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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-25

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Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
NEW T. s. ATTY GENERAL PLEDGED TO ENFORCE CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS
BrowneII Says He Will Enforce
Federal Statutes Concerning
Civil Rights Over Entire Nation
Justice Department Patronage To Be
cf..h tod Without To Do ~. ~

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 - Atty.
Gen. Herbert Brownell has made
a pledge to enforce the federal
statute anywhere in the United
States where the civil rights Of
people are violated.
He further declared that appoint
ments would be made in the de-
partment of justice without dis
elimination based on race, creed,
or color.
This resolution was made be-
fore the senate judiciary commit
tee just prior to Brownell's con-
fnmation. The declaration was
made in reply to questions posed
by the committee chairman, Sen
William LANCER Of North Dakota.
When Sen. LANCER asked Brown
ell if he would enforce federal
statute dealing with lynching and
all Of that sort of thing. he replied
definitely that he would.
LANCER further reminded the in
coming attorney general that, ac-
cording to his information, no
Negro has ever been appointed as
Continued on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Negroes Will Attend Virginia u
Medical School For First 1 ime

CHARLOTTESVlL Va, Feb.
1.-TWO Negro college students
for the first time in the history of
the University of Virginia have
been accepted for enrolment next
fall in the university's School of
Medicine.
An official at the university last
week said the two prospective stu
dents are Edward B. Nash, now
attending Virginia Union univers-
ity, and Edward T. Wood, a pre-
medical student at Dartmouth col
lege. They were classmates and
honor graduates of Armstrong
High school, here in Richmond in
1949.
Nash is a native of Richmond
but Wood, who was a tuition stu
dent at Armstrong, is native Of
Lexington, Va.
Barron F. Black, director of the
University of Virginia, said last
week that the admission Of Negroes
to the medical school could be re.
Continued On Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Nay|or Cites Progress Of State
School Equalization Program

T. N. Naylor, Director of Trans
portation, School construction and
maintenance for the State Depart
ment of Education said here last
week that Mississippi is making
great progress toward the equali-
zation of white Negro educational
facilities through the construction
of strategically located ultra mod
ern school buildings.
Mr.. Naylor said "Since 1916, ap-
proximately $30,o00,000 has been
spent for the construction Of school
buildings, 23,000,OOO of which was
provided by school districts, and
counties and $7,OO0,O0O by the
state.
In the last six years 1922 class
rooms for white have been built
and 1853 classrooms have been con-
structed for Negro children. This
is a total of 1863 classrooms.
Approximately $18,5OO,0O0 has
been spent for white schools and
$11, 100000 for Negro schools.
The $3O,000,000 program repre-
sents only the buildings which re-
ceived state aid. More than $12,-
900, 900 has been spent by school
Continued on Page Six)
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Frat Meeting Held
In Canton SUNDAY

Beta Alpha Chapter of Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity met Sunday,
February 8 at the home Of Bro
ther J. H. Bell, Canton, Mississippi
to discuss definite plans for the
1858 Seventh District Regional.
Beta Alpha will act as host for this
great event, the Sixteenth Ami
versary of the Seventh District Re-
gional, which will be held in Jack
son on April 2, 3 and 4. This will
mark the first time that the Re-
gional will have been held in Mis-
sissippi, and citizens of Jackson
are eagerly looking forward to this
event.
Last year the Regional was held
st Tampa, Florida and the year
prior at Mobile, Alabama. The
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
La. Drops Ban
On Mixed Bouts

NEW ORLEANS-(ANP)-The
state Of Louisiana last week drop
ped its ban on Negro and white
fighters appearing on the same
card in the state. The ban on col
ored and white boxers banging
away at each other, however still
remains.
The end of all-white and all
Negro cards came when the Louis
lana State, Athletic commission
ruled Friday to rescind a law that
has stood more than 60 years.
"This MEANS" DIR. Lloyd j. Lam
dry, secretary of the boxing COM
mission, that Negro fights and
white fights can be staged on the
same boxing card. This two white
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Philip Morris Promotes Herbert
Wright Asst. To Sales Promotion MGR.

Herbert Wright has been pro-
NOTED to the position of Assistant
to Sales Promotion Manager of
Philip Morris & Co., it was an
nounced today. Wright, formerly
Supervisor in the company's col
lege program, has been with Philip
Morris for eight years.
Wright's new position with the
cigarette firm will be national in
scope. He will headquarter at the
firms New York national head
quarters, 100 Park Avenue, and his
responsibilities in promoting Philip
Morris will cover every market
from coast to coast, and from Can
ada to Mexico. One of his first
and major tasks will be the launch
ing of the new king-size Philip
Morris cigarette.
Prior to Wright's affiliation with
the tobacco firm, he was chief of
the Civilian Payroll Division at
Tuskegee Army Air Field. He also
worked as Director of Nepperhar
Community Center in Yonkers
New York.
The newly appointed Assistan,
Continued On Page Five)
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
See Need For 500
Principals In
Negro School
Consolidation
Negro Colleges
Ask Approval For
Graduate Study

The need for an expected 500
principals as the result Of a plan
for consolidation of Negro schools
in 80 counties of the state is stat
ed for presentation to the Board
of Trustees of state institutions
of higher learning at its Feb. 26th
meeting, it was revealed here last
week.
At the same time the board will
be asked to approve courses of
graduate study for Alcorn and
Jackson College.
1t is anticipated that such cours-
es will he presented at Jackson Col
lege and Alcorn College in the
summer of 1858 with master Of
Continued On Page Five)
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Delta College
Pres. Speaks On
Race Relations

IIta Bena, Miss.-Speaking on
Education as a Factor in Build
ing Better Race Relations, DR.. J.
H. White, President of Mississippi
Vocational College, told the con-
gregation Of Wesley Methodist
Church, Greenwood, last Sunday.
that "the purpose of Race Rela
tions day is that of helping to
Danish fears, hatreds, and injustices
through the encouragement of bet
ter understanding and more fair
play, good neighborliness and pro-
gram for better human relations. .
Race Relations Sunday is coop
Grating program instituted by the
fourteen Negro Colleges which are
under the auspices of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church.
Depicting democracy as the fun
damental capstone of goodwill and
harmonious relations between the
races, DR.. White said, Democracy
must have been born of a God-giy-
ing Spirit; it must have been con-
Continued On Page Three)
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Women's Day
At Temple
Church Sunday

The annual Women's Day OBJ
servance will be held next Sunday
February Is, at 2:30 o'clock at
Christ Temple Church.
A very outstanding program will
be presented with the main feature
being AN address by Mrs. Sadie P.
Hill of Brookhaven, Miss.
One of the outstanding women
leaders of the church and the state,
Mrs. Hill is a gifted speaker with
a wealth of pertinent information
at her command.
Her appearance is being looked
forward to with great expectation
by members of the church.
A musical program at 7:30 pm
will conclude the observance.
The public is invited to attend
the services.
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Segregation
Ends At Base
In Georgia

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-Segre-
cation in non-commissioned Off
GERS clubs, swimming pools, and
barracks at the Turner air force
base in Albany, Ga, has been end
ed since Jan. according to reg
ent announcement made by the air
force. -
The action followed detailed
complaint made to the air force in
spector General by Clarence Nit
chell. director of the Washington
Bureau of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People, on behalf of servicemeh
who had been sent to the base fell
lowing duty overseas.
Mitchell said airmen were amaz-
Continued on Page Eight g
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Dawson's Letter Urges Formation OF
Listening Groups To Hear 1852
Presidential Candidate Rally Negro
Democrats 10 New Support Of Party
Plans Shaping to Win Majority Congress
Next Year, White House Years Later
State Negro Democrats To Rally In
Annual Meeting Here Next Week
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. II

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. II
- Adlai Stevenson. Democratic
Candidate for President of the
United States will make his first
major speech to the nation, since
the campaign, Friday night, Febru-
ary IA, at the Annual Jefferson
Jackson Day Dinner in New York.
The speech will be televised from
900 to 1920 p.m.. Eastern Stand
ard time over CHS, and will be
broadcast to the nation over CHS
Radio Network, one hour later.
from 1000 to 1920 pm. Eastern
Standard time.
CONGRESS- Williams l.. Dawson
of Illinois, vice-chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, in
letter rallying Negro Democrats
to new support of the party, urges
the formation of listening groups
to hear Stevenson and revealed the
party's hopes and determination
to win majority in Congress in
the election next year. and To put
a Democrat President in the White
house in 1856.
In Mississippi, Negro Democrats
of the state will be first to Give
their answer to the Dawson Rally
ing Cry when the Mississippi State
Association of Negro Democratic
Clubs will hold its Fifth Annual
Meeting in Jackson on February
%, Washington's Birthday. The
Annual meeting. will follow the
Annual Banquet on Saturday night
at the Campbell College Auditor
ium.
Percy Green, President and Exc
cutive Director said that every ef
fort was being made to make the
Banquet and meeting this year,
Continued on Page SIX
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Capture Trio
After killing Of
Florida Officer

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. IA Miami
motorcycle patrolman was shot and
killed late Tuesday after stopping
three Negro men who robbed a
paper company of $500 but the
murder suspects were all caught
within four hours after the shoot
ing by a mammoth posse that
swarmed over the south Florida
area.
None of the men offered any
resistance when they were taken
into custody, and none was armed.
The slain officer was identified
as Edward Fritz, Jr.
Fritz ran the high powered get
away auto to the curb on the north
ern outskirts of Miami and ordered
the men out. But while he walked
to the other side of the vehicle, he
was shot once through the head
with a .38 caliber pistol. He died
en- route to the hospital.
Deputies from Dade and Brow
ard counties joined with the Flor
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Mount Pilgrim
Baptist Church
To Celebrate
6Oth Anniversary

LONG BEACH, Miss, Feb. 1G-
The Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church
of Long Beach, Rev. Alexander
Warren, pastor, will celebrate it's
Goth anniversary with series of
services and program beginning
with Monday, Feb. 10th and end
ing on the following Sunday.
The program schedules missions,
Monday night; Choir and laymen's
league, Tuesday night; Sunday
school and BTU, Wednesday night;
Usher Board and Beautifying club,
Thursday night; Deacon & Pastors
Aid Club, Friday night; with the
concluded programs Sunday morn
Continued on Page Six)
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14

Mrs. Laurance S. Rockefeller,
daughter-in-law of John d. Rookie
feller, Jr., will lead this country's
100000 YWCA membership in
commemorating the hundredth an
niversary of the YWCA in the
world in 1866. AS General Chair
man of the American Centennial
Observance and Celebration, she
heads three-fold program Of "re-
dedication," strengthening and in
crease of membership by at least
100000 more women and girls, and
raising $5,000,000 in birthday
gifts" as a Centennial Fund to re.
inforce the movements nationa
program and services to local AS,
sociations. Her mother, the late
Mrs. John French, was a charter
member and president of the Ma
tional Board.
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
DR.. Bunche Says
.Un Lacks
Authority

NEW DELHI, India, Feb. @
DR.. Ralph Bunche, Director of the
United Nations Trusteeship Divi-
sion, said in New Delhi that it was
essential to have strong inter-
national organization like the UN.
But today, he added, the UN lacks
proper authority.
DR.. Bunche was speaking at a
symposium on Approach to World
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Mamie Snubs
WAC Movie
Because OF
Jim Crow
Theatre

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The
real reason Mamie Eisenhower
did not attend the Washington
premiere of "Never Wave At A
Wac" starring her good friend,
Roz Russell, is because the the
atre segregates seats for Ne
groes.
However, "Never Wave At A
Wac was the first picture
shown in the White House since
the advent of the Eisenhowers
really something for Rosalind
and Freddie Brisson to be proud
of.
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
LiIy-White Burial
Suit Is Appealed

DES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 10
An appeal has been made to the
Iowa Supreme Court for damages
Of 100000 from a Sioux City GEM
etery by the widow of an American
Indian killed in Korea.
Mrs. Evelyn Rice of Winnebago,
Neb., appealed a decision of the
District Court at Sioux City, which
1enied her damages from the City
Memorial Park.
The incident provoked nation
wide indignation when the Genie
terry refused to lower the body Of
Continued On Page Five)
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Elect Negro To
Major clio Office
In Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 9 - White
field Taylor last week became the
first known Negro to hold ma
jor office in the CIO Louisville
Industrial Union Council. He was
elected financial secretary of the
council, founded in 1912, and repre-
senting some $4,000 union mem
bers.
Taylor succeeds Miss Lillian
Yadon, who resigned. He is dele
gate from the United Automobile
Workers Local 817 at the Interna-
tional Harvester Company plant.
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
anne Founders
Day Rally Here
Raise $4,000
Toward Paying
Indebtedness Of
Campbell College
Speech Of DIR. Chas. L.
Hill Is Celebration
Highlight

The annual Founders Day cele-
bration of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church which opened
SUNDAY with CHALLENGING sermon
by Bishop Carey A. Gibbs, Chan
cellor of the District, and closed
Wednesday night with a beautiful
coronation ceremony crowning the
Founders Day Queen, saw the fol-
lowers of the faith and high ira
dition of the founders of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church
continuing their demonstration of
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
kenya Refuses
To Let African
Lawyers Enter
The Country

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb. 9-Ken-
va governmental authorities have
refused entry to two African law
yers who had been dispatched from
Nigeria to aid in the defense Of
Joma Kenyatta and the other ma
tives who are under charges in the
criminal courts here. The two law
yers, Cobina Kessie, and Kola Bal
agun, both Barrister-at-law, and
Continued On Page Five)
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Michigan Gov.
Sets Feb. IS Equal
Opportunity Day

DETROIT - (ANP)-Governor
G.. Mennen Williams has declared
Feb. 10 as Equal Opportunity
Day" throughout Michigan. This
is the day on which he hopes to
start the ball a-rolling for the
passage of F. E. P. c. and other
civil rights laws by the state leg
islature.
Many outstanding organizations
have come together and formed a
mobilization committee which calls
for their respective chapters in all
parts of the state to. send dele
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Fiery Cross
Burned On
B'ham Negro
School Ground
See Klan Crowd
Resenting School
Expansion Program

BESSEMER, Ala, Feb. 10.-A
cross, burned on the campus of
Carver Elementary School, some
time between Saturday night and
Sunday morning, stirred citizens
of the Jonesboro community and
touched off an investigation by
Bessemer police.
The cross, five feet high with a
three-foot cross-bar span, was
placed and burned about six feet
from the entrance to the newly
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Sunday School
eacher Wins
Annual Farm
Merit Award

TUSKEGEE, Ala, Feb. IA
33-year-old farmer whose gross in
come was $130,101 in 1852 has re-
ceived Tuskegee Institutes annual
Negro farm family merritt award.
Hillard P. Jenkins, director of a
158O-acre farm near Loxley, Ala,
received the award at Tuskegee's
siXty-second annual farmers con-
Continued on Page Three
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Negro Runs For
City Post In
Greensboro

GREENSBORO, N. c., Feb. g.
7. Kenneth Lee, 20, local attorney,
filed last week for the City Coun-
I'll race. He is one of the Negroes
recently graduated from the Uni
versity of North Carolina law
school.
Lee was the third person to en-
ter the council race. The others,
both white, are William B. Burke,
Continued On Page Five)
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Jackson College
Student Gets Lucky
Strike Award

John Simpson, Jackson Col
lege Junior and representative for
the American Tobacco Corporation
was recently given a cash award
for his promotional campaign of
Lucky Strike cigarettes.
Organizing a "Be Happy-Go
Lucky" club, John was able to put
on program for which he was
highly commended by the District
(Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
African Chiefs
Opposed TO
Federation
Denied Audience
With Queen

LONDON, Feb. 6.-Five African
chiefs flew home from London last
Saturday claiming they were
barred from asking Queen Eliza
beth to keep their people out Of
a planned new white-bossed Afri-
Continued on Page Eight)
Jackson advocate., 1953-02-14
Kinds All Club
Leaders Training
Course Here

A one day training course for
Kinds County All Club leaders was
held at the Jackson College Club
House, Friday under the direction
of Chester Owen, Negro County
agent for Kinds County, sponsored
Continued On Page Three)
Evening star., 1953-02-17
New Foees in Congress
O'Horo, Chicago Democrat,
Returns After 2-Yeor Lapse

that case quickly was closed with
smiles and handShakes.
Mr.. O'TIara has had a varied
career. He has been a news
papermam film executive. radio
commentator. lawyer and lieu
tenant governor.
He attended the University Of
Missouri and Northwestern Uni
versity Law School. He received
his law degree at Kent College
of Law In Chicago.
Youngest Lieutenant Governor.
He was a newspaperman in ST..
Louis and Chicago. In 1918 he
became the youngest lieutenant
governor in Illinois history and
was instrumental in the passage
Of the States first minimum
wage law.
In 1916 he turned his attention
to the movie industry and, for a
time, was president of the Ari-
zona Film Co. sFrom 1888 to
1888, he gave nightly commenta-
ries on public affairs over a Chi
cago radio station, lending sup
Evening star., 1953-02-17
Russians Relax Ban
On Interchange Of
Scientific Papers
BY The Asseeiotsd Press

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE
Bulletin Of the Atomic Scientists
reported today that Russia is
permitting more Of its scientific |
journals to reach the Western
nations.
It said that including political,
economical. historical. literary
and art journals, the total num-
ber of Soviet periodicals avail
able for subscription in America
this year is about 800. compared
with 180 in 1852.
The Bulletin had challenged
Russian editors to protest Soviet
restrictions" against export Of
scientific journals and it Specu-
lated that its prodding may have
had some influence.
The Bulletin has been critical
OF any bans imposed by any ma
ton on the free exchange of
non-Secret scientific information.
Protested Commerce Ban.
It criticized the United States
Commerce Department early in
1851 for blocking the export of
unclassif1ed publications to all
Soviet bloc countries. It said
the department eased the ban
later that year and permitted
the mailing of non-secret jour-
nails to all countries except North
Korea.
Next. the Bulletin took issue
with an article in the Moscow
English language journal, News,
which contended that the Soviet
Union favors free international
exchange of scientific informa-
tion.
It accused the Soviet Union
OF imposing restrictions on the
export Of Russian scientific Jour-
nails quite a while" before the
Commerce Department took SIM
liar steps.
Prof. N. N. Semyonov, an in
ternationally known Russian
physical chemist, commented on
the Bulletins challenge.
He wrote in the Moscow News
last August that beginning in
1949 the library Of the Academy
of Sciences of the U. S. S. R.
had been sending to all nations
of the world copies of the 80
journals published by the
academy.
Set to Library Of Congress.
He said a complete set was
sent to the Library of Congress
in Washington and to the British
Museum in London.
Then he charged that Ameri-
can authorities "are hindering
not only the export of general
American publications to the
U. S. S. R., but also the circu-
lation of Soviet publications in
the U. S. A."
DR.. Eugene Rabinowitch, Bull
letin editor, said today that in
checking on Prof. Semyonov's
Evening star., 1953-02-17
Commercial Presentations
At Amphitheatek Opposed

The Carter Barron amphithe-
ater may become a haven for
hillbilly and jazz bands. the Six
teenth Street Highlands Citi-
zens' Association was told last
night.
This is possible. said John F.
Hillyard. spokesman for home
owners in that area, If the In
terror Department permits pri-
yate operators to stage CONNER
cial ventures there.
A resolution to bar CONNER
cial enterprises from the site
was unanimously approved.
The group also protested the
proposed increase in school
transit fares.
Miss Roberta van Beck and
Carl Shipley, both of the Young
Republican Club, addressed the
group on the proposals for five
Commissioners and a voting
delegate in the House for the
District.
The meeting was conducted by
Maj. Carl A. Baumann, presi-
dent, in the Brightwood School.
Thirteenth and Nicholson streets
NV,
Evening star., 1953-02-17
New Faces in Congress

Barratt O'Hara, Chicago
Democrat. is back in the House
as Representative Of the Illinois
I'd congressional district, sup
planting Republican Richard
Vail, who had ousted him two
years ago.
In 1948, Mr.. O'Hara had made
his first trip to Congress as the
successor to Mr.. Vail.
Mr.. O'Hara has a lot more to
his record than the reported one
punch bout with a policeman in
front of the Congressional Hotel
in January, 1850, after two cars
locked bumpers.
Smiles in Climax.
In that case, it will be re-
membered. a man identifying
himself as Congressman O'Hara
of Illinois" was said to have
taken a slap at a 6-foot. 220-
pound policeman. Mr.. O'Hara is
a 5-foot-5-inch "featherweight,"
who was then 63 years old. But
Evening star., 1953-02-17
By NE A.soeioted Pres.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. II
The president of the National
Automobile Dealers Association
asserts the full force of his or
ganization would be thrown in
the battle" against any attempt
to bring back consumer credit
controls.
j. Saxton Lloyd of Daytona
Beach, Fla, told the NADIA con-
vention last night:
"The ultimate consumer is not
Evening star., 1953-02-17
Scholarships Burred
To Smokers in Will
BY the As,oeiaied Press


SACKVILLE, New Brunswick,
Feb. 17.--Only non-smokers will
be eligible for the Herbert S.
Sharp scholarships at Mount
Allison University.
The scholarships were provid-
ed in the will of Mr.. Sharp, who
died several months ago.
The will stipulated that can
didates will be disqualified for
smoking. Mr.. Sharp felt that
any one who could afford to
smoke could afford to pay his
own college tuition.
Evening star., 1953-02-17

statements at the Library of
Congress I'VE in fact found titles
of many Soviet journals not
available during this time to
American libraries subscribing to
Soviet periodicals in the usual
way-through the -Four Conti-
nent Book Corp"
DR.. Rabinowitch said "the
Bulletin is glad to report that
its prodding has had some effect
in Moscow"