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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22
Scholarship Attachments
OF Negro Marines Is High

Others included Cpl. James E.
Huger, director of public relations
and assistant dean of Bethune-
Goodman College, Daytona Beach,
Fla; Sgt. Charles Anderson, At
lanta University graduate, and at
one time co-publisher of Pic Mag
azine; Sgt. Edison E. Blackman, Jr,
M. A. in Business Administration
from the University of Michigan;
PFC. Raymond Floyd, mathemat-
les Instructor and Pfc Hiner Thorn
as, one-time Golden Gloves light
heavyweight champion.
Also Pfc. Roy A. Young, a car
toonist working on his Masters
degree at New York University;
Pfc. Eddie Culp, a former outstand-
ing distance runner at Xavier Uni
verSity; Pfc. j. D. Lewis, varsity
football star at Morehouse College;
Pfc. William Hubbard, electrical
engineer; Cpl. Harry L. Wright,
Cpl. William Waugh and Cpl. Rob-
ert P. Davis, Tuskegee Institute
graduates, and Pfc. Walker Marley,
a professional organist who now
serves in the capacity for the whole
Marine Base.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22

lies in the fact that the releases
turned out by this unit are limited
to the desks of Negro editors, none
are ever sent to white newspapers.
This same pattern is even
followed by the much maligned
Office of War Information.
Any Negro editor whose desk is
flooded daily with handouts
from this important prOpagan-
da agency is familiar with
these stories at the top of
which is inconspicuously print
ed the letter IN"
That means the particular story
is not to be distributed wholesale
to all of the nations press, but its
circulation is to be narrowly con-
fined TO Negro readers.
REASON NOT CLEAR
Peculiarly enough the stories SO
marked deal for the most part with
significant Negro achievements and
sacrifices in prosecuting the war,
facts that should be common knowl-
edge to ALL Americans. Just why
this censorship from official
sources is not clear.
God only knows, our white
editors, particularly those the
writer is most familiar with in
Georgia, Alabama and Florida,
do an expert enough job of
deiesing anything praiseworthy
about Negroes, as it is. They
certainly need no help from the
Office of War Information.
The most striking example of this
apparent intentional omission of
creditable stories about black men
fighting, bleeding and dying to
achieve victory has been the cover
age in the white press of the sue
cessfully concluded Tunisian cam
paign.
NO MENTION MADE
Search, if you will, from early
dawn to past midnight in all of
these white journals, who boast
full coverage" of the war and see
if you can find one word revealing
that it was the tremendous weight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22
Four Marines Are
Made Sergeants

WASHINGTON-(S N s. -Four
Negro Marines have been promoted
to sergeants in the Marine Corps
at Montford Point, Camp Lejeune,
N. c., Col. Samuel A Woods, Jr..
commander of the 51st Composite
defense Battalion, announced this
week.
The first two Negroes to receive
this ranking were Corporal Edison
+. Blackman, Jr., of Charlotte, N.
O., and Corporal Charles F. Ander-
son of Birmingham, Ala. Both are
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22

mention of the part black Ameri-
cans are playing in the fight for
freedom, whether it is intended to
be or not, is negative propaganda
of the most vicious type.
DANGEROUS TO WAR EFFORT
1t is deliberate sin of omission,
creating in the minds of millions of
Americans the false belief that the
contribution of Negroes to victory
is negligible. that as result we
should not share fully in the bene-
fits of the peace which is to fol-
low.
1t cunningly erects the illusion
that this is a white mans war,
fought by white men, for the
exclusive benefit of white men.
Nothing is more dangerous to
our united war effort. The fact
that among the combined pop-
ulatiOas Of the thirty United
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22
BY cliff Maekay

of black men thrown in the balance
that tilted the scales of victory to-
ward the United Nations side.
1t is hard not to believe that
this wholesale omission Of any
mention of Negro fighters is
done purpOsely. For example 1t
is difficult to see how a cor
respondent could write such a
glowing tribute to the Fighting
French army which executed
the longest march in military
history, more than LOO miles
from Equatorial Africa to join
the allies at Tunisia, without
making any mention at all of
the fact that this was an army
OF stalwart, physically-superb
black men. Or maybe this fact
was carefully deleted upon
reaching these shores. Who
knows?
Further, if one confined his read
ing to white newspapers as more
than. SO per cent of Americans do
he is still ignorant of the fact that
a Negro was one of the four cor
respondents who interviewed Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill at Casablanca. The pho
tograph showing all four of them
questioning the two leaders was
sent out by the signal corps. but
most of the white papers carefully
obliterated the picture of Ollie
Stewart of the American.
FACTS ARE WITHHELD
White Americans, too, are for the
most part, ignorant of the fact that
there were thousands of Negro
Americans serving not only in the
engineer or labor battalions, but in
such highly technical combat units
as the armored forces on the Tu-
nissan front.
The Associated Press cores
pendent in the Pacific did send
one story back, detailing the
courageous actions of the first
American soldiers to land in
New Guinea, Negro engineer
regiment, which entered the
Japanese stronghold full
three days before the arrival of
white combat troops. But only
a few of the white newspapers
in the Southeast thought the
story worth putting in type, al
though it was specifically stated
most of the men were from
Georgia, Alabama and Florida:
The fact that they were Ne
groes doomed II to the waste
basket.
This purposeful censorship of any
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22
WARN OF BITTER FIGHT
AGAINST POLL TAX BILL

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-(ANP)--War that
opponents of anti-poll Tax legislation will probably
attempt TO cripple the coalition bill known as H. R. z,
sponsors of the MarcantOnio resolution are calling up
all their supporters to fight off all efforts to amend
it to DEATH and asking that "the folks in the dis
trict write in to their congressman asking them to
stick by the measure.
On Monday, May "a after 20 minutes of debate.
formal vote will be taken TO discharge the Judiciary
from further consideration of the BILL This will be fol-
lowed by two hours debate to permit the measure
to be made special order of business Following this
presumng final vote will be taken on the n
q Il IS possible that this procedure will stretch over
to May %.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22

IN the Headquarters Company and
were among the first 1000 Negro
enlistees in the Marines.
Son of Dr. Edison E. Blackman,
Charlotte physician, Sergeant Black
man holds the degree of Master
of Arts in Business Administration
from the University of Michigan.
Sergeant Anderson. a graduate of
Atlanta University. formerly was
co-publisher of Pic Magazine. He
recently represented the Marines in
the Negro Newspaper Week radio
broadcast which originated at
Hampton Institute, Va.
Shortly afterwards, Corporal
Gilbert H. Johnson and Corporal
John T. Pridgen of the Recruit De-
pot Battalion were promoted to
the rank of sergeant. Sergeant
johnson came to the Marines after
serving a term as a meSSman in
the U. S. Navy. Sergeant Pridgen
had served term of enlistment
in the Army. Their commanding
officer, Lit. Cal t. A. Holdal, praised
them for exceptional ability, and
stated that they would be placed
in charge of boot" training-the
seven weeks training program
given recruits.
Other promotions announced in
cluded Privates First Class Eddie B.
Butler, Curtis j. Gillian, William
T. Gourdine, Warren H. Morton.
Ermer L. Neil, Jr, and Powell e.
woodbury. to the rank of Corporal,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22

WASHINGTON, D. G. - (SNS)-
When the first 1000 Negro marine
recruits started training last Sep
TENDER at Montford Point, Camp
LeJeune, N c., the number of
leathernecks holding Master Of Arts
degrees went up sharply.
Not only did this group bring
flock of college degrees with them,
the Marine Base Personnel Office
revealed this week, but they also
brought a deputy assistant State
Attorney, an assistant college dean,
a Golden Gloves light heavyweight
champion, a newspaper publisher,
and a whole gang of mere B. AS.
The college and professional rec
ords of the Negro volunteers prob
ably accounted for the fact that
the original 51st Composite Dcfense
Battalion established very Ligh
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22
Barclays Visit
Maybe Cancelled

WASHINGTON-(ANP) --Presi-
dental elections in Liberia just
about scotch the rumors of a pend
lrtg visit OF the head of that nation
% uhiS country last Thursday in
tile national ELECTORS, William
W S. Tubrnan and Charles Loren
20 Simpson scored overwhelming
victories over their opponents being
elected by a vast majority to the
officers of president respectively.
President-elect Tubman is 48
wears old and was a former Judge
Of the supreme court of Liberia.
Simpson was former foreign Sec
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22
Bill Jones Wins
PettyCase Verdict

was ruled in the case last
March when one of the jurors be-
came i'll and neither side would ac-
cept a decision from an l1-nlan jury
Asked how he felt after the YER
dict, Jones said:
IT don't know"
Jones, a former automobile ana
motorcycle racer, pointed out. that
he was married to Miss Petty in
1914 and unat they had lived to-
gether as man and wife.
The deceased is alleged to have
been the daughter of a white moth
er and a colored father.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22

rotary for the African republic.
Sometime ago, it was pointed out
that there was a red hot contest
on for the office with four candi-
dates in the running, and the pres
ent incumbent Barclay leaning
toward reelection, although it
would have taken an act Of the
legislative body of Liberia to re-
elect him.
Tubman, however, is believed TO
have the blessings of the present
administration and will continue
its policies.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22
Flock Of Masters Degrees
Follow Our Boys To Service


record for intelligence when given
the regulation Army classification
and intelligence tests. Only 10 per
cent of the 1900 recruits were
placed in Glass 5, the lowest rating.
Since Camp LeJeune is now re-
ceiving 40 Negro recruits a day
from local Selective Service boards,
and approximately 1000 colored
marines are now in training, the
10 per cent average has risen, but
the 51st Composite Defense Battal-
lion still rates high in this respect.
Volunteers in the original group
included Pfc. Chester A. Thomas,
of Brooklyn, N. Y. Private Thorn
as, holder Of an LIB degree from
st. Johns University in Brooklyn,
was until recently deputy assist
ant State Attorney General of New
York
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22

ATLANTA, Ga. -(SNS)-
Bill Jones, plaintiff in the Mag
gle Petty Estate case. Thursday
was awarded verdict by a Fulton
Court jury.
The verdict gives Jones control
of the late Maggie Petty's estate,
reputed to have a value of $4,000.
Mrs. Missouri Irish, elderly white
cousin of the deceased, had attempt
ed tn prove that Jones was not the
husband of Miss Petty.
The verdict returned Thursday
marked the close of the second
edition of the unusual case. A
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22
The Globe Trotter
Entitled TO A Square Deal

THE DECISION OF naval Off
Gals to be more liberal in releas-
ing news about the activities and
performance of Negro seamen GER
tainly gets a hand from this writer,
whose constant complaint has been
the failure of the War Department,
the Navy and the white press as
whole to let ALL Americans know
the part her black sons are playine
in the victory effort.
The statement that the Navv
plans to tell more about the activi-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22
NOT SENT
TO WHITES

The War Department has made
an effort to publicize the work of
Negro soldiers, going SO far as to
set-~up special unit of its Public
Relations Department TO deal with
the subject. The only difficulty
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22
Nations, the darker races are
by far in the majority, proves
how dangerous it is.


by far in the majority, proves
how dangerous it is.
1t is not only threatening to the
victory effort and barrier to the
building of permanent peace, it is
diametrically opposed to the prin-
ciple of democratic justice for
which we fight. 1t is a serious
wrong that could be SO easily COR
rected by those who stoop to prac-
tice it,
ANY man who is good enough to
offer his life in the defense of his
country is entitled to square deal
from that country. No man should
ask for more No man should re-
ceive less" Never were these
challenging words of Theodore
Roosevelt more true than they are
today,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22

les of Negroes
in itself will
not serve as a
remedy f O r
this situation,
p a r t i C u
larly if t h e
same pattern
laid down by
the War De-
p a + t m e n t
is followed.
NOT SENT
TO WHITES
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22

ing film adds its Ightness to akin IN y
minutes while active bleach Ingredient
works from beneath. No waitiue. Liohf-
ems at once. Use anytime. No greasy
i hsss; Hhfips cry up surface pfmples.
powder base. Druggists guarantee
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-05-22
Harry Hopkins
In Off Record
Prediction
Jimmy Byrnes Is
Seen AS Successor
To Vice President

WASHINGTON, D. Ca Mp
That President Roosevelt is going to
run for fourth term is evident by
statement attributed to Harry
Hopkins, the present Roosevelt
mentor, when in brief statement
on Friday he said was high time to
look around for running mate for
Roosevelt He is strongly opposed to
the present incumbent, Henry A.
Wallace, who in Mr. Hopkins words,
cannot carry his own state
MORTALITY HIGH
The mortality of Roosevelt vice
presidents is exceedingly high if
this statement is to be taken as an
indication of the thinking behind
the throne. First, John Nance Gar
ner, a southerner of the first water,
was placed on the ticket to insure
the solid south vote. This accom-
plished at a terrific cost to Garner.
both politically and to his pride, he
was tossed into the discard and a
Westerner, close to the farmers,
was substituted in the person of
Henry A. Wallace.
Now Wallace is going to be thrown
to the dogs and replaced with some
one endorsed by the rising sons of
the south, who feel they have been
playing second fiddle too long. They
want a man in the chair next to the
president and if former social
worker Harry Hopkins has his
way bout it, they will have whom
they want.
TO PRESIDENT
Politically wise folk around town
are giving Harry the laugh because
ne has never been elected to any
post and when he was in the cabi.
let, the president had to remove
nlm because of his unwise utter
ances. With his WPA record as
one of the things by which he Is
best known, and his ability to
spend the government money. Mr..
hopkins has endeared himself to
the administration and no one is
closer at present to the president
than the former director of the
Christodera house in New York.
1t is possible that former sen
ator, supreme court judge and
now economic stabilizer, James
Brynes of South Carolina, may be
named on the ticket with Roose-
welt, but the word has gone out,
Wallace is through!
Evening star., 1943-01-12

able So years, modern invention has
provided the microphone as first aid
to singers without too robust voices.
Call 1t an anachronism, or in the
modern approach, a streamlined
version OF G. & S.
Agreeable Principals.
Principal roles are agreeably as
signed. The veteran Florenz Ames
extracts every ounce OF comedy out
OF Ko-Ko, giving the lyrical lines
their proper significance. Robert
Eckles looks and acts the Poo-Bah,
even to the sneer. Another old
faithful of the Savoyard tradition,
Robert Pitkin, makes an impressive
Emperor of Japan.
The romantic leads of Nanki-Poo
and Yum-Yum were in the capable
hands of Morton Bowe and June
Winters, with the rich contralto
voice Of Catherine Judah assigned to
the unloved Katisha. Marjorie Hay
ward and Margaret Roy complete
the roster Of enthusiastic principals.
Encores were generous last night,
capacity audience applauding
again and again 1--WE Got 'em On
the List" Three Little Maids from
School," Were You Not to Ko-Ko
Plighted," Flowers That Bloom in
the Spring" Tit Willow" and other
favorites from the memory album.
Tonight the company presents a
double bill: Trial by Jury" and
"Pinafore." This program will also
be offered at the Wednesday
matinee.
Will Rogers, Jr., to Stay Here.
Dinah Shore writes, I'D love to
come to Washington again for the
Birthday Celebration but my Friday
night radio program prevents" {.
Dinah has just finished a role on
THANK Your Lucky Stars for
Warner Bros. and has been signed
by Sam Goldwyn to co-star with
Danny Kaye in with Flying Col
ors" -. Representative Will Rogers,
jr., was tested by Warner Bros. to
play his father in film biography
of the humorist's life, but he told
Jack Warner that his congressional
duties would preclude his being
screen actor Tickets for the
command performance, THE Eve of
st. Mark" go on sale at the Ma
tional Theater Tuesday, January
10. But mail orders with self-ad-
dressed and stamped envelope will
be filled :. Only II Of the 70 thea
ters in the Washington area use
oil so that the fuel shortage is not
a problem >. Mrs. Maxwell Ander-
son, Postmaster General Frank
Walker and Secretary of the Treas
ury Morgenthau are among the early
Evening star., 1943-01-12
Whether Maria Liked
1t or Not She Saw
Her Film Too Often
HOLLYWOOD.

I10LL Vt0NJ1s
The most painful thing an actor
can think of is to have to see one
Of his pictures over and over again.
The first time is fine. The second
may be all right. But, after that,
it's torture. And Maria Montez
found this out-the hard way.
A few days ago, she received a
letter on USO stationery from three
soldiers. They said that they had
tried to see Arabian Nights" but
the holiday crowds had made it
impossible. They asked her to do
something about it.
Maria did. She called the USO,
got in touch with the boys, and in
vited them to a private showing at
the studio.
The boys saw the picture, and
loved it so much, in fact, that they
asked Maria If they couldn't see it
again. They did. And again
Maria stayed with them-and saw
all she wants to see of her picture.
ASSOCIATED Press)
Evening star., 1943-01-12
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing
stage,

Stage.
National - Trial by Jury" and
"Pinafore, Gilbert and Sullivan rep
ertory presented by the Boston
Comic Opera Co.: Tonight at $3.50.
Capitol - Reunion in France"
glamour in the French under
ground: 10:45 am, 1:30. AIS, 7:05
and 9:55 pm. Stage shows: 1910,
$3.50, 6:15 and 8 pm.
Columbia-"Springtime in the
Rockies" Cradle, Miranda and
Harry James Band entertaining
II am, ITO, 3:20, $50. TAO and
$50 pm.
Earle-"George Washington Slept
Here" Ann Sheridan and Jack
Benny in the antique shack: HOS
am, las, 4:25. 7:10 and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows: 1:05, 3:45, $3.50 and
9:15 pm.
Keith's-"Once Upon a Honey
ir1oon," Ginger Rogers and Cary
Grant all over Europe: 1l:15 am,
lao, 4:2o. 6:55 and s:35 pm.
Little-Dance Film Festival, nine
featurettes Of folk and classic dance
II am, /, $40, Sis, 7:35 and $50
pm.
Metropolitan-"N Voyager,"
Bette Davis with another psychosis: !:
10:45 am, 1880, 3:05, Sis. 7:30 and
9:45 pm.
Palace-"Stand BY for Action, 4"
fighting men and ships in the Pa
cific: u:15 am, 1:55, 4:30, 7:05 and
$40 pm.
Pix-"Cat People," Simone Simon
grows a set Of claws: 2, 4:40, 7:30
and 1920 pm.
Trans-Lux = News and shorts:
Continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1943-01-12
Quartet by Kreisler
Highlights Concert
BY ELENA DE SAYN.

A great deal Of interest was CEN
tered on Fritz Kreislers String
Quartet in A Minor" revived here
yesterday afternoon at the second
candlelight concert at the Phillips
Gallery, presented by the Pro-
Musica String Quartet.
Performed for the first time here
in 1928 by group of Washington
artists, the quartet was given it's
premiere in New York City shortly
after Kreisler's return to America
from the battlefields of Europe. It
was played then by the great
violinist himself, In company with
members of the Letz String Quartet.
Judging by the carefully edited
score and parts, the composer points
with his usual expertise to this being
a musical narration Of his own ex-
periences IN World War. He tries to
aid performers as much as possible,
leaving, however. to the imagination
that which defles annexation, inter-
probation of profound emotions and
the description of scenes on the
battlefield.
Couched in Kreisler's idiom, the
work is fantasy In virtuoso style,
the whole structure resting on the
first violin part with only occasional
short leads given to other instru-
ments. Those acquainted with the
violinist's inimitable spirit and in
triguing sparkle of personality will
find that the quartet possesses all
that indefnable something which
Evening star., 1943-01-12
Week Of Gilbert Sullivan
Opened With The Mikado'
Chinese Diplomats Among
Audience Applauding Gay
Satire on Early Japan
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY.

when national
bnshing The Mkado from Sullivan reueoe
changed opening chorus from
gentlemen from Japan to gangsers
judgements eventually night when the
Comic Opera Company presented the
operettas, a delegation from
Evening star., 1943-01-12
eharacterises his own art as per-

characterizes his own art as per-
former.
Taking into consideration the
popularity Of Kreisler's style and
difficulties encountered interpreta-
lively by four players, not one. the
presentation yesterday was praise
worthy. It spoke well Of the groups
sincerity and familiarity with. tech
nical exigencies of the score. An
other public reading may gain in
greater freedom Of execution, which
will permit an occasional tempo
rubato, needed to impart to the lis
tener the composers intentions.
The opening number on the pro-
gram was Beethoven's Quartet in E
Flat Major, Op. a." which showed
thoughtful care given to details.