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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15

HATTIESBURGs MlSs.-OutStand-
ing among the Negor Public Schools
of the state is Eureka High School
here which for several years has
been under the able direction Of
Prof N. H. Burger, it's Principal.
In scholarship, in the high calfbre
of its faculty, in its intra com
mUnity activities, in athletics, and
in the state.
Two recent accomplishments of
Eureka High School should put it
il a class by itself The two accom-
plishments include a lighted
Athletic Field and Stadium with a
seating capacity of 1000 which is
owned by the school which makes
it the only Negro High School in
the state. and in the south, and
perhaps in the entire nation own
ing its own lighted stadium the
cost of which runs into thousands
of dollars. Next is the School band
recently equipped with uniforms,
aside from the instruments, costing
more than 100000.
DiSclaiming any unusual amount
of credit for himself. Prof. Burger,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15
JackSonian First
Teacher In Benton
Harbor, Michigan

BENTON FAR B OR, Mich. -
(Special-Mrs. Dolores G. Stevens a
former resident of Jackson, Miss.
became the first Negro teacher in
the Public School System of this
city when she was recently appoint
ed a Music teacher in the public
school.
Mrs. Stevens attended public
school and graduated from the high
school in Jackson and attended
Tougaloo and Alcorn College in
Mississippi becoming the bride OF
Mr.. Charles Stevens three months
before her graduation from Alcorn
as he was about to be sent oc to
war.
She is the daughter of Mrs. Mabel
Greene, and the late George W.
Green of Jackson, Mississippi.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15

HATTIESBURG, Miss.-The King
Hiram Grand Lodge, Scottish Rite,
A. F. and A. M, Colored MaSons,
of the State of Mississippi opened
their Annual Session here Sunday,
December 9, and is scheduled to
last through Saturday, December
IL. The session is under the gener-
al direction of the State Grand
Master, Jessie McClendon, and the
Gand Secretary, Clarence Winters.
The State Headquarters of the
lodge is at 1872 North Parish ST.,
in Jackson.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15
So COO, 600 BUILDING PROGRAM
To AID NEGRO SCHOOLS

JACKSON MiSS.-The Principals
of Negro Public Schools, in confer
ence at jackson College here Fri
day. December Z, were told by a
High State Officials and leading
Educator that the coming January
Session of the State Legislature
will pass bill equalizing the sal
aries of teachers in Public Schools.
The principals were told that the
january Session Of the Legislature
would pass bill equalizing the
salaries of teachers in Public
Schools by Dr.. r. G. Lowry, of the
State Department of Health, and
State Director of Health Education,
following an address by DR.. j. M.
Tubbs, newly appointed State Sup
erintendent of Education. DR.. Lowry
said in his remarks that leading
educators, civic leaders and Legis-
lators from all sections of the State
were now seeing the matter OF
teachers salaries as the most I'M
portant educational problem in the
state, from which the racial ques-
ton would be eliminated; and that
members of the legislature would
vote to pass a bill equalizing salar-
les on the basis of the qualifica-
ton Of teachers.
DR.. j. M. Tubbs, State Superin-
tendant of Education, in his address
reviewed the whole field of educa-
tibnal problems in the state, es-
pecially with reference to Negro
schools, and on the question OF
salaries stated that teachers of the
state can be assured that substan-
tial improvements in the salaries
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15
First Statewide Negro
Al Club Roundup Here
Was Outstanding Success

were enjoying every minute OF their
stay in the state Capitol City
which many of them were seeing
for the first time in their lives.
The Roundup began with the
arrival of the "A Winners here ear
ly Thursday morning. After being
assigned to their quarters at Touga-
loo College and following breakfast
at jackson college they were taken
on a bus tour of the city and its
enviors during which they visited
number of historic spits. some OF
the larger industries, and in the
afternoon making a tour of the
Negro Business District. AT the
office of the Security Life InSur-
ance Company they were served hot
dorghnuts and drinks.
The main event Of the Roundup
was held at Jackson College, Thurs
day night, opening with ban
uuet for the winners in the Col
lege Dining Room, and followed by
a program in Paul B. johnson
Memorial Hall. MIR. G.. c. Cypress
ere ided at the Banquet which
consisted of a delicious Turkey
Dinner sFE
At the Banquet which was at
tended by large number of ex-
tension workers, and number OF
prominent business and civic leaders
remarks were made by Mrs. Ruby
Suits Lyles, Pre- ident, Mississippi
Federation of Colored Women's
Clubs, MIS-. Ruth o. robert, MISS
Il. O. Alexander, Percy Greene
Editor of the Jackson Advocate, and
Mr.. Tom Campbell, the nations
First Negro Extension Agent, only
recently returned from a six-months
visit to Africa who spent the two
DAYS here as special guest of the
roundup.
A delegation from the jackson
Continued on back Pagel
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15

The Second Annual Negro Trade
Week which closed here Wednesday,
December 5th showed an increased
volume of sales over that of last
year, according to figures released
by the jackson Negro Chamber Of
Commerce which is sponsoring the
annual event. The recorded volume
of sales this year totaled $10.566 an
increase of more than $1,000 over
the last year record which amount
ed to approximately $4,000.
The trade volume is derived from
the number of votes cast for the
contestants for the Trade Week
Prize and for the miss Negro
Chamber of Commerce Award.
The Annual Trade Week Prize
which every consumer had chance
to win was won by Erskine Jones
of 300 w. Pascagoula Street. The
prize a $50 Victory Bond The win
ner of the Miss Negro Chamber Of
Commerce Award was Miss Edith
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15
Says Policy Is
Anti-bias On
Ships And Duty
Army Officers
Accuse Navy Men
OF Discrimination

WASHINGTON = IN N P Al -
The Navy Department refused COM
ment Friday on the barring OF l23
Colored soldiers from sailing for
home on the aircraft carrier Croat-
an December 4.
The department said: Until full
facts are ascertained the Navy de-
partment cannot comment on this
story. Navy policy, however, is one
of no segregation. Ships OF the
magic carpet, including carriers.
have brought home Negro and
white officers and Negro and white
enlisted men, quartered together
and messed together.
"This in line with the Navy's
policy of non discrimination under
which Negroes are currently train
ed and assigned as other personnel
without reference to race. Negro
officers and enlisted men are serv'
ing aborad Navy Ship in mixed
crews. The story is being investi-
gated and appropriate action will
be taken"
The Army officers stated they re-
fused to move six high-point Me-
gro casuals already aboard the
croatan when the naval objection
was received.
Difficulties over redeployment Of
Negroes at LeHayre began as soon
as naval vessels were p1 ossed into
service as troop transports, the
Army officers said.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15
Principals Told January
Session Of Legislature To
EuuaIize Teachers Salaries

would be made at the coming SEES
sion of the state legislature.
While the main body was IN SEES
sion at jackson College a COM
mittee of the conference met the
KYLE, Committee in the State Capt.
toll Building. The lyle Committee
is a Special Legislative Committee
which has been studying the states
educational system whose recon-
mendations will be made to the
January Session of the Legislature.
According to reports. the. Kyles
Committee also promised to recon-
mend what members of the Princl-
Gals Committee see as equalization
CT teacher salaries.
The Kyle Committee also stated
that building program OF $1,000,
CCO would be recommended to the
Legi; lature. Pointing out that the
greatest need for improved school
buildings was that of Negro Schools
the committee intimated that the
greater portion of the S3,OOo,O00
would be spent in improvements
and building new buildings for Ne
gro schools.
Members of the committee meet
ing with hte Kyle Committee We're,
H. t. Sampson, Miss F. 0. Alez-
ander. Wallace A. Higgins, K. S,
Bishop, w. w. Blackburn, James
Gooden, and A. l.. Johnson.
other speaker included Prof. l..
B. Frazer Acting President OF
Tougaloo College and DIR. Eason,
State Supervisor of Negro Educa-
ton.
In a one day session the theme of
which was: Next Steps Towards
Postwar REIMBURSEMENT in Educa-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15
R. C. Cooper Seeks Further Delay
In Stuttz Murder Trial Event

the case have left the city and
could not be located in time for TIE
present term of court.
The case is now before the Kinds
County Court for the second time
after being reversed and remanded
by the State Supreme Court. On
the previous trial Cooper was con-
victed and sentenced to twenty
years in the state penitentiary.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15
King Hiram Grand Lodge OF Masons
OnenS Annual Session At Hattiesburg

The session opened here Sunday
with a mile long street parade, one
of the most colorful of its kind
ever held here and was witnessed
by a record crowd composed of
members of both races which filled
the sidewalks along the whole line
of march.
Rev. H. H. Hume, president Of
the State Baptist Association and
Editor of the Greenville Leader was
slated to preach the Annual Ser
mon Monday night.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15
La. Normal To Play
Lane In Flower Bowl

MARSHALL, Texas, ~ (SNS)-
DR.. ]. Irving E. Scott, dean OF
Wiley College. and president of the
Flower Bowl Classic. Iac., has just
announced that Louisiana Normal
and the Lane College Dragons VIII
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, 1945-12-15

Houston resigned earlier In the
week in protest when the order to
Capital Transit YVES with held III
connection with the recent Govern
ment seizure of the washington
Transportation System.
Said the President iii part in his
letter to Houston:
SAME AS OTHERS"
"When it was found necessary
under the wartime powers con-
ferred upon the President by the
congress, to seize the Capital
Transit property, the conditions
under which the property was to
be operated were the same as those
of any other property SO seized.
The law requires that when the
Government seizes property UNI
der such circumstances, it shall
be operated under the term and
conditions of employment which
were in effect at the time possess
sion of such plant, mine, or facil-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15

r. C. Cooper, West Jackson Cafe
owner asked for further Gelay. of
the trial in which he is charged
with the murder of his son-in-laW,
Hosea Stuttz, son of the wealthy
Yazoo County Gilman.
Attorneys for Cooper based their
motion for a continuation of the
the case on the ground that many
of the most important witnesses in
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15
"a STATE WINNERS ENJOY
VISIT TO CAPITOL CITY

JACKSON, Miss Mississlppi'S
first Statewide Negro All. Club
Roundup held here Thursday and
Friday, December 81, was an out
standing success in every respect
according to M. M Hubert, State
Extension Agent, @. G. Cypress
Boys Club Agent, and Mrs. Beatrice
Childress, Girls Club Agent for the
State. Any one who saw the A
Winners could readily see that they
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15

ton" the conference heard dis
custom of such subjects as, The
Schools and Community Response
biIity to Returning Veterans, Set
ting Up of Adequate Salary Sche-
dulles. Raising Present Educational
Standards, Revising and Raising
the Minimum Certification Require
ments, and Better Trained Teachers
for Elementary a n d Secondary
Schools.
The morning Session was pre-
sided over by ". H. Burger, pr1n-
cipal, Eureka High School, Hatties-
burg, and the afternoon session by
w. A. Higgins, principal, Clarks-
dale High School.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15

ity was SO taken
I'm view of this apparent con-
tradiction between the law and
the order which the Fair Employ
ment Practice Committee proposed
to issue, it was thought best to
suggest that the order be tempo
rarily postponed. The property
was not seized for the purpose of
enforcing the aims of the Fair
Employment Practices Committee,
laudable as these aims are, but
to guarantee transportation for
the citizens of Washington and
vicinity.
GAS anxious as / am for Con-
gress to pass legislation for a
Permanent Fair Employment Prac-
tice Committee, I cannot con-
travene an Act of Congress IN Or
der to carry out the present COM
mittee's aims Il regret that you
were unwilling to approach the
problem from this viewpoint"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15
Says Congress Act
Contravened Order

WASHINGTON--( SNS)- -President Truman answered
Charles H Houstons resignation from membership of the
Fair Employment Practices Committee Friday, stating that
would have conravened act of Congress to issue
order forcing the Capital Transit Company hire Negroes
onerators for its street and buses.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15
Second Annual Negro Trade Week
Shows Increased Volume OF Sales

Campbell of Lanier High School,
who received a S25 Victory Bond
and prizes contributed by Negro
merchants amounting to more than
5000 in trade certificates.
The trade week opened here with
a program at Lanier High School
on Wednesday night, November 20
with DR.. r. r. M Howard, Medical
director of the Taborian Hospital Of
Mound Bayou and outstanding
business and civic leader OF the
state as guest speaker.
The week was brought to a close
Wednesday night, December 5th
with a Style Show and the Award
ing of Prizes at Lanier High School.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-12-15

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
The USO, 1000 Hunter Street SW
that the building was
broken into Tuesday night for the
fourth time in three weeks after II
had been closed for the night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16

ES the Associated. P"tSs.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, Sept IS
Benjamin Watson Stilwell, 18-year-
old son of 1t. Gen. Joseph Vinegar
JoeJ StilWell, arrived at the naval
training center today to become a
sailor. shattering family traditions
I'm the first member of the fam
lily to wear a sailor suit" remarked
young Ben, and I don't know how
the Stilwells are going to like it"
He admitted neither his father
nor mother knew he planned to
enter the Navy.
I've pretty fair idea of Army
life, and I guess I just wanted to
see how the other half lives the
son Of the famed general explained
He added that since his dad was
either in Okinawa or Japan. he
may not hear about it for some
time. Mother no doubt knows about
it already, but when I left home for
the induction center I didn't tell her
I'd try to get into the Navy"
Joseph w. Stilwell, jr.. Ben.
brother, is an Army infantry lieu
tenant colonel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16
GuerriIIas in Ma!aya
Fought laps for Years
Hy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SINGAPORE, Sept. 15.-A guer-
rilla army of 1000 Malays who
struck from jungle bases was dis
closed today to have fought the Jap
anese in Malaga for nearly three
years, killing thousands of the
enemy.
Unlike their resistance counter
parts in Europe, the Malay fighters
were unpublished before the Japa-
nese surrender. The japanese
labeled the army Communist" and
a large portion of its members are
avowed members of that party.
The first regiment of the people S
army was formed January /, 1912
a month and a half before Malaga
fell to the Japnese. Other regiments
were orgnized within few months
the initial recruits having been
trained by British officers in han
ding firearms and demolition work
Not until October, 1914, when AL
lied liaison officers were parachuted
or landed by submarine, did the
Malays receive outside aid. BY then
the peoples army had grown to
seven regiments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16
boettiger Cites Ambition
To Provide Liberal Press
Ey the Associated Press.

..
SEATTLE, Sept. 15.-John Boetti-
ger, former publisher of the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, said here today
the State of Washington lis entitled
to great liberal newspaper and ]
have an ambition to provide that
newspaper"
Mr.. Bottiger, with his wife, Anna
Roosevelt Boettiger, spoke at q
Democratic rally whose principa,
speaker was Gov. Mon C. Wallgren
Gov. Wallgren earlier this week
criticized the press of the State fol
what he termed its consistent oppo-
Sition to his administrations policies
Mr.. Boettiger and his wife resign.
ed from William Randolph Hearst's
Post Intelligencer last spring after
Mr. .Boettiger's release from the
Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16
Permanent Illnesses
Seen Facing Liberees
Ey the Associated Press.

!
RUNNING. China, Sept. 15.-Maj
Eugene C. Jacobs, surgeon in the
| United States 14th Infantry who
was liberated recently at Mukden
said today many Americans never
would recover from illnesses caused
and aggravated by more than three
years OF starvation in japanese
prison camps.
Maj. Jacobs was captured on Lu-
zon. He said more than 2,700 Amer
leans died at Cabanatuan because
of the lack of sufficient medical
supplies.
The doctor, who contracted dys-
EMERY on the ship which took him
to Manchuria, said his weight
dropped from 100 pounds to 60 He
was flown here for treatment after
liberation.
Conditions at Mukden, he said
were considerably better than those
in camps in the Philippines.
/ There was japanese doctor
named Juro Oki who was kind ane
helpful" Maj Jacobs related. "Goint
against instructions. Oki gave u
the best attention of which he wa!
capable, even buying medicines gu
of his own money.
Thanks to Oki, Mukden had tn,
lowest death rate of any Japanes,
prisoner of war camp. Oki gave u
all the Red Cross medicines which
came in and, although his superior
made him discharge patients befor,
they were well, he always fount
ways of circumventing rules ant
nursing us back to health"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16
Observation-Disclosures
OF Battle Of Britain
By the Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 15-Surviving
members of the thin line of blue
which won, the Battle of Britain
returned to London skies today on
the 5th anniversary of the RATS
greatest triumph in an aerial page
ant high lighting the new national
saving campaign.
Victory Bonds worth f35 900 900
(Sl40, 100000 were purchased in the
first eight hours by Londoners
stirred by the spectacle and by a
warning against imitation.
Proud Englishmen stood in the
streets and cheered when 300 fight
erS and divebombers in battle forma-
ton roared over the bomb scared
East End and gilded dome of St.
Paul's Cathedral
The Sunday in 1910 when 1875 Nazi
bombers were destroyed was brought
home most deeply when legless
group Capt. Douglas Bader. British
ace who spent three years In a Nazi
prison camp, led Is planes low over
the city.
The pilots of those IS planes were
almost the only survivors of the
battle of Britain. Many Britons
Wept openly at their appearance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16
APP Dispatch Censored
BY Argentina Despite
decree Lifting Ban
BY me hSSOclaLeu FresS.
DT1ENnc ArDrc

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 15.-
Argentina reimpoSed censorship in
at least one instance on outgoing
news dispatches today, despite q
government decree issued August II
ending censorship
A dispatch filed early today by
the Associated Press, telling of diff
| ferences between Rear Admiral Hec-
tor Vernengo Lima. chief OF the
Argentine naval staff, and Commo-
dore Bartolome de la Colina, Sec
rotary of Aeronautics, was rejected
| by the communica tons ONCE on
superior authority" After the dis
patch had been changed in part,
the office accepted it.
/ In another field of government
affairs Ramon J. Carcano. often re-
ferred TO as the elder statesman"
confirmed that his son, Miguel
Angel Carcano had resigned as AM
baSsador to England.
/ The elderly leader who himself
resigned the Craftsmanship of the
National Institute of Social Welfare,
said his son submitted his resigna-
ton from London August 10 shortly
after his return to England from the
United States, where ne headed Ar
gentinas delegation at the San
Francisco World Security Confer
ence
Persons accepting positions with
the present military regime are
termed "collaborationists" in some
quarters and it was said that the
Carcanos resigned from their posi-
lions to avoid being stamped a.
such
Observers here said they under
stood that Felipe Espil, Ambassador
to Madrid, feared being tagged a
"collaborationist" and rejected For
eign Minister Juan I. Cookies offer
to return him to Washington as
Ambassador to the United States
After Espil rejected Cookies re.
quest the foreign minister then Or
dered the career diplomat to proceed
to Washington, leaving the Ambas-
sador with no other choice except
to obey or resign.
Cookies inSistence that Espil re-
turn to Washington was linked by
persons close to the foreign minis
ter to the latter's gamble against
Peron." Vice President and Minis
ter of War Peron is Argentina
strong mani
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16
Hurricane Expected
To Miss WASHINGTON

The hurricane lashing the Florida
Peninsula is not expected TO affec
the Washington area, the Weather
Bureau said last night. Washington
meteorologists plotted the storm to
be off Norfolk late tomorrow after
noon. BY that time, if it follows the
usual course of storms arising in
the Caribbean, its center will be
we'll at sea.
The Red Cross here met dis
aster request by dispatching 25C
units of blood plasma to Miami by
plane. Southbound plane passen-
gers were advised by Eastern Air.
lines that flights beyond jackson
vile. Fla, were likely to be can.
ceIed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16
'German-0perated :
News Agency in U. 5.
Zone IsConsidered
Py the Associated .'ress.

:
BERLIN, Sept. 15.-Brig. Gen.
Robert Mcclure, chief of the United
States Information Division in Ger
many, said today that the posi-
bility of setting up a German
operated news agency within the
United States occupation zone in
Germany was being explored.
Such an agency is not yet operat-
ing and whether it would be private
ly owned and operated or a CO.
operative enterprise is still under
investigation, Gen. Mcclure stated
The United States information
chief added that within a few
months he expected American, Brit
ish and other Allied news agencies
would be allowed to sell news to
German papers which have licenses
to operate in the United States zone
Some sort OF a German agency
will have to be set up, but what
kind depends on the present dis
cussions," the general said.
At present German newspapers in
the United States zone are getting
their news from Deutsche ALICE
meme Nachrichten Agentur, a
United States Army news agency
which recently moved to the Frank
furt area from Luxembourg Even
tually it is planned that Dana
will be placed entirely in German
hands.
Newspapers in the British zone
are served by the British Army
Information Agency and those in
the Russian zone by the Russian
government agency.
At present, the Americans, British
and French are trying to get the
Russians to agree on the establish
ment of one information service and
control for all Germany. Negotia =
tons have not progressed very ra-
Di0ly