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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-15
Labor Legislation
Threatens GROUP
Economic Gains

Washingtos, d G - The econ /.
omic advance made by colored
people as a result of union activ
ity IN recent years is threatened
by pending labor legislation, de.
clared Willard S Townsend, pre-.
rident of the United Coast on the
first laps of trip to Japan to
study labor policies.
Taking the position that the
pcrpose of pending bills is to
weaken orgasized labor, Mr. Town.
send said their enactment wiuld
be felt by the entire community
because they would result in low.
er wages with a consequent de.
crease in the mass purchasing
power which, in turn, undern1ines
the economic stability of the mer--
chant, the producer, the farmer,
the professional and the service
worked
Mr. Townsend said usionization
has brought greater security to
all race institutions. Church col
lections have increased, organiza.
tions like the Nationak Associat..
ion for the dvancement of Cor.
ed Peope have more than doubl.
ed their memberships, newspaper
and magazine cirnulations have
steady risen, flourishing sew
Businesses have been established,
home ownership has increased,
he said.
Admitting that the closed shop
has been used by some unions to
keep colored workers out of jobs,
Mr.. Townsend contended that the
answer was not its abolition but
the open shop.
''The fight must be made to
remove the color bar and to re-
duce excessive initiatios fees in
order to open the union to all
eligible workers." he said.
He praised the Congress of In
dustrial Organizations for main.
teaining the open shop as IAN eff.
fective instrument in the fight
against discrimination" and said
it also has been the militant lead
er in the struggle for higher
living standard for all the mer-.
lean people.
by defeating anti-labor legls.
lation now we surmount the first
rampant in the fight against a
disastrous depression which will
hit the Negro community first
and hardest" Mr.. Townsend said,
adding:
Upon colored citiZess, regard.
less of party affiliation or occup.
ational status, rests the selflde.
Tense responsibility of joining with
labor and other progressives in
the fight to maintain and life up
the lifting standards of American
workers"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-15
Relatives Of
Accused Released
After Arrest
AUTHORITIES DENY HOST
GE CHARGES

Meridian, Miss (DSN) = The
claim of James lonzo Hodges that
his relatives are being held by
the Meridian police department
as hostages was denied by Mer
idian and Lauderdale County au..
thorities here last week.
Hodges who was being sought
for the murder Of Jacnita Whit.
lock last August told the FEEDER.
al Bureau of Investigation in
Chicago ,wher he surrendered,
that he surrendered because his
parents wer being held as host
ages by the Meridian police de.
partment.
The docket oA the Meridian
police department shows the ar
rests of members of the Hodges
family and others supposedly in.
volved in the Whitlock murder
as follows: Ethyl Mosely, mother
of Juanita Whitlock arrested Feb
9th for investigation and harbor
ing criminal; James Alonzo Hod
ges, ST., the father of the Hodges;
Mable Mosely, sister of Juasita
Whitlock; nnie E Hodge, sister
of the accused; Morris Mosley,
brother of the dead girl, all of
whom were arrested between Feb
18th and March End for inves-
tigation and on charge of harbor :.
ing a criminal.
Released after investigation, it
was indicated by authorities here
that the charges of horboring a
criminal will be investigated by
the Federal Grand Jury at its
next session.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-15

Memphis, Tennessee; Louis B
Hobson, Mary L Moore, Mrs Anna
K Polk and Lytia Yarbrough, all
of Memphis; Mcdonald Hughes
Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Mrs Sadie
7 Johnson, Monticello, Arkansas;
George Longe, New Orleans, La.
J T Mccain, Sumbter, South Car.
DINA; M L Morrisos, Dyersburg,
Tenn. J G. Parks, organs Roads,
Maryland; William H Perry; Lo.
uisville, Kentucky; ] Rupert Pic.
oft, Richmond, Virginia; Joseph
H Stevens, Jackson, Tenn; h
Council Trenholm, Montgomery
Alabama and Blair T Hunt, Men,
phis, Tenn.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-15
Legislature Adopts Go-SIow Policy on
Change in Primary Election Laws
May Change
Soldier Poll Tax
Exemption

The Mississippi state legisla-
ture, entering upon the second
week of extraordinary session call
ed by Governor Fielding l. Wright
upon an agenda that called for
change in the primary election
laws, repeal of the black market
tax and increase in teachers sal
aries, appeared to have adopted
a go-slow policy with respect to
any change in the primary elect
ion laws.
While the change in the pri-
mary detection laws was proposed
as a means of preventing Negro
citizens from voting in the state
democratic primary, according to
the report, the go-slow policy was
adopted when leading lawyers and
Legislatures leaders advised such
a policy in order to await the
action of the United States Sup
RENE Cocrt respecting simil lar
laws soon to be up for consid-
Grafton, which were recently en-
acted in South Carolina, Alabama
nd Georgia.
In the meantime, Governor
Wright called a meeting of legis-
latives early this week in order
to re-check the sentiment respect
ing the goslow policy and the adj
visibility of continued urging of
change in the election laws
at this session.
With the adoption of the goslow
policy, it was predicted, here this
week, that the only changes In
the election laws would be to re-
store the primary and election
date to the dates prevailing be-
fore the changes made at the
beginning of the war. 1t appear
ed likely, however, that a change
in the laws exempting ex-soldiers
from the payment of poll-tax as
prerequisite to voting wiuld be
changed.
The law passed at the last re-
gular session of the legislature
gave all ex-soldiers the right to
vote without payment of poll-tax-
es.
Under the law thousands of
Negro veterans became eligible to
vote and will be eligible to vote
in the Governors election this
year. Under the change now pro-
posed, no veteran would be eligi-
BILE to vote without payments of
poll-tax, who had not paid poll
tax and was a qualified elector
the year before his entry into the
armed service.
1t also appeared doubtful that
the black market tax will be ap-
pealed at this session. 1t appears
likely, however, that some $,000,-
00z would be provided for increas-
ed teachers salaries.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-15
State Teachers Association Holds Its
Annual Meet Here March 20 20
DIR. WALKER
By James Rundles

Jackson. Miss = he Mississippi
State Teachers Educational AS
ISOLATION will hold its annual meet
ing here March 20th-22nd. Appro
vimately 1900 Negro teachers from
| over the state are expected to at
tend the opening session at Laniel
High School Thursday morning
as the educators launch their pro
gram on conservative endeavoI
for 1947. Statewide attention will,
be focused on the meeting be
cause of recent widespread dis
sention among teachers through
out the state regarding salaries
and other issues of major impor.
lance. Speculation is divided as
to whether or not these issues
will be discussed during the course
of the meeting. w. w. Blackburn
executive secretary for the assoc
iation, reports that pre-registra'
ton to date far exceeds all pre-
vious estimates, and predicts a
highly successful meeting. Using
as it's theme Education for new
demand in citizenship, the assoc
iation will Immediately consider
problems in the field of education,
and methods for improving the
general efficiency of the class
room teacher. Association leaders
have suggested that one of the
problems confronting the educa-
tors will be that of finding the
proper steps for erasing hte ma
tion-wide assumption that educa-
ton in Mississippi for Negroes is
not yet of such standard as to
honor to the state. There are
strong indication that this session
of the association will prolve ex-
plosive should conditions now ex-
listing is some sections of the state
be given attention.
Principal speakers for the meet
ing will be DR.. J. E. Walker of
Memphis, Tennessee and Mr.. John
Wesley Dobbs of Atlanta, Georgia.
DR.. Walker who is president of
the TAI-State Bank, and the Uni
versal life Insurance Company of
Memphis, will address the assem-
bly, thursday night. Speaker for
the following night will be John
Wesley Dobbs, now Grand Master
of the Masonic Lodge of Georgia,
and for a long time, prominent
leader in civic affairs throughout
the state. Olso scheduled to adj
dress the assembly are members
of the Mississippi State Depart
ment of Education including Mr..
]. M. Tubbs, State Superintend-
ent, and DR.. P. H. Easom. he
general public is urged to attend
all sessions of the meeting as the
issues to be discussed will be of
a natude affecting the welfare of
all citizens of the state.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-15
Natchez Man Held
For Arson

Natchez, Miss Especially Joseph
Dunbar, 2Syear-old negro, is ching
held it the Adams county Jail on
a charge Of arson. It is stated by
Sheriff Audley B. Conner that
Dunbar has admitted setting fire
to a house on the plantation OF
S. H. Lambdin in the Pine Ridge
community which was occupied
by York King, another negro. Dun.
bar was arrested on the complaint
of King who said his life had been
threatened by Dunbar.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-15
New Orleans Holds
Second Race
Relations
SEEK REMOVAL OF IRRI-
TATIONS BETWEEN WHITE
COLORED COMMUNITY
DIR. HI. GILES PRINCIPAL
SPEAKER

New Orleans, Lo DR.. H H
Giles, New York, director of the
Bureau of Inter. cultural Educat
ion, will be featured speaker al
the Racial institute Thursday al
the, Young Woman's Christian
Association auditorium, 929 Ora
vier, it was announced Sunday.
This will be the second race
institute for New Orleans, Miss:
Smill said. The first was held
in November 1916.
Founded in March, 1914, the
New Orleans Committee ON Race
Relations was inflated by the
Council of Social Agencies, colab
oratng with the late DR. John
Fletcher, the committees, firsa
chairman. 1t has operated as an
independent agency, Miss Smill
said.
Sponsored by the New Orleons
Committee on Race Relation, co.,
chairmen of the melting will be
Mrs Hassy Kellehes and Miss
Eva Smill. Rabbi Emil Leipziger
is cnasmon of the committee.
Objectves of the committee,
she said, are the study and re.
moval in so far as possible, of the
sources of irritations between the
white and olored ommunity, and
thus avoid the consequences of
neglect which have distressed
communities elsewhere.
Theme of the morning session
at 10 a m will be The Family's
Role in promoting Harmonious
Race Relations.
This session is open to the
public, Miss Smill said. Rabbi
Leipziger will preside.
Representatives from public,
parochial and private schools, and
from social anil welfare agencies
are invited to attend the aften.
noon session of the institute at
a m. Theme will be The Tea.
cher's Rolf in Eliminating Racial
Prejudices-. and Miss Florence
Sytz of the Tulane University
school of social work will preside.
Speakers will be Miss Fannie
Williams, principal of Valena C
Jones school.
Members of the committees
steering group are Mrs Kelleher,
Rabbi Leipziger, Miss Sytz, A w
Dent, Miss Isobel Chisholm, Mrs
Feibleman, Monsignor jacob, Mr.
Click, DR. J S Land, the Rev w r
Vivrett DR. Wilson Logan War.
rem Kearny, Sol Rosenbaum, Mrs
Jean Benson, DIR Harlan Gilmore,
Miss Mary Raymond, Miss Doro.
thy Spiker, Miss Elizabeth Wish.
err, Miss Frances Morton, Mrs
Roger Sharp, Brooke Duncan,
Dean William H Mes, DIR David
Fichman, julius Goldman, the Rev
L l. Hayes, the Rev A N Holmes
James E Gayle and Ernest Wright
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-15
Three Years
For Murder

Hazelhurst, Miss Especially -
Ben Gage, a Negro who pleaded
getty to man-slaughter for kill.
ing another Negro was sentenced
to 3 years in the penitentary here
last Saturday.
The sentence was imposed by
Judge j. F. Guynes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-15
Detroit Restricting
Covenants 70 u. S.
Court

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citizens and liberals of Detroit. I'M
der the direction of the legal re-
dress committee of the Detroit
branch of the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored,
are engaged in an all out campaign
to raise funds to carry the ques-
ton of restrictive covenants to
the United States Supreme Court.
Impetus for the move was pro-
vided by the recent Michigan State
Supreme Cuort ruling upholding
restrictions as legal contracts in
the case of Sipes vs. McGhee.
In January. Orsell McGhee and
his family were told by teh tribun-
al that they would have to move
out of their home at 1926 Seebalt,
a home which they have occupied
for more than year.
Last year, Circuit Judge Guy
M. iller, ruled that the McGhee
family would have to move be-
cause they were non-Caucasians.
Through the efforts Of the
NAACP and the McGhees them
selves, VIII chad two sons in the
Army, the case was carried to the
Michigan Supreme Court along
with seven other cases of restric--
tons currently being contested.
Some of the bestlegal minds in
Detroit and in the nation as
whole have declarde that the Nc
Chez case is a logical one to test
once and for all the whole ques-
ton of restrictive covenants in
American life.
On the local scene the fight is
being led by the Rev. Horace A.
White who is coordinatiDg the
campaign to raise funds with the
legal preparations being made by
the NAACP attorney, Willis
Graves and Francis Dent.
Dent and Graves have been re-
sponsible for the contesting of the
several restrictive civenants cases
through the lower courts and up
to the Michigan State Supreme
Court.
Detroit's civic, religious, and
business groups along with hun
dreds of individuals have contri-
buted to the campaign funds. The
campaign was kicked off with a
liberal donation from the Paradise
Business Mems Association, an
organization of business men in
Detroit's famed Paradise Valley
area. Close On the heels of these
groups have come contributions
from the churches, large and
small the East Side Merchants
Association, which is composed of
Jewish merchants on Detroit's
eastside.
Weekly meetings atthe Lucy
Thurman YWCA have served to
keep the issue before the people.
Here individuals have been or
ganized into teams to solicit funds
on a door to door basis through
out the city.
DR.. James J. McClenden, former
president of the NAACP, was the
key speaker at a mass meeting at
the famed Second Baptist Church
last week. This meeting. which
was attended by hundreds of vet
Grams, their families and persons
interested in them, indicated the
high feeling which has been
aroused throughout the city by the
ruling of the State Supreme Court,
which virtually means that col
ored people will be unable to find
housing anywhere in Michigan out
side OF the crowded ghetto sec
tons in her cities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-12

industry by men of average income. They put their savings into life insurance home, or annutes or perhaps a few bonds-as they should The capital which creates new industries and expands existing great enterprises must be provided by people who have more income than they need to live on If it is not provided by them, our whole system of private enterprise will collapse and the function of investment will have to be taken by government taxing the rich and poor alike for the funds to invest in new production.
 Actually. the tax revenue drawn from people of large income is Insignificant, because their total in is trifling alongside the total income of the bulk of the population, There is no sound fiscal reason for not lowering the conscatory rates large personal incomes There is a sound economic reason for lowering those rates
 This may not be the time for any general overhaul of the tax structurenct with unpredctable demands on the government from abroad. But long taxes be reduced, they should be reduced in the high brackets-nct for the sake of the rich who getting along very we'll but for the sake Of everybody who believes in capitalism and benefits by it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-12
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
No. 5633-A


 Tn the Districl 0urt for the Terri tory of Alaska, Division Number One, at Juneau.
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA, Plain tiff and Petitioner, vs. JOHN H. WALMEE, as Cl erk of the Dis trict Court for the Territory of Alaska, Division Number |; All other parties in interest or persons unknown having or claiming un- surrendered bonds issued by the Alaska Gastineau Mining Com pany, a corporation, prior to De- cember 24, 1924; All other parties or persons unknown having or claiming any right. title, estate, lien or interest in the money de- scribed herein. Defendants and Respondents.
 Plaintiffs First Amended Petition and Information has been filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court in the above entitled cause, setting forth the following facts.
 That there is on deposit with the Clerk of the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, First Division, the sum of s9,94983. for unknown holders of Alaska Gastineau Mining Company bonds, resulting from foreclosure proceedings and a trus- tee transfer of funds, as more par ticularly described in the said First Amended Petition and Information on file in the above entitled cause, and that no pel son whomsoever has interposed a claim for my portion of said money at an time since Janu- ary 3l. 1889. and said First Amended Petition and Information alleges that by reason of such facts and cir cumstances, said deposit has escheat- ed to and become the property of the Territory Of Alaska, and prays for a Decree adjudging and decreeing such money the property of the Territory of Alaska.
 NOW THEREFORE, all persons interesed in said money on deposit with the Clerk of the District Court are hereby required to appear and show cause, if any they have. on or before the Fist day of May l947, at ? o'clock p. M. Of said day, why the title to said deposit should not vest in the Territory of Alaska.
 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that this Order to Show Cause shall be published for six consecutive weeks, beginning March 27, 1947, in the DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE. Juneau, Alaska Dated this 25th day of March, 1947.
 HARRY E. PRATT,
 United States District Judge. First publication, March 27, le47. Last publication, May 2, 1947.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-12

suscitate and protect the last vest iges of democracy in Greece; and (2) prove to the Russians that the American people, contrary to be- ing isolationists, are determined to work for the principles We fought for in this war.
 If we prove to the Russians that we are willing to work for peace, we won't have to fight for 1t later Otherwise I am agraid we will
 would add some other features to the Truman plan-especially a campaign of good win toward the Russian people, program to show that VIC are the good friend of plain people everywhere, even though we may differ vigorously with their government. This is all-important, but I'll write more about that later.
 Meanwhile, love to the kids and tell them next time I'll find a Merry-Go-Round and take them for a real ride-in addition to the Senate subway.
 Your Brother, Drew. (CoPYRIGHr, 1947, BELL SYNDICATE. IHc)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-12
"Hummon" Steps Down
Cincinnati Enquirerl


 A particularly odious chapter of government in the South has ended temporarily at least. Herman Talmadge's brief regime Governor of Georgia by forcble usurpation has been terminated by the de- cson of the State Supreme Court that It Gov. M. F. Thompson the legitimate successor to the late Gov-Elect Eugene Talmadge.
 Young Tamadge took the decision in what for him, good grace. At least he did not attempt to perpetuate himself in office by further to the storm trooper tactics with which he wrested the control Of the Georgia State Government from former Gov Ellis Arnall and the incoming Lieutenant Gov ernor There are. evidently. some bounds for his appetite for authority However, he stalked from the office he mouthed the warning that he would for Governor next year. g
 This that Georgia has by no means escaped the mailing Of the Tamadge family crest above the door to the Governors office As matter of fact, the incident has served to advertise, and to a large extent popularze, "Hummon' to the fur hat element of the Georgia electorate which Talnadge senior with only exception, has been able to a stepping stone into the Governors chair every time he tried it-thanks to the archaic county unit system of voting in Georgia which makes vote in the backwoods worth several votes in Atlanta
 Although young Talmadge thus has rather firmly established himself as the leader of the Talmadge clan-a word which be spelled either with "c' or a "-he has not yet proved his prowess at the polls And in that lies Georgia's best hope for continued escape from Talmadge-type government. Herman got only a few hundred votes at last years perfunctory final election-voteS dictated by snreWd political strategst who foresaw the possibility of the fathers death before January In the State House, he acted the role of Talmadge very persuasvey. It is barely possible however that when he gets in the musings thare will be little something lacking from the picture of his gallus-w wearing, tobacco chewing father
 Governor Thompson is not another Governor Arnall He and was elected a political ac- complice of Talmadge His conversion to responsibility when death opened the door to the Governor ship. But he does premise to give Georgia at least temporary surcease from Talmadge
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-12

-as pending LAX bl would p-ovsae substantial -ea--s-s -- personal income tsx for everyone who rv nays any tax as au-excsptlng thoSe who receive mere than Ss9o ooo year This nagie figure. above vaah one evidently IS nct entitled to any sympathy is worth 3 little .nvestlgasicn
 Those concerned are not numerous. few movie stars very few saaaried officers of great corpora tions and small nur>er q Vell-to-do individuals with large security holdings are the only people with incomes in excess Of s300ooo year As voters they are not enough to tip the scales sl inc country $ smallest Congressional district And that may be the reason why their taxes not 10 be reduced. They are not numerous enough complain by the ordinary means available to voting citizens
 Actually. they do not need any rympathy Even with the confiscatory in effect they have more money left after taxes than those Of us with smaller incomes They going 10 eat every day The problem is not of sympathy. It is problem of capital accumulation
 This country developed by people who saved money and then risked it the hope of making more Risk capital built our railroads and public utilities our steel plants and laboratories Today rail roads, to take one example have investment o S25 0O0 per employee in plant and equipment In many other types Of enterprise. there is investment oi 5000 to S10ooO per employee in plant facilities That is why workers in those industries make gooc wages And that is why consumer goods can be manu- factured on an assembly line at low cost
 Risk capital is not saved up and ventured 1T