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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16

pOt.ARV1IIE, Miss tANP)-
Sen. Theodore G.. c'the Man'o Bill
DO, nationally known facist, must
wage a hot fight to maintain his
senate seat, according to latest
political rnmors here. His latest
opponent will be Ross A. Collins,
former congressional representa-
tive from this state for 18 years,
who predicts "a nasty campaign"
preceding t he July Democratic
primary.
One of the three books he plans
to publish will deal with the Negro
question, Segregation or Bongre-
liSation," and comedies with his
plan TO send American Negroes
back to Africa. He advocates the
use of the mechnical cotton pick
er for southern cotton crops be-
because they won't be demanding
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16

HAZFLHURST, Miss, -(Speciap
Two Negro men, John Augustine
and Howard White were sentenced
to death in the state portable cleo
trio chair here last week when a
Copiah County Jury found them
guilty on charge of armed robbery,
and recommended a sentence of
death in the electric chair The two
men, with Virgil Smith, another
Negro are charged with the armed
robbery of C. c. Coen Store here
several weeks ago.
The trial of Smith last WedneS-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16
NAACP Starts
Membership Drive

The local branch of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People last week an
nouncrd its 1916 membership
drive will open with an Old Fa-
shion Banquet Wednesday night,
March 20, at the home of Mrs. J.
A. Barksdale at 1923 N. Blair
Street.
The Branch has set as its goal
for the year 1000 new members
The membership fees for the
CONTINUED On Back Page)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16
Two Sentenced To Death
On Armed Robbery Charge

day however resulted in a mistrial
and Judge J. F. Gaynes has set a
new trial for the July term of
court.
No date has been set for the
electrocution of the two.
IN the meantime, attorney for
the three men, stated that they
will appeal to the State Supreme
Court.
Failing to make bond the three
men are being held for safe keep
ing in the Kinds County Jail in
Jackson.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16
Col. Fitzhugh On
Negro College
Fund Committee

vICKSBURG Miss. - Col. Alex
ander Fitzhugh widely known
vicksburg business man and Il
nancies, who has long been active
in the interest of better race race
relations in the state has been
named member of the National
Campaign Advisory committee Of
the National Negro College Fund
In the 1916 campaign starting
April II the committee is seeking
to raise $1.30O,000.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16
Bars To Negro
Vote Falling
One By One
White Press
In Accord With
Appeal Ruling
By V. w. HODGES

ATLANTA, GA.,-(SNS)--
Slowly but surely. the barriers to
the participation of Georgia Me-
groes in the political life of the
state are being removed one by
one. The age limit has been lower
ed from 81 TO 10. The poll tax Is
no longer required. Unlike our
neighbor Alabama, Negroes in
Georgia are not required TO submit
to the gruelllng tactics of q vote
test or examination before being &C
cepted on the Registrars book.
And now with the affirmation OF
Judge T. Hoyt Davis decision by
the Mew Orleans Appellate Court
upholdlng the right of Negroes TO
vote III all elections without re-
CARDS to race and color, there Is
no good reason why We should not
chalk UP between 100000 to 10000
registered Negroes between now
and early Summer. The road is
open and the responsibility on Me-
gro leadership is unacceptable.
There can scarcely be any doubt
as to the binding effect of the New
Orleans decision opening the pri-
mary to Negroes. Broadly inter-
preted as it is the decision not only
permits Negroes to vote in general
elections but in ALL elections FEEDER
al, state and municipal. That the
decision will be appealed. has al
ready been Indicated However,
responsible authorizes agree that
the decision viii be ultimately con-
firmed.
There is also some talk Of sum-
moning the Georgia Legislature
back in session to repeal the Neil
Laws with reference TO the prl-
mary. Regardless to the action
which may be taken to attempt to
circumvent the ruling, 1t is fairly
we'll established now that Negroes
in Georgia will vote in the ap-
preaching September primary. And
this despite news stories announc-
ing the presence in Washington
last week of Georgia House Speak
er Roy v. Harris and Charles
Bloch, President, Georgia Bar and
chief defense lawyer in the pri-
mary case, ostensibly to seek an
appeal hearing before the United
States Supreme Court.
WHITE PRESS IN ACCORD
The splendid reception and en-
dorsement given the decision by
Georgia newspapers, both rural
and urban, foreshadows q new de
termination on the part of respon-
sible white leadership in the state
that the integrity of the law shall
be upheld and the Negroes shall
be accorded their rights as citizens.
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL -
continuing its stand ON the fran
chise for Negroes, said in an edi-
torial entitled "An Expected De-
cision," "Primus King, q Negro of
Columbus, has won his second and
probably final round of his legal
fight to vote in Georgia primary
elections Kings case was ar
gued in the first instance by white
attorneys, Georgian born and bred,
that Negro Citizens who profess
to be Democrats. cannot legally be
excluded from Democratic primar-
les. The opinion of the appellate
court, sustaining Judge Davis rul-
H. Sibley. of Marietta. Georgian
born and bred. There can be no
charge, therefore, that Georgia Is
Continued On Back Page)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16
DR.. Smith Back
From MAYO Clinic

DR.. 0. F. Smith, prominent local
dentist with Offices in the New
Alamo Theatre Building is back in
his Office after spending four Wks.
at the famous Mayo Brothers Hos
pital in Rochester, Mimi.
DR.. Smith says that after his
four weeks treatment at the ia
nous hospital he is feeling ten
years younger
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16

RIOT VICTIMS AND COUNSEL
Five of the defendants and coun-
set in Columbia, Tennessee, riot
jsg" case. Seated left to right:
Maurice M Weaver. .Chattanoogs
attorney. julius w. Blair, 76-year-
old business man charged with at
tempted murder. 2. Alexander
LOBBY, Nashville attorney and
member of National Legal Commit
tee, NAACP;; Walter White, secre-
tary, NAACP. Standing, left to
right: James Martin, 81, owner of
three grocery stores in Columbia;
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16
100000 For Negro Park, Playground
In Proposed Bond Issue

ing the purchase and improve
ment of Negro Parks and Play
grounds stated eff the Bond issue
is voted, that 100000 could be
used for no other purpose.
The letter sent also to Presi-
dent J. l.. Reddre of Jackson Col
lege announced that the plans con
template the improving of Lynch
Street in front Of Jackson Col
lege.
The proposed Bond Issue calls
for $3,50O,OOO and will be voted for
in April.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16

James E. Morton, 36. undertaken;
Charles E. Blair, 48, merchant;
Saul w. Blair. SIS, owner of four
chair barber shop in Columbia; M
G.. Ferguson, president of Nash
vile branch NAACP and account
ant, Citizens Savings Bank and
Trust Company.
Photographed by ]. r. Anderson,
419 4th Avenue North, Nashville,
Tenn, who contributed photogra
ply to defense. All five defendants
are charged with attempted muir
der"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16
NAAcP PREPARES DEFENSE IN
COLUMBIA, TENN, RI0T|Nc
Thurgood Marshall
To Defend Victims

James Ruffin. All assistant attor-
general and native of Tennessee,
who promptly announced he would
work under Frierson's directions.
White revealed that Bayard Tarp
ley. secretary to Governor McCord,
and Governor McCord himself.
boosted of tapping the telephone
wires on all calls to and from the
Negro district of Columbia.
White categorically denied the
report carried in some newspapers
and over some radio stations that
he had approved of the manner in
which the state and local authori-
ties had handled the riot.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16
Widow OF DR.. D. K.
Johnson Passes

Mrs. Winnie Magee johnson died
at her home on North Parish ST.,
here early last Sunday morning.
Apparently in excellent health
her death came following stroke
of paralysis with which she was
stricken several hours earlier.
She was the widow of DR.. D. <
Johnson brother of DR.. e. w.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16

That 100000 of the Bond Issue
now proposed by the city Of Jack
son will be allotted for the purpose
and improvement of Negro Parks
and Fairgrounds was confirmed
this week in a letter to Jack H
Young, president and Walter II.
Williams, chairman of the Inter
Racial committee of the Negro
Chamber of Commerce.
The letter from Major w. Calvin
Wells, chairman committee on In
ter-Racial officers of the white
Chamber of Commerce, in confirm
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16
CONFER WITH CLARK

William II. HASTE, chairman of
the NAACP legal committee, and
Martin Pepper, of the National
Lawyers Guild, conferred with At
torney General Tom Clark in
Washington March 5, to insist on
a more vigorous investigation by
the Department of Justice. Since
u. S. Attorney Horace Frierson, To-
Gated in Nashville, is native Of
Columbia, the NAACP requested an
investigator direct from Washing
ton. However, the department sent
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16
Bible Thought

y Therefore let us keep the feast,
not with old leaven, neither with
the leaven of malice and wicked
ness; but with the unleavened
bread of sincerity and truth Cor.
5:8.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16

TO RENDER CONCERT - The
jackson Symphony Orchestra UNI
der the direction of Theodore Rus
sci will be heard in concert at
Jackson College, Friday, March %
at 8:15 p. M The public is urged
to witness this very unusual event
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16

PUBLISHERS CALL ON
PRESIDENT-W Washington, D. C.
Representatives Of the National
Negro Publishers Association are
shown with President Truman
when they called on him at the
White House with some thanks and
some suggestions. Thanks were
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16

NEW YORK - tSNS) - Upon
his return here March 9Th. from
Tennessee, where he had conduct
ed frsthand investigation of the
Columbia, Tennessee riot February
1928, Walter White, NAACP sec
rotary. announced that plans for
a defense of all Negroes arrested
and charged with an offense would
be speedily arranged by N. A. A.
G. P. attorneys.
MIR. White also stated that every
pressure would be brought to bear
to secure the arrest an d convic-
tons of the real culprits the mob
members who stoned the jail Feb
ruary 18th, and the state highway
patrolmen and militiamen who
violated the constitutional rights
of citizens He said that there was
indication that patrolmen and mir
lila members had stolen property
because while all civilians were
barred from the Negro area, the
business establishments of Julius
Blair, which had no persons in it,
had had the clock shot from the
wall, the juke box wrecked, cloth
cut from tn e billiard tables, all
cigarettes and cigars missing. as
we'll as all ice cream.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16

his influence to abolish the I'm
American Policy Of Segregation
and for the abolition of all voting
restrictions based on race, creed
or color. In center Of the group
are Frank L. Stanley, president
of the Lexington (Ky.) Defender,
and Mrs. Robert S. Vann, owner
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16

given on behalf Of 100000 color
ed Americans for the presidents
appointment of qualified colored
Americans to responsible positions
in government and for the presi-
dents support of the Fair Employ
ment Practices Legislation. Sugges-
tons were for the president to use
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16

and publisher Of the Pittsburgh
Courier. Emory O. Jackson, Birm-
ingham World Editor, third from
left on front row, represented Edi-
tor G. A. Scott, NNPA executive,
who was unable to attend the meet
ing. (ANP)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16

johnson who during his lifetime
was a leading and most success
full dentist of the city.
She was also a relative Of Mr..
John w. Dixon, longtime city
letter carrier on Rose ST.
Funeral arrangements were in
complete at late hour Tuesday.
Communist says the lack of arms
curbs activities in Spain.
Consumers group urges the OPA
to avert flour black market.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16
MOST RELEASED

MOST RELEASED
All except a very few of the per-
sons have been released on bail,
according to White. The grand
jury is now in session and will con
tinue in order to consider the Co
lumbia case. White revealed that
the effort of NAACP attorneys
Maurice Weaver and z. Alexander
LOBBY to secure the release of
prisoners at first was blocked be-
cause authorities refused to give
any information. Later when the
attorneys began filing writs of
habeas corpus, the authorities re-
leased information and began re-
leasing prisoners after announcing
that the writS were unnecessary
Thurgood Marshall, chief counsel
of the NAACP. will go to Tennes-
see to arrange for the defense
after he has finished with SUI
preme Court case in Washington,
d. c.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-03-16

Continued On Back Page)
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-04
.Ex-NAvY SINGERS TAKE
CONCERT DATES IN
CIVILIAN LIFE

EVANSTON, ILL.,, Feb. 4 (ANP)
Eight former sailors, all singers,
are now building morale for civil
ians instead of members of the
armed forces since their release
from the navy. The group, known
as the Great Lakes Double Quar-
tet became famous during the war
while stationed at Great Lakes by
appearing on many government
sponsored radio programs.
Since leaving the navy, they have
opened an office here where they
book their own concerts and make
plans for a regular radio program
over one of the leading networks.
Members of the Octet are James
Holmes, Philadelphia, first tenor !;
H. G. Powell, New York, first ten
or; NJ. C. Queen, Baltimore, second
tenor; E. V. Hathcock, Sidney, O.,
second tenor and director; w. H.
Haithcock, Lima, O., baritone and
violinist; William E. Ross, Wash
ington, baritone; Melvin Heard,
Atlanta bass and cellist; and For
est Strange, Nashville, bass and So
loist.
With more than thre years of
navy service to their credit, during
the war the octet was featured in
a number of coast-to-coast radio
programs, including "Meet Your
Navy; "Bluejacket Choir" and
"Men O. War" in addition to spe-
cial broadcasts for Columbia, Ma
tional, Mutual, American and New
England networks.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-04
REP. LAF0LLETTE SAYS" Jim CROW
MUST GO IN CLEVELAND MEETING

perior accomplishment is that of
numerical representation, Mr.. La
Toilette said.
Milton P. Webster, member Of
the Presidents FEPC, said: "It is
a disgrace to America that there
should be such thing as a minor
ity group. The problem of the Ne
gro in America is not only that of
being a minority race but also of
class distinction and caste discrim-
nation
Mr.. Webster, who is also first
vice-president of the Brotherhood
Of Sleeping Car porters, reviewed
the history of the establishment of
the FEPC by proclamation of the
late Franklin D. Roosevelt; the
threatened march on Washington
that precipitated the issuing of the
order and some of the difficulties
faced in enforcing the order.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-04
FIRST NEGRO CHAIRMAN
FOR PASTORS GROUP

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. A
(ANP) Election of the first col
ored assistant chairman for the
Minnesota State Pastors confer
ence here recently followed
speech made before the group by
DR.. Charles H. Wesley, president
of Wilberforce university, in which
he warned:
unless human relations are re-
built on Christianity instead of on
nationalism and racism, the world
is destined for another war"
Christian brotherhood must be
practiced if we are to have peace
in world of different people, Wes-
ley continued, and pointed out that
the worlds population is COM
prised of more people of color than
of people who are white. "The
church must learn to function
among people culturally different
and racially unlike" he said.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-04
LEGISLATOR ATTACKS
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
NEGRO WOMEN IN KENTUCKY

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 4 (ANP)-
An attack was made against Louis
vile and Lexington stores, who
have refused to serve Negro women,
when bill was introduced in the
general assembly by Charles w.
Anderson, Jr., Louisville attorney
and member Of the legislature.
During the past several years a
large number of Louisville and
Lexington stores catering to
women's apparel, have refused to
sell or wait upon Negro women
where the garment to be purchased
was required to be fitted or tried
on by the prospective customer.
Mr.. Anderson's attack against
this form of discrimination was en-
couched in bill, which if enacted
into law, would prohibit any owner,
manager or employe of a mercantile
establishment to refuse to serve
any prospective customer because
of race or color, or to deny any GUS
toner any of the privileges of the
store accorded to other prospective
customers. Violation of the act
would bring a fine of not less than
$50 nor more than $500.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-04

TAMPA Fla, Feb. A CAMP
For the first time in Florida's his
tory, Negroes will be allowed to vote
in the May primaries following an
unprecedented action by the state
Democratic committe when it omit
ted the word white from the reso-
luton setting up eligibility for the
voting.
This action, which comes as re-
suit of ruling of the u. S. Supreme
court giving Negroes the right to
vote in Texas Democratic pri-
maries, and the Florida Supreme
court similar ruling, also empha-
sizes the provision of separate poll
ing places. The resolution reads:
Whereas, the supreme court of
the United States has ruled that
Negroes are entitled to participate
in primary elections in the state of
Texas; and
"Whereas laws governing pri-
mary elections in the state of Flor
ida are similar to those of the state
of Texas; and
Whereas the supreme court of
the state of Florida has ruled that
Negroes are entitled to participate
in primary elections in such state;
"Now therefore be it resolved
that the county commissioners in
the seevral counties of the state of
Florida be, and they are hereby, re-
quested to provide separate voting
places for such Negro citizens who
qualify as members of the Demo-
cratic party and are entitled to par
ticipate in the primary elections to
be held in May, 1916"
The first primary will be held on
May 7 and the second on May %.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-04
By George Anthony Moore

CLEVELAND, Feb. 4 (ANP)-
Because American leadership is
needed so desperately throughout
the world today, discrimination
against minorities within her own
country is a very dangerous policy.
This is the message that Rep.
Charles M. LaFollette, brought to
a capacity house audience Of more
than 1000 people at the Cleveland
rally for a permanent FEPC at the
public auditorium.
eff America insists on discrim-
ination against her minority
groups she will lessen her chances
of establishing a sound economic
future" he said.
Mr.. LaFollette said that all of
the nations will become distrustful
of Americas sincerity in offering
a program of democracy and poll
tical and economic leadership to the
rest of the world. The congressman
represents the eighth district of In
diana.
"The white man boasts of his su-
periority, but actually his only su-
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-02-04
COLUMBUS EDITOR OBJECTS
TO Establishment OF 477TH
AT LO(kBOURNE BASE
Bg Barbee William Durham

BN BUfbee W1tt1Gn1 D1tTbGn1
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. A (ANP)
The new home of Col. B. O.
Davis air command will be Lock-
bourne Army Air base near here.
While no definite date has been
set by the war department for the
477th Composite group, an all-Ne-
gro unit, to move, the. transfer or
der is reported to be official. The
commanding officer is known to
have included Lockbourne in his
itinerary when he visited several
installations during the month of
November in search of a new home
for his command.
An article on the transfer, ap-
pearing in the Columbus Citizen, a
local daily, caused considerable in
dignation among citizens here last
week by charging that the outfit
was "a trouble making group and
that ''its history has been stormy
and includes one riot at Freeman
Field, Ind, near Vincennes, when
officers of the group attempted to
take over the officers club there" !"
The Citizen article also charged, in
an apparent attempt to block the
transfer near this city, that "the
unit was not acceptable to any over
seas command, therefore causing it
to have the longest training record
o fany army uni int history.
Aroused by the unwarranted at
tack, committee of white and COL
ored citizens, representing various
organizations, called upon Don E.
Weaver, editor of the Citizen. Mr..
Weaver, a native Ohioan who has
just returned from a 10-year stay
in Texas, was extremely reaction
ary. His views were typical Of the
old south. He felt that Negroes
should not be in the air corps, that
campaign ribbons and awards
cause them to expect too much.
Several members of the COM
mittee Immediately contacted the
Scripps-Howard New York office
requesting the removal of Weaver,
but no reply has been received.
experienced combat men whose
chests are covered with decora-
tions" said 1t. Willard w. Savoy,
''The squadron boasts a host Of
public relations officers for the
477th Composite group, among
them 1t. William Green, who was
awarded the Order of the Partisan
Star by the Yugoslavian govern
ment for extraordinary bravery in
action.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-09-05
SERVICE AT FIRST CHURCH
OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST

Man" will be the subject of the
Lesson Sermon at the First Church
of Christ, Scientist, 235 North Poto-
mac Street, on Sunday.
The Golden Text will be from
Eccles. 7;29-"Lo, this only have
found, that God hath made man
upright"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible-Isaiah ISIS
Il am the Lord, and there is none
else, there is no God beside me: l
girded thee, though thou hast not
known me-"
The Lesson-Sermon also will in
clude passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy, among which
is the following, page 63-'In Science
man is the offspring of Spirit. The
beautiful, good, and true constitute
his ancestry"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-09-05
SERVICES AT ST. PAUL'S
LUTHERAN, JAMESTOWN

Services at st. PauPs Lutheran
Church, Funkstown, will be held in
the Sunday School auditorium for
the next few weeks, while the new
two-manual Moller organ is being
installed.
At the service of divine worship,
$50 a. M, this Sunday, the pastor,
Rev. Raymond M. Miller, will be-
gin series of sermons on the Book
of Hosea. The topic of the first ser
mon in the series will be, "At The
End Of The Age" Each fall it has
been a custom at this congregation
to deal with Old Testament topics.
Sunday School will be held at 10:40
a. m.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all visitors.