davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28

Buy your pillow cases at the Cal
vary Methodist Church bazaar on
November IL. There are some very
pretty ones. Assorted colors in hand
embroidery, hand drawn, race edges
and tatted edges.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19
Housing For
Negroes Declared
Good Risk" For
Private Builders

New York - A recent FILA
announcement held that housing
projects for Negroes and other
minority groups "are a good risl,
for private builders" The report
showed that approximately Is per.
cent of the non-white group cur
rently have incomes of $4,000 or
more a year.
Calling this a neglected mar
ket," the FILA went on to show
that the ''median rent paid b.
non-white tenants in 1947 was onl.
SIT, compared to $31 for whites
yet about $4,000 non-white fam
lilies paid $40 a month or NOR
and many families could affor,
higher rent than they now II
they could find better accommon
dations.
The FILA reemphasized its
appeal to private builders that
they study successfully operated
FILA sponsored Negro rental pro.
jects in Washington. Baltimore
Savannah. Oklahoma City, Atlanta
Chicago and Orlando, Florida.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19
Father Commits
Suicide After
Shooting Son

erly father and his wife here Sat
urday night, the father critically
wounded his % year old son witt
a pistol wound in the stomacF
and in turn fatally shot himsel4
after the son had sought to quel
the argument. City Detectives re
ported.
The dead man was listed as
Jack Ushry, 80, who died from :
80 caliber bullet wound in tt
shoulder his wounded son
Willie Ushry who suffered bu'
let wound in the stomach. Bot
victims and their wives resid
at 496 Stonewall St., s. w.
According to Detectives J. r
Helms and w. M. Holland, the
wives Of both victims said the
deceased was quarrelling with his
wife, Mrs. Ella Ushry in their
bedroom, when the son, who was
assisting his % year old wife,
Mrs Mary Ushry, prepared meal
in the kitchen, stepped into the
bedroom and advised his father to
discontinue the argument. Mrs.
Ella Ushry. according to reports
said her husband took resentment
and reached behind the bed into
suitcase and whipped out re-
volver, shooting young Ushry in
the stomach. The critically wound
ed son was said to have staggered
back into the kitchen and fell at
the feet of his wife, who fled
the scene screaming. The young
wife said she heard two rapid
pistol shots as she passed the
bedroom. According to the wife
of the deceased, her husband. after
shooting his son, turned the gun
on himself.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19

Progress Shown
At cMI College
NEW BUILDING PLANNED
FOR 1919

Prof. Cara Hamilton of CMT
College reports that its untirine
faculty and energetnetic SUDDEN,
body are doing an effective jol
This week fined them obse
ing Negro History Week, in kee-
ing with the up-to-date progra,
OF education.
The following subjects ON the
phases of Negro life were dis
cussed: The Negro of the new
day, The Negro in music, sport
business, political, social and &c
onomic security.
Guest speakers for the week
Mr.. Samuel Kendrick, a student
of Jackson College: Rev. Jesse
McGarrah' Chicago, H., pastor of
Bird Temple Church of Christ
Holiness, Jackson; Miss Hurd a
former graduate of Tougaloo Col
lege; PRESIDENT Howard of Los
Angeles. Cali'.; Rev. o. d. Henry,
BALD, of New York City, N.
Y.
The program reached its climax
Sunday with the following choirs
participating: LIST. Temple. Jack
son; Sweet Rest, Persia; Ord Tenn
ple' Jackson; Hbpe Spring, Jack
son; Pleasant Green, Canton; Col
Inns Hill, Terry; End Temple, ia
ckson; Cynthia Temple, Patcahon;
Shady Grove, Georgetown; st.
Peter, Jackson and New Lake
Temple, Jackson.
Prof. Hamilton further reports
the farm very successful with 9
bales of cotton, $50 bushels of
corn, so bushels of peas, $50
bushels of sweet potatoes, and
four year round gardens furnish
ing fresh vegetables for the school
and leading cafe of the city.
The expansion of the farm will
include this year, $50 head of
hogs, 500 mixed breed chickens,
including broilers and fryers.
The architectural plans for the
modernistic IA class room building
is in the hands of the principal.
Plans are being perfected to start
building in early June 1949.
In the words Of Hannibal our
goal is to: "Scale the Alps"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19
Joseph F. Albright Veterans Adm.
Official From Wash. To Speak At
Central Church Tuesday Night
State Wide Conference OF Veterans
10 Mark Washington's Birthday Here

Jackson, Miss. Feb. Il = (DSN)
Joseph L. Albright, Special As
sistant to the Administration
Washington, D. c., will address
mass meeting Tuesday night.
February 22nd at Central Metho
dist Church.
The address of Mr.. AlbrIghss
will be delivered in connection
with state wide conference of
Veterans which will mark the OBJ
servance of Washington's Birth
day here.
The coming of Mr.. Albright will
be his second visit to the state
in recent months. AS an Official
of the Veterans Administration
Mr.. Albright is concerned with
problems of Negro Veterans Al
ministration with respects to his
obtaining compensation for disa-
bility' rehabilitation, disqualification,
and the benefits provide under the
CT Bill of Rights.
While Mr.. Albright will speak
primarily to veterans his speeches
always contains much of interest
TO the ordinary citizens who are
also invited to bye present.
On his last visit to the state
one of the largest groups of vet
Grams ever assembled here were
on hand to hear and see him.
Indications are that a far larger
group will be present Tuesday
night.
During his visit to the state
which will include four days Mr..
Albright will visit several cities
and institutions for training vet
Grams outside of Jackson.
Mr.. Albright comes to the state
at the invitation of William Walker
Post No. PA of the American
Legion. A large number of dele
gates from other post throughout
the state are expected to attend
the meeting.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19
Additional Loans
Available For
Miss. Farmers

Additional farm loans have been
made available to be used In meet
ing the needs of farmers who are
eligible for assistance from the
Farmers Home Administration
This announcement was made bv
T.B. Fatherree. State Director
who pointed out that the demand
i'm Mississippi has been greater
this year than for several yeare
previous. Several factors have con
tributed to this, among which arr
the increased number of veteran
who are trying to get started i
farming; the increased cost Il
connection with farming oper~
stions; flood losses, and, in few
Instances, a tightening of cred
Through regular channels.
Mr.. Fatherree stated that pre-
ference will be given to veteran
but that limited fund will be av-
able to take care of the needs OF
some non-veteran applicants.
This information is being sent
Ito the 10 local county officers
sof the Farmers Home Administra
Ztion located throughout the state
in order that it may be readily
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19
CLOS "0ueration
Dixie Aiding
Negroes IN South

Washington - The CLOS "Oper-
alton Dixie" the drive to organ
ize workers of the South, was
reported to s'have improved the
lot Of Southern Negroes" here
last week.
A "CIO News" report said. ''By
insisting on equal pay for equal
jobs, the CLIO has improved the
economic status of the Negro and
thereby placed him in a position
to improve his health, housing
educational and moral status"
The souther drive was also re-
ported as being popped up by the
acquisition of increased funds to
'alling around $1,5O0,000 a year
new enthusiasm and 1more re-
ceptive attitude on the part OF
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19
Supreme Court
UphoIds Texas
Judge
:. .NEGRO'S LAWYER. WHO
HAD AS OPPONENT JUDGES
SON HELD IN CONTEMPT

The U. S. Supreme Court upheld
a Texas Judge last Monday who
sent a lawyer representing Negro
client to Jail for contempt after
a row in a Texas court room.
The lawyer. Joe j. Fisher, told
the Supreme Court that his client
was a Negro and that the Judges
son was on the other side of the
case may have had something to
do with the judges attitude.
Here was the case:
District Judge F. P. Adams. of
Jasper County, Texas, objected to
Mr.. Fishers line of argument in
workman's compensation case.
He warned the lawyer he'd he
fined "if you mess with me two
minutes and half" Mr.. Fisher
took exception to this, and Judge
Adams fined him $25. AS their
exchange continued the Judge
raised the penalty three times.
The final figure: 500 fine and
three days in jail.
This was upheld by the Texas
Supreme Court, and the majority
here agreed. It saw nothing to in
dictate any disregard of Mr., Fish
er's rights.
But dissenting justices denounc-
ed the Texas Court.
Justice Williams O.. Douglas:
ga perversion of the judicial func-
ton"
Justice Wiley B. Rutledge: Gun
judicial language" The Texas
Court "acted in the heat of tenn
per-"
For the majority, Justice Stanley
F. Reed said that Mr.. Fisher went
beyond the bounds of permissible
argument in addressing a jury.
And he pointed to "The inherent
power" of courts to punish con-
tempts in the face of the court"
In Jasper, Texas, Judge Adams
said the Supreme Court did exact
ly what he expected it would do.
Mr.. Fisher said, "I still think
| am right, and I believe my opin-
ion is shared by a great numr,or
lawyers and judges throughout
Texas. Should a lawyer and his
client become the victims of a trial
judges i'll temper. the either to
fail in his duties to his clients or
run the risk of being held in con-
tempt
Mr.. Fisher represented Ander-
son GODFREY. an injured laborer
His petition to the Supreme Court
said the fact that Mr.. Godfrey
was a Negro may have been one
reason for Judge Adams ell tenn
per and obviously biased attitude"
Perhaps that one of the oppoc-
ing council was the judges sor
IT. Gilbert Adams) was also not
negligible factor" the petition
said.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19
Windy City Negro Population Tops
100000 Says Agency Survey
Negroes Splitting Over Into White
Neighborhoods From Southside
Ghettoes
26 Cases OF Arson And Bombing
Reported

Chicago, - The constant influx
of Negroes from the South is
rapidly driving Chicago, once city
of hopes and dreams for South
Negroes toward a saturation point
which according to the Commission
on Human relations, the official
agency for abating racial tension,
viii bring about ''the most dan
gerous and serious problems in
human relations in our city,
Chicago now has Negro popu-
lation of 100000. The 1910 cen
sus showed 282,244. Last July the
number had jumped SO percent, or
100000. In ten years, it is ex-
pected that the total will be some
where in the neighborhood Of 500,-
000' Negroes are living in SO of
80 police districts in the city.
Negro families are spilling over
into white neighborhoods since
there is no room in the ghetto
areas for them. In some neigh
borhoods the expension in orderly
and both races live in harmony.
In others, friction is intense.
Racial tension cases reported
last year included SO attacks upon
individuals, 26 cases of arson and
bombing, four of suspected arson
339 stonings, seven of other can
dalism and three crowd demonstra-
tions.
The dangerousness of the situa-
ton was viewed three years ago
by the commission, when it point
ed out that ''the general housing
situation in Chicago is of crisis
proportions and for Negroes, it
is catastrophe.
Lack of housing lies at the
base of the most dangerous and
serious problems in human rela-
lions. Unless more homes are pro-
vided, no one, regardless of good
will or police power, can check
the social conflicts which are in
herent in this situation.
mo words strong enough can
be found to arouse Chicago to
the need for facing this problem
and solving it."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19
marva Louis Goes
To Mexico To
Obtain Divorce
From Famous
Husband
CHAMP TO BE
REPRESENTED BY
MEXICAN LAWYER

Chicago - Feb. Is - Heavy
weight Champion Joe Louis said
here early last week he has signed
papers giving his wife his con
sent to secure a Mexican divorce.
1t would be the second time
that his wife, the former Marva
Trotter, has divorced him.
Louis appeared at the Mexican
consulate to sign his consent to
Mrs. Louis proceedings in her
divorce suit, which will be file
soon in Mexico City. He ais
signed power of attorney, gran.
ing a Mexican attorney authority
to appear for him in court.
Mrs. Louis left Chicago FRIDAY
and flew to Mexico, arriving wit
an attorney Aaron Payne.
Louis arrived here Friday a.
was met at The air port by !
two children Jacqueline and Joe
Jr.
Il found that my wife had po,-
TO Mexico" Louis said in a prC
pared statement, IT received a ~
quest from her today to appear
before the Mexican consul to sign
and forward my consent to her
preceding and appearance in the
case when filed.
Il appeared this afternoon be-
fore the Mexican Consul and sign
ed all necessary papers,
"Any further statements must
be made by Mrs. Louis"
Louis and the former Miss Trot-
ter now 33, were first married
in New York in 1885, two hours
before the defeated Max Baer.
The couple separted twice before
their first divorce in Chicago in
1915. They remarked in 1916.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19
Negro Farmers
Forging Ahead
Survey Shows

Talladega, Ala. Feb. 9 Especially
More Negro farmers in the rural
South are prepared to make their
crops without mortgages this year
than ever before in the region S
annals, according to survey by
Thomas NJ. Campbell. field agent
OF the Department of Agrisulture's
Extension Service Station at Tus-
kegee institute.
A record number Of Negro farm
ers also are prepared to carry
out a system of diversif.:cation
that will make their staple crops
surplus, the report stated and
the increase in the number of nre
or remodeled homes among Ne
gro farmers represents almost
a revolutionary change in living
conditions.
Il predict that an emancipation
OF q new kind is coming very
soon to the Negro farmer Of the
South" Campbell declared. HE
Is learning how to diversgy his
crops, to market his produce more
advantageously, to raise live stock
profitably, to improve and beauti-
~ his home, and most important
Of all to educate his children"
Campbell said that the turn Or
the century only two Negro farm
demonstration agents were en-
ployed in the entire South com
pared with 785 workers today.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19
First Dawson Bill
Approved By
Committee

Washington, Feb Is (SpeciaD
In his initial test as chairman
of the House Executive Expen-
dltures Committee, Congressman
Williams L. Dawson, first Ne
gro 70 serve as chairman of a
congressional committee scored q
unanimous victory when his bill
TO authorize the president to sub
NIT executive reorganization plans
to Congress, subject only to Joint
veto within sixty days, was re
ported out of his committee with
out a dissent last week.
Only one major change W.
made in the bill as Representa-
tive Dawson originally submittee
It, The Department of Natione
Defense and such regulator,
agencies as the Interstate Con
merce Commission and Securitie
and exchange Commission will !
reorganized under a separate
of authorization.
Just before his committee tool
vote on this CONTROVERSIAL legis-
lation, Chairman Dawson took his
subcommittee chairman over to
the White House for a twenty
eight minute chat with the Presi-
dent. Although Mr.. Dawson was
non commital when he emerged
from the Presidents private office.
it was learned that the reorgani-
cation bill was given thorough
going over by the president who
approved the Dawson measure.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19
Eight Educational
District Teachers
Association To
Meet In
vazoo City

Yazoo City, Miss. Feb. Is -
District Teachers Association will
Especially The Eighth Educational
hold its annual meeting here Sat.
urday, February 26 at Yazoo High
School.
According to officials of the
association a record attendance
will be present for the one dav
meetin.
Using the theme "The Evalua-
ton of the use of Resources in
relation to the problems of Citi-
zenship" the meeting will hear
discussions Of such questions as
(a) What have we done in our
curriculum to aid the chill din
becoming better Citizen? (b)
What have the effects of your
citizenship program in your com
munity? (c) What effects have
resources. natural, human and in
stitutional had upon our children
in relation to citizenship train
ing?
To aid in carrying out the pro-
gram number of well known
education leaders will serve as con-
sultants, Miss F. o. Alexander.
Prof. L. B. Fraser, Prof. w. w.
Blackburn, Mrs. Louise w. Walker.
Prof. o. B. Cobbins and Prof. H.
T. Sampson.
The meeting will open at 10
o'clock Saturday morning with
welcome address by Prof. n. d.
Taylor, principal of Yazoo High
School, with response by Prof. A.
M. Rogers.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19
Cotton Farmers
Hurt By Margarine
Tax

I'uskegee, Inst. - Declaring that
farmers who grow cotton. pea
nuts, and soybeans are being hurt
by the continuation of federal an
state taxes on margarine, the SGT
Annual Farmers conference urge
removal of these taxes.
Their statement for repeal :.
discriminatory taxes and otp
restrictions on margarine was cor
famed in a resolution passed i
week by farmers here in ate
dance at the conference fro,
throughout the South.
In their resolution, the farm
praised President Truman for h
stand on repeal Of margarine t.
es' and poiined out that be-
farmers and consumers wot
benefit by the action.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19

gauntlet to all those at nome and
abroad who would challenge the
essential spiritual nature Of de-
mocracy-the sacred integrity chai-
lenge of every individual soul. The
Klansman in his cowardly robe
and the fal;e 70 DIS Of the Kren..
lin will sh: e. ;c this cold glaring
light of truth.
1--WE KIN: v that many home and
abroad will seek to stand in the
way as men of privilege always
have sought to hold back the
march of free men,"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19

- President Juan d. Peron hal
promised to include an antidis-
elimination clause among the con-
stitutional reforms now being stu
died by a national convention
Jewish sources said here las
week.
Members of the Jewish mol
teal committee which supportel
Peronist candidates In the II
congressional campaign said that
the president had assured them
he would support the insertion Of
phase in the constitution saying
that Argentina does not recog-
nize racial differences"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19
Mrs. bethune
Visits President

Washington - Mrs. Mary Nc
Leod Bethune, president, National
Council of Negro Women, visited
President Truman at a conference
last week. She praised his civil
rights program, and presented him
the following statement:
you have thrown down .he
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19
AFL Asks End Of
Discriminatory
Practices In Paying
American, Other
Canal Zone Work

Miami Fla. Feb. 7 = The Amer
lean Federation of Labor called
to Congress to end its discrimina-
tory pay system for Panama e.
nal Zone Employees.
The AFL executive council. in
session here, issued its statement
following a long investigation of
labor conditions of some 5000
Americans and 25,O00 other FEEDER
al employees in the Canal Zone.
The non-American workers also
known as silver rate employes-are
for the most part Negroes and
citizens of Panama and Jamaica,
these are paid substantially less
than the American citizens who
are white.
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL
WORK
The council urged that the
United States agencies operating
in the Canal Zone be directed to
pay equal wages for equal worl-
whenever done by people who are
qualified by training or apprenti-
ceship regardless of their nation
atty race or color.
In support Of it move to elm
mate discrimination in labor stan
dards, the AFL, called on its
union affilates to go out and orga-
nize the non-American population.
Without saying it in so many
words, AFL in effect urged those
of its union drawing the color line
to lift the bars in the Canal
Zone.
William Green, AFL president
pointed out, that it was contrary
to the policy of the Parent Amer
lean Federation of Labor for
affilliates to refuse membership
to Negroes. There's been little
that still maintain such ban
Green said.
The council ask for immediate
increase of the minimum wage for
'gocal rate employees from the
present &c cents an hour to tho
American minimum Of 40 cent
an hour; immediate equalization
of pay for the semi-skilled &C.
ored employees.
The council also recommends
that Congress quickly adopt legis
lation to improve the housin
facilities for both groups of Wort
ers. Housing conditions for An,e-
lean workers are livery much de
ficient," and for non-America~
"far below decent Standards" tt
council commented. z
Investigation Of Canal Zone &C
lditions was made by a Joint CO
mittee of the AFE and the Int
american Confederation of Work
ers.
The building Service Employees
Union today asked the AFL coun-
Gil for aid in Obtaining more
feeble administrator on the ma
tonal rent control laws.
William McFeteridge, union head
said that the way rent controls
now operate serves to freeze wages
for elevator operators and other
building employees, McFeteridee
emphasized his union was for rent
control. but that relief might be
obtained through less red tape in
permitting rental increase for in
creased operating costs.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19

available to persons who are in
terested and need this type of
assistance.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19
Peron Promises
Ban On
Discrimination

Buenos Aires, Argentina. Feb IL
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-19

We Stond With The
People, By The People
ond For The People.
No One Is Sofe Until
We All Are Saved.
Arizona sun., 1949-07-08
Hospitals Ask More
Cash On Industrial
Commission Gases

Arizona hospitals last week noti-
fled the Industrial Commission that
they wanted more money for in
dustrial cases.
The Arizona Hospital Association,
in presenting the commission with
three plans from which to choose,
declared that hospital costs have
gone up, along with other services,
and wanted an adjustment in rates
by July 1.
The commission, reluctant to let
go of any cash-the commission is
famous for its penny-pinching
where the welfare of injured work
ers is concerned-announced that 1t
proposed to stall until it had
further evid e n C e" of increased
costs.
The hospital association offered
three plans:
1. The hospitals would accomo-
date industrial patients and absorb
all extra for a flat fee of SIG per
day; with the exception of drugs,
serums and biologics.
2. Accept and treat industrial
cases on a "cost-plus" basis-cost
plus 20 per cent.
8. Charge the same fees as for
private patients, except that the
hospitals would furnish X-ray films
and operation reports.
The hospital group includes all
accredited hospitals in the state.