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Policy
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Bunehe. Who vinov ^T" I Ir!
I* ileys Thur^ 'st,
*'i . ' ' count el, and Harold R. Boplwa^e <jf~ er
r Golumbia. state eotirtsel for the ?- ' su
L ganlztttlon, will, argue for ellnjina- ga
| - i Uon of the section In Uifeh'^ori^inaf: H
petition In behalf of DaVld BroWn pa
o| Beaufort, wtfleh would Have ftK
& - saggMr-' Bro'wn
pr?' - - Mr. Br6wn-'filed last-July a case'
against state Democratic party of- > ^
flcials, which led to a federal court i ^
order permitting Negroes. to enroll ; cli
as well as vote in primaries. j efj
?? The motion for?clhiilii.i' lu.i?wr???
Rv'. contained in papers filed In fed- "i!
- 'f V eral court at Charleston earlv in
> the week, copies of which were ser- j
? ved on defendant#!. u
_1L?&?Ofstrtct CmiTT JlitTge w'TTTT^f
; hear the motion and decide oh its j 7*
merit. ;
Kb- V.^This latest, NAACP .action came f' ,
Ki-?? after attorneys--for the party, form- j **;,
K er state supreme-Court Justice Eu* I
gene S. Blease/ Robert McC. Figg. t t
Wh? ?JV., Sidney 8. T1S0N and George 1 exi
BT ^Warren sought atrial by Jury.for4- ks
SI*., i the defendants:? ' dlc
? - nAACP attbrnovs. in their latest efj
jBy plea, assert that the Lssuc lh j,he m
3E. _ .case Is primarily one in equity. ,
which can, and should bo heard and j qrj
ruled on "by the ^court, without i\, ^
If ' ' - lit is expected that,-a move will
*i- r bMnadn-to-rxuUuMhe-temtwrariroT^j^l
' ft* Mpmtf'by Judge Waring onJfl
Is --* 16 permanent. This order g?|
V > -rides legal right to enroll M
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>ttons here. oigrtrnt e | ?<
enter) he is t'lankj8K|ht5
t'preters. Bunohe Mpfr./tiflmed n,s
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VVC JcSris A
ichool Croup
INDIANAPOLIS ? iANP)- The -tl
ate council of the American Vol - l.lc
am. committee threw lt.s active ' t>
pport ihto the ftght to end sogre- | n
led nc-hoote- iH--fndtnnu\jott'T'here, A
st week, as the number of. white N
rents participating^ Jt? fct# strike n
airest the mixing of Negro and ; C
rite ...pupils at .School 32 dw indled h
wn to one lone die-hard,
In announcing the , entrance of
e AVA > in the struggle^. Vice-: (
lairman.Fred A. Senddrmijnn, spired,
"No system of segregated _
ncation. however well planned p
d executed, enn provide the esntial
equality ^without which all i
r protestations of democracy be- .' .
me meaningless. Until we prac- ' \
e-the?civil liberties we. p reach,
/shall find it increasingly dif-'^i
ult to sell our Crtiicept .of de- p
?craev m whichtp;u>fifth's of t.he^ a*
pulation ."CottelstS of colored ra- . Si
*" ; ; . 4 i el
he AVC oifloiol pointed out i.'.nu 1
aeriences in otirer -oilies. sueh * ; v
Bprinfrtiejrt.- Matt." "uj- ' "
ate. that segregation* can be end
with a minimum of friction and | J,1
effects." 7^"-. . . Kl
it the p*4k of-the strike at.j .
Tool 32 two weeks ago, 153 white j
wor*f held out of classes
-.ty?K'pai < nts. fvtst Monday, the i
dropped to firr ami by j ",\
usouy, only one wa* out. * rt.
k^utlast week, huge ml*- .
^frlldren were observed j
a?'ul PHfffllf*"" "*? i I '
^^nii Uio
laughing j
Kt Pr
Kupp
Blending upon the liberal 1
^rogrerslve" to contuse and (
the independent vote*. I am J
teed that the new. party isTa
Baal puppet securely, tied to' ]
^Communist Party Jlne. I can
po other explanation of ?a 1
Be of action which denounces 1
^ Marshall Plan and all other 1
tes, and actions of our country 1
WF-1
LATIO
y
a
jP^pp- | ]
B^~
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lei &iterim mediator pending np- \ .
(jinlimm;. qf a permanent Mipces- I |
>r to the late Swedish NoJjieufa.) '
-<rNP). ., /.,
nti-Bias
?j_?
Movement
le Sitlhltion? aikI ivv chti
?11 i
rfi-ai ucuon ngain:.t the <
oard If the1 seprepat-Joii-policy >-.i
ot formally abolished I.ocal N A
C. P. leaders said they expect 8
larshrilj to address * membership , <1
icetinfc in the Senate Avenue V M-i a
A. and alsp a public Jorum upon c
is arriV/il. ;
Sets Ingram's
tale In Drama?-??~
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N K VV Y o n K ? { AX P. \ - it e x j V
tpfam's misfortune is John Mar- i
"tl's y?otl luck.?Wiir.n ihi' noted I?
"tor. who hat- . no n raved both.Lh
X- Lawd" in-. "Green,. Pastures" tP
. , iL . ^ . . .... Ir
Ill IIP' IM'VI] 1 In "UuMn n ?h?> 1 '
<y," van afoul of uiio FHI on u j ^B
mrpf of transporting a young ^B
hltc. rniinn?iW?Kaunas?to i ?vfl
Co Yui-k for imftmra! jnt*po??*f 4 vcfl
hn*> tirrn tT^rnnitng- Tfit* leatT-l iiB
K volo. In a Th?.?ator Guild pro-.
irt4on 'scbp d irtetf U> opert in Newt 1m
OTS 'Kw; it ?
Naturally, tlic ,trr.,'
ity dfXolo
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L to ?i-hJB
1)0 w? lU^B
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Mi Ingi^fl
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esident
MM
ort Tru
which are displeasing to Russia, I.<
?nd at the same time describes ev- t
?ry honest flfitttlsm of Commun- i
iat policy as "red-baiting.,f
NOT MISLEP i
We are not misled by the civil ! t
rights position now "stated by this 1
lew party and its special effort to i
>yoo the Negro vote. We remember,
well and bitterly that tlie followers
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COUJMBTA, SOUTH CARO'.INA, SI
N CHA
In Federal ln<
.MIAMI. Flu.? (SNS) ?a"i
lay had indicted four Palm B
Iful an agent of the Florida K
rion* of. civil rights laws in tht
N'etpo prisoner.
Named in tin* 'indictment were- .
John T. Bnti. .Police Chief of Riv-j
to* Beach- Eueil M. Culpreathj^
ma WaUorT. Million. -Palm Bench !
bounty deputies;?William -M. Bar- i
ies.;YVvst Palm Beach patrolman,,
itui Worden A. Bader, special agent j
tn>-dlf EhHidn tniilrnwH I
All were accused pf beating Fower.
a 24-yeUr-old golf caddy and j
nborer.ill West ,Palui Beach. j \
ntt ciliarPttPtt .ftfinri rtiHrn.wl hn.i , I
:ar. He ."waa placed in West Palpi ]x
jjvlefa jail lire he was held 4 wo ;
UtjgJ: without being booked. During!f
obtain n confession tn*< be <
\mk> the cigarettes, , j
NAACP Seeks
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:unds To Finance r
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Mew Vote Case >
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An appeal for additional funds i
which to underwrite xpenscs js
i be'incurrcu in wtiat may?be the j E
teat- renmrt KUB'C^ba11!e > ' > .<>
ure Tor N(:aihtir full riontv iu n
he Dfr.T)o-.*\<itU' party and primary ! V
f South ?Carolina \vaissued .by : e
nines M Hinto.j. .s'ato NA \CP : <
'lit'i'.'i, Mondsj. ; L
"resenting the appe.il before 1) ir- i ^
s-gion ciil-xens. where Ho sp ke ~
undttv afternoon, ihe-NAACP p c.siout
was given $100 for thr cause. ^
t the' time. th'tyTfrst* f'onH ihiitt? n to
ohm- in. ' ' ,t
:DU Ol AI'I?KA+.- -
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Tlio text of Mr. IttntonN public w
p.poa'. follows: ' :p
"Friday. Oct. 122, w-ill back j
a iFederal Court on our . ixifmy , oi
?4^h-m?luffing Will. I>> hold tn
'harJeston. before Judge J.. Waters : r
Varmg. ' ' *
The question of the right of Ne- v
taries has ' beeh .settled. but the ' "
Frrftaneht "iglft to participate in"!} p
temocratie party affair* has not v
W'M IIIUIUW.?i",us IS the qucsrlftn . '
efore the court Friday. Mr. T 1 ;
jod -Marshall tpjvu.i x?
ew Y<ti k, and Mr". Harold R. I I
are win be on hand tfo reprt
? as usual
These ->re cos' .ui*
Kal def - t. a '
i , , frj * t. TP"
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iman, C
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:>f thg Communi&t Party line acijrt.tled
an equally aggressive civil
fights program over night in 1941 <
when Germany attacked Russia.
They "did not hesitate then to urge
us to forget about" civil rights in
America and concentrate entirely
jpon their primary.- objective of
Hiding Russia.
Mr. Wallace himself wtis notonIBS
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1 I N FOR Ml E
JNDAYTOCfOBER- 24 1948
Named rf
diet merit. ^
I', 8. grand jury here Satur-;
each County police officers j
ust Coast Railroad for viola- I
beating of Alton Fowler," a !
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$3,144 Raised In?'-Pr
Re-Elect Truman'
Campaign ?h
. wun i s,o/ reporwa .aurTng tne'
veek, the state campaign Amnny
soutn Carolina ..Negroes for funds i
vlth which to aid the reelection'
iUNjiii ign of President Tl'imrahTthe '
irive ended last Friday with a ;
Olal Of $3,144.66, ;> 1
There wan t>e possibility, how- r
'ver, of additional report* being
naile during the 'weelL by area eapakLL
1?J 4 ?jhf. , r
Foren.o-a and' MguMeaot
he r;eekV contributor** was Mrs*
A. L. Law ton .of Orapgeburg ? \vho
,ave m?r aouar< Mjs. -Wiwtoa is-TOO j
ears old, and is giving her 'dollar j
o Sidney ft Tobln, Orangeburg |
oiinfy-chuinfmn of Progressive Denorrats.
Mrs. Lawton "cald:
"I ain praying that Presfcfeni |
Toman will be re-elected-. 1 Itfive
Ivect ? long yme and have seen a
oL of presidents In my time; but I '
laven't khown of one as honest, as
incere and good for the poor peo)ie-Ut>
Mr. Tnnnai_u'l?_^ - ?rr
rrmeihnt toti==
i' $6~..17 is related from Lincoln-- '
ll,le.?the state's only all-Negro govrued
town Mayor .William Seelo.
ir.. boasted that "Not a single
>ixioerau exists in this town Thank
iod for it " ;
-Tlv eeoial largest individual 1
out ribution made threugfioift the i
nvc avivs -mmle oumig- the - week._liy ._j
!, U'i'.lk r- O.K.,
v vmikii.-vjiii jjiopneiur t
f .Johnson's. Funeral Bfttoe in Co-ii
mibu?. Mr Johnson " couiribm-ed j t
?tr?The only "TTirji^v gut. came ir un w
lev. Archie W;ut'.of Calhoun J*.til-- t
ho was be.ven for voting in . the
rtmary on .August 10.
Amynjf contributions arlcnovledp- 1
d this week are:
V'ihk?si inirn. H:V r H?n.ti1-1 "
Is, Mrs: N. W. Hai rls, D Hymes.";^
Irs. Bertlin Hymes, Rev. Pendar-.(
is. Gus McNeil. Rev. O. VV (tnlc- ^
inn. Mr^. Barnett Coleman. Alex 1
lunlap; Johnnie B u r ?i k, Mrs. c
Handle Jenkins, Mrs. Ruth Ellen
WtttC.. Mrs I ynettc Love, Alfred x
leroe, Mrs Colelh McDanieL,- Rev.
r' < 11 v in M r-. Mary Ualun. t~
?' '11 Guy. Mrs. Delodln Guy,!*
; Matron,. John Deny, Will
...put, 'Noisy Crooine, Samuel*'
Samuel Ashley, MrsT** Ora ,
'. > .ViUitin Powell, Mrs. Daisy-,/
r? l.' - or M-ees. Willie Byers-. 1 (
b 'Ml ' . Mrs. Liuza Sutson, i .
Good. Miss Alice Marif^"
N'aonij Rol.nson, Rob ^
? .id Qtnnn, Ja** Htiii|i- I c
B . wn, J. Henry Hardin/
w Ki,i({hi. y WiHthr,} ,
v*,-. >*.????... **..n i-i? !
mtu, jiiiiii ,
WlP'anr"- t
I Rev S:. t Blnko
Hllake Rpvr-^?C -jHFrcrr-ftfrv-?k-?y.
j-t
Hllrnwn
Hcr;?u ford. J. Craw I 1
Manne Ornwford 1
Hi, John B. fotomes | 1
I 'John R?wlin*on 4
$2 Dr. D M
nr. w. R.fi.ftncv.'
jov. Ha
ously disinterested in civil rights rl
and the need^L X the Negro when n
<hq was Vice Student and in the bi
Cabinet. Pi* '-r**d have helped us ti
then but flirt [.choose to do so. ct
Tills buckgrour indifference- V
prevents his ^i_r.__ii'hthusiasitt for
civil rights 1 ' b'.iing eiffler Impressive
or p*>uu?~-lv?\ ui
" . tt
_?We can?ami?will win'' the civil -hr
Wu
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-ENTERS OKLAHOMA UNIVER-7Nc
STTY ? G,. W. McLaurin is shown try
bciriR Rreeted by GeorffB Basse*
Ottlahoma U.
Press Warns
New Student ' ~
Given Wish For
raAApi C^UAAI 'Y/?AI?
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BY VIOLA DREW
NORMAN. Oklu. ? >A N f> > ? '
Prof G W. McLaurin came to i
?U4iiv<'r':<tty. 'of Oklahoma here
tV*dJie.-c}ay to enroll, the itrst Ne:io
ove:vto be admitted to the unl- ' on
, rrsiiy., had decided * to accept on
hi> invtnitiVm of the regents of the pe
umcr-i'y to enroll on a segregated
ja>i> alter the federal court had hv
irdfueT; the university to accent his j
ipplleai-on.' r
.. i 24
Prol. McLaurin, who js .">4 nnd -r
nte-rvsUm in civic affairs, went to ^
he campus accompanied by his
v+fe-?by?R'vcor?Iiunjee, edit or ot?
he Black Dispatch of Oklahoma j,c
hty and Atty. Amos T. Hall, well j
mown lawyer of Tulsa. Hall and ..p(
Junjre had advised McLaurin to da
to -through with the?, enrollment ajj
just to see how they are going to
vork this-thing out " _ " ap
The if-i'cnts r
ilty to take McLaurin m but to c
teep him segregated from the other ...
indent*.-Th? group went into the
)ff:ce of Laurence Snyder, dean of
lie graduate school.v President W*
leorge L tross was not in the | ?
Tty ? : ? 7 ' -- A
IAS TO COMMI TE
McLaurin will have to commute W
ictweou ins -home- . m Oklahoma-.
ht\, ?o mile., ;iway. nnd ^ Norman?{
rhicti" Is virtually ail all-white com-i
mmrty. The only NetrroFs Iivlhfc : 7~
here oeing tho.se .emnluved as serants
oy a Few families. t v
"Tr-*Rr-prtrtrally Airc?FT<RI that some No
oaiLut, aegp>ft^t inn v. ill be follow'- C
si. The Tntm Trttnmp tti a point- sai
(I e luorittl warned, the university ovf
hat u fitist-not set up any fence nie
round tile student as the Univer- Ch
try of Aijkansas did with one of lt.c 1
tudenu for awhile. lor
Tile Ttihune said: "Prof McLau- ore
? I ft.s
C ontinued on Page 71 wit
=idf ill i i
f . .
fellowjackel
^ORED
>ck Admission
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stie O
ghts fight .under President Tru- <
urn's leadership. Nothing but <
tter disillusionment and a reac- 1
onary Republican Administration
)uld result from following the ?
Wallace will-o'-the-wisp.
For all of these reasons liberal
tid independent TOtCrs, Including H
ie_jfreat body of Negro voters. .?
iuot. he?rallied?to work?and?to
J?
. : :?- ^ JB
-? -i^^B''mk. fl
mJS&k
$ ,J^^H
i ^ ' r^u ^if MlE^M^fc
sfe:<w8l^'^ ?
rman, Oklahoma, thecfcjg^ireik- i ?
in. and Edith Long, sopl^um ore 1 fc
>m Roanoke, Virginia, after hl? !
\ Against Sii
.incolnville Be
lall Opposers
Jiy SU-ff Corrcwpondc-nt C
-.INCOLNVILLE, S. C.?This all- 1 r(
6red governed municipality, only i
e in South Carolina, is . firmly . tl
the TiHiiimt bandwagon and no
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i-son auvocaung states rigntersor "
xiecrats would Tare well utwtallyi Implying
hi>. trade hero. \?;
Moreover, Liucolnville, which got ! ri
charter of incorporation on Dec.
188ft, has a brand new and eh-' n
ely uncomplimentary name for j
rkers.of Governor J. Strom Thur>nd
and Gov. Fielding L. Wright" j ?
>tnetr but fcrr-the presidency. "
iRMKK MAYOR INVENTS
Farmer Mayor' M. J. Washington, j sj
y afternoon, in^vhich0p\-act.icaUy ~
of-the town participated, declarthat,
"This name 'Dixiecrat' is *"1
wrong.- They don't need that-.'
:?t ' 11 A'"< 'rt.M- t>.n tnl-., tl.ft .?.
out, what you have left is ox- |'p
ly what every person in South ' n
lement Speaker 1
,t Georgetown >
lovember 1 ?
jaUHUtlUWiN, S (J.? A J CleiiL.
Jr^ of Charleston, excuuuve
rotary of Progressive Democrats. "rl
1 be. pi .tliupal >peakor :n ;t c\.un- , 11
rally of Democrats the night of .O
v 1 . -H
I t
J. S Porcher. county chairman. I
d tie hoped 2.0Wt persons?fT-TnTr1-;"
r'the cpunty would attend the '
ethiR, scheduled for Pethel AME ai
urch. and to at- 8 P. M.
'recinct chairmen and citizens at P<
go planning to vote the next day C
especially invited to be present-+-?
th meeting will deal primarily i P'
h voting procedures. - f O
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ts) SAT., 0
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$2.00 Plus
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pines
:aat jtheir ballots -for the election
ot President Truman and the ti*" **
let he heads. *t . ?
I shall do my utmost ta help In
this vital undertaking. ' "
'' For the next 20 days I shall be
m -tour throughout tire East and
the midwest-speakmg In support of
the Truman-Bar kley tlctet. *
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ibterfuges
icks Truiman~~~
Harsh Name ~
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'arollna is, wno~Tsn,'t trying to help
p-elect President Truman." .
The name was used thereafter in
:ie meeting by other, speakers.,
AISE TRl'MAX FUND
The town's political organization ?. * ...
aised a total of $62.87 at the meettg.
this being in denominations
lostly of dollar bills, halves/quar*rs
and many chipping in dimes.
?ne or two contributed more than
ne dollar but not more than two
ollars. =
Chairman Charles Seele, Sr. preided
at the meeting. His older
rother, William Seele, Sr.. is the
resent mayor and has Bucceded
imself regularly over the past 30 -ears.
' :
The muyor, As the meeting ended,
roudly declared. "This is one town
tixfcrats would do well to keep out
C. We are Dprnwrat# oj theAmerian
order and that is what ourgreat
icsident is also." r
rtcCray Speaker Af
A/aterboro Sunday
WALTERBORO. S, C.?At .a .
)oeial meeting being sponsored bv
ic local NAACP branch Sun. eve.-,
ct. 24. guest speaker will be* John '
McCray of Columbia, editor of
he Lighthouse and Informer.
The meeting scheduled -to be
rid in the Mt Olive Baptiot ohuroh
td Is to begirt at 7:30 P. M.
Among others scheduled tb ap- J
^ar on the program are, George.
urry, Rev. J. I. Hamilton,
. A. Johnson. Rev. and ??
parson, JL P. Bells and N.
rant. ^ ^Jjj
,TBAUI I
CT. 23rd3
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