Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-10-12
E DIT Q R|ALS

Dues can be paid annually for life Cost you buck
year. Ski BITS of your dough goes for subscriptions
the two Legion publications and two bits goes to the
notiono office The Legion fovors compulsory military
training, opposes the Wagner Muroy Dinge Social Sc
cury Bill refused to CONT itself FEPC, transfer Of
USES to the states and ont-po| tax legislation
Veterans of Foreign Wars: Lots Of dough behind this
one Hos legislative lobbyist here in Washington which
it pays $4,000 year (ten thousand that isl to lobby
for veterans legislation Throws lot Of weight ground in
the Veterans Administration Doesn't mention
color in its constitution but Leaves membership to dis
creton of state commanders who may approve reject
coored organizations If you south of the border and
Join this one you will be in Jim Crow chapter Offers the
service of national service officer Jim Crow cubhouse
plenty pretty suits and porodes end He'll raising
vention every year. Agrees with Legion compulsory
military troinnq undecided on minimum wage bill,
prised everyone at it's last convention by going all for
Woqner-Eender-T housing bill, stuck its tongue in
it's cheek on FEPC onpo tax and transfer of USES to
stotes Cost you two bucks to Join but hos minimum
flee of three bucks yeor Must have had foreign service
to join.
American Veterans Committee: Loudest, Iustiest
and most liberal of all vet groups Constitution forbds
Jim Crow chapters has coIored vets national planning
committee called communistic by the VIEW because OF
the way looks for your people, had tusse with
Jim Crow over nterrocio housing project in Washing
ton c. took one look at the roco! restrictive covenant
on the property site, cancelled the whole project and
came out with coIors flying Was officially recognized
by the Veterans Administration last week but Bbo has
sworn never let it get Congressional chorter Crti-
czed for accepting Merchant marine and correspond
ens but seems thve criticism Sidesteps the cum
pusory training issue, goes all out for minimum wage,
Woener-Mury DngeI social security bill, opposed Case
ontstrike BILL favored FEPC, fought return of USES 70
stotes, support ,Wogner-EIende housing bill and
fights for ont-poI tax legislation. Cost you five spot
to Join for one year and there assessments.
American Veterans of World War II (Amvets): Sur
prise outfit of World War IL Let AVG do lot of yelling
while it quitey went about getting charter from Con-
qress and becoming the first World War II outfit to be
recoqnized by the VA Put bold front for coored
veterans memberships until it looked if it would be
obe to buy swonky housing project in the District
lof Columbia Did an obout-foce then and told tan
yonks they could not become members of the cooper
otive and live in the project Sits back and plays both
ENDS from the middle being non-commitoI issues like
DOLL tax FEPC minimum wage and housing BILL wins lots
of friends by walking the middle of the road but loks
the other way and allows chapters to cater to Mr. Jim
Crow Cost you four bucks to join offers you notiono
service officer and some of the smoothest notonol staff
operators nthe country.