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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-09-25
NOn-POliticaI

The Southern Council is a non
political, non-profit organization
made up of Southern educators,
civic leaders, newspaper men, pro-
fessionaI people and church lea
ders of both races. 1t has as
its aim the attainment of equal
opportunity of all the South's
people.
Following are the members Of
the Southern Regional Council
executive committee, which unan-
imously approved the statement:
Civilizations are listed for pur-
pose of Identification only
DR.. Charles Johnson, Nashville,
Tenn, president of Fish UNIVERSE
ty; Paul Williams, Richmond, Va.
publisher and president of SRC;
DIR. Gordon B. Hancock, Rich
mond, professor of economics Vir-
ginia Union University; the Rt.
Rev. Monsignor T. James McNa-
mara, Savannah, Ga, Rector of
the Cathedray of st. John the
Baptist; DR.. Rufus E. Clement
president of Atlanta University;
DR.. Guy B. Johnson, professor of
sociology, University of North
Carolina; Leonard Haas, Atlanta
attorney; P. B. Young, Sr. pub
Usher of the Norfolk Journal and
Guide; Charles Gillian, Atlanta,
Ga, Director of CIO; DR.. Harold
Trigg, Raleigh, N. c., president
/ of st. Augustine College.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-09-25
Miss. Drive For $4,000 Truman Re-
election Fund Hits Full Stride
This Week
Negro Citizens Through South Rally To
Presidents Support
State Wide Response Seen In
Churches SUNDAY

The drive of the Mississippi Di-
vision of the National Citizens
Committee for the Reelection of
President Truman will hit full
stride next week following the
state wide observance of Truman
Civil Rights Day in Churches
throughout the state.
In the headquarters here at
119 IL N. Parish st., Percy
Greene, Chairman of the Commit
tee stated that already some con-
tributions have been received but
that he expected the contributions
to be greatly INCREASED during the
next few days. This drive, he
said, must be concluded by Oct
ober First.
In commenting on the effort to
raise the $4,000 in Mississippi
chairman Greene said that he saw
it as a personal challenge to every
Doctor, Lawyer, School Teacher,
Business Man and Preacher in
the State because where there
was at one time much concern for
the condition of the Mississippi
Negro throughout the nation, and
everywhere people were willing
to give their money to help the
Mississippi Negro, that condition
was no wchanging because the
Mississippi Negro has not shown
the rest of the Nation that he
was interested in helping himself.
This effort to help the Truman
Campaign is not a question of
politics, he said, but it is a simple
question of gratitude.
Meanwhile reports from through
out the South showed that South
ern Negro office holders, among
them the recently seated Council
man, Oliver Hill of Richmand, Va.
and Rev Kenneth Williams, Win
ston-Salem, N. c., Alderman
whose elections to municipal of
fees broke century old prece-
dents in the South, are taking ac-
tive leadership in the Truman re-
election drive.
The drive for the Million Dol
lar Campaign Fund was well I'M
derway throughout the South re-
port showed.
Richmond, Va, through its
Chairman, DR.. Harry T. Penn,
has set a $4,000 quota.
John H. McCray, President of
the Progressive Democratic Party
in South Carolina, sent in ST.
000 for his organization, and
pledged 100000 and 100000 vot-
es for Mr.. Trumn.
The Alabama Citizens Commit
tee, under Chairman Arthur B.
Shores, has pledged $4,000.
Memphis, Tenn, has set a goal
of $4,000. Chairman John r. Ar
mold, Jr., and his committee have
adopted the slogan "a dollar a
man for Truman and Civil Rights
In New Orleans, Chairman
Clanence A. Laws of the Louisi-
ana Citizens Committee, has laun-
ched $4,000 Embarrassing drive
with more than $1,000 reported at
the first meeting.
Chairman w. w. Weatherspool
of the Georgia Citizens Committee
set in motion a plan to unite the
states 10000 Negro voters be-
hind Mr.. Truman, $4,000 of whom
are in Atlanta.
Indicating the deep intensity OF
the citizens movement to reflect
Mr.. Truman is the idetnity OF
some of the contributors to his
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-09-25
N.A.A.C.P. FIRES DR.. DUBOIS

We Stand With The
People, By The People
ond For The People.
No One Is Sofe Until
We All Are Saved.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-09-25
DR.. Dubois Leaves
NAACP For Second
Time After Object
ing To Walter
Mhite Attending
UN Meeting In
Paris
NOTED SCHOLAR AND
MILITANT LEADER STRONG
SUPPORTED OF WALLACE

New York, Sept IA, (SpeciaD
DR.. w. E. r. Dubois, militant
Negro leader and director of
special research for the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, was told yes
terday that his employment by
the association would end on Dec.
81 when his contract expires.
The action, which was taken by
the board of directors at the as
sociation's offices at 20 West 40th
Street, came after DR.. Dubois
had critized the secretary of the
organization, Walter F. White,
for taking post as consultont
to the United Nations. DR.. Dubois
said that in his opinion the
position was political, and not in
the best interest of the Negro peo-
pie of the world.
Mr.. White, who sailed yester-
day on the America for the Gen.
eral Assembly sessions in Paris,
made no reply to this charge,
which was made last week.
The board accused DR.. Dubois
of refusing to cooperate with
the executive staff of the asso-
citation, of which he was a mem
Der. Asked by Mr. White to help
in preparing an agenda for the
United Nations meeting, DR.. Du-
Bots told the board there nothing
that he coul DIDO to help Mr..
White. The reason given by DR..
Dubois was that for some time
he had worked on international
affairs for the association and
had presented many memoranda
to the board about his findings.
He added that de did not know
whether the board ever had seen
this material.
The boar daccused DR.. Du-
Bots of violating condolences of
the association and of giving to
the press a memo on the dispute
before the board had time to
study the Dubois charges. The
board concluded yesterdays meet
ing with the statement that cit
will not be in the best interests
of the association to continue DR..
Dubois as a staff member be-
yond eht therm of his present
contract, and directing that for
NAL notice be transmitted to DR..
Dubois.
This is the second thine DR..
Dubois has been at odds with
the association. In 1884, after
twenty-foor years with The CHS
is, the association publication, he
resigned after long dispute with
the board on the basic principles
of how to fight race segregation.
Arthur B. Spingarm, presirent
of the association, said that cit
is with deep regret that the board
felt the necessity of passing this
motion asking for the Dubois dis
charge from the association staff. J"
DR.. DeBois was one of the
founders of the association, and
for many years his voice was the
voice of this organization, he
added The board could not re-
tain DR.. Dubois and hold it's own
position as the top authority in
the association, he said.
A group of friends and supper
tiers gave a party last February
in honor of DR.. DuBois's eightieth
birthday DR.. Dubois has been
active in the campaign for Henry
Wallace.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-09-25
Ethiopian
Minister To u. S.
Hit By Wash.
Color Line
SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
OFFERS APOLOGY

Washington, Sept. 10 49, Ras.
H. S. Imru, Ethiopian Minister
the United States, was request
ed to leave the diplomatic section
in Constitution Hall here Monday
night at the session of the Ameri-
can Association for the Advance
ment of Science addressed by
President Truman, it was dis
closed today. Ras Imru was an
invited guest when the halls
famous color line, once invoked
against Marian Anderson, Negro
singer, was brought into paly.
The incident, which was immed-
lately rumored about Washington,
came out officially today when
the association disclaimed any
advance knowledge of the "ser-
ious affront" offered to the
Prince, relative of Emperor
Halle Selassie, and called it "the
more shocking since it violates
all the traditions of science and
profoundly humilates u.s.
The associations apology, in a
letter, was delivered personally
tonight to Ras Imru by DR.. For
rest r. Moulton, chief admins
trative officer of the association.
The association said it first
learned of the incident yesterday
afternoon when a representative
of the Yugoslav Embassy called
DR.. Harlow Shapley, retiring pre-
sident of tn eassociation, and told
him about it. The incident, as re-
ported, was witnessed by the Yu-
goslav representative, seated in
the next box to Ras Imru.
He saw an usher, not since in
Identified, approach Ras Imru and
speak to him and then saw the
Minister arise and leave the hall.
The Yuglslav representative
checked with the usher and was
told that a woman, also not iden-
titled, had instructed him to ask
the Minister to leave the box and
take a seat elsewhere in the hall.
Ras Imru's secretary confirmed
this tonight adding that Ras Imru
and his party had been asked to
take seats in a section reserved
for his race. The secretary said
also that Ras Imru had very
graciously accepted" the associa-
TONS apology and regarded the
incident as closed.
Constitution Hall is owned by
the Daughters of the American
Revolution. Fred Hand, manager
of the hall said that he heard
about the incident for the first
time tonight when informed of
the statement by the scientists.
The OAR had nothing to do
with the incident, he declared,
adding that the organization did
not follow a policy Of segregation
audiences in the hall.
Negroes attend public events,
including concerts, in the large
auditorium, but are barred from
appearances on it's stage. Refusal
of the OAR to rent the hall for
concerts by Negro artists, except
charity affairs, has led to
number of controversies in the
past.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-09-25

ior Warden of the w B. Derrick
Lodge F. A e M; Republican
Party; a member Of the Knights
of Pythias; member of the Board
of Directors of The Rowan Mem
orial Y. M. G. A. and the Miller
Memorial Community Center anG
Library.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-09-25
Calls For Conscious And Costly Natl.
Effort To Raise Level OF Both White
And Negro
Cite Need For Negro Representation On
Appointive Bodies

Atlanta, Ca, Sept 20 - A more
statesmanlike approach to the
civil rights controversy was urged
in a statement issued by the exc
cutive committee of the Southern
Regional Council meeting in At
1anta, September Is. The state
ment called for a three-way REM
edy legal, educational and econ
omic, All are necessary, it de-
clared, land one without the
others is not likely to do the job
within any reasonable time.
Regarding the federal civil
rights program, the Southern
group stated: by all means let
US have laws-strenghtened as
much as reed be - tn protect the
rights of disadvantaged minoriti-
es. But let us also realize that
laws cannot do the job alone;
let US see our society for what
it is a complicated interaction Of
social economic and legal insti-
tutions".
Evening star., 1948-04-22
District Loyalty Probe

The proposed investigation of the loyalty
of employees of the District government
suggests, on its face, that the District
Commissioners have lost their sense OF
proportion.
1t is one thing to check on the loyalty
of people employed in such agencies as
the Department of National Defense, the
State Department and the Atomic Energy
Commission. In these agencies and even
in some of those less sensitive" in char
acter, the threat of espionage Is ever
present. Persons employed there have
custody of information, or at least have
opportunity to obtain information, which,
If passed on to a potential enemy, could
endanger the security of the United States.
Most certainly, these employees Of the Fed
eral Government should be checked with
greatest care to make certain of their
loyalty to this country.
considerable straining of the magma
ton is necessary, however, to reach the
conclusion that comparable security risk
Is present in the case, for example, of en-
ployes in the District Water Department,
or the Fire Department or the Police De-
Pal GIllGllG IL @OllCIC WClC oAAy AScsoOAA w
believe that the Communists had infll-
trated these agencies an investigation
might well be in order. For one might
reasonably suppose that If the Communists
are there, they are there for a purpose.
But Commissioner John Russell Young
says this is not true The investigation
of District workers, according to him, was
prompted, not by any indications OF dis
loyalty among the workers, but merely by
the example of the Federal probe.
If this is correct, then the most sensible
thing the Commissioners could do would
be to file the District loyalty investigation
project in the pigeon hole reserved for
half baked ideas After ALL this business
of loyalty checks has to stop somewhere
unless we are to have half the people in
the United States investigating the other
half. And in the absence of some tangible
reason to suspect particular employees, 1t
ought to stop at the point where there
ceases to be a real security risk.
Evening star., 1948-04-22
Country Store

The uorld without has changed, 30 here
Dithin
The COUNTRY store there Is an atmosphere
OF modern liuing: gone, the toooden btn,
The dried corn hanging ear on ooIden
ear.
White porcelain, electric lights and glass
Replace the smoky lamp, the leaning
chair;
The floor is spotIess, polished as you pass,
The hand of change has fallen erery-
1phsre 4
Progress must come and here 1t came to
stay,
Yet sometimes earlier scenes cone"oocS
to me,
The dim disorder of another day, :
The 5un,bled stock piled so untid'ly
and I mould hare things as they wers
before
Untouched, unchanged inside the country
store. LOUISE DARCY.
Evening star., 1948-04-22

wash 1t in the kitchen sink. Or II he hap
pens to be busy with something else at the
moment, or If he is a brave man who
refuses to be bossed around, he can tell
her to do it herself and she will have no
trouble at all doing it.
Anybody who has cleaned windows will
readily see that this is good news. Quite
obviously it promises to make hard job
easy. No more sitting on sills to wash the
outside panesl No more worry about
falling from the third floor to the con-
crete walk below! No more uncomfortable
reaching and stretching to wipe away the
last streaks of soap and water! Just take
the glass to the kitchen and polish. 1t up
along with the dishes! That is all that
is necessary. The thing Is simplicity it
self-so simple, in fact, that professional
cleaners may find their business falling off.
Clearly, if there are no serious bugs in
it, this invention will come as a great
blessing to lot of people who hate window
washing or who are tired of paying big
money to have others do it for them. The
development may not be in class with
what goes on at Los Alamos or Oak Ridge.
If it really works, though, it may con-
tribute a good deal more to the sum total
OF human happiness-like the similarly
unspectacular but wonderfully helpful
safety pin.
Evening star., 1948-04-22
Peace in Costa Rico

The civil war in Costa Rica has ended
In what looks like a settlement promising
the restoration of genuine peace and
stability. The victory of the insurgent
Conservatives is complete. Their troops
will dominate the situation while the
opposing government forces are being dis
armed and the government leaders are
leaving the country.
But the change in administration will
be brdged by "caretaker" regime headed
by an interim President who enjoys the
respect and confidence of all parties. This
man, Santos Herrera, will hold office until
May 8, the normal termination OF the
regular President, Teodoro Picado, who has
resigned and left the country. Meanwhile,
the new Congress chosen at the general
election last February along with the
presidential candidate, will meet on May
and take the legislative action needed
legally to validate the Conservative candi-
date, Otilio Ulate as President-elect. 1t
will likewise confirm Santos Herrera in his
temporary administration. These pro-
cedures, following strictly the terms OF
the constitution, will leave no doubt as
to the legality of the executive changes in
prospect.
Thus terminates the longest, bloodiest
and most destructive period Of civil strife
In Costa Ricas history. That is saying
much, because this small Central Ameri-
can country has been relatively exempt
from the cycle of revolutions and dictator
ships which has plagued most OF its
neighbors. The struggle just ended was
precipitated by the action OF the lame
duck" Congress dominated by the Liberals,
which quashed the decision of the electoral
tribunal that the Conservative candidate,
Ulate, had been elected, and declared the
Liberal candidate, Calderon Guardia,
President-elect.
Not only were the Conservatives nat
urally furious, but unprecedented observers
tended to regard this congressional action
as a political steal" When the Liberal
government took precautionary measures
to buttress its authority, the Conservative
leaders took to the hills and started
revolution. In this revolt they had un-
questionably widespread popular support,
because they have defeated the govern
ment forces, which were better armed and
were aided by outside mercenaries
especially from neighboring Nicaragua.
The most unfortunate phase of the con-
fiict was the part played by the local
Communists. Though relatively small,
the Communist Party in Costa Rica Is led
by an able demagogue, Manuel Mora, who
sided with the government in a cynical
plan to seize power after the rival factions
DC
organized Communist minority which may
yet give more trouble before it is disarmed
and put under control. Otherwise, the
prospects for restoration of peace and
order appear good. A return to normal is
badly needed, for the wounds to Costa
Ri "~~o~'v inf cted by the civil war
Evening star., 1948-04-22
This and That
Bu Charles E. TraceUeH

Il want to run down to the drugstore, my
dear" said Templeton Jones.
Il will be back in about 10 minutes" he con-
tinued.
His wife heard the old car chug away. The
pharmacist was about two miles distant, but
what Is two miles nowadays?
Jones felt the pressure of the night around
him. 1t was 10 minutes to o'clock. The dark
ness hemmed him in. The light glowed at
the corners and then gave way to black satin.
He would just run down to the drugstore,
purchase . magazine, and be right back.
He buzzed along
At the store, he found q crowd Of customers
as usual.
The modern pharmacy Is now used to its
role of country store.
There is a little Of everything for every one.
Jones always liked to browze around In 4
druggists shop.
The bottles of perfume, the candy, the mag
azines, the drugs, the medicines.
One did not have to be narcotic" as the
lady said, to like to see the items in drug
stores.
When Templeton Jones came out, he looked
across the street.
There was radio shop over there, with 4
television set going.
crowd was on the sidewalk.
Jones thought he would 60 over and take q
look
He had never seen televison set in opera
ton. The prices of the things had kept him
distant. Those funny looking antennas. with
their dipoles and the like had nonplussed him.
He did not want, he had said to make his
house resemble radio station.
Well, tonight he would go over there and
take look, just for few seconds.
Let us now transfer the scene to the home
of Templeton Jones, where his fair wife awaited
his arrival
Mrs Jones did little knitting, expecting al
most any moment to hear the sound of the
Jones car
She listened to far-off bell wondering about
bells.
Why were there bells any more, when every
one had a clock and especially a radio?
Some one was always shouting out the time
on the radio.
Half past o'clock came and then 10 o'clock.
II wonder what has happened to Temple
ton?" She said. at last, half aloud.
Not nervous, but just wondering.
After all, Templeton Jones was q punctual
man. When he said 10 minutes. he meant 10
minutes.
Half past 10 o'clock came.
Mrs. Jones by now was getting really nerv-
GUS.
She pictured her good man in q wreck, or
lying helpless along the street.
IF he doesn't come by II O'Clock" she said
to herself 81 will call the police"
She looked out into the inky night.
And then that familiar sound.
The old car chugged to a stop, and Temple
ton Jones, himself, appeared suddenly on the
| steps,
Where have you been?" asked Mrs. Jones
between relief and mock Indignation. How
quickly ones indignation fades, at times!
We'll, my dear, 1t was this way" said the
culprit. 'I stopped to watch 4 television set,
and"
II thought you said you wouldn't have one
Of those things?'
We'll. wouldn't" he grinned. "But that
prize fight was q pippin!"
Evening star., 1948-04-22
Victory in ltaIy

Inc rout OF the communists In the 1tal-
ian election marks first and enormously
important victory for the Western Powers
in their cold war with the Soviet Union.
The occasion is not one which calls for
unrestrained rejoicing. Certain qualifying
factors need to be kept in mind. The
first is that it is battle which has been
won, not the war. The second is the fact
that while the Communists were beaten
their strength did not decline in any
notable degree. Slightly more than 80
per cent Of the vote was cast for Com
munist candidates, which is about the same
measure of strength they have shown in
the past. That they were beaten is due
to the fact that a very large vote was
cast and the new voters were against the
Communists. The Communists remain,
however, as a strong and important ele-
ment of Italy's political structure.
But these considerations cannot detract
significantly from the Importance of the
victory. To understand how important it
u.s. one need but visualize the magnitude
of the disaster which would have over
taken us if the Communists had won or
If they had been able to seize power by
force. Had either of these things hap
pened Europe could have been written of
as lost and we would be standing with our
backs to the western wall. That It did not
happen is due to several things. One was
the influence of the Pope, especially with
the women voters. The American letter.
writing campaign was another contribu-
ton to success Above all, however, was
the impact of the Marshall Plan, of the
demonstrated determination of the United
States to come to the aid of those European
nations which were able and willing to
help themselves
Against this the Communists had moth
ing to offer but threats and nisrepre-
sentations The Misrepresentation and
the downright lies could not prevail be-
cause it was possible to get the facts be-
fore the Italian people and the threats
were of no avail in the absence of the Red
army.
The inference to be drawn from this
is heartening one. We have demonstrate
ed to the world and proved to ourselves
that we are not helpless in this struggle,
that in favorable setting we can tip the
scales against the Soviets If we make up
our minds to do it. The important thing
now is not to let down. We should expect
some counter move from the Communists
and we should be prepared to meet it.
Even more important, we must remember
that hard days lie ahead in Italy. The
victory at the polls was political in char
acter The economic battle remains to be
fought, and If we do not assist in fighting
it intelligently and effectively the political
ground which has been gained can easily
be lost But we have learned at least this
much: 1t lies within our power to turn
back the Communist tide if we will do it.