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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-03-27

cate had already had an exchange
of letters with the publisher and
Executive Editor in regard to the
editorial and also revealed that
his attorneys were studing posi-
BILE suit against the Los Angeles
Tribune as a result of an article
concerning him which recently ap-
peared in the Jackson Advocate.
The editor revealed that he had
demanded retraction of the edi-
torial from Ebony Magazine and
made available a copy of his final
letter to the Publisher, John John
son, which follows:
Mr.. John Johnson
Johnson Publishing Co., Inc.
1920 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, III.
Dear Mr.. Johnson:
am in receipt of letter from
your Executive Editor Mr.. Ben
Burns in reference to my previous
letter to you concerning the edi-
torial in the April edition of Ebony
Magazine. In his letter Mr.. Burns
asks that l write him another let
ter stressing points in editorials
from the Jackson Advocate, copies
of which sent you along with my
letter merely to give you the posi-
ton which the Jackson Advocate
has taken in regard to the Public
School question before the Missis-
sippi Legislature, the u. S. Su-
preme Court, as we'll as what was
said in an editorial reference to
a speech made by Governor Hugh
White. at Mound Bayou, Missis-
sippi.
Mr. Burns suggest that he will
be glad to run such reply from
me in your Letters to the Editor"
column in a coming issue of Ebony
Magazine.
| want to make it clear here, if
| possibly can, that is am not at
all concerned with what the Ebony
editorial says that | said in praise
of Governor White, which it's self
was untrue; but my concern is
with what the Ebony Editorial
says about me, which is also un-
true and totally without any foun-
dation.
What the Ebony editorial says
about me is that l am among the
Orchards" who are so much in
favor of segregation of Negroes in
the South, and who are dying hard
because segregation is dying; and
that like the widely quoted New
Jersey Negro editor, Davis Lee,
who has been going about the
South collecting repeatedly large
fees for speaking and writing in
support of the continuance of seq
Of Negroes, | am among
those who are capitalizing on the
struggle to keep the Negro in the
South in segregation.
| have won the respect, and have
been honored by people throughout
the country; and my paper, the
Jackson Advocate, of which l am
the sole owner has grown and won
wide respect because of the stand
that l myself, and my paper, the
Jackson Advocate has taken, from
its very beginning on behalf of
the Negroes of the state of Mis-
sissippi, and their right to full
first-class citizenship in the state.
The direct opposite of what is said
and implied in the editorial in the
April issue of Ebony Magazine.
l think it is beyond any doubt
that the editorial in the April edi-
ton is a severe blow to my person
al reputation, and to the future of
my paper the jackson Advocate.
In order to repair the damage
that has already been done, and in
order that | be not misunderstood
this time l hereby demand re-
traction of that editorial which ap-.
pears in the April edition of Ebony
Evening star., 1954-04-22
By Jones {. Roper

The State Department de-
clared today that American
delegates to the forthcoming
Geneva conference will warn
Communist China to give up its
more than reckless" sponsor
ship of the war in Indo-China.
The State Department de-
tailed this objective in an eight
page pamphlet Of background
notes" on Geneva. The talks
start Monday.
THE United States approaches
the conference" the State De-
partment said, with the inten-
ton of obtaining a settlement in
Korea which will leave that ma
ton united. independent and
free of Communist troops.
1--WE expect also to convince
the Chinese Communist aggres-
sors of the mounting danger Gre
ated by their sponsorship of the
war in Indo-China and the
threat posed thereby to all
of Southeast Asia.
Reckless Adventure"
1--WE hope that. with such
knowledge, elementary wisdom
will persuade them to abandon
this more than reckless adven-
AT Geneva =. we may learn
more fully the extent of Soviet
influence on Chinese affairs, and
we may obtain a clear picture
of immediate Communist inten-
tions and objectives in Asia. If
the Communist position at Ge-
Evening star., 1954-04-22
40 Civil Defense Stations
Here GET Medical Supplies

Up to $4,000 worth of med
ical equipment, supplies and
drugs have been assembled,
packed into units, and distrib-
uted to 40 Civil Defense Casualty
Stations in the District, Civil
Defense Director John E. Fon-
dahl said.
The breaking down into units
and packaging for distribution
to the 40 casualty stations was
done as a public service by men,
bers and employees of several
local drug and medical equip
ment companies.
Normally competitors, these
organizations joined forces to
package and distribute some
240,000 pounds of supplies to
the casualty stations.
Companies involved were the
A. S. Aloe Co., the District
Wholesale Drug Exchange, the
Henry B. Gilpin Co.. the Kloman
Instrument Co., Peoples Drug
Stores, Inc, and the Washington
Wholesale Drug Exchange.
Evening star., 1954-04-22

Chinese already were standing
guard at his villa. Chinese secur-
ity representatives had a long
conference yesterday with top
Geneva police officials.
Palace Sealed OF.
The work Of sealing of the
conference floors Of the United
Nations building-the former
League of Nations Palace, where
the conference will be held-was
almost complete. There win be
only one entrance to the block.
Geneva citizens have never
seen such tight security
measures, even in the days of
tense League of Nations sessions
which preceded World War II.
Both the French and Swiss
also frightened their guards along
the international border. which
almost surrounds the city.
The French sent contingents of
Republican guards to turn back
any one attempting to cross the
frontier without proper papers.
normally an easy process,
With the conference opening
only four days away, no inter-
national secretariat had been
set up yet. Experts of the major
powers have conferred about
technical matters of the confer
ence, but no move had been
made toward accrediting the
delegates or the approximately
1000 news correspondents ex-
pected.
Evening star., 1954-04-22
Copehort Plans Bill to Prevent
Future Housing 'WindfuIIs'

it was common knowledge in
the industry and in Congress"
as far back as 1850. that there
had been what he called mort
gaging out" by builders on FHA-
insured loans for apartment
projects. He said it was also
known widely that there were
abuses in the FILA program.
Senator Maybank wanted to
know why the realtors organiza-
ton had not said something
about that situation. He pointed
out that the president of the
National Association at the time
testified in the 1850 housing
hearing that he knew nothing
about the practice.
Urges Bigger FHA Staff.
Mr.. Williamson said that if
the FHA had lowered the boom"
on some of the people who were
abusing the FILA program that
the agency wouldn't be in the
trouble it now finds itself in. He
advocated an increase in the
F1A staff of investigators So
that the housing program could
be more adequately policed.
Support for an "after-con-
struction audit" also came from
Harry Held, vice president of the
Bowery Savings Bank of New
York, who testified for the Ma
tional Association of Mutual
Savings Banks. 1t would be the
only way of preventing windfall
profits, he indicated.
He warned, however, that ef-
ficient builders would be penal
lied by being required to charge
lower rents than inefficient
builders.
Evening star., 1954-04-22
Senator's Protest
Nehru Ban on Flying
Troops Over India

Angry protests were aimed at
Prime Minister Nehru in the
Senate today for his refusal to
let American planes fly over
India in carrying French troops
to Indo-China.
Republican Floor Leader
Knowland compared Mr.. Nehru's
action to a neighbor who would
not allow a fire hose to cross
his lawn if the house next door
was burning down.
Chairman Bridges of the Ap-
propriations Committee, called
on Foreign Operations Admin
istrator Harold E. Stassen to take
note of India's action before he
comes to the Appropriations
Committee asking any more
foreign aid money for India.
Red Danger Cited.
Chairman Ferguson of the
Senate Republican Policy Com
mittee warned that, while India
is not now a satellite of the Com
munist world, Mr.. Nehru may
lead it into that position, step
by step.
Senator Knowland, who touched
off the debate. said there is no
question of the legal right of
Mr.. Nehru to take this position.
But I do want to say" Sem
ator Knowland added, 1T is a
very sad thing that in these
days when the free world is
trying to set up a system of Sc
curity against Communist ex-
pansion, that Mr.. Nehru has
taken this position"
Drawing the analogy of a
burning neighbor's house, Sem
ator Knowland said Mr.. Nehru
has said, in effect, that if the
fire hose crossed his lawn. he
would have to cut it.
Il am sorely disappointed at
this action and all that I can
say is that it is consistent with
the votes of Indian in the United
Nations throughout the Korean
War, when Indian voted with
the Communists IS per cent of
the time"
Senator Bridges said he was
amazed. shocked and disap-
pointed" by Mr.. Nehru's an
nouncement.
Bridges Recalls Aid. 4
Senator Bridges recalled that
last year Congress poured out
millions to India" in the name
of mutual security. He also re-
called that a few years ago Con-
gress passed a bill giving India
5000 million of wheat. He said
the Senate voted to ask for badly
needed strategic materials in re-
turn, but the provision was elm
mated in conference with the
House. Within a week after the
wheat bill passed. India led a
fight against us in the U. NJ"
Senator Bridges declared.
Il Just want Mr.. Stassen to
take. notice of this before he
comes to the Appropriations
Committee asking any money
for India" Senator Bridges
added.
Evening star., 1954-04-22
Security Precautions
Amaze Geneva on
Eve Of Conference
BY the Assoeiated Press

GENEVA, Switzerland, April
22.-Swiss soldiers laboriously
began stringing five carloads OF
barbed wire yesterday around
the fancy lakeside villas reserved
for top Communist delegates to
the big power conference on Ko-
rea and Indo-China.
Today they started taking the
wire down.
Russian security officers de-
cided abruptly they didn't want
the barricade around the sub
urban estate which will house
Foreign Minister v. M. Molotov.
When the Chinese heard that,
they decided they also didn't
want such protection for Pre-
mier-Foreign Minister Chou En-
lai.
The Swiss already had put up
the wire wall along the most ex-
posed side of Chou's temporary
home. Reporters said the hand
some property looked like con-
centration camp.
North Koreans in Doubt.
The North Koreans couldn't
make up their minds. They told
the Swiss not to start the wire
work at their house, but they'd
let them know their final deci-
sion later today.
The barbed wire barricades
were part of the elaborate Sc
curity precautions the Swiss are
erecting to guard the conference
delegations. Two battalions of
motorized troops arrived yester-
day to reinforce Geneva police.
Eastern and Western delegates
already are pouring into Geneva
for the conference opening Mon
day.
None Of the principals were on
the scene yet. The Western Big
Three-Secretary of State Dull
les. BRITISH Foreign Secretary
Eden and French Foreign Min
lister Bidault-gathered in Paris
today. Chou Joined Molotov in
Moscow yesterday.
Reds Arriving Daily.
Several hundred members of
the Communist delegations al
ready were in town, and having
nothing to say except in neces-
sary official conversations. Four
Soviet planes poured nearly 100
Russians, Chinese and North
Koreans into the city yesterday.
Another half dozen planes were
due today. with the airlifting of
nearly 500 Reds expected to con-
tinue right up to the conference
opening.
Among the North Koreans ar
irving yesterday were a number
of army officers. in uniform but
without insignia. They were
whisked through the Swiss GUS
toms without any examination
of their baggage and popped into
limousines which took them to
their hotels or villas.
The Chinese appeared most
security minded of all.
Despite Chou's absence, civilian
Evening star., 1954-04-22
Bevan Accuses u. ).
OF Threat Diplomacy
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

LONDON. April 22.-Aneurin
Bevan, fiery left-wing rebel Of
Britain's Labor Party, bitterly
attacked Americas attitude
toward the forthcoming Geneva
conference in an article pub
lished today. He accused the
United States of conducting
diplomacy by threat"
Mr.. Bevan. writing in Tribune,
a weekly publication. said:
when a nations military strik-
ing power is in excess of its
diplomatic influence it is inclined
to go to war. For why 60 on
piling up vast military equip
ment, why contribute a Gripping
proportion Of economic resources
to the building of a war machine
if the nations whose policies you
wish to influence refuse to con-
form?"
From that point on further
military expenditure is sheer
waste - unless action is in
tended" Mr.. Bevan continued.
This appears to be the situation
the United States has reached.
1T has already led America
to conduct its diplomacy by
threat and from threats to force
in a short. and. so it would ap-
pear, inevitable step. -.
THE position we have reached
is that Mr.. Nixon, Vice President
of America. is opposed to nego-
tiation with Communist China
over Indo-C China. Mr.. Dulles,
Secretary of State. uses almost
the same language. Then why
go to Geneva at all?" -.
Evening star., 1954-04-22
By Jomes Y. Newton

A plan that would prohibit
builders and promoters from
pock etlng "windfall" profits
from Government-inSured loans
on rental housing projects re-
ceived strong support in Congress
today.
Chairman Capehart of the
Senate Banking Committee, in
vestigating Federal housing
scandals, advanced the plan. It
was supported by a spokesman
for the National Association of
Real Estate Boards in testimony
before the committee.
Senator Capehart said he
would write into Federal housing
law a provision for an audit of
costs after a project is COM
pleted. Any excess of Govern
ment-insured loan above cost
would be applied to reduction of
the mortgage and rent on the
housing units would be adjusted
downward accordingly.
$500 Million "Windfall."
The Banking Committee chair
man has estimated that builders
in the past have pocketed $500
million in "windfall" profits by
obtaining loans insured by the
Federal Housing Administration
in excess of, and in some cases
double. the actual cost of the
project. They are able to get
such loans largely because the
Government guarantees the pri-
vate lending institution against
loss.
Never again are we going to
write a law that will permit this
sort of thing to happen" said
Senator Capehart, whose COM
mittee is considering ways to
close loopholes that might lead
to abuse in this years housing
law.
John c. Williamson, secretary
counsel of the Realtors WASH
ington Committee. supported the
Capehart idea and suggested sew
eral additional steps designed to
tighten mortgage insurance pro-
cedures and bolster confidence
in the FILA.
Among the suggestions was
amendment of the housing bill
so the present system of FILA
staff appraisals for multi-family
rental housing would be supple
mented by independent apprais-
ais as a check for the FILA un-
derwriting Office. Gross negli-
gence or actual collusion" on the
part of FILA appraisers has been
blamed in part for the housing
situation.
Tighter Rules Urged.
Mr.. Williamson also recon-
mended a tightening up on ad-
ministration of FILA home repair
and Improvement loan pro-
grams through adequate and
timely Investigations of COM
plants and fortnight disciplin-
ary action against guilty lenders
and dealers" who act to fleece
home owners.
|, Under questioning by Senator
Maybank, Democrat. of South
Carolina, Mr.. Williamson said
Evening star., 1954-04-22
New Wholesale Rise
May Erase Decline
In Retail Prices

The Labor Department re-
ported toda ythat the cost OF
living dropped two-tenths Of l
per cent between mid-February
and mid March, but a more re-
cent advance at the wholesale
level carried a new threat Of
advancing prices.
Mrs. Aryness Joy Wickens,
deputy commissioner Of the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics. who
issued the departments monthly
price survey, said that beef, veal
and pork we're among the items
rising on the wholesale level.
But she said it was not certain
when these costs would be re-
hected in consumer prices.
Coffee also is continuing to
push ahead after a 6 per cent
rise in the February-March Pc
riod which brought the average
price for the Nation to $1.05 a
pounds per cent higher than
last December.
The bureaus index for March
was 114.8, which was one half
of l per cent lower than the
October, 1858, peak. 1t was IL
per cent higher than a year ago
and 1873 per cent above the
pre-Korean level of June, 1850.
The thunb-nail survey showed
that food and apparel prices
were about four tentlls of l per
cent lower in FeDruary-March; !;
transportation was down three
tenths of l per cent. but rents
and services continued to rise.
The food decline brought prices
about 4 per cent below the Au-
gust, 1852, peak. Clothing prices
were down about l per cent be-
low October of last year.
Evening star., 1954-04-22
U.S.. .WMWdrnReds at Geneva
ToGWe Up Indo-C Chinese War

neva confirms their apparent
threat to all the free nations of
Asia, it will be to the free worlds
advantage to lay those inten-
tions bare"
The background notes" pre-
dicted that Soviet efforts to
split the Western allies during
the conference will fail. The
statement said the public should
not fear the outcome of nego-
tiationS with Communists be-
cause the United States cannot
be forced to accept decisions
contrary to our own interests" "
1T is fundamental to our over
all policy,H the State Department
said. ito accept negotiation with
the Communist world when we
have developed a position of
strength to back up any decision
or agreement which may result.
Alternative Is War.
The alternative could be q
continuing and eventually an
all-out struggle which might
lead to general war. We must
always leave the door open to
any sincere change in Soviet
policy which might reduce in
ternaticnal tensions.
But it would be foolhardy in
deed If, in future negotiations
with the Communists, we failed
to observe the lessons of past
experience. We have learned
how disastrous it is for lis TO live
up to our part of a bargain
without a sure guaranty that
the Communists will live Up to
theirs"
Evening star., 1954-04-22
Three Soviet Aides
Repeatedly Recalled
From Australia Posts
BY the Assoeieted Pres,

CANBERRA. Australia, April
22.-The Soviet Union appeared
today to have started yanking
| home any of its people in Aus
tralia who were in too close
contact with the Russian EN-
baSSy's fugitive third secretary
Vladimir Petrov.
In the wake of Mr.. Petrov's de-
fection to the West and the dra-
matte laSt-minute rescue of his
wife from armed Soviet couriers
huStling her back to Moscow,
the Kremlin was reported to have
recalled Victory Antonov. cor
respondent in Australia for the
official Soviet news agency Tass,
F,and a junior Soviet embassy at
tache, Y. E. Platkais.
b Reliable sources said the en-
bassy commercial attache, N. q.
Kovalev, also was preparing for
an early flight home.
Handed Over Documents.
Mr.. Antonov was believed by
Australian security officials to
have been the chief contact man
in the espionage ring in Australia
which Mr.. Petrov claims he
headed. Mr.. Petrov turned over
huge mass Of documents to the
Australians to back up his claim
when he sought refuge from
communism early this month.
Already winging his way back
to Moscow empty-handed was
Embassy Second Secretary F. V.
KiSlitsin, who with two armed
Russian diplomatic couriers
tried unsuccessfully last Monday
to chaperon Mr.. Petrov's fearful
wife back to Russia.
Mr.. Kislitsin and the two
couriers continued their fight
after Australian authorities dis
armed Mrs. Petrov'S two burly
escorts and took the woman off
the Europe-bound plane at Dar-
win.
Wife Returning to Petrov.
Granted the right to rejoin
her husband as a political refu-
gee, Mrs. Petrov left Darwin be-
fore dawn this morning in a
Royal Australian Air Force plane
and headed for his secret hid
ing place.
The government meanwhile
drew up its reply to a Soviet
Embassy note angrily accusing
it's refugee former third secre-
tary and purported MVD secu-
rity police chief in Australia
with obtaining by forgery large
sums of state money" The en-
baSsy demanded that Mr.. Petrov
be turned over to the Russians as
common criminal.
The Australians planned to
ask the Russians for detailed
proof of their charges. Prime
Minister Robert G.. Menzies
scoffed at the embezzlement &C
cusation. branding it a purely
conventional Soviet allegation.
He said it would in no way affect
the investigation now going OH
by a special Royal Commission
into Mr.. Petrov's spy ring dis
closures.
Evening star., 1954-04-22
typographical Union
To Discontinue 5 Of
lis 6 Newspapers
BY the Assoeioted Press

INDIANAPOLIS, April o.
international Typographical I'm
ion headquarters said yesterday
five of six newspapers it started
in opposition to struck papers
will cease publication tomorrow
The announcement from the
Office of Don Hurd, secretary
treasurer, gave as reasons "po-
litical attacks" and failure Of a
majority Of the members to vote
defense assessments"
Another statement in the
jamestown IN. " Sun and
surviving daily, said:
"It's an established fact that
no longer is it possible to find
businessmen who will invest
the money necessary to start
competing daily newspapers"
Cities Businessmen Position.
The Sun added that a state
ment to be carried in the final
editions of the five other ITU
papers will say that many busi-
nessmen will complain of the
increasing drift toward monop-
oily, but will do nothing about it
not even Support'a second daily
newspaper when started by
another"
The papers being discontinued
are the daily News-Digests in
Allentown, Pa; Meriden, Conn:
Huntington, w. Va; . Monroe.
La, and Texarkana. Ark. The
ITU said it will continue to
publish the Miami area Journal
and Labor's Daily and that the
Hamilton News will continue
as a weekly.
The ITU announced the SuS-
pensions in a written statement
which gave no details on the
financial operation of the papers.
It did not further identify
Labors' Daily and the Hamilton
News.
Limit on Fund Transfer.
ITU officers could not be
reached for additional details.
The ITU membership a year
ago approved an amendment Of
fered by the Fresno (CalifD
local, limiting to 81 million the
amount of money that could be
transferred between union funds.
Another referendum, seeking
to kill the Fresno amendment.
failed last November. Members
in February, 1853, defeated an
other proposal to increase the
ITU defense fund assessment
from p to 2 per cent.
All six of the printers news
papers are published by Uni
typo, Inc, a subsidiary of the
ITU.
The jamestown Sun said the
five other papers announce
ment of their closure would in
clude a statement that all finan-
cial obligations will be met and
prepaid subscriptions will be re-
funded.
Evening star., 1954-04-22
Russiu Seeks Beef

JOHANNESBURG. South AZ
rica. April % (P.-RusSia. after
recently receiving a large con-
signment of South African beef,
has asked for more, an official
said today. He added that
when the supply of cattle i'm
proves. exports to Russia will be
resumed.