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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-06-02

st. Peter M. B. church No.
celebrated the pastors anniversary
on Sunday, May q. The pastor is
Rev. G.. L. Burkett. The morning
service was conducted by st. James
Baptist church, Rev. T. P. Simmons,
pastor. The evening service by
Whites Chapel church and pastor.
Collection raised was $170.50 Mrs.
Rosia Cooper, secretary; Mrs. Stella
Lucas, reporter.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-06-02

On Sunday, May 81, the Hope
Springs M. B. church installed
new deacon, Mr.. James H. Davis,
Sr. The service was in the hands of
visiting churches: Strangers Home,
Shady Grove, Cades' Chapel, Chris
tan Union and New Hope. The
moderators for the occasion were.
Rev. Hayden and Rev. Robert
Crawford. Rev. James McClenty,
pastor. Money raised was $4,000.
Mrs. Carrie M. Downing was a
recent visitor in the home of her
sister, Mrs. Catherine Williams,
Morehouse street.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-06-02

The jolly Jacksonettes will meet
on Monday night, June 4, at the
home of Mrs. Annie Braggs, 1901
Florence street, at 1880 pm. All
members are asked to be present.
Miss Naomi Terrell, president,
Miss Cleo Chadwick, secretary.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-06-02

Misses Evelyn Palmer, Helen Nc
Mullins, and Johnnie Mae Moore
are spending an extended vacation
in New Jersey.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-04

these cases.
"SLIGHT" ADVANCES
In the armed forces compare
lively slight" advances against
racial discrimination were seen, the
greatest advance in War Depart
ment order opening army post IA
cilities to Negroes and whites
equally, and in an order abolishing
segregation in veterans hospitals.
The Navy Department was COM
mended by the ACLU for opening
up all services to Negroes, some
without segregation. A considerable
victory was scored according to the
Union, in the widely publicized
case of fourteen Negro Seabees
whose dishonorable discharges for
criticizing Navy Jim Grow were re-
versed on appeal supported by the
ACLU by a Naval Board of Review
sitting in Washington, D. G. A set
back was registered during the year
when the Supreme Court refused to
hear the case of a soldier, Winfred
Lynn, challenging the legality of
racially segregated draft quotas
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-04
92nd DIVISION CONTRIBUTES TO
United NEGRO COLLEGE FUND

nations by members of this COM
mand to the Fund He sends thru
me his very best wishes for sue
cessful financial campaign by the
thirty-two colleges concerned"
Gifts from Negro units overseas
have highlighted the present cam
paign but it was evident IN t
the 92nd Division conducted a
highly organized College Fund eff
fort. Many of the officers and men
in the Division have attended as
ISOLATED schools.
ct was obvious that all want
ed the efforts Of the Division to
be successful" said Chaplain
Beasley," to the interest Of COM
handing officers in the Fund, it
was the responsibility of chap
lains of the Division to keep all
conscious of it. This they did ex-
ceptionally WELL"
He named the chaplains, who
he said, gave excellent support"
They were: Geo. G. Bowser, Cliff
ford B. Spears, William C. Grau,
Finis H. Austin, Cajus B. Howell
General r. Woods, Eubert G. Jones
King D. S. Pogue, John r. Wesley
Alfred G. Dunston and Franklin
B. Diggs.
Other contributions to the Fund
from Negro units overseas: oath
Infantry $4,523; f1Oth Port Bat
talon, $2,l31; 1887th Engineers
Aviation Battalion, $l,137; 435th
Aviation Squadron, $1,065: 41st
Signal Construction Battalion,
$1,062; 868th Engineer Aviation
Battalion, $1,041: A gath Infantry
Battalion, $1,O26: 568 Quartermas-
ter Battalion, 500; A Negro Outfit
in the Pacific, $515; 891st Engi-
neer Aviation Co., $3.50 Head
quarters 267th Quartermasters
Battalion, $512; 4th Marine AM
munition Co., $3.50; Port Compa-
MES of the 117th Port Battalion
1858; 10th AAA Gun Battalion
$3.50; 607th Ordnance Ammunition
Co., 1892; 394th Quartemasters
Truck Co., 1926; 892nd Engineers
Aviation Co.. 1914; 890th Engineer
Aviation Battalion, $181; 95th En-
gineer General Service Regiment
$l78; 839th Engineer Battalion
SLIT; l534th Truck Co., $134;
Headquarters, 87th Chemical Unit
1925 and 7O7th Medical Unit, 81
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-04
1t. Ming To Defend
Three Beaten wacS

ed with men and the lights In
there were out. One witness report
ed that policeman began beating
the girls in uniform with his night
stick and yelling when we tell mig
gers to move we mean for them to
git" During the melee, another
white officer arrived and assisted in
dragging one of the WACs to jail
All three of the girls are station
ed at Fort Knox, KY, adjoining
Goldman Field. They are reported
to have excellent service records.
One of them, Pfc. Helen H. Smith
of Syracuse. N. Y, who was drag
ged to Jail, is the mother OF a
grown daughter. The other two are
Pfc. Georgia Bosom of Texas and
Pvt. Tomlnie Smith.
The girls requested that 1t. Ming
be assigned to defend them. He was
the law officer of the courtmartial
trial at which the three officers OF
the 477th Composite Group were
freed of charges of disobeying an
order when they attempted to en-
ter white officers club at Freeman
Field, Ind, last April.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-04
No Profit In
Bias, Novick
Tells Newsrnen
Conferees Support
Permanent FEPC,
World Charter

New York-(NNPA) = "The
elimination of discrimination is
one of the steps essential to
achieve full employment and
high purchasing power in peace
time" declared Samuel j. Novick,
president of the Electronic Cor
poration of America, last week
to the delegates of the Limited
Wartime Conference of the Ne
gro Newspaper Publishers Asso-
cation, which was held for three
days in the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union Build.
ing; ITO Broadway.
Speaking at the Hotel Meal.
pin at a dinner which was attend
ed by forty delegates and alter.
mates, representing fifty-three all
Negro newspapers throughout the
United States with an estimated
circulation of 100000, Mr.. No.
wick stated that the solution OF
postwar reconversion problems
facing business, government and
labor must include sixty-milllon
Jobs for the maintenance of pur-
chasing power.
said Mr.. Novick, further
81 believe it Should be nationa,
policy to encourage rapid and
systematic reconversion based no..
on. the, selfish competitive inter-
ests of the companies but rather
upon the contribution which the
employment of people can make
toward the health OF the economy
as a whole. | think that now is
the time to move quickly in set
ting up a healthy and vigorous
trade. 1t is imperative that the
establishment of the organiza-
tional machinery under the Bret
ton Woods Agreement should
proceed quickly and that nee
essary loans and other commit
ments should be made at once SO.
that jobs will result from
healthy foreign trade Assert
ing that Negroes have made the
greatest gains in those industries
that are already subject to the
severest cutbacks and in indus
tries that are likely to have the
greatest postwar decline, and If
congested war areas where the
most serious race problems are
likely to exist, Mr.. Novick insist
ed that Negroes can maintain and
increase thnir oaire
PROPOSE WIRE SERVICE
One of the major accomplish
ments of the conference was the
working out of an improved system
of news coverage with a proposed
wire service and the enlargement
of the Washington Bureau, to-
gether with the establishment OF
offices In New York. and Chicago.
The conferees agreed that a per-
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-04
Commanding
Officer Of WAC
Detachment

LAFAYETTE, Ind, July - lst
Lieut.. katherine jackson Hunter,
of Tougaloo, Miss, Commanding
officer of a WAC Detachment at
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. is member
of the fifth class of student Of
ficers assigned to the Women's
Army Corps School for personnel
administration at Purdue Uniyer-
sity. She will return to her COM
mand at the conclusion OF the two
and one-half week course.
Designed to improve the etf-
cheney of women in the Army, the
school is unique in the War Depart
ment's training program The
course consists largely of lectures
on personnel management, Al my
organization adult psychology, cur
rent history and the utilization
of special service and educational
facilities of the Army. Approx
mateIy half the class time is ds-
voted to seminar groups for dis
cussion of matters pertaining to
women in the Army.
Lieut.. Hunter attended Tougaloo
College High School and Tonga
loo College, Miss. She enlisted in
the Womens Army Corps on Aug,
10, 1912. Prior to her enlistment
she was employed as a Critic
Teacher. She is the daughter of
Mr.. Edward Fl. jackson.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-04
Two State Men
Elevated In Rank

CAMP SHELBY, Miss Archie
Swan of Jackson, has been pro-
NOTED froms Private First Glass to
the Grade of Corporal. Corporal
Swan is on duty with the Military
Police at Camp Shelby. He is in
charge of the rowing patrol. G. B
Warner, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Port Gibson. has been promoted
from Private First Glass to the
Glass of Corporal, it has been an
nounced by his Commanding Of
ficer.
Cpl. Warnes is serving as
cook with the 4O52nd Quartermas-
ter Trucking Co. The efficient
manner in which he has performed
his duty has won much praise
from his Commanding officer He
has been in the India Burma
theatre since February, 1914 and
in the army since April, 1943.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-04
Tribunal Rules
They May Vote
As Democrats
Justices Render
Unanimous
Opinion For Group

TALLAHASSEE. Fla. - (SNS
Florida Negroes won the right
to vote as Democrats in Florida
primary elections Friday in
decision by the state supreme
court.
The high tribunals decision
was based squarely, and with
little discussion, on ruling by
the supreme court of the United
States by which Texas Democra-
tic party primaries were opened
to Negroes on the theory that
a party is an integral part of
an election in which the consti-
tuition guarantees all citizens the
right to vote.
The opinion in two companion
cases was written by Justice Riv-
ers Buford, affirming Escambia
county circuit court orders direc-
ting Registration Supervisor Ben
L. Davis to register R. A. Crom-
we'll and Effau Chavis as Demo-
Gratis. The decisions were unant
nous,
Both opinions dealt almost en-
tirely with technicalities of
procedure used N bringing the
the cases to court.
Under Florida law, there is no
specific prohibition to Negro
voting in party primaries. The
law leaves to the Democratic
party itself the authority to pre-
scribe qualifications of its mem
bers. Following the general Pc
tern of the South, the Florida
Democratic party had conducted
primaries in which only white
electors" could participate.
Georgia's case against the
"white primary"-Jackson Y
Suttles-has been filed in Fed
eral District Court. Only last
week, attorneys for Wallace V
Jackson, plaintiff, filed two
motions in his behalf, one to
seek speedy adjudication of the
case and the a.other TO strike 10
from the jury list. Fulton reg
;strar-Tax Collector Suttles, ans
wering the Jackson suit, had ad.
mitted the principal points OF
discrimination and asked for
trial by jury.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-04
Story About A
Negro Sailor

SOMEWHERE IN THE MA
HIANAS Delayed Serving
with the Seabees here, Chelsa.
Watson, seaman, first class, 1913
Putnam Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y,
was the winner of the flyweight
boxing title of the Pacific Ocean
forward area thereby qualifying
for the All-Pacific championship
finals to be fought at Pearl Harbor
Soon.
The forward area finals, fought
in a huge, open-air bowl, was
the climax of a tourney listing
more than 500 starters from Army
Navy Seabee, Marine and Coast
Guard units from Peleliu to Sal
pan.
Before going to Pearl Harbor
to meet the Hawaiian champs
for the Pacific title, the Brook
lyn Negro will train under Navy
Chief Specialists (Athletics) Fred
dy Apostoli and Georgia Abrams.
former top professional boxers.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-04
State Federation President
Entertains Club Women

provide a training school for Negro
delinquants in Mississippi. A part
al report on the development OF
the recreation center at Clinton
through the aid of the state Elk
tension Service and the Boy
Scouts of America was also given
President Lyels presented the
officers and members of the eAlm-
well Club" one Of the oldest clubs
in the state.
After the formal meeting the
guests enjoyed a lovely evening on
the lawn Of the Lyells' home where
they were served delectable
refreshments.
Among those present were the
following who signed the guest
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-04
Labor Party's
Victory Over
Churchill Cited
Advances Expected
Under Attlee, New
British Premier
H. ERNEST. z. JOHNSON

WASHINGTON (ANP) - the
defeat of the Churchill government
brought a feeling of satisfaction 10
those here who think about Brit
ish colonial policies. and the De-
lief was expressed In some quar-
tiers that the new government
of the victorious labor party may
bring with it the dawn OF a new
day for Africa, India, Palestine
Burma and other possessions.
Almost all the members OF Jne
Churchill wartime cabinet ] 0 :
their seats m the house OF COM
mons EXCEPT himself, anthony Eden
Sir Ilytleton and Sir Oliver STAN
ley, the latter secretary Tor the
colonies. In the selection OF his
cabinet. however, Clement Attlee.
Labor party standard bearer, Will
most certainly find new secre-
tary for colonies.
The individual most likely to be
given this portfolio is Creech Jones
a liberal by comparison and an
early champion In the cause OF the
colonies. Last year he visited many
of the colonies in Africa and won
the plaudits of the people. There
are those In England, however.
who feel that he has lost some OF
his original enthusiasm and Is now
giving only lip-service to the Is
sue.
AS to the colonial policies which
have been promulgated by the
party, some advances for the de-
pendent peoples may be expected.
In one of its political statements
the Labor party said this:
"The Labor party continues TO
affirm that in all colonial territory
the primary object of the admin
istration must be the well-being,
education and development OF the
native inhabitants and their train
ing in every way possible so that
they may be able in the shortest
possible time to govern them
selves"
The party is unalterably opposed
to the color bar in Africa, and Is
fearful of extension Of this prac-
. tice beyond the limits of the Union
of South Africa where it is worse.
It favors abolishing "the laws
and administrative practices upon
which the color bar rests" and in
tends to end "every kind of
legal or administrative discrimina-
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-04

NEW YORK - (SNS) - Discrt-
m nation against Negroes and other
minority races in the United States
furnished the most numerous and
pubhcized" issues of civil liberty
during 1944-45 according to the
annual report of the American
Civil Liberties Union published
July %. The most important ma
tional issue was seen in the efforts
supported by the ACLU to establish
permanent federal Fair Employ
ment Practices Committee, pledged
by both major parties but sabotag-
ed by southern politicians and in
dustrial interests"
New York State was praised for
leading the way in establishing a
state FEPC, as were two other
states that adopted similar but less
effective measures New Jersey and
Indianao
IAN encouraging advance" against
discrimination against Negroes in
side trade unions was seen by the
ACLU in three decisions by higher
courts:
DECISIONS CITED
Cd the decision of the U. S.
Supreme Court voiding collective
bargaining contracts with Southern
railroads under which Negro fire.
men were denied rights of repre-
sentation and promotion on a basis
of equality;
CD a Supreme Court decision
holding that the Railway Mail As
ISOLATION, a postal clerk union
came under the provisions of the
New York State Civil Rights law
forbidding discrimination in adj
missions to membership; and
(3)a California Supreme Court
decision in, the Boilermakers Union
AFL case holding that closed shop
unions must admit Negroes on a
basis of complete equality.
"Some disappointment" was ex-
pressed by the ACLU with the fall
ure of the National Labor Rela-
lions Board to hold the Larus case
and two others that unions segre-
eating Negroes in separate locals
are not entitled to certification un-
der the National Labor Relations
Act. The ACLU participated in al
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-04

NEW YORK The 92nd Divi-
sion in Italy sent $12,950 to the
United Negro College Fund, and
when Thomas A. Morgan, ma
tional chairman, announced it to-
day monday July 800 he oeclar-
ed: "This is the most heartwarm-
ing gift in the 1915 campaign"
From Division Commander to
private in the ranks, all who de-
sired to participate in the 92nd
Division College Fund drive were
given an opportunity. to do SO. ac-
cordng to Division Chaplain Louis
j. Beasley, who wrote:
1.-THE Division Commander, Ma
ior General E. M. Almond was
very happy to cooperate with the
United Negro College Fund this
year in authorizing free will do
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-04
BY HARRY McALPIN

WASHINGTON, D. c. - lNNPA)
The three colored WACs who were
brutally beaten by city police OF
Elizabethtown, KY, for sitting IN
the white waiting room" at bus
station last week, will be defended
in their courtmartial trial by 1t. W..
Robert Ming, base legal Office at
Goldman Field under Col. B. O.
Davis, Jr.
The three WACO are charged
with disorderly conduct-probably
q violation of the 96th Article OF
War. One of their group, after the
serious beating by the police, was
dragged to the city jail. They were
later taken into custody by the
military authorities and repeatedly
reprimanded by their commanding
officer for failing to observe. jim
crow laws and patterns Of the COM
munity.
The only offense reported as COM
mitted by the girls was failure to
move fast enough" when ordered
out of the white waiting room.
They sought to explain that the
"colored waiting ROOM was crowd
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Discrimination Furnishes Most
Numerous" Issues OF Civil Liberty
Most Important National Issue
Attempt To Establish FEPC

these cases.
"SLIGHT" ADVANCES
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-04
SIashes
Is Regional
Branches 10 10
Overworked Staff
Has $500 Cases
Yet Unfinished
By HARRY McALPIN

Atlanta Daily World and NNFA
The serious effects on FEPC
of the appropriation cut given IL
by Congress was reflected in the
information exclusively learned
Wednesday by The Atlanta
Daily World that the agency $
staff of 1T persons will have to
be reduced to 81. !.
With it's full staff, many OF
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-08-04
By JENNIE RUTH SCOTT


Mrs. M. ). Lyells, President OF
the Mississippi State federation
Of Colored Women's Club, was
hostess to the club women and
prospective club members at Al
corn A and M. College, Sunday
evening, July 21st.
The group which included local
members and persons visiting or
attending the summer school at
Acorn were charmingly told OF the
activities If the State Federation.
Mrs. L. j Rowan. pioneer club
woman and state organizer, inter-
estingly explained how clubs might
become Federated. She related some
of the history Of the Federation's
untiring and invaluable efforts to
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-06

She went back to New York
convinced that the cruel motion
picture world was not for her.
Then Hal Wallis, who in the
meantime had left Warmers,
went to New York. By that
time Liz was appearing in the
Boston company of Skin of
Our Teeth" in Tallulah Bank.
heads role. the best part she
had ever hoped to get on the
stage. Hal remembered her
and brought her out here.
After many tests, he decided
TO give her the lead role in
You Came Along" Since that
time he's had five offers for
her for leading parts.
Either Liz will be the sensa.
tion Of the year second only
10 Lauren Bacall, or she'll pass
by unnoticed. She has all the
temperament of an actress.
Maybe too much temperament.
She needs TO learn to relax,
but, then, she's only 81 and she
has a long time to learn self.
control.
Personally, ! think she's diff.
ferent from any one we have
had on the screen in a long
time. and If she can give as
good a performance for Hal
Wallis as she gave for me,
we'll all be talking about her
as a great star in the days to
come.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-06

very I a m mar III
movie channels, although the
young lady herself hasn't yet
been seen by her judge and
jury-the public. have no
doubt that shortly after this
appears in print her face will
be familiar and her name will
be one of Hollywood's magic
movie names.
She is just finishing her first
picture, You Came Along"
for Hal Wallis, and in that she
jumps from the unknown class
into star billing. Why, you ask?
Well, this Liz is a girl 10 whom
the unexpected will happen all
her life. She won't take il in
her stride. either. She is too
tense. too emotional, and much
too excitable.
! know, because the day she
came TO see me she was such
a bundle Of nerves at the pros.
pect Of her first interview that
she became violently i'll.
Il didn't think / was that
terrifying" told her. IT'S
not true that I frighten young
actresses"
She apologized profusely and
admitted that she was so ex.
cited at the prospect Of being
interviewed-her first inter.
view-that she hadn't eaten all
day.
Il have read you all my
hfe-well. practically all my
life, so this Is really an oc.
casiOn."
All Of which is, Of course,
very nattering, but ! realized
Liz and were getting nowhere
fast and that this interview is
TO be about her. So much for
Liz nerves.
She talks in a deep. throaty
voice that know registers on
the screen because / saw the
first test she made. She's pho.
togenic to an nth degree, and
she's very pretty.
She -underStudied first for
Tallulah Bankhead in Skin Of
Our Teeth" an d-strangely
enough-she reminded me Of
Bankhead when first met her
many years ago.
During the questioning and
answering process, learned
that she came from Scranton,
Pa, and that she was one of
four brothers and sisters. She
went TO Marywood College and
disappointed her mother great.
ly by not ecoming what
mamma quantity termed "a
journalist"
Liz is a born actress. She
acted every minute she was
with me. l kept trying so hard
70 find out something about her
other than the perfect dramatic
performance she was giving
me. She's been here now since
the first of October. but il
wasn't as simple as coming out
here and walking into a part.
She had heartaches that still
hurt.
She was a model first Of all,
and one month so many Of her
pictures appeared in Harper's
Bazaar that she was given a
test by Warmers, but when op.
tion.time came around, Liz
name was not among those on
tho hanpu lict