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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
BELL TOLLS
By LEONARD H. BELL


This writer has long contended
that racial discrimination and all
of its evils, will never be eradicated
from our so-called democracy I'M
til they are ruled out by law. Not
educational laws, without teeth,
but laws with strong teeth, as far
as penalties are concerned.
Crime, respect for such institu-
tons as marriage and many other
natural characteristics of man to do
things as they desire, or their emo
tions dictate, were long ago con-
trolled in the only way possible to
control them-by law.
Now, Federal Judge j. Waties
Waring, of South Carolina not only
advocates force, but he has actual
ly used force, by law to break up
isolated cases Of discrimination and
Jim Grow. He says that, "Force,
not gradualism, is the only way to
gain rights for the Negroes in the
South"
His definition, and a good one,
of ''hatred of the Negro is an OBJ
session and an insanity. He even
justified his use of the word
force" by declaring that every
court decree is force" He, like all
Negroes feel that, eve don't want
laws passed to make people live
together, but we do want laws to
allow them to do it if they want
to-"
The Judge was warned when he
made his notable ruling allowing
Negroes to vote in the Democratic
primaries in South Carolina that,
blood would flow in the streets if
Negroes were allowed to vote.
There was no blood. | ruled that
any violators would be sent to Jail
and they believed me-"
So, at last, someone in authority
has tried force, by law, to stop
racial discrimination, and it has
worked much more effectively than
all of the educational programs
ever projected. The success of the
N.A.A.C.P. and all of the other or
CARNATIONS fighting racial dis
elimination has only been through
court action, according to the Con-
stitution.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
Job Bias Film
Is Shown
By DAVID J. BETHEA

NEW YORK-(Atlas) The mo-
ton picture, can Equal Chance"
which illustrates how the New
York State Commission Against
Discrimination deals with a COM
plant of job bias, was shown this
week in the offices of the commits
sion, 270 Broadway, to represent
atives of organizations concerned
with the problem of intergroup
relations.
The film, produced for the COM
mission by March of Time, and
other facilities of the commission
are available to organizations in
terested, Commissioner Edward w.
Edwards announced.
Opportunity Unlimited" is
minute recording produced by the
State Radio Bureau, which also
depicts the handling and adjust
ing of complaints in employment,
was played. These, said Commits
sioner Edwards, will be ready for
distribution soon.
Mrs. Garda w. Bowman, field
representative of the commission
led in discussion with the club
representatives on the ways OF
using the constructive tools OF
the commission.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
Congratulations On The Harrisburg
Voting Suit

Down in Hattiesburg the other day group of Negro
citizens filed suit against the circuit of Forest County in
order to obtain the right to register and thereby the
right to vote.
In recent months the intelligent citizens of Missis-
sppi both white and Negro have had the clearest pos
sble demonstration of the i'll effect of the denial of
Negro citizen in the state of right to vote
In the Hatesburg there appears the first reali
zaton the part Of Negro citizens of the state that
matter what has been said by Negro leaders socaed,
and others in the past and what is being now said by
these groups, in democracy, the Bible says about
the Kingdom of Heaven, First seek Ye the right to vote
and all things will be added thereunto
1t is of the tragic facts regarding democracy in
land in times like these, when the nation is being
called upon to meet its greatest worldwide challenge
to the worth Of its basic ideals, that citizens anywhere
even in Mississippi, must find their only means of
curing the right to exercise the ordinary privilege of
citizen, in resort to the courts.
AS regards of the time arguments pre-
sented by elements in the state it is PECULIARLY fit
ting that the Negro Citizens of Hattiesburg have OBJ
tanned local COUNSEL that outside organizations have
been called in thus eliminating the charge of outSide
Influence and interference"
Negro citizens of intelligence have long looked with
askance at the Bar of the state because of the almost
total inability to obtain a lawyer especially among the
white practitioners to adequately represent Negroes in
to protect and secure their rights citizens.
In the face of the existing practice, and long exist
ing tradition the lawyer representing these Negro clti
zens honors himself and his profession, and points the
way to new honors for the Mississippi Bar
The Negro citizens who filed the suit deserves not
only the highest praise from Negro Citizens who should
follow their example in other sections but also the high
est praise from every other thinking citizen who is
cerned about the future welfare of the state and it's
pie.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
Insurance Men Drive
Hard For so Million

Each year in the month of May
Member companies of the Ma
tional Negro Insurance Associa-
ton participate in what is known
as National Negro Insurance
Week. Next week May 8-13 in
elusive is the National Observance.
B. G. Olive, Jr., Memphis, Pres
ident of NINA brought out in his
proclamation issued several weeks
ago what the combined efforts of
the 81 member companies has
meant to help Stabilize America S
economy.
Some of the things the insur-
ance companies are doing for the
public at large as pointed out by
Mr.. Olive were: Mortgage loans
for better homes; job opportuni-
ties; higher education and every
thing that goes to make better
living conditions; all of which
have made better communities
Mr.. Olive further stressed the i'm
portance of adding an additional
FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS of
insurance coverage SO that more
people may enjoy the American
way of life.
Thousands of men and women
of the field force with plenty of
drive, energy and enthusiasm rep
resenting more than (62) insur-
ance companies will be engaged
in friendly but serious-competi-
ton in servicing the public to-
ward their goal. These statesmen
can easily be identified since they
are wearing a blue button with
the inscription SEE NE DURING
NINA WEEK.
The campaign will be climaxed
with the National Meet held in
Los Angeles, California with great
promise Of 1850 being the biggest
year in the insurance history.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22

A missionary to gain souls for
Christ
Why try to block him on his way
God will make a way for him
And the people will feerly pay.
A Revival for a Pastor today
Is just to keep his flock from
straying away
Evangelist does all revival work
Calling sinners to come to God
today.
Too many leaders on the job today
Don't know how to saw a straight
line
Contracting for every church he
can get
With only a Holy Mind
a holy heart will feel Gods people
But a holy mind won't pay
What will become of this kind Of
a shepherd
On the Morning of Judgement day.
| have no hell to put him in
No heaven to open the door
Yet the love Of money is the root
of all evil
I'm sure you know where evil
men go.
Today we claim to know the letter
But you are failing to understand
Christ
You're changing the program of
Jesus
And for this you'll lose your life.
Some breaches Amen to the people
And hold them in spell
They tell them how to pay their
dues
And their text is a burning hell
By Evangelist ]. R. Perkins,
1880 Whitfield Mill Rd.
Jackson, Mississippi.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
LOU SW ARR
JOTTINGS

New York City-Last week we
mere in Harlem gave out in a big
salute through the World Tattler
coming from st. Louis, Mo-, known
the country over as the "Sho-Me
City" and why that word
'Tattler" as a newspaper means
so much is because the one and
only Floyd Snelson, Press Agent
for Billy Holiday, at one time had
Tattler right here in Harlem.
And they tell me it was really
what it meant by the name but
on very "supersetic" level !.
So with Floyd having a keen in
terest in the one coming from st.
Louis you need not be too sur
prised.
Anyway the Hotel Theresa took
its parade right through the Jot-
tings but a few folk had to be
left out because of the limit of
space so now we'd like you to get
acquainted with a most charming
Beautician and Hair Styhst here
at the Hotel on the Mezzanine,
Marion Mckenzie James. Her
work speaks for itself and when
it comes to individual styling to
suit the face and the personality
it's Marion who can give it to you,
Her service grows with the 10
years she has been her own Pro
prietor in her Shoppe. Assisting
in the shop are two other experts
in their own right-Arlene Ed
ridge and Peggy White. Now
when in NYC take a peep in at
those fine young women and let
them give you the "all" when it
comes to beauty.
When you read about that little
Boxer, Johnnie Saxton, you can
think of a familiar face around
the Hotel Lobby-Bill Miller who
is guiding Saxton to the top as
his Manager and Bill Miller gives
credit to Saxton's rise to three
others-Bennie Stamper, Herbert
Kelsey, and Al Linton.
By the way with the sunny days
coming on you will find genial
Jimmy Mcdowell around the The
resa as popular as ever among
/ the fairer sex, and often you'd
! think he was in that Theatrical
circle just as our pal Willie Bry-
ant is; because when it comes to
popularity among all age groups
Willie Bryant gets the prize. AS
Counsellor of Teen-Town, Willie
is constantly on call and he is
always saying COX"
Here's knowing that you had a
grand and glorious Easter and
may you keep happy all the year
! round. Lou Hotel Theresa
Swarz NYC.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
Mature Thoughts
By RUTH r. WALKER

The interchange between the
three persons of the Trinity is
between spirit and spirit by close
communion. Such a close commun-
ion exists between Jesus and the
Holy Ghost, and it also exists be-
tween Jesus and the Father. Be-
tween any two of the Trinity there
exists this close communion.
John the Baptist testified of the
interchange between the Holy
Ghost and Jesus, and Jesus testi-
fled of the interchange between the
Father and himself.
Jesus never cried aloud in pray
er except when in extremity of
need. Flesh and blood can stand so
much and no more, and to have
similar close communion with
Jesus, is to know that more than
| can bear will not be required of
me, and the feeling of having no
way out disappears when divine
assurance is given that the sun will
brightly shine again.
By sanction | can say that, this
one, that one, and this other child
of another family are also children
of mine. The sanction of Mary to
all those who claim to be brothers
and sisters of Jesus, through her,
is entirely justified by sacred rite,
according to my assumption of it
being a fact. A sacred rite that
makes those who are like minded
to be of the same living flesh and
blood, is a privilege which is ac-
cepted by only those who believe in
it. And sacred rite based on a
warm living relationship is more
easily understood than just being
brothers and sisters to Jesus
through the Father by common
obedience to the not very well I'M
derstood mystery of the Fathers
will.
l believe that being brothers and
sisters to Jesus through the Faith
er must not leave out the warm
living reality of being brothers and
sisters, and mother to His begotten
Son, through His sanction of Jesus
being made one of you through his
mother Mary.
Being an impartial witness of
the truth has nothing to do with
my being taught as a Protestant
rather than as a Catholic.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
Screen And
FOOtlights
BY DAVID J. BETHEA

NEW YORK-Hya Folks! We
are still on the reviewing stand.
This week it is "Wisteria Trees"
starring Helen Hayes.
Transplanting can be a very
ticklish business, especially when
it is about Old World Aristocracy.
Josh Logan. appears to have sue
ceeded where many others before
him failed for last Thursday eve
ming at the Martin Beck Theatre,
he transposed the theme of Chek-
hov's "The Cherry Orchard" from
old Russia to large plantation
amid Wisteria vines in Louisiana.
He wisely selected none other than
the one and only Helen Hayes to
portray Lucy Andree Ransdell as
the mistress of the manor; Kent
smith, Walter Abel, Peggy Conk-
lin, Ossie Davis, Georgia Burke,
Maurice Ellis and Alonzo Bosan
as capable supporting cast. AL
though the shift from Czarist
Russia to the old bourbon South
may not be Mr.. Logan's best work,
he falls heavily upon his expert
direction and 10 Mielziner's hand
some scenery, and triumphs in
making the evening mighty pleas
ant sitting under "The Wisteria
Trees"
The play is not always compact
in structure, and may lack some
Of the more subtle and delicate
strains of the Cherry Orchard"
but Miss Hayes is in superb form.
She is filled with charm and de-
votion, yet she is meek and some
times coquettish as she returns
from Paris to find the old plan
tation on the auction block. She
brings a spirited degree of
warmth, rcmorse and prejudices
of an aristorcatic family that is
slow in recognizing it is going
down in the passing era, never
to return.
Kent Smith gives a live por-
trayal of a man caught between
business and sentiment. Walter
Abel is always stunning as he
moves about as the Knightly-man-
nered brother. The poor relation
falls upon Peggy Conklin, and
she is never more understanding
Ossie Davis as the Negro servant
who feels the swelling Of ego
after he visited Paris, has created
new kind of Characterization as
a Negro servant that is amusing.
Winnie Burrows is smart as the
tan Belle of the plantation, Maui
rice Ellis as the clumsy house boy
is preceptiye and Georgia Burke
possesses the humane instinct as
the old nurse.
Amid this old southern recor-
ium, the Negro performers, though
limited as servants, might have
serenaded the Mistress with a few
more healthy songs, but they are
a definite part of "Wisteria
Trees" and much of its full mean
ing would be lost without them.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
Things That
Interest Women
HOW DO YOU LOOK?
By BESSIE F. BELL

| do hope you've been minding
your vitamin intake most carefully
and of course, if you clipped and
saved each installment as | gave
them to you some weeks ago then
you have nothing to worry about
Speaking of vitamins, | should
like to say that one morning last
week as | sat in huge audience OF
hat buyers watching the various
beautiful girls model the perfectly
yummie numbers in the very latest
hats, it was never more proven
so clearly that one does need beau
tiful hair. And how to have that
beautiful hair? Why by eating the
proper vitamin foods.
There are at least seven different
hair styles, or hair-dos to choose
from to show off your pretty new
Easter bonnet. All of them new
yet, old.
You may choose the all-over fea-
ther-cut curl clusters, over the en-
tire head, if your hair is cut very
short, which is becoming to most
people.
If yours is that in-between leng-
tn, say about five inches, after the
hair has been curled, you then comb
out the end of the hair slightly to
fluff it out, which will give you a
soft and feminine style.
When you have long bob why not
just get loose wave near the end
of the hair and when it is combed
out you get that lovely old Italian
effect.
will tell you more about hair
dos next week. Oh yes, all three
styles that I've told you about will
be becoming under either a wide
brim or a narrow brim hat.
A NOTE FROM FASHION-We
will be able to choose shoes from
colors of the rainbow for Spring
and Summer, but l warn you girls
unless you have pretty ankles and
legs it is best that you leave off
the brightly colored shoes and con-
tinue to choose the more conserva-
tive colors, such as black, or navy
blue.
ETIQUETTE SAYS-Do not fee
too disappointed if your husband
to-be cannot afford an expensive
engagement ring. Most important
is the wedding ring, and that is
when you must have one.
Send ten cents each for my leaf
let's, including a new one, called
A FACIAL AT HOME, SHINING
THE WAISTLINE, YOUR MEAS.
UREMENTS, MINERALS FOR
BEAUTY, and TEN POINTS ON
BEING ATTRACTIVE. Address
Bessie F. Bell, cIo Global News
Syndicate, Inc, P, 0. Box Sc, NYC
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
u P
A N D
D O " N
F A R Is H
S T r Z Z
By PERCY GREENE

PARISH STREET SATURDAY
NIGHT: | noticed as | was in
dulging my Saturday night Fish
and Beer a kind of wistful look.
and longing in the eyes of the
Parish Streeters who came in and
went out, OF sat there, while | So
Journed in my favorite Saturday
Night Spot. This cold spell hay
ing continued to linger-on, l too
was feeling kind of nostagalic
yearning for warmer days, if not
for the good old summertime. AS
/ soon as the first loquacious con-
versation sprang up, | found that
my thoughts were completely in
line with those of my compatriots
along the old stroll. AS | heard
one fellow saying, Well, you know,
this Geld weather is sure sticking
around, but it won't be long be-
lore "bath-time" comes. That re-
mark started me to thinking a.
fresh, and then | remembered that
somewhere sometime | read in one
Of them books that some other
folks are always writing about
Aunt Haggar's Chilluns and
defending themselves against Aunt
Haggar's Chilluns, where they
seemed to have got hold of one
OF those wise sayings in the Good
Book and transposed it into mean
ing BY THEIR SMELL YE
SHALL KNOW THEM . . Yes.
Sir, as them Parish Streeters were
saying this cold snap amt gonna
last too much longer, and it soon
will be "BATH-TIME" A mat
ter that should strike us who make
up Aunt Haggar's Chilluns full in
the face, because there are still
a heap of folks who look at us
and say "BY THEIR SMELL YE
SHALL KNOW THEM" That
conversation that | was hearing
Kept on going . and finally one
talker lusidated on the meaning
of the word BATH TIME, and
completely removed Sa t urday
Night as the only time for BATH
TIME" VI. So | judged that what
he meant by the coming of bath
TIME" was that when hot weather
time comes, folks need to, and
ought to, take bath more often
than just every Saturday Night.
Seeing things as they are,
this thesis seems to raise a ques-
ton that ought to be of concern
to the school teachers, preachers,
parents, and other folks who want
to see Aunt Haggar's Chilluns
RISE" Just a nickel bar of
soap and little water will
move one of our stumbling blocks
that one in the minds of GER
tain folks that says: BY THEIR
SMELL YE SHALL KNOW
THEM.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
Red Cross Blood
Program Head
Eulogizes DR.. Drew

WASHINGTON, D. c., April Is
DR.. Ross T. McIntire, director of
the American Red Cross national
blood program and wartime Sur
geon General of the United States
last Friday added his praises to
the eulogies of DR.. Charles r.
Drew, who was killed in an auto
mobile accident near Burlington,
North Carolina, April /.
an DR.. Drew's death the medi-
cal profession and the nation have
suffered a great loss," DR.. McIn-
tire wrote the widow of the fam
ed hematologist (blood scientist)
'His service during the war years
with the National Research Council
and with the American. Red Gross
contributed in no small measure to
the success of blood procurement
for our armed forces. His attain
ments as a physician and as man
placed him on the roster of great
Americans"
For the degree of doctor of medi-
cal science in surgery, which he
received from Columbia University
in June, 1910, his thesis was of
such value in the blood plasama
program that he was recalled from
Howard University to New York
City to become medical supervisor
of the blood TRANSMISSION Associa-
ton. In that position he was re-
sponsible for collecting blood foI
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
Council On African
Affairs To Present
Petition To L. n.
On Behalf OF
Seretse Khama

New York - The Council on
African Affairs, headed by Paul
Robson and w. E. B. Du Bots,
which is at present securing en-
dorsements to a petition to the
United Nations on the case of
Seretse Khama, has announced
receipt of the following message
from the African ruler who was
ordered eXiled by the British Gov
eminent following his marriage
to white woman:
Il want to thank the Council on
African Affairs and its supporters
for the help you have given my
case. | am grateful for the way
you have rallied to the support of
the Bamangwato people and my
self in our struggle to establish
our democratic rights which have
been flagrantly violated.
ut is pleasant and reassuring to
know that Africans overseas and
those of African descent remain
conscious of our homeland and its
welfare. Permit me to say that on
our own account, my wife and |
will always be indebted to you"
The petition to the United Ma
lions, drawn up by the Council on
African Affairs, charges the Brit
lsh Government with the violation
of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, Article z of which
states: mo one shall be subjected
to arbitrary arrest, detention, or
exile" and also with the violation
of Article 70 of the Charter of the
United Nations, covering obliga-
lions toward people in colonial de-
Tendencies.
The issue of racial discrimina-
ton, according to the Council on
African Affairs, makes the case
OF the exilement of Seretse Khama
and his white wife a matter of
direct concern to people in Ameri-
ca, as well as other countries
throughout the world. The petition
charges the British Government
with using troops and police forces
to enforce its decision against
Seretse and crush the resistance of
the Bamangwato people in Bechu-
analand in order to appease the
white governing class of the neigh
boring territories of the Union of
South Africa and Southern Rho
desia with their rigidly enforced
Color Bar codes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
Sigma Gan'lrla
Rho Meets

Tau Sigma Chapter of Sigma
Gamma Rho Sorority held its April
meeting with Miss Maggie Little
at 1920 Lynch Street. At this
meeting a very full report of the
Southeastern Regional meeting
held in Birmingham, Ala, was
given by Mrs. Esther Sampson
with comments made by Mrs. E. S
Keeling and w. L. Newman who
accompanied her to the meeting
Plans were made for Sigma Follies
to be given in the early fall.
After the business session the
hostess served the group a delici-
Gus chicken supper. The next meet
ing will be in the home of Mrs. Nc
Innis in Laurel, Mississippi.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
Another Nail In
South Africa's
Bias Plank

CAPETOWN, South Africa, Apr.
18-The Malan government began
laying groundwork here Thursday
for still another plank in it's drive
to achieve complete segregation
of Colored and White citizens in
South Africa. The new idea is to
install segregation in the law
courts.
Initial steps toward this end
took the form of circulars sent to
court officials, asking recommend
atoms for the introduction of sep
arate docks, witness boxes and
entrances for non-Europeans and
Europeans.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
Mississippi TO Be Prominently
Represented At Texas Meeting OF
National Council OF Negro Women

State Educational Circles, and vice
president of the Southern Region,
Mrs. Clare Collins Harvey, of Jack
son, and Mrs. Henriene Knaive, of
Laurel, former president, womens
auxiliary, National Medical Asso-
citation.
The conference will bring to the
city an estimated one thousand of
the cream of the crop of Southern
Negro Women Leaders.
The states to be represented in
clude Alabama, Georgia, Florida,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Okla
homa, Tennessee, and Mississippi