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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-10-29
Atlanta Lawyers
Admitted To u. S.
Appeals Court

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 25.-Two
Atlanta lawyers were signally
honored last week when they re-
ceived certificates of admission
to practice before the Fifth Dis
trict Circuit Court of Appeals.
Attorney Rachel Pruden Hern-
dou, the only Negro woman law
yer in the state, was notified of
her admission last Saturday, Oc-
tober Is, while Attorney Edwards
S. D'Antignac was notified of his
election last Monday, October II.
Both lawyers maintain law of
fees in the Walden Building and
are close associates of Attorney
Austin T. Walden.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-10-29
Veterans Mass
Meeting Here
Draws Mountain
Interest

James Rundles, chairman of the
Veteran Committee of the Missis-
sippi State Democratic Associa-
ton, said here this morning that
news throughout the state showed
mountain interest in the state
wide Veteran Mass Meeting to be
held Saturday beginning at 1000
o'clock at Christ Temple Church.
The meeting will deal with prob
lens Immediately affecting the in
terest of Negro Veterans especial
ly training under the G. /. Bill.
Attending the meeting will be
representatives of various Veterans
Organization and leaders of Vet
Grams Activities in various COM
munities throughout the state.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-10-29
HASTE MAY
GET RECESS
APPOINTMENT

WASHINGTON, D. C. = Action
of the Senate Judiciary Committee
in deferring action until January
on a list of nineteen Federal cir
cult and district court judges will
probably lead President Truman
to give William H. HASTE of the
Virgin Islands a recess appoint
ment along with the others.
The president sent nomination of
Governor HASTE to be a Judge of
third United States Court of APP
peals at Philadelphia to the Senate
on October Is. The Senate Judi
ciary Committee last Monday ag-
reed to hold over until next session
action or the nominations.
If Governor HASTE is given an
interim appointment he will be en-
titled to the salary of judgeship
only if the nomination was approx
ed or rejected by the Senate.
Had the nomination not beer
sent to the Senate and the Presi.
dent had given him a recess APP
pointment he would have received
salary only if the nomination was
approved.
The composition of the Senate
Judiciary Committee indicates thai
no serious opposition will be of
fered to his confirmation. Senator
James O. Eastland, Democrat, Of
Mississippi, is certain to vote
against a favorable report but al
overwhelming majority Of the com
mittee is expected to recommend
Senate confirmation.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-10-29

Over 300 Negro
Police In 81
Southern Cities

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. % - The
Southern Regional Council, with
headquarters at SO Auburn Avenue
in Atlanta, has rendered another
worthy and useful public service.
1t has just released, in the New
South, painstaking survey, based
on figures compiled in September,
1913, showing the Cities across the
South in which Negro policemen
are employed.
A total Of 301 Negroes are en-
ployed as uniformed policemen; 33
plainclothesmen 7 as policewomen.
These are scattered over So SOU
thern cities and in II districts.
Miami, Fla, ranks first with 30
Negro policemen; Louisville Ken
lucky follows with 20; Houston,
Texas with IS; Tulsa, Okla, with
13; and Savannah, Georgia, Char
lotte, N. c., and Port Arthur, Texas
each having 10 policemen. Others
range downward with reported
for Galveston, Texas to one each
for Dothan, Ala; Clearwater, CO.
Goa DANA, Melbourne, Sanford,
Fla, and / each for Clover, S. c.,
Cape Charles and Portsmouth Vir-
ginia.
Action Program
The Council, reporting the pro-
ceedings of a recent two-day con-
| ference of Church women from IL
southern states with Mrs. Franklin
/ D. Roosevelt's address as high
light of the session. "These women,
who concerned themselves with a
Spiritual approach to social is
sue,' announced a far-reaching So
cial program in which they enlisted
the aid of others in putting the
program into action in "our COM
munities." Briefly, the program
aims:
ITO inform ourselves of the
areas in our communities where
law is not equally enforced, and to
work for corrective action;
ITO do our part to see that op-
portunities for registration and
Continued on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-10-29

"How can we talk about human
rights in the United Nations con
ferences," he asked, when they
are denied in our own country 2"
He declared there is still time
Tor Dixie to mend its ways and
work out its own problems.
Discussing the question of large
voting by Negroes in Southern
counties where the Negro popula-
ton is in the majority, McGill
said this would be settled by the
large exodus of Negroes to north
ern and eastern states.
He said six northern cities
Philadelphia. Baltimore, Chicago,
Pittsburgh, Detroit and Cleveland
gained more than a million Ne
Continued on Page Severn
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-10-29

Patr0niZe Our Advertis.
ers - Their Advertising
in this paper shows that
they appreciate your
trade.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-10-29
.PeIahatchie
Is Victim OF
.Hit-Run Driver

Pelahatchie Miss, Oct. 24-Deck
Collins, 4S was instantly killed
when struck down by hit-run
driver here Saturday Afternoon.
According to reports Collins was
struck down by a car as he got off
a truck on the highway inside the
city limits. The driver Of the car
kept going and could not be identi
fled.
Highway Patrolmen are investi-
eating the cars.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-10-29
Presidents OF Negro Land Grant
Colleges Commend Southern States
For Admitting Negroes To Graduate
And professional! Schools
CALL FOR MORE RESERVE
OFFICER TRAINING UNITS
DIR. LAWRENCE A. DAVIS
REELECTED PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON = The Confer.
ence of Presidents of Negro Land
Grant Colleges closed its three
day annual meeting here Thurs
day. The group heard leaders in
education and in industry, asked
for more reserve officer training
units, noted the existence of Ger.
tain dangers" surrounding the
performance of their work, and
commended five southern states
for admitting Negroes to graduate
and professional schools.
The theme Of this 9th annual
conference was Guidance and Oc-
cupational Trends" and all ses-
sions were held at the Federal
Security Administration building
DR.. Lawrence A. Davis, president
Of Arkansas State College, Pine
Bluff, was reelected president OF
the Conference, and President John
w. Davis of West Virginia State
College was named chairman of
the executive committee.
Other officers elected We're a
vice president, c. V. Troup, Fort
Valley State College, Georgia;
secretary, R. B. Atwood, Kentucky
State College; and FELTON, G
Clark, Southern University, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana.
Several resolutions were adopt
ed as proposed by a committee
headed by President Sherman D.
Scruggs of Lincoln University
Jefferson City, Mo. One Of these
asked the Conference to be "con-
cerned" about the proper, right
and effective functioning" of the
various member presidents, anC
"deplored any pressure" against
they or their faculties which might
affect the morale of either OF
both. The resolution urged also
the "end of real and psychological
dangers which lower drastically
the value and quality Of the totai
work of the affiliated colleges.
Another resolution asked fol-
more ROTC units, and called upor
the Secretary for Defense, Louis
A. Johnson, to enable through di,
receive Negro youths to secure
similar training for the Air Force
and the Navy. They were clear
in not asking for this on a segre.
gated basis, however.
The Conference, which two years
ago opposed regional schools, die
commend Delaware, Kentucky
West Virginia, Oklahoma ant
Arkansas for admitting Negroe:
to the professional and graduate
schools of their existing state uni.
versities, and hoped that Others
would follow.
The annual meeting was spanked
by several panel discussions. Fol-
the first time, group of per
sonnet directors representing ma
jor industries told the educator!
what they should do to improve
the courses of study available il
their colleges. They urged then
to "get out and sell yourselvei
and your product" as a means O
J(Continued on Page Seven)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
Lucky Draw for Mrs. Stearns

When Mrs. Walter Stearns of
Raleigh visited the Morehead
Planetarium last Saturday she
had the luck to get the %, ,O0Oth
ticket passed over the box Office
shelf since the opening Of the
Planetarium two months ago.
Get" is the word, not buy" be-
cause, according 10 notice given
in advance, the 5,OOOth appli-
cant for ticket got a free one.
And everybody in the applicants
party was included in the Iarges-
Sc. An interesting coincidence is
that Mrs. Stearns went to school
with the late Mrs. Genevieve b.
MOrehead, in whose memory the
art gallery was given to the Uni
versity.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
Band to Give Sunday
Concert on the Lawn

The University band, directed
BY Earl Sloepm, viii give an out
door csncsl 1t 4 PM. Sunday
under the Davie Poplar. The pro-
gram will be as follows:
'The Rifle Rangers March, -
by Karl King; Tampa Over
ture," L. ]. F. Herald; Contra
Dance No. l." L. V. Beet
hoven; lie Carlton from Lar
lesienne Suite No. l." Georges
Bizet; "Fugue Modernistic, "
Carl Frangkiser; "OrientaI
Suite" Robert Glib; "The Bill
board March," John Klohr ;
Canadian Capers," Chandler,
White, and Cohen; "Zacatecas, "
Genaro Codina; "Phanto m
Trumpeters," James Jillette,
and my Hero Chocolate Sol
dier, Strauss-Alford.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
County's School Needs
Are to Be Discussed at
A Meeting at 8 O'clock
Tonight in Court House

The Orange county board Of
commissioners and the county
board Of education viii hold q
joint meeting at 8 o'clock this
friday evening in the court
house in Hillsboro for the dis
cussion of the county's school
problems.
The two boards have invited
officials of county schools to at
tend the meeting, and any other
citizens who want to come viii
be welcome.
The cOunty's main need relat-
ing to schools is for new build
ings. The erection of buildings
has nowhere near kept pace with
the increase in the school popu-
lation, and many of those now
in use are far below modern
standards in type of construc-
ton and in facilities.
Orange county's share ($4O1,-
OO0) of the $50, 100000 coming
from the State will go only part
of the way toward meeting the
need of the county for new
school buildings. This allotment
from the State must be supple
mented from the eounty's own
resources eeeess. E can Dc supplement-
ed only by means of bond Is
sue, and the chief subject of dis
cussion at the meeting tonight
will be the question of the
amount of the bond issue to be
submitted to popular vote.
1t Is the county commissioners
who must make the decision On
this after Recommendation have
been received from the county
board of education. The latter
board has recommended the ex-
penditure Of $1,OOO,OOO for
school buildings. An office build
ing and the interior recOnstruc-
tion of the court house are other
needs that the commissioners
must take into consideration be-
fore reaching a decision on the
amount of the bond issue.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
A WeH-Advertised Book

Sometimes a book fails to
achieve the success it deserves,
because Of the lack of adequate
advertising by the publisher.
James Street and James Child
ers seem to be getting decent
break in the Introductory pro-
motion Of their new novel, 80
morrow We Reap" The book re-
view section Of both the New
York Times and the New York
Herald Tribune recently had a
full-page advertisement Of the
book.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
Phillip Andrews Opens New Service Statiol

Phillip Andrews new Gulf
service station opened yesterday
at 2l4 West Franklin street, be-
tween Fowler's and the A. & P.
store. To mark the opening, Mr.
Andrews is giving six brand
new Gulf. tires to lucky ticket
holders among the stations visi-
tors on the first three days. Two
tires were given away yesterday,
two will be given away today,
and the final two tomorrow.
Novelties and souvenirs are be-
ing given to all comers.
The new Colonial-style build
ing was designed by Raymond
Weeks, the Durham architect,
and was built by the Chapel Hill
firm of Ellington and Sparrow.
It is of red brick with dark blue
shingles and white wooden trim
and is topped by a copper-roofed
cupola. The cutters and drain
pipes are also copper. The big
doors through which cars enter
the lubritorium and the car
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
Thomas ID. Rose Is
New Town Manager

AT a special meeting night be.
fore last the Chapel Hill board
of aldermen elected Thomas ID
Rose town manager. He succeeds
Gilbert w. Ray. who resigned
recently to become city manager
of Fayetteville.
If there ever was case of the
office seeking the man, not the
man seeking the Office, this was
it. The aldermen came to a un-
animous agreement on Mr.. Rose
two weeks ago and offered him
the post, but he declined be-
cause of his unwillingness to
quit his profession of engineer.
But he yielded to vigorous addi-
tional persuasion. No doubt one
thought which influenced his de-
cision was that he would have
plenty Of engineering work to do
as town manager.
He will assume his new duties
July Is. In a statement ann0unc-
ing his appointment the alder
men said: ut is understood that
he is to be allowed the time
necessary to complete engineer
ing projects now under way"
His most important task in the
last year has been the supervi-
sion of the construction Of the
towns new sewer lines and sew
age disposal plant.
A native of Fayetteville, Mr..
Rose was graduated from the
University in 1910. In the course
OF his career as civil and cleo
trical engineer he has served the
General Electric Company, the
Baltimore Electric Light and
Power Company, and other large
concerns. He has designed and
supervised many construction
projects. Since he came to live
in Chapel Hin In 1884 he has
been engineer for both the town
government and the University.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
WiIdlife Club Will
Hold Field Contests

Everybody is invited to the
sports day to be held Saturday
afternoon, July Is, at Hogan's
lake by the Orange County Wild
life Club. The program will in
clude craftsmanship and cast
ing contests, a barbecue supper,
entertainment, and demonstra-
tions of life saving by Ellis Fysal
of the Red Cross.
The contests will include
trap shooting, rifle shooting,
fly casting, and bait casting.
Contestants are asked to bring
their own shotguns and fishing
tackle. Rifles, ammunition, plugs,
and flies will be provided. The
contests will be supervised by
men with long experience in
handling such events.
Admission at the gate will be
20 cents for non-members of the
club. Members will be admitted
free. Obie Davis is president of
the Wildlife Club. and DIR. Ed
Hedgpeth is sports day chair
man.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
Performances Today
End Talent Roundup

Performances at 2 PM. and
8 Pm. today friday will end
the 6-days Talent Round Up"
being held here this week as q
part of the 47th annual cOnven-
tion Of the international Plat
form Association.
The afternoon program lin
the Playmakers theatre) will
include performances by the
Proctor Marionettes; Ambrose
and Maxine, the king and
Queen Of Hocus-P Pocus." and q
talk on THE World Of Today"
by Jan Hollander of the Neither
lands, and the evening program
Gin Memorial hall) will include
performances by Leslie Chabay.
Metropolitan Grand Opera
tenor; Stephen Hero. concert
violinist, and Henry I. Scott.
piano-humorist fresh from
Broadway.
Admission prices are go cents
in the afternoon and 30 cents
in the evening for adults, and
40 cents for children at both
performances.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
Dey Resigns as Head Of Romance Languages Department

William M. Dey has resigned
as head Of the University's de-
partment Of romance languages.
1t was enormously reported that
he had retired. He definitely has
not retired. The only change in
his status is that he has given
up administrative duties. After
having performed them for for
ty years, he decided that was
long enough.
He will continue on active
duty as professor Of French.
His successor as head Of the
romance languages department
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08

will be Sterling StOudemire, pro-
fessor Of Spanish in the Univer-
sity and q member Of the fac
ulty since 1928.
A native Of Norfolk and a
nephew Of the late Walter D. Toy
Of the University faculty. Mr..
Dey was a student here in 1897
SO. He took the ABB. and MA.
degrees ut the University of Vir-
ginia and the MA. and Ph. d.
degrees at Harvard. He joined
the faculty here IN 1909 and be-
came a Kenan professor in 1884.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
Possibility Of a
Business Center.
In New Colony

Space for a small business CEN
ter is included in the plans for
the new housing development out
on the Raleigh highway.
But it is only the space that is
provided. Thus far there is no
plan for any business buildings.
They are merely a possibility,
for the future.
The suggestion has been made
that Chapel Hill merchants
might have branch stores IN the
new colony. Or-this question
has been asked by one citizen
couldn't they join in some sort of
venture in which they would put
their merchandise on sale in a
general store?
An important advantage of a
business center ip the colony, be-
sides the saving of tine and and
trouble for the residents, is that
it would help relieve traffic con-
gestion on the Chapel Hill
streets.
William Muirhead of Durham,
sponsor of the new project, was
questioned on the subject when
he was here one day this week.
There is no plan yet for
erecting any business building
in the development" he said.
"All we have done is to reserve
space for a business center on
the chance that it may be need
ed some day. The FILA. people
tell US their experience has
shown it is not practical to have
q business center for less than
500 families.
The 314 housekeeping units
in the new development; the
homes In hearhy GreenwO0d,
oakw0cd:s And HOgsfsofl drive :
and other homes nearby may, be-
fore very long, provide 500
families as customers for q
neighborhood business center.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
spearmans Return from Coast

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Spear
man and their children, Bob and
Mary Lindsay, have come back
from a two-weeks vacation in
w. d. Pery's cottage at Kitty
Hawk. While there Mr.. Spear
man attended the state press
convention at Nag'a Head.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
Boys Report to Legion

Eddie Mann and Sidney Spar
row, who were Chapel Hills
Representatives at the American
Legion Boys State held recently
at the University gave q re-
port at last weeks Legion meet
ing. Sidney was sponsored BY
the Chapel Hill branch of the
Forty and Eight. and Eddie BIZ
the Chapel Hill Legion Post
No G.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
Discussion of Utilities

The committee Of the Uni
versity trustees (Victor s.
Bryant, chairman), appointed
by Governor Scott ito study
the question of utilities at
Chapel Hill," will hold a
meeting at 2:3O PM, next
Thursday, July IA, in Acting
President CarmichaeFs Office
In the South building. All in
terested citizens are invited.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
Buildings

Work has begun on the Uni
versity Service Plants building,
on Franklin street in the heart
of the towns business district,
that is to replace the one that
was burned two years ago. The
new building was designed by
Walter D. Toy, the Charlotte
architect, in the Colonial style.
It is expected to be ready for oc-
cupancy in the fall.
The b bsi,ding for the u. S.
public hath service labora-
tories, on the Pittsboro highway
opposite the medical building, is
nearly finished.
Contracts for three important
University projects-the hospi-
tai for the expanding medical
school, the library addition, and
the law school building viii
probably be let before the end
of October.
The reconstruction of the
guest box and the press box at
tho Kanau ota ad;,,-., l. La1,
SSssOA1hH 10 SG1lCuulcu
for completion August Is.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08

the fact of O. Us grandfather
hood ought to be presented tO
the public in pictorial form.
Vidy, the granddaughter, now
seven and a half years old. WAS
five and a half when the photo
graph was taken. AS you OBJ
serve her companion, the doh,
observe also the grandfatheF's
companions, the cigar and the
golf club.
Vidy is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson Coffin of nu
ham.
! regret that the boy whose
birth six years ago gave Mr.. and
Mrs. Coffin a double title to being
grandparents Nat Cof-
fins not present in this pic
ture. Maybe the Weekly will
publish his image when he has
followed in his fathers foot
steps closely enough to win a
golf championship.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08

washing parlor are painted blue
and white.
In addition to the departments
already mentioned, the service
station includes a sales room, a
service room, a storage room at
the rear and a storage loft over
head, and four rest rooms done
in tiles of beautiful soft misty
blues and greens. The women's
rest rooms are equipped with
full-length mirrors.
The building is gas heated and
is equipped throughout with
fiuorescent lighting. It's fixtures
include wooden shelves and
cabinets made by the Goldston
Lumber Company.
Mr.. Andrews was formerly
co-proprietor with Jane s
Blake) Of the Gulf service sta
tion in Carrboro. Mr.. Blake will
continue to operate the Carrboro
station. Marvin Fowler Is the
owner Of the new filling station.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
Chapel Hill Chaf

Probably the people of Dur
ham, who, like other people, have
recently been suffering from the
heat, and have had their suffer-
ing intensified by reading the
temperature record at the top of
the front page of the Durham
Herald every day, will be sur
prised to learn that Durham is
a place held in high esteem for
its coolness.
| heard a fine compliment for
Durham weather yesterday. Will
liam Muirhead, who had spent
the Fourth of July weekend as
the guest of Kemp P. Lewis at
Virginia Beach, told me that Mr..
Lewis, who had intended to stay
at the beach few days longer,
had come back home. Mr.. Muir
heads laconic report on this
was:
He said he was coming back
to Durham to get cool"
1t appears that Virginia
Beach has not been its usual
breezy self of late. Not a breath
of air has been stirring as the
sun has beat down fiercely up
on the long stretches of sand,
with the result that the sum-
mer residents have complained
bitterly. Mr.. Lewis had a better
solution for the problem than to
stay and complain: he just left.
| telephoned him at his Office day
before yesterday and asked him
how how the the Durham weather was.
Every comfortable" he said.
Still, he is an optimist on Vir-
ginia Beach. He says he's GO
ing to try it again at this week.
end.
BEE in the Herald that the
ham Chamber OF Commerce
. getting up an illustrated
folder descriptive of the city. |
am going to ask Executive Sec
retary Frank Pierson to make
sure that the booklet doesn't
contain any such crack as the
one | saw on q souvenir postcard
that | once bought in a Durham
store. The card carried a picture
of our oldest University build
Continued on page eight
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-08
W. c. cOkers at Myrtle Beach

Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. COker left
yesterday for Myrtle Beach, s.
c. They win be there about six
weeks.
Evening star., 1949-06-12

Trafac Is heavy on the two
way streets Of international
trade represented by the busy
ports Of the United States.
Last year more than $4,000
vessels engaged in foreign COM
merce entered Uncle Sans Gus
toms areas. Shipping totaled
more than 10000, 900 net tons.
This represents a one-third in
crease in number Of vessels
and almost q Is per cent in
crease in net tonnage over
1888.
The value of exports from
the United States to the worlds
markets averaged less than
8 billion dollars annually 10
years ago. This year their
value is expected to near Is
billion dollars. Annual imports
of less than two and half
billion dollars In 1898 have
risen to an estimated Z billion
dollars for 1949.
These figures indicate the
increased dependence Of the
rest of the world on the United
States. More than 40 per cent
of the worlds $4s. 900, 900 900