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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-05-14

KUIBYSHEV (JTA)-The first
detailed, eyewitness account of
the uprising by the remnants of
the Warsaw ghetto against the
German determination squads that
came to conduct them to execu-
ton centers between Warsaw and
Bialystok, was received here this
week by the Jewish Anti-Fascist
Committee from underground
groups in Poland.
From the highest buildings in
the ghetto, the embattled Jews
flew flags Of Poland, Great Brit
ain and the Soviet Union, the re-
port reveals. Bands of Jewish in
surgents stormed the infamous
Paviak prison and released scores
of political prisoners. Fierce bat
ties broke out in the ruined Nal
evki district and on Muranov
Square when the Germans threw
artillery, tanks and bombers a.
gainst the Jews.
Meanwhile, Polish guerillas
struck the German troops from
the rear and fighting ragged on
LANCE Street adjoining the ghetto
gates. These same partisan groups
had previously engineered an at
tempt TO assassinate Governor
Fisher several days after he had
issued his first order for the liqui-
dation of the ghetto and succeeded
in killing police chiefs Kersky and
Reszhinsky who had supervised
the deportation of the Jews from
the ghetto.
The reports state that the re-
volt which broke out in the ghetto
on April IS was the elimination
of similar uprisings which have
ragged sporadically in Warsaw
since last December, when Jews
who were being rounded up for
deportation attacked the Nazi
guards with axes and spades.
Again in January mass demon
strations took place in the ghetto
streets as starving Jews demand
! ed food, which had been denied
them completely as punishment
for the December uprising.
On March II, for the first time
since the establishment of the
ghetto, German troops sent into
the Jewish quarter by Warsaw
Governor Fisher were greeted
with volleys from rifles. Jewish
firing from behind hastily erected
street barricades, killed so Ger
mans before they were crushed.
It was following this revolt that
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airy, lanquishing behind barbcd
wires who will be benefited by
the National War Fund Drive,
which includes among its agencies
the USO, United Seaman's Service,
China. Russian, Belgium, French,
and British relief organizations.
The Omaha guide., 1943-10-23
AVIS. Hold
Annual Meeting

The annual meeting Of the Orb
an League Unit Of the AWVS. was
held Wednesday evening, October
18th at the Urban League Center.
Mrs. Russell M. Burssuss was the,
principal speaker. Her subject, a.
talk on youth Center. other
speakers were j. c. Carey, Comm
ander of Roosevelt Post No. 80 the,
American Legion, who gave the
welcome address; Mrs. Herman
Metz, who spoke on Echoes from
the National Convention; Sergeant
Bivins conducted the unwilling Of
the American Flag which was done
With the colors belonging to the
roosevelt Post. Mr.. Darwin Jones
sang a solo. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Rebecca Evans who
was in charge of the whole pro.
gram. with Mrs. Brooks in special
charge Of the musical program.
Mrs. Herman Metz was in charge
# the installation of officers. The
N~fficers elected were: Mrs. Grace
Bradford, chairman; Mrs. Lulu Ri
vers, Vice Chairman; Mrs. Ruth
Hall, Secretary; Mrs. Estella GRAY.
Asst. Secy; Mrs. Alice Smith. Treas
~cr; Miss Ella May Smith, Public
~ chairman.
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MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTION
FOR FARMER WHO HOUSED
MIGRANT WORKERS IN
CHICKEN COOPS

~Quakertown, Pa, E. 0. Mastin,
tomato farm owner, here in whose
barn two migrant workers were
burned to death August II vas con-
victed this week before a jury for
involuntary manslaughter. An
appeal was filed and Mastin is now
out on bail. Arguments on the ap-
peal will be heard sometime dur
ing November.
Important among the witnesses
Of the death of the twn workers,
Willie Cooper and Mrs. Odell May
were the impoverished farm-handsl
whom Mastin imported from Flor
ida to harvest tomatoes. After
the tomato season ended many of
these people moved away in order
to continue to make a living, MA
ACP. lawyers revealed this week.
A coroners jury at Quaertown Aug
uSt II had held MaStln responsible
for the deaths of Mrs. May and
Cooper who were trapped in a
noon day fire in a crowded barn
that provided living quarters for
several families on the farm. There
was only one exit.
An investigation of the case by
John Granthan, President of the
Lehigh Valley NAACP branch dis
closed that the workers on the
Mastin farm lived almost in q
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Professor of law at the Howard
University Law School, and form
err acting dean, will be the primo
ipal speaker at the annual public
meeting sponsored by the Kappa
Alpha Psi fraternity as part of it's
33rd Grand Chapter meeting in St.
Louis. Mo-, during the month of
November. DR.. Ransom will ap-
pea "a taLne Tabernacle CME.
church, Sunday, November IA, and
out of his wide experience as stu
dent, army officer, p~racticing at
torney, college professor and mem
Der of the legal committee of the
NAACP. will speak on "The Place
of Greek Letter Societies in the
Post War World" The business
sessions Of the Grand chapter,
streamlined because OF the war,
will be held November II and 10, at
the Pine Street YMCA.
The Omaha guide., 1943-10-23
Money!
BY JULIUS e. HILL

BY II. HILL
When winter winds are blowing
strong
And hushed are all the brides
song.
This time 1 will not string along
With folks who have no money.
1 will not need a magic charm
If I'm to keep my body warm,
Cold weather will do me no harm
For I have saved some money.
Among the folks who'll seldom
eat
Although they have red points
for meat,
1 will not be-that rap I'll beat:
You see, I've save some money.
I'll not live the way of tramps,
For I've got War Bonds and
Stamps
add me to the War Bond
champs)
That's how I spend MY money!
When the cold winds moan and
wall
They will not rhumba my shirt
tail;
With dignity winter 1 will hail
Because I've saved some money.
Therell be fuel in my coal bin,
I'll greet old winter with a grin;
Q've even 'stashed' a quart of gin)
Yep, folks, I've saved some money.
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JACK TAYLOR, OMAHAN WHO
BEAT SCHMELLING NOW A
PRISONER IN GERMAN CAMP
ued from Page j.

defeated the German champion and
ironically-is now a civilian pris-
oner of war in a German prison
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The reaction of the victorious
parents was remarkable in its good
taste ana restraint. Although OBJ
vlously they were overjoved thero
nave been no public demonstrat-
ions. The only celebration" was
an NAACP Branch meeting Tues.
day night at which, after a busin.
ess session. refreshments were
served. Speakers at the meetins
were the two attorneys, Mr. Mar
Shall and Mr.. Crichton.
While the opinion OF Mr.. Stod.
dard made Immediately effective
the a~bolishing of Brook school and
the indignation of Negro children
into Main School, the school board
asked that they not begin attend.
ing classes until Monday, October
18th. This was in order to euuln
class rooms, the seats which had
to be transferred from the aband.
oned school.
All reports from Main school
where the coming ordinance had
permitted thirty-three Negro pu-
pills to register three weeks ago.
give evidence that complete har
mony is expected to prevail wher
the rest of the colored children ar.
rive. According to Miss Nina
Strickle, principal of Main school
relations between the white child.
rem and those Negro children al
ready admitted were in~distinguish
able from relations amongst the
white children or amongst the Ne
gro ones.
The segregated school system
just abolished had existed since
1883 when Brook School was built
Inequalities between it and the
other school were evident. 1t was
SO years old, shingle-roofed and
single walled, and had to take
care of So Negro children. Main
school is a comparatively modern
structure, of brick built in 1918,
and it had eight rooms, which
were intended this year to acco
immediate 5 white children.
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state of peonage.
Although dissatisfied with the
living conditions, the workers
claimed that they remained be-
cause they had been unable to
earn enough money to leave.
Most Of the workers were brought
here from Florida to gether toma.
toes which are sold to the govern
ment through the Campbell Soup
Company. The NAACP i~nvestiga-
ton revealed that the majority Of
the workers, with their families,
were housed in tiny chicken coops,
filthy and unfit for human habit
alton.
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PARENTS WIN HILLBURN jim
CROW BATTLE

mn '~""' rom paoe ~
issioner Of Education George ID.
Stoddard. Thurgood Marshall and
Donald Crichton, NAACP ATTORNEYS
acting on behalf of the Hillburn
Negro parents, had appealed the
refusal of the Hillburn school au-
thorities to grant Negro children
entry to the Main School. The
NAACP contentious were that the
Brook School was unsafe and in
adequate, that it was uneconomic-
al to maintain two schools when
the Main school could accommo-
date all children of the town. and
that the Hillburn school boards
hasty coming, following the child
ren's efforts to register early this
fall, was done with intent to Sc
gregate on a racial basis. Mr..
Stoddard's opinion upheld the pa
rents petition on all counts.
GhDeGbGGssEHs0Epenaa
READ The GIIEeE
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Girls, does an out-dated TABOO
mean you don't know this help?

Very few women cling to the old
fashioned notion that certain init
mate facts form a forbidden topic
Of conversation. That's why many
women who have suffered the
cramp-like agony and nervous
strain Of periodic, functional dis
resr at least know about CARDUI.
Try CARDUI, which may help in
The Omaha guide., 1943-10-23

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camp in Germany.
This information was verified by
the office of the War Prisoners
Aid of the YMCA., n of the a.
gencies making up the National
War Fund which launched its To-
cal and nation wide drive last
week with a coast to coast broad
cast by President Roosevelt. The
War Prisoners Aid provides the
prisoners with games played in
their homelands ,~handicraft equip
ment hobby materials, books, mus
ic and musical instruments and
other things.
Taylor, who has been living a.
broad in recent years, in virtual OBJ
security as far as his American com
patriots know, was a boxing in
structor in Belgium and France
when he was discovered and in
c~arcearted by the Nazis with other
nationals of the United Nations
when they entered the war against
the Axis.
Nexer a national champion him
self, as far as the records show
Jack nevertheless was of champ.
ion material during his prime and
was known for his ability to defeat
the champions. Besides whipping
Schmellng. he laid low the mighty
Battling Sikh ,Senegales conqueror
of Frances Georges Carpenter, a
lightweight worlds champion.
When Joe Louis was running a.
| round barefoot over the roads Of
Alabama oblivious of his fistic fu
ture, Taylor gave Schmelling a
terrific ten-round punching.
An article in the New York Tim
es in May 1925, read:
Cologne, Germany. May 10, 1925
Jack Taylor of Omaha, Nebraska
a light heavyweight. today gained
a decision in the international box
| ing matches here over the Germ.
an, Max Schmelling. He won OF
points in ten rounds.
Concerning his defeat of Battling
Sikh, the New York Times, under
a Philadelphia dateline of Decem
Der 26, 1928, stated:
Battling Sikh, S~enegales conque,
or of Georges Carpenter and hold
er for a time Of the lightweight
championship of the world, wa
beaten by Jack Taylor, colore,
heavyweight boxer of Omaha, i
his Philadelphia debut today a
the Adelphia Athletic Club. Tay
lor received the decision in tn,
ten round final bout"
Taylor also defeated Texidor, til,
Spanish heavyweight champion i,
the fifth round of what was t.
have been a twenty round bout IL
Paris in November 1924; whipped
Knut Hansen, Wisconsin heavy
weight in Paris; and many otheI
outstanding fighters of his day.
Nat Fleicheser, the editor O
Ring, a magazine devoted to box.
ing, said when questioned abour
the fighter that he remembered
Taylor well. He was n of the
most travelled fighters he knew
Fleicheser said, having fought n
many European cities as well as
some in the Near and Far East.
The boxer is only one of tins
thousands of Negro and white wan
prisoners, both civilian and milit-
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Through g letter received here
this week from Refs and Taylor,
Inc, New York City music pub
fishers, it was learned that End 1t
Mercedes A. Welcker) Jordan is
the author of a song that is ex-
pected ITO become a smash hit and
the No. / song in the country"
The letter was addressed to the
WAC commander by Les Refs. mu-
sic publisher, who had written sew
eral camps in an effort to contact
1t. Jordan Tor Pvt. Welcker as no
knew her; but who has since ac-
quired a husband and officers
gold bars.)
According to 1t. Jordan the song
is being featured by Jimmy Dor
sey's Band. Title of the song,
which has been on the air a mum
Der Of times lately is do You
Know" 1t. Jordan is also the
author of the hit tune of a few
years ago, Like a Ship at Sea-
which was popularized by Dan
Grissom with Jimmie Lunceford's
band. 1t. Jordan is WAC Special
| Service Officer at Fort Huacbuca
The Omaha guide., 1943-10-23

LUCK TO THE u. S. CADET NURSE CORPSE Miss Eta Moten.
who is "Bess" of "Porgy and Bess," wishes success to Miss Orieanna
Collins, of the National Nursing Council for War Service, as she
starts on a tour of college campuses to tell students about the new
U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps. Miss Moten has just accepted member.
ship ON the Councils Coordinating Committee ON Negro Nursing.
Miss Collins wears the grey Corps uniform with its shoulder epau-
lets in scarlet :
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new! "BACTERI0STATIC'
Feminine HYGIENE
n ex. for ms.
Gaining GREAT Favor WIN Womeul =

G1sihst6 GAS0a s1s~s sssb1 HHOihcus W
Many doctors urge the regular use
of doncheS for women who want to
be retreshingly clean for women
troubled by offending odor, itching
or discharge. >
Some products may be harmful
germicideS which burn, harden and
damage sensitive tissues. But NOT
Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative WashI
Observation-Disclosures Sanative Was,1
Is an effective "bacteriostatic" (tle-
modern trend).
It not only discourages bacterial
growth and infection but cleanses,
deodorizes, relieves minor irrita-
tons and discharge. Has beneficial
effect on delicate membranes
InexpenSivel
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one Of two ways: ~ as a tonic. it
may pep up appetite, aid digestion.
and thus help build up energy for
the time" to come; ~ started 3
Gays before the time, and taken as
directed, it may aid in relieving
purely functional, periodic pain.
Women have praised CARDUI's
help for 81 years. Try it,
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TO THE CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS
OF THE NEBRASKA POWER COMPANY:

The World-Hera1d has told you-and probably will tell yu
agan-that the Nebraska Power Company is going to be sold
whether it wants to sell or not. This is not true. The owners of
our company, American Power & Light Company, do not have
to sell, and they do not propose to sell. Even if they lose the
lawsuit they have brought against the Securities & Exchange
Commission in the Federal Courts, and are forced to comply with
the Commissions order to go out Of business, American would
not have to sell the Nebraska Power Company; instead, they
could distribute their Nebraska Power Company stock to
American Power & Light Companys stockholders.
So. unless q Peoples Power Commission" is per-
mhted to tdke over our property. it will remain as
Hs-the Nebraska Power Compony-wth the self
some privdte business management. policies and
personnel that have served you for more thdn q
qudrter of q century.
It is our firm belief that the people Of Omaha do not want the
Nebraska Power Company turned over to political ownership
and management Because of this belief and because the World
Herald has been trying to persuade you that Omaha should have
municipal ownership, you should know this fact
Just q long us you wont the Nebrosku Power
Company to furnish your electric service-just as
long Gs you wont the low rotes and loyal citizen
ship you have had from the Nebrusko Power Com
pony for more than rs Yeurs-You can keep the
Nebraska Power Company as it is.
You have also been told by the Wond-Hera1d that unless a
Peoples Power Commission" proceeds to take our property
now-Omaha may lose its right to do SO There is no basis for
any such statement.
As long as our property remuins in private owner
ship. nothing con take from the people their right
to acquire the property whenever they want it. On
the conhurY-h q commission is allowed to toke ii.
such q step would be fnul und once taken. whether
you liked the results or moi. there would be no
turning back.
Let me repeat-YOU CAN KEEP THE NEBRASKA POWER
COMPANY AS IT IS.
Sincerely,
Q.M-A
III J. E. DAVIDSON,
President Nebraska
Power Company
Evening star., 1943-01-22
Board of Trade
Continued From Page B-1.

lines. rather than driving all the
way to work.
The recent ban on pleasure driv-
ing has added to the loads on our
vehicles in the evening and more
particularly Saturday evening and
Sunday afternoon"
Suggest Travel Habits.
He asked the public to wait for
the second or third vehicle when
several cars come along together,
have the fare ready when you
board, move back as far as possible
allow little extra time for trips
about the city and plan trips to
avoid the crowded periods.
Fire Chief Porter, reminding his
audiences that Endorsement of fire
prevention programs does not put
out fires" said he hoped legal au-
thority would be given him to seal
up dumb-waiter shafts. He praised
the heroism Of members Of the Fire
Department in battling large fires
in recent weeks.
Mr.. Mover said cracks in German
morale are certain to widen.
Mr.. Mccormick, terming the SUBJ
marine Germany's last hope, said
that IF the United Nations keer
losing million tons of shipping
each month. we can lose the war be-
fore getting a chance to fight it,
Asked how the sub menace coulc
be overcome, Mr.. Mccormick re.
marked that I'VE have a device
which, If it works out, will make
the submarine an obsolete weapon
McLachlen Cites Problems.
President l.. P. McLachlen, touch.
Ing on the effect of rationing, wage
stabilisation, high taxes, War bond
purchases and filling out Of Govern
ment reports, said Washington bus
inessmen must continue to do every
thing possible to win the war. "This
year will be real challenge to all
businessmen" he emphasized.
Richard Harkness, discussing do
mestic politics, said that whether
or not the Republicans are right or
wrong President Roosevelt has
made economic security national
issue; the 1914 political campaign is
in full swing 18 months from elec-
ton time. If the war still is going
on next year, the American people
may have the opportunity to say
whether Mr.. Roosevelt is indis-
pensable," the speaker said.
Evening star., 1943-01-22

are indications of several attitudes
of Interior. he gave the order to
imprison Pierre Laval when Petain
decided that Laval was going too
far in dealing with the Germans.
After the release of Laval, Petain
got M. PeyroutOn out of the country
by appointing him Ambassador to
Argentina, where he continued to
serve until Laval's return to power
Within the De Gaullist movement
there are die-hards who consider
that any former Vichyite who has
not sworn allegiance to Gen. de
Gaulle must be suspected of "col-
laborationism" and "fascism.' This
group is not large The rank and
| file of the De Gaullists are willing to
distinguish between Frenchmen who
believed that the war would end in
1910 by an invasion of England and
those who actually connived with
Otto Abetz and his Nazi aides in
| Paris.
Vichy Diplomats Accepted.
Many Vichy diplomats have been
accepted into the fold of De Gaulle,
but they have first gone to London
for a period of indoctrination and
observation" at De Gaulle's head
quarters.
The American penetration of
North Africa offered another alter
native to Frenchmen who discovered
that the war was not over. They
could join Gen. Henri Giraud di-
rectly instead of going to London.
The danger of reprisals to the fami-
lies in France are the same. The
Nazis feel no more kindly to the
Vichyites who have joined Gen.
Giraud than they feel toward the
De Gaulle adherents.
A union between these groups ap-
pears so natural that the delays are
giving rise to all sorts of rumors
and suspicious. Some of these have
Evening star., 1943-01-22
Martinique Commander
Escapes to Join De GouIIe

BY the Associated Press.
Fighting French headquarters
here announced today that Mai. r.
Sarrat, commander of the Frerch
garrison on Martinique, had
escaped from that Caribbean
island and joined the forces of the
Fighting French.
The announcement quoted Mai.
Sarrat as saying that since the
American landings in North Africa
the bulk of the French population
of Martinique has been openly hos
tile to the Vichy government.
1t said Maj. Sarrat and other VOL
unteers recently arrived from Mar
Unique related that petition
signed by several hundred persons
was submitted to Admiral Georges
Robert, French high commissioner
urging re-entry of the French
Caribbean possessions into the fight
against the Axis.
Evening star., 1943-01-22
Murphy's New Aide May Add
To Complications in Africa
SomueI Reber's Stote Department Work
Was Opposed by Fighting French

section of the State Department,
he had to deal effectively with
French matters. After long months
OF negotiations with Admiral George
Robert, Petain's high commissioner
at Martinique, Mr.. Reber obtained
an agreement which was completely
satisfactory to the American Gov
ernment. The French admiral per-
sisted, however, in remaining out
side the Fighting French movement
and maintained nominal allegiance
to Marshal Petain.
Branded Unsympathetic.
Because Mr.. Reber, acting as a
representative of the State Depart
ment, never raised the issue in his
dealings with Admiral Robert of
allegiance to any of the French
groups, he is considered by some of
Gen. Charles de Gaulles adherents
as unsympathetic to the cause.
M. Peyrouton is openly accused
of being a collaborationist. There
Evening star., 1943-01-22

become so current that they had to
be officially denied by the British
government.
De Gaulle Aides Activity.
Vociferous elements in Washing
ton and in London are not helping
the rapprochement between the two
leading French generals Some civil
ian counSellors around Gen. de
Gaulle look with suspicion on nearly
all the North African administrators
and are urging the general not to
accept military command unless
high administrative positions can
be turned over to them.
In the midst of this maze of con-
flicting interests, 1t. Gen. Dwight
Eisenhower, Mr.. Murphy and their
new associate, Mr.. Reber, must try
to find their way. They are already
having trouble with active fifth
columnists and saboteurs. Added
to this is the sharp-s shooting from
Washington and from London
against them, because they are COM
PEELED to deal with former Vichy
administrators.
tReleased by the Bell Syndicate Tnrl
Evening star., 1943-01-22
BY HELEN LOMBARD.

The departure of Samuel Reber
for North Africa, where he will act
as Minister Robert Murphy's as
siStant, coming on the heels of the
appointment of Marcel Peyrouton,
Vichy's former Ambassador to the
Argentine, as Governor General of
Algiers, is expected to add fresh
fuel to the fires raging in London
over the conduct of North African
affairs.
Mr.. Reber will not be kindly
looked on by the die-hard Fighting
French. AS head of the French
Evening star., 1943-01-22
Rockville Church
Bequeuthed ST, 500
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Jan. 22.--The
Rockville Baptist Church Is be-
queathed $1,000 for a memorial win
dow and an additional $500 under
the will of Mrs. Isabelle Veirs Ellis,
which has been admitted to probate
In the Orphans Court here.