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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08

more they will understand and like
one another" "
Anyway. within 30 or 60 days,
you will know whether or not there
will be Negro LIST class petty ofIicers
In this battalion" said Onicer A.
Asked TN: How do the o6scers
feel about racial segregationf"
That" replied Olmcef A., ~de.
ponds on where one 70 from. Ne
I'm. from Texas. and wouldn't carr
TO sleep with them, ct with tham
have any rocrestion with them, or
anything other than getting our JOB
done"
Before the meeting broke up our
CO. said he would ask the Chaplain
TO form a committee on interracial
affairs. He thanked Us for coming
said he thought the air had been
somewhat cleared, and dismissed VI.
The next day. the regimental com.
mander called US back to the COS
ONCE. bawled IL out for "griping."
and having petty complaints, and
said he would have no more confer
ences and committees under his
command.
Back up your Commanding ON
Ger with help and constructive sug-
gestions." he Numbered, and let's
have no more Of this comforting and
committee-izing. Spread that word
among your mates! That's all"
Undesirable by Rsassn
q Unfitness"
A few day. later. nineteen % -
were dismissed from ths service
with discharges which read -UN-
DESIRABLE By reason q UNFIT
NESS" and -ORDENARY by reason
Of -INAPTITUDE." Ne charges, -
trial. No eeurt-martial. Just dis-
missal We have written - Wash
ington. where the Navy Department
stated that eur Cemmandinx O0leer
was justified In dismissing ~ In
time Of war. We have asked fer
trial. - - 70 learn the nature 81
thu charges against N, but without
success. We have asked 70 be re-
instated, and have been told that
there Is No authority whereby we
may b reinstated.
SO We are casualties Of war. When
We volunteered for the Navy, we
tldo III AiliIio q luifioSE VI DaQ GllnxS
which could happen to us. but not
this. We knew we faced death,
manning. or other serious injury by
gunhre. bombardment or torpedo
ing. But we never considered UN-
DESIRABLE discharge, a discharge
without cause. We didn't expect
TO come back 70 civilian life as
heroes, but at least we wanted 70 be-
proud Of the fact that we had offer
ed TO do our bit to help win the
war. and have those we love proud
Of us.
We are casualties Of war. The
country which We worked and
fought TO save has stigmatixed Us.
Those Of us who held high civil
service ratings cannot 90 back to
work for the government. Those
OF rs who we're school-teachers cam
not earn a living that way anymore.
The doors Of professional schools
have been slammed shut in our
faces. making II more dimcult TO
further our education. We are Ne
sroes: We Joined the Navy, and we
are paying and will pay for being
Negroes tried 70 help my country
10 the utmost Of my ability but was
penalized for being a Negro during
the year when ! was a Seabee.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08

hands Of the Bolshevik Revolution
the right, indeed the injunction. to
retain its separate individuality
Language, customs, costumes. Since
Leninism abhorred NATIONAL superb
ority or national inferiority, all nat
ionalities were considered equal.
Men Chased According
To Class, Work And Ideas
The Soviet catslogued men not
according TO blood and birth but
by class, occupations. and ideas.
That is why the theory OF Boil
shevism is the extreme opposite OF
fascism.
The principle OF free develop
ment of all national minorities' in
side the Soviet Union was adhered
to even more Loyalty by the Soviet
government. In fact, the treatment
accorded 10 races Is the brightest
page in the political history Of the
Soviet Union.
Persecution Of national minorities
or discrimination on account Of race
WAS made tantsmount to counter
revolution in revolutionary Russia.
To be anti-Tartar Or anti-Jewish. or
to exalt the Slsv or Russian. was
. crime against the socialist state.
and was mercilessly punished. Just
a. Hitler later deliberately fostered
race hatred in Germany in order
to divert attention from the class
war and 10 intensity German nat
ionaiism, so the Bolsheviks curbed
racial passions and nationalisn and
emphasized the class war
Racism Is to fascism ~ racial
equality and internationalism are 70
Bolshevism.
Every Soviet citizen knows that
racial origin has not been a bar
to the attainment Of the highest
goals.
Soviet experience has demon
strated that backward" races quick
ly lunge forward when they are
no longer held back.
American Negroes
Favorites In Soviet Society
soviet Citizens have a remarkable
blind spot for differences Of race
religion. color, and place OF birth
They like foreigners even when they
fear to associate with them. Oul
American Negroes are special fav
orites in Soviet society. In Sovie
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
THE WATCHTOWER 3, ROY WILKINS

THE CONVICTION Of Captain Morrison wilkin-
- son (white) by a court martial in Santa Ana,
Calf, for four sex offenses bigamy and theft,
trasted with the conviction Of Negroes in the army
on charges Of sex ofenses, Il bound TO raise the
question Of the difference between rape by white
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
BY CLARENCE ANDERSON

7 Asst WEEK birthday was celebrated by this
column. The occasion was the third anniver-
sary Of President Roosevelts Executive Order
No 1902, which created the Presidents Committee
on Fair Employment Practice. However, only one
half of the FEPC picture was reviewed last week
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
BY ISAAC MacNATT


Navy)
At the Caribbean Base: Chow Lines
Buildings and roads took shape where there had
been mud Jungle and Constant tropical WED
with intense heat make the work difficult Instead
coming back the base for meals the fellows all
nearby naval station For the first three meals,
they filed into the chow hall in the order in which they
pened to in line The second day the Negroes who did
all the actual work while the whites supervised ordered
stand aside and let the whites eat first.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
UNDER THE SOVIET RAINBOW
BY LOUIS FISCHER
(Condens ed from Survey Craphi

The United States has been called melting pot" in It.
white immigrants from all the world merge form Amer
lean pattern But Maxim Litvnov called the Soviet Union
League nations There each Tartars,
Chuyash Mordvns Russians Chechents Armenans Geor-
gians BurYat- Mongos and $50 others-receyed at the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08

The following article reprinted
from The Militant presents one
side Of the question Of segregated
colleges. We would like 70 have
comments from Digest readersD
y X X
Radio listeners from coast to coast
had the dubious privilege a couple
of Fridays ago Of hearing the emf
nent John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. make
an appeal for contributions TO the
United Negro College Fund Of
which he is national chairman. The
fund seeks $500, 900 for the con-
tinded maintenance OF q small, pri-
vate Negro colleges.
AS was to be expected, some Me-
groes are already shouting the
praises of Mr.. Rockefeller. They
ask: Aren't Negroes denied entrance
to practically all white institutions
Of higher learning in the South and
to many in the North? Under the
circumstances, don't We need finan-
cial support for our own colleges
so that our boys will have chance
for a higher education too? After
all. John D Rockefeller, Jr.. and
people Of his class are openly con-
tributing their time. effort and
money to assure the survival Of
these colleges. Maybe these big,
bad capitalists that the Trotskyists
are always talking about mean to
be nice 10 US Negroes, after all.
Such has been the build-up for Mr..
Rockefeller in certain quarters since
ne launched this drive.
The simple fact. however. is this;
Big business does not give anything
away out Of the goodness Of is
heart AS rule, its representatives
only expend their money and energy
when they are assured OF receivin g
a proportionate return in one form
or another ON their investment
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-07-14
PAscAGoULA cHRoNlcIEsrAR and MOSS ponr ADVERTISER

3, H. r. Lee marshall and tax
collector. Announcement has been
made that the population OF
Ocean Springs is now $3.50
which covers the last four wards
only and does not include Gulf
Hills. The last census figured
showed 1899.
Ted Simpson of the Mergen-
thaler Linotype Co., and son of
Allentown. Pa, arrived Monday
for a visit with Mrs. Simpson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Arndt,
Jr., spent the weekend in New
Orleans.
Phyllis Hutchinson and Janet
Handy spent the weekend with
Katherine Shanteau at Perkin-
ston College.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Wiswell
have as their guests their daugh-
ter and two grandchildren. Mrs.
F. c.. Schiller, Frances and
Frank, of Beverly Hills.
Mrs, George Behrens of Chi
cago is visiting her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
mer Wilson, Vancleave Road.
Mr.. w. E. Dorrah of Mobile
spent the week end with his
family.
DR.. and Mrs. Harry Schmidt
and sons of Convent, La, are
visiting Mr.. Schmidt's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schmidt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carnegie Thorn
as and two children, formerly Of
Coconut Grove, Fla, we're guests
of Mrs. Thomas mother, Mrs. L.
E. Tardy, last week. MIR. Thorn
as has purchased the Enter
prise Ledger" at Enterprise, Ala,
where they will make their
home.
Mi. and Mrs. Ben Drake, Sr.
of Decatur, Ala, have arrived
to make their home in the Ack-
ander place.
1t. G.g.) Ernest Schmidt who
has just returned from Alaska i:
enjoying a leave with his par
ents, Mi. and Mrs. F. Schmidt
before reporting for duty in
Oklahoma.
Mrs. Charles Munroe and
daughter, Lyn, departed We'd
nesday for Dayton, o., to Joir
Col. Munroe who has recently
returned from the Canal Zone.
Mrs. Hugh Saxon of AUGUSTA
Ca, has returned home after q
pleasant stay of several weeks
wi.ii Mrs hugn Saxon, 81, anu
Mrs. Rose Brodeau.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-07-14
jackson County
Mill News


Mr. and Mrs. S. e. Wheeler
spent Sunday afternoon with
MIR. Wheeler's sister, Mrs. Blanche
Parker. They were accompani-
ed home by little Marilyn Sue
Parker, who was their guest ov-
er night.
Carmel Tydings returned Tues
day after visiting his mother,
Mrs. Nancy Tydings in Chatta-
nooga.
Miss Lou Ella Steed left Mon
day night 10 visit her brother in
Petersburg, Va.
Billy Hudson has returned
from a weeks vacation i'm Harp
efville, Miss, with his mother.
Miss Gertrude Williams, of
Jackson, Tenn, is spending sew
eral days here with her sisters.
Misses Lorraine and Evelyn Viii
liams.
hrs. Matilda Spurgin returned
TO work Monday after visiting
her father, Taylor Butler, in Zen
ifay. Fla, and relatives and
friends in Dothan, Ala.
Two new members added to
the Knitting Personnel this week
r Miss Louise Ravens and Mrs.
Bertha Smith.
MIR. and Mrs John Poole and
family spent the weekend in
Pensacola, Fla, with MIR. Poole's
sister, Mrs. Gertrude Ruthford
and their son-in-iaw and daugh-
ter. MIR. and Mrs. j. T. Ellis.
Roy Tydings left last Satur-
day to visit his mother, Mrs.
Nancy Tydings in Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Miss Amelia Pickett enjoyed
an all-day picnic to Santa Rosa
Island near Pensacola, Fla, Sun
day with the cYO of Our Lady
of Victories Catholic Church in
Pascagoula, Miss.
Our thanks are extended TO
MIR. Eddie Khayat of Personnel
and MI. H. S. Levy of Knitting
for the enjoyable time had by ali
on the Knitting Department pic
mic last Saturday at Magnolia
Park near Ocean Springs. About
80 attended and swimming, soft
ball and many other games were
enjoyed at intervals. Hot DOGS
with all the trimmings and cold
drinks We're served for lunch.
Miss Mae Holder returned tc
work Monday after having spent
a weeks vacation with her par
ents in Hurley.
Kate Reeves, supervisor in
the Operating Department, is en-.
joying her vacation. Kate is cne
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-07-14

of our oldest and most popular
employees. All of us miss her
and look forward to her return.
Jessie Tanner has been away
for a few days preparing for his
entrance into the armed service.
We are glad TO welcome employ
ees from District 5 Of Jackson
County. For the past few months
there have been no employees
who live in this district to work
in the mill. The following are now
employed here; Lloyd Over
street. Aubrey Farley, Maggie
Overstreet, Merle Holden, Lois
O~versheet, Willie Holden, Mary
Holden, Albert Ravens. Flora
Williams, Euna Wee Cowart. Eula
Wee Parker, Louise Havens and
Elmer Roberts.
The Cutting and Shipping De-
partments are making big plans
for the picnic TO be held Satur-
day at Magnolia State Park.
All of US r proud of the new
plaque that now hangs at the en-
trance 10 our mill. The plaque
has 20 names of former employ
ees who are now in the armed
services. Three more names will
be added to the plaque and they
are as follows: Rachel Owens,
Eris Martin and Kenneth Eek
hoff, who was killed in action.
The 20 names that now appear
on the plaque are as follows:
Lewis Walter Payne, Glenn d.
Yawn, l.. ID. Mcleod, Milton Pc
terrell, Alfred Henry, John T.
Nee ormsck, WALTON Bilbo. Elmo
Davidson, Nolle Otto Golf, Arlie
Wood Clapp, Mathew Davenport,
Lavelle Kirkwood, Ernestine C.
Lander, Lee Lavoy Waters, Wal
lace H. Renfroe, Sara Lander,
Burton Cooper Golf, Raymond
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-07-14
Mrs. Owen Allen To
Head E~scotowpo
PTA For Next Year

Mrs Owen Allen was elected
president of the Escatawpa Par
ent-Teacher Association at a
meeting at the school Tuesday
night. About 220 members were
present.
Mrs. Bill McNeece was named
vice president and Mrs. CLYDE
Breland was elected secretary
and treasurer.
The new president will appoint
the various chairmen who will be
installed at the next meeting to
be held at the school the first
Tuesday in September.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-07-14
Thursday Bridge
Club Members Are
Guests OF Mrs. Dovis

Mrs. r. E. Davis entertained
he Thursday bridge club in her
home on Thursday evening. Mrs.
Spencer Beebe received the high
score prize, Mrsr. G. c. BRYAN.
the second high and Mrs. r. N.
Knapp, the cut prize.
Soft drinks were served dur
ing the games and delicious lem
on pie after the games to Mes
DANES S. Peterzell, Edwin Mays,
Spencer Beebe. r. N. Knapp, p,
H. Fields, Frank Mixson, c.. c..
Bryan and ]. t. Renfro.
Jackson. Luther Mason, Sterling
Ferby, Jr., Fred Paul Eckert, Eli
cen Estelle Cox, Warren Miller,
William Perryman. Calvin Davis,
Willie Belts, Laufin Dale Tur-
ner, Mamie L. Dickerson and
Roy Chairman.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-07-14
Ocean Springs

The Homemakers Club met
Monday afternoon with Mrs.
Linstrum. There were IL MEM
bers and all responded with pa
triotic quotations. Mrs. Ellis
Handy sang God Bless Ameri-
ca" and all members joined in
the singing. After the social hour
Mrs. Linstrum served refresh
ments to Mrs. George Young,
Mrs. Herbert Deitzer, Mrs. Hen
ry Girot, Mrs. w. Gilmore, Mrs.
Ralph Palfrey, Mrs. Bess Barn
hart, Mrs. R. Palmer, Mrs. Marc
Kean, Mrs. A. c. Gottsche, Mrs.
John Bransford, Mrs. o. Heffner,
Mrs. j. c. Dickey. Mrs. Ellis
Handy, Miss Edith Griffith and
Misses Ann and Cora Pattison.
The last meeting of the year was
a supper at the home of Mrs. v.
G. Humphrey, Felicity Farm"
uly Is, with Mrs. Lockard and
Miss Guess Humphrey as CO.
hoStesses.
The American Legion met
Monday night to install new Of
ficers. Oscar Heffner is the new
commander and other officers
are Oscar Davis, first vice-com-
mander; Will Rodgers, second
vice-commander; T. N. Murphy,
adjutant; The Rev. j. F. Sulli-
van, chaplain; Ellis Handy, his
torian and A. Mathews, sergeant
at arms.
Departments of School Head
quarters, Keesler Field, gave a
beach party Sunday night for
Miss Mary Betty White of Biloxi
who joins the Spars and Misses
Mary Harry, leaving fod Wash
ington, d. c., TO be employed in
The Army and Navy Building.
Citizens of Oceans Springs
gave dances Wednesday and
Friday night for go soldiers sta
toned at Magnolia State Park.
The Ocean Springs Rotary
Club had a 100 percent attend
ance at Wednesdays meeting.
The club participated in the War
Bond rally at the high school
Wednesday night. President w.
l.. Barbour announced these
committee assignments: member
ship, Art Fifield, Lee Jordon and
Amos Timms; classification, Hem
ry Girot, Roland Lovelace, Arm
old Parker; entertainment and
reception, Les Wiswell, Linday
Lindholm, Ray Allen, H. Plateau;
civic welfare, George Young,
Harry Hayden, r. C. Miller,
George Leavenworth; boys and
girls work, Chester Snyder, AL
bert Gottsche. Joe Taylor, Grip
pie Adult Hospital, DR.. Frank
Schmidt, Morris Sherman, Geo
rye Leavenworth, H. P. Plateau;
sick and absentee, Oscar Hef-
finer, A. Fifield Amos Timms;
finance, Ed Trimble, George
Young, j. Butler; song leader,
Young; Charmon,; chair
man, Oscar Heffnesr fine collec-
ton, Lee Jordon, Joe Butler;
publicity, Roland Lovelace, Joe
Butler.
Duncan Moran of Mississip-
pi State College spent the week
end with his parents MIR. and
Mrs. A. p. Moran.
Two candidates have qualified
for mayor in the approaching
primary Aug. 8. Mayor A. S.
Westbrook will be opposed by
T. ID. Manuel for the office, 9th
Frs whose names are on the
ticket and who are unopposed
for office are: T. N. Murphy,
alderman at large, H. l.. Arm
strong, alderman, ward one; j.
u. Scharr, alderman, Ward 2,
H. w. Campbell, alderman, ward
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-07-14

Hong Kong was coded by China
to Britain in l84l.
British Columbia was once
known as New Caledonia.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-07-14

In the British Army, all war
commissions, with certain tech
meal and professional exceptions,
are granted from he ranks.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
Court Ruling Refused
In Miners Dispute

Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-A fed
eral district court refused to issue
an order here putting the name of
Ray Edmundson, Illinois miner, on the
United Mine Workers election ballot
as candidate for president. Edmund
son asked the court to enjoin the
UNIV from conducting the election
without his name on the ballot.
Edmundson, former president of
UNIV District No. IL of Illinois,
sought to run for president against
John L. Lewis.
Edmundson instituted court action
after the UMW's international con-
vention last September ruled that he
was not a member in good standing
and consequently was not eligible to
serve as delegate to the convention
After listening to several hours OF
argument, Justice T. Alan Colds
borough ruled that the court had nc
jurisdiction over the dispute.
The court remarked there would be
utter chaos" in labor if courts under.
took to manage the unions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
Changed Red Tactics
In Italy Described

New Orleans (ILNS).-Tactics of
Communists in Italy have changed
completely from those used prior to
the advent of Fascism, the Gath an
nual convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor was told.
Luigi Antonini, AFL member of the
joint American and British trade un-
ions committee which visited Italy to
report on the status of the labor
movement there, explained the change
in "Red" tactics. Formerly the Ital-
ian Communists sought the destruc-
tion of democratic Italian trade un-
ionism.
"They now stress that they are Ital-
ians first and Communists only Sec
ond," Antonini said. "They call them.
selves the staunchest and sincerest
friends of democracy. Similar tactics
are pursued by the Communists with.
in the labor movement"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
LABEL LEAGUE
ELECTS OFFICERS

The Woman's Union Label League
No. 265 held their regular meeting
on Tuesday, December 18th at The
Labor Temple, So. End ST..
The following officers were elected
for the coming year:
President-Charlene Oder.
1st Vice-President- McGill.
End Vice-President- Bowers.
Rec. & Cor. Sec'y-Sottie Butts,
reelected.
Fin. Sec'y-Garnet Hazard, re-elect-
ed.
Treasurer-Ada George
Door Keeper-Amelia Curtis, re-
elected.
S. at A.-Mary Sheriff.
Trustees Re-elected-Vera Conrad,
Mamie Finfrock and Florence Clark.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
CHANGING THE PRESS

Oh the Press can change the public
And the Public change the Press
If everyone will do their bit
To tidy up the mess.
The news you see is negative
Cause millions of us always live
With everybody on the get
Instead of on the give.
There's sex and war and horrors
Upon the printed page
Because these forces constantly
In us their warfare wage.
So don't just go and blame the Press
For causing all the doggone mess
For it's mirrors human nature
And our own cussedness.
If you want some hopeful headlines
Then you must produce the news
Of changed lives and conditions
For the journalists to use.
"WAR ON SELFISHNESS BEGUN
PRODUCTIVE JOBS FOR EVERY
ONE"
STRIKES SOLVED IN HOMES
AND INDUSTRY"
That's how the news will run.
But-we think that journalists as wei
Should morally rearm
A spot of MIRA for them
And us would do no harm.
And if the Press gets this release
They'll quickly make all wars to ceas'
Herald the new-world order
And thousand years of peace!
Lit. Reggie Holme.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
new AFL PROGRAM
TO AID DISABLED

Washington, D. CA broad pro-
gram of rehabilitation for the physi-
cally handicapped, supervised by a
general committee including repre-
sentatives of labor and war veterans,
was suggested by the AFL at hear
ing before the Kelley subcommittee of
the House Committee on Labor, which
is investigating the plight Of millions
of blind, deaf, crippled and otherwise
disabled Americans.
Following admissions by govern
ment officials that the present pro-
gram reaches only a small fraction of
the men, women and children with
serious defects Of one kind or another,
the proposal presented by the Fedora
tons legislative representative, Lewis
G. Hines, made deep impression up
on the committee.
Hines declared that, with casualties
on the battlefield mounting steadily
and the number of manned in factories
running a close second, it is obvious
that the need for a humane program
with "teeth" in it will be greater than
ever before.
He also hit at the present system,
charging it has resulted in the handi-
capped being screened out" of gain
full employment.
eve are going to find that the old
time methods Of keeping these people
out of jobs to keep down the employ
ers' insurance rates will not work and
that it will be necessary to establish
a Federal compensation program
along with the program for physical
and vocational rehabilitation" Hines
declared
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
HILSERCUP GETS
DANCE LICENSE

Hamilton City Council voted four
to two to grant new dance license
to the cafe operated by Earl Hilser-
cup at Williams and Benninghofen
avenues. The license were revoked
several months ago on complaint of
few neighbors. Hilsercup recently
filed a petition with Council signed
by residents of the district, who said
they had not objection to the license
being restored. Hilsercup has never
had any trouble at the cafe and the
neighbors say the dances have been
run in an orderly manner.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
ESQ MEN NEEDED
IN GUN PLANT

An additional employe personnel of
more than $50 men will be required
during the coming year by the Colum-
bia Machinery and Engineering Co.,
Fourth and High Streets, it was an
nounced today by Vice President
David Center.
The additional employees will be
needed because of contract for $2,-
100000 awarded the company for i'm
provement and modification of hun
dreds Of anti-aircraft guns of the 120-
millimeter type.