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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-22
Organizational
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vote in some states"
NEGROES IN CONSIST
Sharing with the appearance of
Negro leaders before the platform
committee and the Vice-Presiden-
tial race at the convention is a
controversy between contesting
delegation from Texas and South
Carolina for convention seats. The
National Committee arranged for
sub-groups to hear both sides of
the argument late Monday for a
decision that could have a great
deal of bearing on talk of a possible
bolt of southern electors.
The South Carolina contest in
volved an all-white delegation pre-
pared to instruct its electors later
on their colrse-,Gepending on what
the convention Goes about restor-
ing the two-third; nominating rule.
white supremacy" and Other issues
and opposed by p Negro group that
wants Roosevelt for four or as many
as 10 terms.
The meeting of the Georgia AS
ISOLATION of Citizens Democratic
Clubs which will be held here in the
Savoy Hotel on Saturday, July %
will decide what action will be
taken relative to the denial of Ne
gro qualified voters to cast votes
in the July Democratic Primary.
The Negco Leaders, coming here
from more than dozen Georgia
counties, and representing appro-
xinately 1000 Negro party mem
bers, after making their reports as
to their refusals by election mana
gers, will discuss two methods of
approach as to a suit That will be
the chief item of business.
TWO VIEWS FOR DISCUSSION
1t was stated Tuesday by Negro
Democratic leaders of Fulton Coun
ty that there will be two views pro-
posed at the July 20 session here.
One proposal will be offered sug-
costing that the group go on to-.
ord and take the leading role in
filing series of separate suits
against the election managers and
others authorized to issue ballots
to qualified voters.
The other proposal will ask that
just one suit he filed for the entire
state to be backed up by the state
organization. Both proposals will
be discussed thoroughly it was stat
ed.
Already indicating their willing
ness to support any court action
that may be voted by the organi-
cation here on July 90 relative to
the denial of ballots, have been
Negro Democratic Clubs in Atlanta
Albany, Sylvania, Brunswick, Saw
annah and Dublin.
approximately 300 Negroes re-
ported to vote July and we're re-
fused ballots in various parts of
state.
Presiding at the state confab here
will be Attorney A. r. Walden, who
is president of the state Democra-
tic organization, and who is in
Chicago this week in interest of the
group. He will attend several ses-
sionS of the National Democratic
Convention ard while in the Windy
City, he vii. discuss several party
matters With Congressman William
]. Dawson O. Illinois, Who will head
the Democratic campaign for the
November elections in interest of
the ticket nominated there this
week.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-22
Powell Named
By Republicans

NEW -(ANP)-Dr. c. B.
Powell, publisher of the New York
Amsterdam News, has been ap-
pointed assistant director of pub
licity of the Republican national
committee, said Herbert B. Bron-
ell, Jr., national chairman, last
week.
A director of the 1886 and 1910
Democratic campaigns, DR.. Powell
is a member of the New York state
athletic commission by appointment
by Governor Dewey.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-22
Coy Cole Used By
Benny Goodman On
Film Sound Track

NEW YORK Benny Good
man used Cozy Cole, the dy-
manic sepia drum star, for his
rhythm section 1n cutting the
sound track last week for Walt
Disney's new technicolor cartoon
production about New Yorks
famous Sind street. Cozy's drum
work is featured prominently in
the musical background, and the
Goodman score provides HIN
with several fine drum breaks
Cozy is currently one of Sind
Streets biggest attractions in
the new Onyx Club show, and
he continues doubling into the
Onyx from his featured spot in
Billy Roses Carmen Jones" at
the Broadway Theatef.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-22
Civil Rights
In St. Louis

ST. LOUIS-(A N Pin a
determined effort to obtain citi-
zenship rights, a group of women.
members of the leading down
town department stores, on racial
discrimination last Saturday. In
each instance the women were not
served and the counters closed.
At Silk, Baer and Fuller, Is
women entered turnstiles and took
up places at the counter. The
mattresses, acting on instructions
from the management, refused to
serve them. The mattresses, were
withdrawn, other customers left;
but the uawelcomed patrons re-
NAMED seated.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-22
SENATOR MAYBANK HEARD

Senator Maybank of South Caro-
lima also appeared before the Com
mittee to contest the desire of the
Negroes to be seated. Before enter
ing the hearings, during an hour
long wait to be called (Which indi-
Gates the Importance he attached
to the hearings being heidi May
bank told reporters that he consid-
cred the constitution supreme and
that the question of Negroes vot-
ing in South Carolina Primaries
had never been brought before the
courts.
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Purged Demos

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party's framework. When they re-
fused, they had to organize their
own Democratic Party.
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Col. Roscoe
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tons of the city, with Prof. S. W.
Miller as President, and a number
of the well-known business and
professional men and ministers of
tine city.
ThCre will be no charge for adj
mission to The auditorium, the
public is invited to come out and
hea rthe great and distinguished
speaker and a great crowd is ex-
pected. n
Music oy some Of the best known
individuals and groups will be
included on the r,ogram.
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graduate who formerly attended
the University of Pennsylvania and
was popular tennis star, was off,
cially reported missing as of June
20.
Prior to his assignment overseas.
Tresville was stationed at Selfridge
Field, Mich.
He made his home with his uncle
at Germantown until his marriage.
His wife and daughter, whom he
has not seen, live in Buffalo. N. Y.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-22
mo FURTHER CONTEST
INDICATED

That there likely will be no fur
Their contest on the part of the
South Carolina Negro delegation
before the Credentials Committee
for seating, was indicated by the
fact that some of them obtained
reservations to leave Chicago i'm
mediately after the decision of the
Executive session of the National
Committee.
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Evening star., 1944-03-23

Now
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Natural Rore Opossum Coat. Size a. 5000 $500
dyed Southern Back Musko Coo Is 1890 1854
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Mink dyed Northern Flank Mukrot Coo Size II 5000 10000
Natural Silver Fox Jacket Size l4--------- 1900 l334
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dyed Coney Coots Sizes II "a 6267to
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n-dyed Kid Coots Sizes II to l8-- So OOt 3Se7to
1890 92oo
Block dyed Persian Paw Coots Sizes IA to TO- 5000
Black dyed Peon Paw Coats Sizes Is $500 lO6OO
Black dyed Cross Pesion Lamb Coots Sizes IA
to to2o-------------------------- 1890 1854
Black dyed Cross Persian Lamb Coots Sizes IA
and ----------------------------- 1890 1900
Bockdyed Skunk Coots Sizes Il to 8-- SO OO $1,000
1900 l3l.34
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Evening star., 1944-09-04
Injuries Received
In Traffic Accidents
Fatal 10 Two Here
D. G. Deoth Toll Rises
To 81 for Yeor; Police
Officer One Of Victims

Traffic deaths In the District for
this year rose to 81 yesterday with
the death Of Everett Z. williams,
90, Of 100 Tenth street Sc.
Mr.. williams died In Casualty
Hospital from injuries sustained
when he was struck August - by q
srteetcar At Tenth street And Penn
|syiyania avenue Sc. The operator
OF the streetcar, police said, was
william H. Wagner, Is, Of 4s06 For
ty-1irst street NV.
Policeman Lewis w. Payne, "a, OF
the nth precinct, who lived at 400
North Irving street, Arlington, Va,
died In Emergency Hospital yester-
day from injuries received when his
automobile crashed into q tree at
Seventeenth street and Kifkwood
road, Arlington.
He was one Of the oldest members
Of the police force.
Rosie Brooks, SO, colored, 260l
Nichols avenue Sc, was admitted
to Gallinger Hospital yesterday suf-
fering from fractured hip and pos
sible skull fracture after being
struck by an automobile at Nichols
avenue and Sumner road Sc. Po-
lice said the driver of the car was
Carl M. Lockhead, jr, II. of 1909
Fourth street S,W,
Evening star., 1944-09-04

An air-borne tank which has won
its spurs in Normandy joined the
thunderous procession, bouncing
through rough going at Is miles an
hour and hitting 40 miles an hour
on country roads. Compact and
streamlined, the Locust mounts q
37-mm. cannon and a .50-caliber
machine gun. The tank can be
hooked under a big air transport
or delivered in a glider.
Speediest Tank Destroyer.
The worlds speediest heavy tank
destroyer, credited with knocking
out as many as 80 German tanks in
Brittany in a single day. was fired
on the testing range here for the
photographers.
The first shell from its high-ve-
locity, Comm. rifle set an imported
German tank on fire. at q range of
1000 Mh&As. llnpsyss ssad 4 they
cottfd consistently pick of a turret
or throw an armor- piercing projec-
tile through a tank door at that
range.
Light tanks which now pack 75-
nm. guns in turrets with 360-degree
traverses were shown, along with
mediums equipped with special duty
guns or with derricks for hauling
disabled vehicles off the battlefield
under fire. Another development in
the tank line was a huge, tractor
hauled trailer big enough to carry
a crippled medium tank.
A new, high-speed armored utility
Evening star., 1944-09-04
llsWRstioniing
&Remindery@a

Canned Foods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 through Z-8 and
AS through LIS good indefinite
ly. Each stamp worth 10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps A-8
through Z-8 and AS through G-5
good indefinitely for 10 points
each. All meats except beef
steaks, roast beef and choice cuts
OF lamb and pork are point free.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in. The fact that lard,
shortening and cooking oils have
been removed from the ration list
does not mean fat collection Is
less essential.
Sugar-Book No. stamps 80, 81,
80 and 80 valid for pounds in
definitely. Book No. stamp 40
good for 5 pounds for home can
ming through February %, l945.
Gasoline-A-11 coupons good for 3
gallons each through November 8.
B-3, B-4, C-3 and ca coupons
good for gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps and 2 in
Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. 4 and 5 cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 30. Period /,
1915 fuel oil ration good now
for 10 gallons per unit.
Evening star., 1944-09-04
Alexandra 10 Open
Fund Headquarters
Recruitment Of Workers
For Drive Now in Proores.

Headquarters OF the Alexandra
Community Chests Home and War
Fund drive will be opened in the
uSo building at lis North Wash.
ington street next Monday, Director
j. Paul Tribes announced today.
The recruitment of $50 workers tc
conduct the campaign September 2:
to October IL is now in progress
Chairmen of divisions have beer
asked to have their committees Sc,
up and ward directors are to ap.
point captains before their next
meeting at 8 pm. Thursday in the
Virginia Electric & Power Co
building.
The entire organization should be
completed by September 20, accord
ing to Mr.. Tribes. The goaY OF
the campaign will be set by the
Chest Board of Directors, acting on
recommendations Of the Budget
Committee. at a meeting at 8 pm
Friday in the Chamber of Commerce
Building.
Budgets of IL local agencies and
~ members Of the National War
Fund are to be considered.
Campaign Chairman John r
Schafe today announced additional
appointments to the Executive Com
MiHeeA ANicholas A.. Colasanto will
be chairman Of solicitation of civic
and fraternal groups. Mrs. Lloyd K
Ross will be director of the Beverly
Hills section Of the sixth ward, with
Mrs. Runyon w. Tindell as CO.
chairman. Mrs. L. E. Tull will head
the Del Ray section Of the sixth
ward, and Mrs. Frederick L. Flynn
Is her co-chairman,
Evening star., 1944-09-04
Mrs. Murray Appoints
Election Campaign Groups

Mrs. Elizabeth Chiffon Murray.
Independent Democratic candidate
for Congress from the 9th Vir-
ginia District announced appoint
ment Of an Election Campaign
Committee. Those named are:
Mrs. Dallas Smythe. chairman;
Mrs. Cabell Phillips. secretary treas
urer; Mrs. J. s. Bachman, j. r.
Boland, Howson Bryant. j. C.
Crump, w. B. Davidson, Mrs. Louis
D. Domeratzky, Mrs. Virginia DUR
Mrs. Thomas E. Greacen, II, Mrs
Douglas Hatch. Mrs. G. A. Justus-
son, the Rev. Robert o. Kevin, Mrs
Chester T. Lane, James M. Ma
honey, the Rev. Albert T. Mollegen
Mrs. Frederick NorthropA Mrs. Mil
dred Olsen. L. r. Simpson, Mrs
Walker Smith, Ernest B. Spangler
Miss Elizabeth Steptoe, Mrs. Julian
Steward. Mrs. william Warne, Mrs
Elizabeth M. Whitney and Robert r
Whitney.
Information regarding registration
may be obtained at the committee's &
headquarters, scheduled to open
Wednesday at 1000 North Moore
street, Arlington. The deadline fos
registration Is October Z.
Evening star., 1944-09-04
Appeal for Rooms Issued
For Fort BeIvoir Workers

Several hundred civilian employe.
are being recruited to replace mill.
tary personnel at Fort Belvoir, the
Civil Service Commissions Alex
andria office announced yesterday
and the War Housing Center in
Alexandria has been asked to find
housing for at least 200 new en-
ployes.
The workers, who will free mill
tary personnel for overseas duty
will take clerical and technical
jobs, at an average wage scale OF
ST. 500 to $500.
Miss Barbara Watkins, manager
Of the Alexandria War Housing
Center, has issued an appeal fol
furnished rooms, preferably with
board, and for small family house
keeping units, furnished If posi-
BILE.
The living accommodations must
be on a bus line in Alexandria, or
on Route convenient to Fort Bel
voir, and where housekeeping IA
cilities or board are not available, II
Is desirable that the housing be
convenient to a restaurant.
Rooms and dwelling units may be
listed by calling the Alexandria Wal
Housing Center. Temple 1854.
Evening star., 1944-09-04
General Wage Boost Urged
For White-CoIIar Workers

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4. The
General Executive Board of the CIO
United Office and Professional
Workers of America in a report to
the unions 5th annual convention
opening today asked for a IS per
cent general wage increase for, the
Nations white collar workers.
In the report made public yester-
day, Lewis Merrill, union president
said that increase would no more
than put. office and professional
workers In the same relative posi-
ton as other workers." and added
that such, employees have taken a
terrific beating ever since 1922
The Executive Board urged the
convention to indorse the election
of President Roosevelt and Senator
Truman. .Y
Evening star., 1944-09-04

car which carries two radios, ar
antiaircraft machine gun and q crew
of six was put through its PAGES
The six-wheeled car can maneuvel
over rough terrain with field COM
manders in communication with sta
tionary headquarters at the real
and advanced units in contact with
the enemy. The vehicle presents q
low Silhouette and an armored hull
to enemy gunners.
High Explosive Shells.
Batteries Of 120-mm. antiaircraft
guns which can throw high explo-
sive shells &C, 900 feet into the strato-
phere were fired for the visitors
as were new, easily portable jungle
mortars for lobbing explosives at
nearby ground troops.
The 6xl8-mile proving ground, To-
Gated along Chesapeake Bay in Har-
A6rd 0ak,AE haE hesohS4 the worlds
largest and busiest plant for test
ing arms, ammunition, tanks, COM
bat vehicles and motor transporta-
ton equipment.
Thousands of soldiers are trained
here for ordnance maintenance and
supply duty In the field. Additional
thousands of civilian employees are
engaged in research and the de-
velopment and proof Of ordnance
materiel.
Shots fired at the huge proving
ground, as one ballistics expert put
it, are now being felt as well q.
heard around the world.
Evening star., 1944-09-04
Mazo Funeral Services
Scheduled for Today

Maurice H. Mazo, Sc, president Of
the Mazo-Lerch food distributing
company for II years, who died Sat-
urday night of heart attack at
the Shoreham Hotel, will be buried
In the Washington Hebrew Congre-
cation Cemetery after funeral serv-
ices at 2 pm. today at the Dan
zansky funeral home.
Mr.. Mazo was q native of Russia
and came to this country at an
early age. He lived in Washington
most of his life.
He was member of the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation, Wood
mont Country Club, the Pentalpha
Lodge of the Masonic Order, Almas
Temple of the Shrine and the
Jewish Community Center.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs
Minnie Mazo, and two brothers, Jo-
seph Maso and William Mazo. all Of
Washington.
Evening star., 1944-09-04
u. 5. Chamber Schedules
Farley on Postwar Jobs
BY the Associated Press.

by tuc AScOClAteQ TTCSS.
A distribution conference to lay
the foundation for more jobs In
the postwar era and to develop "a
better understanding Of the eco.
nomic needs of all distributor" has
been called by the United States
Chamber of Commerce.
The conference will be held Oc.
tober 23 and "a at the Waldorf.
Astoria Hotel in New York.
Announcing plans for the meet.
ing, Ralph Bradford, chamber gen.
'eral manager, said President Erit
A. Johnston will make a major ad.
dress at a dinner meeting the night
of October % on Distributions
Key to Prosperity"
|, Charles M. Isaac, manager Of the
chambers domestic distribution
department, will be in charge Of the
program. He said the conference
will be built around the mair
themes of reconyersion and demo-
bilization; disposal Of surplus Gov
|ernment property; price control ant
civilian supply; postwar unity ir
business, and consumer credit ant
taxes.
Evening star., 1944-09-04
Gertrude Stein Writes
OF hazi Rule in France
BY the Associated Press,

WITH THE UNITED STATES 7th
ARMY IN SOUTHERN FRANCE
Sept. 3 Delayed .-Gertrude Stein,
American-born author, poet and
composer who has long been a resi-
dent Of France, came out of four
years Of seclusion this afternoon and
visited an Allied press camp.
In answer to one of the first ques-
tions from correspondents she said
she. had just finished q book about
life under Nazi occupation of France
and that she was going to name 1t
The Liberation of Gertrude Stein. /"
For the last two years, she said,
she had been living at la Com
biere Chateau" in a 15-room build
ing In the village. She came there
from Belley, where she had a pre-
war summer home.
She said she had suffered no per-
sonal indignities at the hands of the
Nazis, although German soldiers
were quartered at her chateau on
three occasions. She added they
did not know who she was.
Evening star., 1944-09-04

June, l942, to enlist in the marines.
He took boot" training at Parris
Island. s. c., and was made a COM
bat correspondent. with the rank
of sergeant. He was stationed at
Coco Solo, Canal Zone, for six
months. At his own request he
was transferred to an active war
theater. Returning to Washington
in May, 1943, he left in June for
the Pacific.
Served at Tarawa, Saipan.
He was stationed first in New
Zealand. He took part in the bat
tie Of Tarawa, and, after a period
in rest camp, went into combat
again at Saipan.
Sergt. Murphy's father is a for
mer automobile distributor and
president Of the Automobile Trade
Association. The missing sergeant
has two sisters, Miss Jeanne Muir
ply, who lives with her parents,
and Mrs. Donald Buckingham, 480l
Connecticut avenue NV, wife OF
1t. Buckingham. U. s. N. r., and
a brother, 1t. Maurice j. Murphy
U. 8. N. R.. at present stationed in
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1944-09-04
Alexandra Fee Report
Submitted to Court

The following report for August
has been submitted to Judge James
r. Duncan of the Alexandria civil
and police court by Mrs. Alma Bry-
an, clerk and bailiff: City fines
trial fees, warrant fees, bail fees,
filing and indexing and other money
collected, $3,204.70; State fines and
clerks fees collected, $3.50; SER
geants fees collected, $105 .25; cash
depository bonds collected, s1,445;
fees collected for justice of the
peace, SAL; collections for juvenile
and domestic relations court,
$3.50 so; other fees collected, S2l325;
total collections for August, S.
500 10; total on deposit August 81,
$412.
Evening star., 1944-09-04
Navy Yard Policeman Kills
Woman, Self in Portsmouth
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PORTSMOUTH, Va. Sept. A.
Acting Coroner C. H. Herbert said
a Navy Yard policeman shot and
killed the wife Of a serviceman
serving overseas and then killed
himself last night in q rooming
house here.
The dead are Mrs. Aline McGraw,
about %, who lived in the rooming
house with her 18-month-old
daughter, Amanda, and Cecil w.
Wilson, s35. who lived nearby.
Police said both are former resi-
dents of Shelby, N. c., where Wilson
was deputy sheriff.
/ Police found Mrs. McGraw, fully
clothed, lying in bed with her feet
on the floor and Wilson across the
foot of the bed, both with bullet
wounds about the heart The child
was unharmed.
In Wilson's pocket officers found
q note which read: Don't get ex-
cited. Call an undertaken. I have
called an ambulance from Shelby
IN. c."
Evening star., 1944-09-04
Steel Executive Forecasts
Boom Conditions After WaI
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 4.-America
will operate at near its present war
time boom pace within six months
after the war ends, H. G.. Batchel-
ler, president of Allegheny Ludlum
Steel Corp, predicted yesterday in
a message to the company's $500
employees in the armed services.
He told the men he hopes soon to
welcome them back to the most
prosperous life in history"
Mr.. Batcheller is familiar both
with war and peacetime produc-
ton problems. He served is months
with the War Production Board,
first rs director Of the steel divi-
sion, then as vice chairman, leaving
the latter position last December.
Evening star., 1944-09-04
Two Jimmy Stewarts
Create Fan Mail Problem,
py the Associated Press

Dy the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4.-It's
confusing as anything, says 1t
Col. James Stewart of the Army
Air Forces.
No, not Jimmy Stewart, the movie
actor turned Army flyer.
This one has the same name
and rank but is short, not tall
and lanky. He halls from nearby
Corona. In New Jersey before sail
ing overseas and during 20 months
in England, he says, he's been get
ting fan mail meant for the other
At length, he added. he new Z
sackful OF mail to the field where
the movie Stewart was based
They've met or 10 times since.
"A MICS guy" 1t. Col. Stewart
remarked.
Evening star., 1944-09-04
Prince Georges Offers
.X-Roy Examinations

X-ray examinations for all food
handlers and war workers in Prince
Georges County will be available
for four-day period heginninf
tomorrow. at the County Service
Building, Hyattsville.
The examinations will be given
from to 6 pm. and 7 to 9 pm
daily under auspices of the County
tuberculosis Association in Coop
GRAFTON with the United States Pub
lie Health Service A ascent
charge, will be made for each exam
nation. There are approximately
! 500 food handlers and about 1000
war workers in the county, accords
ing to Dr.. John N. Byers, county
health omces.