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Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16
Three Face Penal
Terms, FinesFor
January Crime
Had Been Charged
With Violation
OF Civil Rights
By VIRGIL HODGES
Associste Editor OF Atlanta
Daily World

ALBANY, Ga. - Found guilty on
two of a three-count Indictment
Sheriff M. Claude Screws OF Baker
County was sentenced late IhurS-
dav to serve a total of three years
in federal prison and pay Sl,Ooo
fine. Similarly sentenced by Judge
Bascom Deaper were Jim Bob kel-
ley, a special deputy, and FRANK
Edward Jones, former Newton, Ga.'
policeman.
The indictments of the trio grew
out of the fatal beating on January
90. this yeal, of 29-year old Robert
Hall, mechanic, following his ar
rest on an allegedly faxed warrant
charging him with the theft OF an
automobile tire.
The convicted m n-Sherlfi
Claude nj. Screws, of Baker
County; Frank Edward Jones,
former member of Newton (Ga.)
police force, and Jim Bob Kelley
a special deputy-were found guilty
on two counts of the governments
indictment. The first count charg-
ed them with acting to deprive
Hall of his life without due process
of law and carries a sentence OF
one year and a $1,000 fine, while
the second count of conspiracy
carries a straight prison sentence OF
two years.
Judge Eascom S. Deaver charged
the trial Jury at one o'clock Thurs
day AFTERNOON. The morning ha0
been spent in augmentation by
counsel-Attorneys Frank A. Kemp,
Robert Short and Clint Hager, de-
tending the accused, and District
Attorney T.. Hoyt Davis, of Macon,
and G. Maynard Smith, represent
ing the government
CLAIMED SELF DEFENSE
Sheriff Screws told the jury
Wednesday that he struck Hall ano
ordered him blackjacked as the
prisoner was being removed from
an automobile in front of the jail
Screws claimed he saw the barrel
of shotgun coming out of the car
ahead OF the prisoner. that ne
knocked the gun up and it was dis
charged.
James r. Willingham, former
Newton resident, brought into the
courtroom on a stretcher, said he
had only recently been dismissed
from a hospital. Telling OF the con-
versation he had with defendant
Frank Jones, the morning follow
ing the arrest of Hall, Willingham
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Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16
MRS. BERTHA CARPENTER

ROYSTON, Ga.-funeral services
for Mrs. Bertha Carpenter were
held Sunday from the Holly
Springs Baptist church. She is
survived by her husband, four sons
four brothers and six grand
children.
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16
Haitian Chief
Executive To
Arrive 0ct. IA
State Dinner To
Be Given Visitor
By Roosevelt
By ERNEST T.. JOHNSON

WASHINGTON, ID. Clamp
The state department formally an
normced last Thursday that Presi-
dent Ellie LeScCt of the Republic
of Haiti will be here as tie official
guest of The United States govern
ment upon the completion Of a
similar visit to the Dominion of
Canada. He will arrive in the cap
itol on Thursday, October IA, being
received at the White House.
The announcement : follows by@
three weeks the exclusive report of
the Associated Negro Press that
the Haitian chief of state would
make official visits to both Canada
and the United states. The full
text of the state department an
norincement reads:
"H i s excellency. Ellie LeScct.
president of the Republican of
Haiti, will visit the United States
upon the invitation President
Roosevelt during t h month of
October.
President Lescor is expected to
arrive in washington on October
IA, and to remain at the capital
for a period of four or five days as
a guest of the government"
TO BE DINNER GUEST
Unofficially the program worked
out is something as follows:
Atrial at the White House on
October IA at about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, President Lescot him.
self staying overnight. A dinner in
all probability will be given by
President Roosevelt that evening.
A committee at Howard univer-
sity, headed by Or Rayford Logan,
who has visited the island republic
on government missions. will have
a reception for the visiting digna-
ries, the form Of reception not yet
having been finally decided.
At 5 o'clock Friday there will
be a reception at Blair house where
The visiting party will meet mem
hers of the Washington diplomatic
corps.
ARRANGE RECEPTION
The Pan American union Is
arranging to welcome the Haitian
visitors Saturday A special meet
ing of the governing board will be
held that day, to be followed by a
luncheon
Nelson ID. Rockefeller, Coordi-
nator Of Inter-American affairs
and the American governments
chief salesman for the good neigh
Dor policy on October II viii give
private luncheon for President
Iescot at the formers home. That
evening Assistant Secretary OF
State Adolph A. Berle will give
dinner for the party at a leading
hostelry, possibly the Carlton
hotel.
On Monday, Ambassador Andre
Liautaud will be the host for his
chief at a luncheon at the Hotel
GbdJlGI. lIlC p6-ty VIII Aco't ''sNA-
ington h afternoon possibly
going to Baltimore where President
Lescot has expressed desire to
visit John Hopkins hospital for
physical check-up.
TO NEW YORK LATER
The party will arrive later In the
week in New York. 1t has not been
termined yet how long he will
remain here. Two other times de-
cision relate to a possible appear
ance before congress and the hold
ing of a press conference.
As was the case with President
Edwin Barclay of the Republic OF
Liberia, the local corps CT Negro
news correspondents will prob
ably be given temporary cfe-
dentials for the White House
arrival. Ted Postou OF the Office
of War Information IS interceding
In this detail.
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16

Sam Buckhannon, who spent
fourteen years on the Georgia
chain gang for tho theft of a
pack of cigarettes when he was
fifteen years-Old, was granted
freedom last week in extraditi0n
proceedings in Trenton, N. j.,
when Judge Frank S. Katzenbach,
III denied GeOrgia's request for
his return to the chain gang and
discharged him for custody.
BuckhannOn was sent to q Ge0r-
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16

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Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16

Speaking at the noon hour Il
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
TUBERCULOSIS CLINICS

Nearly 5000 persons were examin-
ed in the tuberculosis clinics held
throughout the counties of Maryland
during the year 1912, 1t was announ-
ced by William r. Matthews, Manag-
ing Director of the Maryland Tuber.
culosis Association.
These clinics, which are held by
the tuberculosis association in coop
Grafton with the State and County
Health Departments, totalled 1852
during the year There were 1881
patients examined, of which 5,611
were white and 1920 were negroes.
The diagnosis of the patients
found that 43O had positive tubercu-
losis, 594 were suspects, 2,131 mega
tive cases, 80 were chronic cases and
the remainder, or 3,176 patients,
were Inactive.
OF the positive cases discovered it
was found that 1913 had "far advanc-
ed" tuberculosis, 1923 were diagnosed
as moderately advanced, while
remainder had "minimal'' or "early
stage" tuberculosis.
Our clinics show an increase of
l3 percent in patients diagnosed dur
ing the year 1912 as compared to the
previous year., said Mr.. Matthews,
and our program for the coming
year calls for substantial increase
over 1912. 1t is only through case
finding, as we are now doing in these
clinics, that we will be able to control
the disease in the State.
These clinics of the Maryland Tu-
berculosis Association are financed
through the annual sale of Christmas
seals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
u. s. Pencil Production

Ceylon's graphite, because of its
crystalline form, has premium
value. Used in making crucibles
and as lubricant, it is a top quality
graphite of the pencil industry. 1t
is mixed with clay to make pencil
"leads" of different degrees of hard
ness. More than billion wood pen
ellis are made annually in the United
States. They consume about one
tenth our graphite imports. Discov-
cry of a bed of pure graphite in
England nearly four centuries ago
marked the passing of real lead as
a writing material. Graphite, named
from the Greek word meaning "to
write" has no chemical relationship
to lead. It is a separate and dis
tinct element. It's venerable aliases,
"black lead" and "plumbago," show
that it was early regarded as a
form Of lead. In many languages,
including English, Arabic, Finnish,
Dutch, German, Greek, Ethiopian,
Japanese and the Scandinavian, the
graphite pencil is misnamed lead
pencil.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
EASTER BONNETs

Among many of our women folks
the all-important duty of this week
is to get a new hat for Easter.
There's something very necessary
about that new hat. If you observe
women walking to church on Easter
Sunday, you'll see that those with a
new hat, and perhaps sorsage, have
an air about them of wanting every
one to look at them-to look at some
one who is gay and happy and full of
the spirit of Easter.
That feeling of having to have a
new Easter bonnet is more than just
a custom or silly notion. 1t is a
form of regeneration. The Easter
spirit, the Easter music, the sermons
in the churches are all aimed at
freshening up our minds and souls.
It may be the soul of woman that
really matters, but in most cases a
woman's soul is warmed and expand
ed immeasurably by the admiration
or approval of others for her outer
appearance.
The purpose of Easter is not to
hold fashion parade, but the fash
ion parade is woman's way of har-
monizing with the Easter season.
We hope there will be plenty of
new Easter bonnets in our town this
year-and that the Easter spirit will
be expressed inside of heads as well
as on top of them on Easter morning.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
SECOND WAR LOAN CAMPAIGN

Calling on all residents of the
State to buy War Bonds and Stamps
to the very utmost of his or her abili-
ty," Governor O'Conor proclaimed
the period beginning April IL, 1913,
as Second War Loan Campaign
time in Maryland.
Drawing attention to the decision
OF the Treasury Department to under
take War Loan Campaign for $13,-
O00,000,00 "the largest war
financing campaign in the history of
the world" Governor O'Conor declar-
ed that the realization of this goal
would require the utmost efforts on
the part of every citizen of our
State and Country.
The Governor reminded the people
of Maryland that IAN investment at
this time in the United States Gov
eminent War Bonds and Stamps is
an investment in liberty. and the
surest safeguard for the pfeserva-
ton Of the Democracy we love, the
United States of America
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
PEANUTS PLAYING VITAL ROLE

The peanut, picayunish as it was
once regarded, is playing an import
ant part in the war today. From
emergency life-boat rations to gly-
oerine for munitions, peanuts and
peanut products are being utilized
thoroughly in amazing variety.
Peanut production was doubled
in 1912 to 1904 100000 pounds an
swering the appeal of the Secretary
of Agriculture, and a large portion
Of this all-time record crop, goes to
war directly and indirectly" accord
ing to Roy E. Parrish, president of
the National Peanut Council, Inc,
which sponsored National Peanut
Week, January 21-30, this year.
Millions of pounds of peanuts
have been exported in soups and
other foods for lend-lease, and other
millions of pounds have been pur-
chased by the Surplus Marketing Ad-
ministration of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture to supply the vitamins
in peanut butter to school children's
lunches.
Fourteen pounds of peanuts are
placed in British navy lifeboats as
emergency rations, because raw pea
nuts contain all the requisites of the
human system. War workers in this
country are eating more and more
peanuts and peanut products as
housewives learn about the concen-
trated nutritive value, and peanut
butter is regular" on the mess
tables of Army camps.
Scientific research is making the
peanut important, and peanut oil,
for example, is providing fuel and
fabrication for Diesel engines. Peanut
oil supplies glycerine for explosives.
AS a substitute for olive oil, it
is used in hospitals for massaging
patients; in medicine, it serves as
lin and bismuth. On our submarines
it is used as cooking oil because it
gives off little smoke.
In laboratories working around the
clock, new uses are being devised for
the humble "goober." 1t is being test
ed now as a source of plastics mater
ial, and as source of furfural, an
ingredient of synthetic rubber.
From parts of the peanut come
synthetic wool, soap, insulation ma
terial, shortening. margarine, paper
board, and feed for livestock. Iron
and steel foundries find peanut
product useful for polishing bearings,
tinplate and castings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
Courtesy King Features

Call her "Soldier of Service"
Call her hero and more.
But watch her in there punching,
Knitting the sinews of war.
The Voice with a Smile is her slogan.
She's earned it, again and again,
But the country's at war and she's
smuggling,
Along with the rest of the men.
1t may not seem war work, this
plugging
Day in and day out at the board.
But she knows how important her
job is,
That knowledge is her sweet reward
She's enlisted for the duration,
Her voice and her hands are her gun
And she'll be there to- answer the
signal,
That tells that the victory's wen: s
{. H. C.audy. Jr.
In Tie C.. and p. Cali
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23

much too high to meet the war situa-
ton of 1913. Last year more than
so billion dollars of our soaring ma
tional income went to feed the de-
sires of Americans for clothes, rec
reation, foods and luxuries. AS these
items grow scarcer, more of our in
come must be diverted from such
expenses into government bonds.
During 1912 millions of our fathers,
sons, relatives and friends were in
training here and abroad. Some
were already in action. Casualties
were beginning to bite into every
community. War Bonds became a
vital link between the home and
fighting fronts.
Today sacrifice has become way
of life for Americas fighting men.
Civilian spending on the 1912 scale
must 60 out the window if the home
folks are to attempt to match the
heroism of our boys at the front.
Not every American can take his
place in a bomber or in foxhole
or on fighting ship but he can fire
away at the enemy by lending
money to the government.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
It's Repeated Once Again:
Shakespeare Is Not Bacon!

An emphatic no is given by DR..
Hans Reichenbach to the theory that
Sir Francis Bacon was the real
author of the Shakespearean plays.
Following a lecture on the Los
Angeles campus of the University of
California, where he is professor of
philosophy, DR.. Reichenbach adj
vanced psychological reasons why
Bacon could not have filled the long
disputed role.
Bacon was far from being fancy
free. He was very busy man,
and of a wholly different mentality
from the creator of the dramatic
masterpieces. The same man could
not have written those plays and so
much dry stuff. On the other hand,
poet could not have had the analyt-
ic power of Bacon's mind. What
poet has had the sober reflection ex-
pressed in Bacon, the great intellec-
tual penetration shown in his philoso-
ply and in his deep understanding
of scientific method?
"When a poet becomes too learned
his poetry degenerates. Shake
speare's did not degenerate"
DR.. Reichenbach, as contribu-
tor to the Living PHILOSOPHERS" lee
lures, took Bacon for his subject.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
e A 8 II e r. /!

Once more the whole world rejoices
in the return of Spring and the resur-
rection of the earth from its winter
death. This ancient festival, cele-
brated from the earliest times by all
inhabitants of the northern hemi-
sphere, has special significance,
since the early Church adopted it as
the occasion on which to celebrate
the resurrection of Christ after His
crucifixion. But the same return OF
Spring was the great annual festival
of all peoples for thousands of years
before the Christian era. 1t comedies,
too, very closely with the ancient
Jewish feast of the Passover, which
itself derives from the primitive uni
versal rejoicing over the rebirth of
life as evidenced by the return of all
green growing things, and the bring
ing forth of their young by the beasts
of the forest and fields.
There is no mention in Scriptures
of Easter as special day of celebra-
ton, nor of any other special holy
day. But the fathers who built up the
church founded upon the teachings
of the Christ wisely encouraged the
pagan people whom they sought to
win to the new religion to retain their
ancient traditional festivals, adding
to them a new significance and sym
bolism. Thus it came about that the
old festival of Easter, the AnglO-Sax-
on goddess of Spring, came to be, as
an early church historian wrote, Job
served with the gladness of new
solemnity," and the old name has be-
come English name for the festival
which in other languages has name
derived from the Jewish passover.
The Germans call it Pass" the
French "Pasques, the Italians PAS
qua" and the Welsh "Pasg." But in
all languages it signifies the most sa-
cred and the most joyful of Christian
festivals.
The significance of Easter is the
hope and promise which the resur-
rection of our Lord holds for every
one, of eternal life for the human
soul and spirit. Just as the return OF
the sun from it's winter Information
in the south has brought to all peo-
pies in all times promises and evil
dence that life does not end when
grasses wither and trees shed their
foliage at the advent of Winter, but
continues to manifest itself afresh in
new forms, so the Resurrection of
Christ is pledge to every faithful
believer in Him who ruleth over ALL
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
MARYLAND's FARM FRONT

Fran labor shortages In many
Maryland areas are being partially
overcome by School Victory Corps
of volunteer boys and girls who are
employing their school holidays In
helping farmers In their school dis
tricts.
Maryland farmers who slaughter
for home use only are not required
to obtain permits from their County
War Boards under the orders just
issued by Secretary of Agriculture
Claude r. Wickard to curb the black
market In meat. The orders require:
All livestock slaughterers who
sell meat, including farmers and
local butchers, to operate under a
slaughter permit system and to
stamp their permit number on each
wholesale cut;
All livestock dealers to obtain
permits to buy and sell livestock and
to keep complete records of their
operations Farmers are not re-
CURED to obtain dealer permits but
are asked to keep records of their
purchases and sales);
All slaughterers operating under
federal inspection to set aside for
war uses designed percentages of
their production.
The orders are effective March 81
and permits will be available after
March % at County USDA War
Board offices, except in large cities
where the Food Distribution Agency
will issue permits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
Randolph Field Postman
Kept Busy by Soldiers

Every time another man takes his
place in Uncle Sans armed forces
the postmen of the nation heave a
sigh and feel an additional twinge
in their overloaded arches.
For the average soldier writes and
receives three times as many let
ters as he did in civilian life. Au-
thority for that statement is Post
master Fred A.. Benedict of Ran
dolph Field, Texas In the past
year, he says, the per capita vol
ume of mail at the West Point of
the Air has doubled
Free mail, OF course, has encour-
eged Joe Soldiers correspondence
production, and in many instances
has promoted the use of air mail to
the one-and-only. He uses the mon
ey saved on ordinary mail to
streamline his correspondence with
the girl he left behind.
Air mail is quite the style with the
men at Randolph, according to Post
master Benedict. A year ago $50
letters in the air mail bundle was a
good average; now a full pouch is
dispatched. AS a matter of fact,
post Office business has picked up
to such an extent at the West Point
of the Air that the office now op-
crates on 24-hour basis. In addi-
ton to sending mail out twice daily
by bus, the Office uses three army
trucks to make mail connections
with four daily trains.
mail call still ranks first among
any soldiers events-of-the-day,"
Postmaster Benedict says.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
FREE SEEDS?

PROPOSALS have been made in
both houses Of Congress for a re-
sumption Of the old practice of dis
tributing free seeds, this time with
the emphasis on Victory gardens.
Such gardening should be encourag-
ed; say the proponents of the idea.
Victory gardens should be encour-
aged, but it is doubtful that they
should be encouraged by congress
ional-political handout of seeds.
There would be an inevitable waste
of seeds, as there used to be. for
Congressman cannot be expected to
discriminate between those who
would use them to an advantage and
those who would have no chance to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
Buy More War Bonds Today
To Hasten Victory

No American wants this war
to 60 one minute beyond the
time we can bring it to vic
tori0us end. To hasten that
victory-t0 save possibly the
lives of millions of orr boys
on our far flung frOnss-it is
imperative that every Ameri-
can do his part in the Second
War Loan. There is an in
vestment to fit every purse.
The most you can do is little
enough compared with the sac
rifice offered by our boys in
service. They give their lives
You lend your money.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23

plant. Neither could a congressman
be counted on to send the right seed
to the right person. He would doubt
less repeat his past performance of
sending corn, and perhaps pumpkin
seed, to constituents with only win
dow boxes to plant in. And right
now, with our own and allied ma
tons demands, there are no seeds
to waste. The Department spent
100000 year, in the last year of
this practice, to furnish the seed
sowing Congressman. Such methods
of broadcasting are scarcely in order
now.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
U. S. Treasury Department

A uniform for a WAAC, complete,
costs approximately $1,000. The
quartermaster's department must
provide thousands of them. Your
purchase of War Bonds helps pay
for these uniforms. Invest at least
ten percent of your income in War
Bonds every payday through a Pay
roll Savings plan at your office or
factory. u. Treasury Department
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
A Date to Remember

On December z, 1884. ceremonies
were held in Washington to mark the
opening of telephone service between
the United States and Tokyo. Seven
years later, to the day, Japan drop
ped her death-dealing bombs on Pearl
Harbor and telephone service was
suspended
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23

Let us be grateful for poor me-
mories. None of us would sleep we'll
If Nature made us remember all the
mean and foolish things we have
done.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23

Sidelight on Congressional @:
Cotton is a surplus, without mar
ket; therefore pay farmers more
than it's worth so they will keep on
growing it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23

Redistribution of the All draft
group may make some of these "old"
men of thirty-eight to forty-five feel
a lot younger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23

Second cup of coffee may return in
a short time The Republicans think
the President is after a fourth cup.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23
Will Americans Be More Tender With
Their Money Than Lives Of Their Sons

Washington D. CA blunt chalenge-whether Amer
leans will tender with their money than with the lives
of their confronts u S. citizens they prepare to
meet appeal of the put additional 10 billion
dollars into the fight in the three weeks
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23

The goal of the Second War
"a Loan drive is IL billion dol
~ lars. That is just about one
NJ fifth of the estimated increase
VIZ Of the Public Debt fer the fis-
cal year of'1943.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-23

ing a jeep is to be rewarded with q
prize of 1000 lire. or about 8 cents
IN American money.