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Jackson advocate., 1942-10-31
knights and Daughters of Tabor.

Knights and Daughters of Tabor.
Miss Lillian Elizabeth Longstreet
popular young lady of West Cohes
Street, and Mr.. Leo Augustus Bal
ley, we'll known young man of tht
city, were united in Holy matrim
ony at the Catholic Church her.
at o'clock Monday morning. In.
formally attired in a becoming
pale blue ensemble, the bride wa!
presented by her father, Mr.. Den.
mis- Longstreet, in the presence o.
her sister, Miss Braucey Long
street, with Mr.. Leonard Proctor
acting as Best Man. The ceremony
performed by Father Mothioious
was witnessed by a large numbel
of relatives and friends of the
young couple.
The Wedding ceremony followed
by a reception at the home of thu
brides cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Stev,
Catchings of Holmes Street il
Georgetown Addition. Beginning
at 8 o'clock the reception saw 6
long line of friends and we'll wish
erS who extended the most heart.
ly congratulations to the Young
Couple. During the reception the,
were presented many beautiful
and useful gifts, among which
which was a Cedar Chest, given b,
four girl friends.
Following the ceremony of the
Cutting of the Wedding Cake tht
guests were served a delicious Ict
course.
Mrs. Roscoe Spence of Cana.
Street, left the city for Greenvillt
where she is the guest of her Bro
ther and Sister in Law. She vii
also visit her mother Rosedale
Mrs. Spencer is a popular member
o. the young married social group
Mrs. L. B. Frye of Fertilization
Jackson advocate., 1942-10-31
History OF China
AME Church Told
BIOGRAPHY OF CHINA GROVE
A. NJ. f. CHURCH
Madison. Miss.

The China Grove AME church
vas organized about the year OF
800, one year after our fore
athers came from under the bond
ge OF slavery. The people worship
d under brush harbor. Later they
luilt little church and named it
IN honor of one of the sisters,
l Mrs. Chanie.
So it moved along in small way
ntil about the year of 1890. and
very refined man by the name
II Rev. Metcalf enlarged the pres
ant building, and the church began
to show signs OF progress. He pas
tored the church until 1895. then
came the Repk Bailey. Rev. Brook
succeeded Rev. Bailey, Rev. Dick
Williams, succeeded Rev. White
then in 1898 came Rev. j. G. Rob-
inson. He served two years and was
succeeded by Rv. H. D. Hardy, 1900
to 1901; Rev. w. M Strong, from
1902 until 1908; Rev. Singleton,
1908 to 1904; Rev. Rutherford, 1905,
Rev. Holmes, 1906 to 1907; Rev. J..
w. Hair, 1908; Rev. Patterson, 1909;
Rev. Daniel, from 1910 until 1912;
Rev S. A. Les, 1913 to 1914;
Rev. Hayden, 1915, he was one of
honorable mention who laid the
corner stone; Rev. Stanes, 1916 un-
til June 1917; Rev. Thomas, 1918
to 1919; Rev. A j. Johnson, 1920;
Rev. Lewis, 1921; Rev. Reddick,
1922; Rev. Turnr, 1923; Rev. Thom-
as, 1924 and 1925; Rev Wooten car
ried out term 1925; Rev. Watkin.
1926; Rev. Morrell, 1923; Rev
Harrington, 1929; Rev Beverly
from 1929 until 1882; Rev. Taylor
and Rev. Hilliard, 1898; Rev. Mason,
1884; Rev. Brantly, 1895; Eev
Johnson, 1887: Rev. Woodland. 1888
and 1899; Rev. Miller, 1910; and
Rev. .Haughton, l941 until the
present time
There are only six officers living
who helped TO carry the church
on in those days and also two very
agreeable stewards. Bro. Geny
Thompson and Bro. Winston Moore;
four stewardesses, Sis Alice Scott
Sister Anna Thompson and Sister
MoSella Bennett.
So the people celebrated the 10th
anniversary of the China Grove
AME church, beginning October G
and continuing through October IL
During the week, everyone ENJOY
ed the various programs.
On Tuesday night, october 6, they
raised $7o0. That was club night.
Wednesday night, Steward Boarc
No 2 was in charge, and $-0.10 wa:
raised by Rev. Carey from Ridle1
Hills M. B. Church.
Friday night, Rev. Stafford OF
Blair Street, raised $12.85. Rev. No.
Ian, pastor Of Pearl Street AME
church, closed our anniversary, rails
| in a nice collection. Total raised
was $4,000. The pastor had Mr.
Beadle to come out and make q
| picture of the church.
Jackson advocate., 1942-10-31

=
Miss Rosa Blakey returned to
ner home in Birmingham. Ala
oama, Monday night, after spend
ing an enjoyable week with her
sister and friends, Miss Virgie Wall
ters, OF West Jackson. Miss Blakey
is the proprietor of Beauty Salon
III Ensley. She reported highly
enjoyable stay in the city
MISS Marie Walters, and her son,
Master Maurice Caldwell is spend
ing a two weeks visit in Chicago.
III.
Mrs. Eliza Pillars, prominent
nurse of the city left Thursday for
a trip to Olando, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Hender-
son, OF North Parish Street, enter
tanned as their guest, at a Supper
Party, at the Stamps Hotel, his
Brother, Mr.. E. L. Henderson of
Memphis, Tenn. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
nam Lewis, and father, Eugene
Lewis, Mrs. Addie Davis of Mem
WAN lllS
from Memphis. MIR. Jean Stiff.
Mrs. Luella MCGEE, and Mr.. Joe
South, also added a couple of
hours to the entertainment of the
guest while in the city. They re-
ported an enjoyable time.
The Women's Division of the
Hinds County Negro War Savings
Committee will sponsor a Victory
Tea at Jackson College, from to
p. m. Sunday evening, November
lst. The public is cordially invited
TO attend.
The Public is invited to attend
a Victory Style Revue, Monday
night, November End, at D. m.
at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Proceeds will be donated to the
Colored USO by Grand Session of
Jackson advocate., 1942-10-31

don't have TO have an old tube to
buy gift Kit, containing tooth
pace, shaving cream, to serd the
boys over seas. Whatever you in
tend TO send don't forget it must
be mailed on Or before November
Jst.
Negro 4-H Clubbers are getting
ready for National Al Achieve
ment Week, which is to be observ-
ed by farm youths, white and
colored alike. November IT There
are nearly 100000 Negro All Club
boys and girls and it is expected
all Of them will participate in the
observance The All Clubs have
been active in the state and / hope
they will let me tell you about
what they do during the coming
week.
O.
I got a notice from the Public
Relations Office Down at Camp
Shelby, that Lieut. Elizabeth M.
Jones, will be in Jackson, at the
Heidelberg Hotel, October % to
November 2, to talk to Women
about the WAAC. which is still
seeking new members. Although
she will be at the Heidelberg Ho-
tel. I think she will see you tCo,
and the best way to find out is to
try and see her, and not stand
around talking about they put the
office in the Heidelberg Hotel to
keep you out.
9
News Oddly: When you light up
YOUR charcoal furnace don't sit too
close to it. Mrs. Martha Harris,
on Kane Street. while sitting too
close TO her furnace the other day
was overcome by carbon monoXide
gas and had to be rushed to the
Sally Harris Clinic. She is all
right now, but for a while she
had everybody mighty scared.
O.
A lesson in manners: The kind
Of a remark that one should never
make; like the lady at a wedding
reception the other night, who said
when one of the hostesses opened
a package containing beautiful
an attractive blanket: my, that's
beautiful, it looks just like the one
saw at Sears Roebuck'. Such
remarks are always out of place
even though they be made with
an air of Lady Duff Cooper,
Goodbye.
g.
President VIM. H. Bell of Alcorn
College, Prof. j. E. Johnson, Prem
tiss, Miss, and Mr. F. Hender-
son of Memphis, Tenn, were seen
up and down the ole eve. during
the week. Mr.. Henderson is well
known in Memphis, where he is
the manager of the Brown Belle
Rottling Company, a Negro own
ed business of the bluff city.
Jackson advocate., 1942-10-31
UP and DOWN FARISH STREET
By PERCY GREENE

Parish Street, Saturday Night:
While / was standing around talk
ing to some of my Parish Street
Friends, we got TO talking about
some Of the folks who are now
receiving money from the boys II
the army, via the allotment. AS we
talked / got to thinking about my
friend, Edward Lee, up at the Mill
and Oakley Cafe, who is worrying
his heart out trying to get soma
girl to work now, when it used to
be they were worrying his heart
out trying to work.
Well, 1 just learned the other day
what the matter is. A lady whose
husband went to the Army few
days ago came to me and asked
about selling out their cafe, be
cause she said that she had heard
that Uncle Sam wouldn't give her,
$50 per month if she was running
that business. From that, and a
few other remarks that l have
heard here and their, l think that
is the reason SO many of the wom-
en- folks are quitting their johs, and
the reason my old friend is about
to get hiSself back in the hospital
again.
Well, girls, that just naturally
amt so. Uncle Sam don't expect
you to be able To live on that $50
per month, he's just sending that
to help you out, with what other
you can work and make. And take
it from me, while you can work
stick to it, and put something
down, because its no telling how
hard a job will be TO get after this
war is over. If you can get you a
job now, and you can, it will be
a good idea to put some of that
$50 in War Bonds, because on sec
ond thought. your husband might
be expecting you &c have some
thing beside love when he gets
back.
o.
Saturday will be the last Gay you
will have on which to buy Christ
mas presents for the boys in the
armed services now overseas, as all
Christmas packages to them must
DC mailed on Or before November
lst. The War information Board
announced this week that you
Jackson advocate., 1942-10-31
Noted Jewish
Actress Lauds
Robson Stand
Commends Him For
Opposing Tyranny
OF Axis Powers

LOUIBYSHEV. U.SR.-(ANP)-
Having heard of the outstanding
role being played by Paul Robesor
in the progressive anti-fascist move
ment America, the well known
Jewish actress, Clara Young, in a
interview this week, declared:
st send the great Negro artist
Robson, my heartiest greetings fol
his manful, courageous and sincere
activity in America In the general
struggle against reaction and fascism.
All the great Negro artists, such as
Marian Anderson. Roland Hayes
Caterina Jarbore and others
should follow Robeson's example
and give themselves wholeheartedly
to the fight against the deadly fis-
cist danger. and further arouse
their people to the moral danger
of fascism.
REARED IN u. 5.
Clara Young was reared in
America and like the above men,
toned Negro artists, has appeared
in all the leading cities of Europe
aid America during her career. She
has settled down in Russia and is
active in theatrical circles.
All her artistic talent is now De-
ing devoted to the country's all-out
war effort. She has organized a
group of Is artists who tour Soviet
cities visiting Red army camps and
hospitals, where they give con-
certs and sketches.
Jackson advocate., 1942-10-31
Port Gibson News

Rev. and Mrs. r. E. Wilson of
Gary Miss. and Mr.. S. D. Wilson
of Chicago, Illinois, are visiting
their relatives, Mrs. Wilson, and
Mr.. and Mrs. D. j. Teemer and
Rev. and Mrs. A. l.. Martin.
Mr. Nathaniel Thomas and wife
OF Monroe, Louisiana are visiting
their mother, Mrs. Cora Williams.
Mrs. Willie Simns Davis, Mrs.
Bessie Demas and Mr.. Willie
Slmms Davis, Mrs. Bessie Demas
Evening star., 1942-11-12
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN


The special branches" of the
United States Government are
attempting to take stock objec-
lively of the actual situation in
the Reich and gauge public SEN
timent in the light of what has
occurred in the last IL months.
1t is impossible now, of course,
to learn the effect the operations
in North Africa have had on
German public opinion. Strange
as 1t may seem, even in q strict
dictatorship like the Reich public
opinion plays possibly 4 more
important role than In a de-
mocracy. The masses have been
compelled to surrender to the
government the absolute conduct
of the war and they expect it to
keep its promises. When things
turn sour the surge of public
opinion-unable to voice criticism
for so long-can become such
that an unheaval is inevitable.
At present it would be mis-
take to say that the rank and
file OF the German people are
acutely aware of the difficulties
of the Reich.
But while the masses are still
obedient and passive there is
grave concern about the future in
leading industrial circles. The
great industrialists Of the Reich
have not disappeared. They are
making less money, but as an
important political group they
still carry weight. They are, Of
course, all strong Nazis and pro-
Hitler.
Some Nazis Doubt Outcome.
But fundamentally they give
only lip service to the Fuehrer.
From their conversations with
neutrals-they are the only ones
in position to open up to their
neutral colleagues because they
are allowed to travel abroad for
the Fuehrer-it appears they are
harboring serious doubts about
the outcome of the war. They do
talk occasionally about a more
moderate government" but are
not sure whether getting rid of
Hitler now would be a good thing
for them.
In the meantime, they are
seriously concerned over the fu-
ture of the Reich lest casualties
pile up by long continue ton of
the war. To oust Hitler now.
they say, would mean serious in
ternal disorders and certainty Of
defeat.
There seems to be a universal
desire for peace in the Reich due
not so much to war WEAKNESS
but to the conviction that Ger
many has reached the peak of
her military successes and things
can never be better in a military
way than they are now.
Fear Disarmament Most.
Among the middle and upper
classes can be perceived a feeling
that they. would rather give UP
the territorial conquests made
Evening star., 1942-11-12
The Political Mill
=, !
Bill Drafting Labor Hos Chance Of Possoae
Only If Congress Feel. War Is Being Lost

which would establish IN "Omce
of. War Mobilization" Under
this ONCE would be placed all the
agencies dealing with the war
effort, including the, Selective
Service, and procurement Of all
kinds.
One interesting provision is that
the director" is to receive q SAL
ary of 10000, and also that the
director may be the. Vice Presi-
dent Of the United States, Mr..
Wallace, but his total compensa-
ton shall not exceed $4,000.
Mr.. Tolan must have it strong
ly In mind that the Vice Presi-
dent should be picked for this
work. although he leaves the Sc
lection of q director to the
President.
Senator Reynolds, Democrat, of
North Carolina, chairman Of the
Senate Military Affairs Commit
tee, and Representative May,
Democrat, Of Kentucky and
chairman Of the House Military
Affairs Committee, have intro
duced identical bills authorizing
the President to take charge of
all business property and labor
during time Of war.
If a bill passes Congress draft
ing labor 1t will only be when q
majority Of the Congress has
been convinced that 1t is essen.
tial to prevent the country from
losing the war.
Too many of the members both
Of the Senate and House are op-
posed at present to legislation
which would regiment the entire
Nation. Recently they have
come through an election which,
IN the opinion Of many, was
reflection of 4 great mass resent
ment against such regimentation
as already has gone into effect,
Other Solutions Seen.
Furthermore, there are many
members of Congress who believe
that the manpower situation can
be greatly relieved by changes in
existing laws relating to labor
for example, the 40-hour work
week.
There are those who believe,
too, that much more can be done
through the employment of
women and through regulations
preventing "pirating" OF labor.
Until such measures have been
tried out and the full use of labor,
both in war industries and in
others, has been made available.
there will be strong resistance to
the passage Of any measure which
Is, in fact or in effect, a labor
draft law.
Also there will be strenuous op-
position to the creation of any
new and costly Government
agency to carry out the work OF
selecting and distributing man.
power. The feeling against huge
expenditures for new bureaus
and for some Of those already in
existence-has mounted high.
Labor has been strongly op-
posed to any changes in the laws
Evening star., 1942-11-12
This Changing World
Desire for Peace and Signs Of Defeotism
Declared Widespread in Germany

since 1889 than accept any form
Of disarmament. Naxi propa-
ganda over = period Of years,
reporting that Germany was
helpless in the midst Of armed
encirclement, has sunk surpris-
ingly deep.
In the meantime, the Nazis are
confronted with appalling inter-
nal problems which their organi-
zation and skill has not been
able to overcome. There are
plenty of raw materials in Nazi-
dominated Europe, but the trans
portation problem is such that
distribution is ineffective.
Tremendous efforts are being
made to take full advantage Of
the waterways which seem to
be the best Nazi bet to overcome
the lack Of rolling stock.
The health problem Is also
worrying the Nazis. Tuberculo-
sis is prevalent in the Reich now.
Officers Resented Hitler.
The views Of the army and
particularly the high-ranking Of
f1cers cannot, Of course, be as
certained. At the outbreak Of
the war the officers were greatly
under the domination Of the
Fuehrer and his foreign office.
They had been told that Britain
and France would put up only
token resistance and the fall of
Poland would bring a peace con-
ference.
The war against Russia was to
the liking Of the army men, but
they are said to have resented
the repeated interference of the
Fuehrer with military strategy,
particularly in November, 1941,
when he compelled his forces to
attack Moscow in spite Of clear
opposition of the generals.
A dictator who is not a perfect
clairvoyant ceases to make an
impression after a few wrong
guesses. From the few shreds
of reliable information we are
able to obtain from various
sources there is q strong feeling
that Hitler has refused to un-
derstand the importance OF
Africa where he is accused of
having sacrificed Field Marshal
Erwin Rommel by refusing to
send him adequate supplies and
reinforcements.
But whether the field marshals
and generals who have always
formed a caste-a strong fra
ternity-are ready to throw the
Fuehrer overheard is a matter of
pure speculation. They know
they could take such a step with
out creating too much disturb
ance In the Reich. They are
believed to look to further spec
tacular successes of the jap
anese In the Pacific before they
can approach the Allies with
suggestions Of ceasing hostilities
ION an equitable basis" in the At
=. lantic in order to remove the
Japanese danger to the world.
Evening star., 1942-11-12
BY SAMUEL GRAFTON.

A lesson to us all: 1t has been
asked whether I feel humbled be-
cause. after all my months of sing
ing the praises of offensive action,
and recommending modestly that we
break with Vichy, both Of these
things have been done.
It is hard to see why the adoption
Of policies urged In these essays
should make these essays feel hu-
inflated.
So the question narrows down to
whether some of us kicked and
| clawed too much and attacked the
administration too much. After all,
it was thinking much as we were
thinking. Should we have kept our
big mouths shut?
The charge against us is not that
we were wrong, but that the ad-
ministration was right, too, and that
we did not give it credit for being
right, too. Have I stated the situa-
ton fairly? think so.
But even that oversimplifies. The
point Is that this country has gone
through magnificent process OF
self-education, ending In common
agreement on the principles that we
cannot make friends with fascism
and that we cannot merely defend
ourselves against 1t, but must break
it.
Writer Did His Best.
This common agreement has been
hammered out in public debate. 1t
could not have been hammered out
in silence. Had there been silence
there would have been no progress.
Because of the debate, when the
attack on Vichy came, the public
understood it and was ready for it,
anxious for it.
Those OF us who spoke most frank
ly on the Vichy issue made the moral
case for the events of this week.
And so the question again becomes
the smaller one: Did we treat the
administration unfairly, since OBJ
viously obviously now, not obvious
ly last week. 1t had for months
agreed with us, and was planning
with an exquisite precision and
breadth Of conception unknown to
us, to do exactly what we were urg-
ing?
Objectively, we were, toward the
end. most unfair to the admins
tration.
Evening star., 1942-11-12
I'D Rather Be Right
Writer, Constont Foe Of Vichy Feels He Ought
To Have Had More Confidence in Roosevelt

We became unfair at the moment
the administration decided on the
invasion of French North Africa
The moment before that moment
we were not unfair. The moment
after that moment we were.
+ am perfectly willing to put my
self on the platform and let any one
who SO desires heave baseballs or
cabbages at me, if he will accept, in
the spirit in which it is offered, this
explanation: We did our best to
hurry that moment.
We did our best to hasten that
decision which obviously was taken
and which, quite frankly, makes us
look bad.
|. Yes, to a certain extent, do feel
humbled; I feel that I should have
had more confidence in President
Roosevelt.
All That He Said Stands.
Yet, going back over the last two
and one half years, since the fall of
France, I can find hardly a line 1
should like to withdraw. For there
was great process of self education
gonig on, and we who spoke against
Vichy were part of that process, and
nothing can take that away from
us. If, in the course of that i'm
portant argument, I became a kind
Of frozen attitude, well, forgive me.
We never argued for anything that
was wrong, or for any purpose that
was private.
We spent our time rather better
than If we had been speaking about
sales taxes and the price of peanuts.
We took part in the life of our age.
A process was under way and we did
not stay aloof from it, We were in it.
We said what had to be said, and we
took the responsibility, and if we
were out of position toward the end
1t was solely and exclusively be-
cause the ideas which we had en-
braced had prevailed.
1 would not, in a million years,
say even that we won the argument,
1 say only that the ideas which had
convinced us also convinced the
President. We shared in the grand
process with him, in a deeper COM
munlty OF feeling than those who.
because they were Indifferent to
Vlchy. seem not to have opposed
him.
Evening star., 1942-11-12
Editor to Talk Saturday

Jonathan Daniels, editor of the
Raleigh IN. c. News and Observer
and author Of "A Southerner Dis
covers the South" will address the
District Library Association at $3.50
pm. Saturday in the Coolidge Audi
torium OF the Library OF Congress,
1t has been announced. Mr.. Daniels
Will speak on. "A Southerner Dis
covers the Library"
Evening star., 1942-11-12

dawgs in an ef-
fort to locate
the combination
& e eral store
and post ONCE
which is the hub
Of this mighty
metropolis.
It IL the sort
Of town post
graduate carrier
pigeons have to
use compasses to
find, and where
any one VINO
gets his mail by
Evening star., 1942-11-12

which have been enacted for its
benef1t-notably the 40-hour work
week. Members Of Congress
friendly to labor are suggesting
today, however, that 1t would be
better to amend this law tenn
porarily, at least, than to have
labor subject to draft. That is
something the labor unions may
have to consider.
Evening star., 1942-11-12

LONQON WIN re-
spect to the time
when the North
African offensive
was decided on
ana just what
Josef Stain was
told about It.
Ev d Z n tly.
q n . " z r n z
questions Of the
press and in
tending to strike
back at critics
who were de-
mandine q 0sar.
Evening star., 1942-11-12

HE opinions OF the riters this page their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented
Stars effort gue all sides OF questions OF interest
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1942-11-12
Explanations
On Africa
PuzzIing
Seem to Roise
Question Of Unity
Among Allies
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

Ineres something rather puzzline
ABOUT the Information given out BY
PRESIDENT Roosevelt in Washington
ana Prime Minister Churchill IN
Evening star., 1942-11-12
Mel ennore
Becomes q Portner
In Rocing Stobls
by HENRY McLEMORE

FARMERS BRANCH, Tex.-The
head scout for Rand McNally has
been looking for this place for 10
years. He has even used hound