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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-29
Court Changes It's Mind


Twenty dollars were allowed Dan
iel Simms for acting as prosecuting
attorney but at the December term
of court it was announced that de-
spite Simms having come the DO miles
through the forest from Cincinnati,
drawing up nine indictments and
prosecuting the cases, the court had
reconsidered and that it was too much
money and therefore illegal. Simn1s
did not get the money.
Greene County's new court now be-
gan to think about taxes. The total
taxable property listed was $393.04,
including houses and mills. Only one
house was listed. 1t was valued at 81
for taxation. There was only one mill
Owen Davis near the court cabin.
Residents of Mad River township
were excused from taxation because
they had contributed to erection of
public buildings--they had donated
towards Cincinnati's new courthouse.
The last act of court before ad-
journment was to issue a license to
Peter Borders to keep tavern in
his house-the one where court then
was in session. For this he was to
pay 81 and all illegal fees" That
made the little log cabin, built by
Whiteman then sold to Borders, the
first tavern in Greene County as we'll
as the first courthouse.
Incidentally it provided future
comfort for the Judges, court officers
and all concerned-right in the room
where court was being held Borders
could serve hog and hominy and good
Monongehela whisky seven years old,
which he had in abundance and the
transactions would be legal.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-29

seven points for the Pirate reserves,
Mathewson had five; Balmer four,
and Schmidt, one.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-29

AT PASTORS CONVENTION

A number of Bluffton ministers
and church workers are in Columbus
this week attending the Ohio State
Pastors convention.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-01-29

them Davis, who had to pay So for
his share in providing grist for the
mill of justice.
1t was at that session of court
Caesarville got the pin jabbed into
its buckskin breeches. Joseph Vance
Gather of Ex-Governor Joseph
vance,, had come over from Cham
paign County after a contract and
got it. He was appointed to establish
the county seat. David Huston and
Joseph Wilson went his bond for
81, 500 to insure faithful fulfillment
of the work. Vance surveyed, found
laid out the town, made
plats and sold lots in Xenia. For all
that he was paid $40,25 but did not
get the money until the next Decem,
her
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-03
Rizzah Temple
Shriners Observe
Negro Health Week

Jackson, Miss, March 20 - IN
accordance with a proclamation
of the Imperial Potentate, Ray
mond E. Jackson 33, Buffalo, N.
Y, Rizzzah Temple, No. 60, An
cient Egyptian Arabic Order of
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, will
observe National Negro Health
Week.
During the week April All
which is also the week of the
birth of its founder Booker T..
Washington there will be a series
of programs beginning Sunday,
April 4th at P. M. at Central
Methodist Church. M. w. Oscar
R. Jackson, of Tougaloo College
will be the principal speaker. DR..
w. E. Miller, of Jackson College
will also appear on the program.
The following Wednesday, at 8
P. M. at Hills Hall, Jack H.
Young, Ex-President, Jackson Neg
70 Chamber of Commerce will be
the principal speaker. Prof. B. B..
Dansby, Jackson College, E. w.
Banks, Chairman, Negro Division,
Jackson Memorial Hospital Fund
Campaign, will also appear on
the program. At this meeting the
drive for the Diamond Cox Mem
orial in the Jackson Memorial
Hospital will be launched.
The observance will close Sun
day, April 18th at P. M. at Hills
Hall where T.. G. Gilmore, Past
High Priest will be the principal
speaker before meeting of
Philips Chapter No. As, Royal
Arch Masons. At this meeting an
offering will be taken for the
100000 Cancer and tuberculosis
Drice. Charlie Indy Recorder of
Rizzah Temple, will also appear
on this program.
All Masonic Bodies including
the daughters of Isis are taking
part in. these programs and OBJ
servance. Although the meetings
Wednesday Night and Sunday
April IL are for members only
the public is cordially invited to
attend the program Sunday, April
4th at Central Methodist Church.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-03

medical profession, health and
welfare agencies and volunteer
workers much is being done and
much more can be done in the
effort to control cancer. Visitors
to the state were enthusiastic in
their commentator of Mississ-
ippi's fine work and progressive
program.
The program in Mississippi has
been in operation for about three
years and it's success is due in no
small part to the efforts and
and guidance of the Cancer Com
mittee Of the State Medical AS
ISOLATION, of which DR.. Hugh
Gamble is Chairman. Or. Alton
Ochsner, member of the Board of
Directors, of the American Can
Ger Society, paid a special tri-
butte to the program and DIR. Felix
j. Underwood by saying that no
health officer in the United States
had done more for the cancer
control program than had DR..
Underwood. He also stated that
the cocrdinated workers Of the
Cancer Committee of the State
Medical Association and volunteer
health agencies were working out
a program that would be ideal.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-03
Miss F. 0. AIexan-
der onored AT
Mates Meeting

Jackson, Miss, March 20 -
Miss F. o. Alexander, Teacher
Trainer, State Department of Ed
ucation, prominent in Negro Edu-
cation in Mississippi for the past
twenty years, who was recently
named among the most outstand-
ing women of the south was hon.
ored at the meeting of the Miss
issippi Association of Teachers in
Colored Schools here last week.
Miss Alexander was presented
a lovely wrist watch and a beau
tiful double silver service as a
token of appreciation for her
years of service to education and
the teaching profession in the
state.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-03
States Leading
Beautys Here
April 10 For Miss
Bronze Contest
Jackson, Miss, March % (DSN)'
- Club Women and college girls
over the state are vieing to win
FEDERATION OF CLUBS
SPONSORS EVENT

the Miss Bronze Mississippi Con-
test which closes April 10th. The
contest is sponsored by The Miss
issippi Federation of Colored Wo-
mems Clubs, and is a part of the
program for raising money to
build a monument to progressive
womanhood in Mississippi When
constructed the building will pro-
vide housing for the activities of
the Federation and other groups
in the state.
Among those competing for the
coveted title and cash prizes are:
Canton, Mrs. Gladys Garrett, En-
ma B. Miller Club; Mrs. Lillian
Green, Excelsior Literary Club,
the Madisonville Federated Club,
Mrs. Johnnie Mae Barnes, Lucy
C. Jefferson Club; Columbus, Mrs.
Newman Hunter, Matrons Art
Club; Columbus, Mrs. Eliza Bou-
rem, Bertha LIE Branch Johnson
Club; Hazelhurst, Mrs. Ida Raj
ston, Anna Bell Harper Club;
Hattisburg, Mrs. Matte Lou Har-
dy, White Rose Club; Jackson,
Mrs. Elise Williams, Progressive
Art Club, Mrs. Annie Wells, Vio-
let Sewing and Welfare Club,
Mrs. G. w. Williams, Terrell Lit
erary Club, Mrs. Alberta Amos,
Southern Art Club; Lexington,
Prayer Room Club; Meridian, Mrs
L. e. Reed, Cheerie Club; Mon
ticello, Mrs. Burnell Waco Com
munity improvement Club; Piney
Wood Mrs. Sudie Terrell, Grace
Jones Memorial Club; Pinola,
Mrs. Viola Mcintosh, Magnolia
Federated Club; Prentiss, Mrs.
Marshall Goddolt, Eureka Art
Club; Taylorville, Mrs. Annie
Duckworth, Annie Bell Harper
Club; Tougaloo, Mrs. Bessie Lee,
Tougaloo Federated Club; Vicks-
burg, Mrs. Evelyn Stranghter,
Mrs. F. W. Bucker, CamilleArt
Club; Yazoo City, Paul Lawrence
Dunbar Club; West Enterprise,
Mrs. e. o. Edmonson, Federated
Club.
Student contestants include
Miss Lillian Shirley, Miss Ida
Barnes, Southern Christian In
stitute; Edwards, Alcorn, Camp
bell and Jackson College.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-03
Cancer Specialist
Visit Mississippi

Nationally known cancer spec
ialists have been in Mississippi
recently to attend district meet
ings of the Mississippi Division,
American Cancer Society, held in
Oxford, Vicksburg and Hatties-
burg.
Addressing and comforting with
physicians, professional workers
and volunteer groups were DR..
Harold L. Stewart, Bethesda,
Maryland, who is doing valuable
research work in cancer of the
lungs and of the intestinal track;
DR.. Malcolm B. Dockerty, of the
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minneso-
ia; DR.. H. M. Graning, Cancer
Consultant, u. S. Public Health
Service; DR.. Edwin B. Murphy,
and DR.. Douglas Sprunt, Memphis,
Tennessee; DR.. Alton Ochsner,
DR.. Edgar Burns and DIR. Curtis
Tyrone, Of the Ochsner Clinic,
New Orleans, Louisiana; DR.. d.
s. Pankratz, Dean, School of Med
icine, University of Mississippi;
Mrs. H. B. Richie, Regional Com
mander, American Cancer Socie-
ty.
Striking hopeful note in all
these conferences, the general
trend of opinion was that through
the continued cooperation of the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-03

Hattiesburg, Miss. - March %
President S. L. Greene, Jr., of
Campbell College, Jackson, will
be the guest speaker at a first of
a series of Educational Programs
in the Public Interest, sponsored
by the Jackson Alumni Chapter,
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, to
be held here Sunday, April 4th
at the Sixth Street Community
Center.
The program will be built a.
round Exemplary Brotherhood"
which is the Theme of the fra
ternity's Annual Guidt Right Move
ment for 194S. Some of the out
standing local talent will appear
on the program.
The Po1emarch, R. M. Neal, and
local brothers are going all out
the affair one of the great events
of the year. Other entries on the
program will include music by
Brother Kermit Holly, jackson,
Violin, and DR.. G. A. Price, also
of Jackson, who will play the
piano.
Members and friends from all
sections of the state are expected
to attend the program.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-03
Finch Says Inside
Indifference Worse
Than 4I0utside"
Interference"

Jackson, Miss, March 20 IDS
NJ Inside indifference" has
been far worse than "outside in
reference, in effecting the con-
dition of Negro Education and
Negro Life in Mississippi, Anslem
J. Finch, widely known orator and
writer, and Principal of Center
vile school told the Mississippi
Association of Teachers in Color
ed Schools at its meeting here
last week.
Mr.. Finch made the statement
during the preliminary remarks
proceeding his presentation of
the Association Annual merit A
ward to Miss Hazel Brannon,
Lexington newspaper women and
Rev. w. A. Bender of Tougaloo
College.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-03
Southwestern
Regional Meeting
of Greek Letter
Women To Be Held
April 9-12 AT
Campbell College
PROMINENT WOMEN DELE
GATES FROM FIVE STATES
TO ATTEND MEETING

Jackson, Miss. March 80 - The
South Western Regional Meeting
of Iota Phi Lombda Sorority, will
be held April 9-12 at Campbell
College it was officially announc-
ed here this week.
Prominent women, delegates
from five states, Arkansas, Flor
ida, Louisiana, Texas and Miss
issippi which comprise the re-
gion will attend the meeting
which will be presided over by
the Regional President, Mrs. l..
E. Lockhart Coleman, of Austin,
Texas.
Among the other officers are:
Secretary, Mrs. Satah Lewis, At
1anta, Ga, Cashier, Atlanta Mu-
tual Insurance Company; Nation
al Treasurer, Mrs. Nettie B. Ar
chic, Cashier, Citizens Bank, At
lanta, Ca, and National President,
Mrs. Alice P. Allen, Business Ad-
visor, Myles College, Birmingham,
Alabama.
Iota Phi Lombda Sorority has
as it's first objective "to encour-
age more women to become inter-
ested in business. In keeping with
this objective the theme of the
meeting will be "The Bronze
Woman in Business.
Following the registration of
delegates the initial meeting will
be held Friday night April at
s o'clock in the new Sherman
Lawrence Greene Administration
Bldg, with President S. L. Greene
of Campbell College as the prin-
cipal speaker.
The first meeting of the dele
gates will be held Saturday morn
ing. Following the organization
of committee the keynote address
will be delivered by Percy Greene,
Editor and Publisher of the jack
son Advocate.
On Sunday, featured by an ap-
propriate program the group will
worship at Parish Street Baptist
Church.
Alphi Pi Chapter of Jackson is
host to the meeting which aside
from the regular meeting will in
clude a number of outstanding
social events. Members of Alphi
Pi Chapter are: Sorors: E. B.
Thames, Wyllie Austin, Hilda Gill
more, Sarah Harvey, Hattye E.
Palmer, Mattye L. Taylor, Celeste
Chambliss, Bernice Allen, Bonita
Tillis and Eddie Mae Butler.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-03
Cite Failure To Provide Location For
Delta Junior College And Adequate
Support For AIcorn Jackson
Miss Hazel Brannon Lexington Editor
Rev. W. A. Bender Honored By Group

JdcKSOn, MISS. March 29 -
Prof. w. Milan Davis, President
of Okolona College was elected
President of the Mississippi AS
ISOLATION of Teachers in CoIered
Schools at the Annual Convention
of the association which met in
a three day session, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday at Lanier
High School here last week.
A convention for which Prof.
W. w. Blackburn it's long time
Executive Secretary said that $500
of the states more than 600 Negro
teachers were already registered
before the opening session, max
ing the convention attendance a.
mong the largest in the history of
the organization.
In accordance with pre-conven-
ton prediction which said that
the number of candidates for pre-
sident would be limited because
of the demand for action or more
of the problems of Negro Educa-
ton and the Negro teacher de-
spite the recent filing of the sal
airy Equalization suit here by Mrs.
Gladys Noel Bates, there were
only candidates for the highest
office in the organization. Prof.
Davis winning by landslide vote
over Prof. o. B. Cobbins, super
visor of Jackson Negro Schools.
Other officers elected were: N.
R. Burger, Principal, Eureka High
School, Hattiesburg, Vice Presi-
dent; Miss Mettazee Harris, Clin-
ton Jeanes Teacher, Recording
Secretary; Miss Hazel Jones, AS
sistant Secretary; Miss Norweida
Nichols, Biloxi High School, Bill
oxi, Registrar; Mrs. Genevene
Harrison, Jeanes Teacher, Bay st.
Louis, Asst. Registrar; Mr.. A. A.
Alexander, Principal Alexander
High School, Brookhaven, Trea-
surer; Mr.. w. w. Blackburn,
Jackson, Executive Secretary and
B. B. Dansby, Registrar Jackson
College, Jackson, Custodian Jour-
nal Fund.
DR.. Chas. S. Johnson, First Neg
TO Nresident of Fish University,
Nashville, Tenn, internationally
known scholar and sociologist,
and Jessie o. Thomas, National
Red Cross Official, and Native
of Mississippi were the conven-
lions guest speakers.
Speaking Thursday night from
a prepared text using the con-
vention theme. Education for
New Demands in Citizenship-Civil
Rights-Equal Educational Oppor-
tunity-Inter-group Education, the
President of Fish University dir
ected the attention of the teachers
to the need for special study and
preparation; and for going out
side the regular text books and
standard practices in preparing
Negro children for the new de-
mands of citizenship. The speaker
was introduced by President J. R.
Reddix of Jackson College.
In his speech Friday night Mr.,
Thomas following the convention
theme cited the impossibility of
achieving anything like full de-
living in Mississippi and
in the south without more direct
contact and cooperation among
the people of the section, and
cited as the greatest need of the
south the ability of Negroes and
Continued on Page ~
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-03
hit TREATMENT OF MISSISSIPPI NEGROES
w, MILAN DAVIS new Mates PRESIDENT
Chrch Head Cites Brutality Acts In
South To U. S. Attorney General
Diector FraternaI Council Negro
Church Believes Drive Deliberate

Washington - (ANP) - Rev.
w II. Jernagin, director of the
Fraternal Council of Negro CHI
urches of America, in recent
letter to Atty. Gen. Tom Clark
revealed that Negro people OF
the south are being treated to
a campaign of police brutality
and intimidation that outranks
anything that has happened to
them in many years.
This situation" he said, is
being deliberately played down by
the newspapers in most instances
and generally is not treated by
the press at all. The majority OF
these cases appear to involve Neg
70 veterans, and generally IN
those communities where Negro
veterans, and other citizens have
dared to speak out, thus facing
the mob and possible lpnching.
Rev. Jernagin had just return
ed to Washington from New Or
leans where he had attended an
executive meeting of the National
Baptist Congress, and another
meeting of the executive board of
the National Baptist Convention.
CONVERSATIONS
This information was gathered
through conversations with Negro
church leaders from 3S states who
attended the meetings. The story
which alarmed this militant CHI
urch leader most was factual
report coming from Mississippi
which told of two lynchings and
two near lynchings involving
Negro veterans within the last
three months.
BELIEVING that this is a deliber-
ate deive being conducted by
southern white leaders to discour-
age passage of civil rights leg
islation, the council director,
speaking in behalf of 100000
church members representing IL
denominations, urged the attorney
general to investigate Immediately
and bring to justice those respon-
sible for the denials of civil liber-
tiles to Negro citizens in the
south.
CANNOT TOLERATE SUCH
The Sunday School and B. T.
u. congress president declared
that "our government can no lon
ger tolerate a situation which
comes very close to being the
same as that we cry out against
in the so-called police states of
Europe.
GAS a nation of people pro-
Tossing to believe in the Christ
ian way of charity and justice for
all, we are on the road to be-
coming a nation hated by all who
love freedom because we show so
little of our belief in the free
dom of the Negro citizens in this
country"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-03
Wedding Of King
Cole Claims New
York Spotlight

New York - Harlem, the Negro
Metropolis was the recent scene
of one of the most elaborate
weddings as has ever witnessed.
According t oHarlem historians,
the $17,5O0 wedding and recep-
ton of King Cole, was the most
elaborate since 1923.
The Wedding Of Singer Mary
Hawkins Ellington to Nathaniel
king" Cole, ranked among the
nations top Recording Artists,
Continued on Page A.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-03
John D. Rockefeller
Jr., Head Fifth
Annual Negro
College Fund Drive
NATIONS TOP LEADERS mn
ON NATIONAL COUNCIL

New York - The United Negro
College Fund, earmarking it's fifth
year with a program aimed to-
ward a more comprehensive spere
of operations, has created Ma
tional Council of which John d.
Rockefeller, Jr., will act as chair
man, it wa sannounced today by
President F. d. Patterson Of Tus-
kegee Institute, Alabama, presi-
dent of the Fund. The council,
made up of prominent business
men, ducators, and leaders in civic
affairs and social thought from
all over the country, will actively
serve the Fund in its expanded
national program.
In accepting the craftsmanship,
Mr.. Rockefeller commended the
work of the Fund in conducting
yearly fund raising campaigns for
81 Of the country's SO accredited
private Negro colleges. He said,
Because this campaign is both
constructive and cooperative, it
offers to every citiben an unusual
opportunity to indicate concretely
his interest and good will for the
Negro race. To industry, likewise,
it brings a similar opportunity
and responsibility Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter spoke of he Funds progress
in helping raise he educational
Standards of our 100000 Neg
roes as ga source of enrichment to
our national life in many spheres"
Servig on the National Council
under Mr.. Rockefeller's leadership
will be Henry R. Luce, Hon. Owen
J. Roberts, Bruce Barton, Jesse
Jones, Thomas M. Girdler, Harvey
S. Firestone, Jr., William Green,
Robert G. Sproul, Thomas J. Wat
son, Charming H. Tobias, Spencer
Miller, Jr., Isaiah Bowman, Ran
dolph W. Burgess, Lindsay Brad
ford, S. J. Anderson, David Dub
insky, and Charles Seymour.
Also on the Council are Arch
bishop Richard J. Cushing, Wilson
M. Brown, Matthew w. Bullock,
Harry WOODBURY. Chase, Mrs. Will
lam L. Clayton, Harold Dodds, Ed
win R. Embree, William Dean En-
bree, T. K. Gibson, w. T. Hol-
iday, John Holmes, Rufus M. JON
es, Samuel d. Leidesdorf, Ira F.
Lewis, M. L. Benedum, Randle
R. Gilbert, Robert M. Hanes,
Charles Mahoney, Thomas w.
Martin, Edwin B. Meissner, Albert
G. Milbank, jeremiah Milbank,
Kenneth Parker, Graham Patter-
son, Thomas II. Eliot and Ernest
Quantrell.
In addition are Andrew w. Rob-
ertson, Leasing j. Rosenwald. T.
J. Ross, Alexander G. Ruthven,
Henry D. Sharpe, Edgar Stern,
Ernes T. Weir, Harry G. Weiss,
L. Kemper Williams, J. E. Walk
er, Edmund E. Day, John B. Gage,
Eugene Holman, Harvey B. Har-
rison, Thomas M. Geoghegan, B.
F. Ashe, Henry Bell, Charles Hook,
Abe Lastfogel, Johon R. Suman,
Walter A. Dew, Lawrence J. Mac
Gregor, Fowler Mccormick and
Mrs. T. NJ. Sayman.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-03
St. Marks
Dedicate Organ

The Rector and Members of St.
Marks Episcopal Church invite
you to the Dedication Of their
Hammond Electric Organ, Sunday,
April II, 1948, 4:30 P. M.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-04-03
Soaking Clo1es

Host laundering experts aeres
that overnight soaking Of clothing
and linens il undesirable. With sx-
cess soaking. the dirt which ID
freed from the clothes tends 10 set
de back IN the fabric.
Arizona sun., 1948-03-19
American Legion
NewS
Nv TATIRA RFTI
BY LAURA BELL

The American Legion celebrated
it's 10Th Anniversary Monday, Mar.
IS, with members of Tilden White
Post and Unit meeting at their
home at 1926 East Jefferson. Talks
were made by the Commander,
Past Commanders, The President
and Past Presidents and Miss Lii
liam White, sister of the late Com
rade Tilden White, for whom the
Post was named.
A.reception will be given in hon
or OF Mrs. Hutton, National Presi-
dent of the Auxiliary at the home
of Mrs. Frances Lewis, Tucson.
Mrs. Lewis is president of the
Charles Young Unit there.
There will be an Easter Egg hunt
for children at East Lake Park on
Saturday, March 27, at 3 p. m.
Six members of the Auxiliary
and two comrades made a visit to
the Veterans Hospital at Papago
last Wednesday to visit the dis
abled veterans who were given Gig
arettes.
Mr.. Grove has returned to the
hospital.
Arizona sun., 1948-03-19

Phoenix League begins Sunday
morning broadcasts over KOY for
purpose of creating better social
and economic conditions for Ne
groes and better understanding be-
tween races.-Delta Sigma Theta
organizes Aides, composed of Jun
ior and Senior high school purpose
is to acquaint them with various
activities that will confront them
when they go to college.-A sign,
reading "This Entrance for Color
ed' was removed from a small
down town restaurant on protest
by the Urban League.-A Carver
student to receive one of 3 scholar
ships awarded the outstanding stu
dent from the 3 high schools by the
Sears Roebuck Foundation.-Dr.
w. C. Aston, former missionary to