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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06
Catholic Priest
Answers Minister
On Segregation:
Says He Abuses
The Bible

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA,
April -(SpeciaD- When a Tulsa
minister wrote to white Oklahoma
teachers, quoting the Bible to the
effect that God loves segregation,
the BLACK DISPATCH, publish
ed here, printed the reply of a
Catholic priest of McAlester.
The white minister is the Rev.
NJ W. Howard, who gave his adj
dress as Tulsa Gospel Tabernacle.
The Negro weekly states that he
congratulates students at Tulsa
University who oppose Negro en-
rollment there.
The priest who replied, Father
Gregory Lahay, C.SS.R., terms the
minister's letter "a definite call
to arms against the colored." His
reply, printed in the DISPATCH
for March 25 follows:
REV. (??) NJ Howard:
Having read the letter being
sent out under your name in regard
to the colored people let me say
that | now believe the old adage
that even the Devil quotes scrip
ture to suit his purposes. | have
seen it in action. A nastier piece
of work | have yet to see
AS a lover of God and his Holy
Bible, | deeply resent your prosti-
tuting the Bible to a doctrine of
hatred against those for whom
God has only love. The pages of
Genesis which you quote, breathe
nothing but love of God for all
His creation-you turn it into a
message of hate.
IF Christ said: Matt. 25:4O,
Amen | say to you, as long as
you did it to one of these my
brethren, you did it to me-" it is
obvious to all what you are doing
to Him in the person of his color
ed brethren. 1t is also obvious from
the next text (verse AL what your
reward will likely be-
Furthermore, it is the mark of
a closed mind to forever bring up
the question of intermarriage when
any attempt is made in any field
whatsoever to advance the inter
ests of the colored people in any
decent way.
II am not colored, but | am a
Christian, which seems TO be more
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06
.Omegas Sponsor
Jackson College
Acappella Choir

Clarksdale, Mississippi, April 81
The Iota Omicron Chapter of the
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity present
ed the Achappella Choir of Jack
son College, April p, at First
Baptist Church, Clarksdale.
The purpose of this presentation
was of a twofold nature. The first
of which was to bring to the var
ious communities many artists at
regular intervals in an effort to
inspire more young people to enter
college and strive after the high
er things of life-to appreciate
the aesthetic. The second is to use
net proceeds to create a scholar
ship fund to aid at least one of
such inspired students in complet-
ing his college training.
We feel that we were fairly sue
cessful in that the majority of
those present were students most
of whom seemed to enjoy the per-
Torrance The choir was composed
of students who sang sacred Music,
Modern Music, Folk Music and
fro-American Music by some of
the best known composers.
After the program, the Chapter
held its regular monthly meeting,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06
chass Houston
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
Distinguishing himself as a legal
champion for the rights Of Cypress
ed people Of whatever race. creed.
color or national origin, Mr.. Hous
ton built up an enviable record
throughout the nation where shock
ed beneficiaries of his legal brilli-
ance mourn his untimely passing.
lie had been practicing law for 26
years and was head of the law
firm of Houston, and Waddy.
Only his law partner, Joseph c..
Waddy, his physician, DR.. Edward
Mozique, and nurse, were with
him at the end. His wife. Mrs.
Henrlette Houston, recovering from
an illness, was with her sister in
Baton Rouge, La.
Mr.. Waddy said Attorney Hous-
ton appeared to have been getting
along very well and was in excel
lent spirits only few hours be-
fore his death. Waddy had gone
to the hospital for a regular visit.
He arrived to find Houston in
throws of an acute coronary at
tack. The end was almost instant
ly, he said.
Mr.. Houston first attracted ma
tional attention in the famous
Crawford case rising in Leesburg,
Va, which marked the beginning
of legal action in the civil rights
field by the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People, where he served as special
counsel from 1886 to 1910. As
NAACP special counsel, he develop
ed the groundwork for the educa-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06
Catholic
Continued from Page One)


attention on Chureh's activities
here several times i'm recent
months. Last fall Archbishop JOS
eph f. Rummel of New Orleans
abruptly cancelled citywide
Holy Name rally at City Stadium
because the City Park Commission
would not allow Negro members
to march in the procession. A
recent issue of the national Negro
monthly, "Our World" carried a
laudatory 17-page report on the
treatment of Negro Catholics in
New Orleans.
The discussions on the racial
question had a remarkably high
content of practically. Principles
were talked about, and the situa-
ton with regard to prejudices and
discriminatory practices was de-
scribed-with many frank adnis-
sions cf Catholic failures-but
heavy emphasis was laid on work
able suggestions for building bet
ter Christian racial attitudes.
This kind of treatment of the
problem was insisted upon by the
delegates. At one point a Negro
nun declared from the floor: at
is fine to say that the teaching of
love of God and love of neighbor
applies to all men, but the real
question is: how far do you go
with that teaching? Do you teach
that your neighbors are not only
the members of your family or the
people next door, but the people
of other races? | know that you
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06
Rev. & Mrs. O.
Harper Thanks
Churches, Pastors
For Contributions

Rev. & Mrs. o. z. Harper wishes
the Jackson Advocate to extend
their sincere thanks and deepest
appreciation for the generous con-
tribution and assistance given them
following the complete destruction
of their home by the recent storm.
New Mt. Zion, Rev. H. L. Davis,
Pastor, $21.O0; Cherry Grove, Rev.
L. L. Love, Pastor, $1,000; Pearl
Street, Rev. Stevens, Pastor, $500;
New Hope, Rev. Hunt, Pastor, So
27; st. Luther, Rev. Fred Black,
Pastor, 1927; New Hope, Rev. L. C.
Pickens, Pastor, $13.61.
Rev. Harper and his wife told the
jackson Advocate that other con-
tributions were needed and would
be appreciated in helping them re-
store their home.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06
Negro Jury.
Continued from Page One)

IS, 1947. Acting under Texas
statutes, the Dallas County grand
Jury commissioners chose list OF
sixteen males, eligible under the
statute for the grand jury which
indicted him. The judge chose II
of these to compose the grand
jury.
Attorneys for Cassell filed
motion to quash the indictment on
the ground that the defendant
suffered constitutional discrimlna-
ton through the selection of white
men only for the grand jury that
indicted him. The motion was de-
MED, and the Texas Court OF APP
peals sustained this action IN at
firming Cassels conviction.
According to the 1910 census,
Dallas County has population
of 39S,564, of whom 6l,605 are
colored, representing about l5.5
per cent of the total.
In the five and half year period
from June l, 1912, when the ST.
preme Court found racial discrim-
nation IN the selection of grand
Jurors for Dallas County to the
date of CasselPs indictment, there
were twenty-one grand juries. Of
The 252 members of these grand
iuries, II, or CT per cent were
colored.
Limited Service
There was never more than one
colored person on any one grand
jury.
In Texas grand jurors must be
eligible to vote, and eligibility
requires payment of poll tax.
The record shows there were 5000
colored poll tax payers in Dallas
, County in 1947, out of total,
male and female, of 83,667.
The court said the figures would
| indicate that as a proportional
matter SIS per cent of grand
jurors would be colored, a per
centage approXimating the ratio
of colored men actually sitting on
the twenty-one grand jury panels.
I These figures it added, would not
establish a prima facie case of
| discrimination.
But a different question was
presented by Cassell's contention
that the grand jury commission
| ers had consistently limited col
ored persons selected for grand
| jury service to not more than one
on each grand jury, Justice Reed
said.
"Jurymen should be selected as
I individuals, on the basis of indi-
vidual qualifications, and not as
members of race" the majority
opinion held
Proportional representation is
not permissible" Justice Reed de-
clared, adding:
"An accused is entitled to have
charges against him considered by
jury in the selection of which
| there has been neither inclusion
nor exclusion because of race"
The court, however, based its
finding that there was discrimina-
ton in the selection of grand jur-
ors in this case on the explanation
the commissioners gave for the
absence of colored persons from
the grand jury indicting Cassell
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06
Hazel Scott
Wins Bias Suit

SPOKANE, Wash (Atlas) -
Hazel Scott, pianist, has been
awarded $3.50 damages by jury
that found she had been refused
service in restaurant because she
is a Negro.
Miss Scott sued Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Utz, former owners of a
Pasco, Wash, restaurant for $780,
900 on grounds she was denied
service at the Utz establishment
on Feb. II, 1949 because of her
color. Her complaint was based
on a Washington law enacted in
1909, which forbids operators of
certain public places to refuse ser
vice to persons because of race
or color
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06
Lexington
Continued from Page One)

During his address Editor Greene
said that no other organization in
the United States could be COM
pared with the American Legion
and that the opportunity to become
a member of the Legion was the
greatest opportunity to improve
his condition and opportunities
ever offered the Negro in the
South.
Referring to the Kosciusko and
Pittsboro incidents he told the
Legionnaries that every Negro
family in the state was subject to
the same treatment until the Negro
in the state has the full right to
vote, to help elect the sheriff, the
Judge and set on the Jury.
He told them that everything
good in Law enforcement, in gov
eminent, and otherwise starts al
the local level but that Negroes are
not going to be able to help them
selves by acting alone; therefore
he said one of the first response
bilities of the members of the Am
erican Legion is to stop getting
mad about things like Kosciusko
and Pittsboro and seek to find re-
sponsible white people with whom
to work for improvements at the
local level.
In conclusion he said, that Ne
groes in Mississippi should recon
slider the advise of Booker T,
Washington, and let down their
buckets where they are; pointing
out that the industrial centers OF
the north, east and west are al
ready over crowded and at the peak
of their development, while the
south, in the process of new and
greater development, offers to the
Negro greater future, opportuni-
ties than in other sections of the
nation.
He said that once intelligent
Negroes and white people start to
getting together to discuss their
problems at the local level the
South will become the greatest
place in the world for people, re-
CARELESS of race. to live together,
IN progress, peace, harmony and
good will
A feature of the program was
the Rattle of a. S215 Frigidaire
which was won by James Booker
who is student at Jackson Col
lege.
Prof. T. x. Griffin, principal of
Milestone School is the Post Com
mander.
Music for the program was fur
nished by the Ambrose High School
Chorus.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06
Sincerely,
Rev. Gregory Lahay
McAlester, Oklahoma

Excerpts from the letters of sew
eral ministers addressed to Mr..
Howard were published in the
March A issue of the BLACK DIS
PATCH.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06

with the Basileus, w. A. Higgins,
as host The chapter was favored
in having the following visiting
Brothers: Brothers Andrew Moore,
a teacher in the Hollandale public
schools and a graduate of Tougaloo
College and Odds Lee Wicks,
formerly of Tougaloo and West
Point Brother Wicks is getting
his Master in Health Education
at North Carolina State.
w. A. Higgins, Basileus
B. G. Rainey, Reporter
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06
Catholics Hit
Treatment Of
African Natives

Beira, Mozambique, April %
Specialize treatment of native
Africans in this Portuguese African
colony has been severely criticized
by the Catholic Bishop of Beira,
Most Rev. Sebastiano Soares de
Resende.
With regard to the cultivation of
cotton, the Bishop says that all the
risks fall upon the native workers
of the fields. They are paid only
when owners of the plantations
make a profit and not at all if
a poor harvest wipes out such prof
its, the Bishop complains.
In the rice zones, he adds, legal
organization is disregarded every
where. He says that certain per-
sons have the monopoly of buying
rice and before the harvest native
cultivators must estimate how
much of the crop they are going
to provide for the "monopolists. "
This stated estimate the cultiva-
tors must then provide, the Bishop
goes on, and if they cannot do So
because of a poor harvest they
must either give up the rice they
need for their own use or buy il
from the "monopolists" at a higher
price than they are paid for it.
AS a result of these conditions
the Bishop says, many of the
natives seek work elsewhere. Tn,
pastoral ends with an appeal fol
just labor conditions to enable thu
natives to establish their familie.
without which Christian civiliza
ton cannot be realized.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06

than can be said of you and your
kind"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06
MID-S0UTH
MOTOR SALES

Jack Byars J. b. Rogers
1873 E. PascagOula Street
Phone 5-41S1
1912 PLYMOUTH 4 door all
Extras, New Tires 49,. 1896 90
1850 (NEW) FORD PICKUP
y Ton ....... S135O.O0
1916 FORDS 1-2 door IA door
Michigan Cars, Extra
Clean .S925.O0
1871 MERCURY Convertible
New Top S395.O0
1947 NASH Club Coupe
Ambassador ..... S850.00
1947 FORD 4-Door Super
Deluxe, All Extras
New Motor ......... S95O.0O
1916 PONTIAC Streamline n
Extra Clean ..... S1050.OO
1916 FORD Truck !, Ton $595.00
1871 FORD Truck " Ton
Yds. Gravel Body $395.00
1910 CHEVROLET 2 doors
New Tires, Good
Motor ....S3 $4,000
1899 FORD Deluxe, doors
Nice Car S295.00
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06

tional cases which have been sue
cessfully defended by the organi-
cation in recent years. In his de-
Tense of equal educational oppor-
tunities, he won for Negroes the
right to attend the Maryland Uni
versity Law School, and the. right
to equal educational facilities in
Missouri through the famous
Gaines case.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06
yMCA Campaign
Makes Progress

The Annual Membership Cam
paign of the Parish Street Branch
Y.M.C.A. continues to move along
and at the present rate should
end as scheduled.
On the Executive Committee
Messrs. E. w. Banks, H. T. Samp-
son, L. E. Bynum, Edward Lee,
ST., A. ]. Noel, w. H. Williams,
l. S. Sanders, DR.. O. F. Smith,
Father A. B. Keeling, B. B. Dansby,
Dr. G. B. Christian, A. L. Rice,
and G. F. Edwards have been top
producers in the "Y" Drive.
Divisions A and B led by T. c.
Almore, Charlie Crowdup, Spur
geon Campbell, and M. ]. Lyells
have had three report meetings,
all of which were well-attended.
High producers in Division a.
are Capt. Barron of Team No. /;
Capt. Haywood and Capt. Sand
ers of Team No. 2; Capt. Lewis,
Team No. 3, and Capt. Young,
Team No. 5.
Division "B" has the following
high producers: Capt. Harold
Murphy, Team No. 7; Capt. lobe
Smith of Team No. s; and Capt.
John Bates, the top man of both
Divisions, from Team No. g.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06

have to be specific, because we
have experience in our schools in
teaching our children to to hate
the white children"
In another session a Negro lay
man got up to compliment Father
Thomas J. Quigley, Pittsburgh di-
ocesan school superintendent, on
his remark that while prejudices
make take some time to eradicate,
the discriminatory practices which
stem from prejudices should be
stopped right now.
But he posed a pointed ques-
ton: people say that improve
ment in race relations has to come
gradually. But you make the
point that the practices of dis
elimination cannot be stopped
gradually-either they continue or
they do not. Just how do you
strike a balance between this grad
ualism and immediate action ?"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-16
will be a LOT easier on the

will be a LOT easier on the
boards.
The recent football season va
the most disastrous one the TIC
crs have had since 1876
Eight lcttcrmcan from las
years excellent squad will form
the nucleus OF the current FIVE
Grabbing won 24gamcs and
lost FIVE during the l9i9-5O
campaign.
Ezcll King. tree-toppng SIX
foot seven center. leads the
returning lcttermen. The sharp
shooting pivot star, who can
pitch bakcts from inside or out
side the foul circle with equal
dcxtclitv. is expected TO supply
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-16


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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-16

the magic touch FOR the Tic
race horse fast-b. eaking att s
King Viii set woman supp
ftom trio Of rcaSourceful run,
ming mates in IIuev Turner. Ia
gene Elliot and Ernest Jon'f
the basketball playing pa en.
JONES. six foot four i4rr
play maker is an ordained n4a-
ster.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-16

doubtless whether one
wll SOW on the horizon and
rec p-ev Gus demands
:ha: Ao here moved from the
lc4 rip cs one Of the Naticn-
a. K1 Bali Leagues Youngest
bu. St: promising .esr9s
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-16
First State Tax

Virginia Instituted the rarllcs'
,ato income ta.. in 1913.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-16
HOO Tributaries

There are about 100 know
tributaries OF the Amazon rive
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-16
GrambIing, Prairie
View (agers
BY Collie J. Nicholson

GRAMBLING, La --Grambl-
ing College opens It's 2lgame
Basketball season here Dee. Is
against Prairie View University.
Ccach Eddie Robinson announc-
cd.
The forward looking Tigers
still licking their wounds from
a murderous football season.
will enter the campaign some
what assured that the going
Evening star., 1950-03-15
Truman S Spirits Rise
With Barometer
Rv the Asxnciufsd Press

ABOARD THE U.S.S. WILL
LIAM c. LAVE, Mar. 15.-Vaca-
tioning President Truman felt
fine today and figured rough
ocean going and seasickness may
have their good points after all.
They make man really appre-
ciate good weather.
Presidential Secretary Charles
G. Ross said as much when he
talked with reporters by radio
telephone from the White House
yacht Williamsburg carrying Mr..
Truman and his aides to Key
West, Fla.
Mr.. Ross quoted the President
as saying the weather was so nice
and he felt SO good it was well
worthwhile" to go through the
miserable spell of seasickness he
and others of his party suffered
early in the week.
Newsmen soon saw for them
selves that Mr.. Truman was back
in fine fettle.
The President appeared in high
spirits as he waved a new button
down white cap with a long visor
at reporters and photographers
aboard this destroyer escort as it
pulled near the Williamsburg.
MIR. Truman wore a dazzling
white sports shirt with a small
palm tree in brilliant red en-
broidered on the left pocket and
a big one on the back.
Evening star., 1950-03-15
Bishop in Romania
Denies Arrest Report
BY The Associated Press

PARIS, Mar. 15.-Bishop Ger
aid P. O'Hara. papal nuncio to
Romania, said by telephone today
from Bucharest that reports of
his impending arrest are "all non-
sense"
The bishop was commenting on
a report by an American Broad
casting Co. correspondent in Rome
that said the Catholic prelate
would be arrested soon by Com
munist Romania on spy charges.
Bishop O'Hara. who heads the
diocese of Atlanta-Savanna Ca,
sounded cheerful as he said of
the report:
Eyes, I've already heard all
about it. It's all nonsense. was
just out in the garden peacefully
taking breather when you tele-
plloned."
Bishop O'Hara's job as papal
nuncio is equivalent to that of an
ambassador, representing the Ro-
man Catholic church. He has
been in Budapest for three years.
Il have no plans to leave" he
added. Il am staying right here. -
A secretary spoke on the tele-
phone while the bishop was being
called. Asked about the reported
arrest on spy charges OF Bishop
Martin Aren, chief Catholic prel-
ate in Romania, the secretary
said:
Please don't put questions like
that. Things are hard enough as
they are"
Evening star., 1950-03-15
Penici|Iin Black Market Barred
At Trial of Fort BeIvoir Soldier

of penicillin at bargain rates from
Sergt. Rogers last fall.
1t. Frank J. Traversi, trial judge
advocate, told the military court
the prosecution would show that
penicillm valued at several thou
sand dollars was removed from
the Belvoir pharmacy and Illegally
sold in Washington while Sergt.
Rogers was attached to the phar-
macy.
Capt. Timothy A. Callahan,
chief medical officer at the station
hospital, testified that substantial
stocks of penicillin were kept in
the pharmacy and no special pre-
cautions were taken to safe
guard 1t.
"It was handled like common,
everyday drugs are handled" he
testified.
Sergt. Rogers is being defended
by Attorney John Webster of
Washington and 1t. Kenneth e.
Young of Fort Belvoir.
Evening star., 1950-03-15
Gubitchev Reverses
Decision Once More;
Will Leave Monday
Russian Accepts Condition
= Which Bors All Appeals
From Spy Conviction
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 15.-Con-
victed Spy Valentin A. Gubitchev
today notified Federal Judge Syl-
vester ]. Ryan that he will sail
for Russia on Monday.
Gubitchev's attorney, Abraham
L. Pomerantz, informed Judge
Ryan of the jailed Russian en-
gineer's decision.
Mr.. Fomerantz' statement was
a reversal of his action yesterday
when he refused to drop the
appeal of Gubitchev's conviction.
United States Attorney Irving
H. Saypol had insisted that Gubit-
chev waive all right of appeal
of a 15-year prison sentence which
was to be suspended on the con-
dition Gubitchev go back to Rus
sis never to return"
Embassy Representative Attends.
Mr.. Pomerantz, accompanied to
court by Yuri Novikov, the third
secretary of the Russian en-
bassy,. told Judge Ryan that
Gubitchev would not appeal the
Judgment of re-sentence."
Gubitchev, 33, and Judith Cop
Ion, 28-year-old former Justice
Department employe, were sem
fenced last Thursday to Is years
in prison on spy conspiracy
charges.
The suspension of Gubitchev's
sentence on condition he leave
the country was recommended by
the Government after consulta-
ton between the Secretary of
State and. the Attorney General.
Judge Ryan now is expected
to suspend Gubitchev's sentence
formally next Monday.
Accepts New Condition.
Mr.. Pomerantz said he had re-
ceived authorization from Gubit-
chev to accept the condition of
no appeal, adding, ''he proposes
to accept this new condition and
to sail for the Soviet Union on
March 20. 1880"
Gubitchev had announced orig
inally he would sail Monday on
the Polish liner Batory-the ship
on which, Communist Gerheart
Eisler escaped to Germany.
The deal" to allow the Russian
engineer to leave the country was
made at the suggestion of the
State Department to forestall pos
sible reprisals against Americans
in Iron Curtain countries.
After the action in Judge
(See GUBITCHEV, Page A-4.)