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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-12-19
DIR. HASTE Cites
Achievements In
Howard Address

WASHINGTON, d. c. SNS)-
Speaking at a special assembly
program dedicated to the 334
known Howard University men
who are now serving in the armed
forces, DR.. William H. HASTE, Civil
ian Aide to the Secretary Of War,
told several hundred persons at
Howard University that the record
of the achievement of Negro sol
diers in this war will pave a new
way for Negroes in this country.
when the story of this war is
written. Negro service men will
have made a record for us in the
life Of America" he said
In comparing the role Negroes
played in the last war with the
present, the former judge stated:
Were doing better today. The
system Of selecting men for Of
ficers training is better Today the
training of officers takes place in
schools for officers, Mt in schools
or black men or schools for white
men.
In everyone the camps in the
country, black and white officer
candidates are training side by
side. Such system will result in
better racial relations in the flu
ture."
The dean of Howard University's
Law School. now ON leave of alb
sence with the War Department,
stated further that Negro officers
were practically non-existent in the
first World Wars There were just
about a handful of Negro officers
from the National Guard, and
practically no reserve officers. he
said.
However. as a result of the
establishment of r. Q. T: C. Units
at Howard and Wilberforce Uni
versities, there was a trickle of
Negroes in Reserve Officers Corps
at the beginning of this war There
were several hundred Negro Of
ficers, mostly Heutenants, as con-
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Continued From Last Week.

CONTINUED From Last Week.
But What was he after? What
did ne wantP What did he love
and what did he hate? He did not
know. There was something ne
knew and something he felt; some
thing the world gave him; some
thing he himself had: something
spread out in front of him and
something spread out in back; and
never in all his life, with this black
skin of his, had the two worlds,
thought and feeling, will and mind,
aspiration and satisfaction, been
together; never had he felt
sense of Wilderness. Sometimes, in
his room or on the sidewalk, the
world seemed to him strange
labyrinth even WIN the streets
were straight and the walls were
square; a chaos which made him
feel that something in him should
be able to understand it, divide it,
focus it. But only under the stress
Of hate was the conflict resolved.
He had been so conditioned in a
cramped environment that hard
words or kicks alone knocked him
upright and made him capable Of
action-action that was futile be-
cause the world was too much for
him. It was then that he closed
his eyes ard struck out blindly,
hitting what or whom he could.
not locking or caring what or who
hit Lack
And, under it all and this made
1t hard for him, he did not want
to make believe that it was solved,
make believe that he was happy
when he was not. He hated his
mother for that way of hers which
was like Bessie's. What his mother
had was Bessie's whiskey, and
Bessie's whiskey was his mothers
religion. He did not want to sit
on bench and sing, or lie in a
corner and sleep. 1t was when he
read the newspapers or magazines,
went to the movies, or walked along
the streets with crowds, that he
felt what he wanted: to merge
himself with others and be part
of this world, to lose himself in
it SO he could find himself, to be
allowed a chance to live like 9TH
ers, even though he was black.
He turned restlessly on MS hard
pallet and groaned. He had been
caught up in whirl of thought
and feeling which had swept him
onward and when he opened his
eyes he saw that daylight stood
outside of a dirty window Just
above his head. He jumped mp and
looked out. The snow had stopped
falling and the city, white still.
But what he had thought about 1T
had made it real with a reality it
did not have now in the Daylight.
Wehn lying in the dark thinking
of it, it seemed to have something
which left 1t when it was looked
at. Why should not this "c!1 white
world rise up as a beautiful dream
IT, which he could walk and be at
nome, in which it would lie easy to
tell what to do and what not to
do? If only someone had gone
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-12-19
NATIVE SON
Rv RICHARD WRIGHT

before and lived or suffered or died
made il SO that it could be I'M
derstood! It was too stark, not re-
derstood! 1t was too steep, not re-
reality that was the warm blood
of life. He felt that there was
something missing, some road
which, if he had once found it,
would have led him to a sure and
quiet knowledge. But why think of
that now A chance for that was
gore forever. He had committed
murder twice and had created a
new world for himself.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-12-19
ABBE'S 1913 ASTROLOGY
READINGS ARE READY

M. E. CT have a child and
my mother keeps it in a near
by town. I work and send her money
and clothes for the child. If /
fail for a week, she throws fit
and accuses me of dressing for my
self and not doing for the baby.
Must I take my baby with me?
Ans: Leave the child with
your mother. If you were to
take the child, you would have
to pay someone To take care
of it else put it in a nursery
school which would cost you
even more than you are pay
ing your mother. Write your
mother exactly what you are
making each week and set
aside certain part of that
sum to be sent to her regular
ly for the care of this child.
All she wants is a, fair part of
your weekly earnings as she is
not in position to support
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-12-19
Educators Ask
Equality For All
Races After War
Discuss Plans
AT Conference
Held at A. u.
BY CLIFF MACKAY
lTLANTA, CSNs)-

ALLAN Ia, Ga.-tONSJ--
Full support to the ideal Of a
society based upon equality for all
races in the pest war world" was
given by the Association Of Colleges
and Secondary Schools near the
close Of its ninth annual session at
Atlanta University Friday.
Dean J. H. Johnston of Virginia
State College was named president
of the association. Others elected
were R T. Tatllnl, Beaumont. Tex
as, and DR.. FELTON, G. Clark, preSi-
dent of Southern University, Scot
landville, La, vice presidents and
L. S. Cozart, president of Barber
Scotia Junior College, Concord. N.
c., secretary treasurer.
Backing up the unanimously
adopted resolution supporting the
post war world Of equality" the
association ordered the appoint
meIt Of a committee to submit to
the Executive Committee a pro-
gram designed to focus attention
or Negroes in the United States,
Latin America, West Indies and
Africa with special emphasis upon
the impact Of the war upon post
war education.
In addition each college and Sec
ondary school was called upon to
formulate and implement in its
locality the proposed campaign"
A program Of discovering out
standing collegiate and high school
students with the purpose of seeing
that they are giver full opportuln-
ity to develop their talents was
outlined by the association.
FOUR-POINT PROGRAM
The four point program calls for
the development of unified test
ing system to discover particular
promises IL college seniors and
method of encouraging them to
carry or professional and graduate
study by means of scholarship from
institutional and philanthropic
sources.
Dean A. H. Liston Of Knoxville
College, at the Friday morning ses-
sion presented the report OF the
Commission on Higher Education
which dealt with a study Of the
community life Of Negro youth. The
study which has been published was
reviewed by DR. H. A. Bullock, pro-
fessor Of sociology. Prairie View
C+ato (y01Iaoa TpYaS
Members of the association were
urged to encourage out Of school
Youths between the ages of Is and
"a to enroll in the NYA defense
training program by Charles t.
Browning, assistant director Of Ne
gro Affairs, NvA, Washington, who
was the principal speaker at the
Friday afternoon session.
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Says Black Soldiers Pave
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

trasted with 100000 reserve officers
called to active duty"
He added that besides the sew
eral hundred officers now on duty,
Of which more than 200 were train
ed at Howard University, there are
several hundred officer candidates
in training today. and not in seq
regated camps as was the case in
1918, when a separate camp for
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Negro officer candidates was estab-
lished at Des Moines, Iowa.
DR.. HASTE then emphasized the
fact that the white officer candi-
OATS who are training side by side
with Negroes today will be the
Colonies and Generals of the fu-
ture, and their association with
Negroes on the equal basis is of
great Importance to the future Of
the Negro i'll the service.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-12-19

G. 81 stay worried great
deal about the way my wife Is
doing. She won't stay at home with
me but she is always over at a
certain mans house near here. Oh
yes, do either of these women who
are writing to me care for me?
Why do you expect more con-
sideration of your wife than
you are willing to show in re-
turn? You can't ask her to sit
back and like it while you carry
ON an affair with these two
other women. But you must
realize that you get out of mar
riage only what you put into
it. You are both going to have
to make drastic change, talk
things over with her and settle
this problem before it gets any
more serious.
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He left the room and went down
to window on the first floor and
looked out. The street was quiet
and no cars were running The
tracks were buried under snow. Nc
doubt the blizzard had tied up
traffic all over the city. He saw
a little girl pick her way through
the snow and stop at a corner
newsstand; a man hurried out OF a
drug store and sold the girl pa
per. Could he snatch a paper while
the man was inside, The sonw was
So soft and deep he might get
caught trying to get away. Cou d
he find an empty building in which
to hide after he had snatched the
paper? Yes; that was pust the
thing. He looked carefully up and
down the street; no one was in
sight. He went through the door
anu the wind wa; ike q branding
ironon his face. The sun came
out; suddenly, So strong and full
that it made him dodge as from a
blow: a million pits CT sparkle
panied his eyes. He went to the
newsstand and saw a tall black
head inc: HUNT BLACK IN
GIRLS DEATH. Yes; they had the
story. He walked on and looked for
place to hide after he had snatch
ed the paper. At the corner of an
alley he saw an empty building
white gaping window on the frs
floor. Yes; this was good place.
He mapped out a careful plan OF
action; he did not want it said
that he had done all the things he
had and then had got caught steal
ing a three-cent newspaper.
He went to the drugstore and
looked inside at the man leaning
against a wall. smoking. Yes. Like
thisl He reached out and grabbed
apaper and in the act of grabbing
it he turned and looked at the man
who was looking at him, cigar
cite slanting whitley across his
black chin Even before he moved
from his tracks, he ran; he felt his
legs turn, start, then slip in snow.
Goddamni The white world tilted
at sharp angle and the city wind
shot apst his face He fell flat and
the crumbs of snow ate coldly at
his fingers. He got up. ON one
knee, then on both; when he was
on his feet he turned toward the
drug store, still clutching the pa
per, amazed and angry with him.
self for having been SO clumsy. The
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drug store door opened. He ran.
"Hey!"
AS he ducked down the alley he
saw the man standing in the snow
looking at him and he knew that
the man would no follow.
Hey, you'll"
ITO Be COntinued)
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old one and must be handled
with tact and diplomacy. There
is no reason why you should
leave your husband because
his people failed to welcome
you with open arms. He has
proven his love for you. Now
it is up to you to make his
family change their opinion
of you. Patience and a spirit
of friendliness will eventually
turn the tide.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-12-19
Crack Decentralization Unit Stands Guard
Against Gas Attack By Japs In Australia
Race Outfit Tops
In It's Vocation

ED. NOTE: YANK, The Army
Newspaper, visits a Negro de-
contamination unit i'm Austria
liza. $. Sgt. +. j. COrbett Of
Rocky Mount, N. c., describes
the purpose Of the unit thus:
eff and when the Japs ever
dust off poison gas bombs, we
move. We hope right up to af-
fected areas and dec0ntaminate
'em so the gas will do a mini
mum of HARM" YANK also
visits with a few of the boys
from Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington, ID. c. This is
the second of series of fea-
ture stories which the News
Bureau, Owl, in cooperation
with YANK, win make avail
able at regular intervals to the
Negro press.
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA
by Cable)-"Shoot the gas to
me, "Tojo." That's the challenge OF
Negro decentralization unit here,
the only one of its kind in the
u. S. Army.
Here's the purpose of the unit,
as described by S. Sgt. F.. j. Cor
bett, Rocky Mount, N. c., its sup
ply sergeant: IF and when the
JapS ever dust off poison gas
bombs, We move. We hop right uE
to affected areas and decontami-
nate 'em So the gas will do a mini
mum of harm"
Months before war began these
colored men left jobs as railroad
men, school teachers, cab drivers
BARRIERS, mechanics and tap dane
ers, to answer Uncle Sans call
Classification clerks thunbed
through cards and picked them out
for their high l. Q.'S to form the
cadre of the standardization unit.
Sitting in reception center tents
in new, Still-rumpled uniforms,
those picked asked each other with
puzzled faces, Whats this decon-
tamination?"
KNOW ANSWERS NOW
Today as members of a crack
outfit that won citation for eff
ficiency on maneuvers, they can
rattle off such works as "lacrima-
tor" "vesicent," "chlorpicrin," and
"sternutator.'
They're so good that some of
them tour Australia demonstrating
defense against gas attack and de-
contamination to Australian and
American soldiers and civilian de-
tense workers.
Their clothes would make Frank
enSteln look like q sissy. Their
suits are gas-proof and cover the
body from head to toe with a win
dow in the front for their ewes.
Wearing these suits and looking
like deepsea divers, they can work
Tor hours in gassed areas. The unit
completely mobile, can speed to
a1fected areas in special tank
trucks equipped with hose and
spray for various gases. In terri.
tory that truck can't travel they
sling portable cylinders of decon-
tamination chemicals over their
shoulders and spray while walking
The composition of the chemical
spray is a military secret.
TAKE WORK SERIOUSLY
Our philosophy is to take our
work seriously, but not ourselves,
said Sgt. Corbett. Chemical warfare
expressions combined with Harlem
slang punctuate small talk. THEW
call beer smoke" because in large
doses it makes you dizzy. If man
Is gas drunk" he loves to drive
truck. If he's ''gas booter," he's
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-12-19
IF RHEUMATIC. PAIN
HAS YOU DOSING AND HOPING

Then prone to yourself ,ohat effec-
tire results you can get nOtU
,pith 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-2223. Don't
be put off with ifs or butts. If you suf-
fer from rheumatic pain oremuscular
aches, get C-2223, Coo and $I.oo. eau
ton: Use only as directed. First bottle
purchase price refunded if not satisfied.
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by ABBE' WALLACE SERVICE

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30
Attacks Cost
Japs $lS4,3SO,O

WITH THE UNITED STATES
MARINES ON GUADALCANAL
ISLAND. Oct. 10 Delayed CUP),
The Japanese navy and air force
in the last so days have lost ships
and planes in the Solomon Islands
war zone worth at least SlS4.
$500 as the result OF repeated
attacks by American airmen alone
the American defenders of Guadal.
canal estimated today. --i
United States Navy and Marine
filters in dive bombers and tor.
pedo-carrying planes from August
Fl TO October 10 sank or put out
OF commission for months STA
100000 worth of japanese surface
craft. ranging from cruisers "a
troopstransports.
Army. navy and marine fighter
pilots destroyed 200 enemy planes
worth at least SIC. 800. 900.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30
10000 Japs Poised
To Strike Island

PEARL HARBoR, Hawaii, Oct.
80 CUP).-A fuli-scale japanese
land attack on Guadalcsnal Island,
Involving the use of at least 10000
enemy troops supported by sea
and air action. will begin at any
moment. If il is not already under
way, informed sources believed
today.
The most recent enemy land
actions reported by Washington
communiques indicate, these
sources said. that the next drive
would be the most determined and
perhaps a decisive action.
The Japanese land assault was
expected TO be aimed from three
sides simultaneously at Henderson
Field. the airport of the small,
American-held section of Guadal-
canal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30
Tornado Kills d;
Fear More Lost

BERRYVILLE, Ark. Oct. &c
CUP).-Disaster crews, who al.
ready have recovered % bodies
hunted for additional dead, injured
and missing today In the wreck
age left by tornado that swept
through this northwestern Arkan-
sas town last night, hattening
more than Is homes.
The twisting funner Of the tor
nado dropped into the northwest
residential section and cut a
swath five blocks long.
The houses in the direct path OF
the storm were reduced to kindl-
inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30
BY SGT. RICHARD T. WRIGHT

4. =. Marine Corps Correspondent
Distributed by International News Service
SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH
PACIFIC. Sept. n Delayed
Stories of Jap treachery, one
telling how % out of 30 marines
paid with their lives for honoring
"a Jap flag of truce. were re-
ported today by Solomon Islands
casualties evacuated 10 the navy
mobile base hospital here. \
Pvt. Raymond Paul Nunley of
Lancaster, o., nursing a leg
wound received in the early Solo,
mons fighting. told of the mas
sacre of the marine truce mission.
"A Jap officer carrying a
white flag came riding into
a marine camp one day." Nun
ley said, "and told the COM
handing officer q bunch Of Japs
across n nearby inlet were iso-
lated and wanted IN surrender.
Our c. o. commanding offlcer)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30
Paris Made
Upstate; P|dnI
Site Secret /.
Wooden Plane Built
to Garry Is Men
Equipped for Raid

The Ford Motor Company win
go into production of transport
gliders nearly as large as a ma-
dium-sized bomber and designed "a
carry Is invasion-equipped sol.
|diers, 1t was announced today BY
company officials.
Although location of the finat
assembly plant was not revealed
officials said that permanent as
sembly fixtures have been shipped
to a huge Ford woodworking
plant and that countless" wooden
parts for the glider are being made
in an Upper Peninsular plant
which formerly made the Ford
station wagon.
MODEL PASSES TEST
The glider is Waco-designed.
with a fuselage 50 feet long, .
Widespread of 81 feet and weigh
ing 5000 pounds.
Four months after blueprints
were received. the first Ford-made
glider was ready and successfully
passed army tests, officials said.
The fuselage is built around =
framework of tubular steel The
outer surface is coated with q cot
ton fabric. Wings and other parts
of the ship are made of wood
spruce and plywood. 81
1000 TOOLS NEEDED
Production required the design
ing of more than 1000 tools, Q
number of them giant fixtures,
Ford officials said. To avoid costly
delay, 80 toolmaking concerns
helped the Ford Rouge plant make
the tools.
Innovations in production NJ
clude the use of easily-made con-
crete dies for contour mouldines
of plywood wing surface and =
new method of gluing Joints
through simultaneous heat and
pressure which reduces drying time
from eight hours to five minutes.
Ford officials said that thou
sands of woodworkers in the
Upper Peninsula. thrown out Of
work by the war, have been paIt
to work producing the wooden
parts which 60 into the glider.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30
'DSR Accident
Is 18th on Cdnifi

There have been ID accidents
at the Caniff avenue Grand Trunk
crossing since 1887. it was revealed
today.
All the accidents involved trains.
Three persons have been injured.
One died.
Wednesdays accident between a
bus and a train was the fifteenth.
1t cost 16 lives.
These figures were revealed to-
day by Hamtramck Director OF
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30
British Drive Regains
New Areas i'm Desert

CAIRO. Oct. 30 (INS).-Infan.
try forces of the British Eighth
Army today smashed forward ir
the western desert to regain addi-
tional ground formerly held by the
Axis troops of Field Marshal Rom
mel.
Many more German and Italian
prisoners were taken.
The communique reported that
minor tank engagements were
fought along the 40-mile front
stretching southwark from the
Mediterranean to the Qattara salt
marshes. but no major clash oil
armored units occurred.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30
Marines Honor White Flag 70 Die

took him at his word and 80
marine officers and men piled
into a tank lighter and crossed
five miles Of water 10 the point
where the Japs were located.
"Only two OF those marines
are alive today. As the tank
lighter approached, the beach a
few Japs were observed, and
sure enough one OF them was
waving a white flag. As the
boat scrapped onto the beach.
the marines let down the ramp
and started to go ashore. With
out warning they were met nv
a terrific burst from several
machine guns hidden In the
underbrush. They were moved
down like stalks Of corn, except
for two who escaped and swan
10 safety"
Another time. Private NunIeN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30

Headquarters of Gen. Sir Harold
r. L. G. Alexander, commander OF
Britain's forces in the Middle East
said his units scored their new adj
vance on the Egyptian front
through night attack.
Many casualties were inflicted
on the Axis forces, the high COM
mand said.
Large-scale air operations by
forces of the United States, Brit
ain and South Africa were con-
tinued throughout the battle area
and behind the enemy lines. The
Allied filters struck heavily at Axis
landing grounds and supply bases
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30

said. two men of his company on
patrol duty saw a Jap on horse
back moving along the fringe of
the jungle waving a white flag
The sergeant in charge walked out
to make the Jap a prisoner.
"He got within five feet Of
the Jap and was shot and
killed." Nunley said This
sergeant was a mighty popular
guy. and later that day several
OF his pals went out To avenge
him. How many Japs they
killed with their bayOuets I
don't know. They wouldu't
talk about IL when they re-
turned"
Platoon Sgt. Harry w. SCHUYLER
Of Napa, Cal. who is recovering
from a knee wound. was himself a
near victim of the white flag
trick. He was in one Of several
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-30

marine landing boats, entering g
cove on Florida Island. when q
large white flag was seen waving
from a tree on shore.
I'VE decided to investigate"
Schiller relates. I'VE got about
500 yards from shore and they
opened up on us. Fortunately,
we were ready and We blasted
them right back"
Sgt. Barton s. Hill Of Mineola
Tex, summed il up this way:
eff about treachery decides
battles,> the Japs would have
licked us hands down. They
worked the dead dog trick, set
BOBBY traps, pulled fake sur
renders and tried to give us
orders In English during night
actions. We had been warned
to expect these tactics and
after a few missteps we got the