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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-04-29
ToB Be Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel K. Jen-
kins Of Laurel announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter, Eileen
Louisa, to Mr.. Harold r. Brad
shaw. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
w. Bradshaw Of Silver Spring.
The bride-elect is employed at
the Department Of Justice and is
a student at Emerson Institute.
Mr.. Bradshaw, a graduate Of the
University Of Maryland, where he
is a member of Sigma Chi fra
ternity. will receive his masters
degree in June from Catholic Uni
versity. During World War II he
served with the 9th Air Force and
he is now employed at the Bureau
of Aeronautics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-04-29

Mr.. and Mrs. John Frederick
Tucker announce the engagement
of their daughter, Faith Douglas,
to Mr.. Lohr Mitchell Dick, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lohr Dick of
Arlington.
Mr.. Dick is an ensign in the
naval reserve and served during
World War II. He attended Hamp-
den-Sydney College and is a grad
Iuate of Princeton University. The
wedding Is planned for late June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-04-29
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-03

developing demanding freedom
for the Martinsville Seven. Many
shop committees and organizations
as well as students of London Uni (
yersity have sent protests to Gov.
John Battle, in Richmond, Virginia.
The Oxford University Social Club
has cabled the Governor demand
ing "a fair re-trial to prevent the
judicial burder of these race-hatred
victims A newspaper vendor, ap-
palled at the frame-up of the seven
Virginia Negroes, is collecting sig
natures in a petition to President
Truman while selling his papers.
Among major international and
national organizations abroad who
have already cabled protests
against the imminent death sent
ence are the World Federation of
Trade Unions, World Federation of
Democratic Youth, Women's In
ternational Democratic Federation;
youth groups in Israel, England,
France, Western Germany; and 81
members of the French Assembly.
In the United States, the nation
al peoples delegation to Virginia
to save the Martinsville Seven,
scheduled to meet in Richmond,
continues to gain momentum. The
Virginia Committee to Save the
Martinsville Seven and the Civil
Rights Congress, co-sponsors of
| the delegation, report that a bus
load of delegates from North Caro-
lima will join the national contin-
/ gent. In addition, carload of dele
gates each from Wisconsin and
Colorado, Gro chapters there re-
port, will start for Virginia this
weekend. They will be joining large
groups ranging from so to 200
each already announced from New
York, Michigan, Illinois and other
eastern seaboard states.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-03

The Mississippi Negro Democrats
Association urge your action on
the refusal to accept Poll Tax
money from Negro citizens in
Madison and other counties in the
state as a violation of existing
state Law"
The following telegram was sent
to u. S. Attorney General J. How
ard McGrath and to the chairman,
Committee on Elections of the Uni
ted States Senate.
in view of the world wide chal-
lenge to American Democracy and
the Propaganda being spread by
its enemies regarding the Treat
ment of it's Negro citizens The Mis-
sissippi Negro Democrats Associa-
ton urges immediate investigation
of refusal to accept Poll Tax Pay
ment from Negro citizens in Madi-
son and other Counties in the state
as violation of the Democratic
process and spirit as denial of
their right to vote and as a viola
ton of existing Federal Law"
The kilograms were signed by
Percy Greene, Executive Director
of the Mississippi Negro Demo-
Gratis Association.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-03

The over crowded conditions,
and inadequate facilities in the
Jackson schools, while deplorable
does not in any way compare with
condition in many other sections
of the state. In the high school in
4azoo City, for instance, accord
ing to reports, in almost every
room, students are to be found
sitting on Coca Cola boxes and
other types of make-shift seating.
In a recent wide survey of con-
ditions in Negro schools through
the state, it was found that in a
great many instances the schools
and facilities provided for Negro
education were of such low stand
ard that they hardly deserved be-
ing called schools.
With the spending of the two
million dollar fund already provid-
ed bogged-down because of the in
ability of or refusal of the coun
ties to match the money, the only
relief for the conditions was seen in
the enactment of a law which
would provide the money directly
out of the state treasury without
the necessity of the money being
matched by the counties.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-03
White House
Continued from Page One)

fers itself as protector of civil
rights on a world scale. the State
of Virginia, without OBJECTION from
the Federal Government, is about
to execute seven innocent Negro
men,"
Other organizations participat-
ing in the death vigil have urged
that actions on behalf of the Mar
tinsville Seven be held in capitol
cities of Europe and Asia. Among
those leading the Washington vigil
will be writer's Howard Fast and
Dashiel Hammett.
A national caravan to free the
Martinsville Seven will join the
death watch after calling upon
Governor John S. Battle at Rich
mond to stay the executions.
Leading intellectuals and mem
bers of the clergy in the U. S.
have protested the sentencing of
the Martinsville Seven, among
them: Rev. ID. Y. Jemison, Presi-
dent of National Baptist Conven-
ton; Baptist Morning Ministers
Conference of Philadelphia, largest
local group of ministers in the u.
s.; Rev. Jack R. McMichael; Rabbi
Jonah +. Chaplain; Rev. Charles A..
Hill; Rev. George l.. Paine. and
Rev. Charles A. Ackley; Willing
ord Riegger, Martin Wolfson,
Donald Ogden Stewart and David
ID. Huber in the fields of theatre
and music; Henrietta Buckmaster,
Thomas Bell, Daniel S. Gilmore
of the Daily Compass and Mrs.
Maude Trotter Steward, Editor of
the Boston Guardian among auth
ors and journalists; and almost L.
000,0O trade union members rep
resented in international trade UNI
ions and locals, among them the
Detroit U. A. w. locals, Mine. Mill
and Smelter Workers, Fur and
Leather Workers Union, U. E., and
clearinghouse and others.
The first group of persons leav-
ing for the vigil will take the 1870
a. m. train to Washington at Penn
sylvania Station on Tuesday, Janu-
airy Both.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-03

'er when the case is brought back
to the Federal District Court in
Jackson.
More important on the future
of the case than the need for new
plaintiffs to replace Mrs. Bates
and Prof. Brown is the recent de-
cision of the United States SUI
preme Court in the Atlanta, Ga,
case in which the court sustained
the view of the lower court that
the plaintiff had failed to exhaust
all of the administrative remedies
provided under state law, the iden-
teal position taken by Judge Mize
in the Bates case.
The attorneys or Mrs. Bates
pointed out that act with the de-
cision already made in the Georgia
case by the u. S Supreme Court
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-03
81 Million.
Continued from Page One)

equipment in Negro schools.
In Jackson, the capitol city of
the state, where provision have al
ready been made for building four
New White Schools, but no Negro
schools. The voice-crowing Ia S
reached the point where some class
rooms, with the average teacher
load of thirty-five pupils, have
more than eighty pupils in some
rooms, where with no place to sit
down a number of students must
stand around the walls and where
chairs have been provided, the stu
dents must get out of the chairs
and down on their knees on the
floor in order to write in the copy
books.
The over-crowded conditions in
the Jackson schools have all but
made it impossible for the teach
ers to maintain order and disci-
pline among the students.
At Smith Robinson School, a
few days ago, eight boys were ar
rested following the death of a
student in a melee which it was
pointed out, might never have oc-
Cured had it not been for the
over crowded conditions at the
school.
In some cases, in Jackson class
es have overflowed into churches
and houses where the children are
being exposed to all Of the condi
tions that can arise from made
quate housing, heating, and other
facilities.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-03

that the money necessary to carry
the case to the Supreme Court
could better be spent on case
Tor the equalization of school IA
cilities.
In recommending that a group
of parents file suit for equal Ia
cilities it was pointed out that
such a case takes care of the mat
ter of salaries, buildings, equip
ment, curriculum and all other
questions necessary to equal edu-
cational opportunity. And besides,
it was pointed out by counsel that
such case would not be faced
with an unfavorable decision of
the United States Supreme Court.
Attorneys Robert L. Carter and
Mrs. Constance Baker Motley, of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
represented Mrs. Bates and Prof.
Brown.
Attorney Rufus Creekmore and
Judge Etheridge represented the
Jackson Separate School District
and Supt. Kirby Walker, defend
ants in the case.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-03
New OrIeans...
Continued from Page One)

against Mrs. Bates, in either case
it will be necessary to come back
and start again in the district
court in Jackson which will make
1t necessary to get two new paint
ifs to replace Mrs. Bates and
Prof. r. Jess Brown.
The apathy and lack of interest
in the case among the local teach
ers made it extremely unlikely
that new plaintiffs would come
forward to take the place of Mrs.
Bates and Prof Brown. In point
ing out the need for new plaintiffs
in the case the attorneys suggest
that not just two, but as many as
twenty-five plaintiffs will be prop
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-03
National Baptist /. +.
Confined from Page One)

leader, who is also president
Of the World Baptist Alliance, add
ed, at does seem strange that
many of our people in authority
will sanction one thing, because
Of personality, and deny another
thing, because Of personality"
The seven men, innocent Negro
victims of a jimcrow frameup, face
death in the electric chair on Feb
ruary End and 5th unless last
minute writ of habeas corpus is
granted by Federal Court in
Virginia.
The charge against them is alleg-
ed rape Of white woman in Janu-
airy, 1949 The woman, whose con-
Trajectory testimony is the only
evidence against them, has dis
appeared. Since 1908, A Negroes
have been executed by the State of
Virginia for alleged rape, while not
a single white man convicted of
the same charge has ever been put
to death.
The worldwide movement to
save the men from death, the Civil
Rights Congress reported, contin-
ues to grow by leaps and bounds.
Members of the Finnish Parlia-
ment have sent joint cable to
Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt, head of
the Human Rights Commission of
the United Nations, urging her to
intervene with U. S. government
leaders to save the lives of the
Martinsville Seven. The cable, urg-
ing that the execution of the seven
innocent Negro men and youth be
stayed and their freedom granted,
was signed by deputies of several
Finnish parties. 1t included the
names of Hella Vuolujoki, Fin
lands most famous woman play
wright, and Erik Vala, head of
the Finnish affiliate of the Inter-
national League of Human Rights.
In England, broad campaign is
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-03
Hospital Given .

Continued from Page One)
president of the Hospital Auxili-
airy. The tent was then accepted
on behalf of the hospital by DR.. M.
e. Winchester, hospital administra-
tor. He also thanked the group
for the gift. He said the tent would
be a great aid at the institution.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-03
Negro Gets
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One)
try. In this position, Washing
ton will take care of problems at
a factory involving II 800 work
ers.
His staff will include two labor
relations representatives and five
stenographers.
He was moved up from the post
of labor relations representative.
A graduate of Talladega college
in Alabama, Washington is mar
ried and has three children. He
is member of Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity.
He joined the Ford company in
1889 as screw machine operator.
In 1912 he was promoted to inter
viewer, and later as labor rela-
lions representative.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-02-03
Mississippi.
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
20 pay his poll tax.
In many other counties of the
state not only are poll tax pay
ments refused but the situation is
such that Negro citizens, even
though they are large property
owners and tax payers, do not even
make an attempt to pay their poll
tax for fear of intimidation.
The telegram to the Attorney
General of Mississippi said:
In view of the World wide chal-
lenge to American Democracy, In
view of the present deplorable con-
,Iition of Negro Schools in the
state and the need for more money
ror their improvement and in view
of the fact that Poll Tax money
goes to the common school fund,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-09-19
SGT. Elson Stevens
Is Accepted For
Officers School

Staff Sgt. Elson H. Stevens
has been accepted by the U. S.
Army for Army Officers Candi.
date School. He was indicted
in the Army the 4th of Sept, at
Fifth Army Headquarters, Chi.
cago, Illinois. Upon completion
of schooling, he will be commits
stoned a second lieutenant.
For the past four years S-Sgt.
Stevens has been serving with
the U. S. Air Force. He has been
stationed at Chanute Field for
the past two years, and has been
in the Dept. of Instructors train
ing for the past year. During
this time S-Sgt. Stevens has been
conducting the Technical 1nstruc-
tor Course which trains instruc-
tors in methods antt techniques
of teaching. He has conducted
a fine class, has turned out many
well prepared Instructors and
has at all times conducted him.
self as an exemplary airman:
army officials said.
S-Sgt. Stevens is a native OF
Loris, S. C. His wife is the
former Retha Cox, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Cox of Tabor
City, N. G.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-09-19
WATTS SHOT
TN STATE
LINE RUMPUS

Avant Watts suffered a pistol
shot wound in the shoulder, not
believed to be too serious, at
Boyd Fowler's place on the Green
Sea Road just across the South
Carolina State line here last Fri
day afternoon.
Watts was hospitalized but his
condition was not thought to be
dangerous unless complications
set in.
He was repeatedly shot by
Fowler, proprietor of the bust
ness.
The shooting was investigated
by w. C. Carter, of the Horny
county sheriff's department, but
efforts to locate him and procure
additionl information as to the
status of Fowler were unsuccess'
full.
However, reports have it that
Watts fired a shot or severa
shots of buckshot into the build
ing, doing considerable damage
There were several persons in
the building at the time the rum
ipus started but in so far as is
known, Watts was the only one
to suffer bodily harm.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-09-19
CRIDDERS
PLAY HERE
THURSDAY

The Tabor City Football team
plays it's first home game of the
young season at Civitan field
Thursday night at 500 against
the Wilmington "B" eleven.
Coach S. w. Caruso's charges,
lacking in experience but not in
spirit, hope to get back on the
winning path after having suffer
ed one of the worst defeats in
recent years at the hands OF
Rockingham last Friday night
at Rockingham. They lost in that
engagement by the humiliating
score of $50 and were never in
contention.
Although the Wilmington squad
has shown every indication of
being powerful, the one game
experience for the locals is ex'
pected to make them put up a
better showing than they did
against the strong Rockingham
team.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-09-19
COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES
TO HELP FORMATION OF
INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION

Eastern North Carolina.
Monday afternoon of this week
the Columbus county organiza
ton met in Whiteville and dis
cussed the part that this county
would play in the larger seven
county setup.
They also elected Sam Scott
of Fair Bluff, as secretary-treas.
urer to fill the unexpired term of
G. Garland Fowler who resined
because of his health.
1t was pointed out at the Mon.
day meeting that the seven coun.
ties have the lowest per capita
income of any counties in North
Carolina and that the bringing
in of suitable industry would
restify this situation.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-09-19
School Patrons
Urged To Attend
Teachers Reception

School patrons are reminded
this week by Mrs. ]. A. Hufham,
Jr chairman of the public recep'
ton to be given Tuesday evening
September Is, from 8 to 10 o'clock
in the school gymn honoring the
members of the Tabor City school
faculty. The reception, an infor-
NAL affair, is given annually by
the Pioneer Study club, the Par
emit Teachers Association and the
Tabor City Woman's club.
Mrs. R. P. Counts, president OF
the P. r. A. said 81 would like
to urge all parents to attend the
reception and welcome the teach
ers to our community as this
event will take place of the regu
lar September meeting.
Miss Anne Brooks McGougan
president of the Woman's clue
IS assisting Mrs. Huffman anc
Mrs. Counts with the genera
n1ans other committee heads
are Mrs. B. A. Carroll, Mrs: Ralph
W. W. spivey, Mrs. w. A. Williams
Mrs r. S Cox, Mrs. Ralph In.
man, Mrs. w. w. Woody ana
Mrs. Deland Leonard.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-09-19
Girl Scouts Call
Tuesday Meeting

The local Girl Scout troop will
meet Tuesday afternoon, Sep
TENDER rs, at o'clock at the
Woman's Clubhouse Mrs. E. E
Wright, leader announced. All
girls aged 10 years through ii
are invited to join the scouts.
A program of art and craft and
the development of leader ship
will be underway throughout the
year Mrs. Wright said.
The registration fee is $1.Oo
and members are reminded tc
take their dollar to the Tuesday
meeting.
Any former scouts passing the
age limit should contact Mrs.
Wright if they wish to sell their
uniform.
The Tabor City Woman's
club is sponsor for the local
troop.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-09-19
ACL President To Visit
9TH Yam Festival = vent

c. Med. Davis, president of the
Atlantic Coastline Railroad, has
accepted an invitation to attend
the Fourth Annual Carolinas
Yam Festival here October II
- and Is and has been chosen
to crown the queen of this years
event.
A delegation of local persons
visited Mr.. Davis in Wilmington
last week and invited him to at.
tend the 1851 yam show here.
He will place the crown on the
chosen queen at 900 on Friday
night just prior to the beginning
of the dance featuring Bruce
CBubbles) Becker and his orches-
ira.
Contracts were signed with
Becker this week and officials
Of thc canoe committee stated
that he was being brought hacl;
by popular demand. He was here
last year and was widely acclaim.
ed for mis- performance.
The Tabor City Woman's Club
is in charge of the Friday night
ball this year and they have bust,
ed themselves this week mailing
out letters to various Home dem
onstration clubs, Womans Clubs
and other civic groups asking
them to send a queen candidate
to Tabor City's big yam event.
A. c. Edwards, overall chair
man of the festival, announced
this week that dozens of valuable
prizes are going to be given a.
way to farmers who attend this
Years festival. Tickets are going
to be mailed out to all farmers
in the area which entities them
to one absolutely free chance to
win one of the numerous prizes.
A complete listing of these prizes
will be published prior to Octo-
Der II.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-09-19
Rotary Club
Sees Movie
of Carolina

A color movie showing the in
dustry and rehreational facilities
of North Carcii.nG .Sas shown tc
members of the Tabor City Ro
tary club at its regular Monday
night meeting at the Woman;
Club house.
The movie was made by ESQ
Standard Oil and points out the
varied nature of the state as tc
geography, and vacation attrac
tions along with industrial dele
lopment.
The group voted to invite the
Japanses student now attending
the University of North Carolina
on a Rotary scholarship to speal
to the local club in the near I'll
ture.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-09-19
BARRETT
SPEAKS AT
LEGION MEET

Leonard w. Barrett. districs
officer of the North Carolina
Veterans Commission, made thu
main address at the Tabor CITY
American Legion Post 1O1 ban
quet at the hut last Friday night
Attended by 81 iegionnaires
and wives. the meeting was one
exhibiting the most spirit shown
by the organization in some time
Barrett discussed the vari0u-
problems which confront veter
ans and pointed out how many
deserving cases of veterans and
their families go unaided because
Of the lack of knowledge of cor
rect procedure IN applying for
assistance.
Joe Mann. department vice
commander, also spoke to the
group. and sang two songs for
which he was roundly applauded
A chicken dinner was served by
the members of the Homemakers
Home Demonstration club Of
East Tabor.
S. P. Smith, chairman of the
membership committee, made q
report of the drive to date and
pointed out that the goal of sc
members by September IA had
been reached. Through that date
81 veterans had paid their 1852
dues.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-09-19
Movies Shown
To W.S.C.S

The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service, Saint Paul Method
list church, met in the church au'
ditorium Tuesday evening Tor
the regular monthly meeting
Mrs. Doc Bruton, president, pre-
sided.
The program Religion of E.
economies" was given by Mrs. r.
r. Rogers, Jr., chairman MRS
p P Counts, and Mrs. j. L. WIN
stead. Mrs. Winston Gore gave
the devotional.
An added attraction to the pro
Gram was the showing of color
Slide pictures of South America
cont bv Miss Estelle Stanley VINO
is attending missionary scnool
there The pictures were scenes
taken on the boat going over the
school and historical spots.
The business session was dc.
voted mainly to the assigning OF
members to various duties IN the
food booth which the society is
sponsoring in the exhibit hall
during the three day Carollnas
Yam festival. l.
The attendance pen went To
the Lula Rogers circle.
There were 81 members pres
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-09-19
Leaf Mart Will Sell
About Same Pounds
AS Sold Last Season

With only three more days re-
naming on the local tobacco
market during the 1851 season,
indications were that Tabor City
would sell approximately the
same amount of tobacco this
wear as was sold in 1850.
Through sales of Tuesday OF
this week, the unofficial records
show that 7,122,450 pounds have
been auctioned off at an average
of S53.O7. This amount has been
recorded with just three selling
days remaining during the sea-
son. The figure is just 7O8,7Ol
short of the 7,S31,151 pounds sold
in 1850. Sales through Tuesday
had practically reached the total
sales for the entire 1949 season.
Last year the local market show
ed an increase over the previous
season of 634,171 pounds.
The Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday sales of this week must
average 236, 1913 pounds per day
| in order to reach the 1850 total
poundage. This seemed within
reaching distance even though
selling time has been cut to four
and one half hours. Floors were
filled Wednesday morning and
there were many who expected
full sales both Thursday and Fri
day.
Bad weather conditions Mon.
dav and Tuesday held sales to a
minimum and jeopardized the
local markets chance of topping
1850 totals.
Tobacco prices have been con-
siderably better here for the past
two weeks and sales this week
have been among the highest OF
the year.