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Evening star., 1943-02-23
calling Names" Irritates Critic
OF Lady Cclumnist.

To the Editor of The Star:
Dorothy Thompson's article of Febru-
ary 10 gives the impression that Mrs
Luce's maiden speech" must have been
very successful. Miss Thompson, like
the other New Dealers, seems so deeply
hurt by it. Typical of the objection is
Miss Thompson's suggestion, adroitly
made at the end OF her article, that the
speech is dishonest effort in the inter-
ests of Pan American Airways, and no
other Interpretation of the article is pos
sible. Could any one consider Miss
Thompsons suggestion in good taste, or
a decent argument? And We don't like
nasty suggestions of that kind.
1t is fair to assume that II Miss
Thompson and the New Dealers for
whom she speaks had any good and
truthful rebuttal. they would use 1t, and
not try to distort the speech by changing
It's wording and its meaning; neither
would they resort to calling names.
Their methods of trying to discre1it the
speech really show that Mrs. Luce must
be right. WALTER SMITH.
Evening star., 1943-02-23

It Is authoritatively stated that II
COW is MIXED three times a day
instead Of two the yield will be at
least ten per cent greater. Sh! Don't
tell Secretary Morgenthau.
Evening star., 1943-02-23
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address, of
the 1Oriter, although the use OF
pseudonyu for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters 10ith
q Uie1U to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-02-23
Constitution of the United States

Constitution of the United States
Our rights as Americans are written
into the Constitution. Today as never
before Americans should have a deep
appreciation of these rights. Intelli-
gent citizenship begins with thor
ough knowledge of the Constitution
and its forerunners-the Declaration
of independence and the Articles of
Confederation. For better under
standing of these great documents
you should own copy OF this pub
lication. To secure your copy inclose
10 cents in coin. wrapped in this
clipping, and mail to The Star In
formation Bureau.
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Evening star., 1943-02-23

@. How far do the germs OF cold
travel as the result of sneeze?-H. G.
A. An justified sneeze sprays the air
with thousands of droplets, some OF
which may travel IL feet and at rate
as high as $50 feet a second.
Evening star., 1943-02-23

Q. Which is the longer river, the
Mississippi or the Missouri7-E. l.. II.
A. The Mississippi River Commission
says the length of the Missouri River
from its headwaters to where it empties
into the Mississippi River is 2,464 miles.
The length of the Mississippi River from
its headwaters to where it empties into
the Gulf of Mexico is 2,367 miles.
Evening star., 1943-02-23
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. H0skiu

Bu Frederic J. H0Skin.
A reader can get the dns,rer TO any
question OF fact by ipr,tinp The
Erenino Star Information Bureau.
Frederic j. Hdskin, director. Wash
inoton. D. c. Please inclose stamp for
return postage.
O. How many Negro newspapers are
there in the United States?--D. r, G.
A According to the latest tnforma-
ton available from the Bureau of the
Census. there are in the United States
2l0 Negro newspapers and 129 periodi-
calls, making total of 339 newspapers,
magazines and bulletins published In
the United States by Negroes.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-20
OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION

Facts about the causes of absence
from war jobs today are being
brought to light through combi-
nation of independent sutdies made
by major war agencies. These
findings indicate that responsibility
for cure of job absence is shared
by management, workers, commun-
tiles, and local, state and Federal
governments.
War ManpoWer Commission,
War and Navy Departments Mari
time Commission, War Production
Board, including WPB's War Pro-
auction Drive, Labor Department,
and Office of War Information are
studying the problem in an effort
to determine steps to reduce vol
untary and involuntary absence
from work.
Understanding of the nature and
causes of the problem is neces-
sary prerequisite to remedial ac-
ton by any group or agency, and
a full knowledge of its causes will
go far in any program to increase
productive hours in war plants, the
findings reveal.
The studies classify sob alb
sences" as follows:
l. Unavoidable, caused largely by
serious sickness and accidents.
2. Preventable, due to minor ill
ness and preventable accidents,
poor housing and overcrowded or
inadequate transportation facilities,
fatigue caused by excessive work
hours, job shopping and restlessness
OF workers, and failure to keep ma
terials and products moving stead
lily to assure maximum use of all
workers.
3. Inexcusable, due to failure of
arrangements to impress workers
with sense of individual response
bility in war, inadequate supervis-
ion, bad scheduling of work and
failure to obtain all necessary ma
terials in advance, labor boarding;
and, failure on the part of workers,
after-payday absences, time off to
keep social engagements, hangov-
ers and war prosperity"
Job absence is not new prob
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-20
Why Negro
History Week
In February

why do you have Negro His
tory Week celebrated so near the
time when the classes in the
schools are changing from one Sc
mester to another?" inquired a
principal of school recently in
addressing the 'director of the
Association for the Study of Ne
gro Life and History.
why not celebrate Emancipa-
ton Day on the 10th of March
when the schools are in session
rather than on a holiday, the first
of January, when Lincoln issued
the Emancipation proclamation in
1882 was the reply in the form
of another question.
Events determine these dates
rather than the convenience of
the public.
We concentrate on February be-
cause it was a significant month
in the history of the Negro. We
concentrate especially upon the
second week of February because
the most important events of con-
Germ to the Negro took place at
this time. Abraham Lincoln was
born on the 18th of February.
Douglass believed that he was
born on the 14th and George
Washington was born, not much
later, on the 22nd. All three were
soldiers for freedom and believed
that the Negroes should be lib
Grated.
There took place during the
same month, moreover, many 9TH
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employer relationships and of work
ing conditions.
Labor organizations and manage
ments have been doing much to
deal with the causes of job alb
sences, but it is obvious that more
will have to be done as warlabor
becomes more precious and more
important as a factor in supplying
the fighting forces.
Many union leaders and War Pro-
duction Drive joint committees call
on members who have frequently
been absent from work to ascertain
reason for poor attendance records
and to correct conditions which
cause absence. Useful programs
have been undertaken by many
war plant arrangements. In some
of these, absentees are interviewed
by counselors on their return to
the job; in some, time-cards are
removed and the worker upon his
return is required to report to his
foreman or other plant official; at
tendance contests are held and av-
erage attendance rates for plant
groups are posted to show relative
standings, and special awards are
made to departments and individ- J
Hals for good attendance records.
A recent lumber industry labor
management conference in Seattle,
held by the War Manpower Com
mission to review that vital war
industry's job sterilization pro-
gram, adopted definite program
to curb individual cases of job alb
sence. This program, the first of
its kind, as approved and announc-
ed by the Manpower Commission.
reads:
Wherever a loca1 union exists,
each employer shall report the cur
rent absenteeism record to the To-
cal union at regular intervals of
one. or two weeks. The union shall
interview each absentee to deter
mine the cause of the absence.
Where the absence results from
a cause beyond the control of the
employee, the union shall discuss
with the management possible steps
for remedying the cause. Where
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-20
We All Come Up
From Slavery
BY RUTH TAYLOR

A very wise man, when asked
how he acquired his great under
standing and friendship toward
all peoples, said 1--WE all come up
from slavery" He did not need
to say. more, for in those few
words he expressed the brother
hood of the bonds of common suf-
fering. a415. ~ er ~
Too often we strain so hard to
see the distant rose-touched peaks
ahead that we forget the distance
we have already travelled. We
resent the trail-blazers who are
nearer the peaks, forgetting the
even greater distance through
which they have struggled. We
remember the bondage from which
WE come, and forget the shakes
which hampered others.
We have ALL come up from
slavery, whether it be from the
chains of the Negro, the ,econom-
ic enslavement of the worker, the
educational enslavement Of the
peasant, the shackles of serfdom,
the ghetto of the Jews, or the le-
gal enslavement of women There
is not one of us who has not had
to travel the narrow road of s1av-
cry somewhere in the past
We all come up from SLAVERY.
This is not plea for the re-
tention of things as they are. 1t
is not even a plea for patience. 1t
is an appeal for understanding
for a realization that we all have
had to travel the same long road,
even if centuries divide our paths;
that we are all aspiring to the
same peaks of freedom-not as
groups, put as individuals; and
that here under the faith that is
the foundation of our republic,
under the ideal that is democracy,
we have the best opportunity in
the world to climb to the heights
to which we all aspire.
We all come UP from slavery.
But we must come up, and not
merely away We must climb, aid,
according to the dictionary, that
means to ascend. by personal eff
fort. Others can hold out help
ing hand, as the trail blazers made
clear the path. but we have to
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-20
DON'T REPEkT IT. loose TALK COSTS LIVES y

er significant events of which we
are not generally informed
Charles Lenox Redmond, the
greatest Negro anti-slavery orator
prior to the rise of Frederick
Douglass, was born on the first
of February, Joseph c. Price, the
educator and only orator even to
be considered as approaching
equality with Douglass on the
rostrum was born on the 10th of
the month. Senator S. K. Bruce
was invited to preside over the u.
S. Senate on the 18th of the
month in 1879 Bishop Daniel A.
Payne, one of the ablest Of relig-
iouS leaders and educators, was
born on the oath of the month
in 1911. The Dominican Republic
was proclaimed as established on
the e27th in 1874. On the 18th
OF the month in 1776 George Wash
ington received Plillis Wheatley
at his camp in Cambridge. Mass
In the same connection we
should note that during Febru-
airy other friends of the Negro
played their part James G. Biz
ney, the Free Soil candidate for
presidency Of the U. S. in 1910,
was born February 4, 1892 Henry
Wilson, the aboiitionist, was born
February 20, 1905. James Russell
Lowell, a poet with a strong bent
for freedom was born February
q, 1919, and should be honored
along with George Washington.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
another liberal poet was born Feb.
a. 1807.-From an article by c.
G. Woodson.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-20

The coming year looms banner year We will
seize the opportunities offered 5th year We
Will not let the mistakes that have made in the past
be handicap to We will make the coming year our
Biggest and Best year in our service to fellow
to country. f4st
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management, or where manage
ment refuses to take appropriate
action, the 1lnion or management
shall recommend remedial action to
the Area War Manpower committee.
Where the absences result from
lack of action by other government
agencies, the Area Manpower Di-
rector may attempt to obtain the
necessary action from these agen-
cies at the local level or forward
the recommendation to the Region
al Director for action above the
local level
Where the absence results from
a cause within the control of the
employee, the union and manage
ment shall take whatever action
they deem necessary to prevent re-
currence. Such steps may include
persuasion, exposure, and, as a last
resort, report to the Area Manpow-
er Committee, which may decide
to report the fact to the absentee's
local Selective Service Board for
possible Redistribution.
Recent spectacular but isolated re-
ports of widespread "absenteenism,"
such as those published shortly af-
ter Christmas, failed to give an ac-
curate overall picture.
A fairly complete study of the
situation in production of Liberty
ships has been made of Maritime
Commission shipyards, and it show
ed great variations from yard to
yard and from time to time due to
weather and other local conditions.
Great Improvement in job attend-
ance was noted in yards where
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-20

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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-20
TREASURE CHEST

good name is rather chosen than great riches
and loving favour rather than silver and gold
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-20

record keeping systems were in
stalled to record absences. follow
ed by programs to reduce sickness
and accidents, and morale pro-
grams to let the workers know
their responsibility and relation
ship to success in the war.
War-plant arrangements in the
New York and Michigan areas re-
ported that work absences reduced
output seriosuly, especially in the
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n
climb for ourselves and by our
selves.
We are in war against slav-
cry. We know, the v that is the
sign of the Victory to come. We
know the one v means conquer
ing our enemies abroad. We know
that two VS. means conquering our
enemies abroad and those at home
My friend, Mr.. Dabney editor of
the Union of Cincinnati, has added
a fine, third V to this, which
means, Not only conquering our
enemies abroad and at home, but
conquering ourselves" That is
the final peak to climb.
'We all come UP from slavery. !"
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lem, but wartime has made it more
serious in extent and in its effect
upon the piled-up production needs,
the reports show.
mo attempt should be made to
whitewash absenteeism," said one
report to the Manpower Commits
sion. Government, management
and labor must do their utmost to
prevent it. Union discipline can
help greatly, and much is being
done along this line, already.
THE involuntary and preventa-
BILE work absences must be attacked
on wider front, with united Ell
forts by all concerned to adjust
the difficulties of war living to the
necessities of full-time production. +"
Facts brought out in the reports
follow:
There are no statistics which give
an adequate picture OF. the problem,
because of the many factors involv-
ed in job absences. Before. the war
industries got under way, a job alb
sence, on monthly basis, may be
common in industry. Now job alb
sence, on a monthly basic, pay be
twice this figure, and in some
plants under difficult working and
transportation problems, the rate
may be even higher.
The major reasons for "unavoida-
ble' absences include: illness Of
the worker, illness in his or her
family, death in the family, biz
yards floods and transportation
breakdowns, Selective S rvi c e
board examinations and other ap
pearances, appearances in court and
serious accidents.
Job absences which are preyenta-
bic but eXcusable under current
conditions in most places are large
~ due to the followings factors:
minor sickness, minor accidents
family needs for shopping, check
cashing, appearance before Ration
Boards, poor housing, need for re
pair work on house or automobile
lack of child-care facilities. and
Eomeslckness of Immigrant work
ers. In addition to these problems
of the workers leading to lob alb
senee, management often shares re-
sponsibility for poor attendance
rates through faulty ARRANGEMENTS
OF work-shifts, poor working con-
dltlons in plants, inadequate labor
relations, material shortages and
other factors which cause idle time
at work and dissatisfaction amono
the work force.
Job absences for which the in
dlvidual worker or employer is re-
sponslble are usually found among
small percentage of any work
force. and can be remedied in most
cases through better understanding
on the workers part of his import
ance to winning the war. and
through improvement of employe-
the cause cannot be removed bv
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high-tooled, closely-integrated ope-
rations Of assembly plans. Success
full programs to reduce work-ab-
sences were reported from many
such plants
For example. t h e Cleveland
Tractor Co reported that in spite
Of increased employment, a con-
certed labor-management drive cut
rk-absences from $4,000 hours
Continued on Page Three
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-20

THE MISSISSIPPI ENTERPRISE ENTERS ITS 5th YEAR
This week, paper has brthday-t will enter it's
9th year OF service to the reading public of Mississippi
And with the coming of this year, comes the chance to
do those things right whchW failed to do during the past
four years
From the very first of this paper have attempted
to give Coored MSSiSsppians complete free service
printed within the state by Mssissippians and for Miss
1SppanS And from the very first have realized the
folly of promising phenomenal achievements We
we could give. We have gone to public with
wild plans of what could do of the benefits that
could bring to the state nor have failed to give
something in return for all values received We have SIM
ply told public that wished render unexceed
service to the Negroes of the and that with
their cooperation would do So
We have not tried compete with foreign papers, that
would be downright foolish, the other hand have
given these papers full support and cooperation when
and Missssppans "a paper which there is plenty of
space to give accurate accounts of news the religious
educational business professional civic raternal
la fields privilege denied them in the daily apers and
most OF the foreign papers sent into the Recently
we increased paper to two columns making it
standard size eight column paper-ths done in our
effort to further and better serve reading public
Every issue of paper carries in degree both
national and international found in of the Negro
Jackson and Mississippi news the fact hatur paper
PRINTED HERE makes it possible for to give you
greater service.
AS have said bofore the words of the immortal
Booker T. Washington 1--WE have cast 9down our bucket
where are-cast it down making friends in every
manly of the people of by whom we are sur
rounded" @
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Parten Says Pipelines
Will Fill Winter Needs
Vondenberg Bores Letter
In Opposing Florida Canal
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Petroleum Administration for
War offered assurance today that
pipeline facilities now under con-
struction will provide sufficient heat
ing oil for the East next winter ito
meet all essential requirements.
The assurance came in letter
from Maj. J. R. Parten, director OF
transportation for the Office, offered
in the Senate by Senator Vanden-
berg, Republican, of Michigan, in
opposing a proposal to build $44,-
100000 barge canal cross Northern
Florida
In addition to his assurance Of
adequate oil from pipelines, Maj.
Parten wrote that even if the canal
could be completed before next win
ter and barges and tugs built as
means of moving oil to the East
Coast, "the use of critical materials
per barrel of oil delivered to the con-
sumer areas on the East Coast would
be excessive in comparison to other
methods of supply
And, he added. "even if it could
be completed in 10 months the first
barge of oil would not reach Phila-
delphia before about the middle of
March and could not be trans
shipped to New England and arrive
in consumers tanks before April l."
AS Senator Vandenberg offered his
letter, Senate Appropriations
subcommittee headed by Senator
Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma,
continued hearings on an amend
ment by Senator Pepper, Demo-
crat, of Florida, to provide S44,-
100000 for the canal in the War
Department civil functions appro-
priations bill.
Evening star., 1943-04-19

Pharien, owned by Mrs. Ray Fem
berg of Chester, Pa, won the Midway
Purse, featuring the program at
the Maryland Jockey Clubs oval.
The 4-year old filly, we'll handled
by Jockey Danny Scocca who was
riding his fourth winner of the
meeting, scored by two lengths.
Mrs. Donald Woodwards Allessan-
dro was second and a like margin in
advance of Mrs. Veader Leonard's S
Spoon Bread. Only flye competed
in the battle of a miN and a six
teenth.
The track was muddy and the
third day of the war relief meeting
lured only 5000. Pharien was
clocked in 1:5335 in making his first
start since Tropical Park last win
ter.
Scocca had Pharien off in the
first flight but steadied the flly
when Jimson Belle was hustled to
the front going to the first turn
After a half Jimson Belle began to
tire and Pharien went to Che front
Allesandro and Spoon Bread moved
up on the outside. Scocca then
shook up Pharien and the daughter
of Pharamond I'd responded to be
opening gap at the end under
hand urging.
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Bermuda Conferees Warn
Refugees on False HOPE
Earlier Story on Page B-6.)
BY the Associated Press

tEarller Story on Page B-6.)
BY the Associated Press.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, April 49,
Richard K. Law, British under
secretary of state foreign affairs,
cautioned European people perse-
cuted by the Nazis today against
false or premature hopes of i'm
mediate succor" from the British
American refugee conference be-
cause Of wartime exigencies.
He and Chairman Harold w.
Dodds of the United States dele
cation declared at the half-hour
opening session. however, that the
conferees hoped to find a solution
for the immense problem" of find
ing further asylum, which could be
presented to the United Nations for
international action.
"The problem is too great for a
solution by the two governments
here represented" DR.. Dodds said.
Our task will be to point the way
and offer such definite proposals as
may be possible under war condi-
tions and in the light Of what the
war effort of the United Nations
will permit"
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Johnny Wander Nicer
Is Classified IA
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RIDGEWOOD, N. j., April 19.-
Pitcher Johnny Wander Nicer of the
Cincinnati Reds has been classified
Ia by his home draft board.
Wander Nicer, famed for pitching
two consecutive no-hit games in
1888, is a former resident of adja-
cent Midland Park.
An official of the board said VAN
der Nicer had passed a preliminary
physical examination for military
service.
Wander Nicer is married and has
a child born late last year. He
could not be reached for comment
in Cincinnati but word from the
Reds front Office was brief.
"Oh, obi" exclaimed Gabe Paul,
travelling secretary, but I guess
there's nothing we can do about it."
General Manager Warren Giles
has said repeatedly that baseball
will ask nothing that would delay,
In any way, the winning of this
war"
Evening star., 1943-04-19
Michigan Man Succeeds
Ginshurg as 0Ph Counsel
BY the Associated Pres

By the Associated Press.
The appointment of George j.
Burke Of Ann Arbor, Mich, as new
general counsel of the Office of
Price Administration was announced
today by Administrator Prentiss
Brown. Mr.. Burke succeeds David
Ginsburg, resigned.
In taking office today, Mr.. Burke
promised further and continuing
simplification" of OPA regulations
and extension to local rationing
boards of fuller degree of authority
in keeping with their responsible
ties"
Mr. Burke is president of the
Citizens Mutual Automobile Insur-
ance Co. of Howell, Mich; counsel
and director of the Ann Arbor Trust
Co, Ann Arbor Bank and the Michi-
gan Life Insurance Co. of Detroit.
He is married and has four chill
dren.