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Arizona sun., 1949-10-21
Phoenix Resident
For 25 Years Passes

Nellie Encinas passed October Is
at local hospital. She resided at 733
West Sinolo Street and lived in
Phoenix for the past 25 years.
She is survived by son, Leonard
Encinas of Phoenix.
Graveside services in Maricopa
County Cemetery were held last
Monday. Ragsda1e Mortuary in
charge of services.
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21
Health Seeker Dies
After Short Visit

David Atkins passed October IA
at local rest home. He came to
Phoenix last August for his health.
He is survived by widow, Mrs. Mat
tie Atkins of Chicago, Illinois.
Remains flown to Chicago, Ill.
for funeral and interment services.
Ragsdale Mortuary in charge.
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21
STILL "THE HEIRESS"

After completing their top screen
roles in William Wyler's "The Heir
ess" for Paramount, both Ralph
Richardson and Miriam Hopkins ap-
peared in stage production of this
hit. Richardson played his same
role in London. Miss Hopkins play
ed Olivia de Havilland's screen role
in summer stock in this country.
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21

appreciate my line of thinking which prompted this dec
sion.
have decided that campaign efforts my part will be
loss of valuable time, and that might to
community for to back candidates who have chance
of winning and also have the interest of at heart
1t my opinion is political suicide for any two Negroes
in Phoenix to enter the with the small number
Negro registered voters therefore, choose not
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21

Dehlmd MIN one nunuTed per cent.
Benson further states, "after taking
in consideration all that goes with
running for political office, the sac
rifice it entails in an all out cam
paign would result negatively espec-
tally after the second Negro candi-
date entered the race. 1t goes with
out saying, to campaign against an
other race man would be malapro-
pos from any angle that many of us
know and understand"
I will repeat again that I am
grateful to those who encouraged
me in this effort and hope they can
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21
Heads March
Of Dimes

Henry Goodman, min
Phoenix business and civic leader,
has been appointed Arizona State
Chairman of the 1850 March of
Dimes, Basil O'Connor, president
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21
TRICK-SHOT ARTIST

Ray Milland, who in real life is
a crack shot with pistol or rifle,
plays trick-shot artist in Para
mounts Technicolor outdoor drama
Copper Canyon"
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21
DOC BENSON QUITS
CITYCOUNCILMANRAC

Doc Benson Editor of the Arizona Sum- who filed for
city councilman in the coming election after hours of
full consideration has declined to make the at this
time.
Mr. Benson says he sincerely appreciates the 500 sigma
lures of his many many friends and wewshers who
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21

The CRC brief commends the
refusal of these Anti-Fascist leaders
to submit to the tyranny of the
House Un-American Committee.
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21
WATCH THE ARIZONA SUN

grow! Circulation is increasing
at the rate of 100 yearly sub
scriptions per week.
Call 3-3682, or drop in at the
Arizona Sun office, IL N. 9Th
Street, for your subscription to-
day!
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06

DIR. D. A. Mccall, Executive
Secretary Mississippi Baptist Con-
venti0n Board, is shown here
presenting eight hundred eighty
one (SSD volumes from his per
sOnal library, to the Mississippi
Baptist Seminary. DIR. H. L..
Lang, President Of the Seminary,
is shown receiving the gift, while
DR.. Fred B. Bookter, Of McCOmb
President of the Board of Trus-
tees Of the Seminary, looks ON
with pleasure.
President Lang expressed their
Joy over DIR. McCalPs leadership
of the Negroes who try to forge
ahead i'm the task and the close
cooperation of the white minis
tiers of the gospel who serve in
the various centers throughout
the state. Gods blessings have
proved His favor in the under
taking from the very start, he
declares. President Lang has piOn-
eered i'm similar work in New Or
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06
Theodore SpeeIs
Body Found On
Railroad Mt
Florence
CORONERS SAY MAN NET
DEATH WHEN HIT BY
TRAIN

Florence, Miss, Aug. 2 The
body of a Negro man found on
the tracks of the G.. NJ o. Rail-
road here shortly before midnight
Sunday night was identified as
that of IS year old Theodore
Spell, employed as a section hand
on the railroad and who lived in
the section quarters along the
side of the tracks about SO yards
from the place where the body
was found.
Considerable mystery began to
surround the cause of the mans
death when examination of the
body showed that it was not
mangled nor bruised in the man.
ner which is general when hit or
run over by a train. There was
a wound in the left temple and
on the RICH side of the face and
a deep cash in the middle of the
back.
Robbery was discounted when
five dollars was found in his
pocket and one dollar in his bill
folder.
1t was also reported that the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06
Wife And Husband Killed At CRYSTAL
Springs In What Is Seen As
Triangular Love Affair
Third Wounded Man Given Slight
Chance To Live
SLAYER Arrested AS He Returns To
Scene OF Crime

Crystal Springs, Miss, Aug 2
= A triangular affair was seen
as behind the killing of a man
and his wife and the serious, II
not fatal wounding of another
man in a Cafe browal here Mon:
day night.
According to eye witness re-
ports Robert Funchess became
evolved in a violet argument
with Mrs. Bessie Eva Davis a
we'll known local woman and
Carey Crisles also we'll known
here. During the argument Funch-
es drew his pistol and shot the
woman, then turn his pistol on
Crisler and killing him instant
ly after shooting Crisler he turn
ed on the already wounded wo-
man and beat her to death with
a heavy stick.
AS he was beating the woman
to death her husband d. D. Davis
arrived only to be met by
shower of bullets from the 80 au-
tomato in the hands of Funchess
Davis was shot four times, once
in the left shoulder, and upper
chest and twice through the
stomach. He was rushed to a
Jackson Hospital where he was
given only a slight chance for
recovery.
Funchess disappeared following
the incident which took place "a
bout 8 o'clock Monday night in
the popular Blue Grill Cafe.
Local police playing and old
bunch keep a lose watch on the
Cafe mad arrested lunches Ia
ter in the night when he return
ed to the scene of the crime.
According to the chief of po-
lice no date has been set for a
hearing in the case. And that
Funchess under any condition will
be held without bond until the
case is brought to trial.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06

may be, taken against his clients.
including the Booker T. Washing
ton Trade School.
Mr.. Totten also offered in
evidence report prepared by
the Booker T. Washington Trade
School as "a Protest of the treat
ment it has received at the hands
of the VA"
He said he had examined the
information in tn ereport dis
cussed it with school officials
and have determined in my own
mind that the report is actual and
correct.
This report was prepared at
the request of high-ranking VA
offiials from the central office
in Washington who stated to the
school that if it would write
such a report, it would be a
great help to him in the pre-
sentation of the report to the
Washington office, Mr.. Totten
disclosed.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06
NAACP Lawyers
Making 0n-The-
Spot Investigation
OF Florida
Rioting

New York, July 8 - Frank
lin H. Williams, N2AACP as
sistant special counsel, is making
an on-the-spot investigation OF
the rioting in Groveland, Florida,
Thurgood Marshall, head of the
Associations legal department,
announced today.
In addition to investigating the
causes and course of the rioting,
Mr.. Williams will interview the
three young men now being held
on charges of holding up and
beating white man and assault
ing his wife. After consulting with
the imprisoned men and with
the officers and members of N
AACP branches in the area, who
have already conducted investi-
cations, determination will be
made as to whether or not the
Association will undertake to
defend the accused youths.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Marshall wired
U. S. Acknowledgement Tom Clark
and Governor Fuller Warren de.
handing an investigation of the
Staying of Ernest Thomas by an
armed posse near Perry, Fla.
on July rs. This wanton killing
by deputized mob is worse than
a lynching,' Mr.. Marshall charg.
ed.
The slain man was reputed to
be the fourth member of the
group in the alleged rape case.
However, information received
here indicates that Thomas was
in on way involved in the incl
dent and was not associated with
the three men who have been
indicated for the crime and are
now being held in an undisclosed
prison.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06
Plans Complete
For Grand < !.
National Conven.
ton Of Elks !.

San Francisco = S. W. Corlett
General Chairman of the Grand
National Convention of Elks an
nounced early this week that
plans and preparations for host.
ing the gathering are nearing
completion. Local committees are
in full swing and successful
convention is assured. A singu-
larly outstanding job has been
achieved by the Housing Com
mittee, which at this early date
has available reservations for
more than twenty thousand dele
gates and guests. There will be
no sleeping of three of four in
a bed If you attend the 1949 Con-
vention in San Francisco.
There is every reason to come
to this most colorful of all
American cities. It can fulfill a
lifetime desire of wanting to visit
California and you have
chance to be an honorary For
ty-Nlner' as the state celebrat-
es its Gold Rush" Centennial
Continued on Page 81
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06

leans.
The Mississippi Baptist Semin-
airy the only school in the State
for NegrOe Preachers inbevangeli-
cal groups is now in the process
of charging its work and build
ing a library. DIR. Mccall states
that others who have volumes
that might be spared from their
libraries would greatly encourage
leaders of the Negro Seminary.
In the above collection, valued
at $1,000 are Sermon books, Mis-
siOnary books, Study Course
books, biographical and histOri-
cal volumes, some choice fiction
and Seminary textbooks, one set
containing 16 large volumes adj
ded by Mrs. Anna Parks, mother
of Mrs. Mccall.
Through the Seminary, the only
one in America, God is challeng-
ing Mississippi Baptists to pray
and work to the end that sal
walton may come to all races.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06

dead man has had no envolve-
ments with anyone here and that
he was well thought of by both
Negro and White people of the
community.
The finding of the body was
the second case of it's kind in
this section of the State recent.
ly. A little more than month
ago the body of a Negro man was
found on the railroad at Month
cello. The incident remains cloud
ed by mystery.
The mystery surrounding the
finding of Spells body, however,
appeared to have been dispelled
Tuesday when a coroners' ver-
dict say that death had resulted
from beeing acidently struck by
a passing train.
A Southbound Freight Train
passed through Florence short
ly after midnight Sunday night.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06
Florida Lynching Climax Of Reign Of
Terror And Violence Against
Negroes
White Leaders Take Steps To Stop
Exodus From Terror Area
Rising Doubt After Math Of Race
Charges

Tallahassee, Fla, Aug. 1 = A
Young Negro man, identified as
Ernest Thomas was shot to death
by a mob of white men near the
town of Perry late last Tuesday.
The incident was onfirmed by
Headquarters of the Florida
Highway patrol.
Thomas was identified by
sheriff w. V. Mccall of Lake
County as one of four Negroes
who is alleged to have criminal
" assaulted a young white wo-
man at Graveland on July 16,
the Highway patrol report said.
The patrol headquarters did
not give full details of the kill
ing. The sheriff of Taylor coun-
tv where the lynching occurred
could not be reached for state
ment following the report of the
lvnching. No statement had been
issued by Sheriff Mccall early
this week.
The charge of rape against the
four Negroes set off a reign OF
terror against Negroes in the
Graveland area during which
Negro homes were set fire and
shot into by roaming mobs.
Thomas has been sought since
the arrest of three other young
Negro men involved in the rob-
berry of the womans' husband
and the attack on her.
The three Negroes were indict-
ed Immediately following their
arrest and after the sheriff re-
ported confession.
The jury, however, adjourned
without taking any action against
participants in the terrorist raids.
Mean while, as Investigations
were being launched in the area
a growing number of rumors be-
gan spreading which cast doubt
on the charges against the four
Negroes according to reports the
charges that such a crime had
been committed by Negroes may
be the outgrowth of mounting
jealousy among certain classes of
whites over the success of Neg
TO farmers in the Graveland area
in fruit and watermelon growing.
According to reports the exodus
of Negroes from that section of
the state hit by the terrorism
was continuing, but prominent
whitee leaders forseeing the eff
forts on the local economy should
the Negroes leave the area and
persuading Negroes to return to
their homes with the promise of
future protection from mob VOL
ence.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06
Negro kIansmen
Regulate Conduct
OF Blacks In
Birmingham and
Vicinity
SAYS NEGRO KHAN
BURNED FREY CROSS

Birmingham, Ala. A local
member of the Ku Klux Khan,
proudly, displaying his card brag-
ged about the activities of the
Khan to reporters here last week.
He also revealed that he knew
of Negro xxx which deals with
colored persons only.
In the meantime IA persons
were indicted for hoodlumism in
Jefferson county by local grand
jury. The grand jury also recon-
mended that the new grand jury
continue investigation of the
Khan and hooded groups. Names
of the persons indicted were not
revealed.
They were indicted on A counts.
% in flogging cases and Is in
mob violence.
In the meantime William Hugh
Morris, director of the Federated
Ku Klux Klans, Inc. remained
in Jail on contempt charges for
refusing to bring Khan records
before the grand jury.
Investigation of violence start
ed by hooded bands began in
earnest here recently after a wave
of hooded attacks against white
persons rather than colored as
is usually the case.
The Khan member who lauded
its activities described himself as
an investigator for the group.
He related the Khan had probed
the activities of all persons who
later became victims of floggings
and like violence.
After Investigations, he said,
wrecking crews" take over and
follow through with recommend
ed alton. Explaining the Klan's
attitude, he declared:
When the law breaks down,
the Khan steps in, and we are
correct SO per cent of the time.
Besides the law officers have
to have a warrant We don't have
to wait around for anything like
that"
The Khan can get around the
newly passed state anti-mask law.
he said. There's nothing to pre-
vent us from wearing false whis-
kers even if the hood is outlaw
ed,' he contended.
He also Dragged that the Khan
could fix juries by working with
a secretsociety of Lawyers. pro-
fessional men and such won't go
so far as to join the Khan"
There is a Negro Khan, he
said, but it is not connected with
the white group. He stated it
works on the Negro people. its
members wear black robes and
oddly shaped black pillow case
hoods, and add up to about 40
in number, he alleged. Saying it
burned cross in front of a
Negro honky-tonk.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06
Papeete Qulets Dow

Papeete. Tahiti. sometimes pic.
tlred a. a place Of perpetual WHO'D
pee. actually quiets down - COM
pletely as any other spot. BY gov
eminent decree all noise stops at 10
o. n. That goes not only for bar.
rooms and streets but even for ra-
rs snd nhonngranhs ir private
1-uTs
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06
Contract Let For
S800,000 Library

Institute West, Va The
West Virginia Board of Educa-
ton awarded the contract on July
q for erection of a library build
ing for West Virginia State Col
lege to South eastern Construction
Company of Charlotte, N. C. The
building will cost approximately
$500, 900. Work on the three
story library building will begin
at once.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06
White To
Broadcast From
Abroad

New York, July % = Walter
White, NAACP secretary on leave,
will be heard in broadcasts over
the MIC network on August 6
and over ABC on September 6.
The programs, originating res
pectively in Rome and Karachi,
are two of a series in a world
tour under auspices of Ameri-
cas- Town Meeting of the Air.
Mr.. White has also been re-
quested to make a major address
in Singapore, the Malay capt.
tai. Although not on the schedul-
ed tour, arrangements are being
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06
Corp ]. D. Barr
Gets New Post

Corporal ]. D. Barr, %, son
of Mrs. Dora Barr, Mize, Miss,
has recently been assigned to
Davis Monthan Air Force Base,
Tucson, Arizona, from Keesler
Air Force Base, Miss.
Corporal Barr enlisted in the
United States Air Force January
20, 1874. We will be assigned as
a powerman at Davis Monthan.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06
ILL 2 IN CRYSTAL SPRINGS CAFE LOVE BRAWL
Dawson Gets
Sizzling Report On
/ treatment 10 Vets
In Mississippi

WdSuluSCU L. y. aug. .
Representative William L. Dawson
of Illinois, chairman of the house
Committee on Expenditures in the
Executive Departments has a
sizzling report on the treatment
accorded colored schools in Miss
issippi attended by war veterans
under the CT bill of rights.
The existence of the report
came to light when representa-
tive w. NJ. dom Wheeler, De-
mocrat, of Georgia, introduced
it into the record at a hearing
before a Senate Labor and Pub
lie Welfare subcommittee on bills
relation to uttion rates charg-
ed by schools accredited under
the CT bill of rights.
1t was alleged in the report
that VO officials have actually
gone into training institutions and
in a very preemptory manner or
dered the schools closed, without
any notice at all, citing, as Mr..
Wheeler put it this to be wrong
or that to be wrong, telling the
boys to take their tools and go
home"
PrObers to Miss.
Mr.. Dawson later confirmed
that he had sent investigators
into Mississippi and they had
submitted to him a report on the
conduct of VA officials relative
to colored CT accredited schools.
He said he would make the re-
port available to NNPA after it
is returned by Mr.. Wheeler.
At the hearing before the sub
committee, headed by senator
Wayne Morse, Republican, of Ore
gon, Mr.. Wheeler raised two
questions:
l. Does the VA have the author
ity TO demand and obtain con-
traits for sutton rates from
schools funded after June %,
1914, the date the CT bill OF
2. Does the VA exercise SUI
pervisory authority over schools
in which veterans are being edu-
Gated and trained.
Before sending investigators in
to Mississippi it was learned that
Mr.. Dawson had VA officials
from that state in his office and
had put them on the carpet, es-
percially about the treatment ac-
corded the Booker T. Washington
Trade School at Brookhaven,
Miss.
The reaction" of Representa-
tive John L. Rankin eDmocrat,
of Mississippi, chairman of the
House Veterans Affairs Commit
tee, could not be learned. In adj
dition to the act that the alleg-
ed misconduct of the VA officials
occurred in Mississippi the mat
ter involved the Veterans Admin
istration and it is entirely pos
sible that Rankin may take the
position of his committee.
House and Senate Committees
on Expenditures in the Execu-
tive Departments have jurisdic-
ton over any matter involving an
agency in the executive branch
of the Government in the ex-
pendfture of funds. Some men,
bers of congress take the posi-
ton that it is the function of
the expenditures committees to
conduct Investigations concern
ing Government agencies while
other committees are primarily
concerned with legislation or APP.
preparations.
B. A. Totten, public account
ant of Jackson Miss, told the
Morse subcommittee that he ap-
peared before it reluctantly be-
cause of his knowledge of repri-
sails which can, and he feared
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06

Rev. C. /. Carhee, of Los An
geIes, California, President OF the
National S. S. and III Y z U
Congress of the Church OF Christ
(Hol.) M. S. A. and Pastor Oh
Christ Temple Church, 54th Hoop
er Avenue, Los Angeles.
The Congress will convene at
Christ Temple Church, Corner
GraysOn and Monument Sts., Aug
ust 1921, 1949 i'm conjunction with
the 53rd annual session of the
National convention of the Church
of Christ (HOl.) u. S. A. which
will convene August 21-2S, 1919.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06
Never q Jury Session

Some OF the los counties in Kan.
sas never have had a grand jury
session and most Of them have had
only a few throughout their history.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06
Complete Prohibition

Kansas and Oklahoma are the
only states that have complete cen
htutional prohibition.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-06

France Smaller
France has an area smaller tbas
the state of TEXAS
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-08-22
North Lewisburg
In Tourney Finuls

North Lewisburg Firemen soft
ball team has reached the finals
of the consolation round of the
district softball tournament at
Degraff.
The Firemen downed DeGraff,
AZ, and B & S, from Springfield,
81, before losing to Caranos from
Springfield, SO, as Lefty" Welty
pitched a no-hit game for the
winners. Ferryman, from Milford
Center, allowed only two hits but
the Fireman made five errors.
Lewisburg stayed in the double
elimination tourney by defeating
a colored team from Springfield,
So, Saturday, with Ferryman
pitching and they won again Sun
day, 80, over Howard Bond, from
Urbana. Three teams, North
Lewisburg, Zanesfield, and Car
ano remain in the tourney.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-08-22
Four Fertilizer
Companies Merge

Merer of tn Columbus Rnder-
ing Company, E. G.. Buchseib,
Inc, and two other companies to
form Inland Products, Inc, was
announced today at Columbus by
Carl c. Bass, president of the
new corporation.
Also included in the, consolida-
ton are A. James & Sons, Inc,
Chillicothe, and the Henkle Ferti-
lizer Company. Washington c. H.
All four of the companies have
been engaged in processing an.
imal and vegetable products and
by products, including tallow,
stock feed, bone meal and hides.
Both the Buchseib and Henkle
firms operated call stations in
Union County.
Financing of the merger and
addition of new working capital
for Inland Products has been
accomplished through a S750,000
issue of 12-year per cent first
mortgage bonds.
Inland Products, Inc, will con-
tinue to operate the former
Columbus Rendering plant, the
Buchseib plant and the james
plant at Chilliothe. Receiving
ctotio,,c fOY. collection Of raw mat
erials will continue to be operated
at Mansfield, Washington c. H.,
Xenia, Bellefontaine, Kenton,
Sycamore, Dayton, Springfield,
Portsmouth, West Union, and at
points near Marietta, Ironton and
Charleston, w, Va.
With the sale of the company
which he established in 1923,
E. G.. Buchseib will retire from
all participation in the business.