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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
LOCAL NEGRO VOTERS LARGELY
FAVORED WINNING CANDIDATES
FOR MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER
ELECTION RESULTS SHOW
Alexander Elected Commissioner
As Run.0ff Is Set For Third
Member Of City Government
EMPLOYMENT OF NEGRO POLICEMEN
SEEN AS MAJOR FACTOR WITH NEGRO
VOTERS IN PICKING CANDIDATES

Jackson. Miss. = Nav It'd
SN) = Mayor Allen C. Thompson
won reelection for his second term
as Mayor of the City of Jackson
in the Tuesday voting, winning by
a majority of three to one, accord
ing to early tabulations over two
other candidates for the Mayors
office. TAYLOR Parson and r. s.
"Sunnie" Withers who has served
eight years as a City Commission
er.
A complete but unofficial tabu-
lation of the votes gave Mayor
Thompson 1904 to his opponents
4,078 with Withers getting 3,460
and Parsons getting 6l8 of the
opposing votes.
Commissioner Alexander won re-
election in a field of eight candi-
fContinued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
SIND CONGRESS STAND ON RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS EQUALITY HIT
High Court Broadens
1914 Decision Givinq
Southern Negroes
The Right To Vote
Jaybird Primaries
In Texas Outlawed

Washington, D. c. May 9 =
Especially The United States
Supreme Court broadened it's 1914
decision and guaranteed the right
of Negroes to vote in the south
in decision handed down here
last Monday outlawing the "Jay-
bird Primary in Texas, Thurgood
Marshall, Special Counsel for the
NAACP said in statement follow
inc the high courts historic deci-
sion.
The decision, handed down on
May 4, also rules out all other
schemes Southern election authori-
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
Name Chi Pastor
To important Unit

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May IL = DR..
Robert Cannon Morris, pastor of
the Hartzell Memorial Methodist
Church, has been named to the
executive committee of Commits
sion on Entertainment of the Gen.
eral Conference of the Methodist
Church.
Dr.. Morris who is the ministerial
representative Of the Central Jur-
isdiction on this Commission which
selects the place of meeting for
the denominations law-making
body, which meets every four
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
Court Grants New
Trial TO Rape
Charge Victim

AUSTIN, Texas, May = The
e9-year prison term imposed upon
19-year-old John Taft Rosenbu-
rough of Brownwood, convicted for
the alleged rape of white woman,
was reversed here last week by
the Court of Criminal Appeals.
The decision was reversed on the
grounds that the trial court, the
District Court of Brown County,
errored in refusing to let Rosen-
hurough testify concerning a z
hour inquisition he was subjected
to by bondsman who encouraged
the boy to sign ''house-peeping"
confession with the promise Of get
ting him out of trouble.
Rosenburough was first arrest
CONTINUED on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16

A. Jordan, a young Negro who,
although only 30 years old, has al
ready explored a number of careers
with quite some success. Jordan
received the undergraduate award
for scholastic excellence, a special
citation given each year to the
most outstanding journalism stu
dent.
Jordan actually stumbled on
journalism as a career. He studied
at Pratt Institute from 1899 to
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
Jackson College
Commencement
Season To Cover
Four DayPeriod
National Prominent
Speakers Listed On
Commencement
Program

Commencement exercises at
Jackson College will cover a four
lay period this season, beginning
Friday evening May % with an
educational forum; Saturday at
1880 a. m. ceremony of dedica-
tons; Sunday, Commencement
Vespers with DIR. w. H. Broders,
Atlanta, Speaker; and Monday,
Commencement Day with DR..
James A. Colston, President of
Knoxville College, speaker.
The forum will feature George
Conner, Executive Director, Adult
Education Council in "Test City"
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
Louisiana Negroes
Win Vote Suit

Baton Rouge = May Is - judge
J. Sicily Wright of U. S. District
court on last. Thursday handed
down an order here which per-
manently enjoined Pointe Coupea
parish registrar of voters, Kermit
NJ. Pinsonant, from refusing to re-
gister Negroes because of their
color.
The victorious plaintiffs in the
case were John Meyer and David
Ashbury of Pointe Coupee parish.
The order declared that the
policy, custom, usage and practice
of the defendant in denying the
plaintiffs and all other Negroes
to register and to qualify as cleo
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
|hinds-Rankin
Junior Red Cross
Chapter Meets

The Kinds Rankin Counties
chapter wide Council of Junior Red
Cross held its spring get together
n the College Park Auditorium,
Tuesday afternoon. Mabel Green
and Lula Bell Johnson from Lanier
High we're in charge of registra-
ion. Harold Dorsey, Vice-presi-
dent, presided. John Bradley, Jr.,
Hill High School and Cecil Fred
'avlor acted as color bearers. The
meeting opened by singing the Star
Spangled Banner and the pledge of
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
Negro Receives journalism Award

New York, (GlobaD - The fifth
annual presentation of the George
Polk Memorial Awards for distin-
guished contributions to journa-
ism, was made at luncheon last
week at the Hotel Rooseelt in New
York City. The awards. which were
named for the Columbia Broad
casting System correspondent who
was murdered in Salonika, Greece
in l948, are given by Long Island
University.
Among the awardees was Edgar
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
Dr.. H. N. Ivy Mvc
Commencement
Speaker

DR.. H. M. Ivy, member of the
Board of Trustees of State Insti-
tutions Of Higher Learning, and
Superintendent of Schools, Meri-
dian, Mississippi will deliver the
commencement address at Missis-
sippi Vocational College, Itta Bena,
on Monday, May 10, at 10 am. in
the College Assembly Building.
President j. H. White, in announc-
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
N. |. College
Set 47th Annual
Common

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, May
12-The Nth Annual Commence
ment of the Mississippi Industrial
College to be observed May %
was announced last Wednesday by
w. M. Frazier, president.
The following program will be
observed Friday, May %, begin
ming at 1880 P. M. the High School
Exercises. Saturday, May %, at
6:3O-9:OO P. M. Annual Banquet.
Sunday. May "a. beginning at
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
mau maus SIaY
White Official
In Gun Duel

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 1.-Two
white officials of the Nairobi City
Council came face to face with
Mau Mau terrorists in separate
gun battles last week.
One was slain and the other
killed his attacker.
Parks official, Godfrey LAYERS
was shot to death at point blank
range in full view Of 20 African
laborers on the Ziwani tribal re-
serve two miles from the city CEN
ter. The gunman backed away as
Continued On Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16

The local branch of the Nation
al Association for the advance
ment of Colored People this week
announced completion of plans for
its annual membership campaign
to Kickoff with a mammoth City
wide Mass meeting at St. Luther
Baptist Church, on Banks Street,
CONTINUED on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16

Others who will address the 40
All delegates and adult leaders
are: Miss Emmie Nelson of the
National Committee on Boys and
Girls Club Work; Dean Frank ].
Welch of the school of agriculture
at the University of Kentucky; T.
r. Bryant, associate director of the
Kentucky Extension Service; and
Continued On Page Eighty
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
State Negro All
Club Delegation
To Attend
Regional Camp

The Negro All Club delegation
composed of eight All Club men,
bers and two State All Club
Agents, one for boys and one for
girls, will attend the Regional All
Club Camp, June 8-15 at Frankfort
Kentucky. The delegation will
travel by automobile through the
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
Rust College
Announces
High School
Scholarship
Awards

Holly Springs, Miss. - Fhe
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE of
Rust College announced the award
ing of % competitives scholarships
to high school seniors of Missis-
sippi, IA given to seniors Of Upper
Mississippi and IA given to seniors
Of Lower Mississippi. The awards
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
Negro Representative
Fail To Show Up For
Action On FEPC Bill

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, May II
- Three Negro members of the
Missouri house were conspicuous
by their absence here last week
when an FEPC bill was called up
for action.
The absentees were: Reps. Wal
ter V. Lay, John w. Green and
Continued On Page Seven)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
DR.. Ferebee And DR.. Moron To
Address Regional An Club Camp

DR.. Dorothy B. Ferebee, a noted
physician and president of the Ma
tional Council Of Negro Women,
and Dr. Alonzo G.. Moron, presi-
dent of Hampton Institute, Hamp-
ton, Va, will be among the speak
ers who will address the sixth an
nual Regional All Club Camp,
June SIS at Kentucky State Col
lege, Frankfort, KY.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
Negro Labor Group
Lay Plans To Intensity
Attack On jimcrow
Hiring Po|icy0f
General Electric Co.
Cite Refusal To Hire
Negroes Trained By
Louisville Board
OF Education

DETROIT, Mich, May = The
National Negro Labor Councils
Resident Committee, meeting in
Chicago, Illinois on April 25th and
26th, laid plans for intensifying it's
drive against the biased hiring
policies of the General Electric
Company in it's Beuchel, Kentucky
plant, and called for an about
drive nationally to force the Gen.
eral Electric Company to hire
Continued On Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
Mississippi Baptist
SeminarySet
Commencement
Next Week

The Mississippi Baptist Semi
nary has, announced its annual
Commencement calendar beginning
Monday May 1921, with the Com
mencement day program Thurs
day at Parish Street Baptist
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16
SpeIIman College
Pres. Piney Woods
Comm cement
Speaker May II

PINEY WOODS, Miss, May II
Miss Florence Reed, President
of Spellman College of Atlanta
Georgia, will be the Baccalaureate
speaker at 4 o'clock Sunday after
noon May 18th at Piney Woods
Country Life School, according to
the announcement of Prof. Lawr-
ence C. Jones, Principal of the
school.
The public is invited.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16

Washington, D. C. May II =
especially = Republican leaders
from, over the country assured P.
G. Porter, president National Con-
Continued on Page Three
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16

Rev. 1. H. Henderson. Pastor of
Friendship Baptist Church, Kan
sas City, Missouri is the Alumni
Banquet speaker Saturday, May
% at 8 100 pm. in the new Benjamin
F. Roberts Dining Hall. He is a
member of the 1898 graduation
class of Jackson College.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-05-16

PatrOnize Our Advertise
ers - Their Advertising
In this paper shows that
they appreciate your
trade.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-12-31
Koenigs Leading
Kiwanis League

After sixteen nights of bowling
Koenig Sporting Goods still lead
the Kiwanis League. Koenigs are
still out in front by one point.
Hamilton's Insurance Agency
team in second place is only one
point behind the first place Koenig
team and only one point ahead of
the 3rd place Fisher Furnace
Team.
The team standings to date are
as follows:
Koenig's Sporting Goods, AZ;
Hamilton Insurance Agency, Al;
Don Fisher Furnaces, 40; Herring
shaw Hardware, 81; Nelson's
jewelers., Sc; Nela Florist, 81;
Stonebraker Drugs, 81; Billings
Realtors, 3012; Zichner Funeral
Home, 2712; Kieners Koal, 27;
Nichols Builders, %; Stratton
Motors, 16.
The big winners of the Christ
mas Prizes were; Most prizes over
average, Bill Nelson; 2nd most
pins over average. Dave Martin
son: High Series. Howie Whale;
High Game, Roy Rachul.
Hamiltons bowl Fishers and
Koenigs in the next two weeks so
there will be some changes in the
standings among the first three
teams.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-12-31
ClubA

Club news should be sent to
Elsa c. Berg, 146O0 Euclid ave,
to arrive by 3 p. M, Tuesday.
1t is appreciated when club
items are received no later than
Monday, however.
There's a change in date for the
January meeting of the Woman's
COP. Club. 1t is to be held on
Tuesday, January 5th, at the usual
hour of two o'clock, and at the
regular place, the East Cleveland
Woman's Club, 1747 Lakefront ave.
Please note this change in date.
The Terrace Garden Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. David
Davies, 1864 Hereford rd. on Tues
day, January 5th at 2 o'clock. A
panel of three members, Mrs. NJ.
J. Herbert, Mrs. c. L. Ruggles,
and Mrs. A. w. Qualman will dis
cuss for 10 minutes, What They
Do In Their Gardens" Mrs. J. W.
Walker and Mrs. H. r. Pocock will
answer questions.
The new officers for the coming
year are: Mrs. F. A. Christian,
president; Mrs. Eugene Rinear,
vice president; Mrs. VIM. H. Nor
ris, recording secretary; Mrs. r.
W. Twiggs, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. E. Anderson, treasurer.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-12-31
Resume Movies
At The Library
Next Wednesday

The East Cleveland Library will
resume its movie programs on
Wednesday evening, January 9th,
at 8 p. M, with movies about Eng
land and Belgium. Wings To Eng
land and Belgium" is travel pic
ture in color showing London
Tower, st. Paul's Cathedral, West
minister, Trafalgar Square, STRAIT
ford-on-Avon, the Cotswold Viii
lagos and other historic towns and
castles. Then we see Belgium, es-
pecially Brussels and Bruges, and
last of all the tiny Duchy of Lux
embourg. "Ways To The West"
presents the rugged sea countries
of Cornwall and Devon, their pic
turesque villages, historic castles
and beautiful countryside.
England: Background of Liter
ature" pictures the London of
Chaucer, Dickens and Browning,
the countryside which was so
meaningful to Shakespeare, Keats,
Wadsworth and Kipling, and the
sea as Coleridge, Conrad and Mase-
field wrote of it. "Trooping The
Color" is a military ceremony held
annually, on the famous Horse
Guards Parade. His Majesty, the
late King, the then Princess Eliza
beth and the Duke of Gloucester
all take part in this ceremony
which was filmed on the Kings
birthday in 1949.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-12-31
Roomiing> Foster
And Apartment
Licenses Up

Owners of apartments, tenement
houses, rooming houses, foster
homes and hotels have been noti-
fled of recently enacted legisla-
ton upping license fees, effective
January 1st, 1854.
Notices, and application forms
have been sent to all owners, and
upon classification, the fee may be
returned by mail.
The new fee for licensed accom-
modations for each roomer Of
foster child is $500. The new fee
for apartments is: two suites
$500; three to six suites-S3.00;
Z to Is suites-S6.00; 16 to 80
suites-$9.00; 81 suites OF more
$500.
Correction: In last weeks Leader
the charge Of a copy of the City
Charter was listed as $4,000. 1t
should have been $500.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-12-31

entry, perennial meet chan1piorN
who made $40 points.
The ten to fourteen year old
members of the star team are:
Ronald and David Stokich, Larry
and Bob Hickman, Jim Smith,
Kermit Mangus, Bill Morgan,
Clayton Brelo, Clifford Mapes,
Mark Griffiths, Dave Moore, Bill
Morris, Wesley Knopf, and Rich
ard Germain.
Warren E. Kluth for Cleveland
Coco Cola Co., awarded the trophy.
Team members won ribbons.
Cleveland Heights was third,
followed by West Park and Cen
tral.
In the swimming events, the
local entry trailed.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-12-31
Did They Need
Christmas Money?

Checks don't appeal to the rob-
bers who entered the B. e. B. Bis
cult Co. plant at 1854 Eddy rd.
the night Of December 23rd. They
tossed aside these slips of paper
with other safe contents, taking
only the cash when they broke open
a safe there.
The larceny was discovered by
Office Manager Earl Kemple, who
Immediately notified the police.
Also missing is brief case. The
exact amount Of cash was not at
once determined, but it is between
$500 and 5000.
Entrance was gained by forcing
a side overhead door.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-12-31
Local YMCA
tournament
Champions

Hats off to the East Cleveland
YMCA boys who captured the
Inter-Branch Christmas Athletic
meet at Central Y. The fifteen
members chalked up a total of $50
points to dethrone the West Side
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-09-10
Churches

To show some of the work of
the American Lutheran Church in
it's mission field in India, the pic
ture "Balamani" was filmed. 1t
is the life story of an Indian
Bible woman who has been minis
tering in one of the Lutheran Hos
pitals there. This movie will be
shown at the September 17th
meeting Of the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club of Hope
Lutheran Church. Dinner preced-
ing the meeting at $50.
To start their fall and winter
regular Sunday morning, the
Church School Of East Cleveland
Baptist Church will have a Rally
Day on Sunday, September 18th
during the usual Church School
hour.
The first fall meeting Of the
Woman's Association of First
Presbyterian Church will be held
on Tuesday, September 18th. There
will be sewing at 1890, luncheon
at 1890 and the usual afternoon
program at 1:3O. The Executive
Board has its session at II a. m.
The Winde ere Methodist
W.S.C.S. circles will meet as fol-
lows:
Tuesday, September 15th-Circle
9 will hold a dinner meeting at
$50 in the Austin Gym. For re-
servations call MU. 1-1949.
Circle 10 at 500 p. m. at the
home of Mrs. B. D. Schenck, 1860
Wyandotte dr..
Wednesday, September 18th at
1890:
Circle - Mrs. John Feagler,
1862 Pennington rd.
Circle 2-Mrs. Earl Bailey, S679
Woodbridge I'd.
Circle 3-Mrs. ". E. Forsythe,
1906 Terrace rd.
Circle Mrs. Frank Fellows,
2122 Alton I'd.
Circle 5-Mrs. Ralph Clarke,
2618 West Park blvd.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-09-10

September 9Th in st. Luke's Hos
pital, following a brief illness.
Services were held Monday and
burial was in Marion, Ind.
Mrs. Council was born in Lin
colnville, Ind, and was married to
Mr.. Council in 1923, the couple
coming here to Cleveland imme-
diately after. He served as a coach
and then as business manager, the
position ne now holds at Parma.
Mrs. Council was active in the
Hilltop Garden Club and was a
member of East Cleveland Congre-
gational Church.
In addition to her husband, sne
leaves two daughters, Mrs. George
N. Havens and Mrs. John V. Moll,
jr., her mother. Mrs. Inez Billiter,
and a grandchild.
The family home is at 988 Bruins
wick I'd.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-09-10
Picnic
Winners

Major prize winners at the East
Cleveland Community Picnic Sep
tember End at Euclid Beach Park
were:
Apex Automatic Washer-Mrs.
Stan Webster, 1903 Glyn I'd.
Apex Automatic Dryer. For
ristal, 1866 Marloes ave.
Apex Vacuum Cleaner-H. Wob-
ben, 14757 Colt I'd.
Bicycle - Mae Sharp, 1888
Claiborne I'd.
Watches-Karen Lee Mott, 1S49
Taylor rd., and Mrs. Rose Lintz,
1878 Third ave.
Oil Painting-A. Montville, $50
Helmsdale rd.
Nesco Electric Roaster - Lewis
Lucarelli, 1879 Elwood rd.
Duo-Way Gas Disposal Bes
Space, 1910 Hastings ave.
$65 Worth of Paint-L. H. Hine,
$4,000 Elm ave.
Rooster - Ceramic r. Schmidt,
1902 Alder ave.
In addition there were merchan-
disc gifts for dry cleaning, barber
and beauty shop service, and other
designated merchandise, together
with gift certificates for merchan-
disc goods in any store in East
Cleveland.
Anyone having a gift, still un-
claimed may call for their GER
tificate at Martins Dry Goods
Store, 1880 Hayden ave.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-09-10

establish great western empire.
Blennerhasset, a wealthy and
educated Irishman married to
the daughter of the Governor of
the Isle of Man, had built, in
1900, the finest mansion in the
Ohio Country on the island that
still bears his name. This ex-
tensive home quickly became the
social center for Belpre and
Marietta.
Burr first visited this island
Eden in April, 1905. Blenner-
hassett agreed to finance the ex-
pedition and he made a contract
for building a fleet of fifteen
large boats capable of transport
ing 500 well armed men. BY the
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-09-10
Mrs. Pauline Johnson


A native of Sweden, and for the
past 60 years a resident of Cleve-
land, Mrs. Pauline Johnson, died
suddenly Thursday, September
3rd, five days before her 80th
birthday. She resided at 1886 East
141st st. Services were held in St.
PauPs Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Johnson had long been an
ardent Republican. Despite a
broken hip, she went to the polls
last November to cast her vote,
and later received call from Con-
gresham Frances P. Bolton.
Her husband, William, who died
in 1914, was a department super
intendent at the Willard Storage
Battery Co., for more than %
years. A daughter, Mrs. Alice
Richley and two grandchildren sur
vive her.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-09-10
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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-09-10

BlennerhasSet Island in the
Ohio River two miles down.
stream from Belpre, in 1906,
three years after Ohio became a
state, was the focal point of the
biggest news story of its day.
A company of Ohio militia,
ordered into the field by Cover
nor Tiffin, was deployed down.
stream to capture and detain
any boats descending the Ohio
River under suspicious circum-
stances. Word had come to the
United States government that
Aaron Burr, former u. S. vice
president, was plotting secession
and treason with Harman Blen-
nerhasset In q grand scheme to