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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-08-07

Fatal Shooting
OF Soldier, Is,
Is Investigated
Failed to Halt
At Command,
Officers Claim

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(S NS)- The
Camp Tyson public relations office
reported Tuesday that failure to
halt when commanded cost pri-
vate Herman Hankins,. Is, Camp
Tyron soldier, his life about 10
o'clock Thursday night.
The report said that Private
Hankins was surprised prowling
near the home of William A. Bar
rintyne, white, in Rounton, eight
miles south of Paris. Mrs. Barrin-
tyne's husband and two friends had
been watching the place since she
had reported a man peeping in her
window early in the evening. When
Hankins fled on being twice COM
manded to halt, one of the men
fired at him with single shot
.22fcaliber rifle, the report said
The shooting was reported to
military police stationed at Camp
Tyron and an ambulance called,
but Private Hawkins died from
hemorrhage before he reached the
station hospital, according to the
report.
Colonel William H. Durham, Jr.,
commander of the barrage balloon
training center, said a thorough
investigation will be made. Private
Hawkins was member of Battery
A, 32Oth battalion. His home was
at Danville, Va.
The provost marshal's office at
Camp Tyson said name of the per-
son doing the shooting had not
been established and names of
those involved were omitted SO as
mot to prejudice the investiga-
tion. The spokesman also said
that the victim had been released
from the guardhouse two days
prior to his death, but didn't ex-
pain why he had been held there,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-08-07
Norman Billy Gray, Former Lanier High
Students, Killed In Tuskegee Air Crash

Norman D. Billy Gray, for
mer Lanier Hjeh School student.
a civilian flying instructor at The
IuSkegee Air School, Tuskegee.
Alabama was killed in an nir
crash FRIDAY, July 30th, according
to messages received here Sat.u
day. by his grandmother Mrs.
Matte Davis of West Lynch ST..
with whom he lived while at
tending school here Miss L. Greene
OF w. Pascagoula Street mis- fin
ancee, also received notice of the
accident. The messages received
here Saturday were from the
youths father, Mr. Norman D.
Gray. Sr. OF Springfield, III. but
no details Of the accident we're
given. Mrs Velnella williams his
aunt, Mrs Vernella Johnson, his
cousin, and Etiss Lorraine Greene,
left for SPRINGFIELD Sunday even
ing, while a sister. Miss Vivian
Gray, was enroute to Tuskegee to
return the body to Springfield Tor
final rites.
Billy entered Flying Sc:.ool after
attending lanler, High School
here getting his first flight train
ing under the CAA at the Chi
cago Flying School directed by the
famous woman flyer, Miss Villa
Brown Upon completing the
course at the Chicago School he
received many honors from his
home town of Springfield among
them the PLAGUE of the city award
ed to citizens for outstanding
achievement. Before going to the
Tuskegee School as Flying In
strlEtor, he had been engaged in
Flying the Great Lakes patrol.
while living in Chicago, from
where he was sent to TuSkegee,
as flying Instructor last May.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-08-07
Policeman Kills
Negro Man; Wounds
Fellow Officer

Charlie Sanders 80 year old Me-
gro Man was shot to death, and
Policeman M. w. Nix was wound
ed by Patrolman j. D. Ainsworth.
in shooting on White Rose ST.,
In South Jackson early Sunday
night. According to reports. San
Gers, the estranged husband of
Mrs. Betty Sanders, West Clifton
street shortly before he met his
death had beer at the home of
another woman. known to his
wife only as Nellie, in Aliens
Bottom. with whom he became
engaged in a violent quarrel
which led to the calling of the
police by a neighbor
According to the statement of
the police who responded to the
disturbance call he went to the
house in Aliens Bottom but found
Sanders had left the house. Be
ginning a search for him, the Of
ficer stopped a man and asked
him his name and found him to
be Sanders, the officers then ac-
cording to Chief Holden ordered
Sanders to get into the patrol car.
hut instaed Sanders whipped out
pistol as if intending to open
fire on the arresting officers. Be-
fore Sanders fired. however, Pa
trolmhn Ainsworth emptid his
gun, four bullets taking effect in
Sanders body, a fifth striking
Policemen Nix as he came from
the opposite side CT 1.-THE Patrol
car. The officer is thought not to
be seriously wounded.
The body of the dead man was
removed from a local hospital to
Collins Funeral Home, Monday
where his wife and relatives COM
'pleted arrangements for his Flu
neral.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-08-07
Soldier Injured
In Ga. Outbreak

SAVANNAH (SNS) Heavily
armed military and civil police
were called on to disperse crowd
that gathered Sunday when city
policemen attempted TO arrest a
Negro woman on West Broad
Street near Union Station.
Officer l.. C. Nasworthy said
the crowd assembled after soldier
he identified as Sergeant Ed Le-
want, attempted to interfere with
the arrest
Arresting officers. he said. were
forced by the crowd to retreat in
to the hallway of a nearby build.
ing until other officers arrived.
Levant received head injuries in
the melee and was arrested along
with another colored soldier and
tHTned oyer TO military authorities,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-08-07

T-(AsNPl-The NAACNs
through Walter White. executive
secretary, last week submitted to
Mayor EDWARD J. Jefferies de-
tailed statement of charges Of acts
by the Police department and the
city prosecutors office and others
in the recent race riots that tied
UP war production here and took
the lives of "a persons, Is Of whom
W r e Negroes. r h statement
charged the police force with en-
forcing the Law with "an unequal
hand" and accused the prosecutor
with "nonfeasance, rnisfeasance.
and malfeaSarce.
Issuance VI The NAACP state
lnent followed rejection of plea
by the mayors interracial board
studying the riot for che man
grand jury investigation of the
disturbance, and Pros. William E.:
Dowling's remarks concurred in by
Police Commissioner John H.
Witherspoon that the MACE and
the Negro press were contributing
factors in the conflict.
Thllrgood Marshall, sp c l
counsel for the NAACP, said that
the association has collected affi-
davits that ARE more than suffi-
cient to Justify calling of a special
grand jury
"Dowling's intemrerate u t.
burst reveals one Of the reasons
for the riot, the miserable failure
of law enforcement officials to do
their job and then attempt to ex-
cuse their dereliction by blarning
trouble on those who have pleaded
for years that the laws be en-
fodr'ce,
forced declareo the NaACP re-
port.
I'VE have pleaded for a grand
jury investigating so We can place
before it evidence about Prosecu.
tor DoWling's own office as we'll
as other law enforcement agencies
who will be shown to he guilty Of
nonfeasance, misfeasance, n d
malfeasance.
Wltherspoon in defending Dow
Ijngs's assertions produced records
pllrporting to show that more than
double the number of Negroes in
jured in the riots were white, and
that Negroes were responsible FOR
IS per cent Of the crime in the
city although cnlv 10 per cent of
the total population
lne NAAcP III deno1ncing the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-08-07
Negro Leaders
Discuss Race
Relations Here

A group of prominent Jackson
Negro leaders attending a meet
ing at the Parish Street Baptist
Church last Thursday night a
the invitation OF the Jackson Ne
gro Chamber of Commerce. The
purpose of the meeting can best
be learned from the lett sent
cut by the organization which
read in port. There is no doub;
that We are passing through an
era in history that compares to
lone other in our life All over
the Nation, the state and yes, in
our very midst there are forces
at work that tend to- put great
strain upon the confidence the
races have one for the other.
The Jackson Negro Chamber of
Commerce noting the conditions in
they now confront us and de-
sirous thai nothing shall stand in
the way Of aour War. effort. nor
cause the morale OF. any to be
lessened passed a. resolution in
ITS last regular meeting calling
for a meeting of the leaders of
the various Civic CARNATIONS.
at the various civic organizations.
at the Parish Street Baptist
Church, wednesday night. July
26ih at 1886, to consider ways and
means whereby We can counter
act any efforts that might lead
to some serious misunderstanding
among the people of the COM
munity.
DR.. C. L Barnes. President of
the Chamber of Commerce, was
elected chairman of the meeting
at which a number Of matters re-
earding the questions of race re
lationss in Jackson were DISCUSSED
Following the discussions Com
mittee was appointed to catalogue
some of the more vital problems
for consideration at the next
meeting the date of which is to
be announced later.
Among these who attended the
meeting were, Carsey A. Hall. Mrs
q. r. Norman who was secretary
Of the meeting, Mrs NJ. L. Mar
shall, Prof B B. DanSby, Prof
It. B. Wilson. II. L Denton,
Percy Greene, Willie j. Miller
Rev A. b. Keeling, DR.. A NJ
Hair, Prof Ct. A. Powell Prof.
{ Gootlin, L. T. Brooks.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-08-07
s Are Charged
With Murder
In Detroit Riot
Four Youths
Are Already
Under Arrest

DETROlT-(SNS)-- Four white
youths under arrest and two I'm
Identified persons were formally
charged Tuesday with murder. in
connection with the race rioting
here last June 81. The warrant
for their arrest was signed by Re-
corder'S Judge John v. Brennan.
The victim was listed as Moses
Kiska.
Listed as suspects were Aldo
TRAM. Is Anthony Saraceno, Is.
Armando Mastnatuono, 90. and
Robert Cattone, II. They were
charged with shooting Kiska to
death from an automobile as he
was waiting for a street car at an
East Side intersection.
Detective Sergeant Charles Suck
holdt. of the homicide squad, said
unidentified persons also were
included IN the warrant because
1t has been discovered that several
boys were involved In the shoot
ing.
sa4AsAA ~
According to Buckholdt, TRAM
has admitted shooting Kiska and
firing at two other Negroes from
an automobile in which he and
the other youths were driving
around the east side.
The following comment was re-
leased this week by the Associated
Negro Press:
An interesting sidelight on the
riots was to be found in official
court records that reveal that al
though Negroes were the victims
OF the race hate of American born
and developed fascists, most of the
defendants involved in court cases
are Negroes. Convictions of Ne
groeS have outnumbered that of
whites by six to che.
Police Commissioner John H.
Witherspoon, admitting o o g
prejudice and brutality toward
Negroes sought to clear Up what
he termed public misconceptions
with a statement designed to vim
dictate the department.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-08-07
Local Soldier
browns In Georgia

Pfc. B. c. Gibbs, of virden Ad-
dition, the son of Mr.. and Mrs,
Ivy Gibbs, stationed at Camp Cor
don, Georgia, was a victim of
drowning while swimming outside of
the camp, last Thursday, July
18th. According to a statement &C.
comparing the remains which ar
rived here last Sunday. -
Funeral rites for the deceaseU
soldier, in charge of the Peoples
Funeral Home were held at eleven
Qr!Qck "Wednesday August 4th.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-08-07

done Mr.. r. G Remington as
planned that Binds County organi-
cation would remain organized as
1t had been with only the change
in the name to that of the Kinds
County War Finance Committee.
Members of the Negro War
Savings Committee who attended
the meeting were, e w. Banks,
Rev. A. Keeling. Prof o. B
Cobhins Percy Greene.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-08-07
FEPC Chairman
Haas Dispatches
Wires 10 Unions
Committee Plans
To Study Cases
Of Men Discharged

WASHINGTON d C.-tSkSl -
The President Committee
Fair Employment Practice a. its
meeting Guly Is, authorized C.lai"-
man Francis j. Haas to telegraph
requests to West Coasts Shipyard
and unions that, pending investi-
cation a n d adjustment by the
FEPC, reinstatement to employ
ment be m d in the cases of
those Negro ship worker who
have been discharged allegedly
because of their union statc-- IN
the Boiler1nakers Union.
Several shipyards in California
and in the state Of Washington
are involved. The Committee has
received complaints that the set
ting UP of auxiliary locals for Ne
grces is discriminatory because OF
race. A refusal t pay dues to the
union because of this alleged dis
crimination has resulted in the
discharge. under a closed shop
agrresnent Of many Negro ship
workers The Committee indicated
that it would base It further &C
ton on The nature Of the replies
receive from the companies, and
from the union. as 20 their rea.
sors for the actions which LED to
complaints of discrimination.
REPORT ON DETROIT
It was reported 70 the Committee
that of seven cases IN the Detroit
area, four employers expressed
willingness to comply with the
Executive Order $3.50, aIaG that
there are three cases pending. In
addition, it was reported to the
Committee that complaints in
volving alleged discrimination In
a large war plants In Detroit have
been examined and are ready to
be presented to the company for
its action.
The Committee votsd to inform
the Capital Transit Co.. of Wash
ington, which has admitted Il
failure to employ available Negroes
on 1t lines, that II expected af-
firmative action leading toward
compliance with Executive Order
s346, and that failing such action
The public hearing on the case
would be held.
The FEPC now has its files ap-
proximatelv 30) reports from, Of
fees of the United States En-
ployment Service (WMC) located
all over the country, describing
placement O.. r d e r submitted
by employers which contains dis
criminatory specifications.
CASES TO FIELD WORKERS
Gases arising from, these reports
are on various stages of handling.
1t is planned to refer to the ield
Division all of these cases. except
those in which F'EPC expects re.
ports from employers tEat they
well comply in full with Executive
Order 9S46 Since Oct. /, 1912.
about $50 cases arising from
similar USES reports. have been
terminated by satisfactory adjust
ment.
The Committee has in its files
approximately 500 pending com<
plants of violation of the Exccue
tive Order. These complaints ec1re
from al parts Of the country 1t
cases, except these now in the pro-
cess of being settled, will De turn
ed over to the Field Division for
tCcnt;nred Or Eeek)
Kodiak mirror., 1943-11-27

bookkeeper for the Griffin
 Memorial hospital, reported that to Oct. 31 the expenses Of the hospital exceeded incoming money by $500, and that the hospital has $6O0O in accounts receivable. The council author ized lending by the city of $35OO to the institution to meet pay rolls and back bills. Mrs. Jean Olson resigned as member of the new board of trustees and Emil Knlldsen was appointed in her place. The bookkeeper was granted authority to sign checks instead of the secretary and t treasurer.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-11-27
Grant License

A retail liquor license was granted to Fred Sargent for the location of the Why Not Eat Here Cafe.
 Councilman Pierce was added 10 the committee on postwar plans.
 The ordinance providing im- pounding of derelict vehicles was passeI.
 Approved transfer of 2 taxi business licenses from Ray Mar tin to James l.. Garoutte
 Extended the leave 30 days more for Fire Chief Wm. Neid- erhauser.
 Appropriated money to move the Taylor-Allman house and raise the Ialmage smith mousse on Shelikof highway, the work being necessitated by the road widening.
 Dr. A. Bates Jones city health officer, said letters were being sent warning against dumping of garbage at the end of Bayview avenue. It was also reported that the Kraft store and the Ali Torg- ramson family were using the creek running through town for garbage disposal.
 It was reported that a new furnace is installed in the city fire hall and that both fire trucks are in good running condition.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-11-27
City Council Suspends Night Driving Ban

The question of driving in Kodiak after 12 o'clock at night was settled by the city council | Monday night when it was un- animously voted to instruct the chief of police that restrictions against night driving are sus. pended until further notice. The action fol owed the city jury trial of last week in which Leo Tyler, arrested for driving after midnight, fought the charge on the grounds that relaxation ot the dimout negated the city ordinance which provided for the driving restriction. His trial resulted in a hung jury. Apartments
 A petition was presented the council, signed by 28 property owners, asking investigation of the use, to prevent fire haz- ard, of dwellings being moved from Mission road by Rose Martin to her property between Dads Liquor store and Fred rickson's Liquor store. Two of the houses are already on the lot
 After discussion Councilman
 Jim Pierce moved to deny use of the lot for apartments. The motion carried, all voting in the affirmative except Councilman Lewis, who answered present
 The city has no zoniDg ordi- nance. It is understood the own- CT will proceed with preparation of the buildings for occupancy. Colonization
 The council solved the pro- blem of James Walton, who quit his job on the chlorination of the privately owned water systems because he was not paid, by authorizing payment of back salary of $1S0, The matter 1 of chlorination, instigated by ! military officials, was referred to
 committee in an attempt to straighten the matter out Oth- l CT Alaska cities have been faced with the same problem, Fair banks recently appropriated money for such an installation at the insistence of the Terri toriaI Department of Sanitation, and the Departm nt, after warn ing Wrangell, placed restrictions on that city so that boats could not draw water there.
 Hospital
 City Clerk Blankenburg.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-11-27

Mrs. Merle Coon, who has been in Anchorage on business returned to her home in this city the latter part of the week.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-11-27

Ed Allen, formerly manager of a hotel in the Matanuska valley stopped in Kodiak on his way to Dutch Harbor.
Evening star., 1943-10-03

All the brove ore not soldiers Ronnie
Doublet, IA, who lost both legs as q result
Of one Of the mony bombing roids on the
IsIond Of Moto, looks over one Of the
ortifieioI limbs with which he is being fitted
at Queen Mory's Hospital OF Roehompton,
England. A Nursing Sister Of the hospital
shows him the limb. A. P. Photo
Evening star., 1943-10-03

%e' % e ,Go 'nddu % Pons are now full telling
EeeeY mere 1odensbure Rood
ek th true scenic % od The ot floral clock yeor by
."ou OF people
SroPoe NoeG1e Fort Lincoln and the FI oehed
emnen - ~ ' '"'' ~op'" ''o""'
Evening star., 1943-10-03

REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS l.
Hero
monded
Recovered
lost fall which cost the pne heod ships
recently the
The Novy Cross wod Ro Admiral Of
the bottle
ulnqsh ~
Although still poroy disabled
off
the night OF November l45
Guodol
the Gold S lieu
the
Danger leadership
Keo Admiral 0o
ne Of Washington
Advocate ns Wohinqn University He
February, 1912 - T -
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-18

fensiye sweeps in this region
during which one axis fighter
was destroyed.
(The British radio. in broad
cast recorded by CHS, said Brit
ish troops mounted two counter
attacks against axis forces in the
northern sector yesterday.
1.-TWO enemy companies sue
ceeded in making a dent in our
line in the Tamera region in q
dawn attack yesterday, but our
men fought back strongly and
had restored the position by
nightfall," the broadcast said.
ct also reported that British
troops struck at axis units
which overran French positions
on the high ground north OF Ia
mera and "our men have made
some Roadway and have taken
at least 40 prisoners.~
Fighters of the western
desert air force destroyed one
enemy fighter, but the weather
restricted operations in this
area" the communique said.
Two allied aircraft failed TO
return from their missions, but
the pilots of both were reported
safe
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-18
Kelly Warns
Against Strike
Seys Stote Will
FIGHT Power WoIkout

LANSING, March 10 up -
Governor Kelly Wednesday
promised to use the full re-
sources" of the state to prevent
A threatened strike at midnight
Friday of Consumers Power
company employees.
The governor said he told
Herman r. Chadwick, president
of the Michigan Utility Workers
Council, that "unless received
a public statement withdrawing
his (Chadwick's) statement to
the effect that strike was ex-
pected I would have to proceed
at once to prepare every re-
source of the state available to
see to it that there would not be
a shutoff of light and power"
Kelly said he told Chadwick
that more than 100000 per-
sons and 1877 hospitals would be
affected by q power company
strike.
II am not passing on the mer-
its Of the case" Kelly said, "but
/ have q right to expect that the
strike plans will not 60 through.
I advised Mr.. Chadwick that
the National War Labor Board
had assumed jurisdiction in the
case and that the federal con-
Citation service had stepped in
to negotiate peace terms.
Chadwick, the governor said,
yesterday telegraphed Thomas
J. Donahue, chairman of the
state labor mediation board,
that the union, a CIO affiliate,
had voted unanimously to walk
out.
II told him (Chadwick) in a
telephone conversation" Kelly
said, "that If he intended his
telegram to be a legal notice of
intention to strike under the
state mediation law it did not
meet the legal requirements
OOtIl Ill ICS6xu W tilC tAiiiS iiOi
the provisions calling for a
statement of the controversy"
The law requires a 30-day
waiting period in strikes involv-
ing public utilities.
The governor refused to dis
cuss with newsmen the "re-
sources" he might use to halt a
strike, asserting "you know the
answer to that"
The dispute is an outgrowth
of court suits concerning inter-
probation of q union-company
contract entered into last De-
cember and involving the dues
check off system.
Union and company repre-
sentatives are scheduled to meet
at 4 p. m. today in Detroit with
Richard Harris, federal concili-
ator.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-18
Need $4,000
10 Meet Quota
Eost Detroit Urges
War Fund Donotions

EAST DETROIT - With only
81 900 of the $500 quota al
ready collected, volunteers to-
day pressed their drive to send
the Red Cross War Fund drive
over the top.
Drive Chairman George v.
Bissonette said he is confident
East Detroit residents will con-
tribute the additional $4,000
prior to the close Of the drive on
March 81.
Said Bissonette:
1.-The money contributed to
the Red Cross in this drive will
carry on the organizations work
on every battle front in World
War ii. Your help is needed.
If you were not called upon by a
solicitor and wish to do your
part, call Roseville 0l49W or
2666W and we will call upon you
for your contribution"
Largest gifts were: Eastwood
Park, 5000 Defense Tool & Die
company and employees, $3.50;
Dasco Products and employees,
SIP: Patrons of East Detroit
theater, $l06; Keystone Metal
Moulding company and en-
ployes, 500; Motor City Guage
& Tool company and employees,
S26; Sims & company, SIS; East
Detroit Community Chest, $25;
Bond Jewelry, $40 and DR.. II
r. Coon, $40.
The next meeting Of the War
Fund drive committee will be
held tonight at eight o'clock in
the East Detroit High school
The public is invited.