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Grandmaster of the state of Kan
sas, and the most Ancient Grand
matron Heroines of Jericho, and
Grand matron, state of Alabama,
Daughter M. E. Hanley.
The report of the committee on
the site for the proposed $25O,0OO
Masonic Temple will be the high
light of the Diamond Jubilee Ses-
sion.
Grandmaster Gillian, in an an
nouncement from his office last
week said that DR.. Lee NJ. Owens,
of Vicksburg, Deputy Grandmas-
ter, and chairman of the commit
tee named to select the site for
the temple will make its report at
the Diamond Jubilee Session. The
Grandmaster said further that if
the Lodge adopts the report the
property for the location of the
temple will be purchased immedi-
ately.
Now entering its 18th year of
uninterrupted operation in the state
the organization last year paid
more than $4,000 to widows and
dependents of deceased members.
In addition some $4,000 was dis
tributed to various charities.
The Grand Lodge officers are
Jas. C. Gillian, Clarksdale, Grand
master; j. B. Greene, Gulfport,
Grand Sec'y; DIR. Lee M. Owens,
Vicksburg, Deputy Grandmaster;
DR.. HI. J. Fields, Laurel, Senior
Grand Warden; w. A. Godbolt,
Hattiesburg, Junior Warden; B. w.
Currie, Vicksburg, Sec'y Treas;
Masonic Relief Dept; w. H. Cox,
Treas. Point, CCFC.; John C. Mel
Choir, Leland, Grand Orator, ]. w.
Porter. Tupelo: Grand Treasurer.
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Fire Kills
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8, Louise 2, and Kathleen, 1.
Johnson died in the hospital. Be-
fore his death he said the fire start
ed when he poured kerosene on a
stove in the two-room howell.
Four others escaped death in the
burning wreckage. They were Leon,
4 month old son Of the Williams
couple, the Williams couple, and
Mrs. Evaline Johnson, the dead
mans wife.
Baby Leon was badly burned, but
the adults suffered only minor
burns.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-02
Uncle Sans Kids
Demanding More
Pennies Now

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Ter
rifle demand for pennies has the
Mint turning out more than 8,000,-
900 day.
+ Officials said Mint offices at
Denver and Philadelphia are work
ing overtime-10 hours a day, six
days week-and the San Francis
co office is devoting full normal
time entirely to penny production.
The Mint has no way of know
ing just why pennies-and for that
matter, other coins, too-are so
much in demand.
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KEN D RIx
co M M EN- rs
The Black Ballot Box
By MOSS H. HENDRIX

Inc Black Ballot BOX
ATLANTA, Cain some sec
tions of this nation, separate bal
lot boxes are maintained for the
races. / am told of one location
where the one for Negroes has a
black paint job.
A lady whom l met questions
the constitutionality Of such a
practice. Then there is the direct
insult that is attached. This lady
recalls that upon going to vote
she remarked to her husband,
Darling it's black!" The voting
attendant registered expression Of
shame.
He knew, l would venture, that
beyond the stigma of insult that
the separate, BLACK ballot box i'm
piled, there could lie the big steal.
Being very blunt, the laws and
high courts of the land might die
tate that a citizen must be regis
tered and his vote accepted, butt!
Under the two-ballot box sys-
tenn, it would be an easy matter
to forget to count that citizens
vote.
Doubtless, many persons who
have gone through the task of
qualifying and voting have never
had their votes counted. l have
recently heard that in one city
election in this area candidate
who SHOULD have won" LOST.
AS the story goes, persons in
charge Of the voting booths in this
candidates. section failed to re-
turn to the voters their coupons, a
detachable part of the ballots,
which serves as receipts. In the
absence of voting machines, NO
RECEIPT naturally NO CON-
TEST.
Under ordinary conditions, it
would be expected that elections
would be so carried out that op-
posing candidates would supervise
voting and the counting of the
ballot. But in a one-party cleo
F, ton such democratic procedure
can be quite lax.
The whole matter has led me
to wonder If the proposed Lodge
amendment abolishing the cleo
toral college would not be of ul-
innate and far-reaching good to
the nation as a whole. The Lodge
amendment would have out-lawed
the electoral college as a unit for
electing presidents.
In short, Senator Lodges pro-
posal would have split the cleo
toral vote in consideration of the
popular vote, thus abolishing the
winner-take-ak scheme which now
exists in presidential elections.
believe that the Lodge plan would
have eventually brought a two
party system to the south.
Temporarily, certain key polit-
zeal centers, where Negro leader
ship claims a "balance-of- power
may have lost some political sig
nificance as far as the national
scene is concerned. By far. it
would be better if this so-called
balance" were to operate in areas
in which greatest numbers of Ne
groes. live and the problem is
most tense.
It is my conviction that the i'm
plications of the black ballot box
will more quickly be erased when
there are two active party opera
tions in the solid South, If the
Republicans should launch action
in this section on behalf of q pres.
idential candidate. it would be as.
sumed it would enter other fed.
eral, state and local politics in
a serious manner.
A further conviction Of mine is
that the outside political influence
based upon "balance-of-power" pc.
litical leadership is at the most
PSEUDO and definitely ineffect.
live at the local level. The Ma.
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Hope For The South
(FrOm The Los Angeles Tribune)

Election results in two southern states-Georga
ana South Carolna-are encouraging signs that de-
mocracy is nching forward down in Dixie
Georgia voters turned down, by handsome ma
Jorty the Herman Tamadge backed proposal to extend
that states archaic county unit system the final cleo
tons. 1t is confined to the primaries Under the
county unit pattern each county has specified number
OF votes with the backwoods counties having enough
VoteS TO nave their way against the popuous
urban centers That system put, and has kept Herman
IN office since he win the primary contest with the
ald OF the backwoodsmen And nomination is antamount
to election in onepary Georgia Extension of the system
to the general election would have lodged additional pow
er in Tamadge's unsavory political machine.
South Carolina voters cast four to one majority
for abolition OF the poll tax That leaves only five states
that levy tax the right to and it is safe bet
that the number will diminish to zero within the next
few years.
Proponents of state action will probably seize on the
South Carolina results prove their claim that solution
of this and kindred problems ought to be left exclusive
V to the states Of course is better if the states do
step into of this kind but view is that the con-
slant agitation for federal antipo tax law helped
prod South Carolina into action We doubt that there
would have been any repeal without such agitation
In any event the position of the Negro voter has
been enhanced by Georgia and South Carolina voters and
were sure that both states and the entire nation will
benefit.
Most of the people who discuss public problems
know nothing about them.
Too many people talk about patriotism when what
they mean is the protection of their profits.
One-nan dictatorship is bad wherever you find it.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-02

A very shapely exotic dancer
whose name has appeared several
lines in this column barely missed
having her dreamy face slashed
by one of her jealous neighbors
who said that her husband watched
her too much LAURENCE
"88" keys, for the past five years
has had his own trip, may give up
on the group . The entire cast
of 'Just A Little Simple" the new
play by Langston Hughes, cur
rently at the Club Baron will be
the guest of the Hucklebuck Cafe
this Monday night What ever
became of the tall shapely Marion
Bruce?
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-02

And who is that sweet young
flower making all the best nit
spots with prominent upstate
medico, who is here only because
he was recently involved in
scandal in his hometown, that al
most caused him heart failure
This lovely piece of humanity who
is always draped in some kind of
expensive fur, pretends she is from
Haiti, but when scotch and milk
start running out of her ears, so
does her French accent. Brother
what a phony.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-02
On he Scene In
harlemt0Wn
BY NICK LATOUR

NEW YORK - A police raid
on a well known midtown apart
ment house last week netted the
officials with several not too we'll
known tan thespians. A we'll known
columnist would have made a big
blow off about it had he not been
in it himself-natch.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-02

BEST TV SHOW, B'way column
mist, Ed Sullivan, Ed digs up some
Of the finest talent around, and
he is not at all choicy about what
race, creed or color it is. He makes
1T point to hire at least one
Negro performer on every show.
Three Cheers for the Daily News
Scribe.
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j P
A n D
D O " n
F A R Is H
S T R < < 7
By PERCY GREENE

FARlS1 . REE1 OAI RDA
NIGHT: This is the season fol-
giving, and while | thought over
my Fish and Beer, heard con-
versation between some brothers
and sisters If the blood which
points to job for the pulpiteers,
teachers, leaders Amounted and APP
pointed, and all those other ele-
ments in the "Cullud Community"
who has, or claims the response
bility of giving light to Aunt Hag-
CARS Chilluns. The conversation
hinged around the Negro Division
Of the Community Chest Cam
paign, yet in arrears, and the
coming drive for Infantile Pa
ralysis Funds went lack this: We
done had us hands out so long
til it's sorta hard for us to pull
them in and put 'em in US pockets,
even us whose got something, ant
give something for to help some
body else. Thinking more as |
unused over that conversation, |
could recall the cases of them
amongst Aant Haggar's Chilluns
with something, who gave so little
that, knowing their circumstances
those who are hurt from giving
little give less or nothing. The
philanthropy of the more success
full folks in this nation is pointed
at in support of the free enter
prise system, which has made this
nation great, as the chief reason
for our being against socialism
in government, communism, or
any other kind of system except
our own system of free enterprise.
And there can be no doubt about
the fact that those amongst Aunt
Haggar's Chillun, who have, are
more than 200 per cent for the
Free Enterprise System, and a.
gainst socialism and communism
just like everybody else who have
What | thought about as ]
got my second helping of fish
and another bottle of that gooo
GOLDCREST 81, and this is a
number one job for the pulpiteers,
teachers, leaders Amounted and
appointed, and all those other ele-
ments in the "Cullud Community"
who have, or claim to have, the |
responsibility of giving light to |
Aunt Haggar's Chillun, if them
us that's got don't hurry
up and learn how to give, it'll |
turn out to mean in the long run
that the more we git, the bigger
stumbling block we'lI be to the
free enterprise system :.
It'd BITS OF NEWS Luke
Green, local boy who went to the
big towns, who was killed out in
Los Angeles few days ago, was
buried out there. His brother,
Harvey from Chicago, and @. V.
from New York, came here for
the funeral but decided to have
him buried in L. A, after some |
complications arose over the i'm
MEDIATE shipment of the body to
Jackson The 18th District of |
the American Legion Negro |
Posts) met Sunday down at Lau- |
rel. They elected a Liaison Of |
ficer but are still without what |
they want /. self government (.
Juanita Davis, comedy local young |
woman was killed in auto wreck |
on the morn of Thanksgiving. Her |
companion suffered a serious back |
injury Mr.. George Jones, who |
died suddenly, was buried this
week. He is the father of Kath- |
crime (Mrs.) Andrews of the Glad |
stone Cafe in East jackson i
DIR. Leroy A. Smith, long i'll at |
his home, was moved to the Sally |
Harris Clinic this week.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-02

BAD NEWS FOR MEN
The local BARRIERS Association met
Up at Dotson's Barber Shop Mon
day night and went up to 75c for
hair cuts as of NOW.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-02

WHAT'S IN A NAME A
man and woman created a lot of
disturbance and drew a big crowd
IN a fight up in the Harlem end
ct the old stroll the other day.
a man coming up asks what's go
ing on and somebody replied +.
q fight between a couple of buzz
yards
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-02

Most of the people who discuss public problem
ow nothing about them.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-02

SOMEBODY ASKED who
Is the most popular man down
at the corner of Parish and HAM
llton, and certain fellow stand
ing by, with an expansive grin
answered and said thew
call "me" DUKE.
KEEKLY QUOTATION: "He
glveth twice that giveth quickly,
Richard Taverner.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-02

One-man dictatorship is bad wherever you find It.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-02

Too many people talk about patriotism when what
they mean is the protection of their profits
Evening star., 1950-06-30
a year Of exciting news upsets
...and in Washington Gunther' S
upset Beer Tradition with a
dry, berry beer .. today the
most initiated beer in the East!

TACK IN 1887 the Gunther Brewing Cornps
I'D special dry lager, delicious light dry, be
unlike any beer brewed in this part of the country
1t became the first premium dry beer to be
the U.S.A. following Repeal!
While other brewers belittled this lighter, dri
beer drinkers by the thousands switched to Cunt
1t finally reached point where during the wai
land people asked for Gunther's first than for al
combined!
Naturally, Gunther's couldn't supply the de-
times, the brewing capacity of Gunther's was
last summer Gunthers still had to ration its beer
Of course, you know what happened.
The same brewers who belittled Gunther's Dry
spending millions of dollars to say tn
have dry beer for sale.
In fact, Gunthers Is the most initiated beer In
If not in the whole U.S.A.
Some of the largest breweries In the E.
Gunther's with dry beer. And one by one, brew
cities have produced and advertised beer like G,
And most Washington folks, we believe, would
the original. famous. dry, berry Gunther's!
That's why Gunther's has built whole new
with nearly four times the capacitv of the Cur
The echo., 1950-09-15
II. B. a. Christmas Saw
irys Club Campaign
Launched

A new campaign has been launch
ed known as the Christmas Savings
Club Campaign to end in the Deem
Der Board, 1850.
The office has made out Christ
mas Savings Books for all of the To-
cal presidents in t h e Association
Now, it is up to you to decide as to
the amount of money you are going
to deposit in your Christmas Saw
ings Club,
A large number of presidents has
already made deposits. One presi-
dent has deposited $500 on her club.
She is now in line to receive inter
est on all over ten.
Those of us who were in atten-
dance during the Convention were
thrilled to see the long line formed
in front Of the H. B. A. Bank during
Banking Hour All presidents who
added members, were issued checks
and after endorsing he checks to-
day, they took them to the bank and
cashed them fer REAL H. B. A.
MONEY. Ask Mr., w. M, Bell, or
Mr. G.. D. Cotton, or Mr.. A. ]. Bar
nett, or Rev. J. Z. Grace, and large
number of others they know.
The Christmas Savings Club works
like this:
Fer each member added up to ten
qO) you will be given SOC,
From ten b Is you will be given
soc and Csc interest on each men,
Der added.
From IS to 20 you will be given
soc for each member added and soc
interest on .
The echo., 1950-09-15
MIR. w. L. FIELDER
Is WIDE AWAKE

The office is well pleased with the
actions of the newly elected Presi-
dent of H. B. A. Lodge No. 355 at
State Line, Miss. Mr.. w L. Fielder
was elected to carry out the un-eX-
pired term of the late Mr.. Geo. l..
Pierce, Jr.
M. Fielder sent in five applica-
tons for new members and ordered
some more application blanks. Mr.
c. L. Moore, who heads Lodge No
301 in State Line had better watch
Mr.. Fielder. l don't know what he
is up to, Mr. Moore reported 119
members in the Convention and
Lodge No. 355 reported "a.
The Association is proud of these
two Lodges in State Line. They
have always been faithful and CO.
operative.
The echo., 1950-09-15
Ms. Lucy Johnson
Goes Over the Top

Mrs Lucy Johnson of Ellisville is
making the Association a fine local
President. Mrs. Johnson was writ
ten. along with all other Presidents
whose membership was below the
required number We are happy to
state that Mrs. Johnson has added
ten new members since the Conven-
ton and has others in hand. Her
membership stood at twelve and now
she has % with others to be added
at an early date. Congratulations,
Mrs. Johnson. You have proven to
the Association that it can be done.
Mrs. johnson is a school teacher,
and yet she has time to work in the
Association.
The echo., 1950-09-15
The Christmas Savings
Club Train

The Christmas Savings Club Train
has started on its five months tour.
Presidents have begun aboarding the
train in the following towns:
Laurel, Hattiesburg, DeSoto, Wig
gins, Shubuta, Meridian, Daleville,
Crandall, Ellisville, Bond, Brooklyn,
Macon, Columbia, Lawrence, Petal,
Waynesboro, Picayune.
The largest delegation tn u s far
seemed to have aboarded the train in
Ellisville and the second largest del
egation got on in Hattiesburg. The
conductor of this train has his spot
light on other adjacent towns There
is plenty good room for other pas
sengers who would like to ride this
train.
You VIII be glad that you got a
board this H. B. A. train when we
ride up to the station in the Deem
Der Board
ALL ABOARD FOR OUR FIVE
MONTHS TOUR!
The echo., 1950-09-15

"A friend of mine just bought an
old farmhouse just outside of town.
and I've been having a simply won..
derful time helping her to remodel
and redecorate.. We've just about
finished, and l wish you could see
personally the actual miracles
we've wrought with paint and
structural glass. 4
\ We are especially pleased with
the Transformation of the old coun-'
try kitchen. When my friend pur-,
chased the house, the kitchen wa$
badly in need of plaster, and totally
lacking in the equipment that we'vS
become accustomed to. (Small won-
der - the home was over 100 years
old, and had been unoecupied for
several yearsD Today, that sans
kitchen is sparkling with color .
completely modern, and practicaas
We used Carrara structural glass
for all the walls and it's simply
beautiful! Reflects every bit of ligh&
- and, because it cleans with Al
whisk of cloth, my friend finds ~
especially convenient with her fam.i
lily of boys! {
We are so pleased with tia
kitchen that right now we're in thei
midst of having the same'glass puS
on the bathroom walls, The rooud
was formerly an old closet and ii
small, so the glass is really q he}p
in seeming to enlarge the room. 1t 4
made lust like fine plate glass. QO,L
The echo., 1950-09-15
STATE LINE NEWS

The Home Mission Society held its
weekly meeting at 100 o'clock in
the home of Mrs. Viola Clark. The
President opened the meeting with
religious songs, prayer and scrip
ture reading The meeting was an
nounced in order for business. Mrs.
Viola Clark and others will have a
play on the first Sunday night in
September, Roll was called and the
amount Of $500 was turned over to
the Treasurer. After the business
the hostess served delicious refresh
ments. The hostesses were Mes
danes Elnora Smith and Viola Clark
Ladies present were Mesdames Mary
Grace, President; Josephine Moore.
Secretary; Thelma White, Treasurer:
Hattie Taylor Mamie Leal1es, Mary
G. Powe Lula Mae Powe and Maty-
lin Lopez
Mrs Matylin Lopez,
Reporter.
The echo., 1950-09-15
Tentative Death List

The following is tn G Tentative
Death List for the claims that are
foC payment in the Sep
TENDER Board, 1850. It must be re
membered that no claim will be CON
in line for payment unless
all papers have been properly filled
out and forwarded to the office.
1. Lille Ruffin, No. 422, R. V.
Pope, Pres, Laurel, Mississippi,
2. Mary J. McWilliams, No. 1876,
Marshall Clark, Pres, Daleville.
3. Rena Ramsey, No. 1876, VIM.
Kinslow Pres, Waynesboro.
A. Gussie Franklin, No. 27O, A.
J. Barnett, Pres Hattiesburg.
5. Sarah Sterling, No. %, Mrs.
Annie Rodgers, Pres, Langsdale.
6. jamie Powell, No. 212, Reed
Easterling Pres, Mt Olive.
T. Viola Johnson, No. 1884, Mrs.
Julian Andrews, Pres, Mcleod.
8. AIonza Busby, No. ASH, Rev.
Sherman Hurst, Pres, Laurel.
8. Leona Banks, No 1914, c. ".
Mclaughlin, Pres Waynesboro.
TO- S. ]. Echols, No. 40, V. T.
Ehonpson, Pres, Bassfield.
II. Beakett Barnett, No, 90, G.
g. Arlington, Pres, Laurel.
T. Emmalne Jones, No. 422, R.
V. Pope, Pres, Laurel
49, Joe Hatten, Jr., No. 304, Mrs.
Ulden Barnes, Pres, Taylorsville.
IA Elouise W. johnson, No. AIT,
Mr. Alex McMilhon, Pres, Rose Hill.
Is Clara Johnson, No. u, Mrs.
NJ j. Moore, Pres, Meridian.
IS. Laura Chapel No. >, Willie
Chapel, Pres. Meridian
II. Mary McLendon, No. 1913, Mrs.
Calline Everette, Pres, CrandaA.
IS. James Brice, No. 331, Mrs.
Johnson, Pres, Brookhaven.
10. Mary j Lindsay, No. $3.50, Sam
Thomas, Pres, Mcleod.
20. Courtney Smith, No, 262,
Bowens, Pres Jayess.
81. Sandy Perry. No. 1903, Mrs.
Matte Bureu Pres, Hattiesburg
-. Hattie Dansby, No. 260, NJ !
Paige Pres Laurel.
70. Mury Kidd. No. 40, Rev.
r. b. Ooten. Pres Lawrence.
a. George L. Pierce, Jr., No. 355
W. L. Fielder Pres, State Line.
25 Ella Wee Sanders, No. $50.
VI. Paige Pross Laurel
o. z. j. Dunlap, No. 80, John
Scott Pres, Stonewau.
r. Mollie Hunt, No. 324 Mrs,
Fannie Crockett. Pres, Mashulaville.
%. Ida Johnson, No. l78, E. NJ
Dunn, Pres, HiWanee.
%. Howard Vance, No, 479, Rev.
r. B. Ooten, Pres, Lawrence.
30. Grant Lewis, No. 125, F. C.
Lewis. Pres Collinsville.
3D. Lena Woods, No. 33s, L NJ
McNair, Pres, Mt. Olive.
%. A, ]. Crosby, No. 100. VIM
Eoslow, Pres, Waynesboro.
&c. willis Dicl.ey No. TIA c. L..
Hall Pres Virgins.
The echo., 1950-09-15

MAGAZINE and found there were si4.
more. Don't peek at the upside
Gown list Til you've tried to deter.
mine what housekeeping was hk.;
IN 1901
And why does copper and bragg
eeme in for hat-uoGng? If you've
been taking today's miracles as
much for granted as l had been
you'll be surprised, too, to discover
the most of the mechanical, mar
9els listed (plus radio and tele~
vision) were made possible bg
copper and its alloys. It seems
shat the rustproof, durable, heat
conducting red metal was Of majo-c
importance in taking us out OF
&hn ice man, coal stove and woodea
va sh tub era. / don't think {
ST gger easily, but it was over
whelming to read that in the mar
afactoTe of electrical appliances
slated for 1850 alone, moe than
900 =tiylion pounds of copper and
roppry~kaae alloys viii hsTe been
Used! "
When you say it fast, 80 years
son dn't seara 70 make a treinen-
Sons difference in the schene of
thinrs bot ! for one. Rn delighted
81 b. $50 kezpes Of the aaHse
end hoazsA4
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The echo., 1950-09-15

NUMBER OF etSSs,
trical labor-s ayt
ing devices thtst
Grand moCneB
GiIn' t have
hen she waa
. dewey-eyeG
bride. l got t.
seventeen tn e2s
checked thA