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Negro Voters
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which was lined on the side of
the candidates pledging to stay in
the National Democratic party.
This gives further evidence that
the Negro voters participation in
Guided the determining the trend
of voting strength throughout the
state.
On the basis of Negro voting,
the Dixiecrats would have "a as
sured seats in the state democratic
executive committee. But they
failed to pick up the expected vot-
ing support in jefferson County
where the Negro political strength
is over three per cent of the total
vote of the district.
In every district where the Ne
gro vote carried an influential
representation the whole proceed
ure proved to be an off-setting
factor for Dixiecrat ambition.
The districts showing greater
Negro voter participation include
the fifth, sixth, seventh, and
eighth where the Loyalists picked
up their greatest support.
The cities included in these dis
tricts are Tuscaloosa, CASTOR, Jas
per, Tuscumbia and Florence.
Smear Company
In Tuscaloosa it is reported
that the Dixiecrats seeking re.
election, conducted a smear cam
paign against liberal candidates
while using the race issue to off.
set the Negro vote.
Jasper, located in Walker coun-
/ ty, one of the nine making up the
seventh congressional district, has
progressed to more than 500 quail
flied registered Negro voters
Prior to the recent primary, there
were only four Negro voters or
the list in this county.
In Jasper, Ala, Rep. Chester
Black, who claimed he was threat
ened by a former Klansman dur
ing the campaign, won by a large
margin.
Negro political leaders here in
Jefferson, who planned most of
the strategy for the statewide
voting among Negroes, state that
prevailing conditions simimlar to
the above were representing
throughout Alabama wherever
Negroes voted.
In view of the present situation
relative to the two top candidates
fighting for the Governors seat
Negroes seem confident that all
recent political action is in Their
favor.
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AS regards the Florida Campaign it would have
been miracle had Senator Pepper won; for unwilling
to buwak his campaign with the Niger Issue he saw
it for the first time in the reports of certain Radio Com
mentators and in certain sections of the press hurled
at him from all Sides and for the first time be treated
as an issue of great National Significance
The defeat of Senator Pepper was no victory for
Florida, nor for the South. 1t however not new
but sad demonstration of the fact that in this period of
American history and challenge the "Nigger Issue ap
peang and srringup ignorance and bigotry prejudice
and hate is still the most powerful political instrument
that can be used in the South
Intelligent Southerners both inside and outside of
Florida may we'll stand in Silence at this sad denonstra
on for weight hangs heavily around the neck
of the South t>an the Niger Issue in Southern
Politics
Senator Peppers defeat of no significance
neither to the Democrat the Republican Party but,
the greatest sufferer and victim in the South and in
the eyes of the rest of the world real American
Democracy.
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To live in a strain and die in a
strain
And go to hell the same
You have lived a life to please the
Devil
Yet claiming Jesus Christ's name.
Thousands are fooling their souls
to hell
Yet claiming they own a part in
Christ
When they don't own a foot of
Gods land
Neither house for their children
or wife.
Why own part in Jesus Christ
And not home on earth to rest in
You are only claiming that you
don't own
And your heart is full of sin.
God said he would bless everything
you do
If you would only keep his COM
mand
Yet you go contrary to his will
| can see it from land to land.
When a man tells a wilfull lie
And thinks he's getting by
Sooner or later old death will call
for him
Then he won't be ready to die.
No time to get ready when death
it comes
Jesus said be ready at all times
For we know not the day nor the
hour
Do you keep Gods word on your
mind.
When you keep your mind on the
worldly goods
Her pleasurers and all the world
games
There is no room in your heart
for Jesus
Yet in trouble you will call on
his name.
That awful day has surely come
That pointed hour is at hand
The world is taking part in Gods
house
| can see it from land to land.
Jesus said to separate from the
world
And yet you fail to obey
You allow the world membership
In Gods house for what they pay.
Rev. j. r. Perkins,
1890 Whitfield Mill Road
Jackson, Miss.
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National
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in Chicago by Stuyvesant Pea
body, Jr., Chairman of the Chi
cago Host Committee for the Con-
ference and Jubilee and Barnet
Hodes, Executive Chairman.
The Chicago Conference and
Jubilee opens on May 13 with a
meeting of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. Discussion pan
els will be held on Saturday after
noon, Sunday and Monday. On
Monday evening President Truman
will attend a gigantic rally at the
Chicago Stadium and deliver a ma
jor address.
Boyle Statement
In announcing the Human Rights
panel Chairmamn Boyle said:
''In a year of cold warfare in
the world it is vital that all
phases of the fight for the dignity
of man be brought forth. The po-
sition of the Democratic Party is
upholding the Presidents program
for equality for all men before
the law regardless of race, creed
or color must be made clear.
"There has been much misun-
derstanding of this program, some
of it deliberately fostered. There
has also been misunderstanding as
to who has caused delay in pass
age of this legislation, also de-
liberately fcstered. 1t is my hope
that this very important panel
discussion will bring out all the
facts for the record"
Listed as members of the panel
are:
Attorney General ]. Howard
McGrath; Secretary of the Inter
Tor Oscar Chapman; Congressman
William Dawson; John Sengstacke,
publisher of the Chicago Defender;
John Davis, publisher of Our
World Magazine; Attorney Edith
Sampson of Chicago, who recently
completed trip around the world
in connection with the problem of
human rights; A. T. Walden,
prominent Atlanta attorney; Mrs.
Mary Mcleod Bethune; and Carl
Murphy, editor of the Afro-Amer-
lean: United States Sanator Scott
w. Lucas, Democratic Majority
Leader, and his Illinois colleague,
Senator Paul Douglas, Secretary
of the Navy Francis Matthews:
Secretary of the Army Frank
Pace, and Secretary of the Air
Force Thomas X. Finletter.
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LOU SW ARR
10 TTINGS

New York City-By now it is
hoped that the check-up for our
WILLIE BRYANT, Harlem's Idol
of Radio has proved that his health
is 1000 OK, and that he is back
at his Disc Jockey seat on WHOM
However, everybody needs a
little check-up ever so often and
Willie is no different because he
works so hard and so regularly
Take it from one who knows.
All of those Teen-Town Deb Spon-
sors and the Teen-agers too are
constantly sending those Prayers
and wishes in the right direction
for the good health of the National
Sponsor = Lady Mary Bethune
right along with those for the
Special Consultant-Willie Bryant
while the charming Sponsor Of
the Deb Sponsorship one and
only Geri Major carries. on =.
ISRAEL celebrates its End Birth
day of INDEPENDENCE while
many of use here in America keep
wondering about that great word
Independence, especially when it
comes to Planes and Russia
huff" said-Twas rather in
keeping that our President Tru-
man send the Congratulatory mes
sage to Israel.
We salute the BOY SCOUTS
the world over as the group here
just completed the celebration of
Good Will Week.
SIGMAS had a very successful
Regional Conference here with
Sigma Brother Carter presiding
as Regional Director And now
every Sigma and Zeta alike seem
anxiously awaiting the coming
CORONATION BALL next month
or right now, | believe, when the
new QUEEN will take over and
pretty Margaret Rookard will be-
come The retiring Queen.
SOUTH PACIFIC is surely FAM
ily-conscious with four in one fam
lily being members of the National
Road Company !. They are John
8, Maria 8, Julia Z, and the eld-
est daughter Jeanett as under
study to Diosa Costello who is in
the role of Bloody Mary"-the
character made famous by Juanita
Hall -.
KATHERINE DUNHAM must
feel quite pleased that she is still
the favorite of Theater-goers af-
ter long absence on Broadway;
and her Revue rates the best
raves -. The same goes for the
great of greats-Marian Anderson
as well as for Ethel Waters. !. ).
ANT is happy again with
FREIGHT having bowed in or
broadway And that makes me
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Screen And
FOOtlights

NEW YORK CITY - Hya folks.
FRANK SINATRA suffered from
bad throat in New York nitery
where he was appearing, and or
dered to rest by his doctor DR.
George Gallup of the Gallup Pole
would like to throw his Audience
Research Inc, in a survey of rea-
sons why folks are staying awav
from theatres throughout the ma
ton. But Baseball owners for the
last few weeks would have paid the
rain maker tidy sum to make a
little sunshine
In Denver Col, film managers
Associations first activity is to
try to convince Coloradians that
films are better than ever. They
should begin in Hollywood In
cidentally Hollywood might take
leaf from the liberal TV studios.
where Negroes are being featured,
and not in stereotype.
Jump king, COUNT Basic re-
turns to Columbia Recording label
which he left over 2 years ago
MARY PICKFORD wants to be-
come a news commentator, yesir
sir everybody wants to get into the
act Buck & Bubbles wins round
in suit against Nat Navarro to re-
cover $28,492 in overpaid commits
sions =. PEARL PRIMUS, one of
Americas most spectacular dane
ers appeared in dance recital with
Howard U. Modern Dance Group
Tuesday May 2
EMERY RICHARDSON, Broad
way Actor, now appearing in evils
terra Trees" starring Helen Hayes,
is candidate for seat on the
powerful Equity Council goth
Century Fox to do Billy Rowe's
"Bill Robinson Story" Rowe is
Theatrical editor for the Pittsburgh
Courier E.
"The Jackie Robinson Story"
preems in N. Y. Astor thea, May
16, and special ."blue ribbon"
section has been set aside with
seats priced at 500, down to S25,
for child welfare org, Youth Uni
ted MILTON Berries next
assignment for Warner Bros, will
be Call Me A Doctor" Berle will
portray know-it-all who, mistaken
for a psychiatrist, proceeds to run
an M.D.'s office for day
KING COLE TRIO, COUNT
BASIE's ork and thrush DINAH
WASHINGTON open a three-week
stand at Bop City HOT LIPS
PAGE and BUSTER BAILEY head
the jazz concert at Sruyvesant
Casino.
EVERYBODY who IS anybody
was at the gala opening of station
WLIB's uptown office in the Hotel
Theresa last Saturday evening. The
affair drew civic leaders and promi-
nent Broadway and movie stars as
we'll as prominent radio officials.
JULIE STEELE, the vivscious
young singer was flooded with calls
to appear on benefits after her APP
pearance WLIB uptown opening
last Sat. evening.
AND a guy by the name of
a stocking manufacturer
thinks building chests are going
and the fellows will be looking be-
low the skirtlines instead of above
submarine necklines.
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No Victory For Democracy

Down in Florida the other day. Senator Claude
Pepper with greater understanding and insight into
the future needs of the South and of the Nation than
most Southern politicians and possessed of enough of
the honesty and craftsmanship to let it be known was
defeated in his bid for reelection
Much effort has been noted in the press and radio
outside of the South to attach significance to the
defeat of Senator Pepper regards the Domestic and
Foreign program and policy of the Democrat Party and
as regards the domestic and foreign and policy
being advocated by the Republican Party
Every intelligent Southerner knows, regardless of
Press and Radio Comments outside the South that Sena
tor Pepper defeated because in trying to give the
South example of real statesman he was unwilling
to buwalk his campaign by the of the 'Nigger Is
sue"
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Pine Grove; Asa Slaughter, Vice
President of the Madison County
Negro Democrats; Marcilla Beard,
Anquilla Collins, Milton Greene,
Chaplain for the Association.
Among those present were: Ed
Harris, Treasurer of the Associa-
ton; Zeb Greene, Judge Beard,
John Marshall, Ed Blackman, Ira
Uanburen, Johnnie Flemming,
Willie Travis, and Mrs. Florida
B. May.
President Greene stated that he
would have Percy Greene, State
President, to be guest speaker the
4th Sunday in May.
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Sue British Bank
For Kings Estate

LONDONDERRY sued Hambro's
bank for the late King Victor En-
manuel's s4,2OO,OOO British for
tune. The holdings were seized
when Italy and Britain went to
war.
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say that millions must have been
happy last Monday night after
hearing the Coleman Brothers
Quartet on the Godfrey Talent
Hours because the boys have
something different and very en-
pertaining 49,.
And now Lou signs off from
the usual place-Hotel Theresa
NYC.
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u P
A n D
D o W n
IA R is H
S 7 R ( < T
By PERCY GREENE

PARISH STREET SATURDAY
NIGHT: Ever since went into
my favorite Saturday night spot
and set down to order nv Fish
and Beer I've been trying to think
of what it was that my grandma
used to tell me about wise man
setting his light upon to top of
hill, and a fool lighting up his
light and setting it up under
bucket so he couldn't get no light
from it, and so it couldn't throw
out no light for nobody else. What
made me start thinking of wAat
my grandma used to say about
that was that the first thing |
heard when | walked in and or
dered by fish and beer was some
of the dyed-in- the-wool Parish
Streeters talking about that May
Day Parade that all the school
had here last Wednesday, after it
bad been put off from Monday by
bad weather. Listening to what
they had to say | found out that
| wasn't the only one who thought
that that parade was the most
best one that has ever been held
in the Capital City of the Old
Magnolia, or anywhere else in it's
environs as far as our knowledge
and info goes, and from what we
have been able to overhear from
the lips of other folks from same
where else. Now, all of that don't
have nothing to do with what my
grandma used to say but this do
| kept on listening and all
at once one of them Parish Street
ers ups and asks, WONDER WHY
THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT PA
RADE COME DOWN CAPITOL
STREET. Twas then that | start
ed thinking show-nuff about what
my Grandma used to say, espec-
tally that part about a wise man
lighting up his lamp and sitting
lit up on top of hill q. F.. so every
body can see and a fool light
ing up his lamp and setting a
bucket on it, so he can't see and
nobody else. From what | got
out of what | heard as | mellowed
to my Fish and Beer was that if
ever there was a time when Aunt
Haggar's Chilluns in Jackson lit
up-their-lamps it was in that pa
rade Tuesday, and every lamp was
iablaze, but though the Chillun's
had lit-up-their- lamps, they wasn't
setting up-on-no-hill and some
body, who maybe didn't have no
grandma to talk to them lack |
had to talk to me ups and gets
bucket and sets on the lamps after
the Chilluns had lit-tnem-all-up.
What | believe them dyed-in-
the-wool Parish Streeters was
talking about means that it amt
but one Hill from where them
Wednesday lights needed to be
and ought to have been seen
and that was Capitol Street
anywhere else and them kind of
lights will always be under a buck
ct and hidden from those who need
TO, ought to, and most time want
to see.
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Mississippians
In Chicago
BY JESSE L. MOMAN

We saw Angus Morris, former
Jacksonian, taking morning
stroll down 47th St. Angus works
on the Panama Limited between
Chicago and New Orleans and
passes thru Jackson Town every
week, but never has a chance to
get off.
Bessye Gibson Hughes and two
kids are visiting her mother, Mrs.
Sally Gibson, on East Monument
St. in the Capital City. Bessye
is a former Jackson girl, and a
graduate of Lanier Hi. Bessye
has been a resident of the Windy
City for several years and she
and her husband have lovely
home in Morgan Park.
Henry Vaughn, our old side
kick, drove down from Glencoe
and took us to Glencoe for the
weekend. We were treated like
a king by Henry and his lovely
wife, Tellie. In fact it was just
like old Parish Street when we
used to get together.
Recently we saw A. C. Cullum,
former Jacksonian. A. C. tells us
that he and family are perma-
nently located in the Windy City
now.
The last election primaries here
in Chicago proves two things con-
corning the Citizens of Color.
First most of us did not see fit
to vote, yet we are asking for
all the things responsible citizens
should get. AS long as we shirk
our duty, many things will be
kept from US. Secondly, those of
US who did vote, voted as we were
overwhelmed by more than a two
to one majority. When we re-
fuse to vote our true conviction
it comes back to us as the recent
bitter housing fiasco. The mer
who voted against US in the City
Council, were put into those jobs
by US, at the request of the City
Bosses. Either we wake up anG
face these facts with intelligent
action at the polls or we as a
group shall always be relegated
to second class citizenship.
say that millions must have beer
happy last Monday night after
hearing the Coleman ;. Brothers
Quartet on the Godfrey Talent
Hours because the boys have
something different and very en-.
n1sf< ,1 1vYar
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THAT OLD BIRD that car
ries in its bill that little old fam
lily cementing and heart-warming
bundle, left one the other day at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. -
"Kid Chocolate" Its a boy
the name is Kid Chocolate Junior.
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the name is Kid Chocolate Junior.
SOMETHING THAT MADE
ME- LAFF: My great and good
friend, though presently at log
gerheads, DR.. A. H. Mccoy, the
well known dentist, just after he'd
been elected treasurer for the
Perry Howard Republicans the
other day, asking our mutual
friend, Jim Parker, the West Jack
son druggist, in voice loud
enough for me to hear How
would you like for "ME" to make
you State Collector of Internal
Revenue +. All, ha, he, he, ha, ha.
WHAT THE PARISH STREET
KATS ARE ASKING Who
was them two chicks dressed in
brown strolling the Old Avenue
the other afternoon +. and who
was the lady in red i. Sorry but
I'm dumb in both eases.
HAZARDS OF THE HIGH
WAY :. /. Fred Scott, the Lynch
Street Veterans School man just
out in a sparklingly new car went
over to that Big Social event in
Vicksburg the other night and on
the way back some friends coming
back too crashed into the back of
the car You know how it is
with friends :. nobody was hurt
much but the back of Fred's new
car was Dashed in.
WEEKLY QUOTATION: "He
who has burnt his mouth blows
his soup."-French Proverb.
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WEEKLY QUOTATION: "He
who has burnt his mouth blows
his soup."-French Proverb.
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Recently we saw A. C. Cullum,
former Jacksonian. A. C. tells us
that he and family are perma-
nently located in the Windy City
now.
Evening star., 1950-03-14
.Underseo Aircraft Carriers
Predicted by Explorer Wilkins

Undersea aircraft carriers that
could sneak undetected right up
| to Russia's doorstep" in the
North are envisioned by Sir Hubert
wilkins, noted Arctic explorer.
Sir Hubert, first man to demon
strate that submarines could travel
under the frozen Arctic Ocean.
made this startling suggestion last
night during a Washington Town
Hall lecture in Constitution Hall.
Submarines can be built as big
as any aircraft carrier and could
carry as many planes" declared
Sir Hubert. There's a lot of re-
search work to be DONE" he con-
ceded, but "it's a possibility worth
looking into"
In a talk punctuated by the de-
bunking of many popular miscon-
ceptions about the North. the
goateed explorer gave this explain
alton of why he thought such craft
feasible:
The Arctic is not a frozen waste
of ice hundreds of feet thick-it
runs as deep as Is feet, but aver
ages 3 to feet. Equipped with
schnorkles and electrically heated
devices to pierce the ice. the sub
marines could cruise for long dis
tances under the Arctic Ocean.
They could not be seen from
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Canadians and British
Join u. 5. in Fleet
Games in Caribbean
By John A. Giles

!: Combined American, British and
Canadian fleet exercises began to-
day in the Caribbean.
Other American warships pre-
pared to join Dutch units in sep
Arate maneuvers in the Guantan-
4mo Bay area.
/ In still another development the
Navy Department announced it
would add an aircraft carrier di-
vision to the three already in the
Pacific.
The carrier decision. again
pointing up the administrations
increased attention to the Far
East following Communist victories
in China, is designed to provide
the command structure for rapid
expansion of hattop strength in
the Pacific if it becomes necessary,
a spokesman said
The new unit, to be known as
Carrier Division One, will consist
for the time being Of only one
carrier, the 27,000-ton Philippine
Sea, which was recently ordered
shifted from the Atlantic. No
division commander was named
Immediately.
Still Bars Big Carrier.
Meanwhile, Defense Secretary
johnson informed the House
Armed Services Committee that
as far as he is concerned the con-
struction of the giant aircraft
carrier United States will remain
Cancelled. Mr. johnson abruptly
stopped work on the 65,000-ton
ship some months ago and Navy
Secretary Sullivan resigned in
angry protest.
The Defense chief made his po-
sitien clear in letter giving his
views on legislation introduced last
year by Representative Anderson,
Republican, of California. The
legislator had proposed that the
first super carrier be named for
James v. Forrestal, wartime Navy
Secretary and the first Defense
Secretary.
MIR. johnson said he was partic-
ularly anxious that his views on
the super carrier and a memorial
to Mr.. Forrestal not be linked
together.
Mr.. johnson said, II see no
prospect of being able to recon-
mend its (super carrier) construc-
ton in the immediate future -
Favors Appropriate Tribute.
But, he said, he believed that Mr..
Forrestal's fine work should be
recognized in every appropriate
fashion" However, he suggested
that a congressional decision await
q report from a special committee
created to consider a number of
tributes.
Major Atlantic Fleet units, in
cluding the 45,000-ton battleship
Missouri, two carriers, three
cruisers and smaller vessels will
attempt simulated fight through
q 530-mile area against strong
submarine opposition $50 miles
south of Vieques Island in the
Caribbean.
Participating warships include
the Canadian light carrier Mag
nif1cent. the Canadian destroyer
MicMac. the British cruiser Glas-
cow and two British sloops.
The carrier Frank o. Roosevelt
and eight destroyers are due to
take part in the training exer-
eises with the Dutch navy.
The exercises are the largest of
international character in hemi-
spheric waters since the war.
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Ponomonion Freiehter
Hits Mine OFF Holland
BY ihe ks.oeioted Press

ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands,
Mar. 14.-The Panam anian
freighter Cygnet struck a mine of
the Dutch coast today and four
Of her crewmen perished.
The victims were found floating
in a lifeboat by the seagoing tug
Holland. A fifth occupant of the
lifeboat was still alive.
Sixteen other survivors were
brought ashore by the Dutch life
boat Brandaris. The skipper Of
the Cygnet and four crew men,
bers remained aboard the strick-
en- ship.
The 3.700-ton freighter had
been bound from Emden, Ger
many, with a load of scrap iron
for England, when she struck the
mine.