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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-02-10

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Everyone a very definite idea about how news
paper should be edited.
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concevably them slightly derogatory way
They things poticalbut they'll cuss you up
damn Republican or
stupid Democrat
They a press"but they're the " censorship
methods to keep it out of the paper"
firmly should take leading hand
community last people the world to
o n a committee when there's work to be done.
neghborhood reported the front
pagebut facualy their brushes
domestic public.
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their shoulder for months and
years objective in his account
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that editor credit for having abundance
think devil trying
his readers happy while n
maintaining and fast diminishing principles
pleasure education to chat with former
Hamer with him at the
peoples opinions
Hamer this state had He finish
Olson true independent he
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nod for the govenorshp
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his employs the only Negro
linotype operator well known all
Minnesota Dakota Of the
international
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political battle is apt to get
good going-over with no fair punches pulled
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-02-10
Royburn Rules Supreme

Has the House Representatives only rid botene
up another? Friday Speaker Raybus
hoHng power pigeonhoIng
advocates block of employment practices
bill Monday with the pgeonhoers
achieved the without changing the rules.
Monday discharge day-desgnated time to permit
bring speaker
shall charmen that But Chairman esns of
the Labor Committee having original charge of the FEPC BILL failed
all catch the speakers
This managed by the speakers recognizing instead the chair
committee seeking action other blockaded
seriously debated and then the obvious
stangro calls and counting that took than half
the legislative day.
discharge day until February VIII
repeated then We this like
slippery method pgeonholng By small minority with
FEPC aside this method gavey damages representative
tt Christian Science Monitor
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-02-10
Handwriting on Wall for ABc?


Minneapolis SUNDAY TRIBUNE Charles Johnson executive
editor wrote:
Officials of the American Bowling might well
make their minds eventually they
they'll lose the argument discrimination their entries
The campaign eliminate on entrants Is
coming head all the country
enacng that win outlaw practices prevail
Abe
Already governing refusing use Of
municipal buildings for this gigantic tournament
The restrictions litter this sport
be its throughout the United
fortnight though sports
sign sTATRB
UNE sports viii enter the lists against
ndensbe and bgoted policies American Bowling Congress-
The ABc virtual dictator bowling
the u s. systematically keeps nonwhe Americans established
and recognized whites only"
This exclusion of all Americans who happen
white, from tournament play
First to challenge the practices Auto
Workers who found their composed Negro
play locally nationally
The JAW initiated the setting National
Play Bowling Leading the Betty golf
star and Senator Hubert Humphrey
mitee has been carrying inform the
policies daily newspaper sports
have generally kept quiet mice the situation.
In this connection 1t has always been the firm conviction of this
that the editors the
the from all American sports generally
that the sports
other pages Negro
sports the fact remains that isolated
work halt the barring sports
example the barring Negroes
baseball 1t remained for the despsed DAILY WORKER
organ. Negro weekly, Pittsburgh COURIER
public
Jimmy Powers of the Y DAILY NEWS the only
editor Of the regular
to force organized baseball to admit Negroes its
rosters
Today signs exhibited by Charlie Johnson who
certainly considered question
sports editors of their duty
cratic practices such those practiced by the ABC
THE handwriting ABC, authority
it,
powerful sports pages in the Upper Midwest.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-02-10

Actually the choice is not be-
tween law and no law Much in
tolerance and discrimination are
today encouraged by law. This is
particularly true of the many
states in which Negroes are de-
MED the right of first-class citi-
zenship through segregation laws.
Thus, 1t is not true that those who
advocate protection of civil rights
through legislation are necessarily
trying to force people to abandon
private voluntary practices to
interfere with "folkways."
Those who are opposed to civil
rights laws on the ground you
cannot legislate morality should
ponder the possibility that we have
been legislating immortality!
II it be admitted that laws may
be helpful as a means of safe
guarding civil rights, there is still
the issue whether such laws
should be local or national, with
the critics of the Truman civil
rights program insisting that only
the local community, or at most
the state, should so use the legisla-
tive power. Here, too, it should be
made absolutely clear that the
Civil Rights Committee believed
the battle for civil rights must
always be fought in good part on
the local front Accordingly, It
directed many of its specific re-
Communications for legislative ac-
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ton to the states and local COM
munities.
And yet there are certain COM
pelling reasons why Federal ac-
ton is necessary. Let US consider
three.
First, the record shows that in
so far as civil liberty has been en-
croached upon by public officers,
rather than by private persons,
the threat from state and local Of
ficials has been greater than that
from Federal officials. This Is a
difficult assertion to prove statis-
tically, but there are certain rea-
sons why it is so.
For example, against the threat
offered to freedom of the press by
Federal sedition act, the threat
resulting from a local ordinance
restricting the distribution of
handbills is minor indeed. But an
alysis of Supreme Court decisions
shows that in the collective sense
state and local statutes have en-
croached upon freedom of the
press far more than have Federal
statutes.
Where a state or a community
is either unable or unwilling to
prevent its officers from en-
croaching upon fundamental free
doms the Federal Government has
a responsibility to step in and take
action. Indeed, the Thirteenth,
Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amend
ments to the Constitution place an
express obligation upon Congress
to see that the rights protected by
these Amendments against state
action are safeguarded.
Second, logic suggests that the
high moral principles Of the whole
society be used to check the lapses
of hayward parts. The many and
varied Components of the moral
fiber of the larger area give it a
strength and resiliency that can
not be matched in many of its
parts. 1t is a fact that in our ma
ton at large we have shown a
deeper understanding of the free
way of life and a higher regard for
civil rights than has been true in
certain of our states and COM
munities. Should we not put that
greater national sense of moral
responsibility TO work in protect
ing our rights?
Third, whether we like 1t or
not, civil rights difficulties have
become an International issue
which the Federal Government
must meet. The Civil Rights Com
mittee saw evidence that when
ever a lynching has occurred in
this country in recent years the
word has echoed from one end Of
the world to the other within a
matter of hours. People every
where and particularly colored
people-who make up two-thirds
Of the worlds pOpulation-have
looked to the United States for an
explanation as to how such
shocking event can occur in a
democratic country, and for the
taking of remedial steps to pre-
vent the recurrence of such out
RACES.
Ito be concluded In this papers
February IL edittOn)
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Continued from February Edition
To Secure These Rights;
Education Helps But Not Enough

BY Robert Carr in the N Y Times
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good Gods likeness therefore
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THANKS ERoM MICRO couEeE EuNp

Editor The United Negro College Fund just concluded its
most successful inception in 1914 In the 1919
S11590O0 rased$8 than l9S and this
achieved at cost The of the Negro
contributed large to this accomplishment and all
preciate the assistance newspaper
The private accredited Negro college be helped 1t
satisfaction that numbers
through gifts through
behalf
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accept thanks-Most sincerely,
Director % f. St, York, % N. Y
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Sentinel April &c. 1884, He holds steadfasy the
thought that honesty fahfulness and
loyalty to good As he maintains the of absolute
integrity, his righteous thinking helping all concerned"
feel that when the Christian Monitor refuses to
support legislation forcing employment of minority
FEPC bills fundamental
principles of this religion briefly outlined
member of the Christian church. have
studied their literature Coins
Fuller Ave. st.
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Letters To The Editor
oRAcIoUsNEss REWARDED BY YEARS SUBSCRIPTION

Editor Enclosed check dollars sub
scrpton 20
About heard Mr. Newman speak Mayower Con-
gregaona church thought I'd subscribe but like
things. the thought became action
called RECORDER" knowing the phone
Minneapolis SPOKESMAN
Paul Winter Carnival Torchigh
with that I'd like much
subscrbersSncerey Mrs Harry H. 5000
So, Minneapolis Minnesota /.
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Cherries z. SPRING Election

Charles chaimanshp the
Minneapolis Mayors Council Human a happy
choice Spring former president Of the Minneapolis Real
Estate Board Mayors
Elevation of practical
anshp relations body remphaszs the growing
victon nergroup relations and unity In America
onoant mart of the nations Council proud
naming Spring
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Editor Your helps keep uptodate i'm
AS teacher Franklin Junior High Minneapolis
would not like be without Mildred H. Jensen
lOI7 Upton Minneapolis, 1850
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MOULD luxe 10 READ MORE or MICRO coUNcI

Editor: Has little criticism halted advocacy of Negro
Council? quick
retrogression-I4M .-NIinneapOis.
a
editorial the the people will form Negro
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-09-14
Holmes WMU Met
AT Durant Friday
Lexington Lady Heads
Group For New Year;
Other Officers Named

The Durant Baptist Church was
host to the Holmes County W.M.U.
association September 9th with
eighty present.
Mrs. A. E. Branch, Durant, sup
erintendert, was in charge of the
program.
The theme was: Harvest plen-
tiful; Laborers few"
The morning and afternoon de-
votional was brought by Misses
Minnie and Myrtle Jordan of Lex
ington.
The guest speaker, Mrs. c. D
Gresham was a most charming
and interesting speaker.
Interesting reports were read
from all officers.
A constitution was written by
Mrs. G.. ]. Everett of Goodman
and adopted by the Association
A group of girls, Miss Trudy
Rec Henry, Sallie Branch, and
Elaine Ellard together with James
Hayes brought special music that
meant much toward the success
of the meeting.
With the loss of two members
in the Association this year, Mrs.
Marion Estes of Cruger led a very
impressive memorial service.
The new officers for the year
are: superintendent, Mrs. J. F.
Williams, Lexington; associate
superintendent, Mrs. C. B. Bryan,
Pickens; young peoples leader,
Mrs. c. G. Cornell, Pickens; Sec
retary-treasurer, Mrs. j. P. Love,
Mrs. w R. Henry, Durant; stew
Tchula; mission study chairman,
ardship chairman, Mrs. Bell Stig-
Ter, Lexington; community mis-
sion chairman, Mrs. M. d. Baine,
Durant; pianist, Mrs. P. q. Bragg,
Lexington; chorister, Mrs. Hood
May, Pickens.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-09-14
|Thurmond's Holds Biq
Opening On Saturday

The opening of Thurmond's new
hardware store was celebrated
with an 'open house" from TOO
am. until 900 pm. Saturday,
September 8. A large crowd of
people visited the store during
the day, and were served coffee
and cake.
Souvenirs of measuring cups
were given to the housewives, and
toys to the children. With each
purchase made, a ticket was given
away, and every hour the holder
of the lucky tickets received
prizes.
Thurmond's is now divided into
two departments, one for furni-
ture and appliances, and one for
hardware, implements, and house.
hold goods. The hardware depart
ment is located in the former
Western Auto store building.
Officers of the re-organized
Thurmond Co., Inc. are, w. E.
Thurmond, president; George Nc
Lellan, vice-president; and EN-
NETT c. Reese, secretary-treasurer.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-09-14
Roturions Hear Boy
Scout Jumboree
Report On Tuesday

Members of the Lexington Ro-
tary Club Tuesday heard interest
ing reports of the Boy Scout jam
boree held at Valley Forge in July
given by Scoutmaster Frank
Gwin, Tchula, and w. L. Lipsey,
both of whom attended.
Movies taken of the group at the
jamboree we're also shown and
greatly enjoyed by those present.
There were $4,000 Scouts from
all owe the United States and
several foreign countries attend
ing. Outstanding speakers heard
in person were. President Truman
and Gen. En- REMOVER. Lanny
Ross, nationally known singer, led
the boys in singing.
A full report of the jamboree
written by the scribe, w. L. Lip
sey, has appeared in a previous
issue of The Advertiser. :.
Guests at the Tuesday meeting
were Lexington Scoutmaster Dick
Temple, guest of A. p. Carroll;
Field Scout Executive Jack Lacy
and Robert Lipsey, guests of Nor
man Weathersby; Supt. Butler
T. Moore, guest of Bill Schneider.
Chancellor c. D. Williams, Yazoo
City, was a visiting Rotarian.
w. H. Fincher, Jr. was welcom-
ed as a new club member by Pre-
sident Norman Weathersby.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-09-14
Smith Named As
New Congressman
Holmes County Goes
For Smith ~l,l36-815;
Resigns State Post

State Senator Frank Smith is
now an elected member of the u
5. House of Representatives
Holmes county electors voted 1,136
for Smith and BIS for his oppon-
ent, Oscar Wolfe.
Returns from balloting in the
third congressional district gave
Smith approximately 1921 votes
and Wolfe approximately 9,57a
votes.
Smith states that he will i'm
mediately resign his post as state
senator so that Gov. Fielding
Wright can call a special election
to fill the vacancy. His term ex-
pires in January Of 1852.
A former Greenwood newspap-
nrman, Smith was elected to the
state senate in 1947. He is a
World War II army veteran, and
served as legislative assistant to
U. S. Senator John c. Stennis in
Washington from 1947 through
most of 1949.
Here are the precinct returns
on the Holmes county balloting
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-09-14
Two Lexington Groups
Approve Municipal
Swimming Pool

Members of two Lexington or
CARNATIONS, the Junior Chamber
of Commerce and the Lexington
Business and Professional Wo-
mems Club, have gone on record
during the past week as favoring
the building of a municipal swim
ming pool and recreational center
in Lexington.
Members of the Jaycees met
last Thursday evening and adopt
ed resolutions favoring the plan
and asking all civic groups and or
CARNATIONS in the community to
get behind the proposal.
BPW Club members approved
the project unanimously and a
member of the club, Mrs. Hazel
Brannon Smith, was appointed
to serve as the representative of
the club on the project. The BPW
meeting was held Tuesday even
ing of this week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-09-14
Mr.. Sol Aubrey
Passes Al West

Funeral services were held for
Mr.. Sol wilkins Aubrey at his
home near West on Wednesday,
September 6. MIR. Aubrey died on
September 5 after being i'll with
pneumonia for some time. He was
81.
| Son of the late William Thomas
Aubrey and Mrs. Texanna Wilkins
Aubrey, pioneer settlers of the
Bowling Green community, Mr.
Aubrey was a farmer and life
long resident of Bowling Green
He was a Baptist.
He is survived by two sisters,
Miss Less Aubrey and Miss Reese
Aubrey of West, and two brothers,
John d. Aubrey, Caledonia, and
SERVE Aubrey, Memphis, and a
number of nieces and nephews.
After the funeral services, con-
Quoted by the Rev. Curtis Ellis,
interment took place at the Odd
Fellows cemetery, under the di-
rection of Lee Funeral Home, Wi
mona.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-09-14
Red Cross Chapter
Begins War Time Duties

The Holmes County Chapter OF
the Red Cross has received orders
from national headquarters to be
on the alert" in all home service
work which means as stated in
this order, 24-hour service, seven
days a week just as in World War
II.
Because of the increased de-
mands being made on chapter
funds to meet these calls and in
anticipation of more and more
work to be done it is mandatory
that all funds be held to carry on
this program which is the pri-
mary one of the American Red
Cross.
Civilian relief which has been
extended generously by the Chap
ter during the postwar period
cannot be carried on any longer.
Given below is part of q communi-
cation received by T. A. Lail,
Chapter Chairman, from General
George c. Marshall, National
Chairman, National Red Cross.
I'm Korea, the United States
Government is giving active mill
tary support to a decision reached
by the United Nations. You have
read of larger draft quotas for the
Armed Forces, and the call of
certain National Guard divisions
and other reserves to active duty.
You have also been informed that
the National Security Resources
Board is working on further meas
ures for civil defense.
These actions have resulted in
heavier responsibilities for most
branches of the government and
many civilian enterprises. They
have a direct effect on the Ameri-
can Red Cross. The increase In
our Armed Forces and the return
of casualties to hospitals are al
ready calling for added Red Cross
service to military personnel and
their families. The Red Cross has
been designated by the Depart
ment of Defense as its official
agency for the collection of blood.
AS a result, greater numbers OF
donors must be secured and a
larger quantity of blood Will De
processed. Preparations for civil
| defense create additional com
munity demands for nurses aides
and for training programs IN flrsl
| aid and home nursing. The ful
scope of our increasing response
bilities is not entirely clear at this
moment"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-09-14
Holmes Citizens Will
Attend MEG Conference

A number of Holmes county
citizens have been invited to at
tend a special planning confer
ence, in preparation for the Oct
ober grass-roots leadership forums
sponsored by the Mississippi Ec-
onomic Council. The meeting will
be held at Greenwood in the City
Auditorium on Monday, Sept. Is
at 800 pm.
j. E. Berman, c. A. Glover, John
Tingle, T. A. Lail, David Williams,
Emmett Reese, Norman Weathers-
by, D. c. Lundy, Hazel Brannon
Smith, of Lexington, and j. c.
Allen, Tchula, Rufus Huddleston,
Tchula, and J. T. Thomas, Cruger,
are Holmes county representa-
tives who have been asked to at
tend this meeting.
Mr.. M. G.. Downing Leflore
! County Chairman, will preside at
the planning conference, while j.
| c. Fair and w. w. Gresham, direct
ors for this area. will explain the
details of the forum to be held
later. Representatives of the MEG
| staff will also attend the meeting.
A series of "a forums is to be
held over the state. At the for
ums, the Councils program of
work will be explained, and those
| attending will be given the oppor-
tunity of expressing their opin-
ions as to how the MEG can bet
ter serve the general public.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-09-14
Holmes Queen Will
Be Chosen Saturday
III Girls Will Vie
For Forest Queen
At Center Theatre

Eleven girls from all over the
county will vie for the honor of be-
ing Holmes county's Queen of the
Forest" at the Center Theatre in
Lexington Saturday night, Sept
16, at ZOO pm. Several other
county communities are expected
to be represented.
Girls entering to date and their
sponsors are Miss Barbara Gibson
and Miss Bobbie Jean Jones, spon-
sored by the Durant Rotary club.
Miss Leila Ann Waterer and Miss
Emily Smith, Tchula BPW Club;
Miss Angelo Kazar and Miss Bet
ty Sue Ray, Tchula Lions Club.
Miss Betty Ann Mayo, town OF
West.
The following home demonstra.
ton clubs in the county are spon-
soring girls: Richland, Miss Ann
Branch; Goodman, Miss Martha
Jean Schrock; Brozville, Miss
Bobbie Hanson; Coxburg, Miss
Meredith Hearn. Several more
home demonstration clubs are ex-
pected to be represented also.
Free To Public
The public is given a cordial in
vitation to- attend the county con
test at the Center Theare. There
will be no admission charge.
Winner of the contest will re
present the county in the district
contest to be held at Greenville
Wednesday, Sept. goth.
Greenwood Jaycees are provid-
ing the judges for the event al
Lexington and Henry Forest Elem.
ing, Cruger, will be master OF
ceremonies.
Persons desiring to buy tickets
to the movie to be shown inn
following the contest
may do SO when they enter the
theatre.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-09-14
Letter To The Editor
Greenwood Commonwealth
Greenwood, Mississippi

Dear Hazel:
Many thanks for your nice edi-
torial boost for a municipal swim
ming pool for Lexington. 1t is
work like this that gets things
done.
l want everyone to know that
there is no selfish motive in my
desire to get a swimming place in
Lexington. The sweetest thing in
my life is gone and Sonny has only
two more years there before he
goes to college. He plans to study
medicine and helping him carry
out this ambition is about all /
have left now.
But seeing other youngsters
over there wishing for a decent
place to swim should arouse suf-
ficient interest of every parent
and citizen that they get it. The
other day Mrs. Brumby told me
of giving a swimming party at the
Country Club and over half of
them did not even know how to
swim. That is a sad state of af-
fairs.
The pool could embrace a lot of
other recreational facilities so bad
1y needed for the young people.
They need an outlet for their
youthful energy and God knows
we older people should interest
ourselves in providing it. 1t has
always been one of my pet pro-
jects.
If there is anything further I
can say or do, please know ! am
willing to do it. Each civic club
could do. their part and get the
city to supply the rest. The pro-
position is so easily accomplished
and let's not miss the opportunity
as long as it has been started.
Every good wish to you.
Sincerely,
TOM SHEPHERD