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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27
Number Of Negro Men Found Dead
On Railroad Tracks In State
Continuing to Grow As z More
Are Reported Found This
Week
Full And Complete Police Inyestiga-
tion Promised At Hattiesburg
Silence In Negro Community Follow
ing Incidents Noted

The number of bodies of Negro
men found dead on railroad
tracks in Mississippi continued
to mount as two more bodies were
reported found on the tracks
this week. The finding of the
two bodies on railroad tracks this
week, with body having already
been reported as found on the
track at Forest and Monticello
brings to four the number of
bodies of Negro men found on
railroad tracks in the state in re-
cent weeks.
Reported this week was the
finding of the decapitated body of
Henry Collier, a sawmill worker
whose body was found on the
Illinois Central Railroad Tracks
near Hickory. and Newton Coun-
ty Sunday morning.
A Newton County corners Jury
return a verdict of death by be-
ing struck by a train.
The head and one arm were
severed from the body. The fast
mail train passes Hickory about
four o'clock in the morning.
Also reported this week from
Hattiesburg was the finding of the
body of "a year old Lomar Vicks
whose body was found on the
Illinois Central tracks early Mon
day morning.
Vicks head was cvrushed and
one of his toes was missing. Po-
lice said pieces of his clothing
were strewn for about a quar-
ter of a mile along the track.
Although in these cases have
been reported as accidental deaths
from being struck by trains. No
eye witness have been reported
in any of the recent cases.
Investigators regard as signfi-
cant the lightIipped silence of
Negroes is the communities when
efforts are made to obtain de-
tail information regarding the
victims of the accident.
In the Hattiesburg case cor
nerer's jury Monday with held it's
verdict as authorities promised
a full and complete investigation
by the police.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27
Seek Change OF
Venue In Grove
land Case
TRIAL OF THREE YOUTHS
TO START MEX WEEK

Groveland, Fla, August 20 -
A motion for change Of venue to
move the scene OF the trial from
the hostile Groveland area will be
one of the first legal steps to
be taken by the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People in the defense of
the three Groveland youths sche-
duled to lie tried for rape on Aug
ust 20. NAACP attorneys announc-
ed today
Biased news stories and pro-
vocative editorials were cited by
the NAACP as major contribu-
tors to the atmosphere of racial
tension, animosity and mob do
mination still prevalent in Lake
County month after the alleged
attack on 17-year-old Mrs. Willie
Padgett. The Association contends
that a fair trial is virtually i'm
possible in community where
one Of the leading morning dali
les (the Orlando Morning SEN
tineD assumed the guilt of the
accused before their trial and
called for vengeance in an in
flammatory front-page editorial
cartoon entitled "No Compromise
and urging 1.-THE Supreme Penal
ty" for the alleged criminals.
Assistant Special Counsel
Franklin H. Williams of the Ma
ACP, who conducted an on the
spot investigation that led the as
ISOLATION to be convinced OF
the innocence of the accused
youths, was greeted on his arriv-
al by an editorial in the Orlan-
do Evening Sentinel, openly
threatening that IF smart law
yers or agents of different out
side organizations seek to hamper
justice through the employment
of legal technicalities, they may
bring suffering to many innocent
Negroes
Mr.. Williams returned to Flor
ida this week from New York to
assemble evidence and hold pre-
trial conferences with Attorney
Horace Hill of Dayton Beach and
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27
Negro Farmer
Produces Years
First Bale In
Lawrence County

Monticello, Miss, Aug. % -
Willis Bryant. Negro farmer liv-
ing three miles east of Month
cello near the farm of A. c.. Tur-
ner on the road between Month
cello and Old Silver Creek brought
the first bale of cotton to be the
Monticello gin company.
When the ginning was complete
The bale weighted All pounds and
was bought at soc per pound by
the Farmers Supply Company
Friday morning.
This cotton was not only the
first bale to be ginned in Mon
tlcello but is believed to be the
first bale ginned in the county.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27
Seven Year Old
Daughter See
Rankin County
Mother Slain
With Butchers
Knife Sunday
Afternoon
YOUNG VETERAN MAY
NOT LIVE TO FACE
MURDER CHARGE

Brandon, Miss, Aug. % - A.
j. Melton young Negro veter-
an who used a butcher knife to
stab to death Mrs. Arcee Boone
comely young mother of a 7 year
cid daughter in her home here
last Sunday afternoon is in SER
ious condition and may not re
cover from suicide attempt in
the Rankin County Jail here some
time Sunday night.
Melton who surrendered to
Rankin authorities a few hours af-
ter the Staying Sunday afternoon.
After it was known that he was
scheduled to appear for a preli-
n1inary hearing here Monday
morning which was deferred when
it was foun that he has slashed
bis throat with a razor blade and
was in serious condition in his
cell, in the Jail here Monday
morning.
When he surrendered following
the Staying, FELTON, is reported to
have given no indication of the
reason for his action but admitted
the Staying. The only eye wit
ness was the seven year old
daughter of the victims. Her
husband James Boone was not
at home at the time of the slay-
ing.
Rumors say that the Staying
followed an argument between the
two earlier in the afternoon at
Rankin Night Club.
Rankin County authorities liz
Dictated that murder charges have
already been filed against the
young veteran, will be held fol-
lowing his recovery pending ac-
ton of the Rankin County Grand
Jury.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27
Youth Held On
Charge Of Rif|ing
Mail

Hattiesburg, Miss, Aug. % =
Joe Trotter, FL year old Jasper
county Negro arrested by a post
office inspector on a charge of
rifling the mails at Vossburg las
Saturday was placed in the Kinds
County Jail Monday to await the
action of next weeks grand Jury
After preliminary hearing be-
fore U. S. Commissioner Margaret
Estes in Hattiesbury. Trotter's
bond was set at $1,000. He was
transferred here from the For
rest County Jail by Deputy Mar
shall J. w. (RabbiD Deniels, Jr.,
Trotter is scheduled to stand
trial during the Federal term of
scourt at Meridian, set for Sept
ember 10, according to U. S.
Marshall Hugo Newcomb.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27
Loans For Farm
Housing Authoriz-
ed In New Housing
Legislation

Farmers needing housing i'm
provements or new buildings and
unable to get adequate credit from
other sources may get loans un-
der the new Housing Act of 1919
The Farmers Home Administra-
ton State Director, T. B. Father
rec, announced today that coun-
ty offices will be ready to receive
applications for rural housing
loans as soon as funds are made
available by Congress to carry out
the Housing Act. Housing loans
are repayabel in a maximum OF
33 years at 4 percent interest. Al
though the loans are limited to
farm owners, landlords may use
the loans to provide better hous-
ing for tenants, sharecroppers or
farm laborers.
Mr.. Fatherree stated I'm keep
ing with the overall Government
policy of providing opportunities
for veterans, applications for vet
Grams will be given preference"
The eligibility of all applicants
for assistance will be determined
by the local county FILA COM
mittee which is composed of three
farmers. Applications will be hand
led by the county offices of the
Farmers Home Administration.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27

son Advocate.
Telling the members that they
could play an important part
in obtaining better educational
and economic opportunities, and
in obtaining greater benefits and
projections under the law for
Negro citizens of the state by
using the Lodge Room to en-
courage members to pay their
poll tax. register and vote, the
editor also pointed out that the
benefits being obtained from the
Hospital features of the organi-
zation was cheaper that could po-
sibly be provided anywhere else
now. ant told the members it
was in their interest to work al
ways in harmony to keep the or
ganzaton Awe.
Other speakers heard during the
session included Rev. j. w. Gay
den, Rev. w. HI. Whiteny, who
conducted the devotion, Rev. Pat
terson of Bookhaven, and Rev.
J. B. Fleming of Arkansas.
The 1850 session will be held
in Koscuisko.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27

Stunned by natives and whites
alike.
The regent of the Bamagwato
tribe, Chief Tshekedi left Serowe
shortly before his nephew and
the London-born white queen
arrived.
The former London typist land
ed in Francistown Saturday On
the last lap of her air journey
from Britina and was met by
her husband, the hereditary chief
tian of the 100 thousand members
of the tribe.
Tshekedi has opposed the mar
rage between his nephew and the
British girl. Seretse met his wife
while studying law in London.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27
Madison County
Democratic
4 association Install
officers

Canton, Miss, Aug. % The
installation of the officers of the
Madison County Democratic AS
ISOLATION was held at Liberty
Street Baptist Church here Sun
day afternoon.
The officers of the recently
formed group whose membership
now total more than SO members
we're: Johnny Greene, President,
Acie Slaughter, Vice President,
Milton Greene, Treasurer and
Harry Archer, Secretary. Nine
Few members including four wo-
men joined during the Sunday
afternoon meeting.
The Madison County Organi
cation is chapter of the Miss
.ssippi State Democratic Associa-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27
Twenty Fourth Annual Grand Session
Of Afro-American Sons And
Daughters Reveal Excellent
Financial Condition OF
Organization
Plan October Observance OF Silver
Anniversary
Advocate Editor Delivers Grand
Lodge Address

Greenwood, Miss, Aug. p =
The Afro-American Sons and
daughters with headquarters in
YaZoo City, one of the states and
Nations outstanding fraternal or
carnations still under the direc-
ton of its founder and custodian,
T. J. HuddIeston, still pointing
with justifiable pride to the fact
that it was the first to establish
a Nspital in the state for Neg
roes owned and operated by Neg
roes, the Afro-American Hospital
in Yazoo City, held its Twenty
Fourth Annual Grand Lodge ses-.
sion here last week for three days
ending Friday.
The Twenty-Fourth Annual re-
port of the custodian showed the
organization to be in excellent
financial condition with assests
toaling 1857, Alto In making the
annual report of the Custodian
Mr.. Huddleston said that the or
ganization was in such a position
that he was willing to predict
that it would continue its out
standing service to the people of
the state until the end of time.
Leading Yazoo City business
firms sent kilograms to the meet
ing congratulating the custodian
on the excellent financial condi-
ton of the organization as re-
Elected in his annual report. The
firms sending kilograms included
The Delta National Bank, The
Bank of Yazoo City, The Yazoo
City Herald, Attys Campbell and
T Campbell, Cars Drug Store, The
Western Union Telegram Co., and
the Mayor of Yazoo City.
The report of the operator of
the Hospital at Yazoo City the
Central interest of most Afro
members was made by the much
beloved Chief Surgeon DR.. L. t.
Miller, now recognized as one of
the leading surgeons of the Ma
ton
While citing the need form
creased money to meet the in
creased cost of operating the Hos
pital the report of DR.. Miller of
the service rendered by the hos
pital sounded almost fantastic.
During the past twelve months
Dr. Miller stated that 131 babies
had been delivered and 745 Ma
jor surgical operations perform
ed with only 81 deaths.
The session held at Friendship
Baptist Church and presided over
for the most part by l. e. ED
wards of Mound Bayou, First
Vice President, saw little change
in the administrative and fisial
policy of the organization. Act
ing on the suggestion of DR.. Il.
T. Miller, the Annual Hospital
Tax was raised from five dol
lars to six dollars per member.
Plans was also adopted for the
observance of the Silver Ami
versary of the organization which
will be celebrated on the fifth
Sunday in October in Yazoo City.
According to older members
who have attended the annual
session for years, what turned
! out to be the highlight of the
session here was the Grand Lodge
address delivered by Percy Greene
Editor and Published of the Jack
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27
WO MORE FOUND DEAD ON RAILROAD TRACK
Hundreds Join In
Funeral For chas.
H. Isaac Widely
Known State
Masonic Leader

Natchez, Miss, Aug. 20 = Fun
eral services for Chas H. Isaac,
Grand Master of Mississippi and
Sovereign Grand Commander of
the United Supreme Council of
America, Scottish Rite Masons,
were held at Zion Chapel A. M. E.
Church here last Sunday. Rev. l..
w. Wilson, pastor of the church
was the officiating minister.
The passing of the widely
known Masonic Leader, who was
for many years also a leader in
the Perry Howard faction of the
Republican Party in Mississippi
took place here Wednesday Aug
ust 10th and is believed to have
been the result of a stroke which
he suffered more than a year
ago. He was IS years old.
The chapel was filled to cap
aclty and many hundreds unable
to find seats stood outside as
the Rev. Lawrence Wilson deliver
ed the eulogy
hundreds of people in the
procession on foot, the crowds
who lined the streets and the
many cars that followed the flow
er-covered hearse were a fitting
tribute to the man who tried to
make a life a little for his fell
low man.
Charlie Isaac was a lifelong
resident of Natchez and held in
high regard by all citizens. He
had devoted the larger part of
his life to the cause of the Neg
70 people of Natchez toward Sc
curing for them proper civic and
recreational facilities.
He was trustee of the Zion
Chapel and chairman of the adj
visory council of the Negro Bus
mess League.
Flo rover 80 years he had been
practicing barber in Natchez.
The deceased is survived bv his
wife Katie Isaac and the follow
ing relatives - Fred Polkino-
horne, A Ida Polkinghorn, Charles
Polkinghorne and Rose Lee Dix
on.
Funeral services at the grave
were conducted by the Grand
Lodge of Texas with Grand Lodge
representatives from Louisiana.
Texas, Illinois, California. Ala
bama and Mississippi attending
Active Pallbearers: e. w. Al
len, E. Campbell, H. Hendrix. B.
Johnson, F. Lewis, w. Wise. Hon
airy. HI. B. Turner, 33rd, Texas.
L. Richardson, 33rd, Ohio, F.
Clark, 33rd Virginia, o. L. Pill
gram, 33rd, New York j. W. Tay-
Tor, 33rd, New York, z. A. Craw
ford, BIRD, New York J. l.. God
don BIRD, New Jersey, NJ. c..
Williams 33rd, New York, F.
Grimes 33rd, Louisiana, J. s.
POUCH 33rd, California, J. R.
Fitzroy, New Jersey, ]. M. Will
liams 33rd, New York, j. w. II.
Belle 33rd. New Jersey, w. ].
Oates 33rd, Mississippi, C. C.
Wycott 33rd, Maryland, S. Clair
Kirton BIRD, Mass, VIM. A. Ho.
ward 33rd, Mass, C. E. Hall 33rd
New Jersey, L. E. January, 33rd.
Miss, ]. V. Keene 33rd Califor-
mia, j. H. Williams, 33rd Chic
ago, j. H. Bolden, 33rd, Kansas.
E. d. Mack 33rd, Michigan A.
D. Schey, 33rd, Washington.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27
African Natives
Shun White
Queen

Serowe. Bechuanaland, Aug. %
White Queen" Ruth Khama
and her husband Tribal Chief
Seretse, were getting anything but
a royal reception today in their
African capital of Serowe.
The rega lcouple sped into the
native city last night in a new
Robins egg blue car but were
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27

ton, Percy Greene, editor and
publisher CT The Jackson Advo-
cate and President of the State
Association conducted the install
lation of the officers. The meet
ing was we'll attended and the of
ficers predicts rapid growth of
the membership in Madison Coun-
ty.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27

The Rev. James s. Webb, Chic
AGO. received his Masters degree
i'm Education at DePaul Universe.
tvs Summer school convocation
on Aug. 6. A former army chap
lain, Rev. Webb has pastOred sew
araI AME churches in Oklahoma,
Arkansas, and the Province OF
British Columbia. While in VAN
couyer, B. c., he studied for the
ministry at Union college at Brit
ish Columbia. At present he is
teaching in the Chicago Pub ic
School system. Rev. Webb studied
for his advance degree on the Gil
Bill of Rights.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27

other Florida lawyers schedul-
ed to assist in the defense of Sam
uei Shepherd, Walter Lee Irwin
and Charles Greenlee, the de-
PENDANTS
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27

- ". O. Bota0o, HUk9MkxA.
calR.. made die catch II Aar H.
With . rrousetrap when It snapped
~ string ait. ched TO orc % Ha
esthe, euresu's nnali n.rn~~s
vhich are gent 70 ~itr deiica.s as-
rumens> -a.s~h-o Tor reSist%aa
= s,..Defs1Ns+ sc trsAea x.ssh,dss
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27

leg lotion leaves srfudges on ckx
herr Of your dress, It's probably BE-
cause you don't allow the lotion to
dry thoroughly, or because you fab
to rub your skin until the POWDER
ain, from the lot ior Is gore
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27

- A11GD ol1gos1 0usten
In A1&enD 1tsbahlS started ths
sistom eR Observing TIE Fourth q
'uly - . national holiday. Vine,
he Declaration Of Independer.
AZ signed. July I. l7T5. he said =
o.zn' t. bs sclsnns7-c 49,.
srd oarsd. ~1t. grrs -en
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-27
Never q jury seas,an

Never a jury SeasiJn
Some of the los counties in Kan
sas never have had a grand jury
session and most of them have had
only few throughout their history.
Evening star., 1949-03-18
Father Diman Dies;
Converted Catholic
BY the Assoeioted Press

PORTSMOUTH, r. l., Mar. 49,
The Rey. j. Hugh Diman. IS,
o. S. B., nationally known religi-
GUS educator who Joined the
Roman Catholic faith after an
early career as Protestant Epis-
copal leader. died last night.
The aged priest. founder of the
Portsmouth Priory School Of the
Benedictine Order, received a
cabled Apostolic blessing from
Pope Plus Tuesday.
When he was deacon Of the
Episcopal Church he founded St
Georges Episcopal School in Mid
dletown, r. l., in 1896. He direct
ed st. Georges until 1916.
In World War I he served in
France with the Red Cross. Later
while still abroad, he took up the
study of the Catholic faith at
Oxford and then in Rome at the
Academy for Noble Ecclesiastics.
Father Diman was ordained 9
priest at Belmont Abbey in North
Carolina in 1921. Two years later
he went to Scotland and entered
the Benedictine Order Of monks.
In 1925 he founded the Priory
School and served as its head
master until he was named
emeritus in 1946.
Father Diman was born ir
Brookline, Mass. His father was
a Congregational minister WHIT
later became q professor Of his
tory at Brown University.
Evening star., 1949-03-18
Reporter Taps Phone Wires
In BrookIyn's Borough Hall

| ONeill asked building worker
where the box was located. The
worker unlocked a basement door
and obligingly. ushered the re.
porter to the box.
There she was, folks" he
wrote, every phone In Borough
Hall was at my mercy. according
to those who know about such
things"
Mr.. O'Neill said that was so easy
he decided to try individual office
phones. That. too, was a cinch
he said.
Finally Identified.
II walked into Offices, made by
phony announcement Chat he
was a telephone company worker)
without challenge, then did every
thing but stand on my head in
order to feign knowledge of the
instruments"
Later. he said he tapped" the
phone in the public phone booth
just outside the Office ,of John
Cashmere. borough president. His
scheme came to brief, however,
when he extended his operations
to Mr.. Cashmore's Office. There
a receptionist asked for creden-
tials, which weren't forthcoming.
Il identified myself and we all
had a laugh and I left Borough
Hall. What the boys didn't know
was that Cashmore's phone had
been tapped through the termi-
nal box an hour before"
Evening star., 1949-03-18
Marshall Plan
Continued From First Page.)

whether the new guess on the ulti-
mate figure would be below the
maximum.
If the foreign assistance pro-
gram is carried out on the scale OF
expenditures originally contem-
plated, the cost to the Amer
ican taxpayers will be approx
mately 1000. .000, ,000." Mr.. Hof1-
man told the management group
OF that total about $4,000 ,000,-
900 will be spent directly in this
country "and in the course of
time the remaining $4,000, 900 900
will certainly return to our
Shores" he said.
Many American producers have
begun to regard the recovery pro-
gram as a support for American
agriculture and industry in the
uncertain future. MIR. Hoffman
noted.
This tendency. shown in re-
quests to Congress for legislation
granting special aid to particular
commodities. is ECA's "chie1
worry" at the moment, he re-
vealed. There is confusion. he
added wryly. over whether it is an
European or American recovery
program.
Says Many Will Be Disappointed
Many Of these producers will be
disappointed, he said.
II for one would never dare
suggest that the entire body Of
American taxpayers be taxed fol
the benefit of those particular
American producers who are in q
position to profit by the European
Recovery Program"
He asked his industry hearers
to regard the program from the
broader viewpoint of its impact or
Americas way of life.
1T Is my considered view that
our way of life will be secure Il
Europe is strong and free in 1852,
that it will be in great jeopardy
if the recovery program in Europe
fails" Mr.. Hoffman asserted.
Evening star., 1949-03-18

company. under certain condi-
tionS.
Trustees would receive no pay
but would be reimbursed for vari-
GUS expenses or liabilities.
Mr.. Wood said he could not re-
call any bequest made to the club
since it was founded in January
1875.
The club was founded. he
pointd out, as a purely social Or
ganization and its membership is
listed to so active members ac-
lively engaged as Washington
newspapermen. Members. such
as Col. OLaughlin. who cease
their activities as newspaper cor
respondents, remain as associate
members of the club. Presently
there are about As associate
members.
Membership in the club Is re-
garded as an honor to be coveted
by Washington correspondents
The club has attained national
prominence, largely through the
satirical skits lampooning ma
tional figures and events which
the members stage at their bi-
annual dinner.
Evening star., 1949-03-18
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. ia New
York Daily News reporter related
today how he walked into Brook
lyn's Borough Hall and with
ridiculous ease" maneuvered him
selfsanto position to tap the tele-
phone lines of high political Off
cials.
The news stunt, pulled by Re-
porter Edward O'Neill. was in
spired by recent disclosure of a
fantastic plot to tap the phones
of Mayor William ODwyer and rs
other city officials.
Brooklyn officials were not i'm
mediately available for comment
on O'Neill's feat, engineered when
many of them were marching yes
terday in the st. Patrick's day
parade.
The reporter, who admitted that
the only thing he ever tapped in
his life came off brewery trucks,
wrote that he rigged himself up as
a telephone company employe,
draped q businesslike coil of wire
about his neck-then barged into
Borough Hall.
Goes to Terminal Box.
According to one Of my shadier
friends. the telephone terminal box
of any building Is the place to 60
if you want to tap any phone in
the building" he said.
Armed with this knowledge, Mr..