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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-14
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North Carolina has one out OF
every 80 Of the USO units which
are in operation, according to a
report from the National War Fund
received yesterday by officials Of
Wilmington Community War Chest.
OF the more than 5000 units
scattered from Alaska to Brazil
ard from Newfoundland to Hawaii,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-14

Martha Washington is the only
woman whose portrait has appear
ed on the paper currency of the
United States.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

meaning they never knew before
II they have ncurotic tendencies,
they are ripe for the fears Of chrome.
phobia.
The smartest, most rational women
go into war work, keep busy. But for
some women. the phobia OF time
hangs like a mantle about them.
For persons who fear time and the
future. Or. Russo suggests the story
of The Grandfather's Clock"
"The pendulum OF n large hall
clock one day decided TO stop ticking
it had been contemplating the great
amount Of work it had TO do, having
TO tick to eternity, and felt that the
task was more than it could face.
Its strike held up the motion OF
the other parts, and a consultation
was held. After much argument they
convinced the pendulum that it should
not contemplate eternity since il did
not have 10 tick for eternity.
"All it was asked TO do was tick
once a second, which it admitted was
not too much TO ask If il did this.
time would take care of itself"
Contemplating a long stretch Of
time is an evil, says DR.. Russo. II
any woman thinks OF herself as serv-
ing a time sentence" while her man
is off to war, let her consider that
she is not being asked 10 serve this
sentence all at once. but merely 10
put in only one day at time, TO live
only one day in "a hours.
The best advice to make time pass
quickly is to keep busy
Long range plans and a profound
contemplation of the future are neces.
sary for nation, and for individuals
i'm a normal world. But 10 a woman
who is a widow" for the duration,
the less she thinks of time the better
off she will be.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

be the wife returns TO her parents
home. She tries 10 get a job. All
these adjustments help in the transit
ton period.
In the case of a prisoner, DR.. Russo
points out
There is always hope. The de-
Tense attorney can still appeal the
case; friends and relatives can try
to intercede with political powers;
there are always writs and applica.
tions for clemency. All of these give
hope false hopes but still hopes
to the inmates"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

When the cracking point comes the
inmate suffers chronophobia. What
he really fears is time.
In the same way. some women,
whose men are off to war, reach a
breaking point.
Their future is indefinite. Time
for them is standing still until their
men return. They too are under
Sentence" for the duration with the
added uncertainty that neither they
nor anyone-knows how long that
sentence will be.
Time takes on a new meaning, a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

To the woman on
the home front there
is hope, too. She
hopes that Hitler will
fall dead, or that the
war by some miracle
Will end quickly. Or
that her h u 5 b a n d.
sweetheart or son will
be stationed in a non
combat post, or that
ne will be discharged.
Or. Russo. now Pro
fcSSor of Psychology
at Rider College. Tren-
ton, n. j., says that in
prison the inmates
pass this initial stage
wit h flying colors,
then something snaps.
1t may not come for a
month, a year, or even
five years. When the
transition peTio d is
over, tim @ presses
down relentlcssly upon
him and stretches out
into the future like a
long, hopeless path
way from which there
IG no IptuTr1
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

anccs. lie att3inS
new habits, a new
standard OF ethics.
and new interests.
Every wife
W h o s q husband
has gone off 10
war undcrgoes a
comparable tranSi
ton period pro.
found f2n IS adj
juStments mast be
made Immediately.
There is a new
place to live. May
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
arpf GQ .,,paN4!!faj
New Menace for War wM
.WiVes"-Feur of Time It'll
and Here's How to I'LL
Overcome II W
Overcome II
By DIR. LEONARD X. HTRSHBERG

BY DIR. LEONARD "A. HIKSHBERG
A RE~yOu afraid of time? DO the DAYS strelch oft
"a ahead IN endless sequence; days without reason,
without rhyme, without meaning?
To many 4 in America today-her husband
sweetheart gone 10 War-the future is horrible 10
contemplate. The fear of time is near,-and-r
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

Auburn prison n. Y, explains how
time drives prisoners stir crazy. His
discoveries, recently reported in the
journal. Mental Hygiene" have much
meaning for lonesome women on the
home front.
Time" says DR. Russo, 'is all that
4 man has in prison. His sentence
must be served out. 1t cannot be
hurried. Behind the walls of a pen-
tertiary there is nothing to substitute
for time"
In sending a prisoner to the peni-
Tertiary the state does not say HOW
the time must be served The state
only says HOW MUCH time must be
served. His only currency is time.
The fun impact of time is not at
first felt by new prisoner.
And neither is II felt at first by a
woman whose man has gone off to
some war front.
The new prisoner is busy in his
first few weeks He is fingerprinted,
photographed, examined by the doc
tor, by the psychiatrist, by the psy-
chologist, interviewed by the keeper,
parole board and chaplain.
Moreover, he makes new acquaint.
20 February q, 1888
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

actually frightening.
This il the warnin g
which psychiatrists give
Women ON the home front
whose lives have been dis
rupted chronophobia is a
mental menace.
Prison psychologists are
about the only ones who
ordinarily see the fear of
time in all its ramifica-
tons. Chronophobia, in
prison jargon, is the es-
soucc of. bein g stir
crazy"
But now, with the war,
Chronophobia is reaching
beyond prison walls and
stalking American women.
ChrOnophobia, in a way,
IS comparable 10 agrophO-
bia (tear Of open spacesl
and clauStrophobia Gear
of inclOscd spaces). But
instead of being thrown
into panic by the fear OF
space either its bound.
less or its combining ma
turc the person who is
suffering with chropSF
phobia is afraid of tiIsts
Or Salvatore Rus So,
formerly psNChOlOgiSt at
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-09-01
Post office May Bar Poorly Wrapped
Gifts

u S post offices have received instructions reject
overseas Christmas packages that improperly wrapped
or ncompeey addressed we'll packages that contain
prohibited articles perishabe materials Army and Navy
nostal officials said TODAY The deadne for sending Crrt
mas gifts overseas is October Is.
About five per of the 74S000O Christmas packages
that mailed Naval personnel last year lost
result OF faulty packagine and incorrect Addressing it
pointed OF the 100000 packages that mailed
Army personnel about five percent lost for the
reasons, the Army said.
Damaged parcels the contents of which are unavailable.
returned the sender the address OF the sender has
been omitted obteated has become defaced in transit
that be read the parcel treated dead parcel
post Such packages go to the Dead Letter Office.
Addresses should be legbie preferably ypewritine
ink The complete address should also be shown sheet
Of paper inside the parcel the wrapper becomes
muaed destroyed in transit postal officials said
Parcels addressed Army personnel should show the
rank Army serial number branch of service, organ
cation, APO number well the post office through
which the parcel is to be routed
Parcels addressed Naval personnel Gncluding the
Marine Corps and Coast Guard) should show the name
rank rating, the naval unit ship which the adj
assigned with the Navy number assigned thereto
OF the ship fleet post office through which the
parcel is to be routed.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-09-01
Postwar And Peace

1t seems that the days of numbered. Peo-
pie are no longer looking toward that will last
or fifteen longerbut long before the picture
cleared UP to the Brightness have been trying
to round out pansa plan that will live longer than
twenty twenty-five years the time takes birth and
grow up another crop of
From the beginning of this present conflict there
seems to have been smart enough draw
plan that lasting. The world has
and since time recorded the first and this
to be thing beyond human accomplishment When the
fire hot it is easy say, will have but
when the smoke is cleared the guns quoted for few
the restessnes rises again Another doing
what Hitler couldn't do-and until when the world
knows anything being rushed out again to lace
the of The other day became deeply interest
led peace plan thought how carefully and scientifically
this plan being mapped out and how carefully all tire other
plans being worked and then wondered, if may
use a little slang expression-'Will This Get IT.:
Patent medicine is sometimes advertised this way
When you tried all Others try this one 50 1t seems
to be with peace planning. The chief successful
peace plan has been worked out because 1t IS plan
which must include all nations and all men TAR basis
it must somehow work from within man and not without
No pencil diaeramming only Will reach the solution
and willing to accept and strive toward the
real solution, peace is possibility
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-09-01
u. S. Soldiers OVrSeas Urge:
Back To School,

\ CTS thoughts learning, we'll fighting,
when he is
than half of the enroments with United
Armed Forces Institute correspondence school sponsored
by the Army and Navy from service and
overseas
In addition the quarter of million and women
enrolled for selftaugt with the Institute 100000
students studying i'll of-duty classes, obtaining books
provided by the USAFI.
Most CTS Cracking their books i'll the hope that
their diplomas will help them to better jobs when they
back civilian life, and they boys and girls at
home o follow their examples
In fact number Of soldiers have recently writ
back strongly endorsing the current drive OF the .
Office of Education and the Chdren Bureau encourage
schooage children to high school this fall.
rs lanes Richmond OF Kingston Pa for example says
quit after three and oneha of high school and
work, and boy sorry now Youngsters should
stay high school and finish up jobhe way men over
seas are finishing theirs You wouldn't doctor to give
you nine-tenhs Of prescription and walk away would
you?
Pic Clayton Emkey of Baltimore adds: Il have two
Younger sisters who working and I'm telling them
to 90 back school this fall and finish never finished
school and | know how much it held me back
FinallT Cpl Kermit Greason, of Atwood, Kansas, has
this warning the thousands of young boys and girls who
NAV be wondering whether leave jobs for school this a
"Anv boy who's high school had better finish right
awav Because doesn't finish before he's drafted
before he takes ulltme job, chances he whl
That goes for girls, too
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1944-09-01
Join Century Burial Association Today For Your Protectio
Home Accidents Fatal To 6,OOOs
Workers 4 Year

Public cooperation in the government sponsored car
papn to reduce and other accidents to the end %
more workers. particularly those in war plants, may stay
ION the Job was urged recently by the Federal Security
Agency.
Through it's Office OF Vocational Rehabilitation which
administers the nationwide Federal State rehabilitation pros
gram for disabled workers SA said it keeny OF the
accident and the Importance of prevention to the ndvd
ua and to the Under this program the states with
Federal help provide medical and job training to re-
turn the handicapped to useful employment
Emphasizing that home accidents, well as Others
cause dsabemens which disrupt production, fSA CITED
the fact that 5000 workers killed and another oO0
were injured in home accidents serious enough to
cause the of day more from work Many such
accidents result in permanent disabements, FSA SAID
Home accidents in 1913 claimed 500 American lives,
including the 5000 wokersseven per cent more than III
1912 according National Safety Council figreshefed
era Security Agency pointed Analysis OF the zoOOhome
accident deaths shows that falls accounted tor Wo-thds
Of the total five per increase l942 Burns (in
GLIDING exposon) and possnngs were next IN order OF
severity One-ourth of all the fatal home accidents occurred
on stairways The yard the for oneh and the
kitchen for another onefth of the home accident deaths
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-19
PbilIy Organizations Stand
SoIidiy Behind FEPC Order

of the strike leaders.
Other organizations who, in ad-
dition to the joint program, under
took independent action included
the Armstrong Association, the
United Peoples Action Committee
and the Elks all of whom held
meetings during the week, passing
resolution or sending kilograms to
the proper officials condemning the
strike and urging immediate action
against those responsible for the
stoppage.
Among the other special activi-
ties also were these in North Phil
adelphia of group under the SUI
pervision of Sam Evans, director of
Youth City This group maintained
squads at police headquarters to
accompany officers on all calls
which appeared likely to be dan
gerous with the idea that their pre-
sence on the scene might serve as
deterrent to violence.
This group also set upand carried
on a special canteen service by
which the city policeman, on ex-
tended duty during the crisis, were
served coffee and sandwiches on
their posts.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-19
Mayor Severely Criticized For
Failure To Take Prompt Action

grand jury investigation OF the
strike leaders.
Signing the ad were the Allied
Veterans Association of Philadel-
phia, America Jewish Congress,
AME Church, AME preachers meet
ing of Philadelphia Baptist Minis
tiers Conference of Philadelphia
and Vicinity, Catholic Interracial
Council, CLIO Committee To Abolish
Discrimination, Committee on Race
Relations of the Society of Friends,
Department of Race Relations OF
the Federation of Churches, Eel
lowShip Commission, Fellowship
House, GermantoWn-Ch Chestnut Hill
Ministerial Association, Inter-Raci-
al Discussion Group, Jewish Peo-
pies FIraternal Order. TWO, Nation
al Alliance of Postal Employees
National Bar Association, National
Conference of Christians and Jews
National Lawyers Guild. National
Urban League, North Philadelphia
Civic League, Pennsylvania Baptist
dustrial Union Council CLIO. South
Philadelphia Civic League, as well
as the NAACP and the Metropo-
Titan Council
WIRE BIDDLE
The Organizations also sponsor
ed the sending of a telegram to
Attorney General Biddle asking
for investigation and prosecution
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-19

PHILADELPHIA - (ANP) -
Philadelphia's civic organizations
unanimous in denouncing the tram
sit workers strike, achieved almost
complete unity of action in helping
avert further trouble as the city
was tied up by collapse of the
| transportation system.
The evening after the original
walkout, the Philadelphia NAACP,
at a hastily arranged mass meeting
put through a statement criticizing
Mayor Samuels for his failure to
take prompt action. Shortly after
wards, acting jointly with the
Philadelphia Metropolitan council
for Equal Job opportunity repre-
senting "a business, church, labor
and civic organizations, began dis
tribution of circulars throughout
the city calling upon the public to
remain calm and to insist that
Mayor Samuel and the Pic man
agement stand firmly behind the
program of upgrading Negroes.
ISSUE CIRCULAR
The circular, citing the fact that
all the government agencies involv-
ed (WMC, FEPC) and the top lead
ership of the CLIO are standing
pat", and denouncing the stoppage
as disgrace to Philadelphia, to
America and to democracy" call
ed upon citizens to keep your
State Convention, Philadelphia In
heads and your tempers.
These two organizations, together
with % others joined forces later
in the week in sponsoring a quarter
page ad in a Philadelphia daily de-
nouncing the strike and calling for
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-19

your parents do not approve of
your receiving regular COM
pany. However, if he likes. he
might drop by very informal
ly and become acquainted with
your parents. In this way the
ice will be broken and perhaps
open the way to Csher visits.
You are very wise not to defy
your parents. They will be
more lenient with you if you
continue TO cooperate with
them.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-19
g A HAIR BEAUTIFIER .

For more beautiful looking hair use
Pluko, a genuine Black and White
creation. For Pluko actually does
beautify your hair as it helps you to
comb it out fatteringly smooth and
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Dressing becomes easier to arrange,
really behaves beautifully, and stays
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such fun to "do" your hair in many
heart-winning ways, while this fa-
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shining and smooth for many hours.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-19
MEN LOVE r

Pluko has fragrance men love. its
compelling sweetness invitesromance,
because the perfume-like scent of it
fingers irresistibly about you all
through those precious night hours.
And although Pluko brings such
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-19

California Ship Yard before en-
tering the service October 10, 1943.
and worked as welder for the
For several months, he was an
assistant pastor at the Zion Hill
Baptist Church. 1919 East 22d St,
Los Angeles, conducting services at
least once each month. He was
studying prior to entering the
Bap t 8 Seminary Theological
school at the time of his induction.
Everybody was happy-it SEEM
ed kind of like a big football game"
said Witcher of his D-day landing.
''When we were near shore a Jap
mortar shell landed in a nearby
alligator The singing and joking
stopped.
eve dug foxnoles and then
started unloading ammunition
When the explosions got too close,
we'd dive into the holes until it
slackened up. My fox hole was
only about two feet deep to start
with, but it was double that depth
before the first night was over"
Witcher, 20, son of Mrs. Olive
Witcher, 910 Anderson Street,
Charlottesville, Va, hopes to enter
Virginia Union University, Rich
mond, after the war to study for
the passionate.
DESCRIBE EXPERIENCES
Here's sample of the experiences
others had.
Private FIRST Glass Johp VI.
jenkins, 20, son of Mrs. Berlina
Jenkins, 1918 "O' Street, S. E.,
Washington, D. c., knocked out
Jap machine gun with h n d
grenade.
"Tney moved US up to the front
to help halt a counter attack, "
he said. This gun opened on me
from close range. 1t must have
thrown 20 shells as I jumped into
a ditch
1t could see three Jap moving
about the gun. After pulling the pin
on grenade. I got to thinking
they'd have time to throw it back,
so I held it a few seconds and let
it go. It landed right on the gun
Guess it got 'em all"
FORMER BOXER
Back in 1912, at New Orleans,
another Of the Marines, Leo Mann,
knocked out Lew jenkins, former
v'elterweight champion. Mann, 81.
son of Mrs. Daisy Mann, 1903
Heiner Street, Houston, Texas, is
now a sergeant. He directed one of
the unloading groups.
81 jumped into my foxhole when
the mortar SHELLS began moving
in, for about the 10th time" he
said. zone thudded down right be-
hide me. l covered my head. When
look up, I was lying outside the
foxhole. Guess I was blown out"
Sergeant Mann, who fought vari-
ously as a light, weller, and middle
weight won "a of his q profession
al bouts.
Patrons of the Barn, unique Gin
clflnaJl night spot, recall a Negro
who nightly tried to tear a sturdy
piano apart, Here he manned a
30 caliber machine gun during a
brief Jap Charan-Kanoa counter
attack.
Don't know or sure whether !
nit any Japs or not, but 1 shot up
a lot of ammunition" said pri-
vate First Glass Robert Payne, 20,
son of Mrs. James Brown, Alb Cut
ter Street, Cincinnati.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-19

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him completely with softer, smoother
hair that lends magic to those init
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-19

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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-19
TO HOLD 2s5 CONVENTIONS

WASHINGTON-(A N p = Two
hundred ninety-five conventions
have been planned for 1914 by Ne
gro national, regional and state or
CARNATIONS, according to survey
conducted among Negro organiza-
tons by the Bureau of the Census
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-19

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every day. numerical puzzle designed to spell out
your letters first If the number
subtract the number is less than
add g. The result your key Start the upper
rectange of
read the the letters under
the checked figures give you S-4
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-19
HEROIC NEGRO MARINES LIVE UP TO
TRADITION IN BATTLE FOR SA|PAN
Break All Records
Unloading Shells
BY SGT CHARLES R. VANERGRIFT

SAIPAN, Marianas Islands (Delayed)-"Pralse the
ord and pass the ammunition became an actualty here
when Negro Marine unit including two men whose am
bton to the ministry and who conduct religious
services for the unit moved in with the assault troops to
set record unloading artillery shells for the front lines
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-19

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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-19
ACNE .
P|MpLES
RUIN GOOD TIMES

=. picking at them can
cause you endless en-
barrasSment. When you
follow such annoying,
irritating actions, YOU
feel as though being
with people is the last
thing you want TO do in
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-19
CAROLINA BAPTISTS MEET

! RALE1GH-(A CAMP The Annual
Negro Sunday School and Baptist
Training Convention met here
Wednesday and Thursday in
Greenleaf Memorial Hall at Shaw
University.