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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
King Hiram Masonic Grand Lodge
OPENS Annual Session Here Sunday
Progress And Continued Growth
Of ORGANIZATION Theme OF Meet

The M. w. King Hiram Masonic
Grand Lodge and its affiliated
bodies, including the Electa Grand
Chapter, Order Of Eastern Stars,
will open it's 18th Annual Grand
Session here Sunday, November
goth. which will continue through
Tuesday, December 1st, attended
by delegates and members from
all sections of the state.
The opening of the meeting will
be marked by magnificent street
parade, starting at l o'clock Sun
day afternoon from the sttae head
quarters of the organization at
31S N. Parish Street and ending
at Lanier High School on Ash
Street, where the opening program
of the three-day session will be
held.
The feature of the program at
Lanier High School will be the ad-
dress by III. John c. Dance, 33,
D.G.M., Of Brooklyn, N. Y, guest
speaker Of the session; and the
annual sermon by Rev. Ed Jack
son, SO. Grand Chaplain, Of Vicks-
burg, Miss.
Other meetings of the session
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
w. STRINCER PRINCE HALL
MASONIC GRAND LODGE OPENS
18TH ANNUAL SESSION IN CANTOI
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18th
Senator CorneaI Davis Of Illinois
And Bishop H. Thomas Primm
Will Be The Principal Speakers
More Than 1900 Delegates To Attend Session

Clarksdale, Miss, Nov. "a
Especially - The NJ. w. Stringer
Grand Lodge. Prince Hall Affilia-
ton, will hold its 18th Annual SEES
sion in Canton, Miss, November
goth, 3Oth, December 1st and End.
The Goth Session Of John l.. Webb
Grand High Court, will be held at
the same time. Plans are being
readied now by the host lodge, No.
8 in Canton, to entertain the more
than 1900 delegates who will at
tend the Grand Lodge.
The Stringer Grand Lodge has
made great progress during the
past seven years under the great
leadership of it's Grand Master,
James c. Gillian, of Clarksdale.
The grand lodge has enlarged its
educational program and now each
year, eight $600.00-s scholarships
are given to winners in oratorical
scholarship contest to attend the
college of their choice. Special
consideration is given to scholar
ship winners who attend our state
colleges.
The Grand Lodge has also as
one of its major projects the active
support of the March, of Dimes
and the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis. Each loyal
lodge is requested to make do
nation during the March of Dimes,
and the Grand Lodge makes year
ly contribution at its Home Com
ing Celebration to this worthy
cause. Another major project of
the Grand Lodge is the Research
Library of the n. A. A. c. P. Each
year, on the Anniversary of Prince
Halls birthday, each local lodge
has a program and the proceeds
from this program are contributed
toward the Legal Research Library
of the N. A. A. C. r. One thou
sand dollars ($1 ,000.00) has been
Continued on Page Two
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
States Newest College Sets Dates For
Inauguration Of Its First President

ITTA BENA, Miss, Nov. "a =
(SpeciaD-Young and progressive
Mississippi Vocational College re-
Gently announced its plans for the
Inauguration of Dr. James Herbert
White as its first president on
December 4, 5, 6, and 7th. The
school is a state supported four
year COLLEGE that has grown to
amazing proportions during its
three years of existence.
In this educational center in the
heart of the Mississippi Delta,
one mile from the town of ltta
Bena, the faculty, staff, and stu
dent body have been busy finishing
their elaborate plans for the in
augural solemnities. All activities
will be centered around the theme
of the inauguration: balancing
Agriculture with Industry through
Higher Education" An educational
conference is to be the center of
attraction on December 4th and
9Th. the first two days of the
inaugural period. With President
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
CHS Prexy Quits
Frat Because OF
Race Restrictions

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Frank
Stanton, president of the Columbia
Broadcasting System, resigned
from the Ina Delta Theta fratern-
ity last week because of that or
ganization's discriminatory" re-
strictions on membership.
Stanton wrote the fraternity's
national headquarters at Miami
University in Oxford, Ohio, that
his action came solely from an art
icle of the fraternity's constitution
which allegedly bars membership
to persons mot of pure or Aryan
blood"
Stanton said he had been trying
Continued on Page Four
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
EXPERTS agree that NEGRO
IS READY FOR Interrogation

BALTIMORE, M. D. - The Ne
gro is ready for interrogation now,
a symposium of t hree experts
agreed at Morgan State College
Tuesday night.
The trio discussed the contro-
versial question at the first month
~ "Town Meeting of the Cam
pus" sponsored by the colleges
Philosophy Club.
URBAN COMMUNITIES
DR.. Charles, noted historian, adj
vanced the idea that an inmate
resiliency" which seems to be the
characteristic of the Negro race
will make it possible for the Negro
to adapt easily to interrogation.
He said that the move of Negro
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
Dawson Calls For Cooperation
Among Races In Southern States

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. %
U. S. Representative William Daw-
son, Of Chicago, H., in a speech
at the statewide rally climaxing
one-day workshop sponsored by
the Alabama Progressive Demo-
cratic Association urged viii e
people, Colored people and all
others to work together for demOc-
racy and the South instead of
against each other.
The mass meeting was held at
the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
Frazier & Collins
Announces 50th
Anniversary
Essay Contest

Have you entered the Frazier &
Collins Funeral Home 5Oth birth
day Essay Contest? The contest
is open to all members of Collins
Burial Association of any age.
All you have to do is write in $50
words or less, Il like Frazier &
Collins Funeral Home service best,
because -" Mail your paper to
Frazier & Collins Funeral Home,
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28

last Sunday afternoon. The work
shop was conducted at the Eight
eenth Street Branch YMCA.
Dawson asserted that mo man
can be a good American and deny
in other men the right Of political
participation" He added that mo
man can be a good American who
does not exercise his right to help
elect public officials"
He charged that those who con-
troll party machinery tend to snake
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
NAAcP Lawyers File Segregation
School Answers With Supreme Court

and the District of Columbia
come up for reargument before
the high court December 7-8.
The issue involved in all five
cases is whether the states and
the District of Columbia have the
constitutional power to segregate
White and Negro students in sep
arate schools in the elementary and
secondary school levels. The Dis
trict of Columbia case is being
financed by a local group of Ne
gro citizens.
NAACP attorneys, acting in be-
half of the Negro children and
Continued on Page Four
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. %
The 14th Amendment was in
tended to destroy all caste and
color legislation in the United
States, attorneys for the NAACP
contend today in their brief filed
with the U. S. Supreme Court in
the pending public school segrega-
ton eases to be reargued Deem
Der It'll.
The brief presents the NAACP
answers to the five questions posed
by the high court when it ordered
the reargument last June 9Th.
The five cases = South Caro-
lima, Kansas, Virginia, Delaware
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
Probe XXX Threat
To Negro Couple
In South Carolina

GREENVLLE, S. c., Nov. "a
Investigations into possible KU
Klux Khan activity against a Ne
gro family were being conducted
here last week by the sheriff's of
flee.
The investigation came in the
wake of reported threat to Col
ored husband of a man who was 70
move into a garage apartment of
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
Demo Party Making Progress Toward
Intergration In South Says Mitchell

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. %
A great deal Of progress is being
made toward Interrogation in the
democratic party throughout the
South, asserted Stephen A. Nit
chell, democratic national commit
tee chairman of Chicago before an
Armistice Day group of local Me-
gro democratic ward and organiza-
ton leaders Wednesday evening ct
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
Nations Women Called To Pray For
Release OF Mrs. Rosa Lee Ingram

New York, Nov. 23.-(SpeciaD
A Call to the Women of the
United States" to join a National
Prayer Meeting and Conference
for the Freedom of Mrs. Rosa Lee
Ingram and her two sons was to-
day issued by the Wornen's Com
mittee of Equal Justice. The hol-
iday Season Prayer will be held at
the Georgia State Capitol, on Fri
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
Second Annual
Fall Conference
On Student
Teaching Held At
jackson College

Jackson College was host Sat-
urday, November IA, to its second
annual Fall Conference on Student
Teaching. The theme of the confer
ence was cooperative Efforts in
Making Student Teaching Living
and Learning Experience" To be-
gin the program, the group W. )
greeted by President J. L. Red
dix Of the College. The purpose
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28

day, December 18th. The Chair
man of the Women's Committee
for Equal Justice is the disting-
uished Mrs. Mary Church Terrell.
Mrs. Ingram and her two sons,
Wallace and Sammie Ingram, have
been imprisoned since November
a, 1947, when Mrs. Ingram defend
I'd her dignity and honor against
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
People From Every
Section OF The
State Gather To
PayF Final Respects
To Professor
J. (. johnson
Simple Funeral Rites
Mark Passing Of
The Founder Of
PrentiSS Institute

Prentiss, Miss, Nov. 23.-(Spe-
ciaD-Hundreds of people from
every section of the state gathered
here Monday morning to pay a
final tribute Of respect to Prof.
J. f. Johnson, who died last Thurs
day, November 10, in a Hattics-
burg, Miss, hospital. He was "A
years old. His death was attribut-
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
Mitchell Tells 4-h
clubbers To Work
For Economic
Social, Spiritual
Improvement
OF The State

Speaking to some $50 or more
Negro Boys and Girls from every
Section of the state, adult leaders
and professional workers, attend
ing the Ninth Annual All Club
Round Up here Monday and Tues
day of this week, John w. Mitchell,
National Leader, Agricultural Ex-
Continued on Page Hve)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28

Claver Hall.
In response to why Negroes
haven't been delegates at the ma
tional convention or in the frame
work of the party, Mr.. Mitchell
said the future is good even
thought the progress has not been
fast enough for man with re-
sponsibilities who has contributed
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
"Abomination OF
South" Said Of
Dixie Education

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 3d. DR..
Mordecia w. Johnson, president of
Howard University, told a capacity
audience at First Baptist church
last week that "the segregated
public school system is an abomi-
nation in the South"
Speaking at a public meeting
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
Wants I Teachers
Pay EquaIized
In Arkansas

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Nov. "a
Harold Flowers of Pine Bluff, last
week called for an end of segrega-
ton in the states public schools.
He also threatened ito file a lazy
suit against the state IF some
thing is not done to equalize Ne
gro teachers salaries"
Atty. Flowers, who is counsel
for the Arkansas Teachers Asso-
Continued on Page Four
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
Jackson College
AIcorn Game
Expected To Brine
Record Crowd
Here To Witness
Contest Saturday

The Jackson College Tigers and
Alcorn College Braves football
game has aroused greater enthusi-
asm among football fans and par
Elephants of the two schools than
ever before, according to reports
from over the state, as a result of
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
S. c. Town Gets
First Policeman

MANNING, S. c., Nov. 24-This
city last week got its first Negro
policeman. He is Harry Nelson, %,
Of Clarendon County, who patrols
Continued on Page Severn
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
South African
Government Still
WithhoIds
Permission For
AME Bishop To
Enter Country
Demands List Of All
Places He Plans
TO Visit
HALTS RELIGIOUS
EFFORT IN THE UNION

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23-Bish-
OPP Frederick ID. Jordan of the AME
church has run into further com
plicatiOns centering on his attempt
to enter Southern Africa.
Southern RhOdesia has granted
Continued on Page Two
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-11-28
Democrats Spent
Over 100000
With Negro
Newspapers
During Last
Presidential
Election
Some Bills Still
Unpaid According
To Report

LARGE SUMS SPENT IN THE
SOUTHERN SECTION FOR
THE FIRST TIME
WASHINGTON. Nov. % = The
Democratic party spent more than
100000 with Negro publications
Continued on Page Eight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-03

Twice this year the people of Garrett county wit
Messing examples of using the name of an organization IN
attempt to create the impression of power and influence
The first occurred months ago when the Chamber of
Commerce declared without foundation of fact that it's
board Of directors unanimously called for whiskey reeren
dunn and sought Legislative action because they represented
section of the OF of the socaled
section withdrew their support and the organizations
power Debated in regard to that particular matter But
that is water the dam
This week another so-caed board of directors part
of them least telegram to the Governor and to
the director forestry department. expressing OPPOSE
on the site of the proposed public park Deep Creek
Lake and stating representing 400 property
owners there
That statement already is backfring because property
by the declaring they not in accord
with the telegram and that such action was taken at the
annual meeting of the group last Sunday morning.
Here again are apparently few persons trying to claim
unanimous accord order to further their aims. At
least what other aims could be interpreted, in attempt
TO buck proposition that is badly needed Deep Creek
Whether or not certain few trying to make private
country club of the lake. with the general public kept
the outside of the fence do not profess to know But
what else person believe!
Business establishments around the lake. in Oakland
and other nearby towns always back such projects that will
attract more people to this area and increase all property
values.
The possible establishment of state park for the bene-
fiji If the general public been favored by most
one Local people have worked for two or three years
We hone Governor NcKedn, Mr. Kaylor of the forestry
deartmen members of the State Planning commission and
any others who hold life death" say the project
NAV soc through the aims of few individuals and ahead
and give the people up here what they sincerely believe to
be needed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-03
Wedding Account Is
Received From PakiStan

An account of wedding of in
terest in Pakistan was received at
this office this week and concerns
one whose relatives are known in
this area.
The wedding was between Miss
Anna Laura Porter, of Karachi,
Pakistan, formerly of Florida, and
Karl Frederick Waygand, of Ka-
rachi, formerly of Taunton, Mass.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
Harry Wray Porter and the late
DR.. Porter. The late DR.. Porter
was brother of Mrs. Paul B. Nay
lor, and formerly lived here.
The bride was chief of the mails
and files division of the American
Embassy in Karachi. At the recep-
ton those present saw Pathan
wedding and sword dance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-03
Beall and Hyde
To Attend Dinner
of Bus Operators
Congressman Hyde Scheduled
for Principal Speaker at
Meeting Friday Night

L. S. Senator J. Glenn Beall and
Congressman Dewitt S. Hyde will
be guests of the Garrett County
School Bus Operators association
at their annual dinner meeting
this Friday evening at the South
cln High school cafeteria. Con-
gresham Hyde will be the princi-
pal speaker and Senator Beall also
will make a few remarks.
A business meeting of the as
ISOLATION will be held in the after
noon, according to Charles Harvey,
president. Letters have been sent
out notifying all bus operators.
They will have their wives and
few additional guests at the dinner
that evening which is set for Gas
standard time
A new film on fish and wild life
of the state will be shown, at the
dinner. Other officers of the as
sociation are Earle Ault, Accident,
vice presidents; Rodger Bond, Nc
Henry, secretary; Leslie Savage,
Friendsvllle, treasurer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-03
Hammer Revival Is
Opened at North
Edge of Grantsville

A revival campaign has been
opened at the north edge of Grants
Vile, and will continue for three
weeks. The first meeting was held
last night.
Evangelist is Howard Hammer
who has been engaged in a number
Of revival campaigns for the Chris
tian Laymen's Tent Evangelism,
Inc, The Grantsville series is
sponsored by Mennonite churches
of the Casselman Valley district.
The tent has capaciey Of 5000.
Meetings will begin at s o'clock.
DIST, each evening, and will con-
tinue through Wednesday evening,
September %.
The evangelist has as his theme
Christ for the World-The World
for Christ"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-03
Two Features Added
To Stock Car Races

There will be two added features
to the regular stock car racing
program Sunday at the Deep Greek
Speedway at McHenry. One is a
water battle between teams of the
Friendsville and Oakland Fire de-
partments, and the other is music
by the Mountain City Band.
Friendsvillc challenged the Oak
land Fire Department to a water
battle which the latter group ac-
cepted, and this will take place be-
fore the feature race. Five men
from each company will compose
the crew. One and one-half inch
hose will be used. -Four of the five
man teams were named. They are
James Kahl, Clyde VanSickle,
James Lininger and James Sliger
for Friendsville; Carl Wilson, Gene
johnson, Gene Helbig and Carlton
Click" limbaugh, for Oakland.
Frank Biser will operate the Oak
land truck; John Savage the
Friendsville truck.
Speedway officials said the track
would be oiled for the races on
Sunday. Around 20 cars are eX-
pected to participate.
There are no races scheduled
for Labor Day, Monday, Septem-
Der Z. Winner Of last Sundays
feature race was Gene Tallman,
Masontown, w. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-03
Anchor Farm Visited By
Relative Of Original Owner

Roger Perry, Sr., brought with
him a pair of anchors from one of
the discarded ships and his place
near Deer Park was known as "The
Anchorage for many years. The
house was destroyed by fire in
1915, but one of the guest houses
was occupied by Garfield Bowers
and his family until his death. A
son of Garfield now lives there and
the anchors still remain in front
of the Bowers house.
Thornton Perry visited the site
Of The Anchorage" this past week
in company with Felix G. Robin
son and spent the evening at the
Robinson home, on Monte Vista
road. Mr.. Perry was on his annual
tour of West Virginia in search of
rare books which he collects.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-03

Thornton Tayloe Perry II, Of
Charles Town, w. Va, was a guest
last week at the Willam-Ja
hotel and visited The Anchorage"
summer home Of his ancestors,
during his stay here.
Mr.. Perry is the grandson Of
Roger Perry, ST., of Cumberland,
who may have built the first sum
mer residence in this county, The
residence was built as early as
1858, and located near Deer Park
on the old State road Records
show it was part Of a tract of
land known as peace and Plenty"
owned first by John Hoy and
sold to his father-in-law, George
Gaines. Roger Perry, ST., and John
Hoy married daughters of George
Gaines.
Upon retiring from the Navy,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-03
Named AS Salesman

The Piedmont Grocery Company,
Of Piedmont, w. Va, announced
this week that Emory Adams, Jr.,
of Oakland, formerly with the
company, had been named as their
salesman for this area and would
call on the trade weekly. He takes
the place of Robert Hahn who is
manager of Community Wholesale
Grocery, Inc, a new concern in
Oakland.
Mr.. Adams said that deliveries
would be made from the Piedmont
warehouse. The Grocery company
formerly operated from a ware
house in Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-03
EdW. Root, 70,
Killed By Train
Struck on Beckman Crossing,
Near Oakland, on Monday
Morning BY Train No. 4

George Edward Root, 70, Mt.
Lake Park resident, was killed in
stantly at 6:33 o'clock Monday
morning by Baltimore and Ohio
passenger train No 4, at the Beck
man Crossing, between Oakland
and the Park. His body was badly
mangled.
Root had left home a short time
before that with a wheelbarTow
and some baskets, preparatory to
picking berries and the mishap oc-
CURED as Root was pushing the
wheelbarrow over the crossing.
Ernest Tasker and Albert Walters,
nearby, witnessed the accident.
Walters told Sheriff Paul Fisher it
looked like Mr.. Root had fallen on
the crossing just before the train
reached there.
Police said he apparently did not
hear the locomotive which was
eastbound from Parkersburg, w.
Va, to Washington. Engineers
were A. L. Stanhagen, Keyser; and
l.. II. Bragg, Grafton.
Investigating the accident was
Corporal Samuel Conrad of the
Oakland detachment of the Mary
land State Police. Dr. Thomas Lus-
by also was called to the scene.
Root, farmer and workman OF
the Oakland area for a number OF
years, was born January Is, 1873
at Horse Shoe Run, w Va. He
was son Of the late David anc
Margaret Close Root. He was q
member of the Pentecostal chul cl
at Oakland.
He was three times married anc
was the father of twenty-five chill
dren. Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Bessie Pearl Root, a large number
of children in the Oakland-Mt
Lake Park area, several grand
children; also four brothers, John
Root, Miami, Fla; Julius Root, Mt
Storm, w. Va; Thomas Root, Ter
IA Alta, W. Va; William Root
Cumberland; three sisters, Mrs
Pearl DUR, Cumberland; Mrs. Ag-
nes Shaffer, Eglon, w. Va; Mrs
May Wotring, Oakland.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at O'CLOCK
from the Haven Of Rest chapel
Oakland, with Rev. II. O. Tea
garden officiating, assisted by Rev
Blair Burr, Mt. Lake Park.
Interment was in the TeXa.
church cemetery near Eglon.