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Evening star., 1949-04-26

henchrnan. Dansel CgS. ,r.. Jun
so- henchrnan: Robert sriih. sec
sschal James Hodge. warde;
william Menxaes. sentinel. Cea- ies
Alexander. trustee. and William
Galloway and Edward Creenan,
pipeTs.
Deputy Royal Che! Roceylck
MacDougau o. Haltlmore viii De
the installing otaeer
A program 0. Scottish music and
dancing will follow the installs-
ton. All Scottish born RESIDENTS
o. this AREA are invited 20 attend
the meeting
Some gold mines In Africa anc
India are about . 900 feet deep.
Evening star., 1949-04-26
Scottish Clan 10 Install
Officers Here Tomorrow

Clan MacLennan. washington
chapter Of the Order OF the Scot
tish Clans. will install new chap
ter officers at Q pm. tomorrow IN
the Masonic Temple. Eighth and
r streets NE.
The new clan officers are: VII
liam Graham. chief. Joseph calc-
well. tanist: Peter Anderson. chap
lain: William Guthrie. recording
secretary: John Gordon. financial
secretary: James Ramsey. treas
ureg. David Adamson. senior
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-09-24
Mound Bayou
Farmer In 1913
Biggest Cotton
Producer

Mound Bayou, Miss, Sept.
"a The Nations biggest cot
ton producer for the year 194S
among Negro farmers was a re-
sident of the Mississippi delta
all Negro town located in the
heart of the most fertile cot
ton land in the world.
Lee Harris, Mound Bayou far
mer lead Negro farmers of the
nation with 1900 bales with a
gross value around $15O,0OO, ac-
cording to information by the
Field Service Branch, U. S. Dept.
OF Agriculture, Little Rock, Ark.
Other outstanding Mississippi
Negro cotton farmers and the
number of bales they produced in
194S included: Ben Powell Tn.
cram SO; George Hull, Indiano-
la 500; John Jordon, GreenviIle.
23l' Mrs. Odessa West, HERNIA
DO 2O7; Albert Antony, Craw-
ford 80; William Clark, Herman
40, AZ; Robert Rowe, fernando.
l34; Johnnie Buckhalter, Jeff
Davis county, 100; Sam Green,
Vaughn, So; U. S. Polk, Prentiss.
80; Tom Valentine, Pheba, "a.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-09-24
Pres. G. H. j.
Thibedeaux Now
Heads k.M.E.
Church Institution
Here

President G. H. J. Thibedeaux
said this week that Campbell
College here opened for its 1949
session with the brightest pros
poets of any period in the in
situations history. The president
said that one sign of the future
for the college was the fact that
there were more men students in
this years Freshman Class than
had ever before registered for
the opening of the college, other
factors which painted up the
bright future prospects of the
college said President Thibedeaux
is the fact that the present adj
ministration is continuing to i'm
prove both the physical plant and
the educational and faculty stand
ards of the college. During his
talk the President revealed that
negotiations have already been
completed for the purchase of
four buildings from Camp Shell
by which are to removed to
Campbell College for additional
class rooms and other purposes.
The veterans training school,
offering educational opportunit-
les to veterans under the CT Bill,
which offers courses in auto rad
10 mechanics was listed by the
president as an important part
in the program of the college.
Campbell College is an in
stitution of growing Importance
in the educationaE program of
The African Methodist Episcopal
church under the direction of Bis
hop w. H. Davis, Chancellor, and
presiding Bishop of the Eighth
Episcopal District which includes
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-09-24
An-Negro Jury
Sets Precedent In
Frankfort, Ky.

frankfort, Ky. An AN NEGRO
jury setting precedent for tho
state of Kentucky, decided the
tate of the white man. cbarg
ed with killing a Negro.
The jury found George Adams
"hlte guilty of a voluntary man
slaughter charge, and dished ont
a light three-year sentence for
Killing Ransom Maddox Negro
world war veteran.
Adams claimed = defense IN
the April shooting of Maddox
IN which Maddox's brother was
also wounded.
Inc jury had been selected WHOM
oefense attorneys presented tho
unusual request that Negroes bo
placed on the panel to try tho
white man.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-09-24
Campbell College Opens For 1949- so
Session With Brightest Future
PROJECTS In Institutions History
Mississippi and Louisiana.

Mississippi and Louisiana.
When the college opened for
its 1949-50 session last Monday,
Pres. Thibedeaux entered upon
his first year as successor to
President S. L Greene, Jr., who
resigned during the Summer and
is not Pastor of the Charles Ct.
A. NJ. E. Church, Boston, Mass
Other members of the faculty
are: H. L. McClain, B. A. B. S.,
Dean ]. j. Morant, Dean, Theolo-
gy Dept, H. NJ. Crotoford, A. B.,
NJ. A, NJ NJ, Mrs. Zolda Davis,
B. S., Ralph Emerson Barnett,
NJ. S., D. S. c., DR.. Alex H.
Jones, A. B., A. NJ. TIL, D. D.
Mrs. Audrey A Rogers; Rev. w.
H. Blackham, A. B., D.. D., A.
~; Oscar Williams, ABB. E.B..
Bolden, Pr. D., Richard Cooper,
- B.; Mrs. Dorothy Wilburn. B.
s., Duman Wilson, ABB; C. l..
Fisher, ABB; c. A. Harrington,
Alb; Ethel Butler, A. B.; Ruth
F. Carter, ABB; Respath WEIGH,
BIS; Mrs. j. B. Fisher, ABB;
Margaret Randolph, B. S.; Lot
tie Borton, A. b.; Mrs. H. L..
Mechanic, Dictation;
Department o. Auto Mechanics,
c. F. Boles, John C. Walker;
William E. Smith, Thomas Dees,
William K. Lyles; Herman Quinn.
Radio Department.: T. NJ: Quinn,
Oscar Lomax. Lloyd T. Ivy, M.
Z. Anding, Moses K. Brown, Mar
ION Z. Brown, Hampton r. Will
burn, George Terry, Oscar Will
Hams, Rev. Robert S. Stevens,
counselor and Academic Instru-
ctor. Vocational Division: Ellis
Burhs, office manager, Eddie Tay-
Tor, Clerk, Isaac v. Sanders.
Clerks, Business Department:
James L. Robinson, B. S., G.. L.
Emanuel, BE-, Mrs. Geneva Haw-
kins, Coop Manager.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-09-24
ROlESI MOUNTING OVER EASTLAND APPOINTMENT
Inter Racial croup
Formed To STUDY
Negro Problem
In Shreveport, La.

Shreveport, La, Sept IA (ANP)
A group of Negroes and whites
of Shreveport met together last
week and voted to form an in
terracial committee which would
conduct a study of Negro con-
ditions in. their city.
To be known as The Joint Com
mlttee for the Survey of Shere-
Veport's Negro community, this
group will study the Negro pro-
blem in the following IL phases:
l. Populatio nby neighborhoods
and areas. 2. Health and SANTA
ton. 3. Housing. Transporta-
tion. Recreation. Education.
employment. Welfare. 8
Negro organizations. 10 Law en-
forcement II Religion. II Opera-
ton or unethical or illegitimate
business enterprises or practices
Chairman of the committee is
white Frank Hemenway, Jr.. nre-
sldent of Hemenway Johnson Fur.
hiture company. Upon being elect
ed by its sponsorers Hemenwav
said:
This survey will involve a LOT
OF hard work. We will not finish
IL quickly, but if we do our WORK
thoroughly and well, we NAV all
IN the years to come, take some
pride in pointing to Shreveport
as a City where the colored and
white peoples have been able to
solve their mutual problems with
good Will and without the irrita-
tlons which neglected iniustices
might have thoughtlessly engen-
dered".
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-09-24
Never I Jury Session

Jury 0GS8tO0
some OF the los counties In Kan.
sas never have had q grand jur,
session and most Of them have han
an'' q Few throughout their .is,n~v
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-09-24

York last Wednesday said he
will visit Franco in Spain to dis
cuss the recognition of the Fran
co government and a possible u
S. loan to Spain.
The President replied that Sen
ator McCarran was on trim IN
Europe on his own. He added
that the Nevada Senator repre-
sented nobody in the Government
except himself and he can make
no commitment.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-09-24
3OO0 Delegates Ia
Attend State
Sunday School and
BTU Congress At
New Mt. Zion
Church Here

New Mt. Zion Baptist Church
is host to the State Sunday School
and Baptist Training Union Con-
gress in its 1949 annual session
which will open on Monday, Oct
ODER and go through Sunday.
October 10, 1949, assisted by the
other Baptist churches of Jack
son.
All indications point toward this
session being the greatest ever
held One reason is that the New
Mt. Zion Baptist church, under
the dynamic and efficient leader
snip of its pastor, Rev. M. I.
Davis, is putting forth every eff
fort possible to see that every
available comfort will be at the
disposal of the delegates and Wis
itors.
The Reverend H. l.. Davis ;s
CHAIRMAN of the General Enter
tanning Committee. Rev. L. G.
Pickens, Assistant Chairman of
the Entertaining Committee, Rev.
W. P. Whitfield, Chairman of tbe
souvenir Program, Rev. C. AL
ureer, Chairman of the Finance
committee, Rev, P. E. Lott, Chair
man of the Transportation Com.
nlttee' Rev. L. c. Wilcher, Chair.
man of Committee on Homes, Rev.
Fas Pickens. Secretary and Rev
Z. l.. West, Assistant Secretary
IL is said that this Congress
VIII be one of inspiration. in.
formation and full of spiritua,
truths that will be of special
benefit to the Christian leaders
church Schools and Unions of
the city, as we'll as the State.
Approximately 5000 delegates
are expected to be in the civ.
during this meeting, including Ma
tlonal Officers. If you have not
given the Chairman of the Home
committee your name, address
and telephone number, also the
number of persons you will house
during the Congress, please do
so at once. If you are in doubt
about anything, feel free to cal,
the General Chairman, at 3-35S7
VINO VIII give you the desired in
formation, at any time. The dole
gates will pay $3.50 each per dav
which will be as follows: 81 on
for sleeping, and rs for each maa,
" meals per day..
The entire city is invited r.
witness the Pre-Convention Musi
eel Program, which is destined
20 De the greatest ever held, on
Monday night, October 8. 1910
rms chorus is being trained M
uer the direction of Mr.. O. J
wolfe, who is one of the citv,s
most talented and efficient mus,.
cal directors, assisted by Mrs
Ernestlne Suits, who is pianist.
another special feature will be
group of young singers who
are being trained by Reverend
a. L. Davis, assisted bv Mrs
ouida Davis and Miss Alice CLARK
planists. Along with these snec
ial shoruses, will be features
Tue Cnansonettes, who are wide.
~ known radio artists of III
VI. Herodon Baptist Church
Vlcksburg, Mississippi, pastorad
oy the Reverend Kelly Miller
Smith.
Citizens in this community, 40
well as the city, who are inter
ested In housing delegates, are
asked to please contact the loca,
chairman of New Mt Zion church
namely:
Mr.. J. v. Clark
1901 Rondo Street
Phone o-O01r
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-09-24
Madison County
Tenant Farmer
Kill Self After
Staying Son In
Family Row

Conton, Miss. Sept. 10 (spec-
laD William Arthur Smooth
ers, IS year old tenant farmer.
shot and killed his % year old
son, William Arthur Smoothers,
Jr., and then shot himself TO
death at their home three miles
west of Madison, shortly before
dawn last Friday morning.
According to reports the double
killing climaxed a violent DISPUTE
between the elder Smoothers and
MS wife. who escaped being kill
ed when the son interviewed max.
ing it possible for them to get
out of the house. When the son
rescued his mother he went back
IN the house to bring out his
sister and baby, who was also
being threatened by the enraged
father.
When he went back into the
mouse he was met with a blast
from a shot gun which wiIIed
MIN instantly. The father then
turned the gun upon himself.
Inc slain son is reported as
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-09-24
President Truman Declines Comment
On EastIand's Appointment To
Chairman Of subcommittee
On Civil Rights
Says MeCarran And The Administra.
ton Do Not See Eye to Eye
Mccarran Leaves For Europe
Immediately Following EastIand's
Appointment

Washington, D. c. Sept. 10
(speciaD - A wave of protest
from organizations, groups, and
individuals representing every
shade of opinion, and every rae
ial group is being heard here
of the recent appointment of Sen
ator James o. Eastland, Demo-
crat of Mississippi, and leading
figure in the aboritive Dixiecrat
revolt, to Craftsmanship of the
Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil
Rights.
The Mississippi Senator was ap-
pointed chairman of the sub-com-
mittee by Senator Pat McCar-
Observation-Disclosures Chair
man, Senator Judiciary commit
tee to fill the vacancy left by
the appointment of Senator J.
Howard McGrath to the office of
U. S. Attorney General.
Among the first to protest was
the Civil Rights Congress- whose
telegram to Senator McCarran
said, Appointment of Senator
Eastland to Craftsmanship Judici-
airy Subcommittee on Civil Rights
is calculated insult and affront to
Negro people mad all progress
sivies. Eastland's state has one
of the nations worst records of
lynchings and denial of civil and
human rights. Eastland's own re-
cord is that of assassin of hu-
man and Civil Rights, protector
of Khan and lynchers. His ap-
pointment will be signal for new
outrages against Negroes and
progressives people, for repeti-
ton of Peekskills all over the
q. S. A. His appointment will
put U. S. Senate squarely behind
every advocate and practitioner of
force and violence against min
critics and champions of human
rights and civil liberties. His an
pointment equals in callousness
the Presidents failure to imple.
ment his own civil rights pro-
gram. 1t reflects the whole i'm
crow pattern of the present adj
ministration. We demand revo-
cation of his appointment. Demand
appointment of advocate of con-
stitutional rights.
Senator McCarran LETT the conn
try for travel in Europe almost
Immediately following announce
ment of the Eastland appoint
ment.
Meanwhile President ruman de-
cline to commet on the appoint
ment in his Press Conference last
Thursday. The President was ask
ed to comment on the appoint
ment of Senator Eastland immed-
lately after he had finished MAX
ing clear to his Press Confer
ence that Senator and the admin
istration were not seeing eve to
eye.
That Senator McCarran has OBJ
structed the administration pro-
gram has been known for some
time, and the President let it be
known in his Press Conference
last Thursday that heidi not
consider McCarran a spokesman
for anybody except himself.
The question came up when a
reporter told the President that
McCarran, is sailing from New
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-09-24

having recently separated from
his wife and his baby and him
self had returned to the home
of his parents.
Surviving the tragedy is the
wife, Mrs. Fannie Smoothers, and
several children and one grand
child.
A double funeral was held at
Madison Wednesday, with arrange
ments in charge of Peoples Fun
eral Home.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-09-24
10000 Mississippi Negro Veterans
Face Loss Of Educational Benifits
OF G-l Bill As A Result Of New
VA Regulation
Plan State Wide Mass Meeting Of
Veterans Here To Protest Action
Private School, Owners Face Heavy
Loss AS Result Of New Ru|ins

JdchSon, MlSS.-Sept. "a A
5urvey of educational opportun1.
ties for Negro veterans entitled
TO such benefits under the ti-l
Bill reveals according to the most
conservative estimates that some
$4,000 Negro veterans in Mississ-
ippi face loss of benefits which
they are entitle to under the Gil
Bill as aresult of the new regula-
ton respecting private operated
schools for veterans recently ann
ounced by the veterans admin
etration.
The new regulation can result
in, the closing of VIRTUALLY all of
the privately owned and operated
schools for the trainig of Negro
veterans now in operation in the
state and makes it impossible to
open any other such schools in
the state.
AS the full effect of the new
regulation on the rights of so
many Negro veterans in the state
become evident the veterans com.
mittee of the Mississippi State
Democratic Association announced
plans for a statewide mass meet.
ing in which protest will be made
to the president of the United
States, the Director of the veteran
administration and Congressional
leaders. The meeting has been set
for November End.
A spokesman for the committee
said that negro veterans in other
souther states would be asked
to hold similar meetings and Join
IN the protest against the resuIa.
ton.
The new VA regulation annOun-
ced as a result of the resent pas.
sage of Public Law 266 by con-
gress requires that school for CT
students must have been in con,
tinous operation under the same
ownership and management a full
i year prior to the announcement.
! OF the new policy. The institutions
must have enrolled at least 25 at
udents during that year in the
courses the veterans wishes tn
continue during the second year
NO veteran having completed the
course provided to learn one trade
can enroll for another trade in
the same Or another school no
matter how much time he still
has to his credit under the CT
Bill as a result of the length of
ttAHO -AC cpCul III service.
There are 1868 Mississippi Ne.
gro veterans of world war II. who
are entitle to educational benefits
provided under the CT Bill Ac.
cording to the most liberal esti.
mates not more than 5000 Negro
veterans in the state are receiving
such benefits including those who
nave attended public and private
institution.
EiIorts to establish training
schools for Mississippi Negro vet
Grams, both public and private
met the most serious Opposition
from the very beginning of the
program. A move to establish
trade school for the Negro yeter
ans at the army ordance plant
at Flora was abandoned whom
Continued on Page y
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-09-24
Hattiesburg Man
Victim OF Saturday
Night Shooting

Hattiesburg, Miss. Sept 10
johnnie Patterson, 81, was shot
~ oeatn here Saturday after
noon. Police arrested 40 year old
Louise Johnson who is charged
win the fatal shooting. When
arrested she told police that she
shot Patterson in self defensa
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-09-24
Mr.. James Harrison,
Co-Chairman
$50 Derrick Street

Phone 3-55O1
Please send all Communication
10 Reverend H. L. Davis at 40
Maple Street, jackson, Miss.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-09-24

Saves by Eliminstion
Efficiency experts Of q transconu.
mental airline estimate the company
saves $40 year for each pound Il
eliminates from the weight of It's
equipment
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-16
BIRTHS

Roy Shaw, circulation manager
Of the Daily Express, yesterday
became the proud father of a baby
boy. His wife, the former Lillian
Allen, yesterday morning present
ed him with a bouncing baby boy,
as the saying goes.
Cigars are being passed out by
Mr.. Shaw and congratulations are
being passed right back ath i'm by
his fellow employees and his many
friends.
Mrs. Shaw and the baby, who
has not been named yet, are rest
ing comfortably in the Miami VAL
ley hospital.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-16
Tennis Tournament
Opens Monday

The championship tournament
of the American Tennis associa-
ton will get underway on the
courts of the Wherefore College
of Education and Industrial Arts
next Monday, August %. The
competition will conclude Satur-
day, August 27.
The competition will be the best
ever The final regional tourna-
ment before the nationals was just
completed this past Sunday in
New York. Competition in the
New York state tournament was
keen thereby justifying the above
prediction. .
Among the outstanding chal-
lenges for the mems singles crown
will be Oscar Johnson, a new
conner from Los Angeles. Johnson
has been burning up the courts
according to the most reliable re-
ports and may give some serious
trouble to Jimmy Mcdaniel, four
times national champ, who also
halls from California.
Expected to win the national
women's double championship are
the so-far undefeated Margaret
and Roumania Peters of Tukegee
Institute. Another veteran from
Tuskegee who will be on hand to
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-16
Fugitive Wins
Freedom From
Extradition

Aug. Is (NP)-And-
rev Williams, 20 year old fugit-
i've from an Alabama prison, was
ordered released on a writ of ha-
beas corpus her last week by Fed
eral judge Michel L. Igoe. Will
Jams, held in county Jail pending
decision on extradition warrants
back to Alabama, was released
on his testimony that he was for
ced to sign a false confession
that he had taken a watch, He
stated he was beaten and other
wise mistreated in two Alabama
prisons.
Williams said he was forced to
admit the robbery of a watch
valued at$3O.OO in Birminham in
l94l. He escaped from the Al
more prison farm near Montgom-
cry and came to Chicago in 1913.
While here he married and got
a job working in a restaurant. He
was picked up by police in con
nection with a south side distur-
bance and then released.
However, his f%ingerprints were
identified by the FBI as those Of
' an Alabama fugitive. He was re-
arrested last month and Gov. ST.
evenson signed an extradition
warrant.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-16
Grand Jury
Report Shows e
Indictments

4 Among the 26 indictments re-
ceived by the Common Pleas court
and handed Judge Lester Cecil by
County Prosecutor Matthias Heck,
were the cases Of:
Inman A. Kinnemore, Jr., 20,
of 200 Norwood avenue, posses
sion Of narcotic instruments; Fred
Murphy, Jr., 10, Of AZ Penrod
avenue, forgery; Lawrence Nor
man, 25, of 1902 Hoover avenue,
burglery; Frank Stinmetz, "a, of
1904 East First street, attempted
burglary; Carl Shields, Is, of PIG
Springfield street, burglary; James
Day, 10, of 1870 Germantown
street, possession of narcotic in
struments; Kinnard A. Young, SO,
Of 335 Norwood. avenue, cutting
to wound; William Stone, 33, Of
119 South Summit street.. burg
larry; George E. Jordan, %, of
|634 Groveland avenue, auto theft;
John Heny Gates, 10, of 1913 Mer-
Ger avenue, cutting to wound.
Cases ignored by the grand jury
were: Georgetta Baker, 33, Of
338 Royals treet, shooting to
wound; Wesley Craig, 55, of 315
Longworth street, first degree
manslaughter; Judge Gibson, %,
Of 10 Otterbein avenue, attempt
ed burglary, and Reginal Shelton,
10, of 1143 Brazil Lane, posses
! sion of narcotic instruments.
The case of Robert Jones, II,
of 1916 West Second street, was
referred to the Juvenile court
| when it was learned hew as a jul
venile. He is charged with auto
theft.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-16
From the Police B|otter
By Jimmie n. Jones
By Jimmie N. Jones

Kinnard A. Young, SO, of 335
Norwood avenue, was on the re-
ceiving end of a heavy sentence
handed down by Municipal Court
Judge Paul Sherer Monday morn
ing when he faced the court for
carrying a concealed weapon and
driving while drunk. Young was
fined $1,000 and costs for having
been found with two open knives
on his person and with an added
one year in the work house. An
other fine Of 500 and costs and
six months in the work house and
his right to drive for a period Of
SO years revoked was thrown in
for driving while drunk.
According to the record reveal
ed in court, Young has a long list
Of offenses charged to his account
among them are: second degree
murder, shooting with intent to
kill, assault to xii, cutting, train
rioting, illegal entry into the Uni
ted States, mayhem, assault and
battery, disturbing the peace and
numerous drunk charges.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-08-16
Lip Bitten Off in
Argument

DETROIT, Aug. 16. (ANP)-
The wrong move made in a check
er game Monday evening brought
the name of one of the players
into reality, Frank Moody, 40,
was sent to the Receiving hospital
in a moody condition." after hav-
ing his lower lip bitten off by
Albert Giddings, SO, during a
checker game.
Police said the two men be-
came engaged in a heated argu-
ment.