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Executors Sale
OF VALUABLE
Personal Property

By virtue of the power and au-
thority in me vested by the last
will and testament of SARAH T.
M. FARRELL, deceased, late of
the city of Smyrna, Kent County
and State of Delaware, the under
signed Executor will offer for sale
and sell at public auction on
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Sat-, Oct. %, 1913

At TEN O'clock A. M.
At her late residence, corner of
Main and Frazier streets in Smyr-
ma, Delaware, the personal property
of said deceased consisting of big
variety of
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Smyrna, Delaware

Dear Dribbles:
Please change Herman's address
in your column to read: Pvt. Her.
man D. Tucker, A. S. N. 32487S54,
Battery A, 223rd S. L. Battalion,
Building No. 1118, Camp Edwards,
Massachusetts,.
Sincerely,
His aunt,
Martha R. FAIRIES
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READING & WRITING
BY Szmn Scare AND MM 7Gw
~
i Ol

OR excellent hrsthand of the battle for New
Guinea read THE Toughest Fighting the World by the Australian
correspondent George Johnston Mr. Johnston every step
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Smyrna, Delaware

Smyrna, Delaware
Editor of Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Sir:
Enclosed please find a letter
Just received from my grandson, in
which he sends his new Army Post
Office address. Since he has quite
a few friends from Smyrna writing
to him, thought perhaps they
would like to have it.
Thank you,
Mrs. John w. Jacobs, Sr.
Smyrna, Landing
Corp. Benjamin F. Jacobs, A. S.
N. 32165135, A. P. o. 958, Post
master, San francisco, California.
P.S. have just received a card
from my other grandson, Pvt. John
R. Jacobs S. N. 9O3712, U. S. M. c.,
Platoon No. 729, 10th Recruit Bat
TALON, Paris Island, South Carolina.
Please put this in your column.
Pacific Area
Dear Grandma:
The receipt of your letter recent
ly made me realize that 1 have not
written you for ever so long a time.
1 will now try and make up for
that lost time.
To start with, / am we'll and do
ing just fine. 1 hope my letter
finds all of you folks in the very
best of health. Please give my re-
Continued on PAGE Four)
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Listed below are the etracts TAX
en- from Flight officer John S. Mel
wins letter which has been referred
to in the above letter from his
father, Mr.. John F. Melvin.
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John

John S. Melvin, T-185634, Flight
Officer, Smyrna, Delaware was
awarded the Air Medal as a mem
Der of the Air Corps, United States
Army, in the name of the Com
manding General, North African
Theatre of Operations, for meritor-
ious achievement while participat-
ing in night aerial fight as a MEM
Der of the combat crew, in unarm-
ed, unarmored and unescorted
Troop Carrier Aircraft, at an alti-
tude of less than 500 feet, under
adverse flying conditions, over
enemy held terrain while receiving
hostile ground fire. The skill and
courage, the devotion to duty, ex-
emplified by this individual, con-
tributed largely to the successful
dropping of paratroops over desig-
mated dropping zones, and estab-
hshed the value of large paratroop
forces as a formidable weapon, for
future operations, and reflects great
credit upon each individual, the
NAAF Troop Carrier Command,
and the United States Air Forces.
The above citation, in the award
ing of Flight officer Melvin's Air
Medal, was signed by Paul L. Will
liams, Brigadier General, U. S. A.,
Commanding. No one, even Johns
own father and mother, could be
more proud of his meritorious &C.
ton than is Dribbles. This is one
of the 'Red Letter" days for that
reason. 1t is felt that the entire
community will be more than pleas
ed to learn of the citation for one
of their former youths. Reading
between the lines of the above, one
can readily see that John has been
doing things over on the other side.
The Air Medal award is not easily
won by any member of the U. S.
Army Air Corps. 1t all goes to
show, those of us who have remain
ed safely at home, just how much
we are not doing towards winning
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Underground" was in Paris, after her
first release from the Gestapo prison, a
small boy came up to her and begged to
be allowed to carry her packages. His
name was Pierre, she discovered, and he
had been member of well-to-do FAM
lily. But his father was prisoner in Ger
many, and the money the boy earned for
odd jobs was the family's only income.
"Some of my friends sell newspapers, he
said. There's more money in that" Then
ont believe in it. It's spreading German
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Valuable Furniture

and HOUSE FURNISHINGS
Enough to equip large house of
eight or more rooms.
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he added proudly "But don't believe in It's spreading German
propaganda"
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Middle East Operations.

supplied and supported the
British 9Th Army in the Middle
East, and followed all the way up
the desert from Tobruk to Tunis;
was the first ship to land at Marble
Arch. Rommel left at 8:16 a. m.
and two hours and fourteen min
utes later I landed. We exper-
fenced several bombings and watch
ed several others.
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still burning when they szzed into the sea- The General laughed
In that young fellow maybe ought stretch point and
credit you with one." a.
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North African Operations:

North African Operations:
I hauled supplies and trained per-
sonnet to all parts of Africa and
the theatre of operations; was one
of the first planes to drop para
troops during the invasion of Sicily.
We continued to supply our forces
in Sicily until it was completely in
our hands.
Sicily:
Assisted in the invasion of Italy.
1 have given you the details of
the order on the award of the Air
Medal which you asked for. You
can write it up as you may see fit.
I've been told that l am Lieu
tenant now-but the orders have
not come thru to date.
AS ever,
John
F-O John S. Melvin
A. S. N. 12013948
A. P.AO. No. 760
o Postmaster
New York City, New York
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PUBLIC SALE
OF STOCK AND
FARMING IMPLEMENTS

at IL O'clock A. NJ, Sharp
The following described personal
property, to-Wit:
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-27
SCHOOL AGE
SET BYLAW

School law provides that ANY
child who is six years of age or who
will become six on or before the
first day of February next follow
ing the beginning of the schoo
year is of school age. A child under
school age may not be accepted in
any department of a public school,
except the Kindergarten, without
the consent of the Superintendent
or teacher. The requirement ap-
plies to the age at the opening of
the school term"
This means that if the child
starting to school on September
this year will be six years old by
next February l, he can enroll in
the first grade now. Or if he will
be five years old by next February
/, he can enroll in Kindergarten
There can be no exceptions made
to this rule as the law definitely
sets the date, and the Juneau
School will follow this ruling.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-27
DIFFERENTIAL
CONSIDERED IN
new OpA PRICES

Differential on prices for salmon
purchased on grounds and those at
port, are established by General
Order / to MPR Alb, according to
announcement made today by the
Alaska Office of Price Administra-
ton. The order will become eff
fective on Monday, August 80.
1t fixes the legal ceilings on SAL
mon purchased on the grounds at
three cents less than port prices for
large red kings, two cents less than
port prices on all other varieties of
salmon. The OPA stressed that
these are the highest prices that
should be paid for salmon bought
on the grounds, and buyers are
warned against paying higher than
these prices, regardless of the ele-
ments of competition involved. Sc
we're penalties are provided for
violators.
The differential between ground
and port prices follows an estab-
lished business practice of many
years, the OPA said. 1t is intended
to cover costs of icing and trans
portation to the vari Gus ports. Cell
ings at the various ports remain
unchanged.
1t should be borne in mind also
that under recent amendment to
MPR 418, all salmon weighing less
than fourteen pounds are classified
as small" salmon, the announce
ment continued, adding that reports
have come to the office that one
buyer is classifying all salmon above
IL pounds as large salmon. This is
in violation of MPR Alb which sets
fourteen pounds and upward for the
classification of large salmon, the
OPA. said. Penalties for violation
on this score are the same as for
paying higher than ceiling prices
on the grounds or at port.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-27
ELKS BACK FROM
VISIT TO SITkA
AND INITIATION
Attend Opening Of Bills
Club There : Are
Entertained

A party of Juneau ElkS returned
from Sitka by steamer early this
morning after attending the open
ing of the Sitka Bills Club new club
rooms and initiating the annual
Sitka class of candidates.
The Elks started the visit out
Tuesday afternoon with house
warming at the Bills Club. The
initiation was held in the lodge
room of the Moose in the Island
City at $50 that evening, followed
by a banquet in the dining room Of
the Pioneers Home with E. M. God
ard Past Exalted Ruler, acting as
POSTMASTER.
On Wednesday informal enter
tainment was furnished in the after
noon for the visitors and a dance
was held that evening at the Moose
Club. The visit ended the next
morning with a farewell breakfast
at the Sitka Cafe with Charles
Workman, host.
Officers
Juneau Lodge officers who Of
ficiated during the initiation were
Exalted Ruler N Floyd Fagerson,
Esteemed Leading Knight A. B.
Hayes, Esteemed Loyal Knight L. J..
Holmquist, Es e e m e d Lecturing
Knight E. c. Reynolds, Secretary
M. H. Sides, Esquire Yves overly,
Chaplain Vic Power, Acting Tiler
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M. E. Monagle, Acting Treasurer
H. E. Simmons, Acting Inner Guard
Arthur Adams.
The following we're initiated
w. B. Allen for Ketchikan, and
for Juneau, Hugh b. Antrim, Will
lam C. Boughten, Jack Calvin, w.
M. Cook, Harold K. Dawson, George
Eliason, George Fitzgerald, John F.
Gillings, Tai Guppy, j. Arthur Hall,
v. l.. Hunkins, william c. Jahrig,
w. w. Mcdonald, r. d. McGraw,
K. c. Nordby, L. T. Peterson, j. B.
Rasmussen, Claude o. Rhoades,
Frank j. Sarmer, Louis Scharpen-
berg, Charles Schramm, j. Earl
Shennett, George w. Six, Lloyd
A. Tilson and E. w. Van Horn.
Banquet Committee
Members of the banquet commit
tee included Mrs. c. E. Workman,
Mrs. E. M. Goddard, Mrs. Hattie
Peterman, Mrs. Russ Clithero and
Mrs. F. A. Metcalf.
Officers of the Sitka Bills Club
are President Frank A. Metcalf,
ice-President Harry Hagen, Sec
rotary William w. Knight, Treasurer
Charles E. Workman and Trustees
George H. Peterson, Thomas Tilson
and Charles A. Whittemore.
other Juneauites who made the
trip are Mrs. N. Floyd Fagerson,
Mrs. L. j. Holmquist, Mrs. Yves
overly, Mrs. H. E. Simmons, Mrs.
M. E. Monagle, Mrs. Vic Power, Mr..
and Mrs. John c. Young, Mrs. Car
son Lawrence and Steve Vukovich.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-27
RAY pETERMANS IN
JUNEAU; BRIEF VISIT

Ray Peterman, Sitka contractor,
and Mrs. Peterman, formerly If
Juneau, are here for few days be-
fore leaving for Prince Rupert for
several weeks vacation in British
Columbia cities.
Some time will also be spent at
Ketchikan enroute, with the greater
part being spent at Prince Rupert
and Telkwa, B. c., where Mr..
Peterman's brother is in business.
During their stay in Juneau they
are guests at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-27
18 DEAD IN
PLANE

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. PA
3-motored Brazilian airliner struck
the Naval Academy building in a
take-off from the airport in a fog
tbs morning and 10 of the 81
aboard, including Archbishop of
Sac Paulo Gaspar Esilva, were
killed. No Americans are known to
have been aboard the plane.
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coumnists. who he said fostered
Nazi propaganda by spreading rum
ors that Russia might seek separate
peace with Germany.
Il don't think Stains inability
to attend the conference or shifting
of ambassadors in the United States
and Great Britain implies any deal
with the Germans" he said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-27
FOUR FINED BY
CITY COURT HERE

Four were fined in City Police
Court this morning as follows:
Golden Mailman, 500 for selling
liquor after hours; Poda Snigaroff,
$40, drunk Lawrence Dick, $25,
drunk; Bula Hamilton, SIS, drunk
and disorderly.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-08-27
pROpAGANDISTS
ARE BLAMED FOR
RUM0RS, RUSSIA

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Brendan
Bracken, British Minister of In
formation, assailed at press con-
ference today the unconscious fifth
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The average height of the hu-
man race has increased two inches
since the Stone Age.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-17
NATIVE SON
By RICHARD WRIGHT

What was the nature of that
material?"
Il gave him some pamphlets on
the Negro question"
Material advocating the equali-
ty of whites and blacks?"
TT was material which explain
ed
Did that material contain plea
for unity of whites and blacks'?"
why, yes"
did you, in your agitation of
that drunken Negro, tell hing that
it was all right for him 80 have SEX
ual relations with white women?"
NO
did you advise Miss Dalton to
have sexual relations with him?"
mo"
did you shake hands with that
Negro?"
Eyes"
Did you offer to shake hands
with him?"
Yes. 1T is what any decent per-
"Confine yourself to answering
questions, please, Mr.. Erlone. We
want none of your Communist ex-
plantations here. Tell me, did you
eat with that Negro?"
why, yes"
"You invited him to eat"
Miss Dalton was at the table
when you invited him to sit doWn?"
YES"
How many times have you eaten
with Negroes before?"
Il don't know. Many times"
"You like Negroes?"
Il make no distinctions :"
DO you like Negroes, Mr.. Err
lone?"
Il object!" Max shouted. How on
earth is that related to his case?"
You cannot regulate these ques-
tions!" the coroner shouted. "I've
told you that before! A woman has
been foully murdered This witness
brought the deceased into contact
with the last person who saw her
alive. We have the right to deter
mine what this witness attitude
was toward that girl and that Ne
gro! The coroner turned back to
Jan. Nov, Mr.. Erlone, didn't you
ask that Negro to sit in the front
seat OF the car, between you and
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-17

Miss Dalton?'
NO, he was already in the front
seat"
But you didn't ask him to get
into the back seat, did you?"
NO"
why didn't you?"
My God! The man is human!
Why don't you ask me :"
I'm asking these questions and
you are answering them. Now, tell
me, Mr.. Erlone, would you have
invited that Negro to sleep with
you?"
Il refuse to answer that ques-
toni"
But you didn't refuse that drunk
en- Negro the right to sleep with
that girl, did you?"
His right to associate with her
or anybody else was not in ques-
ton :"
Did you try to keep that Negro
from Miss Dalton?"
81 didn't -
Answer yes or not!"
mol"
Have you a sister?'
why, yes"
(To Be Continued }
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-17
NAACP Units On
Guard Against
Race Outbreaks
Branch Officials
Take Steps To
Prevent Trouble

NEW YORK, N. Y. - (SNS) =
Vigorous and effective action is be-
ing taken by NAACP branches in
the 10 fever spots throughout the
country to avert outbreaks similar
to recent rioting in Detroit, Beau
mont, Los Angeles and other war
centers it was revealed this week.
Special reports from these branches
indicate increased activity on the
part of interracial committees and
renewed efforts to get sustained
cooperation from the local daily
newspapers.
c. L. Harper O. the Atlanta
branch, states that branch sue
ceeded after enlisting the help Of
Ralph McGill, in influencing three
papers to carry editorials condemn
ing riot rumors. The Atlanta
branch also reported that the Gov
ernor will be called upon to issue
an appeal to officers and citizens
of the state. In setting up the con-
templated inter-racial citizens
committee of equal number of Ne
groes and whites, it is proposed
that the Negro members will be
selected by the Negro group.
The Baltimore NAACP reports
the formation of a committee for
prevention and control of riots and
states that FBI agents are on the
alert at local shipyards.
The Mayor and Chief of Police
at Chester, Pa, have been asked by
the Chester NAACP to appoint Ne
gro police and plainclothesmen. Ne
gro and whites are cooperating in
a YMCA race harmony drive the
report said
1t was reported that the Phila-
delphia branch in collaboration
with the Philadelphia TRIBUNE
CLIO, A. F. of L. and the Railroad
Brotherhood has undertaken a
public education program and the
$4,000 had been spent to advertise
letter from union heads asking
fairness and cooperation.
Effort to locate the distributors
of pamphlet urging Negroes to
strike are being made by the Kan
sas City, Mo-, branch which reports
that it is endeavoring to form an
interracial committee. Although
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-17
Continued From Last Week.

st was not aware that Bigger was
drunk and I did not consider Mary
as being unprotected"
Had you at any time in the past
left Miss Dalton alone in the COM
pany of Negroes?"
NO"
"You had never used Miss Dali
ton as bait before, had you?"
Bigger was startled by a noise be-
hind him. He turned his head; Max
was on his feet.
Mr.. Coroner, I realize that this
is not a trial. But the questions
being asked now have no earthly
relation to the cause and manner
of the death OF the deceased"
MIR. Max, we are allowing plen-
ty of latitude here. The Grand Jury
will determine whether the testi-
mony offered here has any rela-
ton or not"
But questions of this sort in
flame the publicmind :"
Nov, listen, Mr.. Max. No ques-
lions asked IN this room will in
flame the public mind :"
than has the death of Mary Dali
ton, and you know it, You have the
right to question any of these wit
nesses, but I will not tolerate any
publicity seeking by you OF any
kind here!'
But Mr.. Erlone is not on trial
here, Mr.. Coroner!"
He is suspected of being impli-
Gated in this murder! And we're
after the one who killed this girl
and the reasons for it! If you think
these questions have the wrong
construction, you may question the
witness when we're through. But
you cannot regulate the questions
asked here!'
Max sat down. the room was
quiet. The coroner paced to and fro
a few seconds before he spoke
again; his face was red and fk
lips were pressed tight.
"Mr. Erlone, didn't you give that
Negro material relating to the
Communist Party?"
Eyes"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-17

Lane Powers, Trenton; Charles
Eaton, Somerset; DELAWARE:
Earl d. Wiley Dover; IOWA: Paul
Cunningham, Des Moines, MARY
LAND: Daniel Ellison, Baltimore:
MASSACHUSETTS,: Charles Cla-
son, Springfield; Joseph Martin,
minority leader, former chairman
Republican national committee):
MICHIGAN:- Bartel johnson,
Grand Rapids; William Blackney,
Fllnt. - >GlXl
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-17
Negro Vote Shift
Seen As Threat To
COP Die-Hurds

WASHINGTON, D. C. - (ANP) - Defeat of legisla-
ton to keep alive the National Youth Administration has
again focused attention of political observers
lining up of reactionary Republicans with dehard DEM
working for the destruction New Deal bills
signed for social progress.
With the 1914 national elections approaching it has
been noted that of these congressman senators
who have appealed to Negroes the basis that the Repub
car party the party of Lincoln voted against con-
nuation of the NYA governmental agency that has bene
fitted many unfortunate Negro boys and girls
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-17

Charles Mahoney Of Detroit who
is member of the Michigan Labor
Commission to receive all The COM
plants of Negroes concerning the
riot.
Working with the wolverine Par
Association and the legal staff of
the Detroit Branch several worthy
cases have been taken of innocent
young Negroes who were convicted
on the day following the trial and
sentenced to 80 days. Motions for
new trials have been made on the
ground that these Negroes were
held incommunicado and were
not permitted to contact either
family or lawyers before they we're
tried. This it is claimed is a
denial of due process Of law.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-17
Louisiana Plan Is
Called Subterfuqe

BATON ROUGE, La. - (SNS)-
A resolution authorizing local
school boards throughout the state
to establish salary schedules in the
public schools which would take in
to consideration merit" and "re-
sponsibility" in fixing teachers sal
aries, was adopted by the State
Board of Education here on June
80 in and 8 to / vote.
NACP attorneys charged that
the purpose of the resolution is to
avoid the decisions in teachers SAL
airy cases brought by the NAACP
in an effort to equalize the salaries
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-17

Of Negro and white teachers Of
equal status and qualifications.
The new resolution will permit
the school authorities to take into
consideration subjective elements
which will open the door to politi-
cal maneuvers and race discrimi-
nation.
The NAACP has pending an ac-
ton in Louisiana to equalize teach
ers' salaries brought by Eula Mae
Lee, against the jefferson Parish
School Board in the United States
District Court for the Eastern Dis
trict of Louisiana.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-17
WINNER BOND PRIZE

CAMP STEWART, Ga. lamp
PVT John H, Morris, 19-year-
old soldier from Leland, Miss.
Tuesday was announced as Wionel
of a $25 war bond awarded month.
ly for the best shooting on the rifle
range. He scored 1872 out of g
possible geo to win the Bond
given by 81 military store in nearby
Hinesville.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-17
hit THAT RHEUMATIC pain
RIGHT where IT HURTS

And look at the SiIrer Lining
in those Clouds of Pain
The big idea is that you want to feel
better. When pain eases, your mind
eases. You get rest that means deliver
ance. So use something that gets at the
pain. C-a2a3 brings you pain-relieving
help. Now you will feel as good as
others who enjoy its help, too. Coo, and
81. Caution: Use only as directed. First
bottle purchase price refunded if you
are not satisfied. Today, get C-2zzs.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-17

February. I never intend to go back
to him as I don't believe he is the
right man for me. I would like
to find nice man I could love. ]
also have a three-year-old son. ]
seem to be having such a tough
time and can't get the kind of job
I want. Tell me what to do and
where to turn.
Ans. For the next twelve
months . turn your back on
all men. Henceforth, devote all
your time and efforts toward
getting a better job. Be indie
pendent. Men admire women
with the gumptiOn to stand on
their own feet and look after
themselves. Do this for your
sons sake. Instead of looking to
men for sOlace and comfort
just forget them for a while.
With independence will come
confidence. And confident
women can handpick their
men.