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Evening star., 1949-03-25
Maryland Bonus Bill
Back in Committee
After Hectic Session
jH5lAy Stoff Correspondent Of The Sfor

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 25.-The fu-
ture of the S100.000.000 veterans
bonus bill was uncertain today
with the measure back in COM
mittee after hectic House ses-
sion marked by name e-calling ano
the walkout of the chairman OF
the 36-member Baltimore delega-
ton.
An Identical bill was defeated
Wednesday in the Senate by q
one-vote margin.
Whether the House bill will be
brought out of the Ways ano
Means Committee for the second
time depends on how much pres.
sure can be placed on the com.
mittee by bonus supporters.
After the measure was petit
toned out of committee last night
and put on the floor, the House
beat down, 78 to 81, an attempt tt
table it.
Heated Exchanges.
The vote was not necessarily
an indication of how the House
would vote on the bonus bill itself
Several delegates expressed them
selves as against the bill. but op-
posed to killing it that way
Others changed their votes before
the final tally was announced.
Heated exchanges, during which
Delegate Benjamin A. MrozinSki
Democrat, of Baltimore, who ini-
tiated the petition. was accused by
an opponent of being prompted by
"sordid and cheap motives, punc-
tuated the vote on the tabling
motion. Ssssss
It was after q voice vote sending
the bill back to committee that
Leroy Preston. chairman III the
Baltimore delegation and q former
Army major, arose. Speaking In
a voice choked with emotion, he
said: ..-f
Some things I have heard here
today have desecrated the memory
of the war dead of Maryland. I
apologize for them"
Walks Out of Chamber.
He then walked out of the
House chamber.
Delegate John W. Wallis, Demo-
crat, of Baltimore, ended the de-
bate by saying that when he was
a prisoner in Germany four years
ago, there had been little thought
of bonuses.
He expressed the hope the Ways
and Means Committee would be
American enough to bring the
bill back so there could be full
discussion on. it,
Evening star., 1949-03-25
NewCharges Expected
After SchooIboy, 18,
Admits RobberySeries

Robbery charges were faced to-
day by an 18-year-old Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School senior
who, police said. admitted holding
up three places and breaking into
another to obtain money for a
motorcycle.
The youth, Leland Thomas Ath-
erton. jr.. of the 9700 block of
Bexhill drive. Kensington. Md. is
the son of a Justice Department
tax attorney, and himself worked
as a file clerk in the department
last summer.
1t. Edgar E. Scott. head of the
robbery squad. said Atherton was
identified by Miss Salome Slade,
clerk in the Highs Ice Cream Store
at 5435 Macarthur boulevard
NV, as the gun-carrying youth
who took SIS from the store last
Tuesday.
Other Charges Expected.
1t was this holdup with which
Atherton was formally charged
last night. but today police from
Alexandria and Mont omery
County were expected to press
other charges.
District police also arrested a
16-year- boy suspected as an
accomplice in the holdups. Also
Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School pupil, he was delivered to
his mothers custody. She was to
take him to police headquarters
today.
The arrests yesterday were
based on information" police re-
fused to disclose. 1t. Scott said
Atherton, tall, good looking
youth, admitted this sequence of
crime:
About month ago, he and his
friend broke into a Bethesda
hardware store and stole two
pistols. one .38-caliber and the
other 90
Bakery Held Up.
On March 4, they held up the
Berkley Bakery, 1915 Seminary
road, Alexandria. for $3.50.
Last Tuesday they pulled a
"double-header." knocking off the
Highs ice cream store in Shirling-
ton for $12 in addition to the
Macarthur boulevard store.
Police said that Atherton carried
the .38-caliber pistol in the rob-
berries. In a lineup at headquar-
ters last night, he identified Mrs.
Mabel O'Grady as the woman he
robbed at the Berkley Bakery, 1t.
Scott said.
Evening star., 1949-03-25
Marshall PTA Seeks
Retention of Principal

A resolution asking reappoint-
ment of Miss Mary Barbour, prin-
cipal of the John Marshall Ele-
mentary School, Arlington, for
the past Is years. has been
adopted by the school Parent
Teacher Association.
The resolution, signed by ap-
proximately 200 persons, has been
forwarded to the County School
Board. A school board spokesman
said the matter of appointments
for the 1949-50 session has not
been discussed and will not be
for several weeks.
Evening star., 1949-03-25
Place Sunday Classified
Ads EorIy!

Classified al customers de-
string to place ads in The
Sunday Star are urged to call
them in early in the week.
This will eliminate the last
minute rush to place ads and
will assure every one prompt
and efficient service. Your
cooperation will be appre-
ciated.
Remember The Stars
New Telephone Number r
Sterling 5000.
Evening star., 1949-03-25
Episcopal Hiqh Dinner Set

The Right Rev. A. B. Kinsolv-
ing, Episcopal Bishop of Arizona
and an alumnus OF Episcopal High
School, Alexandria, will address
dinner meeting of the schools Old
Boys Association at $50 pm. to-
morrow in the Penn-Daw Hotel.
The dinner is held annually in
honor of students who will gradu-
ate in June.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16

9Th. otal amount raised was
$197.31.
he baby contest was great
success. Daniel Davis won first
prize, Joyce Gwendolyn BARLEY,
second, and George Osborne, Jr.,
third.
A surprise birthday party was
given recently for Mr.. Bill Sibbie.
The guests sharing in the delights
Of the affair were Mr.. and Mrs.
e. e. Benson, Mr.. and Mrs. Hasev
Flendly, Mrs. Carl Lee Daniel,
Mrs. Lizzie errel, Mrs. Josephine
Dabney, Mrs. Evy Huge, Mrs
Georgia BRIGGS, Miss Claudia
Lynch and Mr.. and Mrs. Theodis
Sibbie.
Mrs. Ida Dixon celebrated fler
18th birthday recently. She was
remembered by her children Mr.
and Mrs. Perry Rush of Chicago;
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Dixon and
family of Georgetown, Miss; Mr.
and Mrs. Sammie Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Melvin Banks and son, OF
Crystal Spring.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16
Waiter White
Blasts La.
"e7eyessnlan

New York, April 7. - A de-
mand that Congressman F. Ed
ward Herbert of Louisiana retract
his gross misstatment of facts"
about the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored PEG.
pie was made this week by Walter
White, NAACP secretary. Con-
gresham Herbert had asserted
that the NAACP defies the all
thority of the Government-and
says it will not serve in the armed
forces - unless certain conditions
of its own terms are met"
THAT is an absolut efalsehood,"
the NAACP secretary wrote Con-
gresham Herbert, demanding that
the Louisiana lawmaker edo the
decent thing" by retracting his
statement. 'Tad you manifested
the slightest desire to find the
truth Mr.. White continued, "you
would have ample testimony in
the press and elsewhere that this
Association - opposed by the So
called civil disobedience campaign
which was advocated by Others"
Congressman Herbert's dispar--
aging statements about the NAA
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16

the new railroad has spoken for
the entire crop next year.
We saw the missions one-room
matched >school house and the
baptismal fount, whchm is really
large fresh-water spring His
dlspensary was built next to a
complete blacksmith shop there
in the jungle. Mrs. Jones served
for years with her husband. She
died a few years go on a visit to
the United States. DR.. Jones has
staff of three persons-an Amer
lea woman and two native teach
ers.
After We had gone over the en-
tire place, the cook called us to
dinner. | was very hungry by this
time after our long ride and walk
from Klay. The table was packed
with good things to eat. An album.
dance of cold orange juice, native
rice, potatoes, mustard green's,
preserved fruit, stewed chicken
and other meats with hot biscuits
| was particularly attracted to
the taste of a tender dark meat
which was served with rich,
brown gravy. l ate heartily of this
meat with native rice. 1t seemed
that l could not get enough of
this food. After dinner we rested
in the shade and | ventured to
ask DIR. Jones what kind of meat
his cook had served that was more
delicious than the chicken. The
meat had such peculiar, small
bones. Frank Pindar explained
that it was tree antelope, OF
young monkey!!!! This joke was
worth our long, rough trip to the
mission. DR.. Jones and Frank had
had thorough understanding.
had eaten monkey and had liked
it! Aft!er all, the natives may
be right!
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16
Help Ourselves
More" Jordan

New York - Negroes have
got to help themselves more now.
than ever, commented band-lead-
er Louis Jordan last week back
stage at the Paramount Theatre.
When not playing his saxaphone
and singing in the country's
leading theatres and nite-clubs,
the famed MAESTRO devotes much
of his time to aiding in the
fight to combat Juvenile delin-
quency communities.
AS he has visited every sec.
ton of the country where Ne,
groes live Jordan said that his
observations have led to the con-
clusion that we've got to start
building hospitals, schools and
other needed institutions by
raising money among ourselves.
Some sections where he's PLAYED.
he said, didn't have any hos
pitfalls and Negroes getting sick
had to lay outside white hos
pital until one of the doctors
decided to loo kat him-and
ofttime that wouldn't be at all.
L see youngsters four and
five years old turned out in the
street by their parents to play
while the latter are at work.
These kids get into all kinds
of mischief, through no fault of
their own, and then the parents
get worried. Fairgrounds for
these children would eliminate
a lot of worry and would result
in better fitted boys and girls
to meet the problems of the coun-
try and community" he stated.
No mere talker, Jordan stated
to do something about this a long
time ago and today in Harvey,
Illinois, few miles from Chica-
go, stands well-equipped play
ground for kids of all races err
ected by him. Not long ago in
Los Angeles, he cancelled three
engagements that would've netted
him $4,000 to give a benefit for
church that was undertaking
to raise funds for a project.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16
cRYsAL SPRINGS

Mrs. Dolly Young passed April
8, at her home, from a heart at
tack. She leaves to mourn a hus-
band, 2 sons, s daughters. a moth
er, two sisters, three brothers and
six grandchildren.
Funeral rites were held at Mil
Ter Spring Baptist Church, with
Rev. J. M. McEwen officiating.
Mrs. Ollie Mae Williams of
Milwaukee, Wis, was called to
Jackson to be at the bedside of
her sister, Mrs. Eva Tolliver, who
is very ill. She also visited her
sister and brother-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Kid Moore and family.
Mrs. Alma Johnson attended the
pastors anniversary at Marsella,
Mississippi.
The members and friends are
proud to have Rev. w. P. Amos
and family move in our town.
where he is the pastor of Mt. CAL
vary CINE. Church.
Miss Inez Boston was guest OF
her sister, Miss Cutee Boston of
Canton, Miss, recently.
The Spring Revival closed at
Mt. Calvary CINE. Church April
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16
Peanuts Davis
Back With Clowns
From Indianapolis Clowns
of Negro American League


Indianapolis = General Mana
ged sgd Pollock of the Indiana.
polls Clowns, Negro American
Leagues "showmen", announced
today that Edward A. Davis,
better known as peanuts Nyass-
es" has signed a contract and is
back with the clowns again
Peanuts, still in his late TWEEN.
ties, boasts Of five consecutive
decisions over the fabulous Sa.
tchel Paige, now a member of
the Cleveland Indians hurting
staff. He halls from the sand lots
of Jackson, Mississippi.
Davis rose to fame with the
Clowns in 1910 through '43, and
helped them win the Denver ma
tional tournament championship
In al. He is a -limbed
right handler with curious mix.
ture of Tapping arms, shuffling
footwork and contortionist wav.
ing of legs, while pitching. He
also headed the comedy party
for the Clowns for awhile, but
bowed to the inimitable King Tut
when the latter took over reins
OF the funmaking department.
The Indianapolis Clowns are
currently exhibiting their wares
along the eastern seaboard. be.
ing next scheduled to face the
Birmingham Black Barons on
Easter Sunday, April 18th at
Atlanta, Georgia, in a double
header. The two NAL clubs then
move to Birmingham, Ala. for
night games April Is and 49,
and into Tuscaloosa, Ala. On the
10th. A week of appearance with
the Kansas City Monarchs marks
the net move of the diamond
Sunday afternoon, April "a game
at Mission Stadium, San Antonio,
Teas, and an April 25th nighter
at Dallas, Texas.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16

,CP were made in a letter to Dan
iel E. Byrd, an assistant field
secretary of the Association, in
the course of correspondence con.
corning discrimination against Ne
groes in Herbert's congressional
district. In the letter, the Con
gresham dismissed as "irres-
ponsihle observance" Mr.. Byrd
indication of inequalities in edu-
cational and employment oppor-
tunities for Negroes, accused the
NAACP of being interested only
in "demagogic agitation and ex
pressed his contempt for indi-
viduals of your ilk."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16

Carotene. tho yellow substance 1,
bod which II converted into vita,
min A In the body. took its name
from tho carrot, one Of the vea>.
tables richest in this valuable ma
terial Not al carrots contain the
same quantity Of carotene. however.
Those that are too young - the ten.
der baby carrots-and those too old
nave considerably less than those in
their prime. Tests at the Rhode Il.
Land experiment station Of 10 vari.
edea Of carrots show that these
vegetables increased In earotene "a
they matured. They reached a peak
Of shout 8 mi1lisrams q carotens
Per 100 grams Of carrot In about 90
days after planting. After that, they
gradually lost carotens.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16


japanese nohing Ia Russian NO.
ssrs has long been a subject Of con
roversy and periodic agreement
By the TIME Of the Russo-Japaness
war in the early ieoos, the Nipponess
had won fishing rights along Rus.
sia's eastern seas. With thu advent
OF the Soviet government and It's own
later development Of the Far East
Russia more and more curtailed the
use Of its shores. finally permitting
only annual rentals Of fishing
grounds. BY 1895. Soviet operators,
who once held only q tenth cf the
fisheries, had gained control Of more
Tots" than the Japanese had
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16
Texan Offers
Amendmen To
Curb Negro Vote

Washington, April Z. Testi-
flying in support of his resolution
to amend the United States Con-
stitution by abolishing the cleo
torial college system, Represen-
tative Ed Gossett Cd. Tex free
ly admitted that the main OBJ
jective of his proposal was to
curb the power of the northern
Negro voters.
Under the Gossett resolution,
the present rule by which each
state casts its ELECTORAL votes
for president and vice-president
as a unit would be revised to
permit division of the elector-
ial votes in preparation to the
number of popular votes cast for
the respective candidates.
There are enough Negroes
in New York City, when voting
en- bloc, to determine how the
entire electoral vote of the State
of New York is cast" Represen-
tative Gossett charged in testi-
flying before the House Judiciary
Committee. Similarly, he charged
that there are "enough in Phila-
delphia to determine the
result of an election in the state
of Pennsylvania; enough in De-
troit to perhaps to decide the
vote of the State of Michigan;
enough in Chicago to carry the
State of Illinois,"
His plan, the Texan contended
would eliminate the Negro as a
"balance-of-power" factor in pre-
sidential elections. 1t was be-
cause of the power of the Negro
vote, he said, that both parties
adopted civil rights planks in
their platforms. He described
FEPC as ga dangerous and radi-
cal proposal" written into the
party platforms at the behest of
Negro voters.
An amendment of the Go;saft
resolution, proposed by the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People and
introduced by Representative Cliff
ford R. Case (R., N. j., was
rejected by the House Committee
in an executive session on April
5. This amendment would have
based the size of each states
electoral vote on the number of
popular votes cast rather than
on the states total population
Thus, states which restrict suf.
ferage would have ELECTORAL
votes reduced accordingly.
Describing the Gossett pro-
posal as "a halfway measure
which will perpetuate the present
inbalance in states in which only
a small percentage of the poten-
t1al voters is permitted to cast
ballots because of the poll tax
and other restrictions, Leslie
Perry of the NAACP's Washing
ton Bureau urged all members
of the House Judiciary Committee
to vote for the Case amendment.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16

Reading from left to right: Doris Horton, nece of Mrs
Moe Katherine Mason, Secretary of the A; H Coop
err Jr of Mr. Bennye Cooper County Agent Sun Flow
er County, CIoksdoe, Miss; Anett Lewis qrondson Of
Mrs Maggie Rodgers, member of the P A. Lillian John
son. daughter of Mr. ond Mrs Johnson County Accent
Holmes County lexington Macarthur Fisher, qrondson
of Mr. ond Mrs Fisher of lexington Coleman Potion J
of Mrs Vidolid Patton, Member of the A; Eiizo
beth Cummings, granddaughter of Mrs AImo WIIioms
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16
Liberiian
TraveIog
Jacob L. ReddiX, President
Jackson College,
Jackson, Mississippi.

A day-to-day account of a six
month study in the African Re-
public of Liberia. The author is
using this method of greeting his
many friends - students, college
staff, and citizens.
No. 6. A Visit to DR.. Harry n.
Jones, Pioneer Missionary
DR.. Harry H. Jones is the Oldest
missionary in point of service in
Liberia, and, insofar as l can as
certain he has served longer than
any other missionary in all of At
RIGA. He founded the Klay Indus
trial Mission in 1902, and he has
given continuous service to this
work for 46 years. DR.. Jones was
born near the Pearl River, just
north of the Cit yof Jackson Mis-
sissippi. He graduated from jack
son College in 1898 under the
presidency of DR.. Charles Aver,
while the College was located at
the present site of Millsaps Col
lege. DR.. Jones was reared on the
farm and as farm boy; he had
to walk twelve miles, round trip,
to Jackson College, each day to
school. He became an expert hunt
er and partly supported himself
in school by bringing game into
town each day to sell. After fin
ishing school, DR.. Jones decided
that he wanted to go to Africa as
a missionary. He had no money or
Influential ifI.siend-Idd p MFDD
influential friends. With less
than So and his train fare, he went
to Chicago. After working as a
janitor and at other odd jobs, he
managed to complete work at a
theological seminary and COM
pleted a course in medicine. He
landed in Monrovia, Liberia, in
1902 and elected to work with one
of the most backward tribes in
the country.
without the help or powerful
board and with the help of few
loyal friends in America, DR..
Jones established a self-support-
ing mission in the interior of
Africa His theory OF missionary
work is simple. He believes that
along with the gospel the natives
must be taught to improve their
way of living by learning to
work and live independently.
When DR.. Jones went to Klay,
there were no roads and wild ele-
plants and leopards roamed the
jungle. Up until last year. DR..
Jones had to walk two days to
Monrovia to get his mail. He
could not have selected more re-
mote place in Africa. DIR. Jones
is considered one of Jackson Col
lege's most distinguished grad
yates. Jones Hall, the new mems
dormitory, was named in his
honor in 1947.
DR.. Jones still considers Jack
son, Mississippi, his home, and
he visited his relatives and
friends in Jackson about two
years ago. In one of his informal
talks to the students of the Col
lege, he told about the diet habits
of Africa and pointed out that
young fried monkey tasted very
much like fried squirrel, and that
baked python rivaled the taste OF
baked fish.
The week before Christmas,
Frank Pindar, chief agricultural
specialist of the U. S. Economic
Mission to Liberia, accompanied
me on a visit to DR.. Jones. Klay
is 40 miles back into the interior.
The Liberia Mining Company had
opened a temporary motor road
through Klay to the Bomi hills
iron deposit. The railroad is sur
veyed to pass within a half mile
of DR.. Jones' mission. The assist
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16
Tin In TrAnSpoct

Transportation has long made uss
u tin In constructing equipment
parts. Tin in some form OF other
6gures In the building Of au.orno-
biles, street cars, trains, airplanes
and ocean liners. Before the war
each motor ear and truck took about
! to Q pounds of tin. For the con
strIction OF 4 big ocean liner sbou,
II tons IF tin was used.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16

War or no war, Germany certainly
likes lite music. II now has 18l
large orchestras. according 10 the
National Music Chamber. Most of
the orcheStras are engaged IN orers
anc c"ncer! presentations
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16
Eye HeredIty

Two blue-eyed parents cahss
nave a brown-eyeo child Howeve,
children Of brown eyed parents r..
tuentlv hpve hine eves
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16

Little Alfredo Thurmond
of Jackson, Miss, who won
second place in the baby
contest of the Saints In
dustrioI ond Literory School
conducted by the P T A.
Mrs. Thurmond her Aunt
wos her sponsor.
Evening star., 1949-08-29
Gay 9Os' Trolley Party
To Mark Transit Day

A Gay Nineties" trolley party
will be held and Washington's old
est transit rider will be selected in
connection with the celebration Of
Transit Progress Day, September
IL, the Capital Transit Co. an
nounced today.
The trolley party will be a prel-
ude to the days celebration and
will be held Sunday, September IL.
A streetcar and trailer used
around 1890 will be run along
Pennsylvania avenue carrying q
group Of trolley fans in costumes
Of the period. These vehicles will
be on display the next day at
Fourteenth and F streets NV, to-
gether with one of the company's
newest buses.
The oldest rider will be honored
at a special luncheon on Septem-
ber IL. Speakers at business, pro-
fessional and service organizations
will tell the story of transporta-
ton in Washington from 1900 to
She present. It will include the
development from coaches to horse
cars. cable cars, and bob-tailed
trolleys to the modern cars and
buses,