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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20
Decision Opens
Right To Vote
All Elections
Judge T. Hoyt
Davis Rules In
Columbus Case

In a sweeping and eagerly await
ed decision Friday. federal district
Judge T. Hoyt Davis OF the MIG
die Georgia Division, delivered the
final Knockout blow to the Geor'
pia White Primary when he declar-
ed unconstitutional, rules and regu>
lations of the State Democratic
Executive Committee which deny TO
any group the right to vote on ac7
count of race and color, right ne
declared to be federally secured
under the provisions OF the Four
teenth. Fifteenth and seventeenth
Amendments.
Judge Davis decision follows the
formal closing of arguments On the
primary, held at Macon on Sep
tember 10, ID, ind Is, In which The
Rev. Primus E. King, Columbus
Georgia Negro minister, through ms
attorneys, sought damages OF S5,0ot
and the right TO vote in all cleo
tions. as a result of his denial OF
a ballot in the July 4, 1914 primary
elections, conducted by officials OF
Muscogee County.
Defendants in the case included
j. E. Chapman, w. e. Swinson, !
j. MCGEE, S. j. Green, Sim Garrett
Dallna G. CARTRIDGE, A. w. Jenkins
w. w. Moye and Wilbur Glenn, ali
of Muscogee County, Columbus, Ga
Counsel for Rev. King included
Harry S. Stroller, brilliant Macon
Georgia lawyer and liberal, Arthur
D. shores, Negro leader and able
Birmingham lawyer, together with
attorney O. D. Smith of Columbus
who engineered the primary suit
and gave friendly counsel TO CO.
iunlbus Negroes. Counsel for de-
PENDANTS were Attorney Charles j
Bloch, Macon lawyer and president
of the Georgia Bar Association;
Ellsworth Hall of Macon, Georgis
and A. Edward Smith of Colum.
bus.
Judge Davis decision, which he
took under advisement and study
extends over a stretch of % days
and follows the formal introduc-
ton Of evidence fer and against the
Georgia Primary In the main argu'
ment for the plaintiff. Attorney
Stroller introduced evidence to show
that the Primary is an integral
part of the State election machi-
merry; that the sheriffs and all other
law enforcing officers, together with
the county and city officials are
employees of the state, as such, they
Continued on Back Pagel
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20
WOmen'S Division
Swell Community
War Fund

Chairman A. l.. Rice, heading the
campaign of the Negro Division
United Community War Funds
campaign stated here early this
week that the report of the
Women's Division which is headed
by Mrs. Ruth Sanders of the Inter-
prise Funeral Home, one of the
outstanding young business women
Of the city, would swell the amount
already reported we'll beyond the
quota of $4,000
Chairman Rice gave unstinted
praise to the spirit of cooperation
existing in the Wornen's group in
carrying out the important work
assigned to them. The Women's
group had complete charge of all
house-to-house canvassing and are
expected to complete their work by
the end of the week.
The total alread yin the hands of
the group in cash and pledges ac-
cording to report of Chairman Rice
was $2,544.00.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20
Shot Aimed For Husband Kills Other
Woman In Saturday Mite Shooting Here

the body of the other woman Pc
netrating the intestines. Rushed
to a local hospital she died short
ly after midnight.
According to reports, Immediately
after learning of the woman's death
Mrs. Alien called the police and
confessed and stated that the shot
wa Intended for her husband and
not the deed woman
Preliminary hearing in the case
was set for Friday with Mrs Allen
being booked on a charge Of
Murder.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20
DownState Farmer Held In Probe
OF Service Mans Better Half

TYLERTOWN, MISS - Sre-
ciaD Joe Morris, 40-year- old
local Negro Farmer is being sheld
in an unannomced Jail charged
with the rare of young white
woman mother of two children,
and wife of a service man wTTo re-
turned home recently after serv-
ing over seas two years.
According to reparts the young
Woman told state and county
officers Intoxicating the case that
she answered the door thinking it
was her husband who had just
been discharged from the army
after two years serviee overseas
and when she opened the door a
Negro man grabbed her by the
arm and overpowered her dragged
her out into the front yard where
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20
CAPITAL
SPOTLIGHT
By
LOUIS LAUTIER
For NNPA)
Appointments

Federal appointments fall into
Presidential officers and
civil service employees. Presiden-
tial appointments. as indicated are
made by the President, by and
with the advice and consent Of the
Senate. Civil service appointments
are made through competitive ex-
aminationS.
Under the New Deal and during
the war emergency the number of
colored persons appointed in the
classified civil service increased
greatly. particularly in the war
agencies. But since the Taft adj
ADMINISTRATION there has been no
appreciably gain in Presidential
appointments. In fact, President
Wilson made only one or two.
Presidential appointments include
ambassadors, ministers and corr
|suIs. There are In foreign service
of the United States total OF
1,067 diplomatic, consular and for
ClS1x SC1 VIC O&4kA I'd IA tA4oU A4a4AA-
DER only three are colored They
are Lester Walton. Minister to
Liberia; William G. George, third
secretary of the legation at Mon
cdvia, and Clifton r. Wharton,
American maritime delegate in the
Azores. A fourth, Rupert Lloyd
mas just passed the foreign service
Examination and probably will be
assigned as foreign service officer
Monrovia.
FOREIGN SERVICE
At the close of the Taft adj
ninistration there were thirteen
colored men in the foreign ser
sice. Henry w. Furniss was Min
Ster to Haiti. In Liberia, William
,. Crlm was the Minister, Richard
). Bundy, the secretary of the lega
ion, and Colonel (then Captain)
Continued on Back Page)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20
Large Crowd Here For Opening
Of Negro State Fair Event

the parade after the Office of De-
Tense Transportation had made it
known that parades could again be
held.
The Banner Day at the fair will
be Friday which is the annual
school day when school children
from all sections of the state will
be in attendance. Among the fea-
ture events of the day will be the
football game played on the fair
grounds between two of the leading
high school teams of the State.
The fair will close Saturday
night with every indication point
ing to one of the largest attend
ances on record.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20
Margaret Sims
Slated To Return
From Europe Soon

PARIS (ANP) -. Mrs. Mar
earet simms OF The American RED
Cross who has just returned to
France after tour Of Belgium
Holland Germany and Rhul
troops, is resting here in Paris
Mrs. Silnms, who headed a small
concert group which included fam
ed Mimic Cato as another OF the
soloist has been doing her sec.
ond tour of duty with ARC.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20

WILMINGTON, Del. - CAMP :
The postwar era may well usher
in period of bigotry all over the
world.
The Rev. Delos O'Brian, pastor
of the First Unitarian church here
made that prophecy in recent ar
ticle in Liberty magazine, in point
ing out that wars have a way OF
leaving behind waves of bitterness,
disillusionment Aid hatred" He
gave four signs that constitute
basis for his prediction They are:
81 - book and the native Amerl-
can literature that is gathered about
it," That is the battle against all
literature of hatred and falschood.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20
Postwar May Be A
New Era Of Bigotry

2. "The backwash from game
which the axis nations have play
ed in the countries they have con-
uuered and occupied" That may be
called the battle against the old
and new techniQues of the "divide
and rule" strategy.
3. s'Divisive prejudices and dis
cordant intoleranceS." This sign IS
in our own background, he said.
4. "Hesitancy to face these and
like matters Immediately" Because
We want national unity now for the
success OF our war efort, we are In
clined to let some important ques-
tons simply wait, Rev. O'Brian
wrote.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20

he raped her twice. After she had
been raped twice she coaxed him
over toward a Negro home some
800 yards distance and when she
got close to II she ran inside and
slammed the door and when she
slammed the door the man ran.
Morris who operates a farm
only short distance from that
of the young woman's was picked
up shortly afterwards and charged
as a suspect in the crime.
&c. Barlow, Copiah County Di-
strict Attorney stated, last Satur-
day. Oct 18th. that he was con-
Quoting an Investigation of the
case. which was first made public
last week although the crime is
alleged to have occurred on Sept
50th.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20
Mississippian
Discharged From
Fl. LeOnardWOOd

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo-
Brig. General D. O. Elliot, Com
handing Officer of the Army Ser
vice Forces Center here announces
the honorable discharge last week
of the following Negro soldiers
from the State of Mississippi. Cpl.
Nathan Smith, Seminary, Miss.
Technician Fifth Grarde Rayfield
Berry, Route 1, Box II, Florence,
Miss; Technician Cleotha Jempson,
Georgetown st. Jackson, Miss.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20
Bible Thought

Now I beseech you brethren,
mark them which cause divisions
and offenses contrary to the doc
trine which we have learned; and
avoid them. Rom 1917.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20

ATLANTA, Ga. - (SNS)
The Atlanta Business and Trade
Association will hold Its regular
monthly meeting Tuesday evening
from 7:3o to 8 p. m. at the Bu.ler
Street YMCA
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20

JACKSON, Miss. - Crowds of
visitors lined the streets of the city
early Monday morning and had as
sembled at the corner of Parish
and Capitol street and other points
in expectation of the annual OPEN
ing day parade Of the Mississippi
Negro State Fair now in progress
for a five-day showing at the State
Fair grounds here.
The crowd assembled looking for
the parade in spite of the fact that
the fair officials had previously
announced that no parade would be
held this year because of the lack
of time necessary to prepare for
membership. Our telephone num-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20

MADISON, Fla. - Is N So -
Thirty year-old Jesse James Payne
was lynched by a mob which used a
key to enter the county jail early
Thursday morning, Sheriff Lonnie
Davis revealed Friday.
Sheriff Davis admitted that he
was "on the spot" because he had
the only keys to the jail and that
the five-year-old girl whom Payne
was charged with molesting was his
niece.
Payne was shot TO death after
being removed from the jail.
The sheriff was pictured as
almost weeping when interviewed
and stating that he had the only
key to the Jail $50 far as ] know
and that Il realize that I am on
the spot" He added, But If / had
wanted to kill the Negro, could
have shot him in jail. wouldn't
have had TO engineer a deal like
this"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20

membership. Our telephone num-
Der is 2-0970.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20
KNOWS NOTHING"

KNOWS NOTHING"
The official said he knew nothing
of the Identities Of The men who
entered the jail and shot Pes1ae.
Meanwhile State Attorney A. &.
Black launched an investigation
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-20

Continued on Back Page)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13
Roosevelt's S Death Came
AS Shock To Community
Dispatch Extra Is
Eagerly Snapped Up
Thursday Evening = L

News of the sudden death of Pres
idcnt Roosevelt al Warm Springs,
Ga, Thursday afternoon came a.
surprise and shock to this COM
munity. as to the country and the
world. Few people knew the Presi-
dent was at Warm Springs. and none
knew that mis- health had declined
To the extent of a critical stage
There was universal rcgre, at the
Presidents passing, ANA many cX-
preSSlons of sorrow were heard on
every hand.
This city and county had always
given the President almost an un-
animous vote in the four times he
ran for president, and he had count
less admirers in this community Ii
was recalled that on his campaign
for election for his first term. in
the fall of 1882, his special train
made a brief stop here and he spoke
to a vast audience at the passenger
station. - >zES
Within Il short time after the news
was received from The Associated
Press, the Henderson Daily Dispatch
was on the streets with an extra.
carrying details of the Presidents
death and of the swearing in of the
neW chief executive.
On every hand there was the dis
position to invoke divine guidance
for President Truman N these
crucial days of the history Of the
nation and the world.
Merchants flew their flags at half
staff today in memory Of the dc
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13
Able To Eat Again
Farmer Thanks Retonga
Headaches And Sluggish
Elimination Also Prompt
ly Relieved. Feels Fine
Now. =

4 :! ~ Ia
IL Il

"Of ali the medicines l ever used
Rctonga comes first declares Nr.
H. VI. Cockroll, We'll known farmer
Of Route |, Elm City, N. {. Nh.
Cockreu is one of the best known
farmers in his section. Discussing
Retonga he gratefully stated
MY appetite was SO poor that
many times | would eat only a few
mouthstul tor a meal. Even then
my food seemed to rest as heavy as
a wedge in my stomach. | had regu-
lar old sick headaches that We're hard
to relieve, and | couldn't begin to
say the amount of laNallVcS | have
had 10 use. slept 50 poorly that !
dreaded to see night come for knew
| would get up feeling 50 tired and
dragey | could hardly pull my self
into my clothes.
"Retonga gave me prompt and full
relief. | relish hearty meals without
discomfort. | havcA't had one OF
those sick headaches in weeks; and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13
Partv's S Dinners
Set For Tonight
Are All Put OF

Washing ton. April l2.-tFf
President KoosrVcll'S death
brought orders from .ue Dem
Ocratic National Committee Tor
indefinite po>tponemcnt 81 Ella
bOrate series %. Jefferson Day
dinners planned for tonight.
The celebrations. by means of
which party leaders hoped -
raise thousands of dollars for Ire
1916 congressional edpp&iegis,
were scheduled IL lp. ut 19G
communities. rae programs had
called For 4 radio ddGre,, from
Warm springs. Ga. Ms. Eoo,s.-
Welt had planned to attend the
dinner hcgr. at Whiy& liar, =
Truman Mas 20 IIyt aHrl oGc
OF The speakers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13
AROUND TOWN
No RECORDERS COURT

No session of recorders court was
held today, there being no cases on
docket fer trial,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13
POLICE COURT

George Harris, colored, was tried
in police court today for public
drunkenr ess and was taxed with
costs of court
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13

the constipation has been relieved
too. feel like q different person.
Re>on2a deserves everything good l
can say about it."
}etonga is intended to reliefe dis
tros5 due 70 Nijamin B. deficiency,
constipation, insufficient f!oW of di-
gcstiVc Juices in the stomach, and
loss of appetite. Accept no subSti-
tute. Rcton9a may be obtained at
purkcr's Drug Store-AdV.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13
SCOUTS IN Uf|iEOeRt
TO HONOR PRES.DENl

National Headquarters OF Boy
Scouts of America today dis
patched a request that all
Scouts wear their uniforms to-
morrow i'll memory OF FFtsi-
dent RnCseVcit. y the weather
and the Scouts health permit.
ne Is requested not to wear hat
or cap. Ihe Scouts are a's4 ash
cd to wear mourning bands if
they have them.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Reich Civilians Hope
NaZi Staff ReVOItS

ACROSS THE RHINE. March
% -ltNS+-FfSionS- of a sudden
dramatic revolt of the wehrmacht
generals against Nazi domination
an upheaval which would bring
the war TO an immediate end
looms today like a mirage before
Germany, tortured by Allied
hammerblowS from land and air.
Reliable sources have learned
that most Germans hope the gen
eral staff can engineer a SUCCESS
ful coup. achieving the results
that the fiaSco last July failed 10
accomplish, thus ending an agony
that continued resistance could
only prolong.
Their faith in the fuehre
drained by crushing defeats in the
East and West, the great mass Of
Germans have turned I'm their eN-
tremltY 10 the generals as the
only ones who might avert COM
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30

Wherever American boys are
fighting there always seems 10 be
time for a laugh no matter how
tough the going
S/Sgt. Fred s. Brewer. 81. for
mer Southeastern High School
football star, home after IA
months with the famous 18th
-AAF in italy and wearing the
Purple Heart, Presidential Unit
Citation and Air Medal-tells tins
one
"We were over Vienna and
was i'm the camera hatch aS
we started the run over the
target. Things came flying past
me and I didn't know what was
happening.
Then came the bOmbardier's
voice, calm as usual: Bombs
and bomb bay doors-Gway.
Even up there In the middle of
the flax and manning waist
gun, had TO grin"
Brewer. who doubled as waist
gunner and cameraman says he. $
a lucky chap. He got the Purple
Heart over BreSlaW
ut wasn't so much, some fax
just caught me back of the
ear. but we hit our objective"
Vienna was a tough target. j.
was over the Austrian capital
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Commando Unit
Proves Success

Police officials today expressed
complete satisfaction at the speed
with which the newly organized
commando squad" answered its
first call.
About 1870 UctoCk laSt night.
Dawson precinct Inspector Neal
Boyle notified Senior Inspector
Samuel Throop there was a teen
age racial fight developing al
Minnesota and Deauladre-
Seven minutes later The com
mando squad of a sergeant and
10 men had arrived on the scene
fully equipped with riot weapons.
The trouble, however dissolved
without police interference.
But il was gratifying" COM
mentcd Deputy Police Supt
Edwin Morgan, "to know the
squad il ready to respond with
such speed -
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Bombs Away Brings
Bic Grin ID Gunner

where the "Slick Chick with the
Hot Lick" his B-24 bomber, al
most met her doom.
I'VE got hit i'm No. 3 gas cell
over the target and In a mo-
ment the ship and all OF us
were covered with gasoline. The
fumes were sitting.
"AlI guns and everything
electrical was neutralized and
fast. The bombs in the aft were
still on. was elected To go out
along the cat walk-Open now
To the 10000 feet below. and
release them, They dropped into
the Adrlatic."
Two engines went out IN,
Undercarriage was damaged, IN,
tail wheel was a myth. But they
finally landed on an emergency
field IN Italy
Brewer and ms pals ranged
France, Germany. Poland. Yugo
SIavia. Hungary Austria and ItalS
as they helped wipe up the skies
He ~ credited with one Nv
100 and an ME- lO9
Young Brewer Is the son Of Mr.
and Mrs Clarence Brewer Of 30Sl
DreXel. Fred's brother. Cpl. David
is in France, and his oldest
brother. Donald. %, is an engineer
with naval procurement.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Stain
At Bier

MOSCOW, March % INSl
Marshal Stain a I'D d the
funeral of one of Russia : greatest
soldiers. Marshal Boris ShapoShni-
kov, former czsriSt staff officer
who lived to become Soviet chief
OF staff and the guiding genius
behind some of the greatest VIC
tories in the last two and half
years.
The supreme commander in
chief appeared the dais on top
of LenjnS Tomb IN Red Square
but did not speak.
This was the first dcmonstra-
tion in Red Square since the
battle OF Moscow in 1911
Ashes OF the dead marshal
were placed IN the wall of the
kTPmiIu
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Driver Is Killed
In n2-Cdr Collision

Fred c. MlsSler. 23,~of 295 Clin-
ton. Wyandotte, vas killed today
IN a two-car collision at Fort and
Chestnut EcorSe Township.
Driver OF the second car.
Arthur G I~orenz. a.. Of 132O3
Chestnut WydHdOttC, manager Of
the LoSelle Construction Co.
Wyandotie. was uninjured He
was 10 give statement at the
prosecutors Office today.
MiSSlcr was an Inspector in the
aircraft engine building of the
Ford River Rouge plant. He was
married and the father OF one
child.
Both men were en- route home
and driving alone Police said
MlsSler was SouthbOund on Fort
and LorcRz ~estbound on Chest
nut.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30

plete destruction of the father
-tarrf
They realize that nothing will
deter the Allies from waglng a
total war of annlhilation except
unconditional surrender. r h q y
know, too. that the Americans
have the resources and manpower
10 accomplish this pro-
gram.
Even wchrmacht junior officers,
heretofore the bulwark of fanatic
ism within the army now aCknow-
ledge that the war is lost.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Few Jdps Leave
Camp for Coast
Times Photo

AMACHE. Colo. March %
GNS)-Only l07 Japanese have
left the Granada Relocation Gem
ter 10 return 10 their former
homes -eH-the West Coast siReel
the lifting OF the exclusion order
on Jan. 2, Project Director James
c. Lindley has revealed
During this period 327 others
have relocated in the East and
Midwest. About 95 per cent OF
those leaving the relocation CEN
ter are family groups
Llndley said the center would
be closed before Jan /. 1916.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Argentina Holds Jap

BUENOS AIRES, March %
Il n s. - Japanese Ambassador
Shu Tomii, under police guard al
his embassy will be interned by
the Argentine government. the
neWShaner Crliica said today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Danes Sabotage
NaZi Evacuation

STOCKHOLM. March % up
The Danish press service SAID
today that Danish patriots had
blown up one Of two bridges con-
meeting Copenhagen with the
island ~ Agager, blocking boats
which the Germans had tried 10
seize for evacuatIng soldiers and
efugees from Danzig and
KoenigSberg.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
HELPED BY SISTER KENNY

Two tiny spastic paralysis victims
Carol Coplan and Allen JohnsOn-pic-
tured on their return TO the Elizabeth
Kenny Institute Minneapolis. after their
parents protested their removal from
Sister kenny's care on the medical
techncality that their ailment was not
polio" Although doctors had termed
her case hopeless. the COplan child now
walks in her crib. Before Sister Kenny
took her last year she could not sit up.
Intn,nnlinnal pl,ic
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-30
Social Club Celebrates

The Womens Social Club at
the Franklyn Settlement House.
1850 CharlevoiX. today celebrated
lis 51th ANNIVERSARY.
Evening star., 1945-05-06
1t. Arcbibald
Becomes Bride

A simply arranged service wedding
was that yesterday afternoon of 1t.
Margaret Emeline Archibald, U. S.
N. r., and 1t. Col Myron Fenwick
Ratcliffe, A. U. S. The ceremony
was performed in historic ST. Johns
Episcopal Church on Lafayette
Square, the Rev. Howard johnson
officiating, at o'clock.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Errett Archibald of
Pasadena, and her father gave her
in marriage. She was attended by
1t. Betsy Fleet, U. S. N. r., of Rich
mond, and both wore their uniforms
| Col. Ratclif1e is the son OF Mrs.
James L. Ratcliffe of Highland Park,
Ill, and the late Mr.. Radcliffe, and
he had as his best man his brother,
Mr.. Robert L. Ratcliffe of Evanston.
The ushers were 1t Col w. Eugene
Harrington and Maj. John Sensen-
brenner.
The informal reception was held
in the home of 1t. Sheperd johnson,
U. S. N R.. and Mrs johnson. after
which Col. and Mrs. Ratcliffe left for
Sea Island Ga After their wedding
trip they will be at home at 1912
South Thomas street in Arlington.
Both the bride and bridegroom are
on duty in Washington, where Col.
Ratclif1e has been stationed since
he entered the service in September.
1912. His bride, who is a graduate of
the University of California, received
her commission in the Naval Re-
serve in October. 1912, and since has
been stationed here. Col Ratcliffe
is graduate of the University OF
Illinois.