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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-24
Ike Williams
TO Defend Title
May 18th

NEW YORK - (ANP)-Light-
weight champion Ike Williams will
finally defend his title May II in
Madison Square Garden. He last
defended his crown in December,
1949.
: His opponent will be one of the
following men: Art Aragon Of Los
Angeles, Percy Bassett of Phila-
delphia, Jimmy Carter of New
York, John L. Davis of Oakland
Calf, or Del Flanagan of st. Paul.
likes next bout will be nom
title brawl with Fitzie Pruden of
Milwaukee. Originally cheduled for
March 16, the date has been post
ponued until March %, because
Williams claimed heavy cold.
Commissioner Eddie Egan of the
New York athletic commission has
opposed his fight with Pruden until
he declared himself on title
brawl.
The championship bout will be
promoted by the International Box
ing club. 1t is believed that the
man with the best chance of get
ting the title bout will be Del
Flanagan. Flanagan recently upset
featherweight champion Sand y
Saddler in bruising nontitle bat
tie.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-24

Old man weather put damper
on the spirit Of the ball game be-
tween the Laurel Black Cats and
the Delta Base Ball School Sunday
March 10 at Browns stadium, but
activity will resume Easter Sun
day with Pensacola Arthur and the
Pensacola Giants known to Jack
son fans as old man weathers with
his rocking chair. The old skipper
that's me, of my twenty-five years
in professional baseball I've never
seen a catcher sitting in rocking
chair while playing ball and that
I'd love to see and intend to! and
Pm sure all of you fans share my
enthusiasm on this spectacle. SO
why not join the Easter Parade in
this direction. l hope Branch Ricky
and some of his scouts will be able
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-24

Sam Hariston a hefty catcher be-
came the second Negro player to
join the White Sox team.
81 have seen enough of Boyd"
says Richards, ito cause me to feel
that the former Memphis star is a
capable and efficient player. / am
very much impressed, but will re-
serve my opinion until later"
Boyd, who paced the Negro AM
erican league batters with hefty
1872 in 1948, hit 1863 in 1949, and
was rapping the ball for 1852 when
sold in the middle of the 1850 sea-
son, has looked impressive in the
batting cage and is his fielding
around first base.
Hariston paced the Venezuels
Winter league and was selected a.
the most valuable player. He wor
the batting championship of thu
Negro American league with /;
lust Ala, although he did not finisl
the season with the Indianapoli
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-24

score card show Bratton the win
ner by 70 to IL.
Bratton opened cut over Fusa-
ri's left eye in the very first round.
A right hook did the damage.
Johnny pecked away at this cash
throughout the fight in an effort
to gain a technical Knockout but
Fusari's handlers did a remarkable
job of keeping the eye unit! the
18th round.
Fusari fought the rest of the
way blinded by blood but he for
ever moved forward jabbing with
his left.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-24
clRCLING
The BASES
with
HOMER (coose)
CURRY
Mgr, Memphis
Red Sox

to see this great exhibition, you
know Ricky is a man of wonders
Pm sure you remember what he
did about the great Jackie Robin
son.
Pm more than glad to see so
many scouts in the fair city of
Jackson. Scouts representing the
Brooklyn Dodgers, New York
Giants, Chicago White Sox, The
Yankees and the Boston Braves
We're hoping that they'll all be on
hand Easter Sunday.
The best in sports news is the
Jackson Advocate.
Goose
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-24

FIRST NEGRO PLAYER ON WHITE
sox TEAM VERY IMPRESSIVE

PALM SPRINGS, Calf. - Paul
Richards, manager of the Chicago
White Sox says that he is much
impressed with the teams first
Negro player, Bob Boyd.
Boyd was sold to the White Sox
by the Memphis Red Sox of the
Negro American league. Boyd be-
gan training, during the same week
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-24
Joe Louis To
Fight 0nleIio
Agranlonte

DETROIT = (ANP) = Former
heavyweight champion Joe Louis
will meet Omelio Agramonte, the
Cuban trial horse, March %, in a
re-match in Detroit, it was an
nounced Saturday by the Interna-
tional Boxing Club.
Agramonte learned" the re-
match, according to IBC, because
of his showing against the aging
Brown Bomber in their Feb. bout
in Miami.
The Cuban fighter in that en-
gagement lasted 10 rounds without
being kayoed by Louis. Louis is
taking this bout as another of his
comeback fights in his campaign
to wrest his former heavyweight
crown from Ezzard Charles.
Louis also is quoted as having
challenged Rex Layne of Utah for
bout after Layne kayoed Bob
Satterfield in Madison Square
Garden Friday night.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-24
Built G

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of the individual is factor in the progress of the
company he represents Our representatives know that
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and advancement will be measured only by their
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If you are interested in permanent employment as
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-24

Clowns.
Hariston has been sent to Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo, to Sox farm
club in the Glass A. Western lea
que. Boyd finished the season in
Colorado with a 1878 average.
, 1951-08-01
u ). Mission
OFF 70 Liberia

DR.. Thomas S. Buchanan, path
ologist of the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture, who has been assign
ed to Liberia under the Point
Four program, left for the African
republic. Other USDA specialists
assigned to Liberia are Raymond
J. Weir, former assistant to the
director Of Plant and Operations,
who retired in December, and DR..
Clayton R. Orion, former dean OF
West Virginia College of Agri-
culture.
, 1951-08-01

she traded her makeup for a real
life role as cook and maid. AL
though now she has her own
household staff she does most Of
her w cooking and hasn't for
gotten the days when she was a
"pearl diver"
, 1951-08-01

church and club groups in New
Jersey, suggesting that they voice
protests against the show.
FURTHER SUPPORT for the
NAACP position came from the
District Of Columbia Branch Of
the Association and from the I'm
proved Benevolent. and Protective
Order of Elks of the World.
The stir in the radio, television
and advertising industries con-
tinued to grow in intensity as
Printers Ink and Tide, two wide
ly circulated trade magazines,
carried lengthy articles devoted to
the "Amos m Andy" controversy.
Tide points out the Importance Of
the Is billion dollar Negro mar
ket.
, 1951-08-01

For the fourth successive week since the opening presentation of the nw
"Amos n Andy televiion show, protests against the programs stereotyped
portrayal Of Negroes and support of the .NAACP stand against the show cn
tnued to flood the offices of the Batz Brewing Company and schenley In
dusries, Inc, sponsors of the program.
, 1951-08-01
|2El H aae4
By GEORGE AWRENC


SATURDAY THE FOURTH OF AUGUST at half after four in
come off as charming Dayton schoolmarm Virginia Alberta Farley
Esbs,, dG Mstt the aisle df c C. sea, the s 5s3si s of F %'t ab.s,esr, wit. tn w " xn
be n of the most elaborate ceremonies of this Q r any season in
VESTS se$ Social aM, Register. ssas will follow the Ceremony s~ at the Boyer o r' ST. =" :.
sdence of the. Stanley Armstead Farley Srs.
AMERICAN TENNIS ASSOCIATION GUILD remember the
M Mlt.fns u tournaments mso later aI this MONTH will throw a fabulous
thea &c Gibson Sc in the %l Waldorf Gdra Astofja's Peacock Lounge, Park AVE.
seription S. S. per e. person. eDaa 0 They're; re- honoring T MiHs Gibson Af fer her r. m az
nificent game me Of tennis is, You T of course know that she was the
if you have an inyaaion) make your check payable to Mrs. Betty
G Granger ger, 4o1 Lit LttleW worth Lane Ian s Cliff Gift, Long ,u Island s I. New YORK York.
will donate her services Friday at a desk in the downtown Third Ma
tOnal Bank, to help collect donations for the Red Cross emergency
urgent cause Mrs Letha Rose of $; Summit St, national vice
5sss;sT t.; Of the Il d'Y Ysfsw ,; ss;;ns ch; "a If f, +. . c tiM ssy: and Paul : ns ses
needed vacation. He's director of dramatics at Antioch College and
director at Antioch, returned from a vacation in upstate New York
with some Of fiji: hi; wealthy # frs snik,. and ardent dent. ad mi + He . " q; the
Times) and, among others of the Upper Crust, a recently retired top
s xarI iS: @ 0s Macy eg s nspsr a9 Ss $ som An q !; ;e expects psss.r to begin fae
a nationwide concert tour next year Gas a public relations gimmick
serious accident and must make frequent trips o ZEE a Cleveland
specialist.
YOUNG DR.; CHARLES $: JOHNSON 5RY son Of the president
70 for the the general s' practice ips' Of medicine nee i He'll pr probably ~ take Al C over Hii the
former office Of Dr. Giseombel who is now in the Service Con
sas and Summer school at Ohio State. She'll try a position with q 10
sa' f ssSs! H assnSy s 5Hs HMl and p f1isnd: young 5%s sh Rs1y t 5sp eissn Rs9' ad
pressing chain car, and Clyde Grigsby the decorator, have return
NashvGiie with her sister, Mrs. Lillian Neral The James i. Nc
Gees off to Minnesota for a two week vacation He's the young Day
5 Asso efsffnsy a 1sis shes 5 fhe effieie s9 p pabis iibrari ia the c c%s1ss'7 wa ssr
ington, the Urban League executive secretary, Leaves soon for his home
industrial secretary returned to work after a month at home with the
E EsthsE is % vis#ins the a6 t1 ea% City tyDan b bsaS #sit ss Son. s. w 7nis:asp psneip sPs ss
Willard School,, has been offered the very fine position as top ad,
the Lord taketh." "N N~'' -' A4N NA
, 1951-08-01
WORLD AFFAIRS are your
affairs!
Hattie Mcdaniel Has A
Very Simple Philosophy

Hattie Mcdaniel, star Of the Monday through Fri
day "Beulah Show" which returns to the Obs RADIO Net-
work Auo. 27. adds realism to her portrayal of the frollc-
sone domestic worker by drawing on the "rain and shine"
interludes of her early acting career.
, 1951-08-01

tinued to flood the offices
dustries, Inc, sponsors of
Among protests was M from the
Hotel and Restaurant Employees
and Bartenders International
Union, whose general manager,
Hugo Ernst, wrote Schenley and
Blatz: eve r. in full sympathy
with the National Association for
the Advancement Of Colored
People, which condemns ~presenta-
ton Of such radio and television
programs as cater to pre-
JUDGES and tend to ridicule Is
million Negro Americans, and
obviously perpetuate racial mis-
understandings and race conflicts
49,. l think you will agree that
we who are associated with the al
coholic beverage industry have a
very special responsibility in
maintaining good public relations"
NAACP BRANCHES through
out the country have swung into
action in response to the resolu-
ton passed at the Associations
And annual convention, condemn
ing the program. Typical Of the
branch reactions was that of the
Columbus, Ohio, NAACP unit,
which alerted all members of it's
executive committee and advisory
board to the convention action.
Barbee William Durham, execu-
tive secretary of the branch, re-
ported that lin particular, the Ne
gro lawyer is portrayed in a most
unfavorable professional light"
and urged branch members to
protest the stereotyping.
Charles F. Spicer, president Of
the Spicer Furniture Company OF
Columbus, notified all his en-
ployees that call advertising of any
nature will be discontinued by the
Spicer Furniture Company on
Amos m Andy TV shows" de-
spite the fact that the shows
. sponsors have paid rs percent of
the cost of such advertising dis
plays used in the past.
Miss Emily N. Tinsley of Col
umbus complained to the spon-
sors that "the show . depict
ed the Kingfish as a liar, Andy
and the Kingfish as thieves, the
lawyer as not too bright and
running out on his clients. This
makes these old cliches NOR
indelible in the minds Of pre-
JUDGED persons"
Mrs. Cordelia Greene johnson,
president of the National Beauty
Culturists' League, Inc; telegraph
ed Lewis Rosensteil, president OF
Schenley products: "My observa-
ton is, that mor and more we
must come to think not in terms
of race, color, language or re-
ligion, or political boundaries, but
, 1951-08-01

A native of Wichita, Kansas, she
moved to Denver where she re-
ceived her schooling. At Is, she
won a school medal for her rem
dition of a sad ditty called "Con-
vict joe" This inspired her to
start on the fabulous career that
resulted in her winning a Motion
Picture Academy Award.
The road to success wasn't al
ways a smooth one for Hattie, but
she ironed out a lot of the rocky
spots with her simple philosophy:
"While there's life, there's hope"
When a show she was in folded
in Milwaukee, she got a job dish
washing in Sam Picks Suburban
Inn.
One night a crowd came into
the place and demanded enter
tainment. On the threat OF
leaving if none was forthcom-
ing, Sam desperately pleaded
with Hattie to do something.
She did. Her impromptu sing
ing Of "St. Louis Blues" was
such a hit that not only did the
customers stay but 30 did Hat
tie . . as the headline act for
three years.
There were other times, too,
when the going was so rough that
WHILE FARM EMPLOYMENT
continued below last years level
wage rates were up IL percent on
the first Of this month, reports
| the Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
omics Of the u. S. Department OF
Agriculture.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
FROM the WHITE HOUSE COMES THIS STORY,
NEVER BEFORE TOLD, OF Mr.. TRUMAN'S
by Robert L. MOora

and cold in most parts of the country. Good
sized crowds turned out for the pro football
games. and heard the stunning announce
ment come over the PA. system. Others
were coming home from church or a midday
drive. I'll never forget" they'll tell you,
Il walked into the house and the family was
huddled around the radio" Hardly person
had any idea beforehand that this might
be the last Sunday of peace this nation would
know in many, many years.
Harry Truman was no exception. Although
chairman of a special Senate committee which
was watchdogging our expanding military
machine. he was as blissfully unaware as the
average citizen of the blow that was about to
fall
And, like the average citizen, he remem-
Evening star., 1951-12-02

That is how Harry Truman heard the news
of Pearl Harbor.
Next Friday, 10 years will have passed
since the Sunday which Franklin D. Roosevelt
called "a date that will live in infamy"
What Were You Doing?
MosT Americans cannot today recall exactly
what led up to it - the japanese expansion
moves in the Far East, ominously similar to
the Communist expansion moves there today
Yet practically every person old enough to
remember can tell you precisely what the
weather was where he was and what he was
doing when he heard the news that ultimately
was to alter the life of virtually everyone in
the United States.
1t was a typical late autumn Sunday. crisp
Evening star., 1951-12-02
HARRIS D EWING

bers vividly everything that happened to
him on that hectic Sunday - just this way
He was in Missouri that week end, paying
visit to his constituents and doing work in
connection with his Senate Committee
At Kansas City he met longtime friend.
Roy H. Webb, now in charge of training for
all US marshals. Webb drove him to
Columbia Saturday night and they checked
in at the hotel.
Then, as today, Harry Truman liked his
early-morning stroll. That morning, by what
proved later to be good stroke of luck the
Senator and his friend walked across the road
from the hotel to look at the little airheld
there.
An interrupted Nap
HEY parted about one in the afternoon
Webb drove toward Springfield for a court
appointment next morning, and Mr.. Truman
went upstairs for nap.
Ashe drove. Webb fddled with the car radio.
At :37 pm, Missouri time, the announcer
cut in - as announcers at that moment were
doing all across the nation: The White
House has just announced that japanese
planes are bombing Pearl Harbor. >"
Continued on page 20
Evening star., 1951-12-02
HOW THE PRESIDENT
REMEMBERS PEARL HARB0R
WASHINGTON


EARLY on Sunday afternoon 10 years ago
IL this week Car raced to stop in front of
combination grocery store and gas station
in Cross Timbers, Mo. A deputy U S. marshal
slipped from behind the wheel. dashed in to
the stores only telephone and put in a call to
the Sinclair Pennant Hotel at Columbia
Upstairs in the hotel. US. Senator stirred
from his nap at the ring of the phone. propped
himself on pillow and answered.
This is Roy Webb. the caller said. Have
you heard the radio?"
NO" said the Senator.
The Japs are bombing Pearl Harbor"
There was a second of silence. then: Are
you sure you know what you re talking about.
Roy?"
Its on the RADIO
MY goodness. man. the Senator said,
this is war I've got to get to Washington"
Evening star., 1951-12-02

RoDEnT /. HGo0RA served as
managing editor Of ssStars and
Stripes i'm London, Paris and
Germany. Az present he i news
editor or . Washington bureau
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Browns and Pirates
Get First Draft Pick
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

CINCINNATI, Nov. 9.-The woe
fully weak st. Louis Browns Of
the American League will get first
crack at several thousand players
at the major league draft meet
ing here November 10, it was dis
closed today.
The last-place Pittsburgh Pirates
of the National League will get
the next chance at the player
crop. In reverse Of the way they
finished in 1851, the other big
league clubs will get their chances,
with the World Champion Yankees
taking 18th choice and the Giants
the 10th.
u Draft prices for Glass AAA
players is $4,000. 1t is $500 for
Class AA; 5000 for Glass A;
$4,000 for Glass B: $2,500 for
Glass c. and $4,000 for Glass d.
Many former major league
players are in line for return to
big time, among them Joe Page,
former star relief pitcher for the
Yankees.
Dominic Dallesandro. Bob Mum
Grief, Roy Partee, Luis Olmo, Al
bert Gionfriddo. Bill Voiselle, Dick
Whitman, Dan Bankhead, Johnny
Lindell, Augie Galan and Alex
Carrasquel are others eligible for
return. -
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Trenton State Goes
On Grid Spree Afte,
III ScoreIess Years
by the Assoeioisd Press

TRENTON, N. j., Nov. g.
Imagine working for II years
without getting paid. And, then
all at once. in one year, making a
million dollars!
That roughly. iS-and was-the
football situation at Trenton State
Teachers.
Trenton State couldn't win q
game for IL years. It lost 4s
straight games.
The situation was--well, q little
on the dark side.
Then, one day two years ago,
Trenton State won a football
game. 1t beat Montclair, and the
world-or at least New Jersey
once more was q gay. happy place
in which to live.
This was a new thing for Tren-
ton State. this winning, so Coach
Ackerman's boys tried it again
And again. And again.
In fact, they won IL Of Their
next Is games, including eight in
Ia row for q spotless record this
season.
Trenton States eighth straight
came yesterday. a 20 to 6 victory
The opponent? Why. the gooG
friends from Montclair, naturally
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Public Gets Preview
|0f Caps Tomorrow
lin Hoya Scrimmage

The public gets a chance to see
the new Caps tomorrow night
when Coach Chick Reiser will have
Ia squad of Is men battling for
berths in a scrimmage against
Georgetown University at Fort
Myer. Play win start at 8 o'clock.
Reiser has the unpleasant task
Iof reducing his squad to 10 on
the basis OF tomorrow nights play.
All members Of the squad, except
Dick O'Keefe. who will report here
from San Francisco Thursday. will
be on hand tomorrow night. The
Caps also will work out at 2 pm.
Sunday at Fort Myer, but the pub
|lic will not be admitted.
The Uline management, which
lost money with the old Caps in
the National Basketball Associa-
Ttion, hopes to make pro baseball
pay this year In the less expensive
American League. Washington
"Opens the season Thursday night
against the Miners in Scranton.
Pa, and plays its first home game
two nights later against the Har-
lem Yankees.
Hoping to impress Reiser in to-
morrow nights drills will be Tom
my O,Keefe. Dick Schnittker, Bob
Lamon, Ronnie Garshag. Leroy
Ishman. Harold Hunter, Bill (Su-
Igar) Cain, Frank Booth. Gene
Janis, Jack McCluskey, Ralph
Page. Johnny O'Boyle. Eddie Ly-
ons, Hal Tidrick and Ken Murray.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
With Bill Leeteh

ing on his gun shot himself in the
armpit. Another shot of q toe
while the barrel rested on his foot.
In spite of all the publicity on
the proper handling Of firearms,
a large segment Of the hunting
population still needs to be
trained. While it Is advantageous
for one to learn the safety rules,
they are worthless unless strictly
practiced. When hunting, eternal
vigilance is the price Of safety
Pick your hunting companions
carefully and then not only keep
your eye and mind on them as long
as you are af1eld but on your own
gun. and your own actions as well
The Maryland Ducks Unlimited
Committee announces its annual
Ducks Unlimited Dinner will be
held Monday. November 10. al
Green Spring Inn, Falls and Val.
ley roads. near Baltimore. Din.
ner is at 1880 pm. with cocktail.
|at s. Reservations should be made
through the League Of Maryland
SportSmen, Inc, 18 e. Lexington
street, Baltimore at $5.25 per plate
Technicolor movies of duck con-
centrations in Gunpowder River
Susquehanna Flats, Sassafras Riv-
er. the Chester. Choptank anc
Eastern Bay will be shown. DU's
newest movie, Meet the Ducks, .
is to be the main feature of the
evening.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Nation 'sDuekpinA Ace,
Roll Here Tomorrow

The Nations topflight duckpin
bowlers will converge on Washing
ton tomorrow for the 21st annual
Dixie Classic with a record entry
lin prospect. Last year 108 COM
Ipeted. Top prize is $500.
Action will open at the King
Pin at 10 am. shift to Hyattsville
lat 3 and finish at Bladensburg
starting at Z. Twenty drives will
be used for the first and second
shifts Of each block. with the first
40 bowlers to check in at King Pin
starting the first shift Of the first
block.
Headed by Defending Champion
Harry Peters Of Bristol, Conn, No.
| ranking duckpinner of the coun-
try, about 80 entries are in line
from New England. Ten are COM
ing from Roanoke, Va.
Baltimore's delegation will in
clude nearly 40 and II this is
matched by Washington the entry
probably viii hit a record, ac-
Icording to A. L. Ebersole, director
of the event.
The Metropolitan Washington
Bowling Operators Association has
taken steps to see there will be nc
pinboy shortage such as marred
one big tournament this season