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Evening star., 1950-03-02

Cotton seersuckers, white and khaki twills,
Tropcono eobordine and Field Club shorts
Boxer or regular style. Brown, blue. green,
ton or gray A special purchase from q,
fon1ous maker Sizes 6 to r.
Kann's-Boys' Etore-second Floor /
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07
New School For
W. Memphis Negro
Schoo! Children

Memphis, Tenn.-(SNS) - The
new $4,000 combination school
and gymnasium building for West
Memphis Negroes is scheduled to
be completed during the early
part of January, according to press
reports from the Crittenden Coun-
ty Times
Walls of the fireproof concrete
structure was being set into place
last week ,and Frank H. Lee con-
tractor expects to have his con-
tract fulfilled by the middle of the
month.
Over a period of many years
Negro school children have had to
use as classrooms dilapidated and
rundown church buildings in West
Memphis. Many of the parents
sent their children to Memphis
which offered greater educational
opportunities than to have them
subjected to the inadequate condi-
tions in their own community. 1t
was not until several years ago
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07
Mississippi State Negro
Democrats Association
Endorse WASHINGTON
Conference Civil Riqhts
No Substitute
For FEPC, Rights
Supporters Insist

WASHINGTON, Dec. % - That
civil rights will be the big issue
before the Congress in the open
ing days of the second session is
generally conceded by political OBJ
servers and commentators. Dra-
matizing the issue will be the pres
ence here of delegates from more
than 20 states attending the Ma
tional Emergency Civil Rights Mo-
bilization, January 1917.
The Mobilization, initiated by
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
and sponsored by so national
church, labor, civic, fraternal and
minority group organizations, has
focused widespread attention on
the impending fight for enactment
of FEPS and other civil rights
measures.
Efforts of Senator Kenneth S.
Wherry, Republican floor leader,
to sidetrack the bill for a Fair
Employment Practice Commission,
replacing it with anti-lynching bill,
will be opposed by the sponsors of
the Mobilization, Roy Wilkins,
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07
March OF Dimes
To Open Jan. 16

The 1850 March of Dimes opens
throughout the nation January 16
and will continue until January 81.
During the campaign more than
100000 Negro volunteer workers,
like their fellow Americans in all
parts of the country, will join the
Embarrassing activities of the chap
ters of the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis. Recogniz-
ing the tremendous cost of care
and treatment of polio patients of
1949, the volunteers will strive to
provide for patients of prior years
and secure funds for 1850 epidemic
emergencies.
More than $4,000 polio cases in
1949 drained the resources of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis. The Polio Emergency
Continued on Page Four
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07
FAMILY OF EVEN-YEAR-0LD
RAPE ATTEMPT VICTIM NOW
VICTIMS OF THREATS and FEAR

Arrested more than a week later,
after White newsmen in Jackson
brought reports Of the incident to
h head, the man charged with the
crime is "a year old white man,
Charles Ray Wilkerson, truck
driver for Utica lumber mill.
Mrs. Minnie Mae Noel, mother Of
the child, is reported to have vir-
tually caught the man in the act
as she approached her home and
found the rest of her seven chill
dren screaming and crying, and as
she was pushed aside as the man
came out Of the front door of her
home.
According to reports well
known White lady of the commun-
ity who is interested in the case
has expressed herself as being de-
termined to see that justice is done
in the case. She is reported to
have recently taken the yourg
child to Vicksburg for medical eX-
animation, where, according to re
ports the child suffered serious
internal injury. A Utica doctor
to whom the child was first taken
for examination is said to have
told reporters that she bore no
signs of rape.
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07
Columbia Women
Move For
Playground

Columbia, Miss, Jan. B. (Spe-
ciaD - A movement for a play
ground for negro youth here was
reported we'll underway last week
under the leadership of the Mag
nolia Club, local affiliate of the
State Federation of Colored
Women's Clubs.
The organization has already OBJ
tanned a 31a acre plot for the
location of the playground. AL
though there is a playground and
swimming pool here for white
youth, the group is reported to
have recently appealed to the
Mayor for funds for the negro
playground but was informed by
the Mayor that he doubted serious
ly if there were any funds avail
able for a negro swimming pool
and playground at this time.
The playground project of the
Magnolia Club is being directed by
Mrs. Lucille Cyrus, Chairman Of
the Recreation Committee.
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07
GOV. WRIGHT CALLS FOR EQUALIZATION, END
RACE DISCRIMINATION TEACHERS SALARIES
Cong. Dawson's
Record In 81st
Congress Hailed

Washington, D. c., Dec. 28-
CAMP - As American look for
ward with anxious anticipation to
the second session of the 81st Con-
gress, hoping that out of it will
come adequate civil rights meas
ures, a federal aid to education bill,
national health insurance and other
bills which will add TO the welfare
of minorities in this country, they
should be mindful of the great
amount Of work accomplished in
the first session.
Especially should Negro Am
orleans be aware of the tremen-
dous job which the two Negro
Congressman did in the last ses-
sion of Congress. Much has been
said about the activities of Cong.
Adam Clayton Powell, Democrat of
New York, regarding his work as
chairman of the subcommittee of
the House Committee on Education
and Labor, which held extensive
hearings on the FEPC bill, but lit
tie is known of the work of the
Committee on Expenditures in the
Executive departments of which
Cong. William L. Dawson, Demo-
crat of Illinois, is chairman.
To this committee was assigned,
among other important tasks. the
grave responsibility of handling
legislation reorganizing the eXecu-
tive branch of the Federal govern
ment with a view to increased
efficiency and economy.
First of all, this committee head
ed by Chairman Dawson, was sue
cessful in guiding through Con-
gress the Reorganization Act of
1949, which gave President Tru-
man the authority to send to Con-
gress reorganization plans based
on the recommendation of the
Commission on organization of the
executive branch of the govern
ment, headed by former President
Hoover.
This measure was only enacted
after a stormy session in the
House and Senate and after six
weeks of constant meetings by the
conferees of the House and Sem
ate. The passage of this measure
enable the President to send to
Congress his carefully designed
plans for reorganization in the
many divisions of the executive
branch.
1t has further been said by peo-
pie ''in the know" that Cong. Will
liam L. Dawson is one of the most
able committee chairmen on Capt.
tol Hill. He is we'll liked and re-
spected by all who come in contact
with him.
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07
Says Parents
Forced To Sign
Strange Paper

Utica, Miss, Jan. 3-(DNS)-
Continued and widespread reports,
which we'll informed sources say
can be very easily substantiated,
say that the family of World War
II Veteran, Wirfred Noel, student
at Utica Institute and Kinds
County Agricultural High school
here, and a tenant farmer on a
place about six miles from town
has become the victims of threats
and fears since the attempted rape
of his seven-year-old daughter at
the farm home a few days ago.
According to reports a group of
white persons went to the home
of the family when reports of the
crime was first made public and
caused them to sign a paper that
was responsible for the fact that
an immediate bond was allowed
and the man charged with the
crinfe was released a few hours
after his arrest. The bond in the
case is reported as being $4,000.
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07
Laural Man Under
$500 Bond After
Shot Gun Duel

Laurel, Miss, Jan. 5-(Special)
Edward Taylor, widely known
operator of The Wagon Wheel,
popular local night spot posted a
$500 bond here last week after a
shot gun duel with Shorts Shaw
who is well known in local night
club circles.
According to reports, following
an argument between the two men
Shaw left and returned to the
night spot and fired blast from
a shot gun at Taylor who opened
fire at almost the same time CIV
ing Shaw a number Of buckshot
wounds. Shaw was also placed un-
der $500 Bond.
Both men were charged with
pointing and aiming a deadly wea-
pom.
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07
Gov. Wright Invited To Ground
Breaking Ceremony For New
State Negro College


Clarksdale, Miss, Jan. 5-(Spe-
ciaD-Dr. p W. Hill, prominent
local dentist and widely known del
ia negro leader who is Chairman of
the Ground Breaking Program of
Arrangements, announced here last
week that Governor Fielding L.
Wright has been invited to take
part in the ground breaking cere-
monies for the erection of the
new Delta State College or
Negroes to be located at Itta Bena.
At the same time, the Executive
Secretary of the State Board fo
institutions of Higher Learning
announced that the new college was
scheduled for opening for the 1850
81 term. The state Board recently
announced that Prof. j. II. White,
founder of famed Whitesville
School at Whitesville, Tenn, will
be the President of the new col
lege. The new President is slated
to take up residence in Itta Bena
early this month to take charge of
the location of the new buildings
and the arrangement of the cam
pus.
The text of the letter from DR..
Hill to Governor Wright inviting
him to take part in the Ground
Breaking Ceremonies for the new
college is as follows:
To Your Excellency,
Gov. Fielding L. Wright,
Governors Mansion,
Jackson, Mississippi.
Honorable Sir:
/ take this method to ex-
tend to you very special invita-
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07

T ton, to attend and also participate
in our Ground Breaking Program;
anticipated for our Delta Vocation
al College, that is to be built on
Highway No. 80 near Itta Bena,
Mississippi on a date yet to be fix
ed in January 1850.
DR.. E. r. Jobe, Executive Sec
retary of the Board of Trustees,
Institutions of Higher Learning for
the State of Mississippi, promises
that just as soon as some plans
that he has under advisement ma
lures; he will so inform me i'm
mediately, so that the said date
may be fixed as per our desire.
Since it is that this is a State
Institution, | am almost sure that
you would be delighted TO be pres
ent and see the first spade of dirt
turned, as per the initial step TAX
en- tending toward the beginning
of the building prograrn that has
been the fondest dreams of all Del
tonians over the years Therefore; !;
we sincerely deem it very neces-
sary and expedient that you should
avail yourself of the splendid op-
portunity to not only witness, but
to take an active part IN this pro-
gram as well.
1t is our desire to make this a
RED LETTER DAY in the Delta
of Mississippi, hence wa are invit-
ing all the members of our Board
of Trustees, along with other dig
nitaries of our Great State to avail
themselves of the opportunity to
be present also.
Rest assured Gov. Wright, that
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07
Gov. Folsom Urges
Fellowship Fair
Treatment For Negro

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-tSNS-
Lets start talking fellowship"
which includes giving to Negro
citizens a fair share of the op-
portunities and living in Ala
bama," urged Gov. James E. Fol-
som in a Christmas Day radio
network speech last Sunday.
"As long as Negroes are held
down by deprivation and lack of
opportunity the other poor people
will be held down alongside them,
he reminded his listeners.
The Governor pointed out that
Negroes make up 35 per cent of
their fare share of living.
He added: Are they getting
adequate medical care to rid them
of hookworms, ricketts, and social
diseases? Are they provided with
sufficient professional training to
produce their own doctors, profess
sors, lawyers, clergymen and
scientists.
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07
U. S. Supreme
Court Sets Date
For Sweat Case

NEW YORK, Dec. 29-The cele-
brated Sweat case, a suit seek
ing admission of Herman Marion
Sweat to the law school of the
University of Texas, will be argued
in the United States Supreme
Court during the week of January
80 by Thurgood Marshall, special
counsel for the National Associa-
tion for the Advancement of Col
ored People.
The NAACP-sponsored Sweat
case has attracted national atten-
tion because it is the first suit of
it's kind that challenges segrega-
tion per Sc in higher education. A
number of outside organizations
have indicated active interest in
the case, and this week the AM
erican Federation of Teachers, an
organization of more than 800 To-
Gals and 10000 teachers through
out the country, joined the groups
submitting briefs as friends of the
court. Another brief was, submit
ted previously by the Committee
of Law Teachers Against Segre-
cation in Legal Education, a group
of leading professors and deans
of major law schools in the coun-
try.
Attorney General Price Daniel of
Texas has called on all southern
states to band together and file
briefs defending the principle of
racial segregation in schools as at
tackled in the Sweat case. If Texas
loses the case, Mr.. Daniel indi-
Gated in letter to Attorney Gen.
eral Cook of Georgia, "your office
and my office will be deluged with
suits for entry of negroes into
white colleges, high schools and
grade schools"
Mr.. Daniel quoted Attorney Gen.
eral Harry Mcmillan of North
Carolina as saying the Sweat
case is the most important to the
South since Civil War days.
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07

Joined by eighteen national and
state leaders, DIR. A. c. Terrence,
Public Relations Director, Ma
tiOnal Medical Association; Mrs.
Ella p. Stewart, President, Ma
tiOnal Association of Colored Wo-
men; Amos 7. Hall, President,
Grand Masters Conference of
Prince Hall Masonry; Mrs. Anna
Arnold Hedgeman, Assistant to
the Administrator, Federal Secur-
lty Agency; and DR.. George Gore,
President, American Teachers
Association, issued call to the
American people to join the March
of Dimes by giving dollars. This
year the March of Dimes, annual
Embarrassing campaign of the Ma
tiOnal Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, is being conducted jan
nary 1851.
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07
Tuskegee Institute Releases
Annual Report On Lynchings
One Lynching Charged To Mississippi

Tus4egee, Institute, Ala, Jan.
3-(SdeeiaD The Annual Report
on lynehings was issued by Tus-
kegee Institute here last week.
The report named the State Of
Mississippi among those states
with a 1949 lynching.
The report sent to the press and
other interested sources in the
form of a letter by DR.. F. d.
Patterson, President of the Insti-
tute, is as follows:
| send you the following infor-
nation concerning lynching for
the year 1949.
Number of Lynchings. Accord
ing to records compiled in the
department of records and re-
search, Tuskegee Institute, | find
that 3 persons were lynched dur
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07
Organization
Set Statewide
Member Drive

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 3.-DNS)
The Mississippi State Negro
Democrats Association is 100 per
cent in favor of the national con
ference on civil rights-FEPC, Anti
poll tax, anti-lynching, anti-segre-
cation, and all-called by the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People, and
more than so other national non
communist organizations, to be
held in the nations capital Jan
uary 1917, Percy Greene, Presi-
dent and Executive Director of the
organization, said at its state
headquarters at 1872 n. Parish
Street, here today.
Greene, who is also editor and
publisher of THE JACKSON AID
VOCATE, in speaking of the con-
ference said, "in this mid-century
Of American History the civil
rights laws should be enacted and
accepted by American citizens
everywhere as a redifinition of the
great American principals and
ideals of personal and individual
freedom and liberty; to enable the
nation to better combat challeng-
ing new world ideologies, and to
arouse greater confidence in peo-
pie, white, black, brown, yellow,
all over the world, in the Ameri-
can form of democracy and to
give them greater assurance of
the competence of the United
States for world leadership"
The organization is launching a
statewide membership drive with
the aim for minimum of 10000
members for the year 1850. The
membership fee of the organiza-
tion is only $500 per year. In the
last several weeks the member
ship has increased by about 100
members without the benefit of a
well organized membership cam
paign. The President and Execu-
tive Director of the organization
said that with the constitution now
completed he will appoint organ-
Continued on Page Sevenl
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07

ing the year. This is one mare
than the number 2 for 194S; y
more than the number | for 1947;
less than the number 6 for 1916;
and 2 more than the number /
for 1945. Thus, for the 5-year-
period. 1945-1949 inclusive. 13
lynchings have been recorded.
One of the victims was Caleb
Hill, Jr., 28-year-old Negro chalk
mine worker of Irwinton, Wilkin-
son County, Georgia, charged with
creating a disturbance and resist
ing arrest. Lodged in jail, he was
removed by a group of men, beat
en- and shot to death.
The second victim was Malcolm
Wright, 45-year-old Negro ten
ant farmer Of near Houston,
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07

Mrs. Roosevelt has been a men,
Der of the board since 1915.
Her decision to continue her
board membership followed re-
quests that she reconsider, made
by Mr.. Spingarp, Mr.. Wilkins, Mrs.
Mary Mcleod Bethune, Alfred
Lewis and other NAACP officers.
"We are, of course, very happy
to have the continued interest,
counsel and assistance of Mrs.
Roosevelt as a board member"
Mr.. Spingarn said upon receipt of
her letter. "Her contributions to
the work of the Association have
been invaluable and deeply appre-
ciated by the officers and men,
bership."
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07
Mrs. Roosevelt To Stay On Board
Of NAACP For Another Year

NEW YORK Dec. 29-Revers-
ing an earlier decision to resign
from the board of directors of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People be-
cause of the pressure of her du-
ties at the United Nations, Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt has consented
to complete her present term as
board member, Roy Wilkins, acting
NAACP secretary, announced to-
day.
In a letter to Arthur B. Spin
garn, NAACP president, Mrs.
Roosevelt wrote, under date of De-
cember 26: II am very glad to stay
on for a year." Her three-year
term expires on December 81, 1860.
Jackson advocate., 1950-01-07

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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27

From Montana Farmers Union News
The giant grain firm of Cargill
Inc. apparently wants to unload its
17-mile railroad, The Great West
ern, operating between Conrad and
Waller, Montana or get more revenue
to meet the annual deficits accord
ing to testimony presented at hear
ings conducted by Interstate Com
merce Commission representatives,
last July in Waller and December 5
and in Great Falls.
Farmers, ranchers and business
men in the Waller area have been
fighting abandonment attempted by
the owners and point to the neces-
sity of railroad serving that rich
farming community in order to help
sustain the local economy. Wallace
Kingsburg, Waller rancher, has been
leading the battle for the local folks.
A great many of the Waller people
including the banker, the editor,
businessmen and farmers have pro-
tested the abandonment, with Les
ter Lobe, Helena attorney, as legal
counsel.
Testimony indicates that interest
on Indebtedness and operating ex-
penses absorb nearly 100000 a year
more than the business produces by |
present arrangements. A factor in |
the whole proceeding is that the
Great Northern Railroad has refused |
to renew a mortgage it has carried
on the Great Western for about 40
years.
Pressure from local people against
was so intense at the
July hearings that company strategy
seems to have veered now to rates I
and finances.
If the road is not to be abandoned,
,evenues must be sufficient to keep
he small railroads books in the a
Jack. An important consideration a
h the dispute is how much of the F
evenue Great Western should get +
n the traffic carried by GIN: Freight Il
in Waller or along the p
ne must be transferred to the Great fl
Torthern at Conrad for shipment to a
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27
TWO GIANTS STRUGGLE TO SHAKE OFF TINY
MONTANA RAILROAD

other parts of Montana or out of the
state. 1t is estimated that the short
line must get about 20 per cent of the
revenue to meet all obligations, where
as it now gets only about II per
cent. Should users along the line
pay the additional costs, or should
the extra cost be absorbed by the
GIN?
Wheat, mustard seed, flax seed,
barley and cattle are among the main
items shipped out on the short line.
An average of freight cars of pro-
duce daily goes to market. By far, the
greater part of the carload ship
load shipments originating on the
short line goes to points outside the
state, therefore the GIN gets a great
proportional benefit of the rates on
the produce. Farm machinery, sup
plies and groceries, mainly, come in
to Waller by way of the railroad.
The Great Western Railroad is
very small part of the far-flung en-
pire of Cargill operating in the north
west states. Cargill owns strings of
grain elevators, huge storage facili-
ties at terminal markets, barges and |
shipping facilities, stores and ware
houses. In addition, Cargill has in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27

vestments in numbering and farming.
So vast are Cargill's operations that
it is one of the largest users of bank
credit in the U.S., except for finance
companies.
Property of the Great Western in
cludes a little more than II miles of
track, one station, one deisel-elec-
trio engine, several freight cars and
coaches. A small personnel force
keeps the train running daily and
maintains the right of way.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27

Now that the short line is no long
er useful in its operations, Cargill
is all for abandoning the project if
possible without apparently caring too
much about the people living in the
area served who have helped build
the great private empire. The GIN
doesn't want to lose money on the
17-mile operation of Great Western
although GIN seems to be doing pretty
we'll on thousands of ton miles of
haulage coming off Great Western. In