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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
.USO Service
To Negroes Up
.14O Per Cent

USO services to Negroes have
increased 140% in the past year, as
compared to a 500 increase in
general USO operations.
This statement was included in a
speech by Chester I. Barnard, pres
ident of USO, at the third anniver-
sary luncheon held at the Waldorf
Astoria, New York City, Febru-
AIRY T. New York States Cover
J. nor Thomas E. Dewey was guest
speaker. More than 1900 people
attended.
!. Speaking further on the organi-
cations services to Negroes, Mr.
Barnar dsaid that the expansion OF
these services was one of the most
significant factors in USO progress
in the past twelve months AT the
start of 1913, he said, there were
119 operations. Today there are
279. representing 20% of the total
He added that the utilization OF
club facilities is also higher among
Negroes than among other service
groups.
Commenting on some Of the prob
lens involved in providing these
services, he said tina t80g6 Of the
clubs were in the South and South
East where segregation existed and
that, under Army and Navy prac.
tice. the groups of Negroes were
small in number.
Among prominent people at the
luncheon were Judge Hubert T
Delaney and DR.. Charming Tobias
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
"a Navigation
Cadets Receive
Wings Feb. rs

Hondo Army Air Field, Texas
About "a Negroe navigation cadets
in training at the Army Air Forces
Navigation School of the AAF
Training Command will receive
their wings on Saturday, Febru-
airy 26, 1914, the War Department
reported today.
AS climax to their tour of
training as navigators, the cadets
are scheduled for combat training
flight on Monday, February IA.
Six CSC Lockheed Lodestar train
ing planes will be used.
The tentative schedule as out
lined will include stops at Pitts
burgh, Pa, on Tuesday, February
Is, and New York City, N. Y,
February Is. The itinerary and fly
ing dates are dependent on wealth
er and state of training
In addition to the "a cadets, IL
navigation instructors and six
and six crew chiefs will complete
the flight personnel.
Buy War Bonds and Stamps
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
SIS John Murphy
9Th Liberty Ship
Named for Negro

The ninth Liberty ship to be
named for an outstanding Negro
American, and the second for the
editor of a Negro newspaper, the
SIS. John H. Murphy, will be
launched at the Bethleham-Fair-
field shipyard in Baltimore, Md,
between February % and 90. the
Maratime Commission announced
this week.
The naming of the vessel will
be a tribute to the late founder of
The Afro-American newspapers,
whose central office is in Balti-
more. Started as four-page week
ly, The Afro-American is now pub
lished twice weekly in Baltimore,
with an average of 20 eight-colunn
pages. Weekly newspapers are also
published for Philadelphia, Pa;
Washington, D. c., Newark, N. j..
and Richmond, Va.
Born a slave in Baltimore, De-
cember 25. 1910, the late John Fl.
Murphy did not become an editor
until he was so years old. He en-
listed in the Union Army on March
18, 1864, and served under General
Grant in the Battle of The Will
derness and was with General
Sherman when he captured Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston's army in North
Carolina. His unit was the 30th
Regiment u. S. Colored Volun-
teers of Maryland.
Following his discharge from the
Army, he worked as paper
hanger, white washer, porter
janitor and postal employe and op-
Grated feed store before he land
ed in print shop to learn the
printers trade and work himself
up to foreman.
Always interested in the civic
and political welfare of his race
he embraced the opportunity tc
establish a weekly newspaper, the
first edition coming out in 1892
His paper propered and at the
time of his death in 1922, he wa!
one of the most influential Negroes
in the country and was active ir
many religious, fraternal and civic
organizations. He was the father
of 10 children. five of whom are
still living and who still have
control of the newspapers he found.
ed. They are George, Miss France.
L., John Jr.. Carl and D. Arnetl
Murphy.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
|Paratroop Unit
Made First Jump
February 10

Fort Benning, Ga.-Five Jumps
from transport planes, the first
scheduled to take place February
10, 1914, will highlight the fourth
week of training for the 555th
Parachute Infantry Company, first
all-Negro airborne unit of the Unit
ed States Army, it was announced
today.
Successful completion of the five
scheduled jumps will qualify the
trainees to wear the silver p;ra-
chutists' wings and the ten-inch
jump boots. Four of the jumps
will be made during daylight and
the fifth at night.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
Liberia Is
Important To
United Nations

Because of the strategic and i'm
portant location of the African Re-
public, the support of Liberia
means much to the United Ma
tions, Secretary of State Cordell
Hull informed newspapermen We'd
nesday, February 2.
Commenting on Liberals decla-
ration of war against Germany and
Japan, the Secretary of State told
a press conference that each of
the Allied Nations and the United
Nations are gratified to have Lii
IBERIA take her place in their ranks
The Liberian legislature author
lied President William V. S. Tub
man to declare war on Germany
and Japan on January 81, twenty
four hours after the Chief Execu-
tive had asked a special session OF
the body to authorize Liberals adj
herence to the United Nations Dec
laration. President Tubman an
nounced that state of war existed
between the African Republic and
Germany and Japan Immediately
after the legislature acted.
Upon official receitp of reports
of the action in the United States
the State Department sent instruc-
tons to the American Legation al
Monrovia regarding the possible
adherence of Liberia to the United
Nations Declaration The proposed
signign of the United Nations pact
is expected to take place in Wash.
ington, with Walter F. Walker, Lii
berian Consul of New York, rep
resenting his country.
Liberia became eligible for Lend,
Lease Aid on March 10. 1912, and
signed Lend-Lease agreement or
June 8, 1943. President-electT Tub
man and President Edwin Barclay
were on an official visit to the
United States at that time.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
Thornton Appeals
Rankin County
Death Sentence

An appeal has been filed in the
case of George Thornton, Rankin
county negro soldier convicted Of
numbering Roy Harrell, and SEN
fenced to be eiectrocuted.
February rs had been set as the
execution date by Judge Percy M.
Lee following Thornton's cofivic-
ton at the January term Of Ram
kin county circuit court.
The filing of the appeal acts as
a stay of execution. Under usual
procedure, the Mississippi Supreme
Court win set a date for argument
on the appeal.s hand down its de-
cision several weeks later, and, if
the decision affir1ns the conviction
and sentence, to set new excu-
ton date. -
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
Gainesville News

Rev. R. A. Thompson, Reporter
The Spiritual Services for the
Egypt Hill M b. Church were held
Sunday, February 6, with a splen-
did gathering present at each meet
ing. A total collection of $500
was raised for the pastor, Rev. w.
L. Gates. The Sunday School is
really splendid one. The ushers
raised a nice sum for the poor ia
BILE. We were glad to have with
US Mr.. Homer Barnes of Simpson
county, a deacon of Zion Hill M.
B. Church, also Mrs Ada Byrd
and Mrs. Almeddia Byrd.
Mrs. Arcola Aloe of Jackson was
a weekend visitor in the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Ayers of Gatesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tribe Young OF
Terry, visited recent yin the home
o fMr Sam Thomas, who has been
on the sick list TO rsome time.
Mrs. NJ E. Lackey has been re-
Gently appointed to begin ten
nights meeting for the purpose OF
teaching Agriculture on Victory
Garden Club work in the follow.
in communities: Egypt Hill, Cat
esville, Warm Springs and st. Paul
The meetings will begin very soon
the exact time and date will ap.
pear in the next issue of this pa
per.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
Discharged Vets
May Expect Pay
Within 30 Days


Army and Navy department
spokesman declared last night that
honorably discharged World War
2 veterans can expect to begin
receiving mustering-out pay within
10 to 30 days after filing applica-
ton.
Applications may be filed i'm
mediately, an Army representative
said, SO that prompt action con-
ceivable would bring ex-service-
men and women payments as early
as the middle of February.
Spokesman for both departments
emphasized that originals, not
copies, Of honorable discharge pa
pers or certificates of service, must
be submitted with applications.
The veterans pay bill, signed by
President Roosevelt yesterday, pro-
vides for payments Ranging from
500 to $500.
1t has been announced by MIR. H.
M. Morse, commander OF the Henry
H. Graves Post No. 1, Of the AM
erican. Legion, that application
forms and assistance for proper ap-
plying for mastering Out Pay Of
World War 2 veterans are now
available.
Applications for Negro veterans
will be available at l6s N. Parish.
No application can be handled
without original discharge. 4
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
Father and Son
At Great Lakes

The Bluejackets answer to the
name of Emile Winston Williams
at muster in the Negro Regiments
outgoing unit at the u. S. Naval
Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
That's to be expected as they
are father and son of 4533 S.
Michigan Ave, Chicago, Ill, who
were drafted together by their To-
cal board, were sworn into the
Navy at the same time, and went
through recruit training at Great
Lakes as members of the same
company.
They will go separate ways in
their Navy careers within the next
few weeks, however, when Emile
III leaves outgoing unit to attend
the Navy's Service School for Avi-
alton Ordnancemen at Memphis,
Tenn. His father, Emie, Jr., will
remain at the Training Station as
a member of Ships Company.
The Bluejackets' wife and moth
er, Mrs. Dorothy Williams, is
stenographer at the Ida B. Wells
Housing Project on the South Side
of Chicago. Her husband, who is
81 years old, was a waiter at the
Palmer House in Chicago for IA
years before entering service. The
son, Is, formerly operated print
ing machine in the Safety and Sc
curity branch of the Army Ord
nance Department in the same city.
He attended st. Philips High
School on scholarship.
The father and grandfather of
the two sailors is Emile Winston
Williams of 702 E. Saith ST., Los
Angeles, Calf.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
Gruop Goes To
p ainer Farm for
Practical Study

The joint conference of white
and Negro leaders of vocational ed
ucation and representatives of the
Southern Division, AAA, continued
its meeting Friday, Feb. 4, by using
the 80-acre farm of John Palmer,
Kinds county negro farmer, as the
basis for discussing the adaptation
of AAA conservation practices for
increasing food production in 1914.
In the forenoon session at Jack
son college diagram of the Palm
er farm was drawn upon a black
board and general discussion was
conducted by c. F. Clark, senior
educationist, Southern Division,
AAA, Washington, D. c., assisted
by A. E. Bell, Kinds county AAA
administrator and w. E. Ammons,
negro AAA state contact represen-
tative.
In the afternoon, following adj
dresses by J. L. Eason of the Of
flee of Education, Washington, D.
c., James p Davis, Negro AAA
regional representative, the entire
group went in cars to visit the
Palmer farm in order to get a
clearer picture of the improved
practices as developed in the fore
noon meeting.
The conference closes Saturday
afternoon with an address by P. H
Easomi, state agent for Negro edu,
cation.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
Is Enemy Planes Are
Destroyed By Al-Negro
Fighter Squadron
Heroes Of Famed
goth Listed

Further details of the action in
the vicinity of Mettuno, Italy, in
which the goth Fighter Squadron,
all-Negro unit of the Twelfth Air
Force, destroyed eight enemy planes
on January q and four more on
January %, were made public to-
day as follows:
These victories brought to 10 the
squadron'S score against enemy
planes. The first victory was scor-
ed over Italy on July 2, 1943, by
Captain Charles B. Hall, of 1884
East Hendrix Street, Brazil, Indi-
ana, who also chaled up a double
on January Is, 1914, when he
downed a Focke- Wulf 100 and a
Messerschmidt 100.
First Lieutenant Robert W. Deiz
of 1854 South East 35th Place, Port
land, Oregon, is credited with two
aircraft in as many days, on Janu-
airy q and %. Two pilots, First
Lieutenant Howard Baugh, of 93e
Lee Avenue, Petersburg. Virginia
and Second Lieutenant Clarence
w. Allen, of 654 Walnut Street
Mobile, Alabama, are credited with
equal share in the DESTRUCTION Of
one plane in the January q en-
gagement.
The names and home addresses
of other pilots recording Successe:
on January q follow:
Captain Rodney Curtis, 81 Pliney
Street, Hartford, Connecticut.
First Lieutenant Willie Ashley
212 West Bartlestt Street, Sumter
S. c..
First Lieutenant Leon c. Robert.
Murphy and MsGee Streets, Pritch.
ard, Ala.
First Lieutenant Edward L. Top.
pins, 1919 Baker Street, San Fran.
cisco, Cal.
Second Lieutenant Charles P
Bailey, P. o. Box 694, Punta Gorda
Fla.
Second Lieutenant Wilson v
Eagleston, 915 West 7th Street
Bloomington, Ind.
The fourth success recorded OF
January % went to Second Lieu
tenant Louis c. Smith, 1852 South
Serrano Avenue, Los Angeles, Calf
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
|AAA Conference
Hold Session At
jackson College

Vocational education leaders and
AAA representatives, both white
and negro. from Washington, D.. c.,
and nine Southern states are in a
three-day conference at Jackson
college to study AA.A conservation
practices in connection with urgent
needs for increased food produc-
ton in 1914. * s..
The meeting opened Thursday
and closes on Saturday.
White state vocation leaders from
Mississippi enrolled in the con-
ference are Ruth Wallace and Mary
E. Weathersby Of Jackson and E
A. Peek of Hattiesburg. Negro
leaders attending are, A. D.. Fobbs
and Zylema Price eof Alcorn.
Officials from Washington who
are on the program are C. F. Clark
senior educationist, Southern di-
vision. AAA; w. N. Eas and Marie
White, office of education; J. L
Easm, offic eeducation; Murphy
L. Barnes, East Central Division
AAA.
Negro regional AAA representa-.
tives speaking include James P
Davis, Little Rock, Ark, and Al.
bon L. Holsey, Tuskegee institute
Alabama. Representing the state
AAA for negroes attending are c
Cypress, All club agent. jackson
]. L. Reddix, president of Jackson
college, and J. D.. Hardy, agricul.
ture department, Jackson college
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
Negro Schools
Included In
Postwar Plans

The City Councils postwar plans
include the expenditure of $1,546,-
10000 on school projects, accord
ing to a report of the superinten-
dent made recently.
Improvements planned for the
colored schools include cafeteria
and classroom additions to La
nier High, provisions for an audi
torium-gymnasium for pupils at
Jim Hill Junior High. The in
creasing enrolment at Mary Jones
school justifies the construction of
two classrooms as we'll as a ca
feteria. Cafeteria and classrooms
should also be added to Martin
school. Crowded conditions at
Reynolds school call for at least
four class rooms, principals office
and supply.
The planned improvements also
call for a new colored Junior High
school and site estimated to cost
$1750OOOO
A study of thees needs was made
by superintendent of schools, Kir.
by P. Walker, with the aid of mem
bers Of the staff and of the State
Planning Board and tentative plan.
were submitted to the Board OF
Education. A detiled list of these
school projects appears in pam
phlet of postwar building plan.
issued by the City Council.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
Pontotoc News
Mrs. Mildred Bates. Agent

Mrs. Mildred Bates. Agent
Mr.. Bobby Wells spent a few
days in Memphis recently visiting
his niece who was very i'll. While
there he also visited Mrs. close
McGlan and Mrs. Alice Holly.
Mrs. Walter Pinson left Sunday
for North Carolina to join her hus-
band woh is serving in the Army.
Mr.. Proctor Hall is home on a
furlough visiting relatives and
friends.
MIR. Horce Dandrick is also home
from the Navy visiting his wife,
other relatives and friends.
Mr.. Pinson Bolton, Jr. left SUM-
day for Atlanta, Ca, where he is
attending schol at Clark Univer-
sity. He had spent most enjoy
able visit with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. r. p. Bolton.
Rev. S. J. Givans was the dinner
guest of Mr., and Mrs. Farr, Sun
day.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12

ming sugar through February 70.
next year. 81
Shoes-Stamps No. Is in book
one and No. / on the Airplane sheet
IN book three are each good for
one pair. ef5 RI
Meats, Fats-Brown stamps ".
", and X are good through Feb
ruary 20, brown stamp Y becomes
good February II and remains good
through March 20. Waste kitchen
fats are redeemed at two ration
points plus four cents : pound.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
feated in the House Tuesday,

feated in the House Tuesday,
The Senate passed a bill prohib-
iting issuance of marriage license
except between the hours of a.
m. and 5 p. m, to prevent hasty
marriages. e
Both houses passed a bill re-
pealing the exemptions granted the
federal government and its agen-
cies from the state gasoline tax.
Statisticians estimate this will in
crease gasoline tax revenues by
about $1,6O0,oO0 a year, with ST.
100000 of it going to the state
highway department and 5000 900
to the counties.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
Record Egg Crop Expected

Three out of every four eggs to
be produced in 1914 have been. al
located to civilians, the War Food
Administration announced. The an
ticipated supply of eggs this year,
possibly exceeding 81 billion, is
based on the potential production
of the greatest number of laying
hens on record in the United
States
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12

Other Liberty ships named for
Negroes include the S. S. Booker
7. Washington, George Washington
Carver, Paul Laurence Dunbar,
Frederick Douglass, John Merrick,
Robert L. Vann, James Weldon
and John Hope.
The Navy Department has named
naval vessel, the Destroyer Escort
Leonard Roy Harmon, in honor of
Negro messman who received
the Navy Cross posthumously for
heroic conduct at Guadaleanal.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12
RATION REMINDERS

Gasoline-In states outside the
east coast area, A-10 coupons are
good through March 81.
Tire Inspection Deadline-For
A-coupon holders March 81, and
for B and c holders, February %.
Sugar-Stamp No. 30 in book
four is good for five pounds through
March 81. Stamp No. 40 in book
four is good for five pounds of can
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-02-12

Buy War Bonds end Stamps uowl
Bradley beam., 1944-08-26
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Pass the epson salts please!

Pass the epson salts please!
 Our Wednesday night dance was the biggest success that the Club has held With the Wacs and gen. ial GSO girls attending in large numbers, it was unusual to see any of the men not dancing. We were glad to see WIO Norman E. Briars, he of the comic parachute expert ence in attendance. Sgts. Stowe, Greenbaum and Boulanger, all tried to show the latter's beautiful gal, Ray Flynn, a good time. Nice to see some of our neighbors from the town of Broadbrook there too. They thought that our outdoor dance floor was a fine piece of engineering. You men who are re- sponsible for it can take bow, Okay, Boss-man Cpl. Margaret Nowrey, "Joisey" to you deserves vote of thanks for the fine man. ner in which she assisted in mak- ing the sandwiches. Aside to those who couldn't be there last Wednes- day-Don't miss the clambake or the dance this week.
Bradley beam., 1944-08-26

The big news of the week in the NCO Club is the clambake at River side which is to take place Tues day evening, August twenty-ninth. By the time this is printed all mem bers will have received cards an nouncing the affair and it is your reporters hope that they will all have been returned with an affirm ative answer. The overall cost will
 be four dollars each and the Club will bear the expense of. it's mem bers. However, if any civilian civilian guests are invited, the member will have to dig down deep into his pockets and come up with the lettuce. GI transportation will leave the Base at the Main Gate between 1700 and 1900 hours for the clambake grove at Riverside Park, .Agawam, Massachusetts,. This party will be the gourmand's de- light as clans, broth, chicken, lob ster, corn-on-the-cob and watermel- on are only a few of the food items listed. Of course the Isual amber fluid will be at hand for those who get sand in their throats.
Bradley beam., 1944-08-26

The scene is a German court martial:
 Accused Mueller! You have call ed our Fuehrer an idiot. You are thereby guilty of three crimes. You have indulged in enemy propagan- da; you have ibeled the head of the Reich; and you have betrayed a military secretw
Bradley beam., 1944-08-26
ORDNANCE BL0CKBUSTER
By CPL. ERWIN L. KOERBER

Several years ago when the de bate for payment of bonus to World War I veterans was going on, a Society of Veterans of Future Wars was started at Princeton Univer- sity. Time has shown that this wasn't a joke as intended. With the era of pin-up boys and girls quite a fad, and looking into the future, we should like to nominate Cpl. Garland's boy, Junior, as the pin-up boy for the next war.
 It can't be moving target, al- though it is white and moves. It can't be a ghost because it isn't white all over and besides it smiles and ghosts don't smile. A second glance and 10! it is "Pop" Carey in his new one-piece BVD's sauntering through the barracks.
 News Items told by Ordnance Men From Overseas:
 M/Sgt. Penrose, recently return ed from New Guinea, was stationed at Bradley Field in 1941. Penrose was a witness of the crash that It. Bradley died in and for whom the Field was later named. Penrose amozed us by rolling out of bed in blue pajamas-the first we've seen in long time. Sgt. Nocek, now with us several weeks, was at Pearl Harbor on the historic day, 7 De- cember 1941. Nocek also was in the evacuation from Java and for a time was with Colin Kelly's Bonn bardment Group. Pfc. Gallagher, newly assigned man, was buddy of Cpl. Little when they were both in Bermuda. Sgt. Sposota can re- call many vivid tales of the famous 97th Bomb Group. War holds many nice experiences for Pfc. Sab- lock, one being time when a plane he was in nearly ran out of gas over Jugoslavia and the pilot had one quart of gas left when he found a friendly field. /. Those two bunk ies, Elkins and Koldys have seen some battles but now they are fighting the "battle of the aisles" at Bradley.
 Jottings from the Cuff:
 S/Sgt. Steer is now able to fill moonlight requisition orders. His car has four new re-capped tires Ut. Wehrs and Captain Jenny would like a cure for crab grass on the office lawn without resorting to bombardment (Funny thing about lawn mowing-the more you mow the more there is to mow-this gets mo- complicated) Cpl. Perry De Lorenzo has proved to be a second Bobby Jones. He shot an 82 in1iast Sundays match (maybe a mlnla- ture, golf course is an answer to the crab grass problem) that K & K +t1 Ordnance romance is now