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THE JACKSON ADVOCATE
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life—Booker T. Washington.
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fingers, but in all things that affect our mutual progress and de- j
veloprnent v.e can be together as Ihe hand.—Booker T. Washington.
Jobs For Colored Women At The New
F?
Shell Loading Plant
IN A X EKY FE\v DAYS construction is scheduled to :
begin on the $15,000,000 Ammunition Bag Loading Plant to
be located near Flora. Mississippi. This being one of the ;
first larger scale national defense projects to be located in j
the State.
Of the several factors that influtneed the selection of I
the State of Mississippi for the location of this great project,
none have been more important than the plentiful labor sup
ply in the state, and the concentration of that supply to a
larger extent, in the lesser agricultural area, such as Jack- i
son, together wi f\ consideration of the problem of transpor
tation, played a large part in the selection of the Flora area. ;
In the past Negro workers of the State, both men and j
women, have been greatly disillusioned because of the lF|k i
of any increase in job opportunity in the state resulting from j
the National Defense Program. The announcement that the '
large number of Negro women would be employed at the j
new bag loading plant is therefore very hopeful and enconr- I
aging, was as we understand, most of the work to be done
in .a bag loading plant is done by women and is both light j
and clean work.
Although it has been announced that a large number ol*
jobs will be available for Colored women, we urge those in
terested not to sit idly by and wait, but to begin now to seek
information and make the necessary application for employ
ment at the plant, acting somewhat on the principle of “first
come, first served.”
You needn’t worry about your living in Jackson and
having to go to and from Flora, because most of the work- j
ers out there will live in Jackson, and the prob’em of trans- |
portation of the workers to and from the plant will be worked
out by the officials of the plant or some transportation com
pany.
Negro Farmers And The AAA
DURING THE PAST FEW WEEKS we have noticed in
the daily press appointments in the agriculture administra- :
tion setup in Mississippi, among which were a number of I
appointments of field officers, whose responsibility it is to
explain to the farmers of the state the varied and compli j
cated .workings of the Agricultural Adjustment Administra- \
tion Act.
In all of the cases coming to our attention these ap
pointees have been white people which warrants the conclu- |
sion that a great number of the white farmers in the state
are in need of first hand information on the operation of the
farm law with fifty-two per cent of it*s population Negroes, 1
and largely a farming state, one reaches the conclusion that
a larger per cent of the farmers in the State are Negroes, j
It can also be very easily concluded, that, with a lower t
standard of education, less opportunity to participate in the
county and state farm improvement organizations and move- !
ments as well as other means and measures taken to im- j
prove the let of the farmer, that the Negro farmers of the
state are in much worse need of service and ii/ormation to,
be given by these appointees.
In order to get the whole idea of the workings of the j
AAA over to the farmers, it seems to us, that the best way >
to do it is to contact individually the leading farmer in a
community and have him understand and endorse the pro- <
gram, and afterwards, with his support, meet the farmers |
as a eroup. This, of course, calls upon the person perform- j
ing the task to do some very close personal hobnob!ng, such
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as taking dinner in the farmer’s home and talking matters
over at the table, or spending the night in his house and dis
cussing matters out under the stars before bed time.
In order to do this work with the greatest degree of
effectiveness there must be no wide social gulf between the
individual or group of farmers to be dealt with, and the in
dividual or agent performing the task.
Obviously, with the Negro farmers of the state, this
work can be done with a greater degree of eftectiveness by
Negro fvld officers.
Taking a realistic view of the standards of life and so
ciety in Mississippi, we therefore urge the appointment of
some iNegro field officer in the state to explain the AAA to
Negro farmers. lest more than half the farmers of t he state
get something less than a second hand idea ot the meanings
and benefits of the farm law.
Dedicates New
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the large audience present.
DR. MAYS SPEAKS
President B. E. Mays of More
house College, who said he was
speaking not only as head of an
educational institution, but as a
member of the National YMCA
council, praised the spirit of giving
TtaniPested by Columbus Negroes
as something seldom seen.
“Negroes are tuo often on the
receiving end,” he asserted. “I am
indeed pleased to see that he:e
that you are on the giving e,nd and
that is something you should be
proud of.”
He praised Mrs. Lizzie Lunsford,
who gave $15,000 for the erection
of the building as a “patriotic
woman”.
Prolonged applause greeted the
reading of a telegram received by
E. E. Farley, executive secretary of
the new Y, from Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt.
The telegram read by Presiding
Officer Ashworth stated: “Mv
greetings and congratulations to
all of you taking part in the dedi
cation today. Regret I cannot be
present.” It was signed Eleanor
Roosevelt”
TO BUILD CAMP
That the government is now con
sidering the erection of Recrea
tional Rest Camp for Negro sold
iers within a 100-mile radius of
For Benning, -possibly at Atlanta,
was disclosed by Thomas W. Lantz,
who as field recreation represen
tative of the Federal Security
Agency, brought greetings from the
government.
Mr. Lantz asserted the proposed
camp would correspond to the one
row being operated by the govern
ment at Panama City, Florida for
white troons.
Mr. La.ntz later diclosed to Nel
son S. Jackson, chairman of the
Atlanta Colored Division USD. that
several cities were making tidp for
the proposed camp, but that Atlan
ta was the site which has the most
popular support from officers and
men at Fort Benning.
CHAPLAIN SPEAKS
Othei's who spoke were Chaplain
Louis J. Beasley, of the 24th In
fantry, representing Coi. J. M.
Lockett, commander of the 24th;
Dr. T. H. Brewer; G. E. Stock, na
tional secretary of the Armjr a,nd
Navy YWCA, New York City;
Ibivate F. L. Ferguson of the Serv
ice, 24th infantry; Mrs. Lizzie
Lunsford; T. G. Reeves, Muscogee
County Commispioiler Lit. Col.
Frank Lockhead, commanding of
ficer. Colored Reception Center;
Major G. A. Sossoman, Post Morale
Officer and the Rev. W. A. Reid,
pastor of Shady Grove Baptist
Church, Columbus.
Musical numbers were supplied
by the 24th Infantry band under
the direction of Warrant Officer
R. B. Tresville and the Reception
Center Chorus. A band concert j
preceded the dedicatory program.
Personnel of the new Y includes
besides E. E. Farley, who is direc
tor; Mrs. Nell Blackshear and J.
A. Davis, assistant directors; Miss
Irene McAllister, office secretary;
F!ra,ncis Jobes, nan teen operator; !
Homer Allen, James Allen and Will
Marley, custodians.
Composing the board of man
agement are M R. Ashworth, chair
man; Rev. Joe S. Cook, vice; Col
James M. Lockett, vice; Chaplain
L. J. Beasleym vice; Dr. T. H.
Brewer, vice; Henry Pease, treas.;
1. C. Moyer recording secretary;
E E. Farley, Wilbur Glenn, J. D.
Kirven, T. G. Reeves, H. J. Sims,
Rev. H I. Bearden, John L.
Sconiers. C. W. Marshall, Rev. T.
W. Smith, P. L. Taylor and Dr.
K. H. Terry.
Nazi Effort
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by Nazi agents wno have been in
to every corner of the republic a*
traders, anthropologists and in oth
er forms of work.’'
Well-aware of German : ace the
ories, the natives feel alarmed at
the threat of Nazism getting a
foothold anywhere near them a? it
would mean slavery for all, br.
Furbay contends.
LIBERIA MORE FAVORABLE
Arrny and navy experts are de
dovCt Any BEER
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JACKSON BREWING CO. NEW ORLEANS LA.
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I dared to be of the opinion that
j it would take not only a strong
i naval force but no fewer than
j 30,000 men to reduce and occupy
j Dakar. In the case of Liberia the
undertaking would be merely that
of constructing a base, once the ar
rangements were made.
Another suggested site of an
American naval and air base in Af
rica is Freetown in Britism Sieira
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Negroes In 12
(Continued from Page 1)
All colored stlectees find all col
I ored recruits are given the basic
services. In the Air Corps a sepa
rate school has been created at
Tuskegee, Alabama.
Infantry: Six regiments.
Field Artillery: Five regiments
01iart°rs rnmnar>v for FieM Artil
and one Headquarters and Head
ivxaj t i n.ts org-nized wnn color
: lery Brigade.
! ed troops include:
Chemical Warfare Service: Two
chemical companies f decontami
nation).
Ordnance: Ten ammunition
! companies.
Engineers: Two regiments, gen
1 eral service: one to be activated in
1 August; Eight separate battalions;
Two light, potoon companies; Two
dump truck companies.
Quartermaster Corps: Seven
Truck regiments: Four railhead
companies; F’our salvage com
panies; Three service battalions;
j Two pack troops
1 Air Corps: One pursuit spuad
I ron; Nine service squadron.
Signal Corps. One separate con
i' struction company.
Armored Force: One light tank
j battalion.
Cavalry: Two regiments.
Medical: Two sanitary com
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r panies; Detachmetns assigned to
all regiments and separate battal
ions.
Coast Artillery: Six regiments;
| five of which are Anti-2ircraft
j service school in all arms and
and one 155-mm gun.
Colored officers are attending
! training of the arm or service to
which they are assigned. In the
Signal Corps this training is giv
en in units. In all other arms and
seivioes it is given in replacement
training centers.
It is planned t-o use 92,846 color
ed officers ano men in Regular
Army and National Guard units.
The distribution follows:
UNIT:
Regular Army Units (Armsl:
Air Corps ... .. 2,636
Armored Force . 463
Cavalry . 2.818
Coast Artillery . 9,201
Field Artillery . 5.469
Infantry . 12,877
Total Arms _ 33,494
(Services):
Air Corps Service . 2,614
Chemical Warfare Service 364
Engineers . 11,530
Medical . 1,112
Ordn'nce . 1.650
Quartermaster . 8.rill
Signal . 243
Total Services . 25,734
Total Arms and Services. .59.228
; Naticnal Guard Units:
Coast Artillery . 1,645
Field Artillery . 1.465
Infantry . 2,581
Total National Guard
less Medical . 5.691
Medical .—. 153
' Replacement Training
Centers (June) . 9.608
Loss Replacements . 2,747
j Overhead . 14,918
Total . 33,117
Total Regular Army and
National Guard - 92.345
The authorized strength of col
ored officers in the Army follows:
Unit ^ine
(Regular Army)
366th Infantry 103
(National Guard)
372d Infantry 103
369th Coast Art*y 69
184th Coast Art’j 57
229
332
There are 44 additional Reserves
authorized for the Medical Corps:
40 Medical officers and 4 Dentists.
The proposed strength in the Army
Nurse Corps is 56.
In addition to the Chaplains list
ed above there are 3 who are Reg
i ular Army officers and 27 who are
Reserve officers—a total of 30.
Medical
10
10
6
4
Chaplain Aggregate
2 115 (All Reserve)
2 115]
1 76 J. (All N. G.)
1 62 j
20 4 253
Award Pilot's
Licenses To
1 Hamplonites
Four Are
Transferred
To Tuskegee
HAMPTON. Inst. Va.—(SNS) —
Hampton Institute sent another
group of young Negro flyers aloft
this week, fully equipped to take
their place among the skilled fly
ers of the nation.
Seven Hampton Institute stu
dents were awarded pilots’ licenses
after completing the last Civilian
Pilot Training Program at the
Tidew’ater Virginia school and four
graduates of the course have been
transferred to the advanced fly
ing program at Tuskegee. They are
W. Robert Alston of Huntington,
West Virginia; Gilbert P. Joseph
of the Virgin Islands; Edward J.
Reese, Jr., of Rahway, New Jersey;
and Andrew Maples, Jr., of Orange
Va.
One Hampton co-ed, Mildred I.
Curtis of Washington, D. C., was in
the group of seven that received
their certificates. The others are
George E. Bell of Altoona, Pennsyl
vania; Vernon Hayw'ood of Raleigh
North Carolina; Henry A. Holmes
of Petersburgh, Virginia; John L.
Jones of Red Bank, New Jersey;
and Hollis Terrell of Jones Store,
Va.
30 6 368
There are 6 colored officers in
the Regular Army. These are 3
Chaplains included in the above
list and 3 line officers: Brigadier
General Benjamin Oliver Davis;
his son, Captain Benjamin Oliver
Davis, Jr., and Second Lieutenant
James D. Fowler, a graduate of the
United States Military Academy in
June.
RECAPITULATION
Unit
Regular Army
National Guard
Reserve
Total officers
Nurses
Grand Total
Medical Chaplain
20
54
3
4
29
74
36
Aggregate
6
253
186
445
56
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Ex-Slave Dies
At Age Of 110
RALEIGH. N. C.—(ANP >— Buriai
rites were held Wednesday for
“Aj,nt” Adeline McAllister, a for
mer slave who often declared she
was a “grown woman when the
Yankees came”, and calculated her
ag“ to be more than liO. The aged
woman was provided for in her
last days by Mrs. W. E. Stinson,
white, a relative of her former
owners.
She was always taken to the
family reunion of the Green and
McLean families, descendents of
her owners, because she could re
call incidents connected with
family history better than anyone
else. Asked why she took the name
of McAllister when she obtained
her freedom instead of Green or
McLean,, she answered that Mc
Allister “sounds bigger”.
Recruiting Office
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Volunteer enlistments are for 3
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Parish and Pearl Streets.
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