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Provine and Mrs. G. G.. Afford,
membership on the board being also
held by the following well known
Negro men, Prof j. E. Johnson. B.
p. Dansby, M. M. Hubert, Rev. L.
c Rice, C c Cypress, l.. Reddix,
Lawrence G. Jones, DR.. L. T. Miller,
DR.. A. w. Dumas, NJ. Luells and
@. w. Williams.
Women who have pioneered the
work In the state include Mesdames
L. j. Rowan, l.. C. Jefferson, l.. II.
Miller, r. 0. Hubert, M G Collins,
A, w. Dumas, j. E. Johnson, and
M. c. Booze.
Among the prominent women
who are expected to represent their
local club In Jackson are: Mrs. R..
c. Lee, A. d. Riley of Lexington,
Mrs. A. N. Burger, L. M. Burney,
M. M Mott, r. M. Tademy, E. A.
c Jordan of Hattiesburg, Mrs. Eli
zabeth Harris of Koscuisko, A. L.
Wheadon, L. c. Griffin of Column
bus, v. B. Albert, Amanda Dent of
Piney Woods, E. H. Harris, Brook
haven, A. L. Dixon, VIOLA Jacobs,
Alice Dumas, Dolly May, j. M.
Guye-Dunham, F. S. Gayden of
Tylertown, Dora Goodwin of Sum-
mitt, Viola Terrell, Monticello, Mrs.
B. D. May, Jayess; S. C. Odell, of
Meadeville; Beaulah Reed, Matte
Sanders, E. M. McGhee, T. j. Bar
mes, D. R. Byrd, c. L. Murph, L T.
Ellis, Jessie Brown of Laurel, L. B
White, Yazoo City, F. L. Nichols,
Biloxi; E. L. Straughter, F. w.
Buckner, Vicksburg; F. Belle Hen
bricks, Columbia; Sudie R. Terrell,
j. w. Turner, Port Gibson; Willie
M. Pole, Steens; L. P. Rogers
Johnson, A. L. Oliver, Clarksdale;
A. B. Harper, Pinola; j. c. Stevens,
Philadelphia; r. r. Sanders, j. A.
Jackson, L. c. Arches, B. T. Wal
ker and R. E. Lyells of Alcorn.
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families, $9,883.O0; Boy Scout Work
among Negro boys, $1,875 and allo-
cation for Negro agency, S7,795, a
total of $19,553.
In pointing with qualification to
the amount that would go to the
benefit of local Negro work from
the funds to be raised, Chairman
Sanders stated that it should be Of
greater Importance to us to know
that the fund being raised will also
go to the aid of Prisoners of War,
the USO, Travellers Aid, YMCA,
YWCA and a number of other or
CARNATIONS whose work on a world
wide scope was all for the aid of
suffering humanity everywhere i'll
the world.
A tentative program for Monday
night, included the Camp Shelby
Band, The Jackson College Chorus,
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Witnesses Fail
Continued from page ~

The sheriff said that similar
wires had been sent to Memphis
for Mrs. Laura Houston aid her
husband, whose name the sheriff
could not recall. No answer came
from Memphis either.
The fourth witness, the sherif1
stated. is Mrs. Emma Bates, daugh-
ter of the murder victim. She was
supposed to have gone to Memphis,
1t was stated, but 1t was learned
this week that he had left ano
gone to work someplace In Loulsl-
ana in savfnill.
That is where the case stands at
the present time. The grand jury
the sheriff pointed out, can't act
If witnesses are not present In the
city. The jury sits through Thurs
day Of next week, the sheriff stat
ed, and If witnesses do not appear
by that time the only thing that
can be done is to continue the case
to the next sitting. He was not
hopeful on the chances of any of
time.
The four suspects in the murde,
are Harper Dawson, Noble Ryder
and two of the latter's brothers.
According to an affidavit by FL
ridge Simmons, who is small and
crippled, these four and two other
men appeared at his fathers farm
on last March 26, herder Eldridge
and his father into a car, drove
down a wooded road, beat Eldridge
and also his father, the victim, and
then shot the latter to death with
a shotgun.
Isaac Simmons earlier In the year
had employed a lawyer to clear up
the title to his 225 acre farm. Noble
Ryder earlier had bought part OF
the farm and was trying to sell its
mineral rights. 1t was claimed by
the grand jury that The four white
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-10-28

less relegated to the duty OF
loading ammunition?
"3. Why is it that these men
were not given any training what
soever in the dangers to be
found in loading ammunition?
a. Why is it that men with
no prior experience whatsoever
were given the duty of hand
ling winches in the loading OF
ammunition when civilian long
shoremen were not permitted to
, handle winches on ammunition
unless they had had several
years experience In winch hand
ling?
rs. Why is it that Negro sea-
men with no prior experience
in ammunition were given the
Job of hatch tender in the
loading of ammunition?
MEN WERE RACE
IS. Why is it that officers raced
their gangs in contests In the load
however, of the splendid de-
Tense being made on behalf OF
the defendants by Lieutenants
Gerald E. Veltman, Mr.. Mar
shall alleged that the most sig
ing of ammunition?
~. Why is it that one of the
accused, Seamen Green, while Suf-
fering with a broken wrist, despite
the fact that the Navy doctors or
dered him on the sick list, was not
placed on the sick list, but was or
dered to load ammunition?
"8. Why is 1t that Negro sea-
men who had been loading ammu-
milton and who were at Port Chi
cago at the time of the explosion
we're not given any leave whatso-
ever as a result of this explosion,
but were forced to return to the
duty of loading ammunition? A
Psychiatrist from the United States
Navy testified at the court martial
proceedings that such an explosion
as occurred at Port Chicago would
have a lasting effect upon the
minds of the men who were near
the explosion.
GIVEN MENIAL TASKS
practically all of the Negroes
at Port Chicago were trained at
great length and were led to be-
lieve that they we're being trained
to serve as regular seamen. This
they are anxious to do. When these
men were assigned to Port Chicago
instead of being given an opportu-
nifty to serve in whatever branch
of the service they might find
themselves fitted. they were, solely
because of their race or color, re-
stricted to the task of loading am
munition and other mental tasks.
'As a result of tie action of the
Twelfth Naval District in releasing
some of the mer who allegedly re-
fused to obey orders. shipping $50
of the men to the Pacific around
the middle of August, the giving OF
summary courts to some of the men
and the singing out of an even so
to be charged with mutiny, Negro
members of the armed forces, as
we'll as Negro and white civilians.
believe that a thorough, complete
and impartial investigation by your
Office is essential at this time.
.'We have been receiving reports
in this Office for several months
and my investigation in the Bay
Area seems to justify, all of the
complaints we have received con-
corning the discriminatory policies
being practiced by the Twelfth Ma
val District.
I'm this request for an impartial
investigation we by no means wish
to reflect at all upon the manner
IN which the actual court mar
tial proceedings are being conduct
ed It is for that reason we believe
the investigation is necessary"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-10-28
Blood Tests Show
Plight OF Race

NORTHUMBERLAND Near
10 eleven per cent OF the Negroes
and slightly less than one per
cent of the white people who were
blood tested in Macon County In
the county-by- county blood-test-
ing of Alahariians were found to
be positive for this disease, ac-
cording to announcement by the
State Department Of Health. The
positives among the two races com .
bined constituted slightly moro
than nine percent of the total, it
was revealed.
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Only 51% Think
Continued from page II

Continued from page II
that Of all those white Americans
willing to give Negroes an equal
chance to get jobs, 70 percent are
consistent and say they would not
object to giving Negro equal OPP
portunities at their own place Of
work.
SECTIONAL DIFFERENCES
The greatest differences of OPT
MON are sectional - which Is not
unusual with questions involving
the Negro problem. This is the
comparison of opinions expressed
by residents of different sections:
Would NOT mind Negro working
with them at the same job
New England and Middle
Atlantic states $50
Mountain and
Pacific states SO
Midwest 53
South 70
Would give Negroes an equal
chance at jobs
New England and Middle
Atlantic states 500
Mountain and
Pacific states At
Midwest AZ
South IS
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to be suspected that there was OIL
ON his land. When whites tried 10
muscle In" and take his property
away and learned he had consult
ted a lawyer, they got together
small mob and killed him in the
presence of his son.
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State Federation

CONTINUED from Page u
Among the members of the board
are the following prominent white
leaders, Judge j. Morgan Stevens,
DR.. P. H. Eason, Mrs. L. w. Afford,
Bishop T. D. Bralton, DR.. j. w.
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War Fund

CONTINUED from Page ~
nittee, 1t was stated that local Ne
gro benefits from the fund would
be 500 services of family service
association among needy Negro
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-10-28

under the direction Of Prof. Love-
lace, Tougaloo College Chorus, the
Campbell Chorus and some OF the
most outstanding individual talent
of the city and community.
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Forrestal Gets

tCOntIHueu from page
GERS and petty officers?
%. Why is 1t that Negro sea-
men, many Of whom have had
special training In such schools as
gunnery schools, were neyerthe-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-10-28
OUTSIDE JURISDICTION

I'm August, no prosecution ac-
ton having been taken by the 10
cal authorities, I ordered an FBI
investigation In order to determine
If the facts warranted prosecution
by the Federal Government. Facts
revealed In this case thus far IN.
dictate that it lies outside the area
of Federal jurisdiction"
The NAACP, last August, claim
ed the pastor had never had any
previous trouble. He was going
peacefully about the business OF
running his farm until 1t began
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-10-28

luck handshake after being presented with the Purple
received by Sgt Frank Jordan, patient at the s.
Armys Norhington General Hospital from 1t Col Allen j.
Hospital Executive Officer Jordan the of Mrs
M lie Marshall who lives in Albany Georgia He landed on
truckload truckoad
of ammunition the beach the battle while German
shells exploded all about his moving arsenal Sgt Jordan
wounded in France and flown to Northington.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-10-28
"REyOLTING CRIME"

"Our investigation shows that
2. particularly revolving crime has
been committed.
"a family of Negroes was forced
by threats and intimidation to
move off the land where they
had lived and farmed for several
generations. When they resisted,
the oldest member of the family,
the 65-year-cld father and Grip
pied son were forced into an auto
mobile by several white men who
visited the farm, and driven away.
about a half mile from the
home, the father was forced out
of the car. AS the son watched
from the bace seat, several shot
gun blasts were fired into the old
er mans back, killing him. The
son was then ordered to leave the
state under threats of similar
fate.
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men sought the farm place because
OF its great financial value
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Biddle Gives
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he was not hopeful that the wit
nesses would be found in time 10
testify at this sitting OF the Crane
Jury.
The FBI investigation was be-
gun when the NAACP brought the
case to Mr.. Biddle's attention IN
August. The results are being
turned over TO the Grand Jury IN
Arnite County. In disclosing a por-
ton of the facts uncovered by the
FBI, Biddle made the following
statement:
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08
Wilson Back
al &c Helm
Returns TO Old
industrial Post

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 - Up
Charles E. Wilson was placed
back in his old jrb as president
of General Electric Co., today
by the Board of Directors. He
quit as executive vice-chairman
of the War Production Board
several weeks ago in a row with
Board Chairman Donald NJ.
Nelson over reconversion poll
cies and internal administrative
affairs.
Wilson went TO the WPB in
September, 1912, TO be, in the
words of Nelson, top produc-
ton authority in the war pro-
gram charged with seeing to 1t
that programs and schedules for
al phases Of our war effort are
met" He was a dollar a year
man.
When he resigned on Aug. 26
he accused the inner circle OF
Nelson aides of impairing his
usefulness to the government.
Wilson is SO years old and
when called TO Washington had
been president of General cleo
trio since the latter part of 1889.
He had been with General Elec.
trio or one of its affiliates virtu-
ally all of his business life.
He succeeded the veteran Ge-
rard Swope as head of the COM
pany and Swope in turn took
over the job again when Wilson
went to Washington and has
been chief executive officer
since.
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Pacific
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
ed and runWays cratered by
heavy bombs.
NO AIR DEFENSE
Air opposition was absent in
this and other Pacific raids, ex-
cept from "six non : aggressive
interceptors" over the Celebes
where so Liberators and their
Lightning escort destroyed 16
planes.
A solitary night-flying Cata-
lima BLACK Cat" extended raids
over the Philippines by hitting
two naval auxiliaries at Zam-
boanga, ancient fortress town on
southern Mindanao 230 miles
east of Davao.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur re-
ported that his bombers ranged
at will over the Moluccas south
of the Philippines while Jap
anese prisoners confirmed that
the enemy's Sixth Air Division
had been virtually annihilated
in New Guinea.
Heavier air blows from the
Aleutians were seen in the as
signment of Adm. Ralph Wood,
veteran Of the Southwest Pa
cific Air Command, as COM
mandant of the 18th Naval Dis
trict.
Berlin radio reported 10000
American troops are in China
and at least three divisions have
been deployed to stop the Jap
anese threat TO the y. S. air
base at Linling in southeast Chi
ma,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08

West Coast aircraft plants
produce, in terms Of airframe
weight, over thirty-one million
pounds a month.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08
Officer Who Shot
Wife Is Examined
Hearing Held Todey
in Justice Court

Scheduled examination of a
Hamtramck patrolman proceed
ed in Justice court here today,
in connection with the fatal
shooting of his wife and wound
Ing of another man last Satur-
day. Justice Frank E. jean
nette is hearing the case.
The defendant, Joseph Kwas-
niewski, al, a veteran of 10
years on the Hamtramck police
force, admitted following his
wife. Stella, 38, to the Warren
Township cabin of Joseph Ko-
piel, 48, after the lights were
darkened early Saturday morn
ing, he entered and shot them.
Kopiel is in Saratoga Hos
pital with abdominal wounds.
The first degree murder
charge against Kwasniewski is
expected to attract unusual in
terest because of the circum-
stances centering around the
shooting of a wife found under
uncompromising circumstances,
a penalty which has its roots
deep in old Common Law and
has influenced many legal prin-
ciples down through the inter-
vening centuries.
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feated.
During barrage of questions
at his news conference about
Dewey's first speech in Philadel-
phia last night, the President
said he did not listen to the
speech, but that a member Of the
family did and told him about it.
He added, he had read half of 1t
but did not feel competent to
comment.
A reporter pointed out that in
his speech Dewey quoted Maj.
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selective
service director, as saying that
I'VE can keep people in the
army about as cheaply as we
could create an agency for them
when they are out" He was
asked for comment on this.
Isn't his job to get people into
the army? The President asked.
The reporter said that was not
his question, but Mr.. Roosevelt
said he had made pretty good
reply too.
Asked about Dewey's assertion
that the New Deal administra-
ton is afraid of peace" because
it doubted its ability to provide
jobs and get the country going
again, the President said report
ers could say that the President
smiled broadly and said nothing.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08
Larceny JaiIs Two
Of 80 Days
Auto Light Theft
Merits Joii Term

ROSEVILLE - Two 18-year-
old Roseville youths arrested by
State Police for theft of auto
mobile accessories today COM
menced serving a 30-day Jail
sentence imposed by Justice
Frank Jeanette who convicted
them after a trial Thursday.
The convicted youths are:
Jacob Remsing, of 15402 Ma
sonic boulevard, and Robert
Keele, of 27733 Kaufman ave-
nue., Roseville.
State Police Of Center Line
Post arrested them Wednesday
with four automobile fog lights
in their possession. The lights
were removed from cars parked
near the Eastwood Theatre, East
Detroit, according to court tes-
timony given by State Troopers.
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Strikes
Continued from Page One)

spokesman said it had made
some 1000 employees idle.
The Ford spokesman reported
the bomber plant Walkout start
ed after a group of 20 riveters
refused a proposal to transfer
them from one department
which had a surplus of riveters
to another department where a
shortage existed. He said the
transfer involved no change in
classification or rate of pay.
An official of Ford Bomber
Local so, United Automobile
Workers (CIO) which repre-
sent the employees, said the man.
agement had attempted to trans
fer the riveters without regard
to seniority. He said the rivet-
ers, most of them women, ex-
pressed belief the transfers were
the companys approach to get
rid of them first
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08
Flowers
Continued from Page One

and will continue through Sun
day.
Features of the occasion will
be the Field Day at Lakeside
Dahlia Gardens. A demonstra-
ton of trial ground judging by
Bart Elliott, Of Grand Haven,
will be of great interest to all.
Nick Koenig, the Dahlia King Of
America, and owner Of Lakeside
Gardens will of course be on
hand to supervise the Field Day.
Prof. c. E. Wildon, director of
the dahlia trial grounds at
Michigan State College, will act
as show manager. Eddie Guest,
beloved poet, will be the speak
er at the annual banquet, held at
Verniers Grill, at 6 pm. Sat-
urday.
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Meeting
Continued from Page One

Of National Liberation, already
set up in that country.
AS the Allies close in on ia
pan the possibility of further
coordination of all commands in
the Pacific - even placing all
under one supreme commander
similar to Gen. Dwight D. Els
enhoWer in Europe - may be
discussed.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08
Roiarians Discuss
The 6. !. Bill Of Rights

! A round table discussion Of
the Gil Bill of Rights took place
Thursday noon at the weekly
meeting Of the Rotary club at
the Medea hotel, under the di-
rection of Charles Dale. Will
liam Kelly spoke of the princi-
pal features of the bill, and Os-
car Watz spoke on how the bus
mess man views the bill.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08
Retail Bakers
Will Confer on
Postwar Plans

CHICAGO - W.H - Postwar
planning in. the baking industry
will be the theme of the Nation
al Retail Bakers conference,
meeting in Chicago on May p
and %.
Sen. James E. Murray, D.,
Mont, chairman of the Senate
small business committee, will
address the conference on
Small Business in the Post
war Period" on May %.
Charles w. Koch, St. Louis,
Mo-, president of the Associated
Retail Bakers of America, will
preside.
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France
Continued from Page Onel

continued from Rage One)
Normandy. Patton's doughboys
were moving steadily along the
Moselle below Metz, but bat
tlefront dispatch said progress
was slow and costly under heavy
fire. Patrols which fought into
the city of Nancy on Patton's
right flank were orced to with
draw. In the Pont-A-Mousson
sector, north of Nancy, the Am
orleans were pushed back across
the Moselle.
1t. Gen. Alexander M. Patch's
forces pushing up from the
south of France advanced to
within so miles of the Belfort
Gap pathway into southwestern
Germany. American troops of
Patch's Seventh Army reached
Besancon and engaged in heavy
fighting with forces attempt
ing to cover the withdrawal of
the German 10th Army. There
was no official confirmation of
reports that Seventh Army ele-
ments had linked up with Pat
tons forces.
REDS SMASH AHEAD
The Russians cut through the
Balkans in an offensive intend
ed to create a steel wall from
the Black Sea to the Dalmatian
Coast and pocket all Germans
in Greece, Bulgaria and Alban-
ia. In Poland the Red Army
moved forward northeast of
Warsaw toward the southern
border of East Prussia against
unusually strong German re-
sistance that included large fore
es Of tanks and mobile guns.
The Germans also offered
stiff resistance in northern Italy.
In the Adriatic sector IL miles
inland. from the coast they coun-
ter-attacked fiercely with tanks
and brought the Allied offensive
to a standstill. The Eighth Army
advanced another mile on the
Adriatic coast and reached the
Marano river, only four miles
from Rimini. In the Western Sec
tor American troops advanced
within two miles of Pistoia, last
important city south of the
Gothic line still in enemy hands.