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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-03-13
Kaugummi medizinisch
qeSehen

Wenn man Egon Erwin Kischs
"Entdeckungen in Mexiko" glau-
ben darf, ist der Kaugummi aus
Mittelamsiika gekommen. Die
Mayas kauten dort gehartete
Gumminilch des Zapotebaumes
CChicle). Der erste Weisse, der
diese Gewohnheit ubernahm, soil
der General Santa Ana gewesen
sein, dessen amerikanischer Sekre-
tar Adams auf den Gedanken
kan, Chicle zu Verlangerung' der
Lebensdauer Won Bonbns ~ ver-
wenden. I'm Jahre 1876 machte
er in Amerika cine Werkstatt auf,
er stellte dort seine "Pepsin-Tut-
ti-FruttiGums" her, die bald so
beliebt wurden, dass 1909 schon
3 Milliarden Stick davon ver-
kauft wurden. Der heutige Kau-
gummiumsatz durfte elm Vielfa-
ches dieser Zahl betragen. Allein
l948 gaben die Amerikaner rund
2 Milliarden Dollar fur Kaugum-
mi, nur fast vollig aus syntheti-
schen Stoffen hergestellt, aus.
Damit erhebt SIGH die Frage
0och den gesundheithchen Folgen
dieser Gewohnheit. Um das Err
gebnis vorwegzunehmen: die Vor-
teile scheinen zu uberwiegen. Je-
denfalls ist das die Ansicht des
Dozenten DR.. nickint, die er in
elmer umfangreichen Studio ver-
tritt (Munchener Medizinische
Wcchenschrift, Heft 40/4l, 1850.
So wird durch die staudige Be-
wegung der Kiefer der gesamte
Kauapparat lebhafter durchblutet
und gestarkt. Das zahnfleisch
wird durch den i'm Munde be-
wegten Gummi gewissermassen
standig massie :, und die Za.lne
werden gereinigt. Ueberdies ver-
ursacht das Kauen, "a mindest
solange der Kaugummi noch &C.
schmacksstoffe enthalt. cine ver-
mehrte Speichel- und Magense-
kretion, was der Verdauung zu-
quite kommt. Bel tbertriebeneni
Kaugummigenus kann das Ge-
sic. >3erdings elm fast typisch
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-03-13

0dAlQdllc NdT lIlI EIOkTd dIIlIO.
Name. Sic arbeitete ais Klisch-
nigg- Madchen in der chinesischen
Akrobatengruppe Tsin-Fu-M -Maghe-
81, war jedoch keine reinblutige
Chinesin, sondern indischer Her
kunft, wenn auch in China auf-
gewachsen.
Dieses Leben ais Klischnigg-
Madchen, vie die Artisten ge-
nannt werden, die SIGH ais Gum
mimenschen roduzieren, bedeute-
te klein leichtes Leben, und Tsin-
Flu, der Chef dieser Truppe, sorg-
te dafur, dass den Mitgliedern
seiner Truppe endgiiltig aller
Spass an der Sache verging. Er
hattie sic i'm Kindesalter ihren
Eltern abgekauft, betrachtete sic
ais sein Eigentrrn, und sein Bam-
busstock pfiff iiber die nackten
Walden und Schenkel, dass man
die Striemen noch am Abend
beim Auftritt erkennen konnte.
Dies ging solange gut. bis zines
Tages Ruckel. Regisseur i'm Zir-
kus Bellamy, zeuge wurde, ais
Tsin-Fu sandane zuchtigte. Und
Ruckel machte kurzen Process: {:
Err verabreichte dem trefnichen
Chinamann cine Tracht Priigel,
vie dieser sic wahrscheinlich in
seinem Leben noch NIGHT bezogen
hattie. Gleichzeitig freilich wurde
linn klar, dass dem ungliicklichen
Madchen damit keineswegs ge-
dent war, dem sobald er den
Rucken drehte, wurde der alte
Chinese semen Zorn an ihr desto
grausamer auslasSen. WAS kostet
das Madchen,' fragte er und
schuttelte den Chinesen am Kra-
gen, "sie wird NIGHT mehr bel dir
arbeiten. Ich kaufe sie."
Mach vielen Lamentos Tsin-Fus
kam der Handel zustande. Riickel
LESS inn SIGH sogar noch Won die
sem schriftlich bestatigen, und er
zeigte diese Quitting spater oft
ais besondere Kuriositat vor, ais
Sandane schon lang seine Frau
geworden war.
Sandane war seine Frau gewor-
den. un der konnte SIGH keine
bessere wunschen. Ihr sanftes,
STILES Wesen gewann ihr allie
Herzen. Und zugleich wurde ihr
ihre unscheinbare Art, SIGH stets
i'm Hintergrund zu halten, zum
Verhangnis. Sic war neunzehn
gewesen, ais sic heirateten, und
Elm Jahr spater wurde die Toch-
ter Rita geboren. Bereits NIT acht
Jahren trat diese ais Voltigerei-
term auf. und sic war elm gros-
ses, kraftiges Madchen. ganz der
Water. Aelter geworden. wurde
sic oft NIT Frau Ruckel' ange-
redet. WAS fur cine junge Frau
Sic doch haben, Herr Ruckel. Und
woher haben Sic diese interes-
sante auslandische Haushalterin?
Sic spricht wohl nicht Deutsch?"
Sandape sprach sehr gut Deutsch,
und es schmerzte sic, dies zu h0-
rem. Doch es entsprach NIGHT i'll
rem Wesen. sich aufzulehnen.
Sic war in chinesischen Anschau-
ungen gross geworden, und es
schien ais betrachte sic sich zeit-
lebens ais die gekaufte Frau.
Da wurde Ruckel zines Tages
Elm hochinteressantes SchaustUck
fir den Zirkus angeboten. Je-
mand hattie einen Apparat kon-
struiert, cine Art Gleitbahn, die
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-03-13
Die Frau in der kugel
Won PAULA BUSCH

Wendeltreppenartig anstieg, uber
die, offensichtlich den Gesetzen
der Schwerkraft widersprechend,
cine crosse Hohlkugel mach oben
rollen sollte. Die Kugel musste
Won einem DARN verborgenen
Menschen bewegt werden. Wer
war dazu besser geeignet ais San
dane, die Klischniggerin aus der
ehemaligen Chinesentruppe? Die
crosse, kraftigc Rita hattie sich
niemals in diese Kugel hinein-
zwangen k0nnen. Nit einem Male
wurde die "HaushSlterin" wieder
gebraucht. Und doch war es auch
Jetzt nur Rita, die NIT dem Water
allie Plane besprach, die seine
Vertraute war, vie sic es all die
Jahre hindurch gewesen war.
Sandane wurde NIGHT einmal um
ihre Meinung befragt, ais Ruckel
seine Stellung aufgab und nit
dieser hummer zu reisen begann,
die sehr bald cine Attraktions-
hummer ersten Ranges werden
sollte, dank Sandane, die sich
NIGHT einnal dem Publikum zei-
gen durfte, wenn dieses - sollte
das Geheimnis der Kugel be-
wahrt bleiben mach Schluss
der hummer in frenetischen Bel
fall ausbrach.
Da nahm zines Tages das
Schicksal selbst Sandanes Sache
in die Hand. Es geschah in Pa
ris. i'm Cirque d'Hiver. Sandane
hattie SIGH an diesem Tage NIGHT
wohlgefuhlt, aber ihren Mann zu
bitten, die hummer am Abend
abzusagen, selbst dazu fehlte ihr
der Nut. So kan es, dass sic
zwar noch die Kugel in verzwei-
felter Anspannung bis yum Gipfel
emportreiben konnte - niemand
sab es ia, vie sic SIGH qualen
musste doch kurz mach dem
Start eur Aufwartsarbeit ergri1
sic elm Ohnmachtsgeftihl. Sic
verlor die Herrschaft uber die
Kugel, die in Schussfahrt geriet
und aus sechs Meter Hohe alb
sti'rzte.
Es war allies noch einmal eini-
germassen gut abgegangen, wah-
rend der ganzen Nacht sassen
Water und Tochter an ihrem, und
fast schien es, ais hatten die drei
SIGH wiedergefunden oder eigent-
Itch uberhaupt erst entdeckt.
Rita war die erste, die wieder
Worte fand mach dem jahrelan-
gen Dahinleben in Gleichgultig-
keit neben der Mutter. dieser
wunderbaren Mutter. Und es
Vaoter und Tchter am Bett und
Nacht sass sic an ihrem Bett,
und es anderte SIGH auch nlchts
an diesem neuen Verhaltnis, ais
Sandane wieder arbeiten konnte.
ia, sic anderten sogar die Num-
mer: HATTIE Sandane jetzt in der
goldenen Kugel die Spite der
Gleitbahn erreicht, musste sic den
Verschluss 0ffnen und SIGH dem
Publikum zeigen. Zum Schluss,
wiederum am Beginn der Balm
angekommen, wurde sic ven Mann
und Tochter in die Mite genom-
men und musste sich ALIEN fir
den Beifall des Publikums bedan-
ken. Sic war die Hauptperson
der kleinen Familie geworden.
(Entnommen aus 'Hereinspaziert".
einem Buche. in dem die weltbekannte
Zirkusleiterin Paula Busch aus ihrem
Leben erzahlt. Erschienen i'm Erich
Schmidt Verlag, Berlin Bielefeld- Min
chen.)
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-03-13
Zuckerl fur die Manner

Frauen vergessen zu leicht, dass
es mehr darauf ankommt, was sic
in ais was sic auf ihren Kopfen
haben.
Man kann die Frauen in zwei
Kategorien einteilen: die schlam-
pigen, die ihre Handschuhe YER
lieren. ulld die ordentlichen, die
nur einen verlieren.
Die Observation-Disclosures
der menschlichen Stimme werden
einem erst v0llig klar, wenn man
erlebt hat, vie cine Frau auf-
hort, ihren Mann "a beschimpfen,
um einen Telefonanruf ~ be-
antworten.
Heirate NIGHT un des Geldes viii
len. Du kannst es billiger bergen.
Die measchliche Gesellschaft ware
cine vollkommene Einrichtung.
wenn ale F'rauen verheiratet und
ale Manner Juggesellen warren.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-03-13

Nicht nur in den USA gibt es
kuriose Scheidungsgriinde: Vor
dem Oberlandesgericht in Olden-
burg wurde es dieser Tage in
einem Scheidungsprozess ais "ehe-
widriges Verhalten" gewcrtet, dass
der Ehemann auf der Trompete
das Lied Nun danket ale Gott"
spielte, ais seine Frau das Haus
verlieSS.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-03-13

Nit den Worteu 'Wach auf,
Jean, wir haben Elm Baby!" week.
te Madame Raumont in Lille
Frankreich) fruhmorgens ihren
Mann. Noch wenige Tage vorher
hattie Herr Raumont. der Won sei-
mem Vatergluck NIGHTS ahnte, sci.
ner INNER dicker werdenden
Frau ~ elmer Abmagerungskur
geraten.
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We'll er nit semen Hubschrau.
Der eine verkehrsampel gerammt
hattie, musste in Oklahoma City
(USA) Elm Sportdieger $50 Dollar
GeldStrafe zahlen. Elm Hub
schrauber darf 50 tief diegen, vie
er kann", erklarte der Richter in
der Urteilsbegriindung, "aber er
muss damn auch das rote LIGHT
beachten. vie jeder Kraftfahrer." !"
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-03-13

An allen soil ich damn schuld
gewesen sein! dachte die Schlan-
&c gekrankt, ais sic Adam und
Eva unter dem Baum in die
Sunde fallen sab. Dabei esse ich
gar keine Aepfel.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
Hold Funeral
Services For
Korean Veteran

Funeral services were held Sun
day, March 2, at the Brushy Street
M. B. Church for Sgt. Clifton
Catchings, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Isaiah Catchings of Georgetown
Miss. He was killed on the Korean
front October IL, 1851.
Sgt. Catchings had lived in
Jackson until he was drafted into
the U. S. Navy where he served
for several years. Upon being dis
charged, he resided in San Fran
cisco, Calf, for two years, and
then volunteered for the Army
where he served until he was re-
ported killed in action.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Inez Catchings; one child, Roy Lee
Catchings; nine brothers, and six
sisters. His brothers were Messers
Eugie, Harvey, j. c., Carl Lee, Will
lie Lee. and Prof. R. B. Catchings
all of Jackson, Miss; Pfc. Fred
Catchings of Camp Pickett, Va;
S. R. w. Ananias Catchings of San
Francisco, Calif.;; and Pfc. Elijah
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
File Suit To Halt
Postal Purge

WASHINGTON - Welfare Di-
rector William c. Jason, Jr., of the
National Alliance of Postal En-
ployees last week filed suit in u. S.
District Count here against Post
master General Jesse M. Donald
son, four members of the Post Of
flee Loyalty Review Board and 26
members of the Civil Service Loy-
atty Review Board, all whites, to
stop the newest postal purge
which got underway in January.
Represented by four attorneys,
acting in his own behalf, DR.. Jason
asks the court to restrain the de-
PENDANTS from carrying out the new
'oyalty investigation into charges
which have already been investi-
gated two years ago and in which
a final decision has already been
rendered, declaring him to be loyal
to the U. S.
He also asks that the court void
the Notice of Removal from the
Postal Service which accompanied
the reopening of the case against
him. His action is expected to set
Continued on Page Severn
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
More Sue For
lntegrated Schools
In South Carolina

KINSTO, n. C.-(ANP)-A suit
was filed in the New Born division
of the Eastern District Court here
last week charging Kinston City
school officials with discrimination
against Negro pupils.
Brought in the name of the par
ents of the pupils, the suit named
as defendants the Kinston Board
of Education, School Superintend-
ent j. P. Booth, members of the To-
cal school board and State Supt.
Clyde A. Erwin.
The suit contends that Kinston's
Negro schools are inferior to the
white schools in curriculum, phys
ical plant, Libraries and recreational
facilities. 1t asks for permanent
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
By JUNE L'RHUE

WASHINGTON, D. c., (Global)
Mrs. Muriel Alexander is the
widely travelled highly trained and
charming principal of Kelly Miller
Junior High School at 10th Street,
N. E. and Washington Place,
Washington, D. C.
In giving her impressions of the
overall teaching role, Mrs. Alex
ander said Teachers are the par
ents of children" She went on to
say that theirs was definite re-
sponsibility for training children
for acceptable citizenship" in our
democracy. She feels this respon-
sibility is a challenge to teachers
generally and she never misses an
opportunity to attempt to get over
to children the value of "what we
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
See SeIf-Defense
Plea For Man
Charged With
Murder OF Girl

Claiming self-defense in the
fatal shooting of Annie Mae Rich
ardson, 826 Powell Drive, Roose-
welt Davis, 877 Cranberry Street,
was charged with murder by the
local police department last Friday
night.
Davis told Detectives Paul Stri-
bling and A. H. Martin that he and
the murdered girl had planned to
get married the next day. Friday
night, however, they had a quarrel
and she stabbed him twice with an
ice pick, he is reported as saying.
1t was then that he shot her. Ac-
cording to police when the body
was found she was clutching an
ice pick.
Jesse Huddleston, who also lives
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
ISAY kEFAUvER'S FAILURE TO
TAKE STRONG STAND FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS WILL NEGATE HIS
CAMPAIG FOR NOMINATION
AND The PRESIDENCY
Minnesota Senator Planning Plank
10 Strengthen Democratic Party
Platform On Civil Rights
Sec Failure On Civil Rights Law AS Failure Of
America To Equip Itself For World Leadership

Minneapolis, MINI Senator Hu-
bert H. Humphrey urged the Dem
ocratic party TO re-affirm its civil
rights platform at the coming Dem
ocratic convention, at the Civil
Rights Leadership convention held
on Feb. II at the Statler Hotel in
Washington, d. c.
On his last trip to Minneapolis
IN an exclusive interview, he told
a news correspondent that he could
not support Senator Estes Kefauv-
er for president unless he drastic
ally changed his views on civil
rights.
In his speech to the conference,
Humphrey declared:
I'm newspaper headlines our pei
iticians fill the air with cries fer
unity in this time of emergency.
Some of the leaders Of nay political
party are now urging harmony"
Their yardstick for harmony is to
gloss over or retreat from the pro-
claimed platform outlining our OBJ
jectiyes in the field of civil rights
legisiatiensr Filis- rur harmony.
This is capitulation, surrender.
1t is the opinion Of some OBJ
servers on the local and national
political scene that Humphreys
speech has spiked the rumors that
he was deserving the civil rights
fight.
These rumOrs were started when
Humphrey was quoted as stating
that he would support Kefauver for
president.
During his interview with this
reporter, Humphrey very emphat-
ically stated that Il have repeated
ly told Senator Kefauver that /
could not support him unless he
came out in strong support of such
measures as FEPC with enforce
ment powers"
1t is believed that Humphreys
Influence Oh the thinking Of the
caused him to state recently that
he would, if nominated support the
Democratic platform.
1t is assumed that he meant he
would support strong civil rights
platform, if the party platform
Continued on Page Six)~ev
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
White Teachers
Ass N. Objects To
lntegration In
Arkansas Schools

FORREST CITY, Ark. CAMP
A white teachers association last
week went on record as opposing
the abolition of segregation in pub
lie schools in Arkansas.
The st. Francis County Teachers
association declared in resolution
that ending segregation elemen-
tary and secondary schools is not
feasible from an administrative
standpoint.
Public education in Arkansas
must not go contrary to what the
people deem for the best interests
of the children of the state" the
resolution added.
If whites and Negroes are to
meet "on terms of social equality"
it continued, such end must be "the
result of a natural affinity, a mu-
tual appreciation by each race of
the others merits and by the volun-
tary consent of the two races.
"This goal cannot be accomp-
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
Haiti President
Has New Cabinet

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti =
(ANP) = In a government shake
up last week, President Paul Ma
glorie appointed a new cabinet
which included only two members
of the old body.
His entire cabinet had resigned,
repeatedly to give the president a
free hand" in his reorganization
program. The new cabinet mem
bers are:
Interior, justice and defense,
Paracelse Pelissier; foreign af-
fairs, Albert Etheart; finance and
economy, Alexandra Dominique;
health and labor, Clement Jumelle;
agriculture and commerce, Jules
Domond and education and public
works Joseph d. Charles.
Jumelle and Domond are hold
overs.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
Outstanding Woman School Principal
Gives Views On Child Training

are trying to do for them"
The educator also believes that
RECOMMENDATION, to a certain extent,
is not bad thing. If it were, she
would like to know why the Army
has found it so valuable. According
to her view, progressive education
is also fine thing, if teachers do
not miss-use it.
Mrs. Alexander's brilliant ad-
ministration at Kelly Miller fol-
lows intensive study and broad ex-
periences in many parts of the
world. She studied in Paris,
France, and travelled in Egypt,
Italy, Spain, Tunis, Algiers and
Switzerland. She received her early
training in the Public Schools in
Washington, her B. A. from How
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
Six Editors Take
Part Nm Press
Week Program

NEW YORK - (NNPA) - Six
of the top editors of colored news
papers in large cities of the United
States participated in a special
program on CHS Radio in OBJ
servance Of the 125th Negro News
paper Anniversary Week, Sun
day March 8, from l to lis pm.
The program was on the An
niversary weeks theme, "Ameri-
cas- Stake in Democracy" with
six editors, speaking from various
points, dwelling on different phas-
es of the main topic.
Dowdal Davis, general manager
of the Kansas City Call, and form
er president of the National Negro
Newspaper Publishers Association,
Continued On Page Two
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
Election Of Officers Heightens
Interest in This Years Meeting

The great majority Of the Negro
teachers Of the state, whose num-
Der runs far in excess of 5000,
some of whom began arriving early
Wednesday night, are here this
week for the 45th Annual Session
of the Mississippi Association of
Teachers in Colored schools (named
last year the Mississippi Teachers
Association which opened official
ly Thursday morning for three
day session following a meeting of
the official board Wednesday night.
of the association and its various
auxiliary groups alternating be-
tween Jackson College and the
New College Park Auditorium.
The members of the Association
are voicing the highest praise for
Prof. A. A. Alexander, of Brook
haven for obtaining as the prin-
cipal speaker for this years meet
ing Atty. Edith Sampson of Chi
cago, alternate delegate to the
Fifth Session Of the United Ma
lions General Assembly. and world
renowned Goodwill Ambassador o.
America.
Mrs. Sampson, as a member of
World Town Hall of the Air. a
radio program developed from
Americas Town Meetino of tbe
Air, visited more than twenty coun-
tries last year, both in Europe and
Asia, participating in open debate
on democracy, and current political
questions with outstanding leaders
in each of the countries visited.
Mrs. Sampson is chairman of the
committee on International Rela-
Continued on Page SKI
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
State 1852
Democratic
Primary Election
Dates Are Set
u. S. Senator
Six Congressman
To Be Elected

The State Democratic Primary
election for 1852 in which one
United States Senator and six Con-
gressmen will be elected has been
set for August 26 and September
16, according to an announcement
made last Friday by Secretary of
State Heber Ladner.
The reduction in the number of
Congressman to be elected is caused
by the large number of Negroes
who have left the state during the
past ten years as shown by the
Continued on Page Severn
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
Federal Court
Upholds South
Carolina School
Segregation Law

CHARLESTON, S. c., March II
"A three Judge federal court rec
fused Thursday to outlaw segre-
cation of white and Negro chill
dren in the schools of Clarendon
county, S. c.
In unanimous opinion handed
down 10 days after rehearing on
the case, the court denied an in
junction to abolish segregation and
granted an injunction directing
equalization of school facilities.
"The defendants County schools
officials) have complied with the
Continued On Page Two
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
Bishop Wright
Attends Confab
In Virgin Islands

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, CAMP
Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr, last week
flew from Little Rock to the Vir-
gin Islands to complete the AME
Church conferences of the West
Indies.
He will hold conferences in San.
tlago, Cuba; st. Croix; Virgin
Islands; Port-au- Prince, Haiti; Cui-
dad, San Domingo and Nassau.
He also will visit Jamaica where
he held conference in February
While there he will inspect church
losses on that island as a result
of last August hurricane. During
the hurricane more than 25 chur-
Continued on Page Severn
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22

in the entire city of Natchez and
Adams County. Negroes had been
prevented from registering and
paying their poll tax by fear of
violence and intimidation and var
ious extra-legal subterfuges.
In the last state election. where
there was some direct evidence of
intimidation of Negro voters only
l8 Negroes were reported as quail
fled to vote.
In the city's first ward, were
the election commission has COM
pleted the pool-book in prepare
ton for the Democratic Primary
this year, eight Negroes are listed
as qualified voters. However the
Continued on Page Severn
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
McC0MB NEGRO PREACHER
UNDER FIRE FOR TESTIMONY
IN STATE CIVIL RIGHTS CASE

McComb, Miss, Mar. 17.-DSN)
Rev. S. j. Dickey, McComb Ne
gro Baptist preacher, was report
ed this week to be under fire from
leading white citizens and leading
Negro citizens alike for the testi-
mony ne gave in the recent case in
the Federal court at Jackson.
where former sheriff and several
Pike County law enforcement of
Ulcers were on trial, under an in
dictment which charged them with
violating the civil rights of young
Pike County Negro man. now with
the Korean army, and who was
flown from Korea to Jackson fo,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-22
NATCHEz NEGROES REGISTER
TO VOTE In LARGE NUMBERS

NATCHEZ, Miss, March IT
(DSN)-Negro Citizens of this
historic town on the banks of the
Mississippi, once the proud center
of the state largest slave planta-
ton owners, whose once magnifi-
cent dwellings, are the show places
for visitors, were reported la t
week, to be registering to vote in
large numbers by the city clerk.
While no exact figure on the
number of Negro registrants was
given it was stated that Negro
voting is expected to be felt heavily
here in the Democratic primary
election this year.
In 1916, there was reported to
be only one Negro qualified to vote