Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-10-16


as New York has been bombed sew
e7al times and Axis prisoners act
tally believe that. WHAT ever be-
came Of Tony Martini Hes one Of
our favorite crooners. Frank Si1la-
ira, what about him? But we over
here would like to hear from Her.
bert Jeffries, or Lena Horne. There
is a big demand from the boys for
the old portable type of victrola so
that they may purchase few of
the tunes they used to know.
OUR BOYS are all doing fine
Jobs. We are extra proud Of the
peregrinations of our colored Air
Forces. They are tops, no fooling.
Just in case you didn't know there
are many colored airmen in the
Raj. They hail from island pro-
vinces but are highly rated. Some
are Gunners on the big bombers
and others are pilots while some
are navigators. Their forces are
mixed and since there is no color
line known to the British Com
monwealth of Nations, we have
spent many a pleasant hour with
the Raj boys and find them in
tereSted in us, no end. All the peo-
pie over here of all the nations that
I have talked to plan a visit TO
America when the war is over. I
think the desire is inspired by the
food we eat and the quality of our
uniforms, as well as the extra mon
ey the boys always seem to have
Prices here, incidently, have raced
sky high. You'd think our presence
would be appreciated bevond that,
especially when money means SO
little over here. There is little that
can be bought. Food and other ne
cessities are scarce and severely
rationed. Uncle Sam has helped
em some though. I have seen a
few American shoes and stockings
on the ladies, and in the shops.
WE HAVE many of our stars ov-
er from time to time. Bob Hope,
Frances Langford, and others and
they are really soldiers. They've
had to dodge into fox holes like
the rest of us. Why haven't some
of our sepia stars visited us? Jo-
sephine Baker has entertained the
boys quite a lot, which allays the
rumors that she had passed to OBJ
livion and she's as lovely as ever.
CAN say that nobody over here,
colored or white, appreciates the
race riots. Why don't our papers
stop that bosh about what we're
gonna do when we get home. The
colored soldiers and white are get
ting along swell, even the Southern
whites. We all have learned to ap-
preciate the others feelings and
govern our selves accordingly.
WE ARE sorry to hear about the
teen ayers. just another evil of
war. Pity the poor English husbands
when they get home and find COL
ored angels crying in the cribs they
left empty. Many of our boys mar
ried the English girls. They are
very sympathetic and all, but I
can't see how such a marriage can
turn out well. Really we don't have
much in common. I'm told they lose
their beauty early in life. What
then? Some of our colored girls
have married over here too, into
white families. If there is a class
distinction in England, it doesn't
apply to our people. The colored
American is welcome into any home
Rich or poor. 1t was told by Lon
doner the colored boy is the most
popular item in England these
days. The conduct the boys ere
displaying is equal to anything.
didn't know we had so many gen.
tlemen. If you think they aren't
ask any Britisher and read the pa
pers. Ofay. If when the shooting
match is over you want to visit N.
ARGUE steer clear of South Africa.
May as well chose Mississippi. No
difference. The best friends we
have in Northern Africa are
Jews, Span iards, Ma 1t csc