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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-11-25
.USO Travellers Aid
Expands Service

BY the appointment of Mrs. Hef-
tie Christmas as night hostess at
the u. S. 0. Travellers Aid Lounge
in the I. C. Station this unit is now
operating on twenty four hour
schedule
information Direction and Loung
hospitality is being offered to the
many service men and civilian
transients who pass through Jack :
son during the early morning hours.
Mrs. Christmas whose husband is
in the Army has been a volunteer
at the Lounge since Dec. 1913. At
the November meeting of the USO
Travellers Aid Volunteers plan for
the Christmas program were COM
pleted Gifts will be placed around
the Christmas tree and distributed
to the Christmas service men who
PASS through Jackson on Christmas
day. The general public is asked to
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-11-25
l.. ]. BROOKS INSURANCE
EXECUTIVE SPECIAL
CHAIRMAN =

The Kinds County Negro War
Finance Committee, with L. j.
Brooks, District Manager, Univer-
sal Life Insurance Company as
Special Chairman appeared ready
to carry out its purpose of promot-
ing a larger sale of War Bonds
among Negro business men, profess
sional men, and other independent
Negro workers, as the sixth War
Loan Drive got underway here
with a mammoth street parade
Monday morning.
At Sally Reynolds School Fri
day night a large group of volun-
teer workers witnessed the showing
of a Special War Picture released
and filmed by the Signal Corps
Service of the Army depicting many
stirring and bloody battle scenes.
After the showing of the picture
Judge w. L. Mhoon, registering the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-11-25
Boy Scouts
Mobilization Day,
Parents Night

Saturday morning, November IL,
an assembly of Scouts and Scout
ers gathered on the Fairgrounds OF
Jim Hill Public School, Dalton ST.,
and under the direction OF DIS
trict Commissioner A. L. Rice
rendered a competitive program.
Members of Troops 81, 50, SIS and
So participating. Knot tying, HUI
man tower building, Uniform Race,
Rope climbing, Bandaging and an
abbreviated Football game, were
the events followed with spirited
interest. Competitive fervor ran
high among the scouts and troops
represented and when the final
whistle blew honor awards were
distributed to Troops 81 and 81.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-11-25
CITY Federation OF Colored Women'S
Clubs Presents Trade Week Program
AT Parish Street Church Wednesday

prize. In addition the Baby win
ming the first prize will be present.
ed an 8x10 photo by the Editor OF
the Jackson Advocate.
Mrs. Ann Dexter, President OF
the City Federation, Mrs. L. A.
Smith, Mrs. Henry. l.. Denton,
Mrs. ]. S. B.. Lacey, are members
of the Committee appoint at the
Federation meeting Monday to be
in charge of the Baby Contest. Any
person wishing to enter baby
in the contest is advised to contact
one of these ladies sometime before
Sunday, Dec. 3rd. Mrs. L. A.
Smith is Chairman of the Commit
tee.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-11-25

The City Federation of Colored
Women's Clubs at its regular meet
ing Monday afternoon took over
the sponsorship of the Sixth War
Loan Baby Contest in cooperation
with the Negro Division of the
Kinds County War Finance Com
mittee
Under the plan which is an orr
ginal proposal OF, the War Bonds
Division of the U. S. Treasury the
largest possible number of babies
NAV be entered in the contest. The
winning baby is determined by the
number of Bonds bought in honor
of the baby. In the contest here
there will be two prizes A $50
Bond, first prize; $25 bond, second
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-11-25
PARENT NIGHT
MONDAY, NOV. Ii

Troop 81 held open house to
parents and visitors at the Pearl
Street Scout hut. There they were
presented with Charter and other
awards and in turn served a de-
lightful luncheon under the lead
ership of veteran Scoutmaster O..
c. Cypress assisted by mothers of
scouts. During the while Scouters
and visitors gave expressions of
commentator and approval to the
work being done and to the pro-
posed program for the coming
year.
3. P. Newman, reporter.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-11-25
Fighters Want
Most To Kill
laps In Pacific
Day And Night
They Transport
The Wounded

b, TECH. SGT. PAUL G. LONG
"a Marine Corps Combat Cores
pondent, formerly of the Chatta-
nOOga Times.)
PELELIU, Palau Islands-tDe-
layed-The Japs, entrenched on
the ridge in the toughest fighting
of this tough campaign, had all
the advantages.
For two days the veteran jungle
fighters of the First Marine Div1-
sion had pushed stolidly upward,
seeing their comrades killed and
wounded. Now they were dug in,
awaiting orders to advance again
y"Want to come out for a smoker?
A Negro Marine had crawled up
to a white comrade in arms. He
and the rest of his company OF
stretcher bearers were relieving
men at the front giving them a
break in the tension of front-line
combat.
PERFORM CALAMITY
In this campaign, these Negro
Marines have performed CALAMITY.
Day and night they have carried
wounded back to aid stations and
returned to the front with ammu-
milton and water Rough, precipitous
coral has made their job harder.
One 200-pound wounded fighter
apologized for his weight, but
they only smiled and CROPPED on
down the tortuous trail with him.
Often they went beyond the front
in search of wounded Marines.
But when the Negro Marines
wanted most was a chance to kill
the Japs.
This is the way 1t happened to
Ramey-Private First Glass r.. l.
Ramey, 81, Of Bluefield, w. v. A
wounded rif1eman fell forward
from an escarpment into gulch.
Without hesitation and Without
command, Ramey jumped headlong
to save him.
Come out of there" ordered a
captain "You haven't got
chance" I'm. coming out, Captain.
soon as l get this Marine, " replied
Ramey.
He brought back the Marine.
The captain recognized Raniey.
want to shoot jap, Ramey?"
GOT FIRST JAP
The captain pointed out snip
er's tree, and Ramey eagerly &C
cepted his Tommy gun. So it was
that Ramey got his first Jap.
Trained FOR combat, like all
other Marines, the Negroes know
how to use weapons. Their nom
commissioned officers saw to that,
just as they taught them to drill
so well that the Secretary Navy
and the Commandant of the Ma
rine Corps commended them at
their New River, N. c. training
base.
First Sgt. Nolan Marshall, 1U. OF
342l Baronne Street, New Orleans,
La, graduate of New Orleans Gill
Der Academy, helped organize this
extraordinary depot company
Systematically wedding out the less
apt recruits and replacing them
with the best men he could find.
Gunnery Sgt. Victor Kee, "a, OF
Is School Street, Newark, N. j.,
studied for three years at Morgan
State College, Baltimore, Md, be-
fore joining the Marine Corps.
CPL Clifford w. Stewart, 20, OF
2O96 w. 3Oth ST., Los Angeles,
Calf, played football at UCLA.
Several of the men are college
graduates. All are young, with an
average age of 81.
The Negroes have had 20 men
wounded. Some of the Negroes
stayed on the front lines as long
as 48 hours at a stretch.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-11-25

b, TECH. SGT. PAUL 6. LONG
"a Marine Corps Combat Cores
poudent, formerly of the Chatta-
nOOga TimeS.)
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21
VESTRY OF CHURCH OF
 HOLY TRINITY CHOSEN

The annual parish meeting Of the Church of the Holy Trinity was held in Trinity Hall Monday evening with the Rev. w. Robert Webb presiding. A large group Of interested members was present i'll spite of indictment weather.
 Matters of importance in connec- ton with the future plans of the church were discussed and the fol- lowing members were elected to the vestry; Harry Lea, Wellman Hol- brook, Brooks Hanford, Waino Hendrickson, Dr. w. w. White head Keith Wildes and Jack Flet- cher.
 Harry Lea was appointed Senior Warden of the Vestry, with We'll man Holbrook, treasurer; Brooks Hanford, Clerk; Waino Hendrick- son, property custodian; pr. White head, chief usher, and Wellman Holbrook, Jack Fletcher and Harry Lea members of the Finance Com mittee.
 Following the business meeting, an informal session was held and light refreshments were served.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21
RUSSIANS THROW HUGE FORCES IN
 LATvIAN BATTLE
0ermans Claim Soviet Winter Offensive Begun
 1900, 900 Nazis in Trap

LONDON, Nov. 21. - Red Army troops today closed in the north- ern escape route for enemy troops and rolled them back to the out skirts of Miskolc, Hungary's fifth city, as the Germans declared the Russians had opened their winter offensive far to the North, against 100000 Nazis pocketed in Western Latvia.
 Late reports from the front said German withdrawal from Miskolc appeared imminent. Nazi escape routes lie to the East and West. Miskolc. 85 miles Northeast of be- sieged Budapest. is already cut off. One Red Army column is engaged in battle on the outskirts of Eger, 22 miles Southwest of Miskolc.
 Russian front dispatches, said Berlin reports of the Latvian offen- sive, said the Russians have thrown huge infantry, tank, plane and ar tillery forces against the Germans on 30-mile front near Liepaja, one of two Baltic escape ports left to the Nazis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21
JAP HOMELAND ISLAND HIT BY SUPER,
ROTARY MEMBERS PLAN FOR SIXTH
 WAR LOAN DRIVE

Guest speaker at the Rotary luncheon this noon in the Baranof Hotel Gold Room, Al M. Nelson, travelling traffic representative for United Airlines, told Rotarians and guests there would be lots of travel to Alaska after the war. The people in the States want to go some place and they all have money, he said.
 Nelson was introduced by Ray Harrington of Pan American Air ways. Following Nelson's talk, liar rington gave part one of his voca- tional speech on the air transporta- tion business.
 It was decided to give buffet dinner and dance for Christmas and also a Rotarian children's party. Henry Harmon gave report on the Boy Scout reorganization work and again asked for volunteers for the toy project.
 Brigadier Chester O. Taylor was introduced as new member. Sgt. Bill Geddes was a guest at the lunch.
 Near the end of the meeting the committee for the Sixth War Loan was announced-Bob Martin, c. O. Taylor and Arthur Adams.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21
0RGANIzATI0N5D0 OWN CANvA5SING,
 WAR BOND DRIVE

The Sixth War Bond Drive opened sterday with a total quota of two and one half million dollars to be reached by Alaskan cities.
 The Juneau-Douglas quota has been set at $129,000 in series E bonds; $5O,00O in series other than E; and $160,0OO in corporations; a total of $335,O
 According to Jack Fletcher, Chairman of the Drive, various or ganizations will be requested to canvass their own members. There will be no solicitation, owing to the fact that Christmas is SO close at hand and the weather so un- settled. It is also unlikely that there will be the usual bond booths.
 However, it is expected that there will be keen competition be- tween Juneau business firms and organizations to turn in the great est number of bond sales.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21
DIM0ND FAV0RS RESEARCH WORK
 nnNF RY ARMY

Anthony J. Dimond told the House today
 Dimond said he was particularly concerned about supplies for men serving in Alaska. He complimented Quartermaster General Gregory for beginning preparations for modern izing supplies even before Pearl liar bor. When war draws to a close Congress should guard against a sweeping curtailment of the great research programs. such as those being conducted by the Quarter master General" he said.
 The Delegate asserted the study of clothing and materials, man and climate, continuing in close har- mony with American industry will not only keep our Army prepared in the future, but will increase the comfort, health, standard of living and security of the American peo- pie in what we hope will be a vast period of peace"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21
WAR LOAN DRIVE WILL BE OPENED
 BY GIRL SCOUTS

The Girl Scouts of Juneau and Douglas will open the Sixth War Loan drive for the Gastineau Chan mel area on Saturday afternoon, Mo- vember 25, it is announced by Jack Fletcher, drive chairman.
 Mrs. Donald c. Foster, representa- tive from the Methodist Episcopal Church on the Girl Scout Council, will have charge of the drive for the Scouts. Mrs. Foster will be as sisted by Mrs. Oliver Mansfield, who will expertly check all bond appli- cations so that bonds will be issued quickly, promptly and correctly.
 The intermediate troops of Ju- neau will meet on Saturdays with headquarters, through the courtesy of the hotel management, in the lobby of the Baranof hotel, where an attractive booth will be set up for their use.
 A part of the Scout program training is community and citizen ship responsibility. All members from all troops plan to participate and help make the Sixth War Loan drive a real success in Juneau. The various troops are wing with each other for the honor of selling the most bonds and stamps and it is hoped that friends of the various girls will arrange to make as great share of their purchases as pos Isible through their favorite Scouts. Troop No. 3, sponsored by the Martha Society of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. Richard Green as leader, will meet at the Baranof Hotel next Sat- urday, November 25, at 12:30 o'clock to open the drive officially for this area.
 Troop will conduct its selling on December 2, meeting at the Bar anof Hotel at the same hour This troop is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary and is led by Mrs J. H. Likens.
 Troop No. sponsored by the Re- bekah Lodge is lead by Mrs. Alice l Thorne and Mrs. Earl Cleveland This troop will meet at the Baranof cn December g at 12:30 o'clock.
 The newest Scout troop, sponsor ed by St. Margaret's Guild and led by Mrs. B. Johnson and Mrs. Earl D. McGinty, will sell bonds and stamps on December 16. The time and place of meeting will be the same as for the other troops. Troop No. of Douglas will of- ficially open the drive there under the direction of leaders Mrs. Edwin Johnson and Mrs. David James The place of meeting will be an- nounced to the troops by the leaders
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21
TANKS FIGHT
 INTYpH00N,
 LEyTE ISLE
With Winds, Walls of Rain Hdmmering Them, Am-
 eriCans Press On
By DEAN SCHEDLER Associated Press War Correspondent


 MacARTHUR'S HEADQUART- FRS IN THE PHILIPPINES, Nov 21-Lashed by the third typhoon of the Leyte Island campaign, mud begrimed American infantrymen fought off new Japanese counter attack and continued with armor- led pressure to close their grip around trapped enemy remnants on northern Ormoc corridor, Head quarters reports.
 Fierce winds and walls of rain hammered fighting fronts and dis rupted communications and chal- leneged Leyte-based American air men, who nevertheless took to the air for offensive and defensive ac- ton.
 Grim American infsntrymen of the 32nd Division are making "steady progress" reducing strongly fortified Japanese positions near Lioon on the northern end of Leyte's Ormos corridor. The American road block across the Ormoc highway, south of Limon, still holds despite a heavy Japanese attack by the Im- perial First Division, aided by ar tillery and armor, which is attempt ing to break through the trap en- folding them around Limon.
 
 The Yanks repulsed anothe' counterattack west of the Ormoc roa where a three -hour bloody bat was reported in yesterdays com munique.
 Leyte-based fighters attacked en- emy communications, lines and in- stallations throughout the corridor and 35 enemy fighters and dive bombers Intellectually raided Am erican positions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21
JIGGS DINNER TO BE
 GIVEN MONDAY NIGHT

An American Legion Jiggs din- ner will be given November 27 at 6 o'clock in the Odd Fellows Hall, with comm a nder Les Sturm Tn charge.
 Following the dinner an interest," ing program will be presented, feat uring kodachrome slides illustrating the location and construction of the Alaska Highway in 1922 and AS. They will be presented by Jean Even, who was Design Engineer of the Whitehorse Division, Public Roads Administration, during that time. The program is the most comprehensive story of this great engineering epic, and includes scenes of the project from beginning to end. Other entertainment will also be provided, including musical numbers.
 The affair, for men only, is open to the public.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21
(By CHARLES McMURTRY) (U. F. War Correspondent

UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS. PEARL HARBOR, Nov. 21--In the Fourth strike in force this month at the Manila area, United States carrier planes, Saturday, destroyed a total of 118 Japanese planes and set fire to two large cargo ships and one large oil tanker, Admiral Nimitz announced.
 Only light Japanese opposition was encountered as the carrier planes raked shipping and airfield targets. Ten planes were downed in the air and eight others de- stroyed by fighters. near the Am erican carriers, and 100 were de- stroyed on the ground. This in- creased to 73l the total of enemy warplanes destroyed by Navy forces, in the air and on the ground, in the Philippines this month.
 Nimitz also announced new raids by land -based aircraft, ranging from the Kuriles to equatorial Nauru on November IT and 18. Suribachi in the Kuriles was among the targets.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21
p-TA HOLDS SECOND
 MEETING LAST NIGHT

The second meeting of the new Juneau Parent-Teacher Association was held last evening in the High School Auditorium, with a large number of members and friends in attendance.
 Interesting talks were given by Mrs Harold Smith and Dr. James c. Ryan. Mrs. Smith outlined the history and purposes of the P-TA, and the Commissioner of Educa- tion explained the value and mo- tiyes of the present-day educational system
 Mrs. Pharobee Oliver, popular singer, gave two numbers, followed by Richard Peter, who entertained the group with comic and dramatic impersonations
 Cake and coffee were served by the refreshment committee at the close of the program
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21
HINES AND O'(0NN0R
 BACK FROM KET(HIKAN


 Frank w. Hynes, Regional Di- rector of the Fish and Wildlife Service, and Jack O'Connor. Game Management Supervisor, have re- turned from a two weeks trip to Ketchikan, Wrangell and Peters burg, aboard the Scoter.
 MT. Hynes presided at formal hearings for fishermen in those cities, while MT. O'Connor attended several game sessions. J. Steele Culbertson, Fisheries Supervisor who accompanied the party to Ket- chikan, continued to Seattle to at tend the hearings now being con- ducted there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21
BABY BOY FOR ALTERS

Word has been received from Ketchikan that MT. and Mrs. Amos J. Alter are parents of new baby boy, born November IT.
 Alter is P A. Sanitary En- gineer CR) with the Territorial Department of Health, formerly in Juneau, but transferred to Ketchi- kan a few months ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21
PLANES IN
 4TH STRIKE
 ON MANILA
Over 100 Nip Airudft De- stroyed-Fires Set 10 Car
 go Ships and Iankers

BULLETIN - WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l--Superfortresses in heavy strength hit the Jap homeland island of Kyushu again today. Gen. Hap Arnold, as Command ing General of the 20th Air Force, made the brief announce ment with the promise of more information "whcn further de- tails are available"
 The Tokyo radio reported that 70 or 80 American Supcrforts struck in two waves in the Naga- saki and Omuru areas of west crn Kyushu Island in southern Japan.
 Broadcasts asserted that IA Superforts were downed and Ii damaged. The c0mmunique said that four Jap interccptors are missing.
 The huge Omuru aircraft fac tory on the southernmost part of Kyushu was blasted by the Superforts.
 Adverse weather diverted part of the mission from operating as a large force, which resulted in two other strikes, one on the docks of Ranking and the other at Shanghai against military and storage trans-shipments.
 The communique said 20 Jap interceptors were shot down and IS probably damaged. This is tho first time the Supers have en- countered fighter plane opposi- ton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21

LONDON, Nov. 21. French armor swinging north up the Rhine has reached the outskirts of Null house and perhaps has already en- tered the industrial city of 97,000, in swift exploitation of the Belfort breakthrough which undercut the whole collapsing German stand in the Vosges.
 Belfort, the bypassed city guard ing the Rhine, was captured, Eisen- hover disclosed in calling for ever increasing pressure until victory. Six Allied armies heaping on this pres sure are quickening their pace as the U. s. Seventh and Third armies are swarming eastward in the other blade of the French-American scis- sors. .-AFss &
 Berlin said that Seventh Army troops have broken into Sarrebourg a rail and highway junction 32 miles from the Rhine, while the armor of the Third Army, farther north wheeled deeper into the Saar Basin
 An unconfirmed Swiss report saio that the French are attempting to bridge the Rhine southeast of Mul- house, and an assault was reported underway at Mulhouse itself.
 At the north end of the front beyond Aachen, American and Brit ish armies cut through fierce Ger man opposition within some three miles of the Roer River, the last natural defense barrier short of the Rhine near Cologne.
 British troops in southeastern Hol- land are eliminating the Nazis on the west bank of the Maas before Venlo gateway to the Ruhr.
 In the battle area east and north east of Aachen, American First and Ninth armies and the British Sec ond Army pushed their lines slowly toward Cologne, approximately 2e miles beyond American vanguards and the Rhine, but failed to stor the Allied drive to crack the Reich's strongest defenses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21
BIBLE READING PROGRAM
 IS BEING STARTED HERE

In cooperation with the American Bible Society, which is sponsoring a Nationwide Bible Reading pro- gram from Thanksgiving to Christ mas, the local Seventh-Day Ad- ventist Church at a recent meeting voted to promote this work.
 To assist those who would like to have help in understanding their Bibles, the Home Mission Depart ment of this church has pal5e available free helps on val phases of Bible subjects. Taese helps have been left at the Als Bible House on the corner of Sc ond and Main Streets, and will Se given free to all who call for thefn while the supply lasts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21

STAFF HEADQUARTERS OF THE AMERICAN EXPEDITION AIRY FORCES, Nov. 21 = Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower declared to- day that his plan of future opera tions is to increase pressure stead- fly all along the western front until the Germans are crushed and to do this, greater supplies are necessary.
 The Supreme Commander on the Western Front said: 'I want more supplies than we are get ting, and I think the soldier wants more than he is getting, both now and in the future.
 ITO get peace, we've got to fight like hell for it. Now, let's do it," he added.
 Eisenhower appeared as fit as ever after a tour of all parts of the fighting zone. He said he was especially happy over the French breakthrough to the Rhine.
 No single instance has pleased me so much in long while as the capture of Belfort by the gallant French Army and its reaching the Rhine" Eisenhower said.
 The General declined to predict when the war would end, and said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-11-21
BARTLETT IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Nov. 21-Aside from the fact that Delegate-elect E. L. Bartlett believes the influx of people to the Northland will be too heavy for accommodations there, yet he has no worries about the future of Alaska.
 Bartlett is a visitor here to listen to some of the proceedings at the hearings on the Indians fishing claims in Alaska. He is to confer with members of the Seattle Cham Der of Commerce, Alaska Commit tee, and then go to Washington, D. C., to confer with other Alaska officials before they leave. I'm on my way now to help prepare for postwar expansion in Alaska" he said.
 He eclared he is "unequivocably and lalterably opposed to ap- e.oVal of the Indian claims in sectol of Alaska"