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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
FIRST NEGRO CONGRESSMAN I'M
HISTORY OF MICHIGAN WINS
IN LAST TUESDAY ELECTION
Charles c. Diggs, Jr., Democrat Wins
By Fl Vote In Last Tuesday Election
Victory Gives New Congress
Three Negro Democrat Members

DETROIT, Mich. Nov. 8 (Spec-
State Senator Charles
c. Diggs Jr., became the first
Negro elected to Congress from
Michigan Tuesday as returns at
press time indicated that he held
a 81 margin of votes in Michi-
CAMS 18th Congressional District
over his Republican opponent,
Landon Knight.
A total of $4,000 votes to
Knights $4,000.
The 31-year-old mortician and
two-term state senator also was
the first of his race to win nomina-
ton in a Michigan congressional
race.
Figured He Could
II sorta figured ! could do it,"
stated Diggs, after winning the
nomination from George D. O'Brien
a seven-term incumbent, who then
put support behind him.
Observers opine that Diggs de-
cided to run for Congress after his
strong but unsuccessful bid for a
Detroit Common Council seat, miss
ing by a few thousand votes.
They poi,t opt too that the new
boundaries of the 3rd Senatorial
District are almost identical with
those of the 18th Congressional
District. Diggs was elected twice
in the old 3rd Senatorial district.
Ran In Place of Father
The new Congressman officially
entered politics upon running to
fill the senatorial vacancy when the
State Senate refused to seat his
father who was popular enough to
win reelection to the lower cham
Der in 1850 while on parole from
prison for accepting a $3.50 bride.
Continued on Page Five)
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Bunche Cited
By Roosevelt
Association


BROOKLYN. - The unanimous
choice of DR.. Ralph ]. Bunche by
the executive committee of the
Theodore Roosevelt Association
for one of its distinguished service
medals drew fruitless objection.
Archibald B. Roosevelt, sole sur
viving son of Theodore Roosevelt,
urged the association to rescind
its selection of DIR. Bunche, whom
ne accused of having "past rec
ord with communism"
Oscar S. Straus, president of
the association, in his reply, said
DR.. Bunche had been named to re-
ceive the medal because of his
exceptional service to the nation
in the field of international affairs
and because Of the qualities of
heart and mind and spirit that
illuminate and inspire that SER
vice."
He added that the government
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
ASST. SECRETARY OF LABOR
DISCUSSES ROLE OF NEGRO IN
THE UNITED STATES after
END OF SEGREGATION BY Law
Say 1t Is Not The Role Of Negroes To
Achieve Racial Indignation
J. Ernest Wilkins Is billiard
University Founders Day Speaker

New Orleans, La. Nov. 8 - At
torney J. Ernest Wilkins, Assist
ant Secretary of Labor, speaking
before the students, faculty, trus-
tees and guests of billiard Univer-
sity, here last Sunday; on the
occasion of the goth Annual Foun-
ders' Day observance, told his aud
fence: 1.-THE Supreme Court deci-
sion on public schools told states
and local communities that they
could not, under our constitution,
use their state and local govern
ments to maintain first class cit
izenship for some Americans, and
second class citizenship for 9TH
ers." The speaker was introduced
by DR.. A. w. Dent, president of
the institution that was formed by
the merger in 1885 of old New
Orleans University and Straight
Colleges.
Secretary Wilkins, who is also
the secretary of the judicial Coun-
Gil of The Methodist Church, which
is referred to as the denomina-
TONS Supreme Court, continued:
Continued on Page Five)
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Is Times As Many tractors On Negro Farms
In Mississippi As In 1890 Says Report

Washington, ID. c., Nov. g.
Negro farmers in Mississippi had
rs times is many tractors in 1850
as they had 20 years before, says
report released recently by the
Mississippi State College agricul-
tural experiment station.
The number of tractors owned by
colored farmers in Mississippi rose
from 242 in 1880 to 6,311 in 1850,
but they still owned only a fifth
of the farm tractors in the State,
while they themselves made up
49 percent of the farm operators.
However, the average size Of their
farms was only 81 acres, compared
with 126 for whites.
The report is based on a study
made by B. w. Harris, head Of the
department of agricultural econo-
mics of Alcorn A. & M. College,
Alcorn, Miss, and released through
the experiment station. It con-
tains other important data such as
tenure Of operators, rural and ur-
ban population shifts, and farm in
Continued on Page Five)
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Peace Through
Air Power
Display Here
Next Week

Direct from the Military ANA
teur Radio Station (MARS) send
free radiograms to your service
men, wherever they may be, any,
where in the world.
peace Through Air Power" the
largest United States Air Force
mobile display in history, opens a
three day showing in Jackson, No
vember the 18th. The Amateur Ra-
do Station, featured as one Of Is
top Air Force displays, opens We'd
nesday morning at Sears Roebuck
on North State Street. The pub
lie is cordially invited. Admission
is free.
Going along with the Air Force
policy of reminding the people to
CONTINUED on Page Five)
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Gold Coast
Faces Political
Difficulty

ACCRA, Gold Coast - When
the Gold Coast Legislative Assemb-
" meets next week, DR.. Kwame
Nkrumah's government may be
facing a serious situation. For the
first time since it took power in
1851 it will be faced with a revolt
from sizeable segment of the
population.
The Ashanti traditional or tri-
bal leadership, headed by the AS
antehone, has formerly supported
Nkrumah's organization, the con-
vention Peoples Party. Last week,
however, the Asantoman Council
decided to support the new opposi-
ton party - the National Liberia
ton Movement.
The Ashanti are the wealthiest,
Continued on Page Seven)
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Negro Democrat Leaders Al S100-P|ate
Dinner Al Phillips Bellevue Stafford

could beat the Democrats at this
late date was over-confidence-a
feeling that the election was won.
He further avowed that Pennsyl-
vania's Republicans had made a
fatal error in assuming that any
COP nominee could carry the state.
The 1,40O Democratic committee
heads had reservations for the
event and were present to hear
what is expected to be the states
next governor, Senator Leader. AL
so addressing the group were Will
Continued on Page Six)
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Missouri Baptist
Backs Jackson's
Progressive Four
Point Program
State Convention
Endorses Million
Dollar Nationwide
Fund Campaign

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. s.-(Spe-
cial-The Missouri Baptist State
Convention unanimously endorsed
nationwide million-dolllar cam
paign to underwrite the progress
i've four-point program of DR.. j.
H. Jackson, president of the Ma
tional Baptist Convention, USA,
Inc. Ministers from all over the
state of Missouri pledged about
support for the project at their
recent annual meeting.
The state conventions president,
Rev. John E. Nance, urged the
action in his annual address. He
is pastor of Washington Taber-
Continued on Page Five)
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MICHIGAN ELECTS FIRST NEGRO TO CONGRESS
ACEYEMENT OF RACIAL MIEGRAT0N Nor ROLE For NEGROES
Mau Mau Uprising
Laid Primary
Land Problem
Most Lands Held By
White Settlers
REPORT 668 NATIVES
EXECUTED IN KENYA

London.-A recent AMP dispatch
from here reporting the announce
ment by Colonial Secretary Alan
Lennox-Boyd that 68 natives have
been formally executed in Kenya
in the past two years, brings into
focus again the basic issues in the
struggles between white and black
in the remote corners of East At
RIGA.
The basic trouble seems to hinge
upon the so-called "empty land"
theory held by the white settlers.
AS one observer put it, "the white
pioneer in Africa cannot or will
not believe that this is not an
empty continent"
White men occupied about 900
square miles of supposedly empty
Continued on Page Six
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Sweet Auburn
Visited By
Pres. Tubman

ATLANTA, Ga.-The president
of Liberia, William v. s. Tubman.
visited several Auburn Avenue
business establishments Friday en-
route to the YMCA where an after
noon reception was held in his
honor.
After touring the Atlanta Life
Insurance Company's Home Office
and other firms, President Tubman
went to the plant office of the At
lanta Daily World. In the back
shop of the newspaper building, he
told the 80 World employees II am
glad to have found you working"
c. A. Scott, editor and general
manager of the World, introduced
Continued on Page Severn
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F0A OFFICIAL CITES AFRICA'S
GROWING IMPORTANCE TO U. S.

Washington-"Africa has q vast
potential for development in terms
of making q greater contribution to
the free world economy and Of
achieving higher living standards
for its people," the Foreign Opera
tions Administration reported last
week.
The FOA also indicated that the
African continent was rich in natu-
raj resources and was Of growing
importance to the u. s."
However the contention was
made that the territories and coun-
tries Of the continent lacked ade-
auate information on their resour-
ces and did not have the means to
develop them.
Listed as current problems fac
ing Africans were the dependence
Of the population upon Subsistence
agriculture carried on with primi--
tive techniques, the extremely low
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ray
mond Pace Alexander, prominent
attorney and we'll known Democrat,
and commissioner of records Mar
shall L. Shepard Of Mt. Olivet
Tabernacle Baptist Church, were
among $500 leaders at the Demo-
cratic $1O0-a-plate dinner at Bel
levue Stratford hotel here last
week. Rev. Shepard gave the in
vocation.
State Sen. George NJ. Leader
stressed to the enthusiastic aud
fence that the only thing that
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
HOLDING CARTER cALlScITIzENs
COUNCIL UPTOWN kU kLUx KHAN

defeatism for US to insist we would
have q mongrolized race if segre-
cation is done away with"
Indignation of public schools, he
said, would cause a dangerous
drop in education standards. Car
ter said Louisiana was going about
it in the right way by providing
equal facilities.
Meanwhile, the 32nd citizens
council was formed in Lowndos
County, Miss. A fiery speaker
said at the first meeting that the
white and Negro races cannot
live together in peace with equal
social and political liberties"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
Col. B. 0. Davis, Jr., Brigadier General
Of The Air Force Now According To
Announcement From The White House

18, 1912. He received his high
school education at Central High
school, Cleveland, O., where he was
graduated in 1929. He attended
Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, for one year; and Uni
versity of Chicago for two years.
In 1882, he entered West Point,
graduating in 1886. He was grad
uated from the Infantry School,
Fort Benning, Ga, in 1888. He
then transferred from the infantry
Continued on Page Six
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Shreveport, La. Nov. 8 (Spec-
iaD-Pulitzer-prize winning news
paper editor Holding Carter said
last week that anti-Catholic and
anti-Semitic groups were turning
Mississippi Citizens Councils into
uptown Ku Klux Klans.'
Carter, editor Of the Greenville,
Miss, Delta Democrat Times, blast
ed the formation of citizens coun-
ellis in certain cities and counties
of Mississippi that are dedicated
to fight for segregation.
Carter described the formation
of the councils as a "very dang
erous situation"
He said it would be absolute
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
See Rush OF Last Minute Entries
For Carnation Milk Jackson
Advocate $500 Healthy Baby Contest

The office of the Jackson Advo-
cate is predicting and expecting a
last minute rush Of snapshots OF
entries in the first Healthy Baby
Contest, sponsored by the Jackson
Advocate and the Carnation Milk
Company, which is now approach
ing it's final days.
Already snapshots have been re-
ceived not only Of Jackson babies,
but from babies in the small towns
in the Jackson area, which are also
eligible for the contest.
The question to be decided in
the contest is who will be the
healthiest and cutest baby in the
city Of Jackson and the Jackson
area. At stake are cash prizes
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
Pennsylvania Gets
First Negro
State Trooper

HARRISBURG, PA 22-year-
old son of a Wilkes Barre coal
miner, last week became the first
Negro to serve with the Pennsyl-
vania State Police. John r. Dud-
ley, formerly employed as waiter
in a Wilkes-Barre restaurant, ap-
piled for training three weeks ago
and was sworn in last week.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13

colored doctors, who have been
barred by membership rules. For
the past four years the matter has
come up for official vote only to be
defeated but by a diminishing mar
gin.
DR.. Vincent w. Archer, of Char
lottesville, Virginia, president of
the society announced the decision.
The vote was not made public.
Although the Virginia Medical
Society barred colored physicians
from membership, some of it's con-
Continued on Page Two)
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Liberian President
Cited For Service
To Humanity

DETROIT, Mich. President
William v. S. Tubman of Liberia
was honored by his fraternity by
being presented the annual Phi
Beta Sigma award for "Outstand-
ing Service to Humanity" dur
ing the official reception at De-
troit City Hall, Tuesday, October
26.
The award, in the form of an
engraved plaque, was presented by
DR.. L. F. Swan local president, on
behalf of the national president,
DR.. George w. Hightower Of At
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
High School
Day Observed
AT AIcorn

Alcorn, Miss, Nov. 81 Spec
iaD - Alcorn's campus became
a community of interest" on Sat-
urday, October 80, when more than
thousand high school students
gathered here in response to an in
vitation to be our guests. These
youngsters were registered and re-
ceived a folder containing meal
cards, tickets to the game, and a
ticket to the Pre-Halloween Dance
given in their honor.
At four O'clock pm. bands from
Utica Institute, Claiborne County
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
il. A. Holds Regular
Meetings Al Lanier
And BrinkIey

Jackson Teachers Association is
an organization which aims to pro-
mote the welfare of the members;
to establish mutually beneficial
relationships among them; and to
promote literally and scientific
pursuits and matters kindred there
to, were points emphasized by
President r. C. Dukes in the first
regular meeting Of the association
assembled in the Lanier High
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
Dr.. Percy Julian
Attributes threats
To cranks Or
Racial hysteria

OKLAHOMA CITY. - Recent
threats on the lives Of the children
Of DR.. Percy L. Julian, interna-
tionally famous chemist, which
have resulted in q 24-hour police
guard around his exclusive Oak
Park, ILL.,, home were attributed
here last week to "cranks or ra-
cial hysteria" attendant upon the
national trend twoard segregation.
interviewed at the municipal air
port shortly after his arrival here
to speak before members Of the
Oklahoma Association Of Negro
Teachers, DR.. Julian related that
the first threatening letter had
followed closely behind . visit to
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which total more than $500 with
the winner Of the first prize re-
ceiving $500 cash. The second
prize winner will receive 500 cash.
There are four $25 prizes.
The only requirement to enter
the contest is a snapshot Of the
baby made during the past three
months. Babies entered in the con-
test must be under three years Of
age.
Get your application and snap
shot and send it to the Carnation
Milk Healthy Baby Contest adj
dressed to Jackson Advocate, 406 n
N. Parish Street.
Do it now, next week may be
too late.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
Tubman Says No Truth To Charges
That Liberia Discriminate

Liberia discrimination against
certain races. There is not the
slightest shade of discrimination of
any kind in Liberia"
Tubman said Liberians do not
especially resent being reminded
that Liberia was founded by freed
slaves.
"On the contrary" he said "this
is a fact which should well serve
as a fair measurement of the
depths from whence we as ma
ton have come.
Furthermore, we believe that
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-Col. B.
0. Davis, gr. of the Air Force. hes
been promoted to temporary Brig
adler General, it was announced
at the White House last Wednes-
day.
Gen. Davis, son of retired Brig.
Gen. B. 0. Davis, ST., is now serv-
ing as director of operations in
the Far Eastern Air Force, with
headquarters in Japan.
The junior brigadier general was
born in Washington, d. c., Dec.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
Davis Promotion
RECALLS Fathers
Military Career

New York - Promoting young
Col. B. o. Davis to the rank of
brigadier general, which is a we'll
earned promotion, recalls the ele-
walton of his father to similar
rank, just about Is years ago.
At that time, young B. o. Davis
was just out of West Point two
or three years Che graduated in
1886 and was cutting his eye
teeth in army life. Davis Sr., a
colonel, retired, was called back
by the late President F. D. Roose-
welt and given the rank of briga-
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
Virginia Medical Society Votes
To Admit Negro Doctors

WASHINGTON, D. C. - The
Medical Society of Virginia, meet
ing here with the District of Co.
lumbia Medical Society in the first
Interstate Scientific Assembly, has
voted to admit colored physicians
to membership.
The action was taken Sunday
at a, meeting of the House of
Delegates, the governing body of
the Virginia medical group, in ses-
sion at the Shoreham Hotel.
1t climaxed years of attempts to
open the society's membership to
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
chora! Directors
Conference Set For
Jackson College

A one-day conference for choral
conductors will be held at Jackson
College Saturday, November 10,
according to an announcement by
Edgar Rogie Clark, Head of the
Jackson College Music Department.
The conference is being held to help
those who wish to improve their
techniques and to learn firsthand
the recent trends in choral music.
Time will be allowed for men,
bers of the group to ask questions
and post problems. The session is
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
Negro Episcopal
Church Opens
Doors To All

Richmond, Va. - All races have
been invited to join q Negro Epis-
copal church here.
st. Philips Episcopal Church
announced last week that its vestry
had voted unanimously Ito extend
q cordial invitation to all people,
regardless Of race or color to be-
come members.
The announcement added: "Col-
ored Christians have q direct re-
sponsibility to extend q sincere
welcome to all Christians - White,
a CONTINUED on Page Six)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13

Washington At a speech in
Howard University, Liberian Presi-
dent William V. S. Tubman denied
charges that his country practices
"veiled discrimination" against
whites.
Speaking to the trustee board,
faculty and students recently, Tub
man said that Liberia has Sought
to give fullest practical application
to the fundamental belief in the
equality of the races.
at is not true, as some of our
severest critics may assert, that
there is sometimes practiced in
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13

Hollywood - Glamorous Lena
Horne has been named one of the
top actresses in this movie col
ony. She was selected by James
Mason, actor, as one of his fav-
orite 10 actresses. Miss Horne is
in the select group along with
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
S. c. Lawyer Says
Indignation Only
A Matter Of Time

Columbia, S. c. - IL*egration
is a matter of time, according to
the dean of the George Washing
ton University law school.
"There can be no hope of per-
manent forestalling of Indignation
in view" of the Supreme Court
decision outlawing segregation in
public schools, said DR.. John T.
Continued on Page Four)
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Negro Firemen On
Fast Diesel Trains

Brooklyn - One of the South's
leading railroad unionists visited
Rev. C. L. Franklin, Pastor, Mt.
Lebanon Baptist Church here last
week, and brought a message of
advancement by Negro railroad
men. The visitor was Cleveland
Jackson, 43, Jackson, Miss, ne
phew of the Pastor.
Jackson is a member of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Firemen
Continued on Page Four
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Alabama Minister
Reveals Plan To
End Segregation
By Bombing Of
Negro High School
Police Alerted To
Protect New
100000 School

ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. - A
local Negro minister was sup
posedly approached last week by
two white men with a plan to
blow up a new 100000 Negro high
school here.
According to Rev. M. Mum, the
minister, the scheme was part of
plot to bomb segregation out
of existence" He said the master
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
Lena Horne Named Top Actress

such talented personages as WV
len Leigh who made Scarlet
O'Hara" famous in "Gone With
the Wind" Joan Bennett and Judy
Garland, currently riding the
crest of new popularity with her
"a Star Is Born"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-13
Perry Howard
Says johnson Did
Not Represent
State Organization
Natl Committeeman
Wants Record Set
Straight On Convicted
State Republican

JACKSON, Miss. Nov. 8.-(DS
N)-Perry w. Howard, longtime
National Republican committeeman
for the state of Mississippi and
titular leader of the states So
called Black and Tan Republican
organization, in a letter to Percy
Greene, editor and publisher of the
Jackson Advocate, Mississippi's
Continued on Page Six
Evening star., 1954-10-01

come 8 SUD .
sidiary Of Magnecord and will
operate under the direction Of
its former president and found
er, Conner L. Davis. An expan-
sion In its staff Of at least SO
per cent Is planned.
william L. Dunn, president Of
Magnecord, announced the pur-
chase following q Chicago meet
ing Of Magnecord stockholders,
at which terms were ratified and
MIR. Davies elected to the Mag
necord board.
The $4,000 outstanding shares
of Davies Laboratories were ex-
changed for 1852 Magnecord
stock. Prior to the purchase,
the Chicago company had &c.
1872 shares outstanding against
an authorized issuance Of 200,-
600 shares. Purchase terms
included a five-year contract for
Mr.. Davies.
Emphasizing that Magnecord
does not intend to alter the
Davies management, Mr.. Dunn
said that both groups have
agreed to an expansion of the
Riverdale firm. 1.-THE staff will be
increased by at least so per cent
as soon as additional production
space is acquired" he said.