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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-05
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Immunity TO Typhoid

Is q person who has typhoid fever
thereafter immune to 1t? Our nine
year old son had it a year ago-the
laboratory report showed he had
regular typhoid and paratyphoid
A and 3. As sanitary conditions
here (Mexico) are not too good We
are anxious to know whether to give
him the immunizng shots or not.
IF. t.
Answer-The attack Of fever prob.
ably conferred at least as complete
immunity as any typho-bacterin
"ShotS" can confer. How long the
neutrality-suspicious. from an attack
or from the shots" lasts, we do not
know. Probably your SON is reason
ably safe for several years.
Physical Versus Mental
Please settle an argument-my
father says his work in shoe shop
is quite strenuous and firing, but
my study in school Il am in the
eighth grade) seems more strenuous
to me. When come home from
school I don't feel UP to my house,
work, but when father comes home
from the shop he does.
: (Miss G. r.
Answer-O Ordinarily physical work.
play or exercise Is more firing than
mental work. The manual laborer
requires more hours OF sleep for re-
freshment than the white collarl"
or brain worker does. But 1t Is not
fair to compare fatigue in a grow
ing child with fatigue In mature
adult. A good deal Of energy Is used
up just growing-and your father
has the advantage Of you there.
Send ten cents and stamped en-
velope bearing your address for
booklet "V-I-T-E Spells Youth" a
MaFihuana
Would 1t be ethical to give some
idea Of the danger involved in srnok--
ing REFERS" or MARY James," as
the peddlers cali marihuana ciga--
rettesa &C. H. A.
Answer--In my opinion the mari
huana scare Is a lot Of malarkey'
kept going In small town papers by
police and other racketeers who
dote on publicity.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-05

1AAAA ktAS0V WV
ton, in sales by
the mills, may be
in Justification Of
invoices, the Gus
toner payin 6
for more yardage
than he receives,
and knowing 1t.
Or more directly
there may be
ash premiums
paid on the side
by the buyer.
These sales by
the mills are nor
1naNy Of what the
trade calls grew
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-05
Views OF The Press

Anna. Anne was the last OF the
Stuarts. and was succeeded by the
very German George I. English mon
archs stayed pretty German right
down TO George v. But Elizabeth
can boast of four British grandpar-
ents.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-05
STRENGTH
FOR THE DAY
GOD HAS HIS OWN sCHUDLE

God always answers prayers. The
discouraging thing, however. Is tnAt
frequently He does not answer them
according to our time scheduie'
sometimes He gives US immediate
Iy what we ask for. Az otner tlnes
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-05
Washington Merry Go-Round
BY
DREW PEARSON

Deot Was Working Annapolis Head Of Navy
But Admu Opposed Plan Train Reserve Officers for High Posts
Secretary Predicted That Our Navy would Soon Isolate the
Potion Promotion Almost okoyed Was linked by London Remarks
thing Secretary
adns didn't
officers
nlin elite
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-05
= NATIO
SPOTLIGHT
Your Clothes
May Be Black

BY PETER EDISON
Waterbury DemOcrat) Washington
Correspondent
Black market operations in tex
tiles and apparel, now threatening
to increase U. s. clothing costs
through elimination Of low priced
lines, may begin at the textile mill
and carry through every step Of the
industry, right to the retailer, &C.
cording to Office of Price Admin
istration enforcement officials.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-05
Marihuana

Copyright, 1914. John F. Ollie Coz
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-05
A Thought for Today

FOR thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord.
jeremiah 31:16.
Keep doing some kind Of work, that the devil
may always find you enployed.-St. jerome.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-05

Copyright, 1914, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-11
My cumt Iuu smiS ike MusHauas
MMe momGs 2" complained Elsie

lV1ovIE HUSBANDS get paid for smil.
ing" beloved Elmer, the bull II get leftovers
for dinner. Smile2 Bah, won't even look
pleasant"
Those leftovers were delicious you would
have found out if you'd tried them, protested
Elsie, the Borden Cow. Besides, we can't waste
food. Do you realize that nearly enough food to
feed all our millions of fighting men for a year
is wasted in American homes annually? Doesn't
that make you stop and think?"
We'll maybe, "grunted Elmer, but it doesn't
make me feel much like laughing about left
overs. I'd rather have something good to eat"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-11

I'VE get our share Of good foods" insisted
Elsie. Take my Borden's Honoeenized Vi
tan1in D Mix, for example We take the finest
milk COW can give, then mix the cream all
through it so there's cream in every sip 1t tastes
better, it's quicker. dgesting. and there are 400
units Of sunshine Vitamin D in every last
quart"
Every time you take an example, it turns
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-11

out to be Borden's Milk" sputtered Elmer Il
tell you there'd be plenty of food for everyone
if we didn't ship so much stuff overseas
"Our Allies overseas" said Elsie quietly.
get less than 1919 of our food. That's not so
much but it gives them strength to fight our
enemies. The harder they fight by our side, the
sooner we win I'm proud to know that our
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08
StiInson Admits
Casualties High
Among Our Boy,
Says They Were
In Van Guard Of
Invasion Forces

WASHINGTON LAMP OFF,
cial confirmation of the role plav-
ed by Negro troops in the recent
invasion of France came Thursday
from the lips of Secy. Stinson.
While praising their performance
he. revealed some were stevedore
and engineer unit. and admitted
that they suffered high casualties
In recounting the part played by
Negro troops in the spectacular IN
sion, Stimson disclosed that Negro
engineer outfits were on the beach
heads where previos reports hav"
indicated some of the heaviest loss
es were encountered.
The secretary identified n e
assignment of the Negro units as
unloading ships and - ENGINEERS.
The object of national criticism
by his effort to smear the NEGRO
soldier, Stimson praised the courage
nf the Negro units that were among
the firss ,i..eo soldiers to set foot
upcn French soil.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08
Mississippian Serving
With Famed Port

of operation.
Since those first early days, the
port personnel has come a long
way. Other Port Battalions ar
rived to help with the gigantic
task, and together they have
maintained consistent gains over
each months coverage OF ton
mage handled Many thousands of
aons have gone through this
port. The Sicilian and Italian
campaigns were mounted. vessels
have been tactically loaded by the
hundreds, and a steady flow of sup
plies and equipment has gone to
the frontline troops when and
where they needed them.
Lieutenant Colonel Raymond E.
Elkins of Los Angeles, California,
the commanding officer of the bat
talon, stated that his Negro SOL
dierS have done a staggering job
under the most adverse conditions
and deserve all the credit in the
world for their sheer grit and
plain hard work"
The battalion was formed in
February, 1912 and trained at the
port of San Francisco where valu-
able practical experience was
gained.
1t. General Charles c. Lee,
commanding general of the Ser
CONTINUED on back page)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08
Summer Session At
Alexander School

BROOKHAVEN, Miss The Alex.
ander School VIII hold six weeks
summer session again this summer
beginning July 10. Students who
nave make up work in any subjects
Will be admitted, a d those who
wish to advance in work may come.
Teachers of the regular staff
VII be used and the over all pre-
cram will be worked out bv teach
ers and pupils to meet the needs
of the pupil
No student veil carry over three
subjects with emphasis placed on
thorough work.
A fee for elementary grades
pupils Of $500 will be charged
while the high school pupils will
pay fee of $500 per subject
All fees are payable In advance
Teachers will not accept over 80
surjls in any one class Or sub
jcct.
The principal of the Alexander
Schoo, is Prof. A. A. Alexander.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08
Says Institution Needs
Balanced Curriculum

lob seeking Alcornites, say the
college under Pres. Bell has leaned
too far towards Liberal Art. Any
one that wishes to familiarize HIM
self with facts, know Alcorn has
always had few graduates, who
choose medicine or law as their
Vocation, DR.. Walker, Pres, OF
Universal Life Insurance is an
Alcorn graduate The Willis Broth
.ars and M. E. Anderson, who own
substantial portion o. Universal
stock are Alcorn graduates.
MY class of 1915 perhaps before
President Bell was born has the
following professional men. Doctor
Thomas Malone, dentist in De-
troit, Michigan, DR.. Riley Thomas,
Pathologist at Howard University,
DR.. Randall of Louisiana, DR.. L..
A. Smith of jackson, Mississippi,
DR.. Lang Stanley, deceased. Mr..
Steve G.. Anderson letter carrier
and financier, Jackson, Mississippi.
Again we are told Prof. P. S.
Bowles who is temporary head of
the institution says vocation and
agriculture will be stressed. Yet
this same P. S. Bowles educated a
son at Alcorn and sent him to
Meharry to study Pharmacy. Prof.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08

DR.. L. A. Smith, Of Jackson, one
of the states leading doctors,
founder of the Sally Harris Clinic,
the most completely equipped prl-
vately owned Negro Hospital in
the state, which is now being en-
larged to meet the ever increasing
demands of the community, a
graduate of Alcorn, following the
resignation of President Bell, and
the appointment of the Faculty
Committee to run the school, head
ed by Prof. p S. BoWles, re-
leased FOR publication an article
concerning Alcorn College. In his
article, DR.. Smith states that Al
corn needs a we'll balanced curri-
culum and raises the question,
will the state of Mississippi, as
being done by other states, pay
the buttons of Negro stuc,ents de-
string professional education, who
must attend institutions outside of
the state, due to the stressing of
Vocational Training at Alcorn
College. The article by DR.. Smith
is as follows:
We have been told "Alcorn has
recently gone far afield, from its
prescribed course of teaching"
Why? Because a few disgruntled
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08

ing devotion to duty were of great
benefit in the welfare of his men.
He gave valuable assistance to com
manding officers and to other
chaplains il maintaining high
degree of efficiency" the cita-
ton concluded.
Chaplain Dubra, a graduate of
Claflin college (B A. 1929 and
Cannon Theological seminary (B.
d., 1922 is a native of Moss Point,
Miss. He is minister of the
Methodist Church and was COM
missioned a first lieutenant in the
Chaplain Corps on AutAst q. 1941
His wife lives at 1902 32nd Ave-.
Gulfport, Miss.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08
Miss. Chaplain Wins Legion
OF Merit In South Pacific

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(Special)
Chaplain (Capt) Charles H. Dubra,
Of Gulfport, Miss, is the first Ne
gro chaplain to win the Legion
of Merit, the War Department re-
ported recently.
The first American Chaplain
assigned to duty in New Guinea,
Chaplain Dubra received the award
in recognition of his conduct in the
performance of outstanding SER
vices in New Guinea from April,
1912. to March, 1914.
He served the widely scattered
units Of his regiment under diff
cult and trying conditions ac-
cording to the citation. His SYM
pathetic understanding and unfail-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08

HEADQUARTERS, 18th AAF,
South Pacific-A number of Mis-
sissippians were among those win
ming promotions and awards re-
Gently given to members of the Ne
gro units serving with the 18th
AAF.
Receiving promotion were, Teo-
dore Shivers, husband of Mrs.
Essi eMae Shivers, Is, Boston
Apis, Jackson, promoted from
Sergeant to Staff Sergeant; Trao~
tor P. Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Smith, of Camden, promot-
ed from Corporal to Sergeant;
Willie Maxwell, husband of Mrs.
Nellie N. Maxwell, of Byhalia, pro-
NOTED from Private First Glass
to Technician Fifth Grade, and
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08
Prominent AIumnus Writes
About A|corn College

Patton who was head of the Agri-
cultural Department has son
who is one of our most brilliant
young medical doctors. Prof. Tan
ner for years head of the Horti-
cultural Department has two sons
that distinguished themselves in
their chosen fields of medicine.
Mrs. Miller, who for years was
head of the Home Economic De-
partment has a son who is a Den
fist in North Carolina DR.. Teller,
one of our leading Dentist is an
Alcornite. DR.. l.. L. Raford, a lead
ing Physician of North Mississippi
is an Alcornite All this happened
before President Bell came on the
scene.
Well, that disgruntled minority
says President Bell is teaching So
cial equality with white. Why?
Simply because he has Prof. Will
son on the faculty at Alcorn who
graduated at mixed race school
in the far west. Well, no one
should be so gullible as to swallow
such Like diagnosis of old, I
have with a microscope guled to
my eye, searched the entire state
of Mississippi, to find an Eleanor
Club or a Negro that desired
white Social Equality. The wonder
is why does the White people of
the state listen to voices of Ne
groes-always the minority-who
are adept at double crossing, Me-
cores who have an Grafton for the
Continued on back page)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08
STATE MEN WIN PROMOTIONS AND
AWARDS IN SOUTH PACIFIC

Eugene L. Henry, of Carthage,
promoted from Private to First
Glass Private.
Receiving the Army Good Con-
duct Medal for exemplary behavior,
efficiency and fidelity were: Staff
Sergeant Elliot c. Quare, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Quare, $40
Fayard Street, Biloxi, Corporal
Willie B. Posey, a former Decatur
teacher, son of Mr. and Mrs. j.
E. Posey of Taylorville, Miss. and
Private Thomas Williams, son Of
Mrs Mamie Williams of Natchez.
The Army Good Driver Medal
was AWARDED to T-5 Tommie
Brantley, son of Mrs. Maggie
3rantley of Carthage, and Pfc.
Louis Goer, husband of Mrs.
Mae Goer, of Decatur, Mississippi.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08


A. L. Clark and Albert Alternately.
He refused on the ground that he
was their attorney and knew that
the mems lives would be endanger-
ed by testifying against white men
in the state.
Tyler and Vaughn fled the state
of Mississippi, when the Kinds
County Grand Jury started inves-
tigation of what Kinds County At
torney MCGOWAN described as a
million dollar policy racket being
operated in the City of Jackson.
Vaughn, with Tyler as an en-
ployee, operated a shoe repair
shop in connection with which he
is alleged to have also operated a
policy Booking Station.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08
Chi Commissioner Frees VIM. Tyler,
Vaughn In Policy Racket Case

CHICAGO-(SpeciaD - william
Tyler and Hansford Vaughn, who
fed here from Jackson, Miss, will
not have to return there to appear
as witnesses against two white men
charged with operating a numbers
and policy racket.
Represented by Atty. William
Henry Huff. the men received
their complete freedom last week
when E. K. Walker, U. S. COM
missioner dismissed the case.
Hitting the Fugitive Felon act
which Huff said is really a new
version of the old 1850 Fugitive
Slave act, the attorney disclosed
how Mississippi authorities had
appealed to him to return the men
to testify against two white men,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08
BATTALION IN EUROPEAN
THFATFR OF WAR

AFHQ, M E DI T E r r A N E A N
THEATER Being the first Port
Battalion to land in North Africa
with the invading forces in No
vamber, 1912, was tough, wet,
backbreaking experience. With the
fighting and sniping going on at
the time, the record established by
the Negro soldiers of this battal-
ion was even more impressive.
Hard work has made this port one
of the busiest Army overseas port
in the world.
Working night and day in
twelve hour shifts. in the first
month the outfit had moved $50
tons of equipment on and off
boats for combat troops. BY the
end of that first month they had
not only established themselves
but they had learned many tricks
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08

Pfc. Johnson. who is Post
Exchange Steward of Quarter
master Service Company is the
son of Rev. and Mrs. Alice Moore
Johnson of Canton His brother,
LIST Sgt. John w. Johnson, is also
in service overseas.
Pfc. Psean, who is warehouse
man with a Quartemaster Service
Company, is the son of Mrs. Will
lie Love, of Aberdeen, Mississippi.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08
Two Mississippians Awarded Good
Conduct Medal In New Caledonia

NEW CALEDONIA - Two Mis-
sissippians were among number
of Negro soldiers recently award
ed tile Army Good Conduct Medal
for fidelity and efficiency In the
performance of duties here.
Receiving the awards were Pri-
vate First Glass Benjamin Fl.
Johnson. of Canton, Mississippi
and Private First Glass Johnnie
l.. Bean, of Aberdeen, Mississippi.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08
COP PIanks
On The Negro

The Republican Party has I'M
anhnously adopted a PLATFORM 10
which there are TOUR planks di-
rectly affecting the Negro.
For the first time in political
history no, single Negro nor any
one or two Negroes bore the bur-
den of advising the Resolutions
Committee as to what ground
should be covered In an effort to
lure the Negro vote back into the
Republican fold. Several groups
appeared before the Resolutions
Committee and voiced their grie-
vanceS and suggestions.
The Negro Republicans who met
In Chicago in February presented
their position through Robert
Church and Theodore Berry. Wal
ter White appeared before them as
nom partisan. A Philip RAN
doiph with a group representing
the March on Washington Move
ment got in a few words. The
church was represented through the
voice of Bishop Sims. DR.. EN-
NETT Scott, bearing the full weight
of his Joseph Pew connections, ex-
erted an .unmistakable influence, as
did Pew himself on the almost un-
animous selection of Dewey as
the COP standard bearer.
The efforts of these men and
these groups brought forth a
platform which for the first time
departed from the usual generali-
cation of opposition to "discrimi-
nation because of race, creed, or
color" Actually, the platform Is
more specific and goes farther than
has been yentured before.
STILL A QUESTION
The big question is whether 1t
gives that first class passage on
the Republican ship of state so elo-
quently pied for by Bishop Sims
before the full convention.
True, the platform covers the
four major grievances of Negroes
Cd Army mistreatment, segrega-
ton and discrimination, CD es-
Enlistment of permanent
FEPC, CD abolition of the poll
tax, and "a adoption of anti
lynching legislation.
But while meeting the demands
of the Negroes as to the ground to
be covered, the Resolutions Com
mittee, minus the services of the
only Negro scheduled to serve in
a capacity where he could have
had some say as to the wording,
has SO set up the planks as to leave
plenty of loopholes.
The army plank is good-except
that such study as is mentioned
could be run on and on till the
war ends without anything being
done about 1t. And the Negro al
ready has been studied to DEATH"
FEPC PLANK BANGLES
The FEPC plank is left dangling
In the air. Negroes are interested
not only in the four-letter symbol
FEPC, but in what kind of an
agency 1t will be. They are not
Continued on back page)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08
Believe Race
Voters Will
Still Back FDR
Prescott Makes
Seconding Talk
For Candidate
BY ERNEST f. JOHNSON

CHICAGO-(A N P)-ThomaS E.
Dewey, the gang-buster from New
York, was overwhelmingly handed
the Republican nomination for
President of the United States last
Wednesday, but Negro delegates
attending the convention say he
is not going to draw sufficiently
upon the Negro vote in those states
which count unless the Democrats
kill their chance by yielding to
the demands of southern white
supremacy advocates.
1t became evident as early as
Sunday that the Dewey bandwagon
was well under way when the I'LL
nois delegation accused for him
and was followed by the heavy vote
from Pennsylvania. John w. Brick
er, meanwhile, maintained that he
was still in the race to stay.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08
LOYAL TO BRICKER

While defections from the Dewey
ranks were appearing on all sides,
the Mississippi delegation headed
by Perry Howard remained loyal
to Bricker. The switch in allegi-
ance, however, did not become
evident here until 1t became Ger
tain early Wednesday morning
that Bricker was withdrawing from
the race.
On the roll call, S. D. Redmond
of Jackson, Miss, declared his
state was casting its six votes for
Tom Dewey.
This was SSut part Of the I'M
enthusiastic and animated demon
stration that was going ON for
Tom Dewey, particularly following
Brokers sudden and dramatic ap-
rearance on the speakers rostrum
following the nomination speech
for Dewey made by Gov. Dwight
Griswold of Nebraska.
Of the four seconding speeches
Continued on Back Page
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-08

The Republican Party has un-
aninously adopted PLATFORM IN
which there are Tour pianks d.
rectly affecting the Negro.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-01-24
CIVIC Clubs AID DRIVE

Chapel Hill, Jan. ga number
= the civic organizations in the
State. among them Rotary Kiwanis.
Lions g'd Civilian "lu.. and Junior
thanhcr ul Commerce. 9rc takiu.
an active part in tho current cam.
p'igu for inf9ntile para'ys;s vic
;ima, Er. Ralph Mcdonald. state
Chairman, reported today.
Many uf these clubs are cooper
ating with the local chairncn in
making 1914 q banner year in Inc
fight against this dread disease. he
said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-01-24
ed ELROD OFFERS
COURSE IN FLYING

Eli E,rod. ono Of The FIRST persons
in Henderson to become interested
IN lying. IS offering a course III fly
ing 10 citizens desiring TO learn the
art. lie plans 70 be at the airport
daily for instructions oi commercial
pilot and instructor Tie has DcCn i'll
s'ruc'ng Army air @ diets io- tho
past several years lie Is classified
Uy The Civil Ac"unau;;cs Authority
as al instructor