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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
L ne OlODe lrOt1er BY Cliff Mackay

Democratic PartS, which under
the leadership of President
Roosevelt, has given under
privileged Americans of all hues
twelve years of deeds as
matched against doubtful full
fillment of vaguely worded Re
publican platform promises.
But so heated will be the cam
paign this summer, the Democrats
cannot merely sit back and say
'1ook what we have done.' They
must reaffirm their intention to
move ever forward to realization
of the full democracy the founding
fathers of this nation envlsioned.
This means that the national party
no longer can condone such I'M
democratic practices as the illegal
white primary and other restric-
tive designs to prevent free fran
chise to all citizens everywhere.
NO PLACE TO GO
The Southern recalcitrants would
have to string along for the simple
reason they have no place TO go.
No matter how attractive the COP
free enterprise talk may sound, 1t
would be hard indeed for them to
digest pledges. vague and indefi-
mite as they may be, to abolish the
poll tax, to outlaw lynchings and
to submit to a Congressional in
vestigation of the discriminatory
abuses heaped upon Negro soldiers
stationed in the South.
That Mr.. Roosevelt is not
too disturbed by the ersatz
Dixie revolt is shown by his
summoning of Governor Ellis
Arnall of Georgia for con-
ference and the party selection
of Governor Robert S. Kerr OF
Oklahoma to deliver the key
note speech. The strategy is
clear. Mr.. Roosevelt, as he
has been called upon to do SO
many times during his long
tenure of Office, is once again
neatly sidestepping those who
would become barriers to pro-
gress, leaving them standing
open mouthed In bewilderment.
while he continues his onward
march toward winning the war
and the writing of just and
durable peace.
All In all we appear to be in for
a most interesting campaign this
summer, to be followed by an cleo
ton held during the most crucial
period in our nations history.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
80 White Workers
WalkOut When Race
Operator Gets Job

EAST. ST. LOUIS, ILL., CAMP
The up-grading of a colored work.
er at the American Steel Foundries
here 20 that OF crane operator has
result ed in the walkout of 80 white
crane operators, said Bellmore
Perry, president of local 1893, CLIO
United Steeiworkers of America,
last week.
While a company spokesman
declined to comment on the walk
cut, Perry pointed cut that pro-
duction would not be halted at the
plant, which produces railroad
equipment, since the plant has
been closed for a one or two weeks
vacation period.
Perry said the white operators
gave three-day notice of their
intention to quit when the colored
operator was upgraded but pointed
out that the unions contract with
the steel company forbids any dis
with regard to jobs.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15


South reactionaries, whose threaten
ed revolt actually appears to be
more sound than fury, and at the
the same time include in their
platform something that will at
least equal the three bones the
Republicans grudgingly threw to
Negro voters in their platform.
LIST THREE DEMANDS
The so-called insurgents of the
Democratic Party in Mississippi,
Texas and South Carolina have
threatened to play tiddlewinks with
the electoral college unless the con-
vention gives in to them on three
points: Cd Return of the two
thirds rule, thus allowing the
South veto power; CO a plank in
the platform upholding the white
supremacy" beliefs on which so
much political capital is made in
the South; CD no planks in the
platform pledging the party to-
ward enactment of anti poll tax,
antilynching or. permanent FEPC
legislation.
There is a fourth point that
might well be mentioned. That
is the question of Vice Presi-
dent Henry A. Wallace again
holding the second place on
the ticket, a prospect which
makes the recaIcitrant cOnser-
NATIVES purple with fury s
Should the Democrats become
frightened by the clustering old
reactionaries, who threaten to take
walks and surrender to their de-
mands the outcome of the election
will no, longer be In doubt. 1t will
be a Dewey landslide, something
many liberal Democrats suspect is
the real desire of these party re-
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15

HE defined the first dragon as
Taeialism which he said is ever be-
ing preached as well as practiced
against the race that gave us
Moses and the Sermon ron the
Mount and against men whose skin
is darker than white THAT dra-
gon must be slain, declared tbs
former U. S. district attorney.
Tuttle defined the political dragon
Of iSolationism as a tendency TO
turn back within our own boun-
diaries forgetting the question, Am
my brothers keeper
The speaker hit the attitude Of
the press and screen on its policy
to encourage a breech in American
domestic relationships rather than
oppose the spread OF intolerance,
He charged that the press and
screen seemed to be receiving
certain amount of adulation by
portraying such evils.
The solution for the probSms
caused by the dragons he referred
to lay in what Tuttle termed the
three dimensional Suppression of
human spirit-founded within your
self extending to your neighbors
and completing itself in the spirit
aal dimensions. In that atmoS-
phere no dragons can live" he de-
clared.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
May Be Proud
OF Record, He
Writes NAACP
Admits Our
Boys Suffered
Many Casualties

WASHINGTON, d. C.-(NNPA)
- Negro loops did their duty eX-
cellently under fire on Normandy's
beaches in a zone of heavy COM
bat" General Dwight d. Eisen-
hover, Supreme Commander OF
the Allied Invasion Forces has de-
clared. The statement was con-
tanned in a greeting sent by the
General to the NAACP Wartime
Conference now meeting in Chica-
go.
According to Gen. Eisenhower,
the Negro troops suffered substan-
tial. casualties This fact was dis
closed week before last by Secre-
tary of War Stimson in a press
conference
Continuing his statement, the
General said, You may well be
proud of the accomplishments of
Negro troops. In conjunction with
all our forces in the European lib
Grafton campaign, they have made
their full contribution to the initial
success"
General ike, as he is affection
ately known by his men, recently
won a soft spot in the hearts of
Negroes when he reversed the
court-martial sentence of Corp
Leroy Henry convicted of rape and
sentenced to death. He restored
Henry to good standing and active
duty without demanding him to {
new trial. Eisenhower is reported
in his college days, to have refused
to play in football game when
the opposing team objected to a
Negro team mate participating.
Because of these indications of
liberality, lack of prejudice, and
high sense of justice, observers
find it difficult to understand why
the General does not approve the
admission of Negro WACs into bis
theatre of operations. The War
Department insists that the APP
prevail of the theatre commanders
is necessary before Negro WACs
may be sent abroad.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
Holland Has It's
Version Of Khan

WASHINGTON, (ANP)-Terror-
istic tactics typical of the old Ku
Kux Khan following the last World
War are being pursued in occupied
Holland byea group identified odd
ly enough, as the KK-group, it is
revealed in the Netherlands News
digest.
The murder of three prominent
citizens of the town of Moppel, in
Dronte province, On September %
was only one episode in a series of
Of battles between patriots and
members of the Dutch-Nazi con-
troll commando, the notorious XIX
group whose task it is to carry out
all Staying ordered by the German
green polics." the Digest reports.
The green police are patterned
much after the SIS storm troopers
OF Nazi Germany.
According to an underground
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15

newspaper, a veritable reign of
terror prevailed in the province
from July until, December of last
year in which Sayings and retail
iation murders followed each other
i'll rapid succession.
SIT began with the killing Of two
members on the XIX by parrots on
July 81. On August 4 the entire
town of Moppel population 14,OO0l
was bockaded by German police
who spent. the entire night in a
house toulouse search, and in
some cases literally broke away
the walls of suspected homes. When
they faile to find anyone who might
be. even family connected with the
Staying, they delivered the town in
to the hands of the XIX, which
terrorized its citizens for more than
a week
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15

calcitrants, whose venom is really
directed at Mr.. Roosevelt.
MATTER OF ARITHMETIC
Knowing this, there is grave
doubt that the die-hards from
Texas, Mississippi and South Caro-
lima will be given a very sympa-
thetic hearing in Chicago. 1t will
be a matter of simple arithmetic;
of deciding whether the few cleo
toral votes they may control is
worth sacrificing the 281 in seven
teen pivotal states that can be de-
livered to either the Republicans
or the Democrats by the coalition
of labor-Negro voters. These. 281
electoral votes will decide the VIM
ner, and being good politicians the
Democrats will not surrender vic
tory merely to appease the racial
arrogance of Americas little Hit
IerS.
This writer believes the
Southern revolters will be over
ruled on at least three of their
demands. The Chicago cOnven-
ton will not return to the two
thirds rule, it will not adopt a
white supremacy" plank, and
it will not reject Henry A,
WaIlace's glObal thinking for
the provincialism of a Byrd or
a Rayburn.
There is doubt that a plank will
be included in the Democratic
platform calling for the establish
ment of a permanent FEPC as was
done by the Republicans. This
would be too much like aping after
the Grand Old Party.
FDR MAY ACT
But it would not be at all sur
prising to see the Administration
as soon as Congress reconvenes this
fall push through the present Scam
lon Chavez bills calling for a per-
manent FEPC. The Democrats
would have sufficient votes with
out the Russells and Bilbos to do
it, and the Republicans would be
left with the choice of either sup
porting the measures or placing
themselves on the record before
the November election as rejecting
The pledge made in their own
platform.
This single act would halt a
possible shift of two million
Negro voters away from the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
Photos Reveal
Negro Marines
Out On Saipan
Security Unit
May Be Actually
In Real Combat

WASHINGTON, ID. c. (NNPA)
Pictures taken by the United
States Coast Guard have revealed
that Negro marines are participant
ing in the battle Of SaiDan Ameri-
cas- bloodest struggle in the South
Paific SO far in this war.
The fact that fighting is still
going on at Saipan leads to the
belief that these marines are not
security group, but real COM
bat fighters. According toa Ma
rine Public Relations officer,
anybody out there now is fight
ing"
The Japs are now massing for a
last ditch stand on the island. The
airfields here will place the Ameri-
can forces On a land base just 800
miles south east of the Phillip
pines.
Another revelation that Negro
marines were on the island came
from Capt. John N. Popham,
Marine Corps public relations Of
ticer, in an article appearing in
the Sunday Times of New York.
He described q detachment of
Negro marines digging in near by
where American forces were ham,
mering out a beachhead, and set
ting up a security area IN the
event of night attack.
According to Admiral Chester
w. Nimitz, the Saipan engagement
has cost the greatest sacrifice in
human blood of any Pacific thrust
against the japanese thus far.
Last reports show the American
casualties totalled 1874 killed
878 missing, and 7400 wounded.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15

Tucked away on the second floor
of the Hart building, the five
month-old plant employs l35. skill
ed, unskilled and clerical workers
of all races and creeds, resembling
a miniature united nations
The room is alive with the con-
slant droning of 10 poWer-driven
sewing machines, buttonholders
and feed-off arm machines oper-
ated by Negro, Italian and Spanish
women.
A Polish foreman moved from
worker to worker giving assistance
wherever needed.
From its initial contract of 49,
600 completed garments the plant
has graduated to contract call
ing for 10000 garments, Olander j.
Smith, president, said this week.
"Since March the United States
quartermaster inspection division
has not rejected a single garment
of the association. They have CIV
en- us a perfect production record"
Mr.. Smith said.
cleveland was chosen as the
site for this plant because of the
fine reputation it has in race re-
lations.'
Kenneth Tate, personnel direc-
tor, said that all employees were
hired on the basis of qualifications
for the job. He said that they have
no union trouble nor do they eX-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
War Correspondent
Meets Death On
European Front

WASHINGTON CAMP - Re-
ports that S-Sgt. Bernard D.
Watts, Associated Negro Press
correspondent, is dead were con-
fiTmed last week by the war de-
partment. S-Sgt. Watts, who was
26 years of age, died somewhere in
England On April IL.
According to reports from the
war department S-,Sgt. Watts
mother, Mrs Minnie Watts lives
in Beloit, Wis. His sister, Mrs.
Ruby Jones. lives in Chicago. No
details were given regarding the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15

TUSKEGEE ARMY AIR FIELD,
Ala.-GSNS)- If you are super-
stitious you should meet Ser
gcant Roy C. Boston of Chicago,
Ill, an airplane mechanic at this
field. He is one for Ripley. En-
tering Hampton Institute, Va,
on June 18th he stayed for 8 years,
leaving on September 13, 1889. He
took his army pre-induction exam
ination August 10, 1912. Entered
the Army October 10, 1912. His
army serial number ends in IS.
He was sent to the 313th Avia-
ticn Squadron at camp in Louis
lana, and assigned to barrack
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
S. Attorney
Pleads For Justice

NEW .YORK-(ANPl - Charles
II. futile, former United States at
torney for the southern district of
New York. made a plea last week
for true religious and racial toll
erance when speaking to $50 persons
at the. fifth annual communion
breakfast of the st. George So
cietv of the department of SANTA
ton here.
Striking racial and religious in
tolerance, futile used the aliegory
of st. George Staying a hydra
headed dragon and declared that
ST. George must in modern times
battle not only the dragon of dicta-
torShip abroad but also the dra-
CONS of racialism, political and &C.
cleSjaStical isolationism and deg
radiation of family relationships on
the home front.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
Lucky 113' Trails
Airplane Mechanic

1919. He was file clerk in Room
1913, where he remained number
81 on the roster until March 13.
After finishing mechanics school
he went on furlough but was re-
called in time to report to this post
on May 18th: On Febrary IS he
was transferred to his present
section
Is that enough? Mop. Well.
on June 13, 1914 a bolt of lightning
struck the plane he was working
on He was uninjured, but the
plane was mass Of wreckage.
Guess number l2 in his lucky
number after all. But wait -.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15

cause of S-Sgt. watts death. He
was a member of an aviation am
munition ordnance company.
Watts had been accepted by the
Associated Negro Press as one Of
its European correspondents val
liable contribution to Negro news
papers in that capacity.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15

This story was brought to our at
tention by a CT who came from a
family Of 10; who was married on
August 81 (13 in reverse,; separated
December 26 (twice 49,, and di-
vorced September Goth talso twice
10; Wow! Take EN- away! All
they need are black cats for pets.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15

pect to fire any racial group after
the war.
I'VE do have the same problem
that other plants have in recruit
ing trained precision workers" he
said.
Mr.. Smith was born in st. Paul,
MINI. He attended the University
of Wisconsin and received his law
degree from Northwestern univers-
ity.
Married and the father of two
daughters and two sons, Mr.. Smith
has one son serving in the army
in England. His family still lives
in Toledo where ne formerly work.
ed for housing authorities
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15

S@AAAAASNTA NJ OSst ~
the two-horned
dilemma on which
they now find
themselves SuS-
pended W h e n
they gather in
Chicago within
the next few
days.
They face the
difficult task of
trying to appease
- - \
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
The Democrats Face a Dilemma

TT WILL BE most interesting to
see how the Democrats work
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
All Races Work In
Negro-0wnej Plant

CLEVELAND ANP)-The American Enterprises
association Inc of the few Negroowned and operated
plant produces military garments under United States
army and lend-lease contracts.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-15
Power 0fPrayer

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send for THE POWER OF PRAYER to-
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
Prices 10 Be- Cut
On Citrus Fruits

WASHINGTON, Jan. p up
New price ceilings on citrus
fruits expected to pare costs as
much as IS per cent below last
winters high levels were expected
today TO follow the latest check
placed on the price Of seven fresh
vegetables
Spokesmen for the OPA pre-
dicted that the citrus regulation.
covering grapefruit. oranges. lem
onS and tangeTineS. would be is
sued next week PRICE Admins
TRAITOR Chester BowloS announced
last November that these controls
We're coming
Vegetables which were given
new prices yesterday 20 prevent
q repetition OF last winters sharp
advances were carrots spinach.
peas snap beans. eggplant. pep
pei, and cucuWhers The ceilings
cover all sales except retail!
An additional six vegetables -
Lima bean,. cabbage, lettuce. caulI-
flower. celery and tomatoes " o.
be- covered ln a later price order.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
Auto Industry +.
Cancels I Billion
In War Jobs
Scores OF Additional
Contracts Revised or
Cut Back, It's Revealed

The automotive industry has
already Cancelled more than ST.
000,0000O0 in war contracts and
subcontracts. the Automotive
Council for War Production re-
vealed Saturday In addition,
scores Of other contracts have
been revised and cut back.
The council compared some Of
the problems brought about by
the cancellations and cutbacks
with the original conversion from
automobiles 10 war goods. One
eXd1TTpte CTtCr WIS TINT ri Il plant
which had spent - months in
preparing for production Of a new
streamlined tank
Al the last minute. as produc-
ton Wi4s about 10 start. the tank
contract was cancelled and re-
placed by one calling for an ~
ton prime mover. II was found
necessary 10 move and rearrange
all Of The ll5l govcrnment-owned
machines.
The plant eventually found use
Tor zoo on the prime mover con
tract and the remainder were
shipped 10 other companies or
pushed into corner Of the plant
Only 10 per cent OF the UgS and
fixtures were found uSeablc. The
rest were strapped
OF 43l SubcontractorS, 1868 had
claims settled in full. II were
Still in the hands Of ordnance Of
fcers waiting approval 50 were
being proccSSed by the prime con-
tractor four Of the largest claims
had not yet been filed awaiting
claims from others Of the 100
SubconiTaCtOrS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
DEfRtHTsa@yTMES

Published every Week DAv Evening and
Sunday Morning oy ne Times PuhHshirs
Company a. 1870 Cars Ave Detroit
81. Michigan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
NOLAN NAY RETURN

Fred 6 Nolan who left The
nSR 10 take over as general man
.ager Of tho Chicago Surface
Lines, may pay his first visit 10
Detroit within few weeks and
as a witness for DSR employees
who are seeking 100000 in de-
preston pay cuts IN circuit court
Several test cases have been
fled by employees seeking 10 re-
cover pay withheld by The DSR
during 1922 one OF the plaintiffs
being Walter II Ercden director
OF purchases and a partisan Of
Nolan
Before Nolan left the pSR he
advised employees 20 try the Qucs-
ton in the courts. maintaining
that they had the money corning
and should try 10 collect. Now.
according 10 DSR people. Nolan
has told attorney Thomas F.
Chawke that he Is willing 10 state
his reasons in court
DSR people however. both
friends Of Nolan and of his sue
cesSor, William S Bullock. DENY
that their efforts 20 collect their
back pay has made them unpopu-
lar with the Bullock administra-
ton
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
Jeffries Fails
To Reorganize
As He Promised
And He May Discover
He Has Lost Out on
Some Key Prospects
Inside City Hall
BY HAROLD SCHACHERN

ny ~
One OF the state secrets in the
city hall after last November'S
election was that Mayor Jeffries
intended to reOrganize his adj
ministration by replacing several
department heads and creating
one or TWO positions.
II was fairly well established
WHO would benefit by these
changes and additions All JEFF
fries had 10 do was make -lhc
changes.
But the mayor has shown a
marked reluctance 10 act ON those
decisions, even though he has de-
clared himself His Inability 10
make up his mind may yet cost
him some of tho key men with
which he hoped 10 bolster has
administration
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
HANGING IN MID AIR

He made known his determine
ton 60 remove Edward II Ken
nedy Jr as commissioner of pur-
chaseS and supplies Il IS also no
secret that he offered the lob ia
an of-hand manner 20 Ernest
Jones. deputy 20 City Clerk Lead
halt
Jones stated publicly that he
would accept the iob # Jcnrc,
came right down 20 cases The
mayor then promptly forgot about
II. or couldn get up the steam
necessary 10 do IL and. couSe-
quently left Jones Leadbeftcr
and Kennedy hanging IN midair.
Leadbctter is on "A spot because
his office faces The biggest lOb
IN It's history the 1871 proSlden-
tial election and be- needs a
competent deputy 10 Get The vot-
Ing machinery. In motion
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
BEAUTIFULLY STYLED SOFA BED

1t looks like permanent particularly handsome
sofa with its attractive modern styling, Notice its
lovely carved wood holdings and its unusual figured
tapestry. 1t makes a comfortable double bed-just
ghdes magcay into bed position without being moved
from It's spot on the floor. Bedding compartment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-23
PARKING

2 Hour parking
40 Main store.
Your ticket will
De- OKid without
charge when you
purchase. UnHm.
tied time marking
az Dearborn store.