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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
Stay At Home
See Him Sooner

The quickest way to see your
son or husband being returned
from overseas, to be discharged
from the Navy. is to remain at
home
That was the sage advice offer
ed this week by the Navy Depart
ment to relatives who are anxious
to welcome their boys coming
back to the States for release.
In the first place, if relatives
travel to the debarkation ports it
is highly improbable that they will
even see their silors because the
Navy rehabilitation plan calls for
returning men to separation GEN.
tiers in their own Naval Districts.
In consequence, men will not be
free to visit their families at coastal
ports, but will move without delay
to their own districts.
Secondly, travels by dependents
will only crowd the lready over
loaded transportation system and
hamper the orderly operation of
discharge.
And last, living accommodations
in coastal ports are not and will
not be available.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
Madison County
Youth S1nothered
In Cotton Pile

Henry Davis, Jr., 7-year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs Henry Davis of
the Madison Station community
was pronounced dead when his
body was pulled from a pile of
cotton in the barn, Sept. 18th by
his father
Young Henry had been playing
with his younger brothers and it
appears that he had been held
down and cotton piled upon him
in their play.
The younger brother states that
Henry called to him to let him up
for time, but when he stopped
calling, he went away to the house
1t was only when Mr.. Davis had
had his dinner and went up to
weigh the cotton, that the body
was discovered
Funeral arrangements for young
Davis were in charge of Peoples
Funeral Home and interment was
in China Grove cemetery.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
SIS. Board Field
Office Now On
Five-Day Week

Miss Mary E. Smith, manager of
the Jackson, Miss, field office of
the Social Security Board, located
at 124 South Parish ST., announces
that her office is now operating on
five-day week, Monday through
Friday. Hours will be from $3.50
a. m, to 500 p. m. The new work
week has been adopted by the Fed
eral Security Agency of which the
Social Security Board is a part.
This schedule is in line with the
general policy of government de-
partments and agencies to return
to the normal number of working
hours during a week which pre-
vailed before the war. Return to
the pre-war policy was requested
by President Truman following the
surrender of Japan.
The field office will continue to
provide its regular services to the
public, Miss Smith stated. The Of
flee accepts claims for monthly re-
tirement and survivors insurance
benefits under the Social Security
Act, issuses social security account
numbers and furnishes information
to the public.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
Selective Service
Office Will Close
Each Saturday

Due to the Presidents directive
placing all Civil Service personnel
on a 40-hour work week, all local
boards of SeIective Service close
their offices on Saturday. The work
week is Monday through Friday,
8 to o'clock each day.
State headquarters of Selective
Service in the War Memorial
Building, Jackson, is open every
day in the week to o'clock
with a skeleton force Cat least one
officer) on duty each Saturday and
Sunday and Holidays.
The War Memorial Building is
often closed particularly on Sun
days, but the south door is open
on these days and there is some
che at the telephone on these days
8 to 5 P. M, to serve the public.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
NATIONS DEMAND FOR
TIRES FAR EXCEEDS
SUPPLY AVAILABLE

The OPA and the War Production
Board in Washington this week is
sued a joint statement reporting
that the demand for passenger car
tires is SO far ahead of current pro-
duction that it will be many months
before all who need them can get
them.
OPA Administrator Chester
Bowles estimated that bacAlogs Of
untitled applications for passenger
car tires, applications for which To-
cal ration boards cannot issue GER
tificates because their monthly quo
tas have been exhausted, will total
100000 by September 80, compar-
ed with 517,715 on file July 81.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
TO FURNISH BIRTH
CERTIFICATES FOR BABIES
HOSPITALS REQUIRED

A regulation of the Mississippi
State Board of Health, passed at
the last meeting of the Board, re-
quires each hospital to present to
the mother for her approval her
baby's birth certificate before she
leaves the institution. The mother
signs her approval, along with the
signature of the physician. Every
new mother has right to see her
baby's birth certificate before it is
filed in the State Division of Vital
Statistics, since she alone is able
to furnish accurate information as
to facts stated and as to spelling of
names on the certificate.
1t is probable that physicians in
private practice will be following
the same procedure in order to re-
lieve themselves of any accusation
of making errors on birth certifi-
Gates.
The birth certificate is vital
record which is filed for many gen
erations and il is only reasonable
to require accuracy in its compila-
ton.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
Leaders Enjoy
Red Cross S
Aquatic Schools

More than 100 Negroes from
eastern and southeastern states
were qualified as American Red
Cross instructors in first aid, wa
ter safety or accident prevention
at special National Aquatic Schools
the past summer, it was announced
by A w. Cantwell, acting admin
istrator, First Aid, Water Safety
and Accident Prevention Service.
Two. such schools were conduct
ed for Negroes this year-one at
West Virginia State College, Insti-
tute, w. Va, where 81 Negro lead
er from IL states completed the
course, and the other at Tennessee
A. & l. State College, Nashville,
where 65 students from 16 states
were enrolled.
Conducted on schedules similar
to those of all Red Cross Aquatic
Schools, throughout the Nation,
| the courses included swimming, life
saving combat swimming, first aid
accident prevention and small craft
A special feature of the Tennes.
see school was the course in farm
accident prevention conducted or
the college-operated farm where
students had an opportunity te
! study under actual farm condition:
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
|Natchez Soldier
Aids Bremen
Signal Installation

275th Signal Construction Com.
pany, Bremen, Germany-Private
James c. Hill, Ala N. Pine Street
Natchez, Miss, a member of this
company, is one of the first Negro
soldiers who assisted in setting uI
the first telephone communication.
in the city of Bremen, shortly af.
ter its capture by the British.
Since then he has also helped ir
establishing communications link
ing Bremen with Frankfurt, ano
in repairing cables in Bremen ano
Bremerhaven.
The work in which Pvt. Hill is
engaged is a project of Bremen
Port Command, organization re-
sponsible for dock and harbor IA
cilities in the Bremen Enclave and
for the supply of American occu-
pational troops in Germany.
Pvt. Hill is one of the original
members of the 275th, the oldest
Negro outfit of its kind. Activated
as the 18th Signal Construction
Company in May, 1941, the COM
pany underwent rigorous training
during the Arkansas-Louisiana ma
neuvers and was sent to the Pana-
ma Canal Zone on Pearl Harbor
Day.
During the first Is months OF
the war, he worked with his unit
along 285 miles of the still incom-
plete Pan-American highway route
laying communications linee thru
jungles and over mountains, with
an open wide pole line
1T was pretty rugged at first,
said Pvt. Hill, a lineman, "but at.
ter while a fellow gets used to
most anything"
In August, 1943, Pvt. Hill and his
organization were returned to the
United States for regrouping and
retaining, before being sent to
England, to work at the vast mar.
shalling areas from which the D.
Day attack was launched.
Since his arrival on the Cont
nent, he has earned four battle par
ticipation stars for his services in
the Normandy, Northern France
Rhineland and Central Europe
campaigns
Pvt. Hill entered the Army III
March, l94l, and completed his ha-
sic training at Camp Mccain, Miss
His wife, Mrs. Fannie c. Hill, re-
sides at the North Pine Street adj
dress.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
jackson Public Schools Open
Monday, Sept. II, Show
Increase In First Enrolment
Total Enrolment At Colored
School 2,808; Lanier Has
Largest Increase

Jacksons' public schools showed
an increase of 31a per cent in en-
rollment on Monday the opening
day over the same day of last year
according to the records of Kirby
P. Walker, superintendent of city
schools The increase is 200 on the
first day.
1t is expected that by Friday
more than 5000 pupils will have
enrolled in the white and colored
schools. Enrolment last year to-
tailed 1884. This year it may reach
1000.
Comparative figures on the first
day enrolment by schools are:
COI,ORED SCHOOLS
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
jackson Musicians
With 2O1st AFG
Band Cited

With U. S. Supply Troops in
France-The 2O1st Army Ground
Force Band recently resolved a
letter of commentator from the
commanding officer of headquart-
ers command of Disc Base Section.
The Negro unit has only served
four months in the European The
atre.
The commentator signed by It.
Co., w. H. Boshoff, read in part:
During the time your band has
been assigned to this command
from the point of view of military
bearing, military appearance and
operational performance, it has
been rated by me as superior.
'The only reason that I am rat
ing you as superior is that regula-
tons do not permit me to make a
better rating"
Activated with soldiers from the
92nd Division in December, 1912,
the unit went to Fort Huachuca,
Arizona, where it was designated
as the 270th Infantry Band. August
1943 they were transferred to the
Second Cavalry and changed to
the 18th Army Ground Force Band
At Camp Shelby, Miss, the band
played two War Loan drives and
both their military and swing
bands went on the air several
times.
Prior to their shipment overseas
the band was redesignated as the
2O1st. On May l, 1915 they arrived
in France and played the VE-Day
parade at Rheims, France.
Members of the unit are:
Warrant Officer Charles l..
Turner, Stuebenville, O.; T-Sgt.
OSmud A. Peters, New York City;
S-Sgt. Charles Baskerville, Free
hold, NJ j.; T-4 Ralph Carson, Pit
burg, Kans.; ia Johua Tate, Bal
timore, Md; IA Leonard Cox, Bal
timore, Md; IA Elasko Thigpen,
East st. Louis, Ill; IA Robert B.
Williams, Chicago, ILL.,; IA Will
liam Young, Middletown, Ohio.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
|D.D.T. Discovery
Called Greatest
Boon TO Mankind

It has been reported that the
discovery of the value. of DOT in
the control of certain insects, es-
pecially those capable of trans
hitting disease, has been the great
est single advance in preventive
medicine to be developed during
the war. Certainly this insecticide
has been of immeasurable value in
the protection of our troops against
insect-borne diseases.
The information that has reached
the public generally concerning
DOT has fired the imagination of
thousands of our citizens to the eX-
tent that it appears many are la
boring under a mass of information
and are looking to DOT to relieve
them forever from the trials and
tribulations of household pests. 1t
appears that many people believe
once they can secure a quantity
of the material they will be freed
from the annoyances of mosquitoes
flies, cockroaches, bed-bugs, moths,
and other common household pests.
DOT has wonderful properties in
destroying insect life of the house
hold variety when used in proper
amounts, in the proper way, and
with proper equipment. 1t def
nitely has limitations and its use
without proper knowledge of these
limitations will not produce the re-
suits the public is expecting.
The receptiveness of the public
to it's use and the desire to secure
the material is also likely to pro-
duce some disappointment as pro-
ducts are likely to appear on the
market which, though they may
contain some DOT, will not do
what the individual expects of
them. To this end one should pur-
chase DOT insecticide only from
reliable concerns in whom they
have confidence.
For household purposes DOT
preparations are likely to appear
in several forms. One form is likely
to be in a two and one-half to five
per cent aqueous emulsion for use
as a residual spray. This material
when sprayed on the interior walls
and ceiling of houses in proper
amount with proper equipment.
will be quite effective in destroy
ing household insects that rest on
the walls for a sufficient length of
time. The material so applied will
have a residual effect which will
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
Harding's "4A"
Recommended
For Rheumatism

Made and distributed by Harding
Drug Company, the HARDING'S
444 TONIC is recommended for the
Blood and for Rheumatism.
All persons with minor blood dis
orders and rheumatic conditions
arising from blood deficiency and
systemic Impurities will find that
this famous tonic will give relief.
"444" is a well balanced combi-
nation of tests medicinal ingredi-
ents which are favorably accepted
for their value in treating minor
blood disorders.
Persons suffering from rheuma-
tism and minor blood disorders are
advised to get bottle of "444" at
Harding Drug Company
500 e. Pearl ST., or call 3-2444
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
Joe Higgins And His Six Honey
Drippers To Play For Get
Acquainted Dance AT Armory"
Dance Oct. 3rd To Honor Students
OF All Schools And Returning
Soldiers

In keeping with the Back To
School, movement, which has been
conducted by this paper, it has
been announced that the annual
Back To School" or Get Ac-
quainted Dance" will be held this
year October 3, since circumstances
prevented it from being held at the
beginning of the school year as in
the past.
This years Scool Opening Dance
will be held at the Miss. State Ar
mory on Mississippi Street, and is
given in honor of the students of
all the schools of the city and of
Kinds county, as well as in honor
of returning soldiers, number of
whom are enrolling in the various
schools and colleges
Music for this dance will be fur
nished by JOE HIGGINS and his
SIX HONEY DRIPPERS, Exclu-
sive Recording Artists direct from
sensational bookings in the North
east. You've all gone wild over the
Honey Drippers as recorded on
your favorite autophones, so come
and here them at the Armory on
WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTO-
Der 3rd.
The general public is cordially
invited to attend this dance and
special reservations are made for
both colored and white spectators.
Don't forget the big GET AC-
QUAINTED DANCE" with music
being furnished by JOE HIGGINS
and his SIX HONEY DRIPPERS,
AT THE MISS. STATE ARMORY,
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3rd.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
Men 1873 Will
Replace Veterans
In Armed Forces

Men in the 1919 year old bracket
should continue to be indicted in
70 service to assist in the replace
ment of veteran soldiers whose
long, wartime mission has been
complied is the opinion of Col. l..
w. Long, director of selective SER
vice.
All of us would like to see ev-
cry man in the service returned to
his family and civilian life-but in
order to meet the occupational and
other needs of the armed forces, a
sizeable police force must be
maintained" Col. Long declared.
1.-THE men who have served this
nation through the war years look
forward to release They have
faithfully and calamity accepted
the difficult tasks assigned to them
and given as much as four years of
their time and effort. They desire
relief from their arduous military
duties" he added.
The state director emphasized
that some countries, particularly
Germany and Japan must be occu-
pied indefinitely and this respon-
sibility must be met in order to
maintain the security of the ma
ton. Although the exact size of
our armed forces in peace time has
not yet been determined, both Ar
my and Navy heads have repeated
ly requested sufficient strength to
insure the peace, he said.
Men Is through Is now being in
Quoted into service are taking the
places of other Mississippians who
have fought in all corners of the
globe and now want to come home,
Colonel Long observed.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22

last for several months. To be eff
fective against cockroaches, this
emulsion should be forced into all
cracks and crevices and should be
carefully applied in pantries.
around cupboards and sinks, the
mdersides of tables and other dark
ened shelter where reaches hide
during the day.
A five per cent solution in kero-
sene will likely also be available.
In this form it should be particu-
larry effective when properly ap-
piled around stables, dairy barns,
on screens or other exposed sur
faces unaffected by kerosene.
The material is likely to appear
on the market in the form of ten
per cent dust. This is effective in
the control of fleas on dogs but
should not be used on cats. DOT
has toxic properties and cats dust
ed with the material could lick
sufficient of the DOT off their
bodies to get toxic dose. The dus.
when properly used and especially
when busted into cracks and Gre
vices with a dust gun has value in
the control of cockroaches.
DOT when mixed with standard
insecticides appears to improve the
killing powers of such insecticides.
It is, therefore, likely that insecti-
cides will appear on the market re-
inforced with DOT. These should be
of value in fine sprays which give
a quick "knockdown" of insects as
the DOT will increase the percent
age of kill over that of the same
insecticides without DOT. Such in
secticides will probably have little
if any residual value since the per-
centage of DOT will be too low
and little if any coating of wall sur
faces with DOT will result from
their use as "knockdown" insecti-
cides.
DOT preparations are of value in
controlling insects around the farm
Information for such uses, how
ever, should be obtained from the
State Plant Board of Extension De.
partment at Mississippi State Col
lege.
Experience has indicated that for
use around the home the material
must be properly applied in proper
strength to get satisfactory results
This implies that proper equipment
is needed. Until such equipment is
available there is likely to be much
disappointment in the results OBJ
tanned. Since the amount of DDI
Fcontained in a preparation will de.
terlnine to great extent its eff.
ficiency for the purpose intended
one should know the percentage
of DOT in a preparation before
buying it.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
Discharged Vets
Not To Be Called
For More Service

In further relaxation of regu-
lations, state selective service
headquarters this week announced
the postponement or preinduction
of any registrants separated from
the land or naval forces of the u.
S. by an honorable discharge, or
discharge undo honorable condi-
tons.
ColcQel L. w. Long, Mississippi's
state dfector of selective service,
said Off cers, flight officers or war
rant OFFICERS holding an equivalent
type of release from service were
iIicluded in the policy.
A directive from national head
quarters of the agency stated regu-
lations are being amended to pro-
vide that such registrants shall be
be placed in Class 1-C-"Discharg-
ed" They shall be retained in this
classification unless Cd the ma
tional director of selective service
specifically authorizes reclassifi-
cation, or ca the Individual voIun-
teers for induction.
Col. Long pointed out that the
new ruling will eliminate the pos
sibility of discharged veterans be-
ing called for additional service,
as has been the case in some in
stances.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
Barnett, atterson
To Keep Jobs With
Agriculture Dept.

In response to a reqest from Sec
rotary of Agriculture Clinton P.
Anderson, both Claude A. Barnett,
director Of the Associated Negro
Press, and DR.. F. d. Patterson,
president of Tuskegee, will con-
tinue in their positions as assist
ants and advisers to the Secretary.
In letter addressed to Mr.. Bar
nett, Nathan Koenig, executive as
sistant to the Secretary. said Sec
rotary Anderson and / re aware
of the important work you and DR..
Patterson have been doing, and the
Secretary would like to have you
both continue as his special as
sistants.''
Following a conference last
Tuesday with Mr.. Koenig, in the
absence of the Secretary who was
away, Mr.. Barnett and DR.. Patter-
son said they would serve as con-
sultants and advisers to the Secre-
tary on problems affecting Negro
farmers. They said tht one of their
first problems would involve post
war agricultural adjustments.
The assistant pointed out that
many white and colored families
left the South during the war to
take jobs in war industries. Furth-
er they said that the mechanization
of cotton production may cause
others to migrate from the cotton
region. They expressed keen inter-
est in the development of pro-
gram for helping some of these
| farm families to get established on
farms in other areas.
!, Mr.. Barnett and Dr. Patterson
were appointed special assistants
to former Secretary Claude R.
Wickard in March, 1912, and con-
tinued on his staff until last May
when they rendered their resigna-
ton shortly fter he resigned as
Secretary.
AS special assistants to the Sec
rotary during the war yers, Mr.
Mr.. aBrnett and DR.. Patterson
played an important prt in help
ing to mobilize colored farmers fol
all-out production of food and ii.
Der. Partly through their efforts
400 colored emergency workers
were added to the Extension force
to help show colored farmers how
to increase their food production
Also during their tenure, scores Of
colored professional, sub-profes-
sional and clerical workers were
appointed both in the field and in
the Washington office of the De
partment.
AS formerly. DR.. Patterson and
Mr.. Barnett will have their head
quarters at Tuskegee and Chicago
respectively where also they will
continue with other work.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22

Harry Jones, S 1c, of Madison,
spent last week at home with his
parents, MIR. and Mrs. R. c. Jones.
He came home on an 18-day fur
Tough after spending months ov-
erseas during which time he par
ticipated in two battle.
Seaman Jones father is the
Master of Precious Jewel Lodge;
Supt. of the Sunday School of the
China Grove A. M E. Church; Pa
iron of the Eastern Star; an Off
Ger of the Heroines of Jericho and
Knights of Pythias.
Everything possible was done to
make this young sailors visit home
an enjoyable one.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-09-22
Workers. Arrival
Aids re Overseas
Staff

Fifteen new members of the Red
Cross overseas staff will forward
the work of the Red Cross in as
siSting our troops in the occupa-
tional areas This brings to more
than 260 the number of Negro
workers serving overseas with the
American Red Cross. The new staff
members are:
Ruby E. Baker, Philadelphia, Pa
staff sergeant, in Europen Theatre
Wilhelmina B. Barrow, Jackson
vile, Fla, staff sergeant, European
Theatre.
| Ages Livingston Bryant, Lexing'
ton, KY, asst. field director, Pa
cific Theatre
Mimic Cato, Washington, D. c.
staff assistant, European Theatre.
Mary Lou Coleman, Wilmington
Del, staff assistant, Pacific.
Leslie E. Coles, New York City
asst field director, Pacific.
Vivian E. Collier, Washington
D. c., staff assistant, European.
Elouise Curry, Detroit, Mich.
staff assistant, European.
Anita L. Harris, San Bernardino
Calf, staff assistant, European
Dorothea Mae Hawkins, Brent
wood, Mr., staff assistant European
Ruby Mitchell Kelly, Atlanta, Ga
asst. club director, European.
Myrtle Kildare, ST. Louis, Mo.
staff assistant, European
DelSa M. Latiner, Columbus, O.
staff assistant, Pacific.
Mary Stamper, Atlanta, Ga, stat
aSsistnt, European.
Marion Williams, st. Louis, Mo
staff sSistant, European.