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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-18
Betty Compton, Former
Movie Actress, Here

Betty Compton, who won fame
in Hollywood in such movies as
"The Miracle Man. The Bar
ker," weary River" and many
other nits, is in Wilmington and
will appear tonight at the Manor
theatre on the stage in person at
9 o'clock for short beauty lee
f11ra
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-18
Mrs. A. T. St. Armand
Will Address Women
Of St. James Parish

Mrs. Ashley T. st. Armand of ST.
Paul's Episcopal church, will ad-
dress the various branches of the
Woman's auxiliary of St James
parish Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock in the Great Hall of the
parish house.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-18

the United States no longer were
theoretical.
1--WE are face to face with them
in the liberated countries and else
where" he said. In all probabi-
lily, they will increase rather tnan
decrease. We are out in the real
world and the going will be
tough"
BUY WAR BONDS AND STAGpS
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-18
WOMEN ,Ijtt.4oS
Are You Embarrassed By
h0TFLASHE Is?

If you, like so many women, between
the ages Of 38 and 52-suffer from
hot flashes, nervous tension, rri-
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due to the functional middle age
period peculiar to women-try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
relieve such symptoms.
For almost century thousands
upon thousands Of women-rich and
poor alike - have reported remark
able benefits. Many wise women take
Pinkham's Compound regularly to
help build up resistance against such
annoying distress.
Lydia Pinkham's Compound helps
nature. 1t also has what Doctors call
q stomachic tonic effect. Follow label
directions. Worth tTyingl
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-18
Germans Say Belgian Withdrawal
Foils Plan To Trap Many Trooo,

.eDuren to the South and ,,...
It spending second push tr,m >.
r area between the MoseIle -, j.
n Saar 10 the north.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-18

To save sugar, cook raisins or
prunes with cereals to sweeten
them.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-18

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAnSps
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-07-28

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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-07-28
Revolution Down South

The old idea long existing throughout the South that
no Southerner could openly attack its mcrow
nlantaton economy and philosophy without being made
social and political outcas in this age and time, mas al
ready been reegated to past history by the young ao
brilliant and energetic Governor of the State OF Georgia
Honorable Ellis Arna who again demonstrates MS eader
shin of the liberal progressive thought Of the South III
his article in last weeks issue of Golfers under the title
Revolution Down South in which the Governor points out
that poverty and social and political romantclsm OUT o.
which has developed absentee ownership bgory dema-
gogy racial prejudice and all the existing conditions which
to the late President Roosevets designation OF the
south as the nations Number One Economic Problem
Causes and conditions Governor Arna points out that
must be removed before the South take its rlghu
place along with other sections in the progress and Cd
vancement OF the nation.
In his article Governor Arnal from the vantage point
of the govenorshp of Georgia. the gathering force
and coming benefits of revolution down South which is
already in motion he points out the South is rapidly
approaching emotional maturity so Tar unoDserVeo
in other sections of the country
That Governor Arnall wanted his article to have the
largest possible number of readers particularly the
people be from the fact that was printed
Golfers of the popular journals and not hidden away
Of these dollar editions intended only Tor an eAci
sve selected group of readers That the article will be
widely read there be little doubt and the more it -
read the greater the benefits to these and the section
is intended to help
We mention Governor Arnalls article here not with
any idea that might attract for any increased num-
Der of readers although such may be the results but to
point out the following statement which he makes the
Negro question.
1.-THE called question is economic
one not social Pay the Negro good wages, give
him the opportunity to demonstrate his own capac-
its to learn, work, and earn, give him his
sttutiona rights and you have solved this distort-
ed called problem Only the demagogue
tries to make political capitol of social equality, of
racial intermarrage. Lets not confuse ourselves
and the issue with such absurdtes. And lets make
very that those who for and
another try to confuse with such claptrap do
not stop us of the south in the Job that lies i'm
mediately ahead"
In pointing out the above statement do because
it contains beyond doubt politically socially and
mcay the funess Of the hopes and desires of Negro
citizens throughout the Nation.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-07-28

always catch. Tire American readers
in large numbers. Strange Rruit is
no exception. Taking her cue from
Richard Wright, Miss Smith very
awkwardly- iniects unnecessarily
profanities and valsa1isms. The
book disparases the Negro race and
blasphenles Negro womanhood; it
plays into the hands Of the master
racists quite conceivably heartens
Bilbo, Rankin and Eastland who no
no doubt would feel pleased and
highly flattered to have autograph
ed pocket eiticns."
It Is difficult to harmonic the
Lillian Smith, editor of the The
South Today, and the Lillian
Smith, author of Strange FTlrit. 1t
is a minor calamity wnen her pro-
nCunced literary powers are sacri-
feed on the affairs of this coun-
t1ys moral and intellectual depra-
witty. There is something radically
wrong with the Negro VINO does
not resent Strange Fruit.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-07-28
Barbadian Planters
Want Workers To
Remain In Country
BARBADOS.

BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS,
Island-(ANP) - Importation b y
the United States of laborers from
Barbados to help out in war plants
and on farms during the current
manpower shortage were vigorous
ly criticized before the Legislative
council here Tuesday by J. D.
Chandler. He said Barbados need
ed it's own workers, that there
were estates in the island as many
acres waiting to be reaped as had
already been harvested. He said
these estates could not find ad-
equate labor.
The colonial secretary replied by
saying that there were only 5000
Barbadian labors sent to the United
States. He said there were still
plenty of workers to harvest the
cane crops at home but that the
planters had been accustomed to
having a great surplus of labor to
handle as they saw fit. t...,,
Meanwhile, a day later, John D.
Coates, head of the foreign labor
section of the War Manpower
commission Of the u. S., in speech
before the local press, said that
Barbadian workers in the am~
munition plants and canning fac
tories had played an important
part in saving food and further
ing the war There are about g.
600 West Indian workers altogether
in the USA, he said.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-07-28

It is difficult to imagine a more
subtle yet scathing indictment
against the Negro race in general
and Negro Womanhood in particu-
lar than that presented in strange
Fruit by Lillian Smith. If it is
staged and filmed as by Thomas
Dixon. In any case it will do ir-
reparable damage to the cause of
race relations and postpone farther
the already too indefinitely post
poned better era of the Negroes full
indignation into American life.
Whereas the Birth of A Nation
made a fragrant indictment against
the "big burly" type of Negro, the
Strange Fruit Indictment is against
the educated Negro, the last hope
Of the Negro race. When Miss
Smith portrays in Nonnie Ander-
son, young Negro woman college
graduate, no higher ambitions than
to be the mistress and concubine
OF dissolute poor white man, she
stabs at the very heart of the hopes
of the Negro race. When she makes
a young Negro physician, Sam
Perry, willing to take the cast
off concubine of the said poor
white man, she makes doubly sure
her contempts for the possibilities
which we hoped inhered in the
education of the Negro race.
CALLED DANGEROUS
Being novel SCI IN the postwar
period of World War II, this treat
ment of the Negro white relations
in the south will serve as a mighty
hyperdermic to rally the old south
which some of us were optimistic
enough to imagine weakening in the
last agony of death. If Hitler died
without reading Strange Fruit he
missed what to him would have
been a rare treat, SO thoroughly
did it dovetail with his notion of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-07-28
BETWEEN THE LINES By Gordon B. Hancock

white man
Nonnie Anderson and Sam Perry
are not typical Negroes Of today
Any implication that education
does not elevate the ambitions OF
Negroes is damnable and Strange
Fruit makes such implication
The book is one unrelieved pic
ture of sordidness of Negro life
and morals. The Negro Is now be-
coming a literary N"guinea pig
even as he has long since been a
guinea pig" for the social scien-
fists, with their studies" and re-
searches" and Investigations" "
Unfortunately better race rela-
tons must await until writer's
are found who are quite as will
ing to peddle Negro virtues as
his vulgarisms and his sexual
they are to peddle his profanties,
pecculations. Negro novels are
always best sellers" for the Ne
gro typifies the murderers and
rapists and rogues and rascals
that TIE Amer can readers are
always hungry to hear about.
The role of the Negro confirms
preconceptions and prejudices and
perpetuates popular. misrepresenta-
lions and the very fact that this
is so popular is one of the saddest
commentaries on the intelligence
and religion of this nation. Any
trap set and baited with profanity
vrlgarity and blasphemies almost
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-07-28
Strange Fruit" Called Disgrace

Negroes and master -raciSm.
The very popularity Of Strange
Fruit is in itself ominous! This
popularity largely hinges about the
fact that the Negro is cast in sub
servient role with no possibilities
for a higher level. Nonnie Ander-
son becomes a symbol Of the edu-
Gated Negro woman and when such
woman prefers a life of domestic
service and concubinage with a
poor white man to the larger life
age with offered in service to her
race she presents a sad commen-
tary on the wisdom Of those who
seek large educational oppOrtuni-
ties for Negroes. No less sad is the
commentary offered in the readi-
ness with which an outstanding
Negro physician is willing to take
unto wife the caSt-off of a white
dissolute. The whole portrayal Of
the Negro principals is misrepre-
sentative in the highest degree.
POOR MEN SPURNED.
In the first place, the typical Me-
gre concubine of the old South
spurned poor white men who had
nothing to offer but "scandaliz-
eel, name. The more favorable po-
sition of the mulatto of the south
is further proof of this fact. The
only explanation that the mulat-
toes were generally educated first
among the Negroes and became
economically secure inheres IN the
fact that their white antecedents
we're white Of wealth and affluence
who gave them start. Among the
poor whites, cases Of bastardy and
and incest were far more common
than concubinage with Negro wo-
men. | know not one case of a Ne.
gro professional taking to wife the
cast-off concubine of a dissolutt
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-07-28

Your real appeal
can hide Theo q
wrong face poTdeF
does not blend With
your complexion.
Black and White
Face Powder with
it's fluffy "magic
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-07-28
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Considered by Many
to Be a GREAT
LUCK BRINGER.
High John the Con-
queror Root Is one
Of the most famous
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-07-28

mist" texture comes in o different
shades, one of which will blend beauti-
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your face, neck and arms. Its yelvety
smoothness is thrilling, its fragrance
alluring-while its clinginess makes it
stay on for hours. Yes, Black and
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Be sure you ask for [~
genuine Black and IA. ~
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-07-28

During those thrilling hours when
you are with him, your hair must
look its loveliest. You can enchant
him completely with softer, smoother
hair that lends magic to those init
mate moments. That's why glamour
wise women everywhere are count
ing so much on Pluko.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-07-28
Do AWAY WITH HOT
COMBS FOREVER

minerals or alkalies to injure the hair
or scalp. No hot combs required. Ma
tfOnalfy known for thousands of salts
fled users In every state. Leaves no
grease to soil hats or pillows. Save time
and expensive beauty parlors with your
own comb and brush by spending $1.5O
for three months supply. Positively no
COD. orders. Do away with hot combs
forever. Z,
CREOLENE PRODUCTS co.
1876 So. Wabash Ave.. Chicago S, I'LL.
Evening star., 1945-01-25

Tommies, with American artillery
support, had fought to within 80
miles of the Rhine city OF Dussel-
dorf and within Is miles of the in
Idustrial center of Munchen Glad
BACH
More chunks Of what remains OF
the Ardennes salient were carved
out by the American Sd Army, which
advanced to within l to miles OF
the German-Luxembourg frontier
and inside Germany itself. 1t. Gen
George s. Patton's troops took halt
a dozen towns and destroyed IL
tanks, two tank destroyers and three
cannon in battles among snowdrifts
up to 7 feet deep.
1t. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges LIST
Army in the st. With area of the
Ardennes captured Moderscheid, 8
miles to the northeast of st. With
and Audrange, 6 miles to the south
west in 8-degree cold.
The Germans were observed NOV
ing considerable numbers OF troops
and much materiel east of the
Rhine.
The men and tanks and guns pos
sibly were going to the eastern front
to meet the Russian threat to Ber-
lin, but may merely be going to the
interior for rest and renting.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Biq Increase in Arms
Vital, SomerveI| Says
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
SUPREME ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Paris, jan 25-American pro-
duction of small ammunition must
be increased 200 per cent over last
November to prevent a shortage on
the western front, 1t. Gen. Brehon
Somervell, chief of the Army Service
Froces, said today.
The general said the greatest
pressure would have to be placed on
production at home to prevent
shortages in at least a dozen impor-
tant items, including tires, heavy
trucks, cotton duck and large-caliber
ammunition.
The production of medium and
heavy caliber ammunition must be
increased 100 per cent over Novem-
Der and production of heavy trucks
should go up Is to 80 per cent, Gen
Somervell told a press conference.
He said cotton duck should be
stepped up 40 per cent.
Despite these needs, Gen. Somer-
veil insisted that the Allies nave
enough supplies on hand in this the
alter to mount an all-out offensive
should the Russian advance in rhe
east make it desirable
He said the western front gets
first priority over the Pacific in mat
ters Of supply.
Deliveries of war materiel to Rus
sia have not diminished since Gen.
Eisenhower opened the western
front, he said.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
| Baltimore Lumber Fire
Ties Up Trains
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 25.-Wind-
famed flames which shot rs to 100
feet in the air destroyed property
valued at 100000 and several hun
dred Thousand feet of lumber today
at the Washington Lumber Co.
plant.
Ice which former rapidly In the
11-degree temperature hampered
firemen battling the four-alarm
blaze and stopped traffic on Wash
ington boulevard. Baltimore g. Ohio
trains were unable to pass for three
hours because of the flames sweep
ing across the rails. The companys
yard extends for 1000 feet along
the tracks.
Joseph G: Rosenzwog, ownersof the
lumber concern who estimated the
damage, said his company had been
engaged almost exclusively in filling
Government contracts.
The fire was discovered by q
B. & o. tower watchman, who said
he saw fire in the lumber company
Office. The fire spread rapidly from
the two-story building and the high
wind blew embers considerable dis
tances.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
500 Million Bogus Coupons
For Meat Seized; Four Arrested

Rae z. Walters, regional OPA ad-
ministrator, said the $4,000 900 meat
coupons, representing 10 points each
could, had they been placed in cir
culation, have obtained about As
000, 900 pounds of beef steaks, about
a three weeks beef supply for the
entire United States.
L. D. Edwards. chief of the OPA
currency protection section, said
the coupons reached Chicago from
another city" q days ago and had
been twice moved to new addresses
here.
OPA agents spent eight hours
counting the ration points seized.
The four persons arrested pleaded
innocent and were held in $25 900
bond each for hearing February /.
The two youths recently had re-
ceived medical discharges - Guy
from the Navy and James from the
air forces. Both were employed in
war plants.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Raj Bombs U-Boot
400 Miles OF Britain .

LONDON, Jan. 25 lP.-The prob
able sinking of U-boat in the At
/ lantic 400 miles from Britain was
reported by the Raj Coastal Com
mand last nigft-another sign that
submarine packs may be on the
prowl.
Norwegian reports said the Ger
mans recently stationed 100 new u
boats at Norwegian ports as far
north as Narvik, with the purpose
of resuming the underseas cam
paisn.
Prime Minister Churchill warned
last week or renewed U-boat war
fare and a German communique
two days ago declared six merchant
ships and three Canadian corvettes
had been sunk in the Atlantic by
Nazi submarines.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Many Neuropsychiatrics
Fighting Again, Club Is Told

From 80 to 90 per cent Of neuro-
psychiatric soldiers are returning te
combat after treatment. Col. Will
liam c. Menninger. chief Of the
Neuropsychiatric Division OF the
Once Of the Surgeon General OF
the Army last night told the Dis
trict Medical Society.
An even larger number return to
limited service, the physician said
They are making satisfactory
records after their treatment and re-
education" he added. TOO often
patients of this type are made to
feel they are weaklings, but the
truth is their comeback records has
been very good"
Some borderline cases get through
the screening process for inductees,
Col. Menninger said, but the Army
is taking them in the hope that they
may be trained to be useful.
DR.. Roscoe r. Spencer, director OF
the National Cancer Institute, spoke
on Cancer Prevention"
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Western Front
Continued From First Page. }

reduced Allied air support to a
minimum.
The German coThmunique said
bridgehead had been estab-
lished over the Moder and that
l8 counterattacks were repulsedD
Other Nazis Captured.
Some Germans crossed the river
just east of Haguenau, spurred by
assertions that they were freeing
ancient German soil" All were
captured or driven back except a
score surrounded in the Hardt woods.
The main thrust across the Moder
was in 3-m1le area west of Hague
nau between Schwieghouse and Neu-
bourg. Assault boats ferried some
men across. Others used a bridge.
No armor. however, was reported
across the river.
In its advance in the north, the
British I'd Army drove deeper into
the heavily fortified zone just west
|of the Roer, capturing Uetterath,
Heinsberg, Schlieden and Weerd.
Heinsberg is on the Wurm, a tribu-
tary of the Roer on which the next
German defense stand may be
attempted.
Uetterath is II miles east of Sit
tard, starting point of the British
attack, now eight days old. The
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Selection Of Jury Begins
In Beauchamp SIayinq

A jury was being chosen In Dis
trict Court this afternoon for the
trial of Leroy Belcher, 20. colored
of the 1900 block Of Ninth street
NV, on a charge Of the first-degree
murder of Marvin L. Beauchamp
81, soldier. last February.
Pvt. Beauchamp, who was sta
toned at the National Airport, was
found unconscious on the vacant lot
of the 800 block of X street S.W.
and died the following morning in
Walter Reed Hospital.
Belcher is charged with hitting
THE soldier in the head with a brick
and fracturing his skull before rob-
bing him. He was indicted last
March. Two colored women orig
inally were charged with Belcher
but the case against them was nolle
pressed last June Justice James w
Morris will preside at the trial.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
] Dentists Licensed
To Practice in D. 6.

Seven dentists and one dental
hygienist have been granted licenses
to practice in the District, the
Board OF Dental Examiners an
nounced today.
Those who successfully passed the
January examination for dentists
were DR.. Stanley Auerback, Brook
lyn; DR.. w T. Axline, GAINESVILLE
Ohio; Dr. William F. Cahill, 3413
Oakwood terrace NV; DR.. Abra-
ham j. Corn, 1916 Saratoga avenue
NE; DR.. Ernest Garcia. 1857
Childress street NE; DR.. Adrien
w. MERCER, New York City, and DR.
Henry K. Minami. Detroit The
dental hygienist is Lillian L. Shenk-
er. 321 Webster street NV.
Evening star., 1945-01-25
Hebeh AssaiIs lckes
In Police Merger Fight

Representative Hebert.- Democrat
of Louisiana, who Is conducting
campaign for merger Of the United
States Park Police with the Metro
politan Police Department, last night
criticized Interior Secretary Ickes
for opposing the move.
Congress and not Secretary Ickes
will decide whether the merger
should be effected" said Mr.. Hebert
Furthermore, the time has come
when apartment heads have got to
stop writing legislation. The views
of Mr.. Ickes amount to just one
mans opinion and the only value
they have are as the expression OF
only one department executive"
Mr.. Hebert said he would go ahead
with his request for consideration
Of his bill, which would abolish the
Park Police so far as the District of
Columbia was concerned and trans
fer the Park Police personnel, equip
ment, quarters and funds to the
Metropolitan Police.
However, Mr.. Hebert has told re-
porters he does not propose that
the Metropolitan Police take over
the policing Of the many miles OF
park and other Federal areas out
side the District now patrolled by
the Park Police.
He has indicated he would be in
favor of continuing the Park Police
outside the District so long as oper-
atoms within the District were CEN
tralized under the Metropolitan De-
partment, to avoid what he regards
as duplication and confusion OF
work.
In his adverse report on the bill
yesterday, Secretary Ickes con-
tended the proposal would effect NO
financial savings but would result
in hampering proper administration
of the park areas.