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Rush's title in the $50, $40 and 22G,
nosing cut Prairie View.
Easley gave Xavier first place
in the 88O-yard run, Williams of
P.V., Lemon of Southern, and.
Lewis of Xavier finishing in that
order behind Easley's excellent
time of two minutes and three
tenths seconds.
CUP and Keene gave Xavier
first and second places in the mile
run, Culp winning in four minutes
and 27.5 seconds; johnson of P.V.,
and Erwin Of Wiley were third and
fourth in that order.
Xavier won three championships
in the field events, Thomas Direau
winning the shot put with a mark
of 48 feet and five inches and the
discus throw with 1876 feet, one
inch. Douglas did the broad jump
with % feet and eight inches
In the discus, Xavier had
grand slam with Charles Williams
and Harry Robert out front.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-04-18

MIAMI, Fla. Training in the
South and giving every indication
of being a potent factor in the new
Negro Major Baseball League of
America championship race are the
Detroit Black Sox. Under the ex-
pert guidance of Manager Charley
Henry, the Motor City aggregation
is shaping up strongly, and with
President Louis P. Taylor and Vice
President Benjamin E. Linton
standing ready to give Henry all
the help he needs in the way of
talent, it looks like Detroit is going
to regain much of its old-time glo-
ry in Negro baseball.
Meanwhile, back home in Detroit.
work is being pushed on the Black
Sox's new home, Motor Speedway
which is being converted into a
model baseball plant exclusively for
their use.
The Black Sox are engaging in
heavy schedule of spring games
throughout Florida, Georgia and
the Carolinas, using Miami as their
current headquarters. They gave an
indication of their prospective pow
er, when, with only few days
practice, they took on the national
champion Clowns, who are to rep
resent Cincinnati in the League and
use Crosley Field for their home
diamond, in recent double-heder
at Miami.
The Clowns won both tits but
by the narrow margins of Z to e
and to 5, Manager Bunny
Downs of the Clowns himself was
enthusiastic over Detroit's material
and predicted the team would &c
| far. Since then the Black Sox have
looked even better in subsequent
meetings with the Clowns, the Chi
cago Brown Bonbers of the League
and local teams they encountered
Manager Henry bolstered his
squad few days ago by signing up
Fred Wilson, formerly of the Clowns
and Newark Eagles, to pitch and
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-04-18
Borican> EwelI> Thompson
Harris Herbert Honored
On AII-American Track Roll

NEW YORK-(S N S)-Seven
places on the 1912 All-American
track and field team recently pick
ed by Daniel j. Ferris, white, Sec
retary-treasurer of the Amateur
Athletic Union, went to Negro Gin
derpath wizards.
The talented sepla performers
were Johnny Borican, Barney
Ewell, Herb Thompson, Archie
Harris and Jimmy Herbert.
Borican, who paints portraits as
well as he smashes world records,
was selected to head the ALL
American parade in the 1000 yard
run, pentathlon and decathlon.
Other Negro scintillants to gain
ranking were, Herbert Thompson,
Norwood Barney" Ewell, jimmy
Herbert and Archie Harris.
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the call over fleet-footed Hal
Davis, of California, in the "cen-
tury." Davis, however, was pick
ed as the go representative.
Herbert perennial 600-yard run
standout, was selected to ward off
all opposition in that event, de-
spite the mountaineering races
turned in by Borican in the 900"
Harris, former Ocean City High
School ace, who holds the worlds
record in the discus throw, was
selected over all others in that
event.
Leslie MacMjtchen, as expected,
was nominated for the mile-run,
and Gregory Rice is the two-mile
standard bearer.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-04-18
sP 0 RTs SLAM S
By Lucius Melancholy Jones
Joe Louis Five Year Contract With
Uncle Mike Jacobs Expires In June;
Will Brown Bomber Renew It? "

IMMEDIATELY after Joe Louis
had knocked ol't Jimmy Braddock
for the void heavyweight boxing
crown June %. 1887. he and his
encourage went to Atlantic City TO
snend several days leisurely on the
beach.
" vas AZ that time, back In
1907. that Toe Louis and Mike
Jacobs entered into their present
five-vear agreement which exnires
this June. VII, Joe Louis keep on
fighting?
Since flattening B~addock in
eioht rounds in Chicago nearly five
years. ago Louis has successfully
defended his world heavyweight
title 81 times. Two more stands
and Joe, as an individual, will have
made as many successful defenses
t23) as all the other IA world
heavyweight champions of pugi-
hS;ic history.
Even if Louis continues fighting
after the Billy Conn fiasco in
June, which am not SO sure he
Will do, it is unlikely the renew
ed contract would be for more
than a year. Louis has reached his
peak now. There is no way he can
go 1T this stage Of the game, but
do inward. joe is smart enough to
know this.
The column may be wrong. But
1t has the sneaking suspicion that
Louis will hang up the gloves after
l942-even if he decides to fight
past June. Two more successful de-
lenses would enable Louis, as an
individual, tc equal the coveted %
such stands by the IA other heavy
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weight champions A third defense
liz Joe won, would set new
ell-time record. 1t is general
known that. Louis is interested i
setting IN such a record.
Who DO consider .Jces mos
DANGEROUS opronert? The an
swer's vsiIly Conn! There's a bo
who last June was thrown
-unches at 3-to-1 faster rat,
than Louis himself. He did no
have a knockout WALTON in eithe'
hand. I IS true. but he does hav
a sharr punch one good enough t.
nut the champion on Queer Street
almost beyond recovery.
His hackers may underestimatf
Conn. But not Louis. He knows tn
Pittsburgh Pretty Boy has star
fighting heart and believes firmi
in his soul that he can beat Jor
When he talked to Louis durinc
the seventh, eighth. and nintl'
rounds of their tilt bout last June
Conn said to Louis;
eve got you, Joe-and yo'
know it teo!''
Louis admitted Conn seemed, tc
have his number But Joe and
Jack Blackburn did not give up
AS things developed. Conn's Irish
blood and the burning yearning
net only to beat Louis but also tt
knock him out came to the surface
at the same time Blackburn bobbet
up with that famous "'possum'
trick.
The rest you know. Conn is q
sadder but a wiser man. Joe, toe
for that matter. 1t should be ar
interesting stir this June.
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the South, was capable of offer
ing.
In the absence Of Dean Charles
l.. Hill, Mrs. A. M. Cochran,
professor of Education, Morris
Brown, college, spoke.
lone must be a philosopher,
psychologist, scientist and must be
well versed in religion These are
the things which go hand in hand
with an organization of this kind
said the speaker.
The history OF the organizations
was given by Mrs. Sarah F. Brown.
Formally organized in, the base
ment of Bethel AME church, May
6, 1919, Mrs. Brown related the
obstacles which have been over
come as a result of loyal service
of faithful parents and teachers,
who have struggled with the early
wo-Slers to bring the organiza-
ton to the present standing.
Stating that Atlanta had offered
much in the development, Mrs.
Brown expressed the joy which
should accompany the delegation
in returning to the city, where
both local and state organizers
lived.
Special music consisted Of Sc
lections by the mothers chorus,
directed by Mrs. A. E. Lee, presi-
dent of the Laboratory high P-TA;
the David It. Howard Teachers
Choral club, directed by johnson
Hubert; and Miss Forrestine Sher-
wood.
Mrs. Hattie M. Reese, state
president, introduced the officers
of the state at the close of the
meeting.
MEET THIS MORNING
The morning session. which will
begin at $50 O'Clock, will be held
at West Mitchell CINE church.
After registration of delegates,
there will be brief business SEES
sion.
The afternoon meeting will be-
gin at 2:30 o'clock and viii con-
siSt of a panel discussion led by
Mrs. Catherine Woods. AT 3:15
pm. the large delegation will be
guests at moIorcade to Stone
Mountain.
Mrs. b. E. Morgan will preside
over the evening meeting. Mrs.
Sarah F.. Brown will present the
president, who will make her an
nual address.
The meeting tomorrow morning
will be checked full of interesting
events. Prominent among these
will be a study hour, conducted by
Mrs. B. E. Morgan.
The afternoon meeting will con-
sist of two features. business and
q ree-planting ceremony on the
Campus Of washington high school
Music on each Of the programs
will be rendered by the elementary
high schools of the city and coun,
ties,
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M'house Tracksters Top '99th' As
Tom Massey, TarheeI Speedster,
Wins In Both Century, FurIong

track star, who wen the 440 yard
run and placed third in the 300.
Brown scored eight points, Nc
Bride TIA, and Echols seven.
Charles T. Boseman of More
house Won two 'firsts' but did not
gain recognition for one He won
the mile run and, later In the aft
ernoon, won the $50 yard run, but
he had not been officially entered
in the latter event and was dis
qualified.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-04-18
HOLDS YOUTH ASSEMBLY

WASHINGTON - (ANP)-- The
Fifth Annual Youth assembly, UNI
der the auspices of the 18th street
Branch YMCA convened at that
institution Saturday and Sunday
of this week, with an Unexpectedly
large attendance. The theme Of
the conference was planning to-
day for tonorrow's world, :
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RESULTS
(TRACK EVENTSl

100 yard dash-Massey (Mo, Nc
Bride (9e), Sampson (M), Hen
de1Son (M)-10.2.
200 yard dash-Massey (M), Nc
Bride (99, Echols (99), Scott
(99)--22.5.
44G yard run-Echols (99), Maxwell
s(MD, Burt (M), Robinson (M)
-54.5.
$50 yard run-Gaillard (M), Gray
IND, WINFIELD (9g)-2:12.
Mile run--Boseman (M), Jones
(M), Peterson (99), Sheppard
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(9e)-4:55.5
TWO mile run-Smith (M, Step-
pard (99), w. A. Scott ND
1898.
100 yard high hurdles Williams
(MO, Brown 900, Bowman (99),
Saunders (M) ITO.
220 low hurdles-Saunders (M)
Williams (M. Bowman (J0
Rrulett (99l-27.0.
$50 yard relay-99th Squadron,
ATorehouse. second-1335.
FIELD EVENTSl
High Williams (M), James
(99), Mess (MD IS feet, 8 IA in.
BROAD jump-Currie 900, Williams
M, Castor ND, Young l99l-
10 feet, 8 in.
Pole vault-Moss (M), James o.
IL feet.
Shot put-G. Brown (99o, Haines
(N11, Odtm tM)-42 feet. 4 in.
Discus Haines IND, 6. Brown
te9. Odum (M)-123 feet, 6 Ia
inches.
yavelin-Haines (M), Jones (M
Odum (M), Turner (M-165
teet 10 in.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-04-18
BY LUCIUS JONES
(SNS Sports Editor1

Ordinarily, this piece would start
out saying '.Morehouse won in a
breeze" but just about the entire
gathering of more than 1000 would
mistake the expression for lowly
pun. So that's out.
It Is a matter OF reportorial fact,
though, that the Morehouse track
and field squad displayed superior
balance Saturday afternoon on the
Atlanta University athletic field
to outsccre determined caravan
Of cinderpath artists from the goth
Pursuit Squadron at Tuskegee. The
dual meet was the first formal
venture for the general public this
season. Next weekend, Morenouse
enters the Alabama State Relays
1t Montgomery.
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kilograms Sent
Continued from Page u

We Americans do not need the
services of leaders who do not un-
derstand this and who desire to
use the services of black men in
mental CAPACITIES only.
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COOL OCCASION

A chilly April blew over the oval
throughout the afternoon and
when the sun began TO subside, If
vou were a careful observer, you
could see more and more track
fans" making tracks for home.
1t is a wonder all times were not
faster aturday was just chilly
enough to keep even a spectator
jumping up and down or running
20 keep warm. The athletes kept
On their suits when they weren't
actually in competition and vir-
,ually all the timers and judges
eemed to get great big kick out
# emergency top coats.
Through all the adverse ele-
nents OF the weather, both squads
lid mighty well, but Morehouse
imited the visitors to just two
irst places - five points apiece in
he shot put, broad Jump, $40 yard
run, and half mile relay.
WILLIAMS, TOPS
High point man Of the meet was
William r. Williams, Sumter, Sc,
lad enrolled at MorehouSe, who
von the 12O yard high hurdles aud
nigh jump, placed second in the
22G yard low hurdles and broad
imp for a total of is points.
Closest to Williams was the vet
ran James Pinky) Haines from
akeland. Florida who won ''firsts
the javelin and discus and a
econd place in the shot put for a
ross of Is points
Thomas Massey, Gastonia, N. c..
outh who runs the sprints for the
4ouse. added 10 points beside his
anne by scoring a double in the
90 and o20 yard dasfes he won in
% and 22.5.
BROWN, MCBRIDE. ECHOLS
Best performers for the goth
pursuit Squadron were Gerald
Brown. formerly of Morris Brown,
With a first in the shot put and
second in the discus; William Nc
Bride, also erstwhile Morris Brown
star, who ancnored the half mile
relay team to victory and placed
second in both the 100 and go:
as well as Jumping Joe Echols
former Va State halfback and
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Ewell, of Penn State College, got
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02
VACATION
WELCOME ON NAACP
TRAIN TO LOS ANGELES

New York. Vacation travellers
to California are welcome to make
reservations on the NAACP special
train going to Los Angeles in mid
July for the 33rd annual conference
of the NAACP. The conference 80.
ems Tuesday night, July IA. The
special train will leave st. Louis Mo.
Friday afternoon July 10, arriving
Los Angeles Monday morning. July
IS. The route Will be through the
magnificent Colorado Rockies to
Salt Lake City and down to Los
Angeles. Information on fares can
be secured from the national office
Of the NAACP, 69th Fifth avenue,
New York City.
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02

J An Army official recently said
that America has the most skillfIl
aircraft workers in the world. Here
two Negro youths are learning air
mechanics at the resident NYA CEN
ter at South Charleston, West Vir-
GINA. The entire NYA program is
today geared to war. Skilled Jobs
are waiting for these youths as soon
as their training is completed.
Throughout the country more jobs
are being opened to Negro war wor-
kers. One large aircraft plant which
last fall had no Negro workers on
the payroll, nov employees $50,
mostly in skilled jobs. In all sec
tons of America production goals
are bieng met by an increased ut
ilizatisn of the Nations total labor
supply. And the country's largest
racial minority-its 5000, 900 Negro
workers-constitutes an important
segment of our total labor resources.
The increased use Of skilled ani
semiskilled Negro workers in all
branches of armament production
vas noted recently by Sidney Hill
man. Labor Director( War Product
ion Board, in reports from DR.. Rob
ert c. Weaver, Chief of the Negro
Employment and Training Branch.
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Jordan" network broadcast.

Jordan" network broadcast.
A recent survey of the work BE-
ing accomplished by member com
panies of the Association reveals
that more than $3.50, 900, 900 Of life
insurance in force is being carried
by them on the lives of colored 4
m~ericans, and hat admitted assets
are in excess of S34, 900. 900. Legal
reserves for the specific protection
of p~olicyholders are more than 49,.
500, 100000
To members of the race over ST.
0OO, 900 has been loaned to alleviate
the financial distress of the living
and each year many more millions
are paid out in the form of death
and disability claims. In support Of
national economic life, member
companies of the association have
made investments of more than S.
SOC. OOO. 90 in United States govern
ment state, municipal and public
utilities bonds.
The production goal of insurance
week. has been set at $35, 600, 900 IN
paid for new business applications
including both industrial and ordin-
airy forms. The sales slogan adopt
ed for this years program is "Stact
EN- end Keep EN- Selling.
Officials state that member com
panies have pledged greater results
than the announced goal and have
fdlf confidence in an over the top
success.
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WHITE DROP
TO STOP
u PAY SUITS

New Orleans, La. Chalking up
another significant victory in the
campaign for equal salaries to Ne
gro teachers in the public schools of
the dep south, the NAACP announc-
ed this week that the Florida Educ
alton Association, composed of
white teachers, has dropped its at
temps to intervene in four suits a.
gainst county school boards in Flor
ida. The motion to dismiss an ap-
peal to stay procedure was heard in
the U. S. circuit court of appeals
here Monday, April 81.
The white teachers had maintain
ed that the action for equalization
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02
BE SURE TO REGISTER FOR
YOUR RATION OF SUGAR

Be sure to register for your ra-
ton Of sugar. Each person may
purchase s ounces per week; rather
the head of the family will be able
to do so. On this basis, a family of
three will be entitled to Is pounds
of sugar per year, exclusive of that
required in the canning eason For
this purpose a few pounds addition.
al will be allowed.
In the long run, this may be a
good thing for the oldsters. Many
chemists however, regard sugar in
reasonable quantities as essential
for growing children. And we hope
that a deficiency in this food will
not result in an injury to III pub
lie health.
We presume the U. S. Public
Health Service has thought this
through and 50 advised Leon Hend
erson.
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of salaries would in effect lower
their own pay and based their petit
tons to intervene and motions to
stay the proceedings in the lower
court upon that ground. The petit
ton to intervene was denied in the
lower courts, and their motions to
stay the proceedings We're denied by
Judge Louie w. Strum of the U. s.
district court at Jacksonville, Flor
ida, March 26.
An appeal from this denial was
then filed in the circuit court Of ap-
peals. In a preliminary hearing on
the appeal, Judge Rufus E. Foster
of the circuit court, denied all the
motions of the attorneys for The
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02
NAACP SENDS GREETINGS TO
AIL-INDIA CONGRESS

New York. LET us face the fu
ture. not the past, in the struggle
towards freedom for all races with
cut which wars can never be Won
the NAACP said in a cabled greet
ing. April 16, to the All-India Nat
ional Congress at New Delhi, India.
The NAACP also said that prop
lens arising from prejudice based
on skin color face peoples through.
out the world and must be solved in
order that the greed Of e~xploiters BE-
ended permanently.
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02

ard T. Swain, Rev. A. Wagner, Pres.
ton heterogeneous. Anna Moore, S.
E. Johnson, Logan Goodlow, I.
Duke, Edward Collins, William Co
wan Hall Jr., Daniel H. Bell, John
a.. Gardner, Rowena Sudduth, L.
Moore, Harry Leland, d. j. Parker.
] .Speese, r. c. Price, Mrs. Sarah
B. Canty. Charles Turner, V. L. Bur-
rough, William Young, Bert Tate,
Martin Mitchell, William H. Moore,
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See Maryland
GOVnOr ON Brutality

quent refusal of the grand jury 10
indict the policeman, touched off the
growing indignation of Baltimors's
colored citizens.
The Citizens Committee for Just
ice, headed by Carl Murphy editor
of teh Afro-American will aslo asl
Governor O'Conor for more colored
policemen in uniform, a colored po-
lice magistrate, an additional col
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02

Some of the Memberships for the
month Of April are as follows:
Cola P~ierson, George W. Althouse
Cecilia w. Jewell, Leonard Norris,
Roy White, U. S. Watts, Ernest
Richie, c. S. Marshall, Charles IL.
Davis, Lucille Skaggs Edwards, w.
N. Maupin, Lloyd Newman, Mary
Brown, Madeline Harold, Mrs. Mary
Cooter, Mrs. Y. w. Logan, CurIey
Huffman, Rev. F. S. Goodlett, How.
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r. B. Clark, Charles Hatcher, IIec-
bert Mayberry, Alex Hilton, Mrs.
Maceo Farrell, Mrs. H. Biddiex,
Hezzy Hicks, Mrs. Katie Eddens,
Edgar Hayden, Mrs. J. j. Jones, DR..
]. J. Jones, Jos. H. Jones, J. r.
Hibbs, Ellis Stuedinant, Samuel Ill
lis, Y. w. Logan, Charles Trimble,
Cirgil Shobe, Lovetta Busch, Mrs.
Anna Hatcher, Grant Donaldson,
Mrs. Daisy Martin, James Crumbley
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ored policewoman, a representative
on the states board of Henryton
and Brownsville sanitariums, and a
colored state representative on the
state beauticians board.
The Citizens Committee is COM
posed of representatives of 125 or
CARNATIONS in Baltimore, organized
by the Baltimore NAACP of which
Mrs Lille NJ. Jackson is President.
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02
FOR Gets Protest on Jim
Crow Labor Leader

by Negroes. keenan, is also seer
tary of the Chicago Building Trades
Council which has been cited by The
mittee for refusing membership to
Negroes and for permitting Negro
steam filters and plumbers to Sec
ure work permits only on houses
owned and tenanted by Negroes.
In vigorously urging the Presid-
ent o tt make the appointment,
the NAACP said: 1--WE submit that
no person who has been guilty of
such practices should occupy as
strategic and important a post as d.
rector of the Labor Production Div
ision of the War Production Board
or any other post i nthe federal gov
eminent"
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02
LET'S WIN THE WAR IN 1912

Let's win the war in 1912. Let
US mobilize all men and women, not
some men and some women because
of color and caste. Let us make an
all out effort with our resources.
Let US make sure that no group Of
men shall use the war fitch from the
people the things which are their
due. Let us make sure that when
foods are being rationed to the
many hat a few insiders may not
profit from the sacrifices of the
many.
During the First World War, sol
diers on the front lines in France
were told that the American people
were doing without sugar that they
might have it at the front. Often
Continued on pageg@72)
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NEGROES MOVE IN UNDER GUARD

to move into the homes.
AS a result of the rioting Parker
Sage and Garland L. Alderman. Of
ficers Of the National Workers lea
que, and Virgil Chandler, president
of an organization of property own
ers in the neighborhood of the pro
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the Sojourner Truth housing prof.
ect, scene of rioting two ago
between Negroes and residents 81
the surrounding predominantiy
white neighborhood.
State troops guarded the immed-
late vicinity of the two hundred
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02

Baltimore, Md.,....To ask Cover
nor Herbert O'Conor of Maryland to
appoint a special blue ribbon jury to
investigate the wave Of police bru5-
atty here, an estimated 1900 to 1000
persons marched on Annapolis, Fri
day, April "a.
The killing Of Private Thomas
Broadus by policeman Edward Ben
der on January 81 and the subse-
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Florida Education Association.

Florida Education Association.
This led to their filing the motion
for dismissal. S. D. McGill of Jack
~sonville, Fla, and Thurgood Marsh
all, NAACP special counsel, are att
ing for the Negro teachers. Equal
pay suits affected are those pend
ing in Hillsborough, Duval, Marion
and Palm Beach counties, Fla.
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02

The cas- of MI. and Mrs. William
Eldridge and the NAACP against
sgt. Graham Of the Omaha Police
Department, has been postponed III
til May 8 pending an investigation
into the disappearance of the two
material witnesses. The case will
be heard at 10 a. m. on the morning
of the Sth of May in the Chambers
of the City Counsel on the 3rd floor
Of the City Hall.
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ice on duty included both white and
Negro patrolmen.
Seven Negroes and eight white
persons, including six policemen
were injured in the first outbreak
Of violence at the project February
2S, when "a Negro families sought