Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-04-12
MOUND BAYOU GETS VET HOSPITAL DESPITE PROTEST
Truman to Launch
United Negro
College Fund

New York With the support
of President Truman, the United
Negro College Fund will launch
its fourth annual nationwide cam
vaign on Thursday afternoon, on
April II, with meeting in the
Rainbow Room of Rockefeller Cen
ter, Frank M. lotion, vice presi-
dent of the Chase National Bank,
and the Funds National campaign
chairman, announced today.
The goal is $1,3OO,000, of which
New Yrk's suta is $350,000. This
mney will be used meet current
perating expenses f the thirty
three affiliated Negr private col
leges.
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. presi-
dent of the Firestone Tire and Ru-
bber Co., and Andrew w. Robert
son, chairman Of the board, West
inghouse Electric Corporation, will
be the main speakers in theone-
hour program. Mr.. lotion will
coduct the meeting and will pre-
sent also DR.. Mordecai w. john
son, president of Howard Univer-
sity.
The Hampton Institute Singers,
led by DR.. H. F. Mells, chairman
of the Department of Music, will
appear. The program will be broad
cast over the CHS Network.
In his letter to Mr. lotion, Presi-
dent Truman noted the burden that
has fallen upon the Negro col
Ieges as a result of the influx of
eterans awaiting themselves of pri-
viIeges contained in the CT Bill OF
Rights. President Truman said:
81 was much interested to learn
what the Negro colleges of the
country are doing for Negro Vet
Grams.
at was the intention Of the
Congress to broaden and extend
educational opportunities to all
veterans when it enacted into law
the CT Bill of Rights.
"Where Negro veterans are con
cerned, the greatest burden and
the greatest opportunity have fall
len to the Negro college.
1--WE have great obligation to
the hundreds Of thousands of Ne
gro veterans who served in the
war in all capacities and in all
services. We have a great obliga-
ton to the soldiers and sailors OF
all races who gave their lives for
freedom and democracy.
at is right that we should dis
charge a part of this obligation
by extending ant improving the
facilities for higher education a.
mong the Negroes. That is the
American way. It has not failed us
in the past; it will not fail us
now."
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., is chair
man of the national campaibn ad-
visory ommittee made up of some
81 business, ivic, religious and Ia
Dor leaders. In enlisting the mem
bers of his committee, Mr.. Rock
efeller told them that he coLsid-
cred the Fund "the sanest the
soundest and the most non-con-
troversial approach" to the solu-
ton of the proglem involving A
merica's Negro population and
said that he is aiding it Gin every
way wisely can with my time,
thought and money"
The committee on arrangements
for the opening meeting includes,
besides Mr.. Winthrop Rockefeller,
the following: Bruce Barton, Tho
mas D'A Brophy, DR.. Kenneth B.
Clark, William e. Cotter, Mrs. VIII
liam Henry Hayes, Mrs. Ethan A.
Hitchcock, Walter Hoving, Byrnes
Macdonald, Mrs. Richard o. Loon
gard, Mrs. Maurice T. Moore,
Thomas A. Morgan, Frank lotion,
Mrs. Chauncey L. Waddell, Mrs.
Wendell L. Wilkie, Mrs. George
A. Wyeth.
The thoirty.three Negro private
colleges participating in the United
Negro College Fund are as follow:
Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ca;
Atlanta School of Social Work,
Atlanta, Ca; Benedict College,
Columbia, s. G. Bennett College,
Greensboro, N. c.; Bethune-oook'
man College, Daytonia Beach, Fla;