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Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24
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WIN REDUCED SENTENCES

NEW YORK, Feb. Is - Drastic
reductions in the sentences impos-
ed upon 81 Negro servicemen court
martialed in Korea have been re-
ported to the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People by the U. S. Army's Judge
Advocate Generals office, before
which the convicted men were
represented by NAACP attorneys.
The Fl were among 80 GIs who had
appealed to the NAACP for assist
ance.
Four men who had each received
a 1O-year sentence were exonerat-
ed. They are Corporal verlon S.
White, and Privates Bernell Cor
don, Willie Martin, Jr., and Hardy
E. Sanders. The life sentence
which had been imposed upon Pri-
vate J. p. Morgan was reduced to
5 years and suspended. The one
year sentence given Private NAH
Ion Moore was also suspended.
Six other GIs had their life sent
ences reduced to 20 years, another
to Is years, and still another to
10 years. The sentences Of two
who had each received 25 years
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24

Silver Stars for gallantry in ac-
tion and 282 bronze stars.
The regiment, which was sta
toned in Japan when fighting
broke out in Korea has been in
action since last July IA.
Among the Silver Star winners
are Capt. Gorham L. Black, a col
ored officer Of Chicago, and Sergt.
Harold James and Lieut.. Charles
Ellis, both of Gary, Ind.
The regiment has seen no ac-
ton since early January when it
guarded Kimpo Air Field during
the withdrawal and was one of
the last units to leave Seoul. It's
severest test came last Septem-
ber at Haman, in South Korea.
During the month its casualties
were 1872 killed, So missing in ae-
tion, and GIL wounded. It's nom
battle casualties were 341.
In mid-September, during the
offensive which carried the United
Nations forces near the Manchur-
ian border, the regiment slashed
west and captured the port of
Kunsay without enemy resistance.
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Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24

were reduced to Is. Four victims
who had been sentenced to 20 years
Imprisonment each had their sent
ences reduced by years, and an
other by 10 years.
The 1O-year sentence of one con-
victed private was upheld by the
Judge Advocate Generals office.
These cases are among those in
vestigated in Japan and Korea by
Thurgood Marshall, NAACP spe-
cial counsel, who went to the Far
East last month for the purpose
Of probing the circumstances sur
rounding the courts martial of
Negro officers and enlisted men of
the Twenty Fourth Infantry Regi-
nent who had sought the aid Of
the NAACP.
Commenting on the reductions
in sentences thus far gained, Wal
ter White, NAACP executive Sec
retary, said: "The NAACP will
continue to work for the complete
exoneration of every man who has
been victimized by racial bias or
an unfair trial as determined by
the investigations Of our legal de-
partment."
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24
9-Year-0Id School
Girl Killed By
Speeding Auto

LOUISVILLE, Miss, Feb. 19-
(SpeciaD = A 9-year-old school
girl, Fannie Laura Carter, was
struck by an automobile as she
alighted from the school bus and
instantly killed here Friday after
noon.
The school bus had stopped and
the little girl had gone around the
back of the bus and was crossing
the highway when she was struck
by the fast travelling automobile.
The little girl, according to re-
ports was carried a distance of
some 100 yards on the bumper of
the automobile before she fell
from the bumper and slid another
100 feet on the highway.
Charles Lee 22-year-old Noxap-
ter white man was driving the
death car.
Following an investigation by
the sheriff Harry B. Mcneil, and
Highway Patrolmen, Lee was ar
rested and is being held in the
Winston County Jail charged with
manslaughter.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24

the Chinese and North Koreans
could no longer take the enormous
losses inflicted by constant night
and day artillery and air batter
ings. Friday 4,239 enemy casualties
were inflicted to bring the II day
total from the start of the limited
offensive" Jan. 25 to some $4,000.
Allied soldiers, who were met by
only cheering South Koreans as
they moved into Scouts industrial
suburb of Yongdungpo, shouted to
each other:
"Where are the commies?"
The same question was asked at
Inchon the battered port city so
heavily shelled by the UN fleets
big guns, and at Kimpo airfield,
best in Korea. Mines formed the
only opposition at both places. But
on the mountainous central front.
Red opposition continued heavy
with Chinese and North Koreans
counter attacking.
Thousands Of enemy troops pos
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Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24
COURT OF APPEALS DECISION ENDS BATES CASE
AttaIa Massacre
Conviction U pheId

The State Supreme Court last
week upheld the conviction of Win
dol Whit, who got only a life
sentence in the State penitentiary
for his part in the Attala County
rape-murder massacre which all
but wiped out and entire Negro
family.
Whit was one of a trio of white
escaped convicts who went to the
home of Thomas Harris, Attala
County Negro family, and after
attempting to rape his 15-year-old
daughter, returned to the farm
home and attempted to wipe out
the entire family when tn e. Y
thought the attempted rape had
been reported to the authorities.
In the brutal Massacre, three
young Harris children were shot
to death in bed, the 15-year-old at
tempt rape victim was wounded;
and the children's father, Thomas
Harris, died a few weeks later
from wounds, received during the
brutal and bloody incident.
Malcom Whit, brother Of Win
dol Whit got only ten years for
his part in the brutal crime.
Roscoe Turner, the other men,
ber of the trio also got only life
sentence and was reputedly of the
brutal trio Of escaped convicts.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24
NEGRO REGIMENT HIGH I'M
KOREAN WAR HON0Rs

WITH THE UNITED STATES,
PATH INFANTRY REGIMENT
IN KOREA - (UNNPA) = The
24th Infantry Regiment, which has
. record of 81 years of faithful
and distinguished service, has won
more high combat decorations dur
ing the fighting in Korea than all
the colored units together received
In World War III.
Seven members of the regiment
have won the Distinguished Service
Cross, the nations second highest
military decoration. The Dis
tinguished Service Cross is award
ed to members of the Army or
Navy who have distinguished
themselves by extraordinary hero
ism in connection with military
operations against an armed en-
envy Of the United States.
Three members of the oath died
winning the DISC. Available fig
ures show that only five colored
soldiers were awarded the DISC in
World War III.
White officers with the oath
have won six other DISCS in Ko-
rea. The regiment has won 126
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24

for action, several Negro groups
joined to protest the bill as
"slap in the face to Arkansas
Negroes"
The first organization to oppose
the bill was the Veterans Good
Government Association, headed by
Charles Bussey. It's executive COM
mittee demanded that the senate
hold a public hearing on the bill
before voting on it Bussey said:
"The association wishes to ask
Mr.. Van Dalsem to elaborate on
the Negro situation of which he
speaks = the situation which re-
quires that white women and chill
dren be protected from Negro Pull
man porters.
owe feel that Mr.. Van Dalsem's
statement is a direct attack upon
the reputation of the Negro popu-
lation as a whole and we believe
that passage of the bill with the
obviously prejudiced thinking which
Mr.. Van Dalsem harbors within
himself would deal serious blow
to the progressive thinking of the
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Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24
UnWritten Law
Slayer Dies In
Electric Chair

BAY SPRINGS, Miss, Feb. 19-
K. c. Newell, a Negro tenant
farmer for whom group Of white
citizens sought to envoke the "un-
written law" died in the states
portable electric chair shortly after
midnight Thursday night.
Newell was convicted for the
murder of his landlord a Jasper
County white farmer who was
later alleged to have been consort-
ing with Newell's wife.
Newell was originally set to die
on Dec. IA, but the Intervention Of
the "unwritten law" plea in his be-
half brought on clemency hearing
by Governor Fielding L. Wright.
The Governor refused clemency
after pointing to Newell's wifes
testimony ct the trial and set .
new date for the execution
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24

From Mississippi
Endorses Drive To
Stop Communism
Among Negroes

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 19-
(DSN) = Congressman Frank
Smith of Greenwood, Mississippi
last week announced his endorse
ment of a program to flight the
spread of communism among Ne
groes in the United States recent
ly launched by the Booker #. Wash
ington Foundation.
This movement is designed not
only to prevent the infiltration of
Communist ideology but also to
bring about a re-affirmation Of
faith in the ideals of Democracy"
among Negroes.
1t was inaugudated in connec-
ton with the Booker T. Washing
ton Birthplace Memorials annual
fund raising campaign through the
sale of Booker T. Washington
memorial half dollars.
Smith pointed out that S. J. Phil.
lips, president of the organization,
has assured supporters that so
percent of the fund raised this
year would be used to wage an in
tensive educational mpaign
among Negroes $50 that they will
not be misled by Communist propa-
ganda.'
The organization, founded as
memorial to the noted Negro edu-
Gator, plans to distribute at least
10000 of the silver half dollars
in each state to sell at two dollars
each.
The Greenwood Congressman
said he was particularly glad to see
an organization under Negro lead
ership taking up the fight to COM
bat Communist ideology in this
country.
"The Communist party in this
country, as well as the Russian pro-
pagandists in Moscow, has been
attempting to exploit the Negro
under the camouflage of the civil
rights ISSUE" declared Smith. "This
movement should be effective in
off-setting that sort of exploita-
tion."
Smith added that such a pro-
gram deserved general encourage
ment and expressed the hope that
1t would receive the support Of the
entire Negro population, which it
was designed primarily to protect
from false and misleading Com
munist propaganda.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24

farm and home plan that gave
him a diversified farm program
which would conserve the Soil and
increase his income by having a
number of cash crops. Through
the years he has continued to pro-
gress and last year, Dewey planted
6 acres to improved pasture and
viii plant 6 more acres this year.
This pasture development was
made possible by the combined ef-
forts of all Agricultural Agencies
in Covington County. He had soil
conservation plan worked on his
farm which he is following and has
taken full advantage of the PIMA
program for seed and fertilizer.
Dewey's plans are to continue to
develop pasture so that he can in
crease his herd from the 13 head
that he has now to approximately
80 head Of cattle. Since Dewey has
grade cows he is improving his
cattle by the use Of registered
Hereford male. This past year,
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Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24
48th Annual
Farmers confab
Held AT Utica Inst,

UTICA, Miss, Feb. 19.-(Spe-
cial)-The Forty Eighth Annual
Farmers Conference was held at
Utica Institute (AHS) Wednesday,
Feb. Ia, in Paine Hall.
The Kinds and Copiah county
farm husbands and wives look for
ward to that day with much en-
thusiasm, for it was a time when
all of them had a chance to gain
new information concerning farm
problems. They also had an OPP
portunity to enjoy the true fellow
ship that was a part of farm
rural folk.
The day usually begins around
10 o'clock with a guest speaker
who has excelled in the occupation
of farming. There was many
samples of great crops, poultry
and livestock production on dis
play from farmers throughout the
land of Mississippi.
The Progressive Young Farm
'ers' Organization exhibited farm
products: corn, potatoes, peas, mo-
lasses and other home grown veg
etables. They also exhibited
woodwork, which included brood
iers, feed Thoughts, book cabinets,
tool boxes, ironing boards, screen
windows and doors.
Mr.. Arnold Ammons is chair
man of exhibit committee. Mrs.
B. F. Williams is chairman of the
Homeils fexhibit committee. Mrs.
Terry and Miss Helen Johnson
are on the foods committee. Net
tie Mae Robinson, Pearl Gray, Ar
tha Mae Scott, Edward Lee Tur-
ner, Harold Newton and Clois
Walker also served on the exhibit
iand foods committee.
Following the exhibit farmers
and their families were served
free barbecue and hot coffee. A
basketball game between Utica
Bulldogs and the Piney Woods
Tornadoes climaXed the day.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24
Meridian Soldier
Awarded Bronze
Star For Bravery

MERIDIAN, Miss, Feb. 49,
(Special) Edward Turner, 2S-
year-old Negro Infantryman serv-
ing in Korea, has been promoted
to Sergeant First Class and
awarded the Bronze Star for brav-
cry in the field, according to in
formation received by his wife,
Mrs. Bertha May Turner, here last
week.
Sgt. Turner attended the East
End public school here and was
employed as filling station work
er before entering the army.
He has been in the army for
nine years. The Bronze Star was
awarded to Sgt. Turner by Gen
eral Douglas Macarthur.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24
MIAMI POLICEMAN KILLED
in BATTLE WITH vAGRANT

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 19-(DSN)-
Patrolman Leroy Lefleur, 27-year-
old Miami Negro policeman was
shot to death in gun battle with
a Negro man here last Friday.
According to the police report
Of the incident Patrolman Lefluer
was taking part in roundup of
vargants in the Negro business
section Of the city when the gun
battle took place.
The gun battle started when
Patrolman Lefluer was about to
place the man under arrest. In
the exchange Of shots, Patrolman
Lefluer was hit twice in the chest
and died short while following
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24
UNITED STATES APPEAL COURT
SUSTAINS OPINION OF JUDGE
MIZE In TEACHERS SALARY
EQUALIZATION CASE
See No Appeal To U. S. Supreme Court
Group Study Plans For New Type Suit

JACKSON, Miss, Feb. 49,
(DSN)-The decision of the u. s.
Court of Appeals in New Orleans
last Thursday, in which the view
taken by Judge Sidney C. Mize,
in the original trial of the case
here was upheld marked the end
of the Bates case. This is the
prevailing view here this week
among those in authoritative and
informed positions as regards the
case.
The Bates case was the first
and the only case filed by Negro
teacher in Mississippi for the
equalization of the salaries of Ne
gro and white public school teach
ers. The case was filed by Mrs.
Gladys Noel Bates, a teacher in
Smith Robinson School here who
was subsequently joined by Prof.
r. Jesse Brown, who was then a
member of the faculty of Lanier
High School.
The case was filed against the
Jackson Separate School District
and the Jackson Superintendent of
Education.
Immediately upon filing the
state Legislature set aside $4,000
out of the State Treasury to aid
in fighting the case.
Backing Mrs. Bates in bringing
the atcion was the Mississippi
Association of Teachers in Colored
Schools, and the National Associa-
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Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24
SLAYtMG OF PROMINENT WINSTON
COUNTY farmer BRINGS OUT
ARMED POSSE In SEARCH
OF NEGRO SLAYER
Wife OF Slayer Wounded In Shooting

LOUISVILLE, Miss, Feb. 19.-
(Special)-The Staying of prom
inent white Winston County farm
er in the Ellison Ridge community,
13 miles east of Louisville early
Tuesday morning brought out a
heavily armed posse of citizens
and law enforcement officers, ac-
companied by blood hounds, who
started widespread search Tues
day afternoon for a 66-year-old
Negro farmer, who is charged
with the Staying.
The victim of the Staying is w.
Ernest Haggard, who was shot to
death early Tuesday morning at
the home of Peter Stringfellow,
whose wife had for a number of
years served as a washer woman
for the Haggard family.
The slain man is reported to
have been shot ten times with a
80 calibre revolver. After shoot
ing the white man, Strigfellow
turned the revolver on his wife,
who is being treated at a Macon
hospital for wounds received in
the shooting.
Stringfellow is also reported to
have threatened the life of his
step-daaghter, who was the only
witness to the incident, but who
the sheriff's office reported, could
give no reason for the shooting.
According to reports the white
man went to the home Of the Ne
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Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24
Harrison County
eachers Meet

GULFPORT, Miss, Feb. 49,
The Harrison County Association
OF Teachers in Colord Schools held
very interesting and inspira-
tional monthly meeting, Saturday,
Feb. 10, with Mrs. Mildred Graves
presiding.
Mrs. Ann Tuggle, Social Science
Teacher at Turkey Greek Consoli-
dated High School, led the study
course. The group has registered
1000 for the State Meeting.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24
ST. Louis Bank
Hires Negro Clerks

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Especially -
The employment of two young
women in the clerical department
of an organization or business is
not necessarily big news in any
sense of the word. The employment
of two Negro women in the clerical
department of one Of st. Louis
local banks does give the item a
new dimension and gives further
justification for. this piece. AL
though there has been no fanvieve
OVERLY and Mrs. Margaret Smith,
have been on the payroll of the
Jefferson Bank and Trust Co., for
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Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24
Council OF Women
10 Honor Mrs.
AIben BarkIey

WASHINGTON, D. ca tea,
honoring Mrs. Alben Barkley, wife
of the Vice President of the United
States, and sponsored by the
Friends Interracial Committee of
the National Council of Negro
Women will be attended by Coun-
Gil members and friends from all
over the country on February "a
in the main ballroom of the Shore
ham Hotel.
"This interracial affair will be
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Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24

The incident.
While the slayer of the young
officer was temporarily unidenti-
fled the police department ex-
pressed confidence in his early
arrest as he is believed to have
been hit by one Of three shots
fired by Officer Lefluer before he
was mortally wounded.
The Miami Negro policemen
have won the highest praise from
the Mayor and Chief of Police as
well as from responsible white and
Negro citizens and the incident
was the first of its kind since
they were added to the city police
force.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-24

PatrOniZe Our Advertis.
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in this paper shows that
they appreciate your
trade.
Evening star., 1951-06-05
Koreu Veteran and Friend Hurt
AS Car Drops l8 Feet to Tracks

Two youths, one a discharged
Korean war veteran who arrived
home Friday, plunged through a
fence in a car early today at Fif-
teenth and L streets Sc. and
dropped 18 feet to railroad tracks
below.
In undetermined condition in
|Gallinger Hospital are Girard
Wallace, II. of 1119 E street NE.
who was discharged from the
Army two weeks ago. and Charles
Brown, 19, of 1700 A street Sc.
Young Wallace suffered possible
head injuries and lacerations,
while his companion has a pos
sible fractured back and left arm.
The car, driven by young WAL
lace. was going south on Fifteenth
street at about so miles an hour,
according to Pvt. Paul P. Kelly OF
the police accident investigation
unit. It went through a concrete
and cable fence at a dead end
there and plunged to the Penn
sylvania Railroad tracks below.
The accident happened about
1880 am.
The force Of the collision of the
car with the tracks set of signals
that attracted switch engine to
the scene. The car was demol-
iShed.
Evening star., 1951-06-05
Rubin Wishnia Held
On Illinois Warrant

Rubin Wishnia, IS, a Washing
ton resident who figured in testi-
mony before the Senate Crime
Investigating Committee, surren-
'dered here today in connection
with a Federal grand jury indict-
ment in Illinois charging violation
OF tax laws on liquor.
Wishnia, who gave his address
as 7700 Eastern avenue NV, and
Julian Markoff, AZ, and Frederick
r. Winner, 80, both of Baltimore,
surrendered to United States Com
missioner Cyril s. Lawrence.
They signed waivers of removal
and will go to Danville, Ill, to
face indictment counts charging
that they and seven other men
conspired to ship tax-free LIQUOR
from Illinois into dry areas of the
South.
The indictment was returned
last March. The Senate commit
tee was told earlier that month
that Wishnia was a ''big shot" in
a Cairo Ill0 wholesale liquor firm
that made $40 million a year by
sending liquor into dry States.
The 10 men were charged
specifically with making false en-
tries in tax reports on liquor sales,
and in conSpiring and abetting
such sales.
Evening star., 1951-06-05
Two D. {. Motorists
Indicted in Deaths Of
Three Virginia Women

Two motorists involved in fatal
Automobile accidents were among
IL persons indicted by a Federal
Grand Jury at Alexandra District
Court yesterday.
Joseph NJ. Carroll, so. Of the
400 block of Tenth street NE,
was charged in a two-count in
ldictment with manslaughter and
RECKLESS driving in the deaths
December ! of Mrs. Mamie Ham
mill, 72, Of 1872 South Patrick
street, Alexandria, and her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Ham
mill. 81, Of 1712 Abingdon street,
Alexandria.
The two women were struck
down and killed as they were
walking across Mount Vernon
boulevard near Slater's lane. Park
police identified Mr.. Carroll as
driver Of the car that struck them.
He will be tried Thursday.
James R. Green Of the TOO block
of Twelfth street Sc. was in
dicted On charges of manslaughter
and reckless driving, but the
manslaughter charge later was
dropped at the request of the
United States Attorney, who said
there was insufficient evidence to
substantiate the charge.
Mr.. Green was involved in an
accident last Christmas Eve, in
which Mrs. Elizabeth Agnew, clerk
Ito the Arlington County Board,
was fatally injured. He is to be
tried today.
Evening star., 1951-06-05
Dayton Again Asked
ToPut in Sewage P|anl
BY The Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, June 5.-The
State Water Control Board today
asked the town of Dayton to in
stall basic equipment for sewage
treatment.
Earlier, the board had ordered
the town to build a sewage treat
ment plant Immediately. While
the board mentioned no cost fig.
ure in an order last January 6
the towns engineers figured the
cost at $4,000.
Dayton'S voters overwhelmingly
defeated a $4,000 bond issue to
finance construction of such a
plant and the town refused to
comply with the boards order to
submit plans for a plant by
April 27.
In its action today, the board
also asked the town to go directly
to a source of pollution of Cooks
Creek, and charged that much OF
the waste dumped from a poultry
plant may be seen at the source
The board asked Dayton officials
to meet with it July IL to discuss
the proposed equipment which it
termed the nucleus of a treatment
plant.
A. H. Paessler, board secretary.
said that while the proposed
equipment will provide improve
ment in stream conditions, it is
not sufficient for sewage treat
ment and is to be regarded as a
first STEP"
Evening star., 1951-06-05
District Man Indicted
In Fatal Sidewalk Beafina

Harry L. Thomas, 26, yesterday
was indicted on a second degree
murder charge in the fatal beating
OF another man on the street last
month.
Thomas. who lives in the 1900
block of x street Sc, was accused
in the death of James j. Corbett,
26. of the 1900 block of Four
teenth street NV, in front of a
restaurant in the 140O block of
Fourteenth street NV.
Other indictments included a
charge of attempted rape against
Leon r. Taylor, 81, colored, of the
1900 block of Corcoran street NV.
Complaining witness is a 38-year-
old white woman, who said she
was attacked in her car In an
alley near the defendants home
on May u.