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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-05-07

possible. The earlier cases are put
under treatment, the better is the
chance for recovery.
The Mayflower, provides a med
ium through which it is possible
for everyone, regardless of their
financial means, to have part in
this great Nationwide Charity
program. We are sure that as you
read these lines, you will want to
join in the same and will be glad
to purchase a flower for the small
sum of 15c or a sheet of ten flow
ers for $1.5O. Get them from your
organization, or send direct to the
the Sanatorium. BUY MAY
FLOWERS & HELP FIGHT TU-
BERCULOSIS."
We, at the Sanatorium, wish to
express our deep appreciation to
all who have assumed the respons-
Utility of distributing the May
flower, as well as to the thousands
who are purchasing them and who
through many other ways, have
made contributions, making it pos
sible for us to carry on our work
We trust you will feel that the
knowledge of having helped some
one less fortunate than yourself
will be ample reimbursement for
any sacrifice made.
Most sincerely yours,
]. D. Broman, Supt.
c. E. Melbye, Asst. Supt
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-05-07
Morse May Learn
New Secrets On
German Invasion

Secret documents concerning the
Nazi invasion of Norway may be
brought to light if the Oslo sal
wage company. "H0vding" finds it
feasible to break up the 1O,OOO-ton
German cruiser "Bluecher." Lying
at depth of nearly 400 feet on
the bottom of the Oslo ford, the
pride of the Nazi navy was sunk
by Norwegian coastal artillery and
torpedoes at the break of dawn
on April 9, 1941.
Salvaging at such a great depth
presents considerable problems.
but in June "Hovding" will send
down divers equipped with special
pressure-proof seel hoods to eX-
anime the vessel. 1t may prove
necessary to blow up the ship with
explosives and then try to hoist
the scrap steel to the surface. If
possible, the divers will attempt
to retrieve intact the wealth of
German state documents known to
have gone d w n with the
"Rluecher.'
The Nazi cruiser was registered
at 10000 tons, but is actually be-
lieved to be about $4,000 tons. It
will be recalled that the German
pocket-battleship "Tirpitz" was of
ficially stated to be $4,000 tons.
However, Norwegian experts sus-
pect it is actually more than 50,-
600 tons. The "Tirpitz," sunk dur
ing the war by Allied planes near
Troms0 in northern Norway, is
being dismantled by "H0vding."
This particular operation won't be
completed for another five-six
years.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-05-07

The Swedish National Sanator-
ium of Englewood, Colorado, came
into being about 46 years ago,
born of a need to care for strand
ed and needy tuberculosis suffer-
ers, who had come to this area in
search for health. 1t has never de-
waited from its original purpose,
but has continued to serve folks
from all walks in life. Through
the years of it's existence it has
continued to expand, and every
modern discovery for the cure of
tuberculosis has been adopted at
the Sanatorium.
The Sanatorium has more pa
tients at the present than it has
ever had at any one time, and the
need for expanded facilities to care
for them is evident Plans are be-
ing made for an extension to the
present Mayflower Pavilion to
meet this need.
About 80 years ago the May
flower, that had been and is still
being used so extensively in Swe-
den in the fight against tubercul-
osis, was brought to America By
a group of business men in Prov
idence, r. 1. The funds provided
through the sale of the little flow
er go exclusively to the Swedish
National Sanatorium to aid needy
patients. The Mayflower has now
become the emblem of Hope for
tuberculosis sufferers both in this
country and in the country of its
birth, Sweden. AS the little flower
comes to you again this year, its
message is fresh and new.
Qualifying tuberculosis sufferers
can be assured that through the
funds provided through it's distri-
button, a welcome awaits them at
the Swedish National SanatOrium.
Lack of necessary personal funds
to defray the cost is no longer q
barrier between them and their
search for health.
Free Care Fund
Recovery from the dread disease
of tuberculosis is usually a long,
slow process, and consequently a
comparative few are financially
able to meet the cost. To our sup
porting organizations we say
again, your members, not other
wise in position to stand the cost,
are entitled TO share in the FREE
CARE FUND provided through
your distribution of the Mayflow-
er, and those suffering from this
dread disease should not delay, but
get in touch with us as early as
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-05-07
Morse Youth HosteIs

There are 1S5 Youth Hostels in
Norway, with total of 5000 beds.
Many new hastels are being built,
including fourteen in the northern
provinces.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-05-07
Morse Exhibition

Sponsored by 40 Norwegian ma.
chinery importers, an exhibit Of
modern machinery for the metal
and wood working industries will
be held in Oslo June PIP.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-05-07
British Act In Oslo

Thirty young British amateur
actors recently performed Ham
let" at Oslos New Theatre, as
guests of the Norwegian School
Theatre Association.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-05-07
ON BOOKS AND ARTICLES

Arendal, by Birger Dannevig.
Life and activities in a charming
south Norway town. "a pages. H.
Illustrated. Kr. $50. j. w. Cappelen,
Oslo, Norway.
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
robson MORE TO BE PITIED
Than DAMNED SAYS ". WHITE

he imagined existed in Russia" !"
says White.
White rejects as incredible" the
oft-repeated explanations or
Robeson's leftist turn that Mos
cow had promised to make him the
Soviet boss for the u. S. when the
revolution comes or the adulation
the Communists have heaped on
him, or personal ambition for pow
er.
Instead, the NAACP secretary,
who has known Robson for 80
wears, is convinced the singer shift
ed to Communism because of what
he regarded as personal discrimi-
natory events here. "He seemed
more concerned with finding some
oasis in the world where he per-
sonally and his family would be
free from race prejudice rather
than consider fighting the malady
ITSELF" says White.
White cites some of the personal
Continued on Page Two)
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Editor Names
Members OF 1916
Honor Roll OF
Democracy

The 1916 Honor Roll of De-
mocracy selected after a nation
wide poll by the Chicago Defender
included Percy Greene, Editor of
the Jackson Advocate whose record
of loyalty and patriotism was at
tackled by Representative John Bell
Williams in an article in the Jack
son Daily News last Sunday.
Others on the 1916 Honor Roll
of Democracy were: Drew Pearson
Washington Columnist and Radio
Commentator; Honorable Thomas
Clark United States Attorney
General; DIR. Charles Drew, Chief
of the Department of Surgery;
Orson Wells, Screen and Radio Ac-
tor-Producer; Vincent Sheean,
Author, Lecturer, Writer for New
York Herald Tribune Syndicate;
Canada Lee, Actor; Leon A. RAN
son, Maurice Weaver, 2. Alexan-
Continued on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20

SCHW BOARD MEMBERS
Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune, who
was member of the Board of the
Southern Conference of Human
Welfare. Editor Percy Greene, of
the Jackson Advocate, also men,
Der of the Board, said here this
week that it was one of the proud
est events of his life when he was
chosen by Mrs. Bethune as her es-
cOrt in New York, after he had
made the principal speech at a din
ner at the WALDORF ASTORIA
HOTEL.
The Dinner was given for the
New York Committee Of the South
ern Conference of Human Welfare
by Joe Louis, Worlds Heavyweight
Champion. The members of the
Board voted to disband the 0rgani-
zation when it was attacked by the
House Un-American Activities
Committee, and after the SCHW
had been cleared by a study made
by the Harvard University Law
School.
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20

CHICAGO, Ill. -. Paul Robson
is a bewildered man who is more
to be pitied than damned
So writes Walter White, execu-
tive secretary of the National As
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People and a distinguish
ed Negro leader, in an article, "The
Strange Case of Paul Robeson,' .
in the current issue of EBONY,
Negro picture magazine.
In seeking to analyze some of
the reasons for Robeson's decision
to give up an annual income of
100000 from concerts and records
in order to "obey Russia's ever
command" White says the basic
factor was the singers bitter re-
sentiment against what he regard
ed as personal sights to him in this
country because of his color. "He
became a victim Of an evangelic
acceptance Of a new system of
society and thought he was es-
Gaping into the dream world which
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
High Ranking Progressive Party
Member Says Great inducements
Were Made To Obtain Membership
And Support Of Advocate Editor
EDITOR SAID PROGRESSIVE
PARTY WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEAF
NEGRO IN WRONG DIRECTION
Says Editor Refused All Offers, Inducement
Says Editor Refused All Offers, Inducements

NEW YORK, Jan. 15-OSN)-
A high ranking member of the
Progressive Party, whose candi-
date for President of the United
States in the 1948 National Elec-
tion was former vice-President
Henry A. Wallace, said here last
week that some rather large scale
and strenuous efforts were made by
the Progressive Party to obtain
the membership, support and ser
vice of Percy Greene, Editor and
Publisher of the Jackson Advocate,
leading Negro Weekly published in
Jackson, Mississippi.
Several trips were made to Mis-
sissippi by high ranking members
of the Party's Executive Commit
tee in an effort to get Editor
Greene to cast his lot with the
Progressive Party. Among the of
fers made the Editor the spokes-
man said was top spot as a speak
er at the Philadelphia National
Convention of the party.
The Editor, the spokesman said,
refused all inducements and of
fers made TO have him cast his lot
with the Progressive party, giving
as his reason the Progressive
Party's alleged Communist affilia-
tions, his opposition to third par
ty, and the fact that he thought
the progressive party was attempt
ing to lead his people in the wrong
direction.
The official made his statement
after learning that the Mississippi
Editors loyalty and patriotism was
under attack from the Jackson
Daily News and Mississippi Con-
gresham John Bell Williams.
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20

The article by Congressman John
Bell Williams, published in the
Jackson Daily News last Sunday
was nothing more than the repeti-
tion of some old newspaper stories
published in newspapers through
out the nation, including his pres
ent vehicle, the Jackson Daily
News, more than four years ago
and before the House Un-American
Activities Committee or Attorney
General Tom Clark had designated
any of the organizations which con-
gressman Williams named in his.
article as communist fronts, Percy
Greene, Editor and publisher of the.
Jackson Advocate said here early
this week.
Congressman John Bell Williams
picture would have looked far bet
ter accompanying an article in the
newspaper stating that lucrative
contract had been awarded some of
the manufacturing concerns in the
Seventh District which he repre-
sents in the Congress, or better
still had his picture accompanied
an article announcing the opening
of at least one army camp in the
state.
Instead, Editor Greene said, Con-
gresham John Bell Williams who
has been making a desperate but
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
NATIONAL COMMANDER SAYS
United NEGRO and ALLIED
WAR VETERANS NEVER
REALLY GOT STARTED

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. Is
George Murphy, who was elect
ed first National Commander of
the United Negro and allied War
Veterans said that the United
Negro and allied war veterans
never really got started after the
organization was charged with hav-
ing communist affiliation.
Editor Greene was wanted as
a National Officer of the organi-
zation, Murphy said because of
Nationally recognized leadership,
and the experience that he had as
organizer of, and National Adiud-
ant of the National Association of
Negro War Veterans which was or
ganized following the first world
war.
Murphy said the Mississippi Edi-
tor refused all inducements to work
on behalf of the organization.
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
ANNOUNCE HUGE RESPONSE
FOR BUNCHE TESTIMONIAL

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Wide-
spread enthusiasm and a large
volume of advance reservations
indicate that the testimonial din
ner of Jan. "a honoring DIR. Ralph
j. Bunche will be a tremendous
and historic tribute to the 1850
Nobel peace prize-winner, it was
announced today by Walter White,
secretary of the NAACP Legal
Defense and Educational Fund, un-
der auspices of which the dinner
is being held.
More than six hundred individ-
uals and groups throughout the
country have already made reser-
vations for the dinner, which will
be held at the Hotel Commodore
here. Judge Robert P. Patterson
former Secretary of War, is chair
man of the citizens sponsoring
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
Corp. Gets Combat
Infantry Badge

WITH THE 7th DIVISION ON
THE FIGHTING FRONT - Cor
poral Oscar B. Stembridge, hus-
band of Mrs. Shelley l. Stembridge,
Gunnison, Mississippi, was recent
ly awarded the Combat Infantry
mans Badge" for his satisfactory
performance of duty during ground
combat against the armed enemy"
Faced with an onslaught by
massed Chinese troops, Stem
bridges division and elements of
other units, sealed off in northeast
Korea, formed powerful defense
positions around the small Hung
nam beachhead. Task forces from
his unit rushed to aid elements of
the division cut off in the Chosin
Reservoir area.
Stembridge's unit refused to yield
the beachhead until the trapped
elements had fought their way to
the friendly perimiter. He and his
buddies boarded q small craft on
the beach, sailed out to an armada
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
Georgia Jury
Sentences Negro
To Die For
Negro Murder

ATLANTA (ANP) Rare in
the annals of Georgia jurisprud-
ence was the decision of al all
white Fulton County ATLANTA
jury last week. A Negro had
been sentenced to die in the elec-
trio chair for the alleged murder
of another Negro.
Warner Johnson, a truck driver,
heard the death sentence from
Judge Claude Shaw after the all
white jury deliberated briefly.
johnson had been charged with
the murder of James Thomas last
Aug. after the deceased man
had refused to buy whiskey from
him.
Witnesses testified that John
son entered a tavern and offered
Thomas half-pint of bootleg
liquor for Is cents. After the vic
tim refused, he dropped the price
to IS cents they said, and became
angry because Thomas wouldn't
buy. The witnesses said Johnson
pulled pistol and fired four
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
Cong. Rankin
Worried Over
Foreigners Busts
In House Chamber

WESTINGHOUSE far as Rep.
Rankin CD Miss, is concerned
adorning the new House Chamber
with marble illnesses of history's
great law givers is a bust "too
many foreigners.
Rankin suggested today the sub
stitution of some patriotic Ameri-
cans" like Ben Franklin and James
Monroe; perhaps even Gems. Robert
E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.
Two Americans - Thomas JEFF
ferson and George Mason - appear
among the 33 marble profiles.
1t came out, incidently, that the
plaque of Moses cost $1,000 or
$3.50 more than each of the other
% because the Biblical receiver of
Continued on Page Eight)
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
PERCY GREENE ANSWERS REP. JOHN BELL ILIAMS
PROGRESSIVE PARTY SOUGHT INFLUENCE OF ADVOCATE EDT0i
.leadersSeek
Confab With
Pres. Truman

New York-(ANP)-A confer
ence between Negro leaders and
President Truman at a date in the
near future was planned here last
week at meeting in the Hotel
Theresa.
In a discussion of the national
emergency at special meeting,
Negroes met to talk over immedi-
ate problems affecting the Ameri-
can Negro during the present world
crisis.
Result of this meeting was pro-
posal to seek a conference with
President Truman at the White
House at an early date. A cross
section of American Negro leaders
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
MARSHALL OFF TO TOKYO
TO Defend ACCUSED CTS

NEW YORK, Jan. 11-Thurgood
Marshall, special counsel of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People, left
the Idlewild Airport here today on
the first lap Of a 7,00O-mile flight
to Tokyo, where he will undertake
the defense Of accused GIs of the
oath Infantry.
Scheduled to arrive in Japan on
January IA, Mr.. Marshall will be-
gin an on-the-scene investigation of
the circumstances surrounding the
court-martial convictions Of IS
Negro enlisted men and officers
who have appealed to the NAACP
for such assistance. He will also
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
St. Louis Blues
Composer Looks
At The South

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Feeble and
nearly blind, 77-year-old w. C.
Handy, composer Of "St. Louis
Blues" visited Memphis and his
beloved Beale Street this week
where he told reporters some of his
thoughts.
There has been a great deal of
"loosening up in racial attitudes
in the South, he said. Better con-
ditions will come when people will
accept the man for his accomplish
CONTINUED on Page Threel
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
Gov. Lausche
Asks For An
Effective FEPc

TOLEDO, O., Jan. Is - In his
address to the Ohio General AS
sembly Wednesday morning, Gov
ernor Frank J. Lausche again
went on record as favoring fair
employment practice legislation
calling for the appointment of a
commission which would have "ade-
quate powers of education, concilia-
ton and effective enforcement"
AT a time when democracy is
on trial before all the peoples OF
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
Washington
Correspondent
Says Hope Looks
GIoomyFor
Civil Rights

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. Is
= (SpeciaD - The possibility for
the passage of any civil rights leg
islation in the 82nd congress looks
very gloomy even before the body
gets down to actual work.
Because the new congress is be-
ing led by Southern and conserva-
tive Democrats it is fearful that it
will only serve as a cemetery for
most liberal Legislation says Alice
Dunnigan, longtime Washington
correspondent for the Associated
Negro Press.
Just prior to the opening of
Congress last week, the Democra-
tic caucus elected the Arizona
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
Anti-Lynching
Bill! introduced
In Congress

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(NNPA)
The 571 public bills introduced
on the opening day of the S2nd
Congress included two anti-lynch-
ing, two anti-poll tax, and one fair
employment practice measure.
Representative Emanuel Celler,
Democrat, of New York, introduc-
ed an anti-lynching bill and also
an omnibus civil bills. These meas
ures were identical with ones spon-
sored by the Administration in the
S1st Congress. The omnibus civil
rights bill were designed to carry
out certain recommendations of
President Truman's civil rights
committee.
Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, Republican, of Massa-
chusetts, introduced a bill provid-
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
EIIisviIIe Soldier
Gets Combat
Infantry Badge

WITH THE 7TH DIVISION ON
THE FIGHTING FRONT-Private
First Class Baker B. Beacham, son
of Mrs. Monte A. Beacham, Ellis
vile, Miss, was recently awarded
the Combat Infantryman's Badge
for his satisfactory performance of
duty during ground combat against
the armed enemy in Korea.
Faced with an onslaught by
massed Chinese troops, Beacham's
division and elements of other
units, sealed off in northeast Ko-
rea, formed powerful defensive po-
sitions around the small Hungnam
CONTINUED on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20

confer with General of the Army
Douglas Macarthur, the Inspector
General and other top officials of
the Far East Command.
Mr.. Marshall expects to be over
Seas for about a month returning
to San Francisco on February Ia.
Upon his return he will begin a
cross country tour, reporting to
local branches of the NAACP on
his findings in Japan and Korea.
In press conference here be-
fore leaving, Mr.. Marshall told
news-men that information from
courts-martisl defendants and
other sources indicate that the
CONTINUED on Page Eive)
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
Local Negro Community Alive
With Rumor Of Early Appointment
OF Negro Policemen In Jackson

leaders at Parish Street Baptist
Church.
According to reports several we'll
known and capable young men con-
tacted by the group have already
filled out the official application
for the appointments.
Meanwhile there has been no of
ficial statement from the Mayors
office although, according to re-
ports he is aware of the efforts
being made by the group to obtain
qualified and capable applicants.
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20

and as the bugler sounded "Taps," ;"
the body was lowered to its final
resting place.
The famed Jet pilot, 1t. John
L. Whitehead, Jr., recently fea-
tured in Ebony Magazine, was the
military escort who accompanied
the body from Williams Air Force
Base in Arizona, where 1t. Keel
ing was killed in an automobile
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
Funeral Procession Of IS Cars.
Accompany Family Of 1t. A. B.
Keeling To National Cemetery
Famed Jet Pilot 1t. John L.
Whitehead, Jr., Escorts Remains

A procession of 36 cars, the
longest ever to form an inter-city
funeral procession here, accomp-
anied the family of 1t. A. B.
Keeling to the National Cemetery
in Vicksburg, where he was buried
last Friday.
At the grave IN the National
Cemetery an honor guard of eight
white soldiers, commanded by a
first lieutenant, fired four volleys,
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20

The Local Negro community has
been alive with rumors predicting
the early appointment of Negro
Policemen here.
A number of prominent Negro
leaders are reported to have been
conducting a quite but persistent
campaign to obtain the best possi-
BILE candidates for the appoint
ments.
The matter was said to be rapid
ly crystalizing held by small
group of businessman and civic
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
Negro Florist Has
Winning Float In
Tournament OF
Roses Parade

LOS ANGELES-(A (ANP)-Ham
Banks, the lone Negro florist
among 1000 working on floats in
the annual Tournament of Roses
parade, guided one of the winning
displays in the 1851 Rose Parade.
Rolling down five fabulous
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
Powell! Backs 7
Bills Thrown In
Cong. Hopper

WASHINGTON - (ANP) -
Seven of the 571 bills dropped in
the hopper on the opening day of
Congress last Wednesday were in
troduced by Congressman Adam
Clayton Powell, Democrat of New
York.
One of Representative Powell S
bills called for an amendment to
the Interstate Commerce act so as
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
First Negro Gen.
Session Jurist
Sworn In In n. Y.

NEW YORK -(ANP)-Harold
A. Stevens, 43-year-old winner in
the last election campaign for the
office of Judge Of the court of gen.
eral sessions, was officially in
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20
JACKSON ADVOCATE EDITOR
SAYS CONGRESSMAN JOHN BELL
Williams PIECE In JACKSON
DAILY NEWS REPETITION OF
4-YEAR-0LD NEWSPAPER STORIES

Says Congressman Picture Would Lool
Better With An Article Announcing
His Bringing Some War Contract
And Army Camps To State
Speech In Defense Of Democracy Before
Civil Rights Congress Won Editor Place
On National Honor Roll OF Democracy
TAKES PLACE IN OPPOSITION TO MUNDT.NIxON
BILL AND MCCARRAN LAW WITH OTHER
OUTSTANDING PATRIOTIC AMERICAN CITIZENS
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20

Pictured is DIR. Jane E. McAllis-
ter, distinguished educator, whose
recent appointment to the faculty
of Jackson College, Jackson, Mis-.
sissippi, was announced by Presi-
dent Jacob L. Reddix. DR.. Meal
lister is the first Negro woman in
the world to receive the Ph.D. de-
gree in Education. She received
this honor from Teachers College,
Columbia University.
Jackson advocate., 1951-01-20

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