Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-13
Stevedores Work
Under Non-Con,
Supervision
Our Boys Show
Incredible Sense
Of Direction
BY CHARLES H. LOEB
Representing the Combined Negro

the Combined Negro
-(NNPA)- japanese in
nabitants of the Tokyo Yokohama
area are rapidly becoming accus-
toned to the ebon faces OF Negro
troops among OUR occupation forces
and their initial awe and uncon-
cealed curiosity is being replaced by
friendly overtures.
Hundreds of Japanese stevedores
working under the supervision OF
Negro non-coms on the Yokohama
docks are exchanging Japanese
words Of phrases for collection OF
pure Harlemese that is likely TO
throw CONSERVATION into the ranks
of those japanese who are now ex
pressing alarm over the existing
state of culture IN the nation.
DISCOVER LOCATIONS
Though no Negro troops are pres
emily assigned to Tokyo proper, ev-
cry trip of the steam and electric
trains coming up from Yokohama
brings in Tan Yanks, sightseeing
bent, into the big city. With a
sense of direction that is almost
incredible, they Immediately dis
cover the locations of the only pla-
ces in town where Is minutes wait
in line will garner bottle Of beer
With equal astuteness they discover
places of amusement which the bril-
liant minds of commissioned Off
GERS have missed entirely.
TIA John Fuster of the 234th Port
Company, a former sports writer
for the Cleveland Call and Post.
was among the first of the Tan
Yanks to squeeze through the Off
cial blockade at the outskirts of
Tokyo. Already he's walking en-
cyclopedia on where to go, what
to see, what to buy, and what to
pay for it in Tokyo" and as special
service non-com in his outfit, he
keeps busy leading new delegations
on tours of the city.
In the beer line outside of a
slightly damage cafe a few days
ago we spotted Pfc. Leroy Branch,
Chicago; Cpl. John Talley, Dayton,
Ohio; Cpl. Ernest E. Barron, New
ark, N. j.; and Cpl. Jesse L. Sher-
bia. Ferre day, La. of the 432d Port
Company; TIA Oliver J. Hill, Wash
ington, D. c.; and TIA Arthur A.
Thompson of Baltimore from the
newly arrived 220th Port Co.
WATCH CORP SWIM
Near the ground of the Imperial
Palace watching the gigantic carp
swim about in the Emperor's moat
were Pfc. James Penn, Guthrie
Okla; Pvt. Raymond Thomas, San
Antonio, Tex; and Pfc. Tiberius
Herndon of Houston, Texas. AS we
chatted we observed japanese citi-
sens who approached the grounds,
and bow voutly
IN the direction of the palace. Be-
lief in the divinity of the Emperor
has evidently been unaffected by
he collapse of The nations war
This trio, attached to the 4095th
QM Service Company, declared that
hey had visited several japanese
homes and had been received with
greatest cordiality and extreme
ooliteness; served tea and permit
led to listen to the screechy fam
ly photograph. Two records were
recordings by Jimmie Lunceford's
Pvt. Harry c. Davis and Pvt
Harry Erwin, Chicago; Pvt. Roy
Francis, Oakland, Cal and Private
Henry Du Pre- of Los Angeles were
wound hitting the line" outside
one of the few remaining depart
nent stores in the business sec
or. 1--WE have encountered not the
slightest sign that the japanese re-
gard us as anything but Ameri-
cans. They show no signs of having
oeen bitten by the virus of race
prejudice" said Pvt. Davis is his
friends nodded agreement. "Such a