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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24
General Education Board Makes Grant
To AIcorn And Mississippi State
Colleges
$4,000 Fund To Be Used To Study
Socia|-Econonic Condition OF
Mississippi Negroe

Alcorn, Miss. July 10 - Alcorn
A. & M. College and Mississippi
State College have announced a
grant of $25, 100000 to the two Col
leges jointly for the employment
of a Negro TRAINED in Agricul-
tural Economics or Rural Soci-
logy to carry on socio- economic
studies pertaining to Negroes in
Mississippi.
Or Emile Hooker has been
employed as the research specia-
list. He holds a Phi. D. degree in
Agricultural Economics from Cor
nell University and has worked
at Tuskeegee and at Hampton.
For years he was an Assistant to
Professor George w. Carver.
Aside from the general objec-
tive of gathering specific as we'll
as general information on the
economic, educational, and health
status of Negroes in Mississippi
and of analyzing and interpreting
such information so that neces-
sary steps for improving the gen
eral status of the Negro and of
the State may be taken, the
College lists the following as the
objective of the project:
/. To collect specific as well
as general or overall information
on the economic, educational and
health status Of Negroes in Miss
issippi from original and secon-
DAIRY sources by types of farming
areas and for tie state as whole
and translate this information in
to published materials to be used
institutional agencies on the
County, State, and Federal levels
and by the Mississippi chapter of
the Southern Regional Council
on Racial Relations.
2. To analyZe and process da-
ia and generarl Information as in
dicates in ''1' above so that OBJ
jective and concrete information
may be available on the gen.
eraI status OF Negroes by areas
and by economic groups to the
end that (a) Negroes may be en-
couraged and assisted in helping
themselves to improve their stat
us, (b) institutional service in
health; and education including
general, vocational and adult, may
be improved; (c) the economic
status of rural Negroes may be
Continued on Page 81
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24
Leake County
Negroes Uncon-
cerned Over
Recent Incident

Carthage, Miss July 10 (DSN
- Little concerned was felt a.
mong Leake County Negroes over
the incident here last week during
which a White man was wounded
in a shooting when group of
armed White men called at the
home of near white Negro and
ordered him to leave the coun--
try charging him with running
around with White woman.
Most Negroes here said that
the persons involved in the in
cident were so near White un--
til their action were not always
identified with the Negro CON-
munity and Negroes were there
fore not unduly aroused by the
incident.
Meanwhile, Martin Flowers. 40
year old tenant farmer, and IA
Their of nine, was released after
being arrested following the
shooting and taken to the Kinds
County Jail for safe keeping. He
. denied the charges made against
him, but is reported to have left
here Immediately following his
release leaving his wife and nine
children on a rented siv acre
, farm. He is believed to have left
for Chicago.
Hardness Flowers, and James
Flowers, who fled following the
! shooting, and one of whom is
charged with firing the shoots
had given up" according to re-.
ports at the Sheriff's Office here
Saturday.
No charges were made against
the two men awaiting develop,
ments in the condition of William
Dickens, the wounded man, who
continue to show improvement al
the Baptist Hospital in Jackson
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24
Joe Catching Well
Known Night Club
Operator Skips
Town

Joe Catching, widely known
East Jackson Night Club opera
ter, and play boy, wI) is report
ed 20 have made 4 fortune during
the war years and who built
tbs fabulous Playhouse on East
J. ckson's Fanlih Road, where
10 figured IN several sensational
episodes, wa reported here last
week as hav'ne left suddenly
Without woi1, and for parts un-
ll':twn.
Friends of the swashouckling
nd notcriety loving Catching who
only few months ago came out
with a spank brand new Cadillac
car, and who wore a brace Of
diamonds valued at more than
$4,000 said that he was broke
and for months had been attempt
ing to stage a comeback underr
an overwhelming load of debts
resulting from loans extended by
friends and which it became in
creasingly evident that he would
not be able to repay under the
greatly reduced postwar night
club business.
Building the fabulouse play
house in East Jackson which
bears his name at a reputed cost
of more than $5O,000.00 complet-
ed during the closing months OF
the war, it was later sold to
avoid foreclosure.
After few months in North
Jackson where he operated an
other spot known as the Pelican
he again took charge Of the Play
house for a reputed $4,000 per
month rental, but the lush days of
the war were over and the cash
register could not record the
volume needed to meet the heavy
expense and finance the life of
Playboy.
The last sensational episode in
which he figured was the shot
gun shooting of young veteran
in disturbance a few days ago.
Following the shooting he was
arrested in Jackson and later
transferred to the Rankin County
Jail. He was later released on
bond and was facing trial in
connection with the case.
Several we'll known business
men here last week reported that
they had been called upon to pay
| large sums on endorsements
which they had made for loan
from banks and other loaning
agencies when it became known
that the we'll known night club
operator rhad left town.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24
POLICE STOP MIXED ATLANTA DANCE
Ancient Egyptian
Arabic Order
Mobiles OF Shrine
Issue Call For
Natl. Convention

Buffalo, N. Y. The Call to
the annual convention Of the An
cient Egyptian Arabic Order No.
bles of the Mystic Shrine, the
text of which was released here
recently by Raymond E. Jackson,
Imperial Potentate, declared that
"Shriners' today as never before,
are called upon to render greater
service to the peoples of the earth
due to the chaotic conditions ex-
tant all over the world"
Mr.. Jackson in making the
Call public said, mo institution
can claim for itself greatness that
fails to understand the needs of
the common people" He pointed
out that members of his organ
ization are bringing into proper
focus an understanding of the
needs in the fields of education,
health, civil rights and economic
security.
Pointing out rhat the members
of the Shrine Order espouse JUS
tice, truth and the cause of COM
mon humanity Mr. Jackson stated
tina, "one's application of Shrine
dom's brand of understanding
would avoid most of the trouble
which has raised confusion in
many communities across the ma
ton.
Calling on the members OF the
Order to seek opportunities to
harmonic nationalities on ma
tional basis the Call read: eve
are but 10000 men in some 143
Continued on Page 81
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24
Angry Crowd
Gathers AS Police
Arrest White
Negro Dancers
GROUP CHARGED WITH
DISORDERLY CONDUTS g

Atlanta, Ca, July 10 - (DSN)
- A crowd of angry White men
began to gather as a squad of
police raided a mixed dance of
Whites and Negroes here last
Friday Night.
Quick and orderly action by the
police, following their timely ar
rival on the scene prevented what
looked for while as though 1t
might be turned into a serious
disturbance as threats of violence
against the dancers began to be
heard from the rapidly growing
crowd.
Police raided the dance, which
was being sponsored by the
Georgia Workers Educational
Service, after some persons in
the neighborhood of the Hall call
ed police headquarters and COM
planned against the poise and ar
rested fifteen white persons and
three Negroes who were booked
on charges of disorderly conduct.
Among those arrested was Mrs.
Ruth Warren, White, Secretary
of the Georgia Workers Educa--
ton Service, who in addition to
being booked on the Disorderly
Conduct Charges, was charged
with giving a public Dance with
out a permit.
According to reports all of
those arrested were furnished
bond and premilinary hearings
are expected to be held early this
week.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24
WALLACE MOVEMENT
WEAKENED

The most significant prediction
as result of the Democratic
National Sonvention is that many
of the Nationally known Negro
leaders active in the Wallace
Third Party movement will RE
turn to the Democrat Party. Most
of these leaders joined the Wal
lace movement because they at
first believed that President Tru-
man was insincere in his Civil
Rights declaration. The action at
Philadelphia, and the violence of
the Southern Rebellion has caus-
ed them to change their minds.
What is true of the Leaders will
be true of the masses. In other
words, President Truman's stand.
and the action of the Democrat
Continued on Page 81
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24
Alabama News
papers Blast
RebeIIous
Democrats
GROUP CALLED OBSOLETE
BROKEN DOWN
POLITICIANS

Florence, Ala, July 10 = ID
SN) = The meeting of Rebellious
Southern Democrats held at Biz.
mingham last Saturday was as.
sailed in editorials in two widely
read and inflentiaI Alabama dali
ly newspapers. The Alabama de-
legation at the. meeting was de-
scribed as a group of obsolete
broken down politicians"
The editorial, printed in the
Florence Times and the Sheffield
Tuscumbia Tri-,C Cities Daily, said
also that the states boilers at
the recent Democratic national
convention in Philadelphia ''be--
trayed the best interests of AL
ALBANIA.
"The surprising thing is that
the delegation was not thrown
OUT, the editorial said, and add.
ed: "Never have the Democrats
of Alabama been burdened With
such an overstuffed bunch of
obsolete and repuriated leader.
ship
The two papers lauded Presi-
dent Truman, whose stand of
civil rights precipatated the re-
volt of Southern Democrats which
led to the walkout at PHILADELPHIA
and the states rights meeting at
Birmingham.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24
Beauticians Hold
Most Successful
Meeting In History

Greenville, Miss, July Is -
After listening to many lectures,
addresses and discussions; after
seeing the demonstration in the
most modern hairstyles; after
getting first hand information on
the new state laws from mem
bers of the State Board of Cosme-
tology, hundreds of beauticians
began to trek back home after
attending the Eighth Annual
Meeting of the Mississippi indie
pendent Beauticians Association
in the city, July IL, IL, IS.
It was definitely the largest
gathering in the history of the
organization and the As students
attending the preconvention Sum-
mer School, represented the larg-
est number in attendance at that
division.
The crammed program was
highIighted with presence and ser
vices of such national figures as
Mrs. Marjorie Stewart Joyner,
Chicago; Mrs. Allura STAINS and
Mrs. G S. M. Young, Memphis;
Mrs. Barbara Durr, Birmingham
Ala; Mrs. Lillian Robinson.
Chattanooga, Tenn; Mr.. Edwin
Watkins, Knoxville, Tenn; Mrs,
Emily Brazier, Donaldsonville
La, and many others.
Top features included the
Dawn Breakfast by the members
,,'of Alpha Phi Omega Sorority and
Fraternity; the International
Hairstyle Revue and the School
Students exercises.
The next annual session of
the organization will be held in
Meridian, Miss.
All of the state officers were
reelected with the exception OF
the following positions which
were filled by Mrs. A. L. Rich1
ardson, Columbus, Corresponding
Secretary; Mrs. Bertha Butler
Gulfport, Chaplain and Mrs. w
L. Lancaster, Moss Point, Parlia-
mentarian.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24
Four Persons
Attacked By
Rabies Victim

Hollysprings, Miss. July, 10 -
(SpeciaD Four person were at
tackled here last Friday by a
Negro man later found to be
suffering from an attack of Rab-
les.
Russell Ingram, came to town
from nearby Waterford Communi-
ty and while walking along the
streets suddenly attacked a young
Negro boy, bit night Waterman
on the finger, and was later
carried struggling to jail.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24
State Educators Take Steps To Comply
With Decisions OF U. S. Supreme Court
University Heads Says System
No Subter Fuge
Action Spurred By Recently Filed Suit

Frankfort, KY. July 10 - Ken
+uekv Educators took steps last
week to comply with recent U. ..
Supreme Court decisions that
states which maintain separate
school systems must provide
equal educational opportunities
and faculties for all their citi-
zens.
Under the Kentucky plan Sc
gregation will be maintained, and
professors at the University OF
kentucky will act as tutors to
Negro students who desire grad
nate courses or subjects not
taught at the jimcrow Kentucky
State College.
Colored students will use Uni
versitv of Kentucky laboratories
J 1T snecial times of the day so
they will not come in contact
] with the white students. Students
graduating under this system viii
receive a joint U.K.K.S.C. degree
SIGNED by both college presidents.
Negro students will remain at
Kentucky State while university
instructors will travel to the col
(, ored campus to teach them.
I The action is believed to have
been spurred by the recently fill
ed suit of a Louisville teacher
h LYMAN T. Johnson, for admit
\ lance to the University of Ken
lucky.
The plan was announced by the
state bord of education and the
University of Kentucky State.
Atty. Gen. A. E. Funk MADE
I the announcement after con-
{ ference with DR.. H. L. Donavan,
! president of the university; Con
die Young, assistant state super
intendent of public instruction.
and M. B. Holifield, assistant at
torney general.
Discussing the plan, Funk said:
Were trying to keep our day
law and still offer equal educa-
tiona1 opportunities and facilities.
We want to get this set up be-
fore we have to answer that
suit" he said in reference to a
Kentucky teachers suit against
the state for intrance into the
university. The suit was filed
by Lyman T. Johnson of Louis
willie.
What we've DONE, he con-
tinued, lis to work out a plan
whereby we can give all the
courses of higher learning at
Kentucky State which are offered
at U. K. If the faculty at Ken
\ lucky State is not sufficient u
akk. will provide the instruction.
In Lexington, DR. Donovan OF
a Kentucky U. said, "This is not
subterfuge. 1t is designed to
provide equal educational OPP
portunities.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24
Billie Holiday To
Divorce

New York, July 10 Billie
Holiday, the grocery Blues sing
er, who went to a Federal Wo-
mans Institution for one year
and came out cured of dope
habit, and who surprised the thea
trical world by regaining her
popularity will seek a diverse
from her husband James Monroe
According to reports here Miss
Holiday will file her divorce
next month.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24
Nomination OF Barley Ticket
Seen As Returning Negro Vote To
Democrat Party
Wallace Movement Seen Weakened By
Party Civil Rights Platform
Miss. Negroes Increasing Restless
Over Action OF Dixiecrats

Chicago, H., July 10 (DSN) The
reiteration of his stand on the
Civil Rights issue in his accept
ance speech at Philadelphia and
a subsequent whitehouse follow
ing the meeting of Southern De-
mocrats in Birmingham Saturday,
in rebellion against the civil
rights program; and the nomina-
ton of the Truman-Barkley tick
ct by the Democratic Convention,
for President and Vice-president
of the United States has won the
highest praise from Negro lead
ers in all sections of the Coun-
try.
Negro leaders in all sections of
the county are unified in the
opinion, because of the violent
opposition of Southern Democrats,
that the nomination of president
Truman was, in itself, a victory
for the highest principals and
ideals of the Nation.
The enthusiasm with which ma
tionally known Negro leaders in
all sections of the country has
hailed the stand of President Tru-
man on the Civil Rights Issue,
and the nomination of the Tru-
man-Barkley Ticket by the Demo
cratic Convention is being seen
here as putting the vast major
ity of the Negro Vote, won during
the long Roosevelt REGIME, back
in the Democrat Party Column
is November
Although the Negro Vote re-
turn to the Republican Party in
large numbers in the 1916 Con-
gressional Election.
Among the nationally known
Negro leaders in the Democrat
Party and who exercise a power
full influence on Negro thought
and action is Governor VIM. H.
HASTE, of the Virgin Island, U.
S. Judges Herman Moore and
Irving A Mollison, Congress-
man William Dawson of Illinois;
Congressman Adam Clayton Po-
we'll of New York; DR.. Charming
Tobias of New York, Rev. w. H.
Jernigan, Washington, D. c., Mrs.
Mary Mcleod Bethune; Carter
Wesley, Houston, Texas Publish
er, Maceo Smith, Dallas, Texas,
Atty A. IT. Walden, Atlanta.
Ga, C. A. Scott, Editor, Allan
ia Daily World, John McCray,
Editor & Publisher, Light house
Informer. Columbia, S. c., Atty.
Arthur D. Shores, Birmingham,
Atlanta; Emory o. Jackson, Edid-
tor, Birmingham World; These
and many others, not nationally
known but who exert a wide in
fluence in their communities
throughout the nation lined them
selves up with the Democrat
Party
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24
Shores Made Dem
Convention


Philadelphia, Pa, July ]? -
Illinois Congressman Dawson
sTuesday appointed Attorney
ARTHUR D. Shores of Birmingham,
Ala, honoring sergeant arms
4of the National Democratic Con-
svention. w. H. Hollins of Bir--
bingham, and E. D. Dixon, of
Montgomery, Ala, were appoint
ed special officers of the con-
.Yention
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24

DIR. w. II. Pipes, President OF
Acorn College, is spending the
summer studying College Admin
istratiOn at the University OF
Southern California Mrs. Pipes
and their daughter, Harriet are
with DIR. Pipes in California.
DIR. Pipes, who became the
President of major college at
the age of thirty-One and who
holds a Phi. ID. degree from the
University of Michigan, will re-
turn to Acorn College in August.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24

According to reports, Sheriff
L. B. Slayman sad that Ingram
was moved from the Jail to the
Sanitorium at Whitefield from
where he was notified Ingram
had died of Rabies.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24

The population of California On
January 1. 1910. was estimated by
ne State TIA, nayers' association O.
,@- : fEM IN
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24
strawberry Mulcn

Remove mulch from old straw.
berry paintings before growth
starts, leaving enough to protect tn.
berries from the ground
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24

I n linens must be folded, vary the
aolds with each ironing. since con
timed foldipg breaks linen threads
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24

We Stond With The
People, By The People
and For The People.
No One Is Sofe Until
We All Are Saved.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-24

Continued on Page 81
Evening star., 1948-03-28
Benefit to Feature
M0tber-S0n Walk

The annual card party and dance
Of the st. Johns Mothers Club will
be given Friday evening at the
shoreham Hotel. One of the spe-
cial features Of the evening will be
the mother son waltz" in which
mothers of the graduating cadets
will dance with their sons. Another
highlight will be the colorful
grand march.
Mrs. Carroll ]. MCGUIRE, president
of the club, will be the hostess. as
sisted by past presidents. Mrs.
Norman Drake. general chairman,
is being assisted by her committee
chairmen, Mrs. Arthur Helbig. bus
mess; Mrs. John Winter, official:
Mrs. Andrew j. Neal, Army and
Navy; Mrs. Carlos P. Romulo, diplo-
matte; Mrs. Vincent Shields, clergy:
Mrs. John Madigan, alumni; Mrs
Louis Mccarthy, arrangements;
Mrs. Bennett r. Scarf, tickets; Mrs
Frank Pock, music: Mrs. Arthur
Ford, prizes; Mrs. Harry McNerney
program; Mrs. FYed DeGroot, print
ing; Mrs. w. M. Schoenfelder, cards
and tallies; Mrs. Robert TolSen
decorations, and Mrs. Francis H
Fannon, candy.
Fathers of the cadets, who are
known as THE Men of st. Johns,
will act as the floor committee.
Proceeds from the, affair will be
Ised for scholarships to st. John!
,ollege and for the Christian broth
rs who supervise the direction o1
lhe school,
Evening star., 1948-03-28
Washington Club
To Give Reception
For NeW President

Mrs. Absalom Waller, the new
president OF the Washington Club
will be honored at a reception at 5
pm. Friday at the club.
The governors Of the club will re-
ceive the guests in the drawing room
with Mrs. Waller. They include
the two vice presidents, Mrs. Gilbert
H. Grosvenor and Miss Grace C.
Burton, and the treasurer, Miss
Emma T. Strider.
Other governors are Miss Temple
Bailey, Mrs. Paul Stanley Bond,
Mrs. Leroy Eakin, Mrs. Edward
Everett Gam, Mrs. John H. Hanna
Mrs. Charles NJ Marsh, Mrs. Arthur
H. McConville, Miss Alice Riley,
Mrs. Wintemute Sloan, Mrs. Bates
Warren and Mrs G. Louis Weller.
Presiding at the tea tables will
be former presidents of the club, in
cluding Mrs. C. Willard Hayes, Mrs.
Whitman Cross, Mrs. Frank Forest
Bunker and Mrs: Cloyd H. Marvin.
Committee chairmen who will as
sist are Mrs. Thaddeus M. Jones,
Mrs. Norman T. Anderson, Mrs.
William G. Van Week, Mrs. Mark
Eldridge. Mrs. John l.. Steinbarger,
Mrs. E. Horace Siegler, Mrs. Edward
G. Stone and Miss Blanche Street.
Others assisting will be Mrs.
Douglas P. Birnie, Mrs. Charles w.
Fairfax, Mrs. Ralph H. Hallett, Mrs.
FELTON, Ham, Mrs. C. Willard
Hayes, jr.. Mrs. Edward A. KEYS,
Mrs. George j. Newgarden, Mrs
William F. Pearson, Miss Mary
Phelps, Mrs. James H. Patten, Mrs.
Lester Wilson and Mrs. w. E. SAT-
ford.
Miss Maud Lee Davidge. charter
member of the club; Miss Katherine
G. Colt, honorary member, and Mrs.
William o. Gilbert, Miss Georgia B.
Pillsbury, Miss Mabel L. Pillsbury
and Mrs. Philip Albert Welker. life
members of the club. have been in
vited to assist at the reception.
Evening star., 1948-03-28
Spring CotilHon
To Be Held April 9
For Building Fund .

Plans are being completed for the
spring cotillion of Georgetown Visi-
tation Convent to be held April 8 at
the Carlton Hotel. The dance
which is being organized by the
Junior Group Of the Alumnae Asso-
citation, is the first benefit party
ever given by the convent which
is the oldest Catholic girls school
in the United States.
Proceeds from the dance will &c
to the alumnae drive for $3.50, ,00o
to build new classroom building
1t Is hoped that the amount will
be raised by 1949, the sesquicenten-
nial year of the convent's founding
The Junior Alumnae Group in
cludes Miss Helen O'Connor, chair
man of the Dance Committee, and
her assistants, Miss Jane Callaghan,
Miss Mary Shipe, Miss Nancy Keane,
Mrs. Robert Danaher and Mrs. John
Conley.
One Of the features of the eve
ming will be a cotillion figure per-
formed by IL members Of the Junior
College of the convent.
The Junior College Committee
consists of Miss Katherine O'Con-
nell, chairman: Miss Jane Bopp
Miss Hope Hegarty, Miss Martha
Ryan, Miss Florence Altemus, Miss
Joan Fox, Miss Elizabeth Vickers
Miss Terry Hansen, Miss Rosella
Graham, Miss Ella Fitzpatrick, Miss
Mary Anne Muckerman, Miss
Josephine Keane and Miss Edith
Moses.
Miss Rose Saul is chairman OF
patrons and patronesses and Mrs
Frederick Sterling is the general
chairman