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WcekentfTwur In
Upstate Counties__
SALUDA - (ANS) A Ku KIuT ~
Klan motorcade,, estimated at %
more than 100 cars bearing hooded
figures, and led by a car bearing
a lighted cross, passed through
here Saturday night, reportedly
passing alao" tttTOOgh "Edgefield
and irtoved into Aiken county.
. ' Reports from Ninety-Si* in ad??
; Jomg Greenwood county indicate
that the motorcade passed through
that town before arriving here
and also was -seen in Johnston
before reaching Edgefeild.
it wnr. not learned. wheEcJttJbe- r
gaa .but it is believed the caravan C
was formed in Greenwood or Ab- u
. beville coanty. One man at Nin- y
etjr Six said as the motorcade *
passed through a car bearing pol- ^
ices officers pulled to^the side to ^
let tt pass. Numerous crosses have
been burned m recent weeks in c
- the city of Greenwood. r
No other demonstration was 1
reported along the route and in Y
several of the places where it ap- F
peared it was watched by color,
ed and white residents. , C
iruj> was uie nisr repuiicu Man *
appearance in the state in sever- c
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Boy Scouts To Hold |
Meeting In Chester '
Dr. J.J. Clinton of Lancaster, c
Chairman of Scout Leaders in *
Section 2. Region 6, Boy Scouts of
America, announce 'a two-day j
conference for Friday, and Sat ;*
' urday, November 4 and 5 at J
Friendship Junior College, Rock
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Among those participating in *
r??:?the conference will be H. Smith.
Richardson, Regional Chairman, J
?.: _ W-A. Dobson, Regional Executive, ..*
5fc,; , Taylor, National Field Di- ^
?-TBctoir, Joha B. Hackney. Pnpuly j.
_ ?Regional-Executive, Dr. J.J. Clin-"c
hm: Lancaster, Br. James H. j
Ouildlock, President TriendsHTp ]
" finHngninnri nil Field Executives fc
of Sectidn'Two. These partici- g
" pants iwt^LL conduct )discussion c
groups On ihe operation of a Ui- s
visional Committee and Clinics
in Cubbing, Scouting, and Ex- s
glaring. 1
Scout Leaders from-the Tollow - t
- ing councils will attend: Gen- f
tral iSouth Carolina, Columbia, t
Blue Ridge, Greenville, Palmetto, j
Spartanburg, Coastal Carolina, I
Charleston; Pee Dee, Florence; j
- Mecklenburg, " Charlotte; North' i
~i::: East George, Athens; Piedmont, t
Gastonin and Daniel Boone, Ash- ! t
ville. t
Clement Mundle
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Managerships By
A. J. Clement, Jr.
Promotions of A. J. Clement, t
Jr. of Charleston and Winfred I
FT Mundle
of Columbia to tht mana- b
? gershibs of their respective disIL"
trict offices of the North: Caro- \
" Una Mutual Life Insurance com?c
v party were announced Monday j
by George W. Cox, vice president i,
and Agency Director of the com- ~g
p ? pany at Durham, N. C.
Mr. Clement succeeds his father, v
~~A.' '9. 'Clement, 3i: on the - Char- -j.
leston district, and Mr. Mundlc s
succeeds W.H. Harvey on the Co- q
l * ton hi a district. Both Mr. Haavey a
F and Mr. Clement. Sr. were re
?*- CHiUy retired after several ,dec- j
ades with the company as mana- i,
gers at Columbia >nH ! *
*6er wfuTlhe'company began in v
r-~? ,930 as a debit agent" on the dis- l
trict at Charleston. In 1932 he
was promoted to assistant-mana- t!
anrt^n 1937 he was made the J i?
manager^ of The Savannah, Ga. a
district. Because of the desire of c
f ' father that his son return to_c
the Charleston district, Mr. Clem- C
* cnt, Jr^voluntorily resigned as la
manager ?rSavannah and return- a
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VOLUME 13, NUMBER 20
63 SOUTHE
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? By Atlantic News Service 0(
ATLANTA, Ga. ? Tht> most "1
ecent survey oi the number of ?
olorcd -polk-r officers, includingmiformed,
plainclothe3men anJ fc
fomen officers, indicates that -no-?
ess than. 343 officers are employd
by 63 cities and towns -4n- 12 U
tales. T :
The survey, released Monday C
>y the Southern Regional Coun- B
il, lists 14 cities in Florida, for a M
ecord high among cities in the K
2 states, with North Carolina W
tavirtg 12 such communities, to P
dace second. - ??-? . ..?"
The report lists but four South
Carolina cities, omitting Sum- V
nertpn, first to employ colored "
>fficers, where one man is now jj
n service and is included in this v
4^>ry--thtrctgTr'not in the report. 2.
:t also reports but two of the
hree officers on duty in Colum>ia..
A breakdown of the figures *
ists 303 uniformed officers, 33 2
leteetives and 7 police women. ?rollowing
is a detailed summary 5
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Morris Abram To
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Keynote Annual 1
SRC Meeting Here *
Morris B. Abram. brilliant n
roung attorney of Atlanta, Geor- g.
[ia, will deliver the principal adIress
at the annual meeting of
he South Carolina Division of _
h ai rma n^ ^ Mc Bride1 ^ l5 a bbs'1 ^of"
dayesville said Monday.
The meeting is acheduled^trr ^
>e held in the U9? Otuk^gr^ .
embly and Laurel '-streets, Fri*
lay, Nov. 11 (Armistice Day', J
tarting at 10 o'clock. e n
A morning and an afternoon
ession are scheduled, with the t
atter being planned for organiza- -JL
ional problems and projects. Oficers
for the next year will also l
>e chosen at the meeting.
Attorney Abram Tias~TTeen a7!Ihodes
scholar, and was on the ?
prosecution. the Ir^ter ^
lational Military Tribunal,' Nur
mburg, Germany nfvd is consid .
(red one <>f the brigh^ stars or V
he southern picture today. xv
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:d-tQ-Charleston on April 1, 1942.
ne is married and has twoJjj
ons; he is -a member of Calvary y
Episcopal church and last year jz
vas voted "Citizen of the Year"
ry ?harlestonians. He is a 32ni
legree Mason and t?t outstanding
n the political, social and relig- jz
Ous life Charleston and the pj
tate. ti
Mr. Mundle began his career ^
vith the company on its Wasn- j->
ngtotv tX C. district in 1032, Ha ^
erved next as an agent on the
'olumbia district and was made
asiStam manager on the Florene-and-Columbta
districts. In
944 he was drafted for service *
11 the U. S. Navy and served for i
wo years. He was given an hon- f
Table discharge from, the Nav^, f
vith commendations, on March c
3, 1946. a
Mr. Mundle is married and is t
he father of three children. He I
L a .32hd degree Mason and an i
ctive member of tKo Asrc r
hurch. Hc is interested in the r
ivic and roUgim** affatTl 6f the 1
'ity of Columbia and the state t
r?d for many yearg has worked i
long these lines.
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OFFICERS a
' th SRC survey, by states, with B
J'" designating uniformed pn- J
:emen, "C" for plainclothesmcn
id "W" for police women. The |
guresin parVntnesvs arc - statg' ?
A ? * _ M _ 11 _ MM 1 1
nais 01 an oriicers:
Alabama: (1), Dothan, 1-U. - H
Arkansas: (8)7 Hot-Springs, 2;
Little Rockr 6-U.
Florida: (63), Clearwater, 2-C; I
ocoa, 1-U; Dania, 1-U; Daytona fl
each, 5-U; DeLand, 2-U; Fort
teyer, 2-U; Gainesville, 2-C;
oy West, 2-U; Melbourne, 1-U; fl
tiami, 30-U; Sanford, 1-U: St.
etersburg, 4-U;- Tarfipa, 6-U;
fe?t Palm Beach, 4-U. I
Georgia: (20), Atlanta, 6-U; I
[aeon, 2-U; Savannah, 10-U. . I
Kentucky: (39), Lexington, 2r,
1-W; Lexington, 2-U; Louis- H
ille, 28-U, 6-C. 2-W; Owensboro,
Mississippi: (2), Gulf Port, 2-U.
North Carolina: (52), Ahoskic,
-U; Asheville, 2-U; Turlington,
-U; Charlotte, 10-U; Durham, !
-U; Fayetteville, 2-U; Gastonia,
-U; Goldsboro, 2-U; Greensboro,
-U; High Point, 4-U; Raleigh, . I
-U, 2-W; Winston-Salem, 7-U.
Oklahoma:,(28)v Muskogee, 2f;
Oklahoma City, 7-U; Tulsa, I
3-U, 1-W.
South Carolina- (0). Giover; ?I
r; Columbia, 3-U; Conway, 2-U; A
oeH HilL 2-Uj Summerton, 1-U.
Tennessee: (2f0), Chattanooga,
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\j, luiuAviue, (-w; iNasnvjiio,
Texas: (71), Austin, 0-U; Beau- I
lont, 2-U;. -Corpus Christi, 2-U;
'alias. 4-U; El Paaot 4 U;?Gal- 1
wton, 9?U, 0?C; HuUsluu, ie-U,
C; Port Arthur, 10-U; San An- ^
>lk, 4-U, 5-C; Petersburg, i-W; I
ortsmouth, 1-U; Richmond, 7-U;
oanoke, 6-U.
jeevy Lauds Date I
Manned By Bishop c
? fee
President I.S. Leevy of" the con
ineoln Emancipation Clubs of ^ j
outh Carolina .expressed nroat'
ratification Monday because of j 111
news article appearing in The j s
ighthouse and Informer last
eel^, in which Bishop Frank ; ?k |
ladison Rcid was reported as1 11\
liuifung ?a--"VoUrs' Day1'""
icmbcrs of the AME church, (
ycr whom he - presides in th(Tt
tatr! T7"
Bishop Rcid'announced during!
ie holding of the Palmetto Con-i2renee
at Charleston plans fori
;suing a special proclamation for
ae day, on which ministers and i
\y leaders would be asked to
astruct the membership, numering
about 90,000, on voting F'
hip. ' -j a m
President Leevy was also en- reac
lusiastic in his praise of an ed- ^e|;
orial in the same edtiion sup-1
orting the special day proposed! ^
v Bishop Reid i cau;
ANNUAL OBSERVANCE U'oul
For the past several weeks!
'resident Leevy has been appeal-1
lg to citizens, regardless of race J
r creed, to observe Sunday. Jan-i
ary?l, IUdO^ the first day of theU
few Year, as "Good Citizenship."
)n this day, ministers an all
ther loaders are being urged ?oL
npress upon the people the the i
ictors conducive to effective and J
nod citizenship. I - '
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President Let vy said- he be- anfj
eved the "Voters' Day" can proide
a buttress for shaking citens
in general from some of ^
te Jethargy-^whieh serms at- "j" ^
>nn their voting nytivities. :
Mr. Leeyy said his "Good Cit'
enship Day" is designed to re- LRa
TTfe traditional Emaneipa- ?
on Day celebration, usually Ut
ighlighted by the Emancipation
ay Clubs with a state-wide meet- ^
T rrr Columbia.
told
WE'LL DO BETTER SOON S<H 1
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-. ~ ? -b'-c mic iiuiiuirtn taus
vho report difficulty weekly rega
n getting a copy of The Light- Ai
touse at their favorite stand or end
rom carriers. We print more ingt<
opies each week but even the
ire gone before ail who want char
hem are serviced. We plan to Kruj
wint larger excesses within a riots
reek or two, on receipt of new His i
icwsprint, but we suggest a in th
nailing subctiptiaiu See rates
in page four. Last week 500 ex- wOrl
ra copies were gone by Friday men
norning, and calls continued to hour
come in for more . ovci
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Colulffaia's three* police officers stril<
l^-ihn ?'-><->] irT?-tttiU.i<---nn?chtirtl vr \\iif r\r.-> . Vi
nmunity. Left to right they are: Cla
ph Miro? and George Leslie Eleader
e to be published of the three, who j
icheuuled t?? be added around, the fi
ITERVIEW REVEALS
Guerny Nelt
Like Typica
By Margaret Y. Owens . elub
or sometime I had glanced at was
emorandum on my desk whicn i fort;
I, ''What makes the Guerney ! ito |
;ons tick?---"signed 'Boss.' * &'a
hadn't gotten the answer be- "0CP
''YOl
>e after trying to corner this,
jle .over iit Benedict?Gtddege + d i
ral times I had let the qute- tervi
lay there as something to! in ar
out one day when the two er aild
finally tire themselves out j beer
enuhi be caught at home K:im
ut bosses on newspaper^ arejmo^
listent. So vvl.an somebody ! that
t(Kl me second question on j *Ui(d
same question I hotfooted out.jhOort
; up a vigil and at five min- ! Bu
to midnight Friday, corner- syno
yoth DeffTY" Gucrny""E. "Nelson Bene
his attractive and vivacious or st
the former Miss Horatia and,
son. of le,
rs. Nelson had arrived shoet- eleadi
icfore from some her usual. Hora
r" Re
jnkin_ Se?ks_Duster
Krug On Policy m G
was
ASHlNGTON - (ANP) Dixie- year:
the house this week that ed a
etary of Inferior Krug, "ought short
esign -or be impeached" be- ed
e of his , present non-seg-; Cree
tion policies. I idea
igered over Krug's plan to said
segregation of races in Wash- fendi
5n playgrounds controlled by tei a
Interior department, Rankin Tv
ged, "It- looks as if Secretary litt'c
nr io -Ai- M-'
5 is uciciiiiiiicu iu sur up race j ('ts<
in the District Of Columbia, hath
order to wipe out segregation ' -State
e various playgrounds here, in j pr('V>
Dlstcrlct Is nothing in the phi'a
d but a Communistic move-1 later
t which, if -carried-out, is thtrl
id to stir raco trouble all' Th
r the country."
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i INFORMEl
EN A, SATURDAY, OCTOBERI
i Who Help Polici
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e a pose f >r the Lighthouse's photo
ov go to respective- beats to help ke
ude Pearson, rookie of the trio, wit
, the latter two veterans of seven
jive Columbia the largest number i
rst of Novi mirr/ii L'being reportei
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sons Are 17
! Family "^
a. tivitics and_Dea_n Nelson Lixict,
all decked '<|ut in his com.- ^hila
ible chair, puffing his favor- .?
Prair
pipe and reading something Arka:
need at and noted was pretty
, and quickly left in its pine-. natr>|
'N(* GUEKNEY'S EXCUSE Virgii
Nuicklud- before the m- \ -7?
iew when Guerhdy, Jr. came Mors;
id dr. w questions from moth? Cinco
> to his whereabouts. He had
t- at the Carolina-Clemson West
ho said, which satisfied his f St. A
tcr but I happened to krfow ! " ~
the Carolina-Ch mscn game , Xavit
beer. played Thursday after- I.ouis
I kept qUiet of course. " j*
it to get to the point: Almost ^irK1
nomous with the progress at j en 1
'dirt UoTrhge the Tast~7dccadc !
> is the name "Dean Nelson" j f.?*
foremost among the namesj 1 e
ading civic-minded and social j
ofr wtmn'ti -r*?that of uMtk t ^e"llJ
ftia D. Nelson." Oeor*
OTT Nelse/n re a native -pf Tlowa
nsboro, N.C. and Mrs. Net- fnhnw
reensboro ^vhere Mr. Nelson ciark
principal at a school of six /\|aha
?, in which she taught. Mrs.
>n said the romance blossom- pi,^
ifter leaving Philadelphia f^Wt>
:ly afterwards. Both enjoyTnntorlng
about and the Tuske
nsboro social life. "I had no Morel:
of getting married then," she
but confesses to having sur- florid
sri-d to the ardent suitor af- Xavie
?- seige of two years.
i>4 ware nn -TOnr. 1H tOOA r.
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over 25 years ago. Mrs :
?n continued in school and
wound up together at Ohio
University. Mrs. Nelson had hold j
Qpgly alfpiviaH thn Philwfl??l- j j
high school for girls ArtTl berry
took professional Courses at 3;3Q p
Iniversity of Pennsylvania/ will i
e Dean, son of a prominent memb
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graper, John Goodwin,Jr beh
onc month behind him; W. *
months. This is the first pie--n
the staA fourth officer t
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ootball Scores r
in 31 ^
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State Ta0 c
imaA, and M-. . ??? fttj
is It row n ^ ' 21 j !)
i University 7 b
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(Mo.) IS- <>
nder Smith 6
le v tew DO c)
nsas A. and M. 6 ei
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tton Institute 11 [ M
nia State 21 n<
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an State . 35 O
In (Pa.) 0 u
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Virginia I C
ngustine 0 h<
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ville 7 rfi
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jcky State 14 sc
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sssee State ... 28 ((l
rforce . 7
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me-Cook man ?? 33--^
da State ? m
rd University 7T~ 31
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iVBERRY NAACP HOLDS *n
S*? MEETING SUNDAY m
VBEttTTY The NAACP will 50
1 Mass_ meeting at lhe P?t- xn
Tj-Baptist Church in Newon
Sunday, October 30th, at er
*,M.. Mr.. James M. Hinion ni
the guest speaker. All ar
>ers are asked to attend and to
heir friends. co
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PRICE TEN CENTO pa"")
FLASHES!. 1
Abandon Primary
GEORGETOWN ? Because of The I
a fear?that?enrolled?Negroee
might upset a city primary hare
party officials, in a surprise RR
nwwr have abandoned the ira- genei
ditional enrolment and announ- road
ced that voting will be allowed Wedn
by registration certificates. Less j*
Negroes than white are be- contti
ieved on registration books. The gers 1
county has 15,000 Negroes and to fol
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lu.uvo wniics. v
Several score of Negroes show- condc
?d up meetings of the two clubs ficiali
here last week and said they
planned to attend sessions as
party members. This fact is said ^0[
to have inspired the abandon- has b
meat resort. facilil
WOUll
Board Fires Principal ? pense
an ni
SUMMERTON ? Confronted Pac
by an aroused parent, teacher, orgah
student group, the .Summprton two li
School Board has acceded to the . mon <
request that principal Benson '
be limved, it was learned en week
Monday.. A spokesman for the Negro
group said the principal had left diners
the school but that there were media1
some other matters pending. TVxgt
leased
Plan $2,500,000 School State
RICHMOND ?<ANP>?. The "imin
plaa|foc a new ft 5000? high
school lo replace the ?or-:*"
crowded and inadequate Arm- m an>
strong high school were coin- passes
p^d^^sa^ek. ^ Fjn
asking hb
white boy convicted of small . ?oW
and sentenced to 17 yean In Altt
prieon. ced, it
In their letter the Sooats de- ern ro
flared that the ?identity ate w:
of the boy did not matter; and by n<
that they felt the judge had chang<
given too harsh a sentence. jn s
Last Rites Held For S?
r_ vhfere
Wrs. M. Hampton Negro
regati
By Herbert W. Baumgardner .
Simple, bu* impressive last railroj
ites were held, fox thP Mr; .xhargi
rlaiw Hampton, 89, of 2321 Pen- witlLS
ur W.
Ih ton Street, at Second Calvary MayoI
ChlirrH
... ..W..UU.T, wviwu- am ft;
i 24. at 11 oY?fock in the fore minati
nr.rr* Services were conducted *s _no
y tlic Reverend' Charles H.
Irown, pastor of Second Calvary ation 1
ncl dean of the divinity school gency
f Benedict-College. He was -ii~ crimin
sted by the Reverend Marlin J.
i ndrieth, pastor of Bethel AME ?1111
tnrch, Columbia, and the Rev"end
E. A. Adams, secretary of
location of the AME church.
Irs. Annie Belle Weston, promtent
in religions, educational and 1^1 |Y|
vie affairs, sang as a solo "The ""W
Id Rugged Cross". Leevy's Fu- WAC
ral Home was in charge. Mrs.
ampton had died in New York
ity Friday, October 21, at the . n
me .)f Hit d.-mghter, Mr* Mary m'sslor
iiinnin: with whom she had y
1 ITff C cl 1
en visiting for the past four " ?
onths. ern. Rf
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The late Mrs. Hampton made tercom
r home in Columbia with her men<irT
>n, Geoige H. Hampton^ pub- which
sfier and owner of the Palrrtet- before
leader, and owner of the me Co,
ampton Printing Company. ^Tlie poned
votion and solicitude ****** ft"* ulny, i
ie other that existed between b<
other and son was well-known TTie
Bosides the two children al- aitacki:
ady mentioned, Mrs. Hampton regatio
survived by another daughter, it was
rs. Daisy Reeves of Piiueiten *MVJi
t ? - --r-? ? i m viiui
J., one sister, who lives in the gel of 1
ty of Laurens, and several In h
andchildren, nieces and ncpS-"TKe" Su
vs. ?1? .?- - Counse
Mrs. Hampton was a faithful and gei
ember of Second Calvary Bap- ination
u Church and a useful and in- color fi
lligent citizen of the Columbia tean 1>
immunity pvpr?ginOg having "A ft
me here from Laurens county tain pi
1919. Her pastor* "eulogistic does n
ibute to the - deceased was a gainst
astcTpiece of leoquence, phito- effect
phic insight and comfort to all Pwctic
ortal beings. White, i
The floral tributes t^ere num- tices a#
ous and beautiful and a sig- By h
ficant evidence of thg reverence orders
id esteem in which Mrs. Hamp- hurr
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YORK - (ANP) Negro
igera may now travel from i
York tou point*?loutti of 1J
ngton without being shunt'
*> ftfl^crow coach? WST^
ng the Maaon-Dixon ?*y?
'ennsylvflnia railroad last
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2HMONI> ?< ANP)? The -&T
opiiUSh anttng rUT-?7~~~
officials, a survey hare on ' J
icsday moming revealed,
>eep South ^ are going to
jy race, and are not gataf
low the example made by ^
ennsylvania company.
5 Associated Negro Preu
icted a survey amongeti
alter persistent rumors
Pennsylvania position on
ow travel might also be *
by other companies. <;v;
icensus was that so much
een invested In Jbuccow - f i
ties by die companies It L,
I require considerable es> eg
i and time te absorb it In "
lblas arrangement
t Is the pro visions are so
lied as to amount to about
rains in one though a com- .
engine is used on the nut
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announced' segregation of "
28 in coaches, Pullmans or
abolished, effective im?ly.
railroad's statement,?-re-?;-r?
jointly with the New York ' ;! a
Commission Against DisiBtion,
said, "The Pennsy
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xvaut unu UBS m;rewi to
r part of these trains to all
tgerras they apply.** /
running south of Washing;
'1'??*?$1
tough not officially announwas
understood that south- J
ads have agreed to cooper^
ith the Pnnsylvania system s
at compelling Negroes to
s seats or cars unwillingly. .
ome quarters it was feared
ie railroads would run into
e at some stops in the South
local inspectors have the - ;
to board trains and arrett
es for ^violation of local segqn
laws.
action of the Pennsylvania ~T
ad was taken as a result of
Ji-ui discrimination filed ?
JCAD last April. Said ArthWallandet*;
director of the ?
's Committee on Unity: "I
appy over the final deteron
of this matter, as there
place in our country for
discriminatory practices.
; a fine example of cooDer
)etween a local and state aworking
to eliminate disation."
~"~T .*
reme Court
tponcsCascOf -?
er Henderson '
-t
JHINGTON - (ANP) Thef
Elmer Henderson against '
terstate Commerce com1
and the Southern Railimpany
iri whtr-X
regulations of the Southlilway
assailed' as disc rim- ~~~ "*"
r and contrary to the In- .
merce Act and the 14 atent
to the constitution,
was scheduled for hearing the
United States Supreurt
this week, was pottprobably
until December
t is hoped that a full beach? ?
present.
CIO has joined in the tp??It
mm..j **
>?wtg-.u.t>. oiww^ifi raiirt-?
tig the validity of the leg*
n dining car regulations,
announced last wtik bv
Jr Goldberg, general counthe
uAion.
is amicus rnifaie brief In
preme court the General
1 said: "The CIO has a red
nuine interest in the ehraof
discrimination baaed on
rom every phase of Aroerfe
.
guIallung^Ttlng aside ceraces
for Negro diners . .-.vj
lore than discriminate a- : 1
nf enforcing aegNfatloa """?
PA on fhntuK Negro end
like, to whom such prac.- '
e abhorrent."
ending down hundreds erf
in the past week, the court
iedly clearing up its overd
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