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Jackson advocate., 1946-04-06
Ernest Rudd,
World War | Vet,
Death Victim

Ernest Rudd, a veteran of the 1st
World War, died suddenly at his
home on West Lynch ST., here
shortly after midnight Saturday
Funeral services were held in the
chapel of Peoples Funeral Home
on Monday afternoon.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Daisy Rudd, two daugh
ters Mrs. Anna Rudd Oliver OF
jackson an Mrs. Ernestine Rudd
Patton of st. Louis, Mo-, and a
number of grand children and 9th
er relatives.
for the National Federation of Col
ored Women which meets in Wash
ingtOn next summer.
Jackson advocate., 1946-04-06

PUBLISHERS HOLD SOUTHERN
WESTERN REGIONAL MEETING
Memphis served as host 10 the sec
Ond consecutive Joint Session OF
the Southern and Western Regions
of the Negro Newspaper Publishers
Association March 29-3O. The two
day business session was held at
LeMoyne College. Delegates are
shown in the accompanying picture
with some of their panel leaders
and visitors. Left to right, front
row: Miss Carrie Watson, 1st prize
winner in the Memphis World high
school essay contest on the Negro
Jackson advocate., 1946-04-06

Press: Rev. II. G.. Purnell Mound
Bayou, Miss; A. G. Shields, Little
Rock. Ark, vice. president OF the
Western Region: c. A. Scott. At
lanta, Ga, vice-president, South
ern Region; c. w. Cuba, OF Hous-
ton, Texas: Fred Miller, Mound
Bayou. and Mrs. I. j. BeaSley, OF
jackson, Tenn: Second row from
left. Henry B. White, and Robert
F.. Jones, labor leaders; Dean
Glenn j. johnson and President
Lawrence Davis, both of Arkansas
State College; Prof j. d. Springer
principal of MelroSe high school;
Jackson advocate., 1946-04-06

Emory O. jackson of Birmingham
Ala: third row, from left:-Percy
Greene, Of Jackson, Miss: c. c..
Dejoie of New Orleans La; II. l..
Mitchell president of the National
Farm Labor Union and Rowland
Watts assistant secretary of the
Workers Defense League and Amos
Reese of Mound Bayou; fourth
row. from left: j. Don Davis, OF
Houston Texas: Lucius Jones of
New Orleans, La: and Lewis O..
Swingler, editor of the Memphis
World, official host paper photo
by HOOkS.)
Jackson advocate., 1946-04-06
First In AME
Church 5 159
Year History
Tulsa Hearing
Resembles Court
District Trial
by MALCOLM S. wHITBY

TUI.SA-(ANP) THE jury rec
ommends mercy ..... the law re-
orlires suspension. in. consideration
thereof I suspend YOU from all du-
ties of bishop of the 2nd Episcopal
district until June i9, 1916" SOL
emnly ruled presiding judge. Bish
Oh r c. Ransom. Friday culmi-
mating a historical ecclesiastical
court of the Oklahoma Arkansas A
M. E. Church diocese leader, Bish-
op George E Curry of Little Rock.
This was the first such trial IN
the l59 years history OF the AME
church and had all the physical
semblance of a district court hear
ing, but legal procedures varied
areatly from governmental rules.
The hearings were held in vernon
AAIE church.
Jackson advocate., 1946-04-06
FOUR CHARGES

Bishop Curry, was charged by a
half dozen 18th Episcopal district
elders and ministers on four charg
es. three of which he was found
not guilty and the jury recon-
mended mercy on the first count
alleging illegual handling OF con-
nectional funds.
Defended by TInsarB famed resi-
dent attorney, Amos T. Hall, sup
porters of the prelate regarded the
decision as victory for the bishop
whose near half century OF Meth
odist leadership was much at
stake.
Defense Atty. Hall seized every
opportunity in cross examination
to reveal an alleged "well-planned
conspiracy to disrobe" Bishop Cur
ry and uncovered damaging eu-
dences against two of the plaintiffs
Presiding Elder VIM. David Miller
and the Rev. r. A. Devers. former
AfcAlester. Oklahoma, pastor, now
serving at Perry, Okla.
Jackson advocate., 1946-04-06
ROAR AT REVELATION

Rev. Miller had joined with Rev
Deyers in singing the accusation
charging Bishop Curry with illegal
ly transferring pastor Devers from
McAlester. Defense Attorney Hall
counter attacked alleging Presid-
ing Elder Miller had negotiated
sale of lumber and building ma
terials from Flipper : Key Curry
school in Wagner County, Okla
homa 4 years ago. collected near
" $500 and Miller admitted under
heated cross-examination that he
still had the money in his per-
(Continued on Back Page
Jackson advocate., 1946-04-06

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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-09

embargoes scheduled to 60 into
effect May 10.
The speed. up plan involved draw
ing on mill stocks Of newspriat
built up for emergency use. Total
shipments for May will be shipped
by May IS, according to the plan,
and at that time consideration will
be given to shipping June supplies:
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-09
Obituaries
MRS. ANNIE PIERCE DAVIS

SOUTHPORT, May 8. Funeral
services for Mrs. Annie Pierce pa-
Wis. go. who died here on Mond ay,
will be held from the Southport
Episcopal church Thursday morn
ing at II o'clock, with the Rev. E..
W. Halleck officiating. Burial will
be in the old Southport cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be: Ellie
Arlington, Alex Fox, Pearce Gran
mer, Dan HARRISON, Rudolph
Mintz, and Robert Thompson, Jr.
Honorary pallbearers will be: J.
J. Loughlin, Jr., Joe Howe, John
Erickson, DR.. Lands G. Brown,
Harold St. George, Rob Thomp-
son, W. G. Bullet, James Carr.
Will S. Davis. Robert Willis, Joel
Moore, Fred Burris, Price Fur
pless, E. M. McEachera, Capt. J.
B. Church, Capt Ike Davis, and
DR.. Roy c. Daniels.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-09
400 MILLS MAY
CLOSE UP SOON
Textile Plants In South
Hard Hit By Strike
Oh Coal Miners

CHARLOTTE, May 8-U.D-Ap.
proximately 400 of the South's 700
mills will be forced to close within
30 days if the coal mine strike
should last that long, w. P. Jacobs,
president of the American Cotton
Manufacturers association S a j d
Wednesday night.
Jacobs said that a number" OF
mills already had shutdown, due
to the strike. He said he did not
have complete figures on the num-
bers, but that he knew of several.
On Closing Verge
1.-TWO thirds of the South's tex
tile mills now are on the verge 4
closing" he said, land if the coal
strike continues another month al
it's present rate practically every
mill in the south will be forced to
discontinue operations"
Jacobs attributed the acute situa-
ton in which the mills now find
themselves to the fact that they
buy their fuel directly from the
mines and not from the retail deal
ers. Because this is true, he added,
the strike. has affected them much
sooner than those concerns which
purchase on a retail basis.
Sold Out
The dealers, he said, were able
to store up coal but the mines sold
almost as rapidly as it vas pro-
duced.
Jacobs said that since the associ-
alton was not connected in any way
with the negotiations, it therefore
had little knowledge of what was
going on. However, he did say that
the association was in sympathy
with the Solid Fuels administrator,
and had talked with him about the
situation.
No Estimate
No estimate was given OF the
cloth already lost by those mills
which have quit operation, nor the
number of unemployed because OF
the shutdown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-09
GOVERNMENT
BILL FOR NEW CITY
BUILDING MOVES ON

LONDON, May 6-P-A Labor
government bill to authorize estab-
lishment of development corpora
tons to build 20 new British cities
passed second reading in Commons
Wednesday without an opposition
demand for a vote.
Each town would accommodate
so, 900 persons and would cost ap-
proximately $76, 900, 900. The new
cities would accommodate 1000, 900
persons now living in London and
big British provincial cities.
Advocates of the bill said the new
cities would have threaters, con-
cert halls, meeting places, football
and cricket grounds and golf
courses and would be gay and
bright"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-09
PAPER MAKERS MAY
SPEED SHIPMENTS
OF NEWSPRINT NOW

NEW YORK. May 8-(P- One
of the largest manufacturers OF
newsprint disclosed Wednesday
plans had been put into effect to
speed up shipments to newspapers
as a precaution against the pos
sibility of a general freight en-
barge.
Such a contingency, it was en-
phasizeo, appeared remote at pres
ent.
At the same time, many news
papers now have on hand danger
ously low stocks of newsprint and it
was believed desirable to guard
against any possibility of a CON-
plete shut-off of shipments.
Newsprint and printing inks are
exempted from. the limited freight
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-09
POSTAL employees
PURCHASE PLAQUES
IN HONOR OF DEAD

Employees of the Wilmington
Post Offlc. will honor their oeao
of World War II by purchasing
commemorative plaques to be IN
stalled in the Holy Family nospl-
tai honoring two employees wac
were killed while fighting for their
country.
officials announced yesterday
that sufficient funds have been
collected among the employees to
purchase two PLAQUES for THIS
purpose.
O. Nolan Sanford, and William
A. Spencer former employees are
the two who lost their lives IN the
war. go,
Sanford's parents were notified
that their son had been injured
Jan. 70, 1945. He died three days
later.
S~pencer's family were notified
that he was missing in action IN
September 1914 during a BIG raid
in which he participated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-09

Dial 1881 For Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-09
l1ATE MAY STAY
OUT OF DIM0UTS
Utilities Commission Has
No Plans For Power
Rationing Yet

,tETGH, May 8-RNUtllities
hnissloner Stanley Winborne
Wednesday that he chopped"
'sa rationing of electric power
tha' u moi be necessary in North
' .ota North Carolina which is
ssrred by the Virginia Electric
at power company. p
aa Tbs Virginia corporation COM
..ion Yesterday issued an order
n nS;3ing to a total of "a hours a.
wv hover supplied by Virginia
WEI Snsotric and Power to its custom
srs in Eastern Virginia.
Nwinbon, said Wednesday that
H., NortI. Carolina commission
w not contemplating issuing a
smi1ar order for the North Caro-
~. r e served by the company,
. and he said that officials Of the
s anrooa9v had informed him that
sor did not want to ration power
.a their North Carolina customers.
Tho Utilities commission chair
nan pointed out that VEPCO had
hapn obtaining electricity from the
r.rolina Power and Light com
INV. but he stated that he did not
tnow whether enough power could
he obtained il this way to take care
.tv7PCO's North Carolina CUSTOM
ers.
Al the same time, Winborne said
that North Carolina power COM
nanies had informed him that there
was no cause for alarm" over the
states supply of electric power I'M
less the current coal strike is pro-
Ionged for a long time"
North Cardinals power system
is well balanced with both hydro
electric plants and steam plants,
and the NORTH Carolina power COM
panies can "cut their steam plants
off entirely and get along" Win
borne said.
The Utilities commission also re-
ported that it understood that North
Carolins municipalities which have
their power plants are in no i'm
mediate danger of running short
of coal except for Kinston where
a "broWn-out" has already been
placed III effect,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-09
NATIONAL DIM0UT
URGED FOR j. s.
Rationing Of Manufactured
Gas Also Asked By Civil
ian Production BODY

WASHINGTON, May s-(Pe A
far flung dimout was urged by the
government Wednesday night, and
steps were in preparation for ma
tion-wide rationiag of manufacture
ed gas as the coal strike crisis
moved rapidly toward perhaps the
most mornentous showdown in the
country's peacetime history.
The Civilian Production Admins
tration called on electric companies
in more than a score of eastern
and midwestera states to put into
effect a. rationing system, starting
with a "brownout'' and progress
sing to a blackout of all except
the most vital services.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-09
ATTENDS BALL

LONDON, May 8. -(P-Prin-
cess Elizabeth attended a charity
ball at the Dorchester hotel Wed
nesday night, accompanied by a
party of eight. The Princess dane
ed most of the evening with naval
and guards officers
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-09
STRIKE

SAN FRANCISCO, May s-(R-
The national convention of mari
time unions, representing more
than 100, 900 workers, Wednesday
approved a committee recon-
for a joint nationwide
strike starting June 10
at 1901 a. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-09

Sprigs of parsley, lemon slices
cut in fancy shapes, or watercress
garnish a steak platter attractive
ly. A border Of French fries or
lattice potatoes is also effective.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-09

Do not turn off the motor when
defrosting the home freezer for it
causes the freezer to wrm up too
quickly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-09

The Babylonians had a numeri-
cal system based on so instead of
ten.
Evening star., 1946-10-20
homas Circle Landmark

Ior DEATH The window closed and
in few moments the judge admitted
us into his study, clad only in his
dressing gown, the weather being
warm.
THE Judge listened attentively to
each sentence of our petition, which
was of some length, immovable,
sitting like a statue in the glimmer
of the gas light overhead, not in
terrupting us once during the whole
of the reading, and the brief argu-
ment that followed. At its conclu-
sion he took the papers, and quietly
remarking. Please excuse me. gen.
tlemen," retired to his chamber.
Our hearts fell within us as he
closed the door behind him, as we
conceived the idea that he was about
to reject the petition and, being in
an unclad condition, had gone to
put on his clothes. In a few mo-
ments, however, he returned with
the papers in his hand, remarking:
Gentlemen, my mind is made up.
I have always endeavored to perform
my duty fearlessly, as understand
it. I am constrained to decide the
points in your petition well taken.
Evening star., 1946-10-20

taking labor from farms. He said
new projects are being carried out
by the Army In various parts Of the
territory.
lone extensive area over which
we few was regarded as of such
vital import that we had to sign
statements that we would discuss
nothing we had seen." he reported.
Not all of the families who came
h to Alaska from the United States
live in Matanuska or other settle
ments. The group found one family
living in a wilderness along the
banks of the Caribou River about
go miles from Palmer.
They went there, they explained,
because it's so nice to be way of
by ourselves" The husband earned
the family's necessities manufac-
turing dog sleds.
The group is now making formal
report on all aspects of agriculture
as observed during the survey. The
nine were flown to Alaska by the
Army Air Forces.
Evening star., 1946-10-20
Flag Makers Ponder
Design if 4eth Star
Is Added to Field

Manufacturers OF flags re-
gard 1oith mired emotions
the possibility OF Alaska,s
entering the Union as the
10Th State.
Where 1Dould the ne1D star
be placed? Would the pro-
portions of the flag haze to
be altered, or could the nea0
star be "Squeezed in" some
tUhere? Would manutactur-
ers haze to make neD dies
for flags not hand-se,On?-
One local manufacturer is
drafting a letter to the Sec
retary OF State asking for
adUice. He says he hopes
the star can be 1Dorked in
"somehoU" so that it ,0iH not
break up the uniformity.
Some manufacturers, he
adds, think the neD star
should be a large one and
placed in the center OF the
field.
Nert gear after Congress
resumes, the fagnlakers WiH
learn 1Uhether or not they
a0ul haze to cope With the
problem OF altering the
National Ensign.
Evening star., 1946-10-20

farmers to obtain Cheap liquor, but
expensively priced, is without doubt
the greatest single problem facing
Alaska.
'It makes it possible to cheat the
natives in fur trading. They bring
liquor home and their entire fam
lilies, from babies on up, get drunk
on it. They forget to feed their
dogs and they die. And, of course
venereal diseases are on the in
crease"
The Army, which he found is still
active and much in evidence, also is
Evening star., 1946-10-20
By John CIogett Proctor

of the old Circuit Court on Febru.
airy 10, 1849.
Shortly before the Sd of March
1863, through the influence of his
friends, Edwin M. Stanton, Secre-
tary of War, and Henry S. Lane
Senator from Indiana, President
Lincoln nominated him for the
position of judge of the Crimina-
Court, to succeed Judge Crawford
Before his confirmation by the
Senate. the Criminal Court was
abolished, and the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia pro-
vided for. and his nomination was
made as one of the justices of thai
court"
He was known to be an avoWed
Republican and the only man in
Alexandria who voted for Mr.. Lin
coin. After the election he is SAID
to have been fired upon by some one
while sitting on his porch, the bullet
striking and breaking a glass which
he held in his hand
After the assassination of Pres
Evening star., 1946-10-20
Awake Judge at ? AM.
To Secure Habeas Writ

The new evidence obtained was a
statement made by Lewis j. WEIGH
man to Lewis J. Garland that "if
he (Weichman) had been let alone
lit would have been different with
Mrs. Surratt";; that he was forced
to serve as he had, and "he. had
sworn to a paper under threats Of
being charged with being one of the
conspirators."
THE young man to whom WEIGH
man made this confession COM
municated it to the counsel for Mrs
Surratt, and offered to go on the
witness stand and swear to the
same"
"We," says Clampitt, photographed
the situation to the Honorable Rev.
erdy johnson. requesting his i'm.
mediate presence. He was at his
home in Baltimore City, and tele'
graphed the following reply: 1T il
very late. There are no trains tt
carry me to Washington City. Apply
for writ of habeas corpus and take
her body from the custody OF the
military authorities. We are nov
in a state of peace-not war; Il
was now nearly midnight, and thi!
was our last hope. But to whom
should we apply for the writ? Wha'
judge was bold enough to assert thu
sanctity of his ermine, and preserve
it pure in the face of the popular
clamor and the well-knoWn spiri
of lawlessness that characterized
those in authority? We determined
nevertheless, to make the attempt
and, although past midnight, pro
ceeded to prepare the petition, upor
which, as we supposed, hung the lift
or death of our client. We neve,
for moment doubted the eficac.
of the writ, could we prevail upor
i; it's issue.
completing our labor, we drov'
Immediately to the residence of thu
Honorable Andrew Wylie, and, jus
as the clock tolled the hour of
, in the morning, rung the frontdoo
bell. A window above us was raised
and the well-known voice of tn
Judge greeted us with the query
, What do you want?' We answered
Important business of judicia
rlcharacter. upon which hangs lif
Evening star., 1946-10-20

the Union?
Just back from Congress-spon-
Sored tour of Alaska Is a group of
Agriculture Department specialists.
They brought both good and bad
reports of that huge area which,
less than two weeks ago, voted
overwhelmingly in favor of State
hood. 1t remains for Congress to
pass an enabling law and con-
stitution must be written and
adopted before the will Of the voters
becomes a reality.
The nine-man delegation of ex-
perts flew to Alaska in July to
obtain data for congressional agri-
cultural committee sessions in jan
uary. Their objective was q survey
Of plants and livestock, but they
picked up bits of general informa-
tion on current conditions.
Some of the reports are unfavor-
able, but those concerning Palmer,
the Matanuska Valley settlement
headquarters established in 1895,
definitely are favorable.
Il think they have gotten over
their growing palms." said Charles
E. Kellogg ofDthe departments Bu-
reau of Plant Industry. And a
lot of the settlers actually are max
ing money out of dairy and vege-
table farming Net incomes of a
few are around $4,000, with the
average perhaps $4,000, which COM
Ipares favorably with farm incomes
in the United States"
Most farms boast car or truck,
perhaps both, he said. Every home
has battery radio set and an oil
stove, and some homes have run
ming water.
There are only SO of the original
200 settlers, he explained, but new
settlers have arrived to build up
the community to total Of about
$50 families.
THE farmers are pioneers in every
sense" Mr.. Kellogg said. The
climate and soil are strange to them,
but they keep experimenting until
they learn how to fertilize the
ground and harvest crops"
On the testimony of these special
lists probably will depend how much
backing Congress will give to future
colonization and agricultural de-
velopment in the territory.
Evening star., 1946-10-20
Bribe Offers Barred
By Foreman of Jury

Foreman Dickson of the jury, then
rising from his seat. said: After
this case is ended. Your Honor, I
shall lay the whole matter before
you for action"
Later, Mr.. Dickson said that on
August %, he was approached with
an offer of $4,000 by an official
connected with the Department of
Justice, if he would vote for the
conviction of Brady and S. w. Dor
sey. He stated he was told by the
man who approached him that he
represented the Attorney General
Dickson said that other jurors had
likewise been approached, but that
the sums offered were small. In a
letter subsequently sent by the jury
foreman to the Attorney General,
he referred specifically to a special
agent of the department, as the one
who offered the bribe "to influence
his Judgment and verdict"
On December S, the case again
came to trial before Judge Wylie
and ended June IA, 1883, with a
verdict of not guilty. However, the
day before the verdict was given
Juror Vernon fell in fit, but after
being given two or three drinks OF
brandy resumed his place in the
jury box.
Judge Wylie remained on the
bench from March, 1868, to May l.
1855, when he retired at u. He
died at his Thomas Circle home
August /, 1905, and after religious
services by the pastor of st. Johns
Episcopal Church, interment took
place in Oak Hill Cemetery August 8
Memorial services were later helc
in the old Circuit Court room, al
Evening star., 1946-10-20
Book Reviews
in Brief
LOW-PRICED EDITIONS.

Jurgen, James Branch Cabeu: A
Rope of Sand, Francis Bonnamy;
Lady Chatterley's Lover, D. H. Law
renee penguin Books. Wild AMI
mails I Have Known, Ernest Thomp-
son Seton; Anything for = Laugh,
Bennett Cert; Captains Courageous,
Rudyard; The Kennel Murder Case,
S. S. Van Dine (Bantam Books.
Dragon Seed, Pearl S. Buck: The
Pocket Book Of Humorous Verse
David McCord; Hopalong Cassidy
Returns, Clarence E. Mulford; Blood
Upon the Snow, Hilda Lawrence: To
Have and to Hold, Mary Johnston;
Murder Up My Sleeve, Erie Stanley
Gardner; The Bamboo Blonde,
Dorothy B. Hughes; Past Imper-
feet, Ilka Chase Pocket Books.
BIOGRAPHY.
Woodrow Wilson-Some Prince.
ton Memories, edited by William
Starr Myers. princeton University
Press.) Some of the late President
academic colleagues write theil
recollections of him as man anc
scholar.
The Legend Of the Latin Quarter
by Arthur Moss and Evalyn Marvel
(Beechurst Press.0 An informal
biography Of Henry Mureer, author
of "Vie de Boheme."
DOGS.
My Eyes Have Cold Nose. by
Hector Chevigny. (Yale University
Press.) The authors story OF his
seeing-eye dog.
We Lived With Peter, by John
Weston. (McBride.) The story o1
the authors family life with Peter
the cocker spaniel. Pleasant, senti'
mental.
SCIENCE.
The Control Of Atomic Energy
UNITED Nations Department O.
Public Information) A pamphle
ON the control of the atom to date
Chemistry Of Familiar Things, by
Samuel Schumacher Sadtler. dip
pincotto Eighth edition of stand
ard text. Revised and enlarged.
Additional Book ReU,e,os on
Page C-5.
Evening star., 1946-10-20

which Mr.. Justice Hagner presided
and Mr.. Nathaniel Wilson read 9
sketch of his life of the deceased
showing his ability and courage as 6
judge and the appreciation in which
he was held by the members of the
bar.