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not sailors but sea-gOing Wallets,
walters and bOOtblacks. The few
Negroes nominated for cadetships
at Annapolis, where practically all
Naval officers prior to the current
war were trained, were either
denied admission to the school or
flunked out on the second or third
or thirty-third preliminary exami-
nation. Since oOlOred youths have
earned degrees in virtually every
university above and beyond the
Mason Dixon line, their cOmpatriOts
cannot understand why som e
super-brilhant Negro candidate has
not managed to pass the Annapolis
exams Or perhaps they do under
stand, or think they do. 1t is COM
mon talk among Negroes that
cOlOred youths nominated for An
napOlis cadetships are framed"
given specially prepared examina-
tons so tough that even a vice
admiral could not make creditable
marks.
Before Pearl Harbor, Negroes,
with their natural bent for facing
the issues of life effectively, ac-
cepted the Jim Crow policy of the
Navy as one of the evils of a world
which at it's best is far from per-
feet. But when our statesmen pro-
claimed holy crusade to establish
the principles of democracy "ev-
erywhere in the world" Negroes
again with their propensity for
bringing highfalutin oratory down
to earth, began to ask when the
United States Navy was going to
start practicing enough democracy
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editors. But, believe it or not, he
did not deceive the New York
Times. The Times said his Jim
Crow gesture was inadequate-nOt
inadequate to Jim CrOwism but in
adequate in Americanism.
When Negro editors caught their
breath and gave Knox's announce
ment a second reading they dis
covered the singer in it. The sub
stance of what Knox said is this:
For years the Jim Grow policy
of the Navy has been tacit. Now
it's official
Knox's gesture is both infuriat-
ing and MISUNDERSTANDING to
men with a decent respect for
Christian relationships among men,
without regard to race or color,
ridiculous because its basic as
sumptions run contrary to expert
ence. Knox is afraid that white
and colored American seamen per-
forming similar duties would not
get along together any too well.
He is afraid that white yeomen
would resent taking orders from
colored officers. Nuts. White and
colored men work together in
offices, factories and on construc-
ton jobs. White and colored wom-
en- work together in pants fac
tories. They take orders from fore
men of either race. Is Knox privy
to the inner mysteries Of some oc-
cult science which informs him
that whites and blacks cannot fight
together as well as work together?
Just five minutes ago 1 had a
shot of whiskey beside a white
sailor. He did not bite me and l
did not bite him. He did not resent
my presence in the saloon or de-
mand that the bartender explain
why he served a Negro in a tavern
where all the other patrons were
white. don't think he would pro-
test if 1 were assigned to the bunk
next to his in the glory hole of a
destroyer or happened to be a
member of his gun crew. Most
white people l have known were
too sensible for that sort of non
sense. Secretary Knox is old
enough to know the facts of life.
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man I'm with? We can't get along
at all here of late. Tell me what
to do?
Ans: Romantic fancies wear out
and if a cOmpaniOnship isn't based
upon love, it can't last. This man
has a wife and he seems to feel
now that he made a mistake to
leave her. He wants to go home.
Therefore it is his duty to return
to her. Right now you are in an
embarrassing spot but make a
change and think a long time be-
fore you choose your life's mate.
H. R.: Ny people don't act as if
they mean any good. 1 have had
my uncle with me for 10 or IL
years and they don't want to help
with him. He is a cripple and
can't work. Would 1 do wrong to
give up housekeeping and let them
take him for awhile?
Ans: Call members of your fam
lily together and discuss your plans
with them openly. Some people
will not give a dime to help any
cause unless they are put on the
spot. Surely they realize that you
have sacrificed these past 10 years
to provide for your uncle let
them know that you expect a dOna-
ton regularly on their part. A few
dollars a year from each member
of the family wouldn't deprive them
of much. Don't decide about break
ing up housekeeping until you talk
with the family. If you can't get
them to see things your way
try to get your uncle in a home for
aged people.
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have been married for a very long
time. The male member of our
story has a mediocre job, but has
always managed, together with his
faithful wife, to make ends meet.
They've had many trials and tribu-
lations throughout their long life
together and always seemed to
weather the storms. Now at this
late date in life, the hubby has
started philandering after young
women. (And it all happened after
he was left a little money by his
sister, who recently passed away
As the saying goes, they'll do it
every time"-that is, after one
woman has struggled her whole
life working her fingers to the
bone, her husband, when he gets q
little extra cash has to run out and
spend it on another woman. (SOme
one suggested that the middle-aged
matrOns should form a club and the
minute pappy steps out with an
other woman, q picket line should
be formed to bring this gentleman
back to his senses.) What do you
think? Some of the matrOns think
the same thing, too.
Well friends, III have to be
dashing along but I'll be seeing
you soon
YOUR PAL
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CHRIsPus ATTACKS NEWS


The "silent social" conducted by
members of the Crispus Attacks
Home Association on April 16 at
Halle Q. Brown House resulted in
the collection of $47.50 for ex-
penses of the Crispus Attacks
Home. Mrs. Matte A. King and
Mrs. Jennie Young served as finan-
cial chairmen for the social. Others
helping were Mrs. Harriet Sher-
wood, Mrs. Louise Hargrave, Mrs.
Phleeta Jackson, Mrs. Lillian
Brown, Miss Laura Jeffrey, and
Mr.. Huron J. Shelton, Jr. The As
ISOLATION is grateful to the Wom-
ems Auxiliary of the Postal AL
lance, the Adelphai Club and the
Credjafawn Social Club and the
Self Culture Club and to the many
individuals who contributed to the
social.
Mrs. Theresa Herring was in
charge of the entertainment. Coffee
and cake were served. Mrs. Louise
Hargrave is president of the Asso-
citation.
Memberships reported during
February, March and April are
Mrs. Adam A. Pachie, Mrs. R. Al
len, Mrs. Viola Culver, Mrs. Fran
ces Davenport, Mrs. Matte A.
King, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis P. Moore,
Mrs. Lillian Brown, Mrs. Sarah
Johnson and Mr.. Jay P. Williams.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend to our friends
and neighbors our heartfelt appre-
citation for their kindness and
sympathy during the illness and
death of our beloved aunt, Mrs.
Minnie Archer. We also wish to
thank the following organizations:
Queen of Sheba Chapter, o. E. S.;
Kings Daughters; Missionary So
ciety of st. James Church, Ander-
son Circle and the Monogram
Club. Also Rev. B. N. Moore and
st. James Choir for the beautiful
service.
Edmund Newsome, Duluth;
Albert Black, St. Paul; Louis
and Ellwood and Garnett
Cook, Detroit, nephews.
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Hello Folks:

Hello Folks:
The interest this week (fOr those
who like spOrts) is boxing. The
local boxing attraction round town
is the appearance on the local box
ing card of RAY Sugar" ROBIN
son, GOtham's sensational leading
lightweight and welterweight con-
tender and our own CHARLEY
hurley, who is another leading
contender for the welterweight
crown. The two, it's said, may be
matched some time this June in
title elimination bout. Burley is
hoping to have the fight staged in
our own NicOllet Park in Mime
apolis and plans to give his share
of the gate receipts to the Navy
Relief Fund.
CHIT CHAT HOT OFF THE
CREDIBLE:
AL and ALICE MCCLURE are
the proud parents of another
bouncing baby boy e lbs.) born
last Saturday night. Despite
rumors that the DICK MANN4
CATHERINE DAVIS twosome had
broken up, the two seem to still be
very much that way about each
other. MABEL HICKMAN is
taking up music for the duration
of the war. CHATS to fill the
empty gap in her life that was left
by AL HARPER, who joined the
goth Pursuit Squardon.) q.
LOUISE NEAL celebrated her CD
birthday last Sunday with friends
out at Somerset, Wisconsin. t..
JIMMY HUGHES birthday
gifted" CRYSTAL BURGESS
with a lovely camera the other day.
. What popular st. Paul couple
are expecting bundle from
heaven? mo, it's not the couple
you're thinking of, cause not even
intimates know this couples
secret.) .. HATTIE NOEL, char
acter actress from Hollywood,
California, is in Minneapolis ap-
pearing at Curly's Cafe. While in
Minneapolis she is residing at the
Wheatley House. Don't you re-
member her in the recent movie,
Cracked Nut" starring Mischa
Auer?) The G. & W. romance
seems to be just a thing of the
past, doesn't it? . What family,
who just recently had visit from
Sir Stork has "divorso in their
beano"?) =. Onions to those hub
bies (quite a few who are soon to
become pappies and still persist in
chasing danes who can't in any
way compare to their own good
wives. Just heard that there
will be from twenty-five to thirty
doctors in town this week, attend
ing a medical conference. (And
are the local gals ever ga-ga.) &.
'Tis said ALBERTA NEAL is
wearing ROBERT MURRAY'S
Omega Fraternity pin.
THEY'LL DO 1T EVERY TIME:
Our story this week revOlves
about a middle-aged couple who
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NOTICE To 7

NOTICE TO READERS Let Professor Able Wallace anayze
problems free" In this column just include clipping of
the column letter For private Reply" send quarter 5)
for his ASTROLOGY READING AND LUCKY DAY CHART
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eOn6ne questions within the of logical reasoning Address
your Prof ABBE WALLACE.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to our friends and neigh
bors for their acts of kindness and
sympathy shown US during the ill
ness and death of our beloved son
and brother, Howard Curry.
Mrs. Ella Curry and family.
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THE JIM CROW GESTURE
BY OUR NAVY DEPT.

1t is curious fact that when bigoted all his
life and becomes half tolerance his deal
fairly with his feowmen is often less logical
men than his former bgor Secretary of the Navy Knox
spicuous example.
For the enlisted the
and organized Negroes Navy
assigned service meaning
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CLASSIFIED ADS
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-03
new cox CHARGES
TO Be SUBMITTED
Attorney General PallOtti
Is Expected to Complete
His Charges Tomorrow

Hartford, Conn, March 3. - CUP
- Attorney General Francis A. Pal
lotti tomorrow files a new set Of
charges against State Highway
Commissioner William J. Cox, who
has been suspended on charges of
incompetence and material neglect"
of duty.
Pallotti was expected to complete
his statement late tomorrow night,
and it may include eight or 10 spe-
cific cases, according to reliable re-
ports.
The attorney general, who has
been working steadily on the case for
weeks, was expected to include in the
new bill of particulars the two
charges he made in an original
statement filed against Cox last
month. These concerned State
Highway Department contracts with
the Gafnnino and Savin construc-
: ten firms.
Pallotti disclosed yesterday he was
investigating a third major contract
for deck covering on the Stratford
avenue bridge at Bridgeport. The
contractor on this job was Joseph
Mariani, New Haven, a member of
the governors staff, although he is a
Republican.
Accoring to an agreement among
counsel, Governor Hurley and Chief
Justice William M. Maltbie, Cox
will be given 10 days in which
to replay to Pallotti's new charges.
The governor will hold removal
hearing March IA or 16. The hear
ing was expected to be confined to
one day,
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TYPHUS VICTIMS
KILLED in POLAND
Germans Occupying Po=
land Have No Serum to
Fight Disease

Ottawa. March 3. UP)-For lack
of serum to fight a plague OF
typhus, the Germans occupying
Poland are planning to kill all in
fected Poles who might have con-
tact with the German army, Ed
ward Raczynski, foreign minister OF
the Polish government in London,
said today.
Since the German occupation, he
told newsmen, it is an accepted
fact that the Nazis have executed
$1,000 Polish men, while countless
thousands of others have died in
forced labor and concentration
camps.
Word that the Nazis intended to
kill typhuS sufferers was intercepted
two months ago in a letter from a
German doctor, Who said he dread
ed ito think of the thousands OF
people who will have to be killed.
Most dreadful of the concentra-
ton camps in Poland, he said, Is at
OsWiecim, around which the Ger
mans have created desert by de-
stroying villages and towns. No one
has escaped from it and lived. -Four
who got through died as result OF
the tortures they suffered, Raczyn-
ski asserted.
Five secret newspapers are pub
lished twice daily in Poland, he
said, in illustrating the moral re-
volt" which persists there despite
Nazi terror.
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Jacob Jones Was Hit
Early On Saturday
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torpedo were sighted, according to
the Navy.
The next of kin of those lost have
been notified.
The Jacob Jones, one of the flush
deck, four stacker destroyers OF
World War I type, was commits
stoned in 1919.
1t was the second ship so named
It's predecessor, also a destroyer,
was sunk by an enemy submarine
on Dec. 6, 1917, while en- route to
Queenstown, Ireland, from Brest,
France. with a loss of 81 officers
and men.
The announced toll of U. s. Naval
vessels since American participation
in the war comprises the five ships,
including the battleship Arizona,
lots at Pearl Harbor; the Destroyer
Reuben James, torpedoed off Ic-
land with loss of 100 lives; the
Coast Guard cutter Alexander
Hamilton. torpedoed off Iceland
with @ moderate" loss of life, and
the naval tanker Neches, which was
lost by enemy action in undisclosed
waters.
In addition the old World War
destroyer TruXton and the naval
cargo ship PolluX were lost in a
strm off the coast of Newfound-
land.
Commander of Ship
Lieut.. Commander Black, skipper
of the Jacob Jones, was born in
Oradell, N. j., on June 90, 1903. He
attended the Hackensack, N. j.
high school and the Wilmer and
Chew preparatory schools before
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Philippine Ports
Shelled By Japs
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at his own request because OF i'll
health" of his post as commander
of the United Nations fleet in that
area. He was succeeded by Vice Ad-
miral E. L. Helfrich, commander
in-chief of the Netherlands East In
dies naval forces.
Those changes leave two high
ranking Americans on the scene to
work with the Dutch-Maj. Gen.
George H. Brett, chief of the U. S..
air forces and deputy commander
under Wavell, and Vice Admiral
William A. Glassford, Jr,, who COM
mands U. S. naval forces in that
area under Helfrich.
In negotiations among the United
Nations capitals proceeding Wavell's
shift, it was reported that Sug-
gestions were made that Gen. Doug
las Macarthur be borught out of
the Philippines to replace Wavell.
There was no official comment. Mil
itary observers said such a shift
would take weeks, or perhaps
months. Macarthur wants to re-
T11affrf- il the PHILIPPINES.
Only a few hours before the Fee-
moval of Wavell was announced
an Australian newSpaper-in pre-
mature disclosure that Wavell had
left for Burma-demanded that
Macarthur be made supreme COM
mander in the southwest Pacific
because "he is dynamic, courageous,
Aggressive, and-unlike most gen.
erals on our side-successful."
From Australia also came word
that the Australian war council, in
consultation with representatives of
the United States, had adopted a
revised strategy" whereby Aus
for what will ultimately prove to
trana would become the springboard
be an Irresistible Allied counter
offensive"
The highest chieftains of the U
S. armed forces were on record with
statements championing offensive
operations-as quickly as the man
power and the othtr means can be
found.
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entering the naval academy in 1922
After his graduation he saw duty in
cruisers, battleships and destroyers
in the scouting, battle and Asiatic
fleets.
He took command of the Jacob
Jones last April IA. His home adj
dress was given as 416 End ST., Ora
dell, N. j.
The Jacob Jones was built by
the New York Shipbuilding Co.,
Camden, N. j., during the last war
but did not see combat service in
that conflict.
The vessel was named in honor
of Capt. Jacob Jones, who partici-
pated in the w cf 1912 and in the
Mediterranean camp. tgns against
the Tripoli pirates.
Her Chin Still Up
Oradell, N. j., March SUPP
my chin is still up"
That was the response of Mrs.
Franc Black, wife of Lieut.. Com
mander Hugh David Black, when
advised today that her husband was
believed lost in the sinking of his
destroyer the Jacob Jones.
Mrs. Black and her three chill
dren are somewhere in Massachu-
sets She received the news by
telephone from her father in-law,
Howard D. Black, who called her
from the Black home here. He re-
fused to disclose the exact Wherea-
bouts of his daughter law, the
former Frances Frykholf of Seattle,
Wash, graduate of Washington
university.
Commander Black was home last
on February %, the father said.
My sons ship came into port on
Washington's birthday" he ex-
planned, and he spent the night at
home with me- He left the follow
ing morning"
Such tragedy had to be ex-
pected in wartime, the father said,
though obviously he was grief
stricken.
Naturally" he added, He is in
the service and I did not expect it
would be a featherbed."
The three Black children staying
with their mother are Barbara, 10;
Dennis, 3, and David Bruce, Is
months.
Commander Black, who was
graduated from the U. S. Naval
Academy in 1926, had seen service
for several years in Honolulu, the
father said, and his last shore duty
was from 1888 to 1910 as a profess
sor of naval science and practice
at Harvard university.
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(American airmen returning 70
southwest China from Rangooon as
serted 1.-The whole Burma situation
is an awful mess" and that the
main resistance" to the Japs is the
American volunteer group. One
pilot said there were only looters
and corpses" in the capital. He
believed the Japanese were at the
edge of the city,
Travellers from lower Burma
reaching here denied that wholesale
destruction of non-military installa-
tons had been carried out by the
British in Rangoon, declaring the
city was quiet under martial law.
Reports persisted that the Ran
goon-to-Mandalay railroad had been
cut by the Japanese north Of Pegu.
The Japanese were believed still
maSsing reinforcements at the Sit
tang, but had already delayed a
full-scale offensive to S@atter and
possibly encircle the British defend
ers much longer than had been ex-
pected.
The Sittang line now extended 10
or possibly more miles north of the
river mouth.
Large forces were being maSsed in
the Shwe-G Gym area, approximate
ly 100 miles north of Rangoon, and
the British expected one tentacle
of the japanese offensive to push
out from that direction.
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and between MacArthur's forces and
guerrillas fighting elsewhere.
There were numerous signs here
and from the Pacific battlefronts
that even though the United Ma
tons resistance in Java may not be
maintained for long, new plans are
being mapped to throw up, by means
of counter blows, new barriers in
defense of Australia and New Zea-
land and the route to India and
the Near East. High American
military and naval officials have
been emhasizing offensive" in their
recent statements.
These reports came as the United
Nations command for the southwest
Pacific, set up by President Roose-
welt and Prime Minister Winston
Churchill in Washington two mnoths
ago today, was dissolved. Britain's
Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell was
relieved as it's COMMUNICATIVE chief
and shifted to Burma and menaced
India.
Quick Shake-Up
The shake-up was the second IN
three weeks. On February IL Ad-
miral Thomas c. Hart was relieved
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ATTEMPTED ASSASSIN

Ankara, March 3-(UP)-The
man killed when a bomb exploded
near Franz Won Papen, German
ambassador to Turkey, was identi-
fed today as Yugoslav law stu
dent named Omer. The explosion
occurred Feb. "a.
Police said Omer came to IStan-
bull two years ago to study and had
moved to Ankara only a few days
before the bomb incident on Alta
turk boulevard. Neither Won Papsn
nor his wife was injured, but both
were thrown to the pavement by
the blast. Omer, who was about so
feet from them apparently with
the bomb concealed in his clothing,
was blown to bits.
Police said Omer apparently was
Balkan Turk, but that his back
ground was almost entirely Yugo-
slavian. His relatives are being
brought here from Smyrna for
questioning.
SUEZ CANAL ATTACKED
Cairo, March s. (UP) - The
Royal Air Force reported today that
Axis bombers attacked the Suez
Canal area during the night and
were intercepted by British night
fighters.
The Raj communique reported
that the Axis planes dropped some
bombs.
However, one Axis plane was shot
down by the British defense forces.
1t was first report of an Axis at
tack on the Suez Canal region in
some weeks and the first mention
of British night fighters protect
ing this vital area.
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MAY IMPROVE ON
BLACKOUT SIRENS
CONTINUED from Page i

Continued from Page II
signals is such that they can be
heard clearly in every home and
business establishment in the city.
Some Of the sirens used Sunday
night may be placed in new loca-
tions where they will be better able
to send signals over large area.
Considerable Improvement in audi
bility from all the sirens is expect
ed when they are placed on perma-
nent standards, far higher above
the street level than the temporary
standards used for the test Sunday
night.
officials agreed that Sundays test
was in general highly satisfactory.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-03-03
JAMES J. GRAHAM
IS APPOINTED

Hartford, Conn, March 3-(UP)
james j. Graham, New Haven,
will succeed Howard E. Hausman as
director of the states unemploy-
ment compensation system when
the latter is given leave of abb
sence March is to enter the army,
it was understood today.
Graham now is director of the
New Haven Office, and his promotion
will be on a temporary appointment
by Labor Commissioner Cornelius j.
Danaher. He has been with the UNI
employment compensation division
since it was started about five years
ago.