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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-23
ORGANIZERS
BRUTALLY
Beaten In SOUTH

VlCKSBURG, MiSS.-JuStice Depart
ment's civil liberties unit has ordered
a federal investigation of the kidnap-
ping and brutal beating of two organ.
izers for the International Woodwork
ers of America (CIO) here March IS.
Frank McCallister, southern secre-
tary of the Workers Defense League,
made personal investigation in re.
Spouse to an appeal for help from
Worth Lowery, IVA president.
Two IVA organizers, Claud WEIGH,
white, and Frank Davis, negro. were
recently assigned to organize the 1900
workers in the Anderson-Tully Lum-
Der Company here, 80 per cent of
whom are negroes. The national la
Dor relations board had ordered an
election to take place April 9Th to
determine whether or not IVA repre-
sents majority of the workers.
In two affidavits secured by Mccall
lister and submitted to the Justice
Department in the request for an in
quiry, WEIGH and Davis related their
horrible experience at the hands of
the city police, company officials and
county officers.
Davis told of being pointed out on
the street to city cops by mill super
intendent Hathaway, arrested and
taken to the police station where he
was held without any charges placed
against him.
About p. M, after being in jail for
twenty-four hours without food, the
police chief advised Davis that he was
going to let him go. He said that in
a few moments some one would be
there to "straighten him out"
To A Tree
In few minutes Davis heard some
one coming from the rear of the sta
ton say "Pm ready for your CLIO
man." The chief then pushed Davis
out the back door into the hands of
,hree armed men, one of whom
Knocked Davis out with a blow to the |
head. With his hands handcuffed be- |
hind him Davis was thrown face down |
IN the floor of the car, taken to the +
country and told by one of the men |
Continued on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-23
DECISION ON QUESTION OF
SPECIAL SESSION MAY
BE MADE next week

Supreme Court To Hear Action on April q,
Filed by Superintendent of State Hospital
AT Warm Springs for Authorization of
Board of Examiners To Provide Funds for
Operation of the Institution Up To June 80.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-23

culture committee that grade
labelling is unnecessary.
Dan Gerber is not only vice presi-
dent of Gerber's Baby Food, Inc, but
is also an official in the Food Price
section of the Office of Price Admin
OPA from insisting upon grade label
ing, Gerber attacked senior officials
of his own agency, the OPA, and
charged them with being impractical
Missionaries.
Used Office to Befriend Gamers
Lou R. Maxon, chief of large De-
troit advertising agency which han
dies the account of H. ]. Heinz Co.,
is also under fire for using his posi-
ton in the OPA to block grade label
ing. Price Administrator Brown had
made Maxim his chief lieutenant with
full power to act in his behalf but
Brown was forced to rescind this
power after Maxon boosted publicly
that the OPA would drop grade-la-
beling.
Paul Williams of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, who has been
grading canned goods for years, told
the house committed that grade label
ing is simple, inexpensive, and nee
essary for the protection of the pub
lie. He pointed out that the Gamers
are already required to grade their
products for Army use and that the
department can easily assume the
task of grading for small Gamers who
lack experience in this field.
House Threatens OPA
The house committee on agriculture
went out of it's way to help the Ma
tional Gamers Association by voting |
IA to 0 against gradelabeling, even
though no resolution was before the
committee. It's action has no legal |
basis and was taken solely for the |
purpose of bull-dozing the OPA The
committee came to this decision after
a two-hour executive session at which
Continued on Page FOur)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-23
ALIEN SEAMEh BILL
MAY BE RECONSTRUCTED
BY The SENATE

By what is considered by many as
a "sneak move" the senate late Fri
day passed II. R. 2076, the alien sea.
men bill, when there was almost no
one on the floor. The bill had al.
ready passed the house. Senator Pep
per of Florida was the only senator
who waged a fight against this UNI
democratic measure in the senate.
This week a motion was entered
for reconsideration of the bill and
there is a possibility that it may come
up again in the senate for considera-
ton. Organized labor and farmers in
Montana should write the Montana
senators, urging they not only vote
against the measure but to work
against it.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-23
review OF
A week OF
THE WAR
By Owl

Since the occupation of Sousse by
the British Eighth Army and the fall
of Kairouan to combined Allied
force, the battle for Tunisia has
moved out of the cat-and-mouse phase
into a phase of siege. The race up
the coast, which began ON April
when the British drove Rommel out
of his Mareth Line defenses, has
ended, and Rommel and Won Arnim
are now entrenched in the mountain
clad triangle of Tunis-Bizerte.
| Storming these defenses is the i'm
mediate job facing the Allies in Tu-
nisia, and it is not likely to be an
easy one. The so-called Enfidaville
Line, which runs, roughly, from En-
fidaville on the east coast west to
the mountain range (the Grand Dor
sail and then north to the Mediter-
ranean coast, is mountainous one,
with natural defenses that Allied
tanks and armored divisions will find
hard to penetrate. Along this line
the Allied armies are massing for a
full-scale, concerted assault. Already
some important hill positions have
been taken from the Axis.
Number of Axis Troops
From the start of the attack on the
Mareth Line to the middle of last
week, the Allied forces in Tunisia
have taken more than 10000 Axis
prisoners, over 10000 of these cap
I'm. NV he Dr;f ;c11
alone. Secretary of War Stimson said
that the Axis armies besieged in the
Tunis-Bizerte corner still number be-
tween $4,000 and 100000, and there
is no evidence that they are planning
a major evacuation.
Air Forces Active
American and British air forces con-
tinue their bombing attacks on enemy |
in Tunisia, Sardinia and |
Italy. Wednesdays flying fortress
planes without loss, and wrecked or
badly damaged many more planes
parked on the three airfields. Thous-
ands of bombs were dumped ON han
CARS and buildings, and the damage |
caused was extensive.
The day Sousse fell-Monday, April
IL = Allied headquarters announced
that over 1880 Axis planes have been
shot down during the campaign in
his theater This figure includes
planes brought down by Allied anti
aircraft gunners as well as those des-
.royed in combat bso the northwest
Africa air forces.
Japanese Build Air Strength |
A communique from General Mac
Arthur's headquarters said that Allied
such as the victory over the
-00-plane Japanese force that raided
Port Moresby last week, have checked
he enemy's developing air offensive.
rhe communique described the attack
IN Port Moresby as a complete de-
eat for the Japanese, although the
argest blow ever aimed at this Allied
leld New Guinea base.
The latest Japanese aerial assault,
aunched with upwards of one-hundred !
lanes against Milne Bay at the east
IN tip of New Guinea, cost the enemy
mother 80 planes. According to 1t.
len. Sir Thomas Blamey, the Japa
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-23
INVESTIGATION OF OPA
BULL.-D0zING MOVE In
GRADE La ;:;'.;' S.: .,.. tie HIT

Two Officials of OPA Counted Among
Interested Opponents Of Grade Labelling,
One of Them Vice President of Manu-
featuring Concern Canning Baby Food
Which Was Found To Contain Worms.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-23
WASHINGTON
LETTER

1t appears now that the informal
two-week recess planned by the house
of representatives may not go through
because of complications involving
tax legislation 1t does seem likely
however, that the senate will recess
and great many senators will be
home for a couple of week. Chances
are a good number of representatives
will go home too, at least for week
or so, vacation or no vacation.
Poll Tax Petition
Latest reports from Washington are
that 173 signatures have been affixed
to house discharge petition three, to
bring H. r. 7, the Anti-Poll Tax bill
of 1913, to the floor of the house for
vote. That makes As more to go.
Last year the real tough going started
at the 190-signature mark. After that
two signatures had to be obtained for
every one of the % remaining because
every time another congressman
signed, one of the others took his
name off-under pressure from the
poll-tax forces.
What has to be understood very
clearly is that all the lobbying in
Washington, all the combining and
maneuvering to get signatures to the
anti-poll tax bill. It is a possibility
that majority of the members of the
house should sign the petition; that
the measure should come to the floor
for a vote, and that it should there
be defeated.
That is what may happen unless a
very great pressure is eXerted in a
continuous manner, from the people
back home. A congressman may sign
the petition and then seeing that the
people of his constituency are not
very excited about it-or at least are
not putting much pressure on him
may decide that when it comes to the
vote he has more to gain by absenting
himself to please a poll-taxer head of
a house committee, than by being
present and voting for H. R. Z. This
is only one of the reasons why, re-
CARELESS of lobbying and brain-trust-
ing in Washington, the campaign for
H. R. z, must be developed in each
constituency, and kept going until H.
R. Z, becomes law.
,ts
Anti-Lynch Bill Discharge Petition
No reports are available as to the
number of signatures which have been
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-23

Whether special session of the state legislature
must be called will be determined by the decision of the Mon
supreme in action filed last Saturday by Sup
B. L. Pampe of the state hospital at Warm Springs petoning
the for mandate directed to the state board of examn
provide $50 900 for the operation of the hospital until
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-23

the time that Dan Gerber leading the powerful
lobby it's fight against grade labelling the Pure
Drug Administration tested of Gerbers baby
they contained and adult
Inspectors Los Angeles seized 29 Gerbe
strained peaches while Gerber telling the agr
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-12
NEGROES URGED TO BUY MORE WAR BONDS

Special praise and commentator should to the ladies
who sponsored the special Bond sales drive Sunday at the
local u 3 o. and those persons who bought bonds and
stamps thus enabling these ladies to go two thousand
dollars over their proposed quote
Today no question that every Black American
wants to do his utmost to aid in bringing quick and
complete victory, victory that will permanent
end to Hitler and Hiterism both abroad and home
10 these loyal Americans may it be said that better
contribution be made short of giving life than the
terng into partnership through the purchase war
stamps and bonds with country.
We too are Americans other country do know and
despite the many handcaps that thrown our way
there have also been benefits that far outweigh hand
caps once we were slaves free; we were
totally uneducated at least 80 cent iterate
all IN all due to the democratic principles upon which
country is built have made rapid porgreSS Knowing
THESE factors to be true better appre
cation than through the purchase of stamps and
bondS thereby doing part effectively preserve pro-
tect and defend our democratic way of life Not only will
we be doing part in defending America but we will
be building personal for ourselves the post
war re-adJuStments period
Many of who are old enough remember the readiust
ment days following World War No l. and in them we
find many pathetic of hunger and hardshps large
~ because fail to turn of the good money that we
made during the days into liberty bonds a similar
opportunity OF which government offers as we enter
World War No. g
NOW that we are making money, than we have for
several years. urge that every Negro will purchase war
savings bonds and stamps and thereby serve our country
ana at the same time conserve for that
rainy day that will surely come
BUY YOUR BONDS AND STAMPS FROM PEOPT ES
FUNERAL HOME
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-12
Aggression Or Progression

means advancement" We want to
progress go ahead steadily, Sc
curely toward a final goal of in
telligent freedom. of equal rights
and equal responsibilities, ready to
fulfill the responsibilities that we
may enjoy the rights. We want per-
manency of place, not temporary
privileges.
We want to be friendly with those
around us. We do not want advan-
tages enforced at the cost of enmity.
We know how the aggressive per-
son annoys us. Instinctively we can
sense a combative attitude and it
puts us in fighting mood. Well
it does the same thing to the other
fellow, too. 1t is this attitude into
which the professional agitator
would lead those whom he wishes
to arouse. 1t is his stock in trade
because it creates hatred on both
sides and thus is a weapon against
unity.
Aggression is push through force.
Progression is advancement through
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-12
Georgetown News
Mrs. M. L. Mallard, Reporter

Mrs. M. L. Mallard, Reporter
The Brushy Creek, New Hope
District Mission met with the
Brushey Creek Mission sisters Sun
day. After listening to very good
Sunday school lesson taught by Bro.
S. T. Lewis. the meeting began
with Sister D. A. Sandifer, presi-
dent, presiding. Sisters c. A. Barnes,
Cora Jackson and S. T. Lewis led
the devotion. A very nice program
was .resdered with Sister Velma
Pendarvis, mistress of ceremonies.
You should have been present to
hear a wonderful duet sung by Rev.
an dSister Jackson. 1t was really
worth hearing. Would that we had
more Jackson spirit in our midst.
Brother j. S. Jones took his text
fro mJohn 1919, by Me if any man
enter in he shall be saved" and
preached very good sermon. All
churches of the district were
present and made fine reports. We
raised $2400
Just to remind all local Mission
airy Societies of the district. Let us
do something in our next meeting
to aid Sister Cora Jackson of our
Missionary in securing funds to go
to the state conventio min July.
Pvt. Charlie Sandifer, Jr., is home
on furlough visiting his parents and
friends We are all happy to have
him around.
Doris Sojourner had better watch
Addie Mae Haley. She and Wilmer
Dixon seem to be pretty good pals.
c. D. B. would have probably walk
ed to the bridge with E. L. NAL
lard. But daddy came up and let
them know she was not yet taking
company Dora Mae is getting
plenty mail from the camp. Guess
who?
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-12
BY Ruth Taylor

There are some soap box philoso-
pliers who say that the only way
TO get to the top is to be "aggres-
sive." They are all for Standing up
for your rights" mot letting any.
one put anything over on you"
Making your voice heard" They
pooh pooh turning the other
cheek" and denounce as servile and
pacifistic any one who disagrees
with them.
The trouble is too many people
use words without knowing what
they mean. Aggression is IAN UNI
provoked attack" Is that the kind
of action that would appeal to you?
OF course not. And aggressive ac-
ton is not the kind that is needed
to get where you want to 60. Ag-
erosion does not get ahead. It scat
tiers shot all over the surrounding
horizon with out any particular
aim.
The world we want is not ag-
gression-it is progression. which
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-12
Tampa Sheriff
indicted BY
Federal Jury

A federal grand jury at Tampa,
Fla, on June 2 returned an indict-
ment charging Sheriff Jeff Virgins
Of Glades county with working
county prisoners on his farm in
violatio nof the Federal Civil
Rights Statute, the Department of
ust ice announced this week.
Sheriff Virgins is said to have re-
moved inmates from the county
jail and forced them to work on his
farm in violation of Section So,
Title Is, of the U. S. Code.
Conviction carries with it a
maximum penalty of Imprisonment
for one year or $1,000 fine, or both.
The indictment supersedes a sim
liar on returned against Virgins
last November, and was requested
by Asst. Attorney General Wendell
Berge from the Washington office.
u. S. Attorney Herbert S. Phil
lips of Tampa will prosecute the
case.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-12
Bogue Chitto
News

The New Zion Union Sunday
School was in full bloom with an
other inspiring and consoling les
sion for the Christian workers. The
lessons now are real searchers. They
go far in helping everyone to find
him or herself. It was ably re-
viewed by Supt Gray.
Mrs. Gussie D. Washington en-
tertained her son, Cornell of Nc
Comb with a birthday dinner Sun
day evening. She had a special
group from Brookhaven.
Mrs. Mary Lou Blackwell Brown
is on the sick list. We hope for her
a very speedy recovery.
Rev. L. S. Jones is still on the
sick list, but friends are proud that
he is resting fine.
Pvt. w. NJ Smith is home on a
vacation. His family and many
friends are happy to shake his
hand again. Pvt Smith, who fin
ished at the Lincoln County Train
ing School and Walthall County
Training School is a fine young
man, good soldier and is loved
by all who know him. His brother,
Herb Smith from Centerville has
been home to see him and it is
hoped that his sister, Miss Maxine
Smith, recent graduate from the
Mississippi Baptist Hospital School
of Nursing will be able to come and
see him.
Mrs. E. L. Perkins passed thru
on her wa yto summer school at
Alcorn College.
Mrs. Allie Nelson Carter spent
the week end in Canton visiting
her sister, Mrs. velma Pickett.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-12
BY A. w. HIGH
Reprinted by Request

A few days ago 1 was riding a
bus coming from a certain section
Of the state and on this particular
bus were many soldiers, most of
them being members of our own
race. 1 was really surprised to see
how these supposedly intelligent
young men gossiped, using all types
of bad, vulgar expressions.
This type OF conduct does not
speak well for our boys and it
would be fine thing if they would
realize that a certain amoust of re-
sponsibility goes with the privilege
Of wearing a uniform of the United
States Army. Too, our boys should
remember that gentleman is a
gentleman, no matter what section
of the country he is in. Nothing
good can come of soldiers, any
where, any race or color, going into
local communities disrespecting the
citizens.
On this particular bus, sitting
next to me was a young man who
appeared to be about "a years of
age, but whose conversation showed
him to be the person who had little
or no cultural training. He spent
the whole time in loud course talk
that did nothing but create a bad
spirit of race hatred. These soldiers
showed little respect for the women
on the bus, colored or white, dis
cussing matters that would have
been shameful even in privacy.
I think if we as a group, would
spend more time criticizing the
short comings of our own people.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-12
Soldiers Should Not Abuse PRIVILEGES

spen dmore time helping our own
people to become the kind of citi-
zens who do not disgrace us on
every occasion, spend more time
thinking of our responsibilities as
citizens, we would do much toward
reaching that stage of equal oppor-
tunities that wealways talk about.
S ooften when these opportunities
are presented to us, our own lack
of preparedness, our own disgrace
full conduct, prevents US from get
ting them.
l am not the one who will tell
the Negro one thing and the white
man another. If either one is wrong,
| will say they are wrong. If they
are right. l will say they are right.
Here in the City of Jackson.
through the mayor and other
sources there has been built
Service Center for Negro soldiers.
I can truthfully say that this cen
ter is better than the one for white
soldiers. I have personally visited
both centers and I think that I am
capable enough to tell the differ
ence in them.
Was this center made possible by
funds collected from Negroes? Did
Negroes advocate the building of
this center? Will Negroes in the
future help to finance this center?
In the near future I will answer
there questions, giving facts about
the entire foundation of this center.
Mayor Scott and the city officials
are to be congratulated. This CEN
ter is evidence of the friendly CO.
operative feeling between the
whites and Negroes of this city.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-12

Mrs. Holmes Gill is spending the
summer in New Orleans, La.
The rain Tuesday evening came
in time to save our gardens and
crops.
Pvt. Charles Henderson is in
North Africa. He writes he is do
ing nicely. Everyone is always glad
to hear from the boys who are
in the armed services. We are still
praying for Victory to be achieved
by the Allies and our boys will re-
turn home.
Prof and Mrs. E. NJ. Crime are
the proud parents of fine boy.
Mother and son are doing fine.
Mrs. Maude May, reported.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-12

merit. One is a skyrocket, the other
4 tower. Our present war illustrates
thisperfectly. The Axis powers have
used the tactics of aggression -
conquering wholesale, but leaving
behind them hatred and resentments
which will prove their ultimate
downfall The Allies are those ma
tons which have progressed = too
slowly in many cases - but with
definite goal of ultimate freedom
for all, through which they will
achieve the final victory, a victory
based not on force alone, but on
understanding that the problems of
one are the problems of all.
Aggression or PROFESSIONALISM
shall it be? Don't be aggressive. Be
progressive.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-12
Brusl1ey Creek
News
Miss CIotiIe Haley, Reporter

Miss CIotiIe Haley, Reporter
Birthday program of the Brushy
Greek school on the second Sunday
in June began at $3.50 p. m, and
was as follows:
House called to order Devotion
by Bro. H. E. Catchings and others.
Opening remarks by Mistress of
Cemetery. Welcome address by
Annie Brantley. Song by the choir.
Remarks by Mrs. D. A. Sandifer
Remarks by Bro. E. H. BURY,
subject, What Should We Do?"
Song by Mrs Leola Punches. Re-
marks by Miss Lillian Sandifer,
why Education Is Needed" by
Rev G. E. Berry. Song by Mrs.
Minnie Lee Mallard Song by the
choir. Education sermon. Bro.
James Sibbie, Bro Barnie Brant-
ley, Bro. Felix Allen, Finance Com
mittee. Mrs. Olsnia Smith, Mistress
of Ceremony.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-12
Grazing Crops To
Help Pastures

BY planting annual grazing crops
now, farmers cap help avert the
usual midsummer slump in milk
production, says Joel G. Payne, as
sistant soil conservationiSt of the
Rankin soil conservation district.
The crops most generally planted,
Mr.. Payne explained, are soybeans,
Sudan grass, cowpeas and velvet
beans. Ample acreages of these
crops used in conjunction with the
permanent pasture will do much to
improve summer grazing, the con-
servationist stated.
He explained that when the
average cow is turned on pasture
in the spring, her milk flow in
creases. But by midsummer, pas
lures have usually become exhaust
ed and unable to supply sufficient
grazing. Then milk production falls
off.
BY having such crops as soybeans,
Sudan grass, and so on, farmers
can avoid the necessity of buying
supplemental feed while the perm
anent pastures are not producing.
Any excess growth can be made
into hay for winter feeding or
plowed under as green manure.
Supplementary pastures not only
provide extra feed but also pro-
tect the soil against erosion. On
sloping areas where these crops are
planted there is usually little or no
erosion when heavy rains fall dur
ing late spring and summer.