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The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25

table oil, ranking with lard and but
ter as cooking fat. Although the
South is short on hogs, the annual
production of cottonseed oil is equi-
valent in fat and oil output to sew
eral million hogs.
For many Southern farms cotton
seed meal is the main source of high
protein concentrate feed. A reduc-
ton in the production of cottonseed
meal such as resulted from the short
l945 cotton crop hits dairy farmers
and beef cattle growers too.
But desipte the tremendous eco
nomic worth and the high value of
cotton and cotton products, cotton
farmers have the lowest incomes of
any important group of people in
the United States. The United States
Department of Agriculture reports
that in 1914, for every 500 of in
come cotton farmers received, other
United States farmers received $224.
In 1944 the per capita farm income
in the 10 leading cotton states was
$419, whereas in the other 80 states
it was $l,024. And 1914 was high
cotton income year, the crop being
worth about $20O,000,0O0 more thar
the short l945 crop.
It also is pertinent to ask how the
income, not only of other farmers
but of those engaged in marketing
and manufacturing cotton and II
selling cotton goods compares with
the incomes of cotton farmers.
The U. S. Department of Agri-
! culture reports that the earnings 0.
workers in the cotton industry
averaged IA cents an hour during
1909-14, but earnings of these work
ers climed to 81 cents an hour II
l945. Average earnings in all man
ufacturing industries was $1.04 al
hour in 1945.
The Department of Agriculture
further reports that returns Il
growers of raw cotton amount, il
many instances, to anly small pro
portion Of the dollar paid by tn
consumer for finished cotton goods.
In 1899, more than 80 cents Of tn
consumers dollar paid for appare
and household goods made from cot
ton went to those engaged in as
sembling, transporting, manufactur
ing, and selling cotton goods am
less than cents went to the cottol
growers.
j Salaries and wages for manu-
featuring cotton and cotton good
amounted to more than six time
the returns to cotton growers TO
farm production"
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25
Cotton Takes National
Spotlight As AG. Sec.
Visits The State
Secretary Anderson
Will Speak At
DeIto Meeting
BY Fred j. Hurst

Cotton-mainspring of Southern
farm economy and a chef contribu-
tor to national wealth--will be in
the national spotlight on May 9th.
On that date Clinton P. Anderson,
Secretary of Agriculture, will ad-
dress the annual meeting of the
Delta Council at Cleveland, Miss.
Coming into the Deep South for
the first time since he was named
Secretary of Agriculture and speak
ing in the very heart of the Cotton
Belt, Mr.. Anderson is expected to
devote the major portion of his ad-
dress to cotton and the multitude
of cotton problems that press for
solution.
Not only the South, but the entire
Nation, has big stake in cotton
Cotton is the Nations most impor-
tant cash crop. The 1914 cotton crop
contributed $1,490, 100000 to South
ern farm income and national
wealth. Manufactured cotton pro-
ducts were worth ten times the
calue of raw cotton. The short 1945
cotton crop was worth over a bill
lion dollars.
Nearly three million Southern
farm families derive major por-
ton of their cash income from cot.
ton. In 1914, cotton provided 70 per-
cent of Mississippi's farm income
81 percent of Arkansas farm in
come and SO percent of louisiana.
farm income.
There are about 13 million people
engaged in producing, handling pro
cessing, transporting, and manu-
featuring cotton. In the South, cot
ton is the main source of income
employment, business and wealth
Cotton is the manspiring OF farm
and business prosperity.
Cotton is Americas most impor
tant fiber crop. From 1885 to 1899
cotton furnished 81 percent of tn
apparel fibers used in the Unitee
States. Nearly everybody who wear
cotton shirt, or cotton dress, o.
who uses any kind of cotton ma
terial, now realizes the Importance
of cotton as source of wearing ap
parel.
Cotton is a major source OF vege
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25
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The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25
Negro 4-H Club RuIIy
Set For April u

The All Club rally will be con-
Quoted IN Lexington Saturday, April
~, at Ambrose Vocational school.
All Ali Club members are asked to
be here and on time at $50 am.
The leaders are asked to bring in
all All Club girls and boys. Be sure
not to leave a single one behind.
DAISY ANDERSON,
Negro Home Demonstration Agent
B. H. COOPER,
Negro County Agent
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25
Election of County
School Trustee Set

All consolidated school trustees
are asked to come to the office of
Holmes County Superintendent of
Education at Lexington, Friday
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25

Cut an avocado in half, remove
pit and fill with diced grapefruit
and orange sections mixed with
dressing for delicious salad.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25

afternoon, May 3, at 2 o'clock for
the purpose of electing county
school board member for Beat No.
S. C. L. Keirn's term expires.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25
PAGE SEVEN

white or yellow paper, and write an
legibly as possible, using ink or soft
pencil, so it can be read.
Thanks SO much for your atten--
ton and cooperation.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25

The goiter belt, where the iodine
in sol and water is low, is locaed
around the Great Lakes and the
Northwestern States.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25

Dissolve six ginger snaps in the
potroast gravy for thickening and
for flavor. Or just rub little ginger
on the meat at the time that you
dredge it with flour
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25
100000
Public guess on war profits >. 3U.UF
IN IN four war year
NJ average profit -. 4.Sf

In this survey, the average of the
guesses by the public of the war
time profits made by industry was
-. thirty per cent 5000.
But in the four war years of
1912, 1943, 1914, and 1945, the
profits of International Harvester
Company averaged only. .4.9%
on sales. Less than one sixth of
What the general public guessed"
for all industry.
For this period, the year by
year per cent of profits on sales
was: 1942-7.34, 1943-5.5 SO,
1944-3.95, 1945-3.92
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25

Pure chocolate is about so per-
cent oil or fat content
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25

1896 Mac Donold's Almonocs for
sole at The Advertiser office-2sc
edch.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25

rate of profit in normal times.
Many large businesses, including
ourselves, would consider it a
banner year If we could reach
this figure. Our average profit for
the last ten years-four l0dr and
sir peace--lDus 6.43% more than
q third less than Uhat the public
considers fair.
All these figures show that our
profits are not high. AS a matter
of fact, the entire farm machinery
industry is a low profit industry.
In 1914, the Federal Trade Com
mission published a list of 76 in
dustries ranked in order of their
ratio of profits to sales. The farm
machinery industry was 9th on
the list.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25

There has been no general in
crease in our prices since they lOeye
frozen BY the Government early in
1912.
So our situation today is that
what we BUY costs us 1916 prices.
We will be paying average hourly
wages $500 above 1941. For what
we SELL we get only 1912 prices.
This condition cannot long be
met out of our present low rate
of profit.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25
What About cuureut ! Y Prices7

When the War ended and we
planned our peace-time produc-
tion, we had hoped to be able to
serve our farmer customers at the
same level which has held since
1912, regardless of wartime in
creases in costs of wages and ma
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25
Future Prices On IN Products

It is plain that price relief will be
needed to meet the increased
wage and material costs which
we must carry.
We regret this necessity. We
prefer to lower prices, when pos
sible, rather than raise them and
we know our customers prefer to
have US do that. We had hoped to
be able to "hold the line" at least.
Bac we do not see how we can
avoid operating at a loss if our
prices continue to remain at their
present frozen levels. We will
NOT "cut corners" on any of our
products, because QUALITY IS
THE FOUNDATION OF OUR
BUSINESS.
Our customers can be certain
that we will seek no more than q
moderate profit, both because of
our policies and because we have
approximately 800 competitors
fighting us vigorously for your
business. Our request for price
relief will be no more than is nec-
essary to insure continued service
to our customers, continued work
for our employees, and a reason
able return for our stockholders.
The Lexington advertiser., 1946-04-25

Use the Classified Ads--It Poysl
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-23

The new manager of the Jack
son District office of the Univer-
sal Life Insurance Company will
be Mr.. P. L. Abrams who succeeds
Mr.. L. j. Brooks, who has been
transferred to the Home Office.
Mr.. Abrams comes to Jackson
from the Mattiesburg, Miss, Of
flee of the company and is a
well experienced insurance man.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-23
Chamber of
Commerce Sponsor
Trade Festival
Washing Machine, Many Other
Prizes Given Away

The Jackson Negro Chamber of
Commerce this week announced
its sponsorship of a Trade Festi-
val to be held here during the
period from November Oath thru
December 9th. Participating is
the entire membership of the body
which includes almost the entire
Negro-owned and operated bust
nesses of the city.
The Festival Program will be-
gin Sunday when Rev. A. L. Rice,
Pastor Mt. Helm Baptist Church
will deliver a sermon on "Busi-
ness" at A o'clock Sunday after
noon at Jackson College.
Your neighborhood Negro Bus
mess man will explain to you
how you may obtain one of the
many valuable prizes to be given
away during the Trade Festival.
The number one prize is brand
new Norge Ro-la-tor Washing
Machine.
In the contest for "Miss jack
son Negro Chamber of Commerce
1916" there of four beautiful
young ladies tie pick of the most
beautiful and talented of Touga-
loo College, Jackson Cillege, Cam
fContinued on Page p
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-23
Byrnes Policy on
Italian Colonies
Held Secret

Washington, ID. T.. Nov, = =
(NNPA) - The State Department
refused to disclose last Tuesday
the ''policy' being followed by
Secretary of State James Byrnes
in the Conference of Foreign Min
listers with regards to the estab-
Iishment of a trusteeship for Fri
trea and other Ethiopian poss-
essions now under Italian control.
Replying to a direct question
of how Mr.. Byrnes voted on the
subject of 1rusteeship for the
colonies, the Department said
this government had ''concurred"
in an agreement of the four pow
erS that no action should be taken
in the matter for one year during
which time &C ommittee would be
appointed to study the establish
ment of trusteeship and report
its findings to the ministers.
Such a committee has not vet
been appointed, the Department
said.
The Ethiopian government is
on record as being strongly OPP
posed to the establishment of a
trusteeship in Eritea.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-23
Opposed To FEPC
And Anti-PoII
Tax Bills

Washington, D. c. (NNPA)-A
northern foe Of permanent fair
employment practice and anti-poll
tax legislation will become Senate
Majority Leader when the Repub-
licans organize the Senate next
January.
He is Senator Wallace H. White,
Jr., of Maine who last Friday
announced that he would accept
the post of Senate Majority
Leader, if the Republican con-
ference would favorably consider
him.
Top Republican leaders, it was
reliably reported, have reached a
compromise whereby White will
become Senate Majority Leader
and Senator Robert A. Taft, Re-
publican, of Ohio, will continue
as chairman of the Republican
Senate Steering Committee.
Senator Arthur Al. Vandenberg,
of Michigan, will be unopposed
for president pro tempore of the
Senate and chairman of the Sem
ate Foreign Relations Committee,
and Senator Kenneth S. Wherry,
of Nebraska, will be the Republi-
can whip.
In February, when southern
Democratic Senators were filibus-
tering against the FEPC bill, Sen
ator Allen j. Ellender, Democrat,
of Louisiana, yielded the floor to
Senator White, who was the Re-
publican floor leader, to denounce
the bill and declare he would vote
for neither cloture nor the bill.
Senator White argued that if
he voted for cloture or FEPC, he
would be strengthening the arms
of the government at the expense
of the liberties of the people.
Technically, he added, vote for
cloture was a vote for FEPC.
He voted against cloture on
both the anti-poll tax and the
FEPC bills.
After Republicans adjourned
policy talks last Friday Senator
Taft announced appointment of
study groups to consider key prob
lens. Fair employment practice
commission, anti-poll tax and anti
lynching legislation were assigned
to Senator Eugene D. Millikin,
Republican, of Colorado.
Assignment of the problems re-
laping to- Senatorial employees
and patronage was made to Sena-
tor Styles Bridges, Harlan J.
Continued from page u
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-23

city-wide tour, including such
places of interest as the Zoo,
State Capitol, and a number of
Negro business enterprises.
During their stay in jackson,
these club members and agents
will be housed at Tougaloo Col
Iege and Summers Hotel. Break
fast will be served at these stop
ping places. Dinner on the second
day will be served at The Ed
ward Lee Hotel.
The II top winners for boys
in their projects are as follows:
BEEF: Walter Greene, Pamela
Coutny; Clifton Hayes, DeSoto
County; Charles ii. Yates, Kinds
County; Nathaniel Willis, Clay
borne County; lie. Beaden, Wal
thall County.
LEADERSHIP:
| Floyd Davis, NSharkey county;
/ Charles |. Cleveland, Lee County;
John II. Wright, TalIahachie
County; Percy +. Quinn, Wal
thall County; John w. Snowden,
Lauderdale County.
POULTRY:
Robert Bishop, Washington Coun-
| ty; Walter l.. Harper, Newton
| County.
SWINE:
Clayton Rodgers, Neshoba Coun-
ty; Charles Stamps, Kinds County;
George hilbert Greene, Copiah
County; Harry Jackson, Leflore
County; Oscar Chiffon, Quitman
County.
COTTON:
OK. Howard, Washington Coun-
ty; AlphonZo Lucas, Sharkey
County; Theotis Carter, Tallah-
atchIe County; Bunny Lee Black,
DeSoto County; Christa A. Rias,
Coahoma County.
CORN:
Chester Simms, Lee County; ID.
X. Miller, Coahoma County; Will
bert CulberSon, NeShoba County;
AL. Donaldson, jeff Davis County;
Marcel Curry, Scott County.
The 70 girls come from the
following counties:
Coahoma, Covington, Kinds, Har-
rison, Humphrey, ISsaquena, jeff
Davis, Lee, lafayette, Lowndes,
Marshall, Monroe, Oktibbeha,
Pike, SunfIower, Tallahatchie,
Continued on Page p
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-23
Greenwood High
School Sees 1916
Banner Year
-
SEE 1916 BANNER YEAR

SEE 1916 BANNER YEAR
Greenwood, Miss, = The Stone
Street High School of Greenwood
is in the midst of what, so far,
has proved to be its banner year.
of Old Greenwood - Everybody
for Everybody"
The Home Economics Depart
ment under the direction OF the
Misses ON. Daily and ME. Will
Iiams has many new attractions.
One gas stove, three new mach
ines, two electric, old Ienollum
replaced by a new one, and new
window shades.
The Greenwood Tigers struck
the 'IraiI OF Wins early III
September and kept a jump a.
head of its opponents unntll FRI
day AFTERNOON when Laurel stop
ped us. The Tigers are staging
q lninghty come back when Hat
tisburg shall fall at our feet.
The Social Science Department
is further strengthened by having
added rs. LIN. DickersOn and MISS
A.G. Joseph to the staff.
The Seventh "B'' is continuing
to rejoice because Mrs. }. Monroe,
our new instructor is helping 10
keep it on the map.
The Social Activities hold their
portion of the spot light. ASK the
Juniors and they will say Hal
Ioween was "IOps" Know why !:
The trades department invites
YOU to come and see "Nuf Sed
Mr.. h. -Hammons is ever on the
Job. You must come in at the
door" and the younn men know
The assembly program for the
week center arounnd the theme
"Education for the Atomic Ages
CONTINUED on Page 81
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-23
DR., H. H. Hume
Jackson Speaker

The Reverend DR.. III. ii. Hume
of Greenville, pastor OF the FIRST
Baptist Church OF Cleveland,
Editor and Publisher OF the Del
ia Leader one of the states lead
ing weekly papers, and President
of the General Baptist state con
lvention was the guest speaker Tor
the morning services at Farlsn
street Baptist Church here last
Sunday. DIR. Hume spoke In De
behalf of the Thanksgiving Bulld
ing Fund Rally the feature OF
the Sunday program at the
church. He was followed by a
Musical Sunday night.
At the close of the days SER
vices more than $4,000 had been
added to the Building Fund.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-23
Ga. Governor Says
Race Question
Economic

Chicago, Ill. (DSN)-Gov. Ellis
Arnall of Georgia, at a press con-
ference held in the hotel Sher-
man here last week told report
ers that the Race question in the
South is an economic question.
The young progressive governor
was here to address meeting
of the Rotary Club of Chicago.
Lasting out at special interest
groups, Arnall bluntly told repre-
sentatives of the press that Gun
less we liberalize the capitalistic
system so that everybody has an
equal chance to participate in it's
benefits, we are in danger of los
ing the system" He predicted
that reactionary forces in this
country twill triumph for the next
s to IL years and the cause of
liberalism has a rocky road to
travel" Pointing out that the
south's reputation for reaction can
be summed up in two words
ignorance and poverty = he ex-
pressed distaste for fascism and
communism alike, saying that
Americans must prove the super
iority of their way of life over
any competing system.
Arnall won national recogni-
ton for his attack on the Ku
Klux Khan and the outlawing of
the poll tax in his state. He
plans continuing his progressive
fights after Eugene Talmadge
succeeds to the governorship in
January, since under Georgia law
he could not run for reelection.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-23
Maryland Presiding Elder Seeks 10 Stop
Extra Session AMI General Conference
Called TO Meet In Little Rock This Week
Federal Judge Issues Restraining
Injunction Against Church Treasurer
Says Bishop Mas No Authority
TO Call Meeting

City and set up a "Rump Bishops
Council" which decided to call an
extra session of the General Con-
ference of the AME Church.
These ten bishops are: Bishops
Reverdy C. Ransom, John A.
Gregg, S. L. Greene. Noah w.
Williams, George B. Young, Rich
ard R. Wright, Jr., D. Ward Mich
OILS, Frank Madison Reid, George
w. Baber and J. H. Clayborn.
The resolution adopted by the
ten bishops included in the min
utes of that meeting which are
attached to the complaint, and es-
tablishing themselves as the regu-
lar Bishops Council" charged
Bishop Sims with rebellion on the
ground that he had "flagrantly
and openly" disregarded and crit
icized the action of more than a
majority Of his colleagues.
1t also charged Certain of their
colleagues" including particularly
Bishop William A. Fountain Of
Atlanta, the senior bishop, and
Bishop Monroe H. Davis. the sec
rotary of the Council, with having
pue sUu!S doqs!a ql!M pe1!dsuoo
CONTINUED on Page 81
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-23

Washington, D. C. (NNPA)-
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough of
the United States District Court
mere last Friday issued prelim-
mary injunction restraining A. S.
Jackson, financial secretary-treas-
urer of the AME Church, from
defraying the expenses of the ex-
ira session of the General Confer
ence called by ten bishops to meet
in Little Rock, Arkansas, Novem-
Der 1924.
TIE preliminary injunction en-
joins DR.. Jackson from paying out
of any church or UNCONVENTIONAL
funds now in his possession, or
which cay come into his posses
sion, any monies to defray the
expenses of the bishops or gen.
eral officers of the AME Church
attending the called extra session
of the General Conference, or any
other expenses which may be in
Cured through this extra session.
1t will remain in effect until a
hearing is held and thereafter the
plaintiff asks that it be made per-
manent.
The injunction was obtained by
the Rev. John 7. Bailey, chairman
of the trustee board of the Balti-
more Annual Conference of the
AME Church, Incs and a presid-
ing elder.
Service of the restraining order
was had late last Friday after
noon after former Judge James
A. Cobb, attorney for the Balti-
more Annual Conference, which
brought suit against DIR. Jackson,
had filed a bond in the sum of
$4,000 to guarantee against any
loss which might be incurred by
reason of the injunction.
The suit attacks as illegal a
series of acts of ten bishops of the
AME Church growing out of a
controversy involving Bis h p
David H. Sims of Philadelphia,
whose episcopal diocese is New
York State.
According to the complaint, on
September % ten of the sixteen
Bishops of the AME Church met
at the Hotel Theresa in New York
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-23
Profitable Curb
Mkt Established
By Negro Al
Roadside Curb Market Does
$4,000 Yearly Business

Washington, d. c., Nov. 18-
Clarence Harris, Negro All Club
Youth of Shelby County, Tenn, is
doing a $4,000 a year business
with his roadside curb market
near Memphis, says a report re-
ceMed by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture from the Tennessee
State Extension Service.
Clarence got the idea for es-
tablishing a curb market from
his county agent, R. H. Brown,
who has been carrying out ex-
tension work in the county for
nearly Is years. Observing the
heavy traffic of. IKE who
passed Clarence's home every day
going to and from work, Mr..
Brown suggested that Clarence
might sell them some of the vege-
tables out of his club garden and
fruit from the family's fear, ap-
pie and peach trees.
So, one day in June of last year
Clarence and his brother, Willie,
dragged a crudely built table into
their front yard near the highway,
and placed on it a few heads of
cabbage, a basket of tomatoes,
and three dozen ears of corn.
Within a couple of hours they had
sold out and Clarence was sold
on the idea of a curb market.
That evening he went to see a
carpenter about building a real
curb market for him. The ear
penter wrote a rev figures down
on a piece OF paper and then
said, "Well, the kind of market
you want will cost about $135,
unless you can find some cheap
used lumber"
Clarence tangled the $11.45 he
had in his pocket and thought
about that $25 war bond he had
tucked away at home. Altogether,
he could not raise more than $50
and the carpenter said it would
cost S135, unless he could find
some used lumber.
There was little used lumber
around the house. His father had
their home few
months before. He collected all
the used lumber he could find and
called the carpenter to come take
a look at it. The carpenter meas
ured the scrap lumber and then
Continued on Page 81
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-11-23
Howard-Smith In
Suit Against Calf.
congress-Woman


Washington, D. C. (NNPA)-
Frederick M. Roberts, defeated
candidate, will contest the election
of Representative Helen Gahagan
Douglas from the fourteenth Cali
fornia Congressional district, a
reliable source here disclosed last
Friday.
In his contest it was said, Mr..
Roberts will have the backing of
the Republican State Committee
of California and will be repre-
scented by Willis Smith, of Chica-
go, president of the American Bar
Association, and Perry w. How
ard, Republican national commit
teeman from Mississippi, who is a
member of the firm Of Cobb, How
ard and Hayes, Washington at
torneys.