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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-10-19
SURPLUS PROPERTY AGAIN

being placed on site sales. By
noticing the calendar published
in the daily press, buyers may find
upon which day they are permit
ted to attend. There is a fixed
price for all property and sam
pies are open for inspection. Last
week we attended an auction sale
at the Camp Shelby exchange,
Hattiesburg. A hugh stock of ma
teriaI was offered at auction to
the highest bidder. 1t was great
fun, worth the trip for its enter
tainment value, but outside OF
that 1t was a hugh flop so far as
the small buyer was concerned.
The buyers were "spend-crazy''
bidding TO excessive heights upon
articles which often were Of lit
tie value. On several instances
the auctioneer begged the people
not to bid high, explaining that
a certain piece of merchandise
was Just so much junk-a cash
register with all keys stuck,
drawer out of order, key broken
in lock, off brand in construction
with parts unavailable; yet the
bidding went merrily on to $4,000.
Unless one is able to appraise
merchandise accurately, he had
better leave the auction sales
strictly alone. The instruction
sheet issued all buyers carried the
statement there would be no dis
elimination because of race, color
or creed. This policy was prac'
ticed as far as we were able to
discern.
Visiting the various government
sales we have noticed an almost
complete absence of our business
men. It seems that some OF them
would take advantage Of the op
portunity afforded by surplusprop
erty sales to stock up with scarce
items. Veterans can purchase
, items any day in New Orleans
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-10-19
Waive Sanity
Hearing In
MCGEE Case

Ia,yel, Miss. - Especially In >
arpl.se move here last tiiJaj'
Attorneys Dixm Pyles and Dan
Breland of Jackson, council Tor
Willie MCGEE local Negro man fac
ing the second trial for his life In
connection with charge Of rape
of a local white woman, waived
the right of a sanity hearing be-
rore special jury and it will be
part of the regular trial schedu-
led to start Wednesday of this
week.
In waving the right to a sanity
hearing the defense council in
dicated that their defense of MCGEE
will be based on the fact that he
is innocent and that it would be
the same as a guilty verdict to
have him declared insane and be
placed in an institution for the
remainder of his life. In calling
for the sanity hearing the MCGEE
council told the court that he had
been examined by DR.. N. B. Bond,
Jackson Psychologist and found
to have the mind Of an eight year
old child. They also stated that
MCGEE had been discharged from
the Army as unfit for Army SER
vice because of mental deficiency.
A special venire OF $50, restrict
ed to the second Judicial District
Of Jones County, one Of the few
counties in the state having two
courthouses and two district, has
been called from which to pick a
twelve man jury. The trial was set
for Wednesday when Judge F. B.
Collins overruled defense motion
for a change of venture.
The so state troopers on hand
for the start of the trial on the
change of venture early in the week
was reduced to Is as the hearing
came to an end. This will probably
be the number present when the
regular trial starts Wednesday.
MCGEE was convicted and sent
enced to die last December at
special term of the court, but the
case was remanded by the State
Supreme Court.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-10-19
The Deep South
Speaks
Integration of Kind is Need!
By ROBERT DURR
(For the NNPA News Service)

Integration of Kind is Need!
| had a letter from an eminent
educator recently who had a very
sad experience in a transaction
with a professional race leader -
one of those men who are for race
this and race that but who in
reality is a black Bilbo, Talmadge
or their like one who exploits
colored people while holding him.
self up as some sort of leader -
usually backward.
One of the most shocking dis
coveries l have made in recent
years is that of race leaders who
have been lifted up by the loyalty
of the downtrodden masses, but
who have turned against these
people and now operate as a part
of the huge conspiracy to main
tain a dual social setup because ii
provides an opportunity to ex-
plot and rule the weak.
A few years ago, l took time
out to look at colored people in
Chicago, New York and other cit
les in the North and East. | was
amazed to see so many coloreo
churches. On State street there
are as many as from three to five
churches in one block. The mem.
bers of these churches are fol
the most part from the deer
South. When they moved from
the South they carried with them
their southern habits instead OF
laying them aside and integrating
themselves into the religious or.
CARNATIONS existing in the com.
munities into which they migrat.
ed. No, they were misled by theil
unenlightened leaders who
'lead" for profit.
There are those who do MOI
lead for profit, but they are the
exception to the rule. Suffice il
to say one of our greatest evils
of today is the man and woman
who advocates racism, denomina.
tionalism, nationalism as a means
of facilitating the exploitation OF
the ignorant and the unenlighten-
ed.
In some sections of the South
today white racists lean over back
wards in helping colored people to
build colored school, churches, hos
pitfalls and whatnot. When Red
Cross or Community Fund drives
are initiated they encourage col
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-10-19

human relations is an arch enemy
of mankind.
A disguised squabble has arisen
over the racial identity Of the
next president Of Fisk University.
Highfaluting leaders among col
ored people are quite vocal over
having colored man as head OF
Fisk simply because Fisk is a
colored school. With due respect
to all, the argument to me IS
asinine. We should be seeking
openings for capable, consecrat-
ed and Industrious educators in
all our schools without regard to
race, creed or color. If white
person can be found who would
make a better president Of Fisk
than colored man, then the white
person should be selected and vice
versa. 1t would be good for lots
of white colleges to have on their
faculties several colored profess
sors, In lot of instances, it
would be good to have a colored
head.
One of the most tragic things
in the world is for white or color
ed children to have to come up
from the elementary school
through college without having
experienced not less than one
fourth of the time in class work
with students who belong to the
other groups. If we are ever to
have real democracy in this ma
ton it must begin with integra-
ton in the schools and churches
and in the making and admins
tration Of the laws which we live.
Preparation for and seeking in
tegration Of kind is as necessary
to sound progress as water is to
vegetable and human life.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-10-19
FIJI Spreading Ga.
Investigation

MONROE, Ga. - (NNPA) -
Sheriff e. S. Gordon, of Walton
County, said last Friday that agent
of the Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation had famed out into five
nearby counties in their investi-
cation of the lynching of four per-
sons near here last July.
The sheric said a special squad
of FBI agents, working under
Charlie Weeks, agent in rharge,
in Monroe, has gone into Oconee,
Morgan, Roskdale, Barrow and
Newton Counties.
The Walton offisial said that he
had always felt that the killers
did not come from his county,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-10-19

and that when the earlier investi.
cation conferred in Walton that
they were working the wrong ter.
ritory."
The Walton County grand jury
convenes November IS, but the
sheriff said he did not know
whether it would receive evidence
in the lynshing.
WKeeks declined comment on
the sheriff's statement, saying all
announcements regarding the in
vestigation would have to come
from Washington.
Major William e. Spence, of the
Georgia Bureau of Investigation,
said he was keeping one agent in
Monroe, but had been unable to
obtain anything we can go to
court with, although we have some
pretty good leads"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-10-19
Nations to be
At Negro Business
Meeting

Washington, D. c. Oct, {NNPA)
Delegates attending the second
conference on "The Negro in Bust
ness" ITO he held here October
1919 under the sponsorship of the
Commerce Department will be re-
preventative of various types Of
business in this country and poss-
IDLY Haiti, the Virgin Islands, Lib
eria and other regions, according
to Elmer Martin Lancaster, adviser
on Negro affairs in the Commerce
Department.
Mr.. Lancaster, who has charge
of the conference, said that its
chief purpose is to inform colored
people in business concerning the
technical and management serve
ces available of the office Of small
business of the Commerce Depart
ment and facilities of a business
character available in other units
of the department.
The conference program also has
been planned to acquaint present
anil prospective colored business
owners with information available
for business improvement and to
develop a greater business con-
sdiousness amplitude among jstu-
dents, veterans and others, said
Mr.. Lancaster.
A portion of the discussion will
be devoted to trade possibilities
with foreign countries such as
Haiti, Liberia, Ethiopia and other
countries.
About 200 business leaders are
expected to attend tn conference.
All sessions will be held in the
auditorium Of the Commerce De-
partment and will be open to the
public.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-10-19

ored people to form colored divi-
sions. Some "smart" race "lead-
er" is appointed to lead the color
ed people, and the rest of the
frustrated mortals are araid not
to follow. Seldom, if ever, do
these people realize that this is
a means of fortifying race segre-
CATION which is maintained as the
most effective means of making
it possible for selective Peter to
rob collective Paul. You will find
such persons arguing about the in
justices of Jim Crowism and seq
regation, but when they leave ar
guments and move into the arena
of action they embrace the very
thing they fight instead of Selling
every opportunity to integrate
themselves into everything that
has to do with the welfare of
people on the basis of their being
human beings, nothing more or
] less.
In the past two years I have
, visited most of the colleges for
colored people in the deep South
and / have been simply mortified
at the progress made by profess
sional Negroes Negroes who
are only Negroes because they
have to be and for what there
is in it.
For many years most of the
American Missionary Associations
schools in the South had mixed
faculties. The white pioneer edu.
Gators who came South, for the
most part, were consecrated anc
very capable people. They were
persons of culture and character
They came from the best schools
in the nation. The colored teach
ers and students with whom they
worked profited from the associa-
ton in degree absolutely impos-
sible otherwise.
The number of white teachers
in colored institutions in the South
today is woefully low. In many
instances this is due to Ratchet
headed colored folks falling fol
the bunk that because an insti-
tuition or college was founded for
colored people, colored persons
should have the teaching jobs in
such schools. There are 100000
colored people in the United
States, and around 132,000,000
whites. They must live together,
walk together - not behind or in
front of each other, but side by
side. Therefore, they must learn
to do this by experience in schools,
churches, work and other avenues.
The white or black man who hiles
behind a woman's apron in fight
ing integration to prevent better
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-10-19
E DIT Q RIAL

Except Saturday, at 1920 Frank
lin Street. Silverware, beautiful
navy blankets, cooking utensils,
and pile of other hard-to-get
items are offered to veterans. on
ly, at one-third the price asked
elsewhere. Small business men
can even borrow money from the
RFC to buy army gods. Here
seems a good opportunity for
some of our returning veterans to
launch upon a good business ven
ture.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-10-19
Peach Butter

( Peach butter stretches sugar al
most twice as far as jam or jelly.
Imperfectly shaped fruit that u
sound and ripe may be used. or firm
portions Of windfalls or culls, saw
Ing more attractive peaches for can
ming.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-10-19
Let'sFac It -.
BY A. L. JOHNSON
The M. F. c. w. c.

The Annual session of the Fed
GRAFTON of Colored Womens Clubs
will convene at Laurel on Oct.
31-Nov. /. This organization is
as its name implies a federation
of the various civic, professional
and social clubs which have in
the main common purpose.
They are able to exercise greater
influence through this unity OF
action. The Federation is a group
of women, but it has few men
on the advisory board and it's ses-
sions are always attended by men
who like to be around where
things are really happening. I'm
like many of our associations it's
sessions are attended with a min
imum of internal strife, bicker-
ing and petty jealousies. Other
groups may carry the crowds, but
the M. F. c. w. c. packs the
punch. All women's clubs which
seek a state wide outlet for their
efforts would do we'll to affiliate
themselves and take advantage of
this opportunity for wider ex-
preston and greater service.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-10-19

today and hope for tomorrow
Therefore we should then continuously be mindful
OF the fact that future civilization with all its progresses
and retrogressess of previous ages ho survive only upon
our decisions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-04
TODAY IN HISTORY
fK1A1y a y,1ariral

1906-The report of the Presi
dents Committee investigating
Chicago meat-packing startles the
country. .4.s. .....
1915-Ford Motor Company
capital inenaased from 2 to one
hundred million dollars.
1918-U.S. destroyer drives off
German sub off Maryland coast
19z2-The United. States pre-
sents medal to Verdun, France
first and only such instance N
American history.
1923-U.S. Supreme Court
voids wartime laws of II States
which made it. illegal to teach amy
language but English in the
schools.
1932-England and Italy sign
agreement to pay suspended Hoo
yer moratorium debt payments.
1941-Kaiser Wilhelm, former
German emperor, dies in Hol-
land.
1942-Battle of Midway Island
aircraft carrier Yorktown hit
1943-Ickes tells John L. Lewis
he expects him to direct the min
erS back to work.
1944-U. S. 5th Army and Brit
ish 9th Army occupy Rome.
1945-Battle continues on Ok
inaWa for the Naha airfield.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-04
UPON WHAT TO DEPEND

The individual who has
no great principles or ideals
to guide his life finds the
present era one of great
tribulation.
There are economic diff
ficulties, political puzzles
and personal problems to
confound the average citi-
zen of the Republic. What
once seemed safe and secure
in many fields of human
activity is now precariously
a tt a C k e d and even the
sacred formulas of early
days are badly battered.
Upon what, therefore,
can man depend?
Surely, upon the funda-
mental principles that he
has adopted to guide his
life. The basic faith that
makes men lift up their
heads, the confidence that
faces doubtful fate superbly
and the attributes of the
soul that stand supreme
above the vicissitudeS of
earthly strife are strength
to the intelligent and the
brave, a staff upon which
the tired may learn and a
blessing to all who are will
ing to work for a better
world of better human be-
ings.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-04

TIE average driver not
nnkem or defective
f. responsible for a
HaF cent Of the nations
waF accidents accord
ta an outstanding traf-
neft who insists that
uf che accidents are
hF doing things that
already know are
NhHFp R undoubtedly
frWh Boa this assertion.
~ every driver knows
wrong Co pass an
vehicle ou a curve or
% Hfenainw a hill. but
tendency % take a
elten overtakes eau
fueufimes we get by,
asunally. there is a
accident. causing
af serious injury. Sim
examples could be
h the central idea
ame
r. ieon for motorists
49, West Co get is that
a.WaFs necessary to as
fha any violation of
safety rules will result
n are dent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-04
L.EGALS
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
APPLY FOR A FREE
DEALER LICENSE

To Whom 1t May Concern:
You and each of you will please
take notice that / will on the
18th day of June, AID. 1916, at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon, or as soon
thereafter as the matter can be
heard, apply to the Hon. Aquilino
Lopez, to one of the Judges of the
Circuit Court of the Eleventh Ju-
|dicial Circuit of Florida, in and
for Monroe County, in chambers,
for license to manage and take
charge of, and control my prop
.erty, and to become free dealer
in every respect.
Dated at Key West, Florida,
this 4th day of June, AID. 1916.
MANUELA A. PLOWMAN.
jun4-11-18,1946
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-04
INVITATIONS ron BTDs

INVITATION FOR BIDS
Board ~ Public instruction.. Mon
roe County, Florida, office of the
superintendent. End Floor. COun-
~ Court House, Key West, Flor
ida.
Key West, Florida. May 2s. 1916
SEALED BIDS, subject to the
conditions contained herein viii
be received at the above address
until 1000 AN, Eastern Daylight
Time, June 70, 1916, and then pubs
licly opened, for furnishing all
labor and materials and perforn-
fng all work for the construction
of the Marathon Public School at
Marathon, Florida, complete ac-
eordingly to the Plans and Specifi-
cations prepared by John Allan
Long, Architect. Plans, Specified
lions and Contract documents are
open to the public for inspection at
the Office of superintendent of
Public instruction for the County
of Monroe, Florida, Court House,
Key West, Florida or may be OBJ
tanned from John Allan Long,
Florida, upon deposit of $1,000. The
fun amount of deposit for one set
of documents will be returned to
each actual bidder and all other
deposits will be refunded, less $3.50,
upon return of all documents in
EOOu cOnulllOn WILHln InlTiy GdSS
after the date of opening of bids.
BID GUARANTEE will be re-
CURED with each bid in the amount
equal to not less than five per
cent (5Ct) of the amount of the
bid. Certified check, Cashiers
check, or Bid Bond shall be made
payable to the order of the Board
of Public instruction of Monroe
County, Florida.
PERFORMANCE BOND WILL BE
REQUIRED in the amount of one
hundred per cent 10000 of the
Contract Price.
THE RIGHT IS RESERVED to
reject any and all bids to waive
any informality or irregularity in
bids received, and to accept or re-
ject any item Of any bid, unless
such bid is qualified by specific
NO RID shall be withdrawn for
period of 80 days after receipt of
bids.
Envelopes containing bids must
be sealed, marked, and addressed
as follows:
Bid for Marathon Public School
Marathon, Florida
To be opened 1000 AN, Eastern
Daylight Time, June II. 1915,
WILLARD NJ. ALBURY,
superintendent Board of
Public instruction, Mon
roe County, Florida. Sec
ond Floor County Court
House Key West. Florida.
may2S ;jun4-11 1916
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-04

IN AND ron MONROE COUNTY
IN CHANCERY.
Case No. 1874
SUIT no QUIET TITLE
ETHEL S. LAUlNGER, a widow.
Plaintiff
MARY A. HARBOUGH, e. L.
PALMER, ct al,
NOTICE TO APPEAR
I'm TIE NAME OF THE STATE
OF FLORIDA
Mary a. Harbough, not known
to be dead or alive;
The Unknown Spouse of the
said Mary A. Harbough, if she is
alive and married;
The Unknown Heirs, Devtsees,
Legatees or Grantees of the said
Mary A. Harbough, if she he de-
ceased;
E. l.. Palmer, not known to be
dead or alive;
The Unknown spouse of the
said +. l.. Palmer, if he is alive
and married:
The Unknown Heirs, Devisees,
Legatees or Grantees of the said
f.. L. Palmer. if he be deceased;
All Persons having or claim
ing any interest in the following
described land, situate, lying and
being in Monroe County, Florida,
Lots One (), Two (2), Three
CD, and Four ca of Square One
Cd according to Anglers Park
Subdivision, Key Largo, as
recorded in Plat Book /, page 159,
Monroe County, Florida, Records.
ALSO
Lots One Gg, Two (2), Twenty
one (2D and Twenty two (22)
re I'd n
Anglers Park Subdivision, Key
Largo, as recorded in Plat Book
/. page 159, Monroe County
Florida Records.
You are hereby ordered and re-
quired to file your appearance on
styled cause now pending in the
Circuit Court of the Eleventh judi
cial Circuit of the State of Florida,
in and for Monroe County in
Chancery, wherein Ethel S. Lau-
niger, a widow, is plaintiff and the
above named parties are defend
ants, and in default of such APP
pearance, a Decree Pro Confesso
will be entered against you. said
cause was instituted as aforesaid
for the purpose of .quieting the
plaintiffs title to the following
described land, situate, lying and
being in Monroe County, Florida
Lots One O), Two (2). Three
go and Four ca of Square one
%, according to anglers Park
Subdivision, Key Largo, as
recorded in Plat Book /, page 1853,
Monroe County, Florida, Records.
ALSO
Lots One %, Two (2), Twenty
one CID and Twenty-Five (22) of
Square Two CD according 20
Anglers Park Subdivision, Key
Largo, as recorded in Plat Book
/. page 159, Monroe County,
Florida, Records.
It is Further Ordered that this
order be published once a week
for four (1 consecutive weeks in
The Key West Citizen, a newspaper
of general circulation published in
Monroe County, Florida.
DONE AND ORDERED at Key
West, Monroe County, Florida, this
goth day of May, A. D. 1916.
fCffcuit Court
SeaD (sd) Ross c Sawyer
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County, Florida.
John G.. Sawyer,
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
may21 rs ;jun4-11, 1916
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-04
THE STATUS CHANGES

A good many Key West
ers were Doubling Thomases
when they read the story
n The Citizen, in which
Representative Bernie c.
oapy said that, according to
assurances he had been
given in Washington, the
MAS bases in this area
would not be put on care
aking basis.
Cautious, b ause ne
tnew it would be an exceed
ngly poor policy for him to
anticipate the Navy, Mr..
oapy stated that he would
rive no particulars what
,ver about what the change
would be and advised Key
Westers to wait till the Navy
made the formal announce
ment.
The announcement was
made Saturday in The Citi-
zen by Captain w. H. Ham
lton, the commanding of
icer. who said the MAS
tatus had been changed
rom a modified earetaking
oasis to a reduced opera
.ional basis.
The latter activity, Cap
ain Hamilton explained,
meant that so per cent OF
he personnel may be re-
aimed.
1t was good news for Key
Westers, particularly those
civilian employees at Trum-
10 and Boca Chica who, a
month or so ago; had been
informed their employment
would end May 81, and are
Tow still at work.
A great deal of exag-
geration creeps into claims
)r assertions made during a
,ampaign, but Bernie Papy
lid not exaggerate, but, in
stead, adhered to a fact,
when he said that his serv-
ice to the people of Mon
zoe county as a representa-
i've was not confined to
what he did at Tallahassee.
He spoke OF trips he had
made to Washington and
elsewhere in behalf of his
constituents, and promised,
were he returned to office,
o continue that activity.
He had not been noml-
mated a week before he be-
gan to take action to try to
have stopped the intention
to place MAS on a caretak-
ng basis. His connections in
Washington are such that
he knew on whom to call
when he went there, and,
before he started his trip
home, he was given assur-
ances that are now actual
ties.