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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
Miss. Catholics
Erect Church And
School, Carthage

CARTHAGE, Miss, Dec. 12.-
Speculative structures, erected
by Catholic Negroes were dedi-
Gated on the same day recently
by Most Rev. Richard @. Gerow,
Catholic Bishop of Natchez.
ma morning ceremony, the
Bishop blessed and dedicated St.
Joachim's Chapel and School here;
In the afternoon of the same day,
he blessed and dedicated the new
agricultural high school at the
Sacred Heart Mission, Camden.
Both structures, erected with
volunteer labor, represent an in
vestment of more than 100000.
Sacred Heart Agricultural School
has an enrolment of more than
200. Catholic Sisters of the Ur-
suline Order from Louisville, KY,
teach academic subjects in gram
mar and high schools and Catholic
priests and Brothers of the Most
Holy Trinity teach the mechanical
arts.
One of the detectives of the
school is to enable Negroes to es-
tablish themselves on farms OF
their own.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
By RAY LAWRENCE

RICHMOND. Vaz(ATLAS)-
The Southern Regional Council is
not widely popularized organiza-
ton, but its 3,000-membership is
going about its duties bravely and
quietly along the back streets and
country lanes where race trouble
is always in evidence.
This great liberal organization
is drawn from all walks of life,
and is divided about equally be-
tween whites and negroes. There
are Catholic priests, Protestant
ministers, labor leaders. educators,
business and professional men,
church women and newspapermen.
All of them in perfect agreement
that the South is in a bad way,
economically and socially, for many
reasons, and all of them correcta-
BILE.
One of the cold factors in the
South is the presence CT large
marginal population that is not
self-supporting. Those who do earn
support of a decent living, and
even when they do, they are taxed
far for their support. The Council
members agree that the South can
not progress half-rich, half-poor,
and that all of its population
would benefit if opportunity il
found for all.
The fact that while many o.
these people are white, The bulk o.
them are negroes, most of which
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
A 92-Year-Old
Woman Leaves
100000 Estate

MIAMI - A 92-year-old negro
woman who died in Miami Sunday
left 100000 estate, in addition to
personal property. Her holdings
were revealed Monday when her
Will was filed probate.
The aged woman, Lizzie Thomp-
son, left nearly all the estate to a
son, Arthur Clark. After his death,
the bulk of the estate will go to a
grandson named Fred Allen. The
Will which was made in Septem-
Der of this year, also called for
minor requests to neighhors.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
Graves, Of Pittsburgh
Courier Named To
ECA Post In Paris

WASHINGTON, d. C. - Eco
nomic Cooperation Administrator
Paul G.. Hoffman has announced
the appointment of Lemuel E.
Graves as Labor Information
Specialist in the Office of the
Special Representative in ECA-
Paris. Graves, who is on leave
of absence from his post as Wash
ington correspondent for the Pitts
burgh Courier, will join the staff
of Harry Martin, Director of La
Dor Information for the ECA in
Europe.
Graves spent two years in Eu-
rope as war correspondent. In
1916 he was awarded the War De-
partment citation for War Core
spondents. He was chosen the
"Newsmen's Newsman" by the
Capital Press Club in 1949. A
newspaper reporter for the past
Is years, Graves holds BIS degree
from st. Augustine's College in
Raleigh, N. c. He was born in
Tallahassee, Florida in 1915.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
GreenviIIe Man
Stabbing Victim

GREENVILLE, Dec. 12-Cash-
UNI Williams, 42-year-old employee
of the Casablanca, was stabbed last
Thursday night after a disturbance
at the night club. Albert Turner,
20-year-old, will be charged with
murder in his death, Chief of Police
c. A. Hollingsworth said Friday.
Turner admitted cutting Will
liams, police said, but claims that
it was justified.
In his statement, Turner said
that he and several others had been
ordered out of the Casablanca and
that Williams threw bottle at
him. He told police he chased Will
Hams across Nelson and down
Cleveland, catching him about mid
way the block.
Williams was well-known in
Greenville having worked for the
American Legion Home and Sim.
mons Cash and Harry store. He
had also been a porter at other
Greenville business firms.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
Delta Health
Council Meets

GREENWOOD, Miss, Dec. 12-
(SpeciaD-The annual meeting of
the Negro Delta Health Council
met at the Greenwood High School,
last week with the president
Charles S. Burton, presiding. The
theme of the meeting was Link
ing Together All Agencies for Bet
ter Health" These agencies in
cluded the schools, extension SER
vice, welfare department, tubercu-
losis association, cancer society and
all other voluntary and official
agencies in the community. This
objective is to be accomplished by
the county health councils during
the ensuring year.
The guest speaker was Mayor
w. j. Carraway of Leland, Vice
Chairman of the Health Committee
of the Delta Council. The title of
his address was Uniting Efforts
of Health Councils and Health
Committees. Introduction of the
guest speaker was by Mr.. B. F.
Smith, executive secretary of Delta
Council, of Stoneville.
The afternoon address was by
DR.. W. E. Miller, Director of Health
Services, Jackson College, Jackson.
who spoke on Rural Cooperation
for Better Health and Sanitation"
Eight Delta counties were rep
resented and each county gave
report of the past years work of
their county councils. The officers
j elected for another year were
President, C. NJ. McNair, Vice
President, B. F. Rainey, Secretary
treasurer, Alma L. Percy, Core
spending Secretary, Greene and Re-
porter, Millicent Burns, jackson.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
Dixie Daily Asks
How Many Can Pass?

CHARLESTON, S. c. (AT-
LAS)-The influential Charleston
News & Courier has estimated
that between 100000 ond 10000
Negroes may vote in the Demo-
cratic primaries in South Caro-
lima in 1850.
The paper prattles coyly, Won
dering how many of this number
really know the meaning of De-
mocracy as it relates to the party.
"Some of the educated white folks,
leaders among them, do not know
it." it points out. And on ex-
animation in Democracy, how
many South Carolinians can make
the passing mark in questions
about Democracy, say 80 per cent :?
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
letter REVEALS PROF. CHARLES
WILSON ASKS DISMISSAL OF MRS.
BATES AFTER SHE FILES EQUAL
SALARY SUIT IN u. S. COURT
Cobbins Say That Teachers
Competent Generally Speaking
Crowded Court Room Witnesses The Trial

JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 1.-THE
long delayed trial of the case of
Mrs. Gladys Noel Bates, Jackson
Negro School Teacher for equaliza-
ton of teachers salary got start
ed at two-o'clock Monday afternoon
in the Court room on the Fourth
Floor of the Post office Building
here before United States District
court Judge Sidney C Mize.
The trial, the first brought by
a Negro in the state, has more than
one history making aspect, includ-
ing a Negro woman Lawyer, Mrs.
Constance B. Motley. of Council
for Mrs. Bates, and J B. Blaton,
famed Negro Certified Public Ac-
countant of Atlanta, Georgia,
compiler of the statistical data re-
garding Negro and White Teach
ers in Jackson, and our expert wit
ness in the case.
The counsel for Mra. Bates is
composed of Atty. Motley, and
Atty. Robert W. Carter, of the Ma
tional Office of the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Colored People and Atty. James A.
Burnes, of Meridian, Mississippi.
Witnessed by a packed court
room of prominent Negro Citizens
of Jackson as we'll as from other
sections of the state the trial which
was still underway Wednesday
morning was not without its tense
and spectacular moments.
One of the most tense and spec
tacular moments of the trial came
about Tuesday afternoon when
Prof. Chas. Wilson, principal of
Smith Robertson School where
Mrs. Bates worked before being
after filing the suit.
Asked by Counsel for Mrs. Bates
if he had recommended her re-
employment for the term after she
had filed the suit. Wilson reply
was, Yes, He did.
Where upon he was shown let
ter by Atty. Creekmore of Coussel
for the Defense and asked Is this
your signature To which the re-
CONTINUED on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
500 FARMERS
HERE FOR
CORN RALLY
DR.. p. III. EasOm,
AlcOrn President,
Speaker

Five hundred Negro farmers
from every section of Mississippi
were honored during a special corn
production rally in Jackson, last
Thursday afternoon.
Each had produced rs bushels
or more of corn on at least an
acre, with 104 exceeding 100 BUSH
els. Ceremonies were held at
Jackson College auditorium.
Champion of them all, and high
est reported producer in l1949, is
Noodle E. Gholston, veteran farm
trainee of Monroe county with a
yield of 205.4 bushels.
DR.. P. Fl. Easom, state super
visor of Negro schools and DR.. j.
r. Otis, president of Acorn A. and
NJ. College, addressed the gather
ing which included over 100 voca-
tional agriculture teachers and
veterans instructors.
A dramatic moment came when
DIR. Easom asked how many of
the farmers owned "a piece of
land" Fully 95 per cent of the
group raised their hands.
"You have provided the answer
to Mississippi's future economic
security in agriculture" DR.. Easom
declared. High production goes
hand-in-hand with farm owner
ship"
DR.. Easom said that in five
Mississippi counties there were
more individual Negro farm own
ers than white. He listed these
as Adams, Madison, Humphreys,
Holmes and Issaquena. He said
that in Kinds county the ratio of
White to Negro farm owners was
about 60 to 40.
DR.. Otis urged the farmers to
use .'brains, skill and hard work
in operating their farms. "Only
in this way will you keep owner
ship of the land" he said.
A prize of one bushel of Dixie
II hybrid seed corn went to
Trainee Gholston from Mississippi
Federated Cooperatives. The Da-
Wis and Luckett seed and feed
stores of Jackson provided second
and third prizes of hybrid seed
corn to Rufus Steward of Smith
vile, with 157 bushels, and Err
nest Tyson of Byhalia, with 1872
bushels.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
TRIAL EQUAL TEACHERS SALARY CASE STARTS
DAWSON NAMED VICE. CHAIRMAN OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Southern
Congressman
Maps Compromise
Civil Rights Plan

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. TO-
tSpeciaD-A Southern congress-
man speaking to a mixed audi
ence Monday at Big Bethel AME
Church outlined his own compro-
mise program of civil rights which
he insisted would be more accept
able to the Deep South.
Rep. Hays Brooks, (Dem., Ark. }
offered a formula for civil rights
legislation covering the specific
fields of travel, poll tax, FEPC
and anti-lynching.
Rep. Brooks asked his audience
IF they would be satisfied with
the separate but equal if the white
man proved he meant equal"
He called Christian approach
to the problem of race relations. /"
Rep. Brooks said "the poll tax
has been over-emphasized. Too
often have we let the poll tax be
used as an issue of men not inter-
ested in the ballot" He proposed
a law to repeal the poll tax by
constitutional amendment.
The congressman insisted "Con-
gress ought to pass a law for nom
discrimination in industry" He
cited the fact that the FEPC did
good job during the war, but
pointed out the law should have
eounseling advantage"
On the subject of federal anti
lynching law, Rep. Brooks said
that federal action should be With
held until the governor or states
attorney is given an opportunity
to act in good faith.
Travel segregation already has
been outlawed by the Supreme
Court, the congressman pointed
out.
Rep. Brooks said opposition to
Pres. Truman's civil rights legis-
lation was seen in the fact that
mot a single one had been passed
which meant there must be some
valid opposition to the propos-
ais"
He called on Southerners "to
explore civil rights with some
reality. There are some meritor-
ious parts which they have
missed"
The Arkansas solon said he
would not be driven Unto the de-
Tense of those cruel aspects of
segregation. The problem of seq
regation is like the price of cot
ton d. much too high"
''The whole problem is that adj
justment must be made at the state
and local level"
Rep. Brooks said 81 can not re-
sent agitation from outside the
South and believe it will continue
until we produce minimum of
justice"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. I'm
one of the worst highway TRACE
dies Of the year, four we'll known
Memphis matrons were instantly
killed near Tunica, Miss, Tuesday
night around $50 as they were
returning to the city from a fun
eral service. The fatal victims
Of the accident, caused when the
car in which they were riding
struck the abutment of a concrete
bridge, were:
Mrs. Liberia Marshall, 1913
Keel, driver of the car; Mrs. Sal
lie Price, 1913 Foote Park; Mrs.
Rosa Lee Hale, 1888 Broad; Mrs.
Wilheminia Hurston, 400 Scott.
The impact was so great that
two bodies had to be removed
with, the use Of blow torches.
Mrs. Oracle Welch, of Britain
Street, survived the accident but
is in serious condition at John
CASTOR Hospital.
'It's a miracle that anyone was
saved" Rev. A. R. Williams, pas
tor of ST. Paul Baptist Church,
an eye witness, stated.
Rev. Williams of 1913 Lucy Ave-,
who also attended the funeral at
Indianola, added that the two cars
had stopped at Tunica for re-
fueling and sandwiches. He said
that he wiped Mrs. Marshall's
windshield and then pulled his own
car out in front for her to trail
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
Minister Thanks
God For Health.
Then Drops Dead

M E NJ P HIS - Seventy-three
year old Rev. James Nolan died
of unknown or natural causes
here last week shortly after he
had thanked God for his health.
He had mounted the platform
at the national convocation of the
Churches of God in Christ and
told the delegates 81 thank God
for my health and for restoring
my body"
A few seconds later, he dropped
dead. The attending physician
said he died of natural or unknown
causes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
Pike County Al
Girl State Winner
Happier Living
Contest
Better Farm Home
Contest Under Way

STATE COLLEGE, Dec. 10 -
Clotile Simmons, eighth grade stu
dent of Chatawa Pike County, was
today judged statewide winner of
the Happier Living Contest for
Negro All Clubs Girls conducted
by the Mississippi Extension Ser
vice under the sponsorship of the
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
Atlanta Firm Now
One OF Nations
Largest Appliance
Dealers

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 12-Start-
ing back in 1888 with an idea that
negro businessmen were placing
too much emphasis on the personal
service type businesses and not
enough on retail merchandising, a
young Morehouse College graduate,
Menelik Jackson and his attract
i've wife, Ethelda, decided on a
"racial venture" in the business
world.
The two, former Kentuckians,
liked the aggressiveness and the
cordiality of Atlantans and decided
to make the city their home and
market for their idea. They mar
Continued on Page Eight !
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
SOUTHERN REGIONAL COUNCIL
ACTS QUIETLY TO STOP
RACE RIOTS AND LYNcH[NG

are barred from making a decent
contribution to society because of
jim Grow.
The most optimistic idea is that
if the barriers of prejudice could
be lowered, not socially, but eco
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
Millionaire To Give
Negroes, Mexicans,
Indians Fellowship

NEW YORK = Announcement
of the establishment of fellow
ships, especially available to
Negroes, Indians and Mexicans, be-
cause their racial or cultural back
ground have hampered their OPP
portunity for personal advance
ment, has been made by John Hay
Whitney, the millionaire.
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
South African
.Anti-Negro Policy
Backed BY Dutch
Reformed Church
Milan Government
Worse Than SHUTS

NEW YORK, Dec. II - Alan
Patton, author of "Cry the Beloved
Country" said here last week that
because they outnumber whites, in
his opinion, negroes are feared and
their advancement blocked in the
union of South Africa.
In addition it is the Dutch Re-
formed Church which forms the
backbone of the reactionary Anti
Negro Malan Government. I
The author expressed his ideas
about race relations in South Afri-
ca last week shortly after his re-
turn from England where he re-
ceived a special Literary award
from the London Times for his best
selling Novel.
Currently, a musical tragedy
version of the book is running on
Broadway with Todd Duncan and
Warren Coleman in lie distin-
guished mixed cast.
Entitled, Lost in the Stars
The play, like the novel from
which it is adopted, tells the poig-
ant story of an elderly Negro Min
ister's search for his sister and his
maynard son in a South African
tCi..
Negroes constitute about seven
ty-five per cent of the population
of the Union of South Africa. OBJ
serves Patton, and it is for that
reason that the white man fears
his advancement. And it is this
fear which is responsible for much
of the legislation. | think it should
be made clear that our parliament
and senate are entirely white"
The present Malan government,
supported by the Dutch Reformed
church, is considered to be even
more oppressive than that of Jan
Christian SHUTS, which it replaced.
Any changes in anti-NegIo policies
cannot be brought about through
direct, frontal attacks, Patton feels.
This would serve only TO make the
stubborn Dutch rulers even more
determined and obtuse.
A more effective method would
be to gradually white away at
their conscience, thinks Patton. He
contributes the advances made by
negroes in the U. S. to the great
power of the American conscience "
"We in South Africa also have
conscience. But our fears are so
great that the conscience is not so
clearly apparent" the novelist, who
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17
MEMPHIANS KILLED In AUTO
MISHAP NEAR TUNIcA, MISS.

him as she had done all the way
up to that point from Indianola.
Instead Rev. Williams said that
Mrs. Marshall pulled around him
at high rate of speed. She had
gone about half mile north on
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-12-17

Patronize Our Advertis-
ers - Their Advertising
in this paper shows that
they appreciate your
trade.
, 1949-10-03

NOTICE

It is hereby notified that fur
Their public hearings on MUM
cipal Council Bill No. 8, Draft
of Ordinance to prescribe mi
nj mum wage and maximum
hour standards and for other
purposes, will be held on We'd
nesday, October S, 1949, in the
District Court Room, Chris
tisnsted, and on Thursday Oc-
tober 6, 1949, in the Police
Court Room, Frederiksted.
Both hearings are scheduled
for 800 o'clock P. NJ, and to
which all interested persons
are invited.
Ludwig E. Harrigan
Chairman Municipal Council
Municipal Council Office
Christiansted, st, Croix
Virgin Islands
September q, 1949
, 1949-10-03
LESSON in ENGLISH
by w. L. Gordon

Words Often Misused
Do not say, "She fell down to
the ground" Omit down.
Often Mispronounced
Dolorous. Pronounce dol-erus,
o as in doll, accent first syllable.
Often Misspelled
Complexion; not complexion.
Synonyms
Latent, lurking, dormant, po-
tential, invisible, concealed, quies-
cent, inactive.
Word Study
FINITE; subject to creature Ii
imitation. pronounce both is as
in lie, accent first syllable).
Mans finite mind cannot fathom
these mysteries"
, 1949-10-03
Word Study
they are in the big city.

Iley are III the DlS Guy.
AT the present time the
group is comprised of six
brothers. Wilbur plays the
saxophone and piano, Johnny
masters the guitar, Reuben.
handles the bass, Raymond is
at the keyboard, Lawrence
holds down the drums and
Orville plays the saxophone;
Pedro Encarnacion, though
not a member of the family,
has been singing with the
group for some time, forming
a part of the closely knit mu-
steal aggregation.
THE success Of the group
at the Caribbean Hotel in St.
Thomas is a clear indicatioan
of things to come. Everyone,
we are confident, wishes the
group all the success in the
world. AS they hit New York,
their fame will have gone
ahead of them, their records
Pig Knuckles and Rice" and
Who's Got the Key" having
already won popularity there.
Their work will be followed
closely, and we look forward
to the time when they will be
headlining in the principal
places of entertainment in the
land Of opportunity. This is
the Islands own group, and
our good wishes, our hopes
and confidence $50 with them.
, 1949-10-03
THE MUSICAL MOTTAS

III NOo1CAL MIL 40
IL WAS significant that the Motta Brothers, who made
their start at the Jungle Casino, should have also made their
last local appearance there before leaving for the
mainland. As a group of high school students, having unusual
aptitude Tor music, and giving expression to their native ability
they often met on the hill" as they called the SPOT, and with
other young men, rehearsed for their public appearances.
And it was not long after the Jungle Casino opened its doors
that the Musical MottaS found not only the opportunity but
the encouragement and practically free hand given them by
the management of the Casino.
H NOW FAMED Musical Mottas are slated for even
greater tame-fame which will take them to many parts of
the mainland, and which will help to give these Islands the
type OF publicity which we need, and canause. 1t is peculiar,
but a group such as these Motta brothers, composing and sing
ing music which catches the ear, and brings popularity, also
serve to keep before the public the place or places which
these songs extol. No one can hear the music of a country
without thinking Immediately of that country, and SO, as these
young men climb to fame and popularity, they will take with
them also the name, and beauty Of the Virgin Islands from
which they hail.
H MUSICAL MOTTAS, as we call them, in an I'M
usual group. Beginning as very small boys they strummed
away on guitar, picked away at a string bass, or phunked a
piano as their early native talent moved them. The eldest of
the group, Wilbur, quickly showed unusual aptitude, was
sent to a music teacher, and before long was playing extreme
ly well on the piano. Then he shifted to s~axaphone, and or
ganized a group known as the Melo-Swingsters making ap-
pearances here and in St. Thomas. By the time that group dis
banded, the younger of the brothers had come along sufficient
y to take their places in the group, and being closely knit,
they carried that coseneSS into their music. Then came the
Jungle Casino, and an opportunity to expand to their hearts
desire, which they did. At the present time, the leader, Will
bur, who left for New York years ago, and returned recently,
is musical director Of a recording company in the great city
His contacts, knowledge of music, and ability will make it re-
latively easy for the group tomake its way around when
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