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Jackson advocate., 1947-10-25

ington - G. w. Thomas, Saint
Luke - Willie Smoot.
MORT GIBSON DISTRICT
Rev. L. A. Carpenter, Presid. Elder
Port Gibson - r. A. Scott, Fay
ette - J. HI. Hudson, Jefferson
Chapel - C J. Jefferson, Pattison
- Oscar Harris, Russum - ID. 10
mes, Raymond - ]. w. Willinams
Crystal Springs - L. cambridge,
Rodney - L. III. Hall, Myles -
P. H. Malone, Nolan Hill - S. G..
Grfeene.
BROOKHAvEN DISTRICT
Rev. S. S. Stephens, Presid. Elder
Brokhaven - F. J. Durr, SUNNI
ite - L. Wilson, McComb - J. w.
Winston, Weson - J. d. Watkins,
Crosby - E. D. Scott, Hazel
hurst - o. PoindeSf or, Zion
Chapel - j. T. Soion i, Eber-
ezer - G. w. Middletown, Fern
wood - A.. w. Watkins, Bude -
Claude Gray, Pleasant Grove -
T. P. Jackson, Mount Pisgah =
To be supplied.
HATTIESBURG DISTRICT
Presiding Elder to be supplied
r
Hattiesburg I. H. Mclnnls,
Gulfport - I. E. Fields, Beloxi =
J. G. Clay, North Gulfport - w. ]
Jerdine, East Pine - To be sup
piled, Columbia - John Sanders,
Picayune - G. B. MCGEE, Sanford
- S. L. Grady, Rhodes - H. H.
Love, Ellisville - Aaron Wells,
Virgins - J. r. Wilson, Bay
st. Louis - F. L. Tilliman.
Jackson advocate., 1947-10-25
A. M. Z. Confer
ence Closes 18th
Annual Session
BISHOP GREENE PRESIDES

The mississippi Conference of
the African Methodist Episcopal
Church which has been in session
for five days here came to close
yesterday with assignment of Min
listers and Lay-workers for the en-
suing year.
The Conference has been presi-
ded over by Bishop S. L. Greene
of New Orleans who has been in
charge of the work of his Church
in Mississippi and Louisiana for
the past sixteen years.
Several ministers and lay work
ers from various parts of the two
states were in attendance and SUBJ
stancial increases were reported
in membership and contributions
from church for missions and Edu-
cation. Id ssI
DR.. Milton Mickins of Charles
ton, w. Va, delivered the Ordin-
alton Sermon Sunday morning
and the Bishop ordained the fol-
lowing young ministers: Elders
Steven Lee Grady, Claude Dell
Gray, Deacons Hosea Harold
Love, Robert Harris, and Loxey
Bearden.
Delegates to the Quadrennial
Genreal Conference May 1948, Kan
sas City, Kansas were elected dur
ing the week and included the
following:
Ministerial: S. S. Stephens, c..
H. Stephens, L. Wilson, r. M. Ste
vens, F. J. Durr, L A Carpenter,
I. H. McInnis and G. w. Winston.
Lay Delegates: Eva L. Hedrick,
Jessie Robinson, Willie M. Johnson,
w. M. chatham, Theo Crumbly,
M. J. Robinson, Style Logan and
M. Mcdowell.
The next session of the Annual
Conference will be held at Zion
Chapel, Natchez, Mississippi in
October 1948 and the assignment
of ministers and lay workers for
the ensueing year was as follows:
NATCHEZ DISTRICT
Rev. C. III. Sephens, Presiding ED.
Natchez Station - r: M. Stevens,
Woodville - J. E. Hilliard, Grove
Circuit - Fl. Ore, Pineridge - ].
Burks, Zion Chapel J. C. e. Pow
ers, Cannonsburg - d. L. King,
Kingston O. Hence. Woodville
Circuit - G. w. Robinson, Wash
Jackson advocate., 1947-10-25
Jackson College
Outelasses Miles
in Victory 80
BY James Rundles

Jackson College Cridion- Soutb-
EASTERN sport scribes swore off
nreG Gictions for the rest of the sea-
son as they watched Miles College
fof Alabama) outfought, outlasted
and outscored so here Saturday
afternoon. Rated three touch
down favorites over their lighter
opponents, the visitors had twice
pcshed down into the shadow of
the Tiger goal but failed to score
whe late in the third quarter McGee
sent a booming end over punt from
placement through the uprights for
the only score of the game.
Early in the second period it
aipeared that Miles would score
an easy victory. Starting on the
Eyer 45 Pettus, star quarterback
for the squad flicked a tightening
aerial off to back Wilson Driver.
who shared the toss On the Jackson
College 80 and stepped off 5 more
yards before being hemmed in CIV
horde of tacklers. On the next
play Driver on a lateral from Pet
rus behind four man interference
carried the play to the Tiger 8
before being pulled down from
behind. After three plays the
drive begged and the whistle
sounded ending the half.
Stellar performances were turn
ed in by such Tiger depedables as
Jimmy Roberts, Freshman star of
last years Lanier High School
squad, and Willie Dillon whose
the Miles forward wall, and sweeps
arocnd end, made him the out
staining player of the day. Weigh
ing less than $50 lbs. Dillon
lire for successive gains Of 8, II,
and 14yds. to spark the Tiger drive.
IT. was such a drive that in the clos
ing moments of the third period
Carried the ball to the Miles 28.
sfrer three attempts through the
line resulted in a net loss of three
ydc. to the 81, McGee with Roberts
holding scored with the Classic boot
that proved to be the ball game.
Jackson advocate., 1947-10-25
Womens Club
Launch First State
Wide Bronze
Miss. 7" Contest
DRIVE FOR $4,000 FOR CLIN-
TON RECREATION CENTER

Jackson, Miss Enthusiasm is
running high as eleven Federated
clubs announce entrants in the 1st
state wide contest ever held for
the title Mis- or Mrs. Brooze Miss
issippi. Those already in the race
include Miss Lillian Green, Excel
sior Literary Clob, Canton; Mrs.
L. E. Reed. Chesrie Club, Meri-
dian: Mrs. Ada Ralston, Anna Be-
II Harper Club, Hazlehurst; Mrs.
Matte Lou Hardy, Hattiesburg;
Mrs. E. I. Strauther, Vicksburg,
Mrs Johnnie Nay Barnes, Canton;
Mrs. Alberta A3les, Southern Art
Club. jackson; Mrs. Bernell Waco,
Community Improvement Club,
Monticello: Mrs. Eachel Godbolt,
Prentiss; Mrs. G. W. Williams,
Terrell Club, Jackson; Mrs. Z. B.
Miller, Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Club, YaZoo City.
According to Mrs. J. E. John
son, chairman of the Fedral Cam
paign Committee, about twenty
five more clubs viii announce their
contestants by the annual conven-
ton in Yazoo City, October 80, 81.
The drive launched last April
will close April 1948, with the
awarding of the title "Miss Miss
issippi," and cash prizes to the
three top contestants. The goal
of the drive is $4,000 to build
monument to progressive woma-
nhood in Mississippi.
The monument will be located at
Clinton as part of the Margar-
ct Washington Recreation Center.
which is a Federal owned project.
Adjacent to the proposed build
ing is the state wide Camp Lu-
baloo, a site being pointly develop
ed by the Federation and the Boy
Scouts.
Memebers of the campaign com
mittee chairmanned by Mrs. B. L.
Johnson of Golfport, are Mines.
E. o. Taylor, Gulfport; Leyser
Holmes, Greeneville; Bernice Hun
ter, Columbus; A L. Raiford, Gre
NADIA; C. d. Thompson, Meridian;
R. C. Lee, Lexington; C. A. Murph,
Laurel; Alma Percy, Leland; F. 0.
Alexander, Jasksoh; S. l.. Greene,
Jackson, G. w. Williams, Oakley;
! z. A. Barron, Mouhdbtz.you; F. c.
Buckner, Vicksburg; Erin Rogers,
Canton; C. D. Baker, Hattiesburg;
Viola Jacobs, Natchez.
Jackson advocate., 1947-10-25
Negro Leaders In All Ranks And Friends
OF Freedom Branded by House Un-
American Committee Report
cElare lniefIooIIoe ling Groups Directing
Communism Among Negroes

Washington (ANP) = The MA
ACP has been branded by Rep.
John Rankin Dem. Miss.) as a
Communist Front Organization"
A report recently released by the
congressional committe on una
merican activities quotes Mr.. Ran
kin as sayin, "The NAACP is US
ed to promote the interest of the
Communist movement throughout
the country"
The Mississippi congressman re.
fers to Mr.. Springarn as "a Jew
who is no more interested In the
Negro man than the rest of u.s."
He declared that the NAACP head
is out to cause trouble.
The report gives the complete
testimony of Walter S. Steele be-
fore the Un-American committee
during the July hearing, but hts
just been released for public dis
tribution.
/ Speaking as chairman of the ma
! tional security committee of the
American Coalition of Patriotic,
Civic and Fraternal societies, Mr..
4eq4 e944!umoo oq4 p[o4 eTe44S
'there are approximately 5000,
600 Communists in the United
States.
CLAIMS DIRECTION
Mr.. Steele said that the Commu-
mist movement among Negroes in
the United States is under the di-
rection of the Communist party
and the nation Negro congress, to-
gether with the Southern Youth
congress, interlocking and cooper
ating with the Southern Confer
ence for Human Welfare and sew
eral other organizations.
The "agitprop" division pro-
vides the tools which makes it pos
sible for communism to spread in
this country, declared Mr.. Steele.
He was not only referring to or
CARNATIONS, but to publishing
houses, publications, song publish
ers, recording companies, eertain
movie productions and few ra-
dio stations which he claims ag-
itate propaganda.
Communist controlled publish
ing houses have issued 122 publ
cations and millions of pamph-
lets, bulletins and books which
circulate through the country, he
declared. A few of the publica-
tions which he listed were the Ne
gro Digest, Our World, Peoples
Voice, Boston Chronicle, New At
rica California Eagle, Negro At
fairs and the Negro Quarterly.
Communists are masters OF
pamphleteering," he continued,
stating that 23,O0O,O0O pamphlets
are circulated annually. Among
| the long list which he named in
his testimony were such pamphs
let's as "Races of aMnkind' ''Why
Women Work" Safeguarding our
Civil Liberties" "Will Negroes
Get Jobs" Lynching Frame4Up in
Tennessee" "A Southerner Looks
at Negro Discrimination" and
'The Path of Negro Liberation"
He referred to the Washington
Cooperative bookshop as cooperat-
ing in thet distribution of Com
munist and Soviet Russian propa-
ganda, mentioning the fact that
Joseph L. Pierce is chairman OF
the board of trustees. Z
SCHOOLS
So called labor schools are Red
mediums of propaganda, said Mr..
Steele. Includede in the schools he
mentioned were the Jefferson
School of Social Science, the G.
Washington Carver School. the
School of eJwish studies, Robert
Louis Stevenson school and ths
Documentary Film School, an OF
New York, the California Iabd
School at San Francisco, The Wal
Whitman school at Newark; th
Philadelphia School Of Social Sen
Jackson advocate., 1947-10-25
State Negro
Apprenticeship
Training Program
Listed by US.
PROGRAM LISTED BY u. S.
LABOR DEPARTMENT

Washington, D G. - An all
colored apprenticeship training
program have been set up in jack
son and Greenville, Mississippi, the
Labor Department revealed last
Thursday.
The Jackson and Greenville pro
grams have been approved by,
and registered with, the Federal
Committee on Apprenticeships, a
national advisory committee ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Labor.
The Jackson program is for the
training of carpenters, and the
Greenville program is fer train
ing painters and decorators.
Asked whether the Jackson and
Greenville programs would set
national pattern for colored en-
ployer-employee participation in
the apprenticeship training pro-
grams, a spokesman for the Lab
or Department said its Apprentice
Training Service heartily approx
es' the two programs and will
cooperate in setting up similar pro-
grams whichever applications are
made. s.
Previously, so far as can be
learned, the Apprentice-Training
Service has done nothing toward
bringing colored labor into ap-
premiership programs on which it
has given technical and advisory
All the apprentices enrolled in
the Jackson and Greenville pro-
grams to date are veterans. They
have been certified by the Miss
issippi approving agency for vet
erans' training and education, and
the two programs as adequate
training, under the CT bill. The
makes the veteran-apprentices ell
igible for subsistence allowances
If their period of service is long
enough.
The two programs are supple
service.
mented by classroom instruction
in courses related to the trades.
the Apprentice-Training Service
said. Tecahers are selected by the
joint apprenticeship committees
! composed of representatives of lab
or, management tand the govern
ment.
Classroom attendance has been
100 per cent a field representa-
tive of the Apprentice-Training
said, and many journeymen attend
the courses to improve their fec
hn1cal training. The instructor AFT
GreenVlile, is Lester Fowler. a
contractor-member of the appren-
ticeship committee and a graduate
of Tuskegse Institute.
The classroom instruction was
organized and the instructors sell
ected after the joint apprenticeship
committees conferred with repre-
sentatives of tn Mississippi Dpart-
ment of Education, the Labor De-
partment said.
The Greenville committee had
It's classroom work under wav
even before its apprenticeship pro-
gram was registered with the fed
eral committee.
Mmbrs of tn Greenville commit
tee are Willie Johnson, FELTON,.
Axis, George Bacon, journeymen;
! Lester Fowler, George Lewis, Eu-
gene Smith, contractors, and Tho
mas p. Stevens, state supervisor
of the Apprentice Training Service.
Members of the Jackson Commi-
tee include David C. Allen, jour
neyman carpenter and committee
secretary Percy C. Slay, contract
or; Johnnie Davis, journeyman
carpenter; Joseph Collins. con-
tractor and committee chairman,
and Mr.. Stevens. Employee re-
presentatives on the committee are
membrs of the carpntors' union
local 1877.
Jackson advocate., 1947-10-25
on Refinery Center

BaAkpapan, which took its turn az
o center Of Allied reconquest opere.
lions on Borneo, grew from TN.
charted insignihcance as . native
village In 1891 to prime importance
as q petroleum refining center ir
ae41. Dutch initiative built this stra
logically placed pert, midway CT
Borneo's Strait Of Makassar ceast
into a tseming, one-industry city %
more than 5000 people,
Jackson advocate., 1947-10-25
NO JURY SERVICE

The brief pointed out that tho
the population of Lauderdale Co.,
as between Negroes and whites
is approximately $3.50, the facts
show that for at least thirty years
prior to the trial of Eddie (Bus-
teri Patton no Negro had served
on the grand or petit jury in Lau-
derdale County; that it was a mat
ter Of common knowledge that
there were many Negroes in the
county qualified for service, and
that Negroes were consistently
being selected to serve on juries
in the Federal Courts located in
the county.
The bzrief also pointed out that
when Patton was arrested, he was
placed in the office of the local
jail at approximately one o'clock
in the afternoon; that he was kept
secluded i this office and denied
any opportunity to contact an at
torney, relatives, or friends; that
he was kept ther continually
throughout the afternoon and mite,
during which time he was denied
food or waited and that he was
made to strip off his clothing and
lie on the flor naked, while being
subjected to grilling, questioning
and cross examination by seven
or nine white officers. He was
subsequently chained and manac-
led and carried out into the coun-
try where he allegedly pointed out
the hiding place of certain arti-
cles he was supposed to have sto-
len from the deceased.
The brief stated that the ad-
mission of such testimony was in
violation of constitutional guar
antees of equal protection and due
process of law.
Jackson advocate., 1947-10-25
Relieves Itch

Relieves Itch
Rubbing q mosquito bite with
m6ist soap relieves the itching. ac-
cording to the u. S. department ct
agriculture. Soap also helps TO pre-
vent ivy poisoning. Wash the ex.
posed area thoroughly with soap and
water, 90 that ne irritating ciI
arena ha laavee WIN 10 flushed 1rsm
Jackson advocate., 1947-10-25
Case OF L.auderdaIe Youth Under Death
Penalty For Murder OF White Man To
Be Heard By u.s. Supreme Court
Validity OF Confession Obtained By
Duress Up For Consideration

New York - Briefs in the case
of Eddie (Buster) Patton V. State
of Mississippi were filed bq NAA
CP attorneys on about Monday,
October 13 in the Supreme Court
of the United States. The actual
hearings before the Court will pr
obably be held during the week
of November II of this year. The
Supreme Court granted writ of
certiorari in this case on June
1947 acting upon a petition filed
bv the NAACP on June IL, 1947.
Patton, Negro youth of Lau-
derdale County Miss, was indict-
ed in February 1916 for the al
legged murder of Jim eMadows, a
whit resident of the county. He
was tried in the Circuit Court
of Lauderdale County on Febru-
ary % and was represented at
the trial by local appointed white
counsel. His trial was concluded
the same day. He was sentenced
to suffer death bg electrocution.
The arguments raised by NAA
CP attorneys and which will be
presented before the Supreme
Court of the United States, are
that constitutional guarantees
were violated at Patton's trial be-
cause Negroes in Lauderdale coun-
ty were Systematically excluded
from jury service solely because
of their race, further, it will be
argued that portions of an all
eyed confession which were ad-
mitted at the trial constituted re-
versible error because they were
obtained by force, threats, and
intimidation.
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NEW STATION WAGON
ARRIVED IN SUNNYSLOPE

Our hearts are rejoicing as
we marvel at the splendid spir-
it shown during the visit to
Zion. I am looking forward to
giving a report on the visit to
the folks tomorrow, Lords
Day, August 18th. The return
trip was truly a pleasure and
the station wagon has proved
to be very good in every res
pect. It has had a real trial as
the speedometer now registers
over 21OO miles. Driving thru
from Zion in three days is a
splendid test for any car. The
first long day called for driv-
ing from 800 A. M. to about
$3.50 P. M. and a run of $50
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JUNIOR GUARDS
RETURN FROM CAMP

Saturday evening, the Zion
Junior Guards returned from
their camp near Ellison Bay,
Door County, Wisconsin, after
spending a week there.
The week preceding, the
girls were at camp enjoying
thoroughly the invigorating at
mosphere of the peninsula
country.
Both the girls and the boys
stated that their camp periods
were outstandingly successful.
The facilities which included a
log cabin mess hall which was
erected during the early part
of the summer, proved to be a
great help in conducting the
camp.
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Single Copy. Three Cents
ZION CAB co.

The Zion Cab CO. was pur-
chased from Roy Banes in
November of 1916 by Erwin
and Vernon Robinson, both
veterans of World War II. To
take care of the heavy winter
business, they added two more
cabs.
Further progress and eff
cheney was given the Zion
Benton public when on June
8, 1947, they installed two-way
Radios in three of their taxi
cabs at a cost of $4,000.
The Cab Company has pur-
chased a generator which
keeps the batteries charged at
slow speed. This will be es-
pecially effective in the win
ter when the lights are used
CONTINUED on Page 6)
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SECOND
BIBLE CLASS PICNIC

The Second Annual Picnic
of the Adult Glass of Zion BIZ
BILE School was held last Satur-
day at Petrifying Springs, and
about SIS persons were present,
including some out-of-town
guests.
Ideal weather prevailed and
while some played soft ball,
others played croquet and
many spent the time visiting.
Several small tables were
placed in a line to make one
Continued on Page ~
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SAINT CLAUDIA PRESENT
ED AT MICHIGAN CITY

Last Saturday evening a
group of Zion Passion Players
went to Michigan City, Ind,
where they presented the sa-
cred drama "Saint Claudia" by
Marshall Gould, in the Inter-
national Friendship Gardens.
Despite the fact that the
Chicagoland Music Festival
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INDUSTRY NOTES
By George T. Hallacy

by George L. Hallacy
This message is being writ
ten on the behalf of all the
folks, your friends, in the Zion
Department Store =.
All of us wish to thank you
for your patience and kindness
in permitting us to close the
store during the recent sum-
mer months Today, Aug
ust 20, is the last Wednesday
that the store remains closed in
the afternoon =.
Next week, Wednesday,
August 27, the Zion Depart
ment Store will be open like
Continued on page ~
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L E T T E r S
Fro m
0 u r
A F r l G. A N
MIS- $40 N A r | E S

Editorial Note: - Overseer
Mintern, Mrs. Fannie Camp
bell and the C. K. Mifflins
have received letters from our
African Missionaries. We are
presenting these interesting
letters herewith as space per-
mits from week to week.
Dated July 20, 1947
Cairo, Egypt.
Dear Mother:
Our hearts are rejoicing as
all is we'll, except that we ex-
pect to be delayed here for a
few more days. You see the
planes only come in about
twice a week and there are p
of us here waiting for planes
that carry only ten (10) pass
engers at a time. One family,
the Epps, are leaving first
along with the Morris family,
then we hope to get the next
one out. What day it will be
we do not know as yet.
The city of Cairo is very
Continued on page 81
August II, 1947
Dear Overseer Mintern and
Church:
Peace be unto you from At
RIGA!
Here we are in Africa all
safe and sound. Praise the
Lord for His goodness and His
keeping power.
The trip over was quite
pleasant and we had many op-
portunities to tell about Christ.
We boarded the troop trans
port marine Karp" in New
York on July 9th. Some were
sick the first several days out,
but everyone got used to the
rolling.
There were about four to
Continued on Page 81
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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 126
TO HOLD SPECIAL ELEC-
TON; SEPT. 13 SET AS DATE
By Hubert Pearce, Prin.

After long and careful stu
dy the Board of Education OF
School District No. 1875 has de-
cided to call an election to de-
termine by a vote of the resi-
dents of the district certain
policies which they are to fol-
low in operating the local high
school.
This election will be held on
September 13 from 1900 noon
until 700 p. m. in the same
election precincts as the regu-
lar school elections are held.
The attitude of the Board
of Education in these matters
is that the public must know
what the circumstances are
and let the taxpayer decide
their solution. There is no
thought on the part of the
Board of Education of attempt
ing to becloud the issue and
''put something over on the
people," 1t is the purpose of
this article to attempt to ex-
plain in as clear a manner as
possible the complete story.
Continued on Page 81
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ZION WHITE ROBBED CHOIR
SINGS AT MISSIONARY "
MEETING CONFERENCE

Last Lords Day evening the
Zion White ROBBED Choir under
the direction of Conductor
Philip Pennington, sang at the
first Sunday evening meeting
of the 30th annual Zulu and
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Literature
Missionary Work

The ladies met at the home
of Mrs. Roy Hoeksema, the last
Tuesday in July, and sewed
for the needy. They always
spend a very enjoyable as we'll
as profitable time. Their next
meeting will be at the home
of Mrs. Victor Emanuelson.
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NEWS FROM
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

In a recent letter from Over
seer Frank Robinson of Pasa-
dena, California, he enclosed
the following interesting items
about the activities of the
branch there:
Literature
3O8 Leaves of Healing"
and 306 Tracts were given out
by the ladies during the month
of July, and some expressed
their gratitude for the papers.
Also 1886 other tracts were
given out in rural districts.