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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-28
Alabama Man
Charged With
Peonage

Attorney General Francis Biddle
today had announced that a Fed
eral Grand Jury at Mobile. Ala
has returned an indictment charg-
ing O'Neal Bedford and Ralph Nc
Gaugh, of Fort Deposit, Ala, with
violations of the civil rights, slav-
cry and peonage statutes in the
holding of Luther Carter, Negro
farm hand. in involuntary servi-
tude.
The indictment states that Car
ter left Bodiford's farm to work
for a sawmill operator at Bay Mi
nette, Ala. On April 10, 1945, it is
alleged, the defendants went to the
sawmill where they beat Carter
and forced him into their automo-
bile with the intention of return
ing him to Bodiford's farm to work
out an alleged debt. They were
arrested by State Police en- route.
The three counts of the indict-
ment charge, respectively, Cd a
conspiracy to deprive Carter of his
civil rights in violation of Section
81, Title 18, U. S. Code; 90 kidnap-
ping a person to be held as a
slave in violation of Section 443.
Title Is, U. S. Code; and 90 the
holding of a person in peonage in
violation of Section 444, Title 18.
U. S. Code Maximum penalties
prescribed are a fine of $500 and
Imprisonment for ten years, or
both, under the first count, and a
fine of $4,000 and Imprisonment for
five years, or both, under each of
the two remaining counts.
The indictment followed investi-
cation by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation of a complaint filed
by Carriers employer at the saw
mill. The case was presented to
the Grand Jury by Albert ]. TulIy.
U. S. Attorney for the Southern
District of Alabama.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-28
|USDA Chairman
Discuss War Foods
At Rust College

Stressing the necessity of meet
ing the drought problems by plant
ing winter pastures and fall gar
dens, DR.. T. M. Patterson, state
chairman of the u. S. D. A. war
board, Jackson, discussed war
food goals and necessity for in
creased food production at the
farmers, teachers, and ministers in
stitute held at Rust College in
Holly Springs.
Clyde F. Clark, senior education
alist Of the AAA in Washington,
DC, discussed some problems of
the farmers" Clark pointed out
what he considered the three basic
problems of the farmers: Cd In
creasing production; CD high prices
and CD lack of education or the
unnecessary skills to maintain a
farm and produce the crops that
can be grown there.
The farmers, ministers, and the
teachers attending the conferences
are pledging themselves to do more
to improve living conditions on the
farm
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-28
Blitzed Negro
Britishers Share
In War Relief

NEW YORY, N. Y.-The thous-
ands of Negroes in England who
were bombed out of their homes,
manned for life, and nerve-shat-
tered by the terrific blitzkreig of
194l are being rehabilitated by the
British War Relief Society. Many
of these colored Britishers, with
their wives and families lived in
the slum areas of London that were
hardest hit by the air raids.
Under British policy, relief is
administered. according to need,
without regard to race or color
and persons are in no way sep
arated into racial groups or insti-
tutions, it was pointed out by Of
ficials of the British War Relief
Society.
The British War Relief Society,
with Is other war service and re-
lief agences, will share in the
funds collected during the Nat
ional War Fund drive, to be laun-
ched on a national scale in con-
junction with local united COM
munity campaigns in October and
November.
Questioned furnther concerning
the share co1ored Britishers will
have in the relief services of the
war egency, officials called atten-
ton to the thousands of English
Negro merchant seamen who are
serving on His Majesty's ships
without the slightest regard to
race, and who therefore share in
the % British seamen's centers
now functioning in this country,
supported by British War Relief
Funds.
These centers go further than the
American ones in serving their mer-
chant seamen. They not only pro-
vide recreation and respite from
dangerous and nerve-racking sea
travel, but provide if necessary, for
disqualification, clothing and all
other needs of the men.
The National War Fund was re-
Gently established by a merger of
war related agencies in this coun-
try in order to cut down overhead
expenses and thereby permit more
money to be used. for the United
Seamen's Service, China Relief,
Relief, Belgian Relief and others,
all of which are necessary to the
war effort.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-28
Sgt. Joe Louis
To Begin Tour
August 80

The boxing exhibitions and phys
lcal fitness tour of Sergeant Joe
Louis Barrow, to be conducted un-
der the direction of the Army's
Special Service Division, will get
under way on August 80, 1913, in
the First Service Command, the
War Department announced today.
Fort Devens, Massachusetts, will
be the first stop, followed by Camp
Edwards, Massachusetts, August 81:
Fort Miles Standish, Massachu-
sets, September l; Mitchell Fiel[
New York. September 2; CANT Up
ton, New York, September 3; Camp
Kilmer New Jersey, September 6;
Camp Shanks, Orangeburg, New
York, September 7; Fort Dix, New
Jersey, September 8; Fort Monroe,
Virginia, September 8; Camp Pat
rick Henry, Virginia, September 10;
Camp Pendleton, Virginia. Septem-
Der IL; Fort Eustis, Virginia, Sep
TENDER 10; Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Maryland, September IA;
Indiantown Gap Military Reserva-
ton, Pennsylvania, September Is.
and Shenangoo Personnel Replace
ment Depot, Pennsylvania, on Sep
TENDER l6.
The group will include Sergeant
Joe Louis Barrow, First Sergeant
George Nicholson, Corporal Walker
Smith (Sugar Ray Robinson), Pri-
vate George Wilson and Corporal
Robert J. Payne, who will serve as
trainer.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-28
Publishers On
Advisory
Committee

The Office of War Information
today announced the formation of
an Advisory Committee of Negro
Newspaper Publishers. Members
of the Committee, selected by the
Negro Newspapers Association, will
be consulted in regard to war in
formation of the Negro press.
Members of the Committee are:
Carter Wesley, The Houston In
former.
c. A. Scott, The Atlanta Daily
World.
William o. Walker, The CIeve-
land Call and Post.
Howard H. Murphy, The Afro
American Newspapers.
John H. Sengstacke, The Chicago
Defender.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-28
West Virginia
Governor Study
Racial Conflicts

CHARLESTON, w. Va.-Governor
Nicely announced Wednesday, Au-
gust 18th the appointment of a "a
member West Virginia inter-racial
commission to work for alienation
of those social and economic con-
ditions which underline and foster
the growth of racial antagonisms. .
DIR. Carl M. Frasure of West Vir-
ginia university's political science
department, will head the commits
sion which, among other things,
will study the improvement of
housing for Negroes, procurement
OF equality of opportunity for en-
ployment and vocational training,
the promotion of Negro child well
fare, and the provision of better
health and recreation facilities.
The Governor said he has been
investigating the race problem in
the state ever since he announced
his intention last month to appoint
commission and has selected the
members with unusual care"
Cites Detroit Disturbances
Citing the recent "deplorable oc-
currences' in Detroit, Governor
Nicely said little if anything of a
constructive nature can be done to
improve racial relations after dis
elimination has wrought notorious
injustice and prejudice has been
famed into consuming flames"
He added that the one hope of
establishing permanent peaceful re-
lations between the races lies in
removal of the basic causes of fric-
ton after thorough round table
discussion by representative lead
ers of both races, followed by a
t t e-wi d e educational program
presenting their combined judgment
and recommendations
Commission Members
Besides DR.. Frasure, the chair
man of the commission, other men,
bers are:
DR.. w. VI. Alston, Volney AN
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drews, Rabbi Samuel Cooper, c.
w. Dickerson, John B. Easton, Wal
ter S. Hallanan, Arthur B. Koontz,
DR.. John F. Little, Mrs Jane Spaul-
ding, Geneva Thomas, DR.. B. w.
Tinsley, and Mary L. Williams, all
of Charleston.
DR.. John w. Davis of Institute,
president of West Virginia State
College; D. w. Ambrose, Lucy Nc
Chez Fountaine, DR.. H. D. Hat
field, and Supreme Court Judge w.
I. Lovins, of Huntington; w. o.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-28
School Lunches To
Improve Diet Of
Million Youngsters

More than million Negro chill
dren are expected to participate
this year in community school
lunch programs which will be
available to a total of over five
million American youngsters to
help maintain their wartime diets
at an adequate level, the War Food
Administration has announced.
Aimed al, protecting child health
despite changes in home life occa-
stoned by war and by food short
ages, the program, financed partly
by reuera1 funds with local COM
mittee sponsorship and administra-
ton, will provide nutritious lunches
which will include fruits, vegeta-
bles, milk and meats.
Local sponsors will organize
lunch projects, purchase food from
local merchants and farmers, and
be reimbursed by Food Distribu-
ton Administration-up to so per-
cent of the cost of the foods served.
In previous years, the Depart
ment of Agriculture purchased
foods directly and distributed them
to schools through state welfare
agencies. This year, buying will
be done locally, primarily to SIM
plify the program and release stor-
age and trans portation facilities
for other purposes. The new plan
received a ''try-out' beginning last
January and the experience gained
has set the pattern to be followed
as the program operates on a lar
ger scale.
Funds are available to schools
and child care centers in the states
principally on the basis of the state
school enrolment and the states
past participation in the school
lunch program.
Equipment, labor and supervis-
ion must be provided for by state
and local agencies or civic groups.
Under the new plan, which COM
bines the school lunch and school
milk projects, foods going into three
types of lunches will be paid for by
FDA at rates ranging from two to
nine cents for each meal, depending
on the type served. Type A con-
sists of a complete lunch including
all ofthe items necessary for bal
anced meal. Type B is made up
of smaller portions of tohese same
foods and is less adequate nutri-
tionally. Type c consists of half
pint of milk.
FRA officials point out that the
program is not limited to low in
come children because the lunch
must be offered to all children in
the school. 1t is desirable how
ever, to give assistance first to
those schools where greatest need
exists, since availahsfunds may
not be adequate to rep an schools
asking for Federal aid. Although
war has brought about an increase
in national income, many families
still lack sufficient incomes to pro-
vide their children with adequate
diets. Higher food prices and rel
alive scarcity of certain important
foods have increased these Difficult
ties.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-28
Afro-World War
Veterans In
Fourth Confab

The fourth annual convention of
the Afro-World War Veterans of
the U. s., A. is being held at the
Zion A. M. E. church in Hatties-
burg, Miss, beginning Thursday.
Speakers from both races were
scheduled to appear on the prog
ram, including Judge Haralsan of
Hattiesburg and speaker of the
department of the American Le-
gion.
A parade was scheduled for Fri
day afternoon and all service
men whether members of the or
ganization or not were requested
to attend the convention.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-28
Stores To Close
September 9Th
For Labor Day

Retail stores of Jackson will be
closed on Labor Day, Monday,
September 6, according to an an
nouncement made by Chairman A.
D. Oppenheim of the Chamber of
Commerce Retail committee, said
yesterday in reminding firms OF
the retail agreement that Labor
Day be observed as one of the five
retail holidays of the year.
1t is likely that state, county and
city offices in addition to office
buildings will be closed for Labor
Day, thus giving their employees
two-day holiday.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-28

Sgt. Bonnie Newman Allison
husband of Mrs. Doris Allison, 1915
Hickory Street, Jackson.
Mrs. Allison reports that she has
recently been notified that her
husband has left this country for
oversee duty with the United
States Army.
Sgt. Allison who received his ba-
sic training at Cheyenne, Wyom-
ing, has been in the army for eight
months and was recently stationed
at Charleston, S. C.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-28

Cpl. Rev. Leon c. Hunt is home
on furlough visiting his wife, Mrs.
Leon Hunt, who lives at 351 Bell
Street.
On Sunday, August %, Cpl. Hunt
was speaker at the China Grove A.
M. E. Church, Madison, Miss, and
will speak at the Blair Street A.
M. E. Church on August 20 at 3:
p. m.
Cpl. Hunt is stationed at Maria,
Texas, where he is Post Chaplain
with the 336th Aviation Squadron
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-28

Mrs. Charles F. Golden, a mem
Der Of the Church School Exten-
sion Corps of the Methodist Church
who left the city this weekend fol-
San Francisco, California, where
she will serve in congested areas
around war industries plants. She
has just completed IL weeks of in.
tensive study at Fisk and Scarritt
Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. Golden is the wife of Chap
lain Charles F. Golden now serv.
ing with the armed forces ir
Northern Africa. She will be re.
membered as Miss Ida E. Smith
a former teacher in the city schoo
system.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-28

A heavy bomber, cruising at $50
miles an hour, burns three and one
third gallons of gasoline every min
ute.
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theme
christian Unity IN liar lime
OTHER LECTURERS INCLUDE

OTHER LECTURERS INCLUDE
DR.. CHARLES WESLEY. President WiIberforce Uni
versify WIlbeHorce, Ohio.
DR.. A. A. COSY State President Of the National
-.-
Baptist Convention.
BISHOP B. g. SHAW. AM.E Zion Church.
DR.. A. WALTER WILLIAMS President. Natchez COL
ege. Natchez, Miss.
RESOURCE LEADERS
DR.. w. H. BELL, Secretary Of the Conferences Presi-
dent Alcorn College, Alcorn. Miss.
DR.. G. n. ]. THlBODEAUx. President. Campbell
College.
DR.. Q. w. CARTER. Pastor. Peoples Church, New
Orleans. La.
MRS. / P. ROGERS. Jeans Agent. Mississippi.
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There is a strong feeling among
the Italians to declare Italy an
open nation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
Churchill, Hailed in Commons,
Promises Early War Review

tunity OF declaring that we have
and are now doing and will con-
tinue to do our utmost"
He described Lord Beaverbrook s
demand last week for more aid to
Russia as what one might call q
process of emphatic stimulation.
Responding to further questions
Mr.. Churchill said he also would
discuss the import and shipping sit
uation in his forthcoming state
ment.
He acknowledged that Britain
was dipping into" her food re-
serves, but said he was mot unduly
anxious about the situation from q
long term viewpoint.
Il think We are going to be able
to get through pretty we'll on the
lines We are now running In the
way OF food" Mr.. Churchill said.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
announced that three days would be
devoted soon to debate on the So
cial security plan OF Sir William H
Beverage, which has aroused the
greatest public interest OF any post
war social reform measure proposed
In Britain.
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Ranqoon Is Hammered
By Huge U. 5. Force
Heavy Attack Made on
Docks and Roll Station
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, Feb. 9-The largest
number Of United States bombers
ever sent against Rangoon in a
single day blasted the docks and
railroad facilities Of the important
Burma port yesterday only few
hours after Raj bombers had
dropped nearly 80 tons of bombs on
the city, a communique from United
States headquarters said today.
One formation of the American
bombers took the docks for targets
and the communique reported that
all bombs fell in the target area.
Another formation attacked the
railroad station and scored three
direct hits. Tracks and auxiliary
buildings also were damaged.
A third formation attacked rail-
road yards and engine sheds and
again all bombs fell in the target
area setting large fires. the COM
munique said
Japanese planes attempted to in
tercept the bombers, but were en-
gagged by American gunners, who
shot down one and damaged others,
it was said. All the United States
planes returned to their bases, the
communique reported.
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Roosevelt Approves Naming
DESTROYER for the Su||ivuns

gagement of the Revolutionary War,
slipped out Of Maine harbor on a
lumber sloop and successfully at
tackled British sloop.
The five brothers on the Juneau
were George Thomas, Francis
Henry, Joseph Eugene. Madison
Abel and Albert Leo Sullivan. They
had been assigned to the ship in
compliance with their requests to
the Navy that they be permitted
to serve together.
The brothers enlisted together
January 3. 1912, at Des Moines. The
youngest was the only one married
Two, George Thomas and Francis
Henry, had served previous four
year enlistments.
The destroyer which will carry
the name The Sullivans" previ-
ously had been assigned the name
U. 8. s. Putnam after a naval hero
who persisted In 1882 in the Arctic.
Another destroyer will be assigned
the name Putnam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
House Unit Paves
Way for Probe Of
Charges by Dies
SpecioI Committee May
Stort Investigation Of
'Crockpots' Tomorrow
"A. P. Wirephoto.
BY JAMES C. CHM.

The House Rules Committee
today paved the way for speedy
action on a resolution authoriz-
ing the House Appropriations
Committee to create a special
subcommittee TO sift the charges
of Chairman Dies Of the House
Un-American Investigating Com
mittee that there are a number
Of .."..crackpot hureaucrats" in the
Government service. with Com
munistic sympathies.
The resolution, introduced late
yesterday by Chairman Cannon OF
the Appropriations Committee, was
approved by the Rules Committee
after q brief discussion, and given a
preferred status on the House cal
endar. It is expected to be consid-
cred by the House later today.
Mr.. Cannon said the investigating
subcommittee would go into action
tomorrow II the House adopts the
resolution. william Pickens, Treas
ury Department official and one of
the 80 listed last week by Mr.. Dies,
will be the first Federal official
called, Mr.. Cannon added.
The Rules Committee, in approx
ing the Cannon resolution, removed
provision that would have given
the investigating subcommittee au-
thcrity to report its findings and
determination to the House at any
time in the form Of bill. The APP
preparations Committee. under a
centuly-old rule of the House, never
has had authority to initiate legisla-
ton.
The committee, however, left in
the resolution a provision authoriZ-
ing the subcommittee to tack Its
recommendations on any general or
special appropriation bill despite a
rule which forbids legislation in an
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Cannon said the purpose in
seeking swift action is to remove
from the Federal payroll "as soon
as possible" any employee found
SulICy VI lIlc CIldIkco VI MI. OlcS.
Record Ready.
Meanwhile, the Dies Committee
had $4,000 pages of its oflicial pro-
ceedings ready to back up its
plea to the House for a two-year
continuance and to dispute charges
Of its critics that 1t has spent too
much time fighting United States
ally-Russia.
A resolution to continue the life
OF the committee, created in May,
1888, to investigate American &C
tlviries, was on today's House pro-
gram, and its overwhelming approval
was predicted by committee men,
bers.
II doubt il there will be SO votes
against us" said Chairman Dies.
The Texan said he would seek a
vote OF confidence solely on the
! tSee DIES, Page A-l0)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-Prime Min
lister Churchill told the House Of
Commons today that he would
soon make a statement on the
war situation, including a ref
erence to the creation of United
Nations War Council. He spoke
in answer to a question.
The Prime Minister, who returned
Sunday from his trip to North
Africa and the Middle East, entered
unobtrusively during the question
period and started toward his seat
on the treasury bench. One OF the
ministers was replying to an in
terpellation when Mr.. Churchill en-
tered.
An explosion OF cheering and ap-
plause burst on all sides and con-
tinued until the Prime Minister was
seated. He was smiling broadly.
Asked by Laborite Emanuel Shin
well to make a statement on sup
plies to Russia, Mr.. Churchill de-
clared
Il am glad to take this oppor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-09
By the Associated Press.

by lne ASSOCIATED freSS.
President Roosevelt has approved
the naming of a destroyer now I'M
der construction The Sullivans' in
honor of five brothers who are listed
as missing from the cruiser Juneau,
which was lost in action In the Sol
ONION Islands in November
The Navy, making the announce
ment today, said Mrs. Thomas F.
Sullivan, Waterloo, Iowa, has been
invited to sponsor the new vessel,
under construction in the San Fran
cisco yard Of the Bethlehem Steel
Co.
No date has been set for the
launching.
This will be the second Navy yes
sci named after Ave brothers who
served their country. The destroyer
O'Brien, which was launched several
years ago, was named after Capt.
jeremiah O'Brien and four of his
brothers, who. in the first naval en-