Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-13
MISSISSIPPrS NEW Upper PLANT AND NEGRO
JOB OPPORTUNITY IN THE STATE

Over at Morton in Scott County, the number of
Northern industries ocoted in the State of Mississippi,
as result of the developing migration of Northern in
dusty Southword, added to Monday when ToIon,
Inc began operation of its Upper Manufacturing
Plant The first of its kind in the South The first of
its kind in the Stote
Although it is estimoted that the pont; with about
third of thot number employed in the beginning, will
employ hundred ful-time worker Negro workers
were employed in the beginning and according pre-
sent plans no Negro workers will be employed in the
future
One of the most useful projects for the developing
of NOSE healthy economic life for the stote yet to be
brought is the boIonce Agriculture with Industry Pro-
erom adopted by tn eStote Legislature fnonced out of
tox nancy and conducted by the Stote Agricultural and
Industrial Boord
In IT'S simplest form the ideo behind the boIonce
agriculture with industry progrom ISIS to assist and
courage the development of industry of Mssissippons
that within the Stote; and assist and encourage
outside industry to locate in the stote order to och
number of jobs in industry in Miss equo to the
number ovoioble in agriculture moving forward at all
times in both directions to the highest possible peak
OF employment opportunity for its working people and
therefore to staple and healthy economic life in
the state.
1t moy be we'll to again point out here that only
decmol point too places removed prevents and equal d.
vision between the white and Negro citizens of the stote
With such and equal division of it's population it should
be none to difficult TO see that the lack of lob oppor
tunIty for Negroes in the stote the post and his
resutont depressed economic conSton has had it's un
heolthy effect upon the economic life of the stote in
the post and thot such conditions as they continue TO
erfect the Negro will continue to have on unhealthy ef
rect upon the economic life of the stote
AS is true of all those Northern Industries erectino
plants IN the South, Talon nc reported as Iocotino
It's new plant in Morton for the following reasons: To
develop Southern markets; TO furnish better service TO
IFS customers; and try out southern Iobor
On the bosis OF need and their rotio in the nonuo
ton where in the South they form obout one third of
me totol and in Mississippi where they form one-ho
he toto population the most important consumer NOR
ket IN the South and in Mississippi todoy and for the
future is the Negro His obty to buy the sum of his
obity to work 80
it is also true. generally speaking that the Neoro
constitutes the South largest labor force No true es
tmoe OF the obiIit and worth of Southern Iobor is
possible without the Negro also be given a trial
those who foster the policy which excludes Neo
roes from working in plants being ocoted in the state
con be sure of but thing and that is thot such
Pocy VIII Ultimately defect the stotes proorom TO bal
once Agriculture with Industry.
AS tox support stote agency, less it's main deo
and purpose be defeated obtonine Jobs for NEGROES in
new industries Locating in the stote should be and import
ant concern of the stote Agricultural and Industrial
Boord 1A''''1'