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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-28
STATE NEWS

Tchule-Funeral services were
held at hampton AME Church for
Mrs. Cora L. Washington recently.
Mrs. Mary E. Hoskins of Chicago.
her daughter, attended the funeral.
Bonneville Sgt. Clarence E.
Parks is home on furlough visiting
his wife and sister. S 1c Vance E.
Bennett is home after 10 months
in Europe.
Holly Springs-Over three hun
dred teachers enrolled for summer
classes here this quarter. The Girl
Scouts of Memphis stayed on the
M. |. campus for one month. Flu
Moorehead-The Sunflower Coun-
ty Association met at Mt. Pleasant
Missianry Baptist Church recently.
Mattson-The Educational Sun
day School and BTU Congress will
meet here at the Hebrew M. B.
Church August 1917. Guest speak
ers will include w. S. Smith, Jr.
Rev. w. H. Long, Rev. L. Fisher.
Mrs P. M. Carter, Rev. S. M. Ov-
erton, Rev. L. B. Rance, Mrs. r. L.
Drew, Prof. O. L. Storms. Sponsors
are Rev. R. c. Gallon and Willie
Smith, Jr, president of the con-
gress.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-28

Mr.. Cleveland Washington, for
merly of this city, but now living
in Detroit, is spending several days
with his father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hester of
Chicago are visiting friends and
relatives here.
Cpl. r. D. Hall has returned home
for 20 days after being overseas
for three years.
Jvt Willie James Scott is here
on several days leave.
Cpl. James Christmas is here on
15-day leave
Mrs. Luella S. Newell is leaving
for Chicago where she plans to
make her home.
Mrs. Ivory Shannon had as hel
guests Sunday her sisters, Mrs
Benson and Mrs. Mason. also hel
cousin, Mrs. Viola Armstrong.
Pfc. Ivory Shannon has returned
home from overseas where he was
for % months His wife and family
as well as friends are glad to vel
come him home.
Mr.. and Mrs J. w. Lenoir are
the happy parents of baby girl
born July II. Mrs. Lenoir is nov
the mother of two children.
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State WAC's
Awarded Good
Conduct Medal

West Palm Beach, Fla.-Award
of the Good Conduct Medal, for l
year of faithful and efficient per-
Torrance of duty, to two Mississip-
pi WACS stationed at the AAF Air
Transport Commands Morrison
Field was announced by Col. Rish-
ard T. Knight, commanding Off
Ger of the big Caribbean Division
base.
They are Pfc Mary Hurdle, Ok
ford, and Pfc. Rose B. Martin, of
Jackson.
Pvt. Hurdle, recently promoted
to Private First Glass, is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Hurdle,
1923 Jackson Ave, Oxford. She at
tended Holly Springs High School.
Pvt. Hurdle enlisted in the Wo-
mems Army Corps in May, 1914,
and has been stationed at Morrison
Field for 10 months
AS a civilian Pvt. Martin was
employed at St. John Shibuilding
Co., Jacksonville, Fla, Her son,
Royce Hall. is in service in the
Pacific Theater, and a daughter is
in the WAC stationed with her at
Morrison Field. Pvt Martin en-
tered the service in May, 1914, and
has been stationed at Morrison
Filed for one year.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-28
Archaeologist
Earns Leadership
Certificate

One of the thirty soldiers from
twenty negro units attached to the
New York Port of EmbarkatiOn,
who received a certificate for COM
pleting the Leadership Course for
commissioned officers, July ri,
at Fort Hamilton, N Y, is Sgt. A.
B. Flanagan, 200 pound section
leader of the 3156th ON. Ser. Co.,
of Camp Kilmer, N. J.
Sgt. Flanagan was quite at home
as he trained at digging fox holes,
slit trenches and other earthly fis-
sues, for he has done plenty of
digging in his day. For IL years
prior to his induction two years ago
he worked for the Alabama De-
partment of Conservation. And his
main duty was in making excava-
lions.
Under the dictatorship of the
Department of Labor, the sergeant
was a civilian member of the par
ty which made significant explo-
rations around Mondville, Ala, un-
covering caves used by Indians as
burial caves, which dated back to
the Palaeozoic Age The ever
alert government was exploring
their possibilities as bomb shelters.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-28
|Cootie Williams
Has Sensational
Hit Song

Cootie Williams latest compost
ton, Mood For Coot," has caused
such sensation in music circles
and with his recording firm, Capt.
tol Records, in particular, that
president Johnnie Mercer and vice
president Glenn E. Wallichs of
Capital made a special plane trip
from the west coast last week to
personally supervise a recording of
the tune, which took place last
Tuesday at WMCA's studios. Also
in on the waxing directions was
Pvt. John Hammond, the No. l
jazz patron, who took advantage of
a two-week furlough to be present
at the session.
OF interest to both jazz fans,
critics and musicians is the fact
that Cootie wrote the piece in ex-
actly thirty minutes, behind locked
doors in Chicago apartment,
where party was being held in
his honor. When the genius of the
trumpet switched from Majestic
Records to Capitol few months
back, his new recording bosses ask
ed Cootie if he had an original
tune in the books, not yet produc-
ed, which was slow, pretty and
moody. Although he had no such
piece prepared, Cootie answered
yes, and then rushed off to the
party, where he scribbled out the
tune on a piece of blank paper in
half an hour.
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Harding's "444"
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
Jackson, Miss.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-28
Hazlellurst News

Mrs Irrna P. Mum and her two
children of Paducah, KY, and al
so Mrs. Lena Washington and her
daughter of New York City are
spending their summer vacation
with their sister, Mrs. Thelma
Tanner. Their many friends are
giving them very enjoyable stay
while in this town.
Mrs. Cora Sanders little nephew
of Chicago is spending his vacation
with her and his grandfather.
Mrs. TheIna Tanner has return
ed home after visiting with rela-
tives in McComb.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-28

Lafayette, Ind.-1st. 1t. RATHER
inc Hunter, of Tougaloo, Miss,
Commanding Officer of the WAC
Detachment at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga, is member of the fifth class
of student officers assigned to the
Women's Army Corps school for
personnel administration at Pur-
due University. She will return to
her command at the conclusion of
the two and one-half weeks course
Designed to improve the effici-
ency of women in the Army, the
school is unique in the War De-
partment's training program. The
course consists largely of lectures
on personnel management, Army
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-28
Girl Hurt In
Truck-Bike
Accident

Hattie Mae Waggoner, colored,
of 1924 Banks street, was knocked
from a bicycle and received a
bruise on the left keen in a col
lision with a city truck at the in
tersection of Pearl and Minerva
streets at lis P. M, Monday, the
olice department said
The truck, driven by Daniel B.
Evans of 1851 South State street,
made a turn from Pearl street in
to Minerva street, without giving
the Waggoner girl room to pass. po-
lice said.
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and individual gifts announced by
Mr. Morgan included: Standard
Oil of New Jersey, $4,000; Socony-
Vacuum Oil Co., $4,000; Dillon,
Read & Co., $4,000; International
Harvester Co., $1,000; Radio Corpo-
ration of America, $1,000; Henry
Luce, $1,000; M. Hatley Dodge, ST.
600; Young & Rubican, Inc, $1,000;
Eastern Air Lines, $1,000; Edward
John Noble Foundation, $1,000;
Stern Brothers Foundation, $500;
Pabst Brewing Co., $500; Hart
Schaffner & Marx, $3.50; Phelp
Stokes Fund, $3.50; United Rubber
Workers of America, $3.50.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-28
Eight Enlisted Men Earn
Commissions On European
Battlefields
Members of 761st Tank
Battalion, First Negro
Armored Combat Unit.

With the 761St Tank Battalion in
Austdia-Eight enlisted men of the
761st Tank Battalion, first Aemeri-
can armored unit to enter combat
with Negroes manning its tanks,
have earned battlefield commits
sions as second ieutenants during
1915.
Each man had demonstrated I'M
der fire and enemy shellings, the
leadership qualities that won his
commission.
1, One of them End 1t. Warren c..
H. Crecy, 1918 Chipito ST, Corpus
Christi, Texts, while a sergeant in
command of a platoon of tanks I'M
der intense enemy fire last No
vember, brough destructive fire to
bear upon three machine gun nests
four anti-tank guns and a bazooka
team, thereby enabling the rest of
the company and elements of the
18th infantry division to advance
and take their objective. For this
gallant action, he was awarded the
Silver Star. He was presented with
his second lieutenant bars in May.
Another End 1t Frank c. Coch-
rane, of SO Beekman ST., Beacon,
N. Y, was awarded the Bronze
Star Medal for heroic action last
May f. when he took the so cali
Der machinegun of the tnk leading
his platoon and shot down Ger
man fighter plane which was STRAIT
fling his organization. His Ink pla-
toon was advancing on the Aus
TRAN border in support of the list
Infantry Division.
1t. Cochrane's platoon was the
first unit of the 761st to fight its
way to the west bank of the Enn
River at Styer, Austria; on May 6.
He received his commission on
January goth.
| Others commissioned on the bat
tie field during 1945 were:
End. 1t William Kit, son of
Mrs. Mite Kit, Ri. 1, Box 2o3.
Milstead, Ala, former Tuskeegee
Institute student; commissioned on
January Goth.
| End. 1t. Moses Edward Dade, 1903
First ST., N. w, Washington, D. c.
husband of Mrs. Annie Lee Dade.
2315 Hubert ST., Alexandria, La,
commissioned February 10.
End. 1t. Horace Alphonso Jones.
| son of Mrs. Johnnie B. Jones, $40
Josephine ST., Detroit, Mich, COM
missioned March %.
End. 1t. Theodore A. Weston. 613
Harvard St, NJ W., Washington. D.
c.; former CORDOBA High School
student; commissioned March %
End. 1t. Joseph Anthony Tates,
son of Mrs. Mable Tates, 702 Bruce
St, Baltimore, Md; commissioned
April II.
End. 1t Leonard Just Holland.
2Sl3 Hastings ST., Detroit, Mich.
husband of Mrs. Jean Holland:
commissioned May %.
| Led by officers like the above
who have risen from the ranks.
the 761st Tank Battalion spearhead
ed the 465-mile drive of the list
Division from the Rhine to the
Enn River in Austria.
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Gil S Support
Negro College
Fund Campaign

Contributions to the United Ne
gro College Fund 1915 campaign
by Negroes in service on various
battle fronts, as well as Negro bus
mess concerns, sororities, social
clubs, churches and almni organi-
cations throughout the country,
were cited this week by Thomas
A. Morgan, national campaign
chairman, and several other Fund
officials as the basis for their con-
fidence that contributions from
Negroes this year would far ex-
coed the more than 100000 con-
tributed by Negroes alone last year
This years national goal is ST.
550,000-the minimum required to
strengthen and make effective the
oerations of the 80 member private
colleges and universities in their
teaching and other services during
the next year, and also to care for
returning service men who desire
to continue their erucation under
the G. I. Bill of Rights.
Mr.. Morgan pointed out the fol-
lowing highlights of Negro support
of the fund: Member school alumni
are assuming campaign leadership
in most cities; the Harlem commit?
tee quota of $4,000 was quickly
overssubscribed in a highly or
| gained drive; at a recent dinner
meeting in Chicago attended by
Negro businessmen, $500 was
raised and another $4,000 romised
and in Atlanta, Ga, and Houston,
Texas, Negroes are conducting the
entire Fund efforts. "And there are
many other examples of this SON.
taneous interest" he said.
A list of contributions released
this week by Mr. Morgan was fea-
tured by significant gifts from of
ficers and men of Negro units sta
toned overseas Among them was
one of S2,131 from the 510th Port
Battalion in the Pacific Theater
and another of S1,026 from a oath
Infantry Battalion fighting in the
same area.
| Also from the Pacific Theater:
10th AAA Gun Battalion, S330.45;
090th Engineer Aviation Company
S181; 839th Engineer Battalion, SIT
560th Quartermaster Battalion
S696.35; 891st Engineer Aviation Co
$553.50; 4th Marine Ammunition
/ Co., 9Th Field Depot Service Co.
$500; 95th Sngineer General Ser
vice Regiment, $178.76; Port Com
panies of the 117th Port Battalion
$38567; Squadron c of the 440th
AAF Base Unit at the Army Ali
Field, Santa Maria, Calf, sent ir
i S89.75.
! Adjutant Earl B. Rogers of the
510th Port Battalion wrote Mr.
Morgan: "The men of this Battalion
all have from II to 38 months o.
servoce overseas but are really in
terested in this camaign and fee
that as Negroes fighting for the fu
ture of America, we should not fall
behind in our fight for the future
of our race"
! Coronation, Foundation. Labor
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jackson Soldier
MP. At Camp
Shelby

Camp Shelby, Miss.-Archie Swan
of Jackson has been promoted from
Private First Class to the grade of
Corporal. Corporal Swan is on du-
ty with the Military Police at
Camp Shelby. He is charge of the
rowing atrol, colored.
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organization, adult psychology,
current history and the utilization
of special services and educational
facilities of the Army. Approx
mately half the class time is de-
voted to seminar groups for dis
cussion of matters pertaining to
women in the Army.
1t. Hunter attended Tougaloo
College High School and Tougaloo
College, Mississippi. She enlisted
in the Women's Army Corps on
August 49,, 1912. Prior to her en-
listment she was employed as a
Critic Teacher. She is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. Edward H. Jackson.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-28

After exercising give yourself 9
good rundown with alcohol.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-07-28
Pvt. Thompson
Awarded The
Bronze Star

Pvt. Robert Lee Thompson has
been awarded the Bronze Star
Medal for meritorious service with
the Army in France.
A member of the 258th Potr Co.
Pvt. Thompson has served in the
European Theater for many months
His wife and daughter, Mrs. Mary
Ruth Thompson and Barbara Jean
Thompson, live at 227 Taft Ave.
PontOtoc-Cpl Lee Earl Beckley
is home for 81 days after having
been overseas for many months.
Dundee-The Allen Christian En-
deavor League of Pillar Chapel
AME Church met Monday with
Cora Merriweather.
Lambert-The Rising Sun Ma
sonic Lodge No. 80 of Lambert will
begin construction of its new hall
soon. Jasper Walker and Rev. w
McClinton died recently
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WOMAN HELD FOR
COURT TRIAL HERE
WA r RANT SWORN OUT
CHARGING DEFENDANT
WITH GRAND LARCENY

H., T. Emo, Jr.. dozed off while
in a local saloon. and he alleges
that while he was browsing, Mrs.
Pat Darby stole his wallet, con-
'taining $45, a ring, with an opal.
surrounded by diamond chips
which he valued at $500, and an
identification bracelet.
He swore out a warrant, charg-
ing her with grand larceny, and
the warrant was turned over to
Deputy Sheriff Will Archer, who
found her in Weaverb camp,
Stock Isalnd, and arrested her
and locked her up in Jail.
She was arraigned yesterday
before Peace Justice Ira Albury
and was held in $500 bail for the
criminal court.
Deputy Archer recovered the
wallet, with only $35 in it, the
ring and identification bracelet
which Sheriff Sawyer is keeping
until the case is disposed of.
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Bv MoRRIE LANDSBERC

AP Newsfeat res
ABOARD BRITISH FLEET
CARRIER OFF SAKISHlMA IS
LAND, July l3.-It was case of
mutual curiosity when an Ameri-
can Liberator Skirted this task
force of the British Pacific Fleet
the other day.
The pilot said he'd like to take
look at the force of British car
riers, cruisers and destroyers. He
probably disappointed students of
American humor by not wise
cracking Fancy meeting you
herei" over the radio.
The British commander prompt
. ly invited the search plan to
! visit his force-it wouldn't hurt
to have the ships gunners get a
closeup of liberator. The big
! plane flew in low and leisurely
circled the powerful array of war
ships.
On his way out, the flier mes
saged: Thanks for letting me
take look at you-and not shoot
ing me down,"
What that pilot didn't see was
! a closeup of life aboard the big
ships. Here, aboard this mighty
| flat top" one soon learns to be-
lieve that the ships, planes and
men of the British Pacific Fleet
are always ready for the enemy
for whatever he might attempt
to do. Air crews spend long hours
just waiting for those explosive
seconds of contact with hostile
bombers.
| In combat area, the hands arr
! called lte-aass.es4ass stations, CORE
spending to the U. S. Nays gen.
cral quarters" before sunrise
/ they must remain ON duty unit
! after sunset.
| Food is distributed at dcsignat
cd places. Breakfast generally
, consists of cooked sauSagcs and
! tea Labeled out from huge con-
| talnCrs. Sandwiches arc the usual
fare for lunch. Nobody sccms
ever to drink water; it's either
lime juice or hot tea.
Pilots and observers lounge on
the quarter deck while waiting
the ioudSpcaker call to man their
planes.
The Sakishina group Of the
southern Ryukyus is already Il ia
mlIlar sight The BPF british
Pacific Fleet made its combat dc
bat there late in March and has
struck this air installation area
many times since.
The open cir quarter deck,
aatcrn and under the flight deck
On thE, big IliuStrious- class Brit
ish fIattpp, is often dotted by Il
dozen OF 50 green canvas cots
where filters read, sleep or just
pass their idle hours. Without
stirring, they can sec planes TAX
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-13
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, ALLIED
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, SHEAF, Is Il
TO Be DISSOLVED AT MIDNIGHT
.By Associated PRESS,

Command of Allied land
forces in Norway will pass to the
War Office. with the British Chief
of Staff acting as agents to the
combined Chiefs of Staff.
1.-THE Norwegian naval and air
forces will continue under pres
ent control until, at some later
date to be announced. they will
revert to control of the Norweg-
ian Government.
Command of British elements
of the Allied Naval Command Ex-
peditionary Force, British naval
forces in Norway and British ma
val elements of all Supreme
Headquarters missions will be
assumed by the Admiralty.
1.-THE French High Command
will assume command of the
French First Army and of the
Army Detachment of the Alps;
however, command of the latter
will be passed, as formerly
agreed, at midnight July l0-11.
1T has been supposed that
certain residual matters of COM
bined nature which cannot be
transferred to appropriate United
States or British agencies will be
handled by a combined liquida-
ton agency of Supreme Head
Continued on Page Three
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70 American WashipS Damaged
In Heavy TyphOOn In Pacific
u. STRAINED BRITISH ARE
Still STICKING TO THEIR TEA

ing off or landing on other car
rierS. II is cool and refreshing.
Off TO side is long narrow
room which serves as intelligence
headquarters. The air intclll-
gence officer. He briefs the filters.
generally IN the ships spacious
anteroom. For the time being, in
terrogation of returned pilots and
observers is conducted by an
American, 1t. Comdr. Winston
Healy of East Charlemont, Mass.
Meals are served in the cap
tain,s day room on the next level.
The men wear a wide assert
ment of flying toys, including Zip
per suits reminiscent of training
days in the States. Most of them
learned to pilot Corsairs, Hellcats
and Avengers at Miami and Pen
sscola, Fla; QuonSet Point. Rhode
Island; Brunswick, Me, and De-
troit, Michigan.
They are fully representative OF
the British Commonwealth: short
and tall, lean and husky, blonde
and dark men with clipped
accents and others with the slow,
heavy speech of the Scot from
the moors and midlands and 'the
city"
British pilots are not talkative
or especially spirited when they
climb the cockpit and come down
to the quarter deck to report. Thes
quietly remove their flight gear
perhaps drink glass of lime juic'
and then describe what they saw
or did over the target.
Then the men open up a little
They talk about the days flynn
as only combat pilots can. will
nimble gestures that mean >
much. Hands flap in aiiSufrec
tons a glide. bank, shootu
and over.
-. and then | let him hav
it, The hand sweeps down
there goes the JIp-hIS fusclag
has been torn to Shrcols. smoke 1
pouring from the engine AM
there he goes flaming int
the sea. That certainly calls fpr I
drink.
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PARIS, July Is. - SUI
preme Headquarters of the
Allied Expeditionary Force
(SHEAF) will be dissolved
at midnight tonight, General
Dwight D. Eisenhower said
today. 1t means the terminal
ton of the supreme COM
mand" of the expeditionary
forces.
General Eisenhower, in a
formal announcement, eX-
pressed qualification of the
support of all elements of
SHEAF.
7 lis official announce
ment was m ade of the
changes that will take effect
when SHEAF is dissolved:
Operational control of the 18th
and 9th Army groups, of the 9t<
Air Force. of the Communica-
tionS Zone, and of the United
States element of the Allied Ma
val Command Expeditionary
Force, and of Supreme Head
quarters Missions to France, Den
mark, the Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg and Norway will pass
from General Eisenhower as
Commanding General of United
States Forces in the European
Theater.
THE 21st Army Group and
British elements of Supreme
Headquarters missions to France,
the Netherlands and Norway.
will revert to British War Office
control. British Army elements
of Supreme Headquarters mis-
sions to Belgium and Denmark
will pass to command of the 21St
Army Group.
Command of all Royal Air
Force elements of Supreme Head
quarters missions will be assumed
by the Air Ministry.
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AMERICAN LEGION
CONDUCTS MEETING
FOUR NEW MEMBERS TAKE
OBLIGATION ON WE'D.
NESDAY NIGHT

The following LegiorsnaircS
were given the obligation of the
American. Legion by Post Com
niander John B. VIM at the reg
ular meeting of Arthur Sawyer
Post No. % on Wednesday even
ing: Bradley E.. Sweeting, Edward
Wilson. Harry Mitchell, and
James Hendricks.
Legionnaire William. A. Gliscn
was appointed to arrange for
monthly Legion Night in the
club facilities for Legionnaircs
and their wives only.
An entertainment is being
planned for the Legion's softball
team at the elimination of the
present series of games.
The applications of Albert Gar
cia and Bradley Z. SWeeting were
approved.
An executive committee meet
ing was announced for this even
ing, at $50 o'clock.
| u. j. Delgado stated election of
officers for the American Legion
Guard of Honor would be held
Monday evening at $50 All Leg
ionnaires attending this meeting
Twill be considered charter mem
bers. The Guard will be an honor
group within the Legion. The
Guard of Honor will participate
at the funerals of all veterans,
conduct limitations and installa-
tons and other occasions.