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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-17
WOman's Society
Hears President
VIM. H. Bell

ALCORN A g. M COLLEGE, Miss
In addressing the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service of the
Methodist Church (white), Meridi-
an, Mississippi, April on the SUBJ
ject: "The Durham Conference and
Race Relations" President VIM.
H. Bell began by making the state
ment that what he had to say was
biased upon whether We have suffi-
cient faith in the ethics of human
relations as enunciated by Jesus
Christ to risk their application in
the solution of the problems of race
relations
It was pointed out that the South
fern Negro wants every citizenship
right with its corresponding respon-
Continued on back page)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-17

all walks Of life in the South
signed the statement of policy, the
text Of which follows
II October, i942, a representa-
tive group of southern Negro leao-
ers met in Durham. N. c., and IS
sued a statement N winch they
addressed themselves "to the cur
rent problems Of racial discrirni-
nation and neglect, and to ways
In which we may cooperate in the,
advancement Of programs AIMED at
the sound improvement of race re-
lations, within the democratic
framework"
Their statement is SO frank and
courageous, so free from any sug-
gestion of threat and ultimatums
and at the same time shows good
will. that we gladly agree to co.
operate.
We do not attempt 70 make here
nything like a complete reply to
ne questions raised nor 10 offer
olutions for all the vexing prob
ems. We hope however, to point
Continued on back page @
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-17
Lynch Suspects
Post Bonds In
Robert Hall Case

ALBANY, Ca (SNS) bonds of
$500 each were posted in federal
court here Tuesday by Sheriff M.
Claud Screws, of Baker County.
and two other officers, under in
dictment on charges of lynching
Robert Hall.
Deputy United States Marshal
w. M. Humber said ne had
arrested Screws, one of his deplI-
ties, Jim Bob Kelley, and Newton
city policeman, Frank Edward
Jones earlier Tuesday and brought
them before u. S. Deputy Clerk
G. Gull Campbell, Jr., who set
bond.
All the men are accused of viola
ting federal civil rights statues
in the fatal beating of Hall, re-
sportedly arrested on a faxed war
rant. The indictment charges
THAT on or about midnight, Jan
luary q, the defendants arrested
!. Hall at his home, transported him
/ to the Newton courthouse square,
land beat him into insensibility.
I Hall died later the same night,
safter being taken to hospital in
Albany.
Several days after the fatal
beating, Sheriff Screws issued q
statement contending that officers
had struck Hall in self defense
latter he attacked them with O
shotgun.
No date for trial Of the officers
was set.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-17

The Atlanta white conference
did not attempt to make here
anything like complete reply to
the questions raised" but ARRANGED
for a committee to be named
later from its group to meet with
a similar committee appointed BY
Durham conference leaders.
WOasT IGNORE TENSIONS
The white leaders asserted that
it would be a gesture of '.insin-
cerity" to deny or ignore the in
creased tensions between the white
and colored races, wniie offering
the Durham conference its CO.
operation. Like the Durham Con-
ferees, the Atlanta group make it
clear that they want to tackle the
question themselves, free from out
side pressure, and expressed belief
that the program must be one of
evolution and rot revolution
The white group agreed in several
instances with the text of the
Durham release.
Approximately 100 leaders from
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-17
USO Denied Use Of NewIv
RemodeIed Building On
Ruling Of The Mayor

leading citizens.
In a series of conferences with
the Mayor last week, participated
in by members of both local fac
tions, and officials of the U,SO and
FSA Regional office, Atlanta, Ga,
it was revealed that the Mayor had
received a letter, repeatedly from
Rev A. L. Holland, Critical of
George Edwards, the Director, and
of the local operation of the USO
bearing many names of the men,
bers of the USO Management
Committee.
Following the revelation of the
letter the members of the Manage
Continued on back page)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-17
SOUTHERN WHITES ANSWER DURHAM CHARTER
Policeman JaiIs
Own Wife--And
Pays Her Fine

MACON, Ga. - (SNS) - James
Johnson, an auxiliary policeman,
believes the law comes first even
if it means arresting his own wife.
While on duty recently, he receiv-
ed orders to 60 to his own home to
investigate disturbance. He arrest
ed his wife and another woman and
sent them to jail.
In court the next day when both
women appeared before the judge,
he paid his wife's fine of Sill.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-17
Agree With Many
Issues Raised

An Atlanta conference of White Soutnerners Sunday
mad offered the Durham Souern Negro conference
of desire ito cooperate in any sound program aimed
at the improvement of race relations
The Durham conference of last October had set up a
program of the aspirations of the Southern Negro in the
South and nation and had asked among other things for m
political and civil rights for the Negro equal rights in labor
industry, education agriculture military service social well
fare and health and improvements in the service occupa
ons including social security benefits for these occupations
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-17

1t. King took off from the Tus-
kegee Army Flying School on a To-
cal training flight the afternoon of
Wednesday, March "a, in a P-40
airplane.
Reports that he had crashed In
to Martin Lake, 30 miles northwest
of the field. were not confirmed
until Sunday, March %, VIII IN sal
wage operations recovered pro-
peller, identified as being from the
plane King was flying.
A board of qualified Air Force
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-17
Air Color Policy Is
WastefulSaysHastie
post administration.
EXPLANATION RIDICULOUS

post administration.
EXPLANATION RIDICULOUS
1t is ridiculous that the War De-
partment now explains that the
use Of Negro service pilots is "un-
der study" This matter has been
under study for a year. The real
trouble as have already pointed
out is the practical impossibility of
working out a Jim Crow plan for
using service pilots.
The Department also states that
sufficient Negro weather officers
and meteorologists are now in train
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-17

Officers will be appointed to de-
termine the exact cause of the ac-
cident.
Lit. King attended Tuskegee In
stitute, Alabama from 1899 to 1871
While attending the Institute, King
airy Civilian Pilot Training courses
He enlisted as an aviation cadet
ia 1941, and received his wings and
commission on August 5. 1912.
He is survived by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William P. King, Is Center
ST., Bessemer, Alabama.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-17
Practices And Policies
Still Very Bad, He Says
By WILLIAM H. HASTE

The Associated Federation Churches has released
the press recent correspondence between its Civic Affairs
Committee and the War Department concerning issues which
caused my resignation Civilian Aide to the Secretary of
War regret that portions of the War Departments state
ments misleading and inaccurate.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-17
Abandon Search
For Ala. Pilot

TUSKEGEE, Ala CSNS)-Search for the body of 1t.
Earl Eugene King of Bessemer Alabama has been tempo
rary abandoned due to high water the Public Relations
Office of the Tuskegee Army Flying School announced Sat
urday.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-17

TUSKEGEE, Ala. - (SNS) - 1t.
Earl Eugene King of Bessemer, Ala,
whose body is still missing after
the P-4O plane in which he was
flying OH March "a crashed into
Martin Lake, 80 miles northwest
of the Tuskegce Army Flying School
field. A propeller, believed to have
been from 1t. Kings plane, was re-
covered s~nnda-, March 28,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-17
IndiCt Sheriff
For Lynching

MACON, Ga.-(SNSl-A federal grand jury late Fri
day indicted Sheriff NJ Claude Screws of Baker county and
two other officers charges of fatally beating colored
prisoner, 29-year-old Robert Hall.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-04-17

Named in the indictment with
the sheriff were Deputy Sheriff
Jim Bob Kelley and Frank Edward
Jones, Newton county policeman.
The three men are accused of
violating federal civil rights sta
tutes.
BEATEN TO DEATH
The Indictment charges that dur
Ing the latter part of January the
defendants arrested Hall at his
home, transported him to the
courthouse square in Newton, and
there beat him into insensibility.
It is charged that Hall died the
same night after being taken to
hospital in Albany, Georgia.
The three counts OF tie indict-
ment carry combined maximum
penalty of IL years Imprisonment
and $4,000 fine.
The case foszowed an investiga-
ton by the FBI 1t was presented
to the grand jury by T. Hoyt Day.
is, United States attorney for the
middle district of Georgia, and G.
Maynard Smith, special assistant
TO the attorney general.
Behind the death of Hall was an
alleged forgery of a warrant and a
midnight abduction.
WARRANT FAXED"
Hall was arrested on the night of
January %. after he had been fore
ed out of his bed on automobile
theft charges contained in a flake
warrant" served by Sheriff Screws
and Policeman Jones.
Positive proof that the warrant
was a fake came to light it1rfedi-
ately after the fatal beating when
John G. Derm. owner of a truck
from which tire was allegedlv
stolen. Derm said no tire had been
removed from his truck and that
ne had not preferred charges
against Hall. Derm's testimony was
corroborated by his brother. George
G. Derm.
The federal grand jury was In
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Evening star., 1943-07-21

mitted they had no factory expert
ence. Now they drive home rivets
in wingtips and tailpieces for Lam
caster bombers at a speed few can
equal.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
WLB Modifies Contract
OF UAW With Two Firms

BY the Associated Press
Modification of the maintenance
membership clause in a contract
between the United Auto Workers
and the Federal Bearing Co. and
Schatz Manufacturing Co. of
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, has been Or
dered by the War Labor Board.
A wage increase of 88 cents an
hour, approved by the New York
regional board, also was altered
The board yesterday granted q
blanket increase of 5 cents to the
companies 300 employees, but said
the additional 38 cents could be
used only to adjust intraplant in
equities
The board approved the mainte-
nance-of- of-membership clause on the
condition that the union discipline
workers participating in any unau-
thorized stoppages. The regional
board was instructed to report in
six months on the unions effective
ness in preventing stoppages, with
the notice that approval of the
clause will be Withdrawn if any oc-
cur in that period
The cases of the two companies
were handled as one, the board said.
because the firms are managed by
an interTocking directorate and op-
crate in contiguous plants
Evening star., 1943-07-21
N,076,426 Pounds
!0f All Kinds Of Scrap
Collected in 6 Months

The District Salvage Committee
today reported the collection of 49,
076, ,426 pounds of all salvage material
during the first half of 1943, and at
the same time warned that scrap
metal collections had fallen to 73
per cent of the quota set by the
War Production Board.
The scrap metal quota for the
District in the first six months of
this year was 100000 pounds, but
only about 32,120,000 pounds were
collected, salvage officials said.
LAS the war enters its most critical
stage, the need for more materials
becomes more acute" Chairman
James E. Colliflower and Executive
Secretary Horace Walker asserted in
a joint statement. 1T is absolutely
necessary that we step up the COL
lections of scrap iron and steel, nom
ferrous metals, tin cans, waste
kitchen fats, silk and nylon hosiery
and rags"
Tin can collections have been
disappointing, particularly from
apartment houses" they said, and
promised a new plan for these COL
lections would be announced shortly.
Plans also are being mapped for
"whirlwind" drive for old automo-
biles, in cooperation with the Po-
lice Department., the Director of
Motor Vehicles and the Commis-
sioners' Special Scrap Committee.
Total scrap collections in 1912
were 1872, ,634, 1874 pounds. Assuming
half of this as collected in the first
six months of 1912, it would appear
that collections to date this year are
about 7,240,704 pounds behind.
The officials said that "in many
respects" their report was extreme
ly gratifying and Washington is to
be commended for its excellent
lob"
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Repeal Of Wagner Act
Urged by Banker


NEW YORK, July 21.-Fred I.
Kent, president of the council of
New York University and a direc-
tor of the Bankers Trust Co., yes
terday termed the Wagner Labor
Relations Act the most harmful
piece of legislation ever passed by
Congress" and advocated that it
be rescinded
Speaking at Commerce and In
dustry Association luncheon given in
his honor by 100 leaders in industry
and business in recognition of his
half century of service, Mr.. Kent
said the Government must effect
specific reforms if it is to win the
peace as we'll as the war.
He listed those reforms, in addition
to scrapping of the Wagner Act, as:
Decrease by the Government of
its employe personnel from 100000
to 1000 900; the breaking down and
elimination of Government propa-
ganda agencies: redefinition by Con-
gress of certain Government COM
Missions and rebuilding of the
Nations tax system.
He said that under the Wagner
Act, 1T has become possible for
certain labor leaders to create a
situation that is making the war
cost the Government of the United
States, and therefore it's people, a
sum that in the end will probably
reach somewhere between S5O,0O0,-
100000 and $1O0,O00,0 100000 more
than was necessary"
A result of the act, he said, was
that wages rose faster than the cost
of living, causing tremendous rise
in agricultural prices and widespread
retail purchasing of many things
that carried critical materials for the
war effort"
Evening star., 1943-07-21

American planes had bombed the
japanese island of Paramushiro,
but said China wanted to see the
bombing of Japanese territory reach
the same scale and intensity as the
air attacks against the Axis in
Europe
The bombing is not COM
parable with the bombings of
Japan's Axis partners both in scale
and intensity. 1t is hoped that as
time goes on the bombings will in
crease in order to penalize all
Axis people, regardless of whether
they are in the West or in the East, "
he said.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
HartIe Reported Assigned
To Head Camp Robinson
By the Associated Press.

by tDe ASSOCldtcQ fTcSS,
Aides of Senator Mcclellan,
Democrat, of Arkansas said last
night the War Department had no.
titled them that Maj. Gen. Russell
P. Hartle, who was in charge of the
first American soldiers to reach the
European theater in the present
war, had been assigned to command
Camp Joseph T. Robinson in
Arkansas.
The aides said the new assign
ment of Brig. Gen. Francis 3. NAL
Ion. whom Gen. Hartle will sue
ceed, was not announced but that
the change would become effective
in about 10 days.
Gen. Hartle, a native of Chews-
vile, Md, landed in Northern Ire
land January 26, 1912. He was
graduated from the University of
Maryland in 1910 with 3. A. de-
gree and did not attend West Point.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Deof and Dumb Twins
Find Roles in Wur

Jack and Bob Couper, 23-year-
old twins, left their farm near Perth,
Scotland, and went to an airplane
factory. On a slip of paper they
wrote: I'VE want to help win the
war. We can't join the fighting
forces We are deaf and dumb
With pencil and paper the shop
manager questioned them. They ad-
Evening star., 1943-07-21
u. S. Motor Tourists
Flock Into Mexico

Motor tourist traffic from the
United States by way of Laredo,
Tex, began to crowd into Mexico
in April. Nuevo Laredo registered
more than 800 automobiles from
across the border in that month";
each averaging five passengers. The
influx has continued to mount.
In period of Is days tourists went
Evening star., 1943-07-21

to other parts OF the republic from
Nuevo Laredo by the following
transportation means: Automobile,
1,345; buses, 1T; railroad, 1913; air
plane, IS; motorcycle, 2.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Suicide Certificate Issued

A certificate of suicide in the
death of Frank T. Hayes, ST., 14O5
G street Sc, "a, retired building
guard, was issued late yesterday by
Coroner R. Magruder Macdonald.
Mr.. Hayes leaped from the Sousa
Bridge Monday after leaving a note
for his son, DR.. Macdonald said.
He was reported in i'll health.
Others die for you; the least you
can do is buy for them. Get your
War savings stamps now.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Sweden Policies Rubber

Government control of crude
stock and regulation of manufac-
turing is enabling Sweden to main
tain its output of essential rubber
products despite curtailed imports.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Divorce Law Proclaimed

BERMUDA, July 81 (P).-An
acting Governors proclamation an
nounces that this British colony's
first divorce law, the Matrimonial
Causes Act, will become effective
August l.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Chino Wants japan
Bombed Like Europe

By the Associated Press
CHUNGKING, July 21.-zChang
Tao-fan, Chinese Minister of In
formation, expressed great gratifi-
cation" today over the news that
Evening star., 1943-01-31

nights serving as busboy in the
Hollywood Stage Door Canteen.
Long Line Outside Canteen.
Among the crowd of servicemen
waiting for admission to the canteen
were two New Zealand and two
South African youths who had
waited three and a half hours in
the chilly night on the hope of see
ing Mrs. Roosevelt. By II pm.
1883 servicemen had been admitted
to the canteen.
The weather discouraged the
crowd that usually waits outside
the Lincoln Colonnade on birthday
ball nights. Only about $50 sight
seers had gathered to see the stars
as they entered the ballroom. With
in, more than 500 people danced and
listened to Lawrence Whisonant, COL
ored baritone of "Porgy and Bess'
and now sergeant at Fort Hua-
chucha, sing songs from the show
as we'll as Stout Hearted Men" the
theme song of his Army post
Everywhere the stars outdid
themselves to entertain the dane
ers. Dennis Morgan sang, Abbott
and Costello chatted, James Gag
| ney went into a dance, Laraine
Day recited the closing speech de-
livered by Joel McCrea in Foreign
Correspondent" while Edgar Bere
gen and Charlie Mccarthy wise
cracked, and Roy Rogers sang and
played his guitar.
The dancers were given frequent
by the Hollywood Victory Commit
tee of the reason for their appear.
Evening star., 1943-01-31

Charlie Mccarthy, Edgar Bergens
wonder boy, is a lazy guy. He wants
to be carried everywhere he goes.
DR.. Archie D. Engel, optometrist,
of 45l4 Connecticut avenue NV,
ought to know He has been some
what of a handyman for the spoiled
block head" since the latters ar
rival for the Presidents Birthday
Celebration.
AS Member Of the Variety Club,
DR.. Engel has been escorting visit
ing stars to Birthday Balls since
1882. But he said his assignment
this year is the top. The good
natured kidding OF other escorts has
fortified this point.
Friday. when Mr.. Bergen and his
prodigy went on tour with the other
stars, DR.. Engel was entrusted with
Charley's weighty suitcase. His job
also was to get Charlie ready to
perform when visits were made at
Walter Reed Hospital and the Naval
Medical Center.
In past years DR.. Engel was escort
for Gambarelli, the ballerina, Paul
Whiteman, "Hopalong Cassidy" Bill
Boyd, Bonita Granville, Constance
Moore and Jackie Cooper.
Mr.. Bergen knows what DR.. Engel
has been through.
Charlie is so unpredictable," he
Evening star., 1943-01-31
Visiting Stars Escort Rates
Mccarthy as Top Assignment

said. "Altfough he has q lot of fun
with the. servicemen, you have to
watch him. He's always making a
play for the nurses. Then, he's been
having terrible time making up
his mind between Lynn Bari, Janet
Blair and Loretta Young"
Charlie is the same youngster that
Mr.. Bergen started out with in high
school 20 years ago. Mr.. Bergen
has some one keep a sharp eye on
him at all times, because he said
Charlie once was kidnapped at the
Waldorf for "a hours as a gag by
a neWspaperman. He said curious
people have a habit of trying to
slip off Charles hat or taking one
of his shoes.
Charlie is q substantial citizen. He
has a paid up policy against fire and
theft for $4,000. When Mrs. Roose-
welt requested his presence at a
White House luncheon yesterday
she sent him separate invitation
Mr.. Bergen said Charlie probably
will frame this and put 1t alongside
his degree from Northwestern Uni
versity.
Mr.. Bergen said he had little
trouble this trip with Charles
country cousin, Mortimer Snerd-
except for Snerd visiting the Wash
ington Monument and calling it the
biggest silo he had ever SEEN"
Evening star., 1943-01-31
Paris Radio adj! Reports Arrest Ar!
'0f Chautemps' Brother

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 3O.-The German
controlled Paris radio said tonight
that French police had arrested
Pierre Chautemps, brother of former
Premier Camille Chautemps, on a
charge of having illegal correspond
ence with his brother.
Camille Chautemps, who lives in
Bethesda, Md, expressed astonish-
ment and regret yesterday that his
brother had been arrested.
The former premier, who on No.
vember 13 offered to serve Gen.
Henri Giraud as private in North
Africa, said he had not heard from
Pierre Chautemps in several months.
ut was legal, in my opinion, to
write letter abroad from France"
M. Chautemps said here. He re-
ported that his brother was lawyer
who lived in Tours. He was never
in politics.
Pierre Chautemps is Camille's S
youngest brother. Three other
brothers were killed in the World
War,
Evening star., 1943-01-31
nazi Documents Seized
In Raid on Club in Chile
Ey the Associated Press.

z, the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. 30.-Po-
lice today raided German club
here under anti-spy regulations
which have been rigidly enforced
since Chile broke of rlations with
the Axis and reported the confisca-
ton OF a secret radio transrnitter
and documents on operations of a
NaM espionage network.
One Argentine and one Chilean
complained to police that they were
attacked last night by group they
identified as belonging to the "as-
sault guard German organiza-
tion Of the sportsverein.
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 80 (P.-
Information reaching here today
from Santiago said members OF the
Japanese Legation staff who were
placed under house arrest last night
in retaliation for japanese treat
ment of Chilean diplomats in Toxic
are likely to be taken into protective
custody.
This is assumed to mean that the
japanese will go to Jail unless the
Chilean government is advised of
changed attitude in Toxic where
the Chilean envoy has been arrested.
Evening star., 1943-01-31

VINO says you cannot eat your
cake and have ii too? War bonds
will help win the war and still he
yours for savings.