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Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21

This was the suggestion made tc,
Secretary Frank Knox by the
in response to the letter
by the Navy public relations depart
ment to many Negro newspapers,
groups, and individuals who had in
quired, late in December, for the
name of the Negro mess attendant
who manned machine gun on a
battleship in Pearl Harbor Deceln,
ber z and fought japanese planes.
The NAACP letter cited to Navy
Secretary Knox the latter's own let
ter dated December 81, 1941 in
which Mr.. Knox stated 1.-The Navy
Department will certainly recon-
mend proper recognition for any
such heroic action"
The NAACP also cited the repore
from General Douglas MacArthur'y
army on the Bataan peninsula that
cook who blasted an enemy ma
chine gun nest received citation
and promotion.
Urging that black Americans be-.
allowed to serve their country and
their Navy in any capacity, the
NAACP letter said: "This action by
the Navy not only would reward
a hero, but would serve dramatic
notice that this country is in fact
a democracy engaged in an all-out
war against anti-democratic forces"
Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21
NATIVE SON
BY RICHARD WRIGHT
BY RICHARD WRIGHT

limp. He snatched his hand away
Thought and feeling were
balked i'm him; There was some
thing he was trying to tell him.
self, desperately, but could not.
Then, cOnvuiSiveIy, he sucked
his breath in and huge words
formed slowly, ringing in his
ears: She's dead go.
The reality of the room fell from
him; the vast city of white people
that sprawled outside took its place
She was dead and he had killed
her. He was a murderer He had
killed white woman He had to
get away from here. Mrs. Dalton
had been in the room while he was
there, but she had not known it.
But, had she? No! Yes! Maybe
she had gone for help? No. If she
had known she would have scream
ed. She didn't know. He had to
slip out of the house. Yes. He could
go home to bed and tomorrow he
could tell them that he had driven
Mary home and had left her at the
side door.
In the darkness his fear made
live in him an element which he
reckOned with as 'them' He
had to construct case for
'them." But, Jan. Oh -. Jan
would give him away. When it
Jan would say that he had left
them together in the car at
FOrty-sixth Street and Cottage
Grove Avenue. But he would tell
them that that was not true.
And, after all, was not Jan
Red? Was not his word as good
as JAMS? He would say that Jan
had come home with them. No
one must know that he was the
last person who had been with
her.
FingerprintSl He had read abo, 4
them in magazines. His fingerpriniS
would give him away, Surelyl Thee
could prove that he had been in
side of her rooml But suppose he
told them that he had come to get
the trunk? That was it! The trunk!
His fingerprints had right to be
there. He looked round and saw her
trunk on the other side of the
bed, open, the top standing up. He
could take the trunk to the base.
ment and put the car into the ga
rage and then go home. No! There
was a better way. He would not
put the car into the garagei He
would say that Janhad come to the
house and he had left Jan outside
In the car. But there was still a
better way Make them think Jan
did it. Reds do anything. Didn't
the paper say SO? He would tell
them that he had brought Jan and
Mary home in the car and MARY
had asked him to go with her to
her room to get the trunk-and jar
was with hem!-And he had got
the trunk and had taken it to the
basement and when he had gone he
had left Mary and Jan-who had
come back dOwn-sitting in the car
kissing -. That's it!
He heard clock ticking and
searched for it with his eyes. IL
was at the head of Mary's bed,
Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21

M. l.. Y. II saw one of your
columns and I decided that /
would like to write to you. I'm in
love with a lady and / am buying
her a suit of furniture. Do you
think it will be necessary for me
to keep paying on it or quit?
Ans: Didn't you buy the furniture
and have it sent out to her? Then,
it seems to me that it is your duty
to finish paying for it. If you don't,
1 doubt seriously if your lady friend
will spend any more of her time
with you. You actually bit off more
than you could chew :. IL you feel
you cannot pay for the furniture
you had better be man enough to
tell her so and ask her assistance
but don't just stop paying on the
suit altogether as it will make her
angry with you.
Worried. My husband and I have
been staying with his father and
mother. I have tried to make him
get us small place alone but he
wants to get larger house SO we
can all live together. Help me to
decide what is best to do?
Ans: Your husband doesn't seem
to know how to adjust his life in
order to live without his parents
He is good man and my suggestion
in your case is to allow him to get
large place and bring his parer.ts
to live under your roof -. but :.
:. !. insist upon one thing. That is
to have separate quarters SO you
can entertain your friends and have
your own kitchen. 1t will be a joy to
live with them if you follow this
rule.
Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21

good job but you aren't satisfied
;. make the change. You have
felt cramped and uncomfortable ev-
cry since you started work and no
one can do their very best work
under these circumstances. You
have nothing at all to fear by TAX
ing the new job. My new 1912 As
troIogy Readings are ready. Send
25c for yours today. Be sure To
send birth date, and self addressed
stamped envelope.
Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21

In laxatives. as in people, it
takes something extra to get to
the top and stay there.
BLACK-DRAUGHT has been one
of the popular laxatives with four
generations Of Americans. That's
one reason yGu ought to try this
all-vegetable medicine next.
Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21

Mrs. Frances Payne Bolton, con-
gresham from Cleveland, Ohio,
who announced a gift of $4,000
toward the work of the famed Ne
gro art and music center, Karamu
House in Cleveland, Wednesday
night at a dinner at the Statler
Hotel in that city. Mrs. Bolton,
widow of the late Chester c. Bolton,
trustee of Tuskegee Institute, and
a member of the Payne family of
Cleveland, has been active in
aiding the work of the National
Association of Colored Graduate
Nurses and numerous other philan-
thropies which have benefited the
Negro.
Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21

Although the Negro Press and
organizations have long been
aware OF, the danger, official recog-
milton of it came only last week
when Archibald MacLeish. director
of the Office of Facts and Figures,
reported that the Japanese En-
bassf in Madrio, Spain, is &c
lively using u. s. anti-Negro bias
TO create disunity in South Amer
fca
Racial prejudice in the U S. is
one of the main themes for the
AXIS propaganda, MacLeish sai6
1t IS particularly effective in Brazil
where one fourth of the $4,000, 600
inhabitants are Negroes. The Axis
is spreading accounts Of racial
violence in North America.
Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21
ARE You
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Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21

It circulates Word-o mouth re-
ports of iynchings and violence
against Negro soldiers, to illustrate
its contention that while the
Brazilian Negro enjoys complete
freedom, his fellow Negro in the
u. S. is still a slave and the abol1-
ton of slavery after the Civil War
was only a formal act.
Brazilians are told that Pam
Americanism would mean slavery
for the black race in that country.
1t is reported that q large num-
ber of Negroes in Brazil have, as
result, gone over to the Fascist
"Acao IYltegralista.
In the Far East, too, Japanese
have been using the same tactics
Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21
Is Your Laxative a
Popular One?

You'll discover an all-around
good laxative. Spicy, aromatic. easy
to-take. Punctual. and thorough, yet
usually gentle IN its action when
simple directions are followed.
The main reason for all this is
.stonic-laxative' ingredient in
BLACK -DRAUGHT that helps to
tone lazy intestinal muscles.
Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21

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Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21
(INSTALLMENT TEN

HE RELAXED and sank to the
floor, his breath going in a long
gasp He was weak and wet with
sweat. He stayed crouched and bent,
hearing the sound of his breathing
filling the darkness. Gradually, the
intensity of his sensations Subsided
and he was aware OF the room. He
felt that he had been in the grip
of a weird spell and was now free.
The fingertips of his right hand
were pressed deeply into the soft
fibers Of the rug and his whole
body vibrated from the wild pound
ing OF his heart. He had to get out
Of the room, and quickly. Suppose
that had been MIR. Dalton? His
escape had been narrow enough, as
Ii was.
He stood and listened. Mr.. Dalton
might be out there in the hallway.
How could he get out of the room?
He all but shuddered with the in
tensity of his loathing for this
house and all it had made him feel
since he had first come into it,
He reached his hand behind him
and touched the wall; he was glad
to have something solid at his back
He looked at the shadowy bed ana
remembered Mary as some person
he had not seen in a long time. She
was still there. Had he hurt her?
He went to the bed and stood over
her; her face lay sideways on the
pillow.
His hand moved toward her, bit
stopped in mid-air. He b1inked his
eyes and stared at Mary's face; it
was darker than when he had first
bent over her. Her mouth was open
and her eyes bulged CLASSIFY. Her
bosom, her. bosom,-her-he bosom.
was not moving! He could not hear
her breath coming and going now
as he had when he had first brought
her into the rooml He bent and
moved her head with his hand and
found that she was relaxed and
Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21
Reveal American Racial Prejudice
Used To Stir Up Discord In Brazil
Are Told Negroes
Still In Slavery

NEW YORK -(SNS)--The u. S. government had bet
ter wake to the fact that its good neighbor policy is
in danger in South American countries unless the u s..
ntegrates Negroes fully into the national picture,
the NAACP said this week
Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21
Says Navy Should Lift Ban
In Tribute To Dorie Miller
Suggestion Made to Secretary
OF Navy Frank Knox by NAACP

NEW YORK. .(SNS)-The greatest honor that could be
paid Mess Attendant Dore Miller of the heroes of Pearl
Harbor be the IT, S. Navy abolish restrictions
against Negro enlstments at once.
Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21

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Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21
PERHAPS THIS THIEF
NEEDED A SUIT

A suit valued at SIC was report
ed stolen from the home of Ernest
Baker, of 26 Fulton Street S E.,
Tuesday.
Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21

/ understand that it will cost me
about nine hundred dollars and /
will have to work and my parents
will have to help me. Should | try
for this college?
Ans: BY all means try to get a
college education but don't step out
of your class. If you entered In this
eastern college you wouldn't have
the money to keep up with the other
fellows who have money. Arrange
to take your college training right
there in your home state and l as
sure you that in the long run you
will be better off and mighty proud
of yourself too.
G.. r. Please consider this prob
lem as it is of great Importance TO
me. Has my wife committed any
unclean act with anyone since our
marriage? / want your help badly
Ans: You know very well that
she hasn't. Before you will ever find
happiness and cOntentment with
your fine wife you are going to
have to learn to control your jeal-
GUS disposition. Jealousy alone has
wrecked more happy marriages than
any other thing. You had better
start appreciating your wife for her
very fine virtues and stop trying
to find something wrong.
r. G. S. Il have been on this
job for the past six weeks. 1t is
a good job but I have feeling
that I am not doing the work well
enough. have received another Of
fer and I wish to know if I would
be making a mistake to take the
new job? May I get my Astrology
! Reading now?
Ans: The job you have now is a
Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21

r. c. A. - am boy who wants
to go to fine Eastern College. Now
Jackson advocate., 1942-03-21
Relief At Last
For Your Cough

Creomulsion relieves promptly be-
cause it goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
to Soothe and heal raw, tender, in
famed bronchial mucous mem
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulsion with the un-
derstanding you must like the way 1t
quickly allays the cough or you are
to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coughs. Chest Colds. Bronchitis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-30
Spies Come Ashore in Rul
BY THOMAS M. JOHNSON
NEA Service Military Writer

New York March 30-German secret agents, espe-
cialy chosen for delicate taks are reliably reported
to have been brought TO the eastern American coast
In submarines and landed In rubber boats.
They are daring men who have lived in this coun"
try long enough TO be thoroughly familiar with our
language and ways, and able TO pass for Americans
Once landed on lonely shore, these spies con-
tact others already here, gather their collected inior-
maton-ofen ship recommendation slip back 10
the shore and rendezvous with the same rubber
boat. Others remain here weaving yet more exten-
sve spy network
GOVERNMENT STRIVING
TO SMASH RING
Several government agencies are uniting In night
and day efforts to unsnarl this network, and loyal
Americans everywhere help by turning IN 70 local
authorities any worthwhile information.
Some are urging that the search be aided py rout-
ing coastwise ships closer to shore and increasing
the number Of smaller patrol craft, equpping them
with radio transmitters
The possible danger is shown by the fact that the
submarines In American waters at all times since
Pearl Harbor are said to total fifty.
They have complicated the problem OF our spy.
hunters in a way OF which the public does not
dream. Their operations result indirectly In food
ing Atlantic seaports with sailors Of natonalities
invaded by the Germans Scandinavians, Dutch,
French-who have left their ships pleading that
their lives are in danger, and they must consider
their families In the old country.
They are considering their families all rightly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-30

This bad news for the Japanese
after their triumphant procession
through other southwest Pacific
areas came as high officers OF the
United States Army Air corps re-
vealed that q counter-offensiVe
against Japan was already under
way.
I'VE are all through the fire-and-
fall-back policy" one ofiicer said.
This Is as far south as we are
going. From now on we are going
north"
During q weekend OF United Ma.
lions activity, 1t was announced
that American Negro troops now
were serving with the United States
forces In Australia. They are skilled
specialists OF an Army nofl-cofn-
blatant corps, under white of1icers.
Week end conferences led BY
Gen. Douglas Macarthur and Aus
tralian leaders, led by Gen. Sir
Thomas Blamey, new commander
In chief OF Southwest Pacific
United Nations land forces, made II
apparent that big changes are com.
Ing,
IL was understood that radical
changes were planned In command
and general organization OF the
Australian army so that Its men
could fight side by side with the
Americans In O cloSe-knit fighting
unit.
The talks, which will continue
this week, were based on the con-
ferences Macarthur held at Can
berra last week with Prime Minister
John Curtin and other leaders.
Complete synchroniZaton Is to be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-30
Great Nazi Sub Base
Is In Blazing Ruins
CONTINUED FrOm Page y

boat Of Comdr Ryder and Lieut., Col
Newman" he wrote. '"The anti
aircraft guns started firing at our
planes Us we entered the estuary
Soon we were under o Gothic arch.
way OF fire.
suddenly two searchllghts swept
the water and picked up the lead
ing ships like daylight, and there
was burst Of fire"
CNmpbelltowns' guns blaSed In re-
tort,
Hell Broke Loose
"Then hell broke loose" the corr
respondent wrote I'm q second
tho whole river was covered by a
fantastic oriSs-C.s,g pattern OF fire
marked by Vari-eolored traoers. Tho
roar was deafening, DoEins Of
were knocked cut"
seArehlights lit tho scene but some
The British ships put on speed and
Camp )elltoWn raced on past shore
batteries which were now In action,
Campbelltown smashed the last
boom barrier end NS she did so set
q German anti-alrorAft ship aflre
with her guns, Then she hit the
dock gates,
Ashore the explosions started as
the Commandos, landed from other
craft, started their work,
The ship In which the corrospon-
dent watched landed at q jotty near
the Campbelltown, Lieut., Col,
Newman Jumped ashore, Others
lay alongside the petty while sur
viyors OF CNmpbeltown clambored
aboard. Thence tho ship headed
for the heNnnel
The ship was under fire at 30
yard range, A forecastio gunner
scored hit on u German pilboX,
But Gunner Was Dead
"Well shot DO II again." the
captain called, but the gunner was
dead,
Burning German and British YES.
sells III tho water and fires burned
bright ashore, while explosions
reared ut intervals.
The motor torpedo boat was the
last TO leave,
I'VE were the single target for
literally hundreds of enemy guns
NJ short range" the correspondent
wrote, "A seNrchlight followed us.
Only n short hard turn to port pres
vented us from running into q Ger
man Nntl-aircraft ship lying IN mid
river, She opened fire on us from
. 0yOrdS but we siloneed her. Then
rs We escaped We saw the German
shore batteries destroy her. They
though they were firing at us. Then
the Germans frequently poured
shells into each other In their
anxiety as we raced down thee stu
aIy and, turning and twisting to
avoid Searehlight, reached the
open sea-"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-30

The Campbelltown which blew up as
fhe raid ended,
He told how the commanders Of
tho cost OF many casualties, had
fought on even while the navy
units, unable 10 reach them, steamed
off at racing speed,
"The Camphelltown came 10 her
end while the navy men and COM
mandos naming her still fired her
gums" he wrote. "Her bows were
ablase. only when the flames
spread 10 them did those aboard
run from the neck straight on the
German landing stages which the
Germans were sweeping with fire"
In Face Of Fire
He described how CNmpbelltown
had gone up the estuary In face Of
almost impossible fire, crashed
through the boom detenseS and
plunged through the dock gates rs
Gar as her bridge
II was aboard the motor gun"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-30
HARTFORD DYKE
in COX HEARING
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page y
Berry interrupted 10 ask "there Is
nothing IN the standard Speeiflea-
tions which prohibits you from using
hydraulic I'LL, Is there"
No"
MNselll said that had he known
the Hydraulic fiji could DO used he
could have shaved his price from 80
10 IS cents u cubic yard.
II was given no indication by the
Highway Department that could
use hydraulic fill" he said.
Cofkey; "If you hNd been inform
cd you might use hydraulic fill
what price per cubic yard would you
have bid for pumping II IMP"
MaSe1ll; about IS cents"
How much difference would that
have made In your bid7"
$4,000 Difference
"About S4i 900 In tho entire bid,
haven't figured II out, but It's
about that"
Collapse OF the Dyke last July ~
was blamed on the use OF hydraulic
I'LL, which Cox commended was auth
ori2ed by army engineers.
The Hartford Dixie charge was the
third on the list brought by Attor-
ncy General Pallottl, who charged
Cox with misconduct, material neg
leet OF duty and incompetence,
This was the second week OF the
Slow-nloylng hearing before state
referee George II. Human, who II
Gov. Hurloy'S deputy IN the case
Predictions were tho hearing may
last more than q month, and pos.
sibly two,
smith, Starr Testify
The defense asked Daniel II, .
Starr, State Engineer OF Highway
design, and John N. Smith, head Of
the location and design division Of
the Highway Department, whether
the matter OF wet Ill had beer
taken up with army engineers,
Both replied they were not par
Elephants In the discussions ant
could not testify to the accuracy o.
tho contention.
Smith and starr testified thu
plans and specifications for the DYKE
were drawn by engineers for the
Hartford Bridge Commission aae
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-30
India Is Given Final
Appeal From Allies
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tContlnued from Page y

/ him 10 give every help and coopera-
ton,
ut is expected that everything
possible will be done TO organize the
defense OF India, II will be neceS-
Sary TO organize and develop oil ma
terlal and moral resources for de-
Tense Of india and TO organize CO.
operation with other parts OF the
commonwealth and Allied nations
Questions To he Solved
"Many difficult questions remain
10 be solved In the new constitution
II remains to DO seen whether india
will have one people or more than
one people, whether II will be one
united country or two or three sep
arated states with central control
There are many economic queS-
tions TO be solved"
Moderate leaders under O. Rata.
gopa!achariar were understood to be
definitely In favor Of acceptance
hoping for compromise later, but
the majority were reported opposed
holding that the offer gave nc
powers now and had mlsehlevous
underlying principles,
The Moslem League, representing
the Mohammedan minority In In-
dian politics, was In favor OF &c
ceptanee and asked only assurance
that II would have q 5000 share OF
membership on the prospective IN.
dian executive council.
Hindu Sikhs also we're In favor,
except aS regards retails OF pro-
visions as TO the choice OF provinces
which might elect TO abstain from
participation In the indian Union,
N, M. JOSH, Labor Leader, waS
understood TO find the offer nc.
eeptable.
Well-informed circles reported
that Mohandas K. dandhi, spiri'
tual leader OF the Indian Nationa.'
lists, when pressed by Grips for his
opinion OF the offer, replied;
IF the All-Indla Congress asks
my advice I shall say; ut Is o post
dated check; accept II or not
It was understood that leaders 81
the All-India Nationalist Congress
had promised o firm statement u
the British offer by tomorrow.
II was Cripps hope that he coule
obtain the support OF Hindu as vel
AS Moslem leaders and aS the re-
suit get the full support OF india
now threatened BY Japan, for thC
empire war effort, In return for thu
promise OF Dominion status aftel
the war,
CrlppS had conferred at Length
with dandhi JawaharlRr Nehru aIle
other Nationalist leaders yesterday
In q Anal conference before he an
nouneed his offer In behalf OF thu
British government and, In O Bpe'
eial statement appealed for It's faiI
publication throughout India 81
that 33e 1000 900 people OF the world
second largest country could stud!
II for themselves,
Grips Optimistic
Grips, ut least, seemed optimis
tic.
II was learned that the wiSeneC
dandhi, on his way from his retrea
NJ Wardha to confer with Grips
had found the Grand Trunk express
crowded and had travelled In tn
ieeman's compartment, surrounded
by soda bottles.
Grips made II clear that hi
offer was one which must me &C
cepted as O whole or not at all.
II am giving II 10 you for publ
cation" he told newspaper CORE