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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-07

The War
BY K1RKE L. SIMPSON

Associated Press War Aos,
With American heavy bon15!
thousand strong striking at +..
in the great central plain NJ ,.''gea
shrivelling Reich, closely jnts,. .a'
ed Allied-Russian efforts t,'T'a''
the issue in Germany bac. .0'cs
fact whether by joint STAFF ' ,J,,
ming or not. Plan,
Magdeburg, Leipzig and n...,
were among announced air t.a
of the massive long rsngo 'a'seH
into Saxony southwest Of p s"ee9
Over Dresden, American s 9sS2
were within 70 miles or less @ ~
deepest Russian penetration y, r 'a'
Of the Oder at Sorau. '@
If that Allied air foray va, =,
ned mutually by Russian sr5 y''o'
lied staffs it must mean ~ ,'0 a A.
lin is only one prime OBJ; Ds'
Russian drive to the Oder ae
precisely at the time an. 'o'
places where Allied stra @P
power could most aid a Bn,.' aN
breakthrough into the plain .''' J,
|Saxony. N
Saxony ranked third in noru.
ton among German states i IN va
NAL times. More than 5.oNa l,,,
Germans lived upon its broad G' ",
tile and highly-industrialized nI. N.Y.
With loss to Russian forces NJ ~,
Silesian industrial hub in tbs nay r'
per Oder Valley, the war indus--is,
OF Saxony and the other s.,..
spreading across the central nI.;, ,'
to the Alps in the south are v,,,
to any Nazi organized defenss , =,
the Oder line or behind if TN.
made the great Allied raid in II.
wide area south and southwest NJ
Sol VI
Berlin a strategic mission Of tr,,
consequence.
In the battle for Berlin itself i,
Nazi broadcasts, the Oder defe,,.
line has been Russian-punctureI !,
many places and its main bastior,
Frankfurt and Kustrin, half On
circled.
Expectancy Of the onset in t5s
west at any moment of an Allied
power drive to reach the Rhine *
reflected in field dispatches as we'll
as in Nazi broadcasts reportir,
heavy massing of troops along tbs
Roer and Mas sectors nortbes,t
of Aachen. The nature and direc.
ton Of American First and Third
Army thrusts into main Siegtrjed
line defenses south of the AacbeD
bulge lend color to the conclusion
Under that pressure, the Aachen
bulge itself virtually has been flat.
tened out in the south to leave n,
vulnerable flank as the British
Second Army already had cleared
the Roer-Mass triangle to the north
to eliminate any possible enemy
thanking threat there. Just how
when and where General Eisen.
hover will strike Is matter Of
speculation but that he is prepar
ing to strike and strike hard with.
out delay cannot be seriously
doubted.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-07

San Francisco-well, here we go
again.
1t has been four months since
I wrote my last column, from
France. In four months of non
production a writer gets out OF
the habit. He forgets the rhythm
of words; falls into the easy habit
of not making himself think or
feel in sef-expression.
This first column is a man-kill-
er. Your mind automatically re.
sents the task of focusing itself
again. Your thoughts are scatter
ed and you can't get them togeth.
er to put onto paper. Words come
hard. You have to think again
You curse the day you ever took
up writing to make a living.
So until I'm once more immers
ed in the routine Of daily writing
and transported once more into
the one-track world of war, I'm
afraid you'll have to be tolerant
with me.
There's nothing nice about the
prospect Of going back to wal
again. Anybody who has been ir
war and wants to go back is d
plain damn fool in my book.
I'm certainly not going because
I've got itchy feet again, or be.
cause l can't stand America, OF
because there's any mystic fasci.
nation about war that is drawing
me back.
I'm going S IMPLY because
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-07

Guiidepost
By w. G. ROGERS

Two SOlItudeS," BY Hugh
MacLennan DUEL, Sloan l.
Pearce; S3).
One of the most perpleXing So
cial difficulties in North America
is the ticklish relationship between
French Catholic Canadians and
English Protestant Canadians; as
proof of it, there are the disputes
over CONSUMPTION in 19l4-l8 and at
present.
One of the most perplexing move.
listic difficulties anywhere is the
problem novel: there are lot Of
good novels, a lot of good prob
lens, but rarely do the twain meet
MacLennan discusses the Cana
dian problem in terms of living
credible personages, and succeeds
to very considerable degree
where so many have failed. Like
an expert juggler, he keeps two
separate balls in the air at once
and makes them both part OF one
and the same trick.
His book slows down here and
there, though it could not be SAD
to falter. The two older genera
ton protagonists are Athanase Tai
lard and John Yardley In tneN
ultimate descendants there IS
faint promise of healing the Cana
dian national wound. But tlha'
mentally old Tallard and YaTo-s!
got along better together than Nv
middle generations, where IN la.'
relations deteriorate. MacLennaA
in other words, is not optlmlSu',
he hopes for the best, but as
novelist he knows human naI'l'
and won't bet on it to do any ll4"'
than show.
The things I like about III, I'm
story, which opens in World 6, va "a,
I and comes to World War H. a-'
the authors assumption that a aY w
ell is not just something to ST.
but also something worthy 10 WIZ,
his sincerity; his easy deVelopl.. .r
of material; his creation Oh ",
eral we'll rounded characters
particular Capt. Yardley
Furthermore, he can rise "
climax. He can kill man ".
vincingly, kill him thrice as a 10,
ter of fact so that you as leo1,
look on aghast, you as nloy 1r...
weep, you as victim die Ana - ~,
Lennan's greatest virtue pel-S ~,
is his ability to make some "a" n,
acters talk so that you nes- A.
sound of the voice, see the eAp.' IA
sion on the face, almost S'aI'
Utter your own answer
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-07
THE WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON. N. C.

the worlds shipping in postwar times and see
ing to it that the United States becomes the
No. shipper in both henlispheres.
1+s inst another of those worrisome post
war problems but it may well De one "nlch
will determine whether the Unteo otates dips
into another world depression or emerges into
peace with a sounder economy than followed
World War I.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-07
Fair Enough

editors note.-The Star accepts no re-
sponsibiitv for the personal views of Mr..
Pegler, and often disagrees with them as
much as many of his readers. His articles
serve the good purpose of making people
Think
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-07
TOP % THE MORNING

TOP % THE MORNING
The Orientals whom We would not evan
gelize--We must now fight, We would not
preach a gospel in all parts of the world
now we must wage war in all parts Of the
world. DAN GILBERT.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-07

Scare buying is likely to bring coffee ration
ing back, says a government official. That is,
if too many little pigs go to market.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-07

There is a big'job to TO- IL NJ m
these people can get tose'l'-
how to do it. rca.
Copyright 1945 by unien
ture Syndicate, Inc.)
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-07
CARE OF HOUSE PLANTS

In watering house plants ~ ..,i
wiser to use tepid water l-s FIX
of cold as cold water may So ori
the plants, damage the ro0'S o.
retard growth.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-07
Your War; With Ernie Pyle

Editors note: Ernie Pyle is with
the Navy in the Pacific. Pending
receipt of his dispatches from that
war theater we are publishing a
few articles he wrote before his
take-off from San Francisco, of
which the following is one.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
Petition to Unseat
Poll Takers Filed
By Reform League

Washington, D. G. (NNPA)-
The unseating of SO Representa-
tives in Congress has been de-
manded in a petition from the
Southern Electoral Reform League,
filed in the office of the House clerk
last week. The petition and &C
companying evidence claims the
representatives are holding their
seats illegally because a majority
of the voters in their States were
barred from voting by the poll tax.
The States involved are Alabama,
South Carolina, Texas, Arkansas,
Mississippi, Tennessee and Vir-
ginia. Georgia was dropped from
the list when it repealed its poll tax
statute.
Moss A. Plunkett is president of
the League. His subpoenas to these
Congressman to testify before a
notary concerning their right to
their seats in Congress were
ignored several weeks ago on ad-
vice of Rep. Summers of the House
Judiciary Committee.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
NO NEGROES AMONG
UNOFFICIAL OBSERVERS
AT SAN FRANCISCO

Washington, D. C. (NNPA)-
The State Department is consider
ing naming a group of business,
farm, labor and other representa-
tives of organized segments of pub
lie opinion as unofficial observers"
with the delegation to the San
Francisco Conference on World Sc
curity Organization beginning April
rs. No indication has been given
whether any Negroes will be in
cluded in such a new classification.
1t is known, however, that the Ma
tional Council of Negro Women,
through its president, Mrs. Mary
Mcleod Bethune, has requested that
it be represented at the conference
in the capacity Of observer.
The Department last week named
81 advisers for the delegation, rep
resenting various Government de-
partments. No Negroes were among
the advisers named.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
TCOP Receives
Fourth Army &
Navy Award

In ceremonies Tuesday, April 10,
the Federal Cartridge Corp, oper-
ated by Twin Cities Ordnance Plant
was awarded its fourth star to be
added to its ''E" flag which denotes
outstanding production.
The local small arms ammuni-
ton plant is one Of the few plants
in the nation to receive such recog-
milton four times.
The flag was presented to Charles
L. Horn, president of Federal Cart
ridge Corp, at a luncheon spon-
sored by the plant labor manage
ment committee. 1t. Col. Myles B.
Chatfeld, retiring chief of the U. S.
Army Ordnance small arm S
branch, made the presentation.
Present also was the new small
arms branch chief 1t. Col. Seth
Wizard.
Special guests were returned
veterans of the present war who
are now TCOP employees. Among
the luncheon guests were two Ne
groes. One was Lester Boyd, a
shop steward and member of the
labor management committee, and
the other was C. E. Newman, plant
official.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
TENNESSEE SAFE
Memphis Bans
Movie, Rochester
Too Familiar

Memphis-The sight of Eddie
Rochester" Anderson frolicking
through the movie, "Brewster's
Millions" treating white folks as
if they were his equal proved too
much for "Boss" Ed Crump's re-
gime this week.
They decided that such "famil-
iarity between the races" might put
ideas into the heads of the Negroes
in Memphis-and besides, white
supremacy" must be upheld at all
costs.
"Boss" Crump forgot that only a
year ago, Rochester few here from
Hollywood to help Memphis put
over the 9Th War Loan Drive. 1t
meant nothing to his henchmen that
recently, with Jack Benny, Roch-
ester inaugurated the present War
Loan Drive in Washington.
So the only people in Memphis
who have seen, or will see BREW
ster's Millions" are "Boss" Crump's
hand-picked censors, the staunch
defenders of Dixie's lly-white ode
mocracy."
They banned the showing of the
picture after viewing, to their hor-
ror, the sight of a Negro mixing
socially with whites. Lloyd T. Bin
ford, chairman of the puppet censor
board, declared:
"The Negro, Rochester, has an
important role in the movie and he
has too familiar a way about him.
The picture presents too much So
cial equality, and racial mixture.
We do not have any trouble with
racial problems down here, and we
do not intend to encourage any by
showing movies like this"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13

Washington, D. C.-Rapha e
O'Hara Lanier, dean of faculty at
the Hampton Institute, Hampton,
Va, has been appointed special as
sistant to the assistant chief of the
United Nations Relief and Rehabili-
tation Administrators Bureau of
Areas and will work with several
of its policy committees, UNRRA
announced this week.
In this position Mr.. Lanier's func-
tons will also include liaison work
with UNRRA's training center,
where he will keep personnel in
formed of UNRRA's operations at
its headquarters offices and in its
missions abroad. In addition, he
will be responsible for giving
UNRRA personnel headed overseas
data pertaining to the conditions
they will encounter in the field and,
as part of this duty, Mr.. Lanier will
minutely review current reports
from all UNRRA bureaus, both do
nestle and abroad.
Associated with the Hampton In
stitute since 1910 before taking
leave Of absence to accept the UN
IRA appointment, Dean Lanier ex-
poets to assume his post with the
international agency on April 8.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
Thesaurus Editors
To Clean Out Terms

Insulting to Race
New York-In reply to a letter
from the NAACP protesting the
treatment given the words ''Negro"
and "Jew" in a reference book it
publishes, the World Publishing
Company this week promised to
"clean up" the volume in question,
pledging that they were "deter-
mined not to be a party to the
spread of prejudice and racist doc
trine by means of the printed word"
The letter was signed by ]. 81.
Friend, editor.
The book in question was the 1941
edition of Roget's Thesaurus, a
volume of synonyms and antonyms.
The NAACP took action when it
was observed that "Negro" is re-
ferred to under two headings,
"Blackness" and "Servant." Under
"Blackness" are listed as synony-
nous terms for Negro "blackamoor,
niger, darby, sloe." Under "Ser-
want" are listed Tackey, slave,
stooge, puppet." For "Jew" are
such supposedly synonymic words
as "extortioner, hereto, churl,
harry, skinflint, bigot."
In its letter the NAACP stated
in part that the Thesaurus authors
displayed a vicious, deliberate in
tent to deal injury to a people by
defamation" and that, further, the
practice constituted "a peril indeed
to its perpetrators confronted as
they are with worldwide impa-
thence with arrogant white suprem-
acy."
The World Publishing Company
letter, in addition to the excerpt
already quoted, stated that it was
in complete agreement about the
"deplorable character" of the pas
sages objected to, and "would make
every effort to check the entire book
for further offensive matter"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
Rev. George w.
Mitchell Dead

George W. Mitchell, a minister
in the Pentecostal church, died after
an illness of twelve years, at the
Minneapolis General hospital, where
he had been confined since Christ
mas.
Rev. Mitchell was born in Sey-
mour, Indiana, and came to Min
neapolis about forty years ago. He
was employed for over thirty years
at the Bureau of Engraving and
pastored a church also.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day at 2 p. m. with Rev. J. A. Nell
son of st. Paul officiating. In
terment was at Crystal Lake ceme-
terry.
Aside from his wife, Rachael,
there are four sons, Fred, who lives
in California, George Jr. and John
Mitchell, Minneapolis, and S/Sgt.
Raymond Allen, Drew Field, Fla;
four daughters, Rachael and Mary
Mitchell, Minneapolis, Marie and
Fay Allen, New Jersey, a daugh-
ter-in-law, Sophronia Allen and one
granddaughter, Pearlie May Allen;
two brothers, H. H. and John Nit
chell, of Indiana.
S/Sgt. Allen and Marie and Fay,
were in the city to attend the
funeral.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
James (Jim) Harris Dead

, James (Jim) Harris, SO, 816
Bryant Ave. No., died at Mime
apolis General hospital Monday,
April 9. Funeral services were held
Thursday, April IL, at Woodland
Funeral Home. Interment Crystal
Lake cemetery.
Mr.. Harris, a native of Kentucky,
had been a resident of Minneapolis
for the last "a years. He was a
former employee at the Twin Cities
Ordnance Plant. Father Walter
Thomas officiated at the funeral.
His wife, Nettie Harris, and other
relatives survive.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
REPORT NAILS SLEW
NEGRO G. 1. PRISONERS

Washington, D. c. (NNPA)-
Reports from the Third Army in
Europe say investigation is being
made of charges that several Ne
gro members of an ordnance-ammu-
milton company were murdered by
SIS troops (Nazi Elite Guards) who
captured their position. A single
bullet hole was found in the head
of each Negro. One witness said
two IS guards forced a Negro to
run through a field and then shot
him.
(The IS above are not the same
esses in MISSISSIPPI, despite the
Similarity
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
NAACP OPENS OFFICE
ON PACIFIC COAST

San Francisco, Calif.-The first
regional office ever established by
the NAACP was opened here last
week at IL Geary street, in the
heart of downtown San Francisco.
The two-room suite is in charge of
Noah W. Griffin, regional director
for the West Coast. Mr.. Griffin,
formerly Of Florida, risked his job
as a school teacher there several
years ago to act as plaintiff in a
suit demanding equal salaries for
Negro and white teachers. He has
been on the national office staff of
the NAACP for two years and came
to the West Coast last November.
After a conference attended by
delegates from Washington, Ore
gon, California and Nevada, the
region was organized and the office
set up.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
Murder Trial of
Man Who Wounded
Frank Alsup Begins

Chicago-The murder trial of
Arthel Shelton 41-year-old Urited
Mine Workers organizer, got under
way this week.
Shelton, charged with killing
Henry johnson, 4147 South Park
way, also a representative of the
CLIO United Mine Workers union,
at a meeting last October %, went
on trial in Criminal court.
In the melee Shelton also shot
and wounded Frank L. Alsup,
former st. Paulite who was john
sons assistant. Alsup is reported
to be living in his former home,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13

Phyllis Wheatley House, Monday,
April 9.
The drive will begin May 1. All
present members are requested to
send their money for new member
ships without being solicited to the
secretary, Clifford Rucker, 1914
18th Ave. S. Mr.. Chivers said at
the meeting Monday that he chopped
to increase the membership by rs
per cent"
At the monthly meeting of the
branch, April Is, at Phyllis Wheat
ley House at a p. m, the College
Women's Club will present a panel
discussion of Education and the
Peoples Peace" with Mrs. Norton
Brwisett and Mrs. N. Tritter, par
ticipating. A question period will
follow.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
Y.W.C.A. Holds
Stay ut Home
Convention

Like 1908 other American Y. W.
C. AS, the Minneapolis association
will hold a stay-at-home convention
meeting on Saturday, April 14th.
Registration at 2:30 in the Girl Re-
serve Room will be followed by an
opening statement by Mrs. Caro-
line R. Barnum, president of the
local board of directors.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
OES Grond Officer
Here from Duluth

George Adams of Duluth, Mimi,
grand worthy patron of the Order
of Eastern Stars, came to the Twin
Cities last week to make annual
official calls on the Twin City
lodges with Mrs. Queen Ransome
of st. Paul, grand worthy matron.
Meetings were held with st. Paul
lodges Monday, April 9, and in Min
neapolis, Tuesday, April 10.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
Bible Lectures
at WhedtleY

United inter-racial Bible lectures
will be held at Phyllis Wheatley
House next week including ser
mons on Satan Takes vacation,
Where? When? How Long?" on
Sunday, April Is. ''Twice Born or
Die Twice." Tuesday, April II.
"How Large? How Hot ? He'll, How
Many Are Burning?" Thursday,
April 10. All meetings will be held
at 7:30 p. m. Feliz A. Lorenz, Jr.,
and H. E. Richards, evangelists,
will speak.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
CORPORAL JONES
COMPLETES COURSE

Cpl. Allen Jones, 1108 Aldrich
Ave. N, now stationed somewhere
in England, has just completed a
course in bomb handling and vehicle
maintenance at the Combat Support
Wing, the Air Service Commands
crack trucking organization. Cpl.
Jones was employed by the Miner
Hotel before going into the army in
1912.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13

Grand Army of the Republic. He
fought in the Civil war with the
Fifty-seventh Infantry Colored Vol
unteers from Arkansas.
Members of the Johnnie Baker
Post were the active pallbearers.
Interment was at Crystal Lake
cemetery.
Surviving are a step-son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Johnson, with whom he
made his home.
Woodland Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
Charles w.
Washington iii
i'm Pittsburgh

Word was received here this week
by friends of Mrs. C. w. Washing
ton, formerly of the Twin Cities,
that she is seriously ill in Pitts
burgh and was expected to undergo
a serious operation Thursday, April
IL. Mr.. Washington, now an execu-
tive of the Pittsburgh Urban
League, is a former executive Sec
rotary Of both the st. Paul and
Minneapolis Leagues.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
John Potion Under
Knife: Condition
Reported Good

John M. Patton, social worker
and civic figure, 954 st. Anthony
Ave-, st. Paul, underwent an opera
ton Monday at Miller hospital.
His condition was reported We'd
nesday to be good.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
Revived at Zion
BEGINS on SunduV

Rev. B. F. Paxton, evangelist,
will conduct revival services at
Zion Baptist church, Minneapolis,
beginning Sunday, April Is. Zion
invites all to come out and hear
this "Great man of God in thought,
and sound doctrine and his dynamic
presentation of Gods word"
All ministers of the Twin Cities
and their congregations are well
come. Music will be furnished by
the combined choirs and chorus of
the church. Rev. H. W. Bolts is
pastor.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
University Prexy
W. C.COfey to
Speak Sunday

President W. C. Coffey of the
University of Minnesota will be the
guest speaker at the Goth Ami
versary Celebration of the Edu-
cational Department of the Improv-
ed Benevolent Protective Order of
Elks of the World on Sunday, April
18th, at 8 p. m. at the st. James
A.M.E. church, Dale and W. Central
Ave, St. Paul
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
GRISSAM BROTHERS
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS

Wilbur and Oscar Grissam, broth
ers, will celebrate their birthdays
on the same day, Wednesday, April
Is, but not in the same country,
for Wilbur lives at 861 Eleventh
Ave. N, and Oscar is a Corporal
in the United States Army sta
toned in Burma.
They are the sons of Mrs. Jennie
Grissam of the Eleventh Avenue
address.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-13
Nellie Wallace Buried Here


Funeral services for Miss Nellie
Mae Wallace of Hastings, Mime
sofa, were held Monday, April 9,
at 2 p. M, at the Woodland Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. II. C. Boyd
officiating.
Miss Wallace had been i'll for
the past ten years. She died Fri
day, April 6.
Surviving are" her sister, Mrs.
Elsie McMoore, and three brothers,
George and Robert Wallace of Min
neapolis, and James Wallace who
lives in California.
Interment was at Crystal Lake
Cemetery.