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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-09-30
Diary of a Broadcaster

Let me tell you of another crazy
rumor story that heard today. It
is SO old that it has whiskers but
people up and down this land are
listening and believing it.
A reliable, otherwise hardheaded
man told me that an acquaintance
Of his wife had friend or relative
who had a letter from her boy,
prisoner in Japan. The boy said
that he was being we'll treated and
then made a reference to his stamp
collection.
He had none, SO the remark got
the people to thinking-they repeat
ed it then the FBI or somebody"
took the letter, steamed off the
stamp, and under it was written
Well, before the man finished tell
ing it, said. 81 know what was
under it-They've cut my tongue
out"
How did guess7 Well, | heard
that story dozen times in the last
World war
But to make sure, | made few
inquiries, simply to check the pro-
cedure. In the first place, prisoners
of war don't use stamps. They can't
write direct to their next of kin. The
messages all are relayed through
| the international Red Cross anyhow.
Before we got into the last war, |
was sitting on top of Fifth avenue
bus in New York, reading an article
by David Lawrence, which reported
how the department of justice had
run down a story to the effect that
sweaters knitted for the Red Cross
were sold to soldiers. The bus
stopped-a Liberty Bond orator was
making a speech--I listened. He
was telling the same story that the
department of justice had run down
and found il had absolutely NO basis
whatever.
Remember this before you repeat
these charming fantasies. Enlist
ment in the WACS, as fine corps
Of American women as were ever
gathered together, has been slowed
down by a cheap and dirty story
made out Of whole cloth and passed
from one drooling lascivious mouth
to another.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-09-30

BY the hundreds of thousands,
boys and girls who in other times
would have completed high school,
are now leaving the school before
graduation to go to work, says the
Educational Policies commission of
the National Education association.
Entries of aliens during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1913, were the
lowest in 80 years.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-09-30
SAFEGUARD GOVERNMENT
CHECKS

Despite repeated warnings, records
Of the Bureau Of Naval Personnel
show a steady increase in the num-
Der of allotment and family allow
ance checks stolen or lost after de-
livery To prevent loss, the follow
ing suggestions have been offered
ID be sure your name is on your
mail box or door; 90 watch for
your check and deposit it prompt
-ty IN d regular place; t31 If you
move, notify your postmaster and
either the Allotment Division or
the Family Allowance Division Of
the Bureau Of Supplies and Ac
counts, Navy Department, Cleye-
land, Ohio.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-09-30
Canadian, i. 5. Universities
Offer Plan for Prosperity
Two Schools Offer Prescription for Postwar
Depression in Pamphlet Entitled The
Mdcontinent and the. Peace
BY BAUkHAGE
Neus 4nalysf and Commentator

are fairly simple-malntenance OF
the same type of specialization now
going on. The plan for Europe is
more complicated but since the
question of whether the people OF
western Europe eat at all for the
next few years, depends largely on
what Russia, the United States and
the other grain producing countries
do, these countries may be able to
get western European countries to
do what We want.
According to the Midcontinent
planners, an arrangement should be
made whereby western Europe for
a period perhaps Is years-would
absorb our surplus wheat, pork,
lard and other farm products. Pro-
duction of these products would be
stopped in western Europe and re-
sources saved would be put to eff
fcient use. The producing countries
would assist in reorganizing Euro
pean agriculture to this changeover.
The producing countries would also
agree to reduce certain tariffs SO
that the Europeans can pay for the
agricultural products they absorb
with goods they can make. (Of
course, there is the tough spot.0
AS for changeovers in agriculture,
it is pointed out that they are not
new. Minnesota was once the great
est wheat producing state IN the
country. That is no longer true.
Mixed farming has greatly in
creased. Diversified farming rose in
Denmark and improved the standard
of her people-these changes come
about automatically because the new
type introduced pays better. Similar
changes, it is implied. could be
brought about by ukase, too.
Unfortunately, space does not per-
NIT detailed review Of this report
but quite as important as its actual
content are the forces which initial
ed tin the first place, it brings to
our consciousness the mutual inter-
ests Of this country and our northern
neighbor which are plain to any
American familiar with Canada and
her people but which many in both
countries ignore. Again. it shows
how grHlps in two separate coun-
tries can get together and work out
steps mutually beneficial and like
wise advantageous to the whole
world. The most important thing OF
ALL however, is the emphasis on the
fact that domestic problems are fire.
] auently international problems.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-09-30
Deonno Durbin
Fuscinutes in
Latest Picture

An extraordinary motion picture
comes Sunday and Monday to the
screen of the Kootenai theatre. 1t
is The Amazing Mrs Holiday
The star is Deanna Durbin
Here is one Of those rare movie
experiences which can safely be de-
scribed as "unforgettable. : The per-
feet blending of potent story ma
terial, superb performances and ex-
quisite music has been accomplished
with striking effect Deanna, now
glamourously grown-up, has added
another spectacular success to her
parade of Universal hits which be-
gan with Three Smart Girls" De-
anna herself is probably the most
amazing element Of THE Amazing
Mrs Holiday
Role Is Colorful
This Mrs Holiday, portrayed by
Deanna, is very resourceful young
American girl who evacuates a
group Of helpless little children
from the Orient in time to escape
the Japanese terror. How she finds
refuge in America and is forced to
masquerade as i wealthy -wf d4e#ti
provides sensational dramatic action
leading up to the films climax.
The romantic side of the picture
is appealing and completely believ-
able. Edmond O'Brien has the lead
ing masculine role opposite the stai
while other favorites in the cast in
clude Barry Fitzgerald and Arthur
! Preacher.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-09-30
Pit Primitive Prison

The pit was the primitive form of
mans invention to keep men, and
for that matter, powerful animals.
prisoner. 1t was the only way to
catch them because these deep holes
kept them securely till hunger or
exhaustion overcame the captured.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-09-30
Queer Mixture

a queer mixture is the platypus or
duckbill, which has the body of an
otter. the beak of a bird, Webhed
feet with claws and lays eggs like
reptile.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-09-30

Advertise .or Be Forgotten.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-09-30

IRE report shows heHi- Al gFietil-
ture has ceased to be our greatest
source of wealth, how industry has
become pre-eminent and to main
tain our agriculture, healthy con-
dition of industry must be main
tanned. The old statement is quot
ed: Tell me the amount Of factory
pavrolls and I will tell you the price
of meat and bu' .er. !,
The plans for r own agriculture
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03

Many familiar players with big
time experience have been con-
tacted and will be signed to a
contract next week. The team will
represent players from at least
eight states or more and several
rookieswill be given a tryout with
the team.
Henry N. Lewis who will be
manager of the club with free rein
To do whatever he sees fit to give
Atlanta winning diamond aggre-
cation, has called his first prac-
tice session for Monday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Players in Atlanta
will be given every consideration
to make the club which will be
put through a hard three weeks
of preseason training at the
Washington park atheletic field
After the completion of training
the team. will be selected and the
players offered contracts according
to their worth.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03

ARMY AIR FORCES TECHNI-
CAL TRAINING COMMAND, SAN
IA MONICA. Calf. = (SNS) - In
1886, Archie Williams of Redding,
Negro track star, was in the fore
front of an American victory in
Germany when he added the 400
meter championship to a long
string of Yankee "firstS" in the last
Olympic Games, held in Berlin.
Now Archie is 'prepping" for his
contribution TO another American
victory which he hopes will be eli
NAKED by another invasion Of Ber-
lin. He is an aviation cadet in the
Army Air Forces Technical Train
ing Command detachment at the
University of California, where he
is receiving training as a weather
officer.
Still holder of the 400 meter mark.
Archie has put aside his spiked
shoes for the duration, in favor of
study of highly technical meteoro-
logical subjects and according to
his commanding officer, he is top
notch student. Next fall re will
be eligible for a commission as a
second lieutenant and assignment
to an Army Air Force weather
station somewhere ON the globe +"
However, Cadet Williams is out
in a track suit every Gay. for the
Technical Training Command puts
him and his fellow cadets through
o physical training program which
includes running an obstacle
course
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03
SMOOTH CLICKING WASHINGTON BEARS WIN
WORLDS PROFESSIONAL CAGE TOURNAMENT
Bruins Top Oshkosh
IS" In Finals, 1881

CHICAGO = CAMP - A squad
ron of bronze speed merchants,
darling like new Thunderbolt pur-
suit planes in and around slow air
freighters, completely outclassed
the defending champions of Osh-
kosh and the National league to
win the fifth annual Worlds Pro-
fessional Basketball Tournament
sponsored by the Herald American
before 10000 saucer-eyed fans at
Chicago Stadium Wednesday night.
The new world titleholders won by
43 to 81 and few doubted that the
margin of victory could have been
far greater.
The winners call themselves the
Washington, q. c., Bears and as
that aggregation they have won 40
games in two years without de-
feat. Some of the Bears left the
club for Cleveland where they
were to play last weekend along
with Wee Willie Smith and Hank
Dezonie under the New York Rcns
banner In the second lnV1tat1Onal
tournament of the Ohio metropolis.
Several of these boys, without re-
veaiing any secrets, also appear as
the Grummon Flyers or what-have-
you out east.
The Bears, all former Rens, are
coached by TarZan Cooper VINO
also takes his hardwood exercise
They are the third Negro team to
win the championship in the five
year history of the meet, the Rens
having been first IN 1899 followed
by the Harlem Globe Trotters in
1910. 1t might be that the annual
spectacle will begin and end with
Gusky titleholders for there is no
assurance that the war will permit
a similar tournament next year.
The Bears looked even greater
than the '39 Rens. Their teamwork
was we'll nigh perfect and their
speed so binding that the other II
entries resembled noyices. That
starting team Of Sonny Woods, Pop
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03

Upton, N. Y, TO induction into
the army Saturday.
The Olympic sprint series con-
sists Of dashes of 40, so and SIS
yards. Winning each race counts
one point, second place, two, ETC.
In previous years, Thompson had
won every race and Saturday night
ne swept through the first two
dashes for II straight victories be-
fore being nosed out in the SIS by
Charles Beaudry, white Marquette
Splinter, in ST. seconds. Thomp-
sons time of A in the 40 tied the
worlds record and he turned in a
So performance to cop the so. Hugh
Davis, sepia star from Michigan
State College, was second in the 40
and third in the so and So.
The 600 started out to be race
between Lewis Smith of Prairie
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03
JACKSON, Miss (SNS :

JACKSON, Miss -(SNS-
The Jackson Negro Division oil
the Kinds County Chapter. Natior-
al Red Cross War Funds Drive
whose quota was set at 5000 last
week had reported in excess of
S1C5200 as the campaign was
brought to a close here last week
Prof. S. w Miller, general of the
Negro Division gave unstinted
praise to the workers aid Negro
citizens for their effort and dis
tribution to the Funds. At the
same time all workers have receiv-
ed a letter from the Kinds County
Chatter signed by Mi. r. L. Excl
lie, chairman, Mr. John T. Kimball.
secretary; Mrs. Charlotte Forman,
assistant secretary expressing ap-
probation for the effort.
Although the campaign had been
brought to close with $lo52oc a
few late reports from churches and
other groups, who reported direct
~ to the Kinds County Chapter,
ran the total well in excess Of that
figure
Assuring of the contributions
totally $lO52.00 are as follow:
Churches, Rev. A. B. Keeling and
Rev A. L. Holland, Majors, Mt.
Helm Baptist $1021, Parish Street
Baptist, $1010, Morning Star Bap-
list, $500. Pearl Street AME, $12.-
16, Mt. Calvary Baptist, $3.50,
College Hill Baptist, $1700, Cen
trail Methodist, $500, Pratt Mem
orial Methodist, $1,000 New Jerusa-
lem baptist, $1,000. Old Strangers
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03
Merge STAG Meet
With Iuskege,ee
Relay Carnival

TllSkEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala
At the special meeting of the
Southern intercollegiate Athletic
Conference which was held here
during the Tenth Annual Confer
ence Basketball Tournament. Of
ficials Of that body decided to
streamline their Spring program
The Conference sponsored track
meet, held annually for the past
several years on the Atlanta Uni
versity athletic field, will be mer-
ged with the Annual Tuskegee Re-
lay Carnival, which will be held this
year N the Alumni Bowl at Tus-
kegee Institute, May z and 8.
the Conference, voted that dras-
tic action would be taken againGt
any Conference school failing to
send contestants to the Relay
Carnival.
Representative from Xavier Uni
versity, New Orleans, and Alabama
Stale Teachers College, Mont
gomery, announced that their an
nuaI relays would not be held this
year.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03
Armstrong To
Fight Beau
Jack Friday

NEW YORK - (SNS) 49, Ham
mering Hank" Henry Armstrong,
whose sensational comeback was
acclaimed one of the greatest box
ing feats OF 1912, will definitely
move back into the "big-show" Fri
day night when he meets eBau
Jack (Sidney Walker, of Augusta,
Georgia. recognized lightweight
king, at Madison Square Garden.
Armstrong, former holder of
three boxing crowns, began his
comeback trail on the West Coast,
and since that time, has won Is out
of Is fights. His latest victim was
Al Tribuani, of Wilmington, Del,
whom he out-pointed last Monday
night in Philadelphia.
Armstrong faces an acid test
against Jack, who is a young fight
er whose style resembles that &C his
own.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03
Negro Red Cross War Fund With $500
Quota Raises I'm Excess OF S1O52

Home Baptist, $100, w n t e
Chapel $3.50, Lynch st. CINE,
$3.50, Clark st Baptist. 500, Blair
st. AdE Zion, $3.50 Christ Tenn
pie No. Holiness, $3.50, Pearly
Grove Baptist, 1885, st. Luther
Baptist, $500, Church of God in
Christ, 1925, The Christian
Churches, $500, New Bethel AME,
$500. New Strangers Home Bap-
fist. $T96. New Hope Baptist.
$500, Mt Wave Baptist, $2.12, True
Light Baptist Church, $500. Gal
lice Baptist, $100, Hairs Taber-
nacle, $500 Mt Nebo Baptist
$415. Be'.1'ehem Baptist $500, st.
Mark Episcopal $500, Christ Tern-
pie Holiness, SAB, st. Peters Bap-
list, $500. st. Matthews Baptist,
So 90 and New Mt. Zion Baptist.
25.0o-Total for churches, $267.22
Public Schools. Prof I. S. SAN
ders. Major, 1914; Jackson Col
lege. President J. L. Reddix, $33 70:
Campbell College, President G. Il
7. Tbibodcaux, $500.
en-. and l. College. President
Moses Wilson, $1,000. Holy Ghost
Catholic, $34o0; Special Gifts, Mr..
Earl Banks. Major, 2149i; Prof.
Men and Women, DR.. L. A. Smith.
Major, $4,000; Clubs, Mrs. E. q
Redmond, Major. $1,000: Edwards
Hotel, Mr.. Willie Helm, $500;
Heidelberg Hotel. $3.50; Cement
Finishers. Mr.. j. Ross, $500, Alamo
Theatre, $4,000, MIR. George
Suits, 5000; Miscellaneous, $40.
Grand total. st0s292
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03
HITS and BITS

Hornet athlete and former west
field high star, who was rejected
by the draft board due to over
weight, has to report to his draft
board weekly for notwithstanding.
He weighs 354, "a pounds in excess
of his poundage during the football
season. AS long as he remains over
300 lbs, the draft board will not
induct him. No meat shortage on
Mr.. Leftwich. OPA might take
notice of it. Induction has SO hit
the Hornet that it is threatening
athletics there. President II. G.
Trenholm's creative mind will
think up a substitute. Be on the
watch for Hornet going in strong
for competitive girl sports. The
ASIA went on record for more and
better physical education in high
school in resolution form at its
recent convention.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03

Gates, Dolly King, Johnny Isaacs
and lack Clayton is the smoothest
combination the tournament has
ever seen. It's greater than any 80
Ren five of Cooper, Smith, Gates,
Fats Jenkins. Isaacs, PIGGY Bell
and Eyre Saitch.
In the championship game, the
Bears went ahead after tive min
utes of play and kept in front
thereafter. They used lightning
passing attack to pave the way for
clear openings or draw Oshkosh
into fouIing. I5aacs Topped in Sev-
eral long beauties 20 take scoring
hcnors with baskets and gift
toss. The victorS controlled the ball
most of the time from the back
board, stole the sphere when the
former champs tried TO pass. and
guarded the white boys so closely
that most Of Oshkosh scoring at
tempts we're from far out.
For fully IA minutes in the first
half the losers were not able to
sink basket and at half time
trailed by 81 to Is. The capital
cagers eased UP for a time in the
third quarter, letting Oshkosh close
the gap to nine points before
stretching to a score Of 80 to "a
as the fourth period started. In the
final frame, when King and Isles,
lis replacement, went out on per-
sonals and Cooper had to come in
at center. the Bears continued to
give Oshkosh a lesson, often re-
fIlsing to lob i'll setupS or make
charity losses so that they could
keep control of the ball. Their II
point margin in the 43 to 81 vic
tory does not tell the true story
of the new champions superiority.
The Bears also sank 10 free
throws in % chances as the losers
converted 9 in 20 tries. The Bears,
operating as the Rens in 1941 and
1912, lost possible titles by muffing
too many charity attempts.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03
D0dds Upsets Dixon In Chicago
Relays; Thompson, Herbert Win

View, National A. A. U. champion,
and Bob Ufer, white Michigan run
ner who holds the worlds indoor
440 record, but in the stretch, Her.
bert came UP to sweep past both
and win in lib with Smith third.
Herbert also won the event in 1888
and 1941.
Ed Taylor Of Western Michigan
was third in the high jump. John
Roxborough ran first half mile leg
On the two mile Michigan relay
team which won in 7:45.7, passing
the baton Is yards ahead of his
nearest rival, r. Kelley of Illinois
ran anchor and came up to give
his team second place. In the mile
relay, Lawrence Falwell ran Indi-
ana's second $40 leg with Notre
Dame winning the event.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03

A"ANAAAN1IlAIN, Ald.-( SNS)-
Players of the Birmingham Black
Barons will start gathering in
Memphis this coming week to start
raining with hopes high of winning
he 1943 Negro American League
and colored worlds championships.
w. S. WEIGH, field and general
manager, will come in from Chica-
go after completing his duties as
record secretary of the Harlem
Globetrotters basketball team TO
uperVise the drills.
In the first batch of players due
Hardy, Felix Mel, lauren. Jesse
at Martins Party in Memphis We'd
nesday are Tommy Sampson, Paul
Walker, Lester Lockett, and Dan
Bankhead. Lockett is return
ing after a seasons absence.
Bankhead has asked for weeks
defenment and may report March
8 along with Johnny Markham, Al
Gipson, Robert Keye, John Hunter
and others. WEIGH has new
prospects coming in and is high on
eyeral Of them.
With talent such as this and all
the other teams hit hard by con-
ditions, the Black Barons stand out
as an outstanding choice for
eason's laurels after finishing
second the past two years in the
Jegro American League to Satchel
Paige's Kansas City Monarchs.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03
Williams Eyes Second
Invasion Of Berlin

Cadet Williams first won track
fame as the star quarter-miled on
University of California track
teams. He set the 400-meter world
mark of 46.1 in his first year of
competition, and was a top-flight
contestant in national meets both
before and after graduation from
college.
Prior to enlistment in the Army
Air Forces. Cadet Williams served
as both ground and flight instruct
or in the Negro pilot training pro-
gram at Tuskegee Institute.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03
Elite Giants Stars
To Keep Defense Jobs

ployed III this city, are: Bill Hos
kins and Henry Kin1bro, regular
outfielders, and two of last season.
pitching mainstays, lefthanders,
Tom Glover and Bill Harvey.
Another Giant star expected TIC
be lost to them this year is the
stellar SouthpaW artist, Jonas
Gaines. Gaines, an enlistee, may
receive the call to the colors any
moment, if he hasn't at this writ
ing.
The loss of these men will seri-
ously hamper the efforts Of Messrs.
rom Wilson and Vernon Green,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03
Railroad To Hire
Women AS Porters

Negro women will soon don por-
ter's caps on at least one Of the
country's railroads.
A railroad representative last
week told the conference on
"Womanpower in Transportation"
sponsored by the Office of Defense
Transportation that Negro women
will soon be employed to meet
manpower shortages among rail-
road porters.
The company is conducting the
experiment with some interest and
expects to prove, the representative
said, that women excel men in
creating homelike atmosphere on
trains
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-03
LEWIS WILL ATTEND
BASEBALL CONFAB In
WASHINGTON

The Atlanta manager Henry N.
Lewis, will attend the major league
baseball meeting in Washington
Tuesday, March 80. He is to con-
fer with Cum Posey and other
moguls of major leagues, about
membership of the Black Crackers
in either the National or Ameri-
can Negro league. At least an as
sociate membership may be award
ed if there is not a place open for
a regular membership. The Crack
ers will play practically all of
the big league teams this season
and a tentative schedule will be
released shortly. Atlantans are
blessed this year as the schedule is
SO arranged to play many Of their
top games at home. Get behind this
team and support it to the limit.
1t is really big time baseball.