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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-25
Joe Louis Must
Answer Charges
He Stole Preachers
Wife's Love
LAWYER SAY CHAMP MAY BE
FACED WITH PERJURY

CHICAGO June 20-Did JDe
Louis play Stanta Claus to the
comedy wife of the Rev Matthew
c. Fulkner, while THE Army
chaplain was overseas.
Superior Court Judge Samuel
B. Epstein has orerd the retired
world heavyweight champion to
answer Eyes or no" comes June
"a t p. m. previously the judge
had ordered Louis to answer
seven charges aimed at him by the
Atlanta Minister. but no date had
been set because of Louis ex-
hibition schedule.
But now the die is cast. He must
pper in the offices of Atty, Sol R.
Friedmn, Counsel for Fulkner at
the appointed time and meet face
to face barge of sven aleft jabs
and right crosses Friedman has
asked the Judge to hold Louis in
contempt of court if he fails to
show up.
Atty. Truman X. Gibson, Con-
usel for Louis, told this writer
late Monday that the contempt"
business is lot of "Hooey." But
he admitted that if Louis answer
mo" when he should have said
yes" he may fhce Perjury
charges.
1. Did you buy Carolle a mink
coat and beaver coat?
2. Did you buy her a diamond
emerald ring worth $4,000?
8. Did you deposit $4,000 to her
bank account? ~rlW
4. Did you buy her a cocktail
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-25

Woods is a native of Mississ-
Mrs. Adriana Eugene Nicholson
Woods three days after had ap.
piled for letters of administra.
ton to her estate, declaring she
left no will.
Attached to the purported will
was a codicil which revoked a
bequest left to the husband in the
will.
The will, dated April IS, 1915,
bequeathed the home at 1924 w.
Goth st. to my chauffeur and
faithful servant, Allan Lee
Woods"
Two months later, June 20,
1915, the former Mrs. Nicolson
revoked that bequest.
Recently Married
The couple were married last
January 8, after the late invalid
ed English woman waged a de-
termined fight to wed the chauf-
feur, so that she told the press.
he would inherit her estate. She
did this Mrs. Woods than stated.
because Woods had been good to
her and helped her and she want
ed him to have her property.
Psychiatrists and lawyers came
to the aid of the London-born one
time prominent Clubwoman and
attested she was competent under
the legal code to marrq.
Mrs. Woods died last May %.
Under terms of her purported will
she left the bulk of her estate in
equal proportions to Leland Stan
ford University and the University
OF California for the establish
ment of scholarships, 'for worthy
Students
Silverware, books, pictures.
paintings and other work of art
were left to friend, Mrs. Isa-
bella Bishop of Brentwood. The
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-25
Birmingham
Finance Co.
Increases Capitol
Stock To
100000

BIRMINGHAM ALA. June 21-
Stockholders of Jones Valley Fin
ance Company, in the fourth an
nual meeting of the stockholders,
held in the forniss Auditorium,
voted to incresase the capitol
stock to $500, 900.
Atty. Arthur ID. Shores, presi-
dent of the company, gave vivid
description of the rise of the COM
pany from a capital stock of $40,
1867 when it was organized in
April, 1916 to it's capital stock
of 1888, 92169 in 1949.
He pointed out some of the new
functions and services now per-
formed by the company. His re-
port indicated that Jones Valley
had handled a total of over $3.50.
100000 worth of first mortgages
for the North Carolina Insurance
Company the Booker T. Washing
ton Insurance Co. and the Protec
tive Industrial Insurance Co. These
mortgages he said, are extended
to clients all over the state.
There are approximate GA
stock holders of the Company-47
common and 57preferred. Aout IA
of them live outside of Alabama.
giving to the finance company
national strength, prestige and in.
fluence over II new business
places have started out of as
sIStance given by Jones Valley.
Jones Valley plans to build a
modern new home and to extend
its services.
Among thses in attendance were
DR.. c. A. Walwyn of Tuskegee:
DR.. R. w. Riley, of Nashville. presi.
dent of American Baptist Theolo-
gical Seminary; Rev. R. w.
Mckenzie, of Miles College, C. ].
Greene district manager of the
Atlanta Life Insurance Company:
E. A. Carter district manager of
the North Carolina NATURAL In.
surance Company; G. Y. Mitchell
and F. C. Foster of Bessemer.
Lawrence Washington, Wiley E.
Daniels Sr, Anthony P. Davis, Mrs.
Clara Watson, DIR. w. L. Drake.
Mrs. Belzora S. Ward, Saint Juste
Iamor and Mrs. Galverson of
Tushegee, These and others made
brief remarks.
Nine of IL men of the board of
electors were present in addition
to Mr.. Shores, DIR. A. f. Belcher.
chairman of board of directors;
Mrs. G. e. Anderson. second vice
president; w. r. Maynard. third
vice president; w. H. Hollins.
secretary. DR.. J. w. Dowdell, trea.
surer; John ]. Drew, A. G. CASTOR
and DIR. w. L. Droke, the Two
absent members were W. M.
Conley, first vice-president and
w. E. Shortridge.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-25
Walter White Goes
On Leave OF
Absence From
NAACP After
Board Refuses
Resignation
ORGANIZATION TO BE DIRECT
ED BY WILKINS FOR YEAR

New York, Jue 26,-Roy Will
kins, assistant secretary of the
NAACP since 1881, was named
acting secretary Monday at a
meeting of the NAACP board of
directors.
Mr.. Wilkins will be executive
head of the organization during
the absence for Walter White.
secretary, who has been granted
a years leave of absence follow.
ing the boards refuseal to accent
his resignation.
Before coming to the NAACP
Mr.. Wilkins was managing ed.
itor of The Kansas City (MO)
Call, serving from 1923 to 1881
when DR.. w. E. B. Dubois left
the NAACP in 1884, Mr.. wilkins
succeeded him as editor of The
Crisis, working this office along
With assistant secretry-ship
Mr.. Wilkins has served the or.
gpnhgation on various occasions
during his Is year tenure. In 1882
he and George S. Schuyler, dis
gu1sed as day laborers. made an
lnvestigataltion of cbndftions in
contractors camps on the flood
control project in Mississippi Fol
lowing their report wages if Negro
workers on the project were sub.
stantially increased.
Born August 80, 1901, in St Lou
is, Mr.. Wilkins was reared and
educated I'M st. Paul. Mimi. and
was graduated from the Univer-
stiy of Minnesota in 1923. He
lived New York with Mrs. Wilkins.
the former Miss Mainnie Badeau
of st. Louis, to whom he was
married in 1929.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-25
WILKINS TAKES OVER AS SECRETARY OF NAACP
Extension Of City
Limits Spell Doom
For Local Night
Spots
POLICE RAIDS CONTINUOUS
SINCE ACTION OF STATE
SUPREME COURT

SUPREME COURT
The lucrative Negro Night Club
business long operated just out
side the City limits in Kinds
County seem doomed with the
extension of the City limits last
week following the action of the
State Supreme Court last Mon
day in upholding the decision of
the lower court which authorized
the extension.
City authorities acting imme-
diately upon the announcement of
the decision of the State Su-
preme Court took over the area
covered by the extension Tues
day morning. Locatd in the area
are number of Negro Night
Clubs and pleasure spots, the
best and more widely known in
GLIDING Stevens Barbecue Inn,
The Tip Top, ElMoroca and the
Pelican. Since the City moved
into the area the Night Clubs
and pleasure spots in the ara
have been the subject of contin-
ious raids by city police.
- According to reliable infor-
nation Police flushed a number
of mixed parties in a raid on the
Tip Top Club Saturday night. The
Club, reputed to be owned and
operated by Massey Hawkins, who
has long been identified with
local night life, The Tip Top
Club was regarded as the most
beautiful and luxuriously furn-
ished Negr Night Club in the
country not excepting Chicago
and New York. For a long time
the Tip Top enjoyed the patron
age of highly select group and
was pointed out as a shown place
by local Negroes to visitors
from all over the country.
The Club, however, started los
ing its select Negro patronage a
good while ago whe nit began to
be widely discussed as a rende-
vous for Negro women with no
objection to taking part in mixed
parties.
According to reliable reports
police used the palm of their
hands and the lashes of heir
black jacks raher freely on the
women caught in the raid Satur-
day night. The men, according
to reports were allowed to leave
unmolested but are said to have
ben told by polio that their use
of the Tip Club ended with the
extension of the City Limits.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-25
Altar r.r~

No man over 40 should play hand
,sll ~ hsSf.s 81 80 =. me- Say a,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-25
Wealthy Wife
Leaves Nothing In
Will For Negro
Husband
MISSISSIPPI BORN
HUSBAND FACE LEGAL
FIGHT FOR ESTATE

Los Angeles, Calf, June 20
eSpeciaD - 1t became very APP
parent last week that Allen Lee
Gustard Woods, 2S-year-old chauf-
feur, may have to wage a legal
battle in probate court against
two California Universities for
possession of a $4,000 estate left
by his late 90-year-old white wife.
1ppl. The security-first National
Bank of Los Angeles filed the
purported last will of the late
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-25

Continued on page 5
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-25

sum of $500 was requested, to,
my faithful servant Jessie Ora.
mette."
Rex w. Kramer, attorney for
the bank, said the only known
kin of Mrs. Woods, a niece, Mrs
Elfrida Mahon, lives in Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-25
Outstanding Success Of Farm Families
In Widely Separated Section Of State
Point To Opportunity In Farming
For Negroes In Miss.
Three Families Who Started AS
Sharecroppers Now Own
Valuable Farms

The outstanding success OF
Negro farm families in widely
separated sections of the State,
recently revealed points up the
opportunity in farming and agric.
lture for the Mississippi Negro
Three families who started as
sharecroppers now are the owners
of highly productive and valuable
farms
In 1906 Wash cambridge was a
young Negro helping his father,
Butler cambridge, who was share
cropping a piece of land in Tate
County, Mississippi. Wash was
smbitious, and after gathering
four years of farmig experience, he
reached the age of q and married.
Wash reted 80 acres of land, and
by farming during the summer
months and teaching school dur
ing the winter, he started the
successful climb of one Tate
County's most outstanding Negro
farmers.
From 1910 to 1919 wash was a
renter, but in the year 1919 he
bought so acres of land rented
so additional acres. After much
hard work and application of sound
farming practices, he bought 40
additional acres and rented 40
more acres in 1912. In 1947 he
bought so acres more, and today
he owns 200 acres of land and is
rent ing200 acres.
Half of the land is devoted to
rotating crops of crops of cotton,
corn and other grain, and the other
half is used pasture. cambridge
says, 81 started using AAA Pro-
gram about years afo when this
land was making only $50 pounds
Of lint cotton per acre, and
through the use of cover crops
and traces, my average yield is
now 500 pounds per acre. On my
pasture land 1 have used AAA
funds for pasture seed, terraces,
stock ponds, phosphate and Stag.
I say that AAA has definitely rails
ed my level of living from the
once poor soil to fertile and
well producing SOIL"
The cambridge live in a modern
home on their farm, own up to-date
farming equipment, and employ
other modern methods of farming.
S. R. Williams, of Nesbitt, Miss
issippi, is one of DeSoto County's
most prosperous Negro farmers.
In 1924 Williams started farming
as a sharecropper, but after MAX
ing only one crop, he rented some
land for two years. After three
years of wording and saving, he
was able to purchase 40 acres OF
land. Today he owns 189 acres,
and has a large lake stocked to
capacity with fish.
Early in 1941 someone suggest.
ed to Williams that he build
curing mad storage house potatoes,
This house cost him $3.50. Prior
20 this he had produced only 60
blu. of potatoes, and most of them
had been sold during harvesting
season This year he produced
1S5 blu. From 1941 to 194S he had
cleared $3522.50 from the sale of
potatoes and rent for steering other
farmers potatoes.
Williams has a pertinent past
ure, his land is treated with min
erals, and each year he plants
vetch to restore the nitrogen in
his soils. He has five children,
(Confin1Iod IN paoo Ky
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-25
CLARK DECLARES GOVERNMENT
MUST PROTECT CITIZENS
Says Civil Rights Statutes Do Not
Meet Entire Problem

Washington d. C. June 81 -
Attorney General Tom C. Clark,
urged enactment of the Celler an
! tllynching bill as an exercise of
full congressional power ''to give
governmental guaranty to the
foremost freedom, the freedom
to liv.
In a statement filed with Rep
resentative Emanuel Celler. of
New York, chairman of the
House Judiciary Committee, Mr..
Clark said that in his judgment
the Federal Government today
has the obligation protect its
citizens, and in fact all inhabi-
tants of the nation from the
forcihle deprivation my mob ac-
ton of the rights to a fair trial"
He added:
"It has that obligation, also in
my view, as to mob action di-
rected against individuals by rea-
son of their race, color, reli-
gion, or national origin.
"The Department. of Justice has
long endeavored to enforce these
rights to the fullest exteent DOS
sible under the provisions of ex-
listing law. But serious limita-
tons have been imposed. In
my opinion, the time has come for
Strengthening the existing law
so as to deal adequately with the
entire problem of lynching.
Mr.. Clark pointed out that un-
der existing Federal civil rights
Statutes the basis exists, and the
Department has used it success
fully, though under certain major
hand1caps, to prosecute state of
ficers and private individuals who
conspire with the state officers
to substitute mob violence for
the lawful adjustification and
punishment of crime in accord
ance with due process of law.
MEET PART OF PROBLEM
The existing civil rights statu-
ties, he said, "enable us to deal
with part of the so-called lynch.
ing problem, and, if the general
statutes are improved in the
ways already suggested, our hand
would be strengthened in that re-
gard.
However, this by no means
meets the whole problem. 1t is
essential that lynching bill put
the Government in a position to
prosecute the members of a
lynch mob, particularly where
there is no element of conspiracy
with local officers. These un-
doubtedly comprise the bulk of
the present day caes, where the
threat of lynching exists.
SIN addition, it is ssential that
the Government should not be
limited to those cases where
perasons are taken from law en-
forcement officers with or with
out the consent of suchc Off
GERS.
There have been far too many
instances in the past of lynch
ing or the threat of lynching in
the cease of persons neither
charged with nor suspected of
crime, but who, for economic
or political reasons, have been
the subject of lawless mob action
because of their race, color, re-
ligion or national origin. Such
situation is intolerable in our
society. The Government must
be in a position to deal with all
of these situations"
Voicing his support of he Gel
lar antilynching bill as a mea
sure which meets the needs q
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-25

Elixabeth Daineerfieid, . racs
horse breeder, was once a book re.
viewer for the Boston Transcript
She supervised the breeding Of all ot
Man O'War's offspring BID Wa
Ndniraf
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-25
President Mallory
Cancels Speakings
On Illness OF
Mother

Lexington, Miss, June IA -
President ARENA c.. Mallory, of
Saints Industrial school here re-
turned to the city last week from
California where she was to be-
gin a series of speaking engage
ments which extended through the
summer would have taken her to
every section of the country.
President Mallory announced
that she has indefinitely cancell-
ed all speaking engagements on
account of the serious illness of
her mother.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-25

Hatcheries Produce Fish
Wyoming's seven state fish hatch
cries produced more thsp 5000. 900
game fish for streams and lakes
10 1889.
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Mrs. latta.lawrence
Files Reply in Suit

Counsel for MA Eilene IAtta-
Lawrence fled papers In District
Court yesterday opposing motions
on behalf Of her husband. Capt.
Alexander LAtta-Lawrenes. which
seek 10 strike certain allegations
from the wifes maintenance suit
The 4T-year Navy captain =
motions asked the court 70 elm
mate allegations referring 70 Rep
resentative Edith Sourse Rogers
Republican. o. Massachusetts,
who Mrs, LAtta-Lawrences suit
charged was the cause Of her
martial d.raculties.
Points and authorities hied on
the wifes behalf yesterday
through Attorneys David Cobb and
l. s. WeiSsbroit asserted the ale
cations were material and proper
specifying defendants cruel and
abusive treatment and desertion
of plaintiff
The papers also opposed defense
Evening star., 1949-05-18

motions 20 6.s-r.sS Tie act411 .c-
ar accounting and - strike cut
the w1ses demand fcv . Jury ;r.al
The captain has ehArse6 ;As;
the separate maintenance 81;
brought by tire wife lAs AtA-cN
was designed 70 hold HIN - &c
contempt and public ytdicale
and deprive him Of s.s livelihood
Mrs. Rogers nAs described Ms
LAftA-IAwrencss assertions her
husband had been IN ~elcsse And
inflmate" association with TIE
Representative member as absurd
and OUTRAGEOUS
Evening star., 1949-05-18

James w. Simons really need
ed his iron nerves around Wash
ington yesterday.
4 shy man at heart. he said the
spotlight he faced was almost as
trying at times as the glare OF the
forest fire he stopped with his
bulldozer last November.
Another thing that puzzled the
36-year-old cat" operator and
California forest ranger was why
even celebrities he met asked him
for his autograph.
These latter included President
Truman. 1t happened at the
White House a few minutes after
Agriculture Secretary Brannan
had awarded Mr.. Simons the
American Forest Fire Medal for
outstanding heroism and devo-
ton to duty"
The President shook hands
with the visitor and congratu-
lated him for his part in halting
a particularly costly blaze in
Topanga Woods during q dry
spell in Southern California. Mr..
Truman then offered to auto
graph the certificate that accom-
panied the medal for heroism.
Mr.. Simons had no sooner
thanked the President for his
courtesy when Mr.. Truman sug-
gested they swap signatures. The
ranger obliged in haste. scrawling
his name on the back OF q bit
Of literature urging the public
to prevent forest fires.
The two parted after . Ave
minute chat on the subject Of
fire control.
The presentation at the Agri-
culture Department was . full
dress performance in the patio.
accompanied by cameras. flash
lights, microphones and military
music. Mr.. Simons was bit
jumpy. he admitted, but man
aged to come through like q vet
eran.
The ranger had been honored
for volunteering to gouge out a
trench with his bulldozer so near
the advancing flames that his
face and hair were scorched and
his clothing partially burned
away. He accomplished this feat
over rough terrain. which threat
ened to roll his caterpillar tractor
into the inferno.
Mr.. Simons was credited with
putting out q fire that already
had consumed 1873 homes and
more than 5000 acres Of forest.
The ranger learned how to ham
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Sisierhood Will Honor
Mrs. D. 5. Margolis tonight

Mrs. D. s. Margolis. 2l41 Sixth
street NV. has been named
Most Honored Mother OF 194S''
by the Sisterhood Of Kesher Is
rael Synagogue.
Mrs. Margolis who has three
children and eight grandchildren
twice has been president OF the
organization. as well as treasurer
and a member Of It's board of
education committee.
The will be honored by the
group at a special Mothers Day
meeting at $3.50 o'clock tonight in
the vestry of the synagogue. 2801
N street NV.
Guest speakers will include
Rabbi Morton Berkowitz, and Mrs
Samuel Dodek, chairman OF the
speakers bureau Of the United
Jewish Appeal.
Evening star., 1949-05-18
New Compromise
Plan Is Rejected by
Ford Plant Strikers
BY the Associc,sd Press

DETROIT, May 1s.-One more
compromise proposal lay In the
waste basket today as Ford and
the CIO United Auto Workers
sought a settlement Of a two
week old strike.
Active Government Intervention
in the vexing production speed-up
dispute still was only q possibility
More than 100000 men are of the
job.
Arthur c. Wat, regional direc-
tor of the Federal Mediation and
Cancellation Service. said he had
not decided whether or when TO
step into the peace talks.
Some observers felt he would
not take an active part as long
as both sides kept making truce
proposals.
Called Fantastic.
The latest of q series Of these
was made yesterday by the COM
pany and turned down quickly by
the UAW as fantastic.
Ford suggested that the union
call off its strike everywhere ex-
cept in the "B" building Of the
big Rouge plant in neighboring
Dearborn and the Lincoln -Mer-
curry plantxin Detroit.
John s. Bugas. Ford vice presi-
dent and top company negotiator,
said this would send $4,000 Of the
102 900 idle Ford workers back to
their jobs within a few days.
The other 5000 are employed
In the "B" building and the Lin
coin Mercury plant. These are
the only places where the union
has complained that Ford en-
ployes have been worked too hard.
But to strengthen its hand the
union called out all $4,000 Rouge
plant workers May 5, along with
5000 from Lincoln Mercury. Since
then another $1,000 Ford employees
throughout the country have been
laid off because of a shortage Of
parts normally manufactured at
the two struck plants.
Offers Square Deal"
The Ford proposal. Mr.. Bugas
said, offered "a square deal to all
parties directly or indirectly in
volved in this strike"
The UAW, however. thought Diff
ferently.
Emil Macy, UAW secretary
treasurer, called 1t fantastic" and
merely a variation Of the old
employed trick Of divide and rule"
Though only 5000 workers are
directly involved in "the immedi-
ate dispute" he said. all Ford en-
ployes are directly affected by
the basic principle Of whether or
not the company shall have the
right to speed them up whenever
it wants to-"
Mr.. Wat conferred with Mr..
Macy before yesterdays two
hour company-u union talks. Later
he talked with Mr.: Bugas. He
said he would remain in close
touch with both parties and might
take part in the negotiations later.
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Marian Anderson Honored

HELSINKI, Finland. May ID
up. - Marian Anderson. Negro
contralto, was awarded the Fin
nish decoration PRO Benignitate
Humana" yesterday. The cere-
mony took place at the American
Legation. A free translation Of
the Latin name for the decoration
would be For the Benefit of HUI
mapitU "
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Schools pIon Festival

Fairfax County Elementary
Sehols x!u hold dance and
drama festival 81 Pm OF FRIDAY
in the Fairfax High School.
Evening star., 1949-05-18

die cats" when he went ashore
with the Seabees on the Marianas
Islands to scoop out coral run
ways and hardstands for the
long range bombers that leveled
the biggest cities of Japan. He
volunteered for that Job also.
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Aoonshiner Sess Term

EkiTTNoSF MAJ 20
FT~ee-4ek P-wser. Asso@i -. a.
Prince 0~orges e<ansy was ser
tened 10 eagas nanshs t-nswasSe-
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Rose Society to Meet

The Potomac Rose Society will
meet at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
auditorium Of the National Mu-
scum, Tenth street and constitu-
ton avenue NV. Movies Of
Yucatan and Guatemala will be
shown.
Evening star., 1949-05-18

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