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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24
Suspend Two
n. D. Police
For Brutality

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. Is.
The brutal beating ard terror
ization of a 15-year-old boy by
police officers early Tuesday
morning, December 6, on his way
home, resulted in the two police
officers allegedly responsible for
the unwarranted assault being sus-
pended from their duty on the po-
tic. eforce.
The two policemen that have
been suspended are Captain Chas.
t. Rutecke, ST., and Patrolman
Robert j. Walker. They were sus-
pended last Sunday morning.
This information was received
from Superintendent of Police JOS
eph L. Scheuring Tuesday evening.
Superintendent Scheurirg | 0
stated that the case would be fully
investigated and the people can
be sure that justice would be done
in this matter.
The 15-year-old youth who was
beaten by the police is Frank H.
Wheeler, a native of Baton Rouge.
He had been spending some time
with his godfather, Albert Nor
rison, who resides at 1442h2 SEN
ate Street.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24
PAUL ROBSON AND VICTIMS OF
PEEkSKILL MOB VIOLENCE
CHARGE INJURIES AND
DEPRIVATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS
Action Names State And County
Officials And Leaders OF
Veterans Organizations
Suits Filed In Federal Court

New York, N. Y, Dec. 20
Especially Paul Robson, Howard
Fast, the Civil Rights Congress and
twenty-five victims of the mob
violence at the peekskill concerts
have filed federal suits asking a
total of $2,020,000 for personal in
juries, property damages and de-
privation of civil rights, it was an
nounced here last week.
Named as defendants in the COM
plants were New York State,
Westchester County and PeeksEill
officials, as well as the veterans
organization leaders who planned
the demonstrations which led 10
the attacks on the eoncert-goers.
In announcing the suits, William
L. Patterson, National Executive
Secretary of the Civil Rights Con-
gress, declared, 'In this historic
federal action, which is led by the
great negro peoples leader, Paul
Robson, we aim not only to secure
relief for injuries suffered and
rights deprived, but to unmask an
official government policy which
exists everywhere in the United
States-North and South, East and
West-under which officers. of gov
eminent join with hoodlums and
Ku-Klux-Klan elements to deprive
the people of their constitutional
rights"
''In addition" he continued, 1--WE
are striking an important blow for
the rights of the negro people and
against anti-Semitism, for the fas-
cist attacks at Peekskill were also
meant to intimidate and halt the
growing movement for civil rights
for the negro people and all ma
tional minorities in the United
States"
Attorneys for the plaintiffs said
that today's suits would be fol-
lowed by further Federal COM
plants on behalf of the rest of the
victims. Claims against the State
of New York and Westchester
County by $50 injured concert
goers have already been announced.
Final total to be asked in Federal
and State Courts, the attorneys es-
timated, viii exceed three million
Continued on Page Twol
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24
First P0licewOman
Hired In Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. - Police Chief
Carton last Monday approved the
hiring of the first colored police
woman in Richmond. She is Mrs.
Ruth Brown Blair, former recrea-
ton worker in Norfolk, Virginia.
Mrs. Blair was one of eleven
successful candidates for vacancies
in the police department Two 9TH
er candidates, William r Gist and
Ralph B. Tam, also were approx
ed, bringing to nine the number
Of colored policemen who will be
on the force after the new men,
bers begin work.
Mrs. Blair, whose husband is a
coach and school teacher at Manas-
sas Regional High School in
Manassas, Virginia, Said she APP
piled for the job because of her
fondness for working with children
and young people. She said she had
been told she would work with the
juvenile division of the Police De-
partment.
Mrs. Blair is a 1916 graduate
of Virginia Union University. At
present is a housewife. A native of
Norfolk, she has a 21-year-old
child.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24

Ruth Bullock of Atlanta, Ga,
has been appointed to the technical
fund raising staff of the United
Negro College Fund, at its national
headquarters at % East 54th
Street, New York City, it was an
nounced by Mr.. William j. Trent,
Jr., Executive Director of the
Fund.
A 1913 graduate of Spelman
College. one of the 81 private ac-
credited colleges participating in
the Funds annual fund raising
campaigns Miss Bullock also at
tended the School of English, Sim
mons College, Boston, Massachu-
sets, graduating from there in
1949. She will serve as technical
secretary of the Education Com
mittee, headed by DR.. Constance
Warren, former president of Sarah
Lawrence College.
Through the Education Commit
tee, over $4,000 was contributed
to the Funds 1949 campaign by
students of ~ of this cOuntry's
leading preparatory schools, col
leges and universities, who gave
through their campus welfare
chests. Under DR.. War; ems chair
manship, the Committee, in addi-
ton to enlisting the financial sup
port of the students of these col
leges, brings before tie student
bodies a program of public infor-
nation concerning the Fund
member colleges and universities
and the circumstances under which
they operate.
Miss Bullock is a daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. b. F. Bullock of At
lanta, where Mr.. Bullock is men,
Der of the faculty of Atlanta Uni
versity, also a member institution
of the Fund.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24
Senator Lucas
To Address
Civil Rights
Conference

NEW YORK, Dec. 15-Senator
Scott w. Lucas of Illinois, ma
jority leader, on whose shoulders
rests the responsibility for break
ing an anticipated Dixiecrat fill
buster against civil rights, will
address the Washington conference
of the National Emergency Civil
Rights Mobilization, Roy Wilkins,
chairman of the modification and
acting NAACP secretary, an
nounced today.
The mobilization, sponsored by
so national civic, church, labor,
professional and fraternal organi-
cations, will eliminate in a three
day conference and lobby in Wash
ington, January 1917.
Minority leader. Senator Ken
meth S. Wherry of Nebraska, has
been invited to share the platform
with Senator Lucas. Also invited
to address the delegates are the
majority and minority leaders in
the House Of Representatives.
Other speakers will include spon-
sors Of various civil rights bills
and, perhaps, national chairmen
of the major parties.
With the opening of the second
session of the 81st Congress only
a few days off, the drive for grass
roots support of civil rights legis-
Continued On Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24
MEDICS ATTEND
ANA CLINIC

WASHINGTON, d. c. The
third annual clinical session Of siaA
American Medical Association,
held at the National Guard Arm
DRY December 6 to 9, das attended
by a large number of colored ply
sicians.
DR.. John T. Givens, secretary
of the National Medical Associa-
ton, was officially informed that
all card-holding members of the
NINA would be admitted to the
session, and DR.. Joseph L. John
son, dean of the Howard Uni
versity Medical School, received a
letter from the business manager
of the ANA cordially inviting the
students and faculty of the How
ard Medical School to attend.
No eyebrow raising or any in
cident of any kind was reported
by the approximately 200 colored
physicians who attended the SEES
sion.
DR.. Peter Murray Marshall of
New York City, a member of the
ANA, was here attending sessions
of the House Delegates.
The Army Surgeon General sent
Major Lorenzo R. Berry, the high
est ranking colored officer in the
Army Medical Corps to represent
the Army Medical Center.
Physicians attended sections of
clinical session in which they
were particularly interested. The
clinics featured every phase of
medicine and surgery by outstand-
ing men in their specialties.
Asked about the new liberality
suddenly shown, by the ANA, one
visiting physician said it maybe
is that the ANA is getting more
religious" or it may be trying to
win its fight against President
Truman's compulsory health in
surance program.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24
MRS. ROOSEVELT OFFERS her
RESIGNATION FROM BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OF NAACP

NEW YORK - Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt confirmed to this news
paper last Saturday the report that
she has offered her resignation to
the board of directors of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People. due to the
press of her United Nations duties.
Mrs. Roosevelt, reached by tele-
phone here said, II offered my
resignation first, a year ago, and
they persuaded me to stay on a
year. But in two years time, /
have been able to make one meet
ing. Their records Mrs. Roosevelt
laughed, will show how bad my
record has been"
Il come to the conclusion that it
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24
Negro Bar Head Made
Member OF Arkansas
Rehabilitation
Plan Group

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Robert
Booker, of this city, the recently
elected head of the National Bar
Association, was named last week
by Gov. Sid McMath as one of the
members of the GOVERNORS Com
mission for Recodification of the
Statues of Arkansas for the i'm
provement of laws relating to
youth improvement.
Mr.. Booker has been practicing
law here for nearly 80 years. He is
a graduate of the Northwestern
Law school.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24
Kentucky Woman
Gives Birth To
bankruptcies
Without Aid

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. IL
It's an old story when a woman
gives birth to a child unaided, but
when woman gives birth to four
at one time and unaided, that's
news.
Mrs. Gertie Yates did that here
last week and also copied the
honor of being the mother of the
first bankruptcies in Louisville his
tory. However, the four-three
boys and a girl-were stillborn.
Mrs. Yates had gone to the
Louisville General Hospital for
examination upon suffering pains.
After examination, she was sent
home. The next day, she phoned
the hospital and said that "some-
thing was happening" to her. Just
then the babies began arriving.
They were prematurely born at
four and half months.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24
Negro Farmer Father OF
Seven In Kinds Jail For Safe
Keeping After Jasper Shooting
McGrath To
Strengthen Civil
Rights Division

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Atty.
Gen. J. Howard McGrath has TAX
en- steps to lift the civil rights
section of the department of JUS
tice from a third-rate functionary
unit to a major arm section in de-
affairs, it was disclosed
here last week.
The attorney generals action
are based upon recommendations
made in the 1947 report of the
Presidents Committee on Civil
Rights, which caused a split in the
Democratic party in 1948. The fol-
lowing action has been taken:
|. Selected a chief for the section
who will be regular instead of
acting section head, as has been
the case for more than year. An
nouncement of the new chief is
being withheld until the selectee
formally accepts the post. 2. Sought
approval of the budget bureau fol
big boost in funds for the fiscal
year 1851, in order that the sec.
ton might be expanded from its
present strength of six attorney:
and nominal stenographic help. M
exact figures could be obtained OF
tire proposed fund increase, but i
is said to be in the ne;ghborhoot
of 100000.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24
One Dead Another
Wounded When
Trio Breaks Down
Door To Farmers
Home

LAUREL, MISS. Dec. 21-(Spe-
ciaD-J. C. Garner, 35-year-old
negro tenant farmer, the father of
seven children was taken to the
mob proof Kinds County jail in
Jackson after he had surrendered
and was lodged in jail here Sun
day for killing a white grocery
store operator and wounding one
of his companions at his home
last Friday Night.
The dead man is H f. Toler,
Bay Springs Grocer. Wounded is
his companion Ance Terry who
suffered a wound from a bullet
which passed through his right
cheek.
According to reports the shoot
ing took place when the Grocer
and two companions went to earn
ers home Saturday night to col
lect a $3.50 debt.
In Jackson, according to reports
Garner told lawyer who has beer
sent to his aid that he owed the
Grocer $4,000 for supplying hin
this year.
That he had managed to keeI
out of his way until he got {
small cotton Check a few days age
out of which he paid him $1,000
leaving a balance of $3.50 which
he had promised to pay at the en'
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24

had been jailed for killing white
man he stated:
.'The sheriff said he would get
my father out after 6 months in
Continued on Page Four
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24
Appoint Four Negro
Medics To Medical
School In St. Louis

st. Louis, Dec. 14-Four negro
doctors last week were appointed to
the faculty as part time instructors
at the School of Medicine of Wash
ington University, DR.. Robert A..
Moore, dean of the medical school,
announced.
The new appointees are DR.. j.
Owens Blanche, DIR. G. A. Gaikins,
Dr.. E. B. Williams, DR.. Helen E.
Nash. DR.. Moore also announced
the appointment of DR.. James
Whittico as fellow in surgery on
the staff.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24
Southern Church
Conference Plans
War On Prejudice

A T L A n T A, Ga. - Southern
Professionalism last week preached
a doctrine of pure heresy to Dixie
traditions when representatives of
Is denominations adopted a racial
program designed to "erase the
misunderstanding and divisions
among people of the South"
Seven committees urged "just
and equitable distribution of Gods
precious gifts to all Gods chill
dren,' and the Social Relations
Section headed by Atlanta's DR..
George S. Mitchell pointed out
that Professionalism social task
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24
South Carolina
Teachers Arrested
For Cheating
Conspiracy

COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. IA
Two well-known South Carolina
Negroes were arrested Tuesday on
charges of conspiracy in the al
legged wholesale cheating on State
teachers certification eXamina-
tions. The two are executive sec
rotary A. T. Butler of the Pal
metto teachers association and
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-24
Rust College
Gets "A" Rating

Rust College, located in Holly
Springs, Miss, is now an "A"
rated institution. DR.. L. M. Nc
Coy, who has successfully admin
istered the college for the past
twenty-five years said approval
was given to the application for
an "A" rating last month by the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools during its
annual meeting at Houston, Tex.
One of the great educational
centers of the d-South, Rust has
rounded out four scores. Like
Fisk, it has become noted for its
liberal arts training of Negro stu
Continued on Page SKI
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-11-17

In a lovely wedding Saturday
evening, November 9TH, in Winder-
mere Presbyterian Church, Miss
Carol Mae Wood, daughter of Mrs.
Meta Wood, 1866 East 133rd ST.,
and Mr.. John Evan Bosch, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Bosch, 1910
Elm ave-, were married by Rev.
R. D. Sundberg, Associate Pastor
of Windermere Methodist Church.
The bride had chosen a wedding
gown of white lace over satin
with fitted bodice and long sleeves
and the full skirt fell into a long
train. Her fingertip veil was at
tached to white satin bonnet
covered with lace. She carried a
white Bible with a white orchid
and streamers of Fluer de Muer.
Her only attendent Mrs. George
Schatel, wore a gown of acqua
taffeta and carried yellow NUNS.
Mr.. Bosch had as his best man,
Mr.. Robert Erlenbach, and the
ushers were Messrs. Gordan Hall,
George Schatel and Robert Scott.
The couple are motoring to
Florida to visit Mr.. Bosch's sister,
Mrs. D. w. Jacobson of Lake Helen,
Fla. and will return via the Great
Smokes"
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-11-17

The November meeting Of the
Woman's Board of Huron Road
Hospital will be held Monday the
21st. At ten o'clock a. m. the
women are asked to be at the hos
pital to wrap surgical dressings.
Lunch in the cafeteria at noon will
be followed by the business meet
ing at one o'clock, Mrs. F. w.
Reindel, presiding.
Elated at the success of their
bazaar, held Tuesday, November
9Th, the members can deservedly
relax and enjoy the afternoon talk
to be given by Mrs. Irene Sterbenz.
Her topic will be: The Mother of
the Groom"
Tea, after the program, will be
served by the hostess, Mrs. Ray
mond Cragin, and her assistants,
Mrs. H. Carter, Mrs. R. B. Close,
Mrs. Frank Campbell, and Mrs.
C. |. Crothers.
All day surgical dressings at
the hospital, Monday, November
28th and anyone interested in help
ing will find a welcome.
The Philomene Club of st. Philo-
mena's Parish is sponsoring a card
party and dance at Ursuline Acad-
emy of the Sacred Heart, Belmore
and Euclid ave-, this Friday, No
vember 18th from until 1870.
Music will be by Carl Lavano and
his orchestra. Leslie Meyers, Of
1874 Bender ave-, is the chairman
of the affair.
A White elephant sale is the lat
est project of the Ladies Auxiliary
of American Legion Post 1900. The
sale is being held Friday, Novem-
Der Is, at the post hall, 18403
Euclid ave. from 10 a. m. until
8 p. m. for the benefit Of a hospi-
tai treat for hospitalized veterans.
Mrs. Leo j. Loft is chairman.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-11-17
Nom G~M

Please Notice: Deadline for
next weeks issue, to be delivered
on Tuesday because of Thanks
giving Day, is Saturday, the
10Th. Send your copy to 1862
Euclid or call PO. 1878.
A novelty booth. comprising a
number of interesting new ideas
will be featured at the annual
bazaar of East Cleveland Post 1863
Auxiliary at the post home in
Hawley Park Saturday, the 10Th,
from one o'clock on. Mrs. William
H. Pierce is in charge.
Other booths and their commit
tee chairmen are: Aprons, Mrs.
Roland Smith; candy, Mrs. Lester
Lehman; baked goods, Mrs. James
Ralston; dolls and toys, Mrs. James
Fullerton. Refreshments are being
arranged by Mrs. Fred Jackson.
The Job of the Visiting Nurse"
will be the subject on which Miss
Goldie Burkholder of the Visiting
Nurse Association will speak at
the November 21st meeting of the
Sunny Monday Club. The club
meets in the East Cleveland
Woman's Club, 1747 Lakefront ave.
at 1870 and is open to all men
and women about go or over who
desire to attend.
On Sunday, November Goth at
2 o'clock, Collinwood Chapter No.
GIT Women of the Moose will be
host to their official and distin-
guished guest, Miss K a hry n
Smith, Grand Chancellor, of Moose
heart, Ill.,, and Senior Regent
Anna Wellman announces that this
meeting will be open to the public.
Letters of invitation have been sent
to the chapters in Elyria, Lorain,
Painesville, Conneaut, Ashtabula
and Greater Cleveland, to attend
the meeting at the Chapters Club
rooms, 1853 East 152nd st.
At their November 9th meeting
there was observed the draping
of the charter in memory of Eva
Ledvina whose death occurred No
venmber 7th. Chairman of the Sick
and Hospital committee reported
the following members as in hos
pitals, Beatrice Morrison, Ada
Robinson, Catherine X a h m n,
Mary Back. All officers, escorts
and committee chairman are re-
minded to attend the practice and
posture class November 18th at
$3.50 p. m.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-11-17
Panel On Lighting

C. ]. Allen, school lighting spe-
cialist of General Electric's Lamp
Department at Nela Park will be
one member of a five-man panel
to appear at the Cleveland section
meeting of the Illuminating Engi-
neering Society at Vermillion, No
vember 18th.
The question will be modern
lighting for schools with H. E. In
graham, president of the Holden
line Co., as moderator.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-11-17
PROPERTY SALE

A two-family, broom frame
dwelling at 1824-26 Stanwood I'd.
has been sold by Mrs. Rumelda
Thomas to William A. Jones and
Patric Cannon for about $17.500.
A brick four-room, nine suite
apartment building at 13318-20
Woodwork rd. has been sold for
about $4,000 to Joseph Prank,
1922 East 63rd st. by Bernard
Echt.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-11-17
WeddihqA

Wedding notices s for the
Thanksgiving Week issue must
be received by Saturday, October
10Th, and pictures by this Friday
morning. Ordinarily, wedding
copy deadline is Monday and pic
ture deadline is Saturday.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-11-17


DR.. and Mrs. William H. Knapp,
who were married in lovely we'd
ding in the Lyndhurst Community
Church Saturday, October 29th,
have returned from their honey
moon and are going to housekeep-
ing at 1916 Euclid ave.
Mrs. Knapp is the former Miss
Jane Peterson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Peterson, 1889
Parkhill rd. and DR.. Knapp is the
son of the Henry Knapps of 1909
Lake Front ave.
Cassese-R
An early November wedding
took place on the fifth in Holy
Rosary Church when Miss Flora
Rose Cassese, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Cassese, 1880 Pen
rose ave., was married to Mr..
Domenic Anthony Romonto, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Romonto, 1878
Auburndale I'd. The bride is a
graduate of Flora Stone Mather
College and the groom is an
alumnus Of Case Institute Of Tech
nology where he belonged to Phi
Kappa, Blue Key and Theta Tau
fraternities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-01

all were made with 1888. That
is great golf and also an oddly.
JIMMY MIRA was the fourth
member of the foursome and he
had n which is good ordinarily
but not that day. JIMMY says he
couldn't make the short puts.
HARRY KNIGHT had birdie
A on the long No. hole Saturday
despite a penalty stroke for an
out of bounds shot.
GLYNN ARCHER was playing
with WARD TYSON last week
when WARD called attention to
an old gentleman playing in back
Of them. WARD told GLYNN
that the old gentleman must have
found the game difficult on such
windy day. All three played the
last 4 holes together and the UNI
known gentlemen had 4 consecu-
tive pars and announced he had
an even par SO for the 8 holes.
WARD Immediately went home,
took to his bed and hasn't been
seen since.
Some of the winners in the BIZ
monthly dinner matches were as
follows:
CHARLIE SMITH over JAMES
McARDLE; CHARLIE LEVIN
over WARREN BETHEL; POP
LONDEREE over FLASH
YATES; GEORGE VALDEZ over
DELIO COBO; HUMBERT MIRA
over RUSSELL HYMAN; JIM
HEG over BEN FREER; VAL
TER VINSON over WILLIE
KEMP; KEY PARK over BOB
SAUNDERS.
GEORGE VALDEZ holed out
a wedge shot for a birdie 3 on
No. 3 after two poor shots pre-
viouSly. 1t was on this. same No.
3 hole last month that GEORGE
holed his second shot for an eagle
2 that enabled him to win the
Ringer Tournament.
GLEN PRICE is on the west
coast trying to arrange an inter-
city match for Key West.
The genial DUNNS, CLARA
and BILL are back with US after
an extended trip.