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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22
Jack Young
Reelected EkS
Exalted Ruler

Jack H. Young was reelected
Exalted Ruler of L. K. A tw o d
Lodge of Elks at the annual cleo
ton of officers held at the ElkS
Rest last Tuesday night.
Herschel Latham, of Latham
Undertaking Company was elected
to Esteem Loyal night to replace
M e. Anderson who was not a
candidate.
All other officers were reelected
and are: James w. Wilson, Esteem
ed Leading Knight, w. j. Sum-
mers, Esteemed Lecturing Knight,
Carsey Hall, Secretary, Dr. A. M.
Hair, assistant secretary, Frank
Washington. treasurer Mr. Arthur
White. Esquire. Ollie Patterson. In
ner Guard and Less West, Tyler.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22
YMCA Work Gets Underway With
Amendment OF J. R. Buck AS Secretary

L. Reddix, Percy Greene, Rev. A.
B. Keeling, Prof 3. B. Dansby, Ed
ward Lee, and George c. Cypress.
The appointment Of Mr. Buck
followed a meeting Monday. at the
same place during which a number
Of applicants for the position as
Secretary were interviewed.
Upon the return of Mr.. Buck
here early last week after attending
the Atlanta Meeting, temporary
quarters were obtained in the U
SO Club, where in meeting of the
Board of Management last WedneS-
day Night a program of organiza-
ton was discussed and outlined.
Under the organization program
Mr.. Buck began a series of Sunday
Church appearance where he Will
speak on the YMCA program for
the City beginning at College Hill
Baptist Church last Sunday. Plans
for an immediate membership
campaign will be outline at the
Wednesday Night meeting this week.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22

During a dinner in Stowe hall
here, the colored Republican women
authorized that kilograms be sent
to President Truman and the Re-
publican National committee meet
ng in Chicago urging immediate
action in behalf OF a permanent
FEPC.
They told Truman that his veto
of an FEPC order requiring the
Capital Transit company to hire
Negro operators indicates you do
not intend to follow through Demo-
cratic party principles" and advised
Republicans that their members in
congress are not producing the slg-
natures to call up FE,PC legislation
in the House.
Mrs Therese Lee Robinson, ma
tional director Of the Elks' Civil
Liberties committee, warned both
parties that the Negro vote no long
er can be taken for granted because
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22
CAPITAL
SPOTLIGHT
BY
LOUIS LAUTIER
For NNPA)
50. and on earth peace good

g.. and on earth peace good
will toward men"
Although We and VJ-days have
come and gone. this Christmas
finds no peace anywhere except in
Father Divine's heaven.
President Truman is beSet by col
cred persons who disagree with his
squelching of the directive which
he Fair Employment Practice Com
nittee proposed to issue to Capital
Transit ordering employment Of
eolored persons during the Federal
operation.
Charley Houston, who quit F. E.
P. C. as a result of the Presidential
decree, threatens to take the issue
to the hustingS.
Representative Bill Dawson Of
Chicago, declines to engage in the
controversy but is hoping that Con
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22
Warning Text
Radioed To
Ships AT Sea
Wave Of Protests
Follow Bar Of
1873 On "Croatan"

WASHINGTON, D. G. - (NNPAt
The Secretary of the Navy 1ssueo
a warning to all navy personnel
that no discrimination was TO De
practiced against colored members
of the armed forces returning home
aboard navy ships. The warning
was radioed to all navy vessels at
sea. The text of the radio follows:
81. Attention of the Navy Depart
ment has been called to recent
incident in which a question arose
concerning accommodations aboard
a naval vessel for Negro Army per
sonnet returning to this country FOR
generalization. In order to avoid
future misunderstanding on this
subject, the Navy policy regarding
various racial minorities Is restated
and summarized for guidance.
80. In thn administration of ma
val personnel no differentiation
shall be made because of race or
color. This applies also to autho-
rized personnel OF all the armed
SERVICES OI bIItS COuI1lI 600sAA "a NoFJ
ships or at Navy stations and acti-
vities.
"3 In their attitude and day-to-
day conduct of affairs. naval Of
ficers and enlisted men shall adhere
rigidly and impartially to naval re-
gulations In which no distinction
is made between individuals wear
ing the naval uniform or the uni
form of any of the armed services
of the United States because OF
race or color"
The warning came as a result OF
a wave of protests after Navy Of
ficals had barred 123 colored soldiers
from returning home on the air
crat carrier Croatan, because they
could not be segregated on the ships
deck.
The Navy has promised a COM
plete investigation Of the incident
upon the ships arrival
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22
SEEK APPEAL OF CASE TO
STATE SUPREME COURT

ALBERT LEE, II year OLD
youth. who was arrested on the
night of June 6, 1914, two days
following his return home after re-
ceiving his certificate of graduation
from Southern Christian Institute
at Edwards, where he had been
student for four years, released on
bond after hearing in the Police
Court. returned here for trial last
week from Chicago where he had
been engaged in dsfenSe work since
his release on bond, and was con-
yicted on charge of attempted
rape and sentenced to eighteen
wears in The state penitentiary The
youth is the son of Rev. Walter Lee.
well known local Baptist Minister.
The youth was arrested enroute
to the home of his mother Mrs.
Mary Lee, on West Elm Street.
shortly tefore midnight on June q
not long after the cries of young
White Girl drove off an attempt
entry into the home of her parents
via the room in which she was IN
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22

The organization of the jackson
Negro YMCA, the first such organ>
ization in the history Of the city
got underway last week following
the appointment of James R. Beck,
Jr., of Bovina Mississippi as WV
CA Secretary. The appointment OF
Mr.. Buck as secretary was made by
the Board of Management of the
Negro YMCA in a special meeting
held at the White YMCA Building
Tuesday, Decmeber 4th.
Immediately following his ap-
pointment Mr. Buck left for At
lanta, Georgia, TO attend con-
ference of YNdCA Secretaries hell
December 60, returning to the city
early the following week.
Attending the meeting at which
the appointment of Mr.. Buck was
made were the following members
of the Board of Management, Prov
I. S. Sanders, Waltre H. Williams,
Earl w. Banks, DR.. A. H. Mccoy,
Ed. Holt, DR. A NJ Hair, Pres. JACOB
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22
Gore Draws Joseph
w. Martin Into
House Debate

the issues.
FOOT DOWN ON ISSUE
For one thing, the Democratic
party put its foot down on that Is
sue in it's platform replied Mr..
Gore. "For another, it has put It's
foot down through the statements
and the messages of two great De-
mocratic Presidents, and the House
Labor Committee has fayorab1y re-
ported it,"
Mr.. Gore added that "a discharge
petition to bring the bill to the
floor of Congress is lying on the
Speakers desk. 1t requires 2l8
signatures. There are Isl signatures
on the discharge Petition just
looked at it--and only SO of them
are Republicans, and the Republic
can party too endorsed F'EPC in
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22
Republicans Chided On vagueness
OF Statement OF COP PRINCIPLES

WASHINGTON, d. G. - CNNAP)
Gliding the Republican members
of Congress on the vagueness Of the
statement of principles drafted by
them and approved at the Repubii
can national committee meeting i'll
Chicago last week, Representative
Albert Gore, Democrat, of Tennes-
see, drew Minority Leader Joseph
w. Martin. of Massachusetts,, into
debate last Monday over the bill
to create a permanent Fair En-
ployment practice Committee.
% Is it not true that the Demo-
cratic party put is foot down on
this FEPC issue?" asked Represen-
tative Clare E. Hoffman, Republl-
can, of Michigan, after Mr.. Gore
accused the Republicans of either
endorsing the program OF the Tru-
man administration or straddling
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22

ON ADVISORY PANEL - Sidney
r. Redmond. formerly of Jackson,
but now associate corporation coun-
sci for the city of ST. Louis, has
been appointed by the Republican
National Committee as one of the
three colored men to shape the
policy of the Republican party for
National campaigns of '46 and '48
affecting the special interest OF the
Negro in this country. Joseph v.
Baker of Philadelphia and Harold
C. Burton of New York are the
other National policy makers head
ing the council.
Mr.. Redmond says that the
chances for the COP look mighty
good for both. of these years. Mr.
Redmond who is editor in chief of
the Natioanl Bar Journal was pre-
sented with large bronze plaque
at the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Bar Association in Cleveland,
Ohio, last week, AS a testimonial
that he had rendered the most
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22
Files Brief For
Soldier Framed
In ETC Attack
Marcantonio
Seeks To Set
Aside Verdict

NEW YORK (ANP) - A Legal
brief demanding that the conVlc-
ton of Robert H. Johnson, Negro
soldier from Mississippi for the al
legged rape of German woman
be set aside, was filed this week
with army authorities in Europe by
Congressman Vito Marcantonlo,
president of the international La
Dor defense.
Following intervention by Mr..
Marcantonio and the G.. /. Rights
bureau of the LID in October, Gen
Eisenhower committed the SEN
tence against Johnson from death
to life Imprisonment, even before
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22

there is no way of telling which
way our vote will be cast"
Miss Mamie H. Burroughs, presi-
dent of the National Training
School for Women and Girls, asked
for equality of education. full en-
loyment and community life with
out segregation or discrimination.
THREE HONORED
THEE Outstanding women leaders
were honored during the dinner.
They were Mrs. Mary Church Ter
rell a pioneer of woman's suffrage;
Mrs. William S. Culbertson, presi-
dent of the League of Republican
Women voters here and Mrs. Julia
West Hamilton, president Of the
Phyllis Wheatley YWCA.
Mrs. Terrell was praised for de-
voting her life to the advancement
of colored women while Mrs. Gull
bertson and Mrs. Hamilton were
lauded for their work in educating
women voters
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22
Case Of Sherman Street Given
Death For Rape Here Goes
To State Supreme Court

Hugh Barr Miller, Jackson law
yer appointed by the court to de-
fend Sherman Street, of Jackson,
convicted in circuit court of the
rape of a 12-year- Jackson white
girl last October and sentenced to
die, announced Tuesday that he in
tends to file an appeal to the State
Supreme Court.
Street was found guilty of the
crime by a Kinds County Circuit
Court jury and sentenced to die in
the electric chair early in January.
Attorney Miller, who has been an
outstanding lawyer in Mississippi
for many years, declared that he
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22
La. Normal To Play
Lane In Flower Bowl

MARSHALL, Texas, = (SNS)-
DR.. j. Irving E. Scott, dean OF
Wiley College. and president Of the
Flower Bowl Classic, Inc, has just
announced that Louisiana Normal
and the Lane College Dragons Will
clash in the annual Flower Bowl
Classic" which will be played at
Jacksonville, Florida, on New Years
Day.
The Lane Dragons are members
of the Southern Conference. Head
Coach Edward Clemens developed a
fine team, which scored victories
over Mississippi Industrial, Ala
bama A and M, and Alcorn. Their
only defeat was administered by
the Goldman Field BomberS.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22

Barbara Gray, Katherine Duncan,
Clifton johnson, Joseph baltimore
and Michael Bergman. With them
are Mrs. Annie Ridgley, OF the
Nursery School, Southwest Com
munity House, and Miss Anne Ma
son, OPA Consumer Information
Specialist. All the toys will be in
the hands of the children by Christ
mas, OPA promises Photo by Bob
Mcneil.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22

their platform.
SIX VOTES CAST
These remarks brought from Mr..
Martin the reply that lin the vote
in the Committee on Rules there
were six votes TO bring out the
examination.
Il believe in equality for everyone, F"
she said. HE was an honor student
in his high school here in Los
Angeles, studied for two years at
California Institute of Technology
and has been taking a special
course in English literature
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22

"felt that he had a human life in
his hands and had to give Street
every advantage and recourse he
was entitled to under the process of
the law"
Miller was commended by Judge
H. r. Gillespie after he defended
Street in Circuit Court, declaring
that Miller had taken advantage
of every piece of evidence to try
to get Street acquitted" AT the
time of imposing the death SEN
tence on Street, Judge Gillespie de-
clared that he had had the fairest
trial that any man could hope for.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22

from stuffed kittens. toy houses.
dining rooms sets and building
blocks to miniature Sherman tanks
and Mustang fighter planes.
On November 26, group of chill
dren from the Southwest Commm-
ity House, sol Second ST, S. W.,
were taken to the OPA store room
and told to pick out any toy they
wanted. These tots are shown pos
ing with their pre- Christmas selec-
tons. They are: Barbara Bailey,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22

OPA PLAYS SANTA CLAUS -
WASHINGTON - Distribution of
some $4,000 worth of sample toys.
sent the Office of Price Admin
stration for pricing, began last week
under direction of the Washington
Community Chest.
Member organizations of the Com
mnity Chest, including several
Negro social service agencies, will
be recipients of these Christmas
gifts, which include toys ranging
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22
F. D. r Hailed AS
"WOrld'S Greatest

CHICAGO-(SNS) -The greatest
man of his time in all the world. !"
This was the eulogy bestowed
upon the late President Franklin
d. Roosevelt recently by Secretary
of the Interior Harold Ickes.
Continued on Back Page
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-22
Major Political Parties Urged
To Fulfill EEPC Campaign Pledge
Women Call On COP,
Democrats For Action

ASHINGTON-(ANP)-The nations two major po
ca parties urged here last week to fulfill their 1914
campaign pledges to create permanent FEPC by the Vr
ginia White Speel Republican Women's Club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-16
Continued on Page 9

spearhead our inevitable overseas attack"
 Naval amphibious forces ade- quate to transport an initial effec- tive overseas attack"
 Naval amphibious forces ade- quate to transport an initial effec- tive overseas attack"
 A unified command under "a naval officer if U. s. policy is to carry the war to the enemy"
 No peace treaty should be signed with Japan"
 Halsey said, we should keep 8 terrier force at the rat hole until we know that Japan is both im- potent, contrite and willing to play ball in accordance with decent rules"
 Adding that he had one more point" Halsey called on the govern pnent to train civilians and military men in international relations.
 The British Empire has such men and our amateurs are rarely match for them," he said. Other coun. tries are producing them but few American names in that category come to my mind"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-16
Deleted Zukauskas
 Transcript Awaited

A transcript of the Francis Zukauskas murder case evidence. as Geleted by the defense, will be pre- sented to States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald next week, it was re- ported today by Public Defender Edward T. Carmody, who stated preliminary work is nearly con- pleted for the appeal to the state supreme court of errors in Hart ford.
 Zukauskas last Feb. was sen tenced to death for the staying of Mrs. Stephanie Plungis but the exc cution date, originally set for April 20, was put of pending the appeal.
 Carmody said the transcript will be printed this summer, and in all probability the case will be entered on the September docket of the high court.
 For many weeks the defense has worked at deleting the l,638-page transcript. Portions which the de- fense considers immaterial on the appeal have been cut to save ex- pense of printing the lengthy docu- ment.
 The prosecutor will be asked to approve the deletion, and may re- place any of the cut-out portions which he thinks should go to the Hartford court.
 Briefs prepared by the state and defense will be exchanged three days before the supreme court hear ing, according to the procedural requirements of the appeal. At the hearing in Hartford oral arguments will be presented by the counsel.
 Zukauskas, former supernumer- ary policeman, is confined to the Wethersfield State Prison, while awaiting disposition of his appeal. His wife, Edna, who admitted she was with him when the fatal shots were fired last Nov. l, goes to the prison on each visiting day, it has been reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-16
Woodbury Resident Prostrotion Case

The first heat wave of the sea- son, which brought the temperature in downtown Waterbury to 96 de- grees yesterday, will continue un- diminished over the weekend, with possible exception of thunderstorms this afternoon.
 One heat prostration case was reported locally yesterday as Daniel Capewel of Woodbury collapsed on West Main street shortly after 2 D. m. and was taken in the police ambulance to St. Mary's hospital where he was discharged after treat ment.
 An electrical storm brought re- lief = towns throughout Litchfield county last night at about 10 o'clock, but although there were frequent flashes of lightning. no rain fell in the immediate vicinity Of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-16
BottIenecks Stud Farley
BY R. H. SHACKFORD

San Francisco. June 16-UPO- President Truman is planning to be here next Saturday to adjourn the United Nations conference, but the prospects were none too good today that the charter will be com- pleted by then.
 A stiff weekend committee sched- ule may break the remaining bot tlenecks But only seven of the F technical committees have com pleted their work, even though last midnight was the goal originally set.
 The major trouble lies in one committee-the one on membership, amendment and the secretariat. It is there that Australia and New Zealand are staging a last ditch fight to eliminate the Big Five veto over future amendments to the charter. But they already have been abandoned by many nations who helped them in their unsuccessful fight against the veto for the Big Five in the security council.
 The Big -Nour-the sponsoring powers-meet for the second time in two days to continue work on their speed-up plans. They have pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned to complete the charter by next Saturday.
 On the basis of the pledge the U. S. delegation announced last night that tentative arrangements have been made for President Tru-
 fContfnued on Page U
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-16
BottIe-Weory GI's Return
(NEA Telephoto)

Presque Isle Army Airbase, Me, June 16-(UP)-Some B battle weary veterans of three years of war in Europe arrived at this air. base early today aboard a C-54 air transport command plane-the first group of infantry to return home by air since VIE day.
 The plane dipped down out of an overcast sky shortly before a. m. (EWT) this morning after 21-hour flight across the Atlantic from Paris. The men hopped out to stretch their cramped legs-the first time they had trod their native land in more than 36 months.
 Four more similar planes were ex- pected later today-the vanguard of the vast airborne transportation re- deployment plan which officials said soon will bring about 50,OOO veterans a month to this country.
 All of the first group of return ing veterans are eligible for dis charge following processing at Camp Myles Standish in Taunt on, Mass.
 Nineteen of this group are New Englanders.
 All have seen service in at least seven major campaigns in Africa, Italy, France and Germany.
 They sure gave us swell ride" said Corp. Eldridge Dodge, 27, of Attleboro, Mass, in praising the air transport command for the speedy ocean crossing.
 We hit quite an electrical storm that delayed us while but it seemed like no time at all before we landed here at Presque Isle"
 Pfc. R. Sanderson Sprague was particularly pleased about the landing spot here as it is only about F miles from his home at Fort Fairfield.
 T hope to see my wife and daugh- ter this afternoon" said Sprague, who took part in eight campaigns in his 35 months overseas.
 At one of the two landing spots en route home from Europe Pfc. James Grassie of New Haven, Conn, recalled how the veterans saw crooner Frank Sinatra who is travel ing with USO show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-16

Whether the program would have advantageous by-product such as lifting the physical and mental standards of the nations youth is entirely beside the point.
 The issue is whether we are will- ing to provide the means to im- plement the pledges we are in procss of making to other freedom loving peoples looking toward world security"
 Halsey, commander of famed task force 58, called American dis- armament after World I "a great experiment in altruism."
 He recommended peacetime con- scription as part of an 11-point program to permit Americans to live their chosen democratic way of life safe from successful at tack by any potential enemy"
 His program included:
 "A Navy strong enough to strike and disrupt any enemy sea-atr plan before it can be executed.'
 "A Marine corps .. in sufficient strength to protect our interests overseas, in sufficient strength to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-16
Peacetime Conscription WiH Saue Coasta Cities From Devastation Like Berlin, Tokyo, Says Ni1nitz

of conflict we must carry war to the enemy's territory-which, translat- ed into business talk means inva- vasion of the enemys territory or sphere" Halsey said.
 Both naval leaders were invited to testify before the House Postwar Military Policy Committee but sent letters instead expressing their po- sition. Chairman Clifton A. wood rum, D., Va, submitted their state ments to the committee as Secre- tary of the Navy James V. Torres tai, Chief of Staff Gen. George c. Marshall, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Ernest J. King and other ranking military commanders came before the group to urge adoption of peacetime conscription.
 We must be prepared to defend ourselves, and we must be prepared to resist with maximum power in a minimum of time," Nimitz told the committee. Universal military training would help materially to make that possible.