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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19
Library Com.
Makes Books
Available To
All Citizens
OF The State

Every one in Mississippi, both
the white and colored races. have
a great storehouse of books which
they may read. These may be bor-
rowed, read and returned to the
Library Commission.
WHERE? HOW?
The state legislature, since 1850,
has appropriated funds to the Lii
brary Commission for buying books
to be loaned to all who want them.
A great many people know of this
service and take advantage of it
but many do not know about it,
and therefore do not use the books
that they could get.
HOW ARE BOOK BORROWED!
People may come to the Library
Commission, which is at the ad-
dress above, and select their books
or they may write or telephone for
books they want to borrow. Many
teachers of both races who want
to borrow books for their classes
come to the Commission to select
them. Individuals who want books
for personal use also come. Those
who are too far away to come for
the books write to the Commission
stating the type of books wanted,
subjects they are interested in, age
or grade level of the reader
whether books are for children,
adults, etc. Within the past few
months 8,842 books have been lent
to colored people. All that it takes
to borrow a book is to ask for it,
sign your name and address and a
statement that you will return the
books when you have finished read
ing them. Books are loaned to in
dividuals for 80 days and for
three months to teachers and those
who get a collection of books to
lend to their class, club or other
groups.
WHAT DOES 1T COST?
The service is free. Books are
mailed from the Library Commits
sion under a low postage rate and
the borrower is asked to pay return
postage when books are mailed
back.
WHAT KIND OF BOOKS ARE
THESE?
The $4,000 volume Commission
library contains books on history,
philosophy, education, science, lit
erature, and a great variety of SUBJ
jects - in fact practically all sub
jects, and books for recreational
reading. There are many books on
HOW TO - grow flowers, raise
chickens, make curtains, paint a
picture, set up a workshop, preach
a sermon, and do many more
things.
Those who want to borrow books
may get in touch with the Library
Commission.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19

MEMPHIS, Tennessee - A re.
ward of faith will be consumnated
Saturday, June 10th, when radio
station VIDA stages its own long
awaited Operation Big Switch"
and moves from bustling $50 wat
ter to $4,000 watts Of Goodwill
at 1910 on the radio dial.
Station VIDA will thus become
the nations largest broadcasting
organization in the country pro-
gramming exclusively to the big
Negro market of it's area.
1t will be the most powerful
station in Memphis and the Mid
South, reaching a market of an
approximate 100000 listeners,
with an aggregate Negro listen
ing audience of 100000 40 per
cent of the entire Negro popula-
ton of the United States. VIDA
will operate day time and night
time too, from am. till IL pm.
IL VIII cover an area including
Cairo, ILL.,, and Cape Giraudeau,
Mo-, on the North, 335 miles south
into Mississippi to below Jackson;
West to Little Rock, Arkansas;
and east to distance beyond the
Tennessee River. Four new stations
will be added to the stations COW
erage, including Kentucky, Illinois,
Louisiana and Alabama.
The switch from it's present 730
spot on Mid-South radio sets to
1910 will be marked by gala
event known as the Goodwill Cav
alcade." The Cavalcade will begin
at 12' noon Saturday and go on
without a break until 2 pm. 1t
will be featured with salutes from
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19
Howard Univ. 81
Graduate Among
Five Top Winners
In Marketing
Competition

WASHINGTON, D. CA 1854
graduate of Howard University has
been selected along with four other
June aduates of colleges
throughout the country to receive
this yeor's top Market Research
Councils awards. He is Joseph D.
Reid of 119 E. Highland Avenue,
Orange, N. j.
The Market Research Councils
top awards are five cash prizes of
500 each. Ten other awards of
$25 each were presented to out
standing business administration
graduates in the nations colleges.
Last Friday June 4th), Mr..
Reid wos awarded the Bachelor of
Arts degree in business admins
tration at Towards Seth annual
Commencement. He was selected
for the M. r. C. award by q COM
mittee OF five prominent marketing
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19
Funeral Services
For DR.. Alan
|leroyLoeke Held
In New York CITY

WASHINGTON, D. c., June H..
Funeral services for DIR. Alain
Leroy Locke, professor emeritus
of philosophy at Howard Univers-
ity, who died Wednesday, will be
held in New York City today at
/ pm. He was 81.
At the time of his death DR..
Locke had been confined to Mount
Sinai Hospital for six weeks as
the result of a heart ailment. One
of his last requests was that any
money which might have been
spent for flowers be contributed
to the Heart Fund.
DR.. Locke was a native of Phila-
delphia and received his early edu-
cation in the public schools there.
He received the Bochelor of Arts
degree, magma cum slaude, at Har-
ward University in 1908; the Bach
'elor of Literature degree at Oxford
University, where he was Rhodes
Scholar, In 1911; and the Doctor of
PHILOSOPHY degree at Harvard in
1918.
DR.. Locke joined the faculty at
Howard in 1912 and retired in June
Of last year otter al years of SER
vice. At the time of his retire
ment the University conferred upon
him the honorary degree Doctor
of Humane Letters.
Author of eight books, several of
which are used as textbooks in col
leges throughout the country, DR..
Uocke was working on his ninth at
the time of his death. It was titled
The Negro in American Culture.
DIR. Locke held membership in
IL professional organizations as
well as Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
and Phi Beta Kappa, the national
honorary scholastic fraternity.
No immediate relatives survive
DR.. Locke.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19
Come To The Fair!

The home is the bedrock of our goth century civil
zaton This has been stated time after time by leaders
of every walk of life, and is the universally accepted
creed of modern progress.
No home is any better than the housewife who OPP
crates it. It is her understanding patences sympathy,
and devotion all indispensable abstracts upon
which the material things of the home must depend for
complete utilization and effective possession.
It is the purpose of the Advocates HOME SERVICE
FAIR land Kitchen KarnivaD to provide the Negro
housewives of the city with opportunity to many
of the appliances and services which have been placed
at their acceptance to make their homes attractive,
more convenient pleasurabe for daytoday living.
Many fine prizes will be available at most of the
booths. All awards free, we'll the admission
tickets which have been available for several weeks
Housewives and their families should make visit to
the Fair must 1t doubtful if any other such oppor
tunity will be available during the current year for the
Negro housewives of the city Elaborate plans have been
made to make the visit to the Fair memorable
casion.
The event will be annual occasion for exhibitors,
advertisers and the public The Fair which opens Thurs
day. June II, at 100 p. in the College Park Auditor
um an innovation for Negro consumers in this area,
and it has caught fire in public interest.
Bring the family, and have the time of your life.
We have the welcome mat OUT
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19

specialists. They were Elmo Roper,
Theodore H. Brown of Harvard
University, Virgil D. Reed OF j..
Walter Thompson Co., r.. A. Rob-
inson of Crowell- Collier Publish
ing Co., and Nelson H. Schubert OF
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey.
Mr.. Reid, who was president OF
the Business Club at Howard dur
ing the 1953-54 school year, spe-
'siolized in marketing and retail
merchandising. Three factors were
considered by the judges in select
ing the winners of 1854 awards.
They were % nomination by the
applicants teachers; (2) state
ment by the applicant of his inter-
est in marketing research; and 81
evidence of his accomplishments in
the study of marketing research.
Other winners in this years
competition represented the follow
ing schools: Massachusetts, Insti-
.tute of Technology, Tulane, Brig
ham Young, Bowling Green, Mis-
souri,, New York University, Ohio
State, Long Island University
Marquette, Florida State, Roosevelt
College of Chicago, and Drake Uni
versity.
A certificate of teaching merit
was presented to Mr.. Reds prin-
clpal teacher, H. Naylor Fitzhugh
(3OO1 Fifteenth Street, northeast),
assistant professor of marketing.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19

not long since returned to this
country from Italy, captured her
audience with music of high quail
ity. Following the recital, which
was huge success, a reception
was given in her honor at the Peo-
pies Methodist Community Center,
Rev. R. w. Calvin, Superintendent
The officers of the Association
are: Mrs. D. P. Handy, President;
Mrs. N. H. Baker, Shreveport, vice
president; Mrs. T. E. McElroy,
Morgan City, End vice president;
Mrs. T. r. Wallace, New Orleans,
La, recording secretary; Mrs. Lucy
D. Walker, New Orleans, financial
secretary; Mrs. H. C. Stanley
treasurer. Mrs. A. G. Carroll, New
Orleans, was elected as treasure,
of the special drive.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19
Methodist
Minister'S
Wives Raise
.$21,000.00

New Orleans, Lathe Metho-
dist Ministers Wives, Association
of the Louisiana Conference, The
Methodist Church, Central Juris-
diction, with Mrs. D. P. Handy,
New Orleans, president, in a spe-
cial effort during the recent session
of the Louisiana Conference, here
at Mt. Zion Methodist Church, Rev.
R. D. Hill. host pastor, reached it's
goal Of $21,000.OO for the Reserve
Pension Fund for Retired Minis
tiers. At this conference upwards
of $4,000 was reported.
When the conference three wears
ago launched its campaign to raise
a 100000 fund to qualify for en-
trance into the Reserve Pension
Plan, the Ministers Wives Associ-
alton assumed $21,OOO of that a.
mount. Last year it was discov-
cred that they were shy of their
goal to the tune of about $4,000.
A plan was set in motion whereby
100 ministers wives were asked to
either raise or donate 500 each.
This eliminated the drive at Mt.
Zion Methodist Church, New Or
leans, under the leadership of
Bishop Willis ]. King, Resident
Bishop.
AS special feature in their eff
fort the Association adopted spe-
cial project which climaxed on the
friday night of the conference.
Mrs. Marion Downs, Baltimore,
Md, lyric soprano, was presented
in recital. Mrs. Downs, who had
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19

SEE JESUS NOT THE MAN
HE DIED FOR ALL WHO
WOULD BELIEVE ON HIM.
lf.it had not been for slavery time
Every seven years the Jubilee you
would have come.
The Caucasians wouldn't let
Gods land rest.
For the fruit no work should be
done.
The Bible speaks of this day
But slavery changed Gods rule
The South brought the Africans
here
And sold them as though they were
mules.
am glad we had a Savior
That rest upon high.
He broke the gates of hell flat
down
So the slaves could all get by.
The Causcasians violated Gods law
you see
Violated lots of Gods will
They would not let Gods land rest
So the slaves would have no rest
still.
God has an all seeing eye we
know
And sees every thing we do
You have worked the slaves just
like a mule
Now it is coming home to you.
How can you enter Heaven today
With Jesus standing at the door
When he said "To love one an
other"
Now where do you expect to go
Somebody made. beautiful face
For the black mans race today,
Why would you fight the black
race
1t is not his fault anyway
Too much letter in the head
No love of God in our hearts
Just keep on raising hell everyday
And keeping us all apart
A church without the love of God
No peace in the church, are we
right?
We cannot enter Gods Heaven
And always in fight.
If we don't except the love of God
And blot out all hatred as we'll
God has no place in Heaven for US
I'm afraid it is going to be hell.
By Rev. John Perkins
2611 Lilly St.
Jackson, Miss.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19
NativeAfrican...
Continued from Page One)

ISUIlLIElucO l.
the United Nations Department of
Economy Affairs in a study pre-
pared for the summer session of
the Economy and Social Council at
Geneva and released today.
The fifty-nine-page brochure is
entitled Enlargement of the Elk
change Economy in Tropical At
RIGA" 1t covers conditions in the
Belgian Congo, French Equatorial
md West Africa, the Gold Coast
Kenya, Nigeria, Northern and Sou
thern Rhodesia, Tanganyika and
Uganda. The Union of South
Africa and North Africa are ex-
.luded.
At the beginning of this century
money and exchange played only
, scant role in the lives of the in
'igenous inhabitants, the authors
f the study recall, but now there
re few communities whose mem
,ers do not earn some money
.ither by the sale of produce or a:
RACES. Unless their increasing de
ire to acquire consumer product:
nd other facilities of modern lift
S carefully channeled through th'
ext phases of economic develop
,ent, the experts ueclare, adverse
fleets can be expected.
Sufficient funds form domestic
ources to assure exploitation o.
atural resources that would alb
orb large numbers of prospective
,orkers appears unlikely, the stud!
Emphasizes, so Government initia
We and outside capital will b.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19
VIDA MEMPHIS TO BE HEARD IN
JACKSON BEGINNING SATURDAY

Governor Frank Clement of Ten
nessee, Gov. Francis Cherry OF
Arkansas and from Harold E.
Fellows, President of the Nation
al Association Of Radio and Tele-
vision Broadcasters. Leading Ne
gro recording artists will also offer
salutes during the Cavalcade. May
or Frank Tobey Of Memphis will
throw the switch changing the
transmitter for radiation on 1910
kc.
Leading Negro personalities or
the station, developed since the
station started beaming to Negro
audiences in 1913 will also take
part in the show. They will be
featured in reacting some of the
early shows presented by such fig
ures as Maurice "Hot Rod" Hubert,
now in Baltimore, Rev. Dwight
Gatemouth Moore, now in Birming-
ham, Ala. B. B. King, popular
recording artist, Villa Montoe, A.
c. "Moohah" Williams, Rufus
Thomas, Nat D. Williams, Starr
Mckinney, Theo "Bless My Bones"
Wade, Spirit of Memphis Quar-
tet, the Southern Wonders and
Robert "Honeyboy" Thomas.
1910 Magic
A special "Big Switch" feature
will be an audience participation
program covering four weeks called
1910 Magic" during which $4,000
in prizes will be given to VIDA
listeners in the new broadcasting
area. New and old listeners will
be the recipients of gas ranges.
radios, radio monographs, vacuum
cleaners, and hundred of other
prizes to help join in the mammoth
celebration.
Station owners Bert Ferguson
and John Pepper have announced
a continuation and expansion of
the policies which have made VIDA
the nations most outstanding ra-
dio station programming on a pol
icy of goodwill and public services
to the vast Negro listening aud
fence and Mid South market.
A special feature of the opening
ceremonies will be the presence
of miss 1870" Miss Lois Jean
Dedeaux, Jackson College Fresh
man, who will just have returned
from an 11-day stay at the Clam
orous Lord Calvert Hotel in Mi
ami, Fla. as the representative
of Station VIDA and as it's ennis
sary of goodwill over the Southern
segment of its broadcasting area.
Outstanding Negro and WIFI t e
civic, business, professional, and
social leaders will be featured in
the extended ceremonies announc-
ing and establishing the change
over of VIDA from 73O on radio
dials to 1910.
The station has added new per-
sonalities and new programs to
handle its expanded time. Already
established programs are being re-
vamped and regular personalities
are adding new features to their
shows.
Station VIDA will be unique
among the nations radio stations
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19
Progressive
Voters League
Hold InspirationaI
Meeting

The Progressive Voters League
held an important inspirational
meeting at the Progressive Bap-
fist Church on Powers Ave., pas
tored by the Rev. L. H. Newsom
Sunday a p. m. Meetings of this
kind have been scheduled all over.
the city for the purpose of in
spring workers to help in a cam
paign to get Negroes registered
The campaign slogan is: Register
Now"
The following men composed the
panel for the Sunday Afternoon.
meeting: Rev. A. w. Wells, Mr.
Jones Waits, Mr.. D. w. Collins
Rev. Collins, Rev. G. C. Hunte
Rev. L. H. Newsom, and Rev. ]
w. Gipson. Three churches were
invited to sponsor this meetine
and all pastors involved were pre-
sent. They made suggestions tina.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19
Wife Of,,.
Continued from Page One,

NSonClnueQ from rage One)
was not injured.
According to reports the car,
driven by Sample, crashed into a
truck at high rate of speed. The
driver of the truck was not injured.
The Clay family was en- route to
Jackson, Tenn, to visit the wife's
parents and to visit friends at Lane
College, where Prof. Clay was the
director of music before coming
to Jackson College here.
The remains of Mrs. Clay was
taken to the home of her parents
in Jackson, Tenn, where funeral
rites were held Wednesday at Be-
rean Baptist Church.
The remains of James w. Sam
pie was taken to his home in Lex
ington, Miss, for funeral arrange
ments. Sample was World War
II veteran.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19

lied to mix races" Most of the
.egroes prefer their own schools,
g added.
He said the Supreme Court rul-
:ng banning segregation in public
"hools must be looked on by the
'outh, with temperance and pa
ience." He added, however, he be-
ewes most of the separate schools
viii be maintained ION voluntary
oasis"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19
Swaziland 80.
CONTINUED from Page One

Continued from Page One)
torate Independent of South Africa.
If South Africa is allowed to
build the railway through Swazi-
land, the latter country will prob
ably be absorbed by South Africa
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19
Senator Says.
(Copfip,,aJ frop, Doro O~o\

"such as schools and churches"
Daniel said a poll showed IS per
cent of Negroes with college educa-
ton received degrees from sep
arate schools.
This, he maintained, proves such
separate schools should be con-
tinued $50 the Negroes can take
advantage of education
Daniel said the South's separate
school system was borrowed from
the North" and had to be main
tanned because some people would
not support public education if you
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19

will be incorporated into the pro-
gram of the league.
The League will hold another
meeting Sunday 4 p. m. at the
Parish Street Baptist Church and
IT'S regular monthly meeting at the
LYNCH Street C. M. E. Church Tues
day June 20, at 1880 pm.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19
Natives victiimized
By Bazaar As
Indian Controlled
Business Dominate
East Africa


of the bazaar, a group of merchant
profiteers and money lenders, bears
heavily on the population of this
little two-island British protector
ate off the east coast of Africa.
Its 100000 inhabitants, Negros,
Arabs and persons of mixed blood,
are officially subjects of an Arab
sultan, Khalifabin. Harub, descend
ant of the royal family of the sui
tanate of Muscat on the Persian
Gulf.
The bazaar here, as on the main
land of East Africa, is in the hands
of Moslem and Hindu merchants
from the Indian subcontinent.
There is nothing primarily Indian,
however, about the institution it
self, which is found throughout the
Middle East, in the hands of Arab
and Persian townsmen.
The tradition of profiteering
and usury, which is, one of the
plaques of East Africa as a whole,
is deeply rooted. 1t is woven
through the whole history of the
area, starting about 1000 years
ago when Arab and Indian mer-
chant adventures settled on the
coast and adjacent islands to trade
in slaves, ivory and gold.
About four-fifths of the popula-
ton of the sultanate are freed
slaves. Many are working as squat
ter tenants on Arab-owned Glove
and copra estates and have ac-
quired land rights in small way.
The rest are agricultural laborers
and porters who exc out a life of
poverty, and sometimes misery.
The bazaar thrives on the alb
sence of adequate supply, or sys-
tematic properly managed credit
and of modern merchandising.
Zanzibar, which for a long time
dominated all of East Africa, is
no longer the trading center of
the area. But the bazaar holds
an iron grip on the Arab and Ne
gro landowner and wage Garner.
The townsman, with wits sharp
ened by fierce competition, gath
ers in nearly all the earnings of
the Glove and copra industries
without actually owning or oper-
,ating land.
There are only about 300 Euro
peans in Zanzibar, including Brit
ish officials. Most of the exports,
chiefly cloves, go to Indian and
Southeast Asia. Britain has only
an infinitesimal economic stake
here.
One of the principal and ever
repeated contentious of British set
tiers throughout East Africa is
that the bazaar, now controlled by
indians, both Moslem and Hindu,
is slowly taking over Britain's East
African colonies and protectorates.
Business slips steadily into the
hands of the Indians, who keep at
1t day and night, live on very little
and build up their capital.
The presence of the more ener-
getlc and quicker Indian provides
East Africa with artisans and
clerks, shutting out the Negro who
wants to rise in the world.
European members of the Legis-
lative Councils in Kenya and Tan
ganyika point to Zanzibar as an
example of the future of all East
Africa in which the British admin
istration would be a mere police
man keeping order while the whole
economic life would fall into the
hands of the Oriental bazaar.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19

WEEKLY QUOTATION: "There
is a lot of difference between say
SO and take-a-look. An American
Proverb.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19
the officers of the church.

Miss Maxcine Bell of College
st. was accompanied Sunday by
Mr.. Lavaus Towels and Mr.. Be,
E. Bailey all are students of Jack
son College, Lavaus Of Prentiss
Miss, is senior in college, Be
Bailey of Durant, Miss. is a graf
uate Of Jackson College and May
cine is a Junior in college. Ma
cire is the daughter of Mr.. anl
Mrs. Albert Bell.
L. W. Veasy (reporter)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-19

SOMETHING THAT MADE ME-
LAFF: That tale that they're tell
ing about Larry the Barber being
always hard up for the money to
pay his rents because he runs out
on the sidewalk and gets every
good looking woman he sees and
gives her FREE" hair cut.