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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10

Paso, Texas; Collins, Mississippi;
Youngstown, Ohio; Newark, N. j.;
and more recently in Detroit,
Michigan is doing much to dis
grace our country, demoralize our
forces on the home front. and
those bearing arms in defense Of
the nation"
WIRE TO ROOSEVELT
1t was also recommended by the
committee that the Congress send
a telegram to President Roosevelt
requesting him to condemn these
un-American practices, and urg-
ed the appointment of a commits
sion on National Unity to inveSti-
gate and rectify all national inter-
racial revolts.
Another resolution passed by, the
body urged Dr. w. H. Jernagin,
president of the Congress, appoint
a planning commission on post
war problems to meet the challenge
that shall come to the church af-
ter the war is done, urging the
commission to cooperate with the
Federal Council of Churches.
And still another resolution urg-
ed the appealing through kilograms,
letters to the Office of War In
formation to direct the proper
publicity which Negro citizens de-
serve. The resolution also raped
that part Of the nations press
which magnifies the unworthy acts
of certain members of the Negro
race, and minimizes the deeds of
valor and worthy accomplishments,
stating that many of the white
papers sidetrack the publicizing of
outstanding exploits Of Negro
heroes.
ST 400 GIVEN JERNAGN
At testimonial during the Con-
gress, DR.. Jernagin was given over
$1,400 in appreciation of his lead
ership for young Baptists. DIR.
Jernagin after receiving the gift
gave away $4O0 for educational pur-
poses to various schools. Over 1900
students were registered for class
work by the Congress.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10

Representatives Starnes OF Ala
bama and Allen of Louisiana led
the fight against the Owl, serving
as spokesman for the coalition of
politics-as usual republicans and
recalcitrant cotton states demo-
Gratis, who since the birth of the
new Congress have worked so hard
to sabotage the Presidents war pro-
gram.
The coalition in this fight
against the OWL was. moved by
paralyzing fear. The Republican
wing in every sentence released by
this important war agency vision
ed phrases and campaign material
supporting President Roosevelt for
fourth term. They fought tooth
and toe-nail the release of the
pamphlet, Victo ry, which carried
the picture of the President, even
though this publication was not
for domestic distribution. The way
some of them argued, an observer
would believe they could not have
been more disple.nsed if the maya
zine carried the photograph of Hit
Ter.
FEAR NEGRO QUESTION
The fear Of the die-hard demo-
Gratis springs from an obsession on
the Negro question. No measure in
troduced in Congress, will get the
vote of this group, if in aiding its
white constituents, it also aids the
voteless Negroes, whom members of
the group have taken solemn oaths
to represent.
The OWL unwittmgly stirred
the ire Of this group with the
publication Of the pamphlet,
Negroes and the War, which
was immed lately interpreted
as an effort to teach and
preach social equality, HI
great bugabeo used to block
any efforts on the part Of Ne
groes to obtain economic and
political equality.
Representative A. Leonard Allen
t Louisiana took this viewpoint
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10
We Should Hang Our Heads In
Shame, New Yorker Declares

Pointing to the four freedoms as
the "keystone" Of the cornpact
among the united nations, and
praising the contributions peing
made by the Russian and Chinese
people in support Of them, Sen.
Mead declared that we must look,
to the colored races OF Asia ana
Africa for support in this struggle
of the democracies for survival.
TOO COMPLACENT
"It cannot DE denied that we
have trifled with our chances Tor
victory by the complacency with
which we have countenanced the
spread of racial difference in our
midst" he said. 'This complacency
must be supplanted by vigilance.
This Indifference must be replaced
by serious concern; by righteous
indignation and alarm at distrust
and hatreds which undermine our
whole national structure, and
which can bring about its ultimate
collapse"
The New York senator asserted
that the disturbances bear all the
earmarks" of Hitler's agents, and
that the strife among us is part of
the axis program of "softening us
up"
Thus we have the sorry specta-
Gle" of our own armed soldiers
marching in the streets of Detroit
citizens and the safety of American
ito protect the lives of American
citizens and the safety of American
property, and our own people lying
wounded and dead victims of our
own guns" he declared.
ENEMIES BUSY
"We can be sure that the enemy
propaganda agents are spreading
accounts and pictures among the
very people to whom we must look
for assistance, portraying these
riots and bloodshed as an example
of unrest and dissatisfaction among
the American people.
Freedom from want and free
dom from tear must be attained
at home if we are to wage war
successfully for these ideals abroad"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10

Col. Davis, a 30-year- West
Point graduate, and son of Brig.
Gen. Benjamin Davis, highest rank
ing Negro officer in American his
tory, with his men have flown more
than 200 SortieS On patrol, as well
as fighter bombers. Their first
combat duty was flight over ruin
ed Pantelleria. In a conflict with
German Focke- Wulfs and forced
the others to cast their bombs into
the sea-
1--WE are ready for any assign
ment," said the West Pointer, "My
men are good flyers and are anxi-
Gus to get into the thick of things
They realize that war is only for
the hardy types. That is why they
are keen for the difficult task
ahead, so we can get it over with
The squadron functions under the
Warhawk group led by Col. Will
lam Monyer from Seattle, Wash
Monyer is described as top ace in
North Africa, with victories over
eight axis crafts.
Most of the squadron members
came from the midwest and the
south and the majority of the fly
ers are college trained men. They
received their technical instruction
at Tuskegee institute and after a
short supplementary course here
went into the line.
1--WE have our mail troubles in
the field, where we realize, getting
letters is luxury" Davis said.
$50 we want the folks back home
to know We are on location, with
our guns ready"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10
owl Director
Says Riots Gave
Axis Field Day
Million Man Hours
Lost AS Result Of :
Detroit Violence

WASHINGTON-(A N PEI
mer Davis, director of the embat-
tied office of War Information,
went on the air Friday night
and told his radio audience that
good news for the enemy came
out of the United States last week
as result of the Detroit race
riots. He declared that the propa-
gandists in Berlin, Rome, Tokyo
and Vichy went to town" on it
and ibid their best to picture to
the rest of the world an America
upset by internal conflict"
1.-THE Detroit riots cost 80 lives
and also cost the war effort we'll
over million man hours of work
that might have been DONE" he
said, "but was lost because both
white and Negro Workmen stayed
at home in great numbers for
three or four days.
BLAMED ON RUMORS
1.-THE government has no evil
dence at present that enemy agents
inspired the riots, or that there
was any organized movement be-
hind them. There have been
similar though less serious riots
before, in other war production
centers; but that does not mean
the enemy had anything to do
with it. 1t means only that war
production centers are cities where
there has been a great influx of
new workers, both white and black,
where there as serious housing and
transportation problems and youth
and recreation problems too; and
where everybody's nerves were on
edge.
I'm every one of these cases, the
riot was either started or ac-
companied by vicious rumors-one
kind of rumor in white sections,
another in Negro sections-rumors
that all turned out to the untrue.
Detroit showed how rumors can
fan a trivial street fight into SER
ious rioting; whoever spreads them
is helping Hitler"
ASKED TO COMMENT
On Wednesday a delegation from
Detroit had called upon the Owl
director and asked that he discuss
the riots in his broadcast. Davis
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Baptists Protest
RdceDisturbances

calling for postwar planning. The
resolutions were read by the chair
man, DR.. D. N. Licorish, New York.
DR.. Sandy Ray, Columbus, Ohio,
caught an unreadiness on the reso-
luton dealing with riot, and sug-
gested that the committee include
in it the fact that Negroes dislike
the fact that policemen are killing
our people during these riots. The
house accepted Rev. Mr.. Rays
suggestion. The body also voted
that the said resolutions be given
to the press of the nation for
publication.
The committee pointed out in
it's resolution dealing with race
riot: whereas the mob spirit as
demonstrated in the cities of Fl
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10
Riots National Disgrace,
Sen. Mead Tells Chamber

WASHINGTON, D. c. Sen.
James Mead CD of New York call
ed the recent wave of rioting a
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10
Another Newsprint
Cut For Publishers

WASHINGTON, - (SNS) The
War Production Board Tuesday or
dered newspaper publishers to re-
duce further their consumption of
newsprint in the third quarter of
1943. The cut ranges up to 5 per
cent for large users. Both the
Newspaper Industry Advisory Com
mittee and the Labor Advisory
Committee had agreed upon the
of the cut.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10

All Of which shows just how
warped and illogical is the
viewpoint of these men who
pose as statesmen. They would
have America take nearly a
million black men, put them
in uniform and send them out
to fight and die, without hav-
ing that America show the
least bit of acknowledgement
Of their herOism and sacrifice.
Elmer Davis insistence on telling
the truth, letting the chips fall
where they may, in the matter of
the Mobile racial disturbance, was
another factor that brought the
wrath of the Southern gentry down
on his head.
COALITION STUNNED
The frank and unbiased report
made by Owl Regional Director
Marvin Cox, blaming the outbreak
on company officials, who hoped
to discredit the FEPC and Execu-
tive Order 1902, left members of
the coalition stunned and shock
ed.
Here was a government agen-
tcy that brushed aside the usual
m0raks Of red tape, went to
the very core Of the trouble,
ana did not mince words in re-
leasing these facts to the pub
Lie. It was q new and refresh
ing experience to the masses or
Americans, and it left the sim
lister forces in this country
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10

national disgrace" and said "w,
should hang our heads in shame
at our own negligence in permit
ting this dangerous Development
to spread beyond control"
He made his remarks on the floor
of the senate when that body took
up the record appropriation bill for
the war department.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10

during Congressional discussion of
the OWL appropriation. He said:
Elmer Davis, instead of helping
the war effort domestically, is
hurting it. The propaganda which
he has put in the form of pamph-
lets and otherwise has done a great
deal to foment unrest, to create
disunity, and to make the minori-
ty problem worse, much worse. His
propaganda stuff has hurt the
South"
Of the two fears, that held by
the Southern reactionaries is the
most dangerous, for 1t forms a di-
rect threat to our about war eff
fort
AGAINST FOUR FREEDOMS
These Congressman, say in sub
stance, We have no objection to
Elmer Davis selling the doctrine of
the -Four Freedoms to the rest of
the world, but for Gods sake, don't
let that kind of talk get abroad in
America. It's dangerous stuff to the
nine million Negroes in our states,
who do not now enjoy the freedoms
they are sending their sons, fathers
and husbands to fight for. And
if we have our way they'll never
nniov If
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10
The Globe TrOtter
Anything But The Truth

ELMER DAVIS AND his con-
scientious workers in the Office of
War Information, because of their
insistence on searching diligently
for and telling the truth, came dan
gerously near sealing their own
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10

doom at the
hands of reac-
tionary con-
greSsmen. Ac-
tually, had the
Senate follow
I'd the disgrace
full action of
the II o u S e,
the Owl was
set to follow
the CCC, the
WP.A and the
NYA, i n t o
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10
FLYERS In Africa
Win More Praise

ALLIED HDG, NORTH AFRICA-(ANP)-The first
Negro air fighter squadron in action in the thea
ter under the command of It. Col Benjamin Davis Jr,
highly praised by officers in recent comments The
squadrons ground crews well it's pilots with their
discipline and pride in their P-4O Warhawks, termed
''uneXceled,' by army officers
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10
By TAsCHEREAU ARNOLD

CINCINNATI, Ohio.-(S N 81
IN its closing session here Sunday,
the National Sunday School and
BTU Congress adopted some strong
and liberal resolutions protesting
race riots, yellow journalism and
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-10

promised that he would. Mean
while, the agency is battling
against reactionary congressman
who are using the race issue to
knock out the domestic branch of
the Owl completely, the branch
that could and would do much to
explain the danger of race rioting.
Davis appeared before the senate
appropriations committee Satur-
day morning in closed session.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Outfit Cost
Reeve aled


ton Of the yeng her hat which she had less than 81.
Mrs. True designs and makes all her clothes and ha,
many changes.
Another stunning spring IS beige with pine green applique
design down the front of the Jacket and beige hat trimmed green.
Tor every dress she makes hat match striking
She has regular hat bar"
Mrs True finished her spring sewing early March and
IS making clothes for herself,
year-old Nancy and Barry, aged 2. new Trock
lovely summer costume n9 just com Completed
printed crepe wopece dress with white ruffng the neckne
and little Dutch cap type chapeau match with yelling
And then, there light gray and white dotted dres
and Jacket suit with gray accessories
Mrs True started making her dresses the age of wher
she had yen for bright orange frock and her mother thought
would be "hdeous'
With her allowance she bought the material made the Dress
embroidered It in black and until it fell apart.
MON shvered every time wore it." she recalled.
Mrs Francis Broy another Crosse Ponte who will
appear the Faster parade in Of her
brown and beige with brown accessories.
And her small daughter Caroline will the Easter dress
which she made for her.
Mrs Broy has been making clothes for herself she
freshman Wellesley.
II thought my dresses sophisticated enoug h and
on Page TUO)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

Wartime simplicity OF designs enables The Ski
no o mark of f' home made. - w - Simplicity
In the Easter parade this Sunday of Designs
turned young wearing their creations and
attracvely dressed little girls whose outfits have been made
their mothers.
One of the very smartest will be Mrs, George Russell T
of Moran road, Crosse Ponte Farms pictured this page.
Mrs True only made but designed this suit of turqu
wool and ryon with white mousne de frou rou
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
SMART SET
Moq0ziNe
OETR0fTTfMES
SUNDAY, APRIL rs, 1s43
ocie1V 7o&1
By MINNIE CAGE

X"THH the the simple life with few parties
NX and those informal and rationing which keeping
wv home there has been great revival of
the of sewing
lee yard odS have ALL cord
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-29
New Commercial Class
To Open At High School

Subject to demand, commercial
classes for adults, sponsored By
the New Hanover school system.
will begin at AS pm. next Mon
day, October 4, in Room BOG OF
the Isaac Bear school, Mrs. George
West announced Tuesday.
Courses will be offered in short
hand, tipping and office machines.
The afternoon classes will run
from 3:45 pm. to 5:45 pm. five
days a week and all persons in
tereste,t in registering should ap-
pear at 3:45 pm. Monday, Mrs.
West said.
A series of night commercial
classes in the same subjects will
be offered, if there is sufficient
demand, Mrs. West said. The night
classes will be held from $50 pm.
to $3.50 pm.
Mrs. West will be in Room 3o6
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-29
CRISLY TRAP SET
FOR NAZl TROOPS
CONTINUED From Page One)

not alone have achieved until it
was well on the road to Berlin.
italy is a full scale second-front
so far as its influence on the Bal
kan theater is concerned. MAJ
Balkan satellites are already be-
ing pinched between the Russian
advance to the lower Dnieper in
the east and possibilities of an
Allied leap to the Greek peninsula
from the southwest, or up n e
Aegean from the south.
Berlin reports of the seizure of
the island of Corfu in the Adriatic,
lust off the Greek-Albanian bor-
der, indicates utter uncertainty in
the Nazi high command as to
where the next Allied blow in the
Mediterranean theater is going to
fall.
There is no longer doubt that
German divisions recalled f n m
Russia have been poured into the
Balkans and Greece to brace that
wavering front. That is the way
German propagandists and mill
tary commentators explain the re-
treat in Russia. It was to shorten
the line in the east and provide
the forces necessary for the Italian
and Balkan fronts, they say.
1t is still true, however, that
standing along the Dnieper n e
Nazi line in Russia has not been
materially shortened. The great
river affords a strong natural de-
tense position; but it is some $50
miles in length from Orsha to its
Black Sea mouth.
German surrender of the Dniep-
err plateau, within the great south
ern bend of the river, and of the
Crimea would cut that front by
200 miles. Surrender also of the
now gravely jeopardized Lenin-
grad flank for a stand west OF
the Piepus lake chain along the
Russian Esthonian border also
would reduce the distance and the
force necessary to hold a winter
line.
Either move, however, would
add to German public gloom. And
retreat from the Dnieper in the
south, whether Nazi planned Or
Russian forced, unquestionably
would see the crumbling OF influ-
ence in the Balkans, and make
an Allied Balkan campaign at
some early date virtually certain.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-29
n. Y. Representative
Denies Abusing Free
Mailing Privileges

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.-R-
Rep Fish tR-NY) shouted a oe-
nal to the House today that ne
has abused the Congressional
free-mailing privilege, and eA-
pressed regret that the American
Legion should permit Its great
name to be linked with any ell
fort designed to destroy Tree
speech in America.
He referred to resoIutloil
adopted at the Legion's Omaha
convention last week W n ! c u
charged that Fish with certain
other isolationlst members OF
Conaress, allowed his congress
sional frank to be used by certain
groups and individuals, including
George Sylvester Viereck and the
America First committee" in dis.
seminating propaganda inirnlcal
to the United States"
Fish said the Legion has seen
fit to permit persons who have
been engaged in concerted
smear campaign against me to
use that organization for their
own political purposes.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-29
RAIL SP0KESMEN
CENSURE RAISE
Continued From Page One)

cost about $4,000, 900 a year and
would be retroactive to April l.
Informed sources said the increase
in actual earnings for the men
who ride the trains would be closer
to "a cents a day because earn
ings are based on a combination
of mileage and hours.
Railway Iapor procedure pro-
vides that emergency board rec
concentrations take effect in 30
days unless rejected by the parties
or set aside by the sterilization
director.
The boards report implied it
would have recommended bigger
increase for the operating work
ers except for limitations it be-
lieved Vinson had placed upon 1t
in his veto of the incorporating
award three months ago.
Frank M. Swacker, New York
City attorney, one of the three
board members, filed minority
report saying the majority placeo
too narrow a construction Oh
Wilson's opinion in the non-oper'
ating case and recommeded' IN
stead, a seven and one-hah pei
Get increase above current pay
The four cent hourly increase Is
four and a half per cent OF aver =,
age pay of January, l94l' WI. :
already has been boosted 10 ~ -
per cent since then.
Other board members were me
Justice Walter P. Stacy, OF th'
Supreme Court of North Carollna d
chairman; and I. L. Shartma a,
University of Michigan pro1esso'
who was chairman OF tne elii ea
gency board in the operating caSe
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-29
Publisher Indicted
On Libel Allegation

PRINCESS ANNE, Md, Sept. %.
-|R-Rives Matthews, editor and
publisher of the weekly Somerset
News, was indicted by grand
jury today on a charge of criminal
libel growing out of certain arti-
cles published by him about State
Comptroller J. Willard TaWes.
Matthews was released immedi-
ately under $500 bond furnished
by c. Edwin Hayman. When the
charges were preferred against
him in June and Matthews was
arraigned before trial Magistrate
Fred N. Holland, bond for the pub
Usher was set at $500.
Matthews wrote several articles
in his paper when he accused J.
Willard Tawes of misuse of gaso.
line ration coupons on a trip tc
Georgia. Tawes, state comptrol.
Ter, was exonerated by a Somerset
county rationing board of violat
ing the pleasure driving ban. But
later the state Office of Price Ad
ministration revoked his persona.
and official gasoline ration books
giving him the right to apply fol
new ration for official driving
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-29
0CD TO ASSIST in
WAC RECRUITING
Governor Broughton Des-
ignates Agency AT
Army Request

RALEIGH, Sep. 28.--1n ret
sponse to a request by General
George C. Marshall, U. S. Army
chief of staff. Governor Broughton
today designated the North Caro-
lima Office of Civilian Defense as
the state agency to assist the Wom-
ems Army Corps in an intensive
statewide campaign to enlist
WACS.
Plans for securing the cooper
alton of local defense councils and
service corps throughout the state
were set in motion Immediately
bv R. L. Mcmillan. state OCD d.
rector and Mrs. Walter G. era
ven. state director of OCD's Serv-
ice corps.
Local civilian defense chairmen
will be asked to appoint special
committees to assist in recruiting
Wacs. who may enter the service
at Army enlistment stations al
Durham. Asheville or Charlotte.
McMillan's organization also pro.
vided office space Tor the stdAl "
Lieut.. Lucy Page, of the Ashevlle
recruiting office, who will serve
as Iiaison officer between the gov
ernor, oCD and the WACs dur
ing the campaign.
Lieut. Page reported that the
War department, departing from
custom, had given assurance tna1
WACs enlisted in the current cam
paign would train together, carry
the North Carolina flag and wear
sleeve insignia designating North
Carolina as their state. Further.
more she said, the WACs Woulo
relieve soldiers specifically deslg'
mated to serve as requirements 1or
North Carolina war casualties.