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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
AWARDED 7 NEGRO SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON, D. c. (NN-
'PA) - Army records show that
seven colored soldiers have been
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross. the Nations second high
est military award.
The DISC, a cross of bronze, is
awarded to persons who have dis
tinguished themselves by extraor-
binary heroism in military onera-
tions against an armed enemy of
the United States.
The seven colored men to whom
the DISC has been awarded since
last June IS are Second Lieut..
Chester J. Lemon, of 1894 East
Hill St., Independence, Kans., the,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03

The article in the February 81
edition of the Jackson Daily News
STATING that percy Greene, of
the Jackson Advocate Weekly
Newsraper has come out in sun
mort of resolution passed bv the
Fair Play Committee" Negro
sponsored organization in Harlem
which is asking all members of
their race to boycott the Coca Cola
Company and it's products because
this COMPANY hos not instituted the
principles of F. E. P. c. in its
plants has been labeled az delib-
crate fabrication, by the editor Of
the Jackson Advocate.
At the same time the editor said
he hoped that NEGROES in Jackson,
and everywhere else for that mat
ter. would keep on BUYING and
drinking coca cola to their hearts
content.
The Editor said that he had
never ''come out" neither in the
Jackson Advocate, nor in private
conversation in support Of the boy
colt resolution of the "Fair PLAY
Committee nor any other COM
mittee, and said further that he
is now and always has been oppos-
ed to the boycott as a weapon of
the American Negro.
Referring to the local Coca Cola
Company and its Negro employ
ment policv. Editor Greene pointed
out that his father, Wash Greene,
for as lone as he can remember
held a position of the highest trust
end confidence with the local Coca
Cola plant. having full and COM
plete charge of carpentry renair
and construction work at the plant
where he purchased the material.
hired additional carpenters and 9TH
er labors when ever necessary, and
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03
Six DieAs
Fire Cuts
Taxpayer Home
NEW ORLEANS. La. FL

NEW ORLEANS, La. Feb. 26
-(Special)-The state fire mar
shaPs office was still investigating
the fire which destroyed a junk
dealers home early Sunday morn
ing and killed he and his family
of five about 1920 on old Gentilly
Highway. Police said that the I'M
finished would-be six-room frame
house with taxpayer roof, burned
flat to the ground.
The dead were identified as Mr..
Ind Mrs. David Brooks, ages Al
and AZ: and their children. Fannie,
s; David, Jr., 3; Haywood, 2. and
Leroy. l. Their bodies were char
red almost beyond recognition.
First to detect the blaze was
Mrs. Evelyn Murray, neighbor
hcross the street, who said that
she was awakened by the swish
Ind glow Of the blaze as it flashed
against her porch.
She said that she looked through
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03

a few other city editors have had
to beat that combination.
To lick the cold the ink is
thrawed out before being put into
the Cylinder of the battered mimeo-
graph machine. To avoid being
picked up by snipers the stensils
are sometimes cut in the light of a
flash light in an otherwise BACKED
out tent.
News that fills the paper is col
lected within rifle range Of enemy
positions in fox holes, rice paddles
and aid stations. Personal news
about the outside world is picked
up from truck company men and
requirements to the regiment.
National and international news
Continued on Page Eighty
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03

son of Mrs. Liberia f. Leon:
Second Lieut.. William D. Ware.
son of Emil Ware, Winchester,
Tex; Corn. Levi Jackson, son of
Mrs. Lila Jackson. Gayce, S. C..
Sgt. 1st Glass Arthur C. Dudley.
son OF Mrs. Lille Rust, Sanford,
Fla; Master Set. Curtis D. Push,
son of Aaron Pueh. Union SPRINGS
Ala: Second LIEUT.. William NJ
Benefields, 1921 Queen ST., Alex
andria. Va. and Pvt. Edward o
Cleabcrn, Memphis, Tenn.
Second Lieut.. Lemon, member
OF the 18th Infantry Regiment,
distinguished himself last August
8, 1850. near Haman, Korea.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03
Law School Case
Set For Appeal

RICHMOND, Feb. 81 = An ap-
peal from a lower court decision
that the separate law school at
the North Carolina College for
Negroes is equal to that of the
University Of North Carolina is
scheduled for argument here be-
fore the United States Court of
Appeals on March Is.
Attorneys for the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Colored People filed their brief on
February 10 asking for reversal
of the lower court decision and ad-
mission of Negroes to the uni
versity law school.
At the initial trial before Fed
eral District Judge Johnson j.
Hayes in Durham, N. c., last Au-
gust, NAACP attorneys Conrad o.
Pearson Of Durham, and Thurgood
Marshall and Robert L. Carter OF
the national office legal depart
ment submitted evidence demon
strating the superior advantages
of the university law school in
comparison with the Negro school
The older and larger university
school, they pointed out, offered
more courses, had a larger and
better equipped library, a faculty
of great number and prestige, and
other facilities and advantages moi
enjoyed by the Negro school.
Despite this evidence and the
testimony of expert witnesses
Judge Hayes ruled that the Negro
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03
DR., N. B. Dubois
Under $1,000.0o
Bond From Peace
Activities
Indictment
Perry Howard Heads
Defense Counsel

WASHINGTON - CAMP -
DR.. w. E. B. Dubois and three of
the other persons associated with
him at the Peace Information CEN
ter in New York were placed I'M
der $1,000 bond each after pleading
mot guilty" before the U. S. Crini-
nal court last Friday.
The little court room was crowd
ed to capacity and the press-box
was running over, when the digni-
fled scholar with the distinguish
ed goatee, nattily dressed in a
navy blue business suit, stood be-
fore Judge F. Dickerson Let's at
the so-called "bar Of Justice" sur
rounded by his associates and a
battery of lawyers, and in a quiet,
cultured voice proclaimed his in
nocence Of the crime for which he
was charged
DR.. Dubois, Kyrle Elkin, Sylvia
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03
Port Gibson
honors Departing
Soldier
1t. Joe Caldwell
Goes Back To Army

PORT GIBSON, Miss, Feb. 81.
-(SpeciaD-The entire town of
Port Gibson joined last week in
paying the highest honor to Joe
K. Caldwell, for the past three
years the manager of Thompson
Funeral Home.
During his short stay here Mr..
Caldwell has proven himself to be
a young man of outstanding char
acter and ability by becoming sec
rotary of the Masonic Lodge. Adj
jutant of the local post Of the
American Legion, and deacon of
the First Baptist Church.
He is married with a family
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03
AM&N College
Accredited By
American Assn.
0fceIlsessFo For
Teacher
Education
BY JOHN HOWARD

Pine Bluff, Ark.-Announcement
was made here this week by DR..
Lawrence A. Davis, President of
AM&N College, that the Arkansas
institution was fully accredited by
the American Association of Col
leges for Teacher Education in a
session of the Association at At
lanta City, February 14-16.
Accreditation by the Association
means that AMIN College stu
dents, after completing their
teacher training will be accepted as
teacher anywhere in. the United
States upon the presentation of
credentials.
The AM&N College underwent
an examination by a two-man COM
mittee on December 10, 1850. Rep
resenting the accrediting commit
tee of AACTE were DR.. G.. w.
Bond, Dean of the school of Educa-
ton of Louisiana Polytechnic In
stitute of Roston, and President
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03
British NEEDLES Cancel South African
Meeting And BIames Color Bar

LONDON-(ANP)-The British
Medical Association cabled cancel
lation here Thursday on plans for
joint meeting with the South
African Medical Association in
johannesburg next July.
Reason given for the cancellation
was the country's "color bar" The
BMA said the South African gov
ernment had failed to give assur-
ance that all BMA members who
might want to go would be adj
mitted. The organization numbers
among its members distinguished
non-European doctors from India,
Pakistan and the colonies.
In Capetown, DR.. A. III. Ton
kin, SAMA secretary, told news
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03
Jackson College
May Be Center For
International
Council For
Negro Folk Lore

AS result of a celebration dur
ing Negro History Week called
The "Africana," Jackson College
has proposed a resolution to con-
slider setting up at Jackson Col
lege, the Headquarters for the
International Council for Negro
Folk Lore, which was formally
organized in New York City.
This will be a non-profit organ
ization concerned with the pro-
noting and the exchange Of Ne
gro Folklore in all regions where
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03
Jrge Immediate Removal New Civil Defense Chief
Segregation Must
Disappear Says
Archbishop
RummeII To
Catholics In South

NEW ORLEANS, La, Especially
In letter read publicly at SER
vices in some area churches last
Sunday, Most Rev. Joseph F. Rum
nell, d. D., Catholic Archbishop
of New Orleans, called for an end
to segregation on racial lines in
Catholic worship in the Archdio-
cese.
"The lines of segregation must
disappear in our churches" the
Archbishop said, mot only physi-
cally but in the true spirit of
Christian brotherhood, in the seat
ing accommodations, at the con-
fessional, at the communion rail
and in general in the reception Of
the sacraments and sacramentals
of the Church"
Archbishop Rummell urged also
stair compensation" for Negro
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03

misconduct before the enemy"
Jack Greenberg of the NAACP
legal staff represented them in
hearings before the Judicial Coun-
ell of the Judge Advocate Cen
erals Office. The Council, with
the concurrence of the Acting
Judge Advocate General, rejected
the charge of cowardice. found the
men guilty of being AWOL, reduc-
ed their sentencesto one year and
SUSPENDED the execution of the
entire sentence in each case"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03
.NAACP AIDS q SERvIcEMEN:
REDUCED SENTENCES WON

NEW YORK - Drastic reduc-
tions in the sentences imposed up
on Fl Negro servicemen court
martialed in Korea have been re-
ported to the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People by U. S. Army Judge Adj
vocate 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
assistance.
Four men who had each receiv-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03
FOUR COURT MARTIALED CTS
ExONERATED BY The army

NEW YORK - Four Negro GIs
who had been sentenced to ten
years Imprisonment by courts mar
tial in Korea have been exonerat-
ed, the NAACP was informed this
week by Major General Franklin
P. Shaw, Acting Judge Advocate
General
The four oath Infantrymen -
Corporal Berlon S. White and Pri-
Yates Willie Martin, Jr., Hardy E.
Sanders and Bernell Gordon - had
been charged with violation of Arti-
Gle of War Is and convicted of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03

ed 1O-year sentence were ex-
onerated. They are Corporal Yer
Ion S. White, and Private Bernell
Gordon, Willie Martin, Jr., and
Hard E. Sanders. The life sentence
which had been imposed upon Pri-
vate j. P. Morgan was reduced
to five years and suspended. The
one year sentence given Private
Maholn Moore was also suspended.
Six other GIs had their life
sentence reduced to 20 years, an
other to Is years and still another
Continued on Page Severn
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03
Korean Casualty List includes
Three Local Negro Soldiers

Three Jackson Negro soldiers
are listed among the Mississippi
casualties, reported for the period
of January l through January 81,
1851. as reported by the Depart
ment of Defense.
The three soldiers, all of whom
are reported "Missine in action"
are Sergeant First Glass. Albert
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03

Moore, brother of Mrs. Alberta
Hopkins, 1903 Barrett Street; Cor
poral joseph E. Johnson, nephew
of Mrs. Minnie F. Sims, 1417
North GravSon Street; and Pri-
vate Row Stewart. son of Mrs.
Minnie B. Stewart, 246 Subway
Street.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03

DAILY News Article Saying Percy
Greene Has Come Out In Support Of
Resolution Of Harlem Fair Play
Committee" For Negro Boycott Of
Coca Cola Called Deliberate
Fabrication By Advocate Editor
Release Confidential Correspondence,
Walter White Showing Stand On Boycott
Tells Negro Employees To Continue
Loyalty To Local Coca Cola Company
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-03-03

PatrOnize Our Advertis.
ers - Their Advertising
in this paper shows that
they appreciate your
trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03
Letters 10 Truman Protest
Mantle S AZ Rafinu

The White House has received
three letters protesting the At
classification of Mickey Mantle,
prize property of the Yankees.
Mantle, now playing with Kan
sas City, has been ordered to re-
port for another physical exami-
nation August 20, but Just who
did the ordering is not clear.
The White House said, in re-
Spouse to an inquiry. that the let
ters were sent on to the agency
involved. Selective Service.
National Selective Service head
quarters officials say no order ever
was put out here that the 90
year-old Mantle should be given
another examination and that the
decision was made by his local
draft board in Oklahoma.
! However. an official of Mantle S
local draft board insisted that the
order "emanated" from national
headquarters.
Mantle has been examined-anc
put in AZ twice due to chronic
osetomyelitis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03
District Juniors Meet
Golfers From Canada
For Simpson Trophy

District and Canadian junior
golf stars began an international
series for the Simpson Cup today
at Columbia Country Club. Dis
trict juniors are scheduled to re-
pay the visit next year.
Singles matches were scheduled
this morning and scotch four
somes in the afternoon. with play
patterned after the Walker Cup
matches. Former District junior
golf stars were to referee the
matches.
The Canadian stars arrived
yesterday and all played an 49,
hole practice round at Columbia
Scores of the older boys ranged
from II to rs and the youngsters
from 80 to 80. On the basis of
a fast look at the visitors, the
match appeared about even.
The Canadian squad had Simp-
son Cup jackets. donated by the
sponsor of the trophy, styled
after the Walker Cup Jackets worn
by British and United States stars
in the international series.
The youngsters were to attend
the Observation-Disclosures baseball
game tonight after the cup pres
entation at 6 o'clock, and tomor-
row the Canadians were to be
luncheon guests of the Canadian
Embassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03

Sports and political circles were
wondering today if Ohio's Demo
cratic Governor, Frank J. Lausche,
is an active candidate to succeed
the ousted A. B. Chandler as base
ball commissioner.
A cryptic remark by Gov
Lausche at the White House late
yesterday stirred the new specu-
lation.
Lausche, who had just seen
President Truman in the course OF
a brief stop here, was asked by
reporters if there was anything to
the story that he might be the
new baseball head.
At first he said he did not know
if he was a prospect for the job
Then che put this question d.
rectly:
Have any responsible people in
baseball talked to you about the
possibility of your becoming COM
missioner"
Nov you've got me on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03
Cumberland Coach
Takes CIV High Post

Robert Pence, football coach at
Allegheny High School. Cumber-
land, Md, for five years, has been
appointed head football coach at
George Washington High School
in Alexandria, it was announced
today by the Office of T. c. Will
liams, superintendent of Alexan-
dria schools.
Pence succeeds Press Woodson,
who was recalled to active duty
in the Navy in March. Woodson
formerly coached football and
basketball at Wilson High School,
Portsmouth.
The new George Washington
coach accepted the post yester-
day, subject to confirmation of
the Alexandria School Board.
Pence was an All-State football
and basketball player at Fairmont
State College. He is the son of
Dean John w. Pence of Fairmont
State. The coach is married and
has two daughters.
The post of track coach at
George Washington High remains
to be filled. Jim Ford, who dou-
bled as track coach and assistant
football coach last year, has re-
signed to take a post as trainer
for the William and Mary Col
lege football team. He played
football and was on the track
team at Notre Dame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03
Wifucki and Siegert
CIinch Jobs as Guards
In Redskin 0ffense
By Lewis F. Atchison
Stor Stotf Correspondent

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 3.-Slug
Witucki and Herb Siegert virtually
clnched jobs as the Redskins
offensive guards. and Coach Her
man Ball thought he had a good
idea. how the rest of the team
would line up as a result of yes
terday'S scrimlnage.
Gene Pepper, John (The BarreD
BadaczeWski and Paul Lipscomh
set up a picket line against run
ming plays during the hour-and
-45-minute workout. and that
clinched matters for Slug and
Herbie. for the offense didn't
click until they got in the game
Dwyer Runs IS Yards.
Rob Goode reeled off runs of
Is and 40 yards, Jack DWyer, a
defensive back for Loyola of Los
Angeles last year, got away for
% yards and a touchdown, and
George Thomas showed flashes
of his Oklahoma form on runs of
20 and II yards. Ball said the
squad showed considerable i'm
proEementS over last week.
The starting defensive line of
Gene Brito and Ed Berrang at
ends, Pepper and Jim Ricca,
guards. and Badaczewski and Sic
CERT got into action. They worked
trap plays beautifully, counting
RlCca among their victims
Tackle Lou KarraS, rated by Ball
as his most improved defensive
Lneman. had another big day and
the coach now feels the eX-Purdue
star may be able to relieve Laurie
Menu on defense without weaken
ing the team. He was too green
last year.
Backfeld Coach Dick Todd liked
the way Billy DeChard handled
himself on defense, and also
praised Danny Brown, an end be-
ing tried as a linebacker for the
first time.
Gilmer, Salem Direct Offense.
Harry Gilmer and Eddie Salem
directed the offense. and Gilmer
twice slipped away for stable
gains when his receivers were COW
cred. He also threw long touch
down pass to Bones Taylor, but it
was nullided by an offside penalty.
NOTES-Ernie Zalejski was out
on his feet after Rookie Center
Jack Packo slammed him to the
ground following a pass E. Ernie
had a knot on his head after the
workout Eddie Saenz was i'll
and missed the workout. Al
though Thomas is running better,
Ball still insists the Oklahoman
must hit faster and harder.
Mike Nolan, a fullback at Loyola
of Los Angeles last year, has been
released by the Rams and wants a
tryout with the Redskins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03
Olson S and GIassers
To Battle in Opener
OF SandIot Series

Ole Olson's and Trader GlasSerS
a couple of newcomers. Will meet
in the first game of the city sand
lot baseball championship series
at 4:30 pm. August Is on the
South Ellipse.
The Washington Royals and the
Fire Department, will play the fol-
lowing day same place and time,
while the Police Department will
meet the first games winner Au-
gust Is.
The winner of this double
knockout tournament will repre-
sent Washington in the All Ameri-
can Amateur Baseball Association
tournament opening September 4
at Wilkes Barre. Pa.
The Trader GlaSsers. winners of
the Recreation Departments East
ElllpSe League. played independ-
ent ball under a different sponsor
last season. Under the same man
ager Robert Cogan, the GlaSserS
swept both halves of play in their
league this season.
Olson Victory Surprise.
Ole Olson, popular sports
minded owner of the Hotel
Charles in Hughesville. Md, spon-
sored his first Washington team
this season and it surprised every
body by sweeping the first half
title in the Industrial League.
The Heurich Brewers won the
second half and Olsons took the
league championship in a best
Wo-of-three series in two games.
The Washington Royals also are
newcomers. The first Negro team
TO compete in the big series. the
Royals earned the right by taking
the Recreation Department S
Metro League title.
The Fire Department. winner of
the first half title in the Depart
mental League. clipped FBI again
Yesterday, 1919. to win the second
nall and the championship.
Policemen Draw BYE.
The Police Department. which
won both halves of play in the
Recreatlon Departments Anacostia
circuit, draws first-round bye in
the f1ve-team series.
Losing out to the Firemen is a
bitter dose for the G-Men. who
almost pulled one of the biggest
reversals in sandlot baseball ever
seen here. Trounced the first half
IN which they lost all except one
game, the G-Men could have taken
the second half title by beating
the Flremen in one of two games
this week. But the Firemen won
yesterday on top of a 9-6 victory
Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03

RIccadonna-Was IN the hands of
receivers, Nolan recalled the
other day. And all we got to
eat were hard rolls and coffee"
Unless you were lucky enough
to be able to bride a waiter, -
Wood put in. There weren't any
services at all. Had to make our
own beds"
Yeah. but We never went to
bed Nolan added.
The truth is the teams were
going for a lark. In those days
to travel was something special
and for many of the players it
was their first trip to the Big
Town. And, too, the working
mans contract then didn't call
for such a luxury as an annual
vacation-the players lost time
from work in making the trip
So, the first tournament was a
chance for the young men to
break away from the burden of
typesetting and travel in style.
"ShuckS," Wood laughed, no
body was sorry to get knocked out
of the tournament. Then, you
had more time for social activi-
ties"
Didn't think it would last more
than a couple years at most" No
Ian said.
But it did last. Starting Mon
day at Griffith Stadium and on
the Ellipse, teams from 10 cities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-03
Larsen and F|am Face
Mexicans in Campaign
To Win Back DavisCup
BY the Associated Press

RYE, N. Y, Aug. 3.-The United
States makes its second stop III
a campaign to win back the Davis
Cup today when Uncle SAM
team takes on Mexico in the
second round of the American
tennis competition.
The winner of the best of five
match tests will qualify to meet
the victor of the Canada Cuba
affair, which also gets under way
today at Montreal.
Actually, Captain Frank Shields
of the United States team has
It brow his second stringers
against Mexico. National Cham
pion Art Larsen of San Leandro,
Calf, who does not figure in
Shields plans for the Davis Cup
finals, goes up against Armando
Vega in the first singles match
In the second, Herbie Flam of
Beverly Hills. Calf, plays Mario
Llamas. the champion of Mexico.
Vic Seixas of Philadelphia is
the third member of the United
States team. He probably will
see action in the doubles with
Larsen. II the United States runs
up a 80 lead after the first two
singles and the doubles. Seixas
may play in one of the singles
Sunday.
Larsen, once was counted on to
be the top man in the 81 United
States Cup picture. But he
Topped badly since beating Flam
in the final at Forest Hills last
year and now is just about out
of the picture.