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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
Big New York Bank
Hires First Negro
Clerk

NEW YORK CITY-When Cecil
Murrell was first interviewed for
a position as clerk at the Mer-
chants Bank of 434 Broadway, New
York City he was quietly told the
position was already filled, al
though the CiO Financial Employ
j ees Guild had been advised that the
position would be offered to Ne
gro applicant.
Quick action by the Employees
Guild, prevnted the Banks officials
from sabotaging all attempts to by
pass Negro applicants, although
the bank had stated it would well
come Negro office workers. The of
flee workers left their cashier
cages, howled their protests and
Murrell was hired.
Prior to these developments, the
Royal Industrial Bank, 1886 Broad
way, hired a Negro for a white
collar ojb for the first time in it's
history. The only bank in New
York to employ consistently, Ne
groes, was the Amalgamated Bank
II Union Square, where the Jim
Crow policy has for several years,
been blotted out.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
Louisiana Prison
Trusty Beaten To
Death In Baton
Rogue Jail
Police Claim Self
Defense

BATON ROGUE, La. July /
Especially C. D. Richardson, Ne
gro, trusty at the Louisiana State
Penitentiary was beaten to death
in Jail here Sunday night, June 81
but the information was not made
public until the following Thursday
After news of the beating to
death of the Negro man began cir
culating throughout the City num-
erous telephone calls were made to
the Sheriff's office but the callers
were informed that there was no
record of the beating in the sheiffs
office. The information was made
pubic however after Newsmen be-
gan checking anonymous telephone
calls. District Attorney Rufus D.
Hayes in announcing the incident
to newsr7en, said that there was no
intention to withhold information
from the press, adding that in re-
fusing to give out information re-
garding the incident some officers
probably misunderstood the policy
of his office in such cases.
District Attorney Hayes said
that he had Investigated the mat
ter and found that Richardson was
struck Sunday night by State
Trooper S. T. Buster.
The district attorney said that
state trooper Buster said that he
arrested Richardson because ne
was drunk an dsaid that in attempt
ing it to restrain the prisoner he
struck him in "self defense
Beyond stating that Buster said
that he had struck the prisoner in
self defense no further action was
indicated by the district attorney.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
Mississippi Behind All
Other Southern
States In Finance And
Resources For Teacer
Education
DIR. PHI. EasOm
Jackson College
Speaker

JACKSON, Miss.-Dr. P. Haas
som, State Director of Negro Edu-
cation for Mississippi, charged
Wednesday at jackson College that
Mississippi has fallen behind all
other southern states in school
finance. resource use education,
and teacher education.
He learned, he said, at recent
meeting of Southern educators
which was held in Florida that
seven South Carolina is above
Mississippi"
"Here in Mississippi" he said
every college is going in its own
direction with the devil taking the
hindmost."
Speaking before 600 in-servict
teachers during the regular chape
hour, DR.. Easom urged that teach
ers draw more upon their environ
ment for teaching materials.
In taking an optimistic stand
DR.. Easom said that the mechani-
cation of farms and the consoli-
dalton of schools point to bright
future for education in this state.
eve are making progress and we
are going to continue to make
progress he said. j.
Jacob L. Reddix, president of
Jackson College, presented DR..
Easom.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
Granger Named
Springfield
COrpOrat0r

NEW YORK - Lester B. Gran
ger, Executive Secretary, National
Urban League, has been named a
Corporator of the historic Spring
field College, Springfield, Massa-
chusetts. The announcement, by
President Paul Limbert, was made
following a recent meeting of the
Springfield College Corporation.
The Corporators meet once a
year and are responsible for the
the president of the College, as
election of both the trustees and
well as for the entire College oper-
atoms.
Springfield College has been
known internationally for its train
ing of YMCA professional workers
and also for its physical education
as well as social work emphasis.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
Citizens
Representative
Of Best In State
Join In Tribute To
Outstanding
Young Woman
GLADYS BATES TESTIMONIAL
DINNER OUTSTANDING
SUCCESS

Negro citizens representatives
of the best in the state joined
together here in paying a well de-
served tribute to young woman
Mrs. Gladys Noel Bates, who is
everywhere being looked upon by
Negro citizens as the. most out
standing young woman in the state
The occasion was the testimonial
Dinner honoring Mrs. Bates, under
the sponsorship of the recently or
ganized Citizens Committee, head
ed by DR.. Lula Bell Stewart an
other example of fine young wo-
manhood, which filled to capacity
the 3attic F-arino Branch YWCA
on North Parish Street Monday
Night.
Speaker afsser speaker extolled
the fine spirit of self sacrifice and
devotion to the good of her gro''~
which was evident in the filing ~
the first suit for equalization of
teachers salaries by Mrs. Bates
here in March which resulted in
both she and her husband loosing
their jobs as teachers in the Jack
son public school system.
The principal speakers on a pro-
gram which included A. w. Wells,
Percy Greene of Jackson and At
torney J. M. Burns, Victor H.
Jones of Meridian. Counsel for
Mrs. Bates, was delivered by At
torney Harold Flowers of Pine
leaders of his state and of the
Bluff, Ark, one of the outstanding
South and President of the Arkan-
sas State Conference of NAACP
Branch.
In an ably delivered and we'll re-
ceived address ATTORNEY Flowers
Continued on page 81
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
5000 To Attend
Baptist ST. Con-
vention In Natchez
PRESIDENT HUME WHITES
OPEN LETTER TO
MEMBERS

GREENVILLE, Miss. = Presl-
dent Hume said from his office
here today that, approximately
5000 people will attend the an
nual session of the Baptist State
Convention at Natchez, Miss. The
meeting will open Tuesday morn
night July %. The general assem-
ing July goth and close Friday
bly, will hold their session at the
Rose Hill Baptist Church on Mad
ison Street. Rev. j. N. Rucker,
pastor; The Laymen and Ushers
will hold their session at the King
Solomon Baptist Church on Spring
St., Rev. E. w. Rhone, pastor. The
Matrons and YWCA Department
will hold their session at the Beu-
lah Baptist Church on Bee St., Rev
E. Monor, Pastor; The Juvenile
at the M. E. Church on Pine St.
Department will hold their session
Rev. Gilcrest, pastor.
Arrangements are made for fiji
ty-one ladies only, to sleep in the
girls dormitory on the campus of
Natchez College for $1.00 per
night. Meals will be served in the
dining hall on the campus. All
persons who wish to get their
rooms in advance, write DR.. j. J.
Bell, P. O. Box 301, Natchez,
Miss, for an assignment.
The Committee on arrange
ments: Rev. j. J. Bell, Rev. E. w.
Rhone, Rev. C. r. Anderson and
DR.. ]. N. Rucker.
With further reference to the
coming convention President Hume
also address and open letter to the
convention members.
The text of the letter is as fol-
lows:
Officers, members, pastors, mes
Sengers:
We're calling your attention to
the annual session of the General
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
New Haven't:

Muriel Rain, soprano, and Ed
ward Matthews, baritone, scored
heavily in the Yale University
Bowl "Pop" Concerts here last
Tuesday night. The artists were
soloists with the 87-piece New Ha-
ven Symphony Orchestra, under
the direction of Conductor Harry
Berman.
Thousands upon thousands OF
mer School students of Yale jam
Connecticut music lovers and Sum
med the Ivy covered Bowl Of Old
Eli under a brilliant moon to hear
the noted concert stars in their So
10 and duet selections from the
works of the old Masters. The au-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
Teacher Sues kentucky Univ. or Admission
Twice Refused
Entrance To
Unit This Year
TRUSTEES NAMED DEFEND
ANTS TO TEACHERS SUIT

LEXINGTON, KY. - A suit was
filed in federal district court here
early last week by Lyman L. John
son, teacher in Louisville's Central
High School, asking that the race
segregation policy of the Univer-
sity of Kentucky be declared "un-
consti tutional," that a permanent
injunction be given to stop the
school from refusing him the right
to enroll "solely because of color, !"
and $4,000 damages for illegal
and wrongful acts" by university
officials.
Johnson was twice refused adj
mission to the school, the first
time being last March Is and the
second time, June 10. His refusal,
according to Dean Maurice F. Seay
university registra, was made un-
der the state constitution and the
Day law. The former bars Ne
groes and whites from attending
the same unsupported schools;
the latter extends and provides
penalties for violations.
In his suit, Johnson made no
mention of the Day law, but APP
piled the U. S. code to test the
constitutionality of the policy. His
complaining was that he had the
necessary academic qualifications
but was refused admission 'fsolely
on the grounds of race and color"
URGES TRUSTEE ACTION
His first REDUCTION, at the hands
of Dean Seay, was appealed to the
university trustees and Frank n
Peterson, university controller anc
secretary of the board of trustees
Johnson pointed out that there
was no other public-supported
school in Kentucky where he could
take courses leading to a degree
of doctor of philosophy. He con-
tends that he and "other Negroes
similarly situated suffered an ir-
reparable injury because of the
university's arbitrary and illegal
refusal.
Named as defendants in the suit
are university trustees H. L. Don
ovan, president; DR.. Seay and
three ex-official members of the
board; Gov. Earle c.. Clements, Be-
well B. Hodgin, superintendent of
public instruction; and Harry F.
Walter, commissioner of agricul-
ture.
Representing Johnson are Atty.
Thurgood N rshall, NAACP chief
Crumlin, I esident, Louisville N.
counsel New York; James A.
A.A.C.P. chapter; Alfred M. Car
roll, Louisville, and John w. Rowe
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
Sudanese Natives
Take First Step
Toward independence

LONDON (G)-7OO,OOO North
Africans in the Sudan, living in
1000 square miles of territory will
begin the first leg of their self
government at once as the result
of an audience creating an Execu-
tive Council and an elected Legis-
lative Assembly.
Governor General Sir Robert
Continued on page 81
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dience also called for many en-
cores from the Broadway Operas
with which the two singers are /
Identified; Carmen Jones IN which
Miss Rain starred and Porgy and
Besg in which Mr.. Matthews sang
the leading role.
The two soloists, who were the
first Negroes to appear in the ira
ditional old Yale Bowl Summer
Concerts, were so successful that
a return engagement for next sea-
son was Immediately requested. A
bove, Conductor Harry Berman
has just presented Miss RAIN with
a boquet of red Roses from the
New Haven Chamber of CONNER
oe as Matthews looks on approx
ingly.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10

Missionary Baptist State Conven-
ton which will convene July 2G-23
in Natchez, Mississippi.
Brethren, we have thought well
and have accomplished much, but
in the language of the woman who
said to her servant, "slack not your
not your interest in the develop
Continued on page 9
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10

DR.. Carr pointed out that there
ar etwo general ways of meeting
the threat to individual rights and
freedom--svoluntary action through
education, on the one hand, and
compulsory regulation and statute
on the other. He said that both
methods are useful and necessary,
but that the contribution by gov
ernmental action is Immediately
necessary because slime is factor
in the solution of the civil rights
involve local police officials, and
to correct this. according to the
speaker, is matter of constitu-
tiona lduty by the federal govern
ment.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
RIGHT TO VOTE ONLY CIVIL RIGHTS IN
A DEMOCRACY SAYS SPRINGHILL
sA
COLLEGE MAN
IIx&s
Southern Universities And Colleges Told To
Speak Out Against De NAL Of Negro Civil
Rights -
RIGHT TO VOTE ONLY CIVIL RIGHI

MOBILE, Ala. - Civil Rights -
There is only one in Democracy,
1.-THE vote, declared w. Patrick
Donnelly, President of Springhill
College here recently. He was ad-
dressing the graduating class at
commencement exercises in Byr-
ne Memorial Library on the sub
Unfinished Business of Democracy
iect of World Citizenship and the
"Let us look at what has been
democracy in the southland he
called the unfinished business in
said. The focal point of political
discussion in the south today is the
question of civil rights From What
I can gather, a great clamor is be-
ing made against the extension of
civil rights to Negro citizens in the
south, mainly by the politicians
and the press
at seems to me they are answer
ed by a conspiracy of silence. Is
there nothing to be said one the on
the other side. and by Souther-
ners2 Democracy, I tell you, is sick
when only one side of question IS
aired; it is dead when rights claim
ed by one citizen are denied to an
other"
He pointed out that southern ed
ucational institutions which have
embarked upon program of "deal
for Democracy" should have some
thing to say.
"Assuredly these colleges and
universities that have been charg-
ed with leadership in a democratic
society will accept leadership and
become vocal, And so I ask what
do we hear officially on this ques-
ton from the citadels of democra-
cy. our great universities from Vir-
ginia to Texas? What can we
learn from our ceters of learning,
all the scores of colleges and uni
versities of the south engaged in
the training of thinkers? Let the
protagonist of academic freedom
speak out on freedom. So far I hear
My silence.
He appealed to Spring Hill
graduates, faculty and students to
break that silence. Let the college
that was the first institution OF
higher learning to raise the torch
of education in Alabama also light
and lead the way to full democracy
lin Alabama and the southland.
~Civil Rights? Spring Hill Col
lege is for them. For ourselves and
every other citizen regardless of
creed or color"
Estates Rights By all means let
US insist on states rights against
the Entertainments of federal gov
eminent. but by no means may we
use states rights as screen for
denying human rights. Sites right
have, as I observe, sometime been
paralyzed into states wrongs"
"This is at once the sword and
shiled of human rights. The Free
and Secret Ballot - unencumb-
bered and unrestricted by poll tax
or any other anti-democratic de-
! vice, the ballot freely granted and
intellgently used by all, citizens, IS
both the maximum and minimum
requirement of democracy"
"The only qualification that
should be required is on of edu-
cation in terms of specified years
in grammar school and length Of
residence. This alone will solve the
south's present problem and pro-
vide democratic machinery for the
settlement of any and an future
problems of democracy.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10

Other speakers unfolding the
views expressed by DR.. Johnson,
and which have become the theme
Of the institute were Mr.. Cedric
Dover, of Calcutta, India, visiting
Lecturer on Anthropology at Fisk;
DR.. Janet M. Rioch, New York
City Psychiatrist, and DIR. Sol W.
Giasburg, Director of the Group
70 the Advancement of Psychiatry
of New York City.
Evening star., 1948-03-22
\XE;:i5iS' \XE:; i 5:

GOSPEL SINGING.
Old-fashioned hymn singing, Central
Onion Mission, 613 street NV, @7:30
FUNCTIONS.
Exchange Club, Congressional Room
Willard Hotel. 1915 pm. tomorrow. Mem
Wall Street journal. Parlor C. Willard
Hotel, Hot o,,ol2: l3:15 pm. tomorrow. Members
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Parlors
D and E, Willard Hotel, 1915 pm. to-
morrow. Members and guests.
nifty, O'Donnell's Sea Grill, 1890 pm
tomorrow. Members and guests.
Wade N. Stephens organ recital. Church
OF the Latter-Day Saints, o'clock to-
Elizabeth Wilson Hughes. soprano, in
folk song recital. Phillips Memorial Gal
lery. $50 O'Clock tonight.
Soldiers Home Military Band concert,
Stanley Hall. $50 pm. tomorrow.
SPECIAL EXHIBITS.
aYene Of A Sixth street and
pm. weekdays and to 10 pm Sundays
paintings and sculpture comprising the
tions, and gifts from other donors, for an
indefinite period: paintings from the Ber-
lin museums exhibited at the, request Of
National Museum, Tenth street and Con-
stitution avenue NV, open s am. to 4:30
pm. daily; exhibition of work of Wash
OAR Museum. 1929 b street NV. open
10 am. to, 3 pm. weekdays; Album of
Americana. in North Wing; China" in
South Wing, through May.
COrcoran Gallery of Art, Seventeenth
street and Constitution avenue NV, open
~ to 4;30 pm, Mondays, 10 a m. to 4 80
pm; Tuesdays. through FRIDAYS, 8 am.
to 4:30 pm. Saturdays and 2 to 5 pm.
sundays: water, colors by artists of Wash
ington, for an indefinite period and Euro
pean master drawings from private COL
lection: through April Il.
Public Library, Eighth and X streets
NV, open 8 am. to 8 pm. weekdays;
prints by. Jack. Perlmutter, in the arts
Barnet Alden Gallery, 1877 Randolph
place NV, open to 10 pm. weekdays.
and 2 to 5 pm. Sundays; paintings and
drawings, OF Haitian subjects by James A.
Porter, through March /.
Library of Congress, First and East Cap
itol streets Sc. open 8 am. to 10 pm
Mondays through Fridays, 9 am. to pm
Evening star., 1948-03-22

sin avenue NV. The proceeds viii
go toward equipping the school with
more stage equipment. The cast in
cludes AL Burland, Marjorie Walker
Louise Provinse, Nancy Fisher. Johr
Hayes, Charlotte Emerson, Neal Nc
Cord, Morton Miller, Conrad Kap-
lowitz and Mary Kass, all students
It will be directed by Mrs. Virginia
B, Roser,
Evening star., 1948-03-22

SATURDAYS. and 2 to 10 pm. SUNDAYS
original Laeock Abbey copy of the Magma
Carta, on loan from the British govern
ment until December 16; original manu-
ography," for an indefinite period; exhi-
bition depicting ideal of UNESCO. through
Connection Gallery, 1854 Connecticut
avenue NV, open IL am. to 8 pm
weekdays and to 9 pm. Sundays; water
color paintings of Blue Ridge Mountains
and South Carolina Seacoast, by Howard
Murry. ends today
Fish and Wiidiife Service. under main
ionny IN Commerce Department Building,
am. to 4 pm. daily; display Of animals
and fresh-water fish. for m indefinite
Dumbarton Oaks Museum. Thirty FIRST
and streets NV, open am. to pm.
daily; collection Of Byzantine and re-
lated arts, for an indefinite period
Whyte-Bookshop and Gallery, 1918 Con-
necticut avenue NV, open $50 am. to
pm: weekdays; recent paintings Of
Edward Rosenfeld, through March.
SQUARE DANCE.
square dance with string band and
Evening star., 1948-03-22
Federal Union Of D. c.
PIuns Public Meeting

How free people of the world can
achieve peace and prosperity and
maintain their liberty will be dis
cussed at a public meeting OF the
Washington Chapter of Federal
Union, Inc, at pm. Wednesday at
Evening star., 1948-03-22

Phillips Gallery, Twenty-first and Q
streets NV.
Mrs. Walter I. Miller Of Alexan-
drla and DR.. Joseph Mast of Arling-
Ton will speak. John A. Mathews
OF Arlington will conduct the meet
ing.
Evening star., 1948-03-22

caller Thomson Center, Twelfth and I
streets NV. $50 O'Clock tonight.
FOR sERvICEMEN.
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club
lOl5 L, street NV, lounges. library, writ
ing desks. billiard tables, radio.
Servicemen's Victory Center, 1113 Penn
sylvania avenue NV, lounge, recreation
free canteen; open daily. noon to mid
Evening star., 1948-03-22

The British Boxing Board has
banned fight broadcasts because
they hurt attendance,
Evening star., 1948-03-22
SidwelI Friends School
Will Present PIoy

The Sidwell Friends School 81
Club, drama group, will present
THE Admirable Crichton" April 8
and 10 at 8:15 pm. at 1901 Wiscon-
Evening star., 1948-03-22

Just the time of the year when one yearns to
look their loveliest :. we receive a shipment
OF these smoothies Fine imported oriental
straw in black, brown, navy, white and natural
Evening star., 1948-03-22

GOSPEL SINGING.
Old-fashioned hymn singing, Central
Onion Mission, 613 c street NV. "7:30
Evening star., 1948-11-16
HELP MEN AND WOMEN.

APARTMENT JEWELLERS, men or women,
keep your present Job, but earn up to So
per hour conducting pleasant, dignifed
business in your own apartment building,
among friends and neishbors. Product
offered q necessity. not luxury. Sells
itself. Call GIL. 321S. IL
COOK, man or woman. Call in person for
interview at l400 Swan st. NV. DELUX
FooD AND SEWERAGE CHECKER, exper-
fenced on National cash register: for large
restaurant; references req; $175 per mo-,
plus meals; Box 357-G. Star. is
and look after IL registered Angus; wom-
an. R.h.w. for / man; separate. modern
living quarters, for 2 only; fair salary.
PL. 063O. lie
en- can earn up to $3.50 per hour extra
money along with present Job; full time
or part time evenings, Saturdays and
Sundays; pleasant work: no experience
Necessary; Sc your own hours. Call GL.
32lS disappointment. -16
TELEPHONE SOLICITORS. exper. only,
salary or CONN.,, established firm, solicit
Now is The TINE to earn $50 to S7b
wkly.; full or spare time. Room 1874,
Harr:ngton Hotel. 10 am. to 8 pm.
EXPERT TYPIST, permanent position, ed
ucational institution, or 5 day week;
salary plus free tuition. Apply in person.
MRS. ROBERTS at 1901 r ST. NV. is