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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-28
A Neglected Responsibility

School elections for the selection board members while
probably of the most important responsibilities of citizen
ship usually the most neglected by the voter
There glamour about school election; torchight
parade platform oratory and barbecues So far
forget about the polls election day. and frequently hap
pens that member of school board elected by smaller
percentage of the total of qualified than
senator in Georgia Mississippi.
Perhaps the city of Helena this respect than
of the larger cities in the state Moreover what be
called the group lines clearly drawn in this city
than many others short time ago. convention
held four members for the board Of trustees
of the Helena school district This we'll attended
by working people who had learned lesson through the
ons of the board in the Violet Eastman which
before the court slate of candidates
but this slate apparently completely unacceptable
powers that be- in the capitol CITY, So another
held week and another slate named interesting
type of selected One is of lumber
company supporter of the Montana Citizens Counci
employed the Helena ACM daily the third Off
bank and the fourth is housewife whose husband
an artist employed by the Montana Power Company and Of
course easily influenced.
hope that the ordinary Helena citizens will realize the
election The board of trustees needs
one on it who will represent the common man.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-28
TEAMWORK

measures of great moment to the have been at
stake In almost every instance record shows that
the "blue chip" boys have had their way There has
been couple of exceptions notably SB los Work
mems Comp where superior pressure from the gov
ernor and the people pushed this through senate
and the do not pass on sales tax proposal in the
house. Passage of the latter would have been
duciVe to long and healthy political life
However, but for these two major exceptions look
how both houses have performed practically all
other important Two fields deserve partc-
ulary close scrutiny-social relations and taxes.
What happened to HB 81 and SIS on compensation
liberalization? To HB SO on unemployment benefit
increases? To lib 219 which would have placed var
GUS industrial poisoning under Workmen's
pensation? To greater aid to the needy blind? To
other measures also meant to help the fortunate?
You guessed it-they didn't get to first base.
And taxes-what happened to lib III on income
tax? To HB PSI and 25S, corporation income and
revised procedure for figuring corporation license
taxes? To HB 419 placing revenue tax on natural
exploitation, such strip coal mining? You,
guessed it again-they into the circular file.
But-a similar fate in the house didn't await lib
251, onearmed bandit licensing lib 26S, licensing
punch boards. The house majority would willingly
have state sponsor vice. rather than live I'D
responsibility of levyng taxes the basis of those
most able to should begin paying their equt
able share the tax load The marvel of it is the
house didn't give thunderous approval to big time
gambling
Looking at another portion of the legislative picture
how has the assembly been doing other important
measures? How about SB IS? SB 90? SD 1877? Riot
liability? state electrical authority for the power
monopoly? Special police assessments? Once more
you're right SD IS and SD 80 both through the
two houses with flying coors Something happened
to SB 127 in the house, however, because bad it
was, it was killed yesterday.
Similarly with many other measures = if they
pleased the extra aces gang, then they almost
certain of passage-but, if to the contrary-then they
were doomed to almost certain death.
The question naturally arises-when will Montana
horses for the big fellows and start eecting men
play the game according to Hoyle?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-28
The "Winged" Dollar !.

Want to know where those dollars of yours have
been going with increasing velocity this past year?
Here's the answer, right from the horses mouh-that
sthe national industrial conference board, an organ
ization of big business
This board, never known for any of liber-
alty, and certainty not to be considered the luna
tic "red" fringe found that its price index for
December 1916 has climbed to 1929 within 21O of
aLtime high index of June, 1920.
The purchasing value of the dollar, based on
changes in the price index dropped 67 per during
the last three months of 1916 to reach its point
in almost 81 years (since June, 1920 In December,
1916, it stood at 814c compared with 934c in De-
cember, 1915
Each of the Sc U. S. cities included in the survey
showed an increase in the index Food prices showed
the sharpes advance climbing 1873 per during the
last quarter of 1916. Over the previous ~ months
prices nearly 80 per cent according to the
boards conservative estimate.
Next to food, mems clothing showed the greatest
increase During the last quarter of 1916 mems cloth
ing upped 81 per cent while the previous ~
months, a rise of 1853 per cent recorded. Only
three items in the index remained unchanged during
the last quarter of 1916, well the previous IL
months These were housing, electricity and gas.
Substantiating the NICB findings, a report by the
department of labor bureau of statistics released this
week. gives a conservative estimate that the cost of
living during the past year has advanced 17.2.
7. y I.
Lewis and Clark junior representative redheaded
Henry Lobe who all session long has been consistent
y fighting for the people of the state is not
pleased with the play his efforts have been given in
the local "blackout" sheet That's the finest recon-
mendation any up and coming polticay-inclned Mon
tanan could have More to this ex-army air
force officer.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-28
REST In Peace"

The school reorganization bill was killed in the senate
and the house of legislature deserves the
of the the
the pubics interests There is however zone fly the
ment."
This particular fly one probably which finally
brought about the demise of the measure is te
that toward the end of its aborous life the legislative
the Anaconda Copper Mining Company puppets quite
vocal opposition to the circumstance that caused
much raising of eyebrows the scattered liberals
senate Glover counsel Tor the Anaconda became
quite achrymOe about the possible loss the
house-the community center if the bill passed
The significant thing about this attitude of opposition to
the reorganization bill Anaconda LOBBYISTS that
it not in evidence until after the proposal
been done with and there strong
tating that actually mean something in
the of supplying funds any school
ganization plan.
While many of who have opposed the bill introduced
for the reorganization of the schools should feel thankful that
it defeated this emotion tnged with disgust because
took the opposition the ACM dogobbers write ns the
We who close the are sckened
daily the total ubervence many members both
houses the whpcrackng of the corporation aceys
business to watch for the interests of the corporation with
total disregard for the interests of the general public
1t be said that there undoubtedly those
who supported this who thinking
believing that the need for reorganization
urgent that they willing to take kind bill
to make start towards attaining that However the
PROJECTIONS in school systems They have
listed for long time and the plans for their bettement
through should carefully thought
this could not be done in few weeks And major
standing faults such the apowerfu commission
been appointed by the which would have exercised
dcatoa control the system reorganization
in the bill when it killed. And while amendments
had been introduced which purpored leave local
the people the districts the threatening
of the commission still dominated
We hope that the people of the will forget
that this has been killed. the problem
sary reorganization and beerment public
make the teaching
attractive still remains And must seek solution to that
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-28
Citizens Council Legislators !.

How have legislators who contributed to the Mon
tana Citizens Council been performing labor
On TOUR vital measures-HB 81, lib 6S, HB SO and SB
65the record shows all six MCCrs in the house voted
100 cent wrong far the best interests of labor
were concerned. These six are: Baldwin and Pierce
OF Yellowstone; Bradley Prairie Chaffin, Gallatin;
Benkner, saltwater; Frerich, Roosevelt Incidenty,
all six also voted to license vice-HB 251 zone armed
bandits; HB 268, license punch boards
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-28

OF the culprlt abruptly ended the
game regained a modicum of hon
esty.
However, the days of the old
west are no longer with us, par
ticularly in the current poker
game we call our legislature.
Having watched the maneuvers
of the boys who hold the blue
chips, one must conclude there
seems to be an air of eminent
responsibility surrounding tn
cusses who possess the extra
aces or are particularly skillful
at manipulating the legislative
cards.
Particularly noticeable is that
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-28
TINHIORNS, EXTRA ACES. ETC. BY BILL"

In the rough n ready days of the old west when
tin horn caught dealing off the bottom of the
deck, with too many up his sleeve, shootin
irons spoke quick positive like And with the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-09
Woman, Two Men
Held In Death OF
Mhite Man

Canton, Miss - August s
negro woman, and two negro men,
Lawrence Tucker and Isaodre
Gipson of Flora, are berng held
in jail here on charges of murder
in connection with the death of
Everett Elkins a young whiteman
who is reported to have been cut
to death at the home of Isadore
Gigson in Flora Saturday right
-ccording to reports Elknis' body
was found just south of the rail
road station. He died of a six
inch cash in the left srde of his
back. The wound was inflicted by
q II - inch butcher knife found
benath a negro house about a
block from where the body was
found Hardy said:
The MMadison County Sheriff
said rlkins was at the home of
Gipson in the negro section of
Flora at s pm. Saturday when
an arguement started between the
white man and one of the negros.
As a result of the" argument,
Elkins was stabbed in the back.
Blood stains were found on the
wall of the house where Gibson
resided and wher te argument
beban, Hardy said.
walk about $50 yards in his at
tempt to cross the tracks he fell
along side the railroad where his
bodp was found Mondap.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-09
[AB0R ORGANIZERS Threatened BY MOB, ASK
DEPT. OF JUSTICE ACTION I'M PRENTISS CASE
Southern Organization Drive Of AT OF l
Halted As Mob Stops Meeting

Yazoo City, Miss. - August 4
(DSN) The Southern organization
drive of the American Federation
of Labor to unioniZe the white and
negro workers of the south was
temporarily halted here last Thur
day night when a meeting of Ne
gro workers scheduled by AT of L
organizers was broken up and the
organizers run out of town by a
mob of irate white citizens, said
to have been composed of a num-
Der of prominent businessmen and
planters members of YaZoo Coun-
ty Chamber of Commerce.
According to reports, a num-
Der of general organizers of the
AT of L have been working here
for several weeks and the meet
ing was the first in their attempt
to organize the workers here who
are chiefly negroes employed in
cotton oil mill and related indus
tries both white and negro or
ganizers are reported to have been
at work here.
John E. Hawkins and Ernest S..
Marzette, of Baltimore, Maryland,
two Negro General organizers of
the AT of L, who were to have
conducted the meeting barely es-
capped badly harm at the hands of
the mob. Hawkins and Marzette
made there way to Jackson by au-
tomobile shortly after the meet
ing was broken up. They were re-
ported to have been followed short
ly after their departure by the
white organizers.
In Jackson Friday and Satur-
day the organizers are reported to
have held a series of conferences
with officials of the state organic
ing committee and the matter re-
ported to the Jackson office of the
Federal Bureau of investigation.
The matter was also reported
TO have been brought to the at
tention of the Atlanta office of the
AT of L, which rs the headquart-
ers of the Southern organization
drive. Late Saturday further ac-
ton of the State organizing COM
mittee was being held up awaiting
instruction from the Atlanta head
quarters.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-09
Silence Shields
Names In Tourist
Court Raid

The raids on Negro night spots,
which started here last Thursday
night, as the influence of the ac-
tivities of White Church groups
calling for civic decency and en-
forcement of the State lrsuor and
gamblin made it self felt in the
Negro community and brought
about raids On Negro night spots
that have been operating openly
and publicly WITHOUT interruption
for the past few years, appeared
to be continuing whit new raid
on Percy Simpsons place in Vir-
din Addition Saturday night. Ac-
cording to reports a quantity of
whiskey was found and the prop
rietor of the place posted bond Of
$1,000 following his arrest.
In the raid last Thursday night
patrons of local night life received
the biggest and in some respects
at least the worst shock in its
history when following raids on
several we'll known night spots
Sheriff officers swopped down
on Stevens Tourist home, favor
lite trysting place of those who
are sometime want to burn the
candle at both ends and found and
took to the county Jail some sever
al couples who were booked on
charges of "Unlawful. Cohabitat-
ion". whatever that is.
The names of those taken in
te Tourist home rard are being
completely shielded bf what could
be called "a PERFECT SILEN-
CE.' Their names withheld by ar
resting officers attempts to iden-
tify anybody arrested in the raid
have been mostly rumor, although
there appears some truth in re-
ports that some we'll known coup
les maybe on the way to the drv-
orce courts following the incid-
ents
According to reports those ar
rested in the Tourist Court raid
n0Stpd bonds as high ac 250 90 tn
obtain their release.
In the Thursday nrght raids
several well known night club OPP
orators, including Willie Stevens,
proprietor Of the Stevens, BARB
cue Inn were arrested and re-
000leaseG after posting bonds of
$1,000.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-09
Negro Voters Go
To Polls Here
Tuesday
NO VIOLENCE AND
INTIMIDATION
FEW CHALLANGERS
REPORTED

For the second time in Post Re-
construction historf of the State
Negro voters here went to the
Polls Tuesday and voted in the
Mississippi Democratic Primary
in which the party candidates are
selected for the office of Cover
nor-Lieutant Governor and a full
state of lessor State and County
officials.
Under the one party system still
prepailing in the state nominat-
ion in the democratic primary is
fantamount to elections In voting
in the democratic primary Negro
voters therefore participate in the
most important elective process
of the state.
Due largely to the fact that
the Negro issuer was wholly abb
sent during the campaign no acts
of violence or intimidation Of Neg
TO voters took place here With
the exception of a few challang-
es the full strength of the Negro
vote in Jackson, an estimate 1900,
was cost in the election.
Few of the reported challang-
es were based on the Is point
principal set forth by the State
Democratic Executive Committee
and approved by the various Coun-
ty committees early this spring.
A number of Negro votes who
produced two poll tax receipts,
as required by law, reported that
their votes were challenged be-
cause of delinquency, and there
ballots placed in an envelop by
the election officials.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-09
Reid-MeGee and
Company Opens
Subdivision

Reid-McGee and company with
main office at SIC E. Capitol ST.,
one of the leading Real Estate
Companies of Mississippi, which
pioneered in the development of a
modern residential subdivision for
Negroes here with the develop
ment of Prosperity Heights Sub
division in North Jackson, to re-
lieve the almost acute housing
shortage, announced last week
plans for the immediate develop
ment of the Mary Jones Subdivi-
sion in North West Jackson.
The immediate plans for the de-
velopment of Mary Jones Sub
division calls for the erection of
20 new houses of the type located
in Prosperity Heights.
Five of these houses are already
under construction and construc-
ton of the other fifteen will be-
gin at once. These houses will con-
sist of two bedrooms, dining
room, living room and kitchen.
The houses will contain all the lat
est builtin equipments including,
complete bath room, kitchen cabi-
nets and closets. They will also
be equipped with electric lights,
gas hot and cold running water.
Mr.. j. C. MCGEE, president of
Reid-McGee and company said that
the house would go on sale at once.
He said that the price of the
house would run to something ov-
er $4,000 which could be bought at
a down poyment Of from $4,000.
The balance, Mr. GcGee said
could be paid in monthly pay
ments, which would include tax
es, interest, and insurance on a
twenty five year loan plan. The
amount of the monthly payments
would be determined by amount
of the down payment.
Further information can be had
concerning the Mary Jones Sub
division by contracting Reid-Mc-
Gee and Company.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-09
Fourteen Die
In Highway
Tragedy

Waxahatchie, Texas = At least
IA negroes were killed here at
dawn Tuesday when a rtuck in
which they were riding collided
with a gasoline truck and burned.
Ambulances from Wasahatchie
and Ennie made runs to the
scene, bringing bodies of the vic
Tins to temporary morgue at
a negro theatre here.
Officers said they did not know
Immediately how many were in
jured.
Traffic on the highway to Dali
Las, 80 miles to the north, had
to be rerouted.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-09
Veterans Training
School Opening
In City

A new school, known as the
Carver Industrial Trades School is
being established in Jackson by
DR.. S. d. Redmond, DR.. A. III.
Mccoy, and others. This school is
scheduled to open September LIST,
and will teach several of the much
needed trades: such as automobile
mechanics, brick masonry, plumb
ing, carpentry, shoe making, plast-
ering, agriculture and the grades.
They will occupy 4 buildings, and
1t is said this school entail an out
lay of some $4,000. or more.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-09

man; Dick Bread, LIST Bertha Mae
Booth, Marshall, End Matte Lee
Pearchy, Issaquena, Bird Clara b.
Smith, Washington; Yeast Bread,
1st Thelma Penny, Cohoma, End
Nancy McNairy, Monroe, Ord An
ME M. Criven, Bolivar, Oratori-
cal 1st Eulilian Martin, Lafay-
cite, End Dola High, Union and
3rd Matte L. CASTOR, Coahoma
County.
Impressive Al Candle Light
Ceremonies closed each session of
the Short Course.
The State Officials and Exten-
sion Workers were pleased to see
and greet friends and teachers
from Jackson College and the
city who visited the Short Course.
Campbell College was all that
could be expected nearing for
the delegation.
The Extension Works appreci-
ated the interest shown and SER
vices rendered by Mrs. B. A.
Blackburn and Mrs. Geneva Bla-
lock instructors at Jackson Coll
eye, who served as judges for the
Oratorical Contest.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-09
Vet Hospital
Construction
Plan Modified

Washington, d c - The Vet
Grams Administration said last
Friday that the proposed 500 bed
colored hospital for veterans at
Mound Bayou, Mississippi, will
be one of thirty-seven proposed
hospitals whose plans for const-
ruction will be modified by the
elimination of "such desirable but
non-essential features as adequate
staff and office space, doctors
quarters ,theaters and other fac
ilities," due to the high cost Of
construction
The VA made public a letter
sent by General Omar N. Brad
ley, administrator of veterans af-
fairs, to al deputy administrat-
ors stating that the agency would
tither have to modify plans for
thirty-seven new hospitals or ask
the Congress for as much as $780,
100000 in additional funds
General Bradley made it plais
that he would sot save space in
building the hospitals at the ex-
pense of medical treatment and
that he would not trim costs at
the expense of patione care, but
he said recent bids for construct
ion of new hospitals have run
from Is to IS per cent over the
most generous government esti-
mates.
He said contractors were adding
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-09

the Is to 80 per cent increases
as fear contingency cushions be-
cause of the danger of further
increases in construction costs.
Modification of the hospital
plans would not in any case cause
a delay of more than six months
in the construction OF the hospl-
tails and in many cases no delay
would result, General Bradle ysaid.
The VA has estimated that the
Mound Bayou hospital will COST
more than $5,000,000.