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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-07
The w ashingtun Merry Go Round
WASHINGTON-One of the most Continued on Page Five)
By DREW PEARSON CMajor Robert S. Allen on active duty)

WASHINGTON - It brought nc headlines, but Chief of Staff Gen Marshall made the first step toward better cooperation between Capitol Hill and the Executive Branch of the Government by holding a quiet conference with key Senators and Representatives recently.
 He gave them an intimate, and on the whole optimistic, progress report on the war, which left a good impression with Congressional leaders. Both Republicans and Democrats were present, most of them from the military affairs com mitees, and also the Vice-President, the Speakers and other leaders.
 Gen. Marshall gave the actual fig ures on American losses in North Africa. These must remain con- fidential, but they were encourag- ingly small He explained that one reason for the light casualties was Gen. Eisenhower's peace arrange ment with Admiral Darlan.
 Gen. Marshall attached great im- portance to this, since the army, navy and civilian population in North Africa were under the influ- ence of Admiral Darlan. Therefore he suggested to Congress that it would be very helpful if there were no critical speeches of the Admiral despite his Vichy connections.
 Admiral Darlan had come to visit his son who was stricken with in- fantile paralysis, Gen. Marshall said then had returned to France. But when his son suffered a relapse Darlan came back to North Africe Thus it was pure accident, but a very fortunate one that he was in Algiers at the time. Darlan had given the order immediately which resulted in the saving of many Am erican lives.
 Gen. Marshall also paid high tri- bute to Robert Murphy, the State Departments charge d'aHa1rs Tn France, who spent most of his time in North Africa. It was Murphy who mapped out most of the ad- vance political plans of the U. $ Army.
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HAWAII NAVY HEADS NOTE ANNIVERSARY
Nimitz Says Jdps Will Be Hit Driven from
 AIeufidns

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Dec. T. This American sea base, a year after the infamous Jap sneak at tack, stands today as monument to American engineering skill and plain hard work as the greatest naval base in the world, Rear Ad- miral Furlong, Commandant of the Navy Yard at Pearl Harbor, said today.
 Admiral Chester Nimitz, Con- mander of the Pacific Fleet, said the outlook of our advance in enemy waters is very favorable. It requires ships and planes with superiority. Our ships will force the war into areas now controlled by the enemy"
 Furlong said simply, What Glb- raltar and Malta are to the Medi- terranean, Pearl Harbor is to the Pacific on a large scale. What Singapore should have been, we are. "
 In a press conference, Admiral Nimitz declared in a war blast, "un- til we have completely smashed the Jap power in the Pacific, we will carry the fight to the enemy in his own waters. From now on we can expect more and more surface &C., tions because the enemy's carrier strength is becoming depleted"
 When asked if the Japs would be driven out of the Aleutians, Nimitz said emphatically, Yes. But as to the time, I make no comment. I don't want to disclose anything we have in mind. But they will be driv- en out before they can do any harm"
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ALLIES GO
 TO BEA(HE5,
 NEW GUINEA
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
 AUSTRALIA, Dec. 7.--The hard fighting Allied troops in New Guinea have penetrated to the beach east of Buna and thus isolated an enemy pocket of resistance, the High Com mand announces.
 Gen. Douglas MacArthurs troops have now driven three prong through to the sea on the north east shore, splitting the Japs' hold on the coast
 A steady pressure is maintained against the enemy in other sectors
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HAY BAN
 PLEASURE
 DRIVING
9O-Day Suspension Is Pro- posed for II Eastern
 Sedbodrd States

WASHINGTON, Dec. "A 90- day suspension of all automobile pleasure driving in IT eastern sea- board states is proposed by Joseph White, of Boston, New England member of the Oil Advisory Com 1ittee.
 White. appearing before group If New England congressman, said ie was disturbed by the fuel oil situation in their area. He first ialled for 90-day driving ban in New England states alone, and later old reporters he believed the ban hould apply to all eastern states.
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of the assignment of the nation's armed and civilian manpower, well informed sources said today.
 Inductions of single men as wei as married ones have been sus- pended and this obviously will max necessary the drafting of more mar ried men under 38 years of agt than would have been called other wise, following the exhaustion ol the pool of single men available and 18- and 19-year-olds who be- came eligible for registration thi. month,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-07
ELLIS TRANSPORT
 PLANE IN TODAY
 FROM KETCHIKAN

Passengers leaving Juneau with Ellis Air Transport for Ketchikan today were Frank F. Smith, William P. Terry, E. H. King. Eldon Daly and William A. Raybell
 Incoming passengers from ket- chikan were Holger Larsen and Will liam L. Book.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-07
TO RETAIN HERSHEY

WASHINGTON, Nov. [ War Manpower Commissioner Paul V McNutt plans to retain Maj Gen Lewis B. Hershey as director of Se- lective Service under the new setup which gives McNutt overall charge
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BA5kETBALL
 SET TONIGHT

The Officers Club will trot out tonight to take on the Hillcrest on the floor of the Juneau High School gym at 7.30 o'clock as play is resumed in the Gastineau Chan nel Basketball League.
 Second game of tonight's double bill will find the Moose dangling with the Bruins.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-07
SMALL SHINGLE FIRE IN
 NATIVE VILLAGE IN JUNEAU

A minor shingle fire in the native village on Willoughby Ave. brought out members of the Juneau Volun- teer Fire Department early this afternoon. Little damage was done.
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FIGHTING STEPHENS
 IN AFRICA

WASHINGTON, Dec 7.--The War Department reported this afternoon that heavy fighting, involving arm ored forces, that began yesterday, is continuing in the vicinity of Te- bourba where the Allied forces are attempting to hold the advanced Tunisian positions against strong Axis counter attacks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-07

WDNE year ago tcday--on calm, sunny Sunday morning in of the most peaceful spots spots in the wOrid--Japanese gangsters launched the most treacherous attack in history against the United States of America. Without warning, Jap bombers struck American ships destroyed Am erican planes and mercilessly machine e-gunned unprotected men, women and children. We Ann ericans have accepted the challenge l3OVouooo of us pledge to fight every hour and every minute until we wipe out the shame of Jap treachery for ever :. and give Hirohito and his boys something to REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-12-07
M. D. WILLIAMS MAKES
 SLTKA TRIP TO-DAY

M. D. Williams, District Engineer for the Public Roads Administra- ton, left today for trip to Sitka on official business.
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with Bombs for Tokyo!

M ODAY, on December 7th, l9a2. we have already had stirring proof that our fighting men can hold their own against the Japs that our factories can turn out bombs and tanks and planes in overwhelming numbers to crush the enemy and that the American people can more than meet this threat to their country and their way of life. That's our answer to Pearl Harbor, Hirohit0. You got taste of it when we bombed Tokyo and we'll be back! We didn't want this But that we're in it, we're going to wn--n0t for conquest, not for vengeance but for the glorious future of free America.
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DIyERTING NAZI PLANES

Gen. Marshall was also optimistic regarding the mount of NaA strength being diverted from the Russian front, especially airpower. He felt that Hitler would have to take more and more planes away
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The population of New Zealand, mostly of British and Irish descent, about equals that of Detroit.
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DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow Jones averages: Tndustrials, 1l5; rails, 26.43: utilities, 1866.
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SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. T. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3, American Can 72A !, Anaconda 25ss, Bethlehem Steel 544, Commonwealth and Southern r, Curtiss Wright 6A, International Harvester 55A, Kennecott 27A, New York Central 11A, Northern Pacific 67s, Pound $404. United States Steel 46N
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26
Time For Sober Thought
(From Mississipiana, GreenvilIe. Miss

If it true it is doubly true now in these dan.
gerous days that it is imperative every citizen face as
they are whether they what desired the contrary
And this true without regard to religion or the
tive position each person holds in his community
There are numerous reports throughout the South of
incidents analogous the Roland Hayes affair Invariably
finds that such acts against coored people perform
ed by fresh recruits the law force minor officials of
business law enforcement unit 1t fact that such
incidents worry coored people They help but
der the why of these things and what good hoped be
compished by them The only result foresee
condition of terror among Negroes Many will be STAN
peded to try to get away anywhere long
where else People quakng with fear give their
best efforts to anything in which they engaged Such
things are therefore douby harmfuharfu the various
communities and harmful to the effort
The fact very evident that incidents are sporadic
and not deliberate policy of the South 1t may be that
their desire to whip the Germans and aps these people
just whip such peoples close at hand and may be
that the fine hand of the Master Race guiding the
cedure However the Nazs do not rule here never will
and believe few words passed down the line those who
control the South will stop the increasing tempo of itchy
trigger fingers and ultra timber being on Ne
We further believe such will leave every one
cool and calm to About whatever he is assigned do
whether be at home where he is well or in some
strange community where knows him.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26
Negro Carpenters
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organization of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor The Local was
organized with forty chartered
members and composed of the most
widely known and skilled Negro
Carpenters of the city. Since the
organization of the local, jurisdic-
ton over carpenters and joinermen
has been obtained on the u. 8. Ar
my Cantonment at Centreville, Mis-
sissippi, where the local has been
asked to supply more than 200 Ne
gro Carpenters.
Given immediate recognition by
the Jackson Building trades Coun-
Gil, the local has been promised
Jurisdiction over construction
throughout the State of Mississippi
Officers of Carpenters Local
Union No. 1877 are, H. l.. Ander-
son, Financial Secretary; Williams
Banks, President; j. T. McMutry,
Vice-President; j. H. Hutchinson,
Recording Secy; James w. Wilson,
Business Agent; Joseph Collins,
Conductor; Abe Miller, Warden;
and VIM. Lucas, George w. Cotton
and James Whiting, Trustees.
All Negro Carpenters of the city
are urged to become members of
this organization which offers
greater assurance of a share in the
defense employment in Mississippi
All Negro Carpenters of the city
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26

is always racial. In normal peace
times colored people who could af-
ford to and many who could not
made the personal sacrifice of us
ing privately owned automobiles
for transportation in order to pre-
vent exposing themselves to the
diScourteouS insult. Imprisonment
and damage to life and limb that
might be expected in bus transpor-
tatiOn. In these war times trans
portation by public conveyances is
not matter of choice but neces-
sity and patriotic duty. We, whose
names are appended to this letter,
are patriotic American citizens who
subscribe whole heartedly and with
out reservation to any and every
phase of the war effort. We recog-
nize the need for nation wide gas
rationing. We recognize why our
country must conserve Its rubber
supply. We recognize the dire need
for reducing civilian driving to an
absolute minimum. This Mr.. Presi-
dent brings us face to face with
transportation by public convey
ances. This Is why We believe that
the bus incident involving Second
1t. Nora Green is not local mat
ter.
Tuskegee is known throughout the
nation as vertable center of Negro
progress. Negroes throughout the
country look to Tuskegee as an In
dex as they do perhaps, to no other
single community. In this respect
it is one Of the Keystones of the
arch of Negro morale. When Incl
dents occur here they attack Ne
gro morale in one of its most vital
points.
1--WE are deeply grieved at the
maltreatment inflicted upon one of
our army nurses and petition Mr..
President for an investigation of
this incident and the punishment
OF those responsible. We petition
further, Mr.. President, that you
cause such action to be taken as
Will lead to the eradication of these
incidents we are, very respectfully.
This telegram was sent to Hon.
Francis M. Biddle, U. S. Attorney
General, Washington, D. c., cit.
Green Negro nurse from Tuskegee,
Alabama, Tuskegee Army Flying
School brutally beaten at bus depot
and jailed in Montgomery, Ala
bama by policemen.
Urge immediate step by your Of
flee to prevent occurrence of I'M
warranted humiliation and injury"
Citizens of TuSkegee."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26
The Eleanor Clubs

For sometime there has been noticeable in certain Sec
tons of the press much reference the socaed Eleanor
Clubs presumably organizations of Negro women largely
domestic workers. who had organized themselves obtain
better and working conditions and propagate the
ideas and Ideals of the wife of the President the United
States in honor of whom their organization was supposedly
named
In recent interview Mrs. Roosevelt disclamed any
knowledge of the existence of such organization
CARNATIONS bespoke her dapprova and expressly forbade
the of her NAME such connection with any organi
cation.
According to reports, Negro domestic servants
are becoming increasingly difficult obtain keep in
service IN many sections of the south That such condition
true however may be DUE largely to the fact that
working conditions and of Negro domestic in
the south have not kept pace with the rising living
war times and with the increased wages job opportun
ties in other fields and in other sections of the country than
to the existence of Eleanor Clubs any such similar
CARNATIONS.
In fact people of average intelligence in both groups
noting the Widespread publicity regarding the existence the
socaled Eleanor Clubs found little difficulty reaching
the conclusion that such widespread publicity edencng the
existence OF an organization largely nonexstent from the
lrs might well have sprung from efforts the part of
dviduas and groups to scred the Nations First Lady in
her laudabe effort to change the pattern of American
thought and action regarding the American Negro as
other coored people of the world preponderenty num-
bered among our fighting Allies
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-26
JACKSON PRAYER
BAND MEETS

The No. l Jackson Prayer Band
met in the home of sister Nettie
Ann Pullum, Blair, St., September
18th. Opening song, Precious
Lord Take My Hand Scripture
reading; song, Before this Time
Another Year; prayer by the presi-
dent. Song, Jesus the Man l want
to See; prayer by Brother Taylor;
song. Brother I Stretch My Hands
to Thee; prayer by Elder Mosley.
Following prayer by Brother
Mosley the meeting was turned
over to the president, who made
brief remarks. Visitors were Sis
ter Emma Willis of Crystal
Springs, and Sister Eunice Thorn
as of Jackson. Eight members
were present. Rev. E. G. Cook,
president; Sister Ada Cook, Secre-
tary; Sister S. H. Mosley, Bible
teacher; Sister L. M. Taylor, re-
porter.
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College
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gram was repeated Saturday, with
English classification test at 1000
am and informal social at 4 pm.
At 7:30 pm. college movies were
shown under the sponsorship of the
Social Committee. Religious serv-
ice was held in the college church
at II o'clock Sunday morning, with
musicale at pm. in the church
Upper classmen were registered
Monday, September 21st, with Sec
ondary studens being registered at
the same time.
The first general college assembly
was held at 9 am. Tuesday morn
for the Daniel Hand Practice
ing, September %, with registration
School at 1:3C am, with English
classification test for transfer stu
cents at 2 pm. The regular class
schedule for all departments went
into operation Wednesday morn
ing.
The registration was normal,
With preponderance OF students
enrolled being women.
New faculty members under ap-
pointment at present are: r. E.
Hurst, Alcorn, '26, ABB, Lincoln U,
Penna., 20; M. S., Cornell O., '33,
who will succeed Harry L. Hamil-
on as assistant professor of chemis-
try. Reuben S. Turner, BIS, Le-
land, '35; BID, Obelrin, '38: sim.
Oberlin, '39, will succeed Walter H.
Williams as head of the Depart
ment of Physical Education for
men. Mrs. Sara B. Turner, ABB,
Arkansas Baptist College, '26; grad
uate work in music at Northwestern
University, who was head of the
department of music Leland Col
lege, will succeed j. Orville Moseley
as head of the Department OF
Music. Henry Thomas, a graduate
of Fort Valley College N. and T.;
B. A., Morehouse College, 81; MA,
English, Michigan u, Al, is substi-
tuting this year for Mr. Richard
K. Barksdale, on leave of absence.
Mrs. Henry Thomas will be assist
ant matron at Beard Hall. She is
a graduate Of Paine College, B.A.,
with several years in Service of the
National Board of Religious Educa-
ton, CINE Church.
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been assigned to sections of the city
and special business groups as fol-
lows, with Mr.. c. A. Hall as chair
man: Monroe Trevillion, WASH
ington Add; Prof. 3. 3. Dansby,
West End; Jessie Williams, Clean
ers and Pressers; Edward Lee,
Cafes; j. H. Young, Clifton TO
Rose Street; Walter Stewart,
Beauty Parlors; w. H. Randolph.
Special Agent; Prof. O. B. Cobbns,
Teachers; E. w. Banks, North of
Fertilization Street; H. Denton,
West OF l. G. r. r.; Percy Greene,
General Publicity; DR.. A. M Hair,
Parish Street; j. E. Comic, Barber
shops; and Burr Brown, Railroad
men.
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Jackson Negro
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was already underway following
the meeting of the Membership
Campaign Committee in the Office
Of the Jackson Advocate last
Thursday night, with some men,
bers of the committee having sign
ed as many as ten new members
since the announcement of the
plan at the Chambers last regular
meeting.
The membership committee, COM
posed of eleven members, has pledg-
ed to obtain at least ten new mem
berships each with the hope of ado.
Ing not less than one hundred new
members to the organization.
In order to make the drive as
effective as possible, members have
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car was the best and prettiest be-
cause he brought up the argument
In the presence of a group of his
girl friends.
Although repeatedly armed with
pistol Slim used his knife as
Shorty" advanced Upon him with
appraised fists striking the fatal
blow IN one stroke of the knife.
AS the MORALLY wounded man
staggered away, "Slim" jumped in
his car and backed fer about a
block, and then escaped before on
lockers could obtain his car num-
Der.
Frank Lassiter came to jackson
a few years ago from Pearson, Miss.
and is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Jerry Lee Lassiter and number
Of other relatives.
Funeral service for the slain
man was held at Person Miss,
Sunday evening, with arrangements
in charge of the Peoples Undertak-
ing Company.
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are urged to become members of
this organization which offers
greater assurance Of share In the
defense employment In Mississippi.
The Office Of the new local is To-
Gated In the New Elks Rest on West
Erie Street where ali Carpenters
and joiners interested In member
ship may obtain further informa.
ton.
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Bishop Jones
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tent Negro religious bodies of the
nation. which he now heads as
president of its National Conven-
ton, which met last month in De-
troit, Mich, was the speaker dur
ing the afternoon and evening
services at Christ Temple last
Sunday.
Showing his usual physical and
spiritual vigor despite his ad
vanced age, the bishop preached
deep and soul gripping sermons TO
a packed audience both during the
afternoon and evening services.
Bishop Jones visited jackson
enroute to Los Angeles, CAL, Where
he has made his home since leaV-
ing the pastorage a. Christ Tenn
pie here.
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said they had pulled Reed off the
MP and things had sorta quoted
down" before the civilian police
man" arrived. When Favors reach
ed for the soldier, Reed tried to
break away from the bus drivers,
and Favors tapped him with a
blackjack, Reynolds said. About
that time the shooting started, he
added.
Sergeant Whitmire, the Mill
tary Policeman, told his story of
the shooting. He had arrested
Reed for being out of uniform and
absent without leave from Fort
Benning. Favors had gone to the
bus station to call the wagon.
Then, he said, Reed turned on him,
swinging his fist at him and Jerk
ing to escape. The two fell between
two cabs. Whitmire said he felt
Reed taking the gun from his
holster just before the civilians
pulled Reed up.
II jumped up and went toward
Reed to get my pistol, and he
shot me, and then shot Officer
F'avors," Whitmire said. He said
he did not see Favors hit Reed.
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Harris re-
cited a story of a jail converse
ton with Reed. He said Reed claim
ed Whitmire struck him with
his fists, and when he grabbed the
MP, the two fell between the cars.
The officer quoted Reed as saying
he heard two bus drivers saying:
Lets go help the MP kill that
Negro" and that somebody hit
him on the head. Harris said Reed
stated he didn't remember any,
thing after that, but that Reed
did not think Favors was the one
who hit him.
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Chairman S. w.
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special praises going 70 the Dis
trict Chairman.
With more than 300 workers par
ticipating In the drive, the Of
ficers of the campaign were, Prof.
s. w. Miller. chairman; H. L. Har-
Der. secretary: Sarah McNeamer
Harvey, assistant secretary: Prof.
B. B. Donsby. treasurer; E. w.
Banks, chairman special gifts;
Percy Greene, publicity chairman:
Mrs. o. F.. Alexander, Wonaens
chairman, and Prof. T. H. Powell
chairman auditing committee.
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Killer
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County officers, since the fatal
stabbing occurred. The dead, Frank
Lassiter, alias shorty stabbed
through the heart, bled to death IN
an automobile while enroute to the
Charity Hospital.
According to witnesses the fatal
stabbing took place when Shorty"
got in an argument with a man
known to the witnesses only as
"Slim" over whose automobile was
the best and prettiest, with Slim
taking offense at Shorty whose