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silence. He knew that Buddy was
yealning to be with him, catching
to share his confidence, but that
| could not happen now. He caught
! Buddy's arm in a tight grip.
Listen, don't tell nobody, see?'
Here he said, taking out the roll
and peeling off bill Here; take
this and buy. something. But don't
tell nobody
Gee! Thanks. II won't tell.
But can / help you?"
Nav, nav.
Buddy started back UP the steps
Watt Bigger said.
Buddy came back and stood fac
ing him, his eyes eager, shining.
Bigger looked at him, his body
as taut as that of an animal
about to leap. But his brother
would not betray him. He could
trust Buddy. He caught Buddy's
aim again and squeezed it until
Buddy flinched with pain.
Don't you tell nobody, hear?'
"Naw; nav. won't.
Go on back now"
BUDDY RAN up the steps, out
of sight. Bigger stood brooding in
the shadow of the stairway. He
thrust the feeling from him, not
with shame, but with impatience.
He had felt toward Buddy for al
instant as he had felt toward Mary
when she lay upon the bed with
the white blur moving toward him
in the hazy blue light o. the room.
But he won't tell. he thought.
He went down the steps and in
to the street. The air was cold
and the snow had stopped. Over
head the sky was clearing a lit
tie. AS he neared the corner drug
store, which stayed open all night,
he wondered if any of the gang
was around. Maybe Jack or G. H.,
was hanging out and had not gone
home, as they sometimes did.
Though he felt he was cut off
from them forever, he had a
strange laundering for their pre-
ence He wanted to know how he
would feel if he saw them again.
Like man reborn, he wanted to
test and taste each thing now to
see how it went: like man risen
up well from long illness, he felt
deep and hayward whims.
He peered through the frosted
glass, yes, CT. H. was there, He
opened the door and went in. G. H.
sat at the fountain, talking to the
sodajerker. Bigger sat next to him.
They did not speak. Bigger bought
two packages Of cigarettes and
showed one OF them to G.. H., who
I looked at him in surprise
''Ihat for mel" G.. H. asked.
Bigger waved his palm and
pulled down the corners of his lips.
'Sure."
G.. H. opened the pack.
'Jesus, sure needed one. Say,
you working now?"
yeah"
"How you like it,"
CAV, SWELL" Bigger said, cross
ing his fingers. He was trembling
with excitement; sweat was on his
forehead. He was excited and
something was lIlpelling him to
become more exciteG. 1t was like
thirst springing from his blood
The door opened and Jack came
in.
Say, how is it, Bigger"
Bigger wagged his head. "Honlzy
dory," he said. ''Here; gimme an
other pack of cigarettes" he told
the clerk. "This is for you Jack"
"Jesus, you in clover, sure
'nough," Jack said, glimpsing the
thick roll of bills.
eWhere'S GuS?" Bigger asked.
(T0 DE- rONTJNJTErDl
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IN Jackson, Friday night by Jesse
Q. Thomas, staff assistant of the
United States treasury, and a
Native Son. there was a unani-
nous vote by the delegates as
sembled to elect him to an hon.
orary life membership in the state
teachers association.
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Apathy Of Race Toward Civilian Defense Told OCD Heads
CHAPTER 13
BY RICHARD. WRIGHT

Eat your breakfast, Bigger
I'm eating"
Vera brought her plate ard sal
opposite him Bigger felt that ever
though her face was smaller ano
smoother than his mothers, the
beginning of the same tiredness
was already there. How different
Vera was frcm Mary! He could
see it in the very way Vera NOV
ed her hand when she carried the
fork to her mouth; she seemed to
be shrinking from life in every
gesture she made. The very man
ner in which she sat showed fear
SO deep as to be an organic part
of hei; she carried the food to her
mouth ir tiny bits, as if dreading
its checking her; or fearing that 1t
would give out too quickly.
Bigger" Vera walled.
"Hunh?"
"You stop now Vera said, lay
ing aside her fork and slapping her
hand thru the air at him.
What?"
"Stop looking at me, Bigger!'
cav, shut up and eat your
breakfast"
MA, make i'm stop looking at
mel"
st amt looking at her, Nal"
you isl" Vera said.
Eat your breakfast, Vera, and
hush," said the mother.
''He just keeps watching me,
Ma"
Gal, you crazy" said the moth
er.
81 amt going to cat with him
watching me-" Vera said, getting
up and sitting On the edge of the
bed.
Go on and eat your grub!'
Bigger said, Learning to his feet
and grabbing his cap. F'T'm getting
out of here"
whats wrotlg with you,
Tera?" Buddy asked.
""Tend to your business" Vera
said, tears yelling in her eyes.
"Wlll you children please hush,, y
the mother walled.
Ma, you oughtn't let i'm treat
me that way" Vera said.
Bigger picked up his suitcase.
Vera came back to the table, dry
ing her eyes.
''When will I see you again,
Bigger" the mother asked.
81 don't know he said, slam
ming the door.
He was halfway down the steps
when he heard his name called
Say, Bigger!"
He stopped and looked back
Buddy was running down the steps
He waited, wondering what wa:
wrong.
what you want?"
Buddy stood before him, diff
ferent, smiling. I'll.
Whats the matter?"
"Shucks, I just thought. +"
Bigger stiffened with fright.
Say, what you SO excited
abcut?"
cav, I reckon it amt nothing. ]
just thought maybe you was
troubled
Bigger mounted the steps and
StocG close to Buddy.
Trouble? What trouble, what
you mean?" he asked in a fright
ened whisper.
I'll just thought you was kind
of nervous. I wanted to help you
sdat's all. II just thought. 7"
''How come you think that?''
Buddy held out a roll of bills in
his hand.
"You dropped it on the floor, y
he said.
Bigger stepped back, thunder
struck. He felt in his pocket for
the money; it was not there. He
took the money from Buddy and
stuffed it hurriedly in his pocket
Did Ma see it?"
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nesday afternoon put the proper hands petition ask
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Richard L. Martin of Jersey City,
who was named president of the
national movement to organize all
Negro manufacturers, j0bbers and
distributors of cosmetics. Other
officers named were Mrs. Mabel
Driskell, first vice president; Adolph
Phillips, second vice; Vernon Sun
mage, third vice. Mack JeniOus,
fourth vice; Carroll Wright, record
ing sec'y; Clarence Wilson, cores
ponding sec'y; Lester Mckee, fin
anciaI sec'y; Mrs. Cordelia Greene
johnson, treasurer; and William
DriskeIl, Jr, chaplain.
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Ga.
Evening star., 1942-02-25
"a New Ministers Feted
AtY. N. T.. A. Luncheon

Fourteen ministers who have come
to Washington during the last year
were guests yesterday of the Central
Young Mems Christian Association
at its annual luncheon for new
ministers, held in the building at
1875 G street NV.
The luncheon was under auspices
of the Y. M. C. A. religious work
department. Walter K. Handy. vice
chairman OF the Religious Work
Committee, presided. Leonard w.
De Cast, general secretary of the
Central Y. M. G. A.. spoke on the
work of the association.
The new ministers attending in
cluded the Rev. Clarence w. Gram
ford, Calvary Baptist Church; the
Rev. A. B. Kelley, Potomac Heights
Community Church; the Rev. Musser
D. White, st. Marks-Incarnation
Lutheran Church; the Rev. Cedric
w. Tilberg, Keller Memorial Luth-
eran Church: the Rev. James H
Philips, Foundry Methodist Church: /:
the Rev. Arthur C. Day, Mount
Tabor Methodist; the Rev. E. A.
Wilcher, North Carolina Avenue
Methodist; the Rev. William Pier
point, st. Paul's Methodist; the Rev
s. K. Cockrell, Union Methodist;
the Rev. c. c. Day, Wilson Memorial
Methodist; the Rev. Harry Evaul
Epworth Methodist; the Rev
Clarence E. Wise, Wasley Methodist;
the Rev. Ira S. Ernst, Memorial
United Brethren. and the Rev
Robert Shields, Kenilworth Pres
byterian.
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Finland Sentences Seven
For Planning Treason
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSs.
HELSINKI, Feb. 25.-Dr. Juhani
Hello, former treasurer of the city
of Helsinki, and six expelled mem
bers of the Finnish Parliament were
sentenced to prison terms ranging
from two to eight years yesterday
after conviction on charge OF
preparation for high treason"
The trial, which began last No
vember, was secret. Each defendant
was charged with engaging in sub
versive Comintern activity and with
membership in an organization
known as THE Society for Peace
and Friendship with the Soviet
Union"
The heaviest sentence, eight years,
was given Socialist Leader Cay
Sundstroem. The only woman de-
fendant, Mrs. Aino Rydberg, and the
former newspaper columniSt, Yrjoe
Raeisaenen, were sentenced to four
years each. DR.. Helo's sentence was
three years.
Evening star., 1942-02-25

commands q battalion and has been
recommended for q captaincy.
Frenchy led his green troops in
his and their first encounter with
the enemy in the recapture of Moron
early in January. A few days later
his position was surrounded in an
early morning surprise attack. He
Moron and had to Jump from a 30
foot cliff to make their way. via
the seashore, to new positions.
Killed 80 Japs With Revolver.
Soon afterward the Japanese
drove through the center of his line
with about a thousand men, estab-
fishing a pocket which had to be
wiped out. 1t took II days to do
it, but the last Japanese finally was
killed.
It was a mixed-up melee in the
jungles in which snipers were most
active. Frenchy was ambushed sew
eral times and once encountered a
group of Japanese with a tommy
gun on a path they had opened.
He escaped by running, lodging,
crawling and falling"
Early one morning his position was
attacked and he and a private were
pinned in their fox holes four hours
while she Japanese attempted to dis
lodge them with hand grenades.
During that scrap, Frenchy killed
seven Japanese, and his total now is
over 80 with a revolver alone. not
counting those killed with machine
gun and trench mortars.
Frenchy finally established his
front lines and erected barbed wires
which have kept the Japanese out
despite frequent attacks, in which
he directs his men by signals. They
do not understand his English and
many of them fail to understand
each other as they speak numerous
dialects.
Japs Stay on Their Side.
The Japanese have abandoned
their efforts to break through his
lines. with the exception of oc-
casional attacks, and now have dug
in outside the American wire.
When the Japanee show signs Of
unusual activity Frenchy calls for
artillery fire and directs it by tele-
phone from the front lines.
Il just sit and watch 'em fall and
tell 'em where to shoot next" he
told me. Sometimes shrapnel falls
Evening star., 1942-02-25
President Lauds WorI
0fNewfound|anders
In Shipwrecks
Tolk With Big Four Of
Congress Storts Busy
Doy for Roosevelt

President Roosevelt today sent a
message Of thanks to the people Of
st. Lawrence, Newfoundland, for
their work In aiding the men and
officers of the two Navy ships, the
destroyer Truxtun and the cargo
ship Pollux, which went aground
and broke up on Newfoundland's s
shores.
II have Just learned of the mag
nidcent ard courageous work you
rendered and Of the sacrifices you
made in rescue and caring for the
personnel Of the United States ships
which grounded on your shores, /"
the President said in his message.
which was transmitted through the
Navy Department.
"As commander in chief and on
behalf Of the Navy and as President
Of the United States on behalf of
our citizens, I wish to express my
most grateful appreciation of your
heroic action. which is typical of the
history of your proud, seafaring
community"
The President began o busy day by
receiving the big four" from Con-
gress-Vice President Wallace
Speaker Rayburn, Senate Majority
Leader Barkley and House Majority
Leader McCormack-and going over
with them the current legislative
problems.
The Presidents schedule for the
rest of the day call for visits by Am
bassador Ciechanowski of Poland
and the Polish Foreign Minister
Count Edward Raczynski; the joint
A. r. L.-C. I. o. Labor Peace Com
mission and Secretary Of War Stim-
son and Secretary Of the Navy Knox
Evening star., 1942-02-25
1t. Frenchy' Inspires His Filipino Fighters,
Jops Give Up Efforts to Break His Line

all over our place and that's the
way I like it because it keeps the
Japs away"
Many times Frenchy has come
close to being wounded"
"One hit me on the bottom of an
elbow" he said. "Others have come
so close they have clipped holes in
my pants. I guess I'm just plain
lucky or the Lords with me-"
This young American says TITS
real comical' out there in the front
lines when the Filipinos and Japa-
nese cuss each other out in the Fill
pino language, which the Japs pro-
nounce badly.
Men Don't Scare Any More"
when the Japanese attack" he
continued. they yell assault and
'avante,' trying to scare my men
but they don't scare any more.
Lots of times we throw grenades
at each other. ] throw quite a few
and also have shot the machine
guns, Garands and pistols. We have
lot of japanese guns which we are
using on them.
The Japanese don't like to sur
render much. One of them came
over with his hands up and then
threw a hand grenade, so We haven't
taken many prisoners since. The
Japs have pretty good teamwork.
We've killed lots of them around
our place. There's maybe 400 or
500 bodies around our wire. The
smell is terrible, so I guess we'll have
to move either up or back q bit
soon" s-,
Frenchy is back on duty again
after being hospitalized for malaria
He has been cited for a decoration
When the war started he was "just
a greenhorn, but everything has
turned out good" He has complete
confidence in his troops and superior
officers He is a natural-born SOL
dier and his experiences prove that
under inspiring leadership Filipinos
make flrst-claSs troops.
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Nazis Unable 10 Gear
Occupied Russia
To War Production
Hompered by Seorched
Eorth Policy and Flight
Of Thousands Of Workers

By .ke Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, Feb. 25.-The
devasting effect of Russia's scorched
earth policy, serious labor shortages,
and the flight of thousands Of po-
tential workers before the German
army were reported today to have
crippled Germany's attempts to gear
the economy of occupied Russian
areas to that of the Reich.
The German press has complained
of f1ardshlps and dif1culties created
by the Russian scorched earth policy.
The newspapers said also that in
some areas more than SO per cent
of the population departed with the
Russian army, taking most Of the
horses, tractors and other imple-
ments, and that in Dnieperopetrovsk
alone 100000 of a total population
of $4,000 left the city.
Workers Taken Away"
Those leaving usually are de-
scribed by the Germans as being
taken away" by the Russians.
The Nazis also complained about
the number taken away" from the
Baltic states. German sources said
that more than $4,000 persons, all
skilled workers or professional men
such as engineers and doctors, left
with the Russians, and that more
than 100000 left Estonia.
The Germans have issued de-
cree providing for compulsory serv-
ice of doctors, dentists, druggists,
nurses and members of auxiliary
medical branches in the Baltic
states.
In the Ukraine, the Deutsche
Ukraine Zeitung said, the agricul-
tural situation is difficult because
the Russians killed or removed the
best workers" and because Of a great
shortage of equipment.
Resorting to Forced Labor.
The Germans were said to be re-
sorting to forced labor in some sec
tors as well as attempting large
scale population transfers.
In Bessarabia, the labor shortage
wac o1AS4 W VIC oO S1CoO llldt CVCA
the Rumanian population has been
conScripted for farm work. A new
decree ordered all persons between
the ages Of II and go to work on the
farms from sunrise to sundown."
At home, the BerGner Lokal An
zeiger reported that Karl Sautmann,
So, Mayor of the village of May
schoSs, west of Coblenz, Germany,
had been executed for violating Ger
many's economic war DEGREES.
The Budapest newspaper Poster
Lloyd said that in diSmembered
Yugoslavia Serb guerrillas had
caused a shortage of bread in Bel
grade by blocking communications
Some cars of corn did reach Bel
grade but it was said the short
age was expected to continue for
some time.
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Villagers Pull 43 Men
From Truxfun and
PoIIux 10 Safety
Wreck Survivors HuuIed
Up 200-Foot Cliff With
Rope During Storm
BY the Associated Press.

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Feb.
25.-Forty- three survivors of the
United States destroyer Truxtun
and the United States supply ship
Pollux owed their lives today to
the hardihood Of men, women and
children from the village Of st.
Lawrence who rigged up a bosun's
chair in defiance Of the storm that
smashed the ships, and pulled the
seamen to safety over a 200-foot
cliff.
The survivors were hospitaliZed in
Argentia at a United States naval
base across the bay from the place
where the vessels were wrecked with
the loss of at least 189 men.
First Report on Rescued Men.
The story of the rescue was the
first report Of the number of men
saved. Yesterdays announcement
from Washington merely estimated
the number of casualties.
Word that the two ships were in
distress brought the villagers of
st. Lawrence to the scene from
across three miles of now-covered,
wind-swept hills.
They found a cluster Of men
clinging to a cliff and began hauling
them to the top with the bosun's
chair, a rough wooden seat slung
from q rope.
Other rescuers attempted to save
some in the surf by dory lowered
from the top of the cliff but the
little boat was swamped. It's crew
was saved
The battered seamen first were
taken to homes in the village and
near the shore, and supplied with
additional clothing and with food.
Then they were taken to Argentia.
Bodies of the dead also were taken
to ~Argentia.
A third United States ship struck
the shore in the same storm which
wrecked the destroyer and supply
ship, but f1oated clear and reached
| harbor.
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Venezuela Protests
To Reich on Sinking
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 25.-
The government yesterday protested
strongly to Germany over the sink
ing of the Venezuelan tanker
Monagas by submarine.
Foreign Minister PARA Perez in
structed this country's Charge
d'Affaires in Switzerland to forward
the protest to the German govern
ment.
At the same time officials at
Puerto Carupano, on Venezuela S
eastern seacoast, ordered blackout
to offset the probability of new sub
marine attacks such as those which
sunk several shallow draft crude oil
tankers used in the shuttle service
to Aruba's offshore refineries and
the shelling of the island itself last
week.
Evening star., 1942-02-25

Don't spend your money building
an AFRAID Anelter. Buy Defense
bonds and stamps and keep the
bOmbers away.
Evening star., 1942-02-25
BY CLARK LEE,


WITH GEN. MACARTHUR ON
WESTERN BATAAN FRONT, Feb.
% Delayed Even the Japanese on
this sector of the front know LIT.
Frenchy"-Lt. Roland G. Saulnier
Of New Bedford, Mass.
Several times q day @Frenchy''
inspects his young Filipino troops
in their fox holes and trenches along
the front line and calls out:
Hey, you damned Japanese, come
on over here"
From their own dug-in positions
in the underbrush only hundred
feet from the Filipino American
barbed wire, the japanese answer
Profanity, you Fuwrenchee."
Whenever they face problems, his
troops call for Frenchy. Whenever
fighting starts he's in the middle of
1t, this 24-year -old who Is one Of the
most colorful figures in the Ameri-
can forces in the Philippines.
Parents French Canadian.
I won't attempt to produce his
uldicCt, WlllCIl 10 tyPASdl TlCllSAl-
Canadian, although he was born in
New Bedford. Both his parents
were French Canadians and he at
tended mostly French schools. He
drove delivery truck at Cape Cod
for his father, went West in 1899 to
see the country, worked as cook,
joined the National Guard at Santa
Barbara, Calf, and then transferred
to the Army when he came to the
Philippines in 1910. He learned to
use the rifle in the New Bedford
French sharpshooters
Frenchy heard that stories were
being written about him second
hand and asked this correspondent
what it was all about. He did not
believe he had had any unusual
experiences.
Frenchy was q private pigeon
fancier when the war started, but he
soon lost his pigeons and Joined
the Philippine Army late in De.
cember He organized a bus convoy
which brought hundreds Of troops
to the Bataan Peninsula. Now he
Evening star., 1942-02-25
U.S.. Aid Urged for Dealers
Whose Stocks Are Frozen
BY the Associated Press.

By the AkSoclhte0 freSs-
The Senate Small Business Com
Mittee proposed today that the Gov
eminent assist retail dealers Of
rationed articles by authorizing the
Reconstruction Finance Corp. to
purchase their frozen inventories or
lend them money to help them
carry their investments.
Chairman Murray prepared to in
troduce a committee bill to carry
out the proposal.
Senator Murray said upward OF
500, 1000 new automobiles and trucks
might be frozen for many months,
during which dealers would have
to pay storage, insurance and other
costs.
TT Is unfair to ask these dealers
to bear the sole burden of all this
investment and expense" he said.
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Delivery Of
Night FinoI
| Edition

The Night Final Edition of
The Star, with two addi-
tional pages of last-minute
news, is delivered through
out Washington and nearby
suburbs, together with The
Sunday Star, at IS cents per
month.
This edition gives the
latest developments of the
day in international. Ma
tional and Local news, with
complete Financial Reports.
Special delivery is made
between 6 pm. and tbs pm.
daily.
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Seattle Judge Leads
Mayor in Primary Race
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Feb. 25.-Police Judge
William F. Devin earned the right
to oppose Mayor Earl Millikin
in the general election by running
far ahead of the Mayor in yester-
days primary.
Judge Devin polled 27,940 votes to
Mayor Millikin's 17y035. The closest
of the other four candidates was
Councilman William Norton, with
9,495.
Judge Devin also opposed Mayor
Millikin in the finals year ago for
the unexpired mayoralty term OF
Gov. Langlie.
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Trinidad Session Cancelled

The regular monthly meeting Of
the Trinidad Citizens Association
was Cancelled last night by George
j. Cleary, president, because of a
conflicting meeting of wardens. The
group meets at the Wheatley School