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The Nome nugget., 1948-05-03
THE TWO VIEWP OINTS

Two bits of news during April have set us think ing about gold and the importance of gold in the ruther dour future we seem to be facing. One wus q radio report. authentic otherwise. which told of q qold discovery somewhere behind the iron cur tdn which supposedly dwdrfed any discovery hith- erto made and which related the 4-hour manner in which the fabulous find is being worked in un effort to achieve parity with the United States in the matter of gold reserves
 The other wds excerpt from the onnuol re- port of Brc1lorne Mines Ltd. which reads us follows:
 With on improved but still inadequate supply of munpower operations were maintained ot about two-thirds capacity. Production greater thun in either of the two preceding years but the profit therefrom did not show corresponding increase. This due to further decline in the general onomic situation for gold mining. Rising costs had to be absorbed in the face of drop in the price re- ceived for gold from s38.50 per in l946 to $35OO,"
 to oll employees during the year. wage rates are now approximately 50 per cent higher thdn in 1889. On the other hond. output, in terms of ounces pro- duced per mun-hour has declined 40 per cent. The operdting cost of producing ounce of gold has risen from Sl so in 1889 to S235O in l947. Contribut- ing factors were the smaller tonnage mied and the shortage of mdnpower.
 "Incredsed costs without compensdting ud- vdnce in the price of gold also effect the value of A higher grade must be mined to meet such costs and whot wos lowgrode but profitable ore becomes murgino
 There you have. very nicely briefed. the position of gold mining in the United States us we'll as in Cdnddd Rising costs reducing profitable to mor- gindl definitely unprofitdble ore necessitoting selective mining and waste of ore thdt should be mined. suspension of dividends closed down prop critics general stugndon in the gold mining industry.
 And so. while Russio builds her gold reserves and gets gold ut any cost. we muntuin thut there is no occasion for rosing the price of gold and refuse to allow miners to sell their product on the op- market because other nations might not like it.
 (Aldskd Weekly
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-03

rubles ot the some rutes us old rubes. most of the city workers redllY better off thdn they were be- fore the currency reform become effective. That is their current wages and sdldres will enuble them to buy more foodstuffs of certdin kinds and their outoYs for clothing and footwear will also be re- duced since most of these articles had to be bought formerly in nonrdoned stores ut prices about three times us high ds those recently established. The people who stand to lose under this new system are the peasants. who will receive much less money from food sold in the open market
 Despite conversion of cash holdings into new money ut the rate of 10 to l. large amounts of cash remain in the possession of the public well us savings deposits (converted into the new currency ut varying rotes). Paul A. Bdrdn. whose study of Currency Reform in the USSR dppedred in the Mdrch issue of the Hurvurd Business Review. estim otes thdt there are about 25 billions of these new the money received currently in the form of wages and solories "chosing after goods" Under the cir cumsonces. it is not ot dl surprising to hear thut Russians are queing up before food stores.
 Unless Russid hos abundance of food ready for distribution. the almost inevitable result of sud denly abandoning rutioning restrictions and simul- tdneouslY announcing official price schedules thut dctudllY encourage increased buying. will be sell outs; or. the Russians prefer to put it, dislocoon of retu distribution. Whether thdt dslocdtion is merely the result of q passing pressure of demond thdt causes immediately accessible stocks to vanish or cleun-out of reserves well is not indicated That is the really important question. For if the Rus sidns edting up their food stocks faster than they can be replenished they will have to take back some of the benefits they have bestowed the city workers under the new system of pricing with out rdtioning
The Nome nugget., 1948-05-03
Communication
CHANGE OUR ASSESSMENT WORK LAW IN ALASKA


 requires the claim owner to do one hundred dollars worth of nm provements on each unpatented claim of twenty acres or less each year.
 The intention of this law was to develop a claim to find out the possibilities of its becoming a producer.
 But the law defeated its own purpose in not making it com pulSory to file an affidavit, for record as to the nature of these improvements, but made ~it op- tional with the claim owner as to his choice in this matter of re- cord.
 Our records as of today on the whole are of no value in owner ship in specific claim, whether the annual assessment work was done or. if it is public domain.
 If you know a certain claim has not had the annual assessment work performed on it and is rightfully public domain, and you stake it for yourself, or with a power of attorney for another per- son authorizing you to stake such claims for him, you are apt to be called a claim jumper, and if you insist on claiming ownership, you may become involved in ex- pensive litigation.
 There is a way open to turn this outmoded Assessment Work Law into an asset to the Territory of Alaska, by our united effort to gring pressure to bear in Con- gress, to eliminate the Assessment Law in Alaska and allow our Territory to pass a measure to tax, let us say, ten dollars on each and every claim that is not actually in operation and is not patented.
 This tax to be paid to the Commissioner or Recorder in each Recording Precinct where the claims are on record.
 You would then have a record at all times as to the ownership of such claims or whether it was public domain and open for To- cation.
 It would be the means of elim- mating claim-jumping and costly litigations from same, and above all it would relieve the claim own CT, who now tries to comply with our Assessment Work Law, of doing work that is very often of no value to his claim or to himself, ard costs him many more times than this tax of, say ten dollars.
 This tax would be a tremend- ous NET revenue to our Terri tory and would be the means for building and maintaining roads to our mining sections, that now have no roads and are undevel- oped owing to the high cost of transportation.
 We would have fund adequate for establishing landing fields for large planes to land freight at a reasonable rate in outlying sec- tions.
 This change in our Assessment Work Law would be the means nf rn1;.x,,,,x
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10

to those who participate.
Mr.. Arthur Colaianni, director
Of the Millsaps College band, and
Mr.. A. T. Estes, Jr., director of
the Mississippi College band, wi
demonstrate and discuss band
techniques. Other guest conduc-
tors will include Mr.. Kermit Hol-
ly, director of the Lanier High
School band. and Mr.. Amos
Wright, director of the Alexander
School band, Brookhaven.
Mass rehearsals will be held
daily as well as sectional and
small group rehearsals. A COM
bined concert of the Sight Read
ing Band will be conducted by Mr..
Colaianni On the College lawn at
8 p. m. Friday.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10

Admitted for treatment OF
compound fracture of the left leg
was John Stephens, 80. colored,
of 314 N. Franklin st. Stephen,
an employee Of Ryan Stevedoring
Co., sal dhis leg was caught be-
tween two beams at the State
Docks.
MEMORIA HOSPITAL
The report of the colored work.
ers for the Jackson Memorial Hos
pital Campaing took a decided
jump toward a high bracket lever
in contributions at Thursday
nights reporting. The report OF
the workers when completely COM
piled will show the division above
the $25, 100000 mark. The reports
were significant because of the
increased number of workers who
cvame in what at least partial re-
ports.
Leadership in the women's d.
vision was held doggedly by Mrs.
C. F. Edwards, who increased her
overall report to $1,871.40. Run
ming Mrs. Edwards at a close sec
ond for leadership role was Miss
Emma aPlmer with a total report
of $1.265.OO. Thus substantially
exceeding her quota. Orchids t
the two.
The enthusiasm ran high among
all workers promising progressls !
weeks.
Mr.. B. B. Dansby, the Special
and Memorial gifts group, gave a
report for each team inhis division
noting that certain teams needed
new life injection. Mr.. H. T. Samp
son, of the Business and Profess
sional group, was noticeably
pleased with the response in his
division. He was busy congratula-
ting Messrs. C. F. Edwards, who
exceeded his quota reporting a
total of $1,6S5.OO, and J.H. Young,
W. J. Stewart, and V. ]. Jones for
the fine report which they sub
mitted..
The meeting ended on a high
note of enthusiasm and the spirit
and morale of the workers was a
beautiful illustration of "Spizzer-
inktum."
Next report night is Thursday
April 8, $50 PM. All workers are
called.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10

tarv and the State Secretaries for
Negro Boys and Girls.
State Hi-Y officers elected for
l948-49 are as follows: President
Willie J. Durr, Lanier High, Jack
son; Vice-president, Robert L.
Pruitt, Tupelo; Secretary, Shirley
Nelson, Oxford; Asst. Sec, Ken
meth Pollard, Biloxi; Reporter,
Aaron Castor, Greenville. State
Tri- HiY officers elected are as
follows: President. Sarah Smith,
Eureka High, Hattiesburg; Vice
President, Frances Russell, Column
bus; Secretary, Helen Brunson,
Tupelo; Asst. Sec, Barbara j.
Towns, Mound Bayou and Core
porters, Mary C. Nicholson,
Water Valley; North Lee Mayo
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point in history which is truly "a
time for greatness"
By inference only those who
favor the present states Rights
fight are invited to this meeting"
The purpose of the meeting, to
formulate a positive plan of ac-
ton in an effort to keep and make
certain our southern way of life"
apparetly sets our fair southland
in opposition to the concept of one
world.
The current talk we hear about
States rights somehow seems to
contradict the idea of human
rights; it departs from the JEFF
fersonian principle that all men
are created equal and champions
the concept of a superior race
an idea which has recently brought
Hitler Germany and Japan to their
knees and the rest of the world to
a realization that where human
values and human needs are con-
cerned, racial identity is not con-
sideration.
At this crucil hour il world
history, when democracy and COM
nunism are competing for ac-
ceptance as a way of life. is too
much to expect the women Of Mis-
sissippi to carve. out for them
selves a course IF action which
will make them civiiizing in
ficence in the political worId'
Could the women be depended
upon to influence their men for
good, rather than to follow them
blindly into pths which will retard
progress toward the ddav when
everybody will be counted in when
democrats say call men are Great
ed equal" when Christians say
call men are brothers ?"
Is it conceivable that mass
window on the west side. officers
A bathroom fixture, property of
Edward A. Hyndeman, 81 Silver
wood. was stolen from lot at
Bromley Pl., on GOVERNMENT st.
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Fashion Show
Is Planned

NEW ORLEANS-J. M. Smoth-
ers, head of the Tailoring Depart
ment of Cayette-Colli Training
School, Inc, announcing a fashion
committee at Portals, said the
Veterans First Annual Fashion
Schow will exhibit models and
manners for men and women.
Mr.. Smothers also said a recent
survey shows most people attend
balls, teas and banquets improper
ly dressed. The show will display
the correct attire.
The fashion show will be in the
famous Club Robin Hood, 2059
Jackson Avenue, with music by
Herbert Leary and his orchestra,
featuring Alvarez Byrd, song styl-
iSt
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meeting of women can set for it.
self the goal of formulating a pro-
gram of action for bringing about
better understanding and closer
cooperation between the races IN
Mississippi, to the end of making
the State an world example Of
democratic living? Must the ener-
gies of women be dissipated in
defensive strategy; or is there
sufficient vision, courage and to
pioneer into new fields and find
news ways of implementing po-
litical ideals, and Christian be-
liefs
Can wome in Mississippi find a
way of creating a political atmos-
phere in which legislators and
others will not be afraid of educa-
tional economic opportunities and
Justice before the law? Can wo-
men be counted on to formulate
plans to eliminate the practice OF
EXPLOITING voters by demagogs who
appeal to their prejudices?
In meeting these issues and
others which may have been i'm
piled, women would exert posi-
ton influence on politics in con-
tradiction to a defensive strategy
which at best is a stalemate.
Wome of color view with favor
the larger participation of women
in politics, and hope that the wo-
men to whom the opportunity has
come first will not sell themselves
and the rest of us posterity short
by accepting a role that is in
with the potential
ties of women as a factor in the
stream of human development.
Sincerely yours, 4
Ruby f. Suits Lyells.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10
Williams Sextette Set
For ST. Louis

ST. LOUIS-Paul Williams and
his sextette began one-week en-
gagement at the Riviera Club here
Saturday night FLOWING brilliant
two-week stand at the Club Astoria
in Baltimore.
The sensational group has taken
the Atlantic Seaboard by storm
at the Royal Theater in Baltimore
and subsequent dance engagements.
Follwoing appearances at the Sa-
vay Ballroom in Chicago and the
aPradise Thaater in Detroit ne
makes his major New York debut
at the Harlem Apollo, in NYC.
said.
were stolen early Sunday from
Frazier's Barbecue Stand, Adj Vir-
ginia ST., Officers Fairlee Morgan
and Howard Brown reported. The
building was entered through
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dormiitory was found guilty by a
special faculty board OF segrega-
ting Negro students living there.
In the report by President Harry
N. Wright, the group declared
Davis had said that "a study of
the habits of colored men here
and in other colleges" had convin-
ced him that they preferred to
"eongregate together"
ut is inherent in our democracy
and the goals of democratic educa-
ton which City College pursues
that involuntary segregation OF in
tividuals on such irrevelan: factors
;.s color or religious beliefs is de-
terirental not only to the indivl-
,iua' but to the institution as a
whole" the board declared.
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trial. The Ingrams did net appear
at the trial, but it was revealed
that they were confined in the
Sumter County Jail. This was the
first offincial confirmation Of their
whereabouts since they were
secretly moved from the Dougher-
ty County Jail in Albany, Ga.
SPARSE CROWD PRESENT
This latest chapter in the SEN
sational case was unfolded before
4 sparse crowd of whites, who
lined front row seats in the small
Sumte County Courthouse packed
the gallery.
State troopers aided by county
officers vigorously policed the
corridors and for several minutes
barred Negro newsmen from the
main floor. Defense attorneys in
terceded in behalf of the newsmen
and on orders of Judge Harper
they were admitted. Only half
way through the trial did Negro
photographers bet the go" sign.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10

The City Federation Club held
its April meeting Monday, April
s. at the Bette c. Marine Branch
YWCA. Plans were made for State
Executive Board Meeting to be
held Saturday, April 10.
In observance of Negro Health
Week DR.. L. B. Stewart will be
guest speaker. Music by Mrs. An
ME Dexter, director of the Chain
of Friendship Girls Club.
The next meeting will be held
Monday, May 10.
Miss Thelma C. Jones, president
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The winners, according to the
announcement, will receive scholar
ships in this order: (1) Two-full-
expense scholarships Of $500 for
one year to the two contestants
receiving the highest scores; (2)
three half-expense scholarships
of $3.50 for one year to the three
contestants receiving the next
three highest scores, and (3) a
limited umber of full tuition schol-
raships of sec each for one year.
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President State Federation C0lored Women
Club Writes Open Letter To
White Women OF State

the call
Meeting political action. Their OBJ
sevaton tended qualification
propous Development the history of Mississippi that
women being given opportunity share setting the
of governmental affairs apprehensve
Snc role which some themselves this
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s'UP and DOWN PARISH STREET.
by
James Rundles
PARISH STREET SATURDAY NIGHT :

FARiSH STREET SATURDAY NIGHT - Every and then
of the brothers that gathers with
tale something widely
known PARISH STREET PHILOSOPHY good
Tiers don't happen be nothing
said something Saturday night that lot
thing He said brothers do all know ?ta there
Parish the
world Georgia He said that the he had
figured that whole lot of good brothers and sisters just didn't
have nothing do but spread imagination around This bro
the whole lot of
Hagga chlun don't nothing done worth talking
somebody the other of the time listening
somebody else He that homes
broken lately what somebody else said
anything Yassuh What that brother said shore left
heavy heart naturally hates heah of all the good
brothers and sisters down the and getting
the reputation for being the worlds leading gossper That shore
amt nothing Dragging about the only
thing that will for of the good brothers and sis
SHUT Up
everybody to know that his amt
nobody be calling him that The
Edwards since he Joined the Church and
quit sinful he don't want to be called that sinful
Ak cAkA
THE LEAST SAID THE BETTER everybody
and whispering that Theatre scanday Even
part of might be trueit amt your business NOR mine
EVERYBODY THERE - Up at the Inauguration OF the
Tougoo College there more PHDS than you
could shake President Johnson of Fisk unver
s Representatives of Harvard Princeton and YaeHats OFF
Prexy his fine speech up there last Sunday
THAT WAS SOME BALL That them ladies threw the other
night skating They call themselves Les Royae but
declare that ball been MORE RAYAL than it
Everybody Where Duke Williams got that
STREET That he using as niece OF the a1far
-.-~ha!
HATED TO HEAR Of of eleven old Lois Jean
Singleton niece Rundles Lois died from burns sus-
tanned in a flash fire in Hazelhurst .
WEEKLY QUOTATION good character carries with the
highest power causing thing to be beieved- lblD
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Jackson College Sponsors State Wide
Scholarship Contest

Jackson College will its first
April 1917 High school bands from Lexington McComb
Brookhaven, and Jackson will participate.
Aurela Young director of Music College,
purpose oA the band clinic greater
mental buc high school inspiration
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10

Mrs. J.L.K. Dixon is now back
home at 80 Clifton Street with
Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. Watts, after
spending two weeks in Port Ar
thur, Texas. She reports a wonder
full trip.
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Mississippi Hi-Y, Tri-Hi-Y
Observe Silver Anniversary

Four hundred Tri-Y delegates observed the twenty
fifth anniversary Mississippi YMCA program ior 1e
uontb at he annual conference at Greenvie pr 70 ~
The conference by club members and ADVISORS
of the state of the most inspiring " '
held Tokens appreciation given to all members oi ~
Norro the state Executive
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SOCIETY SLANTS

Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Turner of
Lynch st. Project, are the proud
parents of a baby boy. The baby
has been given the name of Willie
Turner, Jr.
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It was too late for pictures al
though state troopers had admit
ted a white news service pho
tographer.
The Ingrams were represented
at the hearing by Troy Morrow,
Ellaville, Hawkins Dykes, Amerl-
Gus. and Austin T. Walden Attain
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10

Miss. Art Association has an
exhibit at the YWCA. The public
is invited to come in and see their
display.
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Mrs. Christine D. Beal of Rose
Street, left the city Tuesday by
Rose Street, left the cit TCd.ti
plane for Texas to be at the bed
side of her little daughter, Linda,
who is seriously ill with pneu-
monia.
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Russell Campbell said. They were
stolen from McClain's residence
Sunday, officers reported.
Ten cartons Of cigarettes and
an undetermined quantity Of beer
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10

RI, where Hyndenan has house
William Lami and Francis Faith
reported. The bathroom fixture
was valued at s165, the officers
said.
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Greenville.
The highest recognition for SER
vice awarded by the YMCA was
presented to Professors OBJ. Col
ms and w. w. Blackburn of Jack
son: Mrs. R. Nj. Tademy of Hat
tiesburg and Mrs. Leyster Z.
Homes of Greenville. Mississippi
leads the nation for excellence in
outstanding service to its youth, as
shown by the usually large num-
Der of its citizens winning the
coveted jewel award of the YMCA.
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BLOCK VOTING

BIOCk VUIINO
Edward Cump, Of Memphis is quoted as having
said Negroes do not ote they are VOTED"
all should vote for one
candidate By the TOKEN there
should be able pledge votes In ad
eader asked how votes he can control
is equivalent will follow his leadership
blindly, without thinking
and able consider the merits OF each
ourselves For this reason is imperative IN TINS our
the polls and cast ballot
treason why matter how much ssmarter
than able candidate IN DVANCE
iustho this will be cast.
is worth should be for sale The
with handful Of crisp
bills buy such a mighty instrument at the polls
lasting good for ne will, under
suggested He will need convince
the leader. That it should be-
Under any system will WE WILL BE VOTED
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JACKSON COLLEGE SPONSORS STATI
WIDE SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST

College has announced that
College sponsor competitive scholarship contest
Negro will be held Jackson
College April, Us, and
The announcement states: comprehensive
ing will be administered to all
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Week End Burglars
Make Heavy Hauls

Guitar, Cigarettes. Reer IDclsded
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