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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-10-06
Stigma Of Ahk

picture Of the Ku klux Khan honor guard ,i.'drg
N attention at burial services Of member Mas n
first Albanian to be killed in the Korean Wa vas carried
in the metropolitan dailieS throughout the ON 'fs
week II was the first time that robed klas rar't'
pated in ScrViceSS held AT m Hilary cemetery 'R'R
occasion at Marietta. Ga. i
While il is Customary for Various frat,n .td Nl'
tary organizations to provide ceremonial Fsia toF our
al of one of their members il is indeed an Nh W. come re-
port to hear that the XXX is filling ITS rank cam PH
ATTEMPTING To expand its un- American progran
When an organization IS found 10 ccnf nrghaa
hood fellowship. then It's purpose can ~ c Aed az"
fostered But. AZ organization which Is ch'i Nfolo~u
to downtrod the Negro can never find Sane''' Alo'
earth. more or less in the heaven above
The Infamous history Of the XXX Is y ata ny
the savage brutal and cowardly acts CONN q aE4s
the Negro and their white sympathizers ff'f fe ttt
of wearing hood and robes and carving eros H'
Of white knights, the awleSs mob spread eff over
Southland. until in the last two or three vra' wa
Of hoods banned in many cities in DNn =,
The Georgia sericeman member t.f
as was his father Yet the thought keeps por y,
upon upon whether the honored soldier had Ne 81
Of the many lessons that can only be I'' =
battlefront: That all men are created co..
If So then he must have been souirmirs ~ ~
while the klanSmen offered ceremonial ScrN e's ' 5g
the stigma Of the XXX will not help him 70 uPNV"'
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-10-06
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m lndenendent League for Liberal LEGISLATION
alJIl was formed last Thursday evening IN me ps1i,
Urban League Thursday. September - i'oi 80 y
An mpor1ant date in the coming years ror II Inc pu-
nose If This group is Just halfway realized then the DATE
- IN h.. recorded in the annals of the City OF petr"
The ILL formed after meeting 81 repieSc"
tative group Of leaders In attempt TO organic
yroun to deN elop and maintain community ."ue V'k"i
ia;ion 10 legislation when "oulo "'d ana az
rs main purpose would be 10 mobilize the race voters
and 10 inform them 10 the QuahcatlonS ana 'eeVIu
each candidate according 70 his or her stand on ep
measures hch chiefly affect minority groups ana race
such IN organizations if its purposes can be reahzeu
H.. long been absent the City Of Detroit where Is
yrngy reeded Not ony do the eligible voters need % y
awakened but a.prgram Of ,ongruity j. needed among
~, ,.rrdleSs 81 marry lines The last election results
lN precincts show that alarming nGnber OF egole PET
voted without any knowledge OF whom they ver"
baoting for Thus. only do YOU have hose who WI
rot register TO those who VIII not vote bAi others
10 in the blind.
coreruouS programs for Tie voters i needed because
- .fa ~a,.irv political organizations that come out Of
hNrraon before each election and promise incredible
f,or~ handi ked candidates for paltrv sim winch
dun,pcd into their personal Golfers These So-caled
political -roar~ aro i.e In Judging by their activities
ard could he e.'ed dummy groups because most are
r,orellcd Nv RIO more than handful az members.
10 small wonder then. that forts Of various civic
and ',tre.~ erotrs have been Ill towards gaining pas
90 of liberal leg~at.csl Quickly the answer 70
whv Detroit looms Southern City in comparison 70
o+rer ,nttropoSeS with liberal legislation.
September -. 1851 VIII be date 70 remember u tic
nd. pendent for Liberal Legislation can mobilize
- voter AID inform him - O how candidate stands
bcra' eaSa4eS For II i does this then the dummy
roca groarS v hc taNished and others viii he care
~ ron mate olv thoSe candidates Who would appear
.ftNer;4b., 10 the electors
Yet Il is up to whether The Hill successes WIZ
", nlthe September -. 1851 dat, 10 remember
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-10-06
EAif to r Ia l s
Vets Quiz

Q i successfully completed
GI Bill course in bookkeepins
and ! liked il so well ! want
10 take il again MAY ! do SO
under the Gil Bill'
A-No. Under the law. you
are not permitted TO repeat
curse which YOU had success
.ally completed under the CT
Bill
O-I am the widow Of a vet
e~an OF World War ii. and am
eceiving the proceeds OF his Ma
,,onal Service Life Insurance
policy Are the proceeds SUBJECT
10 taxation
.A-No.. NSLI payments are
exempt from taxation.
Q My son was born two
months after the death OF my
husband. World War ii vet
eran. Is the child entitled 10
death compensation payments
A.-Yes. A child born after
the death OF the veteran IS en-
titled 10 death compensation al
lowanceS 81 the same rate as a
child born during the veteran :
lifetime
Q-Does the acceptance OF .
check for compensation const.-
tute an admlss.on that veteran
Is satisfied with the disability
rating made BY VA
A-No Acceptance Of check
mas no bearing on his right of
appeal or his right 20 submit new
evidence and apply sot greater
compensation.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-10-06
EDITORS MAIL
September - 1851

D.ai Editor:
! am writing about copy Of
the Detroit Tribune new paper
which I haNe had since / was
~ycals Of age II contains the
picture Of the Phenix No. 5
OF the old hand Brigade Engine
Houses OF fifty years ago. And
il has the passing Of Detroit :
fire fighters OF half century
ago. Those Of the old guard who
Sill remain and the stories they
toll Of days when fire was fought
With bucket and hand engine
II has a picture Of DR. A
Hai.gan and his dog and the doc
in jail
If YOU wanf this paper YOU
can write me and III send il to
Nou tv RETAIN mail i IS 80 Old
that lis yellow.
Yours truly
MrsD Ed. Mavfeld
P. 81 think il ought to be
worth something. ! was SINAI
when I put this paper away. Sc
ii vol want Il, just send me some
thing.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03
X + n D RIx
CO N M EN- 7 S
THE PRESIDENTS ANSWER?

Washington, D. C.-Several per
sons have asked me if | have re-
celved an answer to the letter
which | wrote President Truman,
January II, asking him to take
action to bring democracy to
Washington, the Nations capital.
No, | have not. Actually, ii
does not matter to me as a person
if the President of the United
states does or doesn't answer my
letter. | know that he has to be
tremendously busy these days with
affairs of state and cannot reply
to all who might offer suggestions
as to how he should manage his
office.
Therefore, | cannot say that |
am exactly disappointed that Mr.
Truman has not honored and fav-
ored me with a note saying that
my opinion has been received. Re
eardless, | still feel that "Wash-
ington is ready for Democracy"
and that some positive action here
would increase our world status
of leadership.
SO a letter from the President
complimenting my views or other
wise is not necessarily matter
of concern to me. What ! attempt
ed to do was to bring to the at
tention of the Chief Executive a
circumstance within his and my
community to which | see urgent
need for correction. Likewise, |
know the President is aware of
these views.
If we are to be more than lip
servants to the democracy which
we offer the world, we must prove
to the peoples of the world that
we have faith in the doctrines of
democracy. We should never per-
nit brown foreigner to come to
Washington and be refused hotel
accommodations because he is
thought to be an American Negro.
Likewise we should not permit
the foes of our announced way of
life to gather ever from our ma
tional capital incidents which vio-
late democracy and spread them
among the colored peoples of the
world as examples of our disbe-
lief in what we preach 1t will be
recalled that these same foes
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03
Negro Becomes
Member Of
0rthopedie
Surgeons

CHlCAGO-(ANP)- DR.. Rob-
ert GLADDEN. of Washington, D. c.,
was inducted as an active fellow
OF the American Academy of Or
! thopedic Surgeons at its annual
meeting held here at the Palmer
House from Jan. 81 to Feb. |.
This was the first time a Negro
has been accepted as an active
member of the academy, according
to the informant, because only a
selected number of the many eng
ible orthopedic surgeons regard
less of race or creed are inducted
each year.
DIR. GLADDEN. became the first
resident in Orthopedics at Freed
mans hospital and the first Negro
to qualify and pass all examina-
tions of the American Board of
Orthopedic Surgery.
He was. appointed chief of Or
thopedic Surgery at Howard Uni
versity Medical school and chief of
Orthopedic Surgery at Freedman's
hospital in July of last year.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03
Negro Newspaper
Continued from Page One)


of Civilian Defense, and other
high-level Washington officials.
The delegates named Dowdal Da-
Wis, NNPA president, as the asso-
cations representative on the
committee of leaders to confer
with President Harry S. Truman.
New York City was selected for
the 1851 site of the annual con-
vention to be held June 1916. An
nual Negro Newspaper Week was
designated for March 11-17 with
the theme being Negro Press
Crusades for Freedom"
Reports by three regional di-
rectors, Louis E. Martin, Mid
West; Emory 0. Jackson, South
east and Lewis o. Swingler,
Southwest, indicated growth OF
membership. William j. Robinson
OF The Knoxville (Tenn.) Monitor
was added to the NNPA member
ship.
Bishop R. R. Wright of the
AME Church and chancellor of
Morris Brown College, and Mel
son Jackson, Southern Regional
Director of the National Urban
League, made timely addresses at
the associations official banquet
held Saturday at the Butler Street
YMCA.
Visiting publishers went on q
sightseeing tour Sunday as the
climax feature of the assorted en-
tertainment provided them while
they were in the city.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03
'InterraciaI
Worker Gets
Relations Award

CHICAGO, Ill. = Thomas j.
Grove, president of the Catholic
Interracial Council of Chicago, has
received a. human relations a.
ward" from the Chicago Commits
sion on Human Relations, which
praised him for working with
great vigor to promote understand
ing of human relations problems in
numerous Chicago communities"
Mr.. Grove is president of a build
ing construction firm, the Martin
P. Lincoln Co., which he named
for Blessed Martin de PORES,
Negro lay Brother, and Abraham
Lincoln, emancipation of Friendship
House, Catholic interracial center
on Chicago's South Side. He at
tanned Holy Cross College, Wor-
cester, Mass.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03
San Antonio
Has First Negro
Pol! Tax Writer

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. = (ANP)
The city of San Antonio and
Bexar county now have their first
Negro poll tax writer. He is John
Miles ST., appointed by P. E. Dick
son, county tax assessor and col
lector.
Very active in church and fra
ternal activities, Miles is past il
lustrious commander of the 32nd
Consistory, past illustrious poten-
tate of the Mystic Shrine, and
deputy of Shrine of the Valley.
' Miles will work during the an
nual payment of poll taxes cam
paign.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03
REV. JOHN X. PERKINS
If FOUL LOVE FREEDOM
MEN DOES TOO

The poor slaves were forced
To steal the food they ate
He was brought up like mule
And this is what they had to
meet.
God got in the plan of life
Of the humble slaves one day
And gave him freedom in a bloody
war
So freedom came this way.
Some gave their life that others
may live
Like Jesus on Calvary's Hill
He gave His life to redeem US
1t was His Fathers will.
There are just a few living today
Can OK the works | write
But God, He suffered this day to
come
To bring us back to Christ.
God has cared for me through
mothers prayers
And heard my humble cry
| know someday my end will come
And | want to be ready to die
Every foul would love to have free
dom
Than be in cage of gold
Every Christian would rather have
peace today
And God to have their souls.
o for a closer walk with God
Get on this road today
None but the righteous travel this
road
Ny Gods it's the Kings Highway.
| have been on this road several
years
Lifting up Jesus Christ
| expect to make the Journey
By living a Christian life.
Freedom comes with Jesus
Follow Him all the way
Don't allow the Devil to lead you
Because he will lead you astray.
Rev. ]. R. Perkins
2611 Lily st.
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03
The Court Speaks Again
(From The Atlanta Daily World)

Once again, the Federal Court has spoken the
question of the right of qualified Negroes to participate
in the Primary elections of the South This week the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans
slapped down the so-called private white primary
scheme which its sponsors claimed like unto pri-
vate social club The position of the three-man tribunal
is the that of the United States Supreme Court
viz the primary cannot be construed to be private club
in that it allows other means mode through which
the Negro express his choice for candidates running
for elective offices
The question, is therefore, to all intents and pur-
poses settled Negroes any other mnorites qualified
to do So must be allowed to vote Many schemes and de-
vices may be resorted after the Negro has been
permitted to register to prevent him from exercising
the franchise. But like the Infamous Boswell Amend
nent all of them will be knocked down they reach
the court.
With that the court will probably be called upon to
give decision upon the question of membership of
Negroes in the Democratic Party itself There is really
good why Negroes should not have full repre-
sentation and membership in the Party In South Caro-
lima the Court ruled that Negroes should be admitted
That time will come believe, and it will be mutually
helpful to both Negroes and whites.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03
Blair Street
Missionary
Society Meets

The Blair Street Missionary Soc
iety met at the church Jan. 25.
with the president Mrs. S. A. Hin
son presiding.
A short devotional service was
given by Mrs. Philis Coleman and
Mrs. Nina Nelson, at the Piano. At
ter the devotional service the presi-
dent came forward with her mes
sage to the group. Minutes Of the
last meeting was read and adopt
ed.
Visitors were presented and in
troduced by Mrs. Nelson. The house
was then opened for the regular
routine of business.
Visitors and members present
were; Mrs. Myra Fulfield, District
Supt., of the Buds of Promise of
A.M.E. Zion, Mrs. L. f. Parish
Mrs. Willie Anderson, Mrs. Philis
Coleman, Mrs. Nina Nelson. Mrs
Alice Hicks, Mrs. S. A. Hinson.
Mrs. Maggie Hunt, Mrs. Fannie
Clay, Mrs. Mary Carter, Mrs. Lucy
Warden, Mrs. Odell Make. Mrs.
Cora Hill, Mrs. Louise Mobley and
Mrs. Willie Mae Neal, Mrs. l.. f.
Parish, president of the Missionary
Society of New Mt. Zion Church
was the guest speaker for the even
ing. Mrs. Myra Fulfold spoke on
Mission.
Mrs. S. A. Hinson, president.
Mrs. Maggie Hunt, reporter, Rev
e. W. Staffney, Pastor.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03
Boston Mayor
Picks Group
Racia! Bias

Observation-Disclosures John
b. Hynes announced last week
that he had invited so prominent
men and women to serve on a spe-
clal committee to study racial ten
sion in Boston and to develop a
program for the improvement of
relations among the various re-
ligious groups.
Designating d. Leon Daley, as
sistant uperintendent of schools,
as director, Mayor Hynes stated
that he would act as honorary
chairman of the group which
would be known as the Committee
on Civic Improvement.
The city's chief executive point
ed out that "As compared with
other large cities, Boston is sin
gularly free of bitter, violent, or
prolonged racial tension"
About three months ago. there
occurred an outbreak of anti-Se-
mitic attacks on Jewish youths
at the Hecht House in outlying
Mattapan. Proof later produced
indicated the investigators were
from the Hyde Park and Dorches-
ter areas. At that time the mayor
promised a delegation of citizens
that he would do something to
prevent the recurrence of such un
warranted outbreaks.
Last week Police Commissioner
Thomas F. Sullivan appointed Sgt.
Atnaaham Borse of Dorchester to
stdag racial tensions throughout
the city. Sergeant Morse will
serve on the newly-formed COM
mittee.
Negro members of the commit
tee are Major Stephen Douglas.
commander of the William E. Car
ter Post, American Legion; Alfred
Haughton, editor and publisher.
Boston Chronicle; and Mrs. Muriel
Snowden, associate director of the
Freedom House, Roxbury.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03
Negro's Rights
ToPrinary
Vote Upheld

NEW ORLEANS, La. - The
United States Fifth Circuit Court
of Appeals reaffirmed the right of
Negroes to vote in Texas primary
elections in a decision handed down
here Tuesday.
The court held that qualified
Negroes must be allowed to vote
in primaries of the Citizens Party
of Harris County, Texas, a poll
tical group created during the
period of reconstruction following
the Civil War.
The decision was in the case of
James Z. Perry and James Nc
Crary VS.. j. w. Cyphers, chairman
of the Citizens Party of Harris
County.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03

would use these same facts to de-
stroy us here.
The Capital Times, my outlet III
Washington, notes editorially that
our leadership cannot promote
democracy abroad thru their rep
resentation of a country stricken
to the core with deceit and vanity.
We must decide that all men
are created equal and that democ-
racy is a spirit not a word"
Further, says the Capital Times,
"Washington can be the citadel OF
true democracy. 1t can establish
itself upon the hill of truth and
right so that the light of peace
can be seen from every corner OF
the world In reply to local re-
quests, The Capital Times reprint
ed the column Washington, Is
Ready For Democracy" copy of
which the President received.
Also noting my bid to Mr.. Tru-
man, The Black Dispatch takes
the position that / have asked the
President to appoint another sur
vey commission. This is not the
case. What we need here is an
action committee or commission.
A body to do an extended sur
vey and then offer some report.
like "To Secure These Rights" is
not going to solve Washington S
problems. Such a move by the
President would not answer the
purpose of my suggestion. Presi-
Dental implemention of this pro-
posal can only be achieved by Mr.
'Truman's calling in and giving to
some group the task.
This representative commission
should be charged by the President
in Executive Order to go out and
work to change those conditions
within our Capital which deny to
all of its citizens the benefit Of
our democracy. | see such body
as neither a policy agency nor a
political tool Rather it would be
a community force for community
good.
The Black Dispatch feels that
our problems would be more quick
ly solved if the District of Co
lumbia had Home Rule. There
fore, it suggests that approaches
should be made not to the Presi-
dent but to the Congress. Home
Rule to be sure is a part of the
Capitals need. Each Congress
sees many bills calling for d C.
Home Rule, but no action.
Despite the fact that we have a
Commission form of government
here, | consider the President our
mayor and cannot relieve him of
the responsibility to lead in MAX
ing democracy reality here, es-
pecially since he appoints the
Commissioners. Likewise, the Dis
trict committees in the Kouse and
the Senate are headed by his
party.
When | read of the Presidents
creation of q Commission on In
ternal Security and Individual
Rights, / thought that it. may have
been in part an answer to my pro-
posal. However, at this writing,
l am unable to Judge that much
is true. Further the Nimitz-body
is "study" group, but what we
need here in Washington is "ac-
tion."
Once again, | am not meeting
the mail man each day hoping for
a letter postmarked, "The White
House, nor do | expect to be
called to 1900 Pennsylvania Ave-
nue.. But / would like to awaken
one morning to learn that Mr.
Truman has acted on this vital
matter.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03
! j P
A n D
D o W n
F A R is H
S I R < < 7
BY PERCY GnEnNf

PARISH STREET SATURDAY
NIGHT: One of the best known
and the wisest of the Ole TYNE
Parish Streeters was the late Col.
+. l.. Patton, and he was at his
best when calculating on the sub
Ject of what's wrong with Amt
haggar's Chilluns. | used to hear
him say often times in talking a.
bout the happy-go-lucky attitude
and disposition so often seen a.
mongst US chillun that the only
time one of Amt Haggars Chillun
wanted job after he'd loss the
one he already had, and started to
looking for another one. | was sit
ting In the corner at my favorite
spot over my Fish and Beer, and
listening to some of the young of
the tribe talking about going up
FOUNDER, in DEE-TROIT, and Chi
cago, or out in California and get
themselves one of them defense
jobs, and that caused me to again
think about Col. Patton's conclus-
ION that the only time one of Aint
naggar's Chilluns want Job is
after he'd loss the one he already
had, and started looking for an
other one. kept on listening and
as the conversations indicated ris-
ing determination e expect some
of them have already gomez the
thought came to me about all the
new job openings, that Amt Hag-
gar's Chillun got during the first
world war, in the second world
war, and about the many new job
openings that are already appear
ing as we get ready for the third
world war (that is if we're not al
ready in it) and how many of the
job opportunities were lost as soon
as the wars got over, mainly, so
the folks say, because Aint Hag-
gar's Chillun just naturally got to
be happy-go-lucky about every
thing and thinking of that |
thought / would say in this column
this week, to all Of Amt Haggar's
Chilluns that's planning to go to
DETROIT, Chicago, California,
or anywhere else to get one of
them defense jobs, or some new
kind of job that Amt Haggars
Chilluns aint never had before,
remember you'all your happy-go-
lucky ways don't imprint you in
with nobody, and the first thing
happens is that it imprints you
out If you get up FOUNDER /.
or out FOUNDER (. when you get
a job start working to KEEP it
:. . and you will if you jest keep
remembering that Col. E. l.. Pat
ton said that the only time one of
Amt Haggars Chilluns wanted
job was after he'd loss the one he
already had FL. and started look
ing for another one =.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03

BACK HOME AGAIN Jes-
sic MCGOWAN, is back home again
after a few weeks up in the Big
windy city with his wife, Mrs
Gloria Topps MCGOWAN They
went up there with the intention
of making their home, but Jessie
thinking of the wide open spaces
down around Edwards just couldn't
stand to lock all the doors and
latch down all the windows
You'll find Jessie back at his old
stand with the Veteran Cabs, and
he's got a new car.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03
Gard OF Thanks

| wish to express my thanks and
sincere appreciation to my many
friends for their kindness shown
me in my hour of sadness.
Signed
MRS. ORA LEE HUGHES
2110 Pleasant Ave.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03
A GOOD CROWD TO BE WITH

A GOOD CROWD TO BE WITH
The NAACP has set for it's
1851 membership goal 250,000
members +. they really ought to
get that many out of the million
or more of Amt Haggar's Chillun
in Mississippi The member
ship is only $500, and anybody big
enough to read a newspaper CDR.
Ralph Bunehe gave $500 a few
weeks ago. ought to be able to see
that you could spent $500 for a
better thing, and them folks in the
NAACP always make good crowd
to be with.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03

CUPID ALONG THE OLD
STROLL Little Miss Bobby
Davis, of the Chop House Clan
and her boy friend pierced by that
little fellows arrow couldn't resist
the desire to be together always
and the other day they became
man and wife F.. he is Willie Will
liams, a Dotty Cab Driver.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03

WEEKLY QUOTATION: COM
Portable house is a great source of
happiness. 1t ranks Immediately
after health and a good conscience.
Jackson advocate., 1951-02-03

Natural gas reserves of the u. s.
are estimated at about 1SO trillion
feet or about 80 times the ANIMAL
rate OF consumption in 1850.