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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-08-11

Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. WilkersOn,
SOC Fremont Ave. No, were host
and hostess to a dinner in honor
Of Mr.. Earl Smith of Ruston, La.
Friday evening, August 4. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. James
Jacoway, Mrs. Mary Morris and
Alfred Wilkerson.
Mrs. Lewis Bugs of Topeka,
Kans., arrived in the city Monday
evening, August 7 to be with her
son who was critically injured in
a car accident. Her son, who is
four years old is Lewis Buggs
Jr.
On Monday, August 7, Mrs.
Ethel jackson of Memphis, Tenn.
arrived in the city for an indefin-
lite visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Watkins, 1924 18th
Ave. So.
Mrs. Blanche Cooper, 705
Seventh st. No, left Monday eve
ming, August 8 for Gary, Ind,
where her father, Mr.. Moses
Thacker is very i'll.
DIR. and Mrs. Lawrence Wright,
1887 Clinton Ave. So, quietly
celebrated their 34th wedding an
niversary with a family dinner
Saturday, August 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wright and
Lawrence Wright, 1887 Clinton
Ave. So. Ralph is the son of DR..
daughter, Adrienne of Omaha,
Neb., arrived in the city Satur-
day, August 5 for an indefinite
visit at the home of DR.. and MIS-.
and Mrs. Wright.
Miss Connie Turner, 1925
Third Ave. So, left Thursday,
August for a vacation in Chi
cago.
Mrs. J. 5. Daniels, 511 Emerson
Ave. No, returned Thursday,
August 10 from a visit in Hunts
vile, Mo.
James Nichols, 524 Emerson
Ave. No, will leave Saturday,
August IL for the Canadian Bor-
der to attend the Y.M.C.A. camp.
He will be gone until August 10.
Mrs. Irene Harvey, 1881 Bryant
Ave. No, left Monday, August 7,
for a two weeks vacation in Chi
cago and Kansas City.
Attending Community Camp at
Big Lake, MINI. is Wilbur Mich
OILS, 524 Emerson Ave. No. Wilbur
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
Nichols and will return to the
city, August 10.
Rev. and Mrs. ii. w. Bolts ac-
companied by Mrs. Theresa War
rem and Mr.. Blaine Ash left July
20 for Meadville, Mo, to attend
the homecoming of the town.
Meadville is the hometown of
Rev. Bolts and was twice named
Bottsville in his honor. The party
spent one night each in the
following places Meadsville,
Chillycarthy, Kansas City, and
st. Joseph, Mo; Glenwood, Kans.;
Des Moines and Mason City, Ia.
They returned home August 4.
Charles Logan arrived in the
city Monday, July 81 from New
York. N. Y. to spend the rest of
the summer with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Logan, 1886
Clinton Ave. So.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-08-11

Misses Lucille and Lorraine
Shivers of Washington, d. c. ar
rived in the city July 81 for a Wis
it with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Spencer Shivers, 1921
Fourth Ave. So. They viii visit in
the city until August II.
The Girls Chorus of the Choral
Club met Monday Evening at the
home of their directress, Mrs.
Halle Ewing, 4O48 Fourth Ave.
So.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-08-11
Almost About
Everything
BY Percy vlIla

Editors Note: Percy Villas guest cOlmnIst this week
Rev. Kyle Hasedn pastor Trinity Baptist Church. Minneapolis
native Of South Carolina, Haselden active the
field Of Human Relations He has worked passage
Of federal and state FEPC Minneapolis
Urban League board of directors president
Minneapolis Church Federation
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-08-11

AOAAS NCSNoyJ mug ubI o. dlItT
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. S. o. Har-
ris, 1887 Fourth Ave. So.
House guests of Mrs. Georgia
Palmer, It's No. Seventh st. are
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Ware, Des
Moines, Iowa, and Mrs. Susie
Hubbard of Des Moines, Iowa,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ware will leave for
their home Friday, August IL
after a weeks visit in the city.
Mrs. Hubbard will visit in the city
for another two weeks.
Messrs. James Bailey, Tom
Boggey and Pat Wicks of Fort
Worth, Texas, enjoyed a fishing
trip Saturday. August 5 in
northern Minnesota.
Dinner guests of Mrs. Henriet-
ia Posten, SAL Girard Ave. No,
Sunday, August 8, were Mr.. Ray
mond Larson and Mrs. Doris
Anderson and children.
Mr.. Robert Grant and Mr.. Ad-
die McCanns of Chicago and Mr..
and Mrs. Clifton Grant of Kala-
mazoo, Mich, are visiting in the
city at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Battles, 35O5 Fourth Ave.
So. Clifton and Robert Grant are
brothers of Mrs. Battles and Mr..
McCanns is cousin. They all
plan to leave for their homes
Thursday or Friday of this week.
Mrs. Susie Hubbard of Des
Moines, Ia. is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Grace Johnson, SIG Colfax
Ave. No. Mrs. Hubbard is leaving
for her home Friday.
Proud parents of a baby girl
born July 81 at st. Mary's hos
pital and weighing five pounds
and twelve ounces are Mr.. and
Mrs. Forrest d. Hill Jr., 1925
Fourth Ave. So. The little girl
has been named Frances Eliza
beth. She is the Hills second
child.
Miss Gloria jackson of Chicago
arrived in the city this week for
a visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Slaughter, 1905 Port
land Ave. So. Miss Jackson will
visit two weeks.
Mrs. Patty Dawson, 3745
Fourth Ave. So, entertained the
regular meeting of the Birthday
Club Sunday, August 6. Prizes
were won by Mines. Grace Bry-
ant, Albert Allen and Theodore
Jones, who won first, second and
third prizes consecutively.
A baby girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Norval Barksdale, 1908
Emerson Ave. No, July 81 at
Maternity hospital. The little
girl has been named Stephenie
Gail.
The Friday Night Out Club will
meet today friday at the home
of Mrs. Louverne Thomas, 1902
Fourth Ave. No.
Carl Fraction spent the week.
end home with his wife, Mrs.
Celeste Fraction, and family at
3841 Clinton Ave. So.
Mrs. A. s. Barnett, 3S49 Fifth
Ave. So, is Inconvenience by an
ailment in her shoulder.
On Saturday, August IL the
children in the Sunday school
class of Mrs. Myrtle Banks, 1851
Bryant Ave. No, win be taken on
bus ride to Excelsior Park. Mrs.
Banks is a teacher at Border
Methodist church.
House guests at the home of
Mrs. Jessie Shepherd, 1928 Fifth
Ave. So, are Mrs. Ada Jenkins
and Mrs. Marian Jeffrys of Chi
cago.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-08-11

Many thanks Percy Villa for the privilege being your
this week should afraid that you
Invitation
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-08-11

Kyle Hasesen spectators present And that
generally true of tournaments
CURES stamina endurance precision
any other In the minds of too people tennis s thought
as soft and sissy They need that education which from being
the other side Of the net from good strong player
rugged gruellng
There have been national championships which have lasted
than three playing resting easing
pressure every important boxer could easily Ko
good tennis player in short ORDER
the legs off boxer him
laying hand him. Let's young getting
acquainted with this beginning preach
had better change the subject)
another game which is sadly neglected
It's the Kings and the Kings Some paror
fun because they have element here game
Chessn which minimum
In fact So far the drawing concerned the two players start
solutey equal Lady Luck smiles mpartaly
to move and wn the outcome of the turns completely not
chance but on experience insight penetration concentration daring
imagination
When ask people they play they
usually give of Say
Say Others The game long"
hours time with good you
the pecuares you
supend In another unexpectedly separate day
you can learn one or two of the principal openings.
The public library a which will
you echnques strate traps ETC. From that point on you
Of the
yourself wanting play more than YOU have time TO- And
for that lame reply THE game long,
Of
que four five or more hours for one game But most chess
don't have
about being short Suddenly suddenly you
King threatened by DOOM hemmed way
trouble
in ten minutes have opponent
eshy marshalng all his against your
being too long, youn find play that all the
you can get
So much Of the pattern perpexy struggle design
Of pictured squares
chessboard for being
that there training a game CBu
I'm beginning to preach and had better change the subc
What a great city years
neapos from Chicago beautiful October afternoon As
nuer under heart like the kick butterfly anayze
It. Perhaps the deep beauty
skyline the spangd autmna color perhaps
would
drop Of the plane don't do
thing about Cyo coin phrase that something
third rib just left of yet peope
the do things things Think progress
we have made in the field Of human relations.
Sunday evening George Mccanz director of
music Of the internationally Wings
that the choir had Travelled through oreght
two states had there embarrassing
them because of their coor-Vemon
the tribute
(But feel the slumberng preacher stirring Let's change AGAIN.
done, PERCY Tennis Chess Min
neapostre different a
Baptist preacher simply has preach
with this favOrte quotation from William Enery Claiming
content with small rather luxury
refinement rather than fashion, worthy respectable
wealthy not rich; to do all cherfl all bravey
stars and birds to babes and with heart
think quietly frankly gently occasions hurry
let the spiritual unbiddn grow
through the cOmmon-this is my symphony"
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-12-21

Ohio has II television stations
or about 25 percent of all televi-
sion stations in the country.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-12-21

All of the Liederkrantz cheese
in the world is made at Van
Vert, Ohio.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-12-21

The first paper mill in Chilli
cothe was established on Kinni-
kinick Creek in 1872.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28
B. and p. w. Club Has
Christmas PARTY Dec. IL

The annual B. and P. w. Christ.
mas party was given at Lusk's
Cafe Wednesday evening, Deem
Der Is, at o'clock with Mrs. Joe
Maggie. Mrs. M. Tahir, Mrs. Har-
old Sanders and Mrs. T. j. Bogue,
read the collect. The minutes
hostesses.
Mrs. Tavia Bennett, president,
were read and approved. In the
I. business session it was decided
TO send a Red Cross Christmas
box overseas. Letters were read.
Guests were seated at thestable
which was festive with red and
green decorations. A turkey din
ner was served. Favors were red
boots filled with minis. Gifts for
the Old Ladies Home in Jackson
were placed around the beauti-
fully decorated tree. Games were
arranged by the hostesses and
prizes were won by Mrs. Jack
Barwick and Mrs. w. M. Henry
Mrs. Bennett presented the
guest speaker Mrs. Elizabeth O
Bannon of Greenville who spoke
on Security"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Westmore
land and jamie went to Tupelo
Friday to visit relatives.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28
Open House Held
AT Cilliura Gwins

On Friday evening, December
%, MIR. and Mrs. Gillian Gwin
held open house from 8 to 10. The
terrace presented beautiful
Christmas scene, carol singers
dressed in brilliant colors, spot
lighted in an evergreen snow
scene. Mrs. Roy Wilson received
with Mr.. and Mrs. Gwin. Others
assisting were Mrs. Hall from
Memphis, Mrs. Tom James, Jr.
of Oxford and Mrs. Edgar Gwin
and Mrs. TomJames, III, who pre-
sided at the punch bowl.
Christmas decorations were used
throughout the house.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28
| Dinner Party
, In Bentonia

Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Link enter
tanned with a pref Christmas din
ner Wednesday evening at their
country home in Bentonia. Guests
were Mrs. Everarde Jones, Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Jones, and Bry-
an, Mr.. and Mrs. Montfort Jones
and Phyllis, Misses Sara Virginia
and Libby Jones, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Everarde Jones, Jr. of Jack
son.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28
TCHULA NEWS
Birthday Party
Held Thursday
Mrs. C. R. Hamlin. Reporter

Mrs. j. B. Welborn entertained
twenty small boys and girls
Thursday afternoon, December 81,
at 800, the occasion being the
third birthday of her little daugh-
ter, Gail. 1t was Christmas party
with gaily lighted tree and Santa
Claus in person distributing ia
vors from his pack of toys. The
hostess served birthday cake and
ice cream.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28
Christmas Pilgrimage is
Held BY Gordon Club

On Friday afternoon from 2 to
4:30 members of the Garden Club
held a Christmas pilgrimage visit
ing the beautifully decorated
homes of Mrs. w. G.. Gwin, Mrs
Everarde Jones, Mrs. w. M. Hen
ry, Mrs. B. B. Brannon, Mrs. w
w. Gwin, Mrs. S. j. Foose. ST..
and Mrs. v. Reinhard and con.
Guiding the visits in the home OF
Mrs. Ned Parrish at lovely tea
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28
Union Service In
Methodist Church

The three local pastors, Rev.
Hayes Clark of the Presbyterian
Church. Rev. j. B. Welborn of the
Baptist Church and Rev. j. ".
Stewart of the Methodist Church
have planned union vesper SER
vice to be held each 5th Sunday
at 5 o'clock. On Sunday, Decem-
Der 3lst, the Rev. Hayes Clark will
be the speaker at the Methodist
Church. Everyone is cordially in
vited to attend.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28

H. l.. Brown Of Baton Rouge,
Louisiana spent Tuesday night In
the home of his brother-in-la
Mayor J. l.. Shields and family.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28
Miss Mary Waterer of Memphis
spent Christmas at home.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Baine and
family spent Christmas day in
Durant with his parents.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28
Faculty Member
Entertained Tues.

Mrs. w. r. Huddleston was host
ess to the members Of the faculty
on Tuesday afternoon with open
house from 4 to 6. The living
room was most artistic with
Christmas tree and a winter scene
OF a miniature village on the man
tie and book cases.
The hostess served coffee, sand
witches and cookies.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28
Christmas Lighting
Winners Announced

The annual Christmas lighting,
sponsored by the Tchula Garden
Club, added much to the spirit
of good will. The Memorial Park
was worthy of mention. The
monument was lighted with vari-
colored bulbs, surmounted with a
star. Three trees decorated by
the Lions Club, B. and P. w. Club,
Garden Club and American Le-
gion with w. M. Henry in charge
and current furnished by the Miss.
Power and Light Company occu-
pied focal point. Bright lights
and decorations were seen in most
of the homes and stores. In the
contest the house front of Mrs.
w. C. Gwin was first, Mrs Craw-
ford Logan. second; picture win
dow, Mr.. Walter Lowe, first, Mrs.
M. Tahir second; out door tree,
Mrs. w. R. Huddleston first, Mrs.
E. ]. Sheppard, second; door,
Mrs. C. r. Hamlin, first, Mrs. W.
w. Gwin, second.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Foose
and daughter Sara of Columbus
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Foose, ST..
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Westmore-
land and jamie went to Tupelc
Friday to visit relatives.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Yates Parker
of Clemson, South Carolina are
guests of Mrs. Byrd Jones and Mr..
and Mrs. Parker in Cruger.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28

More Tchula News on Pose 10
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-28

Home for the Christmas season
are Thomas Sweet from Bristow,
Oklahoma; DR.. and Mrs. Guy
Sharpe and baby, from Norfolk,
Virginia; Mr.. and Mrs. c. M.
Riggs from Morehead in the home
of her mother, Mrs. Virginia May
field; Mr.. and Mrs. Ainsworth
and baby, in the home of her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. j. v. Stew
art.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-17
SUSPECT FOUND
IN JERSEY FOR
1910 Staying

The stabbing Of Neptune. N.
j.. woman and subsequent fin
gerprinting last week uncovered
a fugitive wanted here for ten
years in the unsolved murder OF
his common law mate on Belle
Isle.
The suspect. John Weaver. was
arrested last week in New Jersey
for stabbing Neptune woman
and his fingerprints identified
him as the murder suspect want
ed by Detroit police.
The body Of Willie Mae San
ders was found in a secluded
spot in Belle Isle woods Jan,
9. 1910. Death was from several
stab wounds. police stated at that
time.
Weaver. whose last local ad.
dress was GIL Palmer. was sem
fenced to nine months for assault,
but will be turned over to De-
troit police authorize to stand
trial for murder.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-17
Friend Held in
Knife Staying

A first degree murder warrant
was issued his week for a s.
year old man who stabbed a
friend to death as they rode in
the back of a friends car.
Eugene Taylor Potts. 2s. l4l7
Holbrook. died In the back seat
Of an automobile driven by
David Hill. IS. Sass Cameron.
He was stabbed in the chest by
Lester Shelton. ~ $3.50 Hindle.
Hill and Carl Edwards, %. 998
Wa son. reported that Lester and
Potts asked for ride at Hor-
ton and John r. AS they pro-
crossed south on Beaubien. Hill
and Edwards reported that the
two men argued over a girl.
whom they had seen in a house
onHarper.
Following the tussle. Edwards
(See Friend Held. Page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-17

STOOD IN BLAZING SUN
After the collision. the young
ster was rushed to the hospital
by Mrs. Dempter and an at
tendant at the zoo. where they
were refused admittance and
were forced to stand in a blazing
sun. Little Lonnie suffered con-
tinuous convulsions as the pair
waited for relief of hospital al.
tendants.
Sometime later. the injured kid
was carried in the hospital and
placed in wheelchair. accord
ing to Mrs. Dempster. mo treat
ment was administered because
a DR.. Hansel informed me that
I'VE do not take colored patients, .
she added.
However, the doctor told the
lads instructor that he should
be hospitalized for "a hours and
that he would make arrangements
at the Highland Park General
Hospital for his admittance.
where he could receive chest
and head X-rays because they
could not perform it there (Royal
Oak HospitaD because there
was no extra bed"
CARRIED TO CHILDREN's
Mrs. Rebecca Sanders. mother
of Lonnie. arrived at the hos
pital and Immediately carried
her son to Children's' Hospital
where he was reported suffering
from a slight confusion.
Mrs. Rhode Montgomery. prin-
cipal of the Courtville School,
corroborated Mrs. Dempster's
story that Royal Oak General
Hospital authorities would not
admit the lad for treatment, de-
spite the fact he was suffering
painful cinvulsions, as result
of his head-on collision
CHITCIzES ACTION
Edward Turner, president Of
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-17

Pre- convention registrations
already total nearly 400 from
ifO branches in IS states In all
sections Of the country.
Delegates and invited speakers
wlll participate in the discussion
o. ways and means of extending
nc anti-segration implications of
Wc Supreme Cour decisions to
cover all public services and ia
cilities
administrators Roy wilkins will
deliver the keynote address at
me opening night session June
~ at Union Methodist Church, in
which convention headquarters
VIII be maintained. Walter white.
executive secretary, will close the
convention with an address Sun
gay afternoon, June 25. In Mech
anlcs Hall.
at this session the Spingarn
Medal will be awarded posthum-
ousiy to Charles II. Houston, with
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-17

the Detroit Branch Of NAACP,
forwarded letter to Gov. Will
liams this week criticizing the
actions Of hospital attendants at
the Royal Oak General Hospital
and asked that he order an in
vestigation.
Turner also stated in his let
ter that IAN inocent child should
not have been kept waiting in q
chair for an hour without receiv-
ing attention and that an investi.
cation by state officials is neces-
sary in order TO assure against
its repetition in the future"
The NAACP letter also pointed
out that the hospital is owned
by the city of Royal Oak and
is supported by all Of the citi-
zens. Sanders Turner declared.
was never examined by any ply
stefan at the Royal Oak Hos
pital."
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-17
YOUNG NASHVILLAN
NAMED DETROIT NAACP
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

A young Nashvillian was
appointed executive secre-
tary of the local branch Of
the National Association for
the Advancement Of Colored
People this week
Arthur L. Johnson. "a years
of age. will begin duties in
Detroit on July |. Johnson. for
merlY an instructor in Grim
inologY at Fisk University. is a
graduate of Morehouse College
and Atlanta University.
Well-trained in NAACP work.
he served as president of the
Morehouse chapter Of the col
legiate division of the NAACP.
and also was president Of the
Youth Section of the Georgia
State Conference. He aided the
Atlanta branch in registering Ne
groes and getting them to the
polls TWO years ago.
Johnson. who will come to De-
troit from Fisk, is single and a
member of the Phi Beta Sigma
fraternity.
He succeeds Edward Swami,
who retired as executive secre-
tary Of the NAACP last year.
Since that time Gloster Current,
director of branches for the ma
tional office of the NAACP. has
served as temporary secretary
with aid from Herman Hill, also
of the New York office. who has
served the local branch as a
field consultant.
Current. native Detroiter
formerly served as executive sec
rotary of the NAACP. prior 10
his upgrading to the national Of
flee by Walter White several
years ago.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-17
.NAACP Campaign
Drive Extended

NAACP campaign workers at a
Vicory celebration commemorate
ing recent United States Supreme
Court decision won by NAACP,
reported 1900 members and $500
20 raise the total received during
the drive to 1000 members and
100000. .
Encouraged by the response oil
Detroit's citizens TO the success
full accomplishments Of the N. A.
A. C.P. campaieners led by DIR.
Arthur L. Thompson, chairman
voted unanimously TO extend he
drive 20 June 30th. in order to
secure a large number e outstand
ing memberships which have
been promised TO the workers.
Ahead OF ~
Reviewing the campaign totals
10 dae. Miss Leah Brock, cam
(sse NAAcP Campaign. Page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-17

NEW YORK --NAACP branch
ees throughout the country were
asked last week TO urge their
senators to vote against he Rus
sell segregation amendment TO
The Selective Service bill, which
would permit draftees TO select
the racial compost ion of the Mill
Iary units TO which they would
be assigned.
The amendment. introduced
by Senator Richard B. Russell,
of Georgia and approved by the
Senate Armed Forces Com
miifee. would nullifY present
efforts to eliminate segregation
from the Army. Air Force and
Navy.
Enactment Of this amendment
would permit continuance of Jim
Crow policies in the Army and
the re-introduction of Jim Crow
in the Navy and Air Force.
1T Is most urgent that your
branch and other organizations
wire the senators from your state
asking then 10 oppose this
amendment in floor debate and to
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-17
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FBI PROBES BEATING
OF FOUR men IN LA.

WASHINGTON.-The reported
beating last Monday OF four race
members in the office of the reg
lister OF voters at Opelousas. La,
is being fully investigated by
the Department Of Justice.
Two white men allegedly at
tackled the victims when they
inquired as TO the number oil
Negro voters in ST. Landry Parish
according to a spokesman for
the Louisiana Progressive Voter:
League.
1t was learned that FBI agents
already were checking the report
when the justice department
ordered the investigation las
Friday.