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VOLUME X, NUMBER 8 JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, DECEMBER 25, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS
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Natl. Committee On Segregation In
The Nation’s Capitol Say Conditions
In Wash. Seen By Vsitors From
Abroad Hurting U. S. Promises
Of World Equality
Wash. Negroes Can’t Bury Dogs In
Pet Cemetery
Segregation Worse Now Than At
Turn 0? Century
Washington, D. C., Dee. 10—
(Special)— The National Commit
tee on segregation in the Nation’s
Capitil composed of eighty-seven
of the nations leading citizens,
representing every section and
efery walk of American life, in
a 91 Page report issued rere to
day strurk a telling blow at seg
regation of Negroes in Washing
ton. Summing up the report inti
mated that instead of hieing as it
(should be, the best example of
non-segregation that in reality the
Nations Capitol City presented
proball y the worst example of
segregation to be found in any oth
er city in the nation.
Reviewing the entire ficll of
segregation as applied in Wasring
ton the report statel that it had
become so bad until "it had reach
ed the place wher ea dog ceme
tary had erected a color bar a
gainst the burial of dogs belong
ing to colored People.”
Placing the blame in great part
on community leaders who, trq
report said looked upon segrega
tion as a matter of business, heg
regation in Washington now was
shomn to worse that it was at the
turn of the century. Negroes, the
report said, could eat in any res
taurant, sleep in any hotel, attend
any theatre in Washington at the
beginning of tre century, but now
‘,the situation is almost the re
verse.”
Even Horatio Alger, the report
said, would have a hard time in
Washington now “if he had a
colored face.”
The report cited case after case
of segregation of Negroes in hous
ing, jobs, theatres, hotels, res
turants, crurches, parks and plap
grounds.
I Referring to the segregation on
in the dog cemetary, the report
said dryly: “In announcing this
| policy, the owner stated that he
||“ assumed the dogs would not ob
ject, but he was afraid his white
customers would
The report said furtrer, visitors
from other countries assess Amer
ican promises to take a lead in de
veloping equality of man by what
they see in Washington _ Adding,
“Jew Americans can appreciate
what a shock Washington can be
to visitors from abroad. It is to
them, even more than to most of
Us, the symbol of America.”
The report was presented to
President Truman by Dr. George
pJ. Shuster, president of Huntei
College of New York, and Dr.
Channing H. Tobias, Negro Edu
cator. The president said that he
Iwas delighted to know that the
KING HIRAM MASON GRAND
LODGE VISITOR: 111. R. J. Foods,
Past Grand Master of the State of
New York and Secretary of For
eign Cofrrespondence of the Im
perial Grand Council, A.F.A.M.,
was the guest of the annual ses
sion of the King Hira mMasonic
Grand Lodge, recently held here.
Jr. Vocational
College To Be
Located At
Itta Bena
STATE BOARD MAKES SELEC
TION OF SITE.
he first Junior Vocational Col
lege for Negroes authorized by
the state Legislature will be locat
ed near Itta Bene on Highwoy 82,
in Leflore County, it was announc
ed here last Wednesday.
The announcement was made by
W. B. Fontaine, Secretary State
Building Commission, who said se
lection of the site was made by a
committee of the Board of Trus
tees of State Institution of High
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[work had been completed and
promised to read the report “with
interest-”
The survey was made by a staf
headed by Dr__ Josepn D. Lormoh.
Sociologist of the University of
Chicago.
Other members of the committee
include: Methodist Bishop G. Brom
ley Oxnam, publishers Marshall
Field and Plumer Hbyt, actors
Melvyn Douglas and Helen Hayes,
labor leaders James B. Carey and
Walter Reuther, Senator-elect Hu
bert Humphrey (D. Miss.) and
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.
$2,670,009 Allotted For Extension
Work With Negro Farmers In
Southern States
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Miss. Gets $308,000_
Washington, D. C., Dec. 14—
An allotment of $2,672,000 has
been made by the southern states
and the Federal government for
agricultural extension work with
colored farmers during the cur
rent fiscal year, Extension Ser
vice of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture announced this
week.
The sum is an increase of $334,
000, or 14 per cent over the
amount earmarked for the Ne
gro extension program last year.
The total allotment from all sour
ces for extension work with both
white and colored farm people
of the South is $27,385,000.
The allotment for Negro work
| covers salaries, travel and office
facilities for 785 colored farm
and home demonstration agents
and supervisors, and about 200
full time and part time clerical
workers. It is understood that
the increase in funds will go to
ward raising salaries to help meet
the higher cost of living and for
the employment of adlitional a
gents and office help.
The larger allotment this year
is made Possible partly through
an appropriation for all states
and territories of $11,270,000 un
der the Bankhead-Flannagan Act.
This sum is matched by State
contributions.
A breakdown for Negro work
hhows that $1,392,000 will go for
farm demonstration activities ;$1,
192,000, for home demonstration
activities, $68,000 for special 4-H
club administrative work, and
$19,500, for the employment of
specialists.
The allotment for Negro exten
sion work in North Carolina is
the largest of any state; it totals
$443,000. Texas is second, with
$308,000.
$310,000 and Miss, is third, with
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CANDIDATE FOR CHlAMBER
OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT: A
prominent candidate for presi
dent of the Jackson Negro Cham
bjer of Commerce at a sjpecia)
election meeting at 7:30 p.m.,
December 21 at the Collins Fun
eral Home is James L. Oliver,
an active business-man. He is
widely known as a representative
of Leonard Tailoring Company.
He also operates Oliver’s Supply
Shop and the Frosty Bar on North
During November, Mrs. C A.
Williams, (left) home economist,
and Mrs. Luclle W. Free, (rght)
Chid Welfare Worker, Oagley
Traning Schoil, Oakley, Mississ
ippi, had an extensive inspection
tour of several institutions ser
vicing children with intensive pro
blems.
Places visited on the official
American Legion
Posts Stage Suc
cessful Program
MAYOR AND FORMER DEFT.
COMMANDER PRINCIPAL
speaker
Yazoo City, Miss., Dec. 14 —
(Special)—"Whitney-Wood Post No.
201, recently organized Negro Post
of the American Legion presented
an outstanding and successful musi
cal program at the new Ren Thea
tre here Sunday night.
The Whitney-Wood Post was join
ed in presenting the program by
the recently-organized Walker
Hodges Post No. 206 of Indianola,
and Wellington-Irving Post No.
208 of Belzoni.
Ine of the highlights of the pro
gram was an address by Mayor S.
D. Terry of Yazoo City, Past Depart
ment Commander American Legion,
Department of Mississippi. The
mayor told the new members of
the legion of the rare opportunity
they had as members of the legion
to help in making a better state
and community for all citizens.
Comrade Henry J. Green, a mem
ber of Wellington-Irving Post No.
208 of Belzoni, Veterans of World
War One, U. S. Army Retired, who
pioneered in the effort to obtain
Ngro membership in the legion in
the state,- responded to the may
or’s address. Comrade Greene urg
ed all veterans inthe state to join
the American Legion as the best
assurance of getting the benefits
which belong to all veterans.
A crowd which filled all stand
ing room In the theatre witnessed
the program.
Parish Street, which he recent
ly acquired. Mr. Oliver says he
seeks arndl wil Jappreciatie the
vote of all Chamber of Commerce
hiembers.
trip included the National Train
ing School for Girls, Washinng-1
ton D.C-, Kruce School for Girls,
Marshallton, Del., Youth Home,
New York, Children Cillage, Dobbs
Ferrp, New York, Boys Republic,
Farminton, Mich. Mesdames Wil
liams and Price were also guests
of the Consultant on Institutions,
Children Bureau, Washington,
D. C •, during the tour.
The trip offered wide and var
ied experiences. The inspiration
gained will be observed in the sus
tained high quality of services now
being rendered to the children at
the Oakley Training School. They
also inspire to incoporate in their
work many progressie ideas which
can be adopted to the situation
at Oakley.
The superintendent and staff
extend seasons Greetings to the
general Public.
Emma Reed 1948
Olypics Star To Be
Honored By
Vicksburg Amer.
Legion Post
Vicksburg, Miss., Dec., 16—Em'
ma Reed, outstanding woman star
of the 1948 Olympic games in Lon
don, England, will be honored here
Wednesday night with a testimon
ial dinner and dance sponsored
by Tyner Ford Post No. 213 of
the American Legion.
Born in Warren county at Red
wood, she was an honor student
at the Ballground School and a
member of the 4-H Club, repre
senting Warren County at State
4- H meetings and winning first
honors in clothings and first hon
ors in the oratorical contest.
After completing the eighth
grade at Ballground she entered
Coleman lli^h School in Green
ville from which she graduated
with the highest scholastic re
cord. Her citizenship record along
with her ascholastic ability result
ed in her winning several awards
one of which was a four-year all
expense scholarship to Tennessee
State College where she is now
a senior.
She was one of the seventy-four
of the nation’s top women athletes
who vied for places on the Unit
ed States Olympic team in the
qualifying trialsat Brown’s Stad
ium in Providence, Rhode Island.
She took first place in broad
jump with the mark of 18 feet 4
5- 8 inches, and third place in
high jump, meeting the qualifi
cations of the United States
Olympic team. Her athletic record
Annual Session
King Hiram
Masonic Grand
Lodge Hee Is Out
standing Success
SOUND FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF ORDER REVEALED IN
ANNUAL KEPORT,
The annual session of the Most
Worshipful King Hiram Grand
Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons of the Mississippi Juris
diction, held here December 4-8,
was proclaimed an outstanding
and harmonius success by officers
of the lodk from its State head
quarters at 119 1-2 'North Farish
Street, here, Monday.
The sound financial position of
the body was revealed in the an
nual report made during the Grand
session. These reports showed
that the Grand Lodge, after mak
ing donations of $200 each to 32
beneficiaries of deceased members
had more than $19,000 left in the
bank. The Eastern Stars, after do
nations to beneficiaries of ten
deceased members, had more than
$12,000 left in the bank.
Organized ten jiears ago under
the laws of the State of Missis
sippi, writh all its- benevolent de
partments under the supervision
of the State Insurance Commis
sion, King Hiram Grand Lodge
has grown to be recognized as one
of the leading fraternal bodies of
the state. The record showed many
new lodges added to the roll dur
i ing 1948.
111. r. j. Woods, past Grand Mas
ter of the State of New York, and
secretary of Foreign Correspond
ence of the Imperial Grand Coun
cil, revealed the National and In
ternational affiliation of King Hi
ram Grand Lodge while attnding
the annual sesson. He revaled cor
respondence from France, Belgum,
Holland, Africa, Yugoslavia and
other foreign countries.
The conducting of initiations in
the high degrees by 111. Woods was
one of the” highlights of tre ses
sions.
The session opened with the
memorial service at Lanier High
School Auditorium, Sunday after
noon, which for the first time in
its history saw the annual parade
marred by continued rain, but de
spite the rain the line of march
held until the high school was
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al indoor high jump champion,
Chicago, Illinois; first placev in
high jump; Tuskegee relays, Tus
kegee, Ala.; Junior A.A.U. high
! jumy champion, San Antonio,
Texas; second place in high jump
Grand Rapids, Mich.;; third place
in high jump, Paris, France.
December 2 in honor of this War
ren County athlete who ^will be
at her home in Redwood with her
family for the Christmas holidays.
The commander, Robert L. Mar
shall, urges all members of the
Post to be present Tuesday night
at the regular Post meeting. Com
plete plans for the December 22nd
event will be outlined on Tuesday
night and committee assignments
will be announced. In addition to
business a social hour is planned
and a turkey will be given away
to a lucky comrade.
J. E. Conic Prominent Local Business
man Absent From Home Since Friday
Believed Victim Of Foul Play
More Than 100 Leading Citizens Join
In Fruitless Searching Parties
Car Found In Chicago Wednesday
Citizens Rally To Support Continued
Investigation
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No Racial Angel Present
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Mr.J. E. Conic, prominent local
businessman, whose disappear
ance here, Friday of last week,
has shocked the entire city. Any
one having an information con
cerning him is requested to notify
Mr. Frank Conic, Phone 4-91d0,
Superior Barber Shop, corner Far
ish and Church Streets.
United Nations
Adopt World
Charter Of Human
lights
Paris.—The general assembly
of the United Nations at its final
session last week, adopted by a cote
of 48 to 0, a universal declaration
of human rights designed to guar
antee to all mankind freedom, equal
ity and justice before the law.
The charter on human rights that
is patterned somewhat after the
bill of rights of the Constitution of
the United States, but in many re
spects is broader and more specif
ic, wTas wrorked out by the special
committee of which Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt wras chairman and the U.
S. representative.
The charter, composed of thirty
special articles, declares all men
regardless of race, creed, color,
sex or political belief, are entitled
to all of the rights and privileges
claimed by any other men on earth.
Moral Enforcement
The charter on human rights has
only moral authority for its enforce
nent until the next regular session
of the assembly in September 1949.
4t that time the charter will be
pressed as a covenant which all na
tiqns which are signatories, w ill be
pledged to enforce and support or
face United Uations penalties.
Body of J. E. Conic was found
n pond of a brick yard on West
Lynch Street, early Sunday af
ternoon.
Further details next issue.
Editor’s Note. i
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Citizens Rally to Support Contin
ued Investigation —- No Racial.
Angle Present.
Jackson, Miss., Dec. 17—The dis
appearance of J. E. Conic, widely
known and prominent local busi
ness man, and a leading citizen of
the city, was still shrouded in mys
tery today despite announcement
that his automobile which he was
driving when he left his home at
218 East Church Street, had been
positively identified and picked up
Wednesday by Chicago police.
The disappearance of Mr. Conic
was first revealed sometime after
midnight last Friday night when
Mrs. Conic called their son Frank
at his home and told him her con
cern over the fact that his father
had not returned home since leav
ing about three o’clock in the af
ternoon.
For the past several years Mr.
Conic has been a distributor for
several leading Negro newspaper
and magazines, and left his horn©
Friday- aJtemoon for his regular
delivery route.
When he did not return home
Saturday morning, and nothing
had been heard from him by his
| wife, inquiry was made of his pa^
trons in variou sneighhorhoods •
which revealed that he was last
seen in Washington addition short
ly after seven o’clock Friday ev
ening. From that time upto the
finding of the car in Chicago, no
trace could be found. With tha
finding of the car in Chicago there
still remained no trace of his
whereabouts, nor what had hap
pened to him.
Strong suspicion started to de
' elop that Mr. Conic was a victim
Oj. foul play when police were
notified of his disappearance Sat
urday, and investigation revealed
that several well-known youths in
Washington addition had also dis
appeared Friday night. It was the
disappearance of one 0f the youths
which led to the Chicago investi
gation and the location of the car.
These developments dispelled any
idea that there might have been
some kind of racial angle in con
nection with his disappearance.
Police are also reported to have
ldr' Mfied several probable sus
pects.
As concern over his disappear
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