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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-19
GIRL SCOUT NEWS
f . X E c A s I
Juneau and Vicinity

The regular meeting of Troop
10 in the Northern Light Presby-
terrain Church parlors was called
to order by Belinda Clark, who is
acting president in the absence
of President Dorothy Richards.
We talked about ways of making
money and we also talked about
new projects.
We are going to have a bazaar
just for the school children. 1t
will be around the second week
in December.
GLADYS UGGEN, Acting Re-
porter.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-19
WELCOME HOME FOR
TREATS next SUNDAY

A reception welcoming home the
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Treat will
be held Sunday evening in the
Methodist Church Social Room af
ter the evening service.
All friends of the Rev. and
Mrs. Treat are given a cordial in
vitation to attend.
The Treats have just returned
from a three-month furlough to the
states, and their many friends will
want TO share in this welcome
home.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-19
PRINCESS LOUISE TO
MAKE / MORE TRIP

Canadian Pacific steamer Princess
Louise will make at least one more
trip to Southeast Alaska before re-
moval for the winter months and
being replaced by the Princess
Norah.
The Louise is scheduled to sail
from Vancouver next Monday night,
Nov. %, at 9 O'Clock, arriving in
Juneau on Thanksgiving day and
sailing south on Saturday, November
81.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-19

Sell it with an Empire want-Ad
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-19
EMBLEM CLUB HAS
MEETING THURSDAY;
FIVE ARE INITIATED


At the regular meeting of Emblem
Club No. 80, held last night in the
Elks Hall, five candidates were ini-
tiated and Daisy Fagerson, newly
appointed District Deputy was pre-
sented by Johanna Jensen, Past
President.
New members are Jirdis Baxter
Berrice Westfall, Jessie Forsythe
Gretchen Sturtevant and Virginia
Knouse.
Colored movies of Southeast Al
aska were shown by Harry Sperl-
ing.
Delicious refreshments were serv-
ed following the meeting by the
committee headed by Mrs. Warren
Houston.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-19

See how gay and cheerful your
new laundry can below well it
can be combined with the all
electric kitchen to make . beauti-
fuI, livable room! Here electricity
is the servant and you're the
boss! Attractive G-E electric
appliances do the work while you
relax. The all-electric laundry
planned about basic work cent
ers"-has . G-E One Control
Wringer Washer a G-E Tum-
bier Dryer, and the wonderful
Aev G-E Flatplate Ironer!
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-19
TO MAYORS CONFERENCE

Mayor Mike Pusich was pass
enger, along with Mayor w. Hen
erickson of Juneau, on an Alaska
Coastal plane yesterday, enroute
to Sitka to attend the annual
Mayors Conference. He will be
returning here by Sunday, weather
permitting.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-19

ladies and gentlement for both
highest and lowest scores. and ev-
eryone is urged to go and get ac-
quainted, although they may not
be interested in playing cards.
Refreshments will be served by
the committee in charge, and the
awarding of the turkey will be held
about IL p. m.
Evening star., 1948-02-27

hover here made the first official
purchase of sheet of the seals.
The District Crippled Children's
Society, one of the 1000 State and
local affiliates of the national group,
opened its annual campaign Febru-
ary 10. Seals will be mailed to
21 900 American families in the
national drive, officials said. The
drive will end on Easter.
Americas 23,500,000 physically
Handicapped children and adults
present q challenge to the generos-
ity Of our people, Gen. Eisenhower
said, as he bought the first 1948
seals from Col. E. w. Palmer, pres
ident of the national society.
Evening star., 1948-02-27

Masonic Week activities that began
Monday in Alexandria with the an
nual session of the George WASH
ington Masonic National Memorial
Association.
Frantisek weisl, Czechoslovak
UNRRA official, expressed faith In
his country's newly formed govern
ment In a brief but guarded talk
to the delegates yesterday.
Samuel H. Wragg, of Boston, was
named chairman Of the organiza-
tion's executive commission. w.
Evening star., 1948-02-27
Masonic Service Unit Votes
To Continue Hospital Work

Masonic Service Association dele
gates at their annual session here
yesterday voted unanimously to con-
tinue visitation services in veterans
and military hospitals and to pro-
vide assistance to Free Masons in
war-devastated Europe.
The service association, meeting
In the HOTEL Statler, concluded
Evening star., 1948-02-27

Henry Roberts, of Indianapolis, pre-
sided at yesterdays meeting.
Other Washington residents who
took a prominent part of the ses-
sion were Carl Claudy, executive
secretary and William E. Schooley,
chairman of the organizations f.
nancial committee.
Evening star., 1948-02-27
Easter Seals for Crippled
TO Go on Sale Tomorrow

A Nationwide sale Of Easter
Seals for the National Society for
Crippled Children and Adults is to
open tomorrow, after Gen. Eisen-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-31
Negro Lawyer
Publisher Keynote
Speaker Sounds
New Progressive
Party's Campaign
Slogan
MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION
AT THIRD PARTY
CONVENTION
WALLACE AND TAYLOR
NOMINATED
STRONG CIVIL RIGHTS
PLANK ADOPTED

Philadelphia, Pa, July 26 (DSN)
- Charles P. Howard, 81 year
old Des Moines, Iowa Negro law
yer and publisher sounded the
194S Campaign slogan of the New
Progressive Party in the Keynote
speech at the opening of the
first national convention of the
New Party here Friday night.
AS the fervent, New, Third Par
ty marched into it's first national
convention the keynote speaker
beackoned to Americas plain
people" to choose between Wal
lace or War;, and this tits Wal
lace or War" became the 1948
Campaign slogan of the New
Party.
From a text prepared in adj
vance of the convention the key
Aoter said, n proelaiming the
New Party New trials await US.
"The New Frontiers awaits us.
The rebirth of this nation awaits
our coming. And we are On the
march.
With equal Importance and for
Continued on Page 81
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-31
w. j. Oates OF
Natchez Elected
First Pres. OF
Association
NEW STATE ORGANIZATION
FORMED AT GREENVILLE
MEETING

GreenvilIe, Miss, July %
w. ]. Oates widely known Bust
ness man and fraternal leader of
Natchez was elected the first pre-
sident of the Cleaners and Pres
sers Association Of Mississippi
here last week.
The new organization grew out
of a three day meeting here of
owners and operators of Cleaning
and Pressing establishments from
every section of the state.
During the three days meeting
the group heard number of
speakers with wide experience in
the every day operation Of the
business outline the problems and
pains which go along with the
successful Cleaning and Pressing
Business and saw demonstrations
and heard about new gadgets and
machinery to make a better and
easier job.
The purpose of the new organ
ization is to develop cooperation
on a state wide level to improve
business methods and to assure
the best and most economical
service to the patrons.
During their stay in the City
the delegates were the guest at
a number of delightful social af.
fairs put on by the local bust
nessmen.
Other officers elected were:
1st Vice president, Mr.. James
Carter, Greenville, Financial Sec
rotary, Mrs. Jesse Williams, Jack
son, Recording Secretary, Mrs.
Gladys Tops, Jackson, Cores
ponding Secretary. Mr.. Milton
Barnes, Hattiesburg, Treasurer,
Mr.. Jesse Williams, Jackson,
Chaplain, ev. L. SR. Johnson,
Canton, Historian, Mrs. Bessie
Edwards, Greenwood, ParIiamen-
tartan, Mr.. G. w. Watson, Green
vile. Chairman of Organization
Committee Mr.. James Carter,
Greenville, Chairman of Mem
bership Committee, Mr.. Hender-
son, Clarksdale, Mr.. F. Thomas,
Louisville, Mr.. c. Tyler, Hatties-
burg, Mr.. G. Warren, Hatties-
burg, Mr.. Tillman, Hattiesburg,
Mr.. Jones, Indianola and Mrs.
James, Indianola.
And several other committees
were appointed.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-31
President Calls Upon Special Session OF
Congress For Enactment OF Full Civil
Rights Program In Demanding Far
Reaching Legislation For Benefit
OF Nation And People
Says Democracy Is Being Judged By 1T
Ability For Decisive Action
Southenrs Prepare For Last Ditch
Fight Against Civil Rights

Washington, D. c., July II -
President Truman, on the issue or
Civil Rights, prepared the way
for his address today to a joint
session of Congress which he
called back into special session
to enact what he described as
vitality needed legislation. by is
suing an executive order Monday
setting up Government Fair
Employment Practice Commits
sion, and committee on Equali-
ty of treatment and opportunity
in the Armed Service.
Timed as it was on the eve of
his message to congress in which
he repeated his demand for the
enactment of the Civil Rights pro
gram which he recommended to
congress last February, his move
was seen as a counter punch
against his Southern opposition.
His order came out just after a
group of Southern Senators and
Congressmen finished setting up
a formal block for a last ditch
fight against the passage of Civil
Rights laws at the Special Ses-
sion.
The President, by executive
order, created a seven-man fair
employment board, as part of the
Civil Service Commission, to see
that all appointments, promotions
and other dealings with federal
civil personnel "be based soley on
merit and fitness. He directed
that cabinet officers take steps
to insure that there shall be no
discrimination because of race,
color, religion or national orr
gin.
Mr.. Truman made the head of
each department personally re-
sponsible for an effective pro-
gram, to that end. He directed
each cabinet officer to name a
fair employment officer with
full operating responsibility" to
take necessary corrective or
disciplinary action in consultation
with, or in consultation with, or
on the basis of delegated author
ity from, the head of the depart
ment.
He provided for appeals to the
fair employment board of the
Civil Service Commission.
In the armed forced order Mr..
Truman set up a committee on
Continued Page s.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-31
State Teachers
Receive Grants
For Summer
Study

E. r. lobe, Executive Secre-
tary Board of Trustees, State
Institution of Higher Learning
announced here last thrusdag
that Grants totalIing approximate
ely $4,000 had been made to "a
negro School Teachers for ser
vice study in out of State Institu-
tions.
Awards were made under pro
vision of House Bill 4S9, Laws
of 194S, which provides for a
fund of $4,000 for the 194S-
so biennium to be used in assis-
tig Negroes in professional, spe-
cialized and graduate study.
All of the "a applicants app
roved for grants are teachers in
said.
Teachers who received grants
and the Institutions they are
attending follow:
Porah Crosby, Prentiss and Be-
tty May Jack, Forest, University
of Chicago; Nathaniel Burger,
Hattiesburg and Ozella Robinson
Meridian, Cornell; George Jones,
Tougaloo,s and Ruby Coleman, Co
lumbiasF Iowa State; Willie AL
ford, Jackson and Thelma John
son, Southern California Universe.
ty; Clymathes King, Port GIBSON
and Clara Alexandra. Hampton.
Charles Wilson, Ivory Michael,
NOZZLE Michael, all of Jackson,
and Earline Miles Laurel, Allan
ia; Mntreal Pendelton Lula, and
Pearl alS, Liberty, Tuskegee'
T Brookhaven North
" iiversity; Ivory Mann
ingyIs IN, Northwestern; Little
Williams, Grenada, Ohio State;
Gladys Bush, Columbus Wayne
wayne Colbert, Enterprise, CO.
lumbia; Albertine Mason, Jasc-
son, Cincinnati; and Jewel Mer-
chant, Kokomo, Fisk University.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-31
Negro High
School In $780,.
900 Columbus
Bond Issue

Columbus, Miss, July ga
Negro high school, additions and
improvements at Mitchell Memo
rial school for Negroes, and a
new elementary school building
for white children in Frisco ad-
dition are excluded III a $3.50, 900
Bond issue for expansion of SC
hool of the Columbus District.
All voters of the Columbus Sc
parate school district and those
living without the city limits
must register at the City Hall be-
fore August Is in order to be
eligible to vote in the school
bond election on Sept. 4,
Registration of such voters
was recently ordered by the CITY
Council in conjunction with the
Bond Issue.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-31
Swank Delta Night
Club Raided

fernando, Miss, July rs =
In a raid conducted by sheriff w.
A. White on a Negro night club
at Roosevelt Lake Saturday night,
six slot machines and several
cases of beer were seized. The
operators, John Emerson and
E. T. Lucky, were arrested, and
will be tried Monday before JUS
tice of the Peace ]. P. Walker at
fernando.
Sheriff White said the place
had Just begun to operate, and
that it was a "swank club, a
number of Memphis doctors and
others being present in evening
clothes. The sheriff said there
were probably 1000 patrons at the
place when the raid was made.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-31
Troops Should Be
Sent To South To
See That All Nee
roes AreRegiistered
To Vote Wallace
Meeting Told

Philadelphia, Pa, July 21-(D
SN) Edgar G. Brown, a wit
ness at the platform hearing of
Henry Wallace's Third Party sand
should send troops to the South
now to see that all Negroes are
registered to vote.
The witness Edgar G. Brown
of Washington, director OF the
National Negro Council, sail he
believed that Wallace, if he
were President would send the
troops. Brown says he represen-
is more than 100000 Negroes
but some Negro leaders said this
claim is exaggerated.
Brown also asked the Third
Party not to end it's convention
here Sunday as planned but to
move on Washington, reconvene
the Potomac, and demand that
there Monday ION the banks of
the special session of Congress
continue until civil rights laws
are passed.
the Hitler-Dixicrat Party'-sho-
Brown also said the southern
states rights group-with he called
uld be outlawed and its leaders
"ran out of the Country.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-31

Thomas shortly after 1 A. M.
Sunday morning during a raid
on the. Sunset Inn, a roadhouse
about three miles from here.
A coronor's jury returned a
verdict that Davis came to his
death while resisting arrest and
that deputy Thomas had fired
the fatal shot in self defense.
The following story was given
by corner Smith:
Sheriff Robert Burns testifi-
ed at the inquest that he and
deputy Thomas were searching
the inn for liquor. He said that
Davis, who had been concealed
in an ice box used for cold
drinks, leaped out and attempted
to grab a loaded single barrel
shotgun nearby.
Deputy Thomas, who has TAX
en- a step toward Davis, stopped
and fired one shot from the
shotgun he was carrying. The
charge struck Davis is the back
of the head and neck, killing him
almost instantly.
A cornors jury was called and
inquest held on the spot, coro-
nor Smith reported. The vir-
dict read, che came to his death
Thomas fired in self Defense"
Testimony at the inquest, cor
nor Smith said, revealed that
white woman, Mrs. Curtis Jack
son, was the owner and opera
tor of the roadhOuse.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-31
yazoo City Taxi
Driver In Kinds
County Jail
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

Yazoo City, July 26 (SpeciaD
Leon Hartin, taxi-cab driver of
Yazoo City charged with assault
and battery in connection with an
alteration with a white man,
was taken to the Kinds county
Jail late Saturday.
Yazoo County Sheriff Sam Par
ker said Martin inflicted knife
wounds on the head and body of
W. A. Acey) Wilson, Jr., young
white resident Of Yazoo City, Fri
day night.
Wilson was not seriously in
jured, it was reported. He was
carried to his home in the Free
Run community following treat
ment.
According to Sheriff Parker,
The incident occurred on the old
Yazoo river bridge. Parker quot
ed Wilson as saying that Mar
tin crowded him into the bridge
rail as he attempted to pass him.
An argument following, during
which Martin drew a knife, Par
ker said. Wilson eluded Martin
without sustaining serious cuts
by running to the Yozoo Light
Plant, about $50 yards away, the
Sheriff related.
Martin was arrested at the
cab stand from which he worked,
sheriff Parker said there had
been no disturbance connected
with the incident, and that Mar
tin was taken to Jackson, Miss,
purely as a precautionary mea-
sure.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-31
State EIks To Send
Large Delegation
To National
Conventio
MAGNOLIA STATE MARCH
ING CLUB TO CHATTER
BUS
PRE- CONVENTION DANCE
HERE POPULARITY
CONTEST SET

Jackson, Miss, July 26 - The
largest delegation in the history
Of Mississippi Elkdom will attend
the Fiftieth Anniversary Jubilee
Celebration and National Con-
vention Of Elks which will be
held Aug. $3.50 in Cincinnati,
Ohio.
The result of a meeting here
Sunday with L. K. Atwood Lodge
as host of the Magnolia State
Marching Club of the State Asso-
citation of Elks.
In order to assure the attend
ance of the delegation to the Fiji
tieth Anniversary Jubilee Conven-
ton, at Cincinnati, which will be
the most colorful history of the
improved Benevolent and pro-
tective Order of Elks of the
world, the Magnolia State March
ing Club authorized the spend
ing of $4,000 out of its treasury
for a chartered bus, and set
up a program of pre-convention
activities for the cooperation of
the local lodges which will place
the Mississippi delegation in the
Big Elks Parade which attracts
the attention of the entire ma
ton for the first time in the his
tory of the States.
The Pre-convenion activities in
the state as adopted at the meet
ing here Sunday excluded a Beau
ty and Popularity Contest by the
local lodges and Temples md a
State Elks Dance at which the
winners of the Beauty and Popu-
larity Contest will be presented
From the high spirit and enthus-
iasm existing at the meeting here
Sunday both the Beauty and
Popularity Contests and the State
Dance will be a great success.
The proceeds from the Reauty
and Popularity Contest and the
State Dance will sued for de-
corations, souviners and other ex-
penses of the convention.
In addition to the contest and
dance, a committee was appointed
to contact state and local organi-
cations, the Delta Council, and
local Chambers of commerce with
respects to a program of adj
vertising Mississippi and Mississ-
ippi products set the convention.
Among those present at the
meeting were Fred H. MilIer(,
President of the State Associa-
ton, w. L. Mcbride, Greenville,
Percy Greene, billiard Dale, Mrs.
Carrie Washington, Mrs. Elease
Thomas, Edward Holt, Mrs. Car
RE. Rudd, t. D. Shepherd, C. A.
Hall, julius Mitchell, Edward Lee,
Joe Williams, George Collins,
Mrs. Marie Waters, James Oliver,
Frank Washington and Willie Mil
Ter all of Jackson, Andrew Brown,
Hollandale, H. ]. Green, Belzoni,
c. T. Butler, Meridian, w. B.
Walton, Belzoni, Hery Beck, Bill
oxi, Dr. @. Randolph, Belzoni,
Willie Wilks, lelzoni, Richard
Dard, Belzoni, F. H. Miller,
Mount Bayou, and T. D. Warden,
Miss.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-31
Negro Homes Burned Searched Scores
Arrested Without Warrant
Sheriff Two Negroes Suffer GunshOt
Wounds
Governor Wright Issues Statement

Hazelhurst, Miss, July &c Cd
SN) - A minor incident between
Ferman Fulgham, a 20 year old
Negro Veteran and Troy Temple
ton, a white man, at Dentville,
twelve miles south of Hazel
I hurst, Friday night, which led
to the shooting and wounding
of Sheriff julius Harper, kind
led the mob spirit in Copiah
County, and an Armed Posse of
Law Enforcement officers and
hastily sworn deputies, entered
and searched Negro homes with
out warrant; beat, intimidated,
and arrested scores of innicent
Negroes; and mobs of white men
burned Negro home and commit
ed other acts of violence that
terrorized the negro community
of Dentville, and Copiah county;
as a growing number of such in
cidents, seen as a result of the
Dixiecrat Campaign, spread new
fears and increasing apprehen-
sion among Negro Citizens
throughout the state.
A young negro was brought to
the Kinds county Jail in Jackson,
because of fear of mob action as
a result of a similar incident in
Yazoo City, Saturday.
At Dentville, Saturday night,
a mob set fire to the Fulgham
home, and burned three tenant
houses on the Fulgham farm to
the ground. The fulgham's bear
the reputation of good livers"
in the DentvilIe Community. Ao-
cording to reports, officers found
a mob of white men in the act
of setting fire to other homes
but made no arrest after stopping
them.
On Monday morning scores Of
Negroes were reported fleeing the
Dentsville Community in the wake
of continued acts and threats of
violence and the total lack Of
protection on the part of local
law enforcement officers. 1t was
reported however that state pat
rolmen returning to Dentville
Monday morning after the events
of Saturday and Sunday were a
bout to restore law and order in
the community.
The incident between the Negro
veterans and the white mans
repirted to have taken place when
the veteran and young friend,
Steve Mason, went into a Dent
vile store Friday night to buy
cold drinks. The white man over
hearing their conversation ac-
costed Fulgham about popping
off so much in the presence of
white people, and struck him.
Fulgham then drew his knife but
backed away without using it
and went home. According to re-
ports sheriff Harper was shot
when he went to arrest the vet
eran who started shooting when
he was ordered to put down his
rifle.
Both the veteran and his fa-
Their, so year old Johnny Fulg-
ham left their home following the
shooting and wounding of the
sheriff and was the main object
of the search of the posse and
mob until they surrendered here
Saturday and were taken to the
mob proof Jail in Jackson for
CONTINUED on Page 81
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-31

We Stond With The
People, BY The People
and For The People.
No One Is Safe Until
We All Are Soved.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-31
Meridian Church
Holding Summer
Aa0S 's1'Nnp- y

Meridian, M Fly 26 Sum
mer Revival was started at Mt.
Holmon Baptist Church here
Sunday.
Rev. r. HI. Pack is the visiting
Revival Minister. Rev. J. e. Davis
Pastor, Ollie Merritt, Clerk.