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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-03-14
AFRICA HAS AaAS0N.DIx0N LINE.
SAYS DR.. RAYF0RD LOGAN

ATLANTA, March 9 - Similari-
ty of the struggle in Africa today
to U. S. racial difficulties is clear
ly revealed by an expression which
is current in Africa today, refer
ence to the area South of the
Sahara as mason and Dixon
line" according to DR.. Rayford
w. Logan, chairman of the depart
ment of history at Howard Uni
versity, lecturing a forum audience
at Atlanta University last week.
Speaking on "The Impending Crisis
in Africa, DR.. Logan told his lis
teners that the two countries south
Of the Mason and Dixon line on the
African continent that are most de-
termined to maintain VII e
supremacy are the Union of South
Africa and Kenya.
However much we may regret
and differ with the white suprem-
acy views of Prime Minister Ma
Lam, he stated, at is necessary to
try to understand them in terms
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and fauna of our state or any other
subject touching upon Mississippi
as state. No schools has been
omitted this year from the contest
which has necessarily been confin-
ed to Jackson and Kinds county.
Both white and Negro schools will
participate and the Judging of the
manuscripts will be done by i'm
partial, competent and we'll recog-
nized authorities. The awards will
be given on two separate occasions.
The awarding of the prizes for the
white children will be held at a
place and time to be announced
later. The Negro children will be
presented at Jackson College Audi
forum on the evening of Friday,
April 10th at 1880 PM. All awards
are to be presented in cash and the
children will read their own COM
positions. The entire public of Jack
son will be welcome at both presen-
tations.
The above program has been
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PROPERTY OF FORMER SLAVE
WILL BE SOLD FOR S750,o0o

FAIRFAX, Va, March "a 65-
year-old custodial employee of the
Federal Government, who stands to
receive one-half of the proceeds
from the sale of 33-acre tract of
land in Fairfax County, plans to
continue working, even though it
looks as if she will be $3.50
richer.
Mrs. Margaret Foote Jackson,
who lives in an apartment at 615
Forty fourth Street, N. E. and is a
custodial worker at the Census
Bureau, is one of three children of
a former slave who are heirs to
the property, for which $75O,000
is offered.
The property was bought for
$500 by Frederick Foote, Virgin
ia slave who was freed after the
Civil War. Foote died in 1895 leav-
ing a will which bound his heirs
"to keep the property forever in
the Foote family" But a ruling
last December by Judge Paul
Brown of Fairfax Circuit voided
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New Negro School
Plans ReadyAt
Brookhaven

BROOKHAVEN, March 1O-The
final barrier in the city's plans to
erect a new colored elementary
school was cleared last week, when
the State Building Commission
approved the local application for
financial assistance in the project.
Sidney Penn, Jr., president of the
School Board of Trustees announc-
ed Monday.
The state will give $4,000 under
an emergency fund set aside for
the building Of Negro schools. This
amount is the maximum that the
state will give to any such project.
The rest of the money for the
school will come from insurance
from the Old Alexander school
that burned down and from sixteen
section lands fund. There will be
no bond issue for the building OF
the colored elementary school, Mr.
Penn said.
Work on the new school should
start in the next 60 days. At pres
ent the architects for the schoo
have not presented their final plans
for the building. AS soon as thes.
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MATTIWILDA D0BBS VOICE TO BE
HEARD In W0RLD'SLEADING
MUSIC CENTERS FOLLOWING
BRILLIANT SUCCESS IN FAMED
LA SCALA OPERA HOUSE
Future Career Now In Hands Of
Sol Hurok, New York Manager Who
Directed Marion Anderson To Fame
Young Soprano Sings Role Of
1.-The Italian Woman In Algiers"
In First Time On Operate Stage

MILAN. Italy, Mar. 9.-DSN)
Facing with unflinchin@ COURAGE
what she had previously referred
to with the words, "this is my trial
by fire" and overcoming all of her
previously prOfessed anxiety. Mat
tiwilda DObbs scored a brilliant
success here last Wednesday night
as the first Negro singer in its
history to appear on the stage of
the famous La Scala Opera House.
The 25-year-old popular soprano,
from Atlanta, Ga, U. S. A., in
making her first appearance on the
operate stage sung the second
LEADING role. as Elvira. in Geoac-
chino Rossini's opera, 1.-THE Italian
Woman In Algiers.'
Music critics and newspapers
here praised the performance of
Miss Dobbs with the exception of
an unfavorable report by the mu-
sic critics of leftist newspaper.
While singing the role of ''The
Italian Woman In Algiers," was
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Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity Meets
Here April "a

JACKSON, Miss, Mar. TO-
When the Seventh District of
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity comes
here April "a for its annual meet
ing the delegates from Al chapters
of Alabama, Georgia, Florida and
Mississippi will be asked to de-
termine "What Omega brothers
can do to help open the state uni
versities in these four states to
Negro students"
Emory O. Jackson of Birming-
ham, assistant national director Of
the fraternity's, social action pro-
gram and district chairman in a
memorandum this week to Wiley
E. Daniels, ST., also of Birming-
ham observed that the Omega Sew
enth District embraces four Of the
five remaining Southern states
which have not yielded to enlight-
eminent and the edict Of the United
States Supreme Court regarding
higher education, the announce
Continued on Page Four
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Powell Repeats
Statement On
Mayors Race

NEW YORK. March 10 - Rep
Adam Clayton Powell said Tuesday
that if elected as Mayor of New
York he would resign as pastor of
Abysinian Baptist Church and give
Gotham what it needs "a good
cleaning up"
The statement came after he re-
iterated that he would be can
didate for the post if the people of
the city wanted him to run.
Powell. made his statement in
response to questions tossed at him
on radio broadcast tabled
"Searchlight" which is carried over
WNBC.
However, he clarified his desire
to run by saying that as an en-
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nYU Student
Named King
By Africans

NEW YORK CITY, Mar. o.
New York University's class of
'53 has one public administration
major who won't have to take the
civil service examination to get the
Government job he desires. He is
Alphonsus U. Ezeoke, an African
chief who will return to Nigeria
after completing studies for his
masters degree-and assume rule
over 100000 people.
Chief Ezeoke has been STUDYING
at NYU's Graduate School of Pub
lie Administration and Social Ser
vice since February, 1852. Upon
the death of his father last June
26, the 29-year-old Nigerian be-
came the head of the district Of
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FORMER NEGRO SHARECR0PPER
now OWNS 531-ACRE farm
VALUED AT 100000

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, March O.
(SpeciaD - Putting science into
farming is the sure way to sue
coed, says William Lewis Collins,
$30,000-a-year GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
colored farmer who has climbed up
from sharecropping to ownership
of a 531-acre farm valued at $70,-
900.
A report of his achievement was
received by the U. S. Department
of Agriculture last week from AS
sistant State Agent w. H. William
son of the Tennessee Agricultural
Extension Service.
Dairying, swine. corn and tobac-
co production are Mr.. Collins main
cash crops. But wheat brings an
additional $500. Also to the reci-
pients should be added the savings
on groceries for his family of
seven. For them, the grocery store
is mostly place to buy sugar and
coffee and canning jar rings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins started out
as sharecroppers in 1923, shortly
after their marriage. Two years
later, the land hungry couple
scraped together 5000 and made
the down-payment on so acres OF
good tobacco land which cost them
$1,000. The next year, as the de,
preston deepened and land values
dived, they bargained to buy 81
acres more.
By 1941, they had bought an6
paid for 202 acres and were il
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Grand Jury
Joins New York
Police Probe

WASHINGTON, Mar. 9.-For-
mer Assistant Attorney General
James M. McInerney has denied
that he made any agreement with
New York police officials that
would halt or forestall federal
prosecution of officers charged
with brutality and denial of civil
rights to civilians.
Meanwhile, the regular March
Kings County Grand Jury began
hearing evidence on charges that
Salvatore Pace. a Brooklyn truck
driver, was beaten February 81 by
two police officers, and a federal
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Clear Noted
Minister Of
Pink Charge

WASHINGTON, D. c., Mar. 9.
The State Department has finally
cleared DR.. James H. Robinson,
New York Presbyterian minister,
Of charges that he associated with
suspect organizations.
The charges came to light when
the State Department requested
Dr.. Robinson to return his pass
port, and a number of church and
civic groups Immediately came to
the defense of DR.. Robinson.
The State Departments Pass
port Division, which originally
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Church Wide
Community Rally
Held At Richton

RICHTON, Miss, Mar. 9.-(Spe-
ciaD-The church wide community
rally held at Cooper's Chapel here
last Sunday was an outstanding
spiritual as we'll as financial sue
cess.
Many churches of the city and
from out-of- town took their places
with presents of self dedication.
The lights of the service was
raised by Vernal Methodist Church,
with Rev. L. R. Henry bringing
the message. Rev. j. M. Fairly of
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NATIONWIDE BROADCAST WILL
OPEN NEGRO NEWSPAPER week

NEW YORK, Mar. 10.-Negro
Newspaper Week opens with a
nationwide NBC radio broadcast,
Saturday night, March IA, 1880
p.nl., EST.
This announcement was made
this week by Dowdal H. Davis,
general manager, Kansas City Call,
and chairman of the Negro Ne vs.
paper Week committee of the Ma
tional Newspaper Publishers AS
ISOLATION which sponsors the an
nual events. The half-hour broad
cast will be heard over NBC and
affiliated stations.
Louis E. Martin, NNPA presi-
dent, pointed out that the 1853
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-03-14
PULASKI COUNTY MEDICAL
SOCIETY ACCEPTS Membership
OF FOUR NEGRO DOCTORS IN
PECEDENT SCATTERING MOVE
MOVE is HAILED AS STEP
FORWARD IN RACE RELATIONS

Little Rock, Ark, March 10
(DSN)-The Pulaski County Medi-
cal Society in a precedent 9hatter-
ing move, accepted the member
ship of four Negro doctors at its
meeting last week. The acceptance
of the memberships is being hailed
here as an important step forward
in the improvement of race rela-
ton.
Elected to membership in the So
ciety were Doctors O. B. White, j.
NJ. Robinson, W. S. Ish, and Hugh
Browne.
DR.. Raymond Cook, society presi-
dent, said the needles met all pro-
fessional qualifications. They had
been investigated thoroughly by
the credentials committee.
The four men were elected by
reclamation and without discus
sion. Little Rock thus joins Char
lesion, S. c., and Bib County (Ma-
COM Ca, as societies which have
elected Negroes to full member
ship.
Other southern medical groups
have allowed Negroes to partici-
pate as associate" members. The
Fulton County (Atlanta) associa-
ton has elected one Negro to as
sociate membership.
The Atlanta Medical Society,
composed of Negro doctors, has
turned down an offer to join the
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Negro Life Ins.
Companies Show
PROGRESS In 50

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 10
Negro reserved life insurance COM
panies at the beginning of 1852 had
policies or certificates in force
more than half a billion dollars.
That was the report Thursday
from John NJ. Fowler, Memphis
district office manager of the U.
s. Department of Commerce. He
said 10 firms carrying on such ac-
Invites in five Southern states had
2.560,933 policies in force totaling
S540,747,876.
Tennessee had two firms with
372.e57 policies or certificates, to-
falling $83,7S6,739.
Other states which figured in the
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so Killed In
mau mau Affravs

MARRIOTT, KENYA, Mar. 8 -
Fifty persons were killed in Kenya
last week as colonial forces and
Mau Mau terrorists alike stepped
up their activity.
Mau Mau raiders, in a new wave
of terror, killed 20 pro-government
Africans and wounded four others
in widespread forays. Kenya police
and troops killed 80 Africans and
wounded six in their rejuvenated
drive to stamp out the secret Mau
Mau cult which was vowed to drive
the white man from the territory.
Another nine Africans last week
owed their lives to the large bun
dies they were carrying when police
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Funeral Service
Held ForSam
Lynch Last Week

Funeral services were held here
last week for Sam Lynch, reputed-
ly the towns oldest Barber, who
for many years operated a shop in
the 100-block of North Mill St.
The funeral service was held at
Parish Street Baptist Church with
the pastor, Rev. C. A. Greer, Of
ficiating.
Active pallbearers were: w. A.
Mason, Tommie Lee, Walker, Will
Travis, Daniel Salone, Tommie
Arnold and Jack Comic.
The honorary pallbearers were:
James Dotson, Felnard Wilson,
Rev. ]. Taylor, H. L. Beamon,
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FORD FOUNDATION GIVES SIS
MILLION TO GUARD CIVIL RIGHTS

NEW YORK, Mar. 9.-The Ford
Foundation will spend $15,OOO,OOO
to seek ways Of preserving civil
liberties while the nation conbats
its internal Communist menace.
Trustees of the foundation voted
the money to the Fund for the
Republic, an independent organi-
cation established by it last year,
to fight restrictions on freedom
Of thought, inquiry and expression.
Paul G. Hoffman, retiring pres
ident of the foundation, has been
elected chairman of the board OF
directors of the fund.
The board of directors said the
program would be concentrated on:
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restrictions and assaults upon
academic freedom, due process and
equal protection of the laws, the
protection Of the rights of minori-
ties, censorship, boycotting and
0lacklisting activities by private
groups, and the principle Of guilt
by association.
investigation also would involve
research into the extent and ma
ture of the internal Communist
menace" and an effort to "arrive
at realistic procedures for deal
ing with it."
We propose to help restore re-
spectability to individual freedom"
the directors added.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-03-14
Mexicans Demand
Release OF Race
Film Actress


Ell PASO, Tex, Mar. 9.-The
Mexican National Association of
Actors threatened Monday to halt
production of Mexican movies
which star Hollywood figures if
vivacious Mexican Movie Star Ro-
sauro Revueltas is not released
from Jail.
Miss Revueltas was arrested last
week and accused of participating
in the production of a picture,
THE Salt of the Earth" Rep.
jackson (R) Calf, branded the
picture new weapon for Russia"
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U. S. Attorney
GeneraIFiIes
Brief Attacking
The Decision
Unfolding
Segregation In
Washington Cafes
Say Ruling Of Lower
Court Is Clearly
Erroneous

WASHINGTON D. c., March 10
-ODSN) - The Attorney General
of the United States. filed a brief
IN the United States Supreme
Court here today attacking the re-
cent lower court decision upholding
the validity of segregation against
NEGROES in Washington Cafes.
The brief laid before the nations
highest court by L. S. Attorney
General Herbert -Brownell linked
the issue of segregation against
Negroes with the question of home
rule for the district of columbia.
The brief contended that the lower
court decision throwing out the
old laws would forbid Congress to
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-03-14
DIR. BUNCHE
BACK HOME

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y, Mar.
9-Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, Principal
Director, UN Trusteeship Council,
returned from a five-week visit to
India, Pakistan, Israel, and Egypt
where he met briefly with General
Naguib shortly before the formal
announcement of the accord be-
tween England and Egypt over the
political future of the Anglo
EGYPTIAN Sudan.
DR.. Bunche reported that in
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NEGRO DOCTORS ADMITTED TO ARKANSAS MEDICAL S0CETY
South African
Govt. Bars Entry
OF anne Bishops
Say Church Has
Political Affiliations

JOHANNESBURG, South At
RIGA, Mar. l0.-An alleged political
,affiliation, designed to favor racial
equality, has been given by the
government of this strife-torn sec
ton of the British Commonwealth
as reason for barring two A. NJ. E.
Bishops from continuing religious
work of Sc years among the ma
tives.
Permission to come to the Union
of South Africa was forbidden the
two American Bishops last week.
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observance of Negro Newspaper
Week, which begins March Is and
continues through March 81, marks
the 126th anniversary of the found
ing Of the Negro newspaper.
Participating in the NBC broad
cast will be Louis f. Martin,
NNPA president; Frank l.. STAN
ley, publisher, Louisville Defender;
Carl Murphy, publisher, Afro
American Newspapers; John H.
Sengstacke, publisher, Chicago De-
lender; Thomas w. Young, gen
eral manager, Norfolk Journal and
Guide; Dowdal H. Davis, general
Continued On Page Two)
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Mass Meeting
Condemns n. Y.
Police Brutality
Speakers Charge
Lax Enforcement
Of Civil Rights

NEW YORK, Mar. 8. - More
than 1000 crammed into mass
meetings here this week to hear
speakers charge that the FBI die
not operate in New York as
promptly as it investigates civil
rights violations in the South.
At the same time, law enforce
ment officials defended the New
York police and charged that they
were the target of "communistie
and other radical groups" On a
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in this paper shows that
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-30

Guild Meeting, The st Agnes
Guild OF ST Thomas Episcopal
church met at the home Of Mrs.
Vivian Nelson. ST2s Fifth Ave,
So. Wednesday evening, Jan %.
Celebrates birthday on Sat
uriRy evening, January ~. Mrs,
Marion Davis, SSS2 Third Ave, So.
entertained few friends at
beautifully appointed buffet party
In honor Of her husband, Mr.. L.
land Davis Jr, birthday, 4 most
enjoyable evening was spent and
pictures were taken. An appetite
ing dinner and most other refresh
mentR were served, Those who
helped Mr. Davis celebrate were
Mr., Leland Davis sra Mr. and
Mrs Henry Davis, Clemon
Rooney. Jack strawdcr, Mines,
George Stevens and Mrs, Leland,
the very gracious hostess
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UTban League
Guild Meets

The st, Paul Urban League
Guild met on January goth at the
home Of Miss Ruth l.. Bowman.
1910 st Clair Avenue. 81. Paul
Present were the Mines. Lillian
BRlengcr. Mildred jackson. odessa
Brent, Laura Brlley, Wanda y.
Owens, Annette Robinson. Cecil y.
McCoy Barbara Davis, Doris
Shannon. Idellr Patton, Hattie
Sims. Martha Cutkump, and Mar.
garct Salshow, the Misses Mary
Herzog and Ruth l. Bowman
Thomas A. Talley, executive sec.
rotary of the st Paul Urban
League and Mrs James &. Dixon
werc guests.
The following officers were
elected for 1888 Mrs. Lillian Hal.
enKcr. president. Miss Mary
HerZog, vice president; Mrs
Odessa Brent, treasurer: Mrs An.
nettc Robinson, recording secro.
taTy and Mrs Laura BTiley, cor.
responding secretary. Following
the election, Mr.. TalIsy installed
the officers.
The Guild Is an inteTraciAl or
gnnization 10 promote. encourage
and engage In activities Of q cut
tural, civic and social nature
which viii further tho well-being
Of the Urban league movement.
The next meeting will be held
at the home Of Miss IIerZoR, 2Ib5
Dayton Avenue.
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Additional Social and
Personal News
Minneapolis

Visits Daughters; Mr.. VIM. Ash,
by. DeS Moines. Ia, arrived by
plane Saturday. Jan. ~, TO spend
the week end with HIS step-chil-
dren. Misses Gloria and ShirleS
Brown, S749 Fourth Ave. So. and
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas NJ. Brown,
3749 Fourth Ave. So. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas NJ. Brown, 250l
Fourth Ave. So A family dinner
was served at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Dan McAdamA, $500
Third Ave. so.
E.E.B.P. Clubi Mrs. Lucille Nc.
Adams, $500 Third Ave. So. waa
hostess 10 the EE.BP. club. Sat.
urday, Jan. %. Guest prizes were
won by Mesdamcs Irene Slaughter,
first; Viola Howard. second: Marie
Reddick, third and BeulRh Mitch.
ell. fourth, Club prizes were won
by Mesdames Irene Marshall, first
Allie F. Wilson. second, and Con
ME Poole third. The next meeting
will be at the home Of Mrs Con.
ME Poole, 3O32 Fourth Ave. So,
Feb ,.
OuestSi Mesdamcs Gloria Smith
and Terry Qualls were guests al
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Dan
McAdams, 1920 Third Ave. SO.
Saturday. Jan. 10.
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Fifth Graders Give
Teacher Surprise
BirfhdGY PuFsY

Things amt like they used to
be In school" For example we
learned that the NTH graders at a
Minneapolis school gNVP their
teacher a birthday party That's
what happened at Warrington ele.
mentary school. STth 81, and Gin
ton, "Wednesday morning, when
the students surprised Miss Mas
olonia PUIitt. their teacher, when
she walked into her class room,
Unknown 10 her. the pupils In
her class had been planning this
surprise for several weeks, max
ing all Of the preparations before
and after school.
When abe walked into her
classroom on her desk was q
birthday cake that the students
had purchased by pooling their al
loWancc money and doing extra
chores around the house and prob
ably putting the bite on dad for
more money,
In addition TO the cake, each
one Of her pupils gave her a GIT
This was really n history MAX
ing event in Minneapolis schools,
Teachers have been given parties
and other celebrations by stu
dnts before. usually just before
they retire (mAybe tho kids are
glad they are leavingl or just be-
fore the semester ends with the
hopes that the teacher honorcd
will he n little moro ienient with
grades
But as far M VIZ could check,
never before have students In
Mil City schools given q teacher
q party on her birthday or this
early In the semester.
Maybe the kids are smarter
now or they just plain like the
teacher.
Miss Pruitt II the first teacher
Of Negro descent 10 teach at
Warrington school