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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10
Illinois State Boxing Commission
Would Have Marciano Win Mark End
OF Fighting Career Of Brown Bomber
Former World Heavy Weight
Champion Withholds Statement On
Future Following Marciano Fight
Another Famous Negro Athlete Is
Member Of Boxing Commission

Chicago, H., Nov. 4-(SpeciaD
Joe Louis will be denied permits
sion to fight in Illinois if he goes
thru with reported plans to con-
tinue fighting, Chairman Joe .Tri-
ner and Commissioners Ralph Met
calfe and Lou Radzienda of the
Illinois Athletic Commission said
here last week. Each gave as his
opinion that the former heavy
weight champion should not try
to fight again after his dismal
showing while being stopped by
Rocky Marciano in Madison Square
Garden last Friday.
Radzienda added that as a men,
Der of the National Boxing asso-
cations suspensions and appeals
committee, he is preparing let
ter to Dave Rochon, N. B. A. presi-
dent in Montreal, suggesting that
IF Louis doesn't retire of his own
volition the N. B. A. should retire
him for his own sake"
SHOULD Quit" Triner Saws
Triner, member of the N. B. A.
executive committee, said, Louis
has been a great part of the game.
He should quit before it's too late"
Metcalfe, former Negro tract
star at Marquette, was disappoint-
ed but not surprised by Louis re-
ported decision to continue ring
activity.
when Joe didn't make a forth
right statement after his setback
by Mariana, | suspected he might
try to fight again." Metcalfe said.
Altho Louis reiterated in New
York yesterday that he will not
issue an official statement con-
corning his plans until he returns
from an exhibition tour of Japan
IN December, he was purported to
have said earlier that he does not
believe he is washed up and wants
to meet Jersey Joe Walcott in
Miami, Fla, next February with
the latter's title at stake.
Weak Gate Attraction
Truman Gibson, secretary for
the international Boxing club
which promoted the Louis Marci
ano bout, said:
WHO would promote it?"
Gibson, who with Louis helped
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10
Local Negro Citizens United In Stand
On Right And Ability Of Negroes To
Promote Events In Negro Auditorium
Say Negro Groups Fully Capable
ut Selecting Entertainment Programs
For The Cultural And Artistic
Advancement OF Local Negro Citizens
Negro Business Men Also Want Chance To
Make Some Money In The Promotion Business

, JACKSON, Miss, Nov.
(DSN) = Local Negro citizens
looked with deepest concern, but
with no signs of appreciation what
ever, at move reported here las
week to take over the promotional
activities of the new Negro City
Auditorium, now ready for it's
formal opening, which was built to
prevent Negroes from using the
white City Auditorium.
A check with Negro businessmen
and cross-section of Negro citi-
zens generally revealed. perhaps
for the first time on any local is
sue, that the Negro citizens of the
city were completely united in ex-
pressing the desire, and the right
of Negro citizens to have the eco
nomic and monetary benefits to be
derived from the promotion of en-
tertainment programs at the Negro
City Auditorium.
In checking with the Negro
Chamber of Commerce OF the city,
as well as number of widely
known individual Negro business
men, it was pointed out that
number of lofal Negro business
men, Negro cultural and artistic
groups, churches, lodges, and 9th
er organizations have been select
ing and presenting the highest
type of entertainment programs to
the Negro citizens of Jackson down
through the years.
1t was further pointed out that
a number of local businessmen,
who through the years have been
putting up large sums of money,
and furnishing the necessary
quantities to outstanding artists.
bonds and other entertainment
groups have won for themselves
national regulations in the promo
tional entertainment fell.
1t was also pointed out that
these men, and the various organi-
cations which have been bringing
entertainment programs which
have both satisfied the taste and
contributed to the artistic and cul-
tural advancement of the Negro
citizens of the city down through
the wears. have the money. have
the experience, the reputation, and
the national contacts which will
enable them to provide the highest
type of entertainment programs at
the new Negro City Auditorium.
1t was further pointed out that
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10
Limited CIVIL RIGHTS PROGRAM
IS ENDORSED BY SENATOR Staff

KNOXVILLE, Nov. 4.-Senator
Robert A. Taft (R-Ohio) said yes
terday he favors a limited civil
rights program aimed at "reduc-
ing the inequality which still ex-
lists in industrial employment
more in the North than in the
South, perhaps
But he reafffrmed to Negro
delegation his opposition to COM
pulsory Fair Employment Prac-
tees law which would give some
body the right ito sue Mr.. x be-
cause he didn't hire me-"
Taft, in Knoxville to open his
campaign for Southern support in
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his bid for the COP Presidential
nomination, appealed last night to
the South to help elect him Pres
ident to restore honesty and in
tegrity and American principles
to power in Washington"
Urges COP Leadership
The only way to do that. the
Ohio senator said, is to select
Republican President and congress
next year.
He told a news conference that
he had made mo particular COM
mitments" on civil rights but had
outlined his position this way:
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10

Definite Negro
Exodus From
South Noted
Figures Indicate
Religion Losing
Important Segment
OF Its Population

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3O-There
was a definite trend of Negro
population away from the South
to industrial areas Of the country
during the 1940-1950 decade, census
figures showed Tuesday.
The census bureau hasn't yet is
sued it's final figures on popula-
tion by races or on movement of
population from state to state but
a tabulation of its preliminary
figures on white and non-white
population for each state shows
the trend.
The bureau classifies as a nom
white the country's Negro, dndian
and Asiatic population except in
certain instances the non-white
population is virtually all Negro.
This is the picture:
From 1910 to 1850 the non-white
population of the IS Southern
states, commonly known as "the
South" was virtually at a stand
still, showing a net gain of only
55,637. Seven of the IS states
showed declines.
55 Per Cent Gain Noted.
During the same period the white
populations in those Is states gain
ed 4,453, 354-nearly 100 times the
gain shown by the Negro popula-
ton.
In that decade the non-white
Continued on Page Seven)
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State Public Schools May Be Turned
Over 10 Private Operators Writer Says

JACKSON, Miss, Nov. 9Th -
(DSN)-The State Public School
system of Mississippi may be turn
ed over to private operators, ac-
cording to an article last week, in
the Jackson Daily News, under the
by-line of its Managing Editor, M.
M Lauderdale.
In the article Mr.. Laudredale
says:
While no member of the incom-
ing state administration can be
quoted, it appears that if the u. S.
Supreme Court decides racial seq
regation is illegal, Mississippi pub
lice schools may be supplanted by
a new, but identical system of
private schools.
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10
vicksburg Hears
Is 81 -
Advocate Editor

VICKSBURG, Miss, Nov. -
In spite of the bad weather a
large crowd turned out here We'd
nesday night to hear a speech de-
livered by Percy Greene, the dyna-
mic Editor and Publisher of the
Jackson Advocate.
Editor Greene told his hearers
that the philosophical conclusion
had been reached that eternal Will
gance is the price of liberty, but
he said that in the practical sense
the price of liberty is measured in
dollars and cents, and he added the
measure of liberty that Negroes
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10
SET NOVEMBER I FOR TRIAL
OF DIR. w. (. B. DU BOTS

Washington, D. c., Nov. 4
(Special)-The trial date of DR.. w.
E. B. Dubois and his associates
has been set for November 7th in
the District Federal Court, Fifth
and D Streets, Washington, D. c..
Hundreds of messages are pouring
into the office of the National De-
tense Committee every day as the
trial date approaches. Thirty local
unions of the United Electrical,
Radio and Machine Workers of
America in Indiana and Michigan
declared that: "The urgent desire
Of all Americans is for peace and
for an end to killing and for ways
of learning to live with our neigh
bors and that therefore this Dis
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10
Pike County Officers Come Before
IS. Court For Depriving Negro
OF His Constitutional RIGHTS

McCOMB, Miss, Nov. 4-DSN)
Five Pike County Law enforce
ment officers were scheduled for
arrangement in the U. s District
court here today charged with
depriving Negro of his constitu-
tional rights.
The five officers are Sheriff
Robert E. Lee, former Deputy
Sheriff, Andrew Jones and Frank
Smith, constable Nolan wall and
j. j. Mountfort.
The Indictment charges them
with conspiracy to deprive Muir
dock Gray of his constitutional
rights, and of depriving him of his
constitutional rights.
Gray, McComb Negro was ar
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10

rested in connection with filling
station robbery at Magnolia, Miss.
He was later released after while
civic groups at McComb reported
the beatings to force confession
from the Negro man.
Gray who has been indicted in
to the army is reported as being
in Korea and it was not known
whether he would be returned here
to- testify in the case.
The indictment was returned by
Federal Grand Jury in Vicks-
burg on August 20, but was kept
secret by U. S. Judge Sydney Mize
after the Democratic primary run
off on August 28th in which Wall
and Mountfort were reelected.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10
DR.. STANLEY <. GRANNUM
EDUCATOR DIES SUDDENLY

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. MEM
bers of the Cannon Family and
friends in Atlanta were deeply
shocked here Wednesday at the
news of the passing of Dr.. Stanley
E. Uranium, of Cannon Theologi-
cal Seminary Tuesday night.
The deceased was born October
II, 1891 in the British West In
dies. He received the S. T. B. and
Phi. d. Degree from Boston Uni
versity. He served with great dis
tinction as pastor of the Cora
Methodist Church, Cleveland, Ohio
and thesMt Zion Methodist Church,
Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1888, DR..
Grannum was elected president of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10

Samuel Houston College at Austin,
Texas. Under his leadership the
college has made remarkable prog
ress in finances and in internal or
ganization. In 1948, he poined the
Cannon faculty, after having re-
received the Phi. d. degree from
Boston University under Prof.
Brightman. In lamenting the death
of DR.. Grannum, DIR. Harry V.
Richardson, president of Cannon
Theological Seminary said.
HE was not only great scholar
but strong, upright Christian
gentleman. He impaired character
as well as knowledged to those of
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10
Woman Found
Dead In Rankin
County, Nov. 5

JACKSON, Nov. THE body of
25-year-old, Mrs. Lena Mae Flem-
ming was found Monday morning,
Nov. 5 on Fannin Road in Rankin
County.
She was the wife of Mr.. Grant
Flemming, who resides at 728 Rose
Street and the daughter of Mr..
Nelson McDuffy.
Funeral arrangements has been
made for Thursday and the body
will be taken to Terry for burial.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10
Attorney Jack H.
Young Armistice
Day Speaker

Attorney Jack H. Young, who
recently opened office for the prac-
tice of law here after having sue
cessfully passed the last State Bar
Examination, will be the principal
speaker Sunday, Nov. IL, on a pro-
gram at Parish Street Baptist
Church.
The program will be in observ-
ance of Armistice Day and in honor
of the dead of the last two world
wars.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10
May Close Georgia
Law School To
Keep Negro Out

ATLANTA, Nov. 5 - 1t was in
dicated here last week by high
state official that Georgia might
try to forestall admission of Hor-
ace Ward, "a. to it's white law
school by closing the school.
The prediction was made short
ly after Chancellor Harmon Cald-
well of the University System of
Georgia disclosed that the applica-
ton of Ward had been denied
again.
Wards attorney, A. T. Walden,
Immediately announced plans to
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10
Second Music
School Admits
Negro Student

CINCINNATI. Nov. "A Negro
student is enrolled at the Cincin-
natl Conservatory of Music for the
first time in the institutions s.
year-old history.
An announcement of the change
in the admission policy to one of
acceptance of students solely on
the basis of merit was made last
Continued On Page Three)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10
Teachers Salaries
Decried As Tragic
Says Greater
Treasure Goes To
Pleasure Activities

ALBANY, Oct. 26 - Dr.. Robert
c. Clothier, president emeritus of
Rutgers University, charged to-
night that school teachers were I'M
derpaid while Americans spent Sin
finitely greater treasure" on en-
tertainment, cosmetics and liquor.
He called this a continuing and
costly tragedy in an address at
closing session of the eighty-fifth
CONTINUED on Page Sevenl
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10

ed in the major. He said he re-
GREETED the error in judgment.
Expressing the concensus of
opinion among the Negro popula-
Continued on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-11-10

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Evening star., 1951-07-15
CURB SUMMARY
Furnished By the Associated Pres

selected list Of active stocks on the
New York Curb Exchange, showing the
hiEh, low and closing price for the week
and the net change from the previous
weeks close.
Evening star., 1951-07-15
Business Briefs
Packard Motor Car Co. W

Packard Motor Car Co. will SuS-
pend auto production for two
weeks starting July %, laying of
about 5000 of its $500 workers.
Hugh j. Ferry, president, said the
shutdown was forced by the ne
Icessity of balancing inventories
in the face of critical material
shortages.
Ashland Oil & Refining Co. has
bought an 80-acre tract near
Hartford, H., to expand its IA
cilities for serving the st. Louis
area.
Higgins, Inc, has been awarded
SIG million In Navy contracts fol
cargo ships. tugs and landing
barges.
Coal Exports to countries other
than Canada will amount to 81
million tons this year. Defense
Solid Fuels Administrator Charles
w. Connor estimated.
Clayton G. Lambert Manufactur-
ing Co. has received a cost-plus-
fee contract to build and operate a
$3,500,000 addition to the Navy
ordnance plant at Louisville, Ky.
Fairchild Engine g. Airplane
Corp. has appointed Orrin A.
Berthiaume general manager of
its aircraft division.
Interlake Iron Corp. announced
the election of r. w. Thompson
as president. director and mem
ber of the executive committee.
Hercules Powder Co. reported
earnings on its common stock were
$2.86 share in the first half of
1851, compared with $2.04 in the
1850 half. g..
Consolidated Paper Corp, Ltd,
reported net income of $5,789, ,l16
or So 26 a share for six months
ended June 80, VS.. $5,579,344 or
SPIT for the like 1850 period.
Central Hudson Gas e. Electric
Co. earned $1,553,39 OF 70 cents
in the year ended June 80, VS..
81. 1.528,858 or SO cents.
Finance Co. of America CBalti-
morel earned $207.652 or $20.76 in
the six months ended June 80, VS..
$169,377 or $16.93.
Barker Bros. Corp. earned $780,
355 or SO cents in the six months
ended June 80, VS.. 1851 ,595 or IS
cents.
Evening star., 1951-07-15
Baltimore Livestock

BALTIMORE. July Il. GP-UsDA)-
steer steers and hejfeps steady, to 25 lower;
cows steady to 80 lower; lightweight cut
ter and utility bulls about steady other
pulls strong; weeks top $3.50 for short
heifers; top steers $3.50 with bulk good
and. choice slaughter steers SO 0O-36 SO;
l29,itv lead choiee lao h; weiehts at 36 90;
26. 00-33.00; bufk utility and commercial
cows 25.00-29.00, few cows 30 00-3I 90;
bulk utility and, commercial bulls 800,
81 90; few high commercial and good
bulls BY 3a;0os3e SO; cutters mostly 2300,
feeder steers 81 .00-35 90; few good steer
calves ccaallyves 37;oo . >, load aa medium 4o2 lb stock
undertone weak; top Al 90. closing peak
400; bulk good t. prime s7,oo41.00;
sows steady to 25 lower; weeks top 24.75;
choice hogs 170-23D lbs. 2375-24 90
240-260 lbs. 23.25-23.sb; 100000 lbs
81 .50-22 70: 400 lbs. up 19.75-21 90; 100
I4o lbs. 20.50-21. 90; 140-160 lbs, % 90
22.T5; sows.. 400 lbs. down 19 $500 90;
over 400 lbs. mainly 1T.75-1a.o0: al
though some medium heavy sows under
Evening star., 1951-07-15
New York Cotton
By the Associoied Press

NEW YORK. July IA larger than
expected official crop estimate Of next sea-
sons acreage this. week pushed prices
downward on the New York Cotton Ex-
change.
Futures prices showed a net decline
over the week of from S3.20 to 81 bale
When the nearby July delivery went of
the board at noon Friday the price was
of S14.75 from week ago.
In the final five minutes Of trading in
the July contract on Friday the tag fell
from 1880 cents pound to 1880
cents pound.
Liquidation, switches from July to the
more distant months and further selling
of cotton by mills contributed to the nearby
July drop.
But traders said the main thing. behind
the fall was the sharp decline in spot
markets and continued slow business in the
goods market.
The market as a whole was affected
chiefly by selling in the face OF the Gov
ernments official acreage estimate. In ad-
dition. stop-losS orders were uncovered
The Government estimated paintings of
295l0,000 acres. This was 974 900 acres
more than the goal that had been set and
$50 900 acres above trade estimates =,
Exchange statiSticians figured that II
the yield per acre equals the average OF
the past five years next seasons crop will
total about 1875 million bales
Evening star., 1951-07-15
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington D. C.
SUNDAY, I5,1
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. July IA LP)-Wholesals
week for the 11th week In a row-to the
lowest average level since last November
20; the Associated Press index showed
AT 196 90. the index compared with
19g.47 last week and with 1873 q
year ago.
The base year of this index CT IS i'm
portsnt commodity prices is 1895 which
equals 100.
last week and year ago, follows:
Evening star., 1951-07-15
CHICAGO Groin

CHICAGO, July IA GPl.~-An upward
mo move IN m grain prices this week confrontee
the trading fraternity with an important
question: Has the market changed it.
The market got where it is now through
pretty substantial drop.
received a boost from, the outbreak o.
peaks in February when ii was fearee
price ceilings would be placed over grains
Since the February high, the trend ha,
large in some eases, a good part att of s, III,
post-Korean advance being given up, a!
demand for grains slumped while com.
mercial buyers tried to work Of theil
The lows on this decline were set durin,
me week ended June 20. In the folbw
ing week. despite the moves toward I
those lows during periods OF weakness Ans
u wound I'D with mixture of gains ant
losses,
This week prices forged ahead despit,
q, bogging down in peace negotiations
The. advance was accompanied by a re.
yival OF -four business, very heavy mois
wheat sections. and rumors that a leadinI
to long"
Chief arguments supporting the belle
the turn has come center around continu.
ing imitation, expanding exports and op
Grafton of the Agriculture Department.
price support program.
Government officials and economist,
warn that. despite the current hull, in.
natlonary winds will be blowing again be.
fore the year is out. continuing into 1876:
by prospective reductions in consumer
goods production and Coe nment ex.
penditures In excess Of receipts.
. Exports are running at " level a
the moment even though wheat sales nov
Wheat Agreement. However. this his; situation ian
Is !, not expected to continue. Al -
as last year. and some grain source
believe West Europe will want to stockp!l
sraln IN view Of international tensions
port program is factor because price
now are down around the point wher
tqans may appear more attractive thai
10 cents under the Government loan il
Kansas Some grain men think this pre-
vents any further severe slump,
support the belief that prices will decIin
iurtheT center around an expected increas
IN hedging pressure, a promising outlool
I0r LOT crops TOP, and the prospect that the Korean
not not met much hedgins. That's MANI,
because oers cI1ps in early harvested areas wer
Kansas and Nebraska has been held vi
ny excessive moisture. But when thi
harvest does get underway it promises
~ ~ soihe al AZ Once, Wnlch may compress
heqRe selling into relatively short period
Prospects for winter wheat have de
Perforated in recent weeks, but it is be
lieved this has been more than made uy
oy Improvement in spring wheat Th,
oats corn, rye and soybean outlook il
promising. and this week the Aericuitur,
Department said the overall crop out
look was. among the most favorable tn,
country has known
The effect of peace. II It should be at
tanned, on the grain price structure i
dif1cult to determine. Possibly the marke
already has discounted an end to Korear
nostiEties in the long 1echne since febru
ary. But peace might take some of tn,
pressure out of the rearmament program
easing lnf1ationary pressures throughou
the entire economy.