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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-02
ROOSEVELT,
CHURCHILL
MEET AGAIN
British Prime Minister Ar
rived in Washington
Late Yesterday

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-British
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
arrived at the White House late
yesterday afternoon from Quebec to
spend several days with President
Roosevelt in furthering plans OF
the war effort.
The President and Churchill re-
sumed their war discussions last
night, emphasis apparently on col
liberation with Russia.
The President was host to the
Prime Minister and Mrs. Churchill
at dinner last night and in the abb
sence of Mrs. Roosevelt, now in New
Zealand, the Presidents hostess was
Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, wife of the
Presidents second son, Colonel in
the Air Forces and who has Just
returned from the Mediterranean.
where he is an aerial photographer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-02
The W ashington
Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON
tMajor Robert g. Allen on active dutyO

WASHING Ma situation
which may bring the entire Negro
ouestion to the floor of the Demo-
cratic National Convention is brew
ing in Alabama.
Alabama's ebullient Gov. Chaun-
cey Sparks is laying plans, first, to
elect pungently anti-New Deal
delegation to represent his state in
the Democratic Convention. Sec
ond, he proposes to make a speech
on the floor of the Convention on
the race issue, denouncing Mrs.
Roosevelt, and attempting to OBJ
tain adoption of plank in the
Democratic platform for white SUI
premacy.
His moves have met with the Wig"
orous opposition of certain of Ala
bamas liberal Democrats, led by
fortnight Col Harry Ayres of the
Admission Star" They feel that
any anti-Negro move such as that
proposed by Gov. Sparks would do
the country no good, would ALLEVIATE
millions of colored voters in New
York, Philadelphia and Chicago,
and would definitely swing the
Negro vote securely back to its ira :
ditional position in Republican
columns.
AS a result, one of the hottest
convention battles of the South
is already on in Alabama over send
ing an anti-Roosevelt OF pro-Roose-
welt delegation to the Democratic
National Convention.
NOTE-War Department execu-
tives are aghast at the Sparks pro-
posal, say it would play directly
into the hands of Jap propaganda
lists, already doing a good job OF
harping on the color issue in the
Orient.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-02
ALLIED AIR
OFFENSIVE
HITS ITALY
Toe of Peninsula Gets
Brunt OF Atta(k-War-
ship in Action
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Sept. O. The
Allied air offensive against italy
has been concentrated on the toe
of the peninsula for the past So
hours and carried on mainly by
fighters and figher- bombers.
Flying Fortresses and most of the
medium bombers of the squadrons
were held to the ground by bad
weather for the first time in weeks.
Royal Air Force Wellingtons re-
turned from railway targets at
Aversa, north of Naples, where they
scattered two-ton blockblusters dur
ing the night.
American Warhaws stabbed the
zinc factory at Igles in southwest
Sardinia.
Step Up Air Offensive
Pressing the aerial offensive
against italy with even greater
vigor, American Flying Fortresses
late Tuesday made l,000-mile
round trip flight from the northwest
African bases to pound the railway
lines. airfields and aircraft factory
at Pisa. Medium bombers mean
while delivered strong blows on rail-
way communications at Salerno,
Coscnza and CatanZaro in southern
italy.
American I,iberators from the
Middle East pounded rail installa-
lions yesterday at Pesara on the
eastern coast of Italy. Freight yards
were well covered with bombs re-
sulting in fires and explosions
Mainland Pounded
Two British battleships joined
Yesterday in a daylight offensive
against the Italian mainland and
with l6-inch guns poured heavy
commandment into the enemy coastal
batteries in the region OF Reggie
Calabria on the italian toe. At
least one big gun was Knocked out
and fires were caused. also explosions
indicated an ammunition dump had
been blown up.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-02
WIPE OUT
TWO ENEMY
POSITIONS
SaIamaua Destined 10 Fall
as Artillery Com
mdnds Area

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Sept.
1.-THE Japs of two strongly dug
in positions south and southwest of
Salamaua, New Guinea airdrome,
finally have been overwhelmed by
American and Australian jungle
fighters.
The Allied forces are now clos
ing in on the main base.
Allied artillery commands most
of the enemy defenses from ridges
overlooking Salamaua, and accurate
fire from these guns have Slapped
the garrison's power to resist by
sinking supply barges.
Allied torpedo boats also have
been taking terrific toll of rein
forcements along with planes in
the New Guinea coastal waters.
Our surface forces sunk IL Jap
barges at Huon Gulf where a Jap
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-02

PLANS ARE
UNDER
Axis Radio Commentators
Give Out All Dope
Allied Moves
CBy Associated Press

In a series of nervous broadcasts,
Axis radio commentators declare the
Allies are massing for a vast in
vasion and armadas, both on the
Mediterranean and Britain, are
ready for two directional con-
tinental assault that might be
sprung at any moment.
Whether these broadcasts are bas-
ed on fact or in the hopes OF CLEAN
ing information of Allied plans for
sudden squirt is not known but UNI
easiness is displayed by the COM
mentators.
The Paris NaM-controlled radio
today gave considerable attention to
reports from Lalinea, Spain, which
tells of the presence at Gribaltar
of two battleships, four aircraft
carriers, 20 cruisers, 40 destroyers
and As merchantmen.
The military commentator OF DNB
asserts i'm a Berlin broadcast that
"it cannot be denied the Anglo
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-02
HULL'S AMBITIONS

War Secretary of State Hull went
TO the White House to demand the
ousting of the man who had served
as his chief aide for ten long years,
the President replied:
Why don't you fire him, you're
the boss over there"
Mr.. Hull mumbled that he didn't
feel he was the man to do it, SO
later in the day, Roosevelt called
in Undersecretary of State Sumner
Welles and broke the news that he
was to be relieved of his post.
What the President probably
didn't know was that the major
break between Welles and Hull had
occurred in 1910 over the question
of a third term
Mr.. Hull had been led by Jim
Farley to believe that the Demo-
cratic ticket in 1910 should be Hull
for President, Farley for Vice
Il
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-02
ELk5 INITIATE
CANDIDATES
HERE LAST EVE

Eleven more new members were
added TO the swelling ranks of
Juneau Elks Lodge last night as
the following candidates were in
itiated:
P. T. Allen, F. d. Bachman. Jr.,
c. L. Cedergren, ]. v. Cole, j. w.
Freeman. B. L. Holbrook. D. @.
Mckay, J. A. Norris, A. c. Ostella.
A. r. Vacura and c. w. Wallis.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-02
MORE MEAT
TO COME UP

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. = The
Food Administration has suspended
for two months all limitations on
the slaughter of livestock to increase
the civilian meat supplies. The move
is also made to stimulate the early
movement of livestock to the market
and relieve the drain on feed sup
plies.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-02
1000 DANES
VICTIMS OF
NAzI PURGE

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 2.--Reports
received here from Denmark indi-
cate that at least 1000 have been
killed or wounded in fighting that
began before dawn last Sunday be-
tween Danish soldiers, sailors and
civilians and the German Occupa-
ton Army.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-02
BURMA AREAS
ARE ATTACKED

NEW DELHI, S ept 2.-Liberator
bombers of. the United States Tenth
Air Force dumped great weight
of explosives on the railway yards
at Mandalay yesterday
Mitchells also attacked the Jap
rail installations and eommunica-
tons in other parts of central
Burma.
All planes returned safely.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-02
AT BARANOF HOTEL

J. G.. Ellison and Dan Hickman
are returning to Seattle, stopping
enroute at the Baranof Hotel They
are with the Douglas Fisheries
Company.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-02

} Dimout begins tonight .
} at sunset at 1857 o'clock. .
Dimout ends tomorrow
} at sunrise at 5.59 a. m. .
Dimout begins Friday at sun .
} set at 7:54 pm.
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-02
American Plane IS
Reds Secret Weapon;
Orders Are Piled Up
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. = This
must necessarily be story without
names.
The Russians are making a run on
one of our airplane manufacturing
companies The plane the company
turns out is admittedly one of our
best-but it isn't an all-purpose
plane
The company vice president tell
ing the story put it in this way: I'VE
were amazed at first, when Russian
orders piled up higher than our
heads; but we were completely
dumbfounded when reports from
the Russian front began to drift
back that our plane was knocking
Nazi fighter planes out OF the air
three and four to one.
I'VE also heard that the plane,
flown by Russians, could turn on
dime and was maneuverable in and
out of small temporary or hastily
built airfieldS.
You can imagine our interest
We Immediately started querying the
Russians. We asked them what
changes they were making in. the
plane that made such operations
possible. That was a good many
months ago, but not one word OF
information have we received. 1
guess our plane is a Russian military
secret that even we can't find out
about"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-02
SANDY HOLDEN TO SCHOOL

SANDY HOLDEN 10 SCHOOL
Sandy Holden, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Holden. left this morning
by steamer for Victoria where he
will enter the Gleniyon Preparatory
School for boys in that city.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-02

1 asked him if the orders for the
plane came through lend-lease.
They not only come through
lend-lease, but through every other
possible camel. They even place
orders direct at our plant he said.
CHATS a severence of red ape--by-
passing government agencies-that
no nation has dared to use since we
got into war;
mot only that" my informant
walled but when we started pro-
duction recently of new and I'M
proved model that was so secret that
only few of our own engineers
and top-ranking Army officials knew
anything about it, we got a direct
order from the Russians for 500
month of the new models. That
order came in before we'd even
flown test flight.
Apparently something new has
been added and our engineers would
give years off their life to know
what it is"
In spite of the tremendous number
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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-13
Heroes of The
War

In devotion to the flag of Am
erica, the Negro has not been
found wanting.
Crispus Attacks, a Negro. was
one of the first Americans to fall
in the Boston Massacre of March
8, 1870 With the other victims
Of the massacre, he was buried
from Faneuil Hall, the Cradle of
Liberty and is commemorated by
statue on Boston Common.
Peter Salem won distinction at
the Battle of Bunker Hill and is
credited with the death of Major
Pitcairn, the British commander.
Altogether about three thousand
Negroes saw service in the Revo-
luton.
In the war of 1872 Negroes
fought CALAMITY with Commodore
Perry in the Battle Of Lake Erie
and with Gen. Jackson at New
Orleans
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-13

Interesting Negro History Facts
BY OLIVER w. FORD.

DID YOU KNOW: That Isiah
I. Montgomery, was the first Ne
gro to hold a federal office in
Mississippi after the Civil War?
That he was one of the largest
cotton planters in Mississippi?
That Jim Hill, the colored sec
rotary of the state was allowed to
carry out his term during a DEM
ocratic administration?
That the late Ed Patton was Sec
rotary of Jim Hill?
That Major John R. Lynch was
the first and only Negro repre-
sentative from the State of Mis-
sissippi?
That he was later made a Ma
jor in the u. S. Army?
That VIM. "Rube" Foster, ma
tive of Mississippi is one of the
races foremost pitchers?
The Captain Paul Cuffee was a
great Negro sailor, amassed a
great fortune and became a fl
nancier?
That Albert B. George was elect
ed Judge of the Municipal Court
IN Chicago November z, 1924?
That Attorney Wendell E. Green
Is one of the most outstanding
lawyers in Chicago?
That William H. Harrison, ma
tive of Mississippi, was elected a
member of the Board of Pardon
and Paroles in Illinois?
That Benjamin o. Davis, is the
races highest ranking officer. He
holds the position of Brigadier-
General?
That Jean Baptist DesiabIe. a
Negro was first to make settle
ment in what is now one of the
worlds greatest commercial cen
ters-Chicago?
That James Hill, the Negro Sec
rotary of State, was born July
%, 1916 near Holly Springs, Miss?
That the late Arthur A. Schom-
burg was the largest collector of
Negro books in the world and at
his death part of his library was
gwen to Fisk University, making
It the second largest Negro libra
ry in the world?
That Jim Hill School was named
for Jim Hill, the colored secre-
tary of state?
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-13
Tougaloo To
Study Background
Of Students

At a general meeting of the fac
ulty and staff of the college,
President Judson L. Cross outlined
to the group a tentative program
of the institution whereby indi-
vidual members would be grant
ed short leaves of absence to go
into the various war sections of
the state and observe and study
the techniques and procedures of
the small rural schools, get first
hand information concerning the
social economic background of
these pupils, and attempt to adjust
the program of the institution to
meet such needs as might be pre-
sented by such students.
President Cross pointed out the
vote of the church related COL
lege in-changing social order. In
this connection he quoted several
excerpts from authorities who
were connected with such institu-
lions Special emphasis was plac-
ed upon the idea of "Liberalizing
the liberal arts"
One of the most significant quo
tations of the discourse by the
President was his quoting of a
definition of education which
states that Education is what
one has left after he has forgot
ten all that he learned in college. !"
This, of course, implies character
and other fundamental traits es-
sential to socially-acceptable
life.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-13
Registrars
Called For Exam.
BY Local Board


The following registrants of
Kinds county local board No. 2
were ordered to report for physi-
cal examination at the Medical
Building Thursday, February II.
Charles Enoch Rodgers, Samuel
Lee Willis, Allen Welter Edder,
James A. Matthews, Richard D.
Stevens, Joe Johnson, Ben Beas-
ley, Fred George Jones, Carl ].
Sherman Horton, Ma
thaniel Mcdonald, Amos. White,
John w. Steen, Wallace Sanders,
Willie Lee Ross, Coolidge Da-
Wis, Percy Lee Luckett, George
Moses Gillian, Willie Edward Ber-
ry, Thessial Ivory, Eddie Mont-
gomery, Simon Johnson, Shural
G. Knippers.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-13
THE NEGRO IN MUSIC,
ART AND LITERATURE

ROLAND HAYES, Georgia Ne
gro has attained international
fame as tenor, having sung with
great success before the most
critical audiences in America and
in Europe, including the King
and Queen of England and the
Queen Mother of Spain. He re-
ceives sometimes as much as $4,000
for a single concert.
HARRY T. BURLEIGH: bari
tone, has for many years been So
loist in one of the leading white
Episcopal churches of New York
MARIAN ANDERSON. contral-
to, is known throughout America
and Europe as 'one of the greatest
living singers" She appears oc-
casionally on select RADIO pro-
grams and has been featured in
the natioanl magazines. During
the recent visit to America of the
King and Queen of England, She
sange before them at the White
House.
j. ROSAMOND JOHNSON
composed light operas for Klaw
and Erlanger and many popular
songs for May Irwin, Lillian Rus
sell and Anna Held. He has also
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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-13
8th District
Association
To Meet Feb. II
Education For Victory
And Freedom, Theme

In keeping with the trend of war
programs and activities the eighth
district association will discuss
matters pertaining to the appro-
pirate theme: Educating for Vic
tory and Freedom" when it meets
in Brandon on Saturday, February
II, according to information receiv-
ed from the publicity chairman, A.
j. Finch of Brandon.
Panel discussions will be led by
experts in various fields and then
entire program is centered on ed
ucating for our victory and for
Americas freedom. The program
committee has selected those for
discussions that are quite familiar
with education that will mean
most to the Nations victory and
freedom.
Despite the rationing of gas and
rubber, not alone is the district
concerned, but several outstanding
and useful citizens from various
sections of the state are expected
to be present, even though they do
not reside in the eighth district.
Their interest in education at a
time when America needs their aid
is the prompting spirit motivating
their interest in the meeting. Prin-
cipal N. H. Plate, Newton; Princi-
pal and Mrs. T. j. Harris, Merid-
ian; Prof. and Mrs. C. W. Williams,
Durant; Principal and Mrs. j. E.
johnson of Prentiss, and President
William H. Bell of Alcorn A. & M.
College are among the educational
and civic leaders expected in Bran
don on February 9th.
President of the district is Prin-
cipal Edward Tademy, Smith Rob-
ertson school, Jackson; -presi-
dent, Mrs Annie Jones Brooks, va
zoo City; secretary, Mrs. Mollie
Young Simms, Jeanes supervisor,
Rankin county; treasurer, Principal
A. M. Rogers, Cameron street high
Canton.
Hon. v. o. Franklin, county SUI
perintendent (Rankin) of educa-
ton, and Prof A A. Roebuck, SUI
perintendent of the Brandon Con-
solidated high school will be among
the principal speakers
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-13
GETTYSBURG YESTERDEY-~ THE S.WORLD7 TO DAY.
African Heritage
And Background

Did the slaves come to America
empty handed, or did they bring
some heritage of native endow-
ment and skill, and even of civil
lization? For answer we must
look to their African background
and to their early record in AM
erica. We learn, for example,
that the natives of Africa were
perhaps the first to smelt iron and
forge instruments of usefulness
and beauty.
This may account in part for
the fact that throughout the days
of slavery Negroes did practically
all the South's blacksmithing,
wagon-making and iron work,
manned its factories. machine
shops and mills, and even in some
cases ran its trains.
Back in Africa they had been
skillful weavers, rug makers, pot
etrs and wood carvers. In Ameri-
ca they soon developed great skill
as carpenters and masons and
erected many of the South's most
beautiful and stately structures.
BY the opening of the Civil War,
slaves were doing most of the me-
chical work of the South. Many
of them attained such skills that
they were hired out profitably by
their owners. Others bought their
time from their masters, hired
themselves out and thus accumu-
lated enough to purchase their
freedom. In 1885 there lived in
Cincinnati 476 Negroes who had
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-13
USO Council Meet
Reorganize, New
Members Added

The USO Council held a reorga-
nization meeting this week at
which many new members repre-
senting civic organizations attend
ed. The meeting was presided
over by Mr.. Isidore Lehman,
chairman of the Council.
Reports were made on the OPEN
ing of the two USO Lounges in
the |. c. Station, by Mr.. j. Wal
ter Michel, chairman of the
Troops-in-Transit committee and
Mrs. Mildred Parker. Supervisor of
the Lounges, stated that in the
first thee days of operation, SER
vice men from As stase visited
these rooms.
Negroes who attended the meet
ing and the organizations which
they represented on the Council
were as follows: Rev. A. B. Keel
ing, Mrs. r. o. Hubert, Miss.
State Federation of Colored Wom-
ems Clubs; Mrs. Thelma Cobbs
Jones, Miss Florence o. Alexander
jackson College,, Mr.. S. w. Mill
er, Chairman Management Com
mittee, Colored USO; DR.. C. L.
Barnes, Negro Chamber Com
merce; PORT. B. B. Dansby, Jack
son College; Mr.. E. w. Banks.
Kinds County Negro War Saw
ings Committee; Mr.. G. L. Ed
wards, Director Colored USO.:
Rev. w. H. Blackman, President
Jacob L. Reddix, Jackson College
and W. W. Blackburn, Uso Col
ored Management Committee.
Time flor future meetings of the
Council has been st for the third
Thursday of each month.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-02-13
Williams To
Head School For
Delinquents
Appointment Made By
Governor Johnson
BY A. w. HIGH.

Governor Paul B. johnson last
week appointed c.. w. Williams,
former principal of the Holmes
County Training School, superin-
tendent of the State Reformatory
for Negro Youth.
Several weeks ago this writer
informed the public that G. w.
Williams would head the Negro
Reformatory.
In choosing Prof Williams for
this important position, Governor
Paul B. Johnson is to be congrat-
ulted. Due to the fact that his
appointee is an humble servant of
all the people in Mississippi. One
who knows the needs of the av-
erage man and woman. One who
will not shun a man or woman
because of their poverty condi-
tons.
Many governors would have ap-
pointed a man who knows moth
ing about the average man and
even will not associate with the
unfortunate. But, my friends, C.
w. Williams is the friend of the
under-dog.
have six predictions to make
concerning Prof. Williams:
First, G. w. Williams will be
read to give council to parents of
delinquent youth, freely at all
times.
Second, G. w. Williams will not
tolerate brutality or even allow
personnel to call children in this
institution convicts. If this order
is disobeyed by any personnel, he
or she can expect their walking
papers.
Third, G. w. Williams will visit
the homes of each child placed in
his care to determine what was
the cause of his downfall.
Fourth, G. w. Williams will rec
ommend only high class college
trained instructors to work with
him.
Fifth, G. w. Williams will Gre
ate a new picture for the Negro
here in Mississippi
Sixth, c. w. Williams will not
be tossed about by some members
of our group who go for big shots
IN jackson. So big shots stay
your distance.