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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10
$1,000 Bond For
Man Who Shot
Soldier Here

Spellman Ross, Madison County
Negro, who was home on furlough
from the Army, was shot in the
left shoulder in Boyd's Alley We'd
nesday by a white man whose
name is said to be A. J. PenneI of
Canton, Miss
Ross was removed to the Jack
sen Air Base hospital where he was
reported to be in a Serious but not
critical condition by Captain Mark
Jones, public relations officer at
the Air Base. The Captain said
that Ross was operated on by Army
Surgeons and that the bones and
flesh in the shoulder were badly
torn up by the shot.
After the shooting, Pennel went
tC Canton and surrendered to Sher-
if Charlie James, who brought him
to Jackson and turned him over to
Chief of Police.
On the recommendation of Dist
riot Attorney M M. MCGOWAN q
charge of shooting with intent was
placed against Pennel and he was
released on $1,000 bond pending
a preliminary hearing.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10
Drivers Must Have
License Or Face
Severe Penalty

Another reminder that nearly
10000 drivers licenses have not
been renewed at the June 20 expi-
ration date, the Mississippi High
way Patrol yesterday warned these
licenses must be renewed within
the next few weeks.
Miss Lena Brock, assistant com
missioner of public safety, said the
minimum for driver found oper-
ating a vehicle on the highways
without proper license is $500 and
cost of court. Instructions have
gone to patrolmen to check licen-
ses closely.
More serious consequences, Miss
Brock said, will be faced by driv-
ers involved in accidents of they
are found to have no drivers IL
cense.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10
State Farmers
Urged To Utilize
Full Man Power

BY utilizing fully their manpow-
er, the farmers of the State of Mis-
sissippi can play most important
part in helping to win this war;
declared Colonel Lawrence w.
Long, State Director of Selective
Service for this State, in news
release today.
Every farmer will be expected
to do his full share toward produc-
ing the necessary requirements
during the present emergency" the
Director continued.
III order to increase production
toward the Is units, Colonel Long
suggests that farm workers devote
their full time to agricultural pro-
duction.
The officers of the Manpower
Division of the State Selective Ser
vice System are cooperating with
all the Federal and State agricul-
tural organizations in an effort to
increase the units of some of the
farmers who do not qualify for an
agricultural classification.
Those who are not producing suf-
ficient agricultural units must be
reported to the United States De-
partment of Agriculture County
War Boards who will assist them
to increase their units to the re-
CURED number.
After sufficient time, if these
farmers cannot increase their pro-
duction sufficiently to comply with
agricultural requirements, they must
be selected for service in the Armed
Forces.
Nov is the time for neighbors
to help each other-increase pro-
duction-weed out the loafers-
measure the experienced essential
man carefully" declared the State
Director.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10
WPB Chairman Calls On
Civic Groups To Correct
Cause OfRacial Strife
One Million Man Hours Lost
In Detroit Riot

Pointing to the far-reaching
costs of the rioting in Detroit, Jo-
seph D. keenan,, WPB Vice Chair
man for Labor Production, today
called on labor and management
there and in every war industry
center to get together with other
civic groups to correct the causes
of racial strife.
America suffered a seious set
back on the production front in
Detroit this week. Preliminary es-
Inmates indicates that the rioting
directly caused absences from work
totalling more than one million
manhours. That is only a small
part of the total cost to war pro-
duction. These absences caused
stoppages on the transmission lines
and conveyor belts in many plants.
Productivity of Individual workers
was likewise impaired.
From a preliminary survey, we
estimate that the two days of sense
less rioting in that one city cost
the nation a worse setback in the
production of planes, tanks, mater
lal and other equipment than it
had suffered from all the labor dis
putes i'll the entire nation in the
first two months of this year.
''The rioting will cost our fight
ing men much needed equipment.
In accordance with our respon-
sibility to secure maximum pro-
duction by war workers, the WPB
Labor Production Office calls upon
trade unions and management to
join at once with other civic groups
to seek out and correct the causes
of racial strife. To the extent that
these causes may involve shortages
of community facilities, our office
will be ready to render every pos
sible effort to secure remedial ac-
ton"
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10
Air Raid Wardens
Eligible For Sup
Elemental Gas

Air raid wardens, while not eli
slole for preferred mileage &C ra-
ton Books, may continue to get
supplemental mileage for the epr-
Torrance of their duties through
B" coupon books, the Office of
Price Administration pointed out
today.
A recent amendment specifying
the volunteers in public service
who are eligible for preferred mil
cage did not deprive air raid war
dens or any other volunteers not
included in the list, who are reg
ularly performing work contribut-
ing to the war effort or public
welfare, of their eligibility for oc-
cupational mileage up to the max
imum provided by a ''B" ration
book, OPA emphasized. Applica-
tons for such mileage must be GER
titled by some authorized represen-
tative of the agency for which the
work is bein gperformed.
This Qualification is issued to cor
rect an error in some reports of
action taken in the amendment
Amendment No. 50 to Ration Or
der sc which becomes effective
JULY ID
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10
War Department Objects To
Listing OF Names And Ad-
dresses OF Military Personnel

TUSKEGEE ARMY AIR FIELD
Ala.-It has been brought to the
attention of the Military Intelli-
gence Division that numerous
groups, organizations, and clubs
throughout the United States are
preparing and publishing lists con-
tanning the names, organizations
and geographical locations of mem
hers of the armed forces. This
practice is contrary to present War
Department policy and presents a
threat to the security of classified
information
Only refer to Armed forces per-
sonnet as being assigned to Army
or WAACS!
A list of names without any other
reference except assignment to the
Army or WAGES is unobjectiona-
bic. However, it becomes classified
data whe ncombined with infor-
nation disclosing an organization
or geographical location of various
units of the armed forces. While
the motives prompting compila-
tons and publications of this ma
ture are recognized, there is a def
irite tendency to overlook the fact
that compilation of these lists sub
ject the overall unit distribution
to unauthorized scrutiny.
1t is desired that all practical
steps be taken to discourage the
activities as described above and
authorization is given to apprise
individuals concerned of the dan
gers inherent in such practices.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10
Mississippians
Rewarded For
Good Behavior

FORT WASHINGTON, Md
Good conduct ribbons for "exem-
plary behavior, efficiency and fl
deity were awarded to 100 en-
listed men of the Service Company
(colored) of the Service Battalion
Adjutant Generals school at a pre-
sentation review last week.
The awards were made by Brig
Gen. Herbert c. Holbridge, COM
mandant, in the presence of al
troops stationed at Fort Washing
ton drawn up in parade formation
After the ceremony the troops pass
ed in review.
The ribbon represents an un-
blemished record during at least
years service and is made a part
of each mans permanent service
record.
The names and address of the
Mississippians receiving the ribbons
were:
T Henry L. Coree, Shannon
T Henry c. Conerway, Amory
Pics. Willie M Cook, Oxford; FREQ
A. Crockette, Oxford, John T
Grady, Jackson; Norman Jack
Shaw; Webster T. Heron, Piney
Woods; Claud Sparkman, Vicks
burg; Privates Willie B. Bankhead
Corinth; John Brandon, Okolona
Victorie Buchanan, Phillip; o. @
Gillespie, Houston, Willie B. Ora
ham, Corinth; Ben F. Henderson
Raymond; Henry Jackson, Erge
mount; James w. Jackson, Herman
vile; John H. Morris, Scott; Ralph
A. Newman, Bovina; Leslie Oliver
Oxford; John c. Pegues, Oxford
Henry Smith, Toomsuba.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10
.QuarternasterS
Put On Show
At Van Dorm

Camp Van Dorm. Mississippi
Corporal Fayard Nicholas, 2135
Clinton Street, Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, a former member of the IA
nous Nicholas Brothers dance
team, which had prominent spe-
ciality acts in sun Valley" Tin
Pan Alley Orchestra Wives,
THE Great American Broadcast, -
and the more recent stormy Wa
ter" to be released soon, thrilled
the men at Camp Van Dorm re-
Gently, when, as Master of Cere-
monies, he presented an outstand-
ing cast of Quartermaster men in
review, according to the Gang
paper, The "Checkerboard.
The fast moving production, the
cast of which was made up of pro-
fessional talent, was the best SOL
der show to ever play at Camp
Van Dorm, according to the
"Checkerboard." Produced by
First Sergeant William J. Hunter,
1476 Gwinnett Street, Los Angeles
California, who was assisted by
Pvt. First Class Walter Bibbs, also
of Los Angeles, the show is sched-
uled to give several performances
during this season.
Cpl. Elihu Sloan, Los Angeles,
member of the cast and of the
Quartermaster Glee Club, is equal
ly as well known as Corporal
Among other members of the
Guiding Mississippi" Cabin in the
Der of Radios Show Boat Four
Sky" and at one time was mem
more than60 motion pictures m
cast are: Pfc John Littleton, Chi
cago, baritone soloist, who was a
member of the famous Hall John
son choir before his induction into
the Army; Cpl. Darrell McGinnis,
Los Angeles, trumpet soloist who
sang-and played in the stage pro-
duction, "Porgy and Bess,7 and
with the Hal johnson choir; Cpl.
William M Eatman, Los Angeles.
lead baritone of the Glee Club and
former member of the cast of the
musical comedy, ''Hodo;" Pfc. Ed
die z. Hughes, Los Angeles, form
er member of Floyd Rays orches-
ira; Pfc. Chester Harris, Los An
geles, pianist, a graduate of the
Hollywood Academy of Music and
a featured artist at Earl CAROLS
Night Club; Cpl. Otey N. Cannon,
Richmond, California, Pvt. Scotty
Stein, MERGED, California, and Cpl.
Walter burden, Los Angles, mem
berS of the team in the show. "The
Jitterbugs;" Pfc. Willie C. Vincent.
Los Angeles, former trumpet solo,
ist with a leading West Coast band
and Staff Sergeant Hurdle c..
JACKIE, Johnson City, Tennessee. te-
nor soloist with the Glee.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10

Aux. Ethel E. Jameson Anderson
In the picture above is Aux. Ethel
E. Jameson Anderson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Jameson of
Bailey Avenue Extension, Jackson,
Miss.
Mrs. Anderson entered the WAC's
in November, after her graduation
from Southern Christian Institute,
Edwards, Miss. She took he rbasic
training in Fl. Des Moines, Iowa in
January, and is now stationed at
Fl. Devens, Mass.
On June 5, 1913, she was married
to LIST Sgt. Will r. Anderson who
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Anderson, BIT Randolph Street,
Jackson, Miss. LIST Sgt. Anderson
is graduate of Tougaloo College
and is now stationed at Dover Ar
my Air Base, Dover, Delaware.
Aux. Anderson is one of the
many WAC's who have visited the
local USO club. She states that
USO clyubs in all sections of the
country have been a wonderful
source of obtaining various sorts
of helpful information and provid-
ing homelike facilities for realiza-
ton and wholesome recreation.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10
Baseball At
League Park
Tuesday, July Is

Contrary to announcement made
earlier the big Base Ball game be-
tween the Memphis Red Sox and
Atlanta Black Crackers will be
played Tuesday night, July Is, in
stead of Wednesday, July IA.
This game will bring to League
Park two of the top ranking teams
Don't miss i'll
Under the lites-game called al
800 o'clock.
Remember, TUESDAY,, JULY -
800 P. M, League Park.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10
Many Schools Burn

More than million dollars worth
of schools are destroyed by fire
per month. To replace these build
ings will require approximately
four million dollars worth of crit
ical materials materials that could
have gone into the manufacture of
planes, tanks, battleships and guns.
WPB has urged all schools and
colleges to take fire prevention ac-
ton.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10
State WAC's
Assigned To
Kentucky Camp

Three of the Negro members of
the Women's Auxiliary Corps from
Mississippi have been assigned to
duty at Camp Breckenridge, Ken
lucky.
The WAACS who received their
training at First WAAC Training
Center, Fort Des Moines, Ia, are:
Auxilliaries Brunette Hyman, Route
5, Box 23A, Laurel, Miss; Edna
Mary Ellis, 538 Couevas ST, BIZ
loxi, Miss; and Critic W. Saddler,
Route l, Box "a, Madison Sta, Miss.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10
Six Members
Appointed To
F. E. P. Committee

The President today appointed six
members of the new Committee on
Fair Employment Practice, of which
the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Francis J.
Hass is Chairman. The members
representing labor and industry
include:
For Labor
John Brophy, Congress of Indus
trial Organizations, 718 Jackson
Place, N. W., Washington, D. C.
Milton P. Webster, international
Vice President, Brotherhood OF
Sleeping Car Porters, A. F. of L.
4231 South Michigan Avenue, Chi
cago.
Boris Shishkin, American FEEDER
alto nof Labor, 9O1 Massachusetts
Avenue, Washington, D. c.
EOI 1ftuuStTy
Miss Sara Southall, Supervisor OF
Employment and Service, Interna-
tional Harvester Company, Chicago
Ill.
P. B. Young, Sr., Publisher, Nor
folk Journal and Guide, Norfolk,
Va.
Samuel Zemurray, President
United Fruit Company, Audubon
Place, New Orleans, La.
The new committee, established
under Executive Order 9346 on May
n, 1943, is charged with the re-
sponsibility of promoting "the full
lest utilization of all available man
power and the elimination of dis
c,iminatory practices in employ
ment." It replaces the old Com
mittee on Fair Employment Prac-
tice established by Executive Or
der 1902 on June IS, 1941.
The three labor members had
served on the old Committee. Mr.
Brophy, member of the United
Steelworkers of America and Nat
ional Director of the Industrial I'm
ion Councils of the c. l. O., acted
as alternate on the old Committee
for Phillip Murray, c. I. o. presi-
dent. Mr.. Shishkin, economist for
| the American Federation of Labor
served as alternate for William
Green, A. F. of L. president. Both
have been appointed as full mem
bers of the new Committee, along
with Mr.. Webster, who also was
a member of the old committee.
Of the industry representatives
Miss Southall has had extensive ex-
perience in the field of labor util-
ization. A member of the Board
of the Chicago Urban League ano
active in the Industrial division OF
! the Y. w. c. A., she was serving
as Consultant to the War Manpow-
er Commission on the utilization OF
women in war production at the
time of her appointment to the
Committee.
Mr.. Young, publisher of one OF
the leading Negro newspapers, is
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
of Howard University in Washing.
ton, VIC, and member of the
Board of Trustees of Hampton In
stitute, Hampton, Va. He is also
Chairman of the Southern Confer
ence on Race Relations.
Mr.. Zemurray, who came to this
country in his youth as Polish
immigrant and worked his way ur
to the presidency of the United
Fruit Company, is a member of the
Boards of Directors of the Atlas
Corporation and of Tulane Univrsi-
ty. Active in civic affairs in New
Orleans, he ha sspent many years
in the development of trade rela-
tons between Latin America and
world markets.
Chairman Haas is now in Detroit
investigating the status of cases in
that city now pending before
the FEPC. He will report to the
Committee on the Detroit and other
/ pending cases on his return.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10

Non commissioned officers of
Gulfport Field, Miss, go to school,
daily in order to improve themsel-
YES in the Army Air Forces Tech
nical Training Command.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10

Soldiers of Gulfport Field, Miss,
spend much of their time each
Wednesday wearing gas masks. Gas
Is spread over the field at inter
walls. These soldiers will be pre-
pared if the Axis fails to heed
President Roosevelt's warning not
to use gas.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-10

Buy more War Bonds and Stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-02

vi New Hampshire, held in May. In
his own city of Manchester he Is
the chairman of the Committee on
the Ministry for the State Confer
ence, member of the General Com
mittee to plan for the annual meet
ing of the American Board and a
member of two subcommittee to
arrange and carry out the program.
He was also the chairman Of the
committee to plan the State Wide
Service of Protestants, Catholics and
Jews in observance of Brotherhood
Day. He also planned a Day of
Compassion for Jews and Christians
which was held in the First Congre-
gational Church of Manchester at
regular morning service and at
tended by both Jews and Christians
with the local Rabbi sharing the
sermon with Mr.. Crosby. He also
recently spoke twice in synagogues,
once at brotherhood meeting and
more recently at the graduation ex-
ercises of the Hebrew School of Re-
ligion where he was a commence
ment speaker.
The morning services of his
church are broadcast regularly over
StationWMUR. Mr.. Crosby has
been remarkably successful in the
First Congregational Church in
Manchester and there have been
a large number of acceSsions to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-02
VFW POST HERE
SECOND in SALES

At the meeting of Wheeler-Young
Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars IN
Mechanics hall last night, 1t was
announced that the post had placed
second in the state in the sale OF
peoples.
Splendid results were reported by
Bernard Reilly, chairman of the
aviation cadet program, at the
registration of candidates held at
Victory House on the Green last
Monday. A second registration Will
be held next Monday. AS a class OF
Is is already registered, courses are
planned for immediate study at the
local high schools.
Five new members were obligated
into the post at the meeting last
night. The next meeting of the
county v. F. w. will be held July II
in Naugautck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-02

strikes anu lIlC Dl1Sh AAANA
The welders and carpenters at
Higgins swift-roaring shlpyards
have formed a Cuba club that's
going to mean something, even
tuallv, to every uniformed man
overseas.
once a week. about 1000 men and
women at Higgins punch an extra
half hour on their time sheet. 10
make overtime pay? They'd smack
ANYBODY who limited at 1T.
That half hour is the membership
feet of the Half Hour Club; a
club which includes two-thirds OF
the Higgins staff, and is rolling fast
toward a hundred per cent.
1t started a few weeks ago, With
a couple of men and an idea. An
Army big shot had spoken to the
men about what was happening,
over there.
They listened.
The next day, they suggested to
their fighting Irish boss that lunch
time be cut. Forty-five minutes was
enough, they said. That extra quar-
ter hour might mean an extra boat
in a week or so.
Then they decided to work 30
minutes later each week. They draw
their pay check, all right-long
enough to sign it. Then it goes into
the club treasury. and from there
overseas. Last weeks dues went into
5000 cartons of smokes. Not G. l..
stuff, but favorite brands. bought di-
rectly from the manufacturer.
AS the treasury builds, as more
men and women join the worker
sponsored voluntary group funds
will be split among the various war
agencies. Each week some agency
will be given the weeks income,
with Red Cross, British War Relief
and the rest sharing in rotation.
Higgins is one of the biggest ship
yards in the country, but even 5000
workers can't make very big splash
in 10000, 0OO-man armed force.
Those that don't receive money
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-02
BIG DEMAND FOR
ALL WOOL GOODS

New York, July - (U.PD De
mand for all types of wool goods
continued strong during the past
week, but a cautious mill policy
made it necessary for buyers to de-
vote much of their time to eXpedit-
ing deliveries. the wool associates OF
the New York Cotton Exchange,
Inc, reported today
Activity was reported in clothing
and garment manufacturing except
where fabric supplies were running
low. Trade quarters noted gen.
orally favorable demand from re-
tail quarters.
In mems wear markets. demand
continue good but supplies from
the mills were limited. Trade cir
cles reported increased interest in
sportswear fabrics, particularly
from those who anticipate an early
termination of the war
Shipments in the womens wear
division moved ahead fairly well on
active demand. More adequate sup
plies are expected as a result Of
the new wool quotas and the fact
that some manufacturers are en-
tering into the production of Wo-
mems wear fabrics for the first
time. Another contributing factor
was the expansion of the fall sea-
son to include deliveries into Oc-
tober.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-02
Total

Secretary Ickes invites "the math-
ematicians, biologists, bankers and
engineers to sharpen their pencils,
to try to prove that, in setting our
total wealth at more than $l2 tril-
lion, he is Baron Munchausen. In
arriving at Americas wealth" he re-
ports, II have not done any specu-
lating, but have included only those
minerals and metals that we know
we have" In addition, he claims
that the value given the COAL min
eral and oil resources is based on
their worth before they are processed
or refined.
1.-THE $172,O23, OOO,O 100000 is what
we ought to get" Secretary 1ckes
declares, "for our country, raw, at a
forced sale" But he makes it clear
that we're not going to surrender It,,
to say nothing of selling it.
Let it be known to Hitler that we
have measureless wealth which we
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-02

will pour forth unstintedly to pre-
serve the libery," he declares, which
is the fruitful sun that ripens the
harvest that springs from our rich
soil"
For those who "scoff" at his in
ventory, Secretary Ickes points out
that his estimate of our petroleum
wealth, for example, is based on the
opinion thai our petroleum reserves
may be exhausted within a genera
ton. Yet, he reports, one of the
country's oil-cushioned engineers
says that we haven't really started
to use the petroleum that is in the
ground
eff, as the expert appears to be-
lieve, we have an eternal spring OF
crude oil under U.S." Secretary Ickes
assert, then we may well be rich
beyond the widest dreams OF az
arice We are every one a
CroeSllSl"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-02
SIP 7rilion Plus
Estimate of Value of Americas Physical Assets
Made by Secretary of Interior Harold L.
Ickes-$89, 900 for Each American,
Believe 1t or Not

Americas physical assets are
worth IL trillion % billion dollars,
or the tidy equivalent of $4,000 for
every man, woman and child in the
country, Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes declares in a signed
article in the current issue of The
American Magazine. This is said to
be the first computation ever made
of the physical wealth of the USA.
The total sum in 81 bills would
make a chain 1,140,000,000 miles
long" Secretary Ickes reports, that
could wrap itself around the earth's
middle more than $4,000 times"
And the total amount does not in
clude, he says, any credit for our
vast gold supply buried in Kentucky,
because it has little industrial
value"
''This is my answer to the poor
mouths" he writes, who are COM
planning that the war is going to
bust us and that we shall leave our
children penniless, with nothing
but an overdratt that cannot be