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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-11-20
Dorie Miller
Has Rival In
New Navy Hero
Saga Of Action
OF Destroyer
Borie Is Thrilling

WASHINGTON - (SNS) - Dor
lie Miller, famed Negro Bluejacket
hero of the Pearl Harbor attack, had
a new rival this week.
He is Christopher Columbus Shep-
pard, cook first class, USN, and a
"one-man gun crew" on the De-
stroyer Borie. This destroyer was
part of q Naval force recently aW-
arded the. Presidential Unit Citation
for havina sunk more submarines
than any team in Naval history"
Sheppard's exploits, and those Of
another Negro member of the Borle
crew, Ernest Gardner, stewards
mate second class, USNR, were re-
veaIed by their commander, Lieut..
Charles H. TEutchins Of Terre Haute,
Ind, during 8 press conference at
the Navy Department on November
10.
According to Lieutenant Hutchins,
Sheppard had q battle station as
S'first loader" on a 4-inch gun,
when the Borie, fighting alone
many miles from her group, was en-
gagged in knock-down, drag out
battle with two U-boats one Of
which was described by the Borie's
commander as 'the biggest one we'd
ever seen"
BLINDED BY SMOKE
While fighting the latter sub at
ranges Of 10 to 40 feet, the gun crew
at Sheppard's station became blind
e6 by smoke. The First loader" i'm
gnediately seized the gun ano start
ed passing the ammunition. AFter
e few minutes, however, Sheppard
waved his assistant aside and be-
came z ''one-man gun crew, get
ting his own ammunition, loading
the gun and firing continuously at
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-11-20

Prof. N. r. Burger, principal of
Eureka High School, Hattiesburg,
is deeply concerned over the
treatment accorder the Eureka
High School Football team, fol-
lowing game with Lanier High
School, at the Bailey Avenue Park,
on Friday, November 18th, which
Hattiesburg won by a score of 80
13. Prof. Burgers concern was ex-
pressed in a Letter to the Editor
Of The Jackson Advocate.
The letter is as follows: (See at
tached letter.
Eureka High School
November Is, 1943
MI. Percy Greene,
Editor and General Manager
jackson, Advocate
Dear Sir:
No doubt you attended the
/ AMER Eureka Football game FRI
day, November 18th. As to reports
it was a fine game in which two
squads of future citizens demon
strated ideals of craftsmanship as
they opposed each other IN
friendly contest.
But, Mr.. Green, am certain
you are unaware of the crude and
uncouth treatment | received by
the Eureka team at the hands OF
school pupils following the game.
The story in short is this: A
short distance from the park,
group of students (of the Colored
school system of Jackson am
pushed the team while were re-
turning to their dressing quar-
tiers. They stormed the bus with
bricks and bottles causing INJURY
to several of the Eureka players
receiving a cash about the head.
There were others who received
minor cuts as the avalanche OF
stones hurled by these kids COM
pletely battered out windows on
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-11-20
Eleven Ordained
AT Methodist
Conference

Eleven men were ordained in
ceremony. conducted by Bishop f.
e. Jones. during the closing session
of the Mississippi Annual Confer
ence at Central Methodist Church
Sunday morning. Ordained as Ell
ders were Mason Brown, Thomas
e. Davis, Cornelius F.. Jackson, Car
adine L. King, James W. Lawrence,
Valerious G. McInnis, Henry Y.
Smith. Herman D. Smith. Lawrence
w. Smith. sylvester ". Trigg and
Walter S. Taylor was ordained as
deacon.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-11-20
Hattiesburg Principal Protest The Way
Team Treated After Game With Lanier

one side of the bus III pite OF the
pleas of the Eureka coaches who
were at the scene.
In Jackson we have some of the
most outstanding Colored citizens
of the state. People of, the ColeF-
ed populace of Mississippi look to
many of these citizens for leader
ship. Also all other communities
look to Jackson's Metropolitan
culture for example and pattern.
But with such an incident occur
ing in a community that has an
advantage of culture, and proyi-
sions for intelligence.
I am certain your leaders de-
plo-es such happenings and de-
sire not to have such spirit (riot-
ious) existing, especially in
school children who should be re-
ceiving daily training ON how to
respect life and property.
Mr.. Greene, may / appeal to you
to do what you can through your
paper to help with such attitudes
as exist among these kids who are
in school to learn the better
things of life. appeal to you be-
cause / have confidence in you as
the man who has the CUTS to at
tack evil doings in and around
your community. If these had
been adults, would not seek con-
sideration but they were school
children (High SCHOOL, and they
are our future engineers of race
developments.
May 1 have your consideration
in an appeal to the public OF
Jackson.
Respectively yours,
N. B. Burger, Principal
P. S. If you do not have the time
to make the attack will agree
for you to print this letter or any
part Of it,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-11-20
Chorus Sing

IS Voice Male Chorus From Camp
Mccain To Appear At USO Club
The rs voice male chorus from
Camp Mccain will be featured at
the USO Club in connection with
Sigma Gamma Rios Annual Foun-
der's Day Program which is being
held at the USO Club on Sunday,
November 81, 1943.
A special well planned program
has been worked out by the Tua
Sigma Chapter of this national So
rority and the citizens of jackson,
as well as all service men are cor
daily invited to be present
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-11-20
.FiIibuster Is Ii
Again Threat
OF Southerners
Constitutional !
Amendment Plan
Listed as 'SOut''

WASHINGTON tcNS) - The
Senate Judiciary Committee Friday
approved the anti-poll tax bin By
q vote OF y to 6.
Meanwhile, southern senators.
through Senator Theodore Bilbcs
Democrat Of Mississippi, announced
on the floor it would be Slliblstegeo
when it came UP Tor debste.
The anti-pon tax bill. passed by
the House last spring, wct,sd abohsh
payment Of q poll tax is q prere-
quisite TO voting for President.
vice president and members OF
Congress. II would, nullify these
levies in eight southern states.
Committee Chairman Frederick
Van Mugs, Democrat OF Indians
reported the roll call vote showed
For: Pat Mccarran Demo
crat, Nevada; A. 3. ChanoleE
Democrat, kentucky; Harley M.
Kilgore democrat, w t Vlrs
ginia); Abe Murdoch Democrat,
UTAH =. Ernest Mcfarland Demo
crat, Arizona; Burton K. Wheeler
Democrat, Montana; John A
Danaher Republican, Connecti~
CUT :. Alexander. Wiley (RepUb=
lican, wisconsin,; William LANCER
Republican, North Dakota); Ho-
mer Ferguson Republican, MAeI1l-
GAM Kenneth Wherry, Repub-
lican, Nebraska), and Van Nuys
Against: Carl A. Hatch Demo
crat New Mexico); Tom Cons
nally democrat, Texas)s Charles
o. Andrews Democrat, FlorIda)
Warren Austin Republican, Yer
mont; Chapman Revercornb Re-
publican, West Virginia and JOS
eph G. O'Mahoney Democrat
Wyoming.l
Connally Is the only mezdDef Of
the committees -wIao- represents g
poll tax state. Besides Texas oth-
er states which have g poll tax
are Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia.
Mississippi, South Carolina, VIE
ginia and Tennessee. -
Connally, displeased By c h e
vote, told reporters he thought The
chairman ought. to put q big black
wreath on the COMMITTEES room
door.
Van Nuys conceded that the BILL
faced an almost certatn fiIibusters
and he wondered out loud how
such a move would he receiyed
oy the country In the m d 8 u Of
war. Commenting on the, s a m e.
subject, BiIbo said ''if the spon=
sors of this ill-advised legislation
press for action and that brings
about -azl lrsarasse, then the respon-
sibillty viii be on them.
Gre possible out fer tee senSee
may lie in Z resolution by ONE
honey, calling Tor ablition OF { 3 {
poll tax by Z constitution amend
mext. He called FOR g vote on il
In t \ G committee before noses
were counted on the house biz
but lost, II TO z. After the house;
bill was approved, O'Ndahoney,S
resolution came up again and met
a SO deadlock.
The committee viii consider 1t
again Monday, and the southern
ers may decide to accept 1t in the
thought 1t eventually would Tau
Of ratification
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-11-20

WASHINGTON (ANE) -
Marked increases in literacy and
school attendance, entrance into
professions and 9, general treno
away from farm laborers status tc
ownership of their farms or to the
cities were indicated in Statistical
report issued Wednesday on changes
in Negro population since 1870 by
the bureau of the census
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-11-20
Census Reveals Increase In
Literacy, School Attendance

from 18 per cent Of occupied houses
in 1890 to % per cent in 1870.
The report further indicated that
there has been better than q three
fold increase since 1870 in, the mum
Der of Negroes engaged in teaching,
medicine, dentistry, nursing, law, So
cial welfare and the ministry, those
in the professions totaling 10000 IN
1870. ;. sssakA
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-11-20
DRAFT BOARD pRAISgD

HoUSTCN-(ANp)- The Negro
advisory board has done {. fine
Job IN its capacity as Iisiscn cr-
ganization between the Negroes
and the selective service boards IN
Houston, said Brig. Cen. j. Watt
Page, head OF the state service
headquarters in austin, at a special
meeting held Tuesday at head
quarters of the Negro selective
service
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-11-20
OPPORTUNITY ASKED


The bishops recognized the pres
ence among them Of millions of
Negroes who have contributed so
largely" to the development Of
this country, and for whose welfare
history imposes & special obli+
cation Of justice TO see that they
have in fact rights guaranteed.
under the constitution.
'"This means not only political
equality, but also fall economic and
educational opportunities, q just
share in public welfare projects,
good housing without exploitation,
end in full chance for the social
advancement Of their race" the
statement continued: when given
their rights in fact as in law, they
win prize with US our national
heritage and not lend ear to agl-
tato-s whose real objective is not
to improve but to destroy our way
OF living.
OPPOSE TENSIONS
Areas Of racial tension came in
for comment also. The Bishops
considered it the "duty of every
good citizen" 81 &c everything III
his powr to relieve these tensions.
'to create neighborhood spirit OF
Justice and Cancellation viii be par
ticularly helpful to this end" they
declared. eve hope that our priests
and people will seek opportunity to
promote better understanding OF
Inc many factors in this complex
problem and strive for its solution
in a genuine Catholic spirit"
A special plea was made for the
welfare Of the Spanist-speaktng
people of the southwest who also
have q right to expect full enjoy
ment of democratic institutions
''and that help in social life which
is accorded to others. They make
the American attitude in this re-
spect test of the Good Neighbor
policy with Latin America"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-11-20
Bishops Seek
Justice For
All Americans
Contribution Of
Millions Of Race
Given Recognition

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(ANPl
White Americans owe TO their
fellow-citizens political equality,
fair economic and educational
opportunities. and full chance
for social advancement.
This was a part of the deciara-
ton made by the Catholic bishops
Of the United States at their an
pual general meeting held here
last week ''Tf1e peoples OF the
world" the statement said, 'tf1e
simple peoples, the fathers Of
families, the toilers and Iaborers,
the peoples who have the same In
tereSts and the same ambitions
which We cherish are LOOKING to us,
TO this great land of freedom. We
must not dissppoint them"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-11-20

WASHINGTON tcsES) - The
Senate Judiciary Committee Friday
approved the anti-poll tax bill By
q vote OF y to 6.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-11-20

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Evening star., 1943-10-28
Choral Society TO Open
Season Here December "a

The choral work, Judas Macca-
baeus," by Handel, will be given as
the seasons first major presenta-
tion of the Washington Choral So
ciety December IA at Constitution
Hall. it was announced today.
Subtitled Song of Victory" by
Louis Potter, conductor. the work
was chosen yesterday at a meeting
of the society's Advisory Committee
at the residence of Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe.
In addition to Mrs. Howe. men,
bers of the committee include Miss
Jean Slater Appel, Clarence A. As
pinwall, Miss Sibyl Baker, DR.. E. N.
C. Barnes, Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss,
Miss Lucy Brickenstein, Miss Alice
j. Capp, Mrs. Mildred Colvin, the
Rev. w. Curtis Draper, Warren w.
Grimes, Miss Grace Dunham Guest,
DR.. Frederick Brown Harris, Mrs.
Frank P Howard. DR.. Hans Kinder,
the Rev. and Mrs. James Montgom-
cry, Mrs Walter Nash, Mrs. Edwin
B. Parker, DR.. Frederick E. Reissig.
Miss Bess Davis Schreiner, Alfred
w. Sherman, Mrs. Constance Snow,
DR. Harold Spivacke. Mrs. L. Corrin
Strong, Mrs. Olive Writers and My
ron w. Whitney.
Evening star., 1943-10-28

a beefsteak." The letter was post
marked October 13, the day before
he was wounded.
A graduate of Southeastern Uni
versity law school. 1t. Downs was
admitted to the District Bar As
sociation while home on furlough
in December. 194l. Prior to ioin-
ing the Army he was employed at
the Federal Trade Commission.
He began his Army fight train
ing at Maxwell Field, Ala, in May,
1912, and received his commission
as second lieutenant in Georgia
the following April. His other sta
tions in this country included
Boise. Idaho; Rapid City, S. Oak;
Grand Island, Nebr., and Oregon.
When word was received here
several days ago that 1t. Robert
H. Bolick had been killed and the
co-pilot badly wounded during the
raid over Schweinfurt, Germany,
October IA, 1t. Downs family no.
titled The Star that their nephew
had often flown as co-pilot to 1t.
Bolick. The first official notifica-
ton of 1t. Downs injuries, how
ever, was received here Tuesday.
A brother, Sergt. James Lee
Downs, is a member of the infantry
at Fort Hood, Tex.
Evening star., 1943-10-28
Episcopal See Here
Hailed as Opportunity
For Spiritual Influence

Declaring that the move to bring
the presiding bishop OF the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church to Washing
ton need have no political implica-
tions, the Rev. Clyde Brown OF this
city last night told gathering of
church leaders at Beltsville, Md.
that establishment OF the presiding
bishop here would provide 4 great
opportunity for the church to have
a spiritual influence on the country
at large"
Mr.. Brown Is member OF the
joint committee of the church au-
thorized by the recent General Con-
vention at Cleveland to look into
the matter of providing a see" for
the presiding bishop. The conven-
tion refused to establish a resi-
dence" for the presiding bishop here
but authorized its joint COMMITTEES
on the matter to investigate pos
sibilities for see. Mr.. Brown ex-
planned The occa sion was a session
of the Northern Convoca ton OF the
Washington Diocese Of the church
at st. Johns Church at Beltsville.
The presiding bishop Of the
church, the Right Rev. Henry St
George Tucker. has resigned his post
as Bishop of Virginia, effective June
4, 1874. Mr.. Brown explained. Until
that time he will reside in the do
cesan bishops house at Richmond
He will continue to have offices IN
New York City. but no official spir-
itual or geographical see" after his
resignation from the Virginia bish-
opric becomes effective
What to do about a see for the
presiding bishop after that time will
be considered. Mr.. Brown said. in a
special conference between members
of the joint committee and Bishop
Tucker November "a in New York
City.
Presiding at the gathering of
church leaders from Montgomery
County and upper Prince Georges
County. who belong to the Wash
ington diocese. was the Rev. Robert
Jones. rector of St. Johns Church
Beltsville, dean of the northern
convocation.
Speakers at the afternoon ses-
sion included the Right Rev. George
w. Davenport, acting bishop Of the
Washington diocese: Thomas E
Robertson, deputy to the general
convention; Richard H. Lansdale
and Mrs. Elvin r. Heiberg, diocesan
president OF the Woman's Auxiliary
In addition to Mr.. Brown. speakers
at the dinner meeting included the
Right Rev. John j. Gravatt. Bishop
OF Upper South Carolina, who out
lined the forward movement" OF
the church: the Rev. DR.. J. Franklin
Bohanan and Ogle r. Singleton OF
this city, deputies to the convention
Most of the speakers appeared
also yesterday morning at sessions
Of the Southern Convocation of the
diocese at Christ Church at Accokeek
Md, where the presiding oficer was
the Rev. James Valiant, rector OF
the church and dean of the South
ern Convocation.
Evening star., 1943-10-28
First Skin Bank
Formed at Prison
By the Associated Press.

os Inc AsSoClsleG PRESS.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 2s.-Or-
sanization of Skin bank at East
ern State Penitentfary, believed to
be the first in the country, was an
nounced today by DR.. Herbert M.
Goddard, chairman of the peni-
tentiary's Board of Trustees.
DR.. Goddard said so long-term
convicts have been typed and found
physically fit and are ready to make
donations of skin wherever they
are needed. He added that he
planned to organize skin donors in
prisons throughout the country.
The development is an outgrowth
of recent appeals to the peniten-
tiary for volunteers to give their
skin to badly burned children
Long-term convicts Daniel DON
ahue, John Costello and Thomas j
Caufield were chosen for the graft
ing operations, all of which were
pronounced successful.
DR.. Alma Dea Morani, woman
plastic surgeon who made the first
call for volunteer, assisted in set
ting up the skin bank. The volun-
teers are typed because. as in blood
transfusions, the donors blood must
match that of the patient
DR.. Morani said it usually is more
satisfactory to take skin from an
unburned portion of the patient S
own body. However, in the case Of
terribly burned patients, it often is
impossible to remove their own
skin," she added In catastrophe
such as the Cocoanut Grove fire at
Boston an organized skin bank
would have been invaluable"
Another possibility. DR.. Goddard
said, is that the bank may provide
skin for wounded soldiers In Army
hospitals, in cases where they have
suffered severe burns.
Il hope to contact physicians and
officials in other penitentiaries in
plan to make this a national
prison service" DR.. Goddard said.
Evening star., 1943-10-28
Spark Blamed in Blast
Killing 13 on Oil Barge
By the Associated Press.

bS Inc ASSOClAttd PTeSS.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Oct. 2e.-
The oil barge explosion here October
6 which took 13 lives was caused by
a spark which ignited gasoline fumes
in an empty hold, a coroner's jury
found yesterday.
The craft blew up with terrific
force at the Gibbs drydock and re-
pair division yard, scattering wreck
age, breaking windows In the area
and mangling the victims.
Testimony at the inquest indicated
two workmen were overcome by
fumes while "scrubbing down" the
hold after it had been steamed
Going to their aid, fellow workers
thrust an air hose down into the
hold in an attempt to dispel the
fumes. The blast came when the
steel nozzle Of the hose struck the
metal opening. generating q spark
the jury decided.
Evening star., 1943-10-28
Draft Board Quits
Because of u. S.
| Deferments
By the Associated Press.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Oct. 2s.
The three members of the Fred
ericksburg Selective Service Board
have announced their designations
because "the allowance Of the pre-
posterous claims made by Govern
ment agencies for the deferment OF
men has been and is just more than
this board Is able to swallow"
The three-Chairman Cecil L.
Reid, D. William Scott and William
w. Jackson-asked Gov. Darden
that the designations be made effec-
tive November 6 or earlier.
The board charged that Govern
ment agencies accept men for en-
ployment whose induction Is immi-
nent and when they know, or should
know. that they have already been
classified in IA or after they have
been examined and are ready for
that classification"
Such action, the board added, is
unfair to the other registrants and
hastens the time when pre-Pearl
Harbor fathers will have to be
called.
Evening star., 1943-10-28
Fleming Urges Planning
For Postwar Employment
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Oct. 28.-Maj. Gen.
Philip B. Fleming, Federal Works
administrator, said today the ball
game isn't going to be all over when
the shooting stops; for millions it
will be only beginning"
AT the end of the war We shall
have an abundance of willing labor
and a plentiful supply of materials
which then will be no longer needed
Tor ships, tanks and bombing planes
he said in a speech to the American
Municipal Association.
He said that planning of many
types must be done by Federal
State and local governments to aid
the employment needs of the re-
turning soldiers and the millions OF
workers who are doomed to lose their
Jobs in munitions factories on the
coming day of armistice."
Hugh Potter, Houston, Tex, presi-
dent Of the Urban Land Institute,
predicted q Hood of new land de-
velopment in the immediate post
war years.
Evening star., 1943-10-28
Congress Lauds Plan
10 Educate Veterans;
Funds Held Problem
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Congress today applauded Presi-
dent Roosevelt's suggestion that the
Government help demobilized serv-
ice men and women complete their
education or learn useful trades, but
this question bobbed up:
Where is the Nation going to get
the money?
Chairman Thomas Of the Senate
Education Committee announced he
would prepare and introduce bill
to carry out the Presidents wishes
to make it financially possible for
every honorably discharged service
man or woman to get years educa-
ton or trade training, and to finance
as much as three years additional
training for a limited number,
selected for their special aptitudes,
to carry on their general, technical
or professional education"
Thomas Is Enthusiastic,
I'm starting on this with enthu-
siasm," said Senator Thomas. who
administered a somewhat similar
training program in post-World War
days at the University OF Utah.
THE bill will be built on expe-
rience and will correct the mistakes
that were made last time"
Senator McKellar, Democrat, of
Tennessee, a member of the Byrd
Economy Committee, said, TITS a
wonderful idea and plan if we have
the money to carry it out. The boys
certainly deserve it."
The only question that arises in
my mind" he added, "is where we
can get the money. As it looks now
we're going to owe a tremendous
sum at the end of the war"
Senator Pepper, Democrat, Of
Florida introduced, nearly four
months ago, a bill which would pro-
vide combination loan grants up to
81 200 year to honorably dis
charged war service personnel de-
string to complete their educations.
Veterans Deserve Best.
These veterans deserve the best"
Senator Pepper said. They have
served an apprenticeship in hell"
Without Federal announcement.
he said. there is a likelihood that
many men will fall into blind ALLEY
jobs. robbing the Nation OF poten-
tial trained leadership in future
years.
Senator George. Democrat. of
Georgia said he thought the most
practicable plan would be to con-
tinue paying a discharged veteran
his base Army or Navy pay while he
pursued his education.