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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26
Police Raid New
Orleans EnterraciaI
Party
BY Atlas News Service

New Orleans, La Sixty-rour
young people, 35 white and 20
colored, were hustled off to court
and fined So each when the New
Orleans police conducted a mid
night raid on an interracial par
ty last Sunday. The party, spons-
ored by the Young Progressives
of Louisiana, was in progress at
the home of Miss Arlene Stitch,
%, of SIG Orleans Street.
The police forced their way
into Miss Stich's apartment with
out a search warrant or seizure
warrant and herded the young
people, most of whom were stud
ents at Newcomb College, Tu-
lane, billiard and other universi-
ties in the area.
The trial began in Judge Edwin
Babylon's night court at $3.50 a.
M, and continued until well
after daybreak when the defend
ants were each fined So or five
days in Jail. The young people i'm
mediately took steps to appeal,
and We're represented in court by
Attorneys James l. Mccain, H.
S. Midlo, Mike Culligan, Jr., and
Leonard Rosenson.
The arrestes were made as a re-
suit of a complaint of disturbing
the peace" lodged by a neighbor,
but it was obvious from the cir
aspects did not please the author
tiles, and the latter was the real
cause of the arrests. Police had
visited the party on four differ
ent occasions during the evening
and stated at those times that the
party was quiet and orderly.
Miss Stitch, at whose home the
party was held, said 81 saw moth
ing wrong with having Negroes
in my home, and l don't think we
were disturbing the peace"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26
Khan Hit Bv
Tenn jury

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. IS
The Hamilton County grand
jury has cracked down against
the wearing of masks in pub
lie by returning a nine-point in
dictment charging violations of
the Tennessee so year old onti-
Ku Klux Khan law.
The indictment, returned yes
terday, resulted in the arrest of
c. R. Terry 48 year old grocery
operator here.
Numerous demonstrations have
been staged by hooded persons
in the past several months here.
Terry was released in $4,000
bond.
The indictment, originating with
the grand jury, stemmed from a
raid by about rs masked per-
sons at a night club, indicted
on a gambling charge, said the
men warned him to 'open the
door or We'll knock it down"
A warning shot was fired be-
hind a newspaper reporter af-
ter he was told to leave the
scene.
Three counts against Terry are
classed as felonies and carry
penalties of 10 to 20 years in
State penitentiary.
The other six counts charged
misdemeanors, with penalties of
a fine of not less than $1OO nor
more than $500, and a work
house sentence up to one year
for each.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26
NAAcP Sunday Set
For Feb. II

New York, Feb. 17.-More than
1900 religious leaders throughout
the country will observe NAACP
Sunday on February 81, Walter P.
Offutt, Jr., church secretary Of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
announced this week.
NAACP Sunday, initiated in
1947, is sponsored annually ito
bring about a closer cooperation
between the religious forces of
the country and the association
in their common fight against
bigotry, intolerance, social in
Justice, racial and religious dis
elimination and segregation, the
Rev. Mr.. Offutt said.
The associations national
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26
National Urban
League-South-
Launches Financi-
al Campaign

The Southern Field Division of
the National Urban League under
the dictatorship of Mr.. Nelson
9. Jackson launched it's first
southern financial drive in At
lanta on Thursday at the Butler
Y. M. c. A. Messrs. w. H. Chief
Aikens and G. E. Grit DeLorme
are serving as co-chairmen to
spearhead the drive to raise s15.-
600 to perpetuate and expand the
National Urban Leagues program
IN Atlanta and throughout the
southern region which fall I'M
der the jurisdiction of the South
ern Field Division.
Both Aikens and DeLorme ex-
pounded on the significance of
the Urban League Movement in
cementing racial relations and
lnter-racially planning and tele
scoping the attention of all citi
zens and thereby exert an un.
wholesome impect upon total
communities.
The Southern Field Division OF
the National Urban League. has
maintained headquarters in Allan.
ia for the work in the South for
over twenty-five years. Up to This
point, the League has never
campaigned in the South for
FUNDS but has sustained itsa1f
through monies that were large
~ raised from northern sources
YET with still heavy Negro DO
pulatlon in the South - an as-
tlmated 63 percent - counled
with the rapid industrialization
OF the region, it has become more
apparent than ever that the
South should assume some res-
ponslplllty for her nationally re-
cognlzed social work agencies
therefore, this initial southern
financial drive, the first in q
series to be held in key southern
cltles' is most significant in
terms of setting the pace for
other cities.
The Kickoff dinner will be
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26
Delegates From 7
States To Attend
Regional Meet


New Work, Feb. II. - More
than 300 delegates are expected to
attend the Southeastern regional
leadership training conference of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
Gloster B. Current, director of
branches, announced today. The
Conference is scheduled for March
1927, in Raleigh, N. G.
NAACP branches in Tennessee.
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Florida, North Carolina and South
Carolina, will send delegates to
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26

Insurance Company was elected
to serve as General Chairman of
the YMCA's Annual Membership
Campaign which will take place
April Alb, 1949. Assisting Mr..
Jones, serving as co-Chairman, will
be I. S. Sanders, principal of Lam
Ter High School.
In securing the services of the
two civic minder workers, the
YMCA had assured itself of a
successful campaign. Mr.. Jones and
Mr.. Sanders have headed similar
drives for other organizations in
Jackson.
Mr.. B. B. Dansby, Chairman of
the Committee of Management ex-
pressed the sentiment of the mem
bers when he said, with Mr.. Jones
and Mr.. Sanders spearheading the
campaign, and with the backing
of the committee of Management,
our goal in the campaign will be
reached and exceeded"
Present at the Committee of
Management meeting were: Messrs
B. B. Dansby, E. w. Banks, Ed
ward Lee, Sr., A. l.. Rice, V. J.
Jones, Jessie Williams, C. F. Ed
wards, S. L. Greene, Jr., G.. c.
Cypress, I. S. Sanders, and E. w.
Baker.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26
Negro Schools
Corrected After
Virginia Suit

Richmond, Va. Feb. 10 -
Surry County has corrected or
is correcting every inequality
cited by lawyers for Negro plain
tiffs in school equalization
suit, the county's school offic-
ials have advised the Federal
District Court.
In 10 page report, signed by
Commonwealth Attorney Ern-
est w. Goodrich, the Surry Of
ficials answered point by~ point
Is exceptions made by the plain?
tiffs to the Surry School Boards
first report of equalization pro-
gress filed last September Is.
In it the school officials re-
ported these measures to com
ply with a Federal Court order
to equalize Surry's Negro schools
with those for white pupils:
/. The Negro High School at
Dendon has not been fully GER
titled by the State Board of Edu-
cation; has fulfilled all accre-
dftion requirements, but can't be
put on the boards accredited
list until the requirements have
been in effect one year.
2. Library facilities, Iabora-
tory equipment, janitorial SER
vice, transportation and courses
of study in Negro schools now
are equal to or better than those
IN schools for whites.
3. Teachers salaries are peing
equalized in accordance with in
structlons by Judge Sterling Hut
cheson except that no steps have
been taken to equalize the salary
OF the principal of the Surrv
County Training School Neg(ro)
with that of the principal of the
Surry high school for whites.
Heating, Sanitation Improved
4. Sanitary lavatories and ade-
quate heating facilities have been
provided in all schools. All Neg
70 school except three uncon-
solldated elementary building have
5. Equipment for vocational |
agriculture instruction at the |
white high school is better than
that for the Negro school. but
shop in both schools are ade-
quate in every respect for in
struction in the courses offered"
6. The school board has re-
ceived preliminary plans and a
cost estimate for a new COM !
bination high school and ele-
mentary school for Negroes that
will not only equalize facilities
but will provide Negro children
with facilities far superior to
those provided for the white
children.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26
Loyalty Trial For
Brooklyn Race
Leader

Brooklyn, N. Y.-(ANS- Dis
loyalty charges against Fred H.
M. Turner, Brooklyn postal clerk,
is scheduled for an early hearing.
Turner, a leader of the NAACP,
was recently accused of being dis
loyal by the Loyalty probers be-
cause he was a member of the
now defunct National Negro Con-
gress, and because he read the
Daily Worker among other things.
Attorney Lewis S. Flagg has al
ready filed an affidavit rebutting
the Loyalty Boards charges, and
declared many prominent persons
will testify in Turner's behalf.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26
Suitable for Textiles

Although hemp 10 the strongest
vegetable fiber known. Its qualities
N soft spinning thread make Il
more suitable for textile, rug, and
speciality uses than for rope and
cordage where the cheaper hard
materials are predominant. In this
country the small prewar domestic
production had gone principally
into speciality items such a. shoe
Nrna@s md tNxr{~--
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26

the conference, which will discuss
ways and means of securing civil
rights and expanding the NAACP
program during the 40th annivers-
airy year.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26

Dor and minority group nov
seek could be used in the. fut
uTe to deprive them of funda-
mental rights for which they
have fought so hard"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26

Gathering String Beaas
String beans should not be gath
cred when the plant Is wet with dew
q rain, to prevent the spread ID
bean rust
Relocating Vegetables
To reheat vegetables use the TOP
Of the double boiler. It viii pre-
rent that warmed over" flavor.
Fishy Smell
To get rid Of q fshy smell or
NiShes, soak the dishes In salt wa
ter before washing them.
Corn Silk
Use Z stin hand brush Tor remov
bG silk from corn In ji1y.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26

held at Frazier's Cafe Society On
Monday at 700 PM. DR.. Lester
B. Granger, Executive Director
of the National Urban League
will be principal speaker.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26
. V. J. JONES, I. S. SANDERS
TO HEAD YMCA MEMBER
SHIP CAMPAIGN

At the recent meeting of the
Committee of Management of the
Parish Street Branch Y.M.C.A.,
Monday night, February 81, 1949,
". J. Jones of the Security Life
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minority group of the Washington
Branch. The National Board de-
cided to appeal Justice Laws de-
cision to higher court. and the
minority group also appealed.
On June s, 1949, as this state
ment is being prepared, the case
has been argued before the United
States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit, but
the decision has not been rend-
cred.
Believing that "this issue on
membership should be resolved
completely by the Associations in
ternal procedures, the Board of
Directors decided to bring the
matter before the Seattle conven-
ton. In referring the problem to
the membership Of the Associa-
ton, the Board Of Directors made
the following statement:
1.-THE membership policy of the
Association is basic to the princi-
pie of unity in the common cause
of education and to the continued
growth and influence of educated
women. In particular, 1t is directly
related to the Influence of AAUW
as the onty large womens organ
ization in the country Incorporate
ed for educational purposes.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-07-20

AUSTIN, Tex.-(ANP)-An anti
lynching bill. carrying severe PEN
alties for persons taking part in
mob action that results in death,
was signed into law last week by
Gov. Beauford Fl. Jester. The bill,
an emergency measure passed by
the legislature at the governors re-
quest, provides punishment for two
degrees Of lynching.
One specifies death or imprison-
ment of not less than five years for
persons convicted Of participation
in unlawful assembly resulting in
the death of person or persons.
The other gives imprisonment OF
not less than a year or more than
10 for mob members who shoot,
stab, cut, MAIN or wound victims
but do not kill them.
Any act of violence upon any
persons resulting in death is de-
fined as a lynching. The district
attorney in the area In which lynch
ing occurs is charged with investi-
cation and prosecution, and is also
empowered to seek help from other
sources. The governor has the
right to spend such amounts as
needed to apprehend lynchers.
Persons convicted under the act
are also subject to civil liability.
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HIS WORD
BY Archbishop
W. D. c. JOHNSON

And Gideon came to Jordan and
passed over. He, and the three
hundred men that were with him.
Judges 6:39. And Gideon said
unto God, Let not thine anger
be hot against me and l will
speak but this once. Let me
prove, pray thee but this once
with the fleece; let It now be dry
only upon the fleece and upon
all the ground let there be dew"
And God did so that night, for
It was dry upon the fleece only,
and there was the dew on all
the ground. And the Lord said
unto Gideon. Thy people are yet
too many; bring them down unto
the water and l will try them
for thee there and it shall be,
that of whom I say unto thee,
this shall go with thee, the same
shall go with thee; and of whom
soever say unto thee, this shall
not go with thee. the same shall
not CO."
So he brought down the people
to the water: and the Lord said
unto Gideon, Everyone that lap
peth of the water with his tongue
as a lappeth. him shall thou set
by himself. Likewise everyone
that boweth down upon his knees
to drink and the number of them
that Tapped, putting their hand
to their mouth were three hun
bred men: but all the rest of
the people bowed downupon their
knees to drink water.
And the Lord said unto Gideon,
"By the three hundred men that
Tapped will I save thee and del
liver the Midianites into thine
hand and all the other people go
everyman unto his place." he Lord
sent a prophet Moses unto Israel
saying, 81 brought you out of
Egypt to be good, l delivered you
from the Egyptians because I
love you" And the angel of God
said unto Gideon, take flesh
and unleavened cakes and lay
them upon this rock and pour out
the broth" And he did so. Then
the angel of the Lord put forth
the end of the staff that was in
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-07-20
Tea Given by
Enterprise Chapter O.E.S.

Sunday, July 3rd, the Enter
prise Chapter, O.E.S. hald silver
Tea at the home of Mrs. Dor
othy Thomas and her mother,
Mrs. Iva L. Pope.
The Tea table was beautiful
Lace covered, a center of roses
sweet peas and snapdragons
Dainty sandwiches, cake and
frappi punch was served. Mrs
Grace Purcell and Mrs. Anna
Mae Lee of Mt. Hood Chapter
No. 16, served.
Miss ADELAIDE Olden, arranged
a lovely entertaining musical
program composed entirely Of
young people.
Mrs. Leon Fisher and Mrs
Odessa Freeman were in charge
They were ably assisted by Mrs
Marceleta WATSON, Mrs. Beatric'
Graves, Mrs. Mary Jackson, Mrs
Leila Payton and other member
of the chapter. Proceeds are fol
the Grand Art Department.
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Rules were mdue mdnuatOTy dS'
the session ended up by vote Of
2168 to 65, accepting all qualified
Negro women as members Of the
A. A. U. d.
In spite of racial feeling, this
meeting proved that Education
Intelligence and Culture will be
the main in solving all racial
problems.
One OF the major decisions to
be made by the 1919 convention
OF the AAUW relates to its mem
bership policies. The following
is a brief statement Of the events
which led to the raising Of the
issue at this time, and the poll
cies involved.
The bylaws of the AAUW
state: "Women holding approved
degrees from institutions accepted
by the national Association for
national membership shall be ell
aIbIe for national membership"
It is the position of the national
Association that this is the sole
requirement for membership in
any unit of the American Associ-
alton of University Women an
approved degree from an accredit-
ed institution.
One Of the AAUW branches
the washington, d. G. Branch
has questioned this Interpretation,
taking the position that a branch
of the Association may set up adj
ditional membership qualifica-
tions, If the candidate wishes to
enroll in and pay her national
dues through the branch.
The controversy arose in Oc-
tober. 1916, when Mrs. Mary Ter
rell, distinguished Negro gradu-
ate of Oberlin College Cha. 1884,
MA. 1870. was refused admis-
sion by the Washington Branch.
The branch conducted referen-
DUN on the question:: Shall
members of the Negro race be adj
mitted to membership in the
Washington Branch, AAUW?'
The members voted no, by APP
proximately $50 to $50.
Mrs. Terrell applied to the ma
tional Association for membership
and was accepted.
The question of Mrs. Terrell's
rejection by the Washington
Branch was brought before the
National Board of Directors in
December. 1916. and the Board
adopted the following resolution
unanimously:
THE Board of Directors of the
American Association of UNIVERSE
ty Women considers 1t imperative
at this time to reaffirm it's estab-
lished membership policy that all
women who meet the educational
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These figures include those
persons working at this time.
In the past thirty days many
Negro males have returned to
railroad, foundry, and farm
labor. 1t is interesting to note
that our Industrial Department
has averaged forty-nine place
ments per month for the past
year. This figure has held fairly
constant even during the UNI
usually great slump in employ
ment during the past winter.
Negro workers were hit less sew
erely than workers generally.
Part of this was due to our
work and part to happenstance.
Some occupations severely affec-
ted by strikes, shut down, and
badA weather were occupations
where relatively few Negroes
employed, lie. logging, publishing
and longshore work.
AS of January 1, 1919, there
were SIS Negro cases being car
ried on the general assistance
load of Public Welfare. Approx
mately one-hundred of these were
transient or semi-transient men
Approximately ten percent, OF
fifty-three cases were supplement
tai help (bread winner worked
but earned too little to maintain
family according to standards OF
health and decency.) Some were
receiving temporary assistance
because of emergency, illness OF
injury. We estimated, in consul
tation with welfare officials, that
about three hundred and fifty
families were on welfare where
there was an unemployed EN-
playable. This, of course, repre-
sented a much lower figure than
any of the experts? (includine
us) forerasted. Even this figure
would have been brighter but
for the Vanport disaster where
one hundred and fifty Negro
workers either had their jobs
washed out, or lost them because
of temporary family dislocation'
or were unable to return to work
at the Atomic Energy Commits
sion at Richland, Washington
B. Are there firms in Portland
hiring 80 or more employees,
which are unwilling to hire quail
flied Negroes?
Most employers in Portland
using fifty or more employees
are unwilling to hire qualified
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CONTINUE from previous issue)
As we evaluate social progress,
we are able to see In retrospect,
that every past effort to modify
cultural pattern has met with
opposition from those persons
who were culture bound" and
those persons who have found
that the status quo is profitable
to themselves. We believe that
it is. indeed, an unsophisticated
social point of view to expect
that an agency like the Urban
League, which is designed to re-
duce discrimination and prejudi-
cial attitudes, will not face some
opposition. If 1t were not so,
there would be no need for the
Urban League or similar pro-
gram.
As we evaluate social progress,
We are able to see in retrospect,
that every past effort to modify
a cultural pattern has met with
opposition from those persons
who were culture bound, and
those persons who have found
that the status quo Is profitable
to themselves. We believe that
it is. indeed, an unsophisticated
social point of view to expect
that an agency like the Urban
League, which is designated to
reduce discrimination and preju-
dicial attitudes. will not face
some opposition. If 1t were not
so, there would be no need for
the Urban League or similar
progress.
2. What Is the current situa-
ton with respect to employment
of Negroes in this community?
How many employed and UNI
employed?
The following figures are
based on informed estimates.
We have arrived at them by
combing records of unemploy-
ment compensation, unions, well
fare. school, church. Housing
Authority and Urban League re-
cords.
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KAY'S BEAUTY SALON

Specializing in all Hair Styles. in
GLIDING Glamour. 1920 N. Van
Couver Avenue, Portland IL,
Ore. Salon open Monday through
Saturday. Hours 9 am. to 8
pm. Phone-Office MU. 9715;
residence tn. 1899. Operators
Mrs. Carrie Davis: Mrs. Carrie
Erwin, proprietor.
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URBAN LEAGUE OF PORTLAND REPORTS

workers on all levels. There are
many who hire Negroes. but only
on certain levels. such as help
ers. maids, stock girls, janitors,
and common laborers. Others
hire only in special trades or
skills such as wool pressers, silk
finishers, power machine oper-
ators. and some few not all.
(can be amplified in discussion)
(To be continued)
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Our many thanks go out to all
of our friends in Tacoma who so
graciously rendered every kind
ness during our bereavement and
at the funeral of my husband.
Levi Fields. Special thanks to
the Masons, Eastern Stars,
Youngwomens' Club, The Friend
ship Club, Rev. E. B. Wilson,
Mrs. Elizabeth Washington. Bir-
mingham, Alabama. and other
friends from Seattle and Port
land, who came for the occasion.
Mrs. Pearl Fields. wife.
Jack Fields, brother
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his hand and touched the flesh
and the unleavened cakes and
there hose up fire out Of the
rock, and consumed the flesh and
the unleavened cakes. Then the
angel of the Lord departed out Of
his sight.
Gideon seen an angel of the
Lord face to face. Gideon built
an altar unto the Lord Gehona-
hahalon. Glory to God on high in
the name of Jesus. Amen.