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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17
Named Chica gO's
FaVOrite Disc Jockey
LOCAL BOY MAKING GOOD
IN BIG CITY

CHICAGO, III. Julp - (SpeciaD
Arthur Leaner known professional
ly as All Benson, was voted Chica-
COS Favorite Disc Jockey for 1913
in the final tabulation of poll last
ing through the month Of June,
conducted by the Dale Harrison
Column of the Chicago Tribune.
His program broadcast over sta
tons VICES and VIVID, Arthur
received 1921 out of total of
36,926 votes cast.
The only Negro in the race, Ar
thur was the winner over a field
in which the first ten included Err
ME Simon, VIVID, 7645; Linn Bur-
ton, WAAF, 1868; Vince Clarity,
WAAF, 3144; Jim Hamilton,
WIND, 984; Eddie Hubbard,
WIND, 906; Dave Garroway;
WMAQ, 800; Marty Hogai, WSSO
593; Nal Bellairs, VIGIL, 494;
and Stud Terkel, VIGIL, 3O1.
A native of Jackson, Mississippi
when he was born SO years ago,
All, as he prefers to be called now,
comes from one of the pioneer fam
lilies of this city, where his father
headed a widely known Orchestra
long before the period of the now
famous Negro dance Bands, and
where his mother still lives.
Coming to Chicago in 1929, he
first began work as checker at
the Cuneo Press. Later, he worked
as an interviewer on project at
the University of Chicago and as
a probation officer of the City.
From Probation Officoer he star
ted preaching and become pastor
of his own non-denominational chur
Oh: adj as Pastor conducted his fir
st radio show. less chan four years
ago, as religiousprogram.
A hard worker, he regards his
Sunday Night Gospel Record Pro-
gram as the most successful of his
80 weekly shows.
From his listening audience, with
his own loyal south side strongly
behind him it is estimated that he
receives an average of 5000 letters
each week, which informed sources
says is more mail than is received
by all other Disc Jockeys COM
bined.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17
Council Of American
Affairs Hit New
SOlth African Regime

NEW YORK-The Council of
African Affairs, through it's Chair
man, Paul Robson, and Secretary,
WA. Hunton, today issued
statement declaring that as re-
suit of the election Of Dr. Malan
and the Nationalist in South
Africa, that country islands in
perilous danger of falling under
the control of an openly-avowed
and full-fledged fascist regime"
The CunciPs Officers pointed out
that the short time since the cleo
tons the Malan administration had
already given evidence of it's fas-
cist direction by pardoning and
RELEASING Nazi agents convicted of
treason and sabotage during the
las war, and by hating a program
just beginning for training Afri-
cans for skilled jobs from which
they are normally barred.
The ywarned that an overnight
fascist coup might be attempted in
South Africa in the event of any
shadrp setback to American or
British foreign aims, or a new
capitalist epression, or Widespread
strikes, African revolts or other
socialo unrest within the .cuntry.
While British and American in
vestments in South Africa, the lat
ter alone amounting to 100000
600, would not be disturbed by the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17
Citizens Say Town Not Responsible Charge
Smart Guys" With Causing Trouble.
Incident Cited AS Nee d For Federal
FEPC Law

PALMER, Tenn. July 10 Especial
DIR. Oscar H. Clemnts, who has
been operating clinic in Palmer
for IA years, stored his clinical
equipmtnt, and moved his family
and household furnishings to
Chattanooga as a protest against
"the rank discrimination that de-
MED six Negroes the right to work
on his new home.
Some 5000 persons in the Palm
er mining area are without medl-
cal facilities today because doc
tor decided he couldn't live with
intolerance.
Clements, unable to get Palmer
bricklayers to do some work, hired
a Chattanooga contractor and his
six Negro bricklayers to do the
job.
According to construction fore
man Joe Creighton, five men came
to the house site and told the Ne
groes;
1--WE don't ever allow Negroes to
come into Grundy county, much
less work here"
The popular doctor, according to
witnesses, replied, ''it seems you're
showing very little consideration
for me by doing this"
Meanwhile, the east Tennessee
coal mining community is entirely
without quick medical aid in case
of mine disaster or serious illness.
The nearest hospital is in Sewanee
80 miles away.
In Chattanooga, and Memphis,
as we'll as other sections of the
State and of the South Negro
leaders pointed to the refusal to
allow the Negro Brickmasons to
work as evidence. of the need Of the
FEPC Law.
In the town of Palmer one citizen
said after the doctors departure,
"we don't blame doc. We sure hat
ed to see him go, dbut we don't
blame him.. One miner said: "The
town didn't do it. 1t was just five
smart guys that caused this
e trouble. We didn't mind those color
ed fellers working, especially for
Doc"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17
CARD OF THANKS

/ wish to take this opportunity
oexpress my deep appreciation
for the many courtesies and kind
attention shown me during my re-
cent illness. 1t would hardly be
possible to name you all, but this
expression goes to everyone of you.
Miss Elmer Hodges
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17
Judge Issues Restrain
ing Order In NAACP's
Suit Against S. c. Dem
OcratS
OcratS


CHARLESTON, S. c., July s.
Judge ]. Waties Waring, of the
United States District Court, Eas-
tern District of South Carolina,
issued a restraining order today IN
the suit filed today by attorneys for
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
against eighty-nine officers and
members of the States Democratic
Party. who the complaint alleges,
have sought to deprive Negro citl-
zens of their right to vote.
This suit, filed on behalf of
David Brown and other qualified
Negrovoters of South Carolina,
follows by three months the victory
won by the NAACP in the case OF
Elmore w. Rice. In the latter case,
Judge Warning held illegal the re-
fusal of the Democratic Party OF
South Carolina to allow Negroes
the hight to participate in the
Democratic Party primary. Judge
Warnings decision was sustained by
the Fourth Circuit Court of APP
peals and the United States Su-
preme Court refused, last April, to
review the decision.
Following these decisions, the
Democratic Parry of South Caro-
lima determined to continue it's in
fringement upon the right of Ne
groes to vote in the primary. Pur-
suant to this aim, the party passed
rules prohibiting any Negro from
joining Democratic Party clubs, re-
curing that every Negro upon
registering every member of the
registering present general
registration certificate, and re-
curing every member of the DEM
ocratic Party to take an oath to
uphold racial segregation and OPP
pose federal fair employment prac-
tees legislation.
The present suit, filed against
every officer of the Democratic
Party in South Carolina who was
not a defendent in the case of FL
more " Rice, asked the court to
issue Immediately temporary
order restraining the defendants
from employing these devices to
prevent Negroes from voting in the
August 10 primary. The new rules
of the Democratic Party of South
Carolina were devised solely for
the purpose of DISTINGUISHING vot-
ers on the basis ftheir race and
color, according to the NAACP at
torney. Such devices, the complaint
claims, are in violation of Article
Continued on page 81
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17
Negro Woman Loses
Bus Segregation Suit

RICHMOND, Va, July A
Negro woman who said she was
unlawfully removed from an At
lantic Greyhound Corp. bus be-
cause she refused to go to the
rear yesterday lost $4,000 dam
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17
Local WOman's Hush
and Given Life
Sentence In Hasty Tri
al In Madison County
Mental Rape Case
Wife Says Fear And B
eatings Caused
Husband To Plead Gui
lty To Crime He Did
Not CONT

CANTON, Miss. July II Especial
Robert E. Williams, 43 year old
of Graves Service Stat
ion in Ridgeland, a small COM
munity II miles north of Jackson
in Madison County, a resident of
nackson, the husband of Mrs.
Allyne Williams, with son limo
thy age 6, good looking one time
Hostess of Summers Hotel on West
Pearl Street in Jackson was given
a life term in the state peniten-
tiary in a hasty trial here last
Monday following his arrest in
connection with a Madison County
Mental Rape" case. n
According to a settlement made
by his wife, Williams was arrested
after d Madison County white wife
accused him of making improper
advances to her, and upon refusal,
threatening to kill her if she told
anybody about his advances.
In a frantic and heart rendering
story of the arrest and life SEN
tence of her husband, Mrs. Williams
who was still seeking ways of help
ing him after he had been sentenc-
ed in the hasty trial here said that
fear, beatings, and poor lawyers
had caused her husband to plead
guilty to a crime he did not COM
mitt.
Mrs. Williams said that her hus-
band was arrested on June oath.
When he did not come home that
night and when she heard nothing
from him late the next day, she
called his employer who told her
that he was it the Madison County
Jail
For the next three days, she said
she called the jail and made every
effort to see him and find out the
trouble but the Madison County
authorities refused to allow her to
she and talk to him.
In desperation and fear she said
she went to Father Debo of the
New Catholic Church in West
Jackson who first called and later
went to the Madison County au-
thorities who told him what the
charge was against her husband.
She said tht before the Madison
County authorities told Father
Debo her husband didi not know
why he was arrested and denied the
charge when told of what he was
accused.
She said that while Father Debo
was looking into the matter. she
was making desperate round of
lawyers in Jackson, many of whom
refused to serve, in order to defend
her husband. First she said the law
firm Of Sterling and Sterling a.
greed to investigate the case and
was employed.
Not getting any information
from them Immediately she said
she finally found another lawyer
BID. Wade, whom she employed
There was really no trial she
said. Her husband, she said who
had previously told her how, when
he was arrested he was taken to
Jail and beaten over the head with
broom sticks and threatened with
death, was so afraid until he APP
peared to have lost all sense of
reason and despite her protest
both to him and the lawyer, pleaded
guilty when the lawyer told him
that if he did not plead guilty
faced with such a charge he would
sure be sent to the electric chair.
Mrs. Williams said that her hus
Continued ON page 81
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17
No Evidence Of Block Voting

Negro citizens went to the polls
and cast their ballots with a record
number of voters participating in
the election of Mayor and two
Commissioners here Friday.
AS possible two thirds of and
estimated 1900 or more qualified
Negro electors went to their voting
places in various sections of the
City, not one single incident of
any kind was reported anywhere
in the City.
In the race for Mayor, among
five candidates former Mayor Wal
ter A. Scott, John Byrd and Louis
w. Cotton were eliminated in the
voting Friday.
There will be a second primary
this coming F day to elect the
Mayor in q run1off between en-
cumbent Mayor Leland Speed and
Allen c. Thompson, the two lead
ing candidates in the Balloting
for Mayor.
In the eight man race for the two
posts of City Commissioners, en-
cumbent R. S. "Sunnie" Withers
was reelected by an overwhelming
vote.
In the run-off voting this Fri
day the race for the remaining
post of City Commissioner will be
between encumbent D.B. Sharon
and D.L. Duck Luckey who fin
ished one two in the race for Com
missioner in the balloting Friday.
AS the results of the wing Fri
day was finally tabulated one fact
with respects to the Mayor VOTER
and on which is reputed to be the
chief basis upon which much of the
opposition to full political particpa
ton on the part of Negroes rest
was clearly evident. There was no
such thing as "block voting" on
the part of Negro citizens.
According to competent observ-
ers the Negro voters were divided
among the candidates in the field,
proportinate to their majorities, on
the basis of, and in response to, the
campaign statements and promises
and reputation of the candidates.
One thing appeared doubly GER
tain; the Negro votes were not all
cast for any one candidate in the
race for either Mayor or City
Commissioner.
Of the estimated 1900 or more
qualified Negro voters most Of
them are located in Ward 80, 81, 50
SO, in West Jackson and Wards z
and in North Jackson.
In every instance as Negro vot-
ers returned from the polls they
had only the highest praise for the
treatment accorded them by the
election officials.
As the City waited expectantly
and in sort of subdued excite
ment for the run-off leading Ne
gro citizens expressed themselves
as being greatly pleased and reliev-
ed over the manner which the cam
paign and the election here Friday
was conducted.
The fact that no one of the can
didates had raised the NEGRO Is
sue," in the campaign was pointed
out as evidence of a growing spirit
sof interrarial goodwill among the
masses of the people of both races
despite current surface political
manifestations in the state and
throughout the South.
! One prominent Negro leader said
the election here Friday should be
taken as sufficient evidence that
real democracy can and will work
in Jackson and the state.
! As the candidates early this made
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17
Negro Citizens Go To Polls And Cast
Unmolested Ballots In Record Vote For City
Officials Here Friday

Absense Of NEGRO Issue" During
Campaign Democratic Spirit Of Election
Hailed AS Sign Of Growing Interracial
Goodwill
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-17
White Doctor Leaves Tennessee Town
In Protest Against Discrimination

Doctors Departure Leaves Tennessee Town
Without Medical Facilities After Refusal
To Allow Negro Brick masOns To Work
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-29
! SUpER5
 CONTINUE
 ON FLIGHT
Search Continues for Vi(- films of Crash Off
 Arabian Coast

TUCSON, Ariz., July 29.-R- Two B-29s will continue their flight around the world while the search goes on for more victims of the crash of sister Super fortress off the south coast of Ar abia, Davis-M -Monthan Air Force base announced today.
 The planes probably will take off from Alden today.
 The base has announced the names of five crewmen killed, six missing and one survivor. The B-29 which fell into the sea about a mile off Alden Tuesday night is believed to have had crew of IT or Is men.
 The two remaining B-29's will follow the original route, making their first landing on United States Territory at Anchorage, Alaska.
 The dead included M-Sgt. Ken meth s. Selleg, Hoquiam, Wash, flight engineer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-29

SAN FRANCISCO, July 29-tR- Representatives of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union were to appear in Federal Court today to answer charges that the union delayed sail ing of three ships in violation of an injunction forbidding a strike.
 The charge was made by the Pa cific American Shipowners, Associa- ton yesterday in petition asking that the union be found in con- tempt of court.
 The petition identified the ships as the George Washington and the Alaska, at Seattle, and the Henry D. Lindsay at San Francisco.
 {In Seattle, the unions dispatcher, Charles Nichols, said it has mo knowledge of the SS Alaska being delayed on that date, July D.'
 (Of the George Washington, he said the steward department had a Legitimate grievance concerning shipboard conditions and could not sail until they had some assurance they would be corrected" This dis pute occurred June 20)
 Federal Judge Michael J. Roche said he would talk with union repre- |sentatiyes before ruling on the order.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-29
pr. Libby Coming North
 To Be Flying Physician
 For BrifsoI Bay 5edion
MOSES LAKEE. wash. July 2s.

MOSES LAKEE. Wash. July 29.
 lP-Dr. John E. Libby said today he will leave Seattle about August 10 for Alaska to become flying physician for Bristol Bay
 Until a year ago, Dr. Libby was Moses Lakes only doctor. Now he will become the only physician to serve 4,000 persons scattered over Bristol Bay.
 Dr. Libby will leave next week for Wichita, Kansas, to take de- livery on a new Cessna 140 plane which he will equip with pontoons and skis. He has commercial pilots license.
 His wife and four r-month-old son will accompany him to the Kama kanak Hospital 300 miles west of Anchorage. The hospital, which will be his headquarters, is 30- bed institution being expanded to include a tuberculosis clinic.
 Dr. Libby was a Naval physi- elan during the war, serving over seas with the Marine Corps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-29
GRUENINC E
 REApp0INTED
 AS GOVERNOR
President Truman Sends Nominations 10 Senate
 for Confirmation

WASHINGTON, July 29.-lRl- President Truman today sent near ly two dozen nominations to the Senate in the face of decision by the Republican leadership not to consider any appointments at the extra session.
 Most of the nominations were re- appointments of United States At torneys and Marshals.
 Among the reappointments was that of Ernest Gruening of New York as Governor of Alaska.
 Other nominations included the reappointment of Harry O. Arend as United States District Attor- eny for Division 4, Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-29
GOVERNMENT MONEY BOOM
 WON'T LAST
James P. Davis, Director of Territories, Warns
 Bubble Will Break

Federal spending in Alaska will not last forever, warned James P. Davis today. Davis, the Director of the Divisions of Territories and Insular Possessions for the De- partment of the Interior, arrived here yesterday for brief visit with Gov. Ernest Gruening and other local Interior Department officials
 Alaska must develop it's own per- manent economy, Davis cautioned if it is to expand and retain it's expansion. In addition to develop ing local large industry for export, small industries must be developed for local consumption, he declared. Davis suggested that small wood working and fisheries by-product plants are two examples of what he means.
 Southeast Alaska Industries
 In the large industries, for Southeast Alaska, Davis fecom- mends fuller exploitation of tour ists, wood products and mining. He said that these could be developed by private enterprise alone, all though the Federal Government can be counted on to act as partner, if necessary, to supplement private capital. He said, however, that private interests should take the lead
 Davis pointed out that Congress is interested in Alaska and that the record of the last Congress has been the best so far toward show
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-29
STEAMER M0vEMENI5

Princess Norah, from Vancouver scheduled to arrive Saturday after noon or evening.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle today.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle July 31.
 George Washington scheduled to sail from Seattle July 3l.
 Flemish Knot scheduled to sail from Seattle July 31.
 Princess Louise scheduled to ar arrive a. m. tomorrow. sailing south one hour later.
 Aleutian scheduled southbount Sunday night or early Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-29
THREAT OF
 WAR GIVEN
 AS CAUSE
Foreign Secretary Bevin Makes Announcement
 in Parliament
tBy The Associated Press)

The British government is con- sidering halting mobilization of its Armed Services because of war threats between Russia and the West.
 Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin made this known today in Parlia- ment, but offered hope that cur- rent diplomatic moves might pre- vent the cold war from becoming one of guns. The British have been recurring 10000 soldiers, sail ors and fliers every month to civil- ian status.
 U. S. Ambassador w. Beddell Smith reached Moscow after talks in London and Berlin. He and the British and French Ambassa- dors are expected within few days to sound out Foreign Minister V. M. Molotoy on the chances of peacefully settling the Berlin block ade problem and other German questions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-29
SENATOR
 JAMES WAT5ONS
 DEAD IN INDIANA


 WASHINGTON. July 29.-IR- James Eli Watson of Indiana, Re- publican leader of the Senate dur ing President Hoover's administra- tion, died today at the age of 84.
 The colorful Hoosier served in Congress under eight Presidents, but was swept out of office by the Democratic landslide of 1882. He was stricken with internal hemorr- hages on October 12.
 Watson maintained a law office here after leaving the Senate. His tall, spare figure was a familiar sight around the Capitol even at the last session of Congress.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-29

 BIG PLANT
 |S pR0BED
Investigators Deny Com mic Charges that War
 Material Being Made
By JAMES J. DEvLIN

LUDWIGSHAFEN, German July 29.-tR- German investigators of the greatest European disaster since the war brushed aside today Communist charges that the ex- plcded Farhen chemical plan here was making war material.
 Police in this French Zone Rhine City said s4 bodies were recovered and that about 250 persons were missing and presumed dead. Tc the apparent death toll of 334, they added 2,000 injured.
 Mannheim police across the riv- es estimated the dead between 50( and 300. U. s. Army officials there said 6.200 were injured, many in Manneheim and other nearby American Zone places by the ter rife concussion.
 The plant employed 22,000 work CTS. The explosion and swiftly spreading fires demolished or dam- aged IS buildings. It was the largest plant in the French Occu-
 (Contiptled On Pace TWO)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-29
Plane
 Crash.
 Arctic

OTTAWA, July 29IR-- Royal Canadian Air Force headquarters says a Canso amphibian aircraft carrying crew of 10 crashed and sank in Arctic waters yesterday killing one and injuring nine.
 Details were sparse. but officials here believe the plane hit a cross wind when it nosed down for a landing at Kittigazuit, an RCAF' station in the northwest territor- ies. The plane was being used to haul supplies to airmen stationed in the Arctic.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-29
Hungary Arests YugosIav Official
 In Murder Case

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, July 29 --tRL-The Director Of Information said today Hungary has arrested the Secretary of Yugoslav Legation in Budapest in connection with the murder of a Yugoslav student.
 The Information Director said the Hungarians threw a ring of 40 policemen and six automobiles around the Yugoslav Legation and on July 22 arrested Zhovko Boarov, Legation Secretary, preventing every contact with the Legation since that time,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-29
15o TRAN5p0RT5 CAN FLY FOOD TO
 BERLIN F NEEDED

HONOLULU, July 29-R-Ap- proximately 250 Military Air Trans port Service tMATS) planes are available to augment the Berlin air lift if necessary, says Maj. Gen. L. s Kuter, MATS Commander
 Kuter, stopping here on the last leg of flying inspection of MATS operations in Alaska and the Pacific will proceed to San Francisco to. morrow.