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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
See NAAcP Petition Signers In Yazoo
City Hit Hard BY Economic Sanctions

New York, N. Y. Powerful
economic sanctions are being taken
against Negroes who signed petit
tions asking for an end to segre-
CATION in schools in Yazoo City,
Mississippi, according to a Missis-
sippi newsman writing in The Re-
porter magazine.
David Halberstam, reported on
the West Point (Mississippi) Daily
Times Leader, describes the pres
emit situation in Yazoo City, one
of five Mississippi cities selected
by the National Association for
the Advancement Of Colored Peo-
pie as targets for implementing
the Supreme Courts desegregation
decision.
According to Halberstam, the
basis for opposition to NAACP ac-
ton is being furnished by recent
ly organized Citizens Councils dedi-
Gated to maintain segregation.
Names of the signers of the
NAACP petition were listed in the
Yazoo City newspaper and reprint
ed in a large advertisement paid
for hv the Councils, Halberstam re-
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17

NEW YORK, Del. 12.-The new
ly created AFL-CIO labor union
will have two Negro vice presi-
dents.
Willard s. Townsend, SO, presi-
dent of the United Transport Ser
vice Employees union, was named
from the CLIO, and A Philip Ran
dolph, president of the Brother
hood of Sleeping Cas- Porters, was
picked by the AFL.
The naming of two Negroes ap-
parently came as a surprise as
delegates to separate conventions
Of the groups met here to ratify
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
Indiana News
Man Named To
Liberian Post

Indianapolis, Dec. IL - It was
reported here last week that Will
liam c. Powell, formerly publish
er of the weekly Hoosier Herald
has been appointed director of
public relations for the American
Ambassador to Liberia, Richard
Jones.
The Indianapolis Recorder said
Powell has been approved by all
interested parties, including state
and national Republican leaders,
the FBI, and the US Information
Administration.
Powell, who once was a disc jock
ey for local radio station is ex-
pected to arrive in Liberia to as
sumo his new duties on January
1. The salary is $4,000 a year.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
Senator EastIand
Hits TAX Free"
Status OF NAAcP

Washington, D. C.. Dec. IL -
Especially Senator James O..
Eastland, of Mississippi challeng-
ed the "Tax-Free" status of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People here
Saturday.
Eastland protested in a letter to
Secretary Of Treasury George M.
Humphrey.
"It's very name indicates that
this is not an organization subject
to tax exemption" Eastland said.
II wonder when the payment of
legal fees to attorneys to challenge
the constitutionality of state sta
tutes became subject to charitable
trust 2"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
n. Y. Congressman Hits Subsidy Of
"Porgy And Bess" Overseas Tour

decided to end its subsidy pro-
gram. However, the "Porgy and
Bess" company has been invited
by the Russian government to pre-
sent the show in Moscow. The
Soviet Union will pay expenses for
the visit.
Gwinn wrote Dulles that he
never dreamed" that he was vot-
ing funds to send "Porgy and Bess"
abroad as an example of American
cultural achievement.
The Congressman noted that
many people overseas are hostile
to the United States. He COM
mented: "This play, in my judg-
ment, confirms their worst impress
sions of u.s."
GwinN described "Porgy and
Bess" aslthe story of "a desperate,
crippled aNegro beggar and his wo-
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
5000 Are Present
As AII-African
Meet Opens

Marangu, Tanganyika, East At
RIGA, Dec. IL - More than 5000
people attended the opening day
festival of the All-Africa Lutheran
Conference here.
The conference, is the first At
rica-wide gathering of any kind in
history. Officially representing the
nearly one million Lutherans on
the continent and the Danish, Fin
nish, Icolandic, German, Norweig-
ian, Swedish and American mis-
sionaries serving the Africans are
$50 delegates from nine African
countries as we'll as Europe and
America.
On the opening day prominent
leaders of the young churches were
heard at three great rallies
Bishop Hams Lilo Of Ham,
over, Germany, president OF the
Lutheran world Federation,
preached at the Sunday morning
worship service, led by the Rev.
Stefane NASH Of the Tanganyika
Lutheran Church. The Rev. Mat
thias E. Makgate Of the South
African Luthern Church conduct
ed the dismissal.
The liturgy at this first ALI
Africa worship service was con-
Quoted in the native Chagga tongue
Of Mr.. Moshi and the participating
Marangu Church and school choirs.
Throughout the conference, four
languages will be used officially
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Townsend, Randolph Vice Presidents
In AFL-CIO Labor Union Merger

the merger. Later the new union
met in joint session.
All hopes for Negro in one OF
the top posts had been lost several
weeks ago when Townsend was re-
portedly turned down by the CLIO
executive committee.
A plea was made to all presi-
dents of Clio unions asking their
support in backing the election Of
a Negro as vice president. George
F. McCray, president of Local zoos.
Government and Civic Employees
Organizing Committee, headed the
Continued on Page Sky
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
No Race Bars In
Georgia Election

Cuthbert, Ga. Dec. IL - Negro
voters experienced no difficulties
at the Randolph County polls yes
terday, according to Dan Duke, At
lanta attorney. Atty. Duke earlier
this year represented a group Of
Negroes in a federal court suit
in which they were awarded dam
ages for having been deprived of
their right to vote.
The case was originally filed
against registrars of Randolph
County who according to the plain
tiffs, illegally removed their names
from the registration lists.
The court found in their favor
and awarded them damages. Fed
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FBI Probes
Barring Of
Negro Priest

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. II.
The FBI office here has con-
firmed reports last week that it
has completed a preliminary in
quiry into circumstances surround
ing the closing Of Catholic Church
at Jesuit Bend.
M. P. Chiles, special agent in
charge of the FBI's local office,
said he has sent a report on the
inquiry to Atty. Gen. Herbert
Brownell.
Chiles said the FBI conducted
the inquiry at Brownell's request
to determine whether the civil
rights statute had been violated.
He would not give results of the
probe.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
STEVENSON SHOCKED AND
SHAMED" BY RECENT REPORTS
OF BLOODY VIOLENCE" and
GROSS INTIMIDATION" TO keep
PEOPLE FROM VOTING IN ONE
SECTION OF OUR COUNTRY
Aid Said South Is Section Referred
10 In Remarks About Voting
Nations Young Democrats Give Stevenson
Biggest Reception At Oklahoma Meeting

New York, N. Y, Dec. IL (DSN)
Speaking to the Inaugural Con-
vention of the merging Of the ALL
CLIO Labor Unions here last Thurs
day, Adlai Stevenson, Democrat
Party standard bearer in 1852, and
leading candidate for the 1866
nomination said, he was shocked
and shained" by recent reports of
bloody violence and gross intimi-
dation to prevent people from vot-
ing in one section of our country.
Mr.. Stevenson did not mention
the South specifically but an aid
said that was the section to which
he referred in his remarks about
voting.
During the course of his address
the former Illinois Governor de-
nounced the right to work laws
now existing in II states, and call
ed for the revision or removal Of
the Taft-Hartley law.
He made it plain that the farm
policy would be an issue in 1856
when he accused Secretary of Ag-
riculture Ezra Benson of "an at
tempt to blame the farmers current
depression on the city workers
wage" He ridiculed Republicans
who he said had compared the
rise of labor here with that of the
Nazi Party and had compared Ia
Dor leaders to "Marxist- Socialist
Bosses"
He said he had no fears that
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Dec. IL.
"A New York Congressman sharp
ly questioned Wednesday the fact
that government funds were used
to send a production of "Porgy and
Bess" overseas for presentation to
European audiences.
Rep. Ralph Waldo Gwinn (R)
N. Y. charged that the George
Gershwin folk opera is utterly
squalid and depraved" Gwinn ex-
pressed his views in a letter to
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles.
"Porgy and Bess," with an Amer
lean cast, was sent abroad during
the last several years under
State Department subsidy to pre-
sent the folk opera throughout
Europe. 1t won almost luminous
critical and popular acclaim.
The State Department recently
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
Eisenhower Urges Merged Unions
To Respect Rights OF minorities

New York, N. Y. Dec. IL -
President urged members Of the
powerful new AFL-CI0 Monday
to remember that "more than un-
ion MEMBERS" they are "Ameri-
can Citizens
His eight-minute telephone state
ment to 1,487 delegates appeared
to simply that the huge labor or
ganization should refrain from
supporting any single candidate
or party in political campaigns.
Mr.. Eisenhower urged the New
ork convention to "scrupously,
protect the lights Of minorities
holding differing social, economic
and political views"
"In this way" he declared, as
American citizens you will help
the Republic correct the faulty,
fortify the good, build stoutiy for
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new JERSEY SOLON WRITES
BR0WNELL ON MISS. VOTING

there are some 10000 Negro resi-
dents in the county, and this would
seem to me an indication Of strong
circumstantial evidence that Me-
groes are in one way or another
being prevented from voting. Sure
ly among 10000 citizens of the
Negro race, there must be some
who are qualified to vote.
"As you know, the fifteenth am
endment of the Constitution States,
The right of the citizens of the
United States to vote shall not
be denied or abridged by the
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
Integration Plan
Killed In The UN

United Nations, N. Y. Dec. IL -
The U. N. General Assembly killed
today q four-year-old anti-segre-
cation commission whose provision
al renewal had driven South Az
RIGA from this session.
The Assembly knocked out the
key paragraph Of q resolution
against South Africa's race segre-
CATION policy recommended by the
Special Political Committee.
This paragraph would have re-
quested the three-man committee
to keep under review the racial
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17

WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. 12-
C Congressman Harrison A. Williams
d., N. J.) announced that recent
meeting with many community
leaders had prompted him to send
the following letter to Attorney
General Brownell:
"In reading newspaper accounts
of the recent trial for the murder
of Emmett Til, in Mississippi, I
was struck by q statement by the
clerk Of the court that there were
no Negroes on the jury because no
Negroes are registered to vote in
the county. l am informed that
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
Youthful Kin
Admits Killing
NAACP President

Gongales, Tex, Dec. IL - L. C.
Henry, a 15-year-old boy is being
held after admitting the Staying
of his cousin, Herbert Johnson. He
will be tried in Juvenile Court this
week.
County Attorney E. w. Pattison
said that because the boy is a ju-
venile the maximum penalty that
could be assessed would be confine-
ment in the state boys reforma-
tory until he was 81 years old.
Johnson was President Of the
Fayette chapter of the National
Continued on Page Four)
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CALF. CONGRESSMAN INDICATE
uTTLESUPP0RT FOR DIGGS

Of the II responses, only two
Democratic Congressman will sup
port the plan of Michigan Con-
gresham Charles C. Diggs, Jr. to
oppose seating of the five-man dele
CATION from Mississippi on the
grounds that disfranchisement OF
Negroes of the state entities it to
at best but three representatives.
Three Republicans were de-
scribed by the NAACP as Tin
sympathy" but proposed to Study
the plan; four, two Democrats and
two Republicans, were "out of the
city" but acknowledged receipt OF
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17

Los Angeles, Col. Dec. IL (Spec-
iall-Only II responses have been
received out of 33 inquiries of the
California Congressional delegation
on the Diggs Plan to challenge the
seats of Mississippi's Congression-
al delegation at the next session
of Congress in January, the Los
Angeles branch NAACP, which is
conducting the state survey, dis
closed last week.
One of II Congressman replying
had been overlooked in the poll,
the NAACP said. AS SO inquiries
were sent out, that leaves % un-
accounted for.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
Suspend Five In
Univ. of Georgia
Demonstration

ATHENS, Ca, Dec. 5-Five stu
dents had been suspended Wednes-
day at the University Of Georgia,
as a result of two mass demonstra-
tions against Board of Regents
ruling on segregated football
games.
The demonstrations Tuesday
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
Start Fund For Children OF Victim In Gendora Staying
The Association
Of Colleges And
Secondary Schools
Ends 22nd
Annual Session
Group Urges Federal
Aid To Education

Miami, Fla.-The Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools for
Negroes closed their 22nd annual
convention here last week with the
resolve to continue to seek full
membership in the Southern Asso-
citation of Colleges and Secondary
Schools at the earliest possible
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
Prominent AmE
churchWoman
Appointed Special
Assistant To
Bishop In Africa
Bishop Hatcher
Names Mrs. BERTHE
Lee DeLyles To
Important Post

Memphis, Tenn. Especially = The
highest non clerical appointment
made by Bishop E. c. Hatcher, pre-
siding bishop of the 18th and 14th
districts of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church which held it's
annual conference here last week,
occurred when Bishop Hatcher
named Mrs. BERTHE Lee DeLyles,
prominent Memphis churchwoman
of 434 Lucy Avenue, as Especial
Assistant to the Bishop" to work
primarily in the 14th AME dis
trict which embraces all of West
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
Natchez AIcorn
Alumni Club In
Christmas Meet

The Natchez Alcorn Alumni
Club held it's monthly meeting last
Monday in a Christmas like atmos-
phere at the beautifully decorated
home of Mrs. Jessie Claybrook.
The holiday season with all its
gaiety was ushered in as all the
Alcornites present received token
gifts and one lucky lady received
beautiful silver teapot. Refresh
ments served also were in line
with the holiday menu; the hostess
providing each guest with a plate
full Of turkey and all the trim
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
Wilkins Disappointed At White
House Conference Refusal To
Discuss Desegregation

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. II.
Roy Wilkins, executive secretary
of the NAACP, Thursday expressed
disappointment over reports, adopt
ed by the White House Conference
on Education, not containing a
Consensus" Of the round table
discussion groups on desegregation
of the public schools.
owe are disappointed at the
failure to include any aspect of the
desegregation problem on the agen-
d." of the conference, Mr.. Wilkins
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
South Eastern
NAACP Board
Finds Little
ProgressIn
Desegregation
In Deep South
Atty. Carsie A. Hall
Attends Meeting

TAMPA, Fla, Dec. IL. - The
Southeastern Advisory Board of
the. NAACP reported that it has
found little progress towards in
tegration in the deep south follow
ing a meeting here Sunday.
The Board said it found little
satisfaction in the picture in Mis-
sissippi, South Carolina, Georgia,
North Carolina, and Florida.
Mississippi presented the most
discouraging picture in the South
east the board said.
The 31-member board said South
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
Alpha Phi Alpha
Elects Officers

The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
held its annual election meeting, at
the home Of DR.. A. H. Mccoy, here
Monday night.
The following officers were elec-
ted for the ensuing year, DR.. Rob-
ert Harrison, Jr., President; e. L.
Lipscomb, Vice-President; ]. Dem
is Beck, secretary; DR.. A. H. NC
Coy, treasurer; n. p. Greene, as
CONTINUED on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
Victor ]. Jones
Elected Exalted
Ruler Of EIks
Lodge. Here
Record Attendance
At Meeting

A prominent and widely known
Insurance Company Executive, Bill
Victor J. Jones, was elected Ex-
allied Ruler Of the L. K. Atwood
Elks Lodge of Jackson at the an
nual election meeting at the Elks
Rest on North Parish street Tues
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
Gus Courts
Fails To Return
To beIzoni
Plans To Go On
Speaking Tour

Belzoni, Miss. Dec. IL (DSN)-
Gus Courts, Negro Civil Rights
leader, and a former President of
the Humphrey County Branch
NAACP, shot in his store here on
November Is, has not returned to
his home here since his release
from a hospital in the all-Negro
town of Mound Bayou Thursday.
Police Chief M. L. Nichols, and
CONTINUED on Page Two)
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SaIu.
He added that he also was dis
appointed at the omission of any
reference to that issue in some of
the reports from the round table
discussions, and the extremely
general references to it in other
reports, such as use of teachers,
waste of duplicate plants and ia
cilities."
The reports which covered more
efficient and economic use Of build
Continued on Page Eight)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
State Negro Farmers Win Top Honors
In Plant To Prosper Contest

winner in the tenant division while
Cottrell Blair Of Route 2, Altheim-
er, Ark, took the top prize in the
landowner division.
Cosey received a $3.50 cash prize,
Blair $3.50 in the contest sponsored
by a Memphis newspaper.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 12.-
(Specia)-Negroes from Missis-
sippi and Arkansas won top honors
in the annual plant to prosper con-
test Negro division Friday night.
Matthew Cosey, Route 2, Clarks-
dale, Miss, was named sweepstakes
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-12-17
Negro Appointed
10 Newark, n. j.,
Legal Department

NEWARK, N. j., Dec. 12-The
second Negro ever to be appointed
to the legal department Of this city
started work last week, as an as
sitant Corporation Council.
He is James E. Abrams, a former
resident Of Jersey City, N. J.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-08-13

Nashville Tennessee State
University summer Baccalaureate-
Commencement Sunday, Aug. 7,
was DR.. Jesse Belmont Barber,
Presbyterian Church, U. S. A,
evangelism and national missions
associate secretary, as speaker.
A hundred eighty-five prospec-
tive candidates for degrees have
been listed by DR.. F. j. D. McKin-
ney, university admissions officer.
Fifty of these are prospective cam
didates for the masters degree, and
1876 for the bachelors degree.
DR.. Barber, former theological
seminary dean at Lincoln (Pa.)
University-his alma mater-be-
gan his ministerial career pastor
ing in Seattle, Washington. For Is
years he was minister of the Leon
ard Street Presbyterian Church in
Chattanooga, Tennessee where his
outstandingly successful commun-
ity and church activities won him
widespread recognition. He re-
Gently returned to his New York
headquarters from a Caribbean and
South American tour during which
time he studied social conditions as
they relate to the church.
Among the summer baccalaur-
eate-cC announcement was a special
senior class Sunday School, buffet
supper, and the presidents recep-
ton honoring graduates, their fam
lilies and friends.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-08-13
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-08-13
New Singing Group
Makes Debut

NEW FORK (Global) The
McClain Chorale, a group of Negro
singers, made it's professional de-
but this week at Lucille Lorteps
White Barn Theatre in Westport,
Conn.,, with Margaret Bonds, con-
cert pianist, and Eugene Brice,
baritone, as soloists.
The McClain Chorale is COM
prised of 16 young singers, each
of whom has been a soloist. 1t
was organized last winter by
George McClain, the young con-
ductor, and by Miss Bonds, who
also directs the group. 1t devotes
the greater portion of its work to
furthering music in the Negro
idiom and compositions by Negroes.
Miss Bonds, who composes as
we'll as performs, has received nu-
merous awards and fellowships.
She has won Rosenwald Fellow
ship, the Rodman Wanamaker Ma
tional Prize, an award from the
National Association of Negro
Musicians, and grants from Chi
cago Musical College and North
western University School of Mu-
sic. She has appeared in concerts
and with symphony orchestras
throughout the country during the
past five seasons.
Eugene Brice has appeared as
soloist with various organizations,
including the DePaur Infantry
Chorus, and Margaret Hills Con-
cert Choir and the Interracial Fell
lowship Chorus. He has appeared
on television on the Ed Sullivan
and Arthur Godfrey shows and on
the Ford Theatre, and has taken
part in productions of "Show
Boat" and Carmen Jones'"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-08-13
billiard Graduate
Gets FuNbright'
Fellowship

NEW ORLEANS, Lathe Rev.
Elliot J. Mason, a 1912 graduate of
billiard University here has re-
ceived Fullbright Fellowship
gram for a years study at the
University of Edinburg, Scotland,
it was reported last week.
Rev Mason, pastor of their Bap-
fist Church, Toledo, Ohio, plans to
study New Testament at the Scot
fish University.
Fullbright fellows are selected
through the cooperation of the U.
S. State Department, The U. S.
Education Commission abroad and
the Institute of international Edu-
cation, New York City. The pur-
pose is to send scholars into foreign
countries in the hope of promoting
exchange of ideas between people
of the United States and other
countries.