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Evening star., 1944-07-16

ABOARD COAST GUARD AT
TACK TRANSPORT, U. s. S.
SAMUEL CHASE, OFF THE
FRENCH COAST (Special.)-Three
District Coast Guard landing boat
Icrewmen climbed aboard this trans
port on D-day to extoll the soldiers
they had just carried to Normandy
beachhead. Those boys are the
heroes Of this war;" they all agreed.
Though George E. Boschet, fire.
man, first class, Of Silver Spring. Md. |:
Frank Santoeimma, seaman, first
class, 28 Place street Sc, WASH
ington, d. c.; and Raymond D.
Sheppard, seaman. first class, Of $500
Is. First street, Arlington, Va, all
landed the same battalion at ap-
proximately the same time and on
the same beach, each man returned
with different stories and impress
sions.
Boschet, q boat engineer with
the first ships wave, was driven Oh
the beach four times by fierce shore
fire, before he could land his troops
on the beachhead. "On our third
try at the beach a shipmate was hit
in the back. That was when really
got scared. His last words before he
gave up his post was what really
worried me. He kept mumbling to
me. Somebody take over. I don't
care about myself, so long as you
get the soldiers in
II Immediately took over, but gosh
I was afraid I wasn't capable OF
making good landing. Fortunately
by this time our fearless destroyers
moved In behind us and quickly
blasted the pillboxes into absolute
silence. Before the cans did their
job, 1t was virtually impossible to
reach shore. You should have heard
my load Of soldiers yell when the
destroyers began to talk. Watching
their precision fire on shore batteries
was the prettiest sight I have ever
seen, especially after being the
target of bullets coming from the
other directions for more than two
hours. 1t was great sight to us
also then to see soldiers casually
walk onto the beach when we
lowered our ramp-very different
than the first trip in that morning
when troops were moved down as
soon as they left our craft.
Il carried some OF the same SOL
diers who landed in North Africa
and Sicily from this ship. They
were laughing and joking during
the whole 10-mile trip. Two men
were reading mystery stories. One
man commented in an offhand way:
This is pretty dangerous; a guy
might get killed around here Actu-
ally the joviality was very forced
they were all trying to keep each
others spirits up. I had a lot oi
trouble with one soldier. He in.
sisted upon sitting on the engine
box when mortars and bullets were
playing all around us. I told him
several times to stay below with
the other men, but he paid no at
tention to me. He wanted to see
the whole show"
When Coast Guard Boat Coxswain
Santoeimma reported back to this
transport "a hours after leaving fol
the Normandy beachhead in the
initial assault he had survived two
Evening star., 1944-07-16
|BoudIsau, Bartlett
Advanced 10 Colonies,
Other Promotions

1t. Col. Emery A. Boudreau, former
executive with the Interstate Com
merce Commission. and 1t. Col
Theodore Z. Bartlett, former princi-
Evening star., 1944-07-16

1t. Charles H Rosenberg, 1928
Holly street NV. in Italy; 1t. San
ford A. Witkowski, S24 Allison street
NV, in Italy; 1t. Hugh G.
Bowers, 5000 Eleventh street, Ar
lington, in England.
Capt. Wilton M. Fraser, 1881 Nc
Kinley street NV, was presented
an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross for service
Evening star., 1944-07-16

istrator for the
Federal Comnu-
nicatios1s Conn
mission, h ave
10 cen promoted
to colonels.
Col. Boudreau,
whose wife re-
sid es at 1854
Third sire E I
North, Airing
ton, Va, Is now
chief OF the Air
r or ce m ove-
m 9 ts section
under the COM
ssaaYAAnn. esA,a>anl
Evening star., 1944-07-16

James I, smith. 7Oz Gist avenue. silver
sDFtnE: No q cspp Fcndlstcn. caiii
Rehard {. pcyIe. zeo1 Nsntsonesy
lana Dethse4a, Nd, In NsIshalls,
rTlva4s ftnt Class.
x1iasoss.a sa' VI. .sSs e en- dssss ssassss afss
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22
Pilot Is Killed
In Mich. Crash

ATTICA, Mich. - amp -
Second 1t. Paul S. Simmons, Jr.,
was killed Sunday afternoon
when his army pursuit plane
crashed on a farm in LIE Porr
county, about one mile south
west of here.
Flying in one-seater plane,
End 1t. Simmons was on a fly
mo command training mission
from Selfridge Field when his
plane crashed and burned I'M
mediately.
Born in Detroit on Sept. %,
1921, LIT. Simmons. who lived at
G757 Hartford ST., entered the
army on Sept. 20, 1912, started
his aviation training Jan. /, 1913
at Tuskegee Army air field and
was commissioned Nov. 3, 1919
He came to Selfridge field Nov.
29, 1912.
1t. Simmons graduated from
Northwestern high school IN De-
troit, attended Detroit Institute
college in Alabama.
An investigation Of the crash
is being made by board of
qualified off oers, it was learn
ed.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22
4th War Loan Drive Opens AS Leaders
Attend Heidelberg Hotel Meeting

mittee has attempted to stimuli
late far greater amount of di-
rect action Oh the parts OF the
churches and their membership
during the Fourth Loan Drive
than heretofore. To stimulate this
activity among the churches and
their membership DR.. Mccoy IS
giving. $75 in war Bonds to the
churches as prizes.
A first prize of $50 Bond viii
be given to the church showing the
largest number of individual pur.
chasers of Bonds during the Cam
paign at events sponsored by rs
members. A second prize of s25
Bond will be given to the church
with the second largest number
Of Individual purchasers. An adj
ditional $25 Fond will be given
away in connection with the Auc-
ton sale which will be conducted
by the Won1en's Division at cate
to be announced later in the Drive.
The feature event, among the
many which will be held during
he campaign will be the Final
Wind Up-Rally PLANNED for the
CONTINUED On Back Page)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22
DR.. Mccoy To Give
War Bond Prizes

$lC0 IN WAR BOND PRIZES 10
BE GIVEN BY DR.. A. H. MCCOY
DR.. A. H MCCOY. prominent and
successful professional man of the
this city, who will be h e d.
ing the Negro Division of the Kinds
Count War Finance Committee
as Special Chairman during The
4th War Loan Drive has set aside
$1Ga in War Bond prizes to be
given away during the 4th War
Loan Drive.
A first prize of $50 will be given
to the church showing the largest
number Of individual puhchasers Of
War Bonds during the drive at
events sponsored by the church
or its members. A second prize of
$25 will be gwen to the church
showing the second largest amount.
A $25 Bond will be given to the
Womens division to be given away
al the War Bond Auction which
will be held by that group during
the drive.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22
Catholics Urged TO Come To
Aid Of FEPC, Fight For Right

airhe purpose of the FEFC Is
very modest, limited as 1t is to
abolisl1ing job discrimination
against Negroes, and only for the
duration of the war. F'EPC has no
jurisdiction over any of the UNI
christian race determinations not
related to employment in war in
dustries. Assuredly in the restricted
field in which it must operate the
committee Is entitled to whole
hearted support of Catholics, and
it is to be hoped that when and
if full-length statute Is enacted
bv congress outlaWing the I'M
Christian practices of race dis
elimination III employment, such
legislation and It's enforcement Will
have the war backing of Catholics.
Both the encyclicals of the holy
father and the recent pronounce
ments of the American bishops
hardly leave Catholics, with any
other choice.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22

WASHINGTON, d. C. - (ANP)
- Catholics must hope for and
work for q solution which will give
the fullest measure of justice to
our Negro brothers and to the
embers of all minority groups is
declaration contained In an ar
ticle discussing the attitude Cath
olics must hold regarding the TALL
road discrimination cases heard by
the Fair Employment Practice
committee. The article is written
by George Higgins for the January
issue of the monthly publication,
Catholic Action, organ of the Ma
tior1al Catholic Welfare conference.
: The article refers to FEPC as
the single agency III our national
history" which has ever held out
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22
MANY ACTIVITIES PLANNE'

MANY ACTIVITIES PLANNED
The Negro Division of the Kinds
County War Finance Committee
announced a completed program
of activities for the Fourth War
Loan Drive which began on Tues
day January 10Th and Will be con-
cluded on Tuesday February 18th.
The statement regarding the ac-
tivities of the group was made by
Special Drive Chairman, DR.. A. H.
McCoy. Tuesday morning follow
ing the rally held in the Victory
Room of the Heidelberg Hotel.
Monday Night. which was attended
by the Chairman. and a number of
other members of the Committee.
At his office Tuesday morning
DR.. Meow said that after hearing
Judg Julian Alexander of the
State Supeme Court Who deferred
the principal address at the rally
Monday night. he felt that we
should double our efforts TO make
our e,zd of the drive more than a
success.
In order to further the assurance
of the success of the drive Chair
man Mccoy said that the CONF
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22

The jackson Negro Chamber of
Commerce will hold meeting on
Tuesday Night, January 25fh The
announcement of the meeting vas
made by the President Mr.. Walter
H. williams early this week No
tees are being sent out TO all mem
bers by the chamber SecretarY.
The meeting will be important be-
cause it VII be the first time that
the president has appeared before
the group since his Inauguration
He was unable to attend the first
official meeting scheduled under
his administrator because of the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22

NEW ORLEANS N S}--The
u. S. fifth circuit of appeals, up
holding jurisdiction, affirmed Fri
day conviction of Sheriff M. Claud
Screws of Baker county, Georgia,
and two other officers convicted III
the middle Georgia district court
on charges of violating the civil
liberties statutes in connection
with the lynching of Robert Fall
January 80, l943.
Screws, Deputy Sheriff Jim BOD
Kelly and Newton, Ga, policeman
Frank Edward Jones, had appealed
their conviction on the ground
of states rights" claiming that
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22
Chamber OF Commerce In Important
Meeting Tuesday Night, Jan. 18th

passing of his mother at her home
in Arkansas. At the meeting the
president VIII present several items
for the immediate approval of the
organization, as a part of its 1914
program, aside from his general
program which was tentatively
covered in his inaugural address.
All members Of the chamber are
urged to attend this meeting. Tues
day Night, January 25 in the Office
Of the Security Life Insurance
Company which has been accepted
on the offer CT the Company
as the permanent meeting place
of the organization
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22
Must Work Toward Justice For
All, Writer George Higgins Warns

promise of achieving the, hope OF
the American hierarchy OF economic
equality for Negroes. Tt traces ilrSt
the life of the committee and then
reviews the development of the
railroad cases. To-day, the commit
tee is facing the crisis which all
of it's friends and enemies nave
predicted that it must Inevitably
face, the article states. the caal-
lenge of it's legal and CONSTITUTIONS
Jurisdiction.
1--WE may reasonably dispute
about certain procedures OF such
a committee. but there can hard
ly be any legitimate disagreement
about the soundness of It's pur-
pose,' the article says. 1t con-
cludes:
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22
Soldier Dies In
Barracks Fl

PUEBLO, Colo. SNS) - Damage
was estimated Tuesday at more
than $6et0 following a fire which
swept the officers barracks TT the
Air Base here resulting also II the
death of Negro soldier. He Is Pvt
George Beauford, son of Mrs. Ger
tie Wallace of Darien, Ga. who was
burned fatally when he tried to ex-
tinguish the flames
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22


School Aids Food Fight For
Freedom Program. The A. A. Alex
ander Junior High School, Brook
haven, Miss, with 912 pupils serves
hot lunch daily to an average Of
270. Of these 243 pay 10 cents each
daily, while lunches are served
free to 81 not in a position to pay.
All green's, potatoes, milk, butter,
eggs and chickens used in prepar-
ing lunches are bought from local
farmers. Many of the pupils live
or board in Brookhayen. Some
drive to school distances of 5 to
miles. Those boarding in Brook
haven come from Franklin, Copiah,
Walthall, Lawrence and Afnlte
counties. The school faculty numb
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22
Sheriff Screws Conuiction
Upheld appellate Court

death
Witnesses testified that Sheriff
Screws had stated that Hall was a
"biggety Negro" and that he was
going to kill him. Screws claimed
Hall cursed him and pointed a
shotgun at him while resisting ar
rest. Rebuttal testimony showed
that Hall was handcuffed at the
time he was fatally beaten and
dragged several hunared feet to
the county jail.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22
Three Year Term And $1,000
Fines Given Officers Affirmed


the federal court had no jurisdic-
ton over the case. Their counsel
had contended that the case was
one of murder or justifiable homi-
eide and should be tried in state
courts.
The trio received sentences of
three years and fines of $1,000
each following sensational trial
in Albany, Ga. According to trial
testimony, Hall, mechanic, was
arrested on fake warrant charg-
ing him with theft sof an automo-
bile tire on the night before his
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22
Contends Army
Eyddes Issue
On Negro MACS
Only 1000 Women
Out of 62,889
Enrolled Negroes
By ERNEST E. JOHNSON

WASHINGTON, d. Clamp
There may be good side to the
Women's Army corps-certainly no
better than the army itself but
The answers to a series of questions
submitted to the war departm ent
by the Associated Negro Press re-
Gently failed to reveal it. SPECIFIC
figures were unavailable, and ma
zarded guesseS were about the best
that could be provided on matters
in general.
Needless to say. war department
policy is applicable to the corps
lust as much as 1t Is to any of
The three forces that comprise the
military. In short, the views OF CT.
Oveta Culp Hobby, WAC dire
| correspond faithfully to the pat
tern already laid down for the re-
cruiting, training and disposition
of Negro men in the army.
| ONLY 1000 ENLISTED
On Jan. l, there were 62,S59
officers and enlisted women in
the WAC, the department announ-
ced. The goal for 1943 had been
10000. The answer to a question
regarding the number of Negro
women enrolled brought the reply
in December that less than 10 per
cent of the corps is comprised o.
Negro women" A sufficient num-
Der OF eligibles had not applied, 1t
was explained. From reliable
source it was learned that UP to
July, 1943, there were roughly
1000 Negro officers and enlisted
personnel.
No special appeal had been made
nor were Negro officers being used
to find recruits during the ma Jof
part of the year, however, toward
the end of 1943 q few were gtvef.
recruiting details This might nave
been done before, the department
said, except that as fast as office
material BECAME available, the
women were assigned as instrlc-
tors and%to fninor commands for
which there would have been
complaints" had white officers
been assigned >.
TRAIN TOGETHER
On the other hand, candidates
for officer training are given the
benefit OF an integrated atmos-
phere, even at Oglethorpe, Ga.
Because of the small units there,
Negroes are integrated because
there are not enough of them to
Continued On Back Page
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22

ers Is. The schools football team
this year defeated Hazelhurst twice
and Laurel, Yazoo City. Meridian
and Magnolia and tied Hattiesburg.
This year, the third time, the team
won the Big Eight Championship.
The school has always had Glee
Club. 1t has had a band now for
8 years. Aboye-FrOnt view OF
school. This building built with
WPA aid in 1867, cost $51 900.
The grounds with grading and
landscaping cost between $25,0o0
and 10000. Middle, 1eft-Hot Lunch
kitchen. This was built last sum-
mer (1943) with local P'TA funds
at cost of 5000. The equipment
cost $500 The superintendent
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22
lNpucT -FOUR BRoTHERg

CONWAY, AKA N P)-The
four married McCuien Brothers OF
Faulkner County were accepted
last week at the Little Rock indus
ton center when two were assigned
to the Navy ard two to the Army.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-22

Home. built in 1899 with NYA labor
and through aid of the school
Board at cost of S1,100, is to the
left of the hot lunch kitchen
Middle right-Home Economics
Teacher Mildred Henderson; Prof.
A. A. Alexander, superintendent:
Lunch Room Supervisor Margaret
Richardson; and E. A. Rials, coun-
ty agent Lower lift-Poultry iudg-
ing demonstration. County Agent
Rails teaches boys how TO select
poultry for production of Matching
eggs. The club boys are Henry
Trass, Thomas Reed, Willie Ray
and Ralph Dixon. Lower right
Leatrice Collins, Al club member,
and her pork pig.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-06
Mrs. Steffens'
Rites Private
Obituaries

Private funeral services for
Mrs. Dorothea Steffens. formerly
president Of the Michigan League
OF Women Voters and secretary
Of the National League Of Women
Voters were 10 be held this after
noon at the William n. Hamilton
Chapel, Cass at Alexandrine.
Mrs. Steffens, wife Of Henry
steffens. director OF the Michigan
Survey. died yesterday in Harper
Hospital. She lived at 81 Seward.
A native Of Minneapolis, Mrs.
Stefrens was the daughter Of DR..
Richard O. Beard, who helped
develop the Mayo Institute.
Surviving are her husband and
son. 1t. Henry n. steffens, now
overseas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-06

Funeral services will be held Al
2 D. m. Monday for Eugene Wal.
ling, IS, OF 21603 Yale, 81. Clair
Shores, In the James B. Mentally
Funeral Home, BOG r. Grand Blvd.
Burial will be in the Acacia Park
Cemetery.
Secretary of Western Lodge 306.
+. O. o. r., Mr.. Walling had been
the oldest living member. He died
Wednesday at his home.
A Detroit resident for rs years,
he had been the president Of a
flour and seed business at Mlchi-
gan and Eighteenth, over GO years
ago.
He is survived by his wife.
Martha J. Walling; two sons, Eu-
gene A. and Leon l.. Wallng; two
daughters. Mrs. Edward Olson and
Mrs Floyd Dobson a brother,
Ford and eight grandchildren.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-06
N'OLiquOr
Price Cut

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (1NS)
THE OPA today announced that
temporary liquor price increases
must be continued despite heavy
production of the spirits in the
lgust liquor making holiday.
DOPA explained that many blend
ets and rectiliers Of distilled spir.
its were forced 10 use imported
neutral and distilled spirits or
domestic fruit spirits before the
August holiday because they were
unable 10 get domestic grain neu-
trail spirits. For this reason price
increases were granted these man
ufaCturcrs,
ON Aug. 20 OPA announced
that the increase would be elimi-
mated because Of the August pro-
duction Of grain neuiral spirits,
OPA said. however that many
blenders were still unable 10 oh
tain domestic grain neutral spirits
and must continue 10 use the cost
lier imported or domestic fruit
spirits
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-06
Figure in Hopkins
Letter Scandal Dies

NEW YORK. Oct. q ttNsl--
George n. Briggs, IS, former as.
sistant IN Secretary of the In
terror 1ckes, died in q Queens
Hospital.
Briggs who was involved in a
controversy last January over a
letter allegedly written by Harry
/. Hopkins concerning Wendell l.
Wilkes presidential nomination
prospects. had been indicted by a
Washington grand jury IN con-
nectiOn with the episode.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-06
Scrap Paper Aids Vets

Jones Hospital Tor recreation Ia
cllitieS.
Phillip Randall head Of Section
B. said the $3.50 collected will be
given 10 the veterans as soon as
arrangements can be made.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-06

Waste paper collections, parties
and dues helped 10 build up the
treasury Of the air raid wardenS IN
Area 2. Zone 3, Section b.
Now, the money will be made
available TO veterans at the Percy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-06

Order the United states War
Savings Stamps from your De
troit Times carrier. He'll de-
liver them tn your home. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-06
Teen-Hi Fashion HUDDLE

Saturday IL and O'Clock
Grab your barettes. Kids. the spotlights
Geroudsie, Evelyn Greed from Cass
Tech will model clothes strictly in the
smooth-gsf class.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-06

TwO-tone Bright Button SmRrtH
Field. Day color combinations make this
rsyor-wool dress a stand-outi Metal
trimmed belts buttons Sizes 9 to Is.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-06

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{ Tar IL o. Base Pucs, Not
: I~claSizs A#y Fedsrsi Tsr.
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-12
Teachers Hurt
in CarCrash
Autos Collide
on Reid Highway

Two Mount Clemens schoo.
teachers were injured Friday
afternoon, when the automobile
IN which they were riding south
on M-97 Was struck by a car
driven north on M-97, according
10 SheriffS Deputy Leon Kandt.
The injured were Miss Mar
garet Rayburn, -, of Is Wash
lngton avenue, Mount Clemens,
and Miss Mary c. Johnson, %,
of 49, LodeWyck avenue,
Mount Clemens, who we're pas
sengers in a car driven by Miss
Betty Jane Neff, 26, of 49Ia
Lodewyck avenue, Mount Glenn
ems. They received injuries on
the knee and head, respectively,
and were taken 10 the LodCWyck
address.
Hillary Monia, So, of 32624
Collingwood Avenue, 81. Clair
Shores, was attempting to pass
d car ahead, when his car struck
the one driven by Miss Neif,
Kandt said. Both cars were bad
ly damaged, and Monia was
ticketed for reckless driving.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-12
Bank Failure
Cost County
Over $4,000

Closing Of the Citizens Savings
Bank, Mount Clemens, in the
Christmas season of 1881, cost
the County of Macomb $l2,-
099.58, it was revealed at the
Board of Supervisors meeting
Monday, when a final statement
of the banks receivers was made
and the county's books closed on
this particular debit.
County Controller Sherwood
j. Bennett announced that the
county had a balance of S29,-
54l.23 in the bank when it clos
ed its doors. Successive payoffS
amounting to approximately 81
per cent produced Sl7,441.65 for
the county and the reCeivership
has now been closed with all as
sets liquidated.
That's lot better than we
expected" was the only audible
supervisor comment at the
meeting, in reference to the 81
per cent payoff.