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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10
Negro Policemen Go
On Patrol Duty
Tn Georgia
Eight Men Don
Officers Uniform

ATLANTA, Ga.--April iSpeclla
This afternoon at the Butler Y
MICA a long awaited precedent
vii be set when eight Atlanta
Negro police officers will assem-
BILE at heir precinct headquarters
and be dispatched for active duty
in the city.
Chief H. T. Jenkins, disclosed
Friday that the men will under the
command of Captain w. Nj.
"Buck" Weaver and Sergeant E.
B. "Bevo" Brooks.
Following their FIRST day of ac-
tive duty teday, the new officers
will return to police headquarters
to apply themselves to the remain
ing four weeks Of training. The
officers viii perform one day OF
active duty during each of the re-
naming weeks of training. There
after, they will be given regular
assignments.
In an interview Friday, tne Chief
pointed out that the men have
made splendid progress and de
slared they would be given all thu
backing necessary to assure tAeil
success as police officers.
Having been issued their uni
forms yesterday. the officers in
cMde:
Williard Strickland, While !
Elkins, Johnnie P. Jones, Robert Nc
Kibbens, John Sanders Jr., Henri,
Hudson, Claude Dixon, II, an
Ernest Lyons.
1t was explained that the frs
assignments today would be limit
ed to the Auburn Avenue-Butle
Street vicinity.
The officers are expected to b
warmly received by the ensir
citizenry of their proposed beats.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10

national campaign for the uncon-
ditional freedom of her son.
He expressed confidence that
"an appeal, supported by public
protests, will compel the shte
Supreme Court TO reverse the
third attempt to lynch McGee."
"But we are going to ask the
American people to help prevent
the State of Mississippi from try
ing Willie MCGEE for a fourth
time or fifth time for crime he
never committed" gladden. declar-
ed. "How many times can a man
be tried for the same alleged :?
How much longer can an innocent
man be held in death roy?
Mrs. MCGEE will speak at
borough meetings in New York
York and will leave in two weeks
for atour of the major Northern
industrial cities under the auspi-
cies of the Civil Rights Congress.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10
SNYC List Southern
Youth Legislature
Sponsors

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April g.
(Special)- than so lawyers,
educators, sociologists and min
listers have already placed their
names on the list of sponsors for
the Southern Youth Legislature
under the sponsorship of the Sou
thern Negro Youth Congress, to
be held in Birmingham, April 80,
May l and 2.
Among these leaders are Mr..
z. Alexander LOBBY, outstanding
attorney Of Nashville, Tennessee;
Mrs. Ollie Butler Moore, dean of
women at Glorida A. & NJ; Mrs.
Georgia Jones, regional director of
the National Bar Association; DIR.
Oliver c. Cox, socialogist at Tus-
kegee Institute and author of the
recently published authoritative
study Race, Class and Caste; Rev.
Jack McMiehael Of the Methodist
Federation for Social Service;
Joseph j. Rhoaas-Presment of the
Texas Council of Negre Organiza-
tons; George Marshall Chairman
of the Board Civil Rights Congress
George B. Murphy, Jr.-Gommand-
er, United Negro and Allied Vet
Grams of Americae Herbert Apth
eka, historian; Bernhard j. Stern
professor, Columbia University;
Luther P. jackson, historian II.
L. McCorory, Presidential hnson
C. Smith University; John Long,
President-Southern Christian Col
lege; Raymond Tillman, Inserna-
tional Representative Transport
Workers Union; James Dombrow-
ski, Directer-Southern Conference
Educational Fund; Mrs. Andrew
w. Simkins, Secretary-South Car
i DINA Conference of Branches, MA
ACP; Frederick v. Field of the
Committee for a Democratic Far
Eastern Policy; William Y. Bell,
Jr. of the American Couneil on
Continued on page 81
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10

/. Allow couples only on the
dance floor.
2. Stop the practice Of cutting
in" on dancers.
Board members Also decided to
change the date of their weekly
meeting from Wednesday, to Mon
day at 10 am.
Unanimously Approved
The new dancing regulations
were unanimously approved after
the three-man board agreed to
stand pat on its action last week
knocking out music controls.
The only restriction left on
luke boxes" Is the Merrill Act,
a law approved by last years
which lets local gov
erning bodies regulate all types
of vending machines.
Gregory explained that the
board feels the Merrill Act aGfe-
quately covers operation Of music
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10
Natl. Institute Of
Science Meets At
Tuskegee

a TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala
March - More than two hundred
outstanding scholars in Negro col
leges and universities attended
the fifth annual meeting of the
National Institute of Science
which convened at Tuskegee In
stitute April 1928. The three-day
meeting will be devoted to the
reading and discussion of research
papers in biology, chemistry, mat
hmetias. physics and science edu-
cation. There will also be general
session discussions and addresses.
DR.. Joseph A. Pierce of Atlanta
University, Atlanta, Ga. president
of the Institute of Science, will
give symposium on meeting the
Research Neds of Small Colleges"
as one of the special features of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10
OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY DENY
REYNOLDS HAD AUTHORITY TO
SPEAK FOR ORGANIZATION
Paternity Head Issue
complete DisaprOvaI
Of Testimony Before
Senate Committee

U. S. Army, accepts appoint
ment as CoordAator and organizer
of World War II Veterans for the
AVG. Mr.. Miles tentative plans
are very impressive and his ap-
pointment becomes effective April
l, 1913.
ROANOKE, Va The Omega
Psi Phi fraternity neither be-
lieves that Negroes should refuse
to bear arms under circumstances
which would constitute treason,
nor did it authorize Grant Rey-
holds of New NsEk City to propose
any such refusal during his testi-
mony en- Wednesday, March 81,
before the Senate Armed Service
Committee. =
This was the GRequivocal deela-
ration made April 1, by DR.. Harry
T. Penn, of Roanoke, Grand Basi-
leus of the fraternity. in a tele-
gram sent TO Senator Chan Cur
ney, Chairman of the Senate Com
Mite before which Reynolds testi-
fled, along with A. Phillip RAM
dolph, also of New York City.
1t also Sisclsimed any authoris
cation implied by Reynolds that he
could speak jointly for the frater-
nifty and any other organization
or organizations. Reynolds was
named as aspokesman by the fraI
ternity to express the ORGANISED
TONS opposition to a discirimina4
tory military establishment, but it
was Eeither contemplated nor dis
cussed, DR.. Penn stated, that he
would go the extreme which he
did m his testimony
The text of DIR. PENIS wire to
Senator Quincy on behalf of the
fraternity follows in full:
With reference to statement
before your committee yesterday
by Grant Reynolds, Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity is unalterably OPP
posed to discrimination in armed
services, but the fraternity has not
authorized any spokesman TO pro-
pose possible reasonable refusal
by Negroes to bear arms, nor
would we encourage any such re-
fusal."
Moreover, neither Reynolds
nor any other spokesman is au-
thorised to speak jointly for the
Omega Fraternity and any other
organization or organizations.
Reynolds was appointed as Omega
representative to urge non-dis-
criminatoW military program but
was not authorized to go to the
extent he did, nor was such posi-
ton even contemplated or dis
cUssed."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10
luke Box Ruling
Lifted By States
ABC Board
Whisky And Beer Licensees May
Permit Dancing But Get
New Regulations

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama
Liquor Control Board Monday lift
ed all restrictions ON use of 4juke
boxes" where beer and liquor is
sold.
At a special meeting called by
Chairman Lowell Gregory, the
board formally sustained its ac-
ton of last week.
In the future, however, the
board will require licensees who
have dancing to comply with two
new rules:
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10
Booker Washington
Praised By Tom
Dewey

ALBANY, N. Y. - Gov. Dewey
paid tribute Sunday to Booker T.
Washington.
Noting that Monday was ami
versary Of the eolored leaders
birth, Dewey declared in a state
ment:
much of the progress of Ne
groes in our free society today is
due to one fthe finest members
Of their own race, Booker T.
Washinton."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10

executive director of the Civil
Rights Congress, at press con-
ference at the Hotel Theresa here
for Mrs. Bessie kcGee, the 81
vear-old mother of the condemned
man. MCGEE had been sentenced to
die in the states portable electric
chair on April 9Th.
Mr.. gladden. stated that the Civil
Rights Congress had brought Mrs.
MCGEE UP frem Laurel for the
purpose of helping to launch a
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10
Va. State Choir Sings
At Palmer Memorial
Institute

SEDALIA, N. c. The 5o-voice
a capell achoir Of Virginia State
College extension, at Norfolk, gave
a concert here last week at Palmer
Memorial Institute, under the di-
rection of Noah Ryder, former
musical instructor at Palmer.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10
MRS. BESSIE MCGEE WORKING FOR
SONS FREEDOM IN NATIONAL FIGHT

NEW YORK-Ths Justice Of the Mississippi Supreme
Court granted execution to Willie Mc(ee
spp Negro 9Th for the third time convicted ana
sentenced Of white woman in November
l945.
stay made today by Joseph Gladden.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10
CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENTS FURTHER RESTRICT
INC VOTING IN STATE MUST
Be VOTED ON BY PEOPLE
BEFORE BECOMING LAW
Two Bills Aimed To Keep Negroes
From Voting

JACKSON Miss = April = Passage by the State Senate of
Rule amendment the constitution of he
Mississippi tightening the qualifications Of by reqa
ng should moral character following the
the house of representative by vote Of
l15 to ii in itself Wednesday predicted
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10
Beau Jack Booked

NEW YORK-Beau Jack, for
mer lightweight champion, has
been booked to fight Johnny Greco,
Montreal, in a 10-round bout in
the Montreal Forum ON April 9.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-10
PREDICT SENATE PASSAGE OF GOOD
CHARACTER VOTING RULE
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES MARK
INAUGURATION OF NEW TOUGLOO
COLLEGE PRESIDENT
Nations Leading Colleges And Universities
Send Representatives

TOUGALOO Miss. April 4-Dr Harold Collins Warren
President of Tougaloo College impressive Cee
monies college chapel here Sunday morning with Dr. Yer
ron Lane Mlsap College, Jackson Mississippi presiding
Following composed of the President and
Board of Trustees from Universities Colleges and Edsca
Evening star., 1948-09-07
Schroeder Snubs U. S. Championship Tourney

ing to play in it, was wonder in
his So, 81, 6-1 victory over Billy
Sidwell in the first of yesterdays
concluding cup matches. He served
with terrific power. whipping nine
aces past his bewildered little rival
and hitting a score of others that
Sidwell only just managed to get
his racket on.
Schroeder's drives from either side
also were hit with great power and
accuracy, and his return Of service
was so severe that Sidwell constant
ly was on the defensive. The match
lasted only 81 minutes and must
have been one of the shortest in cup
history. To give an idea of the near
perfection Of Schroeder's touch, he
hit only 10 shots into the net in
% games.
: Parker. while hitting with less
power than his singles teammate,
had everything he needed to subdue
Quist. SO, So, 63. He must
have gotten some satisfaction from
the fact that he quelled the Aussie
Evening star., 1948-09-07
Boxing Gate Receipts
Rise in District for
12-Month Period

Although boxing centers through
out the country reported a drop in
attendance and gate receipts dur
ing the u months ending last June
80, the contrary was true in Wash
ington.
Total gate receipts for that period
in the District were s252 2,23829, the
District Boxing Commission told the
Commissioners yesterday in its an
nual report. In the previous II
months, the gates totaled $239 .489 II
The increase amounted to $l2 1872
The Boxing Commission ex-
pressed concern as to the effect
television might have on attend
ance at bouts in the future, adding
that it was generally agreed ir
boxing circles that television keeps
normal ringside spectators from
attending the matches.
The possibility that boxing bout;
may be staged in television studio:
soon-or whenever sponsorship be-
comes sufficiently lucrative-"with
out proper supervision ant
without taxation" also is being con
sidered by the commission. TIL.
report said that a number of State:
have changed their boxing laws tt
meet such a development.
The greatest need Of boxing ir
the District, the commissions report
stated, is for an adequate indoor
arena with a seating capacity suf.
Evening star., 1948-09-07
District Rookie
Recovering
| Skull Injuries
BY the As.oeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. Unlikely
Griggs, 19-year-old rookie outfielder
from the Palatka Azaleas of the
Florida State League, today seemed
we'll on the way to recovery from
head injuries received when he was
hit by pitched ball.
Surgeons at Johns Hopkins Hos
pital removed part of his crushed
skull last Friday and inserted a
metal plate. The shattered bone
had been pressing on his brain and
he had been only partly conscious
until the time of the operation.
The young utility player took a
good turn Saturday and doctors are
hopeful he can go to his home at
Bradbury Heights, Nd, later this
week.
Mickey was hit by ball thrown
August Is by Joe zander Of Daytona
Beach. He was unconscious for
several days and had only partly
regained his facilities when his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Griggs,
arrived in Florida and decided to
bring him to the hospital here.
He was still incoherent when he
entered the hospital.
Mickey starred at Maryland Park
High School, in the Washington
suburbs, and played three or four
years of semi-pro baseball with the
Maryland Aces and other teams
around Seat Pleasant and Capitol
Heights, Md.
Last spring he went to the Florida
training camps under a contract
with the Washington Senators. They
later released him to sign a con-
tract with Palatka and it was his
first year in professional baseball
Evening star., 1948-09-07
Miss Canada III Wins
Cup Race al Detroit
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

DETROIT, Sept. Powerful
Miss Canada III breezed to q
straight heat victory for power
boat racing's silver cup here yes.
terday, showing the way to four
finishers by doing the second and
final heat Of the 90-mile run at
68.471 miles per hour.
Events of the final day OF the
Labor Day week end regatta on
the Detroit river permitted Miss
Canada. owned by Ernest Wilson Of
Ingersoll, Ontario, and driven by
Wilson's son, Harold, to win in
cakewa1k.
Her closest pursuer in Saturdays
initial heat, Clell Perry of Algonac.
Mich. couldn't get his Miss Pepsi
started as she broke her propeller
approaching the starters gun.
r. Stanley Dollar. Jr., of San
Francisco, piloted his fast stepping
metal craft, the silver colored Skip
along, though more than half OF
yesterdays 45-mile heat in first
place and she was leading Miss
Canada by a mile when she devel-
oned motor trouble and quit midway
of the 10th lap over the three mile
course.
When skipalong went out Miss
Canada stepped quickly in front and
stayed there comfortably. finish
ing a half minute in front OF the
second place So Long. owned and
driven by Lou Fageol Of Kent, Ohio.
Evening star., 1948-09-07
BY the Assoeiaied Press

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Sept. T.
Having given one of the most deva-
stating exhibitions of power tennis
in Davis Cup history. Ted Schroeder
was on his way back home to Los
Angeles today, snubbing the Ma
tional championships which start
Friday.
Ted. now strictly a week lend ten
mis- player, left his refrigeration
business only long enough to come
East and help squelch the Aus
tralian challengers again. He at
tended to that in a big way in the
series which ended yesterday. and
he doesn't care whether or not the
National Ranking Committee gives
him place.
frankie Parker, the other Cali
fornian who also covered himself
with tennis glory in the one-sided.
SO rout of the Aussies, Is staying
on to play IN the championships,
and he almost certainly will win
the title for the third time. now that
Jack Kramer isn't in his path.
The draw for the Nationals was
scheduled to be held today. The
only real foreign threat appears to
be Jaroslav lDrobny. the lefthanded
Czech. On the basis of their show
ing the last three days, during which
they won only two sets IN five
matches. the Australians have
nothing to offer
Schroeder, who could make the
national tournament If he were will
Evening star., 1948-09-07
Thrifty 5ofties Gain
Spot in u. ). Tourney
Sp.ciol Dispatch 10 The S,or

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Sept. 7.-Wssh-
ington again will have team in
the National softball tournament
next week at Portland Ores, but
this time it will be Thrifty Bev-
erages making the trip instead Of
Kavakos Grill.
Thrifty dethroned Kavakos, re-
gional champion for the last three
years, in yesterdays final OF the
Central Atlantic tournament, Al
Kavakos earlier had worked Its
way to the playoff game by de-
feating Baltimore, 20. Johnny
Hughes pitched four hitter against
Kavakos to notch his second win
over that club in the series and
batted in two of his teams runs.
Garvin's Grill girls team of Wash
ington, champs last year, were de-
throned by Pottstown, Pa, 30, as
Tina Stewart pitched a no-hitter
for Pottstown. Garvin's had reached
the finals by topping Arcade Pontiac
of Washington, 6-3.
Evening star., 1948-09-07
Todd in Hospital, ,
To Rejoin Skins
In hBirminqhom
BY q siar Ssaff Correspondent

DENvERS Colo, Sept. 7-Dick
Todd. who received a conclusion
in last nights Redskin- Chicago
Cardinal game, was left here in
st. Luke's Hospital as his team.
mates headed for Birmingham.
1t was purely a precautionary
measure, but Coach Turk Ed.
wards decided to leave the half
back here for a good rest while
the team is travelling. Todd is
expected to leave the hospital,
where he is under the care of DR..
Joseph E. Homestead, Wednesday.
He has an airplane ticket for
Birmingham and is expected 10
rejoin the squad there.
Todd was injured In a pile-up
deep in Redskin territory in the
first scrimmage after the Car
dinals' first touchdown.
Carl Russ, 2l-year-old fullback
from Rice Institute, has signed
with the Redskins and will JOIN
the team in Birmingham. Russ.
who has another year of football
eligibility at Rice, but Is scholas-
tically Ineligible, came to Denver
for a conference with Coach
Edwards.
Russ weighs 200 pounds and
stands 6-feet-1. He is the fourth
player scheduled to join the Tribe
in Birmingham. The list includes
Choo Choo Macioszcyzk, fullback
from the Eagles, and Harry
Gilmer, in addition to Todd and
Russ.
Evening star., 1948-09-07
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-Sprinter
Barney Ewell, veteran member of
the United States Olympic squad,
is back home from Europe, looking
for a professional career and still
little peeved over the mixup which
nearly cost him his only gold medal
In the games at London.
The former Penn State star, who
finished second in both the 100 and
200 meter dashes and ran on the
victorious 400-meter relay team, ar
rived by plane yesterday from
Stockholm. He has been touring
Europe with nine other United
States stars since the Olympic
games ended.
Asked if he planned to retire from
track competition, the 30-year- old
star replied:
You can put question mark on
that. If I can find way to run
professionally will. But l am also
interested in opportunities IN any
profession.
Barney said the American group
had fair luck" in its post-Olympic
competition in Belgium, France,
Czechoslovakia, Germany, Sweden
and Denmark.
I'VE were treated like kings in all
the countries" he said. Everyone
was very courteous"
During the Olympics. the United
States athletes couldn't have been
treated better" he declared.
But Ewell still frowned when it
vas recalled that the United States
400-meter relay team originally was
disqualified in the Olympic final
after a judge claimed Barney was
involved in an illegal exchange of
the baton.
The American victory was made
official when the movies upheld
Ewell's contention that he passed
Evening star., 1948-09-07
FiIipowicz, Ex-Gridder,
To Join Cincinnati Reds
Ix the Assaeiatsd Prsss

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. T.
Left-felder Steve Filipowicz OF the
Sunbury Reds in the Glass B
Interstate League, will join the Gin
cinnati Reds as soon as Sunbury
finishes play in the Interstate post
season playoffs.
Among the top five hitters in the
Interstate circuit. Filipowicz is lead
ing the league in runs batted in
with a total Of 1856.
A former backfleld star at Ford
ham University, he later played
with the New York Giants profess
sional football team and formerly
was head football coach at Mount
st. Mary's College, Emmitsburg, Nd.
Evening star., 1948-09-07

leader in straight sets where
Schroeder had needed four sets to
turn the trick on Saturday.
What frankie would like more
than anything else is a shot at
Schroeder in the Nationals. He
strongly resented the fact that Ted
was chosen over him to play singles
in the two challenge rounds before
this one.
Unless they come up with some
good new talent it is doubtful that
the Australians will even reach the
challenge round next summer.
Quist has reached the end Of the
trail, and Sidwell hasn't the making
Of a really top player. AL the Aus
sizes have is q promising youngster
in Frank Sedgman, who at 20
helped Jack Bromwich win the
Wimbledon doubles this summer.