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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18
Adult Fellowship
Meeting Termed
A Huge Success

On Sunday, December u, the
Adult Fellowship group met at
Pratt Memorial! Church. with re-
representatives. from nine clutches
present. Mt. Calvary represented
by Miss E. j. Pilct, Parish Street,
Mrs. NJ M. HGbbert, Pearl Street;
Mr.. S. W.. Miller, Mt. Helm, Mrs.
Lula Mae Hopkins Patton. Prairie
View: Rev. F. w. Coleman st.
Marks; Miss Ophelia Jones, Pearlie
Grove; Rev. L. c. Wilcner. Seventh
Day Adventist; Miss Ruth Shirley
and Pratt Memorial by several of
It's members.
Mr.. S. w. Miller of Pearl Street
AME Church was the discussion
leader, and as usual was the stimuli
lus for the success of the discus
sions that followed ON how we, as
& eroup may act as an incentive
toward better race relationship, by
knowing our rights and privileges
It was pointed out by Rev. Wilch-
er, that # each of us would explain
what we expected, or what we con-
sidered cur rights and privileges
when we accepted a position, rom
the dish washer to the professional
or business man, that We could act
as an educator toward better re-
lationship among the faces.
Miss Pilot, of Mt. Calvary, gave
illustrations Of how friends among
races can be cultivated, and Mrs
Hubert always charming, told OF
the proposed Inter-Relational
meeting to be held the second Fun
day in February ana was invited
to meet at that time with the
Adult Fellowship group.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend these meetings. which are
held each Second and Fourth Sum
day afternoon, at six, at Pratt
Memorial Church. 1t is felt that
such meetings will help solve some
Of our social. and economic prob
lens, and would be of benefit to
any one who attends.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18

Prepare About
FIGHT On Poll Tax

WASHINGTON (ANP)-Supporters of anti-poll tax
legislation preparing for about drive to push HR
through the Senate and the weekend had these
things to report:
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18
Picket Line Is
Thrown Around
Maryland Plant

BALTIMORE - (SNS) - Follow
ing the War Labor Boards refusal
of a demand for separate sanitary
facilities for whites and Negroes,
picket lines were thrown around
Baltimore plants of the Western
Electric Company Tuesday in sup
port of a strike called by the Point
Breeze Employees Association.
An estimated 200 cod city police
men, some CT them patrolling on
motorcycles, were posted around the
Point Breeze plant, where several
hundred shouting cat-calling pic
kets appeared when the shift chang
ed Wednesday morning. No violence
was reported and hundreds of wor-
kers. white and colored, passed
through the picket line.
Pickets also were sent to some of
the other four Western Electric
plants in Baltimore.
Company officials said the work
ing force on the midnight to 8 a.
m. shift at Point Breeze was cut a
bout so per cent but had no imme-
diate figure on the day shift.
Vernon L. Dorsey, union organi-
cation director, asserted rs per cent
of the day working force was idle.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18
Repercussion OfAnti-PoH
Tax Bill In South Feared

LITTLE ROCK-(ANP)---. U. S
Senator Hattie w. Caraway is in
receipt of letter this week from
DR.. j. M. Robinson, president of
the Arkansas Negro Democratic
Association revealing his fear of
consequences and rcpercussions
among white southerners, it has
been reported
1.-THE passage of this bill passes
without some form Of amendment
will dc very little good and prob
ably great harm IN the south where
racial matters are already tense to
the breaking point he wrote.
Political reforms of such poten-
TALLY are seldom made by legis-
lation, Or. Robinson pointed out
That he thinks the bill Is aimed
solely at the white solltherner
rather than a means of emancipat-
ing both races was brought out in
his letter when he said:
Southern white men are not SO
readily subdued They are tactful
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18

/. Last Wednesdays Emergency
Executive conference met here with
160 delegates from 20 states to
hear how the lines are to be siren
gthened and what must be done
to assure passage of the house-ap-
proved bill.
2. The National Committee to
Abolish the Poll Tax announced
that Sen. Frederick Van Mugs I'D
of Indiana will call UP tie bill on
Jan. Is, and that Sens. James
Mead Cd of New York and Muir
dock of Utah would speak in sup
port of the measure, among others.
AZ. The name of Wendell Willkie
has been added to that of Mrs. Flea
nor Roosevelt as being among
those prominent persons who have
announced their support of HR-7.
4. The fight on the current
Green-Lucas soldier-vote bill, now
developing In the house, has been
made a part of the general fight
against the poll tax.
A development which went by
practically unnoticed was the fact
that HR-7 came up on the senate
calendar in its normal order last
Thursday, but by general consent
was passed over. Informed of this,
Katherine Shryver, poll tax COM
mittee secretary, felt greatly re-
lieved that debate did not develop
them because, as she said, it would
have caught them off guard. She
said she had heard that was a bit
of strategy that had been planned
by a Democrat and a Republican,
but she refused to divulge their
names.
The emergency conference was
addressed by Sen. Mead and by
Rep. George Bender R) of Ohio
who led the fight for passage of
HR-7 in the lower chamber: Vito
Marcantonio, whose name IS car
ried on the bill, and by Walter
White, executive secretary, NAACP.
The resolution adopted unani-
mously there condemned the failure
of the senate to pass the Green
Lucas soldier vote bill but rather
the states right bill called the
Eastland substitute It urged every
Continued on Back Page)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18
Union Is Found
Guilty Following
Coast Hearings
Agreement To
Reject Negroes
Receives Blow

WASHINGTON - (ANP) -
Guilty as charged is finding of
the FEPC against the Boilermak-
ers union and its local lodges IN
Portland, Oregon, and Los An
geles, and the unoin has been Or
dered to eliminate all mer'ber-
ship practices which discriminate
against workers because OF race
or color, Malcolm Ross, FEPC
chairman, announced SATURDAY..
Nor were five west coast ship
building companies relieved of any
responsibilities in the diScrimna-
ton charged. The committee point
ed out that the rejection of qualified
Negro applicants and the discharge
of others on the basic of the mas
ter agreement" with the unions
was incompatible with the known
manpower shortage which exists In
the area, and a detriment to the
prostitution of the war. The COM
panies were therefore ordered to
reinstate all Negro workers dis
charged because of their refusal to
pay dues to the boilermakers' I'M
ion, and to forget about the failure
of some Negroes to secure clearance
with the union before applying for
jobs.
The committees findings and di-
receives, signed by all seven mem
bers resulted from public hearings
held In Portland, Nov. 1916, and
Los Angeles, Nov. 1920. The hear
ings followed complaints filed with
the committee after several num-
bred Negro shipyard workers had
been fired for refusing to pay dues
to auxiliary boilermakers' locals.
The union and the companies
maintain a closed shop agreement.
The Negroes charged the auxiliary
locals were discriminatory.
The committee found:
l. The auxiliaries were created
only for Negro workers and are
placed directly under control of the
white subordinate (regular) lodge
for the area.
2. Auxiliary members have no
vote or voice in the conduct of
the unions affairs and must ac-
cept as their business agent the
agent of the supervising lodge in
whose election the auxiliaries have
no part.
3. There are unfair differences in
insurance benefits provided for
members by the union and in the
age limits for admission to member
ship.
Firms involved and notified are
the Oregon Shipbuilding corpora
ton and the Kaiser company in
the Portland Vancouver area; and
the California Shipbuilding corpo-
ration, Consolidated Steel corpora
ton bodybuilding division) and the
Western Pipe and Steel corporation
in the Los Angeles area.
Unions and companies have As
days In which to report on compli-
ance.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18

Toys, designed. and made by these
sssdiers of a Quarter master sew
ice battalion i'm England, are in
tended for British children not
ordinarily visited by Santa Claus.
Standing, left to right, are Private
Alfred Duncan, Jr., 1923 North
Manassas Street, Memphis, Ten
nessee; Private Robert l.. Hail. 1876
Play Lane, Atlanta, Georgia; Pri-
vate First Class Percy McCauley, Jr.,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18

The unit, the i3O Antiaircraft Ar
tillery Automatic Weapons Batta-
lion, already had the distinction of
being the first Negro combat body
to land in North Africa.
These troops were aboard ships In
Naples harbor when German bomb
ers began an attack on shipping
massed in the bay. Aboard one YES
sci, the soldiers had been selected
to man 40nm weapons that were
part of the ships armament.
Because of the position Of the hos
tile aircraft, the main antiaircraft
defenses of the ship could not be
Unanswered to produce effective
fire. An enemy bomber was picked
up by searchlights and the Ameri-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18

and even though the bill passes
they are capable Of circurnventing
the ulrimate affect. Such reforms
are brought about by a process of
evolution"
After stating that no preparation
had been previously made TO teach
Negroes how to properly use the
ballot in the south, either defeat
or amend the present poll tax bill
with specific understanding that
the southern states affected by the
Iassale of this bin amend their
voting rule in conformity with
the supreme court ruling In the
ease of u. S, VS.. Classic from
Louisiana. Or. Robinson suggested
aLet them permit that rule to
read instead Of white democrats,
all who may qualify as Democrats
may vote In the primaries. This
has beer my contention for the
last IS years. he stressed.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18
Employment OF
Firenen Cited
AsBasic Issue
Southeastern
Agreement Hit
AS 'UnAmerican'

WASHINGTON, D. c. -(SNS) -
Prompted by letter sent by 10
railroads and terminals companies
to the Presidents Committee on
Fair Employment Practice, Malcolm
Ross, the committee chairman,
Tuesday issued the following state
ment:
The question OF preventing Ne
gro railroad workers from being US
ed by the carriers at their top skills
is a war problem of the first order.
Evidence at the FEPC hearing show
ed shortage of $50 firemen of Am
erican railroads, this at a time
when trained an Inexperienced Ne
gro firemen were unemployed and
the carriers were preferring- to take
n green hands, simply because there
has been for years a sometimes tao
it and sometimes formal agreement
between the railroads and the rail-
road unions to decrease the num-
Der of Negro firemen and give their
jobs to white workers.
This is no question of Negroes
seeking to displacc whites. Negro
firemen were the accepted majority
for so years On southern railroads,
until automatic stokers and Diesel
powered engines changed the dirty
heavy work into desirable Jobs. Ra-
cial prejudice is not at issue here.
White southern engineers have for
decades had decent working rela-
tionships with Negro firemen. Sid
ney Alderman, counsel for the rail-
roads at the FEPC hearings, stat
CONTINUED on Back Page
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18
OVER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS

OVER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
IN TICKETS RETURNED
More than one Thousand dollars
worth of tickets, some Of them
bought far more than two weeks
before the night of the show were
returned by Negroes who refused
to attend the showing of the FAM
ed stage show, "Porgy and Bess,"
which was presented at the City
Auditorium here, Thursday night,
December 9th, in protest over a
sudden change in the seating ar
rangement for Negro Patrons. Hun
dreds of others who had waited to
purchase tickets in the lower price
sections when the doors opened
that night also refused to buy
tickets after learning of the change
in the seating arrangements, as
a result of which only twenty-five
Negroes attended the show which
otherwise would have HAD an esul-
mated attendance of from 1900
to 1000, which, with the large num-
,er of white patrons would have
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18
Grand Jury TO
Probe Election
Of Farm Hands

POPULAR BLUFF, Ark. -
(ANP) - A grand jury probe
into the recent racial clash in
volving Is colored farm hands
who were elected from Butler
county by 200 to 800 whites last
Wednesday night has been prom
ised by Judge Randolph Weber
Of the circuit court.
TIE colored farm workers were
brought here from New Madrid
county to pick Gotten when loca'
farmers faced a farm labor short
age, reported Prosecuting Atty
C T. Bloodworth, who made g
preliminary investigation of tn
incident. The colored workers hae
received repeated threats to
leave the community before
Wednesday nights election, read
Bloodworth's report.
After the investigation the
prosecutor filed request for a
special grand jury investigation
which was sanctioned by Judge
Weber.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18
Fats Waller Drops
Dead In Kansas City

KANSAS CITY (SNS)- Fats
Waller, SO, the harmful little
srmflll' CT theatrical radio, screen
and ballroom fame, died Wedns-
day on a train in Kansas City
Union Station.
A representative of the coroner's
office after preliminary exaini-
nation that Waller had suffered a
heart attack. The body was re-
moved to an undertaking parlor
and further examination was to
be made.
The station masters office said
Waller collapsed while talking With
his manager.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18

can crew was soon pumping shells
at the target. Three hits were OBJ
served, the last of which appeare
to tear off the right wing of the
Nazi plane. The bomber crashed ill.,
to the sea.
On nearby ship that was carry
ing other personnel an dequipment
of the battalion, Master Sergeant
Johnson Clark, 2670 West Vernon
Highway, Detroit, Michigan, jump
ed into a deck-loaded truck and OPP
ened fire with so calibre machine
gun mounted on the cab.
The second bomber, struck by
Clark's shots and other fire being
put from the ship, also crashed in
(COntinled ON Back Page
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18

The Presidents FEPC had issued
directives to the companies Novem-
Der Is, 1943, as the result of four
day hearing in Washington in Sep
TENDER when it was testified that
the railroads and seven labor I'M
ions were guilty of discrimination
against Negroes in various respects.
Specific and general directiyes that
the labor unions admit Negroes to
membership and that the railroads
employ and promote Negroes in and
to all positions with discrimination
were sent to the accused.
DENY FEPC JURISDICTION
The companies told the commit
tee that they cannot comply with
its directives, because to do so would
seriously and irreparably prejudice
the war effort, would be Impractical
BILE and impossible and would vio-
late the Railway Labor Act. These
railroads also denied the jurisdict-
ion of the committee to issue the
directives.
The response filed to FEPC by
the railroads said:
"These railroads are engaged.
with all their energies ana facilities,
"a hours a day and seven days
week, in carrying on the most vital
business of transportation in the
war effort. They are contributing
their part to the total war effort OF
tne railroads of the country, which
has been acclaimed as an unpreced-
ented accomplishment by all
branches of the Government and OF
the armed services. The manpower
situation on these railroads is not
preventing their most excellent ac-
conpliShment in this regard. This
accomplishment has been achieved
by peaceful and harmonious rela-
tons with railway labor and by pa
triotic and whole hearted co-opera-
ton between these arrangements,
labor and the shipping and travel
ing public. We wish it to be clearly
understood that any disruption OF
these peaceful and harmonious re-
lations and of this patriotic Coop
Grafton which may result from your
committees directives is not the re-
sponsibility of these railroads"
CLOUD THE ISSUE
The companies pointed out that
their employment relations are gov.
erned by collective bargaining agree
ments reached under procedures of
the Railway Labor Act and that any
ate and vital concern to their en-
ployes and their labor organizations.
The responding railroads contin-
>ued: Railroads are forbidden by
law to interfered in any way with
the self-determination and self-or-
ganization of their employees and are
entirely without power to dictate to
their employees, or to effect, by uni
lateral action, any changes in such
agreements"
ANY attempt to comply with those
directives, for instance, to promote
Negroes to locomotive engineers or
train conductors, would inevitably
disrupt their present peaceful and
cooperative relations with their
employees, would antagonize the ira
Yelling and shipping public served
by them, would substitute conditions
of cahos for the present condition
of harmony, would result ir StoDp-
ages of transportation. and would
most gravely and irreparably imnai.
the whole war effort of the coun-
try
The companies claimed their
readiness at any time to confer with
their employees under the Railway
Labor Act, to see If any more gen.
orally satisfactory solution OF the
n.r
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-12-18
Combat Unit Cited
By General Clark

WITH THE FIFTH ARMY Italy-(SNS) = re-
sourcefu Negro antarcraf battalion that accounted for
two German bombers before the unit became the first
American Negro combat force to land European SOIL has
been cited by Lieut.. Gen. Mark w. Clark, Commanding
General of the Fifth Army for outstanding performance
of duty" in it's baptism of fire."
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02
Des MOines Five
Arrives for Game
at Halle Tonight

The Des Moines, Iowa, basketball
team arrived in st. Paul today for
a two-game series with the Halle
Q. Brown Big "5" on Friday and
Saturday nights of this week. The
Des Moines team repeatedly, looks
like they will give Halle plenty Of
trouble. Capt. Bob White was all
city last year and he is even play
ing q better game this year than
last. He's fast and clever with the
ball, having a very quick change
of pace.
For Halle it will be Johnny Cot
ton, Leon Presley, Moe Wallace,
Frank Schine and Lloyd Gambol.
It was the playing Of Lloyd Gambol
and Johnny Cotton that spanked
the Halle win over the Chicago
quintet here three weeks ago. These
will be the last games of the sea-
son and everyone is urged to come
out and bring the season down with
a bang as this has been one Of the
best for Halle @. Brown. All rec
ords of attendance have been
smashed.
Tickets are now on sale at Fields
Drug Store, Dale and Rondo, and
the Halle @. Brown House. Either
place will be glad to serve you as
there will be tickets for Friday and
Saturday night. This is in order
to give everyone a chance to see
the game from a good seat.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02
Sergeant Joseph
Albright Stops
En- Route East

Master Sergeant Joseph Albright
of the 1303rd signal corps regiment
stopped at home in the Twin Cities
for a brief visit with his wife en-
route to Langley Field, in Virginia.
Sergeant Albright, one of the
best known men in this area, has
been IN the army seven months.
Formerly stationed in California,
where he made quite a record, Al
bright is to be attached to a spe-
cialists service corps in the east.
Albright reports that Master
Sergeant Lee W. Harris, former
st. Paul singer, is extremely pop
ular ON the west coast.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02

who made the motion to adjourn
and the motion prevailed. No one
spoke in opposition to the bills.
Jesse B. Calmenson was the first
to speak at the hearing. AS repre-
sentative of the Jewish community
he pointed out the patriotism Of
his people, calling by name some
of the Jewish heroes in the pres
ent war. He related the incident
which brought about the framing
of the present amendment to the
equal rights" bill.
Last summer a Jewish soldier
with three other companions, were
refused service In a tavern near
st. Paul Maceo v. Lttlejohn in
an impassioned plea to the COM
mittee asked for "justice to the
Negro and other minority groups,
which have demonstrated their
faith and loyalty to the United
States government These mi
nority groups are not on trial."
Littlejohn told the committee. at
is you who have the power to say
whether justice shall be done, and
whether you have the courage to
do it. I ask it in the spirit Of fair
play"
Leonard Lageman reiterated the
historic position of the CLIO on the
matter Of race discrimination. He
scored the discriminatory practices
against Jews and Negroes in en-
ployment as well as in public
places. Judge Gustavus Loevinger
said that he agreed with Judge
Waite in his argument that there
are no real legal or constitutional
reasons for not passing the bills.
ut is difficult for me to ration
alize the opposition to the equal
rights bill or both bills" the st.
Paul jurist declared,
There is not a valid reason
against passage of these bills" de-
clared Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson.
He expressed his amazement at the
fact that there should have to be
a public hearing on the bills and
he insisted that there should never
be any hesitancy in passing such
an amendment to the "equal rights"
bill in the "fair" state of Minnesota.
II would not be surprised at the
necessity Of such hearing in the
legislatures Of Mississippi, Arkan-
sas or any other southern state, but
it is almost unbelievable that such
should be the case IN Minnesota"
Continued on Page y
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02

AAC SAo4 6CU MIS- OJOhCS VIII CTuSI
treatment.
Mrs. Stokes, a junior architect
employed by the Federal Housing
Authority in D. c., came to testify
in her own behalf. She was repre-
sented by Hammond Turner, st.
Paul attorney.
Others who testified were Mr..
and Mrs. Richard L. Stokes, ST.,
parents Of Lieut.. Stokes, and other
people. Dispositions were intro
duced from Washington, D. C.
Evidence was introduced to show
that the warning couple had lived
together as man and wife during
the time the divorce action was
pending.
Lieut.. Stokes was ordered to pay
all costs including expense of his
wife's trip to the trial from Wash
ington.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02
Last Hoop Game
at Wheatley Fri.

The city-wide and settlement
house tournaments during the week
of March 20 to April 4 will close
the 1913 basketball season. The
Settlement House finals will be
played at Phyllis Wheatley House
Friday, April 2, beginning at
p. m.
Other games will be played at
P. W. House every night during the
week leading up to the finals Fri
day. No charge will be made for
admission to the preliminary games
but a small fee of II cents for chill
dren and % cents for adults will
be charged Friday night. The usual
social will be held after this game
with the usual prices.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02
Ministers Adopt
New Constitution

A new constitution was adopted
at the regular monthly meeting of
the Twin City Ministerial Alliance
held at the Phyllis Wheatley House,
Minneapolis, Tuesday. Members of
the Committee on Constitution were
as follows: Rev. B. N. Moore, Rev.
S. E. Ware, Rev. Robert W. Kelly.
The Alliance will meet monthly,
alternating from st. Paul to Mime
apois. The meetings in Mime
apolis will be held at the St. Thomas
Episcopal Church and in St. Paul
in the Pilgrim Baptist church. The
next meeting will be held on April
81 in St. Paul. Rev. C. B. Wheeler
is the president of the Alliance.