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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-04
State Conference
Of NAACP
Branches Hold
Annual Meet Here
DR.. L. B. STEWART AND DR..
M. NJ. JONES PRINCIPAL
SPEAKERS

The Mississippi State Confer
ence of Branches of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People held it's third
annual meeting here Sunday which
was well attended, and highly en-
thusiastic and successful despite
the bad weather and travelling
conditions prevailing throughout
the state.
Rev. w. A. Bender, president of
the conference, presided over the
meeting which began with the
opening session at Frazier and
Collins Funeral Home. with the
afternoon and final session at
Parish Street Baptist Church, Rev.
&c. A. Greer, pastor.
The outstanding accomplish
ment of the meeting was the move
for the establishment of legal
action fund. This fund will be
used for the augmentation of
the Negroes struggle for equal
ecational opportunity in Missis-
sippi and for the right to vote and
the exercise of the full right of
citizenship in the state.
A report of the committee. on
Civil Rights reaffirmed the or
CARNATIONS support and endorse
ment of the full Civil Rights pro-
gram as presented by the presi-
dent of the United States. The
report also called for a campaign
for the payment of poll tax and
registration to qualify more Ne
gro citizens to vote. and to &C
quaint Negro citizens of the duty
and responsibility to contribute
in terms of money and political
party fund raising campaigns on
a local, state and national lexel.
A report of the committee on
education urged the continuation
of every effort to improve Ne
gro educational opportunity I'M
der the existing Separate but
Equal Laws" but made it clear
that such continued action should
not be taken as an endorsement
of the segregated school system
as a permanent solution to the
educational needs of the Negro as
well as white children of the state.
Mrs. ladys Noel Bates. Of JACK
son, who filed the first salary
Continued on page 8
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-04

velopment of the Y.M.C.A. from
it's beginning to the present date,
and closed by giving the four types
of leaders: % Those dangerous,
vicious men who lie about the
condition of their people, pre-
tending satisfaction, (2) those who
are resigned that things will re
main as they are, 60 those who
are extremely reactionary, radical,
demanding things for the joy of
demanding, and az those that
are willing to meet all peoples
on comon ground an dwork for
the htings that are good relation
ships.
Mr.. B. B. Dansby, chairman of
the Committee of MANAGEMENT
made report on the development
of the Y.M.C.A. in Jackson, follow
ed by a report from Mr.. w. J.
Stewart, chairman of the Mem
bership Committee. The Junior
Chorus, under the direction of
Mrs. G. B. Chambers, sang num-
ber..
The Faithful Five, local quar-
tet, appeared on the program.
Among the guest present were:
Messrs. N. G. BarfieId, Gen. Sec'y.
of YMCAS in Jackson; Chas. O.
Lee, Executive secretary, Com
munit yChest: J. T. Blue, Social
Agencies Executive; all of whom
made brief remarks.
E. w. Barker, Executive Sec
rotary of the Branch YMCA ex-
tended thanks to the group for
the cooperation he had received
during the two years h chad been
nthe job.
Refreshments were served i'm
mediately after the program. B. B.
Dansby, Chairmna of the Commit
tee of Management was in charge
of the program. &C.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-04

Lyonsy Ca, Nov. 25-(SpeciaD
Robert Mallard, prosperous
young Negro farmer, was shot to
death by white-robed mob while
his wife and child and two other
riders in the car he was driving
looked on helpless. The incident
took place near Providence Church
(white) last Saturday night.
Witnesses said that the mob
was composed of group of
white-robed white men in three
cars, one of the vehicles having
been driven in front of Mallard's
car, blocking the road before the
killing.
Mallard's body repeatedly bore
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-04

fitteemen and guests were pres
ent: resident and Mrs. III. G. War
rem, Tougaloo College, Prof and
Mrs. A. L. Johnson, Prentiss ms
titute, Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Lyells,
Dean and Mrs. l.. B. Fraser Tonga
loo College, Miss F. o. Alexander,
Mr.. w. HI. Williams. Mr.. P. L.
Abrams, Mr.. J. r. Chambliss, Prof
G. B. Cobbins, Mr.. Fouche, Yazoo
City. Miss Dorothy ordon, Toug-
aloo College, Mr.. T. J. Huddles-
ton, Jr., Yazoo City, Mr.. R. P.
Tharpe Mound Bayou. Mrs. Beat
rice Meridian, Mr.. Kurtcher Wat
son, Hollandale, Rev. e. B. Dub
"a, jackson Mrs. Maggie Dunson,
Continued npage 8
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Wife OF Victim Arrested For Crime
After Watching Helpless White Hus-
band Is Shot To Death By
White-Robed Mob
Widowed Mother FIees For Life
After Identifying Mob Member
Local And State Officers Continue
Investigation OF Case

several gunshot wounds, includ
ing one in the chest, which was
the fatal shot.
Investigators led by Sheriff r.
E. Gray, of Toombs County, and
Sergeant Robinson. of the Reds
vile State Patrol office, Wednes-
day was piecing together meager
details in the lynching. They had
not been able to place the blame
for the shooting, they said.
EXCITEMENT -RElGNS
Officers of both the sheriff's
and patrol offincers reported that
Negroes in the section were "high-
ly excited"
The spot where Mallard was
slain is about 118 miles south of
Vidalia, a short distance across
the county line from Aston, Ca,
where Isaiah Nixon was killed af-
ter voting in the Democratic prim-
airy of September 1888, and sew
eral assaults occurred from Ne
gro voting. The area is in "the
Telfair belt,' dominated by keen
prejudice and batting, it was
learned.
First reports from the investi-
cation said that Mallard was driv-
ing his automobile down the high
way when he encountered several
automobiles near a school or some
other building where a dance or
other entertainment for whites
was being held. He is said to have
asked to get by and the vehicles
moved. Shortly afterwards sever
al cars containing the white-robed
men were said to have caught up
with the Mallard car and the Ne
gro man was shot through the
windshield, as his wife, child and
two occupants of the car looked
ION.
No immediate motive for the
shooting was established.
Queried as to a motive in the
Staying, Sheriff Gray was quick
to deny a report that Mallard died
: at the hands of assassins who still
bore anger because he voted in
ecent election. The sheriff also
said that relations between the
races in Toombs County were
good.
In Atlanta, Friday, the Atlanta
Constitution published letter
from an advocate of white SUI
premacy, condemning the crime
and offering a reward of $500 for
the arrest fthe mob. Meanwhile,
as the national spotlight became
focused on the lynching, Mrs.
Mallard was accused of killing
her husband and arrested.
According to reports she was
released after she identified one
of the members of the mob whose
voice she recognized.
In Savannah, Saturday, where
she had fled in fear of her own
life after being released. she was
Joined by her attorney and in a.
statement charged that one of
the members of the mob was a
white farmer neighbor who had
threatened her husbands life
several times due to jealousy ov-
er his success. He became more
enraged recently when Mallard
bought new automobile.
At last reports county and state
officials were continuing theF
Investigation while Negro organ
izations in the state were seeking
| thee aid of the United States De
partment of Justice.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-04

Rev. Robert M. Stevens, recent.
Iy appointed pastor of Pearl Street
A.M.E. Church. He comes to Jack.
son from Natchez, Miss, where
he has served as pastor of Zion
Chapel A.M.E. Church for the past
four years.
Rev. Stevens is graduate of
Fisk University (A.B.), Payne
Theological Seminary of WiIber-
force University (B.D.), and he
has been honored by Campbell
College with the degree of Doctor
of Divinity. He is a member of
Kappa Alpha Psi and a Mason.
He is married to the former
Miss Dorothy A. chappeIle of
Townsville, Ga. They have one
child, Robert M. Stevens, Jr.
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Ministers And Leading Citizens Urg
Governor To Appoint Interracial
Commissions To Study And Make
Recommendations To Improve
Negro Education And Forter
Cooperation Goodwill And
Confidence In State
Call For Acceptance Of Negro Right Ia
Normal Pratice OF Citizenship

Jackso, Miss, November 20 -
A group of white and colored citiz-
ems of recognized stability and
prestige in the state issued state
ment for publication last week
calling for and declaring their be-
lief that it is time for Mississippi
citizens, and political and educa-
tionaI leaders especially, to de-
veIop a positive, constructive and
aggressive program throughout
the state for a cooperative and
harmonious effort in behalf of
Negro education and culture, and
in making provisions for the Ne
gro to participate normally in the
practice of his citizenship.
The statement addressed to the
people of Mississippi is as fol-
lows:
at is our united opinion that
Christian people should declare
their belief that it is time for
Mississippi citizens and political
and educational leaders especial
ly, to develop a positive, construc-
tive and aggressive program
throughout our state for a coop
erative and harmonious effort in
behalf of Negro education and
culture, and in making provision
for the Negro to participate nor
mally in the practice of his citi-
zenship.
Fe suggest the appointment by
the governor of at least two COM
missions each to be composed of
recognized leaders of the white
and colored groups. One commits
sion to study the problems of Ne
gro education and present recon-
mendations providing for a pro-
gram which will bring up the
colored educational section of the
public school system to a par
with that of the white section. The
other commission to seek to form
ulate a program of relationships
in the civic body which will strive
to meet the requirements neces-
sary for our day and foster good
will and mutual confidence.
There should be a more ade-
quate acceptance of the normal
practice of citizenship by the Ne
gro citizens and the breaking forth
of the sincere and honest desire
and determination in the attitude
of white citizens to work for the
greater welfare and development
of the Negro population on the
one hand, and a readiness of the
Negro leadership to work har-
moniously in solution of difficult
ties on the other.
We are confident that no out
side power can upset segregation
standards of the state as long as
those are a part of the states
legal foundation and accepted by
general custom and practice, pro-
yided there is an aggressive and
harmonious effort to adjust md
eliminte inequalities an discrimi-
nations.
The splendid efforts being made
in a few counties to provide for
the Negro better educational and
citizenship opportunities should
become statewide in scope.
Signed: H. Brant Schaeffer, Lu-
theran minister, Jackson, Miss;
r. D. Bodinger. Presbyterian min
lister, jackson, Miss; J. w. Hol-
ston, Methodist minister. Jack
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Mount Ruslann0fe

The Mount Rushnore (South Da-
kota) Memorial tribute in stone to
Washington. Jefferson. Lincoln and
Theodore Roosevelt was begun In
1927 when Gutzon Borglum, Ameri-
can sculptor Of Danish parentage,
was commissioned to do the work.
When he died March 6, 1871, the
four faces were just about finished
and his 28-year-old son and assist
ant, Lincoln Borglum, took over. an
nolmcing the formal completion Of
Ne Memorial November 20. 1e41.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-04

son, Miss; Joseph B. Brunin1.
Catholic chancellor, Jackson,
Mis-; David r. Mintor, physician,
Cruger, Miss; Holding Carter,
editor reenville Miss; Bethany
C. Swearingen librarian Jackson,
Miss; s. L. rec, Jr, college presi-
dent, Jackson, Miss; John Long,
college president Edwards, Miss;
w. A. Fender, college chaplain,
Tougaloo, Miss; Mrs. w. H. Rat
lift, executive Methodist Women's
Social Action Commission, Shor-
and, Miss. and Mrs. Ruby S. Ly-
ellis, state YWCA executive, Jack
son, Mississippi.
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Nsna Last II EauUy

NoHo LAST 81 to04oy
Nero was the lAst 1t the imperial
family: bat 1hsDeA1&R Caesar -
eAme q Set3a g dignity. From tAs
same weee 1es4veA Ne German
Wiser 90 Dlaasian tss
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-04
Y. M. C. A. Holds
Annual Meeting
D. n. Howell
Guest Speaker

The Parish st. Branch Y.M.C.A.
held its ANNUAL meeting with a
packed house to witness an ex-
cellent and varied rogram. Nov
ember %, at 500 PM.
Mr.. D. N. Howell, Associate
Executive of the Southern Area
Council, of the Y.M.C.A.'s; Allan
ia, Georgia, the speaker for the
occasion was introduced by Mr..
E. w. Banks, Vice-President of
the Association. Mr.. Howell cen
tered his talk around the respon-
sibility of laymen in the Y.M.C.A.
movement. His message pointed
out the duties of standing COM
mittees: interpreting the "Y" to
the public; types of leadership.
He traced the history of the de-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-14
Open HOUSE AT
WILLIAMS YWCA
6 N. TlIlamook Street

This center of the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association ex-
tended everyone hearty welcome
to its OPEN HOUSE held We'd
nesday, July z, 194S. From what
we heard a large number of in
terested young folks and old ones
too, were there for the varied
program. Churches cooperating
through their youth groups are:
Lutheran, Vancouver Avenue Bap-
list, st. Philip, Bethel AME, Zion
AME, Mt. Olivet Baptist and
Hughes Memorial Methodist.
Drop in activities are now avail
able at Williams Avenue Y.W.C.A.,
for children, teen ayers, and adj
ults = male and female Mon
day through Friday 9 am. to
5 pm.
ACTIVITIES VollyBall, Shut
file Board, Ring Toss, Ping Pong.
Table Games (including Checkers,
Cards, Pick Up Stick, Puzzles, and
many others.)
SERVICES AVAILABLE TO
FLOOD Notwithstanding Board
Sewing Machine, Lounge With
Radio, Piano and Reading Mater
ial. Counseling on Service avail
able to all Refugees.
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MRS. ALMA A. POLK WILL
ATENDE CONFERENCE
IN HOLLAND

1t pleases us to announce that
Mrs. Alma A. Polk, who was APP
pointed Correctional General Sec
Rotary of young peoples and chill
dren's work of the Women's Mis-
sionary Society of the A. M. e.
Church. will sail for. Amsterdam,
Holland, as alternate delegate.
Mrs. Polk wrote the book. Ibis
ten Youth" and three smaller
pamphlets on Twelve Pioneer
Women of the A. M. e. Church."
Building a Curriculum for Young
People" and a collection of origi-
nal plays and pageants. Recently
+she became the only paid staff
worker (colored) in the Metro
politan Pittsburgh Church survey,
conducted by the Allegheny
County. When she goes to Hol-
land, she will be going through
the goodwill of the Young Peo-
pies Department of the A. M. e.
Church.
Mrs. Polk conteniplates visit
to the Y. P. D. OF the Puget
Sound Conference. She will likely
extend her visit to the Northern
and Southern California Confer
ences. Her telegraphic message
to the Y. P. D. district meeting in
June at Tacoma, Wash, was the
only message received from
correctional general officer to
any of the departments in ses-
sion.
At the Quadrennial Convention
held in New Orleans, La, May,
194S, Mrs. Polk reappointed Mrs.
Mary M. Duncan as adult coun-
selor of publicity of the Y. P. d.
for the Quadrennium 1947-1951.
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VISIT TO SEATTLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Martin spent
last week in Seattle, house guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Green. They
report a perfectly grand time
what with attending two indoor
picnics (both planned for out-of-
doors; weather didn't permit) with
an abundance of good eats-all
inclusive of Bar-B-Q etc. They
enjoyed the hospitality of the
Murrels, Mrs. Eva Ford, (sister
of Mrs. Guy Neal of Portland)
and were delighted dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence McCul-
loch. They were pleased to find
Mrs. Carrie Lewis recuperating
from a recent operation, which is
very comforting to her many
friends in Portland as elsewhere.
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Phon. EAST 1911
JACQUELINE THOMAS, ROBT. REYNOLDS
WE'D In DOUBLE RING CEREMONY

ranged about the fireplace end of
the living room formed a bower
for the bridal party while they re-
ceived the over two hundred
guests. In the dining room, pink
and white was the theme. On q
beautiful Madeira cloth, many tiny
pink rosebuds were placed on
maiden-hair fern to trace q wind
ing pattern. Centerpiece was Of
tiny pink floribunda roses and
white tapers in crystal candelabra.
ink and white also was the huge
wedding cake.
Assisting about the rooms were:
Mesdames WIN Gragg, r. A. Hun
gerford, Richard Boyle, De Norval
Unthank, ]. ]. Glow, Kenneth Hen
son, Richard Morgan, Marjorie
Jackson, Robert Crosswhite and
Walter Reynolds and the Misses
Bonnie Gragg. Taxa Iwaski, and
Ruby Brock.
The couple left Immediately for
a honeymoon trip to San Fran
cisco. For going away Mrs. Rey-
nolds chose pin-checked blue &
grey tailleur and with it wore a
navy blue chapeau with an under.
the-chin bow of yelling. Her &C.
cessories were navy, and her cor
sage was of gerbera.
Mr.. Reynolds is a probation Of
ficer for Multnomah County courts
and the bride, until recently, was
a nursery school teacher. Both
young people are graduates of
Oregon colleges, the bride of Pa
cific University at Forest Grove
and the bridegroom of the Univer-
sity of Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds will be
at home in Portland sometime
after July Is.
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SPEND TIME IN THE EAST

Among the late spring and early
vacationists was Mrs. Marie Hay
wood who spent May and June
in the east. After attending the
A.M.E. Zion General Conference
in Louisville, KY, she spent sew
eral days in Washington, d. C.
Her longest stay was in Elmira,
N. Y, where she visited for five
weeks with her mother, Mrs. Lot
tie Clark. From Elmira she went
to Buffalo, Niagara Falls, into
Canada and returned for a brief
trip to Cleveland, Ohio. Enroute
home she stopped in Chicago, and
attended session of the Natiopal
Baptist Sunday School Congress.
Mrs. Haywood admits that, this
was trip of life time.
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AVERETTE-JO
WEDDING

Mrs. Elizabeth Averette became
the bride of Mr.. Blake Johnson
July 5, 194S at Vancouver, Wash,
in the presence of members of
the immediate family.
The former Mrs. Averette is the
daughter of Mrs. Seleta Johnson.
The groom, a resident of Portland
for five years is former Texan.
His mother (Mrs. Johnson), a
school teacher, resides in Los An
geles.
Mrs. Seleta Johnson, formerly of
Portland but recently of Seattle,
came down for her daughters
(Mrs. Averette) marriage July 5.
She contemplates going to Alaska
after her visit in Portland.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-14
BY Kathryn Boyle

Wedding VOWS were exchanged
Wednesday, June 30 by Jacqueline
Thomas daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Thomas, and Robert
Reynolds, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Phil Reynolds. The double ring
ceremony was held in the chapel
of the downtown YMCA before
an altar banked with white del
phinium. Vows were read by DIR.
Richard Risley Morgan with MEM
bers Of both families and a few
friends present. DR.. Morgan wove
into the service beautiful lines of
poetry from the couples favorite
modern prophet.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father. wore a white slipper
satin gown with sweetheart neck
line and a braided tulle coronet
with chapel-length veil. Her bou-
quet was of white stephanotis and
gerbera. Maid of honor was the
brides cousin, Miss Madeline
Thomas, who wore a dainty pink
mousseline frock with ruffles in a
hustle effect. Mrs. Edward Smith,
sister of Mr.. Reynolds, also at
tended the bride, and wore a
similar frock in aqua mousseline.
Both bridesmaids carried old
fashioned nose-gays of white
|stephanotis and had circlets of
white bouvardia in their hair.
Mr.. Walter Reynolds was best
man for his brother. Robert
Gaines. cousin of the bride, acted
as usher, and Richard Boyle, Jr.,
assisted him. Mrs. Earl Hazelle
was pipe organist.
Immediately following the cere-
mony a large reception was held
at the Thomas residence, on S. e.
Tibbetts st. White delphinium ar
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FOURTH ANNUAL
CONFERENCE

The fourth and last Quarterly
Conference for this conference
year of Bethel A. M. E. Church
was held Monday evening, June
81. despite the grave concern-at
the time-oyer the sudden illness
of the pastor Rev. c. N. Austin,
Jr. Presiding Elder Rev. L. F.
Green conducted the conference
at which II of the IA boards and
clubs gave written reports. Sum-
married., they disclosed the spir
itual, financial and numerical
strength of Bethel.
Quarterly meeting on Sunday
was highlighted by stirring mes
sage delivered by the P. e. Rev.
Greene. Bethel is now in the
midst of collecting dues for the
annual conference which meets in
August in Yakima, Wash.
Rev. Austin, greatly improved,
was in his pulpit Sunday July
4 and IL. DO
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YOUTH ACTIVITIES
BY "AL" AND bob"
AIverna o'NeaI and
Robert Herndon, Jr.

Well Kids the Fourth (of JULY
has long since gone and l sup
pose we're all settling back to
normal. I'm sure that many en-
joyable picnics were spent over
the three day holiday; however
after a visit to the skating rink
on the night of the 9Th, it could
be clearly seen that every teen
ager in Portland prefers skating
on Monday nights. We saw our
newest couple looking as lovely
as usual, Jeanett O'Dell and Sam
Wilkerson; then the cute couple,
Teddy Rogers and Mickey Adair;
OF course the genial Sam Dedditt
and Patsy Minor; and of course
Ellis Casson and Catherine Cook
were also seen enjoying each
others company. So you can see a
good time was had by all.
Wednesday night, the 7th, we
had the wonderful honor of being
the emcee at the open house of
the Williams Avenue Y. w. C. A.
recreational program. There was a
very enjoyable program, which
was highlighted with vocal num-
bers by Hazel Davis, Marynell
Bell, Ellis Casson, with captivat-
ing artistry at the piano by Adele
Maiden and Richard Moffit.
We also organized a teen-age
planning committee, which is made
up Of is members. This commit
tee will meet every Wednesday
to discuss helpful ideas and sug-
gestions in order to make this
long need recreational program a
successful one. So come on kids,
drop in any time at the Williams
Avenue Y. w. G. A. and take
advantage of all the fine recrea-
tional advantages which have been
provided for you.
We also dropped in on the
fine dance up to st. Philips par
ish house last Saturday night,
and again we noted that a good
time was being had. We had
nice long talk with some of Port
lands fine athletes (they were
all in a huddle) Mr.. Garrett and
Ben Johnson of Roosevelt; Frank
Fair of jefferson; Ed Webb of
Washington and John Freeman of
Portland University.
Well, Kids that's all for now
but wen see you all right here
in this column next week for
a full coverage of the Queens
Dance" the formal dancing party
which will be held Wednesday at
the "Y".
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WELCOMED VISITOR

Mrs. John A. Nichols in N. q.
Brace entertained at dinner on
Sunday to compliment Mrs. B. T.
Fowlks of Columbus, Ga. Mrs.
Fowlks is sharing her several
weeks visit in Portland with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ] w. In
gersoll, and her aunt, Mrs.
Blanche Holiday and family.
Mrs. Fowlkes, a teacher of
domestic science in the school
system of Columbus, and one who
values time, cut five days by