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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-30
Acme Photos

Down at Langley Field, Va, the
Army has a Navy of its own. 1t is
ten-ship fleet of high-powered speed
boats, the sole duty of which is to res
cue fliers who have been forced down
in the water-and to salvage their
planes, if possible. The crash boats
go out only on call, but they are on
the alert "a hours day at the end of
a telephone line and their crews pride
themselves on the speed with which
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-30
Old-Fashioned Telephone

The first telephone advertisement,
printed 66 years ago, offered for
rental telephones for the transmits
sion Of articulate speech through in
struments not more than 20 miles
apart"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-30
Threat Of War With Japan
Speeded Completion OF
Transcontinental Cable

The new $25,OOO,0OO transcontinent-
al telephone cable of the Bell System,
completed after two years of steady
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-30

Join the payroll Savings plan at
your Office or factory. Save def
mite amount every payday, ten per
cent or more of your pay check.
Your pay check today buys q pay
day for tomorrow and gets you 81
back for every So you invest.
IS. Treasury Department
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-30
"They Give Their Lives -You Lend Your Money"
The Army's Navy
U. S. Treasury Department

(Left:) T ac o
of the Navy's
shallow : aUater
"saoamp glid-
ers" a n d n g
ordinary speed
boat hasten to
the scene of an
A r M q plane IN
the aOater near
Langley Field.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-30

Return of presided bread hasn't
made the slighutast difference. in The
tssss q burned soaek
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-30
< K
MAst Ho~4 ~xW M
WAR BONDS
/ -

Washing machines and other
household appliances are not avail
able today. Manufacturers have
converted their plants to war work.
If you save today, however, by buy
ing War Bonds, this money saved
will start these factories rolling and
put millions of Americans to work
after the War is won.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-30

Axis assures Spain 1t will respect
her neutrality. No wonder the Span
iards are worried.
Another disadvantage Of the ban
On pleasure driving Is the way II
,Hs>pes pp ne seei1snl statistics,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-30

(Right:) First
Sergeant N o e ]
NJ a ys takes a
call aOhile Lieut..
J. A. J o n e s
checks the spot
on a chart. The
t e ] e p h o =, e is
never left amat-
tended.
The sub., 1943-03-11
More on Morons

Did you hear about the moron who:
 1. Went to shoot crap and his wife worried because she didn't know how to cook it.
 2. Cut off his arms so he could wear a sleeveless sweater.
 3. Pushed the cow over the cliff to hear the Jersey Bounce"
 4. Took his nose apart to see what made it run.
 5. Took knife and bread to the traffic jam.
 6. Poked his eyes out so he could go on a blind date. '. Was so unartistic that he couldn't draw a breath.
 8. Was so modest that he went into closet to change his mind. g. Stayed up all night studying for his Wasserman test.
 10 Wouldn't sit on the second tier of the bus because there was no driver up there.
 II. Took a yardstick to bed with him to see how long he slept.
 12 Moved to the city because he heard the country was at war.
 13. Cut off his left side so he would be all right.
 14. Invented a champagne cork that would say nom instead of pop.
 15. Took a pint of milk to the theater because he knew there was going to be serial"
 16. Took some hay to bed with him to feed his nightmare.
 IT. Thought mushroom was 8 room to neck in.
 18 Said, 'Tm not ignorant, I just don't know anything.
The sub., 1943-03-11
John Muhoney Gets Promoted

A page out of yesterdays base ball memoirs was brought to life recently when the name of John Mahoney was brought up by Steve McGrath and Joe Cranker. John, an old time baseball player from New London, has been rewarded for his many years of tirelesS work in the machine shop, by an ap- pointment to one of the offices near MT. Robinson'S main pew.
 The name of Mahoney can mean but one thing to gents like Mo Grath and Cranker and to the base ball crowd of 25 years or more ago. It means that this is a name that is synonomous with the likes of George Richardson, Jimmy Stitt, Louis Glidden and Eddie Brogan. These names are part of the story of New London diamond dusting antics as it was executed back when that dity, When You and I Were Young, Maggie" was still the range from the Bowery to West Mystic.
 JOllll, UcSdu HIS UdSGUdll Cd! ger, as a catcher for the old New Len don Ship & Engine team back around 1912 and his first pitcher was that old king of the whistle ball, Joe Cranker, while Steve Me Grath, was the sensation of the outer garden, left field is the guess. At that time the ball field was di- rectly across from the plant on what is now the parking lot and the games used to be played on Satur- day afternoons. On Sunday practi- cally the very same bunch with Mahoney behind the plate would waltz around the countryside un- der the name of the New London Independents.
 In making this award, MT. Rob- fnson couldn't possibly have done any better Those that know him, and who doesn't, feel quite sure that what ever task is before him that it will be done and we'll
The sub., 1943-03-11
DieseIs Knocked Out of World Pro Basketball Title Series

with any kind of luck, the Diesels might have reversed the score.
 Our club climbed into the seat in the first quarter leading the Eagles, 14-13, and continued the pace to lead at half time by 23-22. As the third quarter began to un- roll, the crowd sensed that the Eagles were a different team and the Diesels felt the pressure mount. Between the increasing tempo of the Detroit attack and slippery floor, the Diesels began to fall be- hind in the last quarter and when Bob Calihan suffered a cut jaw. the Boatmen were crippled and the handwriting was on the wall. The courageous, hard fighting Diesels were overcome.
 Although Calihan, Petrovich, Bloom, Player Coach Joe Kane and others played their hearts out, the Eagles proved that they were the better club, but in victory, they weren't a gamer bunch then the Diesels in defeat.
 The summary:
 Electric Boat
The sub., 1943-03-11

lease of the gym expiring the lat- ter part of this month, McGrath said that the meeting might be held in Gene Fulton's office. All members hol ding membership cards are invited to attend.
 The meeting was set for the first Tuesday in March but with the Diesels planning to invade Worcester on Wednesday night, the meeting was cancelled to a lat CT date and that time being April 6 The place they will meet at will be announced later.
The sub., 1943-03-11
Athletic Club To Meet April 6

President Steve McGrath, of the Electric Boat Athletic Club, an- nounced last week that the an- nual election of officers would be held on the first Tuesday evening in April. During the winter months with the athletic club run ming their sports events at Bulke- ley gym, the meetings have been held at Bulkeley but with the
The sub., 1943-03-11

The Electric Boat Diesels, buck ing snow and high winds, invade Worcester and the Worlds Pro Basketball Tournament last We'd nesday evening, to meet Bob Cali hans old team, the Detroit Eagles and after the smoke of battle had cleared, the Eagles had beaten the Diesels, 61-50. In winning, how ever, the -westerners knew that they had been in battle and
The sub., 1943-03-11
Jack Cruise Sends Reqards

Jack Cruise, the former New London sage of the roaring press and sports writer par excellence, was the latest contributor to the sports editor of The Sub and his letter morgue. No letter in the entire bunch was more enthusias- tically received
 Jack, as most everyone knows, is at Camp Lee, Virginia. but what few people know, is the ad- vancement in the rank that this popular gent has experienced. Our buddy is now First Class Private John w. Cruise, Jr., and if ws know Jackson, and it is our opin- ion that we do and well, he will go further. He just is that type.
 In his letter to the writer of the sports page of this family journal, he wanted to stress his deep ap- preciation for his gift that was made possible by his legion of friends, both here at the Electric Boat and outside. The present was started by John DeGange and others took up the banner to award Jack for numerous favors he had done for them on his rag, on his furlough around last Christ mas. He was deeply moved and considers it a great honor to have such men as his friends. They feel that they themselves are the lucky ones, knowing so great a little guy. The sports editor of The Sub only is too happy to men, tion the above. Jack Cruise is one of our closest friends.
The sub., 1943-03-11

Mrs. White: Mrs. Gray's hus- band didn't leave her much wheR he died, did he?
 Mrs. Black: No, but he left her often while he was alive.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-24
Anfi-Riotp
IsPrepared By
White Advisers
Urge Roosevelt
To Deliver Some
Preside Chats
BY ERNEST E. JOHNSON

WASHINGTON, D. Ga N P)
"A white brain trust on Negro
affairs has gotten together on a set
of ideas which they conclude would
be effective in handling racial out
breaks, according to an unim-
peachable source. The individuals
must remain unidentified.
1t may be reported, however. that
a high official in the F'EPC had
requested the department of jus
tice to investigate causes of De-
troit rioting. The report cited
crowded housing, crowded trans
portation facilities, inadequate re-
irrational facilities footloose youth
police race prejudice, economic
fears and lack of local leadership
as causes.
Recommendation included Cd
Fireside chats; CD That the COVER
nor of Michigan appoint a commit
lee to probe the Detroit Police de-
partment; CD appointment of a
non-governmental agency with pri-
vate funds to hold hearings and
prepare reports in and about ten
sion areas.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-24
Final Rites Held
For 1t. Kenney

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE. Ala. -
CSNS)-Funeral services for Lieut..
Oscar Armstrong Kenney, who was
killed in an airplane crash, while
on routine flight near her Fri
day were held in the Institute
Chapel Monday afternoon with
Harry v. Richardson. chaplain of
Tuskegee Institute. officiating
Lieut.. Kenny was the son of Or.
ard Mrs. John A Kenney. DR..
Kenney is Medical Director Of The
John A. Andrew Memorial Hos
pital at Tuskegee Institute.
Lieut.. kenney's death brought
many fine tributes and comforting
messages to the bereaved parents
from all sections Of the country.
In his message Rev. Richardson
urged that the sadness of the hour
be replaced with the thought of
the beauty of young Lieut.. Ken
ney' life and the nobility of his
sacrifice. In these he declared, We
will find the strength and in
spiration needed to achieve the
hopes for which Lieut.. Kenrey
died.
Lieut. Kenney was born at
Tuskegee Institute, Ala, August
8, 1917.
He was graduated from the South
Side High School in Newark.
He attended the Julliard School
of Music in New York City and
later entered the Conservatory Of
Music. Oberlin College, Oberlin,
n
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-24
Jamaican Heading
Missionary Group

LONDON,-(A N P)-Dr. Harold
Moody, Jamaican for many years
president of the League of Colored
Peoples, has been made chairman
Of the London Missionary Society,
one of the great Free Church mis-
sionary societies in Great Britain.
In a letter to the League OF Colored
People, Moody writes:
81 now go forward with your
blessing and prayers. 1 represent
YOU and pray God my occupancy
of this position will do much to
help to improve relationships be-
tween black and white and hasten
the day when for all appointments,
either of the church or the state.
the question will not be what is
his color ?; but what Is his char
acter and ability +?
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-24
Engineers Real
Heroes OF War

and grimly show three deaths of
our men in the line of duty and
six Purple Heart decorations.
Circums tances surrounding
deaths of the three men have rot
as yet been revealed in detail. The
report only stated that they died.
The men who received Purple
Heart awards also received cita-
tons, which read in part "for
wounds received as result of
enemy air attacks"
All of these men are engireer
soldiers who are involved in tasks
that are significantly important to
the new allied offensive. The
stories surrounding these engi.
neers' work tell of how they are
constantly harrassed by Japanese
aerial attacks, but despite this are
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-24
Anti-Riot Program
Over CHS July %

NEW YORK - (SNS) - Nor
than thirty famous names of the
stage, screen and writing profess
sion will contribute to an anti-riot
radio program to be presented by
CHS on a nationwide hookup on
Saturday, July "a, from 7:30 to 8
p. M, (EWT). The program will
include a talk by Wendell Willkie
and a dramatic skit on the Detroit
riot, the roles played by stage and
screen stars.
The show which will be the first
in a series of such broadcasts, is
called can Open Letter to Amer
ica."
The New York members of the
sponsoring committee are Walter
White, Lisa Sergio, William Morris,
Richard Wright, Miriam Hopkins,
Ray Blotch, Minerva Pious, Billy
Rose and Louise Rainier
The Hollywood members are
Groucho Marx, Jean Hersholt,
Ralph Morgan, Frank futile, Ar
thur Kober, David Butler, Sheridan
Gibney, Dalton Trumbo, Orson
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-24
3,OOORace Aircraft Workers
rmed>DemocracyAtWork'
Lockheed, Vega
Director Praises
Their Production

BURBANK, Calif.-(S N S)-The
employment of more than 5000
Negro aircraft workers as "full-
ffedged producers of Lockheed and
Vega war planes" has been cited
by r. Randall Irwin, industrial
relations director of the Lockhead
and Vega Airplane companies, as
an example of Democracy At
Work"
In message published in the
Lockhead-Veg Star, official COM
pany publication and distributed to
all the company's employees from
its Burbank, Calf, headquarters,
Mr.. Irwin discussed the steps taken
by his company to encourage full
participation in the national de-
Tense program by all citizens of the
United States regardless of race,
creed, color or national origin"
Today" the industrial relations
director declared, "three thousand
Lockheed and Vega employees are
Negroes. Problems have arisen, but
they have been minor and have
been promptly overcome. The few
difficulties that have arisen have
been caused by lack of understand
ing by individual employees-white
and colored alike.
1T can now be said that Ne
groes have rapidly taken their
places as fullfledged producers of
Lockheed and Vega war planes
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-24

Another West Coast letter comes
from M. T. Ball, carpenters mate.
Things are swell out here" he
says. 1--WE have a fine bunch OF
officers and men. I work with the
boat crews an repairs. The work is
similar to what we did in training,
SO 1 am we'll acquainted with IT
and not having any dithcultles.:
Please give my best wishes to all
of the students, and caution them
that the effort is well worth While"
Il have been assigned abroad
a patrol craft" writes William
Leon Redmond, motor machlnlst,s
mate of Tompkinsville, N. Y. i
am with a wonderful crew and shall
do all in my power to make GOOD.
SENDS WORD OF THANKS
Sir, I wish to thank you and
your staff for the training that puts
me in a position to take advantage
of the opportunity when it is pre-
Sented."
At the end of his third week Of
active duty at Pacific section
base, A. r. Brooks writes: Dur
ing that short time I have learned
to be thankful for the training re-
ceived at Hampton. The first two
weeks / was sent out on jobs as
a helper, but the past week / was
sent out to do the jobs myself.
Down here you aren't forced to
know it all. The officers say that
if there is ever any job we are
| doubtful of, ask questions"
E. M. Ross, a machinist's mate,
at East Boston, Mass, writer:
"We had tests here to determine
how much we learned in school,
and all the fellows came through
with flying colors, which means
that some of us are going to
be placed in shops and on ships
immediately"
Hubbard was one of the 1913
men in the first company gradual
ed at Hampton N. T. S. Six COM
panies have gone out since last
summer when the Navy moved in
to the historic campus of the
Hamton Institute. They total about
700 men This July's class will raise
the total above 800.
The rolls of the school now show
555 in training.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-24

still risking their lives and defying
the Nips by not hating in the line
of duty.
The three men Who went to their
death are: Privates James McAu-
ley, Morven, N. c.: Hannibal j..
Murray. Jr.. RID l. Box .21, Ro-
merg, S. c.; and James Jackson
100 May Avenue, HattiesDurg,
Mississippi.
The Nor decorated with the Pur-
pie Heart are Sgt: Robert R. JUS
tice, 1859 E. 58th Street, Chicago,
Willie Williams, Box 81, Fayette-.
vile, N. c.; George L. Harvey,
Box %, Yates, Mo-; Cress Pattor-
son, 1911 Highland Avenue, Tampa,
Florida; Peter L. Rozakles. 7727 N,
Hermitage Avenue, Chicago, and
Woodrow White, Route 1, Box IL,
State Line Mississippi
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-24
Baiters Under The Skin

born citizenship through intimi-
datiOn, violence and other extra
legal methods. The same organic
alton is on the scene today seek
ing to rob Americans workers of
the rights guaranteed them I'M
der progressive New Deal legisla-
ton.
Certainly any labor leader, who
has intelligence enough to count to
ten, can see the present pattern of
racial tensions is following that set
up earlier by the Khan. That pat
tern is to use the repression of Ne
gro workers as a blind to conceal
the real purpose-the repression of
ALL workers, regardless Of race.
MAY WAKE UP TOO LATE
The Ku Klux Khan has no copy
right on this plan 1t was used by
MuSsolini in Italy in his program
against communists and it was i'm
proved upon and used by Hitler in
his brutal campaign against the
Jews. UnsuSpecting Germans who
remained indifferent to Hitler's
drive, against the Jews woke up too
late to discover that they too had
lost their liberty.
In similar manner strangely 81
lent labor leaders, who look up
on the fomenting of racial strife
as none of their business unless
they drop their Indifference will
discover too late that Negroes
were just the excuse; that the
real target of the race-baiterS
was unions and all labor prog
rams. The step from being race
batter to a labor batter is so slight
it takes but little effort on the
part of those who chose to make
it.
The tragedy of the whole situa-
ton is that so many labor unions
and their officials have fallen into
the trap set for them by the reac-
tionaries. At no time in American
history has there been so great a
need for intelligent labor leadership
and at no time in the history of
America has intelligent labor lea
dership been so sorely lacking.
GREEN'S SILENCE AMAZING
An example in point is the COM
plete silence of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor president in the
matter Of the wave of hate strikes
which swept the nations war in
dustries a few months ago and
have not yet been completely elim-
mated. William L. Green had not a
single word of admonition to say
about the actions of workers turn
ing against other workers in the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-24

labor, but to labor itself.
One has but to look at the rec
ord. The close utilization of those
who would divide Americans by
race, and those who would stifle
the aims of labor is un1nistakable.
The alliance is clear in Congress;
it is clear all through the economic
and political structure of American
life.
The same Bilbo who takes the
Senate floor to rant against grant
ing elementary justice to Negroes,
just as quickly will do the same
in opposition to the right of labor
to assert its legally guaranteed
right of organization. The Rev. &C.
raid K. Smith of Detroit, who talks
the language of Goebbels in his de-
nuncia ton of what he calls Inter
national Jewry' is just as hostile to
the program of social progress back
ed by the CLIO and AFL,.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-24
WORM WAY INTO UNIONS

It is no secret that the spearhead
of the anti-mion drive in Detroit
is, the Ku Klux Klan, whose MEM
bers have wormed their way into
the unions, with the avowed pur-
pose Of destroying these unions by
turning white workers against black
and vice versa. Certainly the record
of the Khan regarding Negroes is
no mystery. Born an agent of re-
preston, it has merely for the mo-
ment transferred its focal point
from Catholics, Jews and Negroes
to what it sees as the present great
er danger-labor unions.
Any labor organizer, who has
attempted to organize workers in
the Deep South's turpentine
camps, textile mills and saw
mills, knows bis greatest oppose
ton will come from the Organi-
zation which was formed to rob
black Americans of their new
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-24

Through these letters, Comman-
der Downes keeps check on the
experiences of his men while ap-
plying the motto: Teach the
trainees to do better those things
they are likely to be required to
do afterwards"
I'm the only electrician in a
crew of fourteen men," says Lin
dell C. Pelt, electricians mate,
writing from New London, Conn.
REPAIRS CABLES
"We sweep for magnetic mines
and my job includes handling and
repairing the cables used while
sweeping. Once in while one of
the motors goes haywire, but SO
far I haven't come up against any
situation that / haven't been able
| to handle, thanks to the training
at Hampton" The letter went or
| to tell how much he likes his ship
John H Whitson, a rated ship
filter, writes from San Diego
Calf, about his experiences on 6
target repair station. He says
that ''for the boys who go Out
from Hampton and know theil
work, it's but a matter of weeks
before they receive ratings. 81
please tell the students to study
hard"
Leonard jackson wrote from
Port Townsend, Wash, that :"
think every day of the opportuni
ty opened to all eligible men a
i the Hampton Service School.
hope our successors in training ar,
giving it their very best" jackson
rating is motor machinist's mate.
PRAISES OFFICERS
John w. Reagen, an electrici an
mate, writes from San Diego:
1--WE are stationed at plac,
called Point Tonna. There ar.
close to sixty colored boys her,
now from Hampton and the Lakes
More are expected soon. The off.
GERS seem to be a fine bunch O.
men-fair and with the Nays ane
the mems best interests at heart
And they do have the men (every
one of them doing the work the,
were trained for"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-24

many OF the
nations top Ia
Dor leaders to
see that the
same reaction
ionary forces
who fonent
and foster ra-
cial strife, are
in the van
guard of oppo-
sition to not
only progress
i've legislation
C1rrpOrta1 nv,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-24

.Welles, Lion Feuchtwanger, Julian
Duvivier, Erskine Cardwell, Sam
son Raphaelson, Julius and Philip
Epstein, Boric Morris, Walter Wan
ger, John Garfield, Edward G.. Rob-
inson, Jean Arthur Marc Connolly,
Sidney Buchanan, Irving Pichel,
Thomas Mann and David o. SELF
nick.
During his brief talk on this
program it is expected that Wendell
Willkie will flay the instigators of
outbreaks like the recent Detroit
disgrace and that he will make a
plea for unity among the races.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-24
Letters ToNavalTrainingC Commander
Reveal Race Youths Are >Doinq Fine
Skilled Recruits
Thank Instructors

GREAT LAKES I'll. -(SNS)-Lt Comdr. Edwin H.
Downes USN commanding officer of the Naval Training
School, Hampton, Va has file full of evidence that the
Negro youths trained there doing fine in the Navy
The file contains letters from many who have gone out to
ships of the fleet Navy shore stations The letters tell
of jobs wedone, and promotions earned and credit the
practical training received at Hampton.