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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05
Jefferson Military College
Trustees Say Not Enough Money
In The World To Change 147-
Year Old Charter 0f,SchooI
Millionaire WithdraWs $50
Million White Supremacy Offer

NATCHEZ, Miss, October 81
(SpeciaD-Jefferson Military Col
lege, in the midst Of pressing finan-
cial difficulty, with an enrolment
Of slightly, more than fifty stu
dents, operating under 147-year-
old charter, and numbering among
its Alumni, jefferson Davis, Presi-
dent of the Confederacy and leader
of the South in the Civil War to
maintain the institution of slavery,
last Thursday turned down an Of
fer of an endowment of $50 million
dollars because it's major stipula-
ton called for the teaching of
White Supremacy.
The offer of the endowment was
made several days ago by George
w. Armstrong 84-year-old million
aire Texas oil man and Mississippi
land owner.
In rejecting the huge endowment
a member Of the Board of Trus-
tees of the College said here Fri
day "there isn't enough money in
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05
Atlanta Lawyer
Answers Georgia
Governor
School Case
To Continue

ATLANTA, Oct. 27-"I do not
try lawsuits in the public press"
A. 7. Walden, attorney for the
Georgia State Conference of NAA-
CP Branches, said in reply to
radio attack by Gov. Herman Tai
madgee on the NAACP suit to
equalize public school facilities in
Irwin County.
In rabble-rousing, hate-inspired
speech on October %, Gov. Tai
madge denounced Mr.. Walden,
Thurgood Marshall, NAACP spe-
cial counsel, and the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Colored People for their demands
for enforcement of the Constitu-
ton, which the Governor described
as dangerous and revolutionary
attack"
Bitterly, the Governor announc-
ed: "We shall fight this dastardly
effort with all the strength and re-
sources we have We will fight
them in the state courts. We will
fight them in the federal courts,
and will fight them in the counties
and in the cities. We will fight
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05
Grand Master
Gillian Attends
Supreme Council
Meet Washington

GREENVILLE, Miss, Oct. 81
(SpeciaD-Grand Master James c.
Gillian, of the M. w. Stringer
Grand Lodge, F. & A. NJ, Prince
Hall Affiliation, jurisdiction of
Mississippi, has just returned to
the state, after attending the
twenty-first triennial session of the
United Supreme Council of Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite Mason
ry, Prince Hall Affiliation, of the
Southern Jurisdiction of the United
States, which was held in Washing
ton, d. c., October 1918, at the
Scottish Rite Cathedral.
Grand Master Gillian was ac-
companied to Washington by his
Secretary, Mr.. NJ. NJ. Reid, who was
one of class of sixty that were
elevated to the thirty-third degree
and made an Honorary member of
the Supreme Council, in the most
impressive initiation services ever
held by the Supreme Council.
Grand Master Gillian states that
this was the most successful and
informative meeting of the SUI
preme Council that he has ever at
tended. In attendance were all of
the outstanding leaders of Prince
Hall Masonry.
The programs and services were
highlighted by some of the fore
most men of our race. DR.. Morde-
cal Johnson, President of Howard
University, delivered the sermon at
the Divine services on October Is.
DR.. Charles E. Stewart, Pastor of
Bethel A. NJ. E. church, New York
City, delivered the Eulogy at the
Memorial services, October II. Also
appearing on the programs We're:
DIR. Charles H. Wesley, President
of Wilberforce; DR.. J. M. Ellison,
President of Virginia Union Uni
versity.
Among the highlights of the ses-
sion were: The Annual Allocution
delivered by Sovereign Grand Com
mander Willard w. Allen of Balti-
more Maryland, and an address by
Ill. George w. Crawford, the Sow
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05
i. S. Ask Freedom
For Former
African Colonies
Emperor Of Ethiopia
Would Rule Eritrea

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. = The
United States last Wednesday pro-
posed to the subcommittee of the
Political Committee of the United
Nations General Assembly, dealing
with the former Italian colonies in
Africa, that Eritrea be declared an
autonomous state.
If the American proposal is car
ried out Eritrea would be federated
with Ethiopia under the crown of
the Emperor of Ethiopia.
Iraq proposed that Eritrea be-
come autonomous with a referen-
dunn to decide it's future link with
Ethiopia.
Discussion Of these proposals
was postponed at the request of the
Ethiopian delegation.
Other developments with respect
to colonies and dependent terrific
ries were as follows:
A UN trusteeship for Somali-
land, with Italy as the administer
ing power, was agreed upon last
Tuesday by the Italian Colonies
Subcommittee of the Assembly's
Political Committee.
The subcommittee adjourned af-
ter hitting a snag in the bound
airy dispute between Ethiopia and
Somaliland.
Continued on Page Eighty
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05
School Officials
Give Dispositions
In Bates Case
Say Lower Negro
Teacher Pay Based
On Value Received

Dispositions of school officials
in the suit of equalization of teach
ers salaries filed here by Mrs.
Gladys Noel Bates more than a
year ago, were taken before the
clerk of the u. S. District Court
here last Monday.
In a question and answer per-
iod conducted by attorney Robert
L. Carter of the Legal Staff of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
dispositions were made by Superin-
tendent of Schools, Kirby B. Wal
ker, and President John c.. Bate,
Vice-President w. r. Newman,
Secretary T. M. Hederman, Jr.,
and R. w. Naef, of the Jackson
School Board.
In what attorneys regarded as
an admission of unequal salary
basis for White and Negro Teach
ers, President John c.. Bate told
attorney Carter that lower pay for
Negro teachers was based on
value received"
President Bate made his an
swer after Superintendent Wal
ker told attorney Carter that
white teachers had the edge of
Negro teachers in teaching ca
pacity" and administrative abil-
ity," two of the five factors upon
which teachers salaries are based.
President Bates value re-
ceived" answer was made to the
question by attorney Carter,
would you admit that white
teachers in the school system are
being paid on a higher base than
Colored teachers?"
President Bates reply was 81
can't say" when attorney Carter
asked the question, 'Who would
you rate qualities of teachers COM
ing from Jackson College and
Mississippi State" and ''Do you
feel that teachers coming from
Jackson College would have the
same background as one from the
University of Mississippi" AT
ter some questioning regarding
increasing the opportunity to be-
come as we'll qualified as white
teachers, R. w. Naef, answered
Eyes" when attorney Carter asked
the question, Don't you feel that
all qualities being the same, the
Negro teachers have the constitu-
tional right to have the same sal
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05

Miss Alice r. Butler, the assist
ant director of Testing Bureau and
Reading clinic at Jackson College
in Jackson, Miss, was Informed
last week she has met academic
requirements for Masters degree
in Education at the University of
Indiana. Miss Butler, who received
her B. S. degree at Jackson College,
also will be awarded an elementary
supervisors certificate for the
state of Indiana at the midyear
cOnvOcatiOn.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05
STATEWIDE MASS MEETING
HERE SATURDAY TO DRAW
RECORD CROWD OF VETERANS
FROM ALL SECTIONS OF STATE
George |. Holland Liaison
Representative Central Office
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C., Guest Speaker
Meeting To Discuss New
VA Regulations OF CT Bill

, The meeting which is being
sponsored by the Veterans Com
mittee of the Mississippi State
Democratic Association has been
called to discuss the new VA Reg
ulations Respecting the G-I Bill
and the Effects of the Statewide
Mass Meeting of Negro Veterans
which will be held here Saturday
at Christ Temple Church corner
Grayson and Monument street will
bring to the city a record crowd
of Veterans representing every
section of the state.
New Regulations on the oppor-
tunities of Negro Veterans in the
vote. James L. Rundles, chair
man of the Veterans Committee
of the Mississippi State Demo-
cratic Association said here early
this week that notices of the
meeting have been sent out to
Veterans Organizations, Schools,
Community Leaders, and Ministers
in every section of the state and
that many had already announced
that they would send delegation
to the meeting.
George l.. Holland, Liaison Rep
resentative, Genital Office, Vet
Grams Administration, Washing
ton, D. c., will be the guest speak
er of the meeting. Mr.. Holland
has stated his desire to talk to
as many Veterans as possible, as
we'll as School Operators regard
ing their problems during his stay
in the city.
Other speakers will include OPP
Grating people from the Local Of
flee of the Veterans Administra-
ton among whom will be w. A.
Houston, Veterans Loan Officer.
Percy Greene, President of the
Mississippi State Democratic AS
ISOLATION, and Editor and Pub
Usher of the Jackson Advocate,
is also scheduled to speak.
The meeting will open at 1000
o'clock Saturday morning and will
last most of the remainder of the
day.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05
Race Issue Found
Big Africa Topic

GREENSBORO, N. C.-The big
issue in Africa as in America is
the race issue, DIR. Charles Edmund
Haynes brought out in lectures at
A. and 7. College. He developed the
thesis by showing the difference
between the standards of living
wages and social facilities between
the Negro and the white.
DIR. Haynes, who is one of the
founders of the National Urban
League as we'll as its first execu-
tive, gave two lectures; one at 10
a. m, the other at 2 p. m. Both of
them dealt with Africa.
In his first lecture, africa Con-
tinent of Today and Tomorrow"
he gave description of the land
using maps and charts. He then
described the peoples, their physi-
cal characteristics, their economics
and educational life.
In his second lecture, "Africa
Today and World Peace" he con-
tinued his description of the Geo.
nomic life Of the people and ana
lyzed the problem of Russia and
Turkey in relationship to North
Africa and the Mediterranean. He
ended with discussion of the re-
ligious theories in Africa as COM
pared with those of America, and
a short discussion on the social in
teraction between the white and
black race.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05
midas Prime MINISTER SLATED
FOR Meeting In New YORK
With NEGRO LEADERS
SAYS SCHEDULE LEFT UP TO
INDIAN EMBASSY

WASHINGTON - State depart
ment staff members denied rather
heatedly this week that there had
been the slightest effort on their
part to sidetrack Pandit Nehru
from meeting Negroes during his
visit to the United States. A men,
Der of the staff active in formulat-
ing arrangements told on AMP re-
porter:
We were deluged with request
for Pandit Nehru's appearance in
cities all over the nation Immedi-
ately the announcement was made
that he would visit the United
States, the invitations began to
flow.
Actually we were onlv a coop
Grating organization. The Indian
embassy had the last word in
selecting from the mary invita-
tons for tea for dinner and to
speak. He could not possible have
kept more than a fraction of them.
Long after his schedule was
filled up and just before he ar
rived, a Negro group in New
York is said to have asked to
entertain him. His itinerary has
been decided upon some time be-
fore. Later / heard a Washington
organization inquired whether it
might give something.
at is settled fact that he will
have a private meeting in New
York with a group Of prominent
Negro leaders before he leaves the
country.
DR.. Arson Phelps Stokes, presi-
dent-emeritus of the Phelps Stokes
fund and whose son is the current
president of the fund, is a State
Department career man serving in
Paris wired the State department.
inquiring what arrangements had
been made for him to meet color
ed people. The State Department
telegraphed DR.. Stokes:
Pandit Nehru met representative
colored Americans in Washington
and will meet others in Chicago.
The prime minister's schedule was
arranged by the Indian Embassy
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05
GIamorous Fisk
Pianist Thrills
French People

PARIS = Lois TowIes, brilliant
young pianist now on leave from
her duties as an Assistant Pro-
fessor Of Music at Fisk University,
and studying with Masters of the
French Style in the European capt.
tai, played thrilling recital before
the members of UNESCO of The
United Nations here last week and
was pronounced an excellent ex-
ponent of French music" by Pari-
sian critics.
French people have apparently
taken Miss Towles to their hearts,
not merely because the tall strik-
ingly beautiful artist is so easy on
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05
Negro Students In
Southern Schools
In Two Years

CHAPEL HILL, N. C. = Stu
dents and professors at the Uni
versity of North Carolina Thurs
day described as Inevitable" the
opening of Southern white college
to Negroes.
This reaction came as the result
of a Federal suit filed yesterday
by two Negro law students, Harold
Epps and Robert Glass, seeking
admission to the University.
A majority of faculty members
and students questioned expressed
the opinion that Negroes would be
admitted to Southern graduate
schools at periods ranging from
two years to a generation"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05
Ala. Governor
Says Regional
Education Will
Not Be Enough

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-Consid-
ering it unfortunate that the adj
journed State Legislature failed
to provide for the professional ed
ucation of Negro students, Gov.
James E. Folsom said that the
state is going to have to meet this
matter squarely soon.
His comment came during a
meeting here October Is Of the
State Board of Education when
the Governors attention was
called to a petition filed by four
Birmingham law school graduates
who are seeking the same diplom-
acy privileges granted University
of Alabama Law School gradu-
ates.
The governor said 1--WE are 60
ing to have to face facts. Re-
gional education is not going to
be enough. We are going to have
to provide schools for Negroes.
This is particularly true where
the state has facilities for white
students and not for Negroes"
In Birmingham, Atty. Francis
H. Hare, president Of the Alabama
Bar Association, said that the
question raised in the petition
would be discussed soon. He OBJ
served that "no distinction is made
between black and white gradu-
ates of out-of-state law schools"
He added, all law graduates
from schools outside the Univers-
ity Of Alabama must take the
bar exams"
Alabama provides legal train
ing for white but not for Negro
students. University law gradu-
ates are licensed without the bar
test. The four petitioners said
that since such together with the
fact that the retraining was not
opened to them, received their
law training with out-of-state aid
they are entitled to the same d.
ploma considerations as the Uni
versity graduates.
Asking the court to license them
in the petition are Marley E.
Banks, Clarence E. Moses, Henry
C. Moss, and Henry L. Pearson
All but Pearson finished the How
ard University Law School in
Washington, D. c. Pearson grad
uated from the Lincoln Law School
in st. Louis, Mo.
Representing the petitioners are
Attys. Arthur D. Shores, Peter
Hall, Oscar w. Adams, Jr., and
David Hool, Jr., all Of Birming.
ham.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05
Nehru Lists
Race Inequality
AS War Cause

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 31.-Call-
ing on the great world powers to
join India in working for world
peace, Prime Minister Jawaharlal
Nehru of India asserted here last
Wednesday night that none of the
problems of the world could be
solved by war.
He urged the great nations to
stop wasting their valuable re-
sources by adding to the source
for destruction"
Nehru listed as the causes, lack
of national freedom, racial in
equality and want and misery.
And he added:
People who want war and ag-
gression can be successful if they
can influence great masses of
people. If we remove the causes
of war and unrest it will be
impossible to push the world
towards war"
He characterized the "vast
movements" in Asia as primarily
agrarian revolutions. He added,
in an apparent reference to China
that there was too much of a ten
dency to think of these movements
in terms of ideologies. The prob
lens of Asia, he explained were
the beginning of political free
dom and the securing of the ne
cessities of life. He added:
"You can't win the large masses
in Asia by compulsion; you must
iron them over by understanding"
He listed as one of the dangers
of the modern state the growth of
Capitalization and declared that
Soviet Russia was an extreme
example of how Capitalization
had led individual freedom and
insisted this was too great price
to pay for it.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05
Memphis Moves
To Build $750,000
Negro Hospital

MEMPHIS, TENN, Oct. 81
(Special)-The city took the first
step last week toward meeting the
need of Hospitals for its Negro
population. Mayor Overton an
nounced last Tuesday that con-
tract has been made with DIR. Basil
c. Maclean of Rochester, N. Y, one
of the nations leading Hospital
authorities to present a plan for
building a Negro Hospital.
The Mayor said the city agreed
to employ DIR MacLean and has
informed him of the decision, fol-
lowing receipt of a letter Oct. 10
in which DR.. MacLean briefly out
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05
Ground Broken
For Negro
Subdivision

NATCHEZ, MISS -(SpeciaD-
Ground was broken Monday for a
new Negro subdivision in Natchez.
The development is the result of
the interest in Natchez by j. T.
Robinson, of Cleveland, Miss, who
is responsible for a new subdivis-
ion for white people here.
Another subdivision for Negroes
is in the advance state of develop
ment on the old Washington road.
This is to be one of the largest
FILA projects in the state. More
than 400 dwelling are to be built
with a $3.50 ratio for home own
ership and rental units.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05

Patronize Our Advertis-
ers - Their Advertising
in this paper shows that
they appreciate your
trade.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-11-05
STATE DEPARTMENT DENIES BIAS in NDIAS NEHRU ENGAGEMENTS
DIR. B. E. Mays Voted
Alumnus Of Year By
Chicago University
Divinity School
GIVEN CITATION, HONORED
AT ANNUAL DINNER

ATLANTA, Ga. - The Baptist
Theological Union, one of the two
boards of trustees governing the
Divinity School of the University
of Chicago, selected DR.. Benjamin
E. Mays, president of Morehouse
College, Atlanta, Georgia, as its
"alumnus of the year." For the
last two years it has been Gus
tomary to honor the alumnus Sc
lected at a special dinner and to
present him with scroll and ci-
tation.
The dinner at which DR.. Mays
was honored as the 1949 "alumnus
of the year" Of the Chicago Uni
versity Divinity School was held
at the Palmer House in Chicago
Wednesday, October 10 at $50
pm. The citation presented by
President E. C. Colwell and
signed by President Colwell and
Trustee Board President Howard
Goodman follows:
"BENJAMIN ELIJAH MAYS,
Master of Arts, 1925; Doctor of
Philosophy, 1895; a gifted alum
nus who has used his many talents
wisely and fruitfully; a disting-
uished educational administrator,
formerly for six years dean of. the
School of Religion at Howard Uni
Continued on Page Eighty
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-01-01

Ten fronf-view implements - oil
uffoched or detached in 5 min
vfes or less.
Wheels adjustable TO euIfivofe I
TO Grows las narrow as loinchesl.
Speeds from ~ to J miles per
hour, including fhrotfIed down
"creeper" geor.
Averages 2 TO 3 qvorfs of fuel
per hour.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-02-03
Rutledge Cleared of
Mine Disaster Blame

The Maryland Attorney General
cleared DR.. John j. Rutledge, direc-
tor of the Bureau Of Mines, and a
district inspector of blame for fatal
mine fire at Kitzmiller last November.
"No Justification can be found" as
sistant attorney general Joseph
Buscher said in report to Governor
Lane Gin acceding to the demands {.
that the director of the Bureau of
Mines and district inspector be dis
missed, or that a hearing be held"
Attorney General Hall Hammond con-
CURED in the report.
John T. Jones, president of District
1G, United Mine Workers, had charg-
ed DR.. Rutledge and Inspector Clyde
Rowe shared blame for the farmhouse
fire which claimed five lives.
Buscher proposed the following
changes: require fire proof fan houses
at all mines; require reversible venti-
lating fans at all mines; build fan
houses at least Is feet from entrance
to air shaft or any opening into the
mine; require fuel tanks of all gaso-
line engines operating within so feet
of an air shaft or other opening to be
installed above the engine; require a
minimum amount of modern fire
fighting equipment at all mine en-
frances and in all tipple houses adj
jacent to mine entrance.
Replying to separate charges by
Jones, Buscher reported:
The Nethken mine had another exit
500 to 600 feet from the main open
ing, plus an alternate escapeway
through a connecting mine;
There is no evidence that the
travelling ways were inadequate;
Reversible fans are required only at
gaseous mines. This is not a gaseous
mine;
For the same reason, the fact the
fan house was not freproof consti-
tuted no violation.