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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-22

a written examination on subjects
unrelated to their specific jobs was
brought to the Committees atten-
ton. Conferences with company
representatives resulted in agree
ment to rehire all of the workers
in their former jobs.
A West Coast packing plants
failure to hire two qualified Negro
women applicants although in need
of such workers formed the basis
of another complaint. During con-
ferences witt FEPC, the company
admitted no previous experience
with colored women workers and a
consequent fear of trouble" Fur
ther conferences which also in
cluded the workers at the plant
eventually resulted in clearing up
of ali difficulties and the company
has proceeded to hire without re-
gard to- race ever since.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-22
MEN LOVE r.

Pluko has fragrance men love. It's
compelling sweetness invites romance,
because the perfume-like scent of it
iingerssirresistibly about you all
through those precious night hours.
And although Pluko brings such
added fustre to your hair, although
it has such exquisite qualities, Pluko
costs very little to use. 1t is sold by
dealers everywhere in generous eco
nonical sizes. In Amber, Csc, in
White, soc. Try Pluko once. and
you'll never be without it. Demand
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-22

During those thrilling hours when
you are with him, your hair must
look dts loveliest. You can enchant
him completely with softer, smoother
hair that lends magic to those init
mate moments. That's why glamour
wise women everywhere are count
ing so much on Pluko.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-22

NEW YORK ANP)-June Nc
Mechen, brilliant young soprano,
sang on a program sponsored by
the National Negro Opera company
at Town Hall on Sunday evening,
July 9. and the audience was NOV
ed by such appreciation as to bring
her back for several curtain calls.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-22
Five Negroes.
Given Purple
Heart Awards
Drove Trucks
Through Hail
OF Nazi Fire

WITH ALLIED ARMY IN
FRANCE, CABLE-(A N P) - All
services of Negro units have re-
ceived unanimous praise from the
allied commanders for their mag
nificent work done from D-day to
now. An amphibious truck COM
pany, commonly knc"n pc ducks"
was diven in by Negro soldiers on
D-day loaded with assault troops
They met a whitening onslaught OF
fire.
One experience of the 815 that
some of the men will not forget
soon was the landing of a third
serial of ducks" They were the
last to see the beach and first TO
get off. Through poor communica-
Ion with the leach, they were .Iot
told about a change of plans and
the officer landing the party Of IL
ducks and SO men proceeded TO
carry out his last orders.
He headed his craft for a beach
which he believed the Yanks had
taken and proceeded to take them
ashore The ducks had approached
only about 500 yards from the
denied beach line when Jerry open
ed up with his famed 88's, which
revealed two German Notifications
on either side of the beach where
the ducks were about to beach.
Jerry threw all he possessed at
these sea trucks, but when the FIRST
salvo was fired they turned about
in the direction from which they
came and began to zigZag in order
to avoid being caught in bracket
of fire.
The men were frightened but
realized that they must keep on.
The vehicles spread out and pray
ed for some mircale to happen.
Then in the distance was heard
the rumble Of big guns at sea. Bri-
fish and American cruisers were
firing in the direction of the ducks
and with mighty fountain of
water shooting up under them, it
appeared for moment our color
ed boys thought their own force
were disturbing band of ferries
Looking back at the German beach
forts, one of them saw what the
Navy was doing. Later 1t was learn
ed that that the Navy knew that
Jerry had Notifications but did not
know where they were located.
Once again the ducks proved their
usefulness in winning the war.
They acted as decoys to give the
Navy the information it had been
seeking since D-day.
Five of our boys have been given
purple hearts, thus laying claim to
the first colored to be decorated on
the second front. They are Sgt Les
S. C. Chenalut, Indianapolis, Pfc.
Clardie H. Caldwell, Kings Creek,
N. c.; Pfc Wilfo1t Fox, Jonesboro,
N. c.; Pfc. Arlander Baker, Chicago
and Pic. Austin G. Anderson, Viii
mington, Del. They were injured in
beach operations when their truck
struck mines. suffering mostly from
conclusion and facial bruises. The
boys were very lucky for there were
plenty of opportunity for them to
be killed or seriously injured. Their
contribution is outstanding.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-22
June Nc Mechen Is
Hit At To1Un Hall

Miss McMechen, who is scheduled
to sing the title role in La Ira
viata" when it is presented in
Washington, on July 81, gave Sc
lected arias from that opera. Her
voice was beautifully mature, and
very sk1llfullv used.
Miss McMechen is studying in
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-22
Power OF Prayer

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Jew York under Miss Maize Brow

New York under Miss Maize Brow
ner. She has just recently returned
from tour with Todd Duncan,
outstanding young singer, with
whom he sang the melodies from
"Porgy and Bess." When she sings
La Traviata" in Washington she
will make her debut in the new
field to which many young Negro
singers are aspiring.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-22
HIT THAT RHEUMATIC PAIN
RIGHT WHERE IT HURTS

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in those Clouds Of Pain
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Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
HAS HITLER Been BANISHED?

Based on the fact that nothing out of
Berlin for some time has mentioned Hit
Ter, numerous observers have been toy-
ing with the possibility that he either
has Withdrawn from the scene of his own
choice or that he has been banished. The
last mention made of der Fuehrer was
some days prior to the invasion of France
and then it was said he had been along
the west wall"
Not that it makes any difference either
as to the success of the allies or the time
1t Will require, but this latest conjecture
only adds to numerous reports ever since
the seizure of Stalingrad by the Reds
that he has been unhorsed.
Perhaps the most obvious reason to
discount these rumors is that with Hitler
out 1t would be only a brief time until
there would be a bust up among the rest
OF the gang-Ribbentrop Goebbels and
Goerlng. Each of these wants to don the
robe of authority and most of the keen
observers believe they would be at each
others throats in a matter of davs in the
event Hitler were out.
Besides no one yet has figured out
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Seamen's S Service
Gets PLAY" Ship

The first floating recreation club
for American merchant Seamen will
be placed in service in the south
west Pacific soon under joint oper-
alton of the war shipping admins
tration and the United Seamens
eervice, member agency of the I'm
perial County War chest.
Announcement of the unique plan
to convert a ship into a recreation
center was made by Warren Currier
of Ell Centro, chairman of the I'M
perial County War chest. The vessel
is a former German steamer cap
tured by the British and the first
ship to be acquired by the United
States under reverse lend-lease. 1t
will cruise among island ports, pro-
viding a change from the monotony
cf sea duty for merchant sailors.
One of the 10 War-related agen-
cieS which receive support from the
local fund-raising effort, United
Seamen's service maintains net
work of clubs, hotels and rest CEN
ters throughout the world for use
of merchant mariners.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Official Hits
Leave" Paw

SACRAMENTO, June 27. CUP)-
Paul Scharrenberg, director OF the
state department. of industrial re-
lations. attacked the states sick
leave policy fer its employees and
what he termed the power OF the
state personnel board to make gen
eral contributions of the public
funds"
At meeting of the governors
council. Schamenberg said he would
attempt to stop payment ON a
check for $755 to Los Angeles
state employe representing 80 days
sick leave during which she nursed
her mother.
A governors committee ON en-
ployer- -employe relations, headed by
Charles H. Purcell, director of
public works, was investigating 1.-The
problem of payment of wages and
salary to employees on sick leave
who are not SICK Purcell said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Savings, Loan
Units Get
Sale Approval

SAN FRANCISCO, June 81. up
Sales of nine Pacific States Saw
ingS and Loan properties, for cash
or on short term basis, have been
authorized by superior court, Frank
C. Mortimer, State Building and
Loan commissioner announced Tues
day.
Sales authorized included the
Hermoyne apartments, Los Angeles,
for s360000 cash; a ranch in Kings
county 20 E. C. Salyer for $4,000;
Pixler ranch in Butte county to
M. j. Justeson, $4,000; Matzinger
ranch. Tulare county, E. C. Sayler,
$4,000; Thompson ranch, Kings
county, j. Sutton, $4,000; Kirkpat-
rick ranch, Tulare, Harry Wood,
$4,000; and a ranch in Tulare coun-
ty to A. B. Sellards, $4,000.
Action on the sale of the Alex
ander Hamilton hotel, Los Angeles,
for which 100000 cash has been
offered, was ordered postponed for
80 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
FUNDS FOR RECONVERSION
New York Times)

(NeN l Olh llllSS)
The Securities and Exchange Commits
sion has released study which shows
that the working capital of American IN
duStry has increased by S11OOO.0OO,OOo,
or 90 per cent. since the end of 1899. The
SEC concludes from this study that m
dustry will be able to finance reconver-
sion to peacetime production and even
undertake considerable expansion on the
basis of this liquid position.
There is no doubt that industry has
considerably greater liquid assets than
before the war. Whether these will prove
to be sufficient to finance postwar eX-
pansion or whether they will be available
for that purpose depends upon number
of factors. These include: the changes
in the volume of business, the cost of
reconversion, the distribution of these
assets, and the political, administrative
and economic climate prevailing at that
time.
Merely because the volume of work
ing capital has increased does not mean
that these funds are available for recon-
version or business expansion. Usually
the need for working capital is related
to the volume of business Industrial
production and factory payrOlls have
more than doubled since 1889, while
wholesale prices have increased about a
third. That the increase in working capl
tai has not been fully adequate to handle
the wartime volume of business is indi-
Gated by the fact that many large COM
panies have had to borrow funds for this
purpose.
Moreover, estimates Of working cap
ital increases without estimates of the
costs of recOnversiOn and expansion are
meaningless as guide to the adequacy
of the former. What is to be included
in reconversion costs? Will they include
the cost Of acquiring gOvernment-owned
plants or are they to be confined only to
the cost of converting existing plants
back to peacetime use? To what extent
will new investment in plant expansion
be required to make available enough
activity to provide jobs to absorb the
potential unemployed?
Even if it be assumed that the sup
ply of funds is adequate that would take
care of only part Of the problem. AL
though many companies may have more
funds than they need for these purposes,
others will have inadequate amounts.
Unnecessary delays in determining the
policy for releasing materials for civil
ian goods, in clearing government ma
chlnery from privately owned plants, in
settling war contracts, in announcing
reconversion price policies, and in han
ding the other problems attending de-
mobilization can result in a rapid deple-
tion of working capital A clear-cut
statement Of policy supplemented by ap-
prOpriate administrative and legislative
actions is urgently required.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
CANADA LOOKS AT IT

(TOronto Starr
The principle of Mutual aid" has been
demonstrated by Canada in the donation
of literally billions of dollars in Can
adian goods and products to Britain and
other United Nations. These free gifts
are termed mutual aid because it is racog-
nized that while Canada is thus assist
ing. her allies, they on their part have
assisted her by keeping from her doors
the enemy which would have ultimately
attacked Canada if the war had been lost
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Allies Occupv
Burma City

was captured Monday by Chinese
troops and Gurhka and British
units of Maj. Gen. w. d. A. Len
taigne's air-borne Chindits.
Occupation of Mogaung, sc miles
east of embattled Myitkyina, eli
NAKED a bitter three-day battle in
which the Allied forces, supported
by American fighter-bombers, cir
cled the japanese forces and at
tackled from the south and east.
The communique described the
town as a focal Japanese base,
which had served as the supply
center for the entire enemy cam
paigns in the Mogaung and Hu-
kWang valleys.
The encircling thrust into Mo-
gaung trapped a large Japanese
force along the 20-mile main road
northward to Kamaing, which fell
last week, anG the communique said
Chinese troops moving south from
Kamaing were steadily destroy
ing" the icolated enemy units.
East of Mogaung, American
troops from Lieutenant General
Joseph w. Stilwell's forces ad-
vanced another 100 yards in their
drive through Myitkyina to near
a junction with the Chinese forging
through the western section CT the
town. Lentaignes Chindits also
were attacking the important road
and railway center from the east,
along the Irrawaddy river.
At southeast Asia headquarters
in Handy, a communique said Allied
troops had captured water point
and a nearby hill position, three
miles west of Bishenpur, southwest
cf Imphal in the Manipur hills.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Farm Bureau
Directors
| Slate Meeting

Imperial County Farm Bureau
directors will meet in the court
house in El Centro at 1:30 pm.
Saturday for their regular July
business session.
During the afternoon Supervisor
Hugh T. Osborne, county coordi-
nator for the California food and
fiber committee, and County Agri-
cultural Commissioner B. A. Har-
rigan will tell directors Of their trip
% the Omaha, Nebraska, plant
where industrial alcohol, plastics,
and synthetic rubber are being
made from surplus farm procucts,
The two Imperial county officials
nave made a detailed study of the
plant and the possibility of estab-
fishing such an industry in Imperial
ounty to take care of the surplus
farm products.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
A BREAKDOWN THAT
CAN BE REPAIRED


parently must expect to go without
swimming pool the rest of the summer.
In this very fact, the people of this COM
munity have an example of breakdown
in the private enterprise system which
is worthy Of study.
1t is hard to do business in most lines
of endeavor under wartime eXigencieS.
Many businesses have stopped But the
vast majority have kept on operating the
best they can under the circumstances,
such is the force of the private enterprise
theory.
In the case Of the plunge, however,
the owner finds the strain of doing busi-
ness too great, and as a result the COM
munity goes without this particular bus
mess or recreational luxury. Which is
too bad for both the owner and the COM
munity.
Being plunge-less won't severely hurt
anyone The community won't dry up
and blow away because of the absence of
swimming pool. 1t would however, be
better community if there were a SWIM
ming pool, fact redoubled by the pres
ence of so many service men, and again
multiplied by the need for children to
find healthy recreation.
Analysed in this manner, the absence
of any stable realm of economic demand
can be understood. There is a reason for
the existence of every store on Main
street and every business house in the
entire valley. Where the demand is great
enough, the great American system al
most invariably supplies it.
In this case, despite definite demand,
supply fails to come forward. There is
reason for this, personal reason on
the part Of the ownership of the facility.
We sympathize with the ownership, one
part of which is in the armed services
doing a job for this country, and the
other part is being physically unable to
cope with the difficulties of doing busi-
ness in wartime. But such sympathy does
not cure the ailment. The fact remains
that while Ell Centro has a plunge, the
doors Of that plunge are closed
Surely, the community should be able
to figure someway out of the dilemma.
The ownership must realize that there is
an obligation to supply its public even
at some personal loss. The Chamber of
Commerce is doctor agency supposed to
look after just such things And the City
Council is energetically eager to provide
this city with what is necessary, even to
the point of municipal operation in cases
where private enterprise proves ineffec-
tive
1t is greatly to be desired that. mas
much as there are three warm months
remaining, all agencies combine to work
out a successful solution to the problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
T0asfmasters'
Speech Honor
Scored by Cox

Iaurels as best speaker Of the
evening went to Bill Fox at the
Cactus Gavel ToaStmasterS' club
meeting Monday night. Fox also
tied with Ernest Frame as most i'm
proved speaker.
Fox spoke on The Eyes Have It.
in which he described animals eyes
and their use as a means of sur
viyal. Other speakers were Captain
NJ. P. Hebblethwaite and Frank
Rood
Speakers were criticized by Carl
SchoosS. Gene HeiSs, Jerry Uphclt
and Sergeant Bob Hansen. Everett
Shaw was general critic.
Shaw introduced the table topic,
What historical event would you
most like to have Witnessed"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Court Issues
Recount Order

PASADENA, Cal, June 81. CUP)
Recount of votes cast in a May l6
election for assemblyman in the
47th district was ordered Tuesday
by Superior Judge Joseph w Vick-
ers.
County Registrar Of Voters M. j.
Donoghue verified Dr.. John B.
Carruthers charges that votes cast
in two precincts exceeded the num-
ber of registered voters.
Carruthers was nosed out of the
Democratic nomination by l8 votes.
City Director Albert l. Stewart won
beth Democratic and Republican
nominations.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27

CHUNGKING, June 27. CUP)-
Allied troops have completed the
occupation of Mogaung, former
japanese stronghold on the Myit-
kyina -Mandalay railway in north
ern Burma, a cCmmunique an
nounced Tuesday.
The town. second japanese Mo-
gaung valley base to fall in a week,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
FIVE HURT IN CRASH

LOS ANGELES, June 27. UP)-
Five persons were seriously injured
md u others received slight in
uries when a bus slid into a street
car early TUESDAY. But Driver r. A.
Wardlow said his brakes failed 20
hold on a down grade causing the
bus to slide half a block into the
street cars front end, according
% police reports.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
SET SAFETY RECORD

FREDERICK, Okla, june IT.
OUP)-One squadron of the Fred
erick, Okla, army air field training
force has amassed 1857 hours in
the air without an accident, setting
a safety record for the command,
Lieutenant Richard F. Thomas of
the training department has an
nOunced.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27

EDITORS NOTE: The foiiOUing edit
orials are presented as interesting Opin-
ions uoiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
TURKEY SUPPLANTS T-BONES

BOISE, Idaho, June 81. (UP)-
At their annual convention here the
Idaho Cattlemen'S Association
adopted a resolution favoring elim
ination of all beef rationing, then
they adjourned for their annual
banquet Alas, the hotel chef stuck
by the OPA and instead Of their
traditional T-bones the cattlemen
ate turkey.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Editorials and Comment

where Hitler could go and it is to be pre-
sumed were he out of power he could not
remain in Germany.
1t is to be hoped he still is strutting
his stuff and that he will be in the net
when the allies spring the final trap.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
SURRENDERS TO MARSHAL

SAN FRANCISCO, Junt II. 0UFJ
Benjamin Thomas Nielsen, 81,
Oakland, today surrendered to the
L. S. marshal after being charged
with absconding with $65459 of
the funds of Boilermakers union,
local No. 80, where Nielsen served
as a clerk. Bail was set at $4,000
and Nielsen was remanded to the
county Jail pending his hearing
limo 90
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Ry WALTER CRONkITE

LONDON, June 27 CUP)-The
Germans launched steady ROBOT
bomb attacks on southern England
Tuesday, taking advantage of clou-
dy weather over the channel which
partially restricted allied aerial op-
erationS, although Mosquito bomb
ers again hit Germany Montay
night.
Nazi radios also indicated new
American attacks along the south
eaS,srn front in Europe The Off
cial German DNB news agency re-
ported U. S. planes over the Dan
ube in central Hungary this morn
ing and said the formations were
engaged in violent air combats by
Hungarian and German fighters.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
Robots Strike
London Again

The mecium pomberS also laid
mines in enemy waters, the air
ministry announces, and one plane
was lost in the night operations.
Some casualties and damage were
reported in southern England from
the new Robot bomb attacks which
came as the Germans took advan-
tage of unfavorable weather to
make Cne of their few recent day
light assaults.
Between 500 and $50 American
heavy bomberS from Italian bases
attacked six oil refineries, aircraft
factories, and a rail yard in the
Vienna area Monday, against the
most intense flax and strongest
fighter opposition in recent weeks.
SO U. S. PLANES LOST
1t was announced at Rome that
36 heavy u. S. bomberS were lost
in the attacks on Vienna, Wnere
the Germans sent various fighter
planes and rocket ships to meet the
American formations.
Returning creWmen described the
air over the targets as filled with
blazing pieces of shattered aircraft,
black bursts of flax and parachutes
mixed with flames and smoke bill
lowing from well-hit targets
Altogether in the operations from
Italian bases, Al allied planes were
lost, while at least 55 German air.
craft were DESTROYED.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-27
TELLS OF RAIDS

The German Transocean agency
said tina. 80 American heavy bomb
ers, escorted by Russian fighters,
carried out a shuttle-raid from Rus
sia to Italy, although it did not
Identify any targets.
Industrial works at Gottingen,
approximately 25 miles northeast
Of Kassel in western Germany, were
nit by Mosquitoes from the RATS
bomber command Monday night.