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State Board Of
Health Reports
Show 291 coIored
Polio Cases

Vicksburg, Miss.-November g.
Polio has struck with new and
startling ferocity at the negro
population in Mississippi this year.
BY far the worst year on record,
State. Board of Health reports
show, so far, POI colored polio
cases, almost half of the present
636 total cases. Sunflower county
has been one of the most critical
spots in the nation with 1O5 colored
polio cases out of total of 1877.
Since November /, Lutheran hos
pital in Vicksburg reports 1870 of
their polio admissions have been
colored and every one child. The
total polio case-load at Lutherna
has reached a record high of 81
patients. To relieve congested con-
ditions there, five small colored
polio patients were transferred in
two ambulances on Friday to the
polio treatment center at Tuskegee,
Alabama. A registered nurse ac-
companied them on their all-day
trip.
Transferred were: Ida Mae
Thomas and Ruthie Mae Thompson,
of Washington county, Walter
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Jackson College
To Celebrate Its
18th Anniversary
In March 1852

The Music Department of jack
son College has announced that
it will sponsor it's Annual Band
Clinic and Songfest Thursday,
March 10 and Friday, March IA,
1862, as part of the 18th Ami
versary celebrations.
Choral groups and bands will be
brought together for one big fest
to take part in this two-day affair.
The events are planned to enable
students to become better acquaint-
ed with each other, to exchange
ideas, and to receive inspiration
from leading concert artists and
conductors. At this time, there
will be seminars, exhibits, and a
performance by the Jackson Sym
phony Orchestra as a special at
traction. The Jackson College
Choir and Band will also perfrom
for the visitors In planning these
events, the Festival Committee is
endeavoring to keep alive in the
hearts of young people a love for
music, and to provide an oppor-
tunity for their participation in
the finest type of cultural express
sion.
We are asking that you cooperate
in making this 18th year the great
est festival of all.
For further information, write
Miss Edna Davis, Jackson College,
Jackson, Miss.
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Push he Door
Open Priest
Tells Voters

NATCHEZ, Miss, Nov. 12-"The
way is opening in the South for
escape from bondage. Negroes
must take advantage of the pres
ent trends; they must help push
open the door that today's social
forces have set aiar."
Rev. Joseph H. FIGHTER, S. j., of
New ORLEANS thus advised members
of voters league here last week.
There are important and ines
capable forces at work in the South
that will mean great social changes
of all kinds" he said to the group
in Holy Family parish hall. "Most
of those changes will be changes
toward social justice and political
justice, changes that will be based
on a recognition of the funda-
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'Vishinsky Refers To Incident In
Reply TO Ascheson's Speech
Negro Delegate Speaks In Defense
Of American Democracy

PARIS, France, Nov. IL - The
United Nations General Assembly,
now in session here did not have to
wait long to hear about the shoot
ing of two American Negroes in
the State of Florida, one of whom
was killed, who had been granted
a new trial by the United States
Supreme Court, after they had
been convicted and sentenced to
death for the rape of an American
white woman by Florida State
Courts.
The two American Negro men
who are reported to be only little
past twenty years old, Walter Lee
Irwin and Samuel Sheppard, were
being taken only a few miles dis
tance from Eustis to Tavares,
Florida, in the company of a group
of Law Enforcement officers when
the shooting took place. Sheppard
was killed but Irwin escaped being
killed by playing dead after sever
al shots had been fired into his
body.
The Florida Law Enforcement
officers who were ACCOMPANYING the
two men are charged with the
shooting.
The incident which took place in
the state of Florida on last Tuesday
was heard of in the Session of the
United Nations General Assembly
on the following Thursday.
The Russian Foreign Minister,
Andrea Y. Vishinsky used a refer
ence to the incident in reply to a
speech by the American Secretary
of State Dean Acheson
Following the reference to the
Florida incident by the Russian
Foreign Minister, in reply to the
remarks, American Democracy was
defended by DR.. Charming A. To
bias, Negro member of the Am
erican Delegation to the United
Nations General Assembly.
In the speech which prompted
the reply from the Russian Foreign
Minister, the American secretary
of state Dean Acheson denounced
slave-labor conditions in the Rus
sian zone of influence and said the
"hopes of the civilized world perse-
cutions of the Hitler regime would
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YMcA Delegates
Attend Conference
ACKSON HOST FOR 1852

JACKSON HOST FOR 1852
.Messrs. M. ]. Lyells, C. F. Ed
wards, B. B. Dansby, and E. w.
Barker were delegates to the.
Fourth Annual Gulf States Lay
men and Secretaries Conference
held Saturday and Sunday, No
vember 10 and II in New Orleans,
La. Dryades Street Y.M.C.A. was
host to the conference and moth
ing was left undone to make the
meet a success. So
The theme for this years con-
ference was "Laymen's RESPONSE
bility in the Young Mems Chris
tian Association" The opening talk
on the theme was given by M. J..
Lyells, Jackson, Miss, who has
been president Of the Gulf States
Laymen and Secretaries Confer
ence for the past two years. DR..
H. H. Higgins, Baton Rouge, La,
was elected president for 1862. DR..
Higgins is chairman Of the Com
Continued on Page Five)
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Negro Day At
Art Gallery

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. ~
Negro Day was observed here last
Friday at the South Book Fes-
tival at Brooks Art Gallery in
Overton Park, attended by more
than 1000 school children.
The exhibits included books,
prints, original illustrations, pho
tographs of publishing processes
and the like.
OF greatest interest to the chill
dren, according to Mrs. Lodise B.
Clark. Gallery Director. was the
400 children's books published dur
ing the past year. The entire gal
lery was given over for various
exhibits.
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tration campaign, said that over
1000 individual block workers will
be needed to carry on the drive
successfully. Club organizations
have been called upon to furnish
leadership and workers for cam
paign.
The Voters League, headed by
Attorney A. T. Walden and J. w.
Dobbs, has mailed over 800 letters,
inviting local clubs to participate.
Walden pointed out that many
club groups may have been over
looked, and urged that those who
did not receive letters take it upon
themselves to send representatives
to the meeting of the Registra-
ton Committee.
The League has employed At
torney ]. c. Daugherty as execu-
tive secretary to take care of the
detail work Of the All-Citizens
Continued on Page Five)
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DedicatoriaI
Services

The Dedicatorial services of the
Kings Consolidated School was
largely attended Friday night Nov
ember 9, with Mrs. Ruby r. Smith
as mistress of ceremonies.
The program was opened by
singing "The Negro National An
them. Remarks were given by
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. G. NJ. Williams,
Mrs. E. V. Savage and white
friends.
Professor G. w. Williams of
Oakley gave a brilliant address.
There were many other visitors
from out of town.
A beautiful history of service
rendered by Mr.. King was given
by the P. T. A.
Continued On Page Six
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Cleaners TaiIors
And Laundry
Association
Met In Natchez

NATCHEZ, Miss, Nov. IA -
The semi-annual meeting of the
Cleaners, Tailors and Laundry AS
ISOLATION met Sunday Nov, IL,
1851 at Rosehill Baptist Church,
Natchez, Miss, after a lengthy
business session presided over by
the president, Mr.. w. j. Oates of
Natchez.
The local cleaners of Natchez
served more than fifty delegates
to lovely dinner at the Savoy
Grill. Mr.. A. L. Prather being the
chairman of the club. The president
led the delegates in a tour of the
city, showing all the historic places
which Natchez is noted for.
Delegates from Jackson were:
Continued on Page Severn
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U GENERAL ASSEMBLY TN PARIS HEARS OF
SHOOTING OF TWO NEGROES IN FLORIDA
Negro School Bids
Rejected By Board

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 12.-
The Louisville Board of Education
last week rejected bids totaling
$772, 228 for a new Negro element
airy school because the board does
not have that much money for the
project.
Board members were unanimous
in vetoing Superintendent Omer
CarmichaePs suggestion that a
deficit could be made up out of
next years budget funds.
The board criticized Carmichael
and the architect, T. d. Luckett,
who represents D. x. Murphy &
Brother, for not !. planning the
building so it could be built for
100000. That was the maximum
set by the board months ago. To
this they added 100000 to cover
all other expenses like equipment
and handspring, making the total
100000.
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President OF Miss.
Teachers Assn.
Attend ationaI
Work Conference

Prof. A. A. Alexander, president
of the Mississippi Teachers Asso-
citation, attended the National
Work Conference of the Second
Commission on Life Adjustment
Education for Youth, which was
held in Washington, D. c., October
8, 9, and 10, 1851.
The conference. was for repre-
sentatives of State Committee and
local schools. The purposes of the
conference were:
l. To explore, discuss, and de-
fine current individual, and social
problems of living faced by Amer
lean youth.
2. To prepare statements Of the
life adjustment education implica-
tons of these problems for:
a. Secondary School Curricular.
b. Teacher Education.
c. Regional, State, and Local
Follow-up Conferences.
In addition to the office of Edu-
cation Staff, speakers and consult
ants were some of the most out
standing leaders who are dealing
with national problems Of concern
to educators. The agenda for the
conference:
/. The report of the First Com
mission on Life Adiustment Edu-
cation entitled "Vitalizing Second
airy Education" and Developing
Life Adjustment Education in a
local school,"
Our group that attended the con-
ference believed that these mater
ials, plus the contributions of
speakers at the two general ses-
sions on Monday, provided the
kind of orientation that each of
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81 Annual Session
Conference OF
School Principals

Tougaloo College Gymnasium,
Tongaloo, Miss, Thursday, No
vember Is, 1851.
Theme: Democratic Practices in
School Administration Unite for
Freedom.
$3.50 am. Registration.
1890 am. Opening exercise.
11:00 am. Discussion: Demo-
cratic Practices in School Admin
istration.
11:30 am. Presentation of guest
speakers.
1915 pm Dinner in college cafe
terra.
Ills pm. Discussion, of Demo-
cratic Practices in School Admin
istration.
,2:15 pm. Presentation of Speak
ers.
3:15 pm. Report of treasurer.
$3.50 pm. Election of officers.
400 pm. Adjournment.
Democratic leadership in inter
ested in how people can be brought
to work together for a common
end effectively and happily"
1T is generally agreed that a
school is not completely demo-
cratically administered unless it
has some form Of student partici-
patton in school administration.
Officers: w. F. Calbert, Chair
man; W. A. Reed, Secretary; Jas.
Gooden, Treasurer.
Registration fee $1.00.
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Jackson College
Honored DR.. H. H.
Jones Recently

The faculty and student body,
in special assembly which marked
the beginning of the 18th ami
versary, honored DR.. Harry H.
Jones, graduate of Jackson Col
lege, class Of 1898, recently in the
Dansby Hall Auditorium.
The program, sponsored by the
Senior Glass, was one of the. most
impressive recognitions ever given
the College on Founders Day. Miss
Nora Morgan revealed Jackson Col
lege to the audience from the be-
ginning, 1877 to 1911; Mr.. Frank
Moore, 1912 to 1910; and Miss
Gladys Shumaker, 1941 to 1851.
These interesting historical sketch
es, along with the occasion which
was stated by Mr.. Billy Sykes,
Continued On Page Six
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Dr.. Tobias Replies
To vishinsky
Speech AT Un

PARIS, Nov. 12-Dr. Claiming
Tobias, Negro member of the
United States Delegation to the
United Nations, said here Satur-
day, American Negroes are MAX
ing progress toward full equality
despite occasional lynchings, dis
elimination and segregation.
1--WE prefer to- take our chances
in democracy" he said in answer
ing a charge by Soviet Foreign
Minister Andri V. Vishinsky that
life was intolerable for Negroes
in the United States.
Vishinsky, in his address to the
General Assembly Wednesday, re-
ferred to an incident in Florida
where, he said, two Negroes were
shot by the sheriff.
Tobias, answering reporters
questions, said:
"If there had beer such an Incl
dent in Mr.. Vishinsky's country,
there would have been no free
news channel through which the
incident could be made public"
He pointed out that the United
States had made mo attempt to
cover up the incident and said,
We make no attempt to deny the
seriousness of the offense."
However, Tobias said, such Incl
dents occur in defiance of the law,
not by order of the law. He said
I'VE prefer not to be reminded of
such offenses by country such as
Mr.. Vishinsky's which, he said,
practices slave labor, deportations
and political executions
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Dubois Trial
Gets Underway

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. u
-DSN)-Dr. w. E. B., Dubois
and five other persons went on
trial here last Thursday on Fed
eral charges of failure to register
at the Peace Information Center as
a foreign agent. A jury of eight
Negroes-four of them women
and four white men was chosen.
The indictment against the five
asserts the now-defunct informa-
ton center of New York City was
the publicizing agent for the Stock
holm Peace Proposal, described as
a propaganda trick in the spur
ious peace offensive of the Soviet
Union" The defense for Dubois,
Kyrie Elkin, Elizabeth MODS, Alb
bolt Simon and Sylvia Soloff is
headed by former Representative
Vito Marcantonio.
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Miami Negroes
Threaten School
Suit 1oGet Better
Facilities

MIAMI, Fla, Nov. 12-(DSN)-
A threat of court action unless
Dade county school board takes i'm
mediate steps to better Negro
school facilities, was taking shape
here last week.
A large and aroused delegation
of Negro community leaders was
scheduled to appear before the
board this afternoon to press for
school improvements, particularly
at the Douglas Primary school in
the downtown Negro section.
Father Theodore Gibson, head of
the Douglas delegation, said his
group of some so Negroes, will ask
the board for, a peaceful adjust
ment.
"If we don't get it," he declared,
1--WE will do anything necessary
even if that means taking them
into court"
School officials feared the court
action might come in the form of
Continued on Page Five)
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Blind Boy And
Brother Burned
To Death

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. ia
blind Negro boy and his infant
brother were burned to death when
fire swept the tiny shack that was
their home. Two others were
snatched from the flames by a
relative.
The bodies of James Lee Bowens,
2, and Henry Bowens, 9 months,
were taken from the small frame
house at 1894 Cannon shortly af-
Continued on Page Eighty
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Rev. chas. Hill.
Detroits Only
Negro Council
Candidate
Defeated

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 12.- tDSN)
Rev. Chas. Hill, the only Negro
candidate for election to the city
council, was defeated in the cleo
ton held here last Tuesday.
Rev. Hill did little campaigning
as the only Negro candidate in the
race. His failure to actively cam
paign for the office plus the full
support of the Daily Worker, Com
munist newspaper, is given as the
chief reason for his defeat.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-17
The Seventh
Annual State
.4-H ROUNDUP

The Seventh Annual State All
Roundup for Negro All Club
members will be held here in Jack
son at the Lanier High School on
Ash Street next Monday and Tues
day, November 10 and 20. This
annual event is sponsored by the
Retail Merchants Association of
the Jackson Chamber of Commerce.
These champions come from all
over the state of Mississippi rep
resenting more than fifty thou
sand members, carrying twenty
eight different projects and activi-
ties. There will be two hundred
Continued on Page Four)
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DR.. WaIkerIs
Defeated In
Memphis School
Board Election Bid
Candidate Backed BY
Leading White
Business Men Fail
To Get Negro Vote

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 12-
(DSN)-Dr. j. E. Walker, presi-
dent of the Universal Life Insur-
ance Company, and chairman of
the Board of the Tri-State Bank,
first Negro candidate since the
South's Reconstruction Era, was
defeated in his bid for election to
the school board in the voting here
last week.
Although he was openly backed
by number of leading white bust
nessmen including Edmund Orgill,
Of the famous Orgill Brothers
Hardware company, and o. R.
Continued On Page Six
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n. 7. Producers Lease Washington
Theatre 10 Abolish Segregation

NEW YORK, Nov. T. Richard
Aldrich and Richard Myers, Broad
way theatrical producers, announc-
ed last Wednesday they had leased
the National Theater in Washing
ton, long controversial playhouse
from the aspect of segregation.
The new managers will take pos
session of the theater May A, 1852,
and Myers said their first policy
will be the immediate abolition of
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segregation.
Associated with Aldrich and
Myers in the operation of the
Washington property will be Louis
Lotto, president of the New York
City Playhouses. who is managing
director of five of Breadwav,s prin-
cipal theaters.
Lotto will provide bookings, con-
sisting of New York state attac-
tons.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-17

Mrs. Crystal harmon
echncian for Remington Rand According Norton
president general sales
nc Mrs Mamon is the first Negro hold important position
Her job result of what Norton
ability to meet instruct and assist
She trained for this Fishers Island.
She has been assigned the Chicago
Rand will work under the
of special markets Mrs graduate
at the OF Minnesota During the
for the Mutual Insurance of ST.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-17

Mrs. Anita X. Bass of Tuskegee,
Ala, is supreme basileus of the
national sorority of Chi Eta Phi.
nurses organization. She recent
ly led it at the sixth annual bOule
held at Tuskegee institute with her
home chapter, Epsilon, as hostess
body.
The sorority was organized sew
eral years ago by group of reg
istered nurses with the purpose of
Service for Humanity and the
Health of the Nation"
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The Southern Jewish weekly., 1951-04-13

die East Many other important Americans, including
prominent singers intend visit Israel month"; attend
Iraes Independence Day celebrations Incidentally Israel
will lose many American Jewish tourists who originally in
Some of them innocenty advised by friends post
pone their prosced trip to Israel until the opening of the
World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem Selected visitors
from America may have chance to witness of the large
scale military in Israel which will start at the end
of this month There intensified propaganda campaign
ton And the regulations for joining Israes air service
have been relaxed substantially Israel is training good
fiers in two Youmay not know it, but 1sraefs Army
tary operations Many of these dogs had be purchased
France and Vienna since there police dogs bred
woman
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1951-04-13

that long journey which ended with the establishment of the
first Jewish State in Palestine.
Our sages have always emphasized the Importance of
applying to times the inner meaning of Biblical
events Let the lessons of the Torah the Rabb sad be
new to thee every day."
Nowhere the parallel between ageod and mod
history more striking than between the Exodus from
Egypt and the creation Of the presentdaY State Of Israel
Escaped from modern Pharaohs homeless Jews have foced
to the shores Of Israeore than half million State.
hood achieved another 100000 within the
three years
For these Jews Israel has truly meant delverance Yet
greaten and significant deiverance lies ahead
the deiverance of the Jewish State itself from dependence
and insecurity and uncertainty For Israel today stands
the reshod of economic maturity is developing the
dusry and the agriculture and exploiting the which
will give it true self-sufficiency
The key indication Of Iraes strength and indepen.
dence is the $S0000OO0 State Of Israel bond issue which
about to be offered to the American public Israel is demon
srating its readiness undertake the obligations Of every
sovereign state Like any rapidly growing naon-ie any
expanding business in factIrael s borrowing the
capital which it requires TO enable IFS economy keep
with its responsibilities Through the bond issue Israel will
derive the funds build nation Of 100000 people and
develop the economic structure that such nation requires
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1951-04-13
AS PASSOVER CONES

Just as there are special sabbaths
which herald the approach of the
Passover Holiday. so do we in our
own small way dedicate this weeks
editorial to the forthcoming eight
day celebration which commemo-
rates the deliverance Of our ances-
tors from slavery under the Phara-
obs. On the evening Of the 18th Day
Of Nissan friday. April 20th) mil
lions of Jewish families throughout
the world will participate in the
First Seder. Once again we will re-
count the great events of Jewish his
tory when our forefathers SET Out on
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1951-04-13
Between You and Me-.
EYES ON ISRAEL
Copyright. 1851, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency. Inc.)
BY BORIS SMoLAR

Israel will soon have two very important
them is Prof Harold c. Urey, Nobel Prize
winner and top atomic scientist . The
other is Trygve Lie, Secretary General of
the United Nations :. Prof. Urey will lee
ture at the Technion in Haifa, and will give
his views on the use of the atom bomb in
the event of Soviet invasion of the Mid