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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28
Guests Of Mrs. Gwin

Guests of Mrs. r. M. Gwin re-
Gently were Miss Gwynne Clack
and John Morgan CIack, and Mrs.
Thomas Jones of West Point,
Georgia. Mrs. Gwin spent the
holidays with her daughter, Mrs.
Jones, in West Point.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28
From Jackson

From Jackson
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan McCullen of
Jackson spent Christmas with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ra-
thell.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28
Visit Mother

Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Ford of
Hazlehurst were holiday guests
of Mrs. Ford's mother, Mrs. L. G
Lipsey, this weekend. Mrs. Fore
is the former Miss Bobby May
Lipsev of Lexington.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28
In Greenwood

IN Greenwood
Mrs. Walter Moore left Sunday
to visit her daughter, Mrs. John
Parish, in Greenwood.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28
In Kosciusko

In Kosciusko
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hollings-
worth and Tommfe spent Christ
mas day IN Kosciusko with his
mother, Mrs. L. c. Hollingsworth.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
Harrington COnfi- dent Of Statehood For Hawaii

WASHINGTON, (P)- Delegate Harrington R.-HawaiD told a ra- dio and television audience Fri day night that he anticipates House action on Hawaiian state hood before the end of this month.
 The Delegate and his wife were interviewed on the Capitol Cloak Room" program of the Columbia Broadcasting System. Mrs. Far rington is president of the Nation al Federation of Republican Wo- mems Clubs. ....
 Harrington said he expects the Hawaii statehood bill to pass in the House, as it did in l947.
 He said We will have a fight in the Senate" but he predicted that the legislation eventually will be approved there too.
 Mrs. Harrington, who partici- pated in the drafting of the new statement of Republican Party policy, said she made no attempt to incorporate a statement on Ha- Waiian statehood.
 She said the endorsement of statehood in the 1948 party plat form stands unchanged.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
TOrnadOes Kill Many In South Central States
Continued from Page One)

ably Negro tenants of the stricken Woodland Farm, were believed killed.
 AS the tornadoes continued a northeastward course, the death toll mounted in Louisiana and Texas.
 The Red Cross reported 29 were killed in Louisiana. This total did not include one fatality reported by the Shreveport Times in Shreveport.
 The death of 9-year-old Shirley Windsor in Lufkin hospital early today raised the death toll in Texas to nine.
 The tornadoes-spawned Satur- day when a mass of cold air col lided with a mass of warm, moist air-struck at least 20 times in less than 24 hours.
 First to feel the twiSters was lower east Texas. A tornado smashed Laporte, Tex, and Al win, Tex, Saturday afternoon.
 There were few immediate es- inmates of damage. But it was put at s30O,OOO in the Laporte-Alvin area.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
SEEK INFORMATION OF MARY McCoUGHLIN

Mrs. A. D. Perry, of 22 High Street, Bristol, Conn, is trying to locate Mary Mclaughlin, who lived in Nome between 1906 and 1912. Her father is supposed to have miner near Teller.
 Anyone having informa O n may contact Christie Waldhelm.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA SECOND DIVISION
 No. 3843

Summons for Publication JUNE K. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff,
 Vs. . ROY T. WILLIAMS, Defendant. The President of the United States
 of America:
 To the above named Defendant,
 GREETING: ....-..
 You are hereby required to ap- pear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Second Divi- sion, within 30 days after the last publication of this Summons, namely within 30 days after the 20th day of February, 1850, in case this Summons is published; or within 40 days after the, date of its service upon you in dase this Summons is served upon you per- sonally, and answer the Complaint of the above named Plaintiff on file in the said Court in the above entitled action: The Plaintiff in said action prays that she be granted an absolute divorce from Defendant:
 And in the event you so fail to appear and answer, the Plaintiff will take Judgment against you
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
INVISIBLE ALLEY ABOLISHED

MONTICELLO, III. (P) - The city council voted to abolish one of the towns alleys-the little all ley that wasn't there. The alley was shown on the original city map but never materialized. 70.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13

1000 ann:
 All objections to the Admins trator's Report and Account and proof as to the heirs of this estate will be heard at such time and place.
 DATED this 28th day of Janu- ary, 1850.
 A. POLET,
 Administrator. Pub. Jan. 30, Feb. 6, l3, 20, 1850.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13

for want thereof, and will apply to the Court for the relief prayed for in her Complaint and as here in above stated.
 WITNESS the Honorable Joseph w. Kehoe, Judge of said Court, and the Seal of said Court here unto affixed the 28th day of Jan uary, 1850. (SEAL)
 NORVIN w. LEWIS,
 Clerk. Pub. Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 1850.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
NO. 6Io Notice of Hearing on Administra- tors Final Report and Account and Determina tion of Heirs

Notice is hereby given that A. POLET, the Administrator of this estate, has filed his Final Report and Account in the above-named court and that by Court order a hearing on the said Report and a determination of the heirs of this estate will be held before the abOve-named Court on the 31st day of March, 1850, at the hour of
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
 SECOND DIVISION
 No. 3s42
 Summons for Publication GEORGE HITE, Plaintiff,
 Vs. LEILA HITE, Defendant. The President of the United States of America: To the above named Defendant, GREETING:
 You are hereby required to ap- pear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Second Divi- sion, within 30 days after the last publication of this Summons, namely within 30 days after the 20th day of February, 1850, in case this Summons is published; or within 40 days after the date of it's service upon you in case this Sum- mons is served upon you person. ally, and answer the Complaint of the above named Plaintiff on file in the said Court in the above entitled action: The Plaintiff in said Ac- tion prays that he be granted an absolute divorce from Defendant: And in the event you so fail to appear and answer, the Plaintiff will take Judgment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the Court for the relief prayed for in his Complaint and as herein above stated.
 WITNESS the Honorable Joseph w. Kehoe, Judge of said Court, and the Seal of said Court here unto affixed the 28th day of Jan uary, 1850.
 (SEAL)
 NORVIN, w. LEWIS,
 Clerk. Pub. Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 1850.
The Nome nugget., 1950-02-13
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT
 SECOND DIVISION
 TFRPTTOPV OE ALASKA

IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- TATE OF EMIL PASTERIS,
 Deceased
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
Lincoln County
Negro Leaders
Plan Community
Betterment

BROOKHAVEN, Miss, Jan. %.
-(Special)-More than 100 inter-
ested Negro leaders and lay peo-
pie met at the Alexander School
Wednesday night, and made plans
for working unit of action on
many vital problems facing the
Negro people in Brookhaven, and
Lincoln County.
After much discussion COM
mittees were appointed to work
out in detail a program of action.
The following things were dis
cussed, and committees appoint
ed to begin work at once. a.
March Of Dimes Drive" Henry
Evans, R. A. Barnes, Eliza Smith;
ca RED Cross Drive" Mrs. Eva
Harris, A. A. Alexander, County
and Urban Teachers; (3) boy
Scouts" Mrs. Genoa Sartin, r. A.
Barnes, H. Evans; (4 "P. T. A.
Membership Drive" Mrs. Cecil
Brown and staff of women; (5)
Negro Chamber of Commerce"
A. A. Alexander; 60 Sidewalks
in section of town where school
children are being pushed into
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
Mississippi Young
Progressive Farmers
Organized Here
p. C. DAVIS OF QUITMAN
ELECTED PRESIDENT

Delegates from local chapters
of Young Progressive Farmers
met in Jackson on Jnauray 10 and
20. The call for this meeting came
from the local chapter of the
Quitman School. The members of
this local chapter which had been
organized for some time saw the
need for the organization of a
state association. The need was
well founded because over hun
dred delegates from various parts
of the state answered the call.
The meeting was called to order
by Mr.. Frenzie Allen of the New
Hope Chapter at Florence. The
house was opened for the election
of temporary chairman and sec
rotary. Mr.. P. c. Davis of the
Quitman chapter and Nathaniel
Hall were elected as chairman and
secretary.
The chairman called upon Mr..
Continued on Page Four
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
SPEECH ON RACE BY Wife OF
FEDERAL JUDGE STILL HOT
ISSUE I'm SOUTH CAROLINA
KU KLUX PROMISES TO ANSWER
SPEECH AT ANOTHER TIME

CHARLESTON, S. C. = South
Carolinians dashed out in cold
anger yesterday in response to
statements by a Federal Judges
wife charging that Sout er n
whites are morally decadent and
spiritually inferior to Negroes.
Mrs. J. Waties Waring, wife of
the Judge who outlawed South
Cardinals white primary, made the
comparisons Tuesday night in a
speech to a Negro YWCA group.
The South Carolina legislature,
now in session, had a private read
ing of Mrs. Warnings speech. I'M
mediately, Representative Joseph
Wise, Jr., a twenty three year-old
Charlestonian, blurted out that
South Carolina "need no words
from her A Damn Yankee"
Governor J. Strom Thurmond,
who ran for President on the Dixie
crat ticket said her remarks are
beneath answering"
On the other hand, Thomas Ham,
ilton, Grand Dragon Of the Asso-
Continued on Page Three)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
President Truman
C0mmendS Prince
Hall MasOns For
Fight On Communism

TULSA, Okla, Jan. 23-(Spec-
iaD-President Truman, in tel
egram to Amos T. Hall, President
of the Grand Masters Conference
of Prince Hall Masons, commend
ed the Prince Hall group for its
effects to alert the Negro against
the infiltration of Communism
through its Americanization Pro-
gram.
Several weeks ago. thirty-nine
Grand Masters in the Prince Hall
group, members of the Grand
Masters Conference, issued a
statement denouncing Commun-
ism and calling upon its followers
to be on the alert against the in
sidious attempts of Communism
to undermine the american con-
cept Day" and programs were
held in many places in the States
in which Prince Hall Masons op-
crate.
President Truman, in his mes
sage to Hall, said:
ut is pleasure to extend
greetings to the Grand Masters
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
PROFESSORS CAPERS ENLIVENS LOCAL GOSSIP
methodists Study
Missions At
GuIfside Meeting

WAVELAND, Miss. = Fifty
eight delegates representing the 19
colored conferences of The Metho-
dist Church, met at the Outside
Assembly grounds here last week
to study the home missions and
church extension program of the
denomination.
These leaders in Negro Metho-
dism were chosen from among the
district superintendent, missionary
secretaries and chairmen of Con-
ference Boards of Mission and
Church Extension in 81 States.
DIR. Earl Brown, executive secre-
tary of the Decision of Home Mis-
sions and Church Extension, New
York; DR.. Elliott Fisher, secretary
of the Section of Home Missions,
New York; Conwell Smoke, treasur-
er of the Division of Home Mis-
sions and Church Extension, Phila-
delphia; DR.. Bonneaus Murphy, of
the Section of Church Extension,
Louisville, DR.. Fred Peterson, as
ISOLATED secretary Of the Section of
Church Extension Philadelphia;
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
Five Negroes Already Lynched
In Current Year Says Civil
Rights Congress
President Truman Petitioned
For Emergency White House Actor
Massacre Of Children Reported

NEW YORK, N. Y. - Five
Negroes have already been lynched
or massacred in the United States
in the first ten days of 1850, the
Civil Rights Congress has notified
President Truman in a letter ap-
pealing for emergency action by
the Federal Administration.
"Your failure to make strong
statement on lynchings in your
State of the Union message" Will
liam L. Patterson, Gro Executive
Secretary has written "has unloos-
ed white supremacist passions in
every section of the country"
Immediate action now by the
White House outlawing the Khan
and calling for the prosecution of
every lyncher and murderer of
Negro citizens is an urgent neces-
sity. Negroes are being murdered
almost at one-a-day rate"
He continued, "Not shadow box
ing, but a real vigorous fight on
behalf of anti-lynch, anti-poll tax
and FEPC bills must be put up
to the Administration. For the
Negro people, 1850 must be the
Year of Decision"
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28

Jackson, Mississippi, Jan. 81 =
Mr.. and Mrs. David Robinson of
Lawrence County, near Monticel-
10 was the first Negro family in
the State to receive a farm hous-
ing loan at special ceremonies on
Thursday, January 26 at the Paul
B. Johnson Hall Auditorium of
Jackson College.
Presentation of the loan check
for $4,000 was made by State Di-
rector T. B. Fatherree of the Farm
ers Home Administration the agen-
cy designated by the Secretary of
Agriculture to administer the farm
housing program in accordance
with the Housing Act of 1949.
Scores of agricultural, business,
religious and professional leaders
both white and colored attended the
ceremony from a wide area of the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
Proclaim Negro
History Week

Mayor Joseph M. Darst de-
clared in a proclamation jan
uary Is, that the week of Feb
ruary IL through February 10,
1850 would be NEGRO HIS
TORY WEEK." in the City of
st. Louis. Further, he is "call-
ang upon civic, religious, labor
and educational organizations
and institutions to join in the
development of closer under
standing of the Negro race as
partners in the brotherhood of
man." He made this procla-
nation because "C) the tradi-
ton of Negro History Week
was established by DR.. Carter
g. Woodson, % years ago for
the purpose of educating the
people of the nation in the his
tory and problems Of the Ne
gro race; (2) the Negro people
OF this city and nation, in the
face of many obstacles, have
contributed much to the heri-
tage and growth of America;
90 On February IL, the birth
day of the Great Emancipation,
Abraham Lincoln, hr ugh
whose efforts the Negro people
were lifted from serfdom, is
celebrated; (4) and because it
is appropriate, in keeping with
the democratic tradition of this
city, to set aside a period Of
re-dedication to the principle of
the equality of man, and to
honor the many members of
the Negro race who have con-
tributed so immeasurably to
the American way Of life."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
$4,000 Negro
Owned Ball Park
nears Finish In
GreenviIIe

GREENVILLE, Miss. = An
nouncement was made this week
by DR.. N. R. Frisby that work on
the new Frisby Stadium was near
ing completion. The Park, which is
located on Theobald Street extend
ed in this city, has been under con-
struction for several months and
when completed will represent an
outlay of $4,000. This will be the
End largest Negro-owned park of
its kind in America, coming next
to the Memphis Park in Memphis.
The field will be of standard
size 335 fit. by 450 fit. The grand
stand will seat $500 persons at
present, however, plans are in the
offing for added space if the 1850
Continued on Page Eight)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
N. Y. DAILY
HIRES FIRST
RACE WOMAN

NEW YORK-The slave market
of domestic workers in New York
City is exposed in a series of arti-
cles beginning this week in the
Daily Campass, carrying the by-
line of Marvel Cooke. Mrs. Cooke
is the first Negro woman to work
as full-fledged writer on a dailv
newspaper. She has been on the
staff of the Compass, the citv's
youngest daily sheet, since Noyem.
Der.
Mrs. Cooke is not confined RI
Negro" news. The staff is small
and her duties compare ec1allv
with those of other editorial staff
men. She serves on the rewr;ta
desk, writes stories which effaot
any and all racial groups. and a.
sists with research.
Marvel Cooke is we'll know, :.
the Negro newspaper world Sha
began her journalistic career -
the Amsterdam News in 1920
From there she went to the peo 60
pies Voice, where she was ad;+as
She is well known among men,hsu .'
OF the New York Newspaper Cn;,s
and served for a while on ;+o -
ecutlve committee. e~-
Inc newspaper woman was ho,u
and reared in Minneapolis. NJ Urn
She is married to Cecil Cooke h,as
nessman and sports enthusiast NS'-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
Postpone Trial
Of kosciiusko
Killers

KOSCIUSKO, Miss.-A prelimi
nary hearing here Friday of three
Attala County Jail escapes
charged with the tenant house
Staying of three Negro children
and wounding their father and
older sister here the night of jan
uary s, has been continued for
two weeks.
The hearing, held in Justice of
the Peace Scion Blacks court here
at the Attala courthouse, was con-
tinued at the request of defense
attorneys appointed Friday MORN
ing by Circuit Judge ]. P. Cole
man of Alderman. Leon Turner,
SO, former Parchman inmate, Win
dol and Malcolm Whit, "a and SO
year old brothers, are charged
with having committed the brutal
crime.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
u. S. Asked To
Probe Charges
Against Mccray

CHICAGO - An immediate in
vestigation by the Justice Depart
ment of threats to the freedom of
the press was requested by the
Negro Newspaper Publishers AS
ISOLATION meeting in Chicago, Sat-
urday. This action was approved
by Dowdal Davis, president of the
n. N. P. A.
The publishers charged that the
press is threatened by the actions
of the Greenville County, South
Carolina Grand Jury which indi-
Gated John McCray Of the Light
house and Informer, Negro week.
ly, and Derling Booth of the Asso-
ciated Press. The newsmen were
Continued on Page Eighty
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28

Washington, d. C. Jan. % =
(DSN) = Southern delegates at
the close of it's final session here
last Tuesday Afternoon said the
National Emergency Civil Rights
Mobilization, in the adoption of it's
first line of attacked had bypass
ed the real desires and hopes, and
the immediate. needs of Negro
Citizens of the South rs regards
to their civil rights.
The naming of the Feir Employ
ment Practice Bill as number-one
for enactment into law by Congress
and first and foremost in import
ance in the President Civil Rights
Program therefore got only Luke
warm support from Southern
Negro, delegates attending the
meeting.
The Southern Negro leaders at
tending the Mobilization, some of
whom are widely known and recog-
nized throughout the nation for
their ieaderships, said the abolition
of the poll tax followed by the Anti
lynching Law was the first hope
and desires of Negro Citizen of the
South. These leaders pointed out
that given a free and unrestricted
right to vote, and the relative free
dom from fear that could result
from the enactment of a federal
anti-lynching law, the Negro citi-
zen of the South would be salts
fled with the responsibility for his
own economic and political future,
Continued on Page Sikh
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
GreenviIIe
Business Man
On Petit Jury

GREENVILLE, Miss, Jan. %.
james Carter, Negro business
man and civic leader and a men,
Der of the Elks Lodge, and owner
Of the James cleaning establish
ment on Nelson Street, is serving
here this week on the Petit Jury
of Washington County Circuit
Court. Mr.. Carter is a member
of the Star Bethlehem Baptist
Church, Rev. R. c. Anderson, pas
tor, and is well liked by the white
and colored citizens of Greenville.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
Guest Speaker At
st. Philips.

The Rev. Albert Dominick, pas
tor of Mount Calvary Lutheran
Church, Mobile, Ala, will be guest
speaker at St. Philips Lutheran
Church, located at Montgomery &
Dalton Sts., on the occasion of the
observance of the fourth anniver-
sary of the installation of its pas
tor, the Rev. B. l.. Thompson.
This special service will be held
at $3.50 P. Nj. January 10Th. In
connection with this service an or
ganization from Piney Woods
School will render special musical
selections. The members of ST.
Philips extend a very cordial invi-
tation to the public to join with
them in the observance of this
anniversary.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
Say Long Standing Feud Between
Frazer And Bender Broke Out Into
Physical Combat At Touga|oo College
Reports Say Jackson College
Professor Beaten-Up After
Brandishing Pistol At Student

JACKSON, Miss, Jan. %
(DSN)-A long standing feud sale
to have been existing between Rev
w. A. Bender, assistant to the
President and Prof. L. B. Fraser
Dean Of Tougaloo College is re-
ported to have broken out into
physical combat at the college
last Monday.
At almost the same time when
the Fraser-Bender combat is re-
ported TO have been taking place.
Jackson College professor, Rog-
ers Clark, is reported to have been
so severely beaten-up by a stu
dent, at whom he is reported to
have brandished a pistol, that he
had to be be treated in the Col
lege Hospital.
According to reports the affair
at Tougaloo took place in the alb
sence of President Warren when
Dean Frazer held a meeting in
the College Chapel without mott
flying the assistant to the presi-
dent, Rev. Bender.
While reports of the combat are
both conflicting and confusing the
most persistent reports say that
during the argument between the
two Tougaloo professors which be-
came more heated as they called
one another 'liars" one kicked The
ether and short but relatively
furious combat ensued. Both are
reported to have had to go to the
College Infirmary for treatment
of minor bruises following the
combat.
In the Jackson College affair,
according to reports the professor
Is said to have become angered at
his cousion Lonnie, student
whom he brought to college with
him, concerning the students con-
duct in matters not altogether
clear.
The professor, according to re-
ports, during a violent argument
with his cousin suddenly drew
pistol and made the student plead
for his life. While on his knees
pleading for his life the student
IS reported to have suddenly
grabbed the pistol with which he
gave the professor a severe beat
ing.
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
Negro Institutions
And Individuals
Get S2,7SO,OOO
From Polio Fund

Cincinnati, Ohio - In an inter-
view given at Cincinnati. Charles
H. Bynum, Director of Interracial
Activities for the National Foun-
dation for Infantile Paralysis, dis
closed that Foundation grants a.
mounting to more than S2,780,00O
had been allocated to Negro insti-
tutions and individuals. Of this a.
mount, over $166,00O were spent on
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-01-28
National Negro
Council Seeks
Custer EastIand

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. "a
Edgar A. Brown, Director of the
National Negro Council is circulat-
ing a petition here on which the
organization is seeking five million
signatures calling for the expulsion
Of Southern Members from the
United States Senate.
Named in the petition addressed
to the President, vice president and
speaker of the House are Senators
Eastland of Mississippi, Russell of
Georgia, Maybank of South Caro-
lima, Sparkman of Alabama and
Long of Louisiana.
Continued on Page Five)