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and was also chosen for the group
investigating farm machinery and
farm labor.
In connection with these assign
ments. Buffet issued the following
statement:
Food comes first in the list cf
critical materials and industries.
The Administration is slowly learn
ing this basic truth. Upon fair
and just solutions of our farm
problems depend both our success
in the war and our national well
being 1 hope that I can this i'm
portaHt work in a constructive
The Omaha guide., 1943-04-17
BURIED IN FAMILY LOT
AT FOREST LAWN

Mrs. Gladys Councillor Wiging-
ton, age 50 years, died Thursday
evening April Sth at st. Paul,
Mimi, where she had been making
her home the past several years.
She was the eldest daughter Of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Councillor,
and was borned and reared in .
maha. She is survived by her
The Omaha guide., 1943-04-17

WASHINGTON, April IA amp.
The senate committee on military
affairs will hold preliminary hear
ings into the charges Of racial DIS
elimination in the armed forces
preparatory to tn appointment OF
a five man subcommittee to I'M
dertake a full dress Investigation
into the matter.
This is the procedure which will
be followed as a result Of a r~eSolu-
ton introducing in the Senate last
Thursday by Sen. Sheridan V. Dow
ney D) of California calling upo1
that committee to conduct a fun
and complete study and investiga-
ton with respect to he status Of
the Negro and other minority
groups in the armed services as
we'll as the WAACs. WAVES,
SPARS. and marines. women's aux
iliaries.
Introducing his resolution sen.
Downey declared on the floor that
complaints of violations Of the
nn-discrimination provisions Of the
S~elective Training and Service act
Of 1910 had been made by respon-
sible persons. notably william II.
Hastie. the civilian aide to Secy.
Of War Henry L. Stimson who re-
signed in protest. which complaints
have created anxious concern a
-mong large segments Of our peo-
pie"
The senate made it clear in his
remarks that he is not now atteinp
ting to judge the veracity Of The
charges but rather to point cut
the intent Of the President and the
legislation establish selective ser
vice that the objective be attained
without racial discrimination. file
pointed out tina Negroes afs great
~ restricted in the armed forces.
particularly in the air corps.
BY the end of this year there
will be more than one million Ne
gro Americans serving their coun-
try in our armed forces" he told
the senate. They will represent
more than 10 percent of all Am
orleans under arms. Their hero
ism, their loyalty is unquestioned.
The records of such Negro heroes
as Dorie Miller at Pearl HarbAr
offer living testimony Of the wi
Of the Negro people to defend the
heritage of freedom and democracy
which is the birthright Of all Am
ericank.
lit becomes vital spythe success
full prosecution of Americans war
OF survival that the morale OF the
Negro Americans in our armed
forces and of the u. 1000. 900 more
who are working on the home
front, be not impaired by failure
of any government agency to live
up to the letter an dspirit of ex-
isting laws against discrimination.
1t is essential that there be full
and unhindered use of all Amer
ica's manpower in the conduct of
the war"
senator Robert Reynolds Cd Of
North Carolina is chairman Of the
military affairs committee. 1t d
customary that when a committee
is to be appointed in accordance
with a resolution, the sponsor j.
generally consulted on its lem
bership. Sen. Downey was expect
ing to leave for the est Coast
where he was scheduled to delve
into manpower problems in Cal
fornia. 1t is therefore unlikely
that the subcommittee will be an
pointed before his return about
May 8.
The Specifications OF the resolu-
ton call for the committee to as
certain the extent to which there
CONTINUED on page 81
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way. Toward that end / invite the
help and suggestions of farmers,
labor and good citizens generally
throughout the District"
Congressman Buffet is planning
to come home for a few days dur
ing the latter part Of April.
Il am anxious to get back to
Nebraska and absorb again some
OF the genuine sense OF the Mid
die West and enjoy once more the
wholesome atmosphere of Cornhus
ker Land" he excluded
The Omaha guide., 1943-04-17
POU-tax Issue Quickly
Breaks Up Nine Kai Shek
CaLif Press Conference
BY HARRY

LOS ANGELES, April II amp
How important do you consider
the art the darker races are play
ing in the winning OF the war;"
was question No. one prepared by
me as representative Of the Asso-
ciated Negro Press to be asked
Madam Chang Kai Shek at her
press conference at the Ambassa-
dor hotel Friday. But the lovely
little Chinese First Lady revealed
by her answer that she had been
well coached by her American
c~ounselors as to the avoidance of
controversial subjects.
Her answer was, 81 think 1 have
made myself clear in many inter.
views throughout the country as
to the part the darker races are
playing in this world"
Immediately after another ques-
ton caused the white director OF
the conference to call upon China $
voice minister Of information, II
Tong, to bring the discussion to a
close. Mrs. Charlotte A. Bass
editor publisher Of the California
Eagle, had risen to ask DO you
not think the pill tax should be a
polished in this country, and that
its adjustment would aid the wal
program?"-"Just whom does the
poll tax effect" the Madame il
turn asked. Said Mrs. Bass. I'll
affects Some 10000. 900 citizens OF
the United States, and Gust a min
ute" , she reprimanded a white in
terupter). "of 100000 Negroes
it affects 1000, 900 If them"
! Madame Chang. visibly affect
I; ed by the outspoken objections
from whites. quickly declared, =
think the question of poll tax oe
pends on how much the Negro PEG
pie are contributing to the war ef
fort" Then as Mrs. Bass starting
to further clarity this matter, she
was again interrupted by Madame
| Chang who asked How do these
people intend to use their VOTING
power once they receive it?
frankly admit I have not made q
comprehensive study of the DOL
tax situation"
Apparently fearing that the ques
toner, some one of the other few
Negroes present, Or some liberal
minded white anti-poll tax support
er might satisfy her curiosity that
now seemed aroused, the announc.
er exclaimed, This press confer
ence Is at an end. We will per
NIT only one more question, that
Of the gentleman whose hand is
already raised" This was from a
white man who merely asked il
the Madame planned any further
travels.
Other Negroes presnt, among The
hundreds crowded into the Mod
ern room of the palatial Ambassa
dor hotel. were Miss Almena Davis
editor of the Los Angeles Tribune
Mrs. Dora Moore of the Los Angel
es Sentinel; c. T. Tucker. presi
dent of the American Anti-Preju
dice Society. who served as my 4
MP assistant, and Mrs. BASES Sec
rotary, who took down the process
ings in shorthand for her.
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Sti1msOn Says Army
To Promote Negro
Officers According
To Their Ability
ELIMINATE BLOCK
SYSTEM


Almost simultaneously with the
announcement of Secretary of War
Henry L. Stimson that his depart
ment will promote Negro officers
according to their ability. 1t was
learned in another quarter that
the block system of promotions has
been eliminated and that colored
commissioned personnel will be
raised in rank as the individual
qualify.
The secretary's reply came in
answer to a question at his Thurs
day morning press conference as
to whether the policy stated by
Under secretary William Patter-
son last week in a letter to the
Washington Federation of Church.
es, would be followed throughout
the army wherever command of
Negro troops is involved. Patter-
son had said that Negro officers
would be advanced according 10
their ability as they qualify.
Yes, that is our Intention" was
the Stimson answer.
The block system is the method
whereby Negroes could not be COM
missioned as lieutenants until an
equal number could be elevated to
the rank of captaincy, and this lat
ter would not be done until there
was an organized unit Of sufficient
Negro personnel to require the
particular number of captains.
1t was this limitation on advance.
ment that was lifted out of a
speech of Major Gen. Frederick
Miller. commanding general for
the 93d Division stationed at Fort
Huachuca, a few months ago and
highlighted in the Negro press. 1t
was not generally known, however
that even at that time, Gen. Miller
had submitted to his superior Off
GERS the recommendations for the
promotion Of several qualified Of
ficers at mis- base.
The probability IS that these and
possibly other names will be let
ed upon for promotion at an early
date, although no specific promise
was available.
Sec. Stimson also declared that
the policy of the war department
is to utilize trained Negro troops
wherever they can be used to fur
Their the war effort" He disclosed
that there are now more than U.s.
900 Negroes in the various over
Seas theatres of operations. This
number includes not only service
troops, he said, but combat troops
as well. such as coast artillery and
infantry.
Negro tank units are reported
to be engaged in action now going
on at the Tunisian front where
they are credited with having TAX
en- an important sector from the
axis.)
Negro troops Of all the princip-
al arms are now under training"
Stimson said. Typical of these
are the following: two infantry div
-isions, one cavalry division and a
number of infantry regiments and
field artillery battalions.
1.-The 93d divisions is now under
going maneuvers as a division.
This is an advanced stage of train
ing for this unit. I think that
these evidences give clearer indie
alton of our policy to utilize the
Negro soldier in combat as well as
in active theatres OF war"
ernor Dewey to act against his ex-
tradition because it was feared
that his life would be in jeopardy
if he returned to Mississippi. De
wey received a pledge from Gov
ernor Johnson of Mississippi that
Burrows would be given safe con
duct to the jail and that he would
be accorded a fair trial.
The Omaha guide., 1943-04-17
Suit 10 Enter
Kentucky Uni.
Set For May 9Th

Lexington. Ky.,5Charles Hous-
ton member Of the NAACP legal
staff representing Charles Lam
ont Eubanks Louisville student
who is Seeking admission to the
UnIver. ~ Of Ken ucky gave not
ic- n Lrsttict Co II here en- ArTll
81 that he will Al M ihH c H.
pant d include damages sus-
|ts.led by Euba lks It's his
years absence from school. The
trial has been reset for trial on
May 5th and 9Th
Eubanks charged he had been
denied admission to the Univers-
ity of Kentucky in violation of his
constitutional rights and is seek
ing a court order to compel the
university to admit him. He also
is asking $1,000 damages from the
The Omaha guide., 1943-04-17

DIX. y. A. HOW ELL
OF Tampa, Fla, chairman CT the
executive board OF the National
Dental association, who l., calling
a special meeting OF the board in
cleveland April 17-15 10 complete
for the 30th annual conven.
ton scheduled for the Ohio City,
August 9-13. amp
The Omaha guide., 1943-04-17

April 10 of last week to April 10
has been set aside as WAC Week
Lieut. Virginia M. Cheeks, WA
&C Recruiting officer, of Kansas
The Omaha guide., 1943-04-17
WAAC'S NEED NEGRO WOMANPOWER

City, Mo-, has headquarters in the
Urban League building.
Office hours daily from 9 am. to
5 pm.
The Omaha guide., 1943-04-17

Take advantage of this oppoc-
tunity to serve your country by
Joining the WAACs NOW!
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TO PROBE
U.S.. ARMED FORCES
DISCRIMINATION

BY ERNEST E. Johnson
Evening star., 1943-05-25

letter
cad Tor IN the last column Print the
site the from which
correctly you should have OF them n
Answer to Yesterdays LETTER-OUT
Letter-Out
tB) LAMBS-SLAM grand one in BRIDGE
(O> EDITORS-STRIDE stepf forvard
H2) GARBLE-GABLE earedso
(E) MASTERS-SMARTS a
CD BRUSED-BURIES treats bone
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
A Stroteoic Underbid

BY THE FOUR ACES.
A Strategic Underbid
At duplicate bridge 1t may be
excellent strategy to underbid a
hand by a full trick. South, in his
hand, earned a top score through
just that action.
South dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
A ATS
095
8 K654
4 1872
: 9Ke s7+ w n o?1o, ?1 !
o 83 o 10 8 2
+AJs5 8 KQe4
AKQJsss4
y 81
0 AQJ
80,
The bidding:
South. West North East
IA 20 Pass Pass
"a 80 "a Pass
Pass Pass
Vests two heart overcall was on
the timid side-an informatory dou-
BILE would have been more logical
but let's skip that point to get to
South's problem. After North had
given his spade raise, even a belated
raise, South was reasonably sure
he could make four spades or at
least have a swell play" for that
contract. Nevertheless, he refused
to bid it, and for very excellent
reason. That reason was to be
found in the respective Vulnerable
tiles. South hoped that the op-
ponents would let him play three
spades. but he was practically sure
that if he bid for game, against
which neither East nor West could
hold good defensive values, they
would go to five hearts as a Sacri-
flee. 1t was possible, of course, that
five hearts could be defeated two
tricks for 300 points, but South
thought not and obviously he was
right.
Neither East nor West figured the
matter as closely as South did, and
both were satisfied to let South
make his less-than-game contract.
How wrong they were! South
earned ITO points 120 below and so
for a part score): whereas five
hearts, which certainly would have
been bid against four spades would
have cost East-Wes only 100 points.
Yesterday you were Oswald Jaco-
by's partner and. with neither side
vulnerable, you held:
A7
y J43
0 A 10 5 ~
i 9 6 5 4
The bidding:
Jacoby. Schenken. You. Lightner.
IA Pass Pass -
Pass Pass (?)
Answer-Two diamonds. From
your partners failure to rebid and
from Mr.. Lightners weak reopen
ing bid and Mr.. Schenken's pass
you may infer that your partner
40 ANooOlloDls oDlC W SuppOIU uld-
monds. On this bidding you can
afford to compete for a part score
Score 100 per cent for two dia-
| monds. 60 per cent for pass, 80
per cent for double.
Question No. 1893.
Today you are Theodore Light
ner's partner and. with only your
side vulnerable, you hold
a A @ 6 5 A
y A J 10 93
0 K
The bidding:
Lightner. Schenken. You. Jacoby
ID Pass CIV
What do you bid. (Answer to-
morrow
released by the Bell Syndicate. 1ncD
Evening star., 1943-05-25

1~eAe 'ad
(Redd Uncle Ray Erery Sun
day in The Junior .Stnr.)
Don't lose hope til you've tried a
Star Want Ad." MA. 5000.
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Uncle Rays Corner

There Is story about ths Isle
OF Man which runs like this:
About the year 900, there came
to Man a band of Vikings under the
lead OF man named Orry. Hardly
had they touched the beach when
they were met by company OF
armed Celts.
"rhe Celts asked Orry where he
and his men had come from, and
he pointed toward the north star.
Thinking that this meant that the
Evening star., 1943-05-25

An old castle on the Isle OF
Man contains q one-hnnded clock
presented by Queen Elizabeth $50
years ago.
invaders had come from heaven,
the Celts fell on their knees and
accepted Orry as their king
That legend probably was in
vented to explain a change in the
history of the Isle of Man. A Morse
leader called "Orry" or "Gorrie'
did become the king, but very likely
there was some fighting before he
won the throne.
The Vikings, or Norsemen. stayed
on the island, and many of them
married native women. From time
to time new boatload arrived, and
most of the blue-eyed, fair-haired
Manx folk today have Norsemen, S
we'll as Celts. among their ancestors.
Set almost at the center of the
Irish Sea, the Isle of Man is 33
miles long and II miles wide. The
area is 227 square miles. Near the
southern end is tiny island known
as the Calf of Man"
The population has not changed
much during the past century. In
1921 the number of people living
there was 40,O81. Today the figure
is about $4,000.
Most of the people make their
living by farming, fishing or work.
ing in the lead and zinc mines.
Another occupation is taking care
Of visitors. The Isle of Man is a
center for tourists in time of peace
For several centuries the King
of Norway claimed that the Isle of
Man was part of his empire. but
in 1866 he made a treaty turning
it over to Scotland. The Scots held
control for only about 20 years
before the rule was turned over to
England
English mobiles have ruled the
island most of the time since then.
In 1929 the British government
bought out the last OF the rights
OF the ruling family, having paid
a total of more than $2,40o.OOO to
bring an end to the rule of the
mobiles. Since 1866 the Manx people
have enjoyed home rule" although
united to Great Britain.
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WORTH, Heirs at Law of J. c.
WORTH, DECD, and LARRY P.
COWARD, Guardian ad Litem
for Sarah Elizabeth Worth, Joe
Phipps Worth, Jennie Clyde
Worth, Ina Ruth Worth and David,
Thomas Worth, Minors.
Pursuant to an order of the
Court made in the above entitled
cause, I, W. B. Austin, Commits
sioner, will on the 30th day Of
April, 1943, at 100 o'clock P. M.
at the courthouse dSor in Jeffer-
son, North Carolina, sell to the
highest bidder, for cash, the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-
wit:
Beginning on a stake and stone
on Main Street and on the South
west corner of the NJ E. Church
South parsonage lot and running
Northward with the line of the
parsonage lot to stake and stone
on the back street, the Northwest
corner of the parsonage lot; then
westward with the back street to
the Northeast corner of the Meth
odist Church lot; then southwark
with the Methodist Church Lot
to the Main Street, the southeast
corner of the Church Lot; then
Eastward with the Main Street to
the beginning and containing one
third acre more or less, and
known as the Brannock or Adams
lot.
This the 30th day of March,
1943.
w. B. Austin,
Commissioner
4-8-4T
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can find out who it belonged to,
I will pay for it. After asking a
few people lin the vicinity, he
described, found out Floyd Bare
used to run a store near the Wa
goner post office, where the road
turns up to Low Gap. Mr.. Bare
was dead but his wife and sons,
as well as others who were fami-
liar with the store remembered
the pillow having been stolen. AT
ter I had told the young man
about who he had stolen the pillow
from, he went to see the widow
and paid $1,000 for the plow he
had helped steal. This man was
"Restoring fourfold."
If the people of our nation
would repent and would restore
the wrongs they have done, I am
sure God would approve, and we
would have some genuine repen-
tence and religion in our country.
And Zaccheus said, eff I have
taken anything from any man
-. 1 would restore him four
fold"
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CHAPTER VII

Fosdick went, cackling. His
mirth pricked the magnate like
a pin. He knew that his offer to
help the ex-convict was in the
nature of magnificent gesture.
Fosdick laughed at him; he
thought he was posing! Burle-
son rose from his seat and stared
out of the window. It was be-
ginning to spit snow. He sum-
moned his secretary, gave a few
sharp orders and left his office.
When he reached the street he
dismissed his car; he wanted to
walk home. It had been a Gus
tom of his in bygone years. The
Whim took him again; his doc
tors had recently warned him
that he was Sitting out his life. v
He began to walk steadily uptown
and the dash of snow in the air
invigorated him.
Its rotten to be shut up in
padded offices all the time!" he
thought, and then, abruptly, re-
calling the old grayness of Fos-
dick, he thought of Mark. Seven
teen when he was sent to prison!
Burleson tapped the pavement
sharply with his walking-stick as
he went along; he wanted to rap
Fosdick'S head for recalling the
case too wildly. It was true that
he had testified against the boy
a routine witness, no more, but
the scenes in the courthouse
came back to him. He shook the
mood off; he was not we'll, he
knew it; he tried to fasten his
mind on that deal he meant to
make; it ought to net about four
millions more.
The crowds were thinning a lit
tie now, as he made his way up
town, but still they hemmed him
in and he felt that singular lone
illness which assails the wayfarer
in a city throng- He was an old
man, and his wife and his chill
dren were long since dead; it
seemed to him. sometimes, that a
singular i'll luck, in that respect,
had pursued him. He had lost
three sons. He had no heir; he
had made up his mind to leave
his estate, the major part Of it,
to Pam. She was not blood
relation, only his wife's niece, but
the girl had crept into his heart
and Softened it; she was the only
one for whom he felt real ten
derness; the only one for whom
he would have made a sacrifice.
He was progressing steadily,
his grim face, set in it stern lines,
his thin shoulders STOPPING I'M
der his heavy, fur-lined coat-a
rich old man without health,
without a family! The irony of
it, of his accumulated wealth and
his childlessness, often assailed
him.
Someone brushed againt him in
the crowd, laughed saucily and
caught his sleeve. 1t was Pam
herself.
give been chasing you half a
block, Uncle Herbert!' she pant
ed
His face softened; he was Of
ten amazed at his own weakness
for this girl; he drew her hand
through his arm.
"You ought to go home, miss;
it's going to snow hard!" His tone
to her was always kind, differ
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ent; she knew ia sour, hot
tempered old man, too!
She laughed. 81 love snow!
I've been out with Aunt Lynn
you know what that means!"
"a socially conducted journey,
eh?" he smiled grimly. you're
little rebel, Pam"
"Uncle Herbert, I wish you'd
tell Aunt Lynn that I'm old
enough to go where please, and
and Archie Landon hasn't any
business to dictate about my
friends!"
| $50 Landon NEEDLES, does he?
I thought the boy had more
sense"
"He hasn't any! In the first
place, he brought friend of his
to the house. Then he talks to
Aunt Lynn because I lunched
with his guest today-if you
pleased"
Il see! You've been lunching
out with man and got into
trouble with your aunt. That's
it, isn't it,"
1--WE got right to lunch with
anyone, haven't II" Pam tossed
her head, then she laughed. "You
see, the trouble is I can't be sly
someone always sees me! Archie
Landon saw me today; SO did that
hateful old Fosdick of yours!"
Burleson looked down at the
charming, flushed face critically.
"Fosdick didn't talk, young la
dy; he's just been to my office.
Old men are wiser than young
ones, after all!'
II wouldn't care a pin for Ian
don," said Pam hotly, "only it's
mean-he brought the man him
self"
who's the man."
Pam blushed furiously; for the
twentieth part of a second she
hesitated; she had a terrible re-
membran9e of Fosdick's "By-
RAM" and Marks reply. But
she had no hint of it's real signif-
icance.
cts Stewart Byram. Don't
you remember him at the dinner
that time, Uncle Herbert? The
tall fellow with-with the differ
ent look?"
II seem to remember quite a
number of tall fellows with diff
ferent looks" Burleson replied,
musing.
Pam laughed uneasily. ooh,
you noticed him! I saw that my
self. He's-he's not like anybody
else"
Burleson glanced down at her
quickly and caught only the
sweep of her thick lashes on a
red cheek.
Come to think of it, I do re-
member the man you mean" he
admitted slowly; it occurred to
him that it was the one whose
face recalled something forgot
ten. 1t had been vaguely famil-
lar. what sort is he, PAM"
Pam did not reply at once; they
had come to crossing and Burle-
son observed that she took adj
vantage Of it to hurry him across
and point out the magnificence
of florists display.
Those are blue carnations.
don't like them; they're unnatur-
al"
Il see that I'll have to observe
this blue carnation young man
myself" Burleson retorted dry