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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-05-24
King Hiram
Grand Lodge 10
Hold Extra Session
vICKSBURY JUNE Is, II

The Most Worshipful King Hi
ram Grand Lodge, Colored, A. F.
and A. M. Chartered and incor-
porated under the laws of the
State of Mississippi; member of
the General Grand Masonic Con-
gress, and it's affiliated bodies,
Supreme Council, and Imperial
Grand Council, will hold Extra
Session June Is, II, 1947, Vicks-
bury, Miss.
A Special invitation is extended
to all Masonic Brothers, Sisters,
of the o. E. S. Churches, Societ-
les, and the public in general to
join us on the opening Sunday.
June 18th at. HIGH NOON. The
Session will open with a big riar-
ade from the Y. M. C. A., Corner
Walnut, and End North Street,
where sermon will be preached
by Rev. S. w. Foster, 80 Grand
Chaplin, Greenville, Mississippi.
Music will be Furnished by
Jacksons Sacred Band, Jackson
Mississippi Little Wynn Band,
Greenville, Miss, and Coleman's
Brass Band, Vicksburg, Miss.
Mrs. Ora M. Reese, Royal Grand
Matron will explain the, Progress
that has been made by Electra
Grand Chapter, o. E. S., working
under the jurisdiction of the M. w.
King Hiram Lodge, Ill. Nathaniel
Stubs 33 R. w. Deputy Grand
Master, Leland, Mississippi, will
explain, why the Organization had
made such wonderful progress by
all deceased member beneficiaries
receiving $4,000 in due notice OF
death, and extra donations from
Subordinate Lodges where brothers
membership was rilaced, and why
the organization has accumulated
so many thousands of dollars in
it's treasury with all indebtness
paid without a death certificate,
or checks to 60 through a Clear
ing. House. All members are gin
~ancial and entitled to all benefits
as soon as they join. Ill. Clarence
Winters, SO R. w. Grand Secre-
tary will speak on the, Principles
upon which true Masonry was
founded. I'll. J. C. McClendon, 33
R,W. Grand Master will speak on,
How the affairs of the Grand
Lodge have handled, which is not
only a credit to it's members, but
to the entire Negro race.
A big High Degree Meeting will
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-05-24

Washington, d. C. Federal Court
before jury which includes
Negro members, it was brought
out that one of the real ssueS be-
hind the branding of Carl Mar
AMI as a Red is his devoted in
terest in Negro liberties
Charged with concealing his
political beliefs, this former Of
flee of JStragetic Services and
State Department employee faces
possible penalty of 119 years
Imprisonment and a $4,000 fine.
Observers point out that in many
earlier cases where federal EN-
ployes have been trid on tech
nical charges, the underlying mo-
tive in the prosecution has usu-
ally been an antipathy, toward
anyone who actively engaged in
the struggle for Negro rights,
for labor, and for a progressive
America.
1.-THE Committee, made up of
friends and co-workers of Mr..
Marzani, feels that if he is con-
victed on this trumpedup charge,
a serious blow will have been
struck at the civil liberties Of all
freedom loving and loyal Ameri-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-05-24
Free Eight In S. G.
Lynch Trial

Greenville, S C Judge j.
Robert Martin, Jr., last Saturday
took under advisement a motion
of defense counsel for a directed
cerdict of not guilty for eight of
the thirty one defendants charged
with lynching Willie Earle, ID in
the early morning of February II.
The motion for the directed YER
dict was made by Attorney Tom
Wofford, who commended that the
State had failed to connect them
with the lynching.
Earlier, the jury heard A. B.
Lea, special agent of the Fed
eral Bureau Of Investigation. tell
how mob caravan formed be-
hind two stocky white leaders and
swooped down on the Pickens Co
unity Jail to take Earle out and
lynch him.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-05-24

study the matter and make re-
concentrations.
When it tbecame known that
the Camp would be lily white this
year, fine Department was quest
toned as to the recommendations
of the subcommittee. Announce
ment CT the plans for the national
camp eor colored III Club work
ers follow ID.
The Agr:c ll.u.e Department
said last Fri.iav that the Exten-
sion Service Of the Agriculture
Department will cooperate with
TIE Sta'e Extension services n
holding ire camp for colored club
members on the same basis it CO.
operates in holding the National
4LH Club Camp in Washington
each year.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-05-24
Called Communist
For Defense Of
Democratic Rights

New York-The Committee in
Defense of Carl Marzani recent
lv organized here, in a statement
last Saturday declared that his
activities in the fight for "Negro
. democratic rights" are being
used as one of the main bases
for proving" his alleged mem
bership in the Communist party.
A biographical sketch of Mar
zani accompanying the statement
said he was born in Italy and
educated in the primary and Sec
ondary schools there. but aftrr
Benito Mussolim came into pow
er in 1922 the Marzani family
migrated to the United States and
settled near Scranton, Penn.
Carl learned English and got a
scholarship at Williams College
after he had finished high school
and was elected to Phi Beta Kap-
pa at Williams and received a
Rhodes scholarship at Oxford. AT
ter completing his studies at Ok
ford, he and his wife took trip
around the world.
Returning to the United States
in the late 1905, Carl settled in
New York. He movde to Wash
ington in 1912 to take job in
the office of the Coordinator of
information which later became
the Office of Stragetic Services.
The sketch states that as the
war progressed, he was "entrust-
ed with assignments of vital inn
portance" and received common
dations from Secretary Of War
Robert P. Patterson and General
McNarney.
The statement of the Marzani
defense committee said; sTn the
frs few days Of the trial in
-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-05-24
Negro Voters Support State
DEMOCRAT PARTY PRINCIPAL
HASTE Files Suit
To Gust Police
Commissioner

Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Island
Governor William H. HASTE of
the West Islands, filed suit in
the District Court last Monday to
GUST two members of the Munich
pal Police Commission of St. Thorn
as and ST. John.
The police commission members
he seeks to GUST are Roy P. Cor
don and Oswald E. Harris, who al
so are members of the Municipal
Council of st. Thomas and ST..
John.
In his petition Governor HASTE
states that the maintenance Of
order end enforcement of the laws
is the responsibility and major
executive function of the COVER
nor
He says that pursuant to a
local law that the Municipal Court
of st. Thomas and ST. John elect
ed Mr.. Gordon and Mr.. Harris as
members of the Municipal Police
Commission. The local law, he
says, is void and without legal
effect.
The power to make such appo-
intments, Governor HASTE states,
is vested solely in the governor
by virture of the Constitution and
laws of the United States and the
Organic Act of the Virgin Islands,
which the United States Congress
passed for the government of the
islands.
Governor HASTE states that he
has called upon the Municipal CO.
uncil to cease making such Apo
intments but its persists in doing
so.
The District Court is asked to
declare the local law insofar as
it provides for the appointment
of police commissioners by the
I Municipal Council invalid.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-05-24
General Davis State Opposition To
Principal Of Equal Separate Facilities
Time Now to End Army Segregation
successful start.

New York, N Y - Borg. Gener-
al Benjamin o. Davis, the first
and only Negro general in the
U. S. Army, has stated his dis
belief in the principle of equal
separate facilities, and by inn
plication, registered his opposit-
SON to the system of racial seq
regation in the U. S. Army.
General Davis, who is SO is one
of the oldest Regular Army sold
iers on active duty, is at present
assigned to the Office of the In
spector General at War Depart
ment Headquarters in Washington
His statement on segregation
was made in a letter which he
wrote to the United Negro and
Allied Veterans of America. The
letter was make public today by
that organization.
Il feel, General Davis stat
ed, that the time is now more
opportune than heretofore for the
integration of the colored veter-
ans and the colored PEOPLE as a
whole into all of the activities
of our American government and
6ocinety-.
1t is my humble opinion, he
continued, that the veterans Of
the 104 Division and the other
divisions og the First Army in
which the volunteer groups of col
ored soldiers were integrated dur
ing the latter days of the Euro
pean campaign, would look with
favor upon. the doing away with
separate colored units in our Ar
med services.
II have great faith in the fair
ness and the justice of the Amer
lean people, and I believe that, if
q means could be found to make
them acquainted with the diff
culties which the colored veter-
ans and the colored people suffer
as a result of the failure of this
government of the people, for the
people, by the peorle, to secure
to them the full benefits Of Amer
ican citizenship, remedy would
follow.
We the colored veterans and
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-05-24

be held at Odd Fellows Hall, Wa
shmgton Street, Sunday night,
June 18th at 8 p. m. with High
Degree members participating from
all parts Of the State.
The opening day will be the big
gest day ev rewitnessed by a
Fraternal Organization in this part
Of the State.
Buses will leave the Masonic
Hall, 119 12 North Parish ST.,
Jackson, Miss, Saturday morning
and will return the same day.
Round trip fare will be $3.50.
We will expect you to poin the
hundreds that will be present from
all parts of the State.
Come go to Vicksbury, and meet
your old friends, and make a new
ones as they will be present from
every nook and corner of the State
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-05-24
Plan Washington
National All Club
Roundup
By James L. Hicks
NNPA Staff Writer

w doIiiIlS lOil, - ~ - ldIlS WulCU
will permit representatives of the
100000 colored All Club workers
of the south to hold an annual
national 4-H Club Camp in Wash
ington, such as white Al work
ers have held here for the past
twentyyears, are now under study
by the Agriculture Department
and will be completed at a meet
ing to be held June 8 at Parie
Vnew, Texas, it was learned last
Friday.
In an exclusive release to the
NNPA News Service, which first
publicized the fact thaot colored
HI workers are not permitted
to attend the Informative nation
al camIC financed annually with
state and federal funds, the Agri-
culture Department said southern
states extension directors laid
plans for a national camp for col
ored HI workers at meeting
held at Lakeland, Florida, April
Is, II.
The Department said the plans
are based On the recommendation
of a subcommittee on colored ex-
tension work consisting of state
extension service directors of Al
ALBANIA, South Carolina and Ark
ansas, who were appointed to
study the matter of colored HI
workers attending the lily white
camps held annually here.
The plans provide for a special
committee to work out the type of
camp to be held, the program
and arrangements.
The state directors placed T. NJ.
Campbell and John Mitchell, col
ored extension supervisors with
the Federal Extension Services, on
the committee along with one man
and one woman state leader to be
selected at the meeting of colored
state extension leaders at Prairie
View where final plans for the
first camp will be drawn up.
State Extension Director l.. /.
Jones of Mississippi and Charles
A. Sheffield, Federal extension
service field agent for the south
ern states, were also placed on the
committee.
According to the state direct
ors report, filed with the Agricul-
ture Department, the directors at
the Lakeland meeting took the po-
sition that for the first year or
two the colored Al Camp should
be held at some educational inst
tuition In the south to work out
the mechanics and train leaders
for the successful holding of, such
camp at Washington.
After that the committee re
port said, the thinking was it
could we'll be held at Washington.
While this was not tseen as
complete victory for colored Al
workers long time observers of the
4-H movement said it represent
ed the first step toward rwovid-
ing equal activities for colored A
H Club boys and girls to Wash
ington for a national encanpment.
At first some mention was made
of including colored workers but
the idea was dropped on the grou-
nds that if colored workers were
allowed to participate. southern
white delegates would not attend.
The matter was nor brought up
again until last year when, the
NNPA News Service aired the
discrimination during the lily
white convention. At that time the
Department. promised to appoint
a subcommittee Of sac direcors o
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-05-24
See Any Attempt to Prevent Qualified
Election As Aid to Communism
Negroes From Voting in Coming

Jackson, Miss, May 19-(DSN)
Qualified Negro voters of hte
State will gladly support the prin
ciples of the Democratic Party
of Mississippi as adopted by the
State Democratic Executive Com
mittee in its meeting here May
IA, it was revealed through a
canvass of qualified Negro va
tiers by the Jackson Advocate, af-
tr the statement of principals a.
dopted by the committee were
made public here last week.
Qualified Negro voters in all
sections of the State were con-
suited by telephone and letters
respecting their opinion ragard
ing the party statement of prin-
cipals, adopted by the committee.
In summarizing the result of
the canvass, Percy Greene, edit
or and publisher of the Jackson
Advocate and vice president for
Mississippi, member of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Pro
greSsive Voters League and a
laader in the effort of Negroes
to gain the right to vote and par
ticipate in local election said,
from what has been said as re-
suit of our canvass the Negro
citizens of MissiSSiuui realize
now more than ever before that
Government begins on the local
level. The only hope for equal
protection of the law, equal edu-
cational opportunity, equapity of
economic opportunity, and other
benefits of citizenship, is to vote
in the State Democratic Primary.
Under the one party system now
existing in the stata, the only
way to vote for Government OF
the local level, is to be able to
vote in the Democratic Primary"
Voting by heroes on the local
level has proven a direct aid to
good government.
Speaking further on the sub
ject, Editor Greene said, Section
s, II, IS, and IA was given the
unanimous support of all those
contactad. In speaking of Section
IA, the editor said ''that the most
Negro citizens feel that Section
IA of the committee statement of
principals is restatement of the
basis ON which the objection to
the Negroes voting in the past
have been made" Contained in il
he said, "iS the old idea about
the possible Negro POLITICAL dom
nate and other scares behind the
effort to keep Negroes from vot-
ing in the past. In this respect he
said, however, there exist no de-
sire on the part of negroes of the
state for political dominate, what
the negroes want in Mississippi
is the opportunity to join with the
best and most able and intelligent
white people in the state in mok-
ing Mississippi rlace where cit
liens of all races, creed and color
can work together for the benefit
of all in peace, harmony, and good
will" AS matter of fact, he said,
the intelligent negroes of the state
while desiring the right to vote as
free American Citizens recognizes
the vastly superior political ex-
perience and knowledge of white
leaders of the state and are look
ing to them for political educat-
ion and leadership"
The most Concerned was express
sed over the FEASIBILITY that vary
ing devices would be used in order
to prevent qualified Negroes from
voting on election day. "To pre-
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-05-24

Estimated number Of retail food
stores in u. S. IN January, 1914. we
al 400
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-05-24

When President AIemon of Mexico paid visit TO the
United Stotes he welcomed behalf Of the United
Negro College Fund by Karl E. Downs, President Of SOM
ue Houston College in Texas. at the MuehIboeh Hotel in
Kansas City The Funds fourth onnuoI appeal for ST.
100000 TO did 33 Negro prvoe colleges off to highly
successful start
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-03-27
DRY RUN CLUB

The Dry Run Homemakers Club
held its March meeting at the home
of Mrs. George Myers, West Side
Avenue, Hagerstown, with "a mem
bers and the following guests pres
ent: Mrs. Shatzer, Mrs Earl Miller
and Miss Janice Martin. Mrs. Ed
ward Whyte, a new member, was
welcomed into the Club.
The club reading chairman Mrs.
Clarke Seibert, explained how rur-
al members may obtain books from
the Washington County Free Lii
brary on county enrolment card.
She also gave a brief resume of the
ten additional books that have been
recently added to the Homemaker
Club book shelf at the Washington
County Library.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-03-27
COUNTY COUNCIL

Mrs. v. o. Wallace presided al
the Executive Board meeting of the
Washington County Council OF
Homemaker Clubs, held Friday aft
ernoon at the local Home Demon
stration Office. Fourteen of the
fifteen Homemaker Clubs of the
County were represented, with SO
in attendance.
Announcement was made of the
arrangements for the annual meet
ing of the Council on April 8. The
all-day meeting starting at 10 a. m,
will be held at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Hagerstown, with lunch
con served by the ladies of that
church. All luncheon reservations
must be made at the Home Demon
stration Office by Thursday after
noon, April 3.
Reports were given by the fol-
lowing Chairmen-Mrs. Ralph Wy
and, Chairman of Garden Tour; Mrs.
Walter Vromley, Cultural Chair
man, Mrs. Claude Potterfeld, Art
Chairman; Mrs. Jesse Fishack, Home
Management Chairman; Mrs. Fred
Cunningham, International Rela-
tions Chairman; Mrs. Samuel Matt
hews, Home Furnishing Chairman;
Mrs. A. R. Cohen, Nutrition Chair
man.
Mrs. D. A Kirk announced the
dates of the Homemaker Club Short
Course, to be held at the University
of Maryland on June 1921. The
goal of attendance from Washing
ton County is set at 100 Home
makers.
Mrs. r. c, F. Weagly, County Leg
islatiVe Chairman of the Home
maker Clubs and President of the
Associated Women of the National
Farm Bureau, spoke of the National
Commission on Rural Health. The
organization went on record as fav-
oring the appointment of a repre-
sentative of the National Council of
Homemaker Clubs to the commits
sion.
Following the business meeting a
social period was held and tea was
served by a committee, with Mrs.
Clarence Leo as chairman. Assist
ing were: Mrs Ralph McClelland,
Mrs. Charles Huyett and Mrs. Jesse
Glen.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-03-27

by the secretary, Mrs. Fred Rem
ner, telling of the success of the
School of Instructions for Dress
making. Many fashion hints for
spring were brought out in this
letter.
A paper was read by the garden
chairman, Mrs. Scott Whitmore, on
the preparing and arranging of the
garden for spring planting.
A report was given by the Inter
national Relations chairman, Mrs.
Walter Cearfoss, on preparing the
packing of the box to be sent to
the family in Czechoslovakia.
A poster, Foods for Health"
was explained by the nutrition
chairman, Mrs. Frank Davis.
At the business session, presided
over by the president, Mrs. S. o.
Matthews, delegates were appointed
for the spring County Council
Meeting which is to be held in Trim
lty Lutheran Church, Wednesday,
April 8. A committee was appointed
to decorate the luncheon tables for
this meeting, which will have a
morning and afternoon session. A
committee, with the president as
chairman, was also appointed to re-
wise the Bylaws of the club.
Mrs. Hertell reported a score of
81 per cent.
The time of all future business
meetings has been changed from 2
p. m. to las p. m.
The April meeting will be held
in the Potomac Edison kitchen, Fri
day, April IL, with Mrs. Katherine
Schmidt speaking on Lighting the
Modern Home"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-03-27
Reminder To Bond Holders

The Treasury Department has is
sued reminder to the millions who
own U. S. Savings Bonds that the
Government keeps a record of these
bonds and that even if they are
stolen, destroyed or lost, it will re-
place them without cost To greatly
expedite this replacement, however,
every owner should make a record
of his bonds and keep that record in
some place other than where his
bonds are kept.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-03-27
JAMESTOWN CLUB

The March meeting of the Funks-
town Homemakers Club was held
in the Club room Friday, March IA,
with Mesdames Elliott, Lowman and
Miller acting as hostesses. There
were thirty-five members and two
visitors in attendance.
The study of the life of Stephen
Foster was continued by the must
cal chairman, Mrs. Welty, with his
musical education the theme for
this month. His song, "Old Folks
At Home" published in 1851, was
sung by the group, with solo parts
sustained by Mrs. Shelley.
The picture of the month, Van
Gogh's "Sunhowers,' was displayed
by the Art chairman, Mrs. Harvey
Miller, who gave reading of the
artists life. Attention was called
to the difference in modern Art and
that of 1860. Mrs. Miller also had
a nice display of decorated Easter
eggs and the members were given
instructions in making them.
This was followed by very help
full and interesting discussion, led
by Miss Ardath Martin, on Making
Your Pictures Count" Miss Mar
tin stressed the framing, grouping
and hanging of pictures to harmon
ize with other home furnishings.
A letter from Mrs. Bupp was read
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-03-27
Homemaker's Clubs
Hold March Meeting

Miss Ardeth Martin demonstrated
the hanging and grouping of pic
lures in the home. She stressed
that pictures should hang at eye
level, using a blind hanging, and
that the bottoms of most of the
pictures should be placed on the
wall in a straight line for an orderly
arrangement. A true and false quiz
followed this interesting feature of
the program.
An interesting report was given
by Mrs. Willis Routzahn on the life
of Van Gogh, artist and painter of
the popular print "Sunfowers."
Song leader, Mrs Adrian Strife,
read the story of Stephen Fosters
musical career and how he came to
write "Old Folks At Home" after
which the song was sung by the
group
Other reports were on: Sp'ing
gardening. given by Mrs. VIM. boy =
er, Clothing for Spring, by Mrs. Roy
Ebersole, Recreational Scrapb3oks
and games, by Mrs. Fred Ernst; and
Community Projects by Mrs. John
Yeakle.
The hostess concluded the meet
ing by entertaining the members
and guests with refreshments, car
rying out the st. Patrick's Day
motif.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-03-27
THE TRAMPs MUST WORK

It has been decided to put them to
sweeping the streets, or else.
The weekly report CT the police to
Commissioner Bikle yesterday eve
ming, showed nine arrests, and cleo
trio lights bad.
The tramp nuisance was discussed.
Police Justice Ripple read the ordin-
ance compelling the policemen to ar
rest all tramps found begging and
being Migrants. 1t has been deter
mined to put them to work sweeping
the streets.
About a year ago this was done
with good results. Tramps for
months afterwards steered clear of
Hagerstown. 1t is a sure remedy for
the tramp evil. The greatest pun
ishment that can be inflicted on a
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-03-27
Getting Nowhere Fast

After nine months of discussion
and debate concerning the drawing
up and adoption of a plan for world
atomic control, the whole problem
is right back where it started from.
The United States and Soviet Russia
are still locked in disagreement over
the American no-veto plan which
was laid before the United Nations
atomic energy communism last
June Ia