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Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22
Los Angeles Gets
First Negro Post
Office Superint'd't

LOS ANGELES-(ANP)- Win.
ming a fight in quicker time than
usual in such matters, local citi.
zens who recently started a peti.
ton to have Negro superinten.
dent at Port Office STATEN az
saw their dreams realized las.
Thursday.
Christopher Scott, post office
employe who has for a long time
been assistant tc the superinten-
dent of this busy station, is the
man who received the appoint
ment. Station K, located in the
heart of the Negro business Sec
ton on Vernon avenue near Cen.
trail. is one of the most important
in the city as well as handling
some Of the heaviest distributions
The fact that SO per cent of the
stations patrons are colored justi-
fled the recognition of the group
by a member of it in charge, de-
clared local leaders and citizens.
Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22
NATIVE SON
By RICHARD WRIGHT

I flooded with light. On a table were
spread several white napkins, un-
der which was something that
looked like plates of food. He stood
gazing at it, then went to the
table and lifted the corners of the
napkins. There were sliced bread
and steak and fried potatoes and
gravy and string beans and spinach
and a huge piece of chocolate cake
His mouth watered. Was this for
him? He wondered if Peggy was
around. Ought he to try to find
her? But he disliked the thought
of looking for her; that would
oring attention to himself, some
thing which he hated. He stood in
the kitchen, wondering if he ought
to eat. but was afraid to do so.
He rested his black fingers on
the edge Of the white table and
silent laugh burst from his
parted lips as he saw himself
for a split second in a lurid OBJ
jective light: he had killed a rich
white girl and had burned her
body after cutting her head of
and had lied to throw the blame
on someone else and had written
a kidrap note demanding ten
thousand dollars and yet ne stood
here afraid to touch food On the
table. food which undoubtedly was
his own.
Bigger"
"Hunh?" he answered before he
!, knew who had called.
"Where've you been? Your din
ner's been waiting for you since
five o'clock. There's a chair. Eat :.
as much as you want He stopped
listening. In Peggy's hand was the
kidnap note. I'll heat your coffee,
go ahead and eat. Had she open
ed it? Did she know what was in
it? No; the envelope was still seal
ed. She came to the table and re-
moved the napkins. His knees were
shaking with excitement and sweat
broke out on his forehead. His skin
felt as though 1t were pucKerlng up
from blast of heat. Don't you want
the steak warmed. The question
reached him from far away and
he shook his head without really
knowing what she meant, don't you
feel we'll?
"This is all right" he murmured.
"You oughtn't starve yourself
that way"
It wasn't hungry"
YOU'RE hungrier than you think"
she said.
She set a cup and saucer at his
plate, then laid the letter on the
edge Of the table It held his at
tention as though it were a steel
magnet and his eyes were iron. She
got the coffee pot and poured his
cup full. No doubt she had just
Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22

gotten the letter from under the
door and had not yet had time to
give it to Mr.. Dalton. She placed a
small jar of cream at his plate and
took up the letter again.
I've got to give this to Mr.
Dalton" she said. "I1l be back in
a moment"
"Yessum, she whispered.
She left. He stopped chewing and
stared before him, his mouth dry
But he had to eat. Not to eat
now would create suspicion. He
showed the food in and chewed each
mouthful awhile, then washed it
down with swallows of hot coffee.
When the coffee gave out, he used
cold water. He strained his ears to
catch sounds. But none came. Then
the door swung silently and Peggy
came back. He could see nothing
in her round red face. Out of the
corners of his eyes he watched her
go to the stove and putter with
pots and pans.
want more coffee?"
Nom"
"You amt scared of all this
trouble we're having around here
are you, Bigger?"
"Oh, no'm." he said, wondering if
something in his manner had made
her ask that.
THAT poor Mary!" Peggy sighed
"She acts like such a ninny
Imagine girl keeping her parents
worried sick all the time. But there
are children for you these days.
He hurried with his eating, say
ing nothing; he wanted to get out
of the kitchen. The thing was in
the open now. not all of it, but
some of it. Nobody knew about
Mary yet. He saw in his mind a
picture of the Dalton family dis
traught and Mortified when they
found that Mary was kidnapped
That would put them a certain
distance from him. They would
think that white men did it; they
would never think that a black
timid Negro did that They would
go after Jan. The Red" he had
signed to the letter and the hammer
and carving knife would make them
look for Communists.
"You got enough?"
"YeSSum."
"You better clean the ashes out
Of the furnace in the morning,
Bigger"
"Yessum.'
"And be ready for Mr.. Dalton at
eight"
"YesSum."
Your room all right?"
"Yessum."
The door swung in violently.
Bigger started in fright. Mr.. Dali
ton came into the kitchen, his face
ashy. He stared at Peggy and Peg
gy, holding dish towel in her
hand, stared at him. In Mr.. Dalton's
hand was the letter, opened.
Whats the matter, Mr.. Dalton?"
who. Where did. :. Who gave
you this?"
"What?"
This letter.
''Why, nobody. got it from the
door,"
Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22

"When?"
"A few minutes ago, Anything
Wrong?"
Mr.. Dalton looked round the en-
tire kitchen, not at anything in
particular, but just round the en-
tire stretch of four walls, his eyes
wide and unseeing. He looked back
at Peggy; it was as if he had
thrown himself upon her mercy
was waiting for her to say some
word that would take the horror
away.
"Wwhat's the matter, Mr.. Dali
ton?" Peggy asked again.
Before Mr.. Dalton could answer,
Mrs. Dalton groped her way into
the kitchen, her white hands held
high. Bigger watched her fingers
tremble through the air till they
touched Mr.. Dalton's shoulder.
They gripped his coat hard enough
to tear it from his body. Bigger,
without moving an eyelid, felt his
skin grow hot and his muscles
stiffen.
Henry! Henry!" Mrs. Dalton call
ed. Whats the matter?'
Mr.. Dalton did not hear her; he
still stared at Peggy.
did you see who left this letter."
mo, Mr.. Dalton"
"You, Bigger?"
"NaWsuh," he whispered, his
mouth full of dry food.
Henry, tell mel Please! For
Heavens sakel"
Mr.. Dalton put his arm about
Mrs. Dalton's waist and held her
close to him.
It's. It's about Mary It's. E.
What? Where is sheP"
They. They got her! They kid
mapped her!"
Henry! mol" Mrs. Dalton scream
ed.
"Oh mol" Peggy whimpered, run
ming to Mr.. Dalton.
MY baby" Mrs. Dalton sobbed.
She's been kidnapped" Mr. Dali
ton said, as though he had to say
the words over again to convince
himself.
(TO Be COntinued)
Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22

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Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22
Liberian Minister
To Be Speaker At
Business League

CHICAGO-(ANP) - Delegates
attending the forthcoming conven-
ton of the National Negro Busi-
ness League will hear Liberals 5
economic problems in the present
emergency discussed by Lester A.
Walton, U. S. Minister to the
African Republic and representa-
tive of the U. s.. Department of
State, at the convention.
Because of Liberals strategic
location on the west coast of
Africa and it's important produc-
tive resources, Mr. Walton's ad-
dress will be of particular inter-
est to Negroes in the America.
The business league convention
will be held here at the DuSable
High School, August 26, 27 and %.
Mr.. Walton is scheduled to speak
Friday morning, August %.
Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22
Army TO Help Soldiers In
Exercising Voting Rights
Men to Get Aid
In Qualifying
AS Electors

WASHINGTON, d. C.-(SNS)-
All members Of the armed forces
will receive an opportunity to vote
in an election in which they are
eligible to participate, provided
their voting does net interfere
with their military duties, the War
Department announces.
Upon request, advice and assist
ance will be given to personnel of
the Army in completing applica-
tons and other papers necessary to
insure participation in elections
No postage is required for military
personnel to transmit applications
or war ballots.
Although many states permit
absentee voting, the qualifications
Of voters and the method of voting
are prescribed by the laws of each
state In view of the lack of uni
formity IN election laws, it is
necessary that each voter obtain
information as to the law of his
home state with reference &c
qualifications, procedure and the
time of voting.
Recently, the War Department
advised personnel Of the Army de-
string to vote in the coming elec-
tions to write to the Secretary OF
State of their home state for in
formation relative to their right
to vote under the laws of such
state. and how they may vote bs
absentee ballot where the state
laws provide for such procedure.
Commanding officers will CO.
operate with state commissions SO
that all eligible voters may be full
ly informed as to their. rights.
Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22
IF RHEUMATIC PAIN
las YOU DOSING AND HOPING

Then prOUe to yourself iUhaf effec.
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iUith this medicine
Open your own way toward deliverance
others have enjoyed. Make up your mind
you're going to use something that gets
to work on rheumatic pain. You want
help you can feel So get C-222s. Don't
be put off with ifs or butts. Get resulN
now. If you suffer from rheumatic pain
or muscular aches, get C-222s, 6oc, 81.
AT druggists Use only as directed. Pur-
chase price refunded if not satisfied.
Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22

after he'd knocked him down and
stomped him in the back with
both feet, Fordham stated,
The immediate trouble started
when William Morrel, white fore
man walked up to the youth and
asked him a question, to which
the boy answered yes" Burnt by
the reply, he told the workers.
'Im a white man, and you say
no, sir, and yes, sir to me-"
He then told Fordham to get
his time. When the two got to
the office instead of giving the
youth a pay slip he whirled and
struck him, knocking the boy down
Then he jumped on his back with
both feet and kicked him in the
stomach when he attempted to
rise, the youth said.
AT the behest of an officer
the victim was carried to the loca
hospital where he was treated by a
DR.. Lopez, repeatedly company
physician. When Mrs. Christine
Brown of New Orleans came for
her brother the doctor refused to
give her a discharge slip, declaring
that nothing was wrong with the
boy despite the fact that a Later
medical examination revealed hi:
condition to be serious.
Fordham stated that he came
TO I'LL the position of a pipe LAYER
but was not allowed to work in
this capacity, because the s'pay
was thought too much for Ne.
groes."
Il was to get rs cents per hou1
out when I got on the Job
found that the pay was only d
cents per hour he declared. "Whe,
refused to work for this amount
my employer agreed to give me G,
cents per hour"
Fordham expressed the belle
Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22
WAR WORKER BADLY BEATEN
Foreman
Resents Reply

GULFPORT, Miss-(ANP)- Suffering from spinal in
jury which has parayzed him from the waist down.
yerod Edgar Fordham of New Orleans declared that work.
ing conditions for Negroes in the defense plants here
worse than slavery he alluded to the brutal beating
ne received at the hands OF white foreman of the j. E..
Milan Construction company.
I'm white low
no. sr ana yes, to marked him
Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22
(TO Be COntinued)
NO ASPIRIN FASTER

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Worlds largest seller at 10s. None safer.
none surer. Demand St. Joseph Aspirin
Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22

still married. If he has your best
interest at heart, he will leave you
alone until he settles his present
domestic problems Until he does
don't throw away your good
name and self-respect by letting
him use you for sideline.
Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22

@~oC ~ DdCk uOule
MY husband and I have been sepa-
rated for some time. ] am between
two fires.
Ans: You can not be too cauti-
Gus IN choosing husband. Neither
can YOU be t0V- icautious in taking
one back when you have been sepa-
rated as long as you two have. He
IeVes you and you know it. But
at the present time, you feel that
you are in love with another man.
FeelIng as you do, it would not be
faLr to your husband to return to
him under these conditions. Ask
him to allow you a couple more
months to make up your mind. In
the meantime, weigh these two
men from every angle in order to
insure your future happiness.
r. Al am a senior in high
school and in love with a boy l
met over a year ago. He married
about two months ago, and still
comes to see me. He really was
forced into it. He says he still loves
me and really love him (honest).
Tell me please, what must I do.
Please don't tell me to forget him.
I can't.
Ans: 1t is not question of what
you want to do but what YOU
must do to still keep your good
reputation. If he really loves you,
he win prove it. -. but by expect
ing an affair WITH you while he is
Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22

About 80 per cent Of the salt
consumed in Cuba is produced in
that country by evaporating sea
water, nearly all of the remain
der coming from the United States.
Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22
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Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22

M. il am worried about my
work. My business doesn't seem to
improve any,. But my work I am
sure is very pleasing. Tell me what
is wrong?
Ans: You haven't been i'm the city
long enough to really make a name
for yourself. You are handicapped
to some extent by living on side
street. Try to find a location for
your business in a convenient Sec
ton of town. There is one thing to
always remember. "a satisfied
customer is the best advertising
you can have.
d. L. ST am a girl Of 16 years
old. My mother has given me per-
mission to receive company. But
she won't let me go anywhere
without my younger sister going
with me. So you see, 1 never will
fall in love if have to always
have someone to tag along with
me- I will thank you very much
on some advice as to what I must
do?
Ans: Perhaps your mother
realizes that you won't have an
opportunity to get serious about
any boy with your younger sister
tagging along. A 16 year old girl
is too young to think of getting
serious anyway. You are inclined
to regard your kid sister as ba-hy.
but after all, she is only / year
and a half younger than you are.
Before long she will acquire
beau Of her own and will lose in
terest in tagging.
Jackson advocate., 1942-08-22
WUtt'' X
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The Hagerstown globe., 1942-04-10
to kick around forever.
WHAT OF SIBERIA?

Japan may to Australia, to India to ST
beFa If German wishes observed it probably the
attack would be against Russia shift in Japanese ambassa
doris Moscow similar the Washington before Pearl
IIao has been duly noted by the Russians Siberia og
cal target for the Japanese for later the United States
will be pouring and planes down from the north using Rus
sian bases.
Yet Japan has been careful avoid clash with Russia
since she decided strike southwark Russian
moreover the of extensive Japanese fishing acv
ties, and the present Japanese diet demands fish.
simultaneous major against both India and Aus
traa would IMPOSSIBLE to Japanese leaders using
exravagany their of military and naval strength
Such would be resisted by United Nations planes
both sides of the Bay of Bengal and would require considerable
japanese aircraft carrier strength If Ceyon be
target occupation of the Andaman islands midway
Burma and Ceylon would be Occupation of
on possible with strong fleet action would traffic
thereafter in the Bay of Bengal
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-04-10
TEA. INSOMNIA, RATIONING

Nothing brings out pontedly the contrast between
today and of the seventeenth century than the fact
whereas the modern fearful of keeping awake, his
eStors of three ago fearful falling asleep
If proof be sought be found advertisements
which appeared in England in the 6OO Take the ADVERTISE
of Thomas Garway prepared dispense reduced
prices which appeared in Mercurus Politicus September
1GIS.
Tea lemOveth assitude, vanqushed Dreams eascth the
frame and strengthens the memory the advertisement read
1T overomeh sleep and prevents sleepness general that
without trouble whole nights be passed in study 1t is
great avail to corpuen bodes and such much
flesh 1t ceareh dull head, and maketh the frame active
As Agnes Heppier said in her enchanting book To Think of
Tea those days when the business of scholar Of
saint, to keep himself awake.
DR.. Cornelius Bontekoe of the University Leylen
recommended tea drinking in big way2 daily for the
beginner and 200 for the seasoned drnker-also valued
drinking for it's ability to foreSal mans great sleep
He it substitute for the rod in making pupils diligent
since he looked with pity the little school child nodng
his dull tasks.
He thought how it might enable spend long pleasant
hours with friends and long profitable hours with books.
fact his recommendation for the drinking of such quant
ties led some sanderes to charge that he his articles at
the inStigation OF the East India Company.
What the of the seventeenth century think of world
atop cleaning only the spirits know. Perhaps
they glad that they have fled this bourne which the devil
of sleep always threatening to return
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-04-10
BALKAN BOOMERANG

The old PruSSian of backlnaiI and double
is at last bearing fruit in the Balkans. As country
satisfied with the treaties of the last Hungary
ripe for tls puckng. He waved his banner before the
the Hungarian feudal arsocras and the fascist cator of
Budapest snapped He the appeal
iuman eaconare and the fscists took that
try and swung into the German orbit.
Through Rbbenrop Germany told Hungary that it aid
ed in unseatng mode1aes at Bucharest slice of the disputed
of Transy would be given the tIayr When the
actually handed over Germany used the coup
for Rumanan nationalists the wayerin9 King
up General Anonescu Carol had poweresS
stop the transfer of Pennsylvania, of but AntoneSc
AntoncScu promptly cooIeraed with Germany by provid
ing troops Berins Russia and Hungary aided
"If tumana remains sensible everything will be all
on, RbbentIop warned "I>ut if there is trouble
Of Pennsylvania goes Hungary"
The Russian venture than Hitler figured This
spring has demanded troops from his Balkan puppets
He asked 100000 from Hungary. The ruling classes there
decided they had lost enough cabinet shake installed
ministers less plant for Hitler "We keep our
slyiy
when Hitler asked Rumana for men, Anonescu
used other edge of the sword Owe keep
men the remainder of Transy vana against Hungary
Balkans will attempt more They tough lot of people
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-11-12
Sl s seeassl SV esSse w. yR

THE STORY so FAR: JEFF Curtis and
his wife, Lee, are already on their way
to TERRA Libre when he receives note
from Fora Mitchell warning them not to
come. When they arrive in TERRA Libre
they find both Fora and her husband
dead. It is Mitchelps job as chief engi-
neer for a fruit company that JEFF has
been called to fill. Later Jeff's friend
Bill Henderson is killed, and JEFF sus-
poets his employer, Senior Montaya, OF
numbering him and the Mitchells because
they had found a clue to the strange
things going on at the plantation. Other
sinister figures are the company chemist,
DIR. Toenjes, and the flyers, Ryden and
LanneStock. man named Collins ar
rives from the Canal Zone to see Mitch
ell, and JEFF hires him without arousing
Montaya's suspicious. talk with Jerry
McInnis discloses that Montaya is part
German and is dealing with the NaZis.
Collins reveals his identity as U. S.
naval intelligence officer. When he and
JEFF discover hidden German bombers,
he realizes that there will be trouble. He
has Just persuaded Montaya to let Lee
and the children leave ''for a few days"
NOW CONTINUE WITH THE STORY
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-11-12

For those smokers on your
Christmas gift list give a carton of
cigarettes or a pound of smoking
tobacco. Particularly those smok-
ers in the service. Surveys show
cigarettes and smoking tobacco
are preferred gifts. Sales records
from Post Exchanges and Can
teens show the favorite cigarette
is Camel. And, of course, for the
service man who smokes pipe
give Prince Albert-the National
Joy Smoke. You have your choice
of Camels in the Christmas Carton
containing 10 packages of 20's-or
the Camel" Holiday House" of four
boxes of "fat fifties." Prince Al
bert comes in the pound canister
"a grand gift. All are Christmas
wrapped and ready to give. Your
local dealer is featuring them now
as gifts sure to please.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-11-12
w.N.U. SERVICE

a gag, pried open the teeth, secured
it in place. Then he picked up the
inert form and tossed it on the bed.
Staring down at the man, Curt UNI
consciously wiped his hands on his
breeches to rid them of the feel"
and as final touch tucked the mos
quito netting in under the mattress
all around. Should Lauriano Duro
by some long chance look in, he'd
suppose it was Curt himself, asleep,
and being tinid person, would GER
tainly not go poking about. No one
else had key to the building.
Before swapping off the bathroom
light a glance at his wrist showed
it was ten-forty. He'd better get
the crew together. Jerry should be
on this side by now, to meet Mona
han upriver away from lights.
On Sunday nights Tempujo set
tied down earlier than on Satur-
days. Already most of the resi-
dence lights were out, and only one
end of the mess-han showed activi-
ty. His eyes now adjusted to the
dark, Curt could see through the
screen door what looked like two
trunks to the palm tree in the yard.
"Collins?" he called softly.
ego"
Curt picked up camera and flash
bulb he'd set apart earlier, then
let himself out and down the short
path.
For several minutes neither
spoke, then as Curt was grumbling,
wish they'd hurry, I'd like a
SMOKE" Collins touched his arm
and pointed in the dimness.
Curt grunted. "Yeh, that's them. /"
Two figures were making their
way toward the bungalow, taking
advantage of every patch of heavy
darkness. The four men joined
forces.
Lee and the kids?" were Curtis
first words.
"Okay," McInnis answered. "By
luck, the San Timoteo's taking on