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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-04

The yardstick was incorporated
IN "a Declaration BY Negro Voters
which asserted: "The Negro voter
will support a political party which
by words and deeds shows its deter
mination to work for full citizen
ship status for thirteen million Am
erican Negroes and to better the
lot of all disadvantaged people in
this country. The Negro knows That
his voting strength in II or more
states with Isl or more votes III sa1e
electoral college gives him the po-
tential balance OF power in any rea-
sonably close national election and
in many state and local elections.
His vote no longer belongs to any
one political party"
The first item on the yardstick
recognizes the war ''as the chief is
sue confronting our country and
the demand is made that victory
must crush Hitlerism at home as
well as abroad. The conferees urg-
ed consideration of all issues ''af-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-04
Carriers Found
Gui|ty0f Many
Unfair Policies
Findings Result
OF Evidence Given
At D. G. Hearings
By ERNEST E. JOHNSON

WASHINGTON CA N P)-Quit
discriminating, in effect, is what
Fair Employment Practice commit
tee has said to 20 railroad carriers
and seven unions as result OF
its findings based upon evidence
presented at the hearings held here
Sept. is to Is into complaints OF
discrimination in employment poll
cies and practices.
Z Notices to the carriers and the
unions were sent out two weeks
ago with requests that the group
report to the committee within 80
days on steps taken to comply with
the directive.
Meanwhile, it is understood, the
New York Central system and the
Pennsylvania railroad have shown
even more of a disposition to settle
their differences with the ccm-
mittee. Doubt was expressed, how
ever, that the southern lines would
do anything independently. A for
mula for joint action was said to
be under consideration in some
quarters.
UNFAIR POLICIES HIT
In its findings, the FEPC cited
as unfair to policies Of certain rail-
road unions which, it said, dis
crin1inate against Negroes, because
Of race, in regard to membership
thus rendering it impossible (for
said Negroes) to have any adequate
voice or representation with re-
(CoptipueL nm Rack papaN
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-04
SAY SOUTHERN NEGRO NEEDS
PROTECTION IN RIGHT

WASHINGTON - (SpeciaD -
Perry w. Howard, National Repub-
lican Committeeman from Missi-
ssippi, who, with Mrs. Mary G.
Booze, of Mound Bayou, Mississippi,
Republican National Committee
woman from that state are the
only Negro members of the Nat
ionai Republican Committee, de-
nounced the anti-po1l tax bill now
up for consideration before the
United States Senate, and says
that the bill, "as now drawn, is
not worth the paper it is written on.
The announcement of the bill by
Howard was first revealed here
last Friday when, Senator Thoe G.
Bilbo, of Mississippi, who is bitter
ly opposed to the bill called the
attention of the senate to letter
from the Mississippi Negro Repub-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-04
Reid-McGee And
Go. Offer More
Homes For Sale

Reid-McGee and Company, on of
the city's ladirg real-estate firms
have just announced the placing
of homes on sale for Colored fami-
lies. These homes are located in
the northern section of the city, in
Prosperity HejPhts and should
make attractive home sites.
When placed on the market last
week two of the hcmes were sold
almost immediately. Now there ale
only ten left and those. Interested
should contact Reid-McGee and
Company, whose office is located
in the Medical Building, on East
Capitol street at once.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-04
World War Writer
Describes Hot h
Pacific Fighting
Tells How PISS
Fight Zeros For
Allied Victory
By FLETCHER MARTIN
ATLANTA Daily WORLD and
NNPA Correspondent

WITH AMERICAN TROOPS IN
NEW GUINEA-(Via Air MatO-~
Air fights over this advance base
have ceased to be novelty. 1t Is
an exciting spectacle especially
when a P-38 Uightning) is on the
tail of q siIvery- colored Zero and
both diving at terrific speed. The
Zero starts to climb and the fork
ed tail Lightning ICONS past, open
ing up all guns. The cannons
sound like rolling thunder.
Their. one plane is hit, 1t swerves
upward, dips, and starts hurting
downward leaving trail Of smoke.
Several times parachutes havs
opened resembling white puffs
against the blue sky. The thunder
sound finally grows faint and the
P-38s return, sometimes minus one
or two The big transports take
of and we know all's clear. The
last fight lasted IS minutes.
ALERT Is SOUNDED
we in tent No. 7 last night were
listening TO Indianapolis civilian
soldier Willie W. Davis Pvt) eX-
pound on "the utter haseness and
treachery of womanhood' when the
alert sounded We listened to Davis
in courteous silence when pistol
fire Interrupted his point. IT was
an enemy bomber rightly enough,
no mistaken thar tanor drone.
Tt sounded like a distant hum
ming bird and must of been at
least 10000 feet up. Ack-ack fur
ther urged us to unfold ourselves
from GIL hunks and make for holes
of. safety. That is all except Ken
tucky's selectee, William Farrell
Pyt) who started to snore. Strange
case, Farrell's. ne suffers from
mania which causes him to fall
asleep when raids on
Outside tracer bulets were rae
ing slzyward, Bofor guns on the
throwing end. The sky was well
lighted, a regular July fourth. The
firing, and seconds later the explo-
sion of ack ack in the air. The
drone became more pronounced snd
seemed as if it was concentrated on
our foxhole, q feeling held by many
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-04
$500 Teachers Salary Proposed By
Mississippi Education Association

public SUPPORTED institutions of
higher learning, including the
junior colleges. sufficient to meet
The needs during the present
emergency and to assume their
RESPONSIBILITIES in 8 the post war
period: CD A Teachers retirement
bill.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-04

When the question was put to
her. she said that the department
has been working on the inclusion OF
Negro men more and more, but that
as far as women are concerned,
''the matter is still under consider.
alton and still under study" Size
added that there has been no poll
icy announcement" and could not
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-04
iRMY BIAS is DEPLORED

The statement condemned segre"
gation of, and discrimination
against Negroes in the armed forces
md declared, ''the policy Of the pres
MT administration with references
O the Negro in the armed forces Is
Dad in principle and has failed.
my party which hopes to win the
upport of Negroes must ADOPT a
lew and democratic program for
heir indignation into the armed
orces including the following pro.
visions:
fa) Full integration o. the Negro
nto the armed forces Without seq
egation.
(b) The abolition Of quotas by
ace of the medical corps, nurse
,orps, technical and all other
ranches of service Throughout the
4rmed forces. -. .. - :. s.......
Co A vigorous and pufposeful
program of education III decent and
democratic race relations to be car
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-04
Many Is Worried
Over Big Quota

WASHINGTON = (ANP) - So involved has the navy
become in matter of accepting and utilizing It's agreed
quota of Negroes that it is unlikely that the enlistment o.
women into the WAVES is going to about until tina
task well worked out This revealed during pres
conference held by Captain Mildred McAfee OF the WAVES
last Friday afternoon.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-04

indicate when one might be expect
ed.
Asked if the question of integral
ed training had anything &c 10 with
the delay in policy announcement,
Capt. McAfee neatly side-stepped
and said s'the whole thing" is being
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-04
1914 POLITICAL YARDST|Ck
ADOPTED BY NATL LEADERS
Parties Warned
That Negro Has
Not Chosen Sides

NEW YORK n Y. - (SNS) - A yardstck for the
measurement of political parties and ates by Negro
voters in 1914 formulated and signed here November
20 nv "a representatives 20 national organizations
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-04

fecting the entire country as well
as these specifically affecting Ne
groes, and declared that price con-
troll. extension of social security, post
war employment. post war housing,
md friendship for labor would be
important items iE judging candi-
dates and parties.
RIGHT TO VOTE SOUGHT
eve insist upon the right TO vots
IL. every state, unrestricted by DOL
taxes. white democratic primaries,
the gerrymandering of districts, or
any other device designed to disfran-
chise the Negro and other voters"
the statement declared.
A demand for fortnight action
against the evils Of lynching and
mob violence was Incorporated in
the statement together with a re-
quest that the cloture rule be adopt
ed in the Senate to permit action
on the anti-poll tax bill. The state
ment also called for the continual
ton and expansion of the work OF
the FEPC after the war.
Also demanded was an end to
imperialism and colonial exploita-
ion.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-04

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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-07

New York City.-The thrilling story
Of now the contributions of American
Labor enable the Chinese Association
of Labor to smuggle skilled Chinese
wOrknen out OF japanese held terri
tory into free China was revealed by
Matthew VOL.
Mr. VIII is president Of the Labor
League for Human Rights and United
Nations Relief. Members Of the AFL
from Maine to California in cOOpera,
ton with several hundred local Com
munity War Chests have been making
systematic contributions to war relief.
"Since the beginning of the war,
said Mr. Vol, the trade unions Of
America have been fighting for dcmoc-
racy on every battlefront. They have
done this with the weapons they have
built and with their dollars. Today,
we are assisting Great Britain. Russia
ana China through the war relief or
ganiZalionS Of those countries. This
is done in cooperation with the hun
dreds Of Community and War Chests
all over the country.
But over and above those regular
contributions which 20 to our fighting
allies, there is a special program OF
labor projects in Britain. Russia and
! China conducted in the name of the
American Labor Movement.
Thus 900 skilled workers are be
/ ing transferred from Shanghai and
other japanese occupied cities into
| free China. The task is being carried
out by the Chinese Association Of La,
| bor,- which like the American Fedora
tion of Labor, iS member Of the
! international Federation of Trade
Unions. Dollars contributed by Ameri
can trade unioniSts have made those
! hazardous operations possible. The
japanese patrols in the China Sea
! hold no terrors for these brave meI
who are smuggling their fighting com
patriots past alnboats and destrOyer>
to the underground railroads which
! have remained concealed from the
japanese inquisitors."
According to Mr.. VOL. the contribu
tions of American labor are construct
| ing and maintaining 100 mobile fOOl
canteens TO take hot meals 10 defenSt
workers on war projects. These prof
ectS are in remote and inaccessible 70
gions. y hot meal for a Chinese work
or, squeezed between runaway infa
tionary living costs and the diSrup
ton of the normal peaCetime economy
and the natural and man-made famine
is a daily contribution to morale which
helps to sustain the country's war in
du>trieS
The special labor budget for thi.
program. he said. amounts To SG66.0O0
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-07
Woll Discloses How Labor Fund
Aids Chino, Brituin And Russiu

This is over and above our regular
allotment To Chinese War Relief"
Mr. VOL asserted that similar allo-
cations Of $G66,000 from American la
Dor for special projects carried on in
the name of the AFL and CIO have
been earmarked for Britain and Rus
Sia
In Britain, he said, the projects
under way are three merchant sea-
mems clubs for sailors on shore after
long, dangerous voyages; ten nursing
homes for orphaned and shell-shocked
children; and Il rest home for the
workers in British war Industries, both
men and women.
The Russian ALLEGATION, he explained
is providing schools nurseries, and re-
habilitatiOn centerS. These units are
being stocked with such commodities
as sheets and bedding, warm blankets,
towels, and other supplies. Women
and children and convaleScents re-
ceive, through the generosity of Am
erican labor, warm clothing, shoes and
oyershoeS, evaporated milk, vitamins,
school supplies, orthOpedic equipment
and diathermy apparatus.
These are not humdrum ordinary
contributions he declared. "A warm
blanket is the difference between life
and death in the 40-degree below zero
weather around Stalingrad. Milk and
stout shoes, sulfa drugs and vitamin
tablets are potent weapons. They keep
our fighting allies strong They dis
comfit our common enemy. When the
war is won, the whole story will be
told Of how these small things, the
gift of American labor helped to sus-
tain the people of Britain, China and
Russia in their fight"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-07
"SAY YES"

A campaign appealing to Americans
to complete the 1O0,OOO,OOO outstand-
ing War Savings Stamp albums. now
only partially filled, and to convert
them into War Bonds will be launched
this week by the War Savings Staff,
Harold II. Bredlow, executive secre-
tary of the Ohio staff, announced.
Under the slogan Say Yes!" re-
tailers throughout the country will
urge customers to take their change
in War Stamps.
"If completed and redeemed, the
1OOO00,OOO albums outstanding in the
nation would represent almost two
billion dollars in War Bonds," Bred
low said.
MANY thousands of Americans have
bought a few War Stamps, pasted
them in an album and left that album
half completed. Retailers will point
out that this half-e1fort is comparable
to half-equipped soldier. Their Say
Ies! campaign is designed to finish
the job.
STAMP sales have risen from less
than three million dollars per month
when they were first introduced to
the public to an average of more than
fifty million dollars per month at the
present time.
"a total of more than S559,777, ,0WC
worth of War Savings Stamps of all
denominations have been purchased
since the start of the campaign in
May, 1941. OF this number only 54
per cent have been converted into Wal
Bonds. This amounts to $500 100000.
About 40 million dollars worth OF
stamps have been redeemed for cash
approximately per cent of the total
volume sold.
Substantially more than 200 mil
lion dollars worth of stamps remain
in the hands of the purchasers"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-07
Air Rqid On Reich
Reported Followed
By Riots In Streets

New York City ULNS). - Heavy
allied air raids on Hamburg, Cologne
Dusseldorf, Essen, and other German
industrial centers have been followed
by complete breakdown of the food
supply and transportation services and
subsequent serious riots, reports from
inside Germany to the International
Transport Workers Federation indi-
cate.
Particularly severe clashes occurred
in Hamburg, when large crowds of
women workers demonstrated. Local
police refused to fire on the demon
strators and were Immediately with
drawn and disciplined on orders of the
military and GeStapO commanders.
Gestapo and Elite Guard detachments
were called out and used against the
people. The number of dead and
wounded victims is estimated as very
large.
Similar food riots are reported from
Cologne where the soldiers used ma
chine guns against the demonstrators.
These disturbances have been indi-
rectly confirmed by speeches of the
NaZo leadership and recent frequent
visits of Heinrich Himmler, head of
the Gestapo, to the afflicted areas Es-
sen also reported riots and street
clashes of such magnitude that the
local Nazi organ National Zeitung felt
compelled to come out with Il scathing
denunciation of the failure of the au-
thOrities to furnish adequate emer-
gency food supplies and equipment"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-07
Nova Scotia Labor
Pioneer Dies At72

Halifax, N. s. ULNS). John r..
Joy, of Halifax, a pioneer in organ
lied labor and in wOrkmen's compen-
satiOn in Nova Scotia, is dead here,
aged 72. Born in Halifax, he started
out as a longshoreman, and, seeing the
need of union for the dock workers,
organized the Halifax local of the In
ternational Longshoremen's AssOcia-
tiOn, becoming the first president. He
has been either president or honorary
president ever since He was also busi-
nes agent of the local for many years.
JOY campaigned diligently for years
in behalf of provincial workmen's
compensation legislation, and finally,
his efforts were rewarded in 1917. In
that year, the Nova Scotia Workmen's
Compensation Board was formed, and
Joy was one of the original members,
being the representative of organized
labor. He had also been called on by
the Canadian Labor Department to
serve on special conciliation and arbi-
tration boards adjusting controversies
i'iu SlilheS, III louS pdIlS VI lilc
eastern provinces. He was president of
the Halifax Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil for some years.
His retirement from the Nova Scotia
WOrkmen's Compensation Board in
1897 was caused by i'll health, which
had continued through the last five
years, eliminating in paralytic
stroke, the cause of his death.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-07
WOMEN

The present enlistment quota of the
WAACS is 100000, and recruits at
DcS MoineS are being equipped at the
processing center at the rate OF 300
in Il ten-hOur day.
1t takes four weeks to transform Il
recruit into a WAAC, but it takes only
and hour and half to make her look
like one. Every half hour recruits i'll
groups of 80 are started through. They
first receive two barracks bags, pro-
for girdles, and brassieres, then to the
sizing room to have them fitted, then
to the outergarment fitting room, and
then they receive gloves, shirts and
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-07
Workers To Make Good On
War Jobs, Miss Perkins Says

Washington, d. c. ULNS). - Con-
fidence that labor will make good on
the job of providing all needed mate
rials and weapons of war in 1913 was
expressed by Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins in New Years mes
sage.
Nineteen forty7three will demand
toll and sacrifice from all of us so that
our American way of life may be pre-
served. our American institutions safe
guarded and freedom of speech, free
dom of the press, freedom of religion.
freedom of assembly and equal justice
to all be maintained as a noble heri-
tage and as a sacred trust" the Secre-
tary said.
That toll and that sacrifice will be
gladly given by the workers of these
United States. They will continue TO
carry on successfully the task of pro-
viding the materials and weapons
needed by our Army and Navy on
many fighting fronts
"The skill, the high efficiency and
the great speed of Americas working
men and women and the cooperation
between them and management will
do the job and do it thoroughly for the
preservation of American lives and
homes and to contribute in full meas
ure to the ultimate and complete vic
tory of the United Nations"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-07
Body On uO Model Is
Formed In India To Deal
With Conditions Of Labor
MdnY Obstacles
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(Confinued From Page One)
of paramount Importance, nevertheless
it is well to take note of who is spon-
soring these moves.
In about every instance you will
find it is those who have been con-
sistently anti-labor, or by playing
politics have allowed conditions to
come into existence. That eliminated
with Pearl HarbOr. General Short and
Admiral Kimmei were responsible for
that there can be no question, but was
not others responsible for seeing they
We're not doing their duty? Have we
forgotten who they We're? If we have
l am very much afraid for the future
Let us do everything we can to win
this war, but let us not forget those
whose job it was to see to the safety
of our country. Propaganda is already
at work to cause us to forget. They are
telling us it is all over and gone and
we must forget it and look to the
future.
If we are to have manpower con-
troll, let us have something to say
about how it is to be applied. History
shows that the future is always based
on the past and the success or failures
of the future can be traced directly to
the successes or failures of the past.
! Let us then not sleep, but wish each
other a happy and prosperous New
| Year and then work to make it a
happy and prosperous New Year for
all.-O.C. A.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-07
GIIAMOR

Speaking of hats, and is there Il
woman with soul so dead who won't
brighten up with the thought of a new
hat-the girls who want to 90 out in
the chill breezes and high winds wear
ing their largest brimmed felt hat tie
them on with Il veil or tulle Enottcd
with a lovely bow under their chins,
and look, oh, so fetching!
But for practical chapeaus everyone
is wearing those tiny, breezy crochetS,
because they're tlattering and because
they're put1ed up beaded, bowed,
shelled and pailletted. They're worn
for day or night and are spanking new
green pill-boX, or Il luggage tan callot,
or fez-type with cleaning paillettes
would do for your fur coat.
X X =
Coin dots are having Il revival They
are seen everywhere. Picture a glamor-
Gus evening dress with black velvet
bodice and boutfant white net skirt
with black velvet coin dots spotting
the snowy net. Or for daytime, Il smart
creation of beige crepe has self-color
coin dots in graduated sizes forming
a deep border on the skirt and band
ing the bodice.
With millions of women now en-
gagged in war industries the question:
of proper diet for health and beauty
is of increasing importance, especially
for women working under conditions
of great stress. Here is Il set of rules
suggested by Il committee of nationally
noted experts who are working for i'm
proved health:
'1-DOn't trust to getting all the
vitamins and minerals you need from
daily doSages of tablets. Eat Il we'll
balanced diet.
Don't bolt your meals. Enjoy
yourself That will help digest your
food.
''3-Don't grab ii bite in the morning
and run. Eat Il good breakfast.
''4-Don't skip any meal in the day
A hasty gulped chocolate bar or Il hot
dog is not enough nourishment to keep
your body running at par.
"5-Don't eat too many starches and
sweets
"6-Dont smoke with your meals.
Smoke afterwards"