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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24
.YWCA BOARD
MEETING HELD

The regular meeting of the
Branch YWCA board was held
November 6, 1915. The vice-chair-
man, Mr.. M. L. Morrison, presided.
Members present were: Mrs. M. M.
Hubert, chairman; Mrs. Helen w.
Griffin, secretary; MesdameS A. o.
Smith, w. o. Blalock, A. M. Brown
A. M Redmond, z. r. Norman, II.
M Gilmore; Misses F.. O. AleXan-
der, H. E. Roseman and the direc-
tor, Miss Lille Belle Walker.
MeSdames Blalock and Smith
gave reports on the younger girls
work in. the YWCA. They stated
that the six major interests of the
adolescent girl are; work or jobs;
health, which includes recreation;
-qoId IsIoos :ssuopBt9L IBuosI9d
lens; the arts and religion
Miss Walker gave the October's
report of the Branch. One board
meeting was held, four Girl Re-
serve Clubs were organized with
approximately $50 girls enrolled,
three committee meetings and one
Girl Reserve advisers meeting
The committees are doing fine
piece of work in their respective
groups. The Service Committee
with Mrs Hilda M Gilmore as
chairman, has opened an employ
ment bureau and their rooms
registry service at the "Y." There
are several good jobs available.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24
Southeast Mo.
Tenants Win
Home Victory
Delmo Labor
Units To Be
Sold To Them

CHARLESTON, Mo. - (ANP) -
Tenants in this area will be able
to purchase the homes which they
have been occupying here, at Wyatt
and several neighboring commun-
tiles. The Farm Security admin
stration at Washington this week
notified the group of st. Louisians
who have been attempting to BUY
the Delmo Labor homes as the
colonies are known, that their bid
has been accepted. The price Will
be $285, 1000 with a down payment
of $73 900 and the remainder TO be
paid over a period of eight years.
The Delmo Labor homes were
built by FSA shortly after the
acute labor problems developed in
this area some six or eight years
ago. There were several colonies
consisting of from 40 to so homes,
with community facilities, water
and land for community garden
ing. Some of the colonies housed
white tenants and other colored
Families could live in the homes
at a small rental, selling their labor
to nearby planters at daily wage
instead of living on inferior houses
provided on the plantation and OPP
Grating on a sharecropper basis.
TENANTS THREATENED
When congress sharply restricted
the operation and funds of the
Farm Security administration. pass
ing a law that it might not engage
i'll cooperative enterprises and Or
dering that projects of this type
throughout the country be sold, the
action threatened to force the
tenants back on the plantations
A group of st. Louis people came
to their aid and made bid for the
properties intending to resell them
to the tenants Their bid was turn
ed down so additional fIH.ds were
sought. The episcopal diocese of
Missouri gave $1,000; Marshall
Field III gave S12,5OO and Alfred
Baker Lewis of New York gave
Sc, 900.
There are SAG homes which will
be sold to the occupants at an
average price of $500 with down
payment of 500, the remainder to
be paid at the rate of $3.50 per
month. About 510 tenants have
either paid their down payment or
have the money in hand to dc SO.
The Rev. Charles G. Wilson of
C,raoo EniccoDoI cbIIrch uac one of
the leaders in the effort.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24
NAACP Increases
Its Legal Staff

NEW YORK - The legal staff OF
the NAACP has increased to four
full-time lawyers, it was announced
this week, to care for the needs of
veterans, and increased activity in
housing and employment problems.
In addition, the staff will care
for cases involving educational in
equalities, teachers salaries, and
the usual criminal cases.
The new additions are Franklin
Williams, himself a veteran of
World War II. who will handle
cases dealing with members of the
armed services, courts-martial cases,
blue discharges, etc.; Miss Marion
Perry who will handle housing and
employment cases. In addition
there will also be Thurgood Mar
shall, chief counsel. his assistant
Robert L, Carter, also veteran of
World War Ii, and Miss Constance
Baker, part time legal clerk
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24
Bishop Greene Closes Third
Conference In Fall Series

Pascagoula Mission, To be Sup
piled.
EAST MISSISSIPPI
CONFERENCE
Jackson District
Rev. J. W. Hair, Presiding Elder
Pearl Street Station, B. j. No
len; Campbell College, DIR. S. L..
Greene; Edward w. Hampton
School of Religion, DR.. Jno. L. Mo-
rant; Hair Tabernacle, H. M.
Brookens; New Bethel, J. S. But
Ter; Canton, E. l.. McGhee.
MERIDIAN DISTRICT
Rev. N. II. JeItz, Presiding Elder
st. James, G.. W. Smith; First
Allen Laurel, T. S. J. Pendleton;
Second Allen Laurel, J. G. Williams
WayneSboro Circuit, Lindsey Bar
mes; Sandersville and Hay, j. B.
Butler; Theidville, w. d. Wright
Ouitman and Bethel Mission, Leo
Hawkins Allen Chapel, Meridian
and Enterprise. E. M. Hill; Nor
ton Mission, E. Mcfarland; Kos
CulSkO OITCulG, u. w. WdGSOll, EOl
est Mission, j. M Head Johnson
Circuit, G. Sykes; Pickett Circuit
Sylvester Williams; Clarksburg and
Rose Hill, Eugene Flanagan.
GREENWOOD DISTRICT
Rev. A. w. Jackson, Presiding
Elder
Greenwood Station, w. M. Por
tbs; YaZoo City Station, E. M.
Smith; Greenwood Circuit, j. c.
Woodland; Sidon. Circuit. w. l..
Harrington; Tchula Circuit, l.. A.
Torones; Acona Circuit, To be Sup
piled; Yazoo City Circuit; j. E.
Youngf Durant Circuit; L. v.
Foster Winona Circuit; To be Sup
piled Mt Ebony Circuit, J. l..
Saddler; Eden Mission, J. S. But
Ter
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
CONFERENCE
Grenada District
Continued on Back Page)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24
Religious, Civic
Groups Organized

The organization of the Miss
issippi Negro Religious and Civic
Development Foundation was COM
rlcted here last Sunday and Of
fees of the new organization have
been opened in the New Paris
Cleaners Building on North Parish
Street.
Officers of the organization are:
d. c. G1iffin, pres; T. L. Dent.
vjce-pres, w w. Pace record
ing sec'y.; Aaron Williams asst,
sec'y.; E. j washington, chairman,
Gept of ministry and delinquency;
p j. jenkins, organization extern
SIGN M II. Bailey, state advisor.
L. M. Jones, chairman membership
and benevolence; George Wash
lpgtor' chairman ,,allxi'liary and
subsidiary.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24
Vets Face Unemployment
In Acute Job Shortage

CHICAGO-(ANP)- White and
Negro veterans will be affected by
the job shortage here, according to
a report last week by Charles P.
Casey, state director of the U. S.
Employment service. He stressed
need for 100000 more jobs to take
care of the returning veterans.
Although 10000 persons have
dropped out of the employment
market since VI day, at least
100000 more persons are now work
ing than in April, 1910, Casey dis
closed. He described the 60000 as
housewives. students and elderly
persons. USES surveys show that
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24

prize will be awarded in connec-
ton with the observance. The first
prize will be awarded the solder
Of the lucky number The number
will be among numbers given by
Negro Merchants to purchasers dur
ing the week.
The second prize will be awarded
to the young lday who is elected
Miss Negro Chamber of Com
merce" Entered in the contest for
miss Negro Chamber of Com
merce" are three young ladies rep
resenting Tougaloo College, Camp
bell and Jackson colleges. The VIM
ner will be selected in the same
manner as the winner of the first
prize.
The Big Free Fashion Show with
models from Lanier High School
which will be held in the high
school auditorium at 7:30 Wednes-
day night Dec. | will be the con-
Guiding event of the week. Both
prizes will be awarded at. the fash
ion show Wednesday night.
The public is invited
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24

SENATOBIA, Miss The North
east Mississippi Annual Conference
of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church, the third in the Fall series
of Nine Annual Conferences, came
to a close Sunday night with the
Assignment of Ministers and Lay
Workers.
The three Conferences just held
showed a record increase in mem
bership and finance-more than one
thousand new members were re-
ported for the year. and the Cash
Financial returns for the respective
Conferences were as follows: Mis-
sissippi Conference, $8,548.12: East
Mississippi, $8.866.97; Northeast Mis-
sissippi, $5,086.05.
The assignments for the ensuing
year were as follows:
MISSISSIPPI CONFERENCE
Natchez District
Rev. III. ID. Rhodes, Presiding Elder
Natchez Station, r. M. Stevens;
Woodville Station, w. H. Hill;
Grove Circuit, C.. H. Stephens; Pine
Ridge Circuit, H. Jones; Zion Chap
Ell No. 2, c. E. Powers; Washing
ton Circuit, l.. cambridge; Wood
vile Circuit, q. w. Robinson; Can
nonsburg Circuit, D. L. King; Saint
Luke Circuit, Oscar Harris; Cen
tervtlle Mission, To be Supplied
PORT GIBSON DISTRICT
Rev. L. A. Carpenter, Presiding
Elder
Port Gipson Station, R. A. Scott;
Fayette Circuit, j. H Hudson, JEFF
ferSon Chapel Circuit, j. T. Solo
mon; Pattison Circuit, R. H. Boyd;
Russum Circuit, Henry Orr; Ray
mond Circuit, j. M Watkins, Rod
ney Circuit, P H Malone; Myles
Mission, A. w. Watkins; Nolan Hill
Circuit, Sampson Green.
BROOKHAVEN DISTRICT
Rev. S. S. Stephen, Presiding Elder
Brookhaven Station, 0. PCindeX-
ter; Summit Circuit, G. w Win
ston; McComb Circuit, L. Wilson;
Beartown Circuit. NJ J. Johnson;
Wesson Circuit, J. H. Hilliard;
Crosby, Jno Dismuke; Zion Chap
ell Circuit, j. D. Watkins; Ebenezer
G. W. Middleton; Bude, l.. H. Hall
Pleasant Grove Circuit, D. P. Jack
son; Mt. Pisgah, T. J. Jackson;
Quentin, David Lyons; Hazlehurst
E. d. Scott; Fernwood, To be Sup
piled; Zion Hill, H. Harris
HATTTESBURG DISTRICT
Rev. ]. A. Thornton, Presiding
Elder
Hattiesburg Station, l. H. McIn-
mis-; Gulfport Station, F. j. Durr;
Biloxi Station, B. F. Patterson;
North Gulfport Circuit, J. C. Clay
Hatiesburg, G. J. Jefferson; Lum-
berton Circuit, G.. B. McGhee;
Sanford Circuit, j. R. Wilson
Virgins Circuit, j. w. Williams
Picayune Circuit, A. Wells, Ellis
vile Circuit. Jno. Sanders; Bay ST.
Louis Circuit, F. L. Tillman;
Rhodes Mission, To be Supplied;
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24
DIR. Mays Cited
For Work On
Race Relations

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS>--
DR.. Benjamin E Mays of More
house College is the recipient OF
Letter Magazines One Hundred
Dollar Award "in recognition of his
outstanding qualities in promoting
racial friendship and understand
ing and his devotion to the edu-
cation and development of his fel-
low members of the Negro race"
The award was made at Berea
College in Kentucky by President
Francis Hutchins, following SER
mon by DR.. Mays to the students
and faculty of that institution.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24

there are approximately 1,750,0OO
employed workers in this area but
$4,000 unemployment have been
classified as 'fractionally" jobless
workers or these temporarily unem-
ployed between jobs.
Casey's call for 10000 more jobs
included the 10000 job-seek1ng re-
turning veterans. Women workers,
the USES director said, have been
hardest hit since vi day. Only 80
per cent of the $4,000 jobs in USES
offices are for women, whereas
10000 jobs are available to male
workers.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24

NEW YORK LAMP Council
Benjamin j. Davis Jr., was official
ly returned to the city council here
by $4,000 votes, which was the
second highest Of the five candi-
dates elected from Manhattan.
Davis, who was first elected to
the city council in 1943 to the sur
prise of political observers, will
take his seat along with % other
members of the city's governing
body.
During his two years In Office he
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24
Official Count Shows Davis
Re- elected By $4,000 Votes

succeeded in putting through no
less than 10 bills and resolutions
dealing with racial discrimination
in employment, housing, wages,
democratic rights and Negro recog-
milton. He also succeeded in get
ting the council to pass resolutions
asking to set up a permanent ma
tional FEPC ID to pass anti
poll tax legislation.
Davis pushed the designation of
Negro history week through the
council and condemned jim crow
practices in big league baseball.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24
Bible Thought

But Peter said unto him, Thy
money perish with thee. because
thou hast thought that the gift Of
God may be purchased with money
Acts $40,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24
A Little SkyIight

Atomic power
Came from the mind,
Where peace still waits
But we are blind.
-Es ], Earl
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24
CAPITAL
SPOTLIGHT
By
LOUIS LAUTIER
(FOr NNPA)
Storm Brews
William Shakespeare said it:

William Shakespeare said it:
Heaven hath no rage like love
to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman
scorned."
Bob flanagan, chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee.
an d Representative Bill Dawson,
his assistant may not know it but
revolt is brewing among colored
Democratic women.
It started at the meeting of the
National Council of Negro Wo-
men held here recently. Jeanetta
WEIGH Brown announced her reSig-
nation as executive secretary of
the council. She told the women
assembled that she is going to
study law and go into politics. She
even envisioned in time herself
occupying a seat in the House of
Representatives SO touching was
her speech of resignation some
women cried.
TO VISIT STATE
In accepting congratulations upon
her decision and best wishes for
achievement of her goal, she told
some women she would be visiting
their states and organizing clubs.
Putting two and two together.
these women reasoned that the
Democratic National Committee
had decided to hire Jeanetta as an
organizer to take the place once
held by Crystal Bro Fauset of
Philadelphia. Immediately they
began to meow!
Comparing her work with that Of
other women who have been ac-
tive in the Democratic party. they
Continued on Back Page
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24
Mrs. Roosevelt Pleads For
Racial, Religious An1ity
Intolerance Hit
And Unity Urged
At Bond Rally

CHICAGO (ANpl--- A plea tr-
racial nd religious tolerance In
human relations was made here
Thursday night by Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt, widow of the late Presl-
dent Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
during Victory bond drive here
at the Stevens hotel by the South
Central association.
eve are never going to return to
the world as it was before the war,
said Mrs. Roosevelt. "That world
was finished the day we dropped
the atom bomb Now it is our first
obligation to live with the rest OF
the world and we have another
chance to fulfill our obligation al
home by granting equal opportuni-
ties for every citizen. There must
be no second class citizens"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24
Atlanta Six Other FEPC
Offices To Close Dec. IS
Shutdown
Ordered
From D. c.

The Fair Employment Practice
Committee will close its field Of
fices in New York, Phlladeiphla'
Atlanta. San Francisco, San An
tonio. Los Angeles and Washing
ton, D. c., on Dec. Is, Malcolm
Ross chairman of the Fair En-
plovment Practice Committee, an
nounced Wednesday. This move
was made necessary because OF lack
of sufficient funds for the ef1ec-
tive handling of cases in these Of
fices. Mr.. Ross said. However he
added. regional offices in Detroit
Chicago and st. Louis will be kept
in operation
The decision to close the seven
offices and to concentrate FEPC
attention on the reconversion prob
lens of minority group workers IN
these three areas was made after
discussions of the Agency's future
held recently among members OF
the committee. "FEPC is extremely
reluctant to lose the able workers
in the seven Offices to be closed,
MIR. Ross stated. THE personnel OF
these offices during the years OF &C
tual war performed notable SER
vice in keeping the war plant gates
open to all American workers ir-
respective of race, creed, color or
national origin"
QUESTIONS AHEAD
1.-The months Immediately ahead
pose many questions in this field.
Those plants which are reconvert-
ing to peacetime production ought
as a matter of fair play and COM
mon sense to offer work opportu-
mites to all applicants without
favor or discrimination. Many en-
ployers and labor organizations
learned during the war that toler-
ance is a keystone to economic sta
bility. 1t is the hope of FEPC that
these principles will be applied In
the areas where the Committees
offices can no longer be maintain
ed"
DR.. Witherspoon Dodge, regional
director of the Atlanta office, said,
protection of a workers right to
earn a living at his or her maxi
mum skill which it is hoped will
constitute a larger part of the
democracy of the future"
SMALL APPROPRIATION
Congress cut appropriations for
ing the members of the minority
groups in the, South at least
small measure of that democratic
ct has been a privilege to function
as the instrumentality for afford
FEPC following a bitter filibuSter
and wrangling in committees OF
both House and Senate a few weeks
before the close of the 1914 fiscal
year. A compromise was reached
for a $25O0OO emergency appro-
priation for the war agencies unit
after Southern members Of Con-
gress and friends of the agency de-
bated at length the merits of the
FEPC. The appropriation was &C
knowledged as insufficient and i'm
mediate staff cuts resulted.
Despite President Truman's per-
sonal plea to Congress for per-
manent FEPC, measures to promote
the agency remain pigeon holed
or stalled in committee rooms.
Friends of FEPC have been urg-
ed in it's automatically dying hours
to keep up the fight for perman-
ent agency by putting pressure on
in washington.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-11-24
ADVOCATES UNITY

Racial and religious differences
can be forgotten only by unity, she
stressed in pointing out that this
is "a new world in which we can
destroy ourselves and civilization"
To preserve that civilization we
must change it, and learn to re-
spect each other as human beings,
regardless of race or religion"
John Ragland, executive director
of the association, reported that
$5,000,000 in victory bonds was sold
during the banquet which was
planned to accommodate 1000 local
leaders instead of the 1000 who at
tended. The South Central associa-
ton is an organization composed
of white and Negro businessmen on
the south side.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-30

was interested in ascertsining how
he would meet il.
He is a crisp. heavy-set man with
a knowledge Of what is needed and
with unlimited ideas OF how TO do
the job. He has both business hope
and faith-a confidence that the
Imagination Of the American people
will devise methods OF carrying for
ward our industrial postwar system
and faith that it cannot fail.
What he-aggressive lone wolf in
dustrial fighter that he is-thinks the
country needs primarily is compe-
tition. The first postwar industry
10 which he is turning his attention
is, naturally, shipping He was
growing about another business
leader who made a speech a few
days back advocating scrapping Of
the American merchant marine. We
now have more ships than any ma
ton ever had on the seas, number
is a military secreO and he thinks
they should be used This will re-
uuire government subsidy in his
opinion because competing Euro
pean lines have subsidies. Judge
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-30

by FREDERICK c. oTHlMAN
Notice TO house hunters: stay
away from 1889 Massachusetts Ave.
It's a brick shack of 1913 rooms,
hut / don't think lisa good buy.
Ii hasn't enough baths, smells bad
and features a gosh-awful oil paint
ing in the main dining room.
This shows a homey gent in a
postage stamp mustache and a sky
blue uniform, with a leer on his
face. Name of A. Hitler. That
kind OF house Amt for me.
| waited until the Swiss had
signed over the German embassy
and r. l.. Bannerman or the State
Department had brushed on place
on the red brick wall. lie put up
wooden sign with gold lettering
which said: Former German En-
bassy. Under custody OF the State
Department" Then | went In.
The floors sQueaked. The paint
was peeling of the ceiling of the
main ballroom and there was a no
tice on the window frame which said
- crosse elektrische kronluchter' 4,
That sounded like spy stun. all
right. but the man said II meant
two large electric chandeliers =.
The embassy had been gathering
dust for four years and though
the Swiss have tried to keep II
clean they couldn't keep up with
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-30
THEY Say

Washington -- President Harry
S. Truman: Decent unemployment
benefits would serve as a bulwark
against post war deflation."
New York-Gen. Alexander A.
Vandergrift, commander Of the L..
S. Marine Corps: in all our battle
experience with japanese forces
we have never found them ready
to surrender when a situation be-
came obviously hopeless"
Washington-Senator Scott ".
Lucas OF Illinois demands the Ger
man general staff face trial as war
criminals: THE general STAFF is
just as guilty as Hitler, Goering
and the group that controlled the
Mani party"
San Francisco Secretary OF
State Edward Stettinius: 1T is our
intention to continue collaborating
TO the fullest extent with our Al
lies in order TO achieve: first the
utter destruction of German mill
tarism and Nazism; and the sec
ond the absolute assurance that
Germany shall never again be able
to threaten its neighbors or disturb
the peace OF the world Our policy
toward Japan is directed to the
same end"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-30
ReConversion Pace
Being Set by Kaiser

that he has in mind American ac-
QUESTION Of the trade which Japan
formerly had in the Orient. He did
not mention a current rumor that he
may build postwar ships for Russia,
although I saw him shortly after he
left Molotov.
HAS MANY PLANS
The nation also needs 1000, 900
homes. low cost homes, and he sees
in this field vast opportunities for
postwar activity, in his opinion.
Transportation should be entirely
revised. A lower cost fare should be
worked out on the railroads. Speed
highways should be extended, as the
nation in the future will continue 10
move out from the cities He sees
opportunities for building lower cost
cars in the automobile industry
(which he does not believe is COM
petitive now and great possibilities
in development OF health facilities
for the people. He would promote
health facilities in every possible
way TO a scope amounting 10 a ma
tional industry.
Here is a man with ideas and the
kind Of energetic imagination which
conceives new ventures when old
ones fail. He is now in metals, con-
ceiving a new magnesium alloy for
steel, a new kind OF plaster, gyp-
sum, planes, chemicals.
BELIEVES IN COMPETITION
He is also in coal and steel, and
in each industry he attempts to main
tain a competitive spirit He keeps
three Offices in Washington instead
Of one and thus promotes greater
work energy among his own en-
ployees-and, Of course. more pro-
duction.
suspect his own reconversion
plan is already well under way.
There is much well-advised talk
about him expanding into foreign
production in Latin America and
elsewhere.
His enthusiastic spirit is symbolic
Of the feeling among other business
men with whom l talk throughout
this area. In this respect it is some
what different from the East where
the trend runs to pessimism or
doubt, although labor is going home
in droves.
Everyone out here figures the Jap
war TO take another year (my guess
is somewhat less than that and
sees San Francisco and the Pacific
coast as gateways to the newly
opened island empires Of the Pa.
cifc and the Orient. We NAV ex-