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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-01-23
Founders Day At
Lincoln University

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-January
is, 194S, Seventy-seven years after
the conception of an idea by the
men of the 6tnd and 65th Colored
nfantries which resulted in the es-
Enlistment of Lincoln institute,
Lincoln University celebrated its
annual Founders Day Sunday, JAM
uary 18th.
The passing of seventy seven
years finds the university in tune
with the country again feeling the
rlgors of war, having as its ami
versary theme, Education for War
time Citizenship" and an academic
program directed toward coopera-
ton in the wartime program.
The Pounds Day Service had as
its principal speaker Mr.. Frank l..
Williams, prominent educator of
st. Louis, Missouri and a former
member of the Lincoln University
Board of Curators.
Mrs. Ida Drake Garnett Guy, of
the class of 1908 represented the
Alumni. Mrs. Guy is the daughter
of DR.. J. H. Garnett, former Ian
guage teacher of Lincoln Institute.
and is auditorium head at Roosevelt
High School at Gary, Indiana.
Other guests were Honorable For
rest c. Donnell, Governor of the
the state of Missouri and Mrs. Dom
nell; Mr.. WalthalI M. Moore, men,
Der 51st General Assembly Hon.
Henry Andrea, Representative 62nd
General Assembly; DR.. E. L. Nc
Cluer, President, Board of Curators.
Mr.. c. c. Hubbard, member, Board
of Curators.
Mr.. T. H. Miles represented the
Lincoln University Faculty and
Maurice S. Harris represented the
Lincoln Studentbody.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-01-23
Miss. Cooperative Church Council
10 Sponsor Ministers Meet
At Campbell College

According TO officials of the Mis-
s,ssippi Cooperative Church Coun-
Gil, an organization to promote spir-
itual unity in UNCONVENTIONAL relo-
items, two dates have been set for
institutes for town and rural min
ister's this year. The first to be
held at Campbell College, Jackson,
Mississippi, January $3.50, and the
second at Alcorn A. & M. College,
Alcorn, Mississippi, either May 3 to
8, or May 10 to 18th.
The program of these institutes
in addition to presenting outstand-
ing church leaders, will emphasize
Bible Study, Sermon Building,
Problems of the rural church, Home
and Land Ownership, Rural Youth
and Rural Church, Home and Fam
lily Improvement and Health Edu-
cation.
The council has three field work.
ers who work with rural ministers.
At a recent meeting of the coun-
Gil, held in the Parish Street Bap-
fist Church, Jackson, a resolution
was passed to petition the Missis-
sippi Council on Interracial Coope-
lation to contact the leaders of the
white denominations and try to get
them to become vocal on the prob
lem of race relations, especially in
these troubled days.
The officers of the Mississippi
Cooperative Church Council are
Bishop S. L. Greene, President;
Rev. A. A. Cosey, Vice-President;
Rev. w. H. Blackburn. Vice?Presi-
dent; President J. L. Reddix, Treas
urer; Rev. N. H. Jeltz, Chaplain:
Rev. R. A. Scott, Chairman, Execu-
tive Committee; Rev. w. A. Bend
er, Assistant SECRETARY, and Presi-
Dent VIM. H. Bell, Executive Secre-
tary.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-01-23
own and Rural Ministers To Meet Here January 18th
HASTY RESIGNS AS
CIVILIAN AIDE

The following notice of his res.
ignation was received by the pres:
this week from William H. HASTE
Civilian Aide to the Secretary OF
War:
In the past, replying to inquiries
prompted by rumors and specula-
ton, I have stated that, if and when
should leave the War Department
the press would receive direct and
authoritative information. Accord.
ingly the press is now advised that
have submitted my resignation as
Civilian Aide to the Secretary OF
War, effective at the end Of jan
uary, 1943.
II have asked Mr.. Louis Lautier,
Administrative Assistant in this Of
flee, who has been dealing effect
lively with matters involving civil
ian personnel to remain at his post.
1t is my belief that he can continue
to contribute substantially to gains
already represented by the place
men and advancement of thousands
of Negroes and the satisfactory adj
justment of many employee griev-
ances.
Il have also asked Mr.. Truman
K. Gibson, Jr., Assistant Civilian
AIDE, to remain at his post, at least
through such transitional period as
n'ay be necessary to prevent any
dicontinuity of effort in matters
which have been undertaken by
this office.
I wish to state my sincere ap-
probation for the measure of
friendly support and cooperation
which my office has received from
the press. I shall have no further
or simplifying statement to make
until after my official duties shall
have terminated"
Signed:
WILLIAM H. HASTE,
Civilian Aide TO the SECRETARY
of War.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-01-23
Essay Contest Stressed
By Security Life

Security Life Insurance Company
calls students, and teachers, atten-
ton to the fact that essays in the
Security Life Insurance Company
Essay Contest, must be sent in be-
fore the Teachers meeting.
Hundreds of dollars will be Civ
en- then. Security Life will enter
tain students and teachers who take
an active part in the contest.
Students are urged to ask their
Principal or English teacher the de-
tails of the contest, or call Security
Llfe Insurance Company. Informa-
ton may also be obtained from any
agent or representative of the COM
pany.
w. w. Blackburn, executive sec
rotary of the Mississippi Associa-
ton of Teachers in Colored schools,
esks all Jeans Agents and District
President to contact him ar once
concerning the Essay Contest prizes
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-01-23
Prison Term Faces
Registrars Without
Cards

All men in the state of Mississippi
between the ages of 18 and 38, who
have been subject to selective SER
vice registration for a long as six
months and who do not have their
classification cards, were advised
today by Colonel Lawrence w
Long, state director of selective
service, to communicate with their
local boards at once. On and after
February l, the director pointed
out, any man in this age group who
does not have in his personal pos
session his classification card (form
SD as well as his certificate of reg
Istration is liable to fine or jmpris-
onment or both.
Registrars in the 45-to SIS year
old group are not affected by this
order. Colonel Lawrence w. Long
satid there are considerable num-
Der of men in the state who can be
considered as delinquent, accord
ing to selective service regulations,
for failure to keep in touch with
their local boards. Nevertheless, he
emphasized that in the present
emergency no man will be allowed
to avoid military responsibility
merely because of failure to keep
his local board advised of his
whereabouts.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-01-23
Two Die in Accident
Near Centreville

McComb-Two Negroes were kill
ed and another seriously injured in
an automobile accident which oc-
CURED near Centreville Monday,
and the driver of the car is being
held in Liberty awaiting further de-
velopments. The accident occurred
at the intersection of Highway "a
and 48, about two miles east of
Centreville.
Anthony Jones, age So, and jose
phine Walker, age IS, who live on
the farm of C. c. Gallant, were
killed instantly. Lethy Stafford,
age 81, who lives on the w. l. Craig
farm, was seriously injured. She
was taken to the Centreville hospit-
81 where it was found that she had
sustained multiple injuries and sew
eral bruises. The driver of the
automobile, a taxi from McComb,
was Carl E. Cody. A passenger in
this car, the wife of a service man
at Camp Van Dorm, was enroute to
visit her husband at Centreville.
Cody was taken into custody for a
preliminary hearing.
The taxi was rounding a curve
going into Centreville when the car
struck the three Negroes who were
standing on the side of the high
way waiting for a bus.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-01-23
Your State Health
Officer Says:

A drive to enforce sanitary re-
quirements in public eating and
drinking places is underway in Mis-
sissippi counties, with sanitary in
spectors giving special attention to
cishwaShing methods in places
serving servicemen and defense
workers.
County and city officials are CIV
ing every aid to local health de-
partments, for they know that many
outbreaks of such diseases as ty-
phoid fever, trench mouth, dysen-
terry, and septic sore throat can be
averted if proper sanitary measure
are observed in pulic eating and
drinking places.
Increased patronage and scarcity
of trained help have created huge
problem for the restaurant operat.
or. But there can be no compro.
mmies with unsanitary conditions
which effect the health of citizens
war workers, and Army person.
mel.
The public has a right to clear
eating and drinking utensils as well
as to clean, wholesome food. BY re-
fusing to accept dirty glasses ano
dishes in public establishments, you
can cooperate with health authori-
ties in correcting dirty methods O.
washing dishes.
your children can take it if you
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-01-23
To Suspend Food Stamp
Program March l

The Food Stamp Program will be
suspended March /, probably for
the duration of the war, according
t. an announcement made last
week By the U. S. Department of
Agriculture. However, it also was
announced at the same time that
the Departments program of pro-
viding foods for comm y school
lunches and child centers
will be continued
At its peak + , ne Food
Stamp Program gave assistance to
100000 people, of which nearly a
million were Negroes, and served
to move large quantities of agri-
cultural commodities. S h oil
are now reaching 10000 young
sters, including nearly half mill
hon colored children.
statement issued by Secretary
Wickard regarding the Food Stamp
and School Lunch Programs reads
in part as follows:
THE Food Stamp Program was
inaugurated in May, 1889, to in
crease consumption of surplus foods
and at the same time to improve
the diets of families who otherwise
could not afford to eat enough. The
Food Stamp Plan Program has
been an outstanding success. It
has not only helped to bridge the
gap between SURPRISES on the one
hand and want on the other, but it
has proved an important instrument
In social planning and undoubtedly
we will wish to make use of it in
tie future.
''The situation which brought the
Food Stamp Program into being,
howevr, do not now exist. Most
food SURPRISES disappeared some
time ago. Critical shortages of some
foods are inevitable. The program
has been kept in operation UP to
this time on a reduced basis as an
aid to unemployable persons and
others who have not benefited
from wattime employment. In re-
cents months most emplayable per-
sons who have benefited by the
Food Stamp Program have been alb
sirbed by thte war industries. Vir-
tually all of these are unemploya-
bic; the aged, the physically inca
pacitated, and the under privileged
children. These persons must be
adequately cared for through pub
lie welfare grants.
AS a part of its war food pro-
gram the Department will continue
to provide milk and other COM
n.oditles for school lunches and
child day care centrs. Lunches pre-
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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-01-23
WAC Recruits
Undergo Rigorous
Basic Training

Fort Des Moines, Iowa.-"Inten-
sive'' is the word for the basic
training program of the Women's
Army Auxiliary Corps. 1t must be
of necessity.
Members of the Corps at the First
WAC Training Center at Fort
DeS Moines are given four weeks
of basic training which converts
them from civilians into military
personnel.
Beginning with medical exami-
nation 70 insure that all members
of the Corps are healthy, the
WAACs next receive immunization
injections for typhoid fever. anti
tetanus and smallpox. Next the
members of the Corps are fitted for
uniforms. Immediately thereafter
they are given the Army General
Classification Test to measure their
abilities and aptitudes. This is sup
plemented by personal interviews
with trained WAAC interviewers.
These women skillfully question the
new recruits to determine their
work, experience education and
interests as well as abilities. This
information, together with that
Cleaned from the tests, is used as a
basic for assignment of work. As
signment of jobs does not come un-
til after the basic training period.
In thee basic training period,
members of the Corps are taught
the Fundamentals of military life.
and in addition aret
and in addition are given opportu-
nifty to demonstrate qualities of
leadership. Through their per-
formanceS on the drill field, their
relationships with other Auxiliaries
in barracks life, and their work in
the courses they take, Auxilaries
have occasion to show whether or
not they qualify for specialist
training or officer candidate school.
All Auxiliaries have equal oppor-
tunity to qualify.
Military customs and courtesies,
sanitation and fire aid, organiza-
ton of the Army, company admin
istration and military correspond
ence, property accounting, and care
and wearing of the uniform are
some of the subjects studied.
This program of training plus the
additional training of soldering
through serving on kitchen police
duty and regular duty of policing
the barracks is basic for all Auxil-
iaries in WAC. Through this in
tensive program, MEMBERS of the
Corps learn to work the Army way
and are enabled a tits completion
to take over non-combat Army
jobs under Army discipline.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-01-23
The NegrO-the Battle
Of Science and Humanity
BY LfEWELLYN RANSOM
OFFICIAL U. 8. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH.

This month will find Negro peo-
pie backing the March of Dimes
campaign in the fight against the
mysteries and dread crippling dis
ease, infantile paralysis-a disease
that is no respector of race, creed
or color.
When the battle lines are drawn
and the assault begins, the Negro
people are never found wanting
The love a good fight. The SUR
vive by fighting. Whether it be a
foreign foe, that threatens the ma
TONS shores, prejudice that threat
ems the race within, or flood, fam
inc and disease that come as a COM
mmon enemy to all-the Negro bat
ties valiantly.
They will support the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
because it granted $207,3 1866 to Tus-
kegee Institute for a center to care
for Negro victims, since it controls
no hospitals nor their policies of
discrimination. Negroes will give
their dimes, and dollars because
the Foundations 1900 chapters
throughout the nation give aid ev-
cry day to infantile paralysis vic
TINS of every age, religion and col
or. They will give too because one
half of what they donate will re-
main in the community to be spent
on the work of the local chapter.
Colored people will drop their
dimes and dollars because they
know that the Foundations iron
lungs" stand ready to be rushed
to aid stricken cid or adult of
teir race, wherever they are. They
know if the disease attacks their
family or neighborhood, the Foun-
dalton will give their doctors and
hospitals the benefit of its research,
technique and information.
The so percent of the funds col
lected that go to the Foundations
headquarters is used to keep medi-
cal scientists searching day and
night for causes, reliefs, cures and
preventions of this great human
nalady.
The $3,034,0O0 that has been spent
III this fight against mans enemy
has not been spent in vain. The
1900 chapters set up all over the
country to administer to the. help
less who have been struck down
end to prevent further raveges in
an epidemic threatened communi
ty, work with local doctors and pub
lie health officials. This assistance
includes medical and surgical care,
orthopedic equipment, transporta-
ton to and from clinics and finan-
cial aid in payment for hospital ex-
penses. Chapters have been financ-
ing courses of instruction in the
kenny method of treatment for
doctors, nurses and physical therapy
technicians.
The Foundations funds brought
Miss Kenny from the Australian
Eush country where she developed
her technique of hot applications
Elus highly specialized method of
restoring awakened muscles to nor
NAL use. This method is one relief
and salvage and not the cure that
someday must be found, but it is a.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-01-23

God-send to the suffering and help
less.
In laboratories and field research,
financed by the Foundation, the
search goes on for the cause and
cure. 1t will coe some day, and
while science battles with the help
of the peoples dimes, much is be-
ing learned each day that helps to
combat the disease. Some of these
things so far learned are: that the
virus is excreted through the bow
els both by the sick and those in
contact with them; the virus is
found in sewage, privies, and river
polluted with sewage; that infan-
tile paralysis might be spread
through infected food or polluted
drinking water, like typhoid fever
and that the same sanitary measures
used to stop typhoid from spreading
can be used in the case of infantile
paralysis.
The dimes and dollars we drop
viii carry on this battle for health
and human life until the causes
and cure is found.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-01-23

cam" DR.. J. A. Milne, director of
county health work for the Missis-
sippi State Board of Health, said
today in answer to the many in
quiries from parents as to how best
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23
6. A. Person
Naval Officer
Will Report for
Duty March 8

Gustof A. Person, 80, was
sworn into the u. S. Naval Re
serve as an ensign at Officer
Procurement headquarters in
the Book Tower, Detroit, yester-
day.
He will report to Dartmouth,
College. Hanover, N. H., on
March 8 for indoctrination.
Son of Mrs. G.. A. Person of
1913 South Gratiot avenue, and
the late DR.. Person, Ensign
Person attended era n b r o o k
school in Bloomfield Hills for
seven years, completing his high
school and Junior college course
there in 1898. He was associat-
cd with his father in the Pers-
son Foundation Laboratory at
the Colonial hotel until 1886,
when he entered the Com
munity Bank at Warren, where
he holds the position of assist
ant cashier.
Ensign Persons wife, the for
mer Hazel DeGroot of Grand
Rapids, whom he married in
1889, will remain in Mount
Clemens with his mother. She is
q member of Mount Clemens
High school faculty.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23
Illness Claims
Mrs. Goayere
Aged Resident
Passes Awoy

Funeral services for Mrs.
Marie Govaere, 81. who died
early today at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Mary DeClerq,
I16 Moross avenue, will be held
at 9 am. Friday from the La
CroiX e. Groesbeck Funeral
home and at $50 from ST.
Peters cemetery.
Mrs. Govaere, the widow of
August Govacrc, who died sew
eral years ago, was a native of
Belgium but had lived in Ma
comb county for 40 years.
She is survived by the fol-
lowing children, in addition to
Mrs. DeClerq at whose home
she died. Mrs. Emma DeBaene,
julius. Achille, Alfons, Bonnie,
Mrs. Godelieze Vercheuren and
Emery.
T W IN ty-four grandchildren
and six great grandchildren like
wise sLrvive.
Prayers will be said Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock at the La
CroiX & Groesbeck Funeral
Home.
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two still were in the hospital
but their injuries were not Sc
rious.
One Of them was Jane Froman
of New York, radio singer
All four women passengers
aboard were saved. One, listed
as wet Silver, escaped unhurt.
CLOAK IDENTITIES
The American legation re-
fused to reveal either the names
of the dead and missing or those
of all the survivors, saying the
information would have to come
from the State Department at
Washington.
Capt. r. o. D. Sullivan, who
was in command of the flying
boat, was among the injured at
hospitals here, but he was I'M
able to fix the cause or the dis
aster. A pilot of long experience,
Capt. Sullivan had flown the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-23
V-Awards
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enemy in these ways:
Il. This home follows the in
structions Of its Air Raid War
den, in order to protect itself
against attack by air.
q. This home conserves food,
clothing, transportation, and
health, in order to hasten an UNI
ceasing flow of war materials to
our men at the front.
IS. This home salvages essen
tial materials, in order that they
may be converted to immediate
war uses.
a. This home refuses to
spread rumors designed to di-
vide our Nations.
IS. This home buys War Saw
ings Stamps and Bonds regular
ly.
I'VE are doing these things
because we know we must
Win This War"
A householder wishing to be
awarded a V-Home sticker will
fill out the application and eth
err give it to his block leader or
Air Rid Warden or mail it to
O.C.D. Headquarters in the
County Building.
After the applications have
been returned, the Air Raid
Warden will call on the house.
holder and check on question
Number /. The householder
word or statement will be suf-
ficient as to the other points on
the V-Home requirements.
The Air Raid Warden Division
assisted by the Neighborhood
War Clubs are starting a con-
test to see which Air Raid War
den Post will be the first to
complete a one hundred per cent
VICTORY HOME AWARD.
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five days between last Thursday
end Monday Of this week-Feb.
ID to %.
Ceilings also will be placed on
such seasonal items as sweet
corn and spinach before they are
ready for market. OPA said. and
possibly on celery and lettuce.
The only outstanding uncon-
trolled food now Is fresh fish
Declaring last nights sudden
action was taken to avert fur
Their sharp speculative price adj
vances,' OPA said some market
reports indicated as much as a
35 per cent rise in fresh tomato
prices during the last several
days.
The advances might have been
spurred. the announcement said,
as housewives shifted their buy
ing habits from the now ration
ed canned got DIS TO fresh Negc-
tables.
The order. which Will be re-
placed by permanent regulations
within the next go days, covers
all dealers except the grower.
Sample checks of retail price
levels in all major population
centers are being made and Will
be continued as an enforcement
measure.
The action followed announce
ment of the ration point values
of dried beans, peas and lentllS
and dried and dehydrated soups,
and word that there might be in
creased food +; tons in April, de-
pending, among other things, on
the amounts declared by house
wives when they register for
their new coupon books this
week.
Point values for the added
starters in the new program in
clude:
Dried beans, peas and lentils'
Up to 2 ounces, point; ? to 1
ounces, points; 4 to 6 ounces, 3
points: 6 to ounces. 4 points;
8 to 10 ounces, 5 points: 10 to
IA ounces, 7 points; IA to 10
ounces, 8 points; ID, 8 points.
Dried and dehydrated soups:
Up to 2 ounces, 2 points; ? to 4
ounces, 4 points; 4 to 6 ounces,
6 points; 6 10 ounces, 8 points
8 to 10 ounces, 10 points; 10 to
IA ounces. Is points; IA to IS
ounces, Is points; | h., Is
points.
All types Of dry beans are in
Guided. The most common of
these are Navy, kidney, lima and
soybeans.
The March allowance remains
at 48 points per person