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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27
The Globe Trotter
Guardians Of Democracy

ing in the way of the about cru
SADIE against enemies who would
crush all of us, white and black,
The demands of Negroes are that
they be allowed to contribute their
full share on the basis of ability,
not color, toward Fastening the day
of victory.
QUESTION is ASKED
Who bars the employment of
skilled Negro workers from Ameri-
can factories, whose management
is searching high and low for work
men? Certainly not the Negro,
whose constant agitation is that he
be allowed to fill the ever widening
manpower gap that threatens a
breakdown of the whole war pro-
duction program.
In demanding an opportunity
to fill these jobs and contribute
toward the elimination of the
manpower crisis, are Negro
leaders hurting or helping the
war effort?
Who is hurting the war effort?
The Negro or the War Department
officials, who daily broadcast over
the air and appeal through the
press and from the platform for
young men to man the 10000 air.
planes America is building, yet
slam the door of opportunity in the
face of thousands of young Ameri-
cans whose only shortcoming is
their color. Are Negro leaders
throwing a monkey wrench into
the war effort by demanding that
these doors be opened?
FREEDOM FROM FEAR
Can Americans in the same
breath say they are fighting for
| freedom from fear and become
self-righteously indignant when
Negroes lodge justifiable protest
over the execution, without benefit
of judge or jury, of Robert Hall at
Newton, Georgia?
No mention should be made
of these things, some say, for
the good of the war effort.
| Maybe the writer is wrong or
is just confused in his thinking.
But to me the real harm is
done, not by those who expose
and protest against mob vio-
lence, but by those who feel
that war or no war, lynching as
usual, must continue.
Whose action serves to disturb
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27
Air Command Wasting Manpower,
HASTE Says In New Statement
Points Out That
Negroes Trained
In Toughest Field

NEW YORK-(SNS)- William
H. HASTE, who recently resigned
as Civilian Aide to the Secretary
of War, in protest against the
shortening Of the military avia-
ton program as it affects Ne
groes, Saturday had give an adj
ditional statement on aspects Of
racial discrimination and Segrega-
ton in the Army Air Forces.
HASTE pointed out that the dis
elimination segregation policy was
preventing but mere 200 Negro
pilots from qualifying in face of
the fact that ultimate objective Of
success in battle was being him
dered. Restrictions on the Negro
youth are resulting in wasted
manpower, he said.
The Howard University Law
School dean questioned the de-
cision of the Air Command to train
Negroes only as pursuit pilots,
which he said constituted the
most difficult type of combat
aviation. Pointing out that the Air
Command expressed doubt of the
Negroes ability to fly in the first
place, HASTE asked whether the
move was an attempt to prove the
fact if the Negro failed in the
difficult operations branch.
Statistics reveal that AZ per cent
of Negro trainees successfully COM
plete their training as pursuit pi-
lots, HASTE said, pointing out that
the Negro cadet must become a
pursuit pilot or nothing While
white cadets may be sorted out
and placed according to their ap-
parent ATTITUDES. Fifty nine
percent of white aviation cadets
qualify as flying officers through
this added advantage, he said.
If the Negro flyer fails to meet
the physical specifications OF the
pursuit pilot, if he is too tall or
too heavy for pursuit flying, ne
cannot be an Army flyer, however
competent he may be for some fly
ing Job other than pursuit work IL
was stated. The Air Command mas
never undertaken a campaign Oh
publicity or promotion designed 10
Get young Negro men with superior
training into flying training, Has
tie sad.
Doubt that many Negroes Will
Get far as aviation cadets under the
new restrictions placed upon the
acceptance of volunteers IN the
army was expressed by Dean
HASTE, since papers must survive
q long journey through military
channels.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27
Analysis Shows G.. O. p.
Voted To Gust Pickens

jealous in the fight for the rights
of Negroes and other minorities.
For 81 years he was an executive
office of the NAACP.
MIR. Pickens and other officials
are being prosecuted on false and
malicious charges of un-American
activity, without fair or competent
investigation, and without opportu
nifty to be heard" the NAACP said.
'"The conduct of the men response
BILE for this attack would be more
becoming to agents of the Gestapo
than it is to those acting in the
name of the name of the American
Congress.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27
Rep. Ham Fish
Charges Whole
Thing An Insult
Contention Gets
Heated Answer
From Elmer Davis

WASHINGTON, d. CLAMP
Highly debatable according to
members of Congress is the pamph-
let Negroes in the war recently
released by the Office of War In
let Negroes in the War" recently
formation as a morale builder for
the Negroes of the United States.
So much SO that Rep. Hamilton
Fish of New York has declared the
whole thing "an insult to the Ne
groes in the United States"
Taking umbrage at Mr.. Fishs
statement, Elmer Davis, director
of owl, hotly answered FIR. Fish
stating that the disputed pamph-
let had been edited by an able Ne
gro.
For some time this booklet, pur-
ported to have been rewritten by
the author, Chandler Owen, has
been under fire. 1t was originally
intended to have been distributed
by the defunct Office of Facts
and Figures. Considerable agita-
ton against the publication and
release was raised by various COL
umnists throughout the country.
They got tip that the plan was
afoot and Immediately laid a
barrage against it.
The booklet was then withdrawn
and, it is said, has been carefully
gone over since that time. Re-
Gently the country was flooded
with copies of the brochure.
It's reception was varied. Some
of the most stalwart critics of the
Administration. hailed it as the
greatest thing yet published in the
Negro.
Requests for copies were re-
ceived by Owl from organizations
which in the past had fought all
such matters. However, Rep.
Fish's blast is the first from any
one and that 1t comes from the
white side is all the more remark
able. owl personnel felt it had
done a good job with the publica-
ton, although most of the dis
tributions thus far have been
among Negroes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27

the morale of Americans; those
who witness and tell of the lynch
ing, or those who commit the
crime? A five year-old child
should know the answer.
THE REAL OBSTRUCTIONIST
Who is harming the war effort?
Those army officers, who one day
seek to inStill in their Negro
charges a spirit of daring, Of brav-
cry and of manhood, and the next
day attempt to beat them down to
a level of subservience, or Negro
leaders who point out how incon-
gruous with everything in human
nature is this practice?
Who is the real obstruction
list of the victory effort? Those
who contend that Negroes are
good enough to fight, shed
blood, and if need be, die for
their country, but are not good
enough to exercise the consti-
tutionally guaranteed right of
the franchise, are not good
enough to draw salaries equal
to their ability, are not good
enough to live outside a mar
rOwIy-drawn ghetto, or those in
America who cry to high heav-
| en- against these political, eco
nomic and social injustices.
Cannot those who oppose our
protests see how closely linked with
everything we are supposedly fight
! ing for abroad, is the fight against
| these same conditions on the home
front?
The defeat of Hitler in itself, is
no guarantee of an everlasting
peace. Hitler is only one man, who
merely symbolizes how unjust man
can be toward man. Not only
Hitler, but everybody who thinks,
acts and believes like the Nazi-pa-
per-hanger are just as much the
enemies of our country and our
democratic way of life as Mr.
Schickelgruber himself.
A MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS
In ferreting out and exposing
these native Hitlers, who Turk with
in our national bosom merely
awaiting an opportunity to strike,
Negro leaders do not harm, but are
making a major contribution to-
ward striking down those elements
within our national lire who would
help us win the war, SO they can
steal the peace.
They are the guardians Of de
mocracy on the home front, not
its Saboteurs Only the most
faulty of reasoning would lead any
to think otherwise.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27
Voted Solidly
To Put Him Out
Of Treasury Job

Illinois II Republican Congress =.
men voted solidly for the dismiss :
al of Picaens from the War Saving
Staff of the Treasury Department
on charges of subversive activity
made by Dies Committee.
In a protest sent to the House of
Representatives before the final
vote of 267 against 1876 which
brought about the reinstatement,
the NAACP outlined the career of
Mr.. Pickens who since his gradu-
alton from Yale in 1904 had been
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27
nblets hillhoards and radio.

phlets, billboardS and radio.
Some of the outstanding men,
bers of the new group are Attorney
RAYMOND Pace Alexander of Phlla-
delphia: William Y. Bell, Jr., OF At
lanta. Rev. A. l.. Boone OF Cleve-
land, Ohio. DR.. Melville Charlton
of Brooklyn; Frank Marshall DAVIS
of Chicago; Attorney Walter A
Gordon of Berkeley, Calf. Will
liam G. Handy of New York; AL
bon l.. Holsey of Tuskegee Institute,
Ala; DIR. D. G. Jemison of Selma.
Ala; Bishop r. E. Ransom of Will
berforce, Ohio. j. A. Rogers, New
York,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27

MOST FAULTY IS the reason
ing of many members Of the oppo-
site group who contend that the
demand of Negro leaders for the re-
moval of hateful restrictions based
on race is a barrier to an all-Out
war effort.
The fact that many Negroes join
with these folk in their warped
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27

NEW YORK-(S N S)-Over 100
c0lored and white citizens have
organized here the Association for
Tolerance in America which states
its objective as the elimination of
color prejudice through mass educa-
ton in tolerance.
The Association has temporary
offices at go Convent Avenue. Its
director is George S. Schuyler, well
known author and Journalist, and
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27

NEW YORK, N. Y-(SNS)-The
recent vote of sc oor1hern and Dor
der state ConT essmen backing the
attempted custer of William Pick
ems, Treasury Deept employe and
Dies Target, prompted the NAACP
this week to warn Negro voters
throughout the country to keep &
close check on the records Of their
representatives and remember those
records when the representatives
come up for reelection.
The NAACP pointed out that in
the total of 1876 votes against Pick
ems, so of the 66 cast by the north
ern and border state Congressman
were Republican votes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27
ELLINGTON MAY GIVE
CONCERTS

NEW YORK-(ANP)- sue
cess Of the Duke Ellington concert
at Carnegie Hall last week has
given rise to plans for a series
of such events in various cities
curing the spring ana summer.
The William Morris agency which
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27

way Oh CnlIlk-
ing is one of
the most dis
treSsing things
of our confus-
ing and COM
pick times.
Pure reason
ing think
ing not pollut-
ed from the
beginning by
t h e master
r a c e theory
for which we
G n n ~ the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27
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The Allen Hotel

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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27

books Ellington is laying the
ground work for a tour through
the east and midwest.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27
LIST PARTICIPANTS

Participants in the panel are to
be Garner Cowles, Jr., director,
Division of Domestic Operations,
Office of War Information; P. l..
Prattis, executive editor, the
PITTSBURGH COURIER; Carl
Murphy, editor, the AFRO
AMERICAN, and c. A. Scott, tho
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD and
the Scott Newspaper Syndicate.
William o. Walker, president, the
Negro Newspaper Publishers
Association will serve as chairman
of the panel
Other speakers to appear on the
broadcast will include: p. 2.
Young, Sr., editor, the NORFOLK
JOURNAL AND GUIDE; Truman
Gibson, acting civilian aide to the
the Secretary of War; and Moss
Kyles Hendrix, director National
Negro Newspaper Week.
In addition to the radio pro-
grams to be held during the Week,
several colleges and Other groups
and organizations are planning az
Invites in connection with the OBJ
SerVance
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27
Complete Plans
For Newspaper
Week0bservdnce
Radio Broadcasts
To Feature Negro
Editors, Publishers

Final plans were being made
this week for the fifth annual OBJ
servance of National Negro News
paper Week and the celebration of
the One Hundred Sixteenth An
niversary of the American Negro
Press which are to be held Feb
ruary 28-March 6, according to a
statement released here by Moss
Hyles Hendrix, Director Of the
Negro Press Week Project.
The papers will re-emphasize
their determination to continue
to strive for the perpetuation of
the democratic principles in the
United States since victory on the
battle front will be without avail
if the foes of decency and right are
victorious at home. The theme OF
the celebration is to be Functions
of a Minority Press in Nation at
War. a"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27
GROUPS TO PARTICIPATE

lIAOuSIi LliC 4NCS1O NSWopdPOA
Publishers Association and the
Delta Phi Delta Journalists Asso-
citation, sponsors of the observance
schools and colleges, churches, and
all organizations and agencies
which are interested in the pro-
gresS and welfare of the Negro
have been invited to participate
in the observance. The National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, the National
Urban League, the Young Mems
Christian Association, the Ma
tional Negro Business League the
National Negro Insurance Asso-
citation, the Elks and Greek letter
organizations are among the ma
tional bodies which have been
placed their approval on the OBJ
jectives of this years Press Week
celebration r..
On March 6, 2:30-3::30 p. M
EWT, the Columbia Broadcasting
System and its affiliated stations
from coast to coast, will carry a
program eliminating the Negro
Press Week observance. During this
broadcast, Negro war correSpon-
dents will be heard for the first
time in short wave pick-ups from
war zones. Another feature of the
broadcast will be a panel dis
cussion on the subject, Functions
of a Minority Press in Nation at
War" from Washington.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-02-27
BY cliff Maekay

the morale of Americans; those
who witness and tell of the lynch
ing, or those who commit the
crime? A five ear-old child
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-05-24

educated TO the many causes of
rationing and how to know when
overcharges are made and how to
effectively keep down prices.
Many Of the delegates were con-
WINGED after some pertinent re-
marks by one of the speakers that
the members of Congress are think
ing Of their own pocketbooks when
they vote the skip-a-year plan Of
taxes.
This one speaker showed by cold
figures that the average worker
making over $1,000 would receive
about $50 In forgiveness Of taxes,
while members Of Congress would
receive about 5000 for a gratuity.
What about II, Maryland repre-
sentatives?
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-05-24

accepted LOT the mouse.
This Is what we mean when we
say machine politics IL clustered
with favOr-seeixers-and most Of
them do receive favors.
True, these properties may have
been advertised for taxes, but it is
common logic that in a public auc-
ton the auctioneer would have re-
fused to sell at such a figure. Forty
dollars for a building lot in Cum
berland, Marylands second city!
Lots cost more than that in the old
cow-path days, and yet our elected
county representatives, Mr.. Green
and Mr.. Holmes, the gentlemen
who voted against raising teacher
salaries, who also voted against a
small raise for county road work.
ers, now call in one Of the chosen
disciples of machine politics and
hand him Public Favor Parcel
No.
One house and two lots. COM
bined price $165! 1t is doubtful
whether such a purchase price will
pay the arrearages due the county
in back taxes. Oh, well, maybe the
boys are anti-infiationists. Surely 1t
cannot be said they are profiteers.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-05-24

lives, bound together for unified ac-
ton for ell groups, surely has
made progress In its nine months
OF existence.
The price control conference Of
past weekend was really a MASTER
piece, and the calIoer of the In.
vited guests was the subject Of
much comment. One elderly lady
was heard TO say that all the
speakers were wonderful, but they
should have been spread over a
week Of lectures. There were an
proximately 800 delegates repre-
senting over 40 organizations pres
ent. When II Is considered that the
conference was called for union.
farmer. civic and women's organ
izations. II can be seen that the
conference was successful beyond
expectations.
The people in attendance were
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-05-24

Norwegian sabotage in the regis
tration for the Nazi labor mobiliza-
ton has been so successful that
Quisling authorities have had TO
ask for more time TO complete regis
tration, the Stockholm newspaper
Dagens Nyheter reported in a dis
patch received by the Office of War
Information.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-05-24
Conference
Big Success

Well, again the town (Cumber-
land) is buzzing about the next
move of the Western Maryland La
Dor Unity Conference. This group
of organized labor's representa-
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-05-24
GRAPEVINE
Polly Ticks
By MARY LII CON

While prices to high levels in all parts If tho 11c
including also Free State County
Agany County or at least two of e last week
sell handpicked individual building lot for $40 and
house and lot to the same handpcked individual SIPS The
lumber the average would cost as much as
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-21

The Treasury Department esti-
mates that the Victory tax will raise
approximately $4,000, 100000 Every
person receiving more than $12 per
week must pay the Victory tax upon
that part of his income over and
above the $12. For example, mar
ried man with salary of $50 per
week, with two dependents, would
make only net payment of ST.
per week after allowance for post
war credit.
The Government has made every
effort to make the impact of the
new tax as light as possible. The
law, in effect, provides that in the
case of married persons whose sole
income is from wages or salary, 40
percent of the Victory tax paid Cup
to maximum of $1,000 plus 2 per-
cent for each dependent Cup to a
maximum of $1,000 may be used as
a credit against whatever Federal
income taxes the individual may owe
at the end of the year-provided he
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-21
FREEZING ITEMS

Lorna Kendrick, who was con-
fined to her bed for several
weeks, died at the ClintWood
hospital Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Hawkins
visited Harrison Mullins and fam
lily Sunday.
Dinner guests at the home Of
Harrison Mullins Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Kelly and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Hawkins.
Guy Mullins and Herman Da-
Wis have gone into the mechanic
business.
Eddie Phipps visited friends
here Sunday.
Misses Vinie and Nettie Null
ms visited Mrs. Tolbert Vanover
Sunday evening.
Lester Kendrick spent the
weekend with homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mullins Wis
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-21
1t Takes Both, War Bonds and Taxes, to
Win - Victory Tax Special Direct Levy
Asked TO Help Meet Heavy War Costs

were roughly 2.5 billion dollars,
leaving 1875 billion dollars of dis
possible income. During 1913 total
income payments are expected to
rise to 125 billion dollars and total
personal taxes under existing reve-
nue. legislation will be Is billion dol
lars-leaving ITO billion dollars of
income at our disposal as against
only 1875 billion dollars in 1940
In 1913 Mr.. Average American will
still be carrying a much lighter tax
load than his Canadian or English
brothers-in-arms. In Great Britain
total national and local taxes paid
by individuals at present amount to
81 percent of the national income
In Canada, total individual taxes
amount to Is percent of the national
income. In the United States, total
personal taxes, Federal, state and
local, will amount in 1913 to Is per-
cent of national income Our Eng
fish allies invest an additional 10
percent of national income in War
savings. Our Canadian allies invest
an additional II percent of national
income in War savings. We Ameri-
cans, to match the record of our Ca
madam neighbors, would have to in
vest this year 20 percent of our ma
tional income in War savings. To
match the English record we would
have to invest % percent of national
income in War savings.
U. 5. Treasury Department
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-21
HAZEL NEWS

Marin Martin and Jane Austin
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Holly Kiser Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenny Wagner
spent Saturday with Russell Pow
ars and family.
Leonard Rasnick is home from
Norfolk and expects to join Un-
Gle Sans forces soon.
Verda Kiser spent Saturday
night at the home of Neil Suth-
erland.
Zillie, Leonard and Claude Ras
nick were Sunday guests at the
home Of Bud Kiser.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Phillips and
Lille Kiser were dinner guests
of Aunt Nan Sutherland Sunday.
Mink Phillips visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Phillips Saturday.
w N Holbrook called on Ed
it'll Sutherland Sunday evening.
Nancy Laforce is on the sick
list this week.
John Edwards visited friends
here Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-21

has purchased certain War Bonds,
or paid old debts or paid life insur-
ance premiums equal to the amount
of this credit. In the case of single
persons this credit will be Is percent
of the Victory tax paid Cup to a
maximum of $500. Should the Vic
tory tax credit exceed the individu-
ais Federal income tax, the unused
portion of the credit may be refund
able to the taxpayer.
Even with the Victory tax, the
1913 income tax, and all other taxes
paid by individuals, the average
American will have more money
with which to buy War Bonds than
he has ever had before. Here are
the statistics which explain that
statement:
In 1910 the total income payments
made to the American people
amounted to about 76 billion dollars.
In that same year the total personal
taxes paid, Federal, State and local,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1943-01-21
visitors here Sunday.

visitors here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grady Phillips
called at the home of A. D. Hol-
brook Sunday night.
Mrs. Victor Potter is on the
csik list.
George Mullins has gone back
to his work at Kingsport.
Several peolde of this commun
ity plan to attend the Freewill
Baptist conference at ValleyvieW
church at Clintwood this week
end.
Dexter Church of Haysi at
tended Sunday School and church
services here Sunday.
Agnes Frazier is home from
Kingsport.
Clifford Delaney's wife and
mother visited him at Dante hos
pital Monday.