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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-17

that if they persisted in remain
ing in the threatened area il was
their own responsibility.
They see the situation in the
Philippines and the other Amer.
lean islands as entirely different.
For fear of alarming the popula-
ton or unnecessarily disrupting
normal activities. no firm warn
ing was given. The government
was thus responsible for their
being caught in the war.
Another ticklish issue Is pre-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-17

A skilled shuckcr ran oI%n
about 600 oysters an hour
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-05-14
Graduate Nurses
Get Diplomas At
Central Church
Sunday Night

The 1949 graduating class OF
the Mississippi Baptist Hospital
School of Nursing here were pre-
sented diplomas at the commence
ment exercises held at Central
Methodist Church Sunday night.
The presentation of diplomas
by Mrs. Karenza Gilfog director
of the school, brought to a close
program which included the
salulatory by Nellie Pearl John
son and Valedictory by Ruby Nell
Kelly, and the commencement adj
dress by Rev. w. A. Bender Of
Tougaloo College
Those receiving diplomas were:
Nellie Pearl Johnson. Starkville:
Louise Christman. Hazelhurst: AL.
lyme Vernon, Canton; Geneva
Smith, Jackson; Ruby Nell Kelly.
Brandon; Laura Taylor, Jackson:
and Willie Bell Darden of Jack
son.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-05-14
Alabama Governor Asks State Legis.
lature To Enact Laws To Aid
Negro Citizens OF State
$500 Minimum Teachers Salary
Recommended
Abolition OF Poll Tax Listed

Montgomery, Ala. = In sub
hitting his 36 point program to
the Alabama State Legislature
Tuesday, Gov. James E. Folsom
asked for seven measures of par.
ticular benefit and interest to
Negro citizens of this state.
The Governor suggested that
"our population is so per cent
white and 40 per cent Negro. We
are gradually affording the Neg.
70 the opportunity to make sub
stantial contribution for the bene,
fit of the total population. We
must strengthen the cornerstone
of opportunity for them. We must
remember-that which is built
upon prejudice or i'll will can
not survive in a democracy"
The seven proposals directly re-
lating to Negro benefit are:
Eighteen hundred dollars
minimum salaries for all teach
ers who have two years of col.
lege training.
2 Adjustment Of the poll tax
3 improvement of present vot
ing qualification laws to "pro-
vide the people of this state an
opportunity to qualify themselves
as electors. This study should not
be approached with the idea OF
disfranchising any of our popula
ton"
4 Ballot reform to allow peo-
pie to vote for any presidential
candidate of any party.
5 Educational opportunities for
Negroes paralleling those in state
institutions for white students.
6 More state parks, including
recreational facilities for Neg.
roes.
z General health department
funds increased by 100000 to
broaden fight against syphilis and
tuberculosis.
The Governor Indirectly hit the
invalidated Boswell Amendment
idea when he said that ballot ere
strictions imposed by prejudice
and intolerance have been de-
clared unconstitutional. He add.
ed that an enlightened voter quail
ification law should provide the
people with an opportunity
to qualify themselves as electors
with no idea of DISTINGUISHING any
of our population.
The Governors recommends.
lions on Negro education follow
ing closely the suggestion made
by nineman committee for spend
ing a $5,390,000 for higher Negro
education.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-05-14
Federal Judge
Promise Decision
In eacher Salary
Case
LOCAL NAACP LEADERS
REVEAL PLANS FOR MORE
SUITS

Federal Judge Sidney c.. Mize
told the lawyers here Tuesday
Morning that he will make an
early decision in the Teachers
Salary Equalization Caset recent
ly filed here by Mrs Gladys .oel
Bates
Judge Mime madt the remark
after hearing arguments on mo-
ton to dismiss the case filed by
Attorneys for the Jackson School
District Giving each side adj
ditional time in which to file fur.
Their briefs on the questions rails
ed in the arguments the Judge
said that he would decided on
the motion at the next hearing
and allowing the case to be pre-
sented on its merit so that ii
could get on its way to a higher
court if necessary for final
decision. Attorneys for Mrs. Batse
were given fifteen days. The At
torneys for the defense were Civ
en- thirty days in which to file adj
ditional briefs.
In the argument to dismiss the
case the attorneys for the Jack.
son School Board contended that
Mrs. Bates had not exhausted the
Administrative remedies provided
under state law and therefore her
case was premature mad should
be dismissed. Attorneys for Mrs.
Bates contended that no clear,
specifice, and mandatory, and
administrative remedy is provid-
ed underf state law, and that
even then the state law would
not stop Mrs. Bates right to be
heard in the federal court.
The case, filed here in March
in 194S is now more than year
old and the motion to dismiss the
case is the only question which
has been befire the court.
In an interview with the press
following the hearing local NAAC
leaders teveal plans for filing
additional educational suits in
the State. Rive. w. A. Bender,
President of the State Conference
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-05-14

Federal aid-to-education bill by
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.,
Republican, of Massachusetts,
would have stuck out provisions
of the bill which in effect sane
ton segregation in public schools,
and also would have required as
a condition precedent to Federal
aid that there shall be no segre-
cation.
Republicans divided equally in
their vote for and seventeen
against it. Forty-eight Democrats
voted against it, one for it.
Opening debate on the amend
ment, Senator Lodge said as
much as he disliked stirring up
controversy and dissension in the
Senate, that it would be seriously
wrong to have the Federal dollar
used to perpetuate or to sane
ton segregation in education"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-05-14
Holding Carter
Says Attitude
Toward Negro In
The South
viii Chance

Minneapolis, May 9 = Hold
ding Carter, Pulitzer prize win
ming publisher of the Delta De-
mocrat Times, Greenvilge, Miss,
believes there will be an even
tual change in the south's atti-
tude toward Negroes.
Carter, IN an address at the
32nd annual editors short course
at the University of Minnesota
last week said that his paper had
campaigned to improve Negro
education and drives sponsored
by individual faiths.
None of these projects is
earth shaking" he said. "They
won't overmake the world. They
are not changing abruptly the
pattern of the world or the pat
tern of the south. They are small
things.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-05-14

of Branches said that suits fol
equal salarys will be filed in
every county in the state if nee
cessary in order to establish the
principal of equal pay for equal
for Negro School Teachers in
Mississippi. DR.. A. III. Mccoy,
supported the plans revealed BY
Rev. Bender, and referring to
the recent speech of governor
Wright pledging his administ "a
ton to work for Adequate ed
ucational facilities and opportun-
ity pointity pointed out that the
Constitution of the State pro-
vide for equa. but seperate edu.
cation, and stated that tho Neg
no of the state wanted "Tauap
intead of adequate educational
facilities mad opportunity. Rev
Bender also reveal that the MaGi
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-05-14
Forty Four Teachers Get Scholarships
For Summer School Study Outside
State
50 More Expect To Receive Grants
From Funds Provided By 1913
LEGISLATURE

Harris, Brookhaven, Northwestern
Helen D. Hamilton, Meridian, De
Paul; T. A. Harrison, Hattie
burg, Bradley; Bertha E. Hicks
Vicksburg, Iowa; Commodore D.
Higgins, McComb, Atlanta; anG
Gloria S. Hullum, Hattiesburg
Atlanta.
Ameal M. Hunter, Brookhaven
N. Y. University; Bettye Mae
Jack, Forest, Chicago G. M
Jones, Tougaloo, Iowa State;
Lurene Jones, West Point, Iowa
State Leona M. Kent, Indianola
Tennessee State; Clymathes B
King, Jackson, Hampton; Gather
inc McDougal, Drew, Atlanta
Ivory C. Manning, Meridian, Nortf
western; Mary Brown Marks
Magnolia, Iowa; and Hattie Mae
Martin, Vicksburg, Iowa.
Pauline Mayfield, Meridian, AT
1anta; Jewel Merchant, Dekalb
Fisk; w. B. Nelson, McComb
Wayne; Fannie L. Nichols, Biloxi
Tuskegee, Julia G. S. Polk, Jack
son, Illinois; Willie Lee Powe
West Point, Columbia, Pzella Rob
inson, Meridian, Cornell; H. C
Redmond, Kosciusko, Chic; ant
Frances E. H. Smith, Moss Point
Fisk.
Ruth Blakey Smith, West Point
Ohio, Isaac L. Thomas, Beaut
mont, Xavier; Katie M. Wash
ington, Vicksburg, Colorado
Avery Laura White, Meridian
Atlanta Mary M. Wilkinson, De
catur, Tennessee A and /; anC
Verma 0. Whitlery, West Point
Wisconsin.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-05-14

A total of A Negro School
teachers have already been grant
ed scholarship Funds for study in
summer schools outside the state
II was announced here last week
by E. R. Jobe, Executive Secre.
tary, State Board for Institution
of Higher Learning.
At least 35 more of such schol-
arshlps, provided for by an act
of the 1913 legislature, which
provides payment on buttons
travel, and living epense engag-
ed in professional or graduate
study in institutions outside the
state are expected to be grant
ed within the next few days.
Those receiving awards and the
schools in which they are enroll
ed are:
A. A. Alexander, Brookhaven.
Northwestern; Wylie A. Afford,
Jackson, Southern California;
Beatrice P. Bacon, Morton, Tus-
kegee; Elese r. Blackmore, Can
tor Fisk; Gertrude Campbell.
Jackson, Hampton; F. D. Cash
er, Magee, Fish; Hilmer V. Con-
nor, Vicksburg; Atlanta; Theresa
Davidson, Walter Valley, N. Y.
University and Ruth Rosemar
Dease, Jackson, Atlanta.
Amanda Elsy, Greenwood, In
diana; Edna Y. Frisby, Jackson,
Marquette; H. A. Gordon, Kill
michael, Tuskegee; Eva Hall
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-05-14

son County suit for equal build
ings is still alive.
In the hearing before the court,
the argument for the defense was
made by Atty. Rufus Creekmore.
The argument for Mrs. Bates
was made by Atty Robert L. Car
ter, of the New York NAACP. who
was accompanied by Atty. A B.
Toureaud, of New Orleans, La,
and Atty. James NJ. Burns OF
Meridian, Miss.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-05-14

ings, report session for work
shop findings, Mrs. E. A. Etter,
Galveston, Texas, presiding; and
a dinner session in Hayes Res.
taurant, where DR.. Mary Mcleod
Bethune was the principal speak
er. Final day activities included
a radio broadcast over WNOE,
with DR.. Bethune, Miss Mallory,
Misses Myrtle Bnaks and Mar
guerite Farrar, and Mrs. Estelle
Baranco Turpin participating,
followed by a Sightseeing tour
of New Orleans.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-05-14
u. S. Senate Kills
Bill To Bar Jim
Crow In Schools
Receiving
Federal Aid

Washington, D. c., May 9 -
The Senate last Tuesday defeat
ed by a vote of IS to16 and
amendment to bar race and reli-
gious segregation in public ele-
mentary mad secondary schools
receiving Federal aid.
The amendment, offered to the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-05-14

John Adams probably started tn
aston OF observing the Fou~''7 (
Susy ss q national holiday WheJ
hs Declaration Of Inderenoeae'
vas signed. july 4. i77e. he SAID u
iay ought TO be solernni1ed v9le
oaip ard parade. With sassa "s
II s.ssfira
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-05-14
Cant Open safe

The city Ca Cleveland owns a safe
that nobody can open. No one even
knows what's in it. The new city
clerk. Christian ]. Bannick, discov.
cred the safe. Inquiry disclosed that
none of them remembered what was
= 1t or knew how TO open II.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-05-14
Famous Negro Actor Singer Says
American Press Badly GarbIed State
rnent In Speech At Paris Peace
Conference
French Newspapers Publish Text OF
Controversial Passage
DR.. W. a. Hinto Reports on Telephone
Conversation with Robson

New York, May 10 - Especial
Paul Robson, in Trans-Atlan
tic telephone conversation, report.
eddy denied having made the wide
ly published statement in Paris
that Negro Americans would not
fight in the event of war be
tween the United States and Rus
STA.
DR.. w. A. Hinton, executive
secretary of the Council of Afri-
can Affairs, of which Mr.. Robe
son is president, last Thursday
said Mr.. Robson made the denial
to him after he had called him
by telephone in Stockholm to in
form him of the furore caused by
published reports of excerpts
from his speech at the Paris
Peace Conference.
He quoted Mr.. Robson as hav.
ing charged that his Paris state
ment had been badly "garbled"
by the press and as having said
nothing to indicate that Colored
Americans would not fight for the
United States in a war in Rus
STA.
DR.. Hunton said he had asked
Mr.. Robson to cable him the
text of his Paris speech and he
was awaiting its receipt
Quotes Carried
In a letter to a daily paper,
replying to a letter written by
Max Yergan, former head Of the
council, attacking Mr.. Robson
for the statement attribute him
in Paris, DR.. Hunton directed at
tention to 'The Newspaper of tho
World Conference" a journal OF
the Peace Conference printed in
French. The paper, dated April
81, carried a picture of Mr.. Robe
son, quoted the controversial pas.
sage of Mr.. Roberson's speech as
follows:
I'VE have the firm resolve to
fight for peace. We do not want
to go to war for anybody against
anybody. We ate opposed to those
who would restore an imperlalisl
Germany, who would set up facisn
in Greece We want peace. We
will support peace mad friend
ship with Soviet Russia and rhe
popular republics"
DR.. Hunton said it was note.
worthy that two years ago at a
public rally celebrating the ten
tn anniversary of the council, DR..
Yergan highly praised Mr.. Robe
son.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-05-14
Southern Negro
Women Back
Efforts For Civil
Rights At MCNW
Workshop
Convention
MISSISSIPPI REPRESENTED
IN SEVEN STATE
DELEGATION
New Orleans, La = May 10

(SpeciaD = Our concern for de-
mocracy demands vigilance and
our fullest support as citizens
in efforts to secure for all Ameri-
cans their basic Civil Rights; was
the dictum of Region Four, of
the National Council of Negro
Women, in its first annual work
shop convention in the Dryades
Street YMCA, here, April 20 =
May 1.
The meeting which attracted
157 delegates representing 25,-
900 women in seven states, Ala
bama, Arkansas, Florida, Louis
lana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and
Texas, nd its theme, women
United for Humn and Civil
Rights" DR.. Mary Mcleod Beth
une, founder and National NCNW
president, and Mrs. Jeanette
WEIGH Brown, executive director,
both of Washington, D. c., and
Miss ARENA c. Mallory, National
vice-president and director of Re-
gion Four, Lexington, Miss, at
tended the sessions.
Far-ReachIng Program
The conventions findings, re-
commentator and far-reaching
program, revealed by Miss Nal
Tory following the closing ses.
sion, deal with human rights,
civil rights, employment, housing,
health, education, youth conser-
walton, citizenship, indignation of
rural women, organizations and
legislation. The committee on find
ings and recommendation was
headed by Mrs. Marcella D. Hug
gins, Baton Rouge.
Commencing President Tru-
mans Commission of Higher Edu-
cation, the convention re-affirm-
ed its position for equalization of
teachers salaries and other edu-
cation, equalization of facilities
for professional and vocational
training, and the elimination of
discrimination and segregation in
educational systems.
The convention outlined a pro-
gram to safeguard the moral, ply.
steal and mental welfare OF
youths particularly girls and
young women, as a method of
combating Juvenile delinquency,
and training of young women for
future community.
1t urged active training for 81
tiZenship and full exercise of the
franchise, also the indignation of
women in rural sections by Great
ing rural auxiliaries.
Fullest support was recommend
ed of the Southern Regional
Council, NAACP, the Urban Lea
que, YWCA, Federated Women's
Clubs, the Community Chest, and
all organized agencies for the
welfare of all Americans.
Well-Planned Conference
The opening day of the con-
ference featured the executive
board meeting, registration, the
official session with Miss ARENA
c. Mallory, presiding; an after
noon session with Mrs. Carter
Wesley, Houstno, Texas, presid-
ing; a mass meeting, with Miss
Fannie G. Williams, New Or
leans, presiding, and reception
at which the New Orleans Metro
politan Council entertained dele
gates.
The second day was given over
to workshops, membership meet
Evening star., 1949-05-30
Widow Of Doheriy,
Oil Magnaie, Dies

NEW YORK. May % tP,-
Mrs. Grace Rardin Doherty. so
widow of Henry l. Doherty. the
oil magnate, died yesterday in
her home Mt llS5 Park Avenue
Mrs. Doherty received virtually
the entire estate Of her husband
when he died in 1899.
He was head Of the giant Cities
Service Co. at one time one OF
the largest businesses in the world
Mr.. Doherty was her second
husband. Previously she had been
married to Percy Frank Eames
who died shortly after the World
War I. Mr.. Eames was an official
of the International Harvester Co
Mrs. Doherty. born in Catletts-
burg. KY. married Mr.. Doherty
in 1928 when he was So.
Mr.. Doherty. who headed the
Cities Service organization from
its start. built 1t up shortly before
the 1929 crash into a busine IS
with assets Of more than $780,
600, 900. covering power. light and
oil properties.
He built as his headquarters
the 60 Wall Street Tower. q $50
foot structure.
Mrs. Doherty is survived by
a daughter of the first marriage,
Mrs. Helen Kee Vessel OF San
tiago. Chile. and three brothers.
J. c. Rardin. jr.. and Pearl Rardin.
both Of Huntington. w. Va. and
Hugh Rardin Of Chesapeake, Ohio.
Evening star., 1949-05-30
Romonion Leftist Poper
Assoils PopoI Regent
~ the A,so<iessd pse,s

BUCHAREST. Romania. May 80
-Scanteia. official newspaper oi
the Workers Party. charged yes
terday that Bishop Gerald p
OHara Of Savannah and Atlanta
Ga. papal regent to Romania. had
instructed r anian Roman
Catholic bishops to participate in
"antidemocratic activity"
The Workers Party Is a merger
of Communists and Socialists.
"Anti-democratic activity" is a
phrase commonly used in Romania
to describe opposition to the Com
munist- dominated government.
Only about eight per cent OF
Romanians are Roman Catholics.
The majority belong to the Ma
tional Orthodox Church.
The article appeared after q
ministry of religion dicision to
take two Roman Catholic bishops
and l30 Catholic priests and dig
nitaries of the state payroll.
Catholic priests. In common
with the clergy of several other
denominations in Romania. are
paid by the state.
Bishop O'Hara was out of Buch-
Arrest for the week end and could
not be reached for comment.
cat the Vatican 1t was said
Bishop OHara had not exer-
cised his official functions as
regent for some time. A church
source explained that after
Romania broke of relations
with the Holy See Bishop
O'Hara had no actual authority.
HE Is free to speak as he
wishes but Is unable to exercise
his previous functions" they
said.)
Scanteia said the bishop had
promised Romania Roman Cath
olic clergy United States support
in their "anti-democratic" cam
paign..
Evening star., 1949-05-30
Maj. Gen. Joseph kessn
To Be Buried tomorrow
D. sAs Asxssaas~ss spxs.

CAMP PEsDlEroS. Calf. May
se.-Mal, Gen. Joseph c. FegAn.
s.. Of the Marine Corps. who dire
aere Thursday. viii ese buried With
military honors fornorrcw.
Gen. Fegan served In the Marines
from 1903 until his -eslrrfaen; In
is&6, He WAS aide 10 President
Franklin ID. Roosevelt before wcrid
War II.
During the war he served as
commanding general OF this big
training base and was later entn-
raander Of the corps Pacific de-
partneni. =
He was native Of Dallas, Tex
He Is survived by his widow. Mrs
Doris Fegan. and son. Capt. JOS
eph c. Fegan. tr-. now stationed
with the Marines In Guam
The noon service tomorrow viii
be at Camp Pendletons chapel
Burial will be in Fort Rosecranx
National Cemetery al San Diego
Evening star., 1949-05-30
Boys Clubs of America
To Meet Here in 1850

The 44th annual convention OF
the Boys Clubs OF America will
be held In Washington in May OF
next year. z. X. Morris. president
Of the Washington Boys Club, an
nounced today.
The Boys Clubs Of America
with which the local unit is afiil.
lated. now has 325 member clubs
in every part of the United States
and Canada with membership
of more than 275.000 boys.
Evening star., 1949-05-30
Czech Reds Approve
Program for Control
OF Education by State
~ sss Asssxssa~s Press

PRAGUE. May 3o.-Ilae Czech
oslosak Communist congress ha,
approved n program for complete
state control OF education
The Czechoslo9ak Communists
victory" congress ended yesterday
with adoption of the education
platform. which has been vigor-
olisly opposed by the Roman Cath.
ole Church.
Because the Communists. who
seized power In February. ls4S
control the government. the con-
gress prescribes the path the eoun-
try must follow under Its presen,
leaders.
In an address to the congress
vaclav Kopecky. minister OF infor-
nation and enlightenment. de-
nounced the Roman Catholie
Church as an outside influence
interfering in csechoslovakia.
The majority OF Catholic be
We claim the right Of the
oAaIG W dQI1AAt1lSA&2 GAL 2SAiU0Ac
without exception and we claim
the right Of the state to direct
all school and extra -curricular
education In the spirit Of our
theology. in the spirit OF our
scientific truth, in the spirit of
the Marx-Lenin teaching"
He said.
levers and priests favor the gov
ernment program, Kopecky in
sisted.
Archbishop Josef Beran. how
ever. has challenged the govern
ment position recently. Through
church channels he has declared
opposition 10 the government S
program Of naturalization OF the
schools.
At the Vatican yesterday q
spokesman said:
1T Is evident now that the
Czechoslovak government is
attacking. not the Vatican. but
religion IS q whole"
Evening star., 1949-05-30
Garna uf Chunks

CULIEY, r.. ROBERT .. me family
fully acknowledge with appreciation tht
many floral tributes, cards and other evt-
dences OF sympathy from friends durins
THE FAMILY.
thank my neishbors and many friends
Also the employees of the City Post once
for their kindness, sympathy and beautiful
Of my dear friends. the late DR.. ROBERT
MRS. CHARLOTTE LAoUERTA.
McBETH. WARREN A. The family ol
the late WARREN A. McBETH wish u
thank our many friends and neigno0r,
for their beautiful floral tributes, cards o.
sympathy and their many acts OF kind
ness during the illness and death OF oui
e LILLIAN TURNER AND FAMILY