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the status quo" prevented keeping
faith with the Unknown Soldier and
his comrades.
Speaking on the same program
with Mr.. Scheiberling, Mrs. Charles
B. Gilbert. national president Of the
American Legion Auxiliary, asserted
that the uncertain glory" of an
armistice would not be accepted
after this war. I'VE shall demand
and get a real peace" she declared
Pennington Places Wreath.
Lee r. Pennington, District of Co.
lumbia Department commander of
the Legion. introduced Mr.. Schei-
berling at the ceremonies in the
Ampitheater and later placed a
wreath at the Tomb of the I'm
known Soldier on behalf of the
local Legion department.
Before the services at Arlington a
brief ceremony was held at the Dis
trict World War Memorial in West
Potomac Park. where wreaths were
placed by Comdr. Pennington and
c. Russell Rafferty,, grand chef of
the Forty and Eight.
Armistice Day ceremonies were
conducted yesterday in the Com
merce Department auditorium by
the Departments Legion Post.
South Trimble, jr., solicitor for the
department, delivered a brief ad-
dress and period of silence was
observed after the sounding of taps.
Services today will include the
placing of a wreath at the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier by the
Daughters OF America at 2 pm.
Representative Bryson, Democrat of
South Carolina, will make the prin-
cipal address.
The ORGANIZED Bible Glass Asso-
citation will hold exercises at 3 pm.
today at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier. DR.. Page NICK. Etchison,
association president, and Elton
Brown, program chairman, will
place wreath. DR.. Frederick E.
Reissig executive secretary of the
Washington Federation of Churches,
will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12

election to the Senate and one Re-
publican, D. Worth Clark of Idaho,
was defeated in primary.
North Cardinals Bob Reynolds
did not run, and Senators Walsh of
New Jersey, Jackson of Indiana and
Weeks of Massachusetts,, who were
appointed to fill vacanies, were not
Senatorial candidates.
1t was reported that Senator
Walsh, who heads the slum clear
ance and rehousing subcommittee
will remain in the Senate until at
least December S, when the New
Jersey CanvaSssing Board makes its
election report, and Senator Weeks
| is expected to serve until the new
Congress meets.
The House District Committee
loses but two of its 81 members
Representatives Rohrbough of West
Virginia, and Rowe of Ohio, both
Republicans.
Counsel May Be Named.
The return of Senator Bilbo also
may decide the date for appoint
ment of a full-time clerk for the
District Committee, if not a coun-
sci. Long ago, Senator Bilbo an
nounced the selection of James
Ora Day, United States attorney
for the northern district of Mis-
sissipph- as the new committee
counsel, but though Senator Bilbo
became committee chairman last
February, Mr.. Day yet has not taken
Office.
District bills awaiting Senate &C
ton are the House-approved meas
ures to raise the exemption limit
on punishment of wages and to ban
assignment of wages: to authorize
designation of deputies for Health
Off1cer, Rutland to sign papers for
removal of human bodies when he
| is not available; to place the ap-
pointment of notaries public in the
District with the Commissioners to
relieve the President and the JUS
tice Department of routine opera
tons: to put restaurants in Gov
eminent buildings under the same
sanitary laws as applies to private
restaurants. and to authorize an
annual appropriation of $4,000 from
District funds to permit grants up
to 5000 year to each child, 16 to
81 years old, resident here for five
years, of any deceased veteran OF
this or the World War, as an aid
to education.
Added to these are two important
inauguration bills to provide for
the quartering of troops brought
here for the ceremonies and to
authorize permits for stands and
other arrangements.
Important measures which are
not expected to get action in the
old Congress, but which may come
up for committee study. are the
McCarran "home rule" bill for a
council-manager form of govern
ment here, which has received sub
committee approval but which faces
opposition from Southern Senators;
the McCarran bill to create a new
water authority to represent the
! Federal and District governments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12

place NE, and the other car by
Horace ]. Donaldson Of 20 Dewall
street, Suitland, Md.
Three nearby Maryland youths
were injured and two others
escaped injury yesterday when
their car overturned at Grace
Church road and Georgia avenue
Silver Spring, after q tire blew out
Montgomery police reported.
Boy Listed as Driver.
Those treated for injuries at the
Washington Sanitarium, Takoms
Park, were Donald K. Hollis, 16. OF
405 Chestnut avenue, Takoma Park
listed by police as the driver; Nancy
l.. Dixon, 818 Thayer avenue, Silver
Spring, and Buddy Hodges. 10 Let
avenue, Takoma Park.
The two who were uninjured were
listed by police as Mauren Doherty
IA, OF 1904 Nolte avenue, Silvel
Spring, and Glenn Minton, Is, o.
1875 Grant avenue, Takoma Park.
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Two Persons Killed
In Traffic Accidents;
Year 5 Toll Up 10 Is

Two more persons. were killed in
trafhc accidents yesterday, bringing
the total to 70 in the District this
year. This compares with 10 at the
same time last year, police reported
yesterday. Both OF the latest VIC
Tins died within half an hour of
each other at Casualty Hospital.
Miss Marie L. Hunt, about IS, OF
Is E street NV, an employee Of the
General Accounting Once for the
past IA years. was struck by bus
driven by William E. Matthews, 40
of 500 Elliott street NE, about lis
pm. as she was crossing North Capt.
toll street at E street. She died
about 1915 pm.
Approximately Is minutes later
William Wiegmann, u, of 5718 Fifth
street NV, died of injuries received
when struck by a car driven by Will
liam d. Norton, 81, OF Sill Upshul
street, Mount Rainier, Md, as hi
was crossing K street at Sixth street
Ne. ABOUT pm.
Worked Nights In Market.
Mr.. Wiegmann. a native Of Ger.
many and a naturalized citizen, hac
been working Saturday nights at thu
New Center Market, Fifth and X
streets NV. He formerly operated
a grocery store in the District.
Mrs. Nanette B. King, 81, of 80.
Fiftieth avenue, Capitol Heights
Md, suffered bruises and liberation.
to the right knee, hip and ankle
when the cab in which she was rid
ing collided with an automobile al
Fourteenth street and Florida ave.
nue. NV. yesterday afternoon. Shit
was admitted to Casualty Hospital
Police said the cab was driven BY
Leroy Green, %, colored, 1924 Gault
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to settle the old ct-Virginia
boundary issue and to apply Dis
trict laws to Federal territories in
nearby Virginia
On the House side, also awaiting
decision, is the bill to strip the
Welfare Board of its administrative
functions and vest them in the
Commissioners.
The Commissioners are hoping
for action on the bills to authorize
appropriations for the Metropolitan
Police Band. There is a determined
campaign for the bill TO have the
District buy Villa Rosa to perpetuate
the Children,s Museum, but its pros
poets are held to be slim.
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Carload of Gold Ore
Gives War Chest 81, 324

BY the Associated Press.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, Nov. II
Gold ore-a carload Of it-en-
riched the War Chest fund by 81 1924
here today.
The third time carload OF gold
ore was given away for charitable
purposes, this years donation was
made by the Golden Cycle Corp.
the United Gold Mines Co. and the
Cresson Co.
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OFF ON AERIAL TOUR-A group of correspondents
leaving National Airport press ndoctrination tour of
Air Transport Commands North Atlantic On the
ladder William Shipper r aviation editor of The Star
In the doorway OF the plane ueft to right Capt Fred
Koupal pilot 1t. B. p Henderson, ATC,
Mason r of Army Public Relations Standing ground
to right John u Terrell NewSweek magazine;
sidne International Moore United Press
Watson Davis Science Service Kneeling Edson
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Young to Speak Tuesday

Commissioner John Russell Young
will address the Purchasing Agents
Association of Washington Tuesday
evening at dinner at the May
flower Hotel. Representatives Of
the British and Russian Purchasing
Commissions also will be guests.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-06-17

In the plethora of front-line news
dispatches that have been constant
" hammered since last week out on
a battery of teletype machines and
carefully observed by the Associat-
ed Negro Press, little detail has
come through on the landings and
drive inland, or of the makeup of
forces engaged in the major opera
ton. Even less has been said re-
garding participation of Negro
soldiers.
OBTAIN PICTURE
But a continuing series of back
ground conferences and discussions
of tactical operations with officials
of the various branches has enabl-
ed the AMP, at this early date, to
give picture of what has happened
thus far. Those finding have been
supplemental by dispatches that
gave cues.
Elements of the a11ied expedition
airy force had been deployed
throughout a typical 300 mile area
contiguous to the French coast
which was to be che point of ini-
tial contact. Negro soldiers, of which
there were an estimated 10000 or
more in the European Theater OF
Operations, had established new
system of telephone exchanges and
lines were set up in this area. In
one section alone they laid down
three new landing fields and ex-
tended seven more for the air force
LIST CHARACTER
The character of these soldiers
is known to have been quarter
master, air force ground crews,
service troops and some anti-air-
craft.
When H-Hour arrived, airborne
troops were flown over the channel,
heavy bombardment by naval
guns was laid down to knock out
enemy installations, and under this
whitening fire waves of Rangers
and Commands began to go
ashore from landing barges. These
first fighters carried with them as
light weapon as possible.
Gradually, heavier weapons were
brought in by Negro quartermas-
ter outfits and service troops. Engi-
neers were going in simultaneously
to begin cleaning up the mess. 1t
was the responsibility of the as
sault troops to dislodge the enemy
from gun positions. At the same
time, the paratroopers were cut
ting communication lines behind
the enemy. A heavy umbrella of
allied aircraft, meanwhile, afford
ed protection to all these danger
Gus operations and prevented the
enemy from bringing up support too
quickly.
MOVE IN SUPPLIES
Supplies in larger quantities have
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Doctors And
Dentist Turn
Down Offers
Community Is
Left Without
Any Professionals

NEW ORLEANS-(ANP)- Negro
professionals who were recently
beaten and run out of New iberia
La, respected this week overtures
from white business leaders TO re-
turn to their former homes. The
rejection is based upon their gen.
eral feeling OF insecurity, investi-
cation revealed.
According to firsthand reports
of the situation that has caused
national attention to be directed at
the inhuman treatment against Leo
Hardy, DR.. Louis H. Williams, DR.,
Ina C Pierson and Herman G
Faux. the whole of New Iberia in
general and the masses in particu-
lar are feeling the result of that
un-democratic event on May Is, 16
and II. Drs. H. Dorsey and Harold
Cornelius Scoggins are said II
have left the town a few days later,
leaving the people without a COL
ord physician to attend to the Ills
CT the colored citizens.
OFFICIALS BEHIND MOVE
Aftidavits signed by some of the
whipping victims show that they
we're not run out of town nor fore
ed to leave by a hungry blood
thirsty mob but by some officials
of the parish They also refute
the charge that the establishment
of a welding school to train colored
citizens to make ships for the all
out war effort was the basic cause
for the trouble.
There are many angles that come
into the affair. DR.. Scoggins for
stance, who operated drug store
with more than 20 per cent of his
trade white, and as a medical
practitioner with more than "a pei
cetn of his practice white, did
more than $1,000 monthly business
with large business houses in his
operations. Still another angle that
enters the strange ostracism CT
these men is the case of DR.. Pier
son. He was instrumental in or
ganizing credit union of which Is
president. The union was organized
to aid members to brrTow money at
a normal rate rather than at the
high 30 per cent charged by local
Continued on Back Page
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-06-17
Local Negro POLICEMEN
Face Federal Charge
For Fleeing State

Local Negro Policy men writers,
pick-ups checkers, fronts, who fled
the state. to avoid appearance be-
fore the grand jury and to avoid
testimony in court few days
ago v. h n the Kinds County
CIR a n Jury, and County
Attorney MCGOWAN began de-
termined effort to b r k-up
the million dollar local policy rae
ket Will be faced with possible
federal prosecution, according to
reports as the trial of A. L. Clark,
reported owner of the Liberty
Wheel, white, ended with verdict
CT guilty as charged here last
Friday.
Clarence Graves, we'll known Far
ish Street Barber, who fled the
state, and who is reported to have
been arrested several times for op-
Grating a policy in his bar
hersnor on North Parish ST.,
arrested in Chicago by h e
FIJI was returned to t h city
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-06-17
s. c. Graduate Still Being
Held Without Charge In
Burglary Assault Case

ton.
Reports that the youth was being
held incommunicado proved with
out foundation when relative sta
ted that he had been talked to by
another relative while in jail, who
stated that the youth stoutly
maintained his innocence. The re-
lative also stated that the mother
of the attempted assault victim had
been permitted to see the youth
but declined to point him out as
the guilty person.
According to reports, President
John Long of Southern Christian
Institute had also talked to the
youth several times and had offer
ed his fullest assistance to the
family. In the meantime, the youth
has been transferred to the Kinds
County Jail for further outcome
of the case, which may be heard
later this week depending upon the
action of Atty. Hugh Barr Miller,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-06-17
Cooper Granted
New Trial In
Struts Trial

In a decision handed down early
this week the State Supreme Court
reversed and remanded, and order
ed a new trial in the case of r. G,
Cooper, Well-known local cafe own
er, who was convicted of manslau-
ghter and sentenced to 20 years in
the state prison. when tried on a
charge of murder, in connection
with the shooting to death of his
son-in-law, Hosea Suits last year,
Suits, the son of the wealthy
Yazoo County Gilman, who a few
months before his death had mar
ried one of Cooper's daughters.
was shot to death at the Cooper
home at Rose and Lynch Street
during family fight, when he went
to the home allegedly to obtain
some personal belongings following
a short estrangement with his wife.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-06-17

last week, and released on Bond of
100000 after testifying in the
case, Jesse Travis who left the city
but did not leave the state was re-
leased on Bond of 5000 after testi-
tying in the case.
According to reports, II. V.
Vaughn, owner and operator OF
Vaughns Shoe Shop, corner Far
ish ST., also alleged to have operat-
ed policy station in connection
with mis- business, and his assistant
William Tyler, who fled the state
are reported to be fighting their
return here, after being arrested by
the FBI in Chicago.
Meanwhile, Ebert Topp, who is
reported to have been the most
important Negro in the racket here
and Will Henderson, who had been
arrested several times in connection
with the racket, who also IS re-
ported to have fled the state, are
reported to be the subjects OF
widespread search by the FBl.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-06-17
I'ougaloo College
Celebrates IS
Years Service

TCUGALOO, Miss. - The COM
mencement excuses of Tougaloo
College which we're brought to a
close here last week were uni
Quely and appropriately designed to
commemorate its severty-five years
o. continuous and progressive SER
vice The season opened with the
commencement sermon by Presi-
dent j. l.. Cross, the theme of
whose discourse vils the story of
David and Goliath, which was ap-
propriately applied to the comment
oration of the seventy-five years
accomplishments of the college.
A special anniversary program
was held Sunday evening, May %,
feature of which was a view of
Old Tougaloo College, given by its
Oldest LIVING student. Mrs. l.. B.
Burrage, rs of the class OF 1881
Mr.. George M. White, secretary of
the Board of Missions of the Con-
gregational Church of New York
was the principal speaker.
Mr.. william j. faulkner, Dean of
the Chapel of Fisk University de-
livered commencement address,
His subject v'3s, f" Building for a
New World" in which he stressed
the Importance of physical fitness.
a cultivated mind and the ability
to think logically as essentials in
being able to participate in the
Lew building program.
Scholarship prizes were awarded
the following students: Lydia K.
Johnson Ida Mae Wesley, Henry
Topp, Dorothy Oliver, Armatha
Thompson, Beverly Robinson, a d
Benjamin vines, Mrs. Lucille
Frice, Of Jackson, Magma Cum
Laude, took the highest honors OF
the graduating class.
President Gross announced t n e
Alumni Living Endowment Fund
had reached S2,3O4.GO The fund for
n w girls dormitory as
SO. 24407, with $12.762.29 in cash,
$25, COCO to come from the Ameri,.
CONTINUED on Back Page)
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Black AirInen
Down Five Nazi
Planes Over |taly
Group Under
Command Of
Col. B. 0. Davis, Jr.
BY HARRY S. McALPN
Washington Bureau of the Atlantis
Daily World and NNPA

Od1Iy ttoIIu dhu I<INH n
WESTINGHOUSE an air battle
with 20 Nazi planes. Negro fighter
group under command of Colonel
Benjamin o. Davis, Jr., sent five
of the 20 crashing to the ground ac-
cording to a war Department an
nouncement Saturday.
Fighters flying new 1'hunderbolts
we're escorting bom,oers of the 18th
Air Force bound for Munich.
First Lieut.. Melvin T. Jackson,
Of WaTenton, Va, the ace of the
one each we're Second Lieut.. Fred
erick A. Funderberg, of Philadel-
action, bagged two Nazis. Getting
phia, and Second Lieut.. Wendell 0.
Pruitt of ST. Louis. Mo.
First Lieut.. Charles M. BusSey of
Los Angeles, and Second Lieut..
Willie Greene, of Staunton, Va,
together shared credit for the fifth
Na2i.
This fighter group which went
overseas about a wear after the
Goth Fi~hter Squadron had DlaZed
the trail for Negro fighter pilots
Continued OF page y
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-06-17
BIT
HARRY S.
McALPIN
WHITE HOUsE
RESPG EMIT
FOR
Atlanta Daily
HorId & K.k.P.A.
"D-Day" Was A
Dark Day For us

ALL OF WASHING TON. except
the newspaper men and women,
and in fact all of America stopped
sometime during the day of inva-
sion-"D" day-in Difference to the
history making occasion Of h I
forces of liberation launching the
attack against the hordes serving
greed, racial supremacy and OPP
preston.
Schools suspended activities while
the occasion was observed in silent
prayer. Sports events throughout
the nation were cancelled Or post
poned. In many localities the bars
ard grills were closed, and no
drinks were sold. Even RenoS
gambling clubs closed in tribute.
Freedom, justice and democracy
were On the march! All else
paused to give the right or
way.
Twelve thousand American work
ers at the Wright Aeronautlcal
corporation in Lockland. ONO,
Continued on Back Page
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Showdown Is
Expected To
Be This Week

this year vote for the war and OPP
Grafton of the government, the
NAACP today vigorously urged the
Senate Appropriations Committee
to vote favorably on the FEPC
item in the National War Agencies
Appropriation Bill for 1915.
Surely the most intranSignent
Negrophobe cannot begrudge this
pittanca for maintenance of an
gency to make industrial democracy
slightly more of reality t h e
NAACP stated to the Senate. Were
Congress to devote Its full time
and talents to devising the most
effective means of still further
lowering (the) morale of tenth
of the population it could not find
any better method than DESTROYING
the FEPC' which is almost alone. :.
in giving hope to minorities,
particularly the Negro, OF assist
ance in obtaining employment in
war plants" the TELEGRAM stated.
RESPONSE RESULTS
The NAACP action coupled with
personal visits by Walter White
and Leslie Perry brought prompt
the Senate Senator Elmer Thomas
response from some members OF
oklahoma in a personal inter-
view and later ina telegram assur-
ed the Association that he is SUP
porting full appropriation for the
FEPC." Senator James M. Mead OF
New York wired rest assured my
continued support FEPC appropria-
tions." Miss Eva Adams, secre-
tary to Senator Pat McCarran OF
Neveda. te.egraphed that ''Seno-
tor McCarran has wired from Ne
Continued on Back Page
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YOUTH STOUTLY MAINTAINS
INNOCENCE


JACKSON, Miss.-Albert Ericsson
Lee, age II, a graduate of the Class
of 1914 of Southern Christian In
stitute during the commencement
exercises held at the institution
during the week of May 25th, after
spending a period of four years as
a resident student there, was still
being held in jail here, early this
week. without formal charge, and
without preliminary hearing, fol-
lowing his arrest here Tuesday
night, May 9Th for investigation
of burglary and attempted criminal
assault of a young white girl. The
youth who had been in the city
only since TIE close of the institu-
ton was living in the home of a
sister, Mrs. Annie Wells, 1876 West
Elm Street His father is Rev Fred
Lee, of Georgetown Addition. His
mother is Mrs. Mary Ericsson Jen-
kins, who lives near Madison Sta
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-06-17
Kinds County Negro Division
Announces Final Plans As
5th War Loan Drive Starts

my.
The following detectives were
presented by the chairman of the
group. Cd That most of our effort
in this drive should be devoted to
house toulouse canvassing and
making personal contacts. (2)That
supplementary efforts made through
the churches, clubs, etc.. to mott
vate the purchase of war bonds.
90 That several special projects be
promoted such as, teas, street dam
ces, auctions, etc., to round out our
efforts. 1t was suggested that the
ministers of churches give at least
five minutes of their time each
Continued on Back Page)
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Youthful Brothers Given Four Years
In Assault And Battery Case

to serve four years in the state
penitentiary.
The youth were indicted on a
charge of assault and battery with
intent to kill committed against a
white restaurant owner of Terry.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-06-17
Seek Return OfMen
Driven From 7ovn
100 Year Old Vet
of TOo Wars Seeks
Job In This One

KANSAS CITY, Mo. June
(ANP)-"I fought in the Civil
war and the Spanish American
war and there is no reason why
1 shouldn't work i'm this one"
declared 100-year- Green
Young when doctors said he was
a bit below par for work at the
Pratt Whitney engine plant,
Friday.
The centenarian came here
from his home i'm Holden, Mo.
He said his first &c years were
spent as a slave i'm Lexington, Ky