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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19
NORTH AFRICA:
RomneI in Reverse

AS Allied troops continued their
drive in Tunisia, it became increas-
ingly clear that Marshal Romme1's
short-lived Kasserine Pass offensive
had been a gamble. If he succeed
ed, he would follow it up. If he
failed, he would waste no time in re-
firing. This was emphasized by the
rapidly with which American and
British forces had regained the
ground lost in Rommel's first push.
Reports disclosed that some units
of the British Eighth army had made
contact with American troops in the
Gafsa area of central Tunisia after
circling the Mareth line from the
south and advancing through the
Chott Djerid marshes which had
hitherto been regarded as impassa-
BILE.
American forces pressing ROM
meps retreat from the Kasserine
pass were reported well beyond
Sbeitla on the way to the Faid Pass,
the key to German north-south COM
munications.
In the northern mountains west of
Axis-held Bizerte heavy Nazi at
tacks had bent the British lines
back. The Allied air arm remained
dominant over North Africa, how
ever, and in the Mediterranean,
sharp enemy losses to British sub
marines were reported. Seven Axis
ships were sunk and nine others
damaged.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19

Los ANGELES: Canned baby food
is becoming more popular-particu-
larry with adults, according to Sam
M. White, secretary of the Southern
California Retail Grocers' associa-
ton. The reason, he says, is the
present rationing system. The low
ration point value of canned baby
foods constitute their chief appeal.
A purchaser can get a 4 or 51s-
ounce can for one point.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19

Midwest senators who had urged
that any new pipeline construction
should be instead, from the Middle
West to the East Coast shortage
area. This will be in addition to the
recently completed 24-inch line.
Mr.. Ickes assured the Middle West
senator's in testimony before COM
mittee in Washington that he also
hopes to complete 20-inch pipeline
from the Midwest to the East coast
this year.
Meanwhile, he insisted, building
the western end of the second pipe
line first would speed the job and
increase deliveries to the East coast
of from 5000, 900 to 100000 barrels
during the most critical period Of
the shortage. This would provide
the most effective method.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19
BISMARCK SEA:
Disaster for laps

Three facts of major significance
to the future of the war in the Pa
cific emerged from the stunning VIC
tory of General MacArthur's bomb
ers over the 22-ship Jap armada in
the Bismarck sea, approaching New
Guinea.
Fact No. was that in sinking the
% enemy ships and bagging 81
Jap planes, MacArthur's airmen
proved that a force of land-based
bombers manned by skilled pilots
is more than a match for a sea-
borne invasion force. Fact No. 2
was that the victory removed the
danger of invasion to the Australian
mainland for the time being at
least. Fact No. was that the
enemy garrisons at Lac and Sala-
maua, New Guinea, would not nowbe
reinforced, for it was estimated that
$4,000 Jap troops persisted when
Yankee bombs sank their transports.
Military observers believed that
one of the immediate results of the
Jap disaster would be an increase
in pressure by General MacAr-
thurs armies besieging Lac and Sal
amaua with the object of driving the
Japs entirely from New Guinea.
The clean-sweep character of the
American triumph was summarized
in General MacArthur's terse COM
munique: "We have achieved vic
tory of such completeness as to as
sumo the proportions of major dis
aster to the enemy"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19
WAR COST:
Exceeds DE- Billion

More than $43, $3.50, 452, 651 was
spent for war purposes in the first
eight months of the current fiscal
year, it was disclosed by the treas
ury department.
The war department spent the
most for war-$27. 1903 .243, 684. The
navy spent $11, 500. 653, 1856, the mari
time commission 81 1856, las, 236 and
the war shipping administration
$733.21L,74O.
Expenditures by the government
for all purposes during the eight
month period totaled SAL, 500, 944, 727,
while net revenue totaled So. 512, $685.
4g7. The governments deficit for
the eight months was $3S, 084, 682. sos.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19
CHILD LABOR:
$780, 900 EMPLOYED

Rejecting the wars impact on the
nations labor supply, report BY
the National Child Labor commits
sion revealed that 2,780,000 young
sters of less than IS years of age
are employed either full or part time
in industry and agriculture.
Citing noticeable increase in IL
legal child labor, especially in night
work, the report said that $4,000
of the group were in the IA to 10
year age class and the remainder
16 and II.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19
BRIEFS -. by Baukhage

All rural women are being asked to
enroll in the national Victory Home
Food Supply program.
The brother Of the king of Sweden.
Prince Oscar Bernadotte, has re-
signed the craftsmanship of the
Swedish Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION. Reason-advancing age.
He has held the post for more than
80 yearsl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19
Fourth Term
Does FDR Want IT.?

Will the President run for q
Fourth Term?
A number of cross currents are
definitely in motion, some directly
moving toward an attempt to draft
Mr.. Roosevelt as candidate in "A;
some which at present seem to be
carrying him in the opposite direc-
ton.
One thing that many people fail
to realize is the fact that when the
precedent against man serving in
the White House for more than two
terms was broken, the first olive was
out Of the bottle and the chief OBJ
stacle to fourth term was re-
moved. AS has been pointed out, the
American people never before want
ed a man for third term candi-
date, although twice before candi-
dates would have made the attempt
Grant and Theodore Roosevelt.
When the first whispers for pos
sible third term for Franklin Roose-
welt were heard, I talked to sea-
soned political observer. He said:
the President doesn't want to run
again but he will be persuaded to by
his friends.
I make bold to state at this juno
ture that exactly the same state
ment can be made today with one
modification: The President doesn't
want to run for a fourth term but
his friends are trying to persuade
him to.
feel sure that the President does
not want to run again. do believe
he passionately desires to preside
at the peace table. But some of his
friends have different view. AS
Joseph Tumulty, secretary to Pres
ident Wilson, once remarked about
the White House: cts nice board
ing house, you hate like the dickens
to move out"
Friends Demands
Two things are acting in favor Of
persuading the President: One, this
earnest and insistent demand of his
friends" who don't want ''to move
out" and some Of whom honestly be-
lieve that it would be for the general
good if the President stayed on.
Their arguments are many.
The second factor and the one
which could elect Mr.. Roosevelt for
fourth term, if he does run again,
can be expressed in the well-known
slogan, Don't swap horses while
crossing stream" It is the rea-
| soning behind this homely express
sion which, Of course, provides the
most persuasive argument to any
President.
On the other hand, if by 1914 Hit
Ter has been defeated, the President
| might feel that he could serve even
better at the peace table if he were
not the head Of a political party, if
he were not bound by certain do
nestle policies which the head of
an administration must administer
with one eye on the votes in the next
| election.
I believe that if the President felt
positively that he would be allowed
| to play the principal role in the
peace-making, even though someone
else were in the White House (per-
haps a Republican,, or if he felt
that as President, he would be less
effective as peacemaker, he would
! not consider fourth term.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19

LONDON: "Take towel with you
when you go visiting" was, in eff
feet, what Britons were told in a
new set of rationing regulations. In
announcing towel concessions for
factory and medical workers, Hugh
Dalton, president Of the Board of
Trade, said that in future 1--WE must
be prepared to take ourItowel with
US il we 20 away to stay, or II asked
to do SO, to the hairdresser."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19

One reason Russia is not so
anxious to make peace with Fin
land is because 100000 German sol
diers would be released for duty
elsewhere.
Twenty-Five states have entered
into cooperative arrangements with
the Forest Service to develop a for
est products marketing service for
farmers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19
PIPELINES:
Relief for East

Blunt-spoken Harold L. Tckes, pc.
troleum administrator, served notice
that he had decided to build a 20
inch pipeline from Texas to the Mid
die West, despite the objection Of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Meat Ceilings to Check Black Market;
Bismarck Sea Triumph Forecasts u. S.
Drive to Sweep Japs From New Guinea;
Small Firms Get Billions for War Work

they those
dhx NeYspa
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19
Warns Britannia
Is About to Pass
Her Trident to Us

MIA is about to pass her thousand
year-old trident across the Atlantic"
is only the last of long series Of
warnings. AS he sees it surely, the
United States will be stronger all
around, in men-of-war, in ships, in
airplanes.
Sir Archibald is 70 years old
now. He added the knighthO0d
Is years ago, but even before
that other naval experts were
quiet when he wished to speak.
The SON of a modest solicitor,
he wrote himself into such fame
that admirals Of the sea did not
snub him. His books fill big
shelf, and cover an unrati0ned
range of subjects as wide as the
Atlantic itself.
His most vigorous pieces, howev-
er, have contemplated the future Of
British sea power and have not been
happy about it.
He always had qualms, but his
first major alarm was raised just
after the 1914-17 or sample World
war. He was sure then that the
U. S. Shipping board was out to
cripple the British merchant ma
rine. While the fighting still ragged
he had called upon the United States
for men and material to replace
British bottoms sunk by German
submarines, and presumably some
replacement had been made.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19
Washing ton Dig;
Hitler in Mental Decline?
Close Observers Say Yes
Reliable Reports Indicate Fuehrer Subject to
Uncontrolled Emotions; German Physician
Believes He Will Have Mental Explosion
BY BAUKHAGE
Netos analyst and Commentator.

nomena1 mental power but some
day it is going to explode"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19

Will be VlnQ1-
Gated.
His warn
ing inLondon
that "Britan-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19
Who's News
This Week
Delos Wheeler Lovelace

Consolidated Features.-wNU Release.
NEW YORK.-The biggest tenth
! ' of the 1943 Red Cross War Fund
is being raised by Chester M. Colby
who knows as well as Morgenthau
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Wheatley Drive
Must Speed UD

Phyllis Wheatley Drive Continues
That the annual membership
drive Of Phyllis Wheatley auxiliary
must be speeded up if its goal of
Ave hundred is to be reached was
announced this week. The follow
ing members were reported during
the past week: Mrs. George Peters
reported: Mrs. Frank Shaw, Has
kell Liquor Store, Miss May
Thompson, Mrs. Gertrude Stanley,
Arm Zero Fur Store, Miss Mary
R. Bagley, Miss Winifred Flanni-
gan, Miss Shire Omata, Mrs.
George Peters. Theodore Woodland
reported: Mrs. Ethel Saunders,
Mrs. I. M. Davis. Henry Thomas
reported: Miss Martha McWatt,
Robert Coleman, Harry Miller, ].
w. Baldwin, Frederick ]. Franklin.
Mrs. Helen Morris reported: Mrs.
William Walker, J. L. Cook. Miss
Allie Glenn reported: John Alexan-
der, Mrs. L. W. Harding, Arthur
Fruen, Joseph T. Kidd. Mrs. Ethel
Lynch reported: Leo Bohanon, Eu-
gene ]. Tucker, Mrs. C. C. Chivers.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Robert w. Kelly,
Border Methodist
Pastor, Engaged

On May 2, it was announced that
Rev. Robert w. Kelly, pastor of
Border Methodist church, Mime
apolis, and Miss Mattiedna johnson,
R. N, of Mariana, Ark, are en-
gagged to be married.
Miss johnson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac A. johnson, of
Mariana, is a graduate of the Ter
rell Memorial Hospital Nurses
Training School at Memphis, Tenn,
and a former STAFF member of
Homer G. Phillips hospital, st.
Louis, Mo. She studied at Stowe
Teachers College, St. Louis, Mo-,
and has been a student at North
western Institute of Medical Tech
nology, Minneapolis, since January.
Rev. Kelly, who has been the
pastor of Border church for the
past 10 months, is a graduate of
Ohio University and a graduate of
Union Theological Seminary, New
York, N. Y. He has also studied
at Columbia University.
The wedding is expected to be
sometime in the early summer.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Charm Clinic
At Wheatley
Nav IL, IL. 13

The Alpha CHS charm clinic
scheduled to be held at Phyllis
Wheatley House May 10, 10 and 20
will be held May II, IL and 10 at
8 p. m. each evening.
Mrs. Cornelia Burns will open the
clinic on Tuesday, May II, by lead
ing the discussion on hair styles.
On Wednesday, May IL, Mrs. T.
Allen will speak on makeup and
on May 10 Miss Mary O'Connor
from Powers Department store will
speak on clothes and good groom
ing.
The clinic is open to the public.
Everyone from Is to 80 or over is
invited. Tea will be served follow
ing each discussion. Assisting with
plans are Marion johnson, Frances
Westberry, Mable Seaton, Dolores
Beasley, Jacqueline Cuff, Ernestine
Smallwood and Margaret Napue.
No admission will be charged.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Wheatley Board
Committees Named

Mrs. Alex Helmick, president of
Phyllis Wheatley House board of
directors, recently announced the
appointment of the standing COM
mittees.
Executive: Mrs. Alex Helmick, chairman,
Leo Bohanon, Mrs. Robert Charlton,
Charles D. Fist, Wendell C. Jones, Mrs.
E. s. Mooers and Mr.. ]. E. Stoddard.
Personnel: Mrs. Alex Helmick, chair
man, James A. Davis. Leo Bohanon, Mrs.
Robert Charlton, Charles D. Fist, Cecil E.
Newman, Mrs. E. s. Mooers, Mrs. John
Bridge and DR.. W. D. Brown.
Nominating: James A. Davis, chairman,
DR.. W. D. Brown, Raymond Cannon, Mrs.
]. Frank Fraser, Mrs. Hugh N. Mcdonald
Education: Mrs. John M. Bridge, chair.
man, Mrs. Alex Helmick, Wendell T.
Burns, Wendell C. Jones, Mrs. Hugh N.
Mcdonald, Miss Esther Sherwood, DR..
George H. Tolley, Rev. M. R. Hogarth,
Charles D. Fist, Mrs. Wilson d. wallis,
Frederick Franklin and Miss Grace Walker.
House: Mrs. Robert Charlton, chairman,
Mrs. Alex Helmick, Mrs. John W. Mathys,
Mr.. Charles Fist and Mrs. John M. Bridge,
Community: Leo Bohanon, chairman,
Mrs. Mabeth Paige, c. w. Washington,
Raymond Cannon, Mrs. Hugh N. McDon-
aid and DIR. w. D. Brown.
Recreation: DIR. W. D. Brown, chairman,
Charles D. Fist, Lorin Horde, Wendell C..
Jones, DR.. George H. Tolley, Miss Jean
nette Dorsey, Mr.. Frederick Franklin, Miss
Grace Walker.
Student Loan Fund: Mrs. E. s. Mooers,
chairman. Mrs. Mabeth Paige, Calvin w.
Aurand, Raymond Cannon, Mrs. Wilson d.
Wallis and Mrs. J. Frank Fraser.
Publicity: Cecil E. Newman, chairman,
Dr.. W; D: Brown. Mrs. John W. Mathys,
Fraser.
Budget and Coordination: Mr.. Charles d.
Fist, chairman, J. E. Stoddard, DIR. w. D.
Brown, Wendell T. Burns, Mrs. Robert
Charlton, Mrs. J. Frank Fraser, Mrs. Alex
Helmick. Mrs e. s. Mooers and Mrs. John
II. Bridge.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Combat Fatigue Cure
Announced bv Surgeon

NEW YORK. - Special methods
for prevention and treatment Of
combat fatigue" among merchant
seamen engaged on convoy and 9TH
er duties have been announced by
Surgeon General Thomas Parran Of
the U. S. public health service.
DR.. Parran, who attended an all
day conference Of official and civil
psychiatrists and psychologists at
the New York Academy Of Medi-
cine, declared that the merchant
marine is "a fighting organization"
as important in this war as any
military or naval organization.
Recognition of this fact, and its
widest publicity, themselves consti-
tute an important measure in the
prevention and quick treatment Of
combat fatigue" he said.
Symptoms Of this temporary all
ment are severe physical and men,
tai fatigue, digestive disorders, loss
of appetite, bad dreams and sleep
lessness, feeling Of depression and
so on.
DR.. Parran and his fellow confer
ence members said, however, that
combat fatigue" occurs in very few
cases. Among some 800 seamen of
the Norwegian merchant marine
service who were torpedoed and ex-
posed to great hardships, only nine
DEVELOPED combat fatigue"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
st. Phillips To
Celebrate 18th
Anniversary

st. Philips Episcopal Church,
Aurora and Mackubin streets, will
formally celebrate 45 years of ex-
istence on Sunday, May %.
The church was organized on
Charles street at that time. The
three founders of the church are
Mrs. William Godette, 1872 Abe
marie street, the only one now iv-
ing, and two deceased ones, Mrs.
Elizabeth Tibbs and Charles James.
Archdeacon Appleday was the
organizer of St. Philips. The first
priest was Rev. FIR. William C.
Pope and the first colored priest
was Rev. FIR. Bennett. The early
services of the church were held in
a store on Rice street, between
University and Aurora avenues.
Following FIR. Bennett to the rec
torship were Rev. FIR. A. C. V. Car
tier and Rev. Edward Daniel.
In 1904 Rev. FIR. Alfred H. Leal-
tad came to rector St. Philips, he
was followed by Rev. Edward
James, Rev. Victor E. Holly, and
the present rector, Rev. FIR. Lew
elleyn E. Williams.
Rev. FIR. Lealtad was rector at
st. Philips for about thirty years.
He is now the rector emeritus and
is residing in Los Angeles, Cali
fornia.
Rev. Williams, the present rector,
came to the church several months
ago and is making commendable
progress. On Sunday, May %, the
communicates and friends of st.
Philips will celebrate the 46th an
niversary in the Parish Hall of the
church.
Mr.. Firston White is senior war
den, Mr.. George Manning, junior
warden, Mr.. E. N. Martin, treas
urer, Mr.. Robert r. Mitchell, choir
master. These four men, together
with Oliver Taylor, Burt McPheet-
ers and Mrs. William M. Godette,
Jr., comprise the Bishops Commit
tee. Mrs. Harriet Byrd is the
church organist-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Missouri Anderson
Well Known st.
Paul Woman Dead
Pioneer Red1 Estate
Specialist Dead Here

Specialist Dead Here
Miss Missouri B. Anderson, pio-
neer real estate specialist in the
city, died at her home, 365 Aurora
avenue, Sunday, May 2. Miss And
erson had been in i'll health for the
past two years.
Born in Middleton, Missouri,
February 15, 1853, she came to st.
Paul to make her home fifty-two
years ago. She was q member Of
Biddle Circle No. SO, Ladies Of the
Grand Army of the Republic, which
organization held services, Tues
day, May 4, at z p. m. at the funeral
chapel.
Funeral services were held at st.
James A. NJ. E. Church, Wednes-
day, May 5, at 2:30 p. m. with Rev.
B. N. Moore, pastor, officiating.
Musical selections were rendered
by the st. James Senior Choir. In
torment was in Oakland cemetery.
Survivors include sisters, Ana
stasia Robinson and Mrs. Cora
Carr, niece, Odetta Kemp, nephew,
James Ray Anderson. Miss Ander-
son was the aunt Of the late At
torney Evan Il. Anderson.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
No. III"
Roy Wilkins Describes How
n. Y. Dailies Angle News
to the Detriment of Rare

group. The thin excuse, offered by
the New York Times, that others
are a nationality" and Negroes
are "race," will not hold water.
The dailies label Negroes because
they want to fasten a crime tag on
the whole race. It is a deliberate
and cruel act against a people who
have little or no redress.
The harm this kind of thing can
do is incalculable. Millions of in
'noceft people are slandered and
hindered in their normal pursuits
because some prejudiced editor or
reporter or re-write man brands
Negroes with crime.
Another Story Proved Untrue
AS an illustration of this evil,
the Associated Press sent out a
story about the Teichmann boy
fighting off a gang of Negro boys
until two white girls escaped un-
harmed" The sex angle in this
story is as plain as the nose on your
face. The next day the police
showed that the story was false.
Yet business man in Mississippi
read the APP story in his paper and
wrote a letter to a government
agency in which he asserted that
Negroes should not have any free
dom, that they were either animals
or irresponsible children, that they
should be held down with a tight
rein.
It would take book to tell what
harm has been done the Negro by
the daily papers, the magazines,
the movies, and the radio. Hundreds
of thousands Of copies of Readers
Digest with the infamous Warren
Brown article went to South Amer
lea printed in Spanish and Portu-
guese. Millions Of foreigners see
American movies in their native
language with Negroes shown as
clowns and Uncle Toms. IN. Y.
Amsterdam News.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Lester Granger
National Figure
In Twin Cities

Lester B. Granger, national fig
ure and executive secretary Of the
National Urban League is in the
Twin Cities this week.
He came to St. Paul to address
the Minnesota Conference of So
cial Work which is in session this
week.
Wednesday he visited Charles L.
Horn, president of the Federal
Cartridge Corp, whom he had cited
in his annual report for the out
standing job that firm has done at
New Brighton in the matter of ex-
tending employment opportunities
to Negro citizens.
At noon Wednesday Mr.. Granger
had lunch with the board of direc-
tors Of the Minneapolis Urban
League. Announcement was made
at that meeting Of the election of
Mrs. John COwles to the board.
Mrs. Cowles is the wife Of the
publisher of the Minneapolis Star
Journal and Tribune newspapers.
Thursday evening at p. m. Mr..
Granger will meet with the st. Paul
Urban League board.
Mr.. Granger told this newspaper
that the demand and need for Ur-
ban League services were the great
est In league history. The post
war period will demand still greater
services in building interracial CO.
operation and racial tolerance.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
DEMOCRACY IN ACTION
Bv ROY WILKINS

since we last discussed the
Crime wave" in Harlem which was
created by the daily newspapers, it
appears that all the august daiIies
went overheard" on a story in
vented by a white woman who told
police she had been mugged by
three Negroes.
She had all the tear-jerking ele-
ments in her story and these were
not neglected by the papers. She
was young and white. She had been
attending a birthday party where
she had been presented a cash purse
as a gift. She was about to enter
the Navy nurse corps. Everything
was there to stir the emotions
even the patriotic theme. The
papers ate it up and played it
heavy. The New York Times wrote
a 17-inch story on mugging in gen.
eral and gave this item nearly six
inches of it. The Sun gave it a
double-column headline. The World
Telegram did likewise.
Entire Story Was False
Three days later the police an
nounced that the woman had lied.
She had not been to a birthday
party. She was not going to be a
Navy nurse. She had not been
mugged. She had not been robbed
Of any Of her cash birthday party
gift. However, she had been beaten
up and kicked in the stomach. But
her common-law husband had done
it. She had been hanging around a
tavern where he worked, had got
into an argument with him and had
had fight. Moreover, it seems that
she had a police record and had
three aliases.
This is the kind of thing Negroes
protest so vigorously in the han
ding Of crime news by the daily
press. In the first place, there is no
good reason for hanging a racial
tag on Negroes in crime news. The
papers do it to no other racial