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Evening star., 1949-02-26

itself of exhibition interests has
been accepted by Attorney Cen
eral Clark and that it will be en-
tered in Federal District Court in
New York next Thursday as a
consent decree-that is, accept
able to both sides.
The department last November
accepted a similar plan advanced
by Radio Keith -Orpheum Corp,
another defendant, for divorcing
it's exhibition interests from its
production and distribution busi-
ness.
The Justice Department. which
has urged a breakdown of large
interests Ito restore competition"
in the local movie house field de-
scribed the Paramount plan thus:
Paramount, which has full Oh
partial ownership of about 1,45O
local theaters throughout the
country, must divest itself OF
about 800 of these. The remain
ing $50 houses must pass into
other control within five years.
Paramount Pictures, Inc, as
presently constituted would be
dissolved, and two new corpora
tions created in its place; one a
theater operating company, the
other a production and distribu-
ton company.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Pair Gets 2-S Years
In Store Robbery

Two men were sentenced yester-
day by District Court Judge Henry
A. Schweinhaut to serve from 2
to 8 years each for robbing a
woman credit clerk of 1921 in
the Montgomery Ward Store, 706
Thirteenth street NV. last May.
The woman, Miss Marion L.
Lambert, was robbed as she was
returning to the store from the
bank.
The two sentenced for the rob-
berry were Edward NJ. Shane, %.
of the 14O0 block of Belmont street
NV, and Ernest c. Livesay. %,
Evening star., 1949-02-26
U. 5. Approves Plans
OF Paramount 10 Quit
Movie Theater Field
BY the Associated Press

A plan for taking Paramount
Pictures, Inc, entirely out of the
local movie house business has
been approved by the Govern
ment.
It was advanced by Paramount
as a means of carrying out an
antitrust judgment affirmed by
the Supreme Court last year,
growing out of a 10-year -old JUST
ice Department case against
major motion picture producers,
distributors and exhibitors.
The department said yesterday
Paramount's plan for divesting
Evening star., 1949-02-26

of the 2700 block of Twenty-sec-
ond street NE.
In another case, Judge Schwein-
haut gave Donald F. Wilson, 20. OF
the 500 block of Third street NV.
from / to 6 years for a $148 hold
up robbery Of a liquor store at
221 Fourth street S.W. last month
Among others sentenced by
Judge Schweinhaut was Dock
Maddox, So, colored, of the 600
Evening star., 1949-02-26

block of @ street NV, who was
given from 3 to 8 years for taking
indecent liberties with an 8-year-
old colored girl.
Sam Kaufman, for whom no
age or address was listed, was
fined $3.50 by Judge Schweinhaut
for promoting the numbers racket.
In another District Court SEN
tence, Judge Richmond B. Keech
gave Arthur McClary. q, colored
l1400 block of v street NV, from
Evening star., 1949-02-26

GONE (
IT'S too late to buy the fol- \
lowinge properties we sold I
during the last 2 weeks: I
1877 Fort Dupont St. Sc. I
1906 Joekson Ave.
New Hampshire Gerdens I
1901 57th Ave-. cheverIy, Nd. (
1910 Westwoy Dr..
Chevy Chose. Nd. \
1929 KiIbourne Pl. NV. {
1910 Blue Ridge Ave.
Wheaton. Nd. \
1916 End St. Sc.
1921 Norwood Drive,
Chevy Chose, Nd. I
14s So. Aberdeen St.,
Arlington, Va.
We Still Have Many Other
Choice Buys
Phone OR. 21OO for information
are advertising in this paper. We
specialize in good buys and trades.
Victor Wickersham Realty I
OR. 2l0o Open 9 to 9 pm. {
For Action List Your Home with Us {
Evening star., 1949-02-26

William the Conqueror caused a
great census to be made of Eng
land, called the Domesday Book,
which enumerated all possessions
down to the last pig. OK and COW.
Evening star., 1949-02-26

to 6 years for robbing a taxi
cab driver of $3.50 and striking his
victim with a brick.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
Segregation Law
Unconstitutional
Sen. Taylor Says

MONTGOMERY, Ala. = Sen.
Glen Taylor, Cd. Ida.) labelled
segregation laws in Birmingham,
Alabama, unconstitutional Tuesday
in his appeal from a $50 disorder
~ conduct fine.
Arthur Shores, a Negro lawyer
of Birmingham, filed the brief in
Montgomery and said he would
carry the Senator's case to the U.
S. Supreme Court if necessary.
Taylor was arrested in May,
1948, while he was campaigning as
the vice presidential running mate
of Henry Wallace on the Progress
sive party ticket.
He was charged with disorder
ly conduct for attempting to pass
through the colored entrance to a
Negro Church, where he was to
make a speech.
Taylor was involved in short
scuffle with Birmingham police
following his arrest.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
Negro Community
Struck ByLocaI
Police Killing

The local negro community app
pear struck by a current of fear
and uncertainty over the killing of
28-year-old L. c. McGill by local
police officer here Sunday MORN
ing, as the incident became the sub
ject of widespread discussion.
McGill was being sought as q
suspect of theft from an Interstate
shipment of clothing from the Gulf
Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
According to police reports of
ficers Singletary and Stribbling To-
Gated McGill between Oklahoma
Street and Highway so Sunday
morning and ordered him to halt.
McGill ran when ordered to halt
and officer Stribbling shot three
times into the air. At the fourth
order to halt the officer shot Nc
Gill and killed him instantly.
The death shot struck McGill in
the back of the head.
A Coroner's Jury ruled that Nc
Gill was shot as an escaping felon.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
Annual Meeting
Dec. 18th Local
NAACP Branch
Rev. r. T. Thomas
Of Mobile, Alabama
Guest Speaker

The annual meeting of the jack
son branch of the NAACP will be
held at the Browns Hall 317 Il
North Parish Street on Thursday
night December Is at 800 p. m.
The Rev. r. T. Thomas of Mobile,
Alabama, pastor and President of
the Laurel Mississippi Branch of
the NAACP will be principal
speaker. Rev. Thomas is noted for
his speaking abaility and his fear
less leadership of the Laurel
Branch of NAACP. Under his
leadership the Laurel Branch has
outgrown all other branches in the
state and at the same time has
made itself felt in getting negroes
to be come qualified electors. The
Jackson Branch feel it a signal
honor to be able to present Rev.
Thomas to the people of Jackson.
Also at this meeting will be a
report of the election committee.
The nominating committee having
made its report and ballots are be-
ing mailed to the membership for
voting. Space is being left for
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
Negro Lawyers
Plea Before
Alabama Court

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - What
will the Alabama Supreme Court
say about admitting Negro law
yers to practice without taking the
bar test as if now the opportunity
Of white students who graduated
from the University of Alabama
Law School?
That question is up for decision
here today. 1t presents a new
angle to this problem of denial
of equal education opportunities
to Negro citizens within the state.
Only six of the 425 LAWYERS
licensed in Alabama are Negroes.
E. Manley Banks, Clarence f..
Moses, Henry G. Moss and Henry
L. Pearson, all graduates of the
Howard University Law School.
Washington, D. c., except the lat
ter. by position asked the court
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
What Did He Do With
Three To Five Million?
First Wife Of BoiangIes Robinson
Tells Of Many Gifts And 0utIays
For Aides, Friends and Needy

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 - How he
could have run through fortune
of between S3,0O0,O00 and $5,OO0,-
900 and die virtually broke while
still recognized as the Worlds
Greatest Tap Dancer, was the ques-
ton which Harlem turned its at
tention to, after paying him the
tribute due a master Snowman, as
the dancing feet of Bill "Bojan-
giles" Robinson came to their final
Resting place in Brooklyn Ever
green Cemetery last Monday.
Across the bars of Harlem and
in the pool rooms and clubs which
Bill frequented, the wise boys sum-
med it up with one word-gambling-
but in the quieter, more intimate
circles of those who knew Bojan-
giles best, his friends FASTENED to
add that all Of the great dancers
millions did not flow across the
dice and poker tables or go with
the billiard cues that Bojangles
loved to WELD.
They said Bojangles serally
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
FIRST NEGRO SWORN IN AS U.s. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS NDT
Mississippi Sharecropper Slain After Dispute Crop Settlement
State 4-H Club
Winners Get
Educational Tour

Twelve Negro All Club boys.
winners in the 1949 woodland i'm
provement contest, are making a
950-mile educational tour this
week, according to j. S. Therrell,
Extension forester.
Each of the 1926 boys enrolled
IN this contest carried out stand
Improvement practices on at least
one acre. Five Of the 81 winners
have been winners for the past
3 years, Mr.. Therrell said.
Club boys making the tour are
Johnnie Phair, Jr., and Jerry Rob-
erson, Oktibbeha County; Zedebee
Harrington, Winston County; Earl
Woodland and Edward Woodland.
Holmes County; L. j. Williams,
Washington county.
Robert Wilson and Eddie Nc
Quater, Lauderdale county; Cur
It's Evans, Newton county; Roose-
welt Booth, Jeff Davis county;
Hollis Williams and David Bush,
Pike county.
Accompanying the boys are Mr..
Therell; G. c. Cypress, State Ne
gro boys club leader, Jackson;
Negro County Agents A. S.
Thompson, Oktibbeha county; A.
P. Johnson, Holmes county; F. L.
Thames, Lauderdale county; and
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
HUMPHREYS COUNTY VIOLENCE
SEE POSSE SLAY farm HAND
TO AGAIN PUT EVIL LIGHT ON
SHARECR0PPER SYSTEM
Move Reported Under Way To Get
Federal Investigation Of Staying
WOUNDED DURING INCIDENT

BELZONI, Miss, Dec. 6-(Spe-
ciaD-The Sharecropper System,
as practiced in the cotton growing
section of the Mississippi Delta,
was brought into evil light again
near here Sunday afternoon, when
James Patterson, So year old negro
sharecropper was shot to death by
a posse after the owner of the
plantation on which he worked re-
ported that he believed him to be
dissatisfied with the settlement
made for this years crop.
Patterson the father of four
children is reported to have told
friends before leaving town for his
home Saturday that he had produc-
ed 10 bales of cotton this year but
got only a Ten Dollar settlement.
According to reports the negro
sharecropper was shot TO death in
the loft Of his farm home, Is miles
southwest of Belzoni, after a two
hour vigil by posse which riddled
his body with shotgun, rifle, and
pistol fire as he was being stalk,
ed from a nearby Barrow Pit, by
a friend of the sheriff armed with
a .381 rifle.
The posse is reported to have
formed after the wounding of
Deputy Sheriff Ike Shelton.
According to reports Deputy
Sheriff Shelton was wounded when
he went to Patterson's home to
talk with him on the request of
w. J. Jordon, owner of the planta-
ton on which Patterson made this
years crop. The plantation owner
and Patterson had settled for his
crop Saturday but believed that
Patterson was dissatisfied with
the settlement.
The deputy sheriff is said to
have stated that he approached Pat
terson's house and asked where he
was. Replying that she did not
know the door was locked behind
her as she came out. After trying
the door and finding it locked the
deputy sheriff, according to re-
ports said that he was wounded in
the shoulder and upper arm by
blast from Patterson's shotgun as
he walked around the house.
After being wounded he return
ed to Belzoni in his cal leaving a
friend who went with him to the
house in a Barrow Pit across the
road armed with a .381 rifle.
The possee included both Hum
phreys County officers and state
Highway Patrolmen.
Meanwhile from we'll informed
sources in Jackson this week there
was reports that a determined eff
fort will be made to have the slay-
ing Investigated by the United
States Department of Justice and
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10

gave away the major portion of
the money he earned.
FIRST WIFE SPEAKS
Mrs. Fannie Robinson. Bojangles
first wife provided the best and
most authoritative insight into how
Bill made fabulous sums of money
and spent it the way he made it.
The first Mrs. Robinson said the
estimated earning of Bojangles
are probably exaggerated, but he
spent the money he made in the
same carfree manner that he lived.
"He just didn't care about
money" the former wife of the
dancer said.
"He never wanted anything but
the best and he used his money to
get what he wanted. But his wants
did not stop there" she continued.
Bill never wanted to see anyone
around him want for anything and
he gave large sums of money to
help other people to have what
they wanted"
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
White Man Dead
After Round OF
Negro Night Clubs

BELZONI, Miss, December s.
(SpeciaD-The violence which cul-
minated in the Staying of a negro
sharecropper by a Humphreys
county posse Sunday afternoon fol-
lowed the death of white man
here Wednesday morning after a
round of negro night clubs.
The white man, 26-year-old L.
B. Traweek was found with bullet
wound in the head lying in the
street here early Wednesday morn
ing. He died while enroute to
Yazoo City hospital.
In Yazoo City officers arrested
Charlie Holmes, 20 year-old-negro
man, an ex-convict who repeatedly
told officers a sordid tale of visits
to negro night clubs in Belzoni
with three white men Tuesday
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
Cotton Growers
Vote Dec. 18th.

The State Production and Mar
keting Administration is making
plans to hold a cotton referendum
on December Is, 1949 in every cot
ton growing county in the United
States. The statement follows the
October - proclamation of Secre-
tary of Agriculture Charles F.
Brannan that a national cotton
referendum will be held on that
date. The Secretary also announc-
ed National cotton acreage allot-
ment of 21,000,000 acres.
The National Allotment will be
broken down to states, counties and
farms and every effort is being
made to get the figures to farmers
before the referendum. County
PIMA officers in recent weeks have
been getting production, records
from farmers upon which farm al
lotments will be based.
Under the law, the Secretary of
Agriculture must proclaim market
ing quotas when the total supply
of cotton will exceed the normal
supply. Normal supply is the am
cunt needed to take care of domes-
tic and export needs plus 80 per
cent. The law also places a 21,000,-
900 acre minimum on the national
acreage allotment for 1850. This
acreage at average yield will pro-
duce IL, 900 bales which is the
marketing quota for 1850.
The total supply of cotton for the
current marketing year is estimat-
ed at 20,659,000 running bales and
the normal supply, 16,250,000
bales. The normal supply figure in
cludes an estimated 100000 bales
for domestic consumption, 4,500,0 600
bales for export and a 80 per cent
carryover of 3,750,000 bales.
Two-thirds of the farmers voting
in the referendum must approve
quotas in order for the program to
remain in effect.
Six referendums on cotton have
been previously held. All were APP
proved by more than two-third ma
jority of the cotton farmers who
voted. Only farmers who produced
cotton are eligible to vote in the
referendum. No poll tax receipts
are necessary for cotton farmer.
to become eligible to vote.
Cotton farmers should apply a.
their County Triple-A office fol
complete information.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
Maryland i. May
Lose i. n. Bid On
Account Jim Crow
INDIA-LIBERIAN DELEGATE
QUESTIONS RACIAL
PRACTICES ON CAMPUS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 5.
The offer of a site at the Uni
versity of Maryland for permanent
headquarters faces rejection be-
cause of racial discrimination both
on the campus at College, Park,
Maryland, and in the state.
The university's formal offer of
the site was made last Wednes-
day to Commission III of the
agency by H. c. Byrd, president
of the university, and several
questions were Immediately raised
in regard to racial segregation
and discrimination.
George B. Stevenson, the Liber-
ian delegate, interrupted DR.. Byrd
to ask about certain racial prac-
tees on the campus and in the
State.
DR.. B. r. Stem of India, presid-
ing, explained to the surprised
Byrd that practices" relates to
discrimination against colored
people at the university.
Explains Position
Byrd replied that if FAC should
move to the Maryland campus
there would be no discrimination
against any of its officials or
employees. All the facilities of
the university will be made avail
able to the organization. he ex-
planned.
DR.. Byrd also told the orgahiza-
ton there would be no discrimi-
nation whatever in faculty priv
leges and opportunity for advance
graduate study for FAC staff
members.
Asked if that would mean
change in the university's policy
toward colored students, DR.. Boyd
said that would be matter for
the State Legislature to decide.
Marc A. Holly, the Haitian del
egate, told the agency's site COM
mission that eve must take into
consideration whether the person
mel of FAC, both white and col
ored, will be welcomed alike"
He added that "The FAC and
its personnel must be integrated
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
Meridian Negro
Playground
Land Bought

MERIDIAN, Miss, Dec. 5 =
(SpeciaD-Transfer of title to a
large tract of land on the south
side of Meridian, to be utilized by
the Altrusa club for creation of
the first all-colored playground in
Community history, will take place
at p. M, in the Chamber of Com
merce office Monday.
Members of the club will receive
the transfer instrument from C. D..
Shields, local attorney.
1t was expected that city au-
thorities will prepare the grounds
for early placement of equipment,
since only minor grading work is
necessary.
All equipment for the facility is
scheduled to be obtained by Altru-
sa club members through donations
from civic-minded residents of the
community.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
william H. HASTE VIRGIN
ISLANDS GOVERNOR TAKES SEAT
AS U. S. APPEALS COURT JUDGE
PRESIDENT TRUMAN MAKES
INTERIM APPOINTMENT
PERMANENT POST MUST BE
CONFIRMED BY SENATE

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Will
liam H. HASTE, former Governor
of the Virgin Islands, today was
sworn in as judge of the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals
the first Negro to hold such po-
sition.
Judge HASTE, given an interim
appointment to the Third Circuit
by President Truman, was sworn
in by Chief Judge John Biggs, Jr.
in a crowded flower-filled court
room.
The appointment is subject to-
confirmation at the next session
of the Senate.
Judge HASTE, former Howard
University Law School dean and
former Federal District Judge in
the Virgin Islands, became the
seventh Judge of the Third Circuit.
He Immediately sat with the full
bench on his first case.
The Third Circuit comprises
eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware, and the Virgin Islands.
The new jurist is As years old
and is a native of Knoxville, Tenn.
He also has served as assistant
solicitor in the Department of In-
terror and was a civil aide to the
Secretary of War during the last
war. He was Governor of the
Virgin Islands for three and one
half years.
AS for his successor as Gov
ernor, Judge HASTE said he had
made no recommendation but
hoped an islander would be Sc
lected.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
Jesse o. Thomas
Speaks To Miss.
Masonic Lodge

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Jesse O..
Thomas, Public Relations Consult
ant of the American Red Cross re-
turns to his "native heath" as guest
speaker of the Masonic State Grand
Lodge at its annual convention in
Greenwood, Mississippi, December
4 through Z.
From Greenwood, Mississippi,
the Red Cross representative goes
to Warren, Ohio where he speaks
on December 10 under the joint
auspices of the Warren Branch
of the National Urban League and
the Warren Chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
Farm Employment
Down; Also
Cotton Wages

WASHINGTON - Nearly a
fourth fewer hired laborers were
working on farms during the last
week in October than a month
earlier, the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics reported last week.
Total agricultural workers number
ed only 11,792,O0O compared with
12,135,000 a year ago.
The wage rates for cotton pick
ing also were down from a year
ago. The average decline ranged
from 10 cents per hundred pounds
in Arizona to $1.10 in Mississippi.
The average price for picking was
$2.55 per hundred, compared with
$3.50 last year.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
President Accepts
Governor Hasties
Resignation

WASHINGTON, D. c. Presi-
dent Truman has accepted the
resignation of William H. HASTE
as governor of the Virgin Islands
with decidedly mixed feelings"
The President expressed gratifi-
cation that HASTE is to assume a
judgeship on the United States
Third Circuit Court of Appeal at
Philadelphia but real regret" at
his leaving the governorship of the
Virgin Islands.
In an exchange of letters, Cover
nor HASTE wrote Mr.. Truman as
follows:
Dear Mr.. President: | hereby
tender my resignation as Governor
of the Virgin Islands of the United
States and request that this resig-
nation become effective at the
close of November 80, 1949.
at is with great regret that
leave the post where | have been
privileged to serve for more than
three and one half years. | hope
that my successor may find some
of the work which we have accomp-
lished and projected useful to him
as he undertakes the responsible
ties of government in the Virgin
Islands.
Il shall always be grateful and
proud that my own administration
of the government of the Virgin
Islands has enjoyed the continuing
support of the President.
Truman Reply
Mr.. Truman, accepting Hastie's
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
State Veteran Farm
Trainee Gets 2O5
Blu. Acre Corn Yield

While thousands of Mississippi
farmers were using every known
trick of fertilization and cuHiva-
ton to produce 100 bushels of corn
per acre, this year, at least enc
of them wound up with over twice
that amount for his efforts.
He's Woodie E. Gholston, negro
veteran farm trainee at Okolona
College. From one acre of land
he harvested the remarkable yield
of 2O5.4 bushels. His achieve
ment will be recognized next
Thursday in Jackson during the
negro corn rally at Jackson Col
lege.
Trainee Gholston produced the
record yield on his 79-acre farm
a few miles south of Aberdeen.
He gives much of the credit,
though, to Prof. Amos Kirk, his
veterans instructor, who visits his
farm at lease once each week to
give advice.
Woodie was a little surprised
at the yield himself since he bare
ly exceeded the amount of ferti-
lizer recommended for a 100
bushel yield. 1t included 800
pounds Of SOB, 800 pounds of
ammonium nitrate and 200 pounds
of nitrate of soda. His Dixie II
hybrid seed was spaced about
seven inches in the row.
The fact that a winter legume
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-10
Alabama Court
Postpones Sen.
TayIor's Appeal

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-The Ala
bama Court of Appeals Friday
postponed from Tuesday to Thurs
day of next week an appeal by U.
S. Sen. Glen Taylor CD Idaho,
from disorderly conduct convic-
ton in Birmingham.
The Senator was arrested by
Birmingham policemen in May,
1948, while he was the Progressive
Party candidate for vice president.
He tried to enter a door reserved
for negroes at a meeting of the
Southern Negro Youth Congress.