SOUTHERN
WOULD BLUFF
THE PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S CIVIL RI6HTS MESSAGE
TENDS TO MAKE DEMOCRACY WORK
WEEK'S MOVEMENTS BRING FLARE-UPS; I
MISSISSIPPIANS CAllED DEMAGOGUES
Jocensed o\'er pt'6idential de- tacks people from the section of
rnand for federal laws against the country whose support he
lynching and racial dlscrimina' must have if he is to be re­tion,
plus a series of Supreme I elect~. The wh?,le thing saddens
Court rulin favorably affecting and slckl'ns mI'.
civil rigbts of Negroes, Southern The Southl'm flare-up in Con·
die-hards in Washington this I gress came after President Tru­week.
denounced the Truman man asked for an end to "invidi-
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REA CTION~RIES I
Adminislration and threatened. "US discrimination" in a 10'point --- _
~~~::~e~.:~!:~a~a~~~:I:~~2.word message on Febru' ANDER 0 lahation. Reprcsentah\'e A b " r na I h Y
w~l:~~D .. b~iss~e~~:~~:.~ ::~~h t~~t ~~~~~;onG::;n;; .
accused of "stabbing his best I mand a "showdown" WIth Dem­
·DRAFTS EGISLATIO friends in the back." SImilar ocratk Party leaders on the race ===================-
views were expressed by Rep· ISSue. DRAFTS BILLS I
resen tive.' Cox (D .• Ga.). Ran· III' made the proposal in a '
=.)~Co~~to~::~~~~~e~Dl l ~~~;~~:f t~i~:7;;~r FIelding ;
read this message J wonder if I "The time has an I\'ed for con'
after all Henry Wallace is such certed action and for all lrue
a bad man. The President at- (Co:lunued Oh ! ..... !!e 4)
GETS DEATH IN
TO BE PRESENTED
BY HENDERSON
FOR ADMITTANCE TO "u" OF KEIITtKIY; •
INDIANA CASE AGAINST TREATMOO III DOllS
Shelbyville. Ind.. Feb. 5. - attorney's fees and court costs. '
Robert Austin Walts was sen- I The 25·year-old former In·
teneed last Wednesday to die in diana polis city truck driver
the eledric chah'. before sunrise stood calmly before Judge Bar­.
May 10, for the shotgun slaying ger. his hands folded behind
of Mrs. Mary Lois Burney of him. and heard without visible
Charies W. Anderson. Jr .• local and the m ... Sures prepared tbit
altomey. and Chairman of the week woul . epeal the Day 1m..,
Legislative Advisory Commit· for adl'lli.s!" on a C~
tee selected by Representative lev('lonly A'lderson, In exp]d&o
Dennis Henderson, according to ing the bl!.· said that ~ .,ut­Mr.
Anderson, who is also chair· ted the se-;cral Stale ~
man of the N.A.A.C.P. Legisla' Colleges in (.rder to e~
live Committee. this week, pre- opposition f' " lfI. rural ~tMtro
pared three bills for introduc- 01. ;..> ot • ~ ....
• Indianapolis. .iens of emotion U,e penalty Lf +\:J ........ .IJ4.wr.~~~.."...IIL,ooIP+'~ • ~' •. - - '~'ir.=C~S. l
Sentenee was pronounced by 1eath. w?ich. when c~rried O~lt
Judge Harold G. Barger in the at MJ(,~gan Clly pnson. will
crowded Shelby Circuit Court end a Ille of more than average
the Kentucky General doors 01 e te8dIiirr
so!."~o=r Pl~;::!r~yin~: ~r~ ~~e~'vn~v~!Z.e-:-
immedlately upon return of the complexity .. In Ihe above picture is a portion of Ihe g '8Sts and friends covered by the camera at thf
surprise birthday party recently given in honor of The Leader publisher. and president of the
Laymen's Council. Louisville Disll'iel of the C :\1.E. Church. by members of the Council in the
Louisville area. Standing in the rear. from left to right; William Foster. E. W. Smith. Mrs.
Gracie Moore. Mrs. Katherine Cole Lawery. ReI. R. D. Merriweather. W. H. Ch_Idress, Rev. A. J .
Norris. Rev. Daniel J . Hughlett. Mrs. Hazel .10- n5On. L. M. Frazier. Silting. rear. left to right;
Miss Willie Bell Boyd. Rev. W. P. Offutt, I. Wil lis Cole. Mrs. Cole. Dean Bertram W. Doyle. Mrs.
Hughlett. Sitting in forefront. left to right; J A. Graham. Claude Smith. Mrs. Elvia Massie.
Mrs. Lucille Rider. Mrs. L3cey Smith. Mrs. M:uy Bocne. Among other things. Ihe publisher
was presented with a gold·trimmed founlain pen. The b rthday cake on the table was prepar­ed
and presented by Mrs, Rider. who is dressed in wh te.-Photo by Godbey.
two measures directly COlIM!'J'n· The J..ooacIv. •
jury with its hasty finding of Watts saId he pre~err~ the OLD ANNUAL HIGH guilty withjn four hours of de' death sentence to a hfe tmpns' H
ing the admission of Negro stu' A second biD prepared by ,..
dents to the University of Ken- del'!,.l ~ Cltlzc,l- n.,...~ (lnt: wu.nnn. ...11 leg. oe legcd y caught her \\ Ilh anothe, 514.000 In clothing ta ken buildmg on the campus, and
\\eak from tl.e reccflt f .... t oJ Irc.... I!:!"IIP' n bo_rt B..,kt.'lor· L,.U! ~IUl raised the ("It)." s homiCidal ralc ooJ-(r t.:nd John Henry D.n I~ A mmk (ur coat. "alueY.ti In a. r~dlo program lh~ "Um\cr. m ( l th Ins. r .. 1I1C(' C I'" nercm! l"laht. ThiS I~ 100 of the mur- rested 311d ("h.·J S~ \.\1 h bem. s iclan's wlfc. Glad" s. is stlll the 109 the NA..A.C.P. actJon to open
aWOlucd h.;, words bruught S<.td- o;;.t)' of Chlca..to Round Tdbte; L ll."le RI\{ r". KI\\ oJ.n' ... Lt!I(~len · d~r r:\ho t.".r 19-18 ~n 3N'C:!!ot ry 2ltcr the fact In object of a CJty-wide search. An the school to all students ~
ness dnd expr~ Ions of rcgre to l "hlC't. ""'CJ.~ dc\ (,tcd to a Q'SCU'-I',\" R.lymor.d P"nd,-"" and CndrJ... An ~H"g\lme:;,t bt-t\\cen a wo- connpct. n v..tlh the crime :lddltlonal 1.00011\ mlSCellane- gardless of TaLe or C ]or.
all parts of the nahon Here II s .,.,n 01 . Gandhl's life and dcoJ.U, ('!,.,t~. Att letl • Jan t!5 S&n.~ ... t. .f":"..cln and t\\O ... llcJ!&t boy· & .. und?\ r t() th FCbrUa~y 2i ous clothing and artides IS also Dunng the demonstration, the
Lou l~ ~l!e person~ of small h -I-I:S mean~ng to mankm.d . .r(lhn 5hdl pRobert Plllo\\: :\OI, .... ' rnena... r~ulh.-d In the f:ltai i·r"P.J :~~~. \:)(,_r~d for thE; al ~ stall missing. Fourteenth Amendment to the
port termed the greal 5Plrllu:.\ On thIS program Ihe pd.-t"r C~nlrdl. DaISY r:lll~. · hHltmg ,f Henry Bernaru oeg«!. _ .•. ,u h«> been et a A. beaver coat, valued at U. S. Constitution was read to
rorce the «reat t person SIne" (ContJnued on page 4) rhe Ur::>er Quar"l .. or hon ... Joh~..,n la:e Fnd. ) mg',1 Jan· 4.()(\I). S2.000. was recovered later by the crowd. declared nullified by
J~ Chru:t. . gr"dual"< m add,lJoD 10 th. al- aary 30. The bc:.dy of John>o' I Harlon CaIh un. 26.825 South police. One. hundred and sixlY the aclion of the umversity oft\..
But II was Dr. Jobn HoIynts MINISTER WINS FIGHT ~ re,dy "2med are. Chnstoph", ' \\ "5 r.und "h I Ihro.u;;h he heM! !.Iack.vn d.<''ll,,~h<>1 ..... ound ~f the heari of 100 students marched to the
unday saId that GandhI was th, I JJr , WII:;.n: R,o>" S\\mne~' I u,v.~'I~ H~d. Z2. Jeff""""O\'II~" J He "OS ,.hot through_ the n~h gether at their Jobs lbey.derr.on- local postoffiee to m .. il th"m to
grea .t man inee J u . Or , -- Leon ~Iark oFI .. nCt!' 811111 y. C.e InOlunu on " ch ,rgc f r murdc. . (Conllnu d on p~ 4) 1 strated the Amencan .deal ot Presidel'lt Truman.
Holmes. pastor or the C(lmmun- , PhIladelphia. Feb. 5. - Re- 0:·. 'lla Marlin. Geral RICKEY AND ROBINSON VOTED URBAN. u:~ei{"'~~C:::;'ri:c':~:':s~ ~~~ :~:.c: MAR
Whert",. Union returned a William P. Steven n. pastor of RooUl>Oll. Robert h". M8r) LEAGUE'S ''TWO dIIIENDS" AWARD FOR 1'''7 Hance on teamwork between
m opt a frrim India .... here he the J on S A.M.E. Tabernacle Bradley. Harold HafT ... AlKire), rill • Negro and while people to deal
IWlce I.-llked with the ,laID Churcb. in pref renee to thai of W.lI t. EII",b<:lh Saing"r. Ken· with matters involving both
lead . H Slid thai Gandhl's 12 policemen from the 26th and n 'h Dudley. Eugeni.i Ro~. W~:- groups. ment, Atlanta Life
program of non-\ iolent reslSl- York Streets tati n. Jud g~ I ..... E.-tly. . ' mterra("lal "The Two Friends' Award J"eC. Company, AIttUDlbed at .
ance i and ",jJl be so.n thl", James C. Crumlish F ridel' tern' . social ,' icc "gellC'Y. Ia.t wee ognizes the fine contribution Mr. r~. 3521 West WaIr
new in thc hi tory of mankind. porarily enjoined the operation Judg ' Crumli h did nOl t ~ I anno~ 1h::1 Branch R ;~key. In makin announcement, Rickey and Mr. Robinson have Street, JaR Friday after .. 6..
"ltd Dr. Himes Id at :i nOl.· of the bar of lh Lambert Ho I. dat for lh fina l haring, bUI president of the Brooklyn . l.loyd K. Garrison, I agu presl- made tog ther in the promotion ness of wveral montIJL PN.i-
-..etarilln memorial TVicc to th usquehana Av nul' near Twe n· a rted that he would announ« ball I am. ' nd J .. ck", Robinson. d~nl, Slid;. of our democratic ideals." • _t ill civic.ad dIun:b ......
I"d",n lead r al W' York Cily's ticth SlreeL later whether h would grant a III 61'>1 ba! .,man and fin.t ell "The .Two Fn·nd · A ard. The award bears the names of fuDeraJ riCes wue beJd ..
Town Hall, that Gandhi "was The d~ict attomey's office permanent UljullClicn againsl '" ma)Or I"ague "'" b .. ~ ha." Ii (-stabr oh~d In leiS. ~bz the tim recipients, 1.. Hollill&s- ~~,~.
th .. grealest Indian since Gau 'I "ad petitIOned that lh hOlel.lh(' hoi I bar. If Iran ted. the ~ , ·..ted the !callU S 1141 out"tandm Ibstall«s of IDter' worth .Wood. maJnnaa.of ~ R. Ballew, ~
ma Buddha and th great mar. itseU, alonl with its restaurant .aproom would be c10l!Cd for one I T"' .'O. Fr le.'" . A"a,-d. r' lal tl'amwork fc.c tIM> .good of ex~e comnlittee of the Ma' ~ 01 edIer '
p.oscoe C~Djee, N.A.A.CP.
lx>ard n,nx.t. r from Oklat.omJIo
repurL, thM the studeDts aN
r.using a J;,rr 1uad on tile cam-pus
0 h<)p t he associationJ' the rase.
METHODISTS HOlD
INTERUOAl mMP
lhe world has ~ since J . and bar, be cla.ed. as a "common year. I M..tallton... rt.phca 01 th llhe American rom~it). tiotf-I Urban Leacue. and Eu- Mr. ~ • .
Cbrlst." Aboutl.600penonsat-lo ....... "~~_ .. - .................................. ..-. "A-... ..... ""~_'K"'" --'
tended III., sc~ib1llSOll a1mply .. ~, w,bo - ~;!:;e5~~~~~~
G ndlli "will be remembered and rntaurut could rema.tr. ney Maurer charted that the tile Int ..... 1 jaiM .. athlete. .cd Mr. ...., je ~'''U'''''D .. ~.~,.[111 __ .........
lonll ~ the captains and thc I pen. but only if thev \\",re"run prnr,j, .. :ere u",'d fl" imm"" .I, tflto at.... MId cIid hK ~ a a~ atll .... JIll! ~ for ,.,.., ~~~;:;;.Q;
Jlllatesmen who occupy the center ;.\ 3 lawful mannec." ~5. • I Y- UrIItm '- ~-eJnaine IbM In orld.i .... ~ ~rr-' J!I
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