
and go, but geography goes on
forever. Such is the thesis of
Americas Strategy in World
Politics" Oh court, Brace:
$3.50, a geo-political analysis
of the position of the United
States in the world by Yale
Professor Nicholas John Spyk-
man.
Geography" Spy k m n
points out, lis the most funda-
mental factor in the foreign
policy of states because it is the
most permanent George
Washington, defending 13 states
with a ragged army, has been
succeeded by frank ] IN D.
Roosevelt with the resources OF
a continent at his command,
but the Atlantic continues to
separate Europe from the Unit
ed States"
Just how we'll the Atlantic,
and the Pacific, isolate this con-
tinent from the others, and how
instead of being isolated, the
new world is really surrounded
by the old, is one of the vol
ume's principal subjects. There
is no escaping the fact that the
world is round and that Amer
ica's position will always be al
fcctcd by occurrences in lands
across the seas, and vice versa
Spykman defines that intri-
cate system of alliances, action
conque war and peace
known as power politics, and
shows how it is oper
throughout the world. He traces
the struggle for this continen,
from the historic conquests to
the propaganda battles OF the
present, as democracy and Fas-
cism fight tor the favor of Latin
America.
The trade, economy, natural
resources, wars, politics, de-
lenses and the possibilities Of
invasion of the two Americas
are contrasted with their geo
graphical parallels abro q d
"America's Strategy IN Woric
Politics" is a book study, book
to inform you: it is a compre
hensive, interpretative volume
with all the value Of textbook
minus the usual weighty style
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
. McKENNY ON BRIDGE

partner had overcalled the open
ing bid, Jimmie bid his long,
topless heart suit. This suit
was strong enough for a rebid
at three, after North had rebid
two spades.
Now when North bid three
spades, Jimmie saw there might
be game in the hand, but prob
ably not i'm spades. At this dec
laration, the South hand would
be largely worthless. But at
hearts South's hand would take
five or six tricks.
Jimmie saw hearts would be
better than spades because OF
the diamond situation. South
would lose no more than one
diamond, but at spades sew
eral diamonds might be lost for
lack of trumps in the South
hand with which TO ruff them.
Having thus inferred the
game in hearts, which can be
made except against an extra
ordinary defense, Jimmie pass
cd three spades! He felt the
chance was too strong that
North would bid four spades
over four hearts. Such allow
ance for the personal equation
saved Tim m | { thousands OF
points in rubber bridge play.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD. April AFTER
sidetracking the idea several
times, the major studios in the
Producers Association now seem
bent on hiring a national opin-
ion-surveying outfit to conduct a
continuous poll on attitudes and
preferences of the public re-
garding motion pictures. All in
formation would be available to
the whole industry and presum-
ably would guide it in pleasing
the regular customers and lur-
ing the big bloc of movie-haters
into the theaters.
This would be a swell idea If
it were possible to tell produc-
er anything about his business.
But is isn't, and l can offer some
highly relevant evidence. 1t
happens that one studio, RKO,
has been paying a considerable
fee for more than a year to the
aforementioned opinion-probing
organization.
The scheme was that If the
studio happened to be in doubt,
say, about making movie on
the life of the Empress Josephine,
the research concern would con-
duct a quick poll in representa-
tive sections of the country
which would show whether fans
would 60 to see such a picture.
In the same way, the popularity
of players could be tested, or the
drawing power of various titles.
BUSTED DEVIL
One of the title problems that
came up involved the Walter
Huston film known during pro-
duction as 1.-THE Devil and Dan
iel Webster" after the story
from which it was taken. Some
of the brass hats began worrying
about such an obviously histori-
cal tag and suggested "All That
Money Can Buy" So poll was
taken, and the people who were
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
. HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

questioned replied, in the ratio of
364 to /, that they would be
more attracted by the original
title, THE Devil and Daniel
Webster" However. the picture
was released as "Al' That Money
Can Buy" A fine film, it did
disappointing business.
That isn't all. A similar title
puzzle and fan survey followed
a studio argument about whether
Syncopation" or THE Band
Plays On" would be catcher
name for another picture. This
time, in the approximate ratio of
SO to /, the public voted for THE
Band Plays On" So tie picture
is being calle,. "Syncopation"!
This sort of thing doesn't mean
Hollywood has public be-hang-
ed attitude; it's just that produc-
ers mistrust all information or
advice that goes counter to their
own lunches. That's why they
always have hired stooges and
yeS-men.
NEED STORY LUNCHES
Right now, the studios could
benefit greatly by some smart
guidance on story ideas, be-
cause in their efforts to discover
what the public wants in war
time they're making every sort
of picture. Current productions
include fantasy and grimmest
realism, high and low comedy,
love and adventure, music and
melodrama, current and an
cient history. Biographies OF
such lacey characters as Franz
Shubert and Edgar Allen Poe are
in prepar alton. Over at Warmers
the first frankly labeled girl re-
vue in years is planned.
Hollywood can't even make
up its mind whether to be frugal
or lavish. Some executives are
scared silly and have chopped
budgets. Others are tossing
money in all directions The day
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01

the new business head of one
major lot announced that every
script will have to be completed
for $500 or less, and no original
story idea will get more than
$780," a rival outfit arranged to
pay about $4,000 for an origin
al story and script.
All such confusion proves
nothing, perhaps, except that
Hollywood is still going its nor
NAL, fancy way.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
NEWS WITHOUT SUGAR

This newspaper has twice Co'n-
mented on the dangers Of su9or-ooot-
ina the war news. Today it oPPeors
accessory to speak again. For the
United Motions, the first blows OF the
war in the Pacific we're SO stunning
ttot they are still very much on the
defensive. 1t is cosy to forget that
ioroe-scoIe position in rejoicing over
smoll successes of the Allies.
The Navy communique on Wed
nesdoy gave an impression that the
sinking or damaging Of twenty-three
japanese ships off New Guinea had
token place in one sIoshine blow. Now
Il oppeors that these we're the results
Of ten-doys series Of actions and thot
the invasion ormodo is far from check
ed.
II is not pleasant - and it is not
news in the immediate sense - to re-
port doy after day that the japanese
are still advancing. Newspapers can
hardly be expected to write headlines
like these: Another Retreot for the
Allies; Japanese Still Winning;
"Novy Hasn't Balanced Pearl Horbor."
Headline writer's have to summarize q
story, and reporters find it easier to
noke something that looks new out Of
the dogs action than out Of long,
ronoe survey.
The newspapers ore not the only
suoor-cooters. Censorship can hide bod
news. Official communicates, while foc-
tuol over the short-ronee. are not Civ
ina an accurate picture Of the whole
situation. It was an Army officer who
reported that American forces we're
"more than holding their own" at the
time the japanese made their big land
ing at Lineoyen. 1t wos British Of
ficer who described the situation as
well in hand" just when the Japanese
were consolidating their landing on
Singapore Island.
Do offieiols or newspapers really
believe the peoples Of the free coun-
tries cannot toke bad news? We can
take it, and without sugar. We must,
II We are to oct with the knowledge and
resolution that can shorten the war.
From the Christion Science Monitor
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
MORE PLANES
THAN P1loTS7

At the beginning Of the de-
Tense effort. the Army wos pro-
dueino pilots foster than it
wos getting planes and the
trouble was in getting enough
ships even for ironing. Grod-
uoIly, thot condition is being
reversed and il takes only q
little figuring to see why. Sixty
thousand planes q yeor is 5OOO'
planes q month or 200 q work.
ing doy. It takes O crew Of five
to fight with q big bomber,
crews Of two, tn. ee or four for
lighter bombers or observation
planes, and one for O pursuit
ship. Soy the average is two
and q half m m per plane. Thot
means 500 pilots, novi9otors,
bombordiers and rodio men
must be oroduoter every doy.
And next year II will be 1000
q doy, minimum.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
IMAM CROWD

KANSAS CITY - IT h e
wasn't another soul on the via
duct" argued Lee A. Faulkner
in defense of his 81 mile an hour
speed.
II am afraid there was one
exception" replied Judge j. Earl
Thomas, as he assessed q SIS
fine. He indicated q man in one
corner of the court room.
The man was Roy Farrell,
motorcycle patrolman who made
the arrest.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
light Dessert

IF YOU ARE planning a party
dinner. chances are a light des-
sert Is what you'll need to give
i. proper balance. This Is good:
Arrange canned grapefruit Sec
tiuns around sherbert dishes.
Then pile raspberry ice in the
center.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
UNLUCKY DAY

UNLUCky DAY
INDIANAPOLIS-Mrs. Lloyd
w. Johns yearly custom was to
20 into her backyard on the last
day of March and look for four
leaf clover. She always found
one.
She thought that brought her
good luck. Yesterday :he didn't
find any, because of some bad
luck. There was sickness in the
house and she hadn't time to
look.
It was the thirteenth year since
she began the practise.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

The late Merwin d. (Jimmie)
Maier was regarded a great rub
Der bridge player. A tourna-
ment champion seldom gains
this reputation. Jimmie's effect
tiveness was due to his patience
and skill in dealing with aver
age or mediocre players.
Today's hand is an example.
Jimmie sat South. After his
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
HONEST MAN

HONEST MAN
NEW ORLEANS-An aged
man in Glendale, Calf, is Sleep
ing we'll now, or at least he
should be. The New Orleans
public service received a letter
which explained: Dear Sirs,
Please find enclosed ten cents
for carfare / stole in 1857
years ago. want a clear con-
science and oblige."
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
STURDY SPECTACLES

FORT LEAVENWOkTH, kAS.
Capt. H. K. Speed can see
things clearer again.
While the captain was flying
at 5000 feet in a bomber door
fell open and his glasses fell out.
Yesterday Mrs. Myral Wilmett
of Tory, Kas., informed him that
she had found them, unbroken
in her yard.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-04-01
BUSINESS AS USUAL
FORT LEAVENWORTH, X.

The number of legs on his
quarry is the only distinction
Pvt. barren E. Brady can see
between army life and his civil
ian job.
A hunter of predatory animals
for the Department Of the In
terror before he was indicted.
Brady opined:
Il used to hunt wolves. ] am
going to continue the hunt, but
tor another species"