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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02

Virginia have statewide organi-
cations rally Negro voters for
President Truman and raising
campaign funds for his reelection.
A number of understanding Negro
Americans in this country have
made history by contributing a
thousand dollars each for the re
election of Mr.. Truman.
Contributions from thousands of
little people" in America have
been heartwarring. In some in
stances these contributions have
been nothing more than strong
moral support, bot these are as
significant as financial contribu-
tons. The other day a letter same
to us from Mrs. H. Peat, 403 E
Easton Street, Tulsa, Okla. She
wrote: IT am 70 years old. I have
no money to give, but am for
Mr.. Truman for President, and
tell all the rolored papers to pub
lish that he must be our Presi--
dent. He is the only man for it.
Vote for Truman
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02
Jackson Metro
poIiton Council
Program At
Temple Church
Monday Night
MRS. A. C. MALLORY
SPEAKER

The Jackson Metropolitan Coun-
cil's Baby Contest closes with a
special program at The Christ
Temple Church, Rev. N R. Comic,
pastor, Monday night, October 4th
at 500 PM. Mrs. ARENA G. NAL
Tory, Vice President of the South
western Region of the National
Council of Negro Women, Inc,
will be the featured speaker.
Percy Greene, Editor of the Jack
son Advocate will also be on the
program. Special music by the
Jackson College Chorus, Mrs.
Aurelia Young, Director.
The public is cordially invited
to attend. The following babies
have been entered in the contest
to date: Lady Bertha Elizabeth
Thamas, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. K. Thames, Mrs. Doshie
Bridges, sponsor; Marshall Larone
Bennett, son of Mrs. Elnor Ben
nett, Mrs. Maude Brown Martin,
sponsor; Joe Donald Dent, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Dent, Mrs.
Myra c. Fulford, sponsor; Joe
Ann Terry, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Terry, Miss Picola
Haley, sponsor; Patricia Ann, Ar
chic, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. C. Archie, Miss Dessaree Hoard,
sponsor; Ivy Justice Bulley, son
of Mrs. Bully, Miss Picola Haley,
sponsor; Gwendolyn Ann McGo--
wan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Jes-
sic MCGOWAN, Mrs. Gladys Topp
and Mrs. Native N. Marshall,
sponsors: Leo Etheredge Dixon,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Dixon,
Mrs. Charlie Mitchell, sponsor;
Elmira Frank Johnson Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Johnson,
DR.. Lula B. Stewart, sponsor.
On announcing the program for
Monday, the council expressed ap-
probation for the hearty indorse-
ment and the liberal contributions
of the leading organizations and
thinking citizens to their first
financial drive. These funds will
be used to start in the month of
October the following two annual
welfare projects: An annual milk
fund for under privileged pre-
school aged children; a charity
fund, to foster human charities.
Look for an itemized account of
doners and their donations will
be given to the public through
this paper next week.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02
Hundreds OF Veterans From All
Sections OF State To Attend Mass
Meeting AT Central Church Sunday
Group TO Study Participation OF State
Negro Veterans In GI Bill And
Other Benifits
Banquet Saturday Night Honors
Speaker

Hundreds of veterans from all
sections of the state, will attend
the statewide meeting of Negro
Veterans at Central Church here
at o'clock Sunday Afternoon.
Early this week notices had al
ready been received that large
delegations would attend the
meeting from Brookhaven, Hat
tiesburg, Meridian, and Belzoni.
Practically every Veterans Train
ing School in the stat care ex--
pected to send a delegation to the
meeting.
Every indication pointed to the
meeting as being the largest ga
tncring of Negro Veterans ever
held in the state.
The purpose of the mass meet
ing is to study the participation
of Negro Veterans in the bene-
fits of the CT Bill, Compensation
for disability disqualification, re-
Mobilization, and other benefits
which veterans and their depend
ents are entitled to under the
law.
A special assistant 20 the di-
rector of the Veterans Admins
tIation Mr.. Joseph T. Albright, of
Washington, D. c., will be the
principal speaker and consultant
for the Mass Meeting. Mr.. AL
bright, who is the highest ranking
Negro official in the Veterans
Administration is making his first
official visit to the state.
The program will also include
a number of outstanding musical
numbers including the Lanier
High School Chorus.
The Mass Meeting Sunday will
he preceded by a Banquet at
Campbell College Saturday Night
in honor of Mr.. Albright which
will be attended by some 200 ve--
ferans and friends of veterans.
Aside from his position as the
only special assistant to the Dr.
rector of the Veterans Admins
tration, Mr.. Albright is recognized
as being among the more able
and outstanding Negro leaders Of
the country.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02
Years Leave For
Walter White
Arouses

New Yodk = The admission of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
on Tuesday, Sept, Ia, that Walter
White, its executive secretary,
had been granted a years leave
of absence with pay has caused
speculation in Harlem as well as
Throughout the nation.
Disclosure of the boards action
caused considerable embarrass-
ment to officials of the organi-
cation. The action was taken at
meeting held September 10, at
which the board voted to termin-
ate the services of DR.. w. E. B.
Dubois, research director, at the
expiration of his contract Dec.
81, next, as the result of a clash
between DR.. Dubois and Mr..
White.
The decision of the board to
dismiss DR.. Dubois was made pub
lie, but no announcement was
made concerning the leave grant
ed Mr.. White. 1t was learned
that the board intended to keep
the latter action secret for an
undisclosed period.
Information, however, leaked to
reporter for a daily newspaper
and, when questioned officials adj
mitted Mr.. White had been grant
ed years leave of absence up
on the recommendation of DR..
Louis T. Wright Mr.. Whites per-
sonal physician and chairman OF
the board.
Ae weekly newspaper release
put out by the association for
publication beginning September
Is, carried the announcement a
bout Mr.. Whites leave, but Henry
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02
Atlanta Negroes
Hold Truman For
President Rally
ATTY. GEORGE T.. VAUGHAN
SPEAKER

Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 20 = (Spec-
iaD - AS part of a nationwide
plan to organize and crystalline
support, both financial and moral,
in support of the candidacy of
President Truman and Alben Bar
kley, Atlanta will be host to At
torney George l.. Vaughan, ma
tionally recognized leader and dis
tinguished st. Louis, Mo-, law
yer here next Tuesday evening,
September %, when he will be
presented under the auspices Of
the local Citizens Committee for
the reelection of President Tru-
man.
Tuesday nights meeting will be
held at the Wheat Street Baptist
Church, DR.. William Holmes Bor-
der pastor. And the hour had
been fixed as PM.
Attorney Vaughn has recently
been honored for his outstanding
service in the restrictive covenant
cases, which he helped to defeat
before the United States Supreme
Court. He is one of the ablest
constitutional lawyers in the Ma
ton, and he is prominent in the
councils of the Democratic Party,
having made the seconding speech
for the denomination of President
Truman at Philadelphia.
Attorney Vaughn will speak on
the real meaning of Civil Rights
as advocated by President Tru-
man and the reasons why all
Negroes should be interested in
his reelection.
An interesting program has
been arranged. Lev. w. w. Wea-
therspool, Chairman of the Allan
ia Truman for President Commit
tee, will preside. Mrs. Geneva
Haugabrooks is Chairman of the
Women's Auxiliary Committee.
Rev. VIM. Holmes Broders, pastor
of Wheat Street Baptist Church,
Attorney A. T. Walden, Chairman
of the Georgia Association of Cit
liens Democratic Clubs and Rev.
L. Terrill, pastor, Zion Hill
Church and Rev. J. w. Thomas,
pastor Warren Memorial Metho-
dist Church, are among other
speakers to appear on the pro-
gram.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02
Baptist Seminary
Has Successful
Vacation Bible
School Season

DR.. Herbert L. Lang, President,
Mississippi Baptist Seminary an
nounces having had very sue
cessful season in Daily vacation
Bible School work.
Beginning on June seventh,
said DR.. Lang, without any school
having been previously booked,
a total Of twenty-five schools were
done, with total of 1852 children,
and Is adults enrolled. There
were 202 professions of faith
made, with 1875 Of those protesting
joining the Baptist Churches in
Jackson.
"In accordance with the Semin-
ary's policy, certificates were is
sued to 1925 of the 1927 in at
tendance, whose work and attend
ance proved satisfactory.
"Our workers had many valu-
able experiences in working with
the pastors, people and children
in this phase of our program.
Perhaps the most significant was
the enthusiasm with which they
were received, and the many ex-
pressed desires for their coming
again..
''It is our desire to dit this
type of work in all the Baptist
Churches in Jackson next season.
Meanwhile, the 194S. 49 ses-
sion Of our regular school work
will begin on Tuesday, October
18th. Interested persons are re-
quested to register promptly.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02

20 explain why the information
Lee Moon, public relations direc-
tor of the association was unable
was not made public at the same
time the announcement was made
of the decision to dismiss DR.. Du-
Bots. Nor was the action mention
Ell is an informative letter( dat
ed September Is, which the as
ISOLATION sent to all branches
explaining the Dubois controversy
Informed circles here believe it
was intended to keep the boards
action secret until Mr.. White re-
turned from Paris where he had
gone to attend the meeting of
the United Nations General AS
sembly as an observer for the
NAACP, a newspaper reporter, a
magazine writer, and a consul
iant to the United States delega-
ton.
Roy wilkins, assistant secretary
of the association, left New York
shortly after Mr.. White had been
granted years leave for a mid
west vacation. When asked who
would run the office in the alb
sence of both Mr.. White and Mr..
Wilkins. one staff member said
Madison Jones, and administrative
assistant was in charge, but Mr..
Moon said Thurgood Marshall
special counsel for the association
would take over.
DR.. Wright later denied that
he was Mr.. Whites personal ply
stefan.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02
Prentiss Inst.
Opens 42nd
eassion

The Forty-Serond session of the
Prentiss Institute opened Septem-
Der 20 with the Prinlipal, j. E.
Johnson, presiding. He recounted
the provress of the institution
from it's early and humble be-
ginning in a small ante bellum
home with thre teachers and an
enrolment of 80 students repre-
senting various sections of JEFF
ferson Davis County.
1t was interesting to hear the
Principal tell of the struggles and
growth of the school to it's pre-
sent standing. Attention was call
ed to the increased enrolment
that. it sure to reach 800 this
session, with the teaching force
of forty-six. The faculty was
trained in many of the best IN
situations of the South and
throughout the natio.
The keynote address wass de-
1ivered by DR.. o. Singleton OF
Louisville, Kentucky, who is re-
presenting his life work in the
interest of orphan, homeless and
neglected children. He has re-
Gently added to his work the find.
ing of worthy youny women and
providinv scholarship aid for
their education. Colored churches
are especially solicited to assist
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02
j. S. Denies
Insult To Ethio-
plan Envoy
SAYS COLOR DID NOT
FIGURE In CUSTER FROM
BOX

Washington, D. c. Sept. % -
The State Department told the
Ethiopian Minister today that he
was the victim of a series of
misunderstanding" not an Gin
suit, when he was ousted from
a box seat at science meeting
last week.
The department politely but
firmly dismissed the formals de-
mands of the Ethiopian Legation
that the person or persons res
ponsible for insulting" Minister
Ras Imru be punished.
The incident occurred ten days
ago when President Truman ad-
dressed meeting of the Ameri-
can Association for the Advance
ment of Science in Constitution
Hall.
Mr.. Imru, who first took a box
seat, was asked by an usher to
move to an orchestra seat. The
minister stalked indigntly from
the hall and his legation filed a
protest with the State Depart
ment.
The department replied that the
question of "color" was not in
volved and apoligized for what it
described as an embarrassing mis-
understanding about seating ar
rangements. It said the associa-
ton had allotted an orchestra
seat to Mr.. Imru, although he
was entitled to box as Ethio-
pia's representative in this coun-
try.
The Ethiopian Legation brushed
aside the departments explanation
and lodged a second complaint.
To prove it's point, it sent the de-
partment a box seat ticket which
it said was issued Mr.. Imru.
Department press chief Michael
J.. McDermott handed reporters
copy of a new United States
note to the Legation. He was
armed with a hugnlueprint Of the
seating plan in Constitution Hall
and copies of tickets used at the
science meeting.
He pointed out that the ticket
issued to Mr.. Imru was in form
a box seat ticket, but that an
orchestra seat number had been
typed in below. The word "box"
had not been deleted.
1t was "quite Understandable"
Mr.. McDermott said, tina tMr.
Imru thought his seat was in a
box because the word was still
on the ticket and the usher had
first seated, him there.
But he added that several other
chiefs of foreign missions were
similarly assigned to orchestra
seats in this fashion. There simp-
ly were not enough box seats for
all of them, he said.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02
State Truman
Campaign Fund
Drive Starts Nov
AS Time Limit
Is Extended
DAWSON REPORTS ON
NATIONAL COMMITTEE

The drive for $4,000 by the
Mississippi Division of the Nation
al Citizens Committee for the re-
election of President Truman,
which has set out to raise one
million dollars to aid the Presi-
dents campaign, started moving
early this week, Percy Greene,
Chairman of the State Committee
said Tuesday.
The State Chairman said a few
checks and money orders had al
ready come in Tuesday and that
he expected them to encrease to-
wards the end of the week.
Noting that there had been a
heavy rain in Jackson Sunday
which greatly reduced Church at
tendance and in some cases caus-
ed cancellation, of church services,
the Chairman said since the sue
cess of the drive had been made
to depend upon collections taken
in Churches throughout the State
Sunday, in the fear that the
heavy rain may have been general
throughout the State, the date
for final reports have been ex-
tended to October 18th. 2
The Chairman expressed the
hope that all churches over the
State who were prevented by the
bad weather from having services
would take a collection as a con-
tribution to the campaign Sun
day, October 3rd, and report to
the State headquarters as soon
thereafter as possible.
Congressman William L. Daw-
son, meanwhile, in reporting on
the progress being made by the
National Committee, from the head
quarters in the Biltmore Hotel
in New York said: Reports COM
ing to me show that President
Truman's candidacy is receiving
tremendous support from Negroes
throughout the country. Citizens
committees have been organized
in IL states, and there are ma
tional sponsors of the Committee
in 70 cities located in 80 states
and the District of Columbia. Pub
fishers and editors of Fl outstand-
ing Negro newspapers have pledg-
ed to back President Truman in
the election drive.
Negro Democrats in South Car
Gina and Arkansas have already
forwarded thousand dollar con-
tributions each to the National
Committee. They are continuing
to raise funds. Texas, Georgia and
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02
AIcorn College
Enrolment Scars

A1corn, Miss. Four days af-
ter opening, the enrolment at Al
corn A. & M. College has reach
ed an all time high with a total
of 707 students as of Sept, 10.
Enrolled in the college depart
ment are 438, Terminal Trades
t65, High School Al and Practice
School So.
According to the Office of the
Registrar, the enrolment is in
creasing daily and by September
20, the date registration closes
it is expected that we will have
many more registrants.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02
j. H. Hines
Luncheon Club
Speaker

Mr.. J. H. Hines assistant Cash
Ter of the Deposit Guaranty Bank
of Jackson, made an excellent
talk on loans to small business
es. Mr.. Hines explained the three
cardinal principles of loans: Char
acter, Capacity, and Collateral
G. I. Business oLans, F. H. A.
Loans, Personal Loans, and In
stallment Loans were discussed.
Upon completion of his talk,
a question period was held which
proved to be highly interesting
and informative. Mr.. Hines an
swered all questions in an ex--
cellent manner.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02
Negro Cleared Of
Rape Count

Greensboro, KY, Sept % A
Circuit Court jury today acquitted
Frank Hatchett, 40, Negro, of
a rape charge after about 10 min
utes' elaboration.
Prosecution witnesses said under
cross-examination that the white
woman who had identified" Hat
chett as her assailant later adj
mitted she never was positive in
her Identification.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02
Natl. Council Of
Of Negro Women
Set 18th Annual
Convention

y
Mcleod Bethune, Founder - Pre-
sident of the National Council of
Negro Women today announced
completion of additional arrange
ments for its 18th Annual Con-
vention which will be held here
October 10 - 10.
On the afternoon of Oct. 10
there will be a women United
for Civil Rights" mass meeting
in the auditorium of the Depart
ment of Commerce at which will
be expressed the points of view
of Negro, white and foreign wo-
men in their common struggle for
human and civil rights.
I'VE must show the absolute
necessity for unity Of purpose
and unity of action to obtain
these rights and world peace,
Mrs. Bethune said.
Speakers at the meeting will
be DR.. Sadie T. NJ Alexander, pro-
minent attorney of Philadelphia
and a member of the Presidents
Committee on Civil Rights; Dr.
Ethel j. Alpenfels, noted anthro-
pologist and Associate Professor
OF Education at New Yory Uni
versity who was recently appoint
ted to the Humane Relations Com
mittee of NCNW, and Madam Ra--
jan Nehru, wife of the Indian
Minister to the U. S.
On October IL the convention
will be addressed by Secretary
of Labor, Maurice J. Tobin, Miss
Frieda S. Miller, Director 6f the
Women's Bureau of the Depart
ment of Labor and Miss Katharine
F. Lenrott, Chief of the Child
ren's Bureau of the Social Securi-
ty Administration in the Inter
Departmental Auditoriu moi the
United State Department of Lab
or.
Ae feature of this years Con-
vention will be a one day train
ing conference on community edu
cation to be conducted on Oct.
Is under the leadership of julius
Schneider, M. D., psychiatrist, who
is director of the National In
stitute of Social Relations, here.
This training conference is de-
signed to give the leaders of the
NCNW the basic principles and
techniques that should be employ
ed in the promotion of community
wide educational programs.
Through the means of this
training conference Mrs. Beth
une declared, "our members will
achieve a better understanding
of human behaviour and of mans
relationship to his fellow-man.
With this knowledge they will be
more adequately equipped to as
sumo the important role of lea
dership in their respective COM
munitiaS.'
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02

Drying. one Of the oldest ways
o8 preserving fruit makes the most
Of tho natural sugar In fully ripe
fruit. Fruits do not need sugar In
canning to keep from spoilage, but
sugar helps hold davor. color anS
shapa
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02
in promotiny this cause.

in promotiny this cause.
DR.. Sinvleton accompanied
Principal Johnson and his quartet
Sunday night to Collins and de-
livered an interesting appeal to
the White Baptist Church for a
greater sympathetic attitude to-
ward the general uplift of the
Negro race.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
Community Chest
To Nome Officers
AT Murch Meeting

Plans for reorganization of the
Community Chest were made at
a meeting of the board of direct
ors Monday night at the offices
of the Chamber of Commerce.
R. B. McIlwain, president, pre-
sided at the meeting and named
a nominating committee consist
ing of Marvin Funkhouser, T. T.
Justice and Easton King to draw
up a new slate of officers and
report back at a meeting set for
Monday night, March LIST, at 1880
p. m, at the Chamber of Com
merce.
The Community Chest has APP
proximately $4,000 in funds re-
naming from its 1916 drive, Plans
for future action of the Chest will
be made following the election of
officers at the March lst meeting.
The board of directors also de-
MED a request from the YMCA
for approximately $500 to be
used in the liquidation of that or
ganization. A study of the Chests
bylaws showed that it was pro-
hibited from making such a gift,
directors said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
ip Awurd
-ided BY
,rnrnittee
To.Be
Judge.

This judges will make
their decision for the winner of
the citizenship award to be given
by the Business Girls club to the
person in Jackson county who has
rendered the most outstanding
service for the year past or the
past years.
Nominations for the honor
closed on Thursday, February 10,
and the entries were placed in
the hands of three judges to
make the decision for the award.
A gold loving cup, which is
on display in the window of the
Mississippi Power Company,
suitably engraved will be pre-
scented the honored citizen at q
citizenship ball to be staged by
the club on Thursday, February
26. Miss Dorothy Rhodes, presi-
dent of the club announced.
This is the first award of this
kind to be presented and it is
the plan of the club to make
it an annual award in recogni-
ton of civic endeavor and I'M
selfish service to the community.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-20
Kiwoniuns Use Gum Boil Machines
As Means Of Financing Youth Work

Gum-baH vending machines
operating in Pascagoula are yield
ing substantial revenues to the
youth work fund of the XII
wants Club.
j. B. Caver, chairman of the
committee handling profits from
the Kiwanis-sponsored vending
machines. said that during a
six-week period from the middle
of December, when the machines
were placed in leading business
establishments of the city, a total
of 5000 was received by the
club as its share of profits from
the operation.
Incidentally, he said, this rep
resents 48,485 pieces of gum that
~Pascagoula small fry and adults
alike have chewed during that
period.
The Kiwanis Club sponsors the
operation of the machines and re-
ceives a substantial share of the
profits from the operation from
the manufacturing company,
which also services the machines.
The Kiwanis Club Youth Fund,
which is being swelled from the
operation, is used for the promo
ton and coordination of youth
activities, MI. Caver said, such as
Sea Scout work, the Youth, Inc,
movement, and aiding of under
privileged children.
In sponsoring the vending ma
chimes the club is using a typi-
cally American habit, gum chew
ing, as a vehicle for a worthy
community cause, it was pointed
out, and in turn providing a
wholesome product for young
sters, who are the principal Gus
toners.
Although the Kiwanians them
selves are not 100 percent adj
dicted to gum chewing. they have
recognized a means by which
they will have a steady income
to finance their activities for the
youth of the community.