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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-30
NAACP Seeks
Action On Fla.
Violence
ATTORNEY GENERAL
OTHER OFFICIALS WIRED
BY UNIT

New York = A second request
that members of the mob terroiz-
ing the Graveland, Florida, area
be arrested and prosecuted was
made last week by Madison S.
Jones, Jr., administrative assist
ant of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People. Previously the NAACP
was assured by Frank Wright as
sistant to Governor Fuller War
rem, that National Guard person
mel were assigned to patrol the
Graveland area.
Earlier in the week, press ac-
counts of continued violence
against Negroes prompted the
NAACP to wire Governor War
rem urging that the Guardsmen,
who repeatedly had been dis
missed from the area, be return
ed to duty ito protect lives and
property of Negroes of that COM
munity". At the same time Mr..
Jones dispatched a message to
Attorney General Tom Clark re-
questing an investigation of the
riots ito ascertain whether fed
eral violations have occurred"
Wires To Congress
Further pressure for action
was made by the NAACP in tele-
grams to Senator ]. Howard Nc
Grath CDR. L., chairman of
the Senate Judiciary Committee
subcommittee on civil rights, and
Representative Emanuel Celler
(D-N. W, chairman of the House
Judiciary Committee. The wire
to Congressman celler noted "the
interest of the committee in the
matter Of mob activities in the
State of Alabama and urged the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-30
City Electoral
Board In Richmond
Skaters Precedent
By Naming Negro
Election
Commissioner
NEGRO JUDGE AND
CLERKS TO BE NAMED FOR
EIGHT CITY PRECINCTS

Richmond, Va. - (NNPA) -
July rs - Ralph V, Dorsey, q
real estate dealer i the NV
election commissions one
give for the Forthcoming Del. :.
cratic primary and general cleo.
ton.
The precedent-shatterin ap-
pointment OF a colored person as
an election commissioner last
Wednesday by the City Electoral
Board, will be followed later this
week with the appointment OF
colored judge and clerks, in
eight city precincts, also a break
with tradition
Wilmer l.. O'Flaheryt, secre-
tary of the board said the names
of the colored precinct Judge and
clerks will be announced later,
They will serve in eight precinsts
in which colored boters predomin-
ate.
O'Flaherty said both moves are
being made in recognition of in
creased political activity on the
part of colored citizens here. The
boards policy has been to ap-
point only white election Off
Gals.
Dorsey will serve as Democra-
tic primary commissioner with
W. D. Ellis George Jenkins, w.
w. Walthall and George Doane.
In the general election, he, FL
lis, and Jenkins will be the De-
mocratic representa-. IS.
Serve Into 1850
Election commissioners can
vas the vote after elections. All
of these named will serve I'M
til June 1, 1850. Dorsey is a
native of Washington and for
mer Lees.burg resident. He was
educated in the Leesburg pub.
lie schools and at st. Emma Mil
itary Academy. He heads R. V.
Dorsey Inc, a local real estate
firm.
Last April, the City Electoral
Board told a delegation of col
ored persons that it intended to
appoint colored precinct officials
for the August 2 Primary and the
general election.
The delegation suggested al
the time that the city might we'll
appoint a colored person as an
election commissioner.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-30
Ga. Supreme Court
Rules Counties
Must Put Negroes
On Jury List

Atlanta, Georgia, July % -
The Georgia Supreme Court
Wednesday in unanimous opin-
ion voided the conviction of John
Crumb, Early County resident,
on charge of pointing a pistol
at another.
The opinion was written by
Associate Judge William Y. At
kinson and in forceful language
held that counties with substan-
tial Negro population must put
Negroes on their grand and ira
verse Jury lists.
Crumb was indicted in January,
1913 by grand jury in Early
County His case was transfer
red from Superior Court to the
City Court of Blakely for trial
and his conviction came on Feb
ruary 27, 1919.
At the time of the trial Crumbs
defense attorney filed a pleas of
abatement, a motion to quash
the Indictment and a challenge
to the array of jurors.
Rules On Challenge
The Georgia Supreme Court
ruled only on the challenge of
the array Of jurors. In carrying
the plea before the High Court,
it was pointed out that jury COM
missioners for period of 80
years had placed only members
of the white population on jury
lists, and there was a large per
cent of the population of males
over 81, and on the tax digest,
who were competent and qualified
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-30
Leontyne Price In
Concert At Alamo
Sunday

Miss Leontyne Price of Laurel,
Miss. will render a vocal con-
cert at the new Alamo Theatre,
North Parish Street this Sunday
July 81, at $50 pm.
Miss Price graduated from the
Oak Park High School and en-
tered Filberforce University from
which she graduated in 1948. She
also took the course offered in
vocal music at that institution.
During her course of study at
this we'll knowned college, Miss
Prices marvellous voice was COM
mended from many outstanding
musicians of the country.
In addition to the training re-
ceived at Wilberforce, Miss Price
has had a year of study at JUL
ard in New York City. The ex-
perience has added much to her
previous training and her Ma
tural ability to sing. Miss Price
has as her accompanist Miss
Mildred Berry of Hattiesburg, an
outstanding graduate of Tougaloo
College. The Jackson Public and
environs are cordially invited
to patronize this Musical.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-30
Regional And
National n. F. A.
Meeting At Alcorn
Aug. 1917

Alcorn. Miss, (SpeciaD - AL
corn College will serve as host to
the National y. F. A. Conven-
ton, opening at ZOO PM, Aug
ust IA, and closing at noon on
August II.
In addition Alcorn will serve
as host to the N. F. A. National
Trustee Board, August 10-11, and
the meeting of the N. F. A. Ma
tional Officers, August 1918.
The Program of the convention
for the evening of August IA
will feature largely members of
the Mississippi N. F. A. The
starting hour is seven o'clock,
and the public is extended an in
vitation to attend the program.
Other convention programs of
interest to the public are the N.
F. A. band concert at 500 pm,
August IA; the national quartet
contest at 700 pm, August Is;
the national speaking contest at
700 pm, August 16; and the
tour of the Vicksburg National
Military Park.
All public meetings of the con-
vention will be held in Oakland
Memorial Chapel.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-30

Minimum salary for California
=. sLare is 81 GOO a wear
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-30
Church Groups Professional Bodies
Trade Unions Industrial Corps Call
Upon For Change Of Policies And
Practices
I Point Program For Better Race ReIa
tions Given By Dr.. chas. S. johnson

Nashville, Tenn. July 20
"Tbe feelings and attitudes Oh
biooted or tolerant individuals
&c such is not controlling" COM
munity relations, DR.. Joseph Lon
man. University of Chicago soclof
ogist told the Race Relations In
stitute during its second week at
Fisk University. In our MODERN
complex society, he said, inoi-
vidral behaviour is more often
an expression of the policies ana
decision of the groups and Or
carnations within which he 'the
individual is defined" Progress
in race relations should there
fore be directed to changing the
policies and practices of large
national organizations, such as
trade unions, industrial corpor-
atoms, church groups and pro-
fessional bodies.
To achieve this goal, Father
Tobn LaFarge, editor of the
Catholic weekly AMERICA call
ed for the rehabilitation OF Soc
ial love, "a love armed with
Scien+ific knowledge which sees
people in concrete conditions OF
life" Pointing to Ralph Bunche's
refusal of the assistant secre-
taryship in the State Depart
ment. Father LaFarge cited DR..
Bunche as a man of courage and
high moral conviction. In this
act. Bunche rejected his coun-
try's pattern of wrong but ex-
pressed his profound faith in its
potentials.
Industry and Labor Look at Fair
Employment
Estimating that discrlm1na-N
ton would appear to be cost
ing American economy a mini
mum of six billion dollars every
twelve months" Joseph ]. Nor
row. Personnel Manager of Pit
ney-Bowes, Inc, in STANFORD,
Connecticut. asked the Institutes
seminar on Fair Employment
Practices: "Why on earth, then,
should business concentrate Its
attention and pin its hopes
for expansion = on foreign mar
kets of any and every kind when
right under its nose is a tremen'
dous market which needs no ex-
pensive, high-pressure selling,
but just an opportunity to in
crease it's power to purchase the
goods and services it is already
willing and anxious to have"
Speaking on Approaching Fair
Employment Practices Through
the Courts" Charles H. Houston
legal counsel for the NAACP,
cited the rapidly growing coop
Grafton between various minori-
ty groups in litigation against
discrimination. "The principles
of economic democracy apply to
all minorities," he asserted.
Through amicus curiae briefs,
Mr.. Houston said, minority groups
are expressing and establishing
this community of interest with
other minorities in the country's
courts. Among the organizations
which filed such briefs in the
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-30

Potronize Our Adver-
Users Their Adver-
Using in this Paper
shows thot they op-
oreciote your trode.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-30
State Independent
Reauticians Assn.
Shocked By Dis
charge OF Negro
inspectors
MERIDIAN is SCENE OF
ROUSING MEETING OF
ORGANIZATION

MeTluldH, MISS. - Wnen a let
ter was read over the signature
of the Secretary of the State
Board of Cosmetology stating
that there would be no Negro
inspectors for the time being,
hundreds of beauticians who
swamped this city July 1912 to-
celebrate the ninth annual ses-
sion of the Mississippi Independ-
ent Beauticians Association re-
turned to their homes feeling they
had attended the most momen-
tous session in the entire history
of the organization, but sorely
disappointed at the actions of the
State Board of Cosmetology.
The opening session on Sunday
was given over the Alpha Phi
Omega fraternity and Sorority,
whose interesting meeting show.
ed wonderful advances along edu-
cational and cultural lines among
the beauticians. This section was
climaxed with a Dawn Break
fast on Monday Morning.
The first day also saw another
division of MIBA organized when
the school owners and instruc-
tors, after discussing their nu-
merous problems went into per-
manent organization. At a brief
session on Tuesday afternoon,
George Russell of Meridian was
elected President. The Public
Program and Graduation exercises
were largely attended at night.
The MIBA proper was opened
on Monday morning with regis
tration Of hundreds of members.
The annual Address of the Presi-
dent, MMrs. Andre V. Cooper,
Kosciusko was a highlight of
the session. Her recommends
ton for the purchase of home
for beauticians on the Gulf
Coast and the covering of all
the members by group insurance
was UNANIMOUSLY accepted and
committee was appointed to work
out plans and put the recommen
dation into effect. At this point
of the session the house was
thrown into pandemonium when
letter was read from the State
Board of Cosmetology stating
that there would be no more
colored inspectors for the time
being. At the afternoon session,
Mr.. Clarence Carr, secretary of
the State Board of Cosmetology
was present and gave the Boards
reason for not employing colored
inspectors at the present time
The group became indignant
when it was pointed out that
Negro women contributed a large
amount of money towards the
maintenance of the State Board,
however, of the present employ
ees of the Board none would be
Negroes. The group was in pan
ic and confusion when Mr.. Carr
left shortly after his remarks.
While no definite action was TAX
en- by MIBA on the Boards ac-
ton the President was empower
ed to appoint fact-finding COM
m,ttee to probe further into the
discharges of the colored inspec-
tors and see what can be done
about their re-instatements. A
pecial texation of $500 will be
levied on each member of MIBA
to aid in the expense of the
Fact-Finding Committee and the
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-30
Columbia Soldier
Is Air Policeman

Cergeant Jesse A. King, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse C. King,
Rt. 8. Columbia, Mississippi, is
presently stationed at Ellington
Air Force Base, Houston, Texas,
as a Air Policeman.
Enlisting in the Air Force on
Jan. 16, 1947, Sgt. King was
previously assigned to Randolph
Field, Texas, before being trans
ferred to Ellington recently.
Also serving in the Air Force
is brother, Sgt. James T. King.
Minimum salary
Minimum salary for California
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-30
DR.. H. II. Hume President State Baptist
Convention Denying Negro Seeking Iu-
Seeking In
termarriage And Social IntermingIing
Hits Spreading Of IIIegitimate
Children In Negro Race
Daily Throngs In Attendance At State
Convention in GreenviIle
100000 campaigned Proposed For
natchez College

Greenville, Miss. July 25 -
The annual meeting of the Cen
eral Baptist State Convention of
Mississippi, with throngs in at
tendance daily from every sec
ton of the state, held here July
1922, was unanimous in the en-
dorsement of the Annual address
by DR.. II. H. Hume, President of
the convention, as the greatest
and most timely in the IA year
history of the organization.
a speech which dealt largely
with race and race relations in
the state, while denying that the
Negro is seeking intermarriage
and social intermingling hit at
the spreading of illegitimate child
rem through the Negro race in the
state.
In the address the President
also called for a five year cam
paign beginning in 1850 for $780,
600 for endowment, expansion,
and operation of Natchez Col
lege.
A number of nationally pro-
minent Baptist leaders were
heard at the convention, notable
of which was the sermon by DIR.
Joseph H. Jackson, Pastor, Oil
vet Baptist Church, Chicago, Ill.
The text of the address by
President Tune follows:
"THE VOICES OF A NEW DAY"
Amos 9th Chapter, 7-15 verses
Officers and members of the Gen
eral Missionary Baptist State
Convention of Miss.
GREETINGS:
am grateful to you for your
fine and undisputed cooperation
that you have given me for these
five years and six months, as
standard Bearer of The General
Missionary Baptist State Conven-
ton of Miss, the largest and the
greatest State Religious Organi-
cation in America. Bretheren, I
do not hesitate to say that You
are the finest group of Gospel
ministers and Laymen that has
been run through the mold of
regeneration since the Lord Jesus
Christ walked with His group
through the sunkissed hills of
Judea.
AUXILARIES !
Thanks to Mrs. E. D. Nc
Gowan president of the Woman's
Convention; DR. J. w. Gayden,
president of the Sunday School
and B. T. u. Congress-; Prof.
H. d. Adams, president of the
Laymen's convention and Mr.. w.
L. Glenn, President of the U.s.
hers Convention for their CO.
operation and encouragement.
Mississippi is getting better
because the Negro Pulpit has
made it better. If it had not been
for your message on patience
faith and hope this Grand Old
Magnolia State wouldn't have
made the progress that it has
made in this new day.
Mississippi has population d
more than two millions and i,
almost equally divided betwee1.
white and colored. At times
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-30

1uhn AAeuzo STARTED C:uatem
John Adams probably started tbs
nstorn a phseevinG he Fourth q
nIy a. Z national holiday- Whey
re Declaraioa At independents,
gas signed. July 4. lyJ6. ne said th'
lay ought to be soaemnized Wit
mp and parade. WITH runs bel
sMr,<re
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-30

0so4 average production per haa
Il . nnan home flock which II given
adequate feed and care IL about Use
eggs q year. The average In farm
cocks il considerably >wer - abou.
100 eggs yea b. Il could bc
raised BY better feeding and man
agement An excellent produces
= hen that lsys frcrn 1877 . au
sggs . year.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-30

committee to investigate the
Graveland situation. Both Com
mittees were also urged to report
favorably on the press for adop-
ton of pending, civil rights legis-
lation.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
Lewis Services
To Be Held Today

Wilford T. Lewis, Al, native Of
Mcdowell county was killed Tues
day when he fell from a building in
Lumberton while engaged in erect
ing steel.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at Nebo Baptist church at four
o'clock Thursday afternoon and
burial made in Nebo cemetery
He is survived by two sisters and
ten brothers: Mrs. L. H. Stepp,
Ridgecrest; Miss Myrtle Lewis Tate,
Willard and Carl Lewis, all of Ma
rion; Oliver Lewis of Kissimmee,
Fla; James Lewis, Hickory; Ounce,
Durham; Horace Lewis, Albemarle; 1;
Loner Lewis, East Pepperel, Mass. !;
Gudger and Hugh Lewis, Frank, N.
C.
The body will remain at McCall's
Funeral Home until time for the
service. Nephews of the deceased
will be pallbearers and the nieces
will be in charge of the flowers.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
Marion High Band
Continued from first page

\COu ClIucu 1IO1ll llISC pdSc)
E. Flat-Mozart; Saxophone quar-
tet Observation-Disclosures; Folk
Song Suite-R. Vaughn Williams !;
Martin Overture--Von Flowtow; !;
Sword Dance-Khachturia a pi-
ano solo with Mary Belle Grayson
at the piano; Mummers-John
Merle; The Syncopated Clock-Le-
Roy Anderson; Skip To My Lou
Herb Fred; Powerhouse-Raymond
Scott; and I Get Kick Out Of
You-Cole Porter
In making the announce ement,
Bernard Hirsch, director, said L:
"Band students have been working
hard for this concert and large
audience is expected. The follow
ing members of the band will ap-
pear in this program:
Band Members
Flutes: Hilda Goodman, Janelle
Harrison, Pollyanna Atkins.
Oboes: Harry Logan Mccall, Mar
garet McIver.
Bassoon: Mary Lou Haire.
y Bass Clarinet: Mary Belle Gray
son.
B Flat Clarinets: Audrey Koon,
Sewell Laughridge, Vivian Suttle-
myre, Bill Suttle, Hubert Martin
Jane Shiflet, Peggy Greasy, Jewell
Reel, Virginia McBee, Joe EcKerd
Betty Cuthbertson, Ellen Ann Nor
ris, Jean Matthews, Charlene Ar.
rowood.
Alto Saxophone: Bobby Long
Ikey McLain.
Tenor Saxophone: Gray Proctor
Baritone Saxophone: David Fin
ley.
Comets: Larry Gibson, Johr
Laughridge, Bill Hawkins, Marshal
Dark, Norman Elliott, Bill Smith
Kenneth Cannon, Blake Suttle, Con
nelly Miller.
French Horns: Bobby Kicks, Jo'
Buchanan, Jane Brown, Thelm;
Sturgeon, Betty 10 Sentelle.
Baritones: Mickey Walker, Gen,
Cross
Trombones: Dean Seag]e, Gle1
Wall, Donnie Godfrey, Jimm.
Greene, Guy Smith.
Basses: Bobby Curtis, Ralph Fen
der, Karl Warlick.
Percussion: Helena Browne, Pat
sy Cooper, Minnie Jane Bowman
Loretta Walker, Bill Bradford.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24

ly; though retiring as Cashier he
will remain on the Board of Direc-
tors. The management of the Bank
is of the opinion that they have
made an admirable choice in the Sc
lection and obtaining the services
of Mr. Campbell for the position
of Executive Vice-President. He has
qualifications and experience that
will be invaluable in the expansion
of the activities and the enlarge
ment of the services of the First Ma
tional Bank, to the people of this
section. He was in the First Nation
al Bank of Miami, Florida from
1925 until 1888, having many val
liable years Of experience in the op-
irrational departments of this bank
and serving several years as Assist
ant Cashier. hmm mediately after leav-
ing the First National Bank of Mi
ami, he became connected with
the Florida National Bank and
Trust Company at Miami. This bank
is member of the Florida National
Group. In 1941 he opened the First
National Bank at Belle Glade, as
Vice-P President and Cashier, and has
operated this bank since, serving
for the past several years as Pre-
sident. Well known bankers who
know Mr. Campbell are loud in their
praise of his success in the field of
banking, and the citizens of Belle
Glade are very commendatory of
the successful manner in which Mr..
Campbell has conducted the First
National Bank there. He has found
time at Belle Glade, in addition to
his banking duties, to be active in
civic and religious work and all
community activities.
Mr. Campbell recently visited
Marion and was completely sold on
Marion and Western North Caro-
lima, it's climate, and commercial
and industrial possibilities. In bring
ing Mr. Campbell to Marion we have
secured not only an able banker but
a useful and valuable citizen"
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
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ick and Paul Moore.
The new rockies signed by the
Marion club are highly recommend
ed. John B. Beam was a member of
the 1948 Western Carolina Teachers
College team. He boasts a 800 hit
ting record and plays first base and
outfield.
W. T. Wooten is from Greenville,
South Carolina, and is a left-hand-
ed first baseman. His hitting and
fielding records are also good.
Sam Redick is a left-handed pit
cher and halls from Fletcher, North
Carolina. During the last basketball
season, he was an outstanding hurler
in the fast Buncombe County Semi
pro baseball league. He is big boy
going over 200 pounds, and has the
appearance of being able to handle
himself we'll OH the mound.
Paul Moore is also from Fletcher,
North Carolina, and has played semi
pro ball. He is an infielder, report
ed to be fast with a good eye for
the ball.
Playing manager, Johnny Ian
ming, and business manager, J. C.
Rabb, are slated over prospects for
the incoming baseball season and
believe that a number Of other con-
tracts sent to the Marion reserve
players will be signed within the
next week or ten days. Manager
Lanning stated yesterday that he
was in touch with number of other
prospective players, which when
signed, should strengthen the Mar
ion outfit. Spring training will get
under way on April 4, and a num-
Der of exhibition games are being
arranged for play prior to the open
ing of the regular season sched-
uled for April rs.
Rabb has been giving considerable
attention to the physical condition
of the playing field. A large amount
of top soil has been added to the
infield, which has been graded pre-
paratory to activities for spring
practicing Plans are under way for
repairs to the grandstand and rest
rooms as the business management
goes forward with arrangements
and comfort of baseball fans.
Local baseball officials are en-
thusiastic over the 1949 prospects
and promise to the baseball fans, o1
Marion and vicinity fast stepping
hard working combination for tht
season.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
Nanney Enrolled .
At Maxwell Base

Major Stancill Nanney is one of
13 North Carolina officers attend
ing the fourth regular course Of the
Air University's Air Command and
Staff School at Maxwell AT Base,
Alabama.
The new class Of the Air Com
mand and Staff School, the second
highest unit Of The Air University s
educational system, will run for five
months. Designed to prepare Off
GERS for, responsible command and
staff duties, the school limits it's
enrolment to men with six to elev-
en- years commissioned service and
high efficiency ratings.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
Davis Seeks

Continued from first page
a month each and not more than
$175.
The bill was referred to the COM
mittee on salaries and fees.
Another bill introduced by Davis
would set the terms of Mcdowell
County commissioners at six years.
Terms would be staggered in 1850
and the measure would go into full
operation in the 1862 election. The
bill was referred to the committee
on counties, cities and towns.
A third bill sponsored by Davis
would set the fees of Mcdowell
County jailors at so cents to 81. a
day in the discretion Of the county
commissioners. 1t was sent to the
committee on salaries and fees.