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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-06-12

mills in Port Gibson, Leland and
Greenville, Miss, a total of four
mills
Other organized oil mills are the
Buckeye plants at Greenwood and
Corinth, Miss. Workers at Corinth
get sc cents minimum wage and
other benefits as listed above. The
Greenwood plant encountered
considerable Ku Klux type of OPP
position when it was first organic
ed in 1916, but its leaders, a group
of young Negro veterans, carried
it's organization through. 1t is the
only CLIO union within a radius Ct
40 miles of Greenwood and it is the
highest paid oil mill in central
Mississippi.
In Memphis, FTA-CIO has six
organized oil mills. There, strong
union conditions have made pos
sible the establishment of an 80
cent minimum wage. These plants
will all go into wage negotiations
in the near future.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-06-12
Anti-NegrO Groups
Capture S. Africa

The defeat of Premier Jan
Christian SHUTS and his United
Party in the general elections in
the Union of South Afrca places,
that country over 100000 Ne
groes and 100000 whites in the
hands of one of the most rabid
Negro hating groups in the world.
The United party which had
held power since 1889, was swept
from office by a Nationalist coali-
ton which had demanded more Sc
gregation and oppressive legisla-
ton against Negro people, The
Nationalists, supported mainly by
rural Dutch farmers and few
English settlers, had accused the
SHUTS government of weakening
white supremacy in South Africa.
Dr. D. F. Malan, who will likely
be the next premier. had demand
ed that Negroes be driven out of
Urban areas to work on farms. In
the house he will command a ma
jority of 70 seats to IA for his
combined opposition.
Both the United Party and the
Nationalist believe in white su-
premacy.. The United party, sup
ported largely by industrial areas
and labor, polled tn elargest popu-
lar votes, over a million but never
the less lost control of the parlia-
ment. SHUTS and his followers
had argued for progress in race
relations, that means should be
found for migrating Negro work
ers into South Africa trade and
manufacturing industry ad that
housing, educational, and social
welfare facilities should be provid-
ed for Negroe sin towns and cities
to safeguard the general welfare
of the country Farming commu-
mites sa wthis program as drain
ing off their labor supply.
The Nationalist had not only
opposed all of these relatively pro-
gressive meaures but had argued
for the withdrawal of South Afri-
ca from the British empire and the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-06-12
Summer School
Feature Reading
Workshop

A main feature of the 34th an
nuaI summer school session at
Jackson College is the Reading
Workshop being conducted by DIR.
Walter |. Murray.
The Reading Workshop, accord
ing to Dean H. T. Sampson, is
designed for those teachers who
are interested in working on prob
lens related to the improvement
of the Reading Program in the
elementary school, and the deve-
lopment and use of reading ma
terials in the elementary school.
DR.. Murray principal of the
Dunbar School, Phoenix, Arizona,
said that teachers are to receive
specia help with problems such as
"Having determined the children's
reading disabilities, how do | start
to solve these problems" "Mhat IS
involved in the plan and executions
of the procedures designed to cor
rect these difficulties ~ What do
recent research and philosophy
contribute to the setting up of an
adequate program for reading?"
"When are children ready to read "
"What is the place of oral read
ing ?" What are some of the word
recognition techniques :"
Assisting DR.. Murray in the
Workshop are w D. Blackburn,
chairman, Language Arts area,
Jackson College; Ernestine Lips
comb, Librarian, and LaVerne B.
Murray, wife of Dr. Murray di-
rector of the Materials Bureal.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-06-12
Ingram Fund
Still Growing

NEW YORK, May ga total
of $31, 120.52 has been contributed
to the Ingram Defense Fund,
established by the NAACP to
finance the legal defense of Mrs.
Rosa Lee Ingram and her two sons
and to provide assistance to the
family during the emergency. The
Georgia Ingrams received the SEN
tence of death, which was later
changed to life Imprisonment, for
killing a white sharecropper in
self defense.
Contributions to the fund in the
last week amounted to $1.22'.85
Among the organizations which
have recently contributed are the
East Side Ingram Club { Detroit
Micho, the Household of Ruth No.
7O6 (Orlando, Fla.) and Local 652
OF the UPWA dale City, Calif.)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-06-12
Local Oil Mill
Workers Win New
Contract Pay
Increases
Sets Pay Rate For
Mississippi Oil Mills

Oil mill workers. organized into
the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural
and Allied Workers Union, CLIO,
are setting the pace for wages in
the cottonseed oil industry in
Mississippi. On May 26, workers
at the Buckeye Oil Mill, Jackson,
won a fiv ecent an hour across
the-board raise, making this the
highest paid oil MIL in the state of
Mississippi The minimum wage
is now 81 l-2 cents; press-room
workers get 70 1-2 cents an hour;
skilled labor gets up to more than
a dollar an hour. All workers get
six holidays, one weeks vacation
with pay for up to five years SER
vice two weeks vacation with pay
for over five years work. This mill
is one of the five oil mills in Mist
ssissippi paying time and half
after forty hours. (there are over
thirty oil mills in Miss.)
Delta Oil Mill workers in Jack
son have come through with flying
colors. Their committee of Negro
workers, which negotiates their
contracts yearly without outside
assistance, has just won a 5 10
TIP cents an hour raise for every
body in the plant The minimum
pay in this plant is now 65 cents
an hour, with 721-2 cents an hour
for press-room work. These work!
ers also get time and half after
forty hours in one week, six paid
holidays and vacations with pay.
A few years ago such conditions
were unknown in the cottonseed
oil industry, the standard rate of
pay being one dollar a day.
The cottonseed oil industry is
additionally the lowest paid in
the United States. 1t hires Negro
labor almost exclusively. Through
organization in FTA-CIO these
workers are now seeing a better
day.
Contracts have been opened and
negotiations are in progress at oil
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-06-12
MOREHEAD SOLDIER
RETURNING HOME
From: Public Information Office
Headquarters. PHILRYCOM

Technician Fifth Grade Andrew
L. Allen, whose wife, Minnie and
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Allen
of Route 1, Moorehead, Miss, is
returning to the United States
after serving overseas for the past
25 months with the Army Trans
portation Corps on Okinawa.
Cpl Allen enlisted in the Army
in October 1913 at Camp Shelby,
Miss. and sailed for the Far East
in March 1916.
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SharecrOpper Sues
Landlord For $10O,Ol

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - ia
Hawkins, Negro sharecropper.
portedly was beaten, robbed
threatened with death by the
rator of Cox Brothers planta
and some of his friends.
AS a result he has just brou
suit in U. S. District Court I
for 100000. The Workers Deft
League has placed the case in
hands of Ross Robley, a leaC
Little Rock attorney
In addition Hawkins and
step-father, William Hender.
have sued for $4,000, the value
Their crop, live stock and persC
possessions.
When cotton blowing time ca
the operator had warned HawH
and Henderson not to use II
mules asserting he would do
job with his tractor. His mo-
was to raise his share of the d
from the cutomary % per cen
AZ per cent But a month
passed and no blowing was d
Finally the two share troopers
the operator they would have
go ahead with the blowing.
On that afternoon report
the operator and some of
friends, armed with shot
headed for the shack. Med
Hawkins accompanied by his
on the road, they hauled him
the wagon and slugged him ur
scious with blacksjacks. They
Inn they would kill him if he
the plantation for medical aid
Thrown Off Land
Hawkins lay bleeding i
shack. When he tried to woI
lost consciousness. Two days
er, overcoming his fear, he
to a doctor. When the ope
learend this, he threw Hay
and Henderson off his plant
confiscating their meager pd
ions and their share of the
These facts were verifier by
field Investigators.
To insure Hawkins and He
son against reprisals, the WI
moved them from the area.
Sins, his wife and his two ch
are now in Chicago. Hender
N a cooperative farm near e
\ Y.
This is not the only case
lind on the WDL docket, cor
ed Rowland Watts, national
"WDL field W
lave unearthed evidence of
grave injustices in this and
reas where men and womf
'til he'd in peonage and
Iigiant investigation lof al
evidence and immediate Leg
on as soon as victims are re
@ safety are the answer
ence and terror peonage
slavery.
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creation of a republic. They are
opposed to additional English i'm
migration and for closer ties with
the United States whose racial po-
licies they admire.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03

Mayor J. c. Pratt today re-
qsssAsd that councilmsn-a f-larqs
Richard Rector be placed in
complete supervision Of flood
control activities throughout
the remainder Of the smergen-
cy. He promised that he would
give Rector his entire support
and assistance. but explained
that he could no longer re-
main in full time charge of the
flood control office.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03
PP&L Approves
Sprinlkling From
10 Pm TO S AN

The close cooperation of watel
users receiving deliveries from
the PP&L made it possible Wed.
nesday for the company to relax
its restrictions on the use of wa.
ter for irrigation purposes.
Sprinkling will be allowed be-
tween the hours of 10 p. m. and
z a. m. until further notice, ac-
cording to Odes Sloan, manager
of the PP&L water distribution
system.
with your continued coopera-
ton, we can still supply all the
water from our deep wells ana
eliminate the use of river water.
Please limit the use of water in
air conditioners," Sloan said.
Sloan pointed out that the use
Of river water now would be most
dangerous in view Of the highly
contaminated condition of the
Columbia river in flood. He re-
peated that continued public CO.
will permit the COM
pany to continue to supply an
adequate amount of well water
throughout the expected Nemer-
gency period.
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of flood fighting forces is waning.
Colonel Robert Dickey, COM
units in the area, today told an
emergency meeting of officials
that the Richland Guard Unit
Battery c. has already been re-
leased; that the Pasco Quarter
master Unit tthe 41st Quarter
master Company will be re-
leased today; and that his own
Walla Walla company will prob
ably withdraw not later than
Saturday.
Pressure from above is influ-
encing the withdrawal, Colonel
Dickey said.
Thus the prospect is that after
Saturday Kennewick's Battery
ID, under the command ofsCap-
tain Wayne Thorne will be the
only National Guard personnel
left on active duty in the area.
Battery DIS strength is given as
48 enlisted men and two Off
GERS.
Colonel Dickey at once met
with city police chief Ward Rupp
and deputy sheriff w. L. Forak-
er to outline a plan for policing
the area in the days ahead.
In today's emergency meeting
an overall policy Of returning
properties to their owners as rap
idly as possible was agreed upon.
Temporary cleanup and work
CONTINUED on page l2)
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activities could be delegated. The
Benton Fair Association is now
prepared to accept the response
bility permanently.
Officers of the organization will
work closely with officers Of the
Grape Festival Association, and
it is anticipated, Serier said, that
each group win handle the phas-
es of the celebration that natural
ly fit into their separate pur-
poses. So 'sss.~@
Trustees Of the Benton Fair
Association are Gilbert Clodfelt-
er, Ray Marsh, Frank Lampson,
H. N. Hampton, Willard Camp
bell, Frank Webster, John A.
Smith, G. c. Williams, c. c. MIL
Ter, David James, 4Odes Sloan. A.
w. Campbell, Ted M. Clifford,
and e. H. Behrman.
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Bike Rider Gets
Hurt IN Crash

Ben Clapp, age a, Of Seventh
Avenue and Washington Street
was rushed to Our Lady OF
Lourdes hospital Wednesday af.
ternoon suffering from a broker
left leg, conclusion and scalr
decorations incurred when the mo.
tor bike he was riding was struck
by a car driven by Charles X,
Dimond of Apartment 178, Park
view homes.
Clapp, entering the intersection
of Benton Street and First Ave-
nue., was thrown into the air by
the impact, and crashed through
the right half Of the windshield
Of the Dimond car.
He retained consciousness long
enough to tell Patrolman John
Dickinson that he considered the
guilt Of the accident to be equal
ly divided between himself and
the driver Of the car that struck
him.
81 didn't see the car until it
was too Late" he said, land I
guess he didn't see me until the
same instant"
Officer Dickinson said that he
would take no action on the case
on the basis of the information
given to him SO far.
Clapp is reported to be en-
ployed by the Church Grape
Juice Company. Approximately
two years ago, officers say, he
was struck by a car on Washing
ton Street and suffered broken
leg.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03

tor Warren G. Magnu-
son Of Washington.
Senator Magnuson had
asked the President if it
was possible to sign the
bill before leaving Washington,
2. c. tomorrow morning. How
ever, the White House reported
that the signing would necessari-
~ need to follow usual channels
in which the President awaits
report from the Department of
Interior.
Magnuson was assured that
there was little or no doubt that
the report would be favorable
and that the President would
sign the bill when the report
reached him, probably during
Lis present western tour.
It had been hoped that the
President would be able to sign
the bill here in Kennewick. How,
ever, due to general food con-
ditions and possible higher water.
it has been deemed advisable to
cancel his trip to this area.ry is
expected that the Presidential
Special viii travel via the Mil
uaukee road from Spokane di-
rect into. Seattle.
The Highlands bill bounced ov-
er its last congressional hurdle
Monday when It received approx
al by the Senate following a un-
|snimous committee endorsement.
The bill was pushed through the
Senate by Senator Harry Cain af-
ter passage by the House under
sponsorship Of Congressman Hal
Holmes.
It is generally believed that it
Continued on page 12)
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Ave. c Merchants
Delay Action to
See Flood Trend

. =. -
The retreating waters of the
Columbia river today hearten-
ed the flood-dispossessed mer-
chants of Avenue c, whose plans
for the establishment of a huge
hazaar-type shopping center at
the corner of Front and Benton
streets were shelved for 48 hours
until . more definite check of the
river outlook can be made.
Prospects are bright that many
merchants will be able to swing
into the job of rehabilitating
their business locations, and
many are loath to make invest
ments in a temporary site I'M
til the flood trend is apparent.
Officers Of the association,
formed Mond1S when it APP
peared that they would be unable
>t0 return to their stores for from
go to 80 days, are Fred Bunch,
ST., president; L. M. Cronin, vice
president; Mrs. Phil Grossman,
secretary. and Gerald Ballaine,
treasurer.
Now operating in temporary
headquarters at the Pioneer Iron
Works, Inc. on Avenue B, the
association officers are prepared
to push their project into early
construction if the flood does
not continue to diminish.
The original idea for a huge
tent was discarded by the group
in favor of individual sales Sec
tons grouped in an open horse
shoe arrangement.
The Chamber of Commerce do
mated $500 to the Avenue c As
ISOLATION to be spent for what
ever purposes needed, the Kenne-
wick Valley Telephone Company
promised the installation of a
switchboard, and Frank Beste,
Willard Campbell, and J. w.
Graves, owners of the property
to be used by the shopping CEN
ter, set minimum rentals on the
space. -@~
No further activity is under
way for the time being to pre-
pare Tor the gala opening, high
nented by amateur shows and by
personal appearances of radio
ana screen personalities.
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W oehler Become,
City Postmaster

Walter Woehler was sworn in
Wednesday as acting Kennewick
postmaster. He replaces Roger
Records, who resigned during
April to engage in the home con-
struction business.
The short ceremony officially
added another heavy burden to
the Woodworking Woehler, also
serving as sergeant with the Ken
newick Anti-Aircraft Battery D
of the Washington National
Guard.
He comes to his office with
the experience and training Of
many years in the postal service.
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o.i' president; Kenneth D..
Serler, vice president and
secretary; and E. G..
lWeet, treasurer.
The fair will be recognized by
the state of Washington as a
district fair, and will participate
III state fair funds, serier said.
Inc association will issue 400
snales OF stock valued at SOS
eaen and shareholders will be
.ns'led to one vote only regard
Iess OF the number of shares
owned. S
tor the past two wears ex.
e.ained Serier, the Kennewicl<
ape Festival Association ha.
cssnt suitable group to whom
responsibility Of staging fair
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Whereas; state of emergency exists in the CITY
of Kennewick, and
Whereas; the citizens of Kennewick are unable Tn
cope with the emergency without assistance now
therefore in the best public interests do as the
duly elected Mayor Of the City of Kennewick
Washington, hereby proclaim the American Red
Cross the duly appointed and officially recogniz-
ed welfare agency for the City of KennewicJx
for the period of the emergency.
Signed: J. C. Pratt, Mayor,
City of Kennewick, Washington
Signed May 18th, 1913 80
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03
Circus Collillq
Here Wednesday
DESPITE Flood

"In spite of hell and
high water, the Clyde
Beatty circus is definite
'ly coming to Kennewick
next Wednesday,"
That is The informa-
ton received by the Cour-
ier-Reporter today. The
mammoth show, travelling in a
big circus train is making most OF
its engagements throughout the
flooded northwest and will show
in Ellensburg. and Yakima on the
Monday and Tuesday nights pre-
ceding the appearance here.
Roy Smith, press agent for the
show, was in Kennewick yester.
day. He came in response to ru'
mors that the "circus ground.
were under water and that track.
leading to town were washed
out"
Satisfied that conditions here
will permit the performances
Smith aid 'sthe show wM o. ON
However, the circus has en-
countered = lot of rough obfnf
in the Portland area. II closet
at Portland Sunday and met ii
engagement in Vancouver on
Monday. However, floods in TIN
region forced the show to canoe
two other scheduled engagements
Battered but indicated, beat.
ty took his show into two other
tContinped on page I'D
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SHUTTLE SERVICE

The Northern Pacific Railway
began shuttle service between
Kennewick and Pasco Tuesday.
Trains leave Pasco at six o'clock
in the morning and at six o'clock
in the evening, and leave Kenne-
wick at seven o'clock in the
morning and seven o'clock in the
|evening.
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Weather Bureau, flood
CONTROL officials believe
that the worst brunt o.
the disaster has been felt
Water stages may fluctuate sbu
il is not expected that the recen
highwater mark will be exceed
ed.
Water was being discharged
over Grand Coulee spillways
yesterday at the rate Of 521, 900
feet per second, with the predic-
ton that the flow would increase
10 $4,000 second feet today.
Trinidad readings reported the
river at 56.6 yesterday. Today is
expected to see an increase 10
57.4, and the Friday prediction
is So. A slow rise win probably
continue throughout the next sew
eral days.
One Of the most difficult adj
ministrative problems of the en-
tire disaster period is growing by
the hour as city officials, police,
National Cuardsmen and health
authorities seek to curb the i'm
patience residents TO return to
their flood contaminated bust
|nesses, homes and trailer sites.
Expressing the deepest SYM
pathy and understanding Of the
problems faced by owners OF
businesses and trailers, all auth
|orihe2 are nonetheless agreed as
to the very real health threat
contained in the drying struc-
lures.
As the need for police power
increases, the policing capacity
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,Ke11ne1pick FAN.
Board Started

=, Issuance Of a certificate of incorporation to
me Benton Fair Association non-profit corpora
' lon formed in Kennewick, opened the way this
week to three day community celebration tenta-
uV @E.. scheduled for September 10, II, and H.
o11lcers OF the new fair association are A. c. Am
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-03
kERs,1Aw APPOINTED

Director Don w. Clarke of
the Department Of Game 70.
day announced the appoint.
msnt Of n. H Kssshsw q
Ksnnswiek Is game protector
in the Kennswiek-Pa Rich.
land area. KeEshaw replaces
Melvin Garrett who resiansd
to join ne Kennewiek police
department..
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Truman to Sign Project Bill on Trip
Will Q. X Highlands;
Visit Here Cancelled

> President Harry S. Truman will probably sign
the Kennewck Highlands Project bill while en- route
to the state of Washington 4a. ss3ssa5 5ss.
That assurance was received today by the Co,n'-
ier-Reporter in telephone conversation with Sena-
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RIVER RISING, SEE NO DANGER
Citizens Prepare to
Return to Flood Area

The flood-battered Kennewick community to-
day moved into the re-settlement and rehabilitation
phase of the worst disaster in its history.
Although predictions Of rising water through
out the next week have been received from the u s.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-21

Poppy Day activities here will be
directed by Mrs. Frank Nelte, Pop
py Chairman of Milford Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary. A large
corps of volunteer workers has
been organized to distribute the
poppies in downtown and neigh
bOrhOod centers.
Much depends upon the success
of Poppy DaDy," said Mrs. Nelte.
"On the public response to our
Poppy Day appeal depends the
Auxiliary's ability to carry forward
its work for the disabled war veter-
ans and for the children from
whom war has taken fathers
support. We would not like to go to
them with empty hands. Poppy Day
contributions give us the means to
serve them with more than words
of cheer.
But the poppy is more than a
badge for those who contribute to
our rehabilitation and child well
fare work." she emphasized. "It is
a symbol of individual tribute tC
the war dead-a sign that the wear
er holds in his heart a place of hon
Or for those who died for America.