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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16
DR.. bunche
Opens Porters
Convention

NEW YORK-(ANP)-A labor
solidarity parade, an address by
DR.. Ralph j. Bunche and talks by
several labor leaders opened the
25th anniversary convention of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por-
tiers here Sunday, Sept. 10.
AT l p. M, in the heart of Har-
lem at 144th Street and Seventh
Avenue, A Phillip Randolph, inter-
national president, and Ashley L.
Totten, international secretary, led
the parade down Seventh Avenue.
The Negro Labor committee,
headed by Frank R.. Crosswaith,
and scores of unions affiliated with
the AFL and Clio followed. They
marched to 125th Street, moved
east to Lenox Avenue, then up to
the Golden Gate ballroom.
DR.. Bunche, director of the U.
N. trusteeship division, spoke to
the union at the Golden Gate.
Other speakers were William
Green, president. American Fed
Grafton of Labor; Helena Wilson,
international Ladies Auxiliary,
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por-
ters; Assemblyman Harold Stew
ems, counselor to the union and
Randolph.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16

connection with their work on the
Presidents Committee for Equality
of Treatment and Opportunity in
the Armed Services.
"The work of this committee will
bear fruit for years to come and |
am happy that this outstanding ex-
ample of teamwork is being recog-
nized through this award"
The "Two Friends" award was to
be presented Thursday evening by
Lloyd X. Garrison, president Of the
league and great grandson Of the
famous abolitionist. 1t is given an
nually for cooperative contribution
by colored and white American to
the furtherance of democracy.
Mr.. Sengstacke is editor and pub
Usher Of the Chicago Defender. Mr..
Palmer is president of the General
Cable Corporation. Both men were
members of the Presidents Com
mittee on Equality of Treatment
and Opportunity in the Armed Ser
vices which was concerned with the
elimination Of segregation and dis
elimination in the armed forces.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16
Negro Parade
Planned For La.
Potato Festival

OPELOUSAS, La. - Plans for
the all-Negro Queen Yamba pa
rade of the Louisiana Yambilee,
national sweet potato festival, are
moving forward rapidly, according
to A. D. Perrodin, general chair
man of the Negro division, and a
contest will be held in Opelousas
Sept. % to select Queen Yamba.
The Yambilee will be staged Oct.
1919. The Yamba parade is known
as "the most beautiful Negro pa
rade in the SOUTH
All schools and colleges in the
state are being asked to sponsor
entries of their loveliest Negro
girls, and the winner will reign
over the parade, pageantry, ball,
and celebration.
The contest will be held at the
Arlington Casino the evening of
Sept. %.
Queen Yamba is a coveted hon
or. Her Highness not only rules
during the Yambilee days, but
also travels to many events in and
out Of Louisiana. One Of her 1949
trips was to California.
Last years Queen Yamba was
Audrey Mae Auzenne, Of Opelou-
sas, and King Yamba was Hubert
Vallery Of Plaisance, La,
Last years Yamba parade was
witnessed by an estimated 100000
people. The theme was "Better
Vans for the Future" and was
carried out in ten theme floats.
The parade this year will be at
10 am. Oct. 10. 1t will include
an estimated twelve bands, junior
farmer marching groups, more
than 100 horseback riders, military
units and others, as well as the
floats. Special committees are
planning the parade, queens con-
test, celebration, ball and other
events, Perrodin said, and many
benefits are to be held throughout
the area during the next few weeks
to raise necessary funds.
DR.. L. O. Boykin of Southern
University, Baton Rouge, will be
principal speaker at the Yamba
celebration.
Negro farmers will participate
in the Louisiana Yambilee Sweet
Potato show, along with white
farmers, as in the past, for $1,000
in cash prizes. Negro farmers
have won first prizes twice in the
past three years.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16
Truman Tells
Urban League
teamwork Is
Necessary Peace

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Sept. II
(NNPA)-The goals of peace and
prosperity can be reached through
teamwork of the people, President
Truman declared in a message last
Monday to the fortieth annual con-
ference of the National Urban
League. The message said:
I'VE Americans respond enthu-
siastically to the idea of teamwork.
Whenever our country has been
threatened by external enemies we
have united as a fighting team to
defend our country.
"In the great depression when
we were threatened by economic
disaster, the people of our country
in mighty joint effort beat back
the threat of unemployment.
"In the years that lie ahead
believe we can mobilize ourselves
into the same great team and reach
our goals of lasting peace and pros
perity.
"The history of our country has
been one of continuously expanding
opportunity. AS we have increased
the opportunity of all Americans
for good housing, education, good
health, and the job a man is equip
ped to hold, our country has grown
great and strong.
"And as we have shared the
awards of economic enterprise we
have acquired fresh confidence and
trust in each other and increased
respect for individual differences.
II understand that one feature
Of this meeting will be the presen-
tation of the Two Friends award to
Mr.. John Sengstacke and Mr..
Dwight R. G. Palmer. It is a
souce of much qualification to me
that the award is being made in
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16
Another State Joins Rank

Negro students of Tennessee have joined the ranks
of coored students of other states in seeking graduate
training at the University of Tennessee Such group
was made public last week when officials of the Uni
versy of Tennessee disclosed that Several formal ap
picatons from Negro students for admission to it's
graduate and professional schools.
Officials in making known the news, disclosed that
several applicants for admission had submitted tran
scripts. With Tennessee having Joined the ranks it
means that there only three remaining southern
states not yet seeking admission to graduate and profess
slonal schools These include Georgia. Mississippi and
Alabama In time, think all of these remaining states
will awaken to the fact that they receiving an un
fair and unjust share of the public educational funds
and as measure of protection to their interests.
While it is true that many of our states will hold
fast to the state statues most of the others will decide
not to resist Negro admission because they lack the
necessary facilities to maintain separate and equal
system for them.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16
From "Hat-In-Hand" To
"Vote-In-Hand"

DIR. Ira De A. Reid professor of sociology at Haver-
ford college, delivering the keynote address to the Ma
tional Urban Leagues convention at Grand Rapids Tues
day. called for shift of emphasis from the old hat-in-
hand to the new vote-in-hand philosophy by Ameri-
Negroes. 1t is his belief that the Negro especially
the Southern Negro, has tried the "hat-inhand sub
mssive and caoling attitude long enough to be con-
WINGED of it's ineffectveness and failure and that
they should try to test the force and effect the vote
will have in securing the rights of citizens.
The hat-n-hand philosophy has been employed on
large scale over wide area. But it has been
have always been Negroes who could not stomach such
deception. But on the other hand, we have known
Negroes who have made fat individual living on it.
Therein lies its failure Whites of the South have made
the mistake in trying to help the Negro by thinking of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16
Greater Social
Security Benefits
For Kinds Citizens

Citizens of Kinds county will
benefit considerably more under
the new Social Security law which
was signed by the President last
week. This statement was made
yesterday by Mr.. M. B. White, man
ager Of the Jackson office of the
Social Security Administration
Kinds county is served by the Jack
son office on regular itinerant
schedule.
The new law not only provides
larger monthly payments to those
who are already receiving them,
but also makes it easier to qualify.
Mr.. White stated that some people
who have not been able to qualify
up to now because they did not
work enough can not apply and
receive the benefits.
Effective the first of January
1851, some new types of work will
be covered by the law and eventu-
ally people who\do these types of
work may retire with social secu-
rity benefits. The principal kinds
of work newly covered are self
employed people in some kind of
business, regularity employed do
nestle servants, and regular farm
workers. The owner of a farm
would not be covered.
Inquiries about Social Security
should be addressed to the Social
Security Administration, SIG Yazoo
Street, jackson, Mississippi.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16
virginia's Jim
Crow Law Faces
Court est

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. IL
(NNAP) = Virginia's Jim Grow
law does not forbid white and col
ored persons from sitting together
under all circumstances, Martin A.
Martin, counsel for the plaintiff
in a bus discrimination suit con-
tended last Tuesday.
In a brief filed with the State
Corporation Commission in behalf
of Everett Raney, of Suffolk, a
student at Virginia State College
at Norfolk, Mr. Martin argued that
the main question in the suit is
whether a colored person may be
made to stand in a bus in order
that white person may be seated.
"The segregation law merely re-
quires separation of the races as
far as possible and is not an alb
solute directive that never under
any circumstances can white and
colored persons be seated togeth-
err" the lawyer asserted.
The State Corporation Commits
sion has been asked by Raney to
enjoin the Carolina Coach Com
pany from discriminating against
him on account of his race.
In his petition, Rainey alleged
that on April II he boarded bus
in Suffolk bound for Norfolk, and
that when he was noticed occupy
ing a seat next to a white person,
he was ordered by the bus driver
to move.
He stated that upon his refusal
to move, the driver stopped the bus
and ordered all passengers off,
drove around the block and re-
loaded all passengers except him
self. Raney said the driver re-
fused to permit him to get back on
the bus, and his fare was returned
to him.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16

HOLLYWOOD - It's a long
jump from Shakespeare to blues
but Percy Mayfield took that leap
and shows every indication of 60
ing higher. Having just been sign
ed to an exclusive recording con-
tract with Speciality Records, May
field is an up and coming blues
singer with two hits to his credit
PLEASE Send Me Someone To
Love-" backed by Strange Things
Happening"
Born in Shreveport in 1920, Per-
cy wrote creative poetry while still
in high school. One day, he drifted
into a glee club rehearsal and, to
his surprise, as well as the amaze
ment of everyone else, he found he
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16
i P
A n D
D o W n
F A R Is H
S 7 R < < T
By PERCY GREENE

PARISH STREET SATURDAY
NIGHT: / often wonder what was
behind the remark that | used tn
hear Aunt Haggar's Chilluns make
when | was a kid, when in the
stress Of some emotional tension
they'd up and say, Yea, I'm poor
and Proud OF 1t. l thought about
it a lot here this past Saturday
night ASH thought of some expert
ence I've been having in getting
Aunt Haggar's Chilluns Kids to
sell newspapers, and about some of
the problems that my wife's hay
ing in getting some kids to do a
few errand and light chores a.
round the house ana yard seeing
now that my two kids who were
both girls, anyway, have grown UP
to where instead of asking them
to do they give the orders, that is
that one who's still at home. the
other, now wife and managing
her own household over in Allan
ia, Georgia. While | sat there over
my fish and beer | think | got it
figured out. What's behind that ex-
preston that Aunt Haggar's chill
luns used to use, and is using now
is a lot more PROUD than just
POOR. And the proud in it runs
all up and down the scale. On one
hand the last thing that most of
Aunt Haggar's Chilluns wants to
do, is anything where it can be
said by some of Aunt Haggar's
Chllluns in the same fix, that they
are working and getting paid by
one of Aunt Haggar's Chilluns.
On another hand, some now or an
other somebody got it into the mind
OF Aunt Haggar's Chilluns that
you can't be somebody unless your
job can be done in a white shirt,
collar, and tie. Trying to dispel
that idea was the reason that Book
er I. Washington died long time
before he should have, and the real
tragedy is that today, in mechani-
cal world all of Aunt Haggar's
Chilluns are still longing for the
white shirt, collar and tie job class.
| went out to get a kid to sell
papers, with the family living in
rented house, and the husband on
an under paid job and the PROUD
mother told me, standing there in
the front room with no rug on the
floor, My boy don't halter sell no
newspapers and another kid
whose folks l slightly suspected of
having little more sense said,
l CAN'T DO THAT SORT OF
THING and then there's the
kid whose Mama started to kill
him for doing some errands for my
wife who had already discovered
that the kid needed some clothes
for school, and some school books
What | want to say is that bac>
of Aunt Haggar's Chilluns saying
about being POOR and PROUD of
it {. Z. there is something that'll all
ways keep them with a lot of
POOR to be PROUD of . until
that something is changed to some
thing else.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16
Field Artillery
Units Rates
Special Citation

WITH THE 25th INFANTRY
DIVISION IN KOREA - A top
flight field artillery unit of an all
Negro element in the 25th Infan-
ny Division rates Presidential cita-
ion for excellent performance of
duty.
Recommendation will be made,
It is believed, on the basis of action
September by unit of the artillery
in fighting it's way out of North
Korean enlightenment. The 18th
Unit was located near the foot of
one ridge and faced another. Form
erly there were three possible es-
cape routes. Two sections of the
unit maintained direct fire on the
enemy while other sections hook
ed big guns to trucks. While per-
forming duties the men were fore
ed to fire at Reds as they worked.
"We would fire round from the
howizer and follow up with small
arms fire. Then during second of
silence from the enemy we'd work
madly to get guns hooked to
trucks" said Cpl. James D. Will
liams of Ruston, La.
One of the two sections covering
the withdrawal of the others soon
were pinned down, leaving only one
unit to engage Reds effectively.
Twice two sections tried to with
lraw but were repulsed by heavy
mortar and small arms fire.
I'VE trained the guns for direct
fire and cut loose l don't know
how many we killed, there were so
many" said Pfc. Hoover Hanson,
OF Burbank Drive, w. Atlanta, Ga.
II asked the boys what they
wanted to do leave Howizers or
stay and fight our way out, every
one of them agreed, we are going
to take our guns with u.s." said
Capt. Gustav HI. FRANKIE of Myrtle
Beach, S. c., Commanding Officer
of the unit.
The outfit finally got the guns
hooked to the trucks and the con-
voy started to move out, led by
jeep and a tank. The jeep hit a
mine field, hurting four persons
out. The Reds threw a grenade in
the jeep when it exploded. Ths
whole area was lighted, revealing
the enemy moving from right and
left. The Reds covered the main
route out of the trap and the flam-
ing Jeep blocked one. The men
quickly unlocked the big guns and
fired point blank on North Koreans.
Heads, legs and arms flew in
every direction as we fired. We
had to turn our guns around and
fire too for the enemy was coming
from our rear" said Sgt. 1st Glass
Joseph K. Mitchell of 727 South
Pearl Street, Bolton, Texas.
Capt. FRANKIE explained that the
grenade which made a flaming
torch out of the jeep "helped save
us. We would have been driven into|
ambush. am proud of my outfit" u
The unit withdrew with only one|
CT wounded.
Each unit of element has Demon
strated unusual ability and cour-'
age with heavy and small weanonsI
in UNFOLDING their motto, Wen not
be captured by Joe Koats.'
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16
Britain To Check
Back-To-Africa
Move Possibility

KINGSTON, Sept, 1l-(ANP)
1t is reported that the British
government is studying the Back
to Africa" scheme of the late
Marcus Garvey, with view to-
ward assisting a limited number of
Jamaicans to go to Africa to live.
The government wants to know
how many people wants to make
the change and what African coun-
tries they would want to settle in.
Proponents of the movement are
being asked about the number de-
string to leave Jamaica. The colo
NAL office will then be asked to
investigate the possibilities with
the countries concerned.
In replies being prepared, Liberia
and Ethiopia head the list, with
Nigeria following close behind.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16
Montana Woman
Wills Legacy
10 NAAcP

NEW YORK, Sept. THE Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment OF Colored People last week
received a check for $4,746.39 from
the estate of Mrs. LeEetta Adams
OF Billings, Montana. representino)
a part of the proceeds of the sal1
OF property under her will Mrs|
Adams had willed that half of thu
net proceeds Of the sale Of tb;1
propertv shonld 90 tn the NAArp|
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16

possessed beautifully rich bari
tone voice.
He then laid aside the poets
pencil to concentrate on singing
which he did with a will. Before
long, orchestra leaders were bid
ding for his services. More jobs
came his way than he could ade-
quately handle-but his first love,
poetry, always stayed with him.
Today, Percy Mayfield ought to
be completely happy man. His
distinctive singing style, as evil
denced by his Speciality recordings,
is winning him an ever growing
circle Of blues admirers. And, his
poetic faculty is just as busy turn
ing out song lyrics.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16
THAT OLD RIRD

THAT OLD BIRD that
carries in his bill that little old
heartwarming and family cement
ing bundle left one the other day
for the home of DIR. and Mrs. Leon
c. Nash, in Hattiesburg. Born in
the Gulfport Hospital on the oath
of August. It's boy. Their first
whose name was from the begin
ming Leon c. Nash, Jr. and
everybody is well =. and happy.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16
A It'd BIT OF NEWS

A It'd BIT OF NEWS . . DR..
and Mrs. T. ]. Quincy, the well
known fraternal couple had just re-
turned from great Masonic
meeting in Philadelphia, where DR..
Quincy says he received a new in
spiration. He's planning to estab-
lish a church, and a new religious
faith, the fact about which will be
announced at an early date.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16

NOTE TO JACKSON COLLEGE
FOOTBALL TEAM The team
that goes out on the gridiron with
a lot of players who are reluctant
to BLOCK" seldom comes off the
gridiron on the top end of the
score.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16

COLLEGE STUDENT Am
ong the students enrolled out at
Campbell College is Miss Anna
Rudd She's the ex-wife of
James Oliver the well known made
to-order clothes salesman.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-09-16
WHAT THEY CALL HIM

WHAT THEY CALL HIM
Folks up and down Parish Street,
and over on the Fannin Road are
now calling Glover Moore of the
Last Chance and the PENTHOUSE
the happy man and
somebody said how about Isadore
Gross and the reply
SO DO * SO Do.
WEEKLY QUOTATION: A
fault which humbles a man is of
more use to him than good action
which bluffs him up.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-06-15
Pension Plan
(Continued From Page One)

1852. Seventy-five per cent of the
employees must sign deduction
cards before the plan is effective.
The present disqualification plan
which employees have sponsored
for many years will be reviewed
by the Health Committee of the
three locals and if it is feasible
will be continued for additional
protection for pensioners and pre-
sent employees, if the cost does not
appear unreasonable to the major
ity of the employees. The Manage
ment estimates that the cost Of
this pension and welfare plan COM
bined, with the firm underwriting
the pension costs 100 per cent, will
total II cents per hour per en-
ployee.
Mr.. Rydstrom, President of Tren-
ton Potteries, who represented the
company at all of these meetings,
stated that all three locals will be
given an opportunity to present
their grievances and departmental
inequities at separate meetings in
the near future. -O.C. 40
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-06-15
How Come Hiqh
Gasoline Prices?

Washington OPA)-How come
gasoline prices have been rising
regularly for the past five years ?
And how come the rises are uni
form for all companies? How come
they're blamed on a cold winter and
short supplies of fuel oil, and then
blamed on a warm winter? How
come they're first blamed on heavy
petroleum imports, and later blam-
ed on inadequate foreign supply?
The answers to these and other
questions are sought by Senators
Joseph O'Mahoney Cd, Wyo.) and
Homer Ferguson Or, Mich.), in
resolution for a probe of the mon
opoly aspects of gasoline pricing
that they introduced in the Senate.
This is the fourth investigation of
the oil industry's pricing practices
proposed in this session of Con-
gress. Rep. Clarence Cannon Cd,
Mo- wants the Federal Trade
Commission to have a full-dress
inquiry. And two House commit
tees are also studying the ques-
tion. So far, none have come up
with any answers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-06-15
By RUTH TAYLOR

There is pattern to life. Some
times it seems vague and indistinct.
Sometimes we cannot see it at all.
But it is there-cleaf and sharp if
we can attain the proper perspec-
| tive.
Sometimes we have to get up in
the air in order to look down upon
ourselves. Not "down" in a deroga-
tory sense, but from "above" in
order to get the full view of where
we are heading.
When we look down from a
plane, we see the whole countryside
neatly spread out before US. The
small uglinesses disappear. What
we see is beautiful in form, geo.
metric in outline, shading of
colors, each distinct, yet creating
harmonious whole. We see the
brown ribbons of the roads, thread
ing through the countryside, con-
verging and diverging with relent-
less logic. There is sense of one
ness, of completeness. There are no
state lines or man-made barriers
of prejudice visible from the air.
So it is in the present crisis. We
need to lift ourselves above the
stress of hatreds, the fever of con-
flicting beliefs, the horror of the
pestilence that is the menace of
war.
We need to look down upon all
this turmoil. We need to see it for
what it is-a blazing, soaring
crucible in which we are being
forged into a united nation of loyal
citizens who have at heart the sur
vival of our nation, the good of all,
regardless of class, race, creed or
color. We need to rise high enough
so that the dividing lines will fade
out and the pattern of democracy
become plain.
When we come down to earth,
we must keep this vision with us.
For, while national unity may bel
forged in the heat of emergency, asl
it has been in the past, still wei
must now take steps to proclaimI
our unity of purpose and establish
an understanding of our common
faith to carry on through the tense|
days that lie ahead-so that when II
the hour of crisis has passed it will
be living force binding togetherl
all the peoples of our nation.