Lighthouse and informer. (Charleston, S.C.) 1941-1954, March 15, 1952, Image 4
VOLUME15? NUMBER t?
E Back 1
I Democra
I Leaders Urge Pres
To Lead Democrati
v ' ' *VfEW YORK ? PresitW H
urged by a group of nationally
gain for election next fall. Th<
championship of the cause of
for defending the free world a
The joint statement' was re-|
leased here by Elijah L. Crump,!
jji\ N. Y. State assembly. Among'
the prominent singers were .Dr.!
Mary McLeod Biarthune, Wash-i
? ington, D. C.t W. H. Aiken, At-'
P"'. lanta, Ga., Marshall Shephard,'
^ Philadelphia, Dowdal H. Davis,!
Kansas City' Mo- and the lol-i
ET-.V.' .lowing: ~ '
John H. McCray, Columbia. S.
fI .", C.; 'Emory Jackson, Birming-;
ham, Ala.; Augustus Hawkins,
Los Angeles, Cal.;, Allan Wood-.
V ard, Los Angeles, Cal.; Dr. Godfrey
Nurse, NYC; William R.
ids, Mo.; Dstf^Grant, St. Louis,
| MO*! C* A. Scott, Atlanta, Ga.;
L John H. ^engstacke, Chicago, HI.;
Richmond, Va.; J, S*
Stewart, Durham, N. C.; Louis
Blount, Detroit, Mich.; and H.
I 1^* Morgan, Tyler, Texas.
*" The full sstatement noted mat
fe. - the nartion today Is confronted
a series of critical prob-:
"Jems, world-wide am aomesviw r
in character, which affect all Afboricans.
It pointed out that in
the main, Negro interest has emFsJfi',z,od
the question of civil
''because it has long ap-l
K3B|Ui Negroes could no t scorn an
! ^ interest in the "challenge which
** the free world faces from "those
Kr ,who wo?ul-i suppress even the
K| ' mbdest emancipation we have
I b^en able to achieve through the
4&moc ratio processes of our form
^^^The statement went on to
Kidf view wit hshame" the continuHSr
r'v end prevalence of racial hatred
and bigotry in the United States
and its* impact upon American
K| ' prestige abroad, hut add-d:
"Were that cireum-dance (of A~*'
- merican prestige) not there, we
would be no le-s appalled and
outraged that some Americans
still refuse to live in accordance
jr with 3. Christian principle and a
5L democratic ideal/'
L'. c.
14'... The declaration observed that
pv-> X,". "more than any other Chief of
State/' Mi*. Truman has -poken
jtand acted with "greater consis\
tency" against the continuance
of this "mockery, with -incority,
vigor and determination." As a
k/ result, the document continued.
^ there has been a greater awakA
ening among the ATneiican people
to this injustice, and "pro
gross has been made." It con.
..*? eluded:
P,"We
believe that 'lie maintenance
of the momentum which
you have given to the correction
- of this national infamy depends,
upon the leadership you are still
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^ Dies After
Legs Lost In
Train Crushing
V CHARLESTON ? Mitchell
North, S2, died here last Sunday
after both legs had been ampu%
' tated at Roper hospital follow- (
hi* an accident under a freight
Coroner John P. DeVeaux j
aid North had attempted to |
erawl under a slow moving train
% near the w?Kt end of "E~ street,?
near the weighing station. The:
>r Southern Railway train crushed;
his legs no that amputation was j
and lorn of blood prevented bis "
'jj? wrtvsJ.
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ident Truman
ic 1952 Slate
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tarry S. Truman Monday was
r-known leaders to stand a- j
ay based their plea upon his
civil rights and his program .
.gainst Communism.
willing to give. For these reasons
we implore you to stand
again for election. The voters of
our country should have the . op- ,
portunity to 9how their gratitude
for the leadership you have
given us lihrough these past
seven years.**
J. J. THOMAS
PASSES AW AY j'
FLORENCE ? Last rltjp# fori
John J. Thomas who died Wed-'"1
nesday of last week were held {
Sunday afternoon from the Trinity
Baptist Church here, with
the R>cv. J. J, Abney, pastor, of- <
ficiating. - M
Mr. Thomas had given the 4
community and the post office 1
department (railway) a long
record of faithful service, and
remained active until forced to
bed bv illness. He had been one
ever had, and was prominent in
numerous other community ac
tivities.
Hundreds of friends from various
sections of the state were*
among ffliose paying final triInformer
(Gave
FBI Tip On .
Blonde's Killer
/ NEW YORK t'C.NS) ? It
took an informer-*?a dope addiet
him elf--to break the case
of the mi-sing blonde, 10 year
old Joanne Barbara Scott, who
wat discover'd within 16 hournft
r the tip in a trunk oji. a
Grc-; mvirh. Conn. estate.
Federal narcotics agents had
been looking for 'dm young wife's
body lor two week- when the
tip .came from one who ,>aw th
git! lie in the Harlem apn'tmrnf
of ftTrstrily dressed. Barry
Robin on a Negro seaman.
The informant, ' whtTTi F II I
will only sav wa- a* man, told
how Robin < or. had go't n panicky
after '.he gir.l was dead pleaded
with the others in the room
to remove the body and "ffer< d
a half-ounce of heron as part
payment.
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MEN'S WEEK Committee at
ege: Discussing the theme '"Phi
n a < Changing World" of the
Hen s Week, March 17-23 at CI;
Orange*^ t, fire: (left to r
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)LUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
Segregation ?
Forum On WMSC Program
Sunday
Radio station WMSC will
broadcast a forum dlscuialon "i
on racial segregation 4:00 to
4:45 Sunday afternoon, March
16. Members to be heard In
this special broadcast are
Thurgood Marshall, Chief of
NAACP counsel, Marion A.
Wright, president of Southern
Regional Council, anc!^A.-G. Ivey,
Journalist.
The broadcast will be from
tape recordings of a grecent
Harvard Law School Forum,
originally broadcast by radio
station W1IDH, Boston, Mass.
South Carolina's Clarendon
county school segregation case
will be dlseussed at length djirlnjr
the course of the broadcast.
Thurmond Speaks
At Anniversary ___
Of Trade School n
s
DENMARK - Former govern- (|
)r J. Strom Thurmond, * speak- }
ing to more than 1.000 persons at
!he fourth anniversary obscrv- .
anre of the Area TracLe School "
here last week, lauded the work i
being done at Che institution,!
and expressed the wish that be- "
fore long the enrollment at the i 1
School <ftn eroood 1 ?stU- [,
dents. j
Mr. Thurmond, during thej,
course of his speech, urged hislj
audience to stick 4o American i-j ,
deals and spurn those things
which attack these ideals. ' i \
Senator Kearsc and Pep. BraVl
nriotfjf vHitCi-s. '^nnci^al li.
Daw kins presided over the pro-jj
gram. J. M. ChefTv, superintend-J
rnt .aid budnes> manager of the, (
Area Tr ade Schools, introduced..;
the speaker. B. R. Turner, state
Jiror'or of Vocational Educntinn
end President Halliburton of
Vorho. s Junior ge, al o ]
?j'ok,v briefly.
T' >l!o\vini<. the program, Mr,
Thurmond and other ifue-t;
visitor! the campus. inspecting. j
4ho, various shops. elns-rocnns: .
ar : 'c-partmcnts.'
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CHIPPY CHICKS CHOP COP ,
ll
A city policeman is nursing | a
ten-sstitch knee and leg slash
inflicted by one of two women '
he tin illy arrested.
The officer had moved in to '
halt the two from slicing earh '
other with switchblades. Dur- !
ing the swinging, one chopped
him. Neither of th* chipping 1
chicks sustained so much as a '
scratch however. .
n 0S
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&mmp i
Bfr ^Ji
t Claflin Col- (iroen. Madison
rCoHefcirMan Counselor of Mr
first annual Smith an-1 Rev
lflin College, James Gadsden.
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V, SATURDAY, MARCH 15,
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A 70 YEAR OED blind wor
ed as Mrs. Annie Smith of 2
treet, was fatally injured abou
lay afternoon when flames Iron
ng spread to consume the buildi
J pen House At i ]
Allen Nursery
Formal opening of the Allen ^
University Nur^ery.^ School wlIT" ^
rrrrraTTencv with an open house.
Sunday, fvLarch 16, from 4:00-5:00
> .in. The public is cordially in- p:
/iter! to visit tho Nursery, which tc
s located in the Mance Teach- P
:r'> Re-idonce Hall and Labora;-. ri
>ry school on Tayloi street be- e:
,wcen Ileidt and Oak streets. w
&S\
\t Greenville
OKEF.NVILLE --- Johi. II. Me- *?
^rnv. odit'V of Th l.i^hthousc r*md
Inform r. and ta*c chair- to
man of >,vi IV inner a is :n
ut!; he* u " foat'.ir ' pc'ikci'
. re S:iiid:i> ..f'ci \ March M
it!. p. nr., during; .t ir.:?.* < or >" de
: >. it: lh" lit on T?~ mp.c ?
\V. I. Jones atv' .' i ii> a
i'Oiisoi:na i onvm:: a ' :v. 1
ivo'.mti is 'a!! d t '._p-.ec move- n
:n; i ... - or. \otin_:... end t-fi
"(.lighten!'u nt on rut an ! si
'ocbitique- which may he use!, t
C
DeAli To Speak \
In Greeley ville ti
GREEUEYV1LI.K Rev. K.
M mammoU 1Y Alt n- ws editor
)f the T.ic?hthi))l*i'. ertH lnf.ivm.iv
i native of Britivj, Alrk'a who
eeen'lv joined the new pap v '< f;
tafT. will <1--liver the main aci /r.
irosi here Sunday afternoon, N
tfnreh 10, ':V p. . on th anni- M
! <;?ry me- tins of the local he
iAACP branch. ^
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- Hill mill r
i Smitji, William (-. Kvans; **
n George H. GreenK Cluster 00
crt'ndv ( I irica?S-rttrrMr 7>r.d C*
TTvf^ert Ho?w J j?!.?.*?;/
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5Tbi
nan. identi- above. Mrs. Sm
;n;S .wf":111' Pital Tuesday nil
t l:.10 Suna
her cloth- herself afire whi
inj; pictured stove in her roo
Newspapers Study C
louth Carolina's 1
Noting Technique S
What Negro Soirlh Carolina
roposes to do this year to coun- ol
?n Dixiecratic moves to defeat; th
resident Truman and civil*! fc
igh's was tiie Interest of sevfc?di
ral outstanding newspaperrnejr' O
ho visited Columh.jr "
> ' ' i
.v j *? s^bluL-^ morn-! ir
? md;-, *. "t F, t^^vlTro 7" -1. tT
ir-nn newspapers, who ccnfdr ti'
d with John H. MrCray edi- ai
r of The Lighthouse and Inf$r- y/
.r and state chairman of Pro- w
:ve Dwrio- : a'- and .Tarr.ps fe
. Hint -n. ta?e NAACP
>nt- , . *
'L. M.i'. ! .. .on here, ajjd rr
L> o". i-r ; Soirh to
11i Hrst h.itid w.'nifh way No- ,N?
iuu s 'j;< > may employ. He in
oo- v ill \'o?i> and what Lchi.i
tin:!. ,o opinion : hout
w or untrv was that "South />
aro.dtrt has ;hr most effective, r
i:;e i jo. t ho need and pow- 1
fu; leadi-tsl.jp .i th<- country
r." Negiand that this df
lie expected to et the pace rl
,r t> re si of thn jnr*u ,v
ic Negro tide. ' 1
On Sunday, edi%r Louis E.
urnjtam, of.. . ''Freedom." a
paper pu'biLhe*l in
f\v York (My. accompanied bv
r Chapman, visited the Light- ,,
?use and Iiif) 1 iiK't' editor and
it-hrrrcrt nn pok-iblc plans this
intS might u-e this, year. Mr.
urnham t:?:*i he had made the 4
ip becauM- .several state con- I
sntions of Progressive De.nornts
he had attended some
;ars ago still convince*! him I
iat "Tiere in Sor'h Carolina is I
e pi i feet ituv or and m:- t ,nrt
nr the rvluetanl v i*.e
ut h."
?
Tin Monday, ,-hn.i M. J. Whit-. D
en?r t the" VoTTsTy Review at i*
neu r.i v ?. ?/. "
- > * .-.j-ti me tiifcnt- n,
>ust? and Informer "ditor. The
? '> (i .several
norn; U.<\n pr si Me ..nlitical '
:tion \ht year in the, (wo ad- ur
inLrm ?wttes. , ^
! *u
foTe Than 2JMH) -
cs&d in u ! u
it nhif/jg Uriiir, ^
__? IT-ATI T iffJfTQfT rj
Eaoh war* an irvcreaolng num-J ft
r of p^nior^K have hern testhdi* j
r The concentrated; c
^fartT:' -yphfte will
ntinuc another two weeks. w
mrehes, aehools. Center* have ar
I bean the ancno; ef station? th
r thwe hlood t.vstipr,K'am.r Lu
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m I
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PRICE TEN CENTO a
iiti died in Columbia Hoe- o
?ht. Police think she caught ?
le making a fire in Ihe coal .0:
m. ?(Photo by Elmore) |l
'harlpatnw
XGeLNcsLBigb?|
chool Soon ' I
CHARLESTON ? Construction *
I a new high school - building In 1 _
te North 'Charleston,, or wHct ^
>ur area, may begin JMthln 60 ^
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers has no-1 c
fled Garrett that funds cover, i
ig the entire cost, some $607,-'*
->n under a
-1 for areas swdrfen by defense j s.
orkcr?. Recently, Charleston ^
as designated a "critical de-f
n-r" a:- a hy the government. ^
The now building is have ^
> classrooms.. It will supple-i
l"'lit the present Bond-Wils#tt*J]
omentarv and hi^h school, r*
-rdtr-fntrb-vnars latter' ^
id 09 tu<*ienl u':< . t open- F
1 T., * 1 mc.'i ban 900
Unedici Choir ;ii
lives Recital r
CTTART.ES^'ON Alumni Club 1
B nodtef f'oliegt? presented the. ^
T-'rr of 10 voices of the col- ^
A , ._ a
k<- iy. rtT.uii a: ventral ?ar>- ^
-t Church last Wednesday. v
ight '
Among those .appearing on the
*o??r:'/n 'Ycre: Rev. A. H. Clark,' ?=<
ev. K R Riley, dear* Brno- E
College. Rev. .T C. Dunbar.. g
:nrnett I- Wroten ,vn-- pianist si
TcT ?.'i rector. " t'
Greenville Di
(gainst Jaile
GREENVILLE ? AIR charges
iginst CpV RaTl Wnrrrrr n
wvaldsorr Air -Force Base Vfave ii
ien finally dropped, hi* attor-' *'
t?y told a reporter this week, o
Donaldson had been booked
f local police on charges of ro- i
sting arrevt and driving while "
idt:r *h* influence of an intox- 1
ant. A six-man police court} i
iry lutd found him guilty on] 1
firs-t cttme in a six hour,
lal Tuesday ni?ht T>pt had
lit on the second.
However, attorney John Bolt" ' c
ylbcrtsnn, who i,
I'arrcn, said that "all charges d
INIU^A LI % - -?
nun imvo own orop- ti
?4 and the case te new cloe- h
- ' ?-^r-1*
Rfr. Culbertson, who nepre- sc
ntcd Warren free of charge,! al
gued ngains* the c?sc, first on c<
e ground* that no Negroes wer? sc
clwiaJ?r. the jfcnnrl. Recorricr cr
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to
| i WigirnM^?
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fT<t % p
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Hind Victim
An angry Are brought pi
388 woman hare Sunday ft#
ragedies to visitColombia-f
As a wwiK p< third jtegfe
rma and other parts of the
nd blind, of 2313 Senate stn
ital Tuesday night. Funeral
>ved woman were being ma
'uneral Home will conduct th
'rogressives
>ick Candidates
^or 1952 Slate
NEW YORK?Vincent Hainan,
outstanding west coast proressive
attorney and prominent
efcnder of civil liberties, and
Era. Charlotte Baas, of New
'orV, leading Negro publisher,
/ere Friday unanimously necmmended
by the Candidate#
Committee ae the Progressive
nrh/a MmiirhtM firvr PratUM\t i
nd Vice President, respectively
to carry forward the Peace
Campaign of die Progressive
arty in the 1952 elections."
The Candidates Committee
tated that the candidacies of
fr. Hallinan and Mrs. Baas asjred
American people of all
olitical affiliations an "opporznlty
to cast thadr vote for peace
nd against the corruption, miUirism
and broken promises of
oth Republican and Democratic
articV Nothing that "millions
f Americans want a peaceful
ltemative to the bankrupting
rmaments race backed by both
td partias^^Jha Progrearfvs
arty's Candidates Committee
lunched the t candidacies sis'
the only hope for voters in all
erties who want peace, prosily
and equality fur ap pSQTho.Candidates
Cosraniyae, in
coordance with the maspata weived
from the . January SO
ring of the Progressive ParNational
Committee, recommended
that the atae Progreaspe
> Party organisations codajg
PMW IlltCllliJP W TO* un ?ur
andidates. Upon completion of
hese state vote*, the candJWads
of Mlp. Hallihan for the PmressiVe
Party-tor March
) and 30 in CWoBb:' .. S~~i
>r. Mordecai Johnson
'o Make
{anquet Address
CHARLESTON ? Dr. IvTorde-J
ai W. Johnson, president of
[-. ward University, Washington,
). C,, will be the featured spcak:r
here Mondtay night, March
4, at a banquet tendered by the
business Men's League and the
uivisory Committee of the Diersified
(Xrupalion?, Trt^lSUrirn
igh school. r 1.
Proceeds will b egiveTI U- ;i.c
choWship iunu oy the
)iversifled Occupations proi-arm,
available to students deiring
to nn^Tcrtflko technical
" ining.
ops Case
d Soldier
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uhn V. Jester, however, denVed
ig that he could determine no
screening" of prospective jurrs
-in the panel's drawing.
The recorder also denied a
move f>y counsel to "go Into" J
charges of race discrimination
In the Jury's selection .whereupon
Mr. Culhertson entered a
protest and ndlcatlon thai the
cue mirht be moved to a
higher rourt
Warren was erreatcd by offi;|
,^rs Saturday a fto r^Q-jn _ lo&w-iK
an accident here? Witnesses!
iffored as to his conduct at the1
me; while officers teethed th*t
e refuse*! to go along quietly,
hhtT witnesses testified that the
tidier was a perfect gentleman
II along, and had even request1
that police b* called to the
ene when the accident occutl
' , 1
<*
)earii
ting Flame
tiafaltto ? helP~
tarnoon in one of the work
? - J the _
rasy ' ahjlf ' ;yv'v*:V\M
apparently had n M I
fthe in tha coal stov I
and in aome ?waii. J
aflne. In her d ] 1
it out, ah* inadvartc.
to furnishing* in aim ttyL
in * flash the little Iran** I
was a roaring inferno.
gye^llriw?ts said that v3B
tha victim waa extricated from
the halocust, aha waa horribly
burned and in a aata of shock.
Waverly residents said the flxv 4
was discovered around 4:80, 4h>
r up ting the quiet, pleasant but
slightly chilly afternoon. Flames
spread *ao fast and with so much
fury that little could ha done to :'M
rescue furnishings; even the vie
tmT wKen nmnen arrived the
fire was roaring out through the
roof sear th? chimney.
Her many neighbors and
friends stood around helpless,
tears rolling down their fcbeeks
as the Ujnp, defiled body was
lifted into an auto and sped to
the hospital.
Firemen estimated dsn ago $o '
the structure at $1,600, and ,furn- Jl I
ishings, at' $600.
jgredit tor their 1051 self-employment
income, Mr. Nucon reminds
owners end partners in trades SSL
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I CONTOOTTO OV PAOfi SSSj
IlloomFoi-^ht
I More Students Apfl
IColumbia Hospital
I Koorn for eight more yoonf
B women wishing to enter the
B Nursing Schol at the Coluriihia
I Hospital are available for .eIJgjE^T.Sj
B -bio persons, Superintendent
| James ML Daniels, said TliesAijr>
.PI- ^lpjiicutmrvS"must Be
pd by *he time the next class ^8
begins on March 31, he JHsid. ^
Appticnri47 *T *" %r J"
> age, with a high school educa*?JSM
tion are eligible for admission
into the Nursing Schcooh j&m
-'Idr-J they pass certain test* A* jjB
so required of every entering . students.
.
Strident nurses are housed trt
rthe nunies' home and lull main'
tenano# (including free medical v'
Sttpniinn ii**** * "
laundry and ?
other benefits) is furnished dur- \
tod the three years ?f training. |
! Application should be made by'A
telephone or h?> person to the
Director of Nurses at the Columbia
Hospital, Miss ttuby Seller-, j
or by mailing the coupon print* <
e?J in page Ave of thhl edlttost'^-rr^M
Camden Man N Ji
Shoots Wife v? jm
As Intruder
' CAMDEN ? Jame? ?
; hearing a noise outside his win(low
around 1 o'clock Sunday 1
morning, raised the window and 1
fired, ni-whet he tboegM w en 1
intruder. .9
! Going, outside to investigate J
"lurihAr, toM tTTW^rgafmg of- ' . J
rs, Newman discovered that .]
had shot bis wife. Mrs. Rosa. J
Newman, whom police ^said died \
instantly from a bullet wound la d
the for- nebd. % 1
Booked on a charge of ihur* *
der, Ndwman. wnpkfsd by the 1
May plant of duPoht neat het% 1
was at a loss as to why ltpL New- J|
maw was outside at thai hpUT. *1