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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
Atty Sidney Tharp
To Head United
Givers Fund Drive

The first steps have been taken
toward securing a complete cover
age of the Negro community in
this falls United Givers Fund
campaign. A chairman and asso-
ciate chairman to head up this
work was appointed by Minor C.
Summers, general campaign chair
man, this week.
Sidney R. Tharp, attorney, will
serve as chairman. He is connected
with the Mississippi Bar Associa-
ton and American Bar Associa-
ton. He is a member of Metropoli-
tan Missionary Baptist Church,
Sigma Rho Sigma, national honor
airy Phi Beta Sigma fraternity and
society.
Katherine j. Mosley will serve as
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17

ATLANTA, April IL Especially
The Southern Regional Council
Saturday announced receipt of a
$240,000 grant from the Fund of
the Republic, a Ford Foundation
agency, to aid it in its efforts to-
ward equal opportunity for all
"the people of the South"
The money, the biracial organi-
zation's executive committee added,
will be in an educational program
extending into IL states and lasting
Is months.
It will result, said the announce
ment, in strengthened organiza-
tons in Alabama, Arkansas, the
Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, Ken
lucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ten
nessee, Texas and Virginia.
The state groups, it added, will
be enabled to employ professional
staffs of white persons and Ne
groes and maintain a full-time
human relations service directed
by local leadership.
The announcement noted that the
supreme court decision on public
school segregation is pending and
said the next Is months can be a
critical period calling "for all that
is best and responsible in Southern
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17

Kinds County Jail at Jackson since
his surrender, presumably for safe
keeping was indicted by the Holmes
County grand jury last week.
The place of the trial was
changed from Lexington to Green
wood when Atty. David Williams
appointed by the court to defend
Noel requested and was granted a
change of venue.
The trial Is set to be held in
Greenwood during the May term
of Circuit Court.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17

WASHINGTON, A pril 70
(SpeciaD-Harry S. Truman, for
mer president of the United States
and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, former
First Lady, were among the nota-
bles who recently sent greetings to
Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune of the
Both anniversary of Bethune-Cook-
man College which she founded in
Daytona Beach, Florida, half
century ago.
Truman praised Mrs. Bethune
for the great contribution she has
made to the contribution of her
race and for her splendid effort in
creating a better understanding
with everyone.
Mrs. Roosevelt, close personal
friend to Mrs. Bethune, sent good
wishes and appreciation for the
wonderful work which she had
done.
Among others expressing graft
tude to Mrs. Bethune for her won
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
NOEL TO BE TRIED IN GREENWOOD

LEXINGTON, Miss, April IL,
(DSN)-The trial of Eddie Noel,
Holmes County Negro war vet
eran, who confessed the staying
of three Holmes County white men,
including a Deputy Sheriff, will be
held in Greenwood in Leflore Coun-
ty.
Noel, an expert rifleman, who
later voluntarily surrendered be-
came the central figure in one of
the largest manhunts in Missis-
sippi history following the Staying.
Noel who had been held in the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
TRUMAN and MRS. ROOSEVELT
LAUD MRS. MARY BETHUNE

derful work were Sen. Herbert H.
Lehman d., N. W; Congressman
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., d., N.
"; Mrs. Mary Church Terrell /;
DR.. Halph j. Bunche of the United
Nations; and DR.. Mordecai w.
Johnson, president Of Howard Uni
versity.
Also praising Mrs. Bethune for
her accomplishments were Walter
White executive secretary Of the
National Association for the ad-
vancement of Colored People; Les
ter B. Granger, executive director
of the National Urban League;
Charming H. Tobias, NAACP;
James C. Evans, civilian assistant
to the secretary of the Department
of Defense; Lawrence A. Oxley, u.
S. Department of Labor; and Mrs.
Irene Mccoy Gaines, president of
the National Association of Colored
Women.
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
SAY NEGRO PARENTS IN MANY
SECTIONS OF STATE MUST PAY
CERTAIN FEES BEFORE CHILDREN
ARE ADMITTED TO SCHOOLS
No Such Fees Being Paid By
The Parents Of White Children
Say Clean Up Of Rackets In Negro Schools
First Need Of Equalization Program

JACKSON, Miss, Apr. 12.-
(DSN)-The widespread public dis
cussion of equalization of educa-
tional opportunity in Mississippi
developed since the extraordinary
session of the legislature last year
which exacted an educational equal
ization program, and the long stale
mate over the financing of the
program by the current regular
session of the state legislature
have brought to light the existence
of what takes on the appearance
of real big money racket in the
operation of Negro public schools
in the state.
From highly responsible but con-
fidential sources have come during
the past few weeks, reports that
Negro parents in many counties,
cities and towns in many sections
Of the state are required to pay
certain fees before their children
are permitted to attend the public
schools.
No such fees are paid by the
white children of the state. One
highly responsible and we'll in
formed source placed the average
amount in illegal fees paid by Me-
gro school children, including a
registration fee amounting to as
much as $3.50, at minimum Of
$500 per year for each Negro pub
lie school child.
With the practice of collecting
such illegal fees as widespread
throughout the state as reports in
dictate the collection from among
some 100000 Negro children might
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
coIored Bus
Drivers To Drive
In England

BIRMINGHAM, England, April
IL, Especially - Alderman Walton,
Chairman of the Birmingham
Transport Committee, issued pub
lie statement here this week over
the all-important question of hiring
colored bus drivers.
The statement read: AFTER dis
cussion on the employment of COL
ored labor, the committee passed
a resolution that the general man.
ager be authorized to recruit any
suitable personnel for service in
Continued on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
New Committee
Of Management
Elected YmcA

The members of the Parish St.
Branch YMCA turned out in spite
Of the inclement weather to elect
Is men of their choice to serve on
the new committee of management
of the Branch. The men elected to
serve for one year on this COM
mittee are: B. B. Dansby, Mamie
Lewis, ST., M. J. Lyells, Jones A..
Moore, Jr, A. N. Jackson, and DR..
w. E. Miller; two year men are:
R. H. Beasley, j. L. Reddix, A..
Buxton Keeling, John w. Dixon,
Continued on Page Four)
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State Methodist
Conference In
Special Sessions
Ready 100000
Endowment Fund
Rust College Drive

Jackson, Miss.-Bishop Willis J.
King, Resident Bishop of the New
Orleans Area of the Methodist
Church, Central Jurisdiction, hav-
ing episcopal responsibility for ad-
ministration of the Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and Upper Mississippi An
nual Conferences, after his return
from Monrovia Liberia, West At
RIGA, where he had served as Bishop
in the Church on the dark CONT
nent, has lost no time in taking
hold and assuming supreme COM
mand of the work in this area.
This was we'll demonstrated here
last week at the Pratt Memorial
Methodist Church, Rev. Track P.
Leonard, pastor, when for the first
time, he assembled the Mississippi,
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
mau mau Chief
SAYS British Police
Set Native Attire

NAIROBI, Kenya, April IL, -
Especially A teen age British
nolice official poured kerosene on a
Mau Mau suspects head and then
set fire to it, former Mau Mau
leader testified here last week.
James Gathiango accused Barry
Haywood, II, committing the act
during a questioning of suspects
at a screening camp here last
January. Hayward denied the
charge.
Both Cathionage and Hayward
are on trial for assaulting and
causing actual bodily harm to the
suspect.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
Cab Driver Goes
To Home Of His
Mother To
Kill Himself
Suicide Of Ernest
Davis Is Second
Here During Year

A taxicab driver for the Deluxe
Cab Company drove to the home
Of his mother on Topp Street late
Monday afternoon, parked the cab,
got out and ran into the house and
shot himself to death.
The cab driver, Ernest Davis,
nicknamed Mickey" by his friends
thus became the second Negro man
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17

Miss ARENA c. Mallory of Saints
Industrial School will be the guest
speaker at Parish Street Baptist
Church Women's Day Service, Apr.
25, at II o'clock am.
Miss Mallory holds an ABB. de-
gree, MA. degree in business adj
ministration, and masters degree
from University of Illinois, has
travelled extensively, and is active
in many civic organizations.
Miss Mallory has touched the
lives of 10000 children during the
% years of the Saints Industrial
and Literary School,
You are invited to hear her.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
Natchez Man
Victim In Sat.
NIGHT Killing

NATCHEZ, Miss, April 10, -
Especially - Murder charges have
been lodged against Herman Har-
ris, SO, Chief of Police S. G..
Craft said Monday.
Harris, Negro, was arrested
after the fatal shooting of D. G..
Vickman, another Negro, Satur-
day night.
The shooting followed an argu-
ment between Harris and Wick
mans brother, the chief of police
said.
A preliminary hearing was sched-
uled before Police Justice James
H. Keyer Wednesday.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17

PHILADELPHIA, Miss, April
IL, (DSN) - Negro citizens here
and in other sections of Neshoba
County, among them large land
owners, war veterans, and men and
women recognized as being among
the outstanding citizens of the
county, regardless of race are be-
ing denied the right to register and
qualify as voters.
According to reports an esti-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
TWO NEGROES ON GREENvlLLE
PETIT JURY FOR FIRST Time

Charles Kress, Negroes, both of
Greenville.
Court attaches recalled the Ne
groes have been drawn for Jury
service and have served on the
grand jury, but this is the first
time they have been accepted and
are actually serving as Jurors since
the era following the War Between
the States. A Negro served on the
last grand jury here in January.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17

Can Promote Democracy In Mis-
sissippi."
Robbi Charles Mantinband, of
Hattiesburg, chairman of the Mis-
sissippi division, and a member of
the executive board of the council
itself followed the panel discussion
with a brief review of the history
of the council and its work in the
south and its plans to date for
using the $4,000 grant obtained
last week from the Ford Founda-
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
FLORIDA HIGH C0URTTAKESSELF
OUT OF The McCOLLUM CASE

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, April IL,
Especially - The Florida Supreme
Court took itself out of the contro-
versy between officials of North
Florida county and a magazine
writer concerning the newsman's
right to interview a Negro wom-
an convicted of murder in her jail
cell.
The high Florida court ruled it
had no jurisdiction in the case,
which was brought by William
Bradford HUE after officials of
Suwannee county denied him the
right to interview Mrs. Ruby Nc
Collum in her Jail cell.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
State Division Southern Regional
In Meeting AT TougaIoo Sunday

TOUGALOO, Miss, Apr. 12.-
The Mississippi Division of the
Southern Regional Council held it's
annual meeting here Sunday in
conjunction with the inter-collegi-
ate fellowship of Tougaloo Col
lege.
The main features of the meet
ing was a panel discussion, with
audience participation, headed by
a student from Alcorn, Millsaps,
Jackson and Tougaloo Colleges, on
the subject, Glow College Students
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17

ATLANTA, Ca, April 12( Spec
ial) - An all-white jury last week
returned verdict of "not-guilty"
in the trial Of Willie Nash, a Ne
gro charged with the Staying of
a white shoe repairman on last
November 4.
During the heated five-day trial,
NAACP defense attorneys Donald
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
Tobias Named
On Key Group TO
Study DeIiiquency

NEW YORK, April IL Especially
DIR. Claiming Tobias was desig-
mated last week as one Of four per-
sons to head study of juvenile
delinquency in New York City
The leaders were named by Nathan
Strauss, chairman Of the Mayors
Advisory Council, under whose aus
pices the analysis will be made.
It was the first major project
instituted since the body was &C.
tivated by Mayor Robert Wagner
Continued on Page Three
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
Negro Housing
Row Hits AT
Shreveport
AII-American-
City Award
Small White Church
Group Force Change
In Project

SHREVEPORT, La, Apr. H.
(Special)-Clark Terrace, a low
cost subdivision for Negroes and
the source of much controversy for
the past year, has been abandoned
as a residential section for Ne
groes and will now be developed
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
1.-THE Story Of
Easter" AT Pearl
Street Church
Sunday Night

The story Of Easter according
to St. Matthew, and Easter "Can-
tata" will be presented by the SEN
ior choir of Pearl Street A.M.E.
Church, corner of Pearl and Clifton
Streets, Easter Sunday at 7 pm.
DR.. G. A. Price is director with
Continued on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
School Bias In San
Antonio Forbidden
By Catholic
Archbishop

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Arp. o.
(Special)-The Roman Catholic
Archbishop of San Antonio today
forbade racial segregation in any
of the 80 Parochial schools in his
archdiocese.
Archbishop Robert E. Lucey said
in his order that racial segregation
was a sin.
"Henceforth no Catholic child
may be refused admittance to
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
Neshoba County Negro Citizens
Denied Right To Register As Voters

mated two-hundred Negroes in the
county have paid the poll tax as
required by state law. Although a
number of them have presented
themselves to the circuit clerk for
registration during the last few
days no Negro has been allowed
to register.
According to reports, officials
in charge Of the registration books
Continued on Page Severn
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17

Mrs. McCollum faces the death
penalty for shooting DR.. Leroy
Adams on August /, 1852. She has
been in Jail since the death of the
white doctor, who was a Senator
elect to the State Legislature.
Since that time, only the prison
er's family, lawyers and a minis
ter have been allowed to see her.
HUE requested an interview to
gain material for a book he was
writing, but the circuit court de-
MED him entrance.
HUE went to the supreme court,
claiming that since the Woman's
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
Defense Dept.
Official Sees No
Discrimination In
Denial Of R0Tc
Training To Miss.
Negro Youth
Negro Citizens Urged
To Send kilograms
To President

JACKSON, Miss, April II, =
(DSN) - The Assistant Secretary
of Defense, John A. Hannah, in a
letter to Percy Greene, Editor and
Publisher of the Jackson Advocate
this week said, "The fact that
Negro youths are denied an oppor-
tunity to participate in ROTC &C
tivities offered in Mississippi is
not through any design or policy
of the military departments or the
departments Of defense"
Editor Green stated that he got
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
Georgia Jury Frees Negro Charged
With Murder OF White Man

Hollowell and Arthur Combs Of
Atlanta introduced evidence to
show that Mr.. Nash could not
have been at the scene of the
crime. Several members Of his fam
lily testified that Mr.. Nash was at
home when the murder took place.
Marvin Lindsey, the victim was
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
murder-Suicide
Is Reported
Down State
Husband Shoots Wife
Then Kills Self

WAYNESBORO, Miss, Apr. IA.
-(DSN)-The first case of a Ne
gro couple in murder-suicide
tragedy in this section of the state
was reported this week in the case
OF J. I. Knight and his wife.
Sheriff c. L. Westover said the
24-year-old husband went to the
home of his wife's mother Tuesday
Continued on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17

GREENVILLE, Miss, April Is,
Especially For the first time
since reconstruction days, two Ne
groes served as petit jurors Mon
day in Washington County.
They are hearing testimony in
the trial of Albert Wills, a Negro
charged with driving while intoxi-
Gated, an appeal from city court.
The jury is composed of ten
white men and Levi Banks, ST., and
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17

PRESIDING BISHOP: Bishop Will
lis ]. King, above, presiding Bishop
of the New Orleans Area, Central
Jurisdiction, Methodist Episcopal
Church who presided over the first
joint session of the Mississippi and
Upper Mississippi Annual Confer
ence held at Pratt Memorial Meth
Odist Church here last week.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17
British Officer
Gets 5-Year Term
For Cruelty To
African atiVes
Cruelty Charged
During Mau Mau
Warfare

NAIROBI, Kenya, April IL -
(Special)-The law finally caught
up with Capt. Gerald Griffiths, 49,
year-old officer in British security
forces here.
Continued on Page Eighty
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-04-17

Southern REGIONAL Council Gets $40, 600 Fund

FORD FOUNDATION AGENCY
GIVES SOUTHERN REGIONAL
COUNCIL $24o, 900 FUND FOR
EXPANSION OF PROGRAM
InterraciaI Organization With
Local Leadership To Conduct
Educational Program In II States
Aim Of Organization Is Equal Opportunity
For All The People Of The South
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-08
Rallsons

Miss Josephine .MaXey. OF
Longwood. spent the week end at
home here.
Mrs. Fl e Maxey was a Farm
vile viistor Saturday afternoon
M and Mrs Archie Rush call
I'd on Miss Louise patteson IN the
home of p p patteson Monday
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-08
Charlie |. Carter, Y,
Buckingham Native,
Dies at 'Forkfeld'

Charlie Iverson Carter, 70. ma
tive of Buckingham county, died
Saturday night at his home
'Forktield" near Norwood
He was a son OF the late VIII
liam and Alice Crews Carter and
is survived by his wife, Mrs Nor
ma Duncan Garter, three sons,
Clifford, Maynard and Charles
Carter. all OF Norwood, -four
daughters Mrs. Charles Wood and
Mrs. Caben Odell Dolan, both OF
Norwood, Mrs. Edloe Adams. Of
Roseland and Mrs. Glen Davies
Of Aberdeen Washington state.
two sisters. Mrs. Walker McCraw
of Norwood and Mrs. j S, Car
ter of Gladstone and l9 grand
children
Funeral services We're held on
Tuesday, Oct 5, from the home
al p m. with burial in the
ScOttsville Presbyterian Cemetery
at Scottsville. The Rev Sidney
Sandidee. of Schuyler conducted
the funeral service.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-08

ing and attended the auto races
that afternoon They also called
on Mrs. G Fl Self while there
Mrs l.. w. Patteson. Mrs. Sam
uel Spencer. and Miss Cynthia
Patteson were Sunday afternoon
visitors of Miss Louise Patteson
and Mrs. B B Patteson. Mrs. e.
G.. Hayes spent Sunday with her
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-08

the eighth grade at Central. won
the grand championship with his
/ Poland-China SOW He won second
IN showing and second in fitting
In the showing of beef cattle.
Billy Lee won FIRST prize for his
Angus helfer.
The FILA won second prize In
the educational group, hobby both
and party booth
The FLA also won second place
for its educational booth Betty
Bruce won first place for her
church dress with accessories.
These dresses We're made by those
/ Who modelled them in the Fashion
! now put on by the FLA
( Five bus loads Of students en-
iOyed a fine day at the Fair. They
came home weary but we'll laden
with teddy bears and tmnkets Of
all kinds.
Safety Patrol
The Safety Patrol sponsored
by Miss Stefrett and Nh Hupp,
met Tuesday. September IA
There We're five new members
VINO attended the meeting
Inc meetings was called TO or
DER and election Of officers was
Neid. The officers are as follows.
Captain. Richard White first
lieutenant and secretary. Marian
Duncan. second lieutenant and
treasurer. June Baird. Reporter
and SEA representative, Jewel
Duncan. There are "a Safety Pa
trol members in the club
As Safety Patrols it Is our duty
% keep safety III our school w
gerv enccassf,,1 yoar -
band travels About
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-08

mother also
The MaXey brothers ana r f
Patteson. expect to take a bunch
OF their yearlingS to the Feeder
Sale IN Richmond this week. Mrs
r. Patteson. Jr. and Mrs. L. F.
MaXey Will accompany them and
visit relatives while there.
f. q. HAYES. Miss Louise Pat
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-08

baskets
CheerleaderS
The cheerleaders are off to a
GOOD start this year on October
& he students Of BCHS will pick
lou2' cheerleaders TO 90 with the
three left over from last year
frankie Throckmorton viii be the
head cheerleader
We are going to sell bracelets
10 help pay for our letters The
bracelets come in gold or silver
with Central II S. engraved on
them
Charlie Health a student in
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-08

Guests of Mrs. Annie w Cor
nous Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
Tommy Cumbey and Miss Joyce
Wood Of Farmvlle. Also Mr. and
Mrs. Irwin Jamerson Of Ports
mouth.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-08

william Muldon was known as
the father Of American wrest-
ling.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-10-08

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why! You save when you buy
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