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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-13
ANCHORAGE MAN VISITS

Phil Bailey. from Anchorage, ar- rived in Juneau on Pacific North ern Airlines and is registered at the Baranof Hotel BIT
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-13

and Territorial offices of the city have also been organized to con- tact members of the various de- partmental staffs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-13

Stanley F. Ambrose registering from Athol, Mass, is at the Hotel Juneau.
Evening star., 1947-08-31

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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19
Constitutional
Amendment To
Abolish PoII-Tax

Washington, d G - Representa-
I've Gerald Lands, Republican, of
Indiana, member of the House
Administration subcommittee con-
sidering eigt bills to outlaw the
poll tax, last Monday introduced
a joint resolution proposing con-
stitutional amendment to accom-
plish that purpose.
The Landie resolution would ban
the requirement of payment of a
poll tax as a prerequisite to voting
in seven states which have poll
tax laws. The proposed amend
ment provide that The right of
citizens of the United States shall
not be denied or abridged by the
United States or any State an ac-
count of failure to pay poll tax.
It would authorize Congress to
pass appropriate legislation for
its enforcement.
In order to become a part OF
the Federal Constitution the re-
solution must be approved by a
two thirds vote of the members OF
the House and Senate and be rat
flied by three fourths Of the Stat
es within sevenyears.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19
Mississippi State
Negro Business
League Meets

Jackson, Miss (DSN) July IA
- The Mississippi State Negro
Business League held its annual
meeting at the Edward Lee Hotel
here last Friday. Attended by a de-
legation representing wide sect
ions of she State The main fear
trrre of the meeting was the ele-
ction of delegates to the National
Negro Business League meeting to
be held in Tampa, Florida, July
$50.
Extensive planning was consid-
cred for the increas of Stat Ng-
70 Business League membership
and the organizing of local Lea
CUES and Chambers Commerce
in the leading towns and cities OF
the state
Delegates connected to attend
the Mama meeting were: Waiter
H. Williams, A. A. Alexander, O.
3. Cobbins and w. M. Holmes
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19
Dan Williams Jr. Faces Possible Death
Penalty In Washington Shooting

Washington, d G --uly Is -
Dan Williams, Jr., former Jack
son, Mississippi Negro lewyer
faces a possible death penalty
growing out of the shooting to
death of two persons and the
wounding Of two others here sew
eral weeks ago. The death penalty.
became possible in the case of
Williams a former inmate of the
Mississippi State Asylum for the
insane, when he was indicted on
charges of first degree murder and
assault here Monday.
Williams was charged with the
death of Police Pvt. Hubert E..
Estes, 81, and Ray E. Devenorf,
68 clerk of the Grievances COM
mittee of the Washington Bar
Association, and the wounding of
George w. Daizell, the committee
secretary, and Cecil E. Claig, a
guard in the Municipal Court build
ing.
The shooting is alleged to have
taken place when Williams who
had been recently disbarred from
the practice of law in Mississippi,
as result of his non-appearance
before the Chancellor in Jackson,
to answer charges of fraud upon
the court growing out of a diverse
case, which he was handline, and
came to Washington to obtain a
permit to practice in Washington
Court. Williams is said to have
fatally shot the committee clerk
and secretary in an argument VIII
ich arose over his demand for the
return of money which he had
deposited for admission to prac-
tice before the Washington bar,
after his application had been
denied; and wounded the two 9TH
ers as he attempted to escape
from he building where he shoot
ing took place.
Williams is well known in jack
son, Mississippi. where he was a
student at Jackson College. 1t was
while as a studen a Jackson Col
lege that he was admitted to the
Mississippi State Asylum for the
insane where he remained for more
than a year. After completion OF
a corresponding course in law and
after nine successive appearance
before the Mississippi Board Of
Law Examiners he was admitted
to practice in 1910 and had been
practicing in Jackson a little more
than two years before disbarrment
proceedings were brought against
him.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19
S0. CAROLINA plan To BAR NEGRO VOTE
IN DEMOCRAT PRIMARY HELD ILLEGAL
State Baptist
Meet at vieksburg

Vicksburg, Miss Prominent
Baptist Leaders here this week
joined in stating than plans were
already completed for the enter
tainment of delegates and visitors
who will attend the 1947 session
of the General Baptist State Con-
Sention and it's Auxiliaries which
will convene for five day ses-
sion here Tuesday July % and last
through Saturday June Goth. The
proceedings to be under the general
direction of President H. HH.
Hume, of Greenville.
With no important elections at
issue the main emphasis of the
convention will be directed towards
the Improvement of and encreas-
ing the operating budget of Nat
chez College the organizations
number one project in the state.
Natchez college was recently APP
proved for Veterans ducation I'M
der the CT Bill and it is generally
understood that a considerable fin
ancial outlay must be made in
order to have the institution meet
the needs of a Veterans Training
Program.
The Main feature of the meet
ing will be the address of Col.
Roscoe Conklin Simmons, noted
Chicago orator and political lead
er, native Of the State. Col Sim
mons is scheduled to deliver his
address Thursday night.
Indications are that one of the
largest delegations in the history
Of the organization will attend
the Vicksburg Meeting.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19

gan his career as a full fledged
band leader
In 1888 Harold F Oxley became
manager of the band From then on
the orchestra advanced steadily
toward success, winning it's first
popularity poll as leading band
in 1895 Mr. Lunceford recorded for
Decca
His first big success came in 1888
after his orchestra succeeded Cab
Calloway's at the Cotton Club,
Forty eight street between Broad
way and Seventh avenue New
York City
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Crystal Tulli Lunceford; his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs James R Luce
ford, and two brothers, Cornelius
and Junior Lunceford
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19
Sen. EIIender
INDIGNANT AS
Witnesses Called

Washington, d G = After hold
ing up hearings on the Ives-Cha-
vez bill to ban race or religious
discrimination in employment,
Senator Allen ] Ellender, Demo
crat, of Louisiana, has finally
come up with five opposing wit
.nesses who were scheduled for
hearings this week before the SEN
ate Labor and Public Welfare sub
committee n charge of the mea-
sure.
Senator BLENDERS five witnes-
ses against the bill are Cover
nor Fielding L. Wright of Mississ-
ippi and Fred Looney an attorney,
of Shreveport, La, who were sch
eduled to be heard Wednesday, and
Burgin E. Dowcett, commissioner
of health of Tenn. Nashville, and
DIR. r. I'll. Hutchinson, Tennessee
Health Commissioner, Nashville,
and Tyre Taylor, general counsel
of the Southern States Industrial
Council, Washington.
Senator Ellender was indignant
because all of the witnesses or
iginally called by the subcommit-
tee, of which Senator Forrest c.
Donnell, Republican, of Missouri
is the chairman, favored the bill
He was given ten days in which
to get opposing witnesses.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19

marks in appreciation of the high
Occurrence paid to him by DR.. C.
S. Yancey, Chief Surgeon of the
Tahorian Hospital. The speakers
also included Miss Nettye Perkins,
Head Nurse at the Taborian Hos
.pital who introduced Editor
Greene, and DR.. P. M. George, Med
ical officer of The Taborian Hos
pital who presented DR.. Yancey.
Attending the meeting were of
ficers and members representing
the Afro-American Sons and Dau-
ehter of Tabor, The United Circle
Of Friends, Masons, Pythians, FL
ks, and other Fraternal organiza-
lions Of the State.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19
Funeral Services
For Jimmie
Lunceford in NY.

SEASIDE, Or - Funeral services
for Emil (Jimmy) Lunceford As,
band leader, will be held in New
York City it was stated here last
Sunday.
Mr.. Lunceford, whose band was
here for a one night stand ON a
West Coast tour. died last Sat
urday night after he had collas-
ed in a music record shop. His
band roceeded with the nights
program at the Bungalow, a sea-
side dance resort.
Ed Rosenberg, the bands trav-
cling manager, said Mt. Lunceford
suffered a convulsive attack in
the record shop where he was to
have made a personal appearance
and died a few minutes later in
an ambulance on his way to a
hospital.
The orchestra leader had COM
planned during the day of not
feeling well, Mr.. Rosenberg said,
I but was planning to lead his band
Saturday night at the Bungalow
dance hall.
Mt. Rosenberg said the band
would disband permanently :.
Mr.. Lunceford's home was at
1872 South Road, White Plains,
New York.
He was variously known as a
purveyor of solid jazz, sweet sw-
ing or hot music. He was one OF
the foremost Of Negro musicians.
His eighteen piece band was not
ed for it's arrangements Of many
popular songs, including Cement
Mixer, -Four or Five Times. For
Dancers Only and Blues in the Nj
ght.
A former athlete, Mr. Lunceford
was an interchangeable worker, al
ways striving for distinctive ar
rangement Although he could play
every instrument in his orchestra
he seldom played one with his
band
Mr. Lunoeford was born in Full
ton, Mississippi. His family moved
to Denver when Jimmy was a boy,
and he received his early education
there He got his first musical edu-
| cation under Wherefore j White
man, Paul Whiteanan's father, who
was superintendent of music foi
Denver ublic schools
He ATTENDED Fisk University
where he played end on the foot
ball team forward on the basket
ball team and pitched for the base
ball team During his college yrs
lhe was a professional saxophonist
playing summers with small or
'chestras
After graduating from Fisk IN
1927 he taught music and was
athletic instructor at Maonasss
High School, Memphis, where he
ORGANIZED a nine piece orchestra
which later. became the nucleus
| of hi. largest organization He al
so played saxaphone with Flet-
cher Henderson's band and SWEET
mans Jazz Syncopater In 1882
| he quit his teaching job, and be-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19
Warden CHARGED
With Georgia
Prison Massacre
CORDNER'S REPORT WITH
HELD

Brunswick, Ga A corners
jury, witch investigated the mass
acre of seven changing prison
ers at the Glynn County prison
camp at Auguilla, Georgia, ewel-
We miles from here, adjourned last
Saturday without returning YER
dict.
As the verdict Of the corners
jury was withheld, Judge Gordon
Knox of Gylnn Superior Court call
ed the grand jury 20 convene We'd
neday to investigate the shooting.
The verdict of the corners jury
will be withheld until after the
grand jury investigation.
The corners investigation was
conducted at the prison camp by
Coroner J. D. Baldwin, 80, and
was attended by five members Of
the Brunswick branch of the Nat
ional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People.
Seven prisoners were killed and
six others wounded by a fusillade
from the guns of prison guards
at the Gylnn County prison camp
last Saturday. Five were killed in
stantly Two others died later IN
a hospital. Three of the convicts
were killed as they scrambled un-
der house adjoining the stock
ade. Another was hit as he scramb-
led over the wire enclosure around
the stockade and fell dead on the
other side. Another was dropped
in his tracks. Six were wounded.
In New York. Waited White, sec
rotary of the NAACP. said he had
sent the following telegram to
Attorney General Tom Clark IN
connection with the shooting:
May we respectfully urge inves-
tigation shooting thirteen and kill
ing five Negro prisoners by camp
guards near Brunswick, Ga. Pre-
liminary reports from our lnves-
tigators indicate no justification
for shooting. Since guards are
State employees it would appear
there is authority for Federal ac-
ton.
C. G. Cogdeyy, Brunswick at
torney employed by the NAACP,
requested an investigation of the
shooting by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, the Georgia Bur
eau of Investigation and the Bylnn
County grand jury.
AS the inquest got under way,
Austin T. Walden. an attorney
and Georgia director of the Ma
ACP, charged in Atlanta that the
shooting looked like a deliberate
massacre.
A half drunken warden fired
the shot that set off the mass
massacre of the prisoners doing
time on a Georgia chaingang, a
prisoner told the corners jury
here last Saturday.
The jury heard two versions OF
incidents leading up to the kill
ing. One was that the prisoners
tried to escape after Warden Fl
G. Worthy had shot in the leg
Willie (Pes Wee) Bell, ringlea-
der in an alleged revolt, who had
lunged at him.
Testifyig at the inquest. Bel
denied Worthy's charge that he
had lunged at the warden when
the latter entered the stockade at
Continued on Page A.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19
State Legislatures Repeal Of Primary
Laws Held Invalid by U. S. Court; Deny
Negro Plea to Enter State Law School

NHdrl0SCOH, -. -. - Inc SOcail6Q
South Carolina plan, designed to
effectively disfranchise colored vo-
tiers, was declared incalid by I'M
tied States District Judge J. Wat
les Waring here last Saturday.
Under the South Carolina plan,
the State Legislature In 1914 re-
pealed all laws relating to pri-
mary elections, giving sole auth
GRITTY for their regulation to State
political party committees.
Other Southern States were wat
ching the outcome of the suit test
ing the constitutionality of the
rule adopted by the State Demo-
cratic Committee restricting par
ticipation n Democratic primari-
es to white voters only. In Socth
Carolina AID other one-party Sou
thern states the choice of officers
actually takes place in the primary
and the general election is simply
ratification of the results of pri-
mary elections.
Judge Waring sc year old Char
lesion born jurist, held that Ne
groes are entitled to be enrolled
to vote in the Democratic pri-
na1iec-.
The case was brought by Geor-
ge lmore, of Columbia, who con-
tended that he was not permitted
to vote in the 1914 Democratic
primary because he is colored.
In another case, Judge Waring
rejected the petition of John HH-
Wrighten, Of Charleston, for a
mandatory injunction compelling
the University of South Carolina
to admit him and other qualified
colored persons to its law school
He'll contended he had been refus-
ed admission because of his race
or color.
Judge Waling ruled that Mr..
Wrighten and others similarly sit
uated would be entitled to be adj
mitted unless by the opening Of
next year the State provides an
adequate course in law at South
Carolina State College at Orange
burg.
One other alternative was pos
sible, Judge Waring said. That
would be that the State furnish
no law school to any persons of
either the white or Negro race.
In the argument of the lmore
case early in jane, attorneys for
the Richland county (Coiumbia)
executive committee and primary
managers in one Columbia Demo-
cratic club, named as co-defend-
ants, pointed out that in 1914 So.
Carolina repealed all statutes per
tanning to primaries.
In consequence, they contended,
the party had tecome private or
ganization with full authority to
/ stipulate who was entitled to mem
bepsnip, and not subject to court
| regulation.
Taking not OF this point, judi
ge Waring commented, TO say
that there is any material dif-
| ference in the governance of the
Democratic party in this state
prior to, and subsequent to, 1914
is pure sophistry--.
The Georgis legislature provid>
ed for similar primary set up by
an act passed early this year, but
it was veSoad.
No comment was forthcoming
from Democratic party officials
other than a statement by Chair
man William p. Baskin of the
state Democratic executive coma
n4ittee that we will appeal. He add
ed that a conference would be held
probably mex: week. to map the
party's plans.
Governor j. Strom Thurmoud
was flying tc Salt Lake City to
attend the national governors con-
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19

The alternate delegates were: Per-
CIV Greene, C. R. Darden and Ed
ward Lee. Among those who at
tended the meeting were: G w
Anderson, w. M. Holmes, Of Green
VILE, C. r. Darden, Meridian,
T. C. Onell, McCombt DR.. R. w.
Harrison, Yazoo City, A. J. Noel,
Dorsey Griffen, Victor Jones, Car
sic Hall, Jack H. Young, Edward
Lee, and Percy Greene, all OF
Jackson
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19
FraternaI Day
Celebration A
Great Success

Mount Bayou Miss (DSN) Ju-
v IA - One of the greatest events
in the coorful history of Mississ-
ippi's all Negro town took place
here Sunday with the observance
of the first statewide Negro Franz
ternal day in the history of the
State. The observance of Rran-
ternal day here brought to and
end the celebration of the Goth an
niversary of the founding of Mo
und Bayou. The anniversary OBJ
servance program held Saturday
included a great address delivered
by DIR. Joseph H. Jackson pastor
of the Olivent Baptist Church,
Illinois.
One of the greatest crowd ever
seen here attended the Fraternal
day program which was held in
the High School auditorium. By
early Sunday morning automobiles
and bus loads from all sections of
the State began arriving for the
Fraternal day celebration and bro
ught to the town visitors and re-
representatives. of various F,rater-
nal organizations from all sect
ions of the State. /. Ell. dwards,
Vice President of The Afro Amer
lean Son and Daughters, second
largest Fraternal organization In
Mississippi proposed the Fraternal
day observance for the purpose OF
considering the organization of a
State Fraternal Congress. His
challenge was accepted by the
chief offices and leaders of the out
standing Fraternal organizations OF
the State who answered his call
to speak for the occasion. The re-
suit of the meeting may well be
the next great step in the Fra
ternal life of the Negroes of the
State of Mississippi, the organi'
cation of a State Fraternal Con-
gress.
Hon. Percy Greene, Editor anc
Publisher of The Jackson Advocate
Fraternal day guest speaker, de-
liverey the principal address OF the
occasion. While lauding the pass
and present day F'raternal leaders
and the present overall program
of the Fraternal organizations Of
| the State, Editor Greene, said
that 'times and the demands Of
the masses now calls for a re-dir'
ection to the resources and energy
of the Fraternal organizations Of
the State toward winning for the
Negroes of Mississippi the right
to vote and the full benefits Of
American citizenship"
The welcome address was deliv'
cred by the Hon. B. A Greene
Mayor of Mound Bayou. With the
alnst certain realization OF thu
new Veteran hospital for the towr
i'm welcoming the vast throng, May
or Greene pointed to the pass sue
cess of the Mound Bayou expert
ment and foresaw a great future
for the town and welcomed as 9
historic step the first statewide
Fraternal day observance to the
| States first and only all Negro
town. Other speakers on the pro
gram included P. M. Smith, CHIEF
Grand Mentor of the Knights ane
Daughters of Tabor, and Hon. I
J. Huddleston, Sr. Custodian ant
founder Of The AAro-America1
Son and Daughters both OF whom
/, heartily approved the organization
of a State Fraternal Congress; DR.
L. T. Miller, President of the Al
| ro-American Son and Daughters
Chief Curgeon of The Afro-Amer
lean hospital Of Yazoo City made
one of hi srace appearance as spe
| aker at meeting Of this kind AM
i received obeisance of the day. A
he delivered short but timely r.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19
Skimnailx Nutritious

While skimmilk Is slightly lower IN
vttamin A and calories than whole
milk, Il contains more calcium.
iron and other minerals than
cream contains, and Its content OF
riboffavin and thiamin compares
very favorably with the amount Of
these vitamins In cream
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-25

open revolt actually existed in Costa Rica, but informed sources in Panama expressed doubt that there had been any organized re- bellion, most of the casualties, the Panama sources said, were un- armed student demonstrators.
 The strike was denounced by the Costa Rican cabinet as sub versive movement" headed by Otilio Ulate, newspaper publisher and leader of the opposition party, who has charged the government with restrictive measures in the current presidential campaign, in which he is a candidate.
 The cabinet gave a vote oi con fidence to President Teodoro Pi- cado, who said he would main tain order at any cost.
 Qt was reported in Balboa, Pan anna Canal Zone, that the Costa Rican government had imposed martial law, and Pan American Airways in Balboa said last night that all it's flights in and out of San Jose had been cancelledN
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-25
FRANK GLASIER TO BE ON NUNIVAK FIVE YEARS

Frank GlaSier who has winter ed at Teller observing the wolf menace to the reindeer is now at Mekoryuk, on Nunivak Island, where he plans to spend the next five years in the interest of the development of the musk-oxen for the Fish and Wildlife service.
 MT. Glasier, who has spent B years in the Territory states that A of the animals were sighted last March and April when a sur vey was made and he now plans to complete the survey and make another count.
 The work will be difficult, as he will have to scout across the 70 miles long island on foot. The island, it is understood is barren, being covered with moss. Its pack bone is 40 volcanoes which sud the center of the island.
 Mrs. Glasier accompanied her husband and her only other white companion will be the school teacher.
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-25
THE SPIRIT MOVES ESKIMOS 10 MILES

FROBISHER BAY, Baffin Is- land, Canada. (P)-Every Sunday a small group of parka-covered Eskimos travel ten miles to hear a sermon read by an officer of the AAF Air Transport Command here.
 There is no chaplain permanent ly quartered at this isolated base off the far northeast coast of Can adad. To keep Sunday holy and aid morale of the men stationed here, officers read a weekly ser mon written and forwarded by Chaplain MajJ William V. Mor- gan, stationed at Manchester, N. H.
 Eskimos rarely miss these Sun day services. Most of them don't understand a word but have learned the Lords Prayer and fundamental religion from mis- sionaries.