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Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
Mildred Webb Installed as
Jobs Daughters Queen

James, chaplain; Marybeth Brom
ley, recorder Frances Farrar,
librarian; Margin Henry, junior
custodian; Mary Hatch, senior Gus
todian: Diane Clemons, musician;
Patricia Blair, outer guard; Wanda
LeFevre, inner guard.
Installing officers were: Roberta
Shelburne, past honored queen, in
stalling officer; Jane Pool Newton,
guide; Lenna Arnold, marshal:
Louise Allen, recorder; Mildred
Morgan, chaplain; Susanne Lath-
rop, junior custodian; Mary Gooch,
senior custodian; Mrs. Hatch,
musician.
Brawley participated in the escort
work and in other phases of the
service. ther official guests present
included Mrs. Grace Cravens, Braw-
ley bethel guardian; Mrs. Ethel
Macurda, Ell Centre bethel guard
ian; Milton Griffin, Ell Centro asso-
ciate guardian
Mrs. Inman and Mrs. Lawrence,
during their stay in the valley were
Mrs. Wise's house guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
Society
Clubs
Plans for Local
Participation
In War Chest

Final plans for local participation
in the national war fund campaign
which will open in Imperial Valley
about Nov. l, were completed at
the third meeting of the board of
directors, Impc rial County War and
Community chest held Monday
night at the FL Centro chamber of
commerce.
At the request of President
Roosevelt, all local campaigns for
funds by local social welfare
agencies will be merged into the
National War Fund which also pro-
vides financial support necessary to
carry on the work of USO, War
Prisoners aid, United Seaman's
Relief and help for the starving
children and civilian populations
of the United Nations whose coun-
tries have been invaded.
Roger Rogers, field director of
he California War Chest, Inc, at
tended the meeting and outlined
plans developing on a statewide
basis He emphasized particularly
the splendid part that California
residents of Mexican ancestry are
playing in the current war chest
drive.
The group decided to form an
association to carry on the work
for the duration in Imperial coun-
ty. Nee tings will be held in every
valley community at an early date
to perfect local organization plans,
after which a countrywide budget
will be adopted.
Present at the meeting were:
Warren Currier, pre- esident; Hugh
Wilcox, secretary; Roy Womack, Ell
Centre; x. K. Sharp and William
Odett, Holtville; William Jacobs
and Argyle McLachlan, Calexico;
H. E. Sumner, Brawley; Aubrey
Lee, Westmorland; William G. Du-
flock, publicity director and Roger
Rogers.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
Braw|ey Couple
Married

BRAWLEY, Sept. 29-Among re-
cent weddings is that which took
place Friday night at the f. M.
Whitehead home when Mrs. Beula
Kryder and Roy M. BellWood were
married, The Rev. Mr.. Lee Rustin
of the Methodist church reading
the service in the presence of
relatives of the couple.
Mrs. Bellwood has taught in the
Brawley schools for the past two
years and is secretary for the
American Legion Auxiliary.
MI Bellwood has lived in Brawley
many years and is manager of the
Imperial Grain Growers associa-
ton. Both he and his wife are
active in the Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bellwood are at
home at 688 South Imperial acenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29

Mrs. John w. Cook had good
news this Week-her son and daugh-
ter, both of whom are in the serv-
ice, are to be stationed in Cali
fornia. Lawrence Cook recently re-
ceived his commission as second
lieutenant in the United States
Army, taking his training at Camp
Davis, North Carolina. and has re-
ceived orders for duty at Camp
Ham, Riverside. Betty Cook, now
private first class in the Women's
Reserves, United States Marine
corps, has finished her specialized
training in the motorized trans
portation division and has been sent
to San Francisco from Camp Le-
juene, North Carolina Mrs. Cook
and Marjorie spent the summer in
Los Angeles where Mrs. Cook had
an interesting experience in work.
ing for the United States Navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
Auxiliary will
Install Soon

Installation of officers for Boyce
Aten unit, American Legion Aux
iliary, is set for the next meeting
according to plans discussed at
Monday nights session in the
Veterans hall, the first fall meet
ing
The unit is assisting in the cur
rent bond drive and also heard a
report on the home front pledge
campaign by Mrs. Harvey Kenyon.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY

ROsh HashOnna service, 1880, 538
Euclid.
Bond rally, 8, U. A. theatre
State guard, 7:30, stadium.
Servicemen's dance, $3.50, Vet
Grams hall.
THURSDAY
ROsh HaShOnna service, &, 538
Euclid.
Rotary club, IL, Barbara Worth.
Motor CORP, 1880, high school.
2O-3O club, 1880, California hotel.
Building trades, 1880, Labor
temple.
B.P.O.E. No. 1925, 8, Elks club.
CAP, 1880, junior college.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
BY UNITED PRESS
Sent 90

American women, whose pocket
books are filled with wartime earn
ings, are on record breaking shop
ping tour for furs, jewels, and the
finest clothes, a United Press sur
vey showed today.
While inductions into the armed
forces are curtailing mems pur-
chases women buyers are thronging
into stores from coast to coast in
search of variety of luxury items
Florist shops, theaters, depart
ment stores and di~ssmakers report
skyrocketing sales everywhere. Furs
and jewelry are being bought at an
unprecedented rate.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
RATION. 4 !, !.
CALENDAR
SUGAR

SUGAR
Stamp No. "a good through Oct.
81 for pounds. No. Is, l6 good
for S pounds each for home cam
ming through Oct. 81.
SNCFS
Stamp No. 18 good through Oct.
81 for one pair of shoes.
GASOLINE
"a" Book coupon 7 good through
Sept. 81
CANNED GOODS
Blue stamps r., S and T good
through Sept. 20; U, V and w good
through Oct. 20.
MEAT, rr,r'--ER, CHEESE, OILS
Red stamps x, Y al4o q, (Ration
Book ., good through Oct. 2; brown
stamps A and B (RatiCn Book -
good through Oct. 2.
Brown stamp c (Ration book g.
good through Oct. 30D
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
Rummase Sales
To Beqin

Rummage sales are one of the
favorite means of raising money for
various organizations and due to
the fact that several have been
scheduled already, it is suggested
that those groups planning them
consult the Post-Press calendar
service so that no two will be held
on the same date. First of the sales
this season is scheduled by the
Christian church women for Oct.
8 and 9.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
News Items About
Valley Residents

Mrs. Emmette Henry and her lit
tie daughter, Anne, with a second
daughter, Frances Marie, born Aug
ust 10 in Mercy hospital, San Diego,
have returned to the valley from
Alpine where they have been for
the past two months. Mrs. Anna
Brandenberg, Mrs. Henry's mother,
was with them also and will re-
turn shortly, at present being in a
San Diego clinic.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29

Jean Munson, daughter of Mrs.
C. V. Munson, was in the valley this
weekend for a brief visit. Jean will
complete her course at Mercy hos
pital schoc. o. nursing within a
few weeks. a'
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
Give YOUR
COLD THE AIR.

Open up that cold-clogged nose. Feel this
real prescription-type medication soothe,
shrink. Caution: Use only as directed.
Be sure you demand Penetro Nose Drops.
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16
S. w. Miller To
Head Natl War
Fund Drive Here

Hon. S. w. Miller, prominent
business man, church and civic
leader has been designated to head
the Negro division of the National
War Funds Drive, beginning Oc-
toher 25 and ending November 5th.
Mr.. Miller has been notably sue
cessful in the matter of raising
money for public purposes and his
selection to head the present CAM
paign is universally indorsed.
Speaking of the drive Mr.. Mill
er after pointing to the State
quota of $4,000 said that every
Negro citizen in Jackson, Hinds
County and the state should make
a sacrifice if necessary to give
literally to the fund, which will
be used to provide necessities for
destitute people everywhere as well
as in our own country. He also
said that the Negro Boy Scouts
of Jackson, the Soldiers Center on
North Parish Street, and the Will
liam johnson Bethlehem Center
would benefit from the money con-
tributed.
At meeting at Central M. E.
Church Tuesday evening attended
by a large number of prominent
men and women, committees were
organized ahd plans for the cam
paign outlined.
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16
AFL DepIores Discrimination, Silent On Jim Grow u
PRES. LESC0T TO Be white HOUSE GUEST
Bishop Greene Opens E. Miss. Annual
Conference At Pearl Street Church

The thirty-fourth session OF the
East Mississippi Annual Conference
of the Eighth Episcopal District OF
the African Methodist Episcopal
Church will convene in Jackson,
the city Of Conventions and Con-
ferences, with the Greater Pearl
Street AME Church, Eenj. j. No
len, pastor, Wednesday morning,
October 20, 1943, presided over by
the beloved bishop S. l.. Greene.
The Bishop in his annual address
will admonish the ministers and lay
men to continue the objectives and
War effort in the purchase OF war
bonds and stamps set out in the
Post-W War Council he recently held
at Campbell College. The annual
sermon will be delivered by pre-
siding Elder A. w. jackson of the
Greenwood District.
The Annual conference is led by
Drs. j. w. Hair, the endorsed cam
didate for the bishopric in 1914,
and presiding elder of the Jackson
District, T. S. j. Pendleton the
efficient presiding elder of the
Meridian District and A. w. Jack
son the worthy presiding elder of
the Greenwood District Among
tee leading pastors are Reverends
ssrsltzI Moore, MCGEE. Harrington,
Dean. Young. Woodland. Steward,
Braceford, Wright, James, Spencer,
Robinson, Dortch, ToWnes, Hill,
Tyler, Smith and many others.
The Annual Conference is one
of Methodism's early creations.
John Wesley organized the first
such conference, and since that
time Methodists have looked eager
ly to the recurrence of the An
nual conference. Methodism was
born at a time when people had
grown weary of being coWed by
tyranny, and it has f1ourished
through the years. 1t is the time
when experience are pooled; when
each shares the victories and de-
feats of the other.
Here men and women gather to
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16
Plans Ready For Beauticians Meetings;
National Presidents Will Tour State

ional Beauty Culturist League, Inc.
Guest -Stylist and director
of Demonstrations will be Mrs.
Pearl Davis, President. Davis
Beauty School and Mfg. Co.,
Jackson, Miss.
President L. B. Thornton OF
Jackson is sending out an urgent
appeal to all members to attend at
least one of these meetings to
hear the farewell message OF
Levye Chapple, Co-Founder, and
Public Relations Counselor OF the
Association who leaves for the
armed forces on October 26.
+ Dates and places of meeting to
be held are, October IL, Amory,
Oct. IL, Sardis, Oct. 13, Cleveland,
October 18th, Vicksburg, October
18th, Kosciusko, Oct. 10th, Newton,
Oct. Goth, Columbus, Miss.
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16
Report Hitting
Discrimination
Adopted At Meet
Federation Seeks
To Avoid Lilly
White" Charge

BOSTON, MASS. - Is N ST.
Seeking to avoid the lilly white"
charge, brought against the organa-
cation by A. Phillip Randolph, the
American Federation OF Labor
adopted Tuesday committee rec
port Geploring race discrimination
in unions after an extensive debate.
President of the Brotherhood OF
sleeping Car Porters, in a state
ment before that body Monday,
chared that some unions gave
his race the right to pay dues only.
President William Green, who
participated in the discussion,
stated that "if / had my way
every organization in the A. F
of L. would admit Negroes TO
membership on the same basis OF
equality as whites He stated.
however, that the problem could
be solved only by understanding
and education, and not through
the application of force.
Charles j. MacGowan, of J.. the
Poiler1nakers, the first to reply to
the Randolph's charge, said that
he and his union had LONG been
recognized as an advocate Of pro-
lection for the Negro workers.
In a sharp retort, Frey termed
Randolphs statement "mose dam
gerous and the greatest disselvice
TO the colored race since the Me-
ere became a free man.
Mr.. Frey, head of the Metal
Trades department of The A. r.
of L. cited figures to show the
changing attitude of unions to-
wards Negro labor. He said that
there wera 100000 Neglo oes en-
ployed in shlpyards in San Frat
cisco Bay as against none 18
months ago. Re then stated that
Negroes had abused the union by
flocking into shipyards as strike
bl eakers during work shortage on
the west Coast.
Randolph and Webster nad Sub
niitted resolution to the conven-
ton getting at the roots of race
prejudice in the labor movement.
The resolution charged the Az
with responsibility to make "scIna
definite declaration in these auxi-
liaiy unions since they constitute
the central problem of discrimina-
tion."
No declaration will be effec I've
unless it makes known to The work.
Continued on Back Page)
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16
WARTIME NEEDS TO
FEATURE EXHIBITS
Large Attendance Predicted

The Seventeenth Annual Ex-
position of the Mississippi Negro
State Fair will be held here from
October 1928, at the Negro State
Fair Grounds. In spite of the
greatly restrict conditions of
travel due to the war fair officials
predicted one of the largest state
wide attendance in the history of
the exposition. The Mississippi Ne
gro State Fair has, for sixteen
consecutive years, been show
place for the civic, social educa-
tional, and economic progress of
the Mississippi Negro. An added
feature this here will be the many
exhibits showing the contribution
of the Negroes of the state TO the
War effort, along with the pro-
gress made in farming, the Manual
and Cultural Arts, Homemaking
and Community improvement. To
those familiar with rapid ad-
vances made by our group along
the above mentioned lines, it is
10 be readily seen that the present
'global war in which we are now
engaged finds the Mississippi Negro
better prepared than ever before to
fully cope with the NationsA RaF-
gram.
The exhibits this year promises
to be the most outstanding in the
fairs history, with attractive ward
for the prize winners in each
field. Exhibits and prizes are Col
lege, Trade School, and Elementary
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16

report the progress which has
been made thru their efforts to
build the Kingdom of God during
the year This is the basic body
that passes upon the character of
the ministers and determines Whe-
ther they hve been blameless in
lif and official administration. It's
the body that reviews the progress
of its probationary members and
advances them toward full memer-
ship; it is the body that observes
with in creasing care, the qualifi-
cations of those who seek adnlis-
sion to its membership; that Or
dains or sets apart certain people
for certain God-appointed tasks.
To this body preachers and lay
men come to report on the work
for the year, and in it they get
a collective appraisal of what the
church in each place has done
during the year. To this body, as
to a melting pot, go all types of
church1minded people and around
its unique program every church
claim-general or local-fnds a
place of sympathetic considera-
ton, from this basic body the
preachers are sent out again for
another year to new, though not
always different appointments.
To this conference on the 10th
will come many outstanding visi-
tors from over Mississippi and
Louisiana and the connection as
whole to bear greetings to the
bishop and the brethren as many
of them will be aspirant for con-
nectional honors. Tt is anticipated
that the conference will endorse
the candidacy of its leader DR..
j. w. Hair for the biShopris. The
conference is also expected to take
cognizance of the moral and ply
sical improvement of the Greater
Pearl Street church plant, wrought
by pastor Nolen and the splendid
membership and friends of the
church.
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16
State Supt. OF Education Speaks To
PRINCIPALS COnfab At Jackson College

superintendent left Immediately
after the conclusion of his speech
which aroused much comment, the
majority of which, indicated that
the speech of the superintendent
of Education had proven that the
only way that the Negro Teachers
of the state could hope for better
salaries was by filing suit.
The Conference which opened at
$50 a. m. did not adjoin until 7
p. m, and the expected effort to
form a permanent organization OF
the group did not materalize.
The conference opened with an
address of welcome, by DR.. j. l..
Reddix, President of jackson Col
lege, and consisted of two periods
of discussions of problems affect
ing the schools, with the morning
discussion being led by Prof. t.
j. Sampson, Dean of Jackson Col
lege, and the afternoon session,
led by Prof. N r. Burger, Prin-
cipal, Eureka High School, Hatties-
burg, Miss.
Other speakers heard included,
Capt. William A. Clark, Education
Officer, Headquarters. 4th Service,
Command, Atlanta Ga, DIR. Ar
thur D. Wright, Jeanes Funds,
Southern Education Foundation,
Washington, d. c., DR.. P. H.
Eason, and Prof. A. j. Travis,
State Dept, of Education, and
Prof. Lawrence G. Jones, Piney
Woods, Miss.
More than 100 principals attend
ed the conference.
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16

GREENVILLE, Miss.--Plans for
the greatest District Meeting in
the History of the organization
have been completed by the Mis-
sissippi Independent Beauticians
Association. October will see hun
dredS of Beauticians present at
several points in the state to hear
the Beauticians program explain
ed by members of the Volunteer
Corps, and the plan, procedure,
and explanation of the bill to be
presented to the State Legislature
in January for the setting up of
Board of Cosmetology.
Guest of honor and principal
speaker at each of the District
Meetings will be Mrs. Cordelia
Green Johnson. Jersey City, N. j.,
one of the nations foremost Women
leaders and President of the Nat
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16
18th Annual Exposition OF Miss.
Negro State Fair Here Oct. 1873

School, Art Clubs, Garden Clubs,
General Exhibits of Farm Crops.
Manual Training, Poultry, Live
Stock, Swine, Dairy Cattle, Beef
Cattle. Nuts and Fruits, Canned
Vegetables, Canned Fruits, Pre-
serves, Special Needle work, Quilts
and Rugs. Flowers, and Victory
Display. The prizes range from
25c to 5000.
The Annual Opening Day Street
Parade, for years one of the out
standing attractions of the fair,
which brought thousands to the
city for opening Day has had to
be cancelled on account of War
Conditions it was announced by
Fair officials.
Annually during the exposition
Friday has been set aside as
School Day, and this year, as IN
all previous years, one of the
largest crowds during the fair
week is expected when school and
college students from an sections of
the state come to the fair grounds.
The special feature for School
Day will be the Football game,
scheduled for 2:.30 P. M, between
the strong teams from Lanier and
Forest High School.
A large number "a Free Attrac-
tions VIII feature the Midway,
which will include some of 1.-The
outstanding Carnival attractions OF
the World, with marvels and Won
ders never before shown in jack
son, furnished by the Famous
Wallace Bros. Shows.
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16
Two Bolton Women
Victims OF Freak
Dropping Game

BOLTON, Miss.-Mrs. ldella
Lewis, and Drucilla Todd, on there
regular shopping visit to town
Saturday were the victims OF the
pigeon dropping game which cost
them $4,000. According to their
reports two Negro men told them
that they had found a purse
containing a large sum of money,
which they offered to split with
them if they would put up their
money until the large bills could
be changed. When the two women
put up their money the two men
vanished.
An investigation of the case is
being conducted by the jackson
Detective Bureau.
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16

Prof. A. M. Lovelace, Director of
Music at Jackson College, has been
named Music Consultant for the
Jackson, Mississippi USO Club for
COlored Troops.
Prof. Loyelace comes to the
USO Club with a very lucrative
background in the fields of music.
He is a graduate of The American
Conservatory of Music. Sherwood
Music School. He had conducted a
number of group singing programs
at the Jackson Army Air Base. and
through the USO Club has extend
ed his services to Camp Mccain,
Mississippi where he recently led a
song feast that was participated I'm
by his special chorus from jack
son College and well over 2,oOo
soldiers.
G. L. Edwards. Director Of the
Club, takes pride in having this
addition to the long List Of volun-
teer workers.
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16
Local Man Dead;
Hi-Way Accident

Willie Boykin, 1909 Blair Street
was almost instantly killed in
highway accident on Fannin Rd.,
in East Jackson early Sunday
night. Rushed to local hospital
he died soon after admission.
Boykin was killed when his
motorcycle crashed into a truck
parked on the highway. A few
hours before his death he had been
arrested by Jackson Polio and
fined So and warned against reck-
less riding and speeding.
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16
SEES NO IMMEDIATE CHANGE
IN SALARY FOR
NEGRO TEACHERS
Advises against equalization suit

State superintendent of Educa-
ton, j. S. Vandiver was the prin-
cipal speaker at the conference OF
Principals of Negro Schools OF
Mississippi held at Jackson Col
lege, Friday, october 9Th. In a
speech that from the outset re-
vealed a great intensity OF effort
and purpose, the state superinten-
dent gave no indication of i'm
mediate change in the salaries OF
Negro teachers.
Pointing to the advancement OBJ
tanned in salaries since his elec-
ton to the Office eight years ago
the Superintendent set forth
plan to be presented to the state
Legislature, which if adopted by
the legislature would go into effect
in July, 1914, in which the salaries
of Negro teachers would be adj,
vanced to $48O per year in an eight
months school.
oil CdoC W OOcA "AOiA
the beginning of the 1944-45 term.
Assuring his hearers of his friend
ship and interest in the cause OF
better salaries for Negro school
teachers, and pointing to the
friendly attitude of Gov. Johnson
towards the Negro teachers and
the Negro Citizens generally, in
his approach to the question of a
possible suit for equalization of
the Salaries of School teachers in
the state, the Supt, advised and
urged against the filing of the
suit, warning that it would mean
who had given evidence of their
lost of the friendship of those
friendship to Negro Education and
the Progress of the race in the
state.
Cx1.rx:..~. xto 1880 I,1,,x. kl11
Jackson advocate., 1943-10-16

gia chain gang at hard labor at
the age of fifteen for the theft
of a package of cigarettes. After
fourteen years on chain gang
he escaped when he was left for
dead after beating. In the hear
ing the state of Georgia asked for
Buckhannon's return as fugitive
from Justice. His defense was or
ganized by the National Fedora
ti0n for Constitutional Liberties.