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Jackson advocate., 1951-03-03
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By PERCY GREENE

PARISH STREET SATURDAY
NIGHT: l just don't get it, pal,
/ just don't get it. That is an
expression that used to be rela-
lively common among the sharp
er" of the Parish Street "Kats"
in the not too distant past. Ger
tainly not as far back as the boy
hood days of my good friend Jim
Dotson, the barber, because back
that far Amt Haggar's Chillun
hadn't reached a point of sophis-
tication. But, as | was saying
that's what you used to hear up
and down the Ole Avenue. What
made me think about that again,
not that l heard it revived while
/ was indulging my Satdee night
repast (Fish and Beer to you) but
it came to me the other night out
lat Pratts Chapel Church, where
l went to take part in the pro-
gram, and witness the celebration
of the 54th Annual Founders Day
of the Parent Teachers Associa-
tion. What started me thinking
was the audience. Sitting up on
the rostrum I counted those pres
ent, aside from those on the pro-
gram. Here's the total: Six old
men, four of them above the age
of child breeding (that is unless
they're better than that 103-year-
old preacher of last week. three
60 women, and six (6) children,
two of whom were too young to
have even the faintest idea about
| what was going on. What really
knocked me out was when ! asked
somebody about where was the
supervisor of Negro education,
the principals of the schools, and
the school teachers. | was told
that they were scared to come to
the program for fear that they
would lose their jobs. Since when
did the Parent Teachers Associa-
tion get to be such an organiza-
ton that the Supervisor of Edu-
cation, the Principals and Teachers
are scared" they'll lose their jobs
if they attend it's meetings. / had
always figured it out, or had had it
figured out for me somewhere that
the teachers are glad that there
is a Parent Teachers Association
so they could get together, and
make it easy for them both to do
the job of major responsibility,
that of getting the kids ready for
the responsibilities of the citizens
of tomorrow. What, Teaches being
scared to go to meeting of the
Parent Teachers Association. |
JUST DON'T GET 1T, PAL, |
JUST DON'T GET 1T.
BUSY CUPID :. According
to reports reaching this column
Cupid has been more then usually
busy around here for the past few
days, among those who went
marching up to the Altar were E.
A. Trammell, III, of Admission, Ala
bama, and Miss Gladys Wells. Him
for the first time. Her for the
second time. They'll make their
home here and d. E. A.
Pinson, Jr., of Vicksburg, Miss,
Pinson and Miss Anna Cath
crime Dodds, Jackson College staff.
Him for the second time and
her for the first time. They'll also
make their home in Jackson where
the Doctor recently opened his Of
flee.
Jackson advocate., 1951-03-03
AIcorn Club Meets

The Alcorn Club, met at the
Ruleville High School Thursday
night, Feb. %. During the busi-
ness session members of the club
made plans for their Annual At
fair which will be held April 18th
at Inverness, Mississippi. Three
new members joined. Delicious re-
freshments were served and each
one present were given red, white
and blue souveniers, symbolizing
Washington's birthday.
Miss Patsy Richardson, Presi-
dent; Mrs. ]. D. Boyd, Secretary;
Mrs. L. B. Ingram, Reporter.
Jackson advocate., 1951-03-03


The dancers are young and their
knowledge Of Authropology has
limited to the fullest extent their
ability of real and Intensified in-
depreciation of actions, but it is
hoped that at a later date they
will give to their audience the full
extent of their ability. The best
item during the dance was the SUP
porting music.
Credit must be given to DR.. V,
Horatio Henry, member of the
Social Science Department of the
College, for building up such a
group and the public looks forward
for future performances.
Jackson advocate., 1951-03-03
Symphonic
.Africanique
BRILLIANT CLIMAX OF
INTERPRETIVE DANCING
MAIN FEATURE OF
"AFRICANA"

Brilliant, masterful, beautiful
and impressive. These are some
epithets that can critically be used
to report the sequences of dances
known as "SYMPHONIE AFRI-
CANIQUE" and which was per-
formed last Friday and Saturday
at Jackson College, Jackson, Mis-
sissippi as part of their Negro His
tory Week Celebrations. These
dances were genuine examples of
ritualistic performances during the
crises of Birth, Initiation and
Death and the whole program was
intended to demonstrate in d very
clear manner the aesthetic abaili-
ties of the African, particularly in
the field of dancing and music.
The dance was divided into four
Acts: The first Act represented
the Poro Dancers. These were rep
resented by Miss Gloria Williams
and Miss Rosalie Evans. The in
tensity Of their endeavors to clear
the area of the evil spirits that
constantly lurked around and their
many artistic supplications were
clearly evidenced in their dancing.
There was indeed a great variety,
sufficient enough as to satisfy even
those that were easily bored by the
usual danger of apparent repeti-
ton. What was clearly shown was
the influence these African dances
have had on our Western dancing
especially those in the South AM
erican countries.
But perhaps the honors of the
series must be divided between
Alvie Evans and Miss Cora Wade.
The former represented the solo
dancer in the Act depicting the
Gbitu and his followers, the latter
representing the Zoe flanked by
her female attendants.
The Gbitu showed himself master
of rythm, intensity in appeal, dra-
matte in movements and consistent
in his royal attitude towards his
fellows. But the solo dancing of
Evans clearly indicated the power
of the human being in his eternal
struggle to overcome the forces of
evil and to establish the forces of
good. 1t showed rejoicing when
that end has been accomplished and
the contentment upon the receiv-
ing of that great reward of liberty.
The Gbitu was very rich in his
many incantations and the respon-
ses of his followers showed clearly
how necessary is teamwork and CO.
ordination in the role of African
ritualistic dancing.
In giving praise to the Gbitu and
his men we can not neglect to
speak praisingly of Miss Cora
Wade who played the role of the
Zoe. Despite the fact that she is a
person of dignity 'and noble bear
ing, yet in this dignity she showed
mastery of rythm, variety of ex-
preston and strength of interpre.
tation and designing. The audience
could tell every idea that was
passing in her mind by reading her
facial expressions. She must have
showed hundred different facial
contortions with her every act and
in the field of drama she excelled
herself remarkably. Her support
ing Caste of the Sande was excel
lently portrayed by Miss Helen
Radcliffe and Miss Johnnie Jones.
This has been the first appear
ance of this dance troupe and there
is much that can still be improved.
Jackson advocate., 1951-03-03

is made in Jackson and hope the day is not far off,
we the further hope that the future will see less
individual effort and greater organization and coopera
ton in the effort to achieve worthwhile goals for the
Improvement Of life in the Negro Community
Jackson advocate., 1951-03-03

| wonder what the speech would
have sounded like, had Lincoln at
tended Harvard u.
Jackson advocate., 1951-03-03
AMONG THE RECENT VISI-
rnnc mn TYYE TNVTv

AMONG 1HE RECENI VISl-
TORS TO THE CITY was
James Madison of the Staff of the
National Recreation Association.
He had some extremely pertinent
things to say about Shelter and
Shelter Recreation for Aunt Hag-
gers Chillun here in the Capitol
of the Magnolia State in case the
Reds send an Atom Bomb raid
over to see about the Oil Refinery
at Baton Rouge, and decided to
come back or up this way for good
measure. That's something some
body better see about, Bub.
GRAND OPENING Sam
Baker, who along with his wife
have done fine job, and spent
some money to make really at
tractive place out of the Heat
Wave, now one of the popular
spots along the Fannin Road in
East jackson, had his Grand Open
mig the other night, and a lot of
people were there land good time
was had by all.
WANT A JOB Go up to the
local U. S. Employment office and
ask for an application for one of
the jobs as an Interviewer" The
y. S. Department of Labor is go
ing to make study of the Cost of
Living here and must interview
both White and Negro families.
I've been told that Negro "INTER-
VIEWERS" will be used to inter-
view Negro families at about
$1,000 per day. Run Chillun Run.
Run Chillun Run.
WEEKLY QUOTATION: "Not
for myself make this prayer, but
for this race of mine that stretches
forth from shadowed places dark
hands for bread and wine." Countee
Cullen.
cept Negroes than the church it.
self"
He added that his congregation
was mostly white, but accepts Me-
gro members.
Jackson advocate., 1951-03-03

cept Negroes than the church it.
self"
He added that his congregation
was mostly white, but accepts Me-
gro members.
Evening star., 1951-02-03
Effort 10 Unhook Bumper
Blamed in Man. S Death

Harry J. Cofman. 54, of 5421
Thirteenth street NV, was found
dead in the driveway of his home
yesterday afternoon and police be-
lieve he suffered a heart attack
while trying to unhook the bumper
of his car from a fence.
Police said Mr.. Coffman was
found lying face down on the icy
driveway alongside his car. The
only visible mark on his body
was an abrasion on the chin.
Police believe he slipped on the
ice while struggling to free the
car.
A neighbor said Mr.. Coffman
and his wife lived alone in the
house and that he had retired
several years ago.
An Emergency Hospital physi-
clan pronounced him dead at the
scene and his body was removed
to the District morgue.
Evening star., 1951-02-03
GIN Economist Attacks
Price Controls as Cure

There is the same chance of
stopping imitation by price fixing
as by sitting on top of a steam
kettle, turning up the fire and
expecting to hold down the pres
sure, in the opinion of DR.. Alfred
P. Haake, economic consultant to
General Motors Corp.
He addressed the closing session
yesterday of the two-day con-
vention of the National Council
of Private Motor Truck Owners
in the Hotel Statler.
DR.. Haake contended the only
way to stop imitation is to get at
its roots and hold down purchas-
ing power. There is too much
money for the goods available for
purchase, and this condition
shoots up prices, he said.
He advocated ayas-yOu-go
policy in meeting the national
emergency, balancing the budget
and improving production. DR..
Haake is Mayor of Park Ridge, Ill.
Adequate supplies of money.
manpower and equipment for the
Nations highways and motor car
riers as soon as possible were
urged by Arthur c. Butler, direc-
tor of the National Highway
Users Conference.
Evening star., 1951-02-03

Eisenhower said that the Vests
will to fight off aggression will
grow with its military strength.
The arrival in Europe of new
American land and air units,
though modest in protective in
f1uence by themselves. will GER
tainly produce added confidence
and accelerate the production of
military force throughout the
member nations" he said.
In explaining his failure in re-
ports to Congress and the people
to lay down specific recommended
tions on the number of troops to
be sent to Europe, Gen. Eisen-
hover said it was not his place
as a soldier Ito dwell on the
politics, the diplomacy, the par
ticular treaty arrangements" that
are involved.
| "Job Can Be Done"
| He said that if Western Europe
were overrun by Communism,
many economically dependent
areas of Africa and the Middle
East would be affected by the
| debacle."
southeastern Asia would prob
ably soon be lost" he said. Thus
we would be cut off from the raw
materials of all these regions
materials that we need for exist
ence."
Declaring he believes "the
preservation of free America re-
quires our participation in the
defense of Western Europe Gen.
Eisenhower said that success is
attainable, adding that given
unity in spirit and action, the job
can be done"
Gen. Eisenhower rested today
after his almost continuous ap-
pearances of the last two days
before the President, the cabinet,
military leaders. Congress and the
people. He plans to go to New
York early next week to wind up
his affairs as president of Colum-
bia University, return here for a
few days and then go to France
to set up his permanent head
quarters.
His chief of staff, 1t. Gen. Al
fred M. Gruenther, will return to
France Monday to resume work
on organizing the Eisenhower
headquarters.
Evening star., 1951-02-03

sympathy, admiration, and love.
He asked, How can you win
confidence from Russians, if
you call them barbarians?"
He said he had. in his rec
ords. numerous cases in which
Russian soldiers, at the risk of
their lives. had warned Ger
mans that the Communist police
were about to pick them up,
thus enabling them to escape.
He said that pity, sympathy,
faith. and love, and only the
anger and indignation born of
these affirmative feelings, can
overcome negative feelings of
hate and fear.
This conversation confirmed a
Judgment reached during the
war, when, for a time, I was
working as volunteer script
writer with the German divi-
sion Of the owl. l found myself
discouraged about our propa-
ganda out of conviction that in
order even to defeat our enemies
you must find in and affirm to
them something to cherish and
admire, something mutual upon
which to rest mutual confidence.
1t is dubious whether the
Voice of America reaches many
Russians in Russia. But there
are nearly 100000 Russians who
can be reached. They are the
occupation forces in East Ger
many and Austria.
1t seems to me that we should
begin a spiritual love affair with
these people. I think, were I
broadcastlng, I would continu-
ally praise Russia as a country
and Russians as a people
for their sacrificial heroism,
deep spirituality, natural and
Evening star., 1951-02-03

Asian bloc, provided the U. N.
forces do not cross the 38th
Parallel. A number of men,
bers of the peace organization.
headed by Great Britain, are
anxious to "solve" the Korean
problem on such a basis.
The American Government is
in a difficult position, however.
While a number of high-rank-
ing officials, particularly in the
State Department. believe such
a solution should be seriously
considered, it will be difficult to
explain to the American people
why the United Nations in the
first place ordered the opera
tions in Korea, why it sent its
forces across the 38th Parallel
and why, if it is correct that
the Chinese have shot their
bolt. our potential victory is not
fully exploited.
We have suffered over $4,000
casualties so far. This figure
does not include non-combat
losses, those due to sickness and
frostbite.
Have these men been sacri-
feed in order to get us up to the
same line we held last summer?
Will a line established on the
38th Parallel actually answer
the purpose of the police
action" ordered last June by
the United Nations?
Will the U. N. pay an even
higher price to the nation it has
just branded an aggressor. by
giving it a seat in that organ
ization and flashing the green
light for invasion of Formosa?
These are questions which
must be answered for the Amer
ican people.
Evening star., 1951-02-03
Trial Of Remington
Is Nearing Jury
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Prosecu-
ton testimony is nearing it's end
in the perjury trial of William
w. Remington, accused of falsely
denying he was ever a Communist.
One last Government rebuttal
witness will be called Monday, it
was announced yesterday before
the trial adjourned for the week
end.
Defense rebuttal witnesses have
yet to be heard. including one de-
scribed as very important by
defense attorneys, but the case
against the former Commerce De-
partment economist is expected
to go to the jury early next week
Yesterday, a Government rebut-
tai witness said Remington tried
to get him to join the Communist
Party years ago when they both
worked for the Tennessee Valley
Authority.
Rudolph F. Bertrand said that
III CIle spring OF 1881 remington
spent nearly an hour trying to
convince him the Communist
Party would be an appropriate
place in which to work.
L was sort of surprised" Mr..
Bertrand recounted, and 1 bit
terly disagreed with him and told
him that my concept of the Com
munist Farty was that my inter-
ests differed widely from theirs"
Mr.. Bertrand said he isn't now
and never has been a Communist.
Now deputy director of the
United States High Commission
er's office of labor relations in
Frankfurt, Germany. Mr.. Bert
rand was brought here to testify.
Evening star., 1951-02-03
Race Equality in 0ceania
Is Pledged by Chapman
BY the Associofed Press

Secretary of the Interior Chap
man said yesterday there will be
no racial discrimination in the
new civilian governments of
American Samoa and the Pacific
trust territories.
Mr.. Chapman expressed his
wishes at a meeting with newly
appointed civilian officials of the
areas. which will be transferred
from the Navy to Interior Depart
ment control next July l.
Mr.. Chapman spoke to James
A. Mcconnell, who leaves tomor-
row to become deputy high COM
of the trust territory.
and the following newly appointed
officials of American Samoa:
Phelps Phelps, New York CITY,
governor; Fred Sutherland, Pasa-
dena, Calf, secretary; Fred 1.
Chicago. attorney general.
Former Senator Ebert Thomas
OF Utah is now en- route to the
Pacific to become the first civilian
high commissioner of the trust
territory.
Evening star., 1951-02-03

naval and air forces. This re-
porter saw the ravages of this
disease on the Russian front in
World War I. There was no
known treatment in those days
and in one week alone more
than $4,000 men died on the
Carpathian front. It takes three
days for typhus to kill after lice
have bitten their victim.
In recent years a serum has
been developed for its preven-
ton and U. N. forces in Korea
are inoculated before being sent
into the theater of operations.
The Chinese did not appear to
worry about the disease when
the war started.
According to reports from
Hong Kong an American ship
ping line now is delivering the
serum to Chinese Communist
authorities, on the excuse that
it is Good Samaritan work to
carry this cargo to the Chinese.
incidentally, the firm is making
substantial profits from the
traffic. A Senate committee
headed by Senator O'Conor of
Maryland is expected to look
into the truth of these reports.
Heavy losses suffered by the
Chinese Communist forces, both
in battle and from disease, have
lowered their fighting abilities
considerably. Mao, who is said
to have become worried over
what may soon develop as a
major setback lin his Korean
intervention. has contacted
friends in the United Nations.
He is said to have indicated his
Willingness to listen to the
cease-fire proposal of the Arab
Evening star., 1951-02-03
Speculation on Halt
All Parallel DepIored
By State Department
BY the Associated Press

The State Department said last
night that the. United Nations
process of restoring peace in Ko-
rea would not be helped by spec
ulation about the 38th Parallel at
this time"
The military mission of repelling
the Communist aggression in Ko-
rea, the department said in a
statement, will be vigorously
pressed"
The statement constituted the
most formal official reaction here
to information obtained from
highly placed authorities Thurs
day night. This information was
that high officials had decided the
U. N. forces should stop at the
38th Parallel-old dividing line
between North and South Korea
if they are able to drive that
far north.
Possible Cease-Fire Basis.
The reason given for this, &C
cording to these responsible in
formants who could not be named,
was that the line still has political
significance as possible basis for
cease-fire in the Korean con-
flict.
Last nights statement spoke of
the military mission of u. N
forces in Korea and also of U. N.
efforts to restore peace in the area.
1t made no reference to the posi-
bility that military movements
could be modified in the interest
of promoting the chances for
negotiated settlement.
Gross Says U. N. Stands Firm.
Earlier yesterday State Depart
ment Press Officer Michael j. Nc
Dermott, questioned about the
38th Parallel reports at a news
conference, said he knew of no pol
icy decision here for U. N. troops
to stop on that line.
At Lake Success, Ambassador
Ernest A. Gross, deputy United
States delegate to the United Ma
tions, said there has been no new
decision to stop at the 18th Paral-
lei. He said the U. N. command is
standing firm on its terms for a
cease-fire laid down to U. N.
cease-flre group in December.
This called for demilitarized
area across Korea, with the south
ern limit following generally the
38th Parallel.
Evening star., 1951-02-03
Dorothy thompson:
Dorothy thompson
Voice Fails to ind Russians
0ernnon, Citing Case Histories Of Coptives,
Shows Way to Reach People Within Soviet

An extraordinary German has
recently been in this country,
whose ideas of psychological
warfare are based on knowledge
Of the human heart.
He conceived among other
things plan to interview every
German soldier returned from
a Russian prison camp. and to
trace through them the where
aboutS and experiences of COM
rades who, years after the war,
have not been released.
Through this assemblage of
case histories which he reported
by radio to the distraught rela-
tives of missing men in all zones
of Germany. called on by name
and address, he was able to
make vivid, without further
comment. a system of unex-
ampled heartlessness-of hopes
encouraged and dashed away, of
human exploita ton and cruelty
which was not an abstraction.
Those who listened learned
OF Soviet violations of human
rights in specific terms: of Kurt
x. Hans Y. and Richard z.
Rainer Hildebrandt simply real
lied that the fate of one known
and loved person is more poign-
ant than the fate of anonymous
millions.
Mr.. Hildebrandt, who COM
bines a merciful heart with
merciless intelligence, told me
he thought we were not mobiliz-
ing 20 per cent of our psyche
logical resources against the
Soviet regime. He is convinced
that great potential ally of
liberty is the Russian people, TO
whom the overture should be
Evening star., 1951-02-03
Lowell MeHett:
Lowell We77ett:
Where Do We Go F rom Here?
Now That We've Branded China as Aggressor,
Can We Escape involvement in FuLI-ScoIe War?

Maybe it is a case of every
body being out of step except
me. But I can't join in the
jubilation over the United Ma
tions' branding of China as an
aggressor.
The papers publish a picture
of the American delegates and
Sir Gladwyn Jebb, British dele
gate, engaged in four-cor-
nered handshake following the
vote in the U. N. Political Com
mittee. They all wear wide
smiles. Warren Austin couldn't
have looked happier if he had
just witnessed the defeat of the
Army team by the U. of Ver-
mont.
1t doesn't seem to me that
it was an occasion for unre-
strained joy; that instead it
was an occasion for solemn
prayer-with everybody's fingers
crossed. For in this life one
thing always seems to lead to
another and there is no Ger
tainty as to where the action of
the U. N. majority will lead; no
certainty that it won't lead to
full-scale war with China.
The satisfaction of Austin
and his American colleagues is
understandable, of course. After
weeks of effort they had COM
pleted mission given them by
the President, the State De-
partment and the United States
Senate. They had got China
branded for what she is, an
aggressor. (The Senate voted
for this action, 81 to 0. I surely
must be out of stepD
So the question becomes,
what do we do now? When we
branded North Korea we fol-
lowed it up with our fighting
forces. Are we prepared to do
the same in the case of the
bigger bully? Nearly everybody,
including most of our top mill
tary men. has been agreed that
taking all China on would be
stupid-incredibly stupid now
that we are committing our
selves to the defense of Europe.
But there are those who say
we can engage in a limited"
war with China. BY this they
do not mean a war limited to
fighting in Korea, as now, but
one limited largely to the use
OF our Air Force and Navy
against China proper. However,
Just as it takes two to make a
war, 1t probably would take two
to limit a war and China might