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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-03-06

Mussolini tells Italians to hold
onl" His Libian soldiers try to
comply, but after all, Rommel only
has one coat tail.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-03-06

Goebbels says This is not the
moment for asking questions on
how it happened. We must act
quickly Good common sense from
a man with bear after hum.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-10-08

Regrettably we find characteristics
about as often as we find character.
The characteristics of those who
put politics first and who either put
victory second or in complete jeopardy
are so well known as to need no point
ing.
Why are not proposals that jeopar-
disc smothered so quickly by an avail
anche Of righteous opposition that
the world would know how small is
the minority Of quibbling and quib-
blers? Why?
Perhaps so many think that war is
about over that they can now afford to
fool around. Or perhaps they simply
do not see
But to return to the question of the
immunity of fathers.
If the question is simply one of
the immunity of fathers.
If the question is simply one of
fatherhood, then why are there now
fathers in the army?
General Macarthur is a father and
so are any number of officers of high
rank, as well as in the junior ranks
and among the ranks of privates.
There are fathers in every branch of
the service lots and lots of them.
And the quibblings about pre-Pearl
Harbor and post-Pearl Harbor father
hood are almost equally far fetched.
1t may be true that few became
fathers for the sole reason of keeping
out of the war, but that can be true
only of a few. For, let US remember,
biological processes are not governed
entirely by Pearl Harbors.
If some became fathers to escape
participation in war, it is equally sure
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-10-08
Wage-HOur Act ViOlatOrs
Sentenced To Prison

Philadelphia (ILNS).-Violators of
the wage-hour law are at last being
sent to prison. Heretofore they have
been punished with fines.
Harry and Isadore Dasher, CO.
owner of the d. & HI. Shirt Co. of
Northampton, Pa, have been gsen-
fenced to six and three months in
prison respectively by United States
District Judge Harry E. Kolodner on
charges of violating the Fair Labor
Standards Act.
The Wage and Hour Division, U. S.
Labor Department said they were the
first employers ever sent to Jail under
the law. Nathan Dasher, another
brother and co-owner, also was SEN
fenced to six months, but sentence
was suspended on condition that he
pay $4,000 in back wages and
$4,000 fine. Isadore Dasher also was
fined $4,000.
A spokesman for the Wage and
Hour Division said the fines were the
heaviest ever imposed in wage-hour
case.
The Dashers, who employed 400 on
war contracts, pleaded guilty to
charges of falsifying records, failure
to pay minimum wages, failure to pay
overtime wages and shipping in inter
state commerce goods manufactured
in violation of the act.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-10-08
THE
CHERRY TREE
THE
Where with our Little Hatchet we tell
the truth about many things, sometimes
profoundly, sometimes Hippantly, seme-
times recklessly.

There probably is no denying that
the fight against drafting fathers has
some political appeal.
1t must have something and that's
about all it could have.
Of course the whole project spon-
sored by Senator Wheeler has gone
into eclipse and discussion now is
more or less in the nature of post
mortem examination.
However, the whole subject of par
tisan political use of war issues is still
live subject and one that bears talk
ing about.
Why, with the world boiling in a
grisly stew that must make or break
human freedom, are political leaders
willing to gamble on the outcome by
making partisan issues out Of the
matter of running the war so that vic
tory can be brought surely and with
relative speed?
Why is there not great rising
against such political quackery?
One can almost mark with certainty
these proposals that are put forward
for partisan purposes by marking the
men who sponsor them.
Most of our political figures have
records in which there are marks that
tell of character and characteristics.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-10-08

the fates of those to whom father
hood has not come.
There are many reasons for
fatherhood and many for the fail
ure to be fathers.
But this is every mans war and it
is the business of every man and
woman to play part where his or
her services are most valuable. The
fatherhood issue seems to be cooked
and about ready to law away, but
there will be other phony issues.
Watch them and mark them for what
they are.-CMW.
So, now, there seems to be talk of
repeating pay-as-you-go and giving us
back our old tax plan, plus some new
ideas.
The story is that the new plan has
cost the taxpayers SO much in fees to
experts that it just isn't worth the
price.
Well, it HAS cost lot of money
which taxpayers might better have
turned in to the Treasury.
Even a lot of those who voted for
the present law found, when they
came to make out their tax estimates,
that they had to call for expert help.
And some of the experts admit that
maybe they are wrong, too.
1t has been mess. A very sorry
mess, indeed.
That's what came of mixing politi-
cal wire pulling with purely fiscal
problem.
One commentator suggests that
maybe we'll get 10 percent sales tax,
plus a national lottery.
But let's ask this question: Isn't it
possible to revamp the pay-as-you-go
plan so it won't be so complicated? :?
Can't it be done by using plain
straight, honest sentences, instead Of
the befuddling phrases now used on
income tax blanks? Can't there be a
straight and understandable tax,
without the tormenting forgiveness"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-10-08
Rationing Board To Move

Offices of the Butler County Ration
ing Board, which have been in rooms
adjacent to the County Commissioners
Offices on the first floor of the Court
house since the rationing program
started several months ago, will be
moved to larger quarters in the old
post office building, Third and Lud-
low streets, as soon as approval of the
Office of Price Administrator is OBJ
tained.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-10-08

None has explained why fatherhood
per Sc is passport to exemption
And it must be that good many
fathers resent bitterly the implication
that their parenthood should be made
to set them apart from their fellows
If dependency is the issue, then
let it be stated that way and
fairly met.
But let there be an end to the
claim that fatherhood as such
should exempt men from sharing
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-10-08

The love element is nothing to sneer
at either. Peony, the dumb wife, is
type of woman that never got into a
novel before.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-10-08

In desperation people prob a b ly
would take any plan, to escape the
quicksand and quagmire features of
the present law. They'd undoubtedly
take sales tax on the ground that it
requires no keeping of complicated
books and records and no gosh-awful
struggle to figure out what they owe
Uncle Sam.
They'd probably take that, even
though it would cost them more
Many and many person goes
through months of mental torture for
fear the income tax hasn't been made
out properly and the fear, under the
current law, is just about multiplied
by 100
What we need is more straight for
ward thinking, and fewer curves.
What we need is more writing of
laws that don't need experts to inter-
pret them.
Perhaps we get laws that go
around curves and corners because we
elect men with minds that work that
way.
We all know men who never will
say eyes" or mo" if they can find an
elongated sentence that seems to say
Eyes" or "no" without actually say
ing it.
There are those who like to be OBJ
scure in speed and in writing.
There are some who like things that
way.
But the average man or woman
likes it straight from the shoulder, in
one and two-syllable words.
Could Congress, do you think, write
us that kind Of tax law, SO that
everyone who can read would know
just what to do and how?
1T COULD be done, but past per-
formance doesn't lend us much hope
that it will be done.
At least, not unless enough people
rise up and demand an end to curva-
ture of the spine in the laws that come
from Congress.-CMW.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-10-08

that as many, and probably more, be-
came fathers in the face of war, for
the sake Of assurance of posterity.
Senator Wheeler seems not to have
thought about that nobler phase of
the question.
No partisan of the proposal to keep
fathers out of the draft has yet made
clear statement of why fatherhood
should exempt men from their respon-
sibility to help fight the nations war.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-10-08

The disposition of man to return
to the scene of his folly is well nigh
irresistible.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-10-08

feature, which has put more doubts in
more minds than anything that's come
to us in long while?
Isn't there some understandable
basis for taxing on current basis,
without getting tangled up in plans
and phrases that stump even the ex-
perts? 1t would seem possible.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-10-08
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05
Eta Lauded For
Work In .Porgy'

her triumph in "Porgy and Bess"
for two weeks at the Philharmonic
auditorium
With every seat sold out for the
whole run two weeks before the
opening night, all recent records
were broken for the first produc-
ton Of the annual Philharmonic
Civic Light Opera season. And a.
though the opera public here loves
this work of George Gershwin
and DuBose Hayward, it is the
concensus Of opinion among Local
producers and critics that it was
the anticipation of this new "Bess
coupled with her international
fame as a concert artist that ac-
counted for complete advance sell
out, even to matinees.
They were no. disappointed. They
found in Miss Moten's portrayal of
this Catfish ROW. figure around
whom the melodrama of the story
GIBBS and flows a woman who
could not help her nature, but
who in contrast showed flashes of
strength and determination lack
ing in previous interpreter Her
voice, clear and sweet, vibrated
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05
Josephine Baker Confining
Work Cheering Doughboys
Famed Star Now Touring North
Africa For United States Army

longs to the American army.
Miss Baker is touring North Afri-
ca under the auspices of the u. S.
army special services. While back
in the Old days, the early 20's, She
was the toast of the Follies Bergerey
now she takes her dancing more
seriously and more modeStly. Il
have given up my G-string of ba-
nanas for the duration Of the war"
Miss Baker declares. Il try to give
the doughboys plenty of "oomph, +"
but these days do it more modest
ly, wearing an evening gown.
According to one writer, TN Par
is, she executed some of her dances
in the altogether"
when Europe is invaded" said
Miss Baker, Il hope to go there and
dance and sing for the American
camps Tt will be a victory dance
when I get a chance to perform at
the old Follies Bergere in Paris"
Concerning her love affairs, Miss
Baker disclosed that she had just
recently had a proposal from hel
former husband, nee Capt. Jean
Lion, a French pilot until he was
wounded in the head. Since then
he has become commander of a
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05

stardust. Melodic Mabel Scott step
ped out of a ziggy johnson revue
to take the lead in Bill "Bojangles"
Robinson's legit hit, Born Happy, .
while Son and Sonny left t h e
nitery to take honors at the loop
Panther Rooms and finally at New
York's Roxy Theatre last week,
where they scored their biggest tri-
umph.
Honoring the girls and the train
er-manager-father, Jay Eddie Ed
wards, with gay champagne party
prior to their leaving was Rhum-
boogie boss, Charlie Glenn, aug
mented by the complete cast of his
new revue which includes the Tiny
Bradshaw band, Dolores Brown,
Varnetta LaSalle, the Three Riffs,
producer Johnson and his famed
Ziggyettes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05
Edwards Sisters
Get Hollywood Bid

diminutive dancers were discovered
by Maestro Dorsey as he visited the
Southside nitery with sepia arrang-
er Sy Oliver while his ork played
down a four-weeker at the loop
Panther Room. Signing the tapisti-
cal whirlwinds to a long term bind
er, Dorsey arranged for their film
showing via long distance, setting"
them for six weeks at New York's
Paramount Theatre after their
scheduled four weeks on the movie
lots.
Great favorites in the Middlewest
as well as in the East where they
were fixtures" at Small's Para
disc, the girls are the third act to
cave the Rhumboogie covered with
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05
Soldiers Brand
Pabst Salute
Asa Racket
Only Interested
In Making Money,
Is Boys Charge
By RICHARD ROBINSON

WASHINGTON - (ANP) - Ne
gro soldiers stationed in three large
southern camps attacked the PaDst
Blue Ribbon salute as stream
lined racket designed as entertain
ment for Servicemen but only show
ing to soldiers when convenient be-
tween commercial appearances.
They added that Camel cigarettes
and many other national concerns
had been bringing shows to the
camps very often and did not go
in for conamercialism in any re-
spect. Pabst Blue Ribbon, they
stated, is a large concern and
should show at all camps without
working in one-night stands. These
one-night performances are booked
near the army reservations and de-
pend largely upon patronage from
soldiers.
When the Ralph Cooper, Earl
Hines, Louis Jordan combine was
slated to show in Fort Bragg, they
called off the performance on ac-
count of inability to reach the point
in time but they managed to be in
Raleigh 60 miles away in plenty
of time to play one night stand
where the price was $1.10 and 85c
per person.
The salute" soldiers say, origi-
nally was scheduled to be money
making attraction and included the
soldier appearance idea to attract
the servicemen to them to the one
night performances.
Salute has done more to break
the morale of Negro soldiers in
these camps than lift it. Soldiers
want to see leading sepia stars but
would like to see them on the same
basis that the white movie, stage
and radio personalities. The Pabst
concern can put permanent road
show on tour at all camps indie
pendently without stopping to book
commercial dates
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05
Clarence Williams
Sells Out To Decca

Horatio Alger story. Born in New
Orleans where he worked as a
hootblack, Williams early life sflcw<
ed evidence of becoming a musical
genius and in 1924 came to New
York City to battle his wav to the
top in Tin Pan Alley I" In 1923
he established his cooperation at
1547 Broadway.
1t was revealed by Atty Watts
that after retiring from the
strenuous life of a publisher ard
producer, he will purchase a farm
in New York state and establish
a radio broadcasting station and
indulge in few OF his personal
hobbies.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05

Dedicated TO Abraham Lincoln,
the cast included Hattie Nc
aniel, Lena Horne, Clarence Muse,
Rex Ingram, Hazel Scott, the
Characters Andrew Taylor, the
Free World" choir, composed
principally of Hall johnson sing
ers, led by Chaucery Reynolds.
Carrying out the setting in a
unique manner the little scene
opened in a canteen when Lena
Horne entered and upon being
asked her mission replied tfaat
she was looking for some sailors
Expressing the natural jealousy
between the army and the navy,
the soldiers asked why look only
for the sailors to which she re-
piled that all her friends. She
sang a song, and the action vent
into a narration by Rex Ingram
as the minister, telling Of the
instances Of heroism by colored
soldiers and sailors.
But an argumentative dissenter
enacted by Andrew Taylor, declared
that he wouldn't risk his life, that
he has been fighting all his life and
got nowhere, ETC. But when the
minister started to reprimand him,
Miss Mcdaniel interrupted saying,
"Wait a minute Reverend, let me
handle him. Then she gave the
crouch Taylor good verbal going
over including in her harangue
I've been fighting this battle for
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05
Still Completes
New Choral For
Leopold StOkOWski

HOLLYWOOD CAMP Pre-
dicted to be one Of his most i'm
presstve works as well as one re-
vealing still mere his talent and
highly trained art as composer,
William Grant Still has just conf
pleted a new choral written for
Leopold Stokowski. The words
were written by Mrs. Still. The
poem has as its theme the brother
hood Of man and carried the striv
ings of the Negro for his place
in the sun in new unusual tone
picture.
For instance there are questions
and answers between the Negro
chorus and a white narrator such
as, Are We not all brothers?"
Mr.. Stokowski has already put
his stamp Of approval or the
work but will arrive here this
week to confer further with the
famous composer.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05

Moroccan regiment that fought in
the battle of Tunisia.
Il wouldn't marry the same man"
she stressed.
When she is not working, Miss
Baker lives in the Arab quarters,
wearing Arab clothes. including
harem pantaloons, which 1 think
should become the vogue as beach
wear in America this summer in
commemoration of the African vic
tory"
The dancer is stih a French citi-
zen despite her divorce. She fled
from France to escape the Germans
about the time the French gov
was moved to Vichy Ru-
mors in America had it that Miss
Baker was not alive; .ater accounts
proved that she is still very much
alive and awake.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05
Al Killian Quits Basic
To Join Charlie Barnet

bass man, VINO has not been well of
late.
Charlie and his organization are
due in New York June 2 to spend
an entire day before the Column
bia Pictures cameras for their
shots in Jam Session" On June
8 the Barnets open a weeks en-
gagement at the RKO Theatre,
Boston, and are booked for the
Hippodrome, Baltimore, the week
OF June IT.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05

ALGIERS - June, amp -
TIN devoting myself to entertain
ing American doughboys and I'm
not taking a single penny for it, +"
said famed st. Louis born Josephine
Baker, who took her strange, in
dividualistic dances from Harlem to
France years before there was any
thought of a second world war
Although she was twice married
and twice divorced to white Europ-
cans, Miss Baker announces that
until after the war, her heart be-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05

NEW YORK lamp Music
lovers of Grester New York we're
amazed to learn through Counselor
Edward A Watts that the well
known music publishing firm Of
Clarence Williams has been sold to
the Decca Recording company, for
$4,000. The terms of the sale
further reveal that Mr.. Williams
Us to receive a royalty on all re-
cordings and publications Of his
former company and will be re-
tanned on salary by the new p.,r-
chaser in the capacity Of a consul
tant.
The rise of Clarence Williams
in the musical world reads, like a
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05
Bv LUTHER HILL

CHICAGO, - (SNS) Blase
Chicago laid aside its brittle We
neer of surface sophistication and
wept collective tears of mingled
joy and regret this week as it's ia
vorite dancing daughters, the
famed Edward Sisters, made their
final showing before heading for
glittering Hollywood for a role in
the filmusical, Broadway Melody
of 1943,'' with the Tommy Dorsey
band.
Climaxing a twenty-week run at
Chicago's popular Rhumboogie Cafe
by taking feature honors in the
new Joe 'ziggy" johnson revue,
as it premiered Friday night, the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05

NEW YORK-(ANP)-Al Kill
liza, the high-ote trumpet star
is the latest colored jazz virtuoso
to join Charlie Barnet's orchestra.
One Of the featured men in the
Count Basic hand, Killian comes
to Barnet as replacement for
Dick Vance.
Another change in the Barnet
orchestra is the departure OF
Oscar Pettiford, the Minneapolis
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05
By HARRY LEVETTE

LOS ANGFLES-(ANP)- Their
curiosity satisfied as to what kind
of a "Bess'' Eta Moten would
prove to be, Los Angeles music
and drama lovers settled back
with a satisfied sigh after watching
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05

to the various emotions She ex-
pressed.
Leaving Sunday morning after an
enjoyable stay during which the
case was often entertained, the
show went to Portland. thence
to Seattle, Wash, Sacramento.
Calf, Oakland, Calf. and
Denver Colorado.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05

democracy for years and I'm going
to keep on fighting it,"
Hazel Scott told one incident of
sang a number and the first per-
Torrance of this theatre of the air
made a Sure-flre hit. The first pre-
sentatiOn was called Abraham
Lincoln Gets. Dividends"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05
SIGNS SHIRLEL TEMPLE

HOIhYWOOD-QANP)- David
O. Selzlllck annoul1ed Monday
that he mas signed Shirley Temple
to long term contract Arrange
ments are also underway to sign
Hattie McDaiel to work with
Shirley in all her pictures.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-06-05
Hazel Scott Lena Horne Hattie Mcdaniel
c. Muse In New Air Show OF Negro Heroes
World Theatre On
The Blue Network

LOS ANGELES ANP)-Introducing radio
program destined to portray the patriotism of the Negro
kEcA Blue network host to large crowd of both
coored and white guests of the large audtorums
of the station last Sunday afternoon The program is
titled the New World Theatre
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-07-29
Sergeant Qualities as 1~,,.
Keeper of the Bees

CAMBRIDGE, GA. - The Balm
bridge army air field today boasts a
new Keeper Of the Bees" ; ~. :
He is Staff Sergt. Harry Reynolds
of Rome, Ga. = ..ysz~.... ..i.~ ~
When a swarm of bees recently
lighted on the fence of his squadron
area, Sergt. Reynolds, an amateur
apiarist, proceeded to aid the bees
in transferring to a large wooden
hive. Wearing his gas mask and
: gloves, with trousers and shirt cuffs
tapped tightly, he dived into the
swarming mass and scooped them
into the hive. --.-
With the assistance Of Lieut.. Fred
erick Sears, Portland, Ore, he final
ly got most of the insects safely in
the box. The others left the fence
and crawled, through small bored
holes, to their queen bee.