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Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Wasteful Timber
Practices Played
Attention Called To Cutting OF
Immature Growth

Mr.. Isaac Thomas, member of
the Board Of Supervisors Of the
Soil Conservation District of Kent
County calls attention to the wide
spread practice Of cutting imma-
ture timber. The extravagent cut
ting is being done to take advan-
tage Of rise in timber prices. Mr..
Thomas states that the State For
estry Department has called atten-
ton to other poor timber cutting
practices which are destroying
much Of the limited timber supply
of this country. Stumpage sale OF
timber without marking or setting
a lower diameter limit results in a
great loss to the farmers and such
severe damage to the woodland
that more than one generation will
pass before more returns can be
realized from much Of Kent County
woodlands.
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Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Girl Scouts Held
Election Meeting
Miss Priscilla McGee Choice OF
Milford Group

Girl Scout Troop Ia held its
second meeting of the new year on
September 9th. At this time the
new officers who were elected at
the first meeting assumed their
new duties. Those elected were :
Priscilla MCGEE, president; Bar
bara KINNEY, vice-president; Mary
Helen Powell, secretary; Carolyn
Glasco, treasurer.
The entire troop of twenty men,
bers, accompanied by their leaders
took trip to Caesars Island
where they held an outdoor meet
ing which was climaxed by roasted
marshmallows and the ride hack to
town. Troop meetings are held each
Wednesday aICel noon from $3.50 to
5 o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06

CdnnIuB 20 LraCtOr malntenanCe.
"The money is considered a
sound investment in the nations
future by encouraging these rural
boys and girls who have pledged
their head, heart, hands and health
to make the best BETTER" declared
Guy L. Noble, director of the Ma
tional All Committee, non-profit
citizens group.
"4-H youth learn by doing" he
stated, land guiding their efforts
are 225,OOO volunteer club leaders
who work under the direction of
the Extension Services of the State
Agricultural colleges to carry out
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7--7--- -N7I-----I7- y -7IIII--
Businessmen interested III bid
ding on military and non-military
government contracts are invited
20 examine these procurement an
nouncements at any Of the three
offices nentionel above, the Com
mission announced. Ghe list is
added to daily.
All s. major Army, Navy and
Air Force purchasing Offices il the
neld and in Washington, as well as
the General Services Adminfstra-
ton, win transmit daily to the De-
partment Of Commerce q synopsis
@ each invitation-to-bid approved
leontnusa On pase p
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Firemen's Supper AT
Harrington, Oct. IL
Men And Ladies Are Busy with
Plans For Annual Fete

Members Of the Harrington Vol
unteer Fire Company and it's La
dies Auxiliary are busy this week
with plans for their Annual Supper
which they will serve on Thursday.
October 18th, at the Fire Hall n
Harrington. This affair has been
a yearly high spot in the Firemen's
activities. The supper will be serv-
ed country style with the menu,
consisting Of chicken salad, oys-
ters and ham and all the "ixin's."
Serving will begin at 4:30 in the
afternoon, and continue until all
are served. Tickets may be pur-
chased from any member Of the fire
company.
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
President Proclairns
Fire Prevention Week

October s to IA has been pro-
claimed as National Fire Proven
ton Week by President Harry S.
Truman.
Miss Louise Whitcomb, home
management specialist at the Uni
versity Of Delaware, and State
Safety Chairman for the Home
Demonstration Clubs, has urged
all homemakers, workers, and far
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Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
No Smallpox In
State In 10 Years
Delaware Has Compiled EnViable
Record Statistics Disclose

The Division of Vital Statistics
of the State Board of Health has
a clean record Of smallpox in Del
aware since 1882. This is indeed a
fine recOrd-one that should be
zealOusly maintained. Some other
states have not been so fortunate
Deaths from smallpox have gone
down steadily in this country ever
since vaccination was made COM
pulsOry in most Of the states. AS a
matter OF fact, this disease could
be made to disappear if every man,
woman, and child were protected
with proper vaccination.
Unfortunately some people do
not believe in vaccination against
smallpox, even after it has been
proved that immunization gives
almost 1000 protection.
1t is recommended that every in
teontlnusd on pag0 %
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Unemployment COMPENSATION Unit
To York Nth Commerce Dept

service 70 Delaware businessmen the Delaware Unemployment
compensation Commission 3 De
eent Of Commerce have the three Commission Sol
apey street Wilmington SO7 South Dover; and The
circle GeorgeoWn receive each
xaontobd issued the Defense and the neral
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
Industry Teams Up Nth Farm
Youth In All Club Programs

Zen years ago only handful Of industrial were support
H Cu6 work nationally Todayhrough Committee
on Boys and Girls Club WOrneay
women are backing their faith million An club members
Win incentives valued at 100000 annually
Ior awards and leader training funds
Milford chronicle., 1950-10-06
DELAWARE State Museum Nearly
Ready To Receive State Treasures

Capped by Dawaresye cupOla the Delaware
building finished
Company Of Wilmington plans by Mr.
Albert us Of Pope and Kruse Wilmington architects
18th century Dover landmark the
Governors Avenue Behind its pasersby
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-30
MIXED FIGHTING UNITsINk0REA
PRAISED BY WOUNDED NEGR0VET

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 26.
-(SpeciaD-A 19-year-old COM
bat medic who wears the Bronze
Star and the Purple Heart for
Outstanding performance of duty
during the great UN victories in
the late stage of the Korean of
fensive, was back in New Orleans
this week convalescing from bat
tie wounds and fatigue after So
fighting days on the Korean war
fronts.
Describing the fighting in Ko-
rea, Corporal John D. Buckhalter.
Jr., 1888 Perdido, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John d. Buckhalter, ST., had
nothing but praise for the mixed"
fighting of white and Negro
troops who fought side by side
with the famed oath Infantry
Regiment.
Buckhalter was wounded bv
sinners fire in the left forearm
and by shrapnel in the right leg
while he was driving ieep car
rying an officer and three en-
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AIcorn Professor
Admitted To
National Honorary
Fraternity

Prof. Earl w. Rand Of Alcorn
A & NJ College was admitted to
Phi Delta Papa, a National Hon
orary Fraternity and selected for
a biographical sketch in the
Seventh Edition of Who's Who in
COlored America.
Both honors came as a complete
surprise to Prof. Rand. He said he
didn't know anything about how
the names were selected for the
honorary or the Who's Who.
When asked about his invitation,
and it was that because all men,
bers are taken in by invitation
Prof. Rand said, II deeply appre-
ciate the honor that the fraternity
chose me-" Eleven other candi-
dates were admitted at the same
initiation ceremony.
At the present, Prof. Rand is
Assistant to DR.. I. Owen Foster Of
the School of Education at Indiana
University. He is fulfilling resi-
dence requirements for doctorate
in Education.
On December Z, Prof. Rand was
Continued on Page Three)
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Cab Driver Burned
To Death Here
Funeral Rites Held

Funeral services were held here
Friday afternoon for JONES T.
Golden, Jr., 81 year old World
War III Veteran, and we'll known
cab driver of the Dotty Cab Co.
Golden burned to death in his
apartment in the Lynch Street
Housing Project last Thursday
night.
According to reports, it is be-
lieved that Golden went to sleep
while smoking and caused the
fatal fire.
Vertis Johnson and David Cook,
two other men. who were asleep
in the house when it caught fire,
escaped without injury. Accord
ing to reports, all attempts to
rescue Golden failed. johnson
said that he went into the burning
room and got Golden to the door
but there he broke away from
him and ran back into the flaming
room just as the roof was falling.
The estranged wife of the dead
man, Mrs. Georgia Lee Golden,
and their two children, Robert,
age 3, and Frederick, age 2, were
in Cleveland, Ohio, at the time Of
the fire, where they have been
Continued on Page Seven)
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LEGAL ACTION taken AGAINST
OWNERS CHICAGO FIRE STACKS

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-(ANP)-
While city officials of Chicago
were taking legal action against
owners of two fire shacks which
recently caused the death of 10
Negroes, one Of them spoke out
to AMP in her own defense.
This owner was Mrs. Wilkerson,
45, owner of bus shack in the
rear of 3545 Ellis Ave-, where five
babies were burned to death while
their mothers were in a nearby
tavern.
Chicago is apparently ready to
throw the book at Mrs. Wilkerson.
State Attorney William Boyle
personally has taken charge of
the prosecution of the landlady
who was indicted this week by the
grand jury.
She is subject to a possible IL
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-30
DRAFT DEFERMENTS PROGRAM
PROPOSED BY CONG. LEADERS,

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26-UNS)
"A program slashino college de-
ferments to about $4,000 annually
was advocated Tuesday while Con-
eressional leaders warned of pos
sihle Induction next year of World
War II veterans and men with de-
pendents.
Twenty six leading educators.
named two years ago nv selectiye
Service Director Lewis B. Hershey
to work out student .leferment
plan rejected the idea of universal
service for all 18-vear Odds as "a
great danger to National Security.
They recommended instead a
tough deferment scheme, based on
superior ATTITUDE, which would sup
ply the Nations need for doctors
dentists, engineers and scientists
but allow the military to take most
OF the 100000 youths normally
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-30
African Native
Council Quits In
Protest OF
Jim Crow

PRETORIA, South Africa, Dec.
26.-(ANP)-The natives repre-
sentative council, an advisory
group of natives which is consult
ed by the government on legisla-
ton affecting native people, voted
unanimously to adjourn indefi-
nitely here last Thursday.
This decision is another step
in the widening rift between the
natives and the government over
the latter's about racial segrega-
ton policy. In deciding to cease
its advisory activities, the council
may have signed its own death
warrant since the Nationalist gov
eminent favors its dissolution and
is considering replacement by
some form of tribal council.
Though the governments racial
segregation policies are the de-
termining factors in the rift, the
trend has been toward that end
for some time.
Under the regime of Jan Chris
tan SHUTS, the council had vote
to adjourn Indefinitely in protne'
against segregation and discrimi-
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listed men to safety after they
had been shot down in South Ko-
rea near Masan last September 2.
He said that he had been as
signed to help establish an out
post with the End Battalion after
climbing hill in Hamon when
the UN forces were getting ready
for their big push, following the
penetration of Red Koreans be-
hind the UN lines. He said that
the big job of the task force was
to drive the Reds off "Bloodv
Peak" near Masan.
"A large number of New Or
leans boys were lost in Korea.
At least 10 or IL from New Or
leans who know were wounded
and about nine or 10 were killed.
They were Youngsters between
the apes of Is and 21, who had
been in the army for 21s or 3
wears and had never seen combat
tut they turned out to be great
FIGHTING men,"
He said that the bulk of the
tContlnued on Page Twol
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PLAN TO SEND FAMOUS NAACP
lawyer TO AID COURT
MARTIAlED GI'SAT Stand STILL
White Urges Macarthur To Lift Ban

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Plans
TO send Thurgood Marshall, spe-
cial counsel of the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People, to Tokyo for an
investigation of the circumstances
surrounding courts-martial of oath
lnfantrymen, were at a temporary
standstill today as Walter White.
n A A c 2 executive secretary,
cabled General of the Army Doug
las Macarthur, urging reconsider
alton of the ban against Mr.. Mar
shalPs entry into Japan.
Word of General MacArthur's
refusal to allow the NAACP coun-
sci to enter Japan was received
this week at the Associations ma
tional office. Mr.. Marshall had
planned to leave for Tokyo to
defend accused GIs on the scene
and to make investigations as
soon as final clearance on his en-
try permit and passport were re-
ceived.
'The entire Negro population
and millions of Others" Mr.. White
cabled Gen. Macarthur, "are deep
ly disturbed by reports of mass
convictions Of Negro infantrymen
in Korea. Examination of courts
martial records indicates many
were convicted under circum-
stances making impartial justice
improbable. We are certain you
would want to see that they re-
ceive full justice not only because
they deserve it but also to counter
inevitable communist propaganda
throughout Asia"
Twenty-three convicted officers
and men have already written
the NAACP, asking the Associa-
TONS Lawyers to handle their de-
fense. At the same time, interest
in the project has been aroused
throughout the country, with con-
siderable enthusiasm expressed in
the press and by groups and in
dividuals. In Berkeley, Calf, a
group Of interested citizens formed
the Bay Area NAACP G.. I. AS
sistance Committee for the pur-
pose of raising funds to help de-
fray the expenses of Mr.. Mar
shal's trip to Tokyo.
The complete text of Mr.. Whites
cablegram to General Macarthur
follows:
Although aware of great bur-
den now upon you and grave de-
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MACARTHUR BANS MARSHALL'S VISIT TO JAPAN
Three Negro
In
Birmingham

ASKING TON, Dec. &c.
(ANP)-Only three Negroes are
registered as lobbyists in the ma
TONS capital, according to the
latest listing on the Congressional
Record.
The big three are Edgar G..
Brown, National Negro Council;
Elmer w. Henderson, American
Council on Human Rights, and
Moss H. Kendrick, National Edu-
,cational Association.
Reports turned into Congress
revealed the following information
about these men.
Brown is director of the Ma
tional Negro Council with offices
at 1717 Euclid Street n. w. in
Washington. Total income for the
past quarter reported has been
$435 and for the year 1850,
through first two quarters has
been S641. All income has been
in the form of dues.
The organization has spent ST.
1868 for the first six months of
1850. Most Of the funds were
spent for public relations and adj
vertising service, with a smaller
sum spent for travel, food and
lodging. -
He is working for the enact
ment of civil rights and rent con-
troll legislation. His drive is to
last indefinitely.
The American Council on HUI
man Rights has offices at 1870
Sixth ST., will last for the dura-
ton of congress with a program
calling for F. E. P. C. civil rights
and social welfare legislation.
It's budget for a year is SIT,
10000 with $4,000 year contrib
uted by each of seven Greek letter
organizations, Kappa Alpha Psi,
Alpha Phi Alpha, and Omega Psi
Phi fraternities, and Alpha Kappa
Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta
Phi Beta, and Sigma Gamma Rho
sororities.
During the past quarter each
group contributed 1925 for its ex-
pense thus giving it a total income
of s4,325. 1t spent S1,750 for
wages, salaries and other neces-
sary expenses.
AS legislative assistant in the
legislative-federal relations divi-
sion of the NEA, Hendrix has Of
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Atlanta Family
Which Goes To
Sleep With Gas
Burning Count
Three Dead
HOSPITAL REPORTS SAY
TWO OTHERS MAY LIVE

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 26-Three
of the five persons who apparent
ly went to sleep Thursday night
at 43 Love ST., S. E., with a radient
gas heater burning in an effort to
keep warm, were found dead of
suffication around $50 D. m. Fri
day.
The other two, who were still
breathing when policemen and fire
men broke into the three room
cement block dwelling, were rush
ed to Grady Hospital. Their con-
dition had not been determined, but
officers quoted firemen as saying
they may survive.
Detective Sgt. L. 7. Billiard and
Detective H. E. Burdette, who COM
pleted the investigation listed the
dead as: Henry Thomas, 50, man
of the house; his wife, Mrs. Mary
B. Thomas, so; and Miss Lizzie
Nell Crutchfield, age unknown Of
Covlngton, Ga.
Rushed to the hospital were the
two sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas,
13-year-old Jimmy Thomas an d
Clifford Thomas, %.
NO OXYGEN IN AIR
The officers and ffremen, who
had to break out a window and
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year sentence. The grand jury
action was taken on recommends
ton of a blue ribbon coroner's
jury. Among the two assistants
helping Boyle with the case is
Joseph Awell, a Negro.
Another blue ribbon coroner's
jury is now investigating the city's
most recent Negro slum fire at
3036 Indiana Ave, in which seven
members of one family were killed.
The owner of this building is
Henry Norman, white.
In another part of the city Ne
groes on the south side got to-
gether to ask that the city's fire
traps be destroyed, then sought
to halt work on the proposed New
York Life Insurance slum clear
ance project.
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NEGRO PLATOON MAKE HISTORY IN KOREA
NEGRO INFANTRY PLATOON
FIGHT 18-H0UR BATTLE
TO SAVE HUNGNAM BEACHHEAD
"SUTTON'S RIDGE" NEW CHAPTER
IN AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY

WITH U. S. BIRD DIVISION,
KOREA-(Delayed)-A Negro in
fantry platoon added new chap
ter to American military history
last week by repulsing waves of
North Koreans on a billy ridge,
now known as "Sutton's Ridge"
near the Hunenam beachhead.
Led by Lit. Harry f. Sutton. of
100 Franklin Ave-, Bronx, New
York, the gallant Negro unit
fought off the most threatening
approach yet to a Communist
breakthrough at the Hungnam
heachhead to save the day for the
United Nations forces.
Last Eight Bullets
The savage battle of Sutton's
Ridge" which lasted 10 hours, got
underway before dawn Monday and
when the counter-a attack of the
tan GIs ended around noon Tues
day each man in the outfit was
down to his last ammunition clip
of eight bullets.
The famous Third Division Reg
iment was holding part of the
billy eastern flank of the beach
head and 1t. Sutton's platoon was
assigned to long three bumped
ridge.
A veteran soldier, who attained
the rank of lieutenant five years
ago, 1t. Sutton divided his men in
type trenches.
Communists Strike
The Communists struck early on
Monday morning crawling up the
bare wind-swept ridge in groups
of 20 men. Moving back and forth
in their trenches, the Americans
picked off the Reds.
1T. Sutton told newsmen:
"We kept firing and firing hop
ing the hell they would give up
and go awav.
'But they kept coming and com
ing. All day small groups of
them kept coming. We would
wipe out this bunch and before
we knew it the Reds were back
again"
Picks Off Seven Reds
Master Sergeant Tyler Collins,
of Malone. Fla, stood upright and
picked off seven Communists. A
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tee Chairman was not included in
the article.
+ The telegram, which the Edi-
tor of the Jackson Advocate sent
to the Chairman of the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities on December 10, a copy
of which was also given to the
Times-Picayune, reads as follows:
II have not authorized that my
name be used as a member Of the
National Committee to defeat the
Mundt-Nixon Bill. If it so ap-
pears, in view Of the action of
your committee, l now demand its
immediate removal
The Editor, in a letter to the
Jackson Daily News, Wednesday,
called attention to his telegram to
the Committee Chairman, and
asked that it be published and
given the same kind of front page
build-up as was given the article
on Tuesday. The letter to the
News said "Since your article con-
corning me, as published Tuesday
failed to include my telegram to
the Chairman of the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activities,
a copy Of the telegram is here en-
closed. Without any reference to
fairness to me, or to the Jackson
Advocate, this telegram should be
printed on the front page Of your
paper, with the same kind Of
build-up given the Tuesday art
icle, in order that the public may
have the full story.
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Robson Sues
.Secy. Aeheson

WASHINGTON - (ATLAS) -
Paul Robson, International singer
actor, has filed suit against Sec
rotary of State Dean Acheson to
prevent cancellation of his pass
port, which he needs for Euro
pean concert tour.
The papers, filed in Federal Dis
trict Court, said Mr.. Robson "has
deservedly won for himself respect
and recognition throughout the
world, not only as one of the great
living Americans, but also as one
of the worlds leading personali-
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Jackson Daily News Fails To Print Full
Story About Jackson Advocate Editor
Telegram To Chairman OF House Committee
On Un-American Activities Not Printed

The Jackson Daily News, Mis-
sissippi's greatest newspaper,
which for the past ten years has
been conducting an unrelenting
campaign to stop the publication
of the Jackson Advocate, local
Negro Weekly Newspaper, be-
cause its Editor and Publisher,
Percy Greene, continues to use,
and uphold the right Of freedom
Of speech, and freedom of the
press, as guaranteed by the Con-
stitution of the United States,
struck a new, and what could we'll
be described as, an under-handed
blow at the paper and its editor
again Tuesday, when it published,
on it's front page, a bold black
headlined article, under the cap
ton, jackson Negro adjunct to
propaganda link Of communist
party" but failed to include in
the article a telegram sent by the
Editor to the Chairman of the
House Committee on Un-American
Activities more than week ago.
The Jackson Advocate Editor
said however, while Howard SUIT
tie, Washington Correspondent Of
the Jackson Daily News. and Rep.
John Bell Williams, whose COM
ment appeared in the article, were
both in Washington, and could be
aware of his telegram to the
committee chairman, it was not
surprising, in view Of his obser-
vations over the past ten years,
that his telegram to the Commit
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-30

Hear the Messages of the Age
DR.. b. c. Land, Clergyman, Edu-
Gator, Lecturer, AuthOr-The Mis-
sissippi Baptist Seminary will pre-.
sent DR.. B. c. Land. January 2-5,
1851 from 3 to A p. m. i'm steward
ship Emphasis Week." A special
invitation is herewith extended to
all pastors and Christian workers
to take advantage of this extra
ordinary opportunity.
You are urged to attend each of.
the four days. If you are interested
in the progress of the Kingdom,
you will be greatly benefited. Don't
forget the date January 2, through
5, the hour 8 to A p. m. The place:
Mississippi Baptist Seminary, SO
n. Parish Street. A CORDIAL
WELCOME TO ALL! Herbert L..
Lang, President.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-12-30
To Investigate
Charges Of
MiStreatment
Of Negro els

WASHINGTON - (ATLAS) -
Senator Edward j. Thye, Republi-
can of Mimi, has asked Secretary
of the Army, Frank Pace J. to in
vestigate charges that Negro
soldiers at Camp Rucker, Ala,
were being mistreated.
Senator Thye made public a re-
quest he sent to Mr.. Pace, includ-
ing a letter written by Sanley
Stone, Negro recruit Of Minnea-
polls to his parents, which said in
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