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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25
Nitrates Are
Improved For
Fertilizer Use

use ammonium nitrate with as
surance," says Roland Cowart, as
sociate agronomist for the Missis-
sippi Experiment Station, to far
mers everywhere who find a de-
cidedly limited supply of the ia
miliar nitrogen materials but a
plentiful supply of the relatively
new material, ammonium nitrate.
Ammonium nitrate is not, in fact,
a new fertilizer material, but it has
been little used as such until this
year when war usage and regula-
tons caused shortage of familiar
materials. In the past, it was OBJ
jectionable because of its water
absorbing tendency, but it is now
of granular nature and has about
as good handling qualities as the
other commonly used sources of
nitrogen.
Ammonium nitrate contains APP
proximately twice as much actual
nitrogen as nitrate of soda, so only
about half as much is used per
acre for. accustomed results II
gives about the same increase in
crop yields per pound of actual nj
trogen as other sources Of nitrogen
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25
Gatesville News
A. R. Thomas, Reporter

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard D. Catch
ings Of Jackson motored to Gates
vile, Sunday, March 10 to en-
joy few hours withrelatives and
friends. Mrs. Catchings, native of
this town is the daughter of Mr..
Homer Hicks. She also visited her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roosevelt Hicks, sister, Mrs
Bernice Skiffer and family and a
sister. Mrs. Eula Bell Coleman in
Crystal Springs.
Mr.. Louise Skiffer, Jr., and Mr.
Bert Brown of Gainesville will be
indicted into the army at Fort
Benning, Ga, March g.
The closing of the Warm Spring:
School on March Is was thrilling
and inspiring. Teachers were: Mrs
Mary Lackey, Mrs. Velrna Coleman
and Miss Bailey.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25
Pulpwood Prices
Raised By OPA

The OPA has announced that
pulpwood ceiling prices in south
eastern states. east of the Missis-
sippi river. have been raised to
stimulate increased production of
the badly-needed war material.
Pulpwood ceilings of producers
were raised 80 cents per cord in
South Carolina. Georgia, Florida,
Tennessee. Mississippi, Alabama
and Louisiana east of the Missis-
sippi river. The dealer allowance
in this area was increased Is cents
per cord from SO cents to rs cents.
The new ceilings for producers,
are $3.50 for rough pine, $50 for
rough hardwood and 5000 for
peeled hardwood. t. 0. b. cars.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25
Teachers Needed
For Soldier
|Illiterates

The Army needs civilian teach
ers Immediately to replace military
personnel as instructors in primary
education for illiterate soldiers
and expects to employ 5000 to 5000
men and women by midsummer
the War DEPARTMENT announced
today.
Heretofore, the Army has been
using soldier instructors to teach
illiterates, but the need for all men
possible for more active military
assignments has made it imperative
to replace soldiers with civilians in
Army camp classrooms.
The instruction will be given in
special training units established
and operated by the Army Service
Forces at Army installations
throughout the country. nliterates
struction in reading, writing, and
are sent to these units for in
arithmetic. At present, there are
10 such training units, the majority
in the South. 1t is anticipated that
more will be created.
White and Negro teachers are
needed, both men and women,
There are no age limits for appli-
cants. Instruction is comparable
to that given in the first four grades
of elementary schools, but is is not
necessary that an applicant have
experience in primary instruction.
Standards for acceptance will ap-
proximate those established by
teacher organizations and school
crediting associations in commu-
mites where an applicant is or has
! been employed.
Commanding Generals of Ser
vice Commands have ben author
lied to act as employing agents.
Qualified persons should apply to
the headquarters of the Service
Command for their respective
States for complete details.
The special training unit for Mis-
sissippi is at Camp Shelby.
|
The service commands to which
Mississippians should send applica-
ton is Fourth Service Command,
Post Office Building, Atlanta, Geor-
gia.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25
Refornatory
To Open At
Oakley Soon

While recommending construc-
ton as soon as possible of suitable
buildings for a Negro reformatory
at the old Oakley penal farm in
southern Kinds county, recess
committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives has filed a report urg-
ing that the "so-called temporary"
quarters on the place be abandoned.
The report urges that 700 acres
of the land be used for Negro
reformatory farm and that the
board of trustees redouble efforts
to get priorities to start construc-
ton of the institution, which it
feels is badly needed in Mis-
sissippi"
Signed by Rep. Curtis Swango as
chairman and Reps. Hugh White,
D. H. Walls, Ed Simmons, Frank
A. Critz and M. B. Henley, the re-
port says:
l. We are of the opinion that
Oakley state farm is a desirable
and suitable location for a Negro
juvenile reformatory in Mississippi
and, therefore, recommend that
plans proceed for the construction
of such a reformatory there accord
ing to the terms of Chapter 285,
Laws of 1912.
2. We find that the construction
of permanent buildings has been
delayed because of inability to Sc
cure the necessary priorities; that
SO called temporary quarters have
been constructed. The latter con-
sists of repaired brick shack
which we consider unfit for human
habitation. We therefore, strongly
recommend and urge that this shack
not be used, that no furnishings be
purchased therefor, and that no in
mates be received at this institu-
ton until suitable permanent quar-
tiers can be constructed.
3. We further recommend that
no further expenditures be made
either for buildings or maintenance
at this institution, except that nee
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25

young man because of the par
ticular job and training of the in
dividual in critical industry. Spec
ial forms and requests must be
submitted through the local board
on such registrants who are re-
quested for special deferment, and
they must be concurred in by the
state director and the local board.
Occupational deferment of regis
trants rs years of age and over in
critical industries will be viewed
with progressive consideration for
their relative irreplaceability to-
day and their increase in age.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25
Recreation
Program Fades
Cares Of Day

THE hour shall be filled with
music, and the cares that infest
the day shall fold their tents like
Arabs, and as silently steal away"
With apologies to Longfellow, that
quotation may very well be stated
of the new social activities prog
ram launched by the students and
faculty members of Jackson Col
lege with Mrs. Helen Battle as
sponsor.
The hour from six to sexen p.
m. is not always filled with music;
1t may be filled with games of
ping pong, bridge playing, hiking,
community singing, dancing, knit
ting, sewing, writing poetry, cro-
cheting, or other games and amuse-
ments, but it is an hour in which
the students forget the cares of
the day, forget those lessons, forget
that mothers letter did not come
today forget that John is at the
port INSTRUMENTATION, and share in
smomentS of real fun and enjoy
ment.
These social activities tend to
build up the spirit of the student
and help him to keep from break
ing down under the acid test
through which we are going as
result of this crucial war. 1t gives
him something to look forward to
at the end of the day, something
he likes to do. These play periods
are ideal times to help students
appreciate the give and take" nee
essary to acceptable life with the
group. To exercise good sports
manship when it is needed is to
show an understanding of the con-
cept of fair play.
Such a social program enables
the teacher to locate special tall
ents in thtse areas, and who knows
that a genius may not be discov-
cred as the cares of the day fade
away under the stimulation of the
new social activities? Watch the
Jackson College students grow
brighter as these recreational pc
riods grow in such a way that they
give to them more fun and en-
joyment
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25
FARROW COLLECTION
USED IN HITLER FILM

HOLLYWOOD Silver altar can
dlesticks and silver and mother-of-
pearl crucifixes from the personal
collection of Director John Far
row are being used to decorate
the set representing the study OF
cardinal Michael Faulhaber, Bish-
'op of Munich, in Paramount's "The
Hitler Gang" Part of the collec-
ton is from the private chapel OF
an Italian cardinal and one holy
water receptacle of silver was
given to Farrow and his wife, Maui
reen O'Sullivan, as wedding pres
ent by John Mccormack.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25

Mrs Ed Small (of Smalrs Paradise
selves in Hot Springs Arkansas Fash The Joe Josephine Greaux
Yanceys anticipate Sir Stork The Club
usher In Duke Ellington March 30h Sepane Eingtonan
Ethel Waters and Maurice
Cafe Zanzibar Both
Toe Club Boston angling Deep Boys Sweegant
that National Newspaper
ard University celebrated Charter Day last Wednesday fine bit of
journalistic writing that by
day Evening Post Yonder the Trumpes Blown
the late William Allen White, the
worth mentioning OWendel
Negro Editor and Publisher "Thas God
airy n to March being National Negro
much activity the field much accomplished home abroad
advancement
of marked editors
fishers and the Negro Publishers
caed Negro Press Press Photo
Corporation and the Independent Press Service
press groups this space offers its
to bigger and better days. hoping too that all barriers will
the function OF the Negro will inspire youth
the field, to develop and expand it.
with Ma. Towles Orchestra starting April - Clarke
solid at keys Stables Emcee Willie
his draft board Benny Carter and Band with
soma bU last week at Loew State Apus Estraa scoring
Duke Eingons Band
in Cincnnai k..L.
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essarily incurred in the construc-
ton of permanent structures.
4. We recommend that not more
than 700 acres of the lands en-
braced in Oakley's state far mbe
used for the operation of a refor-
matory for delinquent Negro juve-
nils, the remainder of said farm to
be devoted to such other uses as
the Legislature may direct.
In conclusion, the entire COM
mittee is of the opinion that such
an institution is badly needed in
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25
MAKES HIM OVER

Renovation of a college square
into a campus "smoothie" is dem
onstrated by Betty Rhodes and
Johnnie Johnston when the singer
is transformed from a hayseed stu
dent into the college catch under
Betty's tutelage in Paramount's
musical, you Can't Ration Love-
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25
|Deferrnents Out
For Registrars
Aged Is to 26

All registrants of selective SER
vice, age Is to 26, employed in
industry will not be deferred for
occupations any longer. There is
an exception to this rule when
most unusual circumstances arise
where the local board and state
director of selective. service con-
cur in a short deferment for such
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25

three previous pictures, was given
her first starring role in it. The
film was Charles Quigley's first
role following his return to pic
lures after an absence of two years.
Robert Benchley inaugurated his
new acting-writing contract with
Paramount with his comedy assign
ment.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25

Mississippi, and we urge the board
of trustees to double its efforts to
secure necessary priorities to the
end that this institution may COM
mence operations in suitable build
ings as soon as possible.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25
THREE FIRSTS

Paramount's "The National Barn
Dance" provided three of its stars
with new "firsts" in their Holly
wood careers. Jean Heather, the
former University of Washington
drama student who had parts in
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25

boy Marie Kings kng Local draft boards
The Ink Spots unit with Ella
the Coote Williams Orchestra with
dancer Ralph Brown doing sock business
them close Lionel Hampton to
The Valley Gardens Arenas Hoyoke Mass March Phil
"ShoOShoo BABY
and Band sock in Los Angeles Pat Flowers for
the arwaves Former Orlando Robson Gill;
puh-enty weight Count Basic DIRK
lem Apollo Theatre Ceraldyne column
for FPS beginning week The Negro Aid Society,
their annual musical last Sunday the home of Mrs Katherine
Williams Jimmie Phillips is Haems A
sensation Smal Paradise And you stop this Naz)y
business buy and buy War Bonds -.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25

Recently Ted Chats his nickname, you know
penned us a letter telling of his ambition.
Believe it or not the with the accurate Sweet
Slumber' voice desires to enter into the haber-
dashery busness--in Jacksonville Florida. I. We
heard tell of that grand farewell cocktail party
rendered Ann Lewis, who soon leaves for the war
zones, by vivacous and talented Alberta Pryme.
Juanita Scott Ann Sewell, Ruby Smith, Ruth
Simms; song writer and composer ]. C. Johnson.
and merchant seaman Edward Martin. Alberta and
hubby, Bernard Archer, feted Miss Lewis in grand
manner Mrs. Davis, AIMS mother, was also pres
ent. .Zereda Pearson sponsored Afrika dance
at Racifal Hall Cupdav oord fror, M owl
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25

Forest I. Cpl. George Hatfield
of Fort Huachua, Ariz., and wife,
Mrs. Alice Hatfield, are the proud
parents of baby boy
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25

Cafe Society (Mdtown) . !. Peters Sisters fixture
at the Ruban Bleu Effie Smith scoring with
Erskine Hawkins al Hariem's Savoy :. /. Josh White
clicking at the Village Cafe Society Tops at the
Bway Ubangi-Hot Cha Drewi :. Teddy Hart
scoring with Ted Lewis and Band at the Hurricane
No. blues singer Lii Green (''In the Dark
mama, remember?) back with Tiny Bradshaw and
his Orchestra. Promoters seeking dates for this
combination that has always been on the groovy
side !. Maxine johnson a held-over at Cerutti's
-. Richard Kollmar last week withdrew from
early To Bed" to work on another musical,
"Dream With Music (. Andrew Dracula) Brun-
ner the payboy, insists that he is king Righto oil
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-25
I'VE BEEN
AROUND
BY. TED YATES

Born Indianapolis Indiana dppe Trevor Bacon who plays the
guitar and sings with the celebrated Lucky Mnder Orchestra
ha currently whammng Xcountry month will
haui bic oinh xih Tho cnl fiou
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-28
BY ROBIN CoONs

Filmland's record breaking 1913.
ii stork derby was roaring
bawling toward its Christmas fin.
ish line today, but Hollywood pro.
ducers were looking apprehensively
10 a New Year Of production seized.
ules disrupted by the bird.
Even as Maureen O'Hara and
Ruth Hussey returned to the cam.
eras this week. Ann Sothern was
awaiting summons momentarily 10
present child to 1t. Robert Sterl-
ing former actor.
Miss O'Hara. who bore Bronwyn
Bridget FitzSimons Price last juno,
returned for The Spanish Main.
while Miss Hussey. mother of
George Robert Longenecker. now
four months old. resumed in the
film Bedside Manner.
One more prominent film date is
on the stork list for the year
Orson Welles and Rita Haywortn
are expecting a Christmas bundle
Next years announced entrants
include Paulette Goddard wife Oi
Capt. Burgess Meredith. Hedy
LAMAR Mrs John LoderD and
Susan Hayward Mrs Jess Barker)
but the studios worry is over
those actresses who aren't telling
yet They we'll remember how long
Betty Cradle kept the secret of
Victoria Elizabeth James, born
last March.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-28

refugee. without political or mill
tary power, He entered upon nego-
tiations with the Shanghai bank
ers to establish a new government
at Marking, but money alone could
not suffice. He had TO have an
army. Ho Ying.chin was then In
Cheklang province with an army.
Had Ho Ying-chin stood by the
Communists, Chang Kai-shek could
not but have disappeared from his
tory, to be forgotten as such names
as Chi Shih-yuan or Sun Chuan-
fang, once famous, are now forgot
ten.
But Ho Ying-chin did join Chang
Kai-shek. e did supply him with
an army. He did. in time, attack
the pro-Communist forces. He has
backed Chang Kai-shek since then
in spite OF many provocations 10
deceive and betray him. Such 10y.
atty is not cast aside anywhere in
the world. AS long as Chang re-
mains at the helm, Ho will not be
far away by whatever title. ~
The real point OF the Chinese
situation is that the nationalist
government, headed by Chang Kali
shek. faces two perils. the Jananese
and the Russians and it is difficult
at times to decide which is more
dangerous. The so-ealled Chinese
Communist armies represent the
power Of a foreign country. Just
as Soviet Russia has imperialistic-
ally come into control Of five prov.
inces in northern Iran. so Russia
dominates vast area Of China.
Russia holds through an indeper nd
ent republic. most Of Mongolia
she absolutely dominates Chinese
Turkestan and the Chinese Com
mu@ist armies are in parts OF north
and northwest China and EN-
barrass Chiang's regime daily.
II the United States favors a
Chinese nationalist government
then Chang Kai-shek should be
supported and 1t should be left &c
his judgment how he handles his
situation. II the United States
wishes to support Russian policy
/ in China. Chang kaishek sho"ld
I be permitted TO fall and pro-Rus
sian puppet take his place. Blu,
! II makes no sense 10 support boil
because then we are only foment
ing civil war : China.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-28
sIFT STORY

Grand Rapids, Mich.-Detectives
investigating the Is day old disap-
pearance of Mrs, Jacqueline Waite,
pretty Is year old wife of a seaman
in service in the Pacific and mother
of six month old daughter, sifted
IS year old brothers story Of an
unwelcome caller for tangible clues
today. The boy, Theodore Mem
skcrn, told officers his sister twice
had refused to see man who
called at the apartment which
brother and sister shared prior to
her disappearance on Nov. II. He
said he did not know the callers
name.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-28
DREAM


Since Il costs not ling to dream,
let me indulge in one.
Our City Fathers sraciously re-
moved those legal obstacles which
had for SO long deferred humane
minded business men from invest
ing their idle capital i'm a beautiful
modern night club, complete with
teu.piece orchestra, soft lights. and
liquid refreshments for all tastes.
Our previously empty churches
are now filled to overlooking by
those God-fearing citizens who.
drawn by the irresistible spell Of
inspired eloquence. have flocked
to hear the Divines denounce this
latest brazen encroachment OF the
devil upon their spiritual domains
Their curiosity piqued the young
and young-minded are flocking to
get first hand glimpse of the dew.
lis handiwork and. il possible, a
glimpse of that awesome character
hinself-in the meantime enjoying
themselves immensely.
Our languishing colleges are fill.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-28
by Warren Howard

broke In L A. before and some
thing alwayo turned up. Anyway,
IL was great to feel ne could buy
ticket straight through. even II
he wasn't going to. II made him
feel independent.
II made him feel certain that he
had done the right thing in running
away from Talbot. He could have
laughed at all the gossip, II had
been amusing the first lay. and he
could have faced Russell, only Rus
sell hadn't come home that night.
He was sort of glad now. He would
have told Russell, Sure I Jumped
her into the weter. knew / was
getting crazy about her and she
was sort of laughing me clong, so
I dumped her and put an end to all
that"
He had waited up for Russell
that night, planning just how he
was going to say II and how much
he'd laugh when Rus looked seri-
Gus and upset, as he was bound
to be.
But ne hadn't slept well. and the
next day Mrs. Gander had been an
noying. Yet, 1t was something else
that had driven him away. He'd
found himself wanting to go see
how Anne was. That was nom
sense. OF course she was all
right They'd had DR.. Banning,
but that was Laura Reynolds
doing, Of course. Girls like Laura
had doctors for a toenail ache. And
she didn't like him either. She had
snapped at him as he carried Anne
into the house, Now hope you're
satisfied with what you've done!"
And he'd come right back with,
Sure I am. Vt was lots Of fun"
Still he hadn't run away from
Laura He even thought Cd Mrs.
Reyn bids wouldn't be too hard on
him. because she'd always been
ready to take his part quicker than
anyone in town. But seeing Anne
would be different. If she ordered
him never to speak TO her again,
that wouldn't be so bad. But sup
pose she smiled at him instead :?
That was the danger he couldn't
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-28
TheseDays5Hy f sE0 5"f {: 5of0I5R7
The Same Old China

The shift in the Chinese Cabinet Is
merely device OF complying with
American opinion without reality.
The Cabinet in China is OF no i'm.
portance. Chang Kai-shek is the
government and has been since
1921. Names appear and disappear,
but the Generalissimo is absolute
master OF his own house and while
the servants at the gate-ministers
Of state, generals and so on--may
impress foreigners. the Chinese
know who is the boss.
II is curious how often men
write and speak without under.
standing the peculiarities of Chi
nese affairs. Chen Li.fu was minis
ter OF Education: he has been re-
moved from that position and made
minister of Kuomintang affairs. So
the writer's and commentators an.
nounce that he was denoted. II Is
as though Stain were denoted
when he was made secretary-g gen
eral Of the Communist party and
came into actual control OF all the
effective agencies OF the Revolu.
ton. The kuomintang is the ped.
estal on which Chang Kai-shek
stands and Chen Li.fu's Job is to
see to it that it does not topple
over.
The same kind OF demotion was
handed General Ho Ying-chin. He
used to be minister of war and
ch.efofstaff Of the Chinese Army.
Thu head and master Of that army
is Chang Kai-shek; his right arm
is the chiefof-staff. The minister
Of war is fancy dressing without
power. SO Ho Ying.chin ceases 10
be minister or war but remains
chief-of-staff. He is exactly where
he was before he was denoted. He
was then second in command; he
is now second in command. And
IL has been so since 1885 when
Chang Kai.shek started on his ca
reer of control of the Chinese gov.
eminent.
In the spring OF 1927, Chang
Kai-shek came down the Yangtze
River TO Shanghai on a Chinese
/ gunboat, refugee from the Com
munists who had taken from him
/ control of the revolutionary gov
/ eminent established at HantoV
/ (Wuhan). Chang was. in effect, &