NAACP BATTLE
NOT SETTLED
SAYS EIKUlIVE SKRfTARY HAS TOO
MUOI POWER AND RESPONSIBILITY
New York, Oct. H.-As the changes in policy or personnel
board of diredors of the Na- are very diftic:ultto accomplish.
tional Asscciation for the Ad- 2. The association bas no
vancement ot Colored People "carefully thought out pro­decided
to invstlpte c:barges gram. ~
of partisan political activity on 3. Mr. White controls the col­the
part of the oilers and em- lection of funds for the organ­pIoyees
of the as8Ociation, Dr. ization and has large inftuence
W. E. B. Du Bois, its researcl1 in their expenditures. "includiDg
director. Friday declared that salaries.~
u.e f'power L'\d responsibility" 4. Stall members must con­given
to Walter White. the ex- form to Mr. White's view in
ecutive S«retary. is "more than order to hold their jobs.
he should have. - 5. The organization resembles
The board of directors. of that of a business being run
VOLUME 51
CHARGE AGAINST WHITE
Complete Coverage
LOCAL - STATE - NAllOlAl S¢
·WHY PAY MORE?
wruch Dr. Louis T. Wright is with "money" as its objective. . C the chairman, met at Freedom 6. If NAACP local branches
House Monday. October 4. and attempt innovations. "particu­discussed
a letter Dr. Wright lady where money is involved.~
had received from Val J. Wash- they are "called to task and
inglon, assistant Republican sometimes suspended."
campaign manager. charging 7. Monthly meetings of the
Mr. White and Leslie S. Perry. forty-eight board members are
administrative assistant in the I actually attended by a dozen
NAACP's Wasrunglon bureau of members. who usually approve
favoring the Democrats in their Mr. White's decisions WIthout
HEST CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED:
pOlitical activities. I debate.
Through an emergency com· Dr. Du Bois said the staff
~!!tte;o ::'~hth:~=at~~~":; I ~~: :~o ~~i~:"~C~ s:~
his services upon the expiration' gesli"n. shall reach the commit­of
rus contract on December 31. i lee nn administation and the I
~~o~ ~~d~o~ e~~edm~':::~ I :~ti::~:nI9;i~I~~d ~;. ~~
bers at annual conferenc<'S of I B,,'s. ·'thc departments made I
the associa. Uon can be nullifil'ri I report" di,,·ctly to the b'Md.
'by Mr. WhIte and two board FS one report, (,K-Other
charges made by Dr. (rm·t:n!>: ,ueh rna tN'" from the
Du Bois were: dE'partm(ontal n::>ort as he Sl'i.."51
th!' ~del~:;t'~r~t;~m~:"; .. :;! /ltnr. Du no:s indlralcd that he
complJcated and :;0 controlled I fecls that the eommlttu' on ad-by
the national olIlce" that (Continued on h~e q)
DORY IS WORLD -
SERIES STAR I
&fADS (HAMPIONS IN BATTING I
AND TIES FOR WORLD SERIES HONORS '
Cleveland. Oct. 14-Atter 28 ~three rut.; or more. I years of effort. the Cleveland Saturday·s. game was another
Indiana won recognition as the gTeat pltcrung duel between
base~ champions of the worl4 Steve Gromek, the Tribe's well
Monday afternoon when they rested right-hander. and Johnny
defeated the Boston Braves. 4-3. Sain coming back after only two
in Boston, and emerged the win- days rest following his 1-0 vic­ner
of the 1948 World Series, tory over Feller in the opener.
four games to two. Doby's homer In the trurd in-
The series, which had been a ninl. a 410-foot drive over the
battle of pitchers during the righ center field fence. provided
early stages. turned out to be the Indians WIth a 2-0 lead. ~ut
a slugfest in the last two con- later proved to be the wmnmg
/HOLD KICK-OFF
eoYen>Or Thomas E. Dewey
Republican candidate for PrCS1dent of the Un:ted States, who
spoke a large out-door crowd on Uncoln Park :ast Tuesda~
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP SUCCEEDS
I MEETING AT YMCA
I $11 ,000 IS au TA FORiiYis
I (OMP~II'NG om ES AND scHOoLs
I Tr.l lfI49 C, """,,un.ty C!l' t .apl:· n. Mrs W W. Spradling.
,CaHI;'::IJ!n 1'01 und~r Wi:;Y )n the D!!'.tntt 4. Parkland, captain,
Ct·~ .1' a! Di\il" l n ,v!th a K:('"1(-OtT •. ~'l'"! A:~n·" McDowell ; co-cap­t.
1 " '1"1. c.t tne Chc, ("ut Strc-A ta.,,- n.·v. Ste;>ney Ray. Dis­'
y.\IC .... Wc-<,akers for the occnsion wer!! I c"!'tmn. Mrs.. Gohl Warr ~-­Attorney
Ben Shobe and Rev. som District 8. CoJ.1ece C\:¥Irt,
D. M. Jordan. pastor of the RI captain. E. C. Brown; CO:Cap-
I
E. J ones Temple Methodist tal:>. Mrs. Roos velt Rouse. Dis­Church.
I trit-1. 9. Higftland Park. captain,
I The quota for til" division M,., . RoseIJe :M.tcheD; ~.P'
wru"h ("Omprises ten districts t n. Mr"!. Lula Patterson. Dis­and
the churches and LoUisville Itnet 10. Grand Avenue HoJDell,
Public Schools is $IJ.OOO. These 'I captain. Randall E Acton; co-gTOUPS
with their captains and captain, Mrs. Ja.mes Bradley.
co-captains are: District I. Mid- LoUlsvi IJ~ Public SC~ .. CIIp­town,
captain, R. L. Ransaw; tnlO~ MISS Mabel L ~
('()-captains. B. H. Larke and J . ond Edmund H . Bolan. _
W. MrFarl.and; Distric~ 2. West I VL~~;cr~ C~';;;:~:tor ~~
End, captaln.~. Addle ThO~- l worl\lng with him as ~r­as:
co - eapta,n, Mrs. Lowse men are Mr5. Luverua Larkins
Ta~' lor. District 3. East En~ and , Moin W. Beaid.
tests and saw Larry Doby.· margin, after Marv Rickert In the above Ste"e Gromek, pitcher and Larry Doby. out-' IN HOLDING INTERRACIAL PICNIC
CARTER CAMPAIGN
OPENING SPEAKER Cleveland's a c I' center6elder homered for the Braves. fielder of the Cleveland IndIans hug each other In the cluhhow.e -.
collecting rus full share of hits. Doby. who fielded flawlessly 'n Cleveland last Satu:1lay. following the 2-1 VIctOry over .he The Civil Rights Comm.ttee en£e of the mixed group ID the __
DoJ)y. who connected for sev- except on one occasion, was one Boston Braves. Doby's homer. the first of the World Senf'S. "ro- succeeded ID ha.-;ng Its lJtter- ~oresL Elmer A. arter. Negro mem- I("omm ...... on created by tkw.
en h its ~ 22. tunes at bat. ,:"as of the standout players throUgh- I vided the wonnlng margin. Gromek allowed the Braves lhree ' llts. racial p'cmc at the new County It.'s reported that among the b<>r of th New York Commls- Thomas E. Dewey to ao1Btnte
the lead"" hitter for the Tribe. out the senes. He. lIved up to all In the second sechon of the pIcture Doby meets the hand of Forest. l.,.,at~ on ShclbyvilJ offICIals and e,,-oIllclsIs on the .. on Agaonst Dlscnmination, the th S mle's f3lr cmJ)lDymebt
and was tied by Bob ~lliott ~ adv~ce expectations about his I Manager Lou Boudreau at home plate follOWIng hIS four·baj:ger Road near Mjddletown. K~ .• last seen we-~ County Judge Hor- ' .. w York veTS10n of Fak Em- law l\1r. Carter wUI speaJt en
Earl Torleson for senes.batting fielding that may make rum one as Umpire Grieve stands by. Sunday af em n Acrordlng to a~ Barkl ~. County Commls, ployment Prn<:tice. WIll formally wha: the Republican Party is
honors. of the «,:"atest outflelders of all Delbert Vance. do.r tor of \he sloner Miles K. Thacker. County open th" Thlrd District Colored dOing for the New-o 810., the
Doby. who got at least one hIt / time. HIS only mIscue came group. many high ell) and coun- Forest r Paul Yost, and Former R~pubh"an campaign at Madl- li .. f CiVIl Rights. ~
in every contest except the S~nday when he was charged BIAS AT STATES ty OlIlli .. ere u. the forest County Judge Mark llea .. "hamp. ><: a I Segregat,on one ot the most a nsegrcgated at the tart of ~e I CASE If CONTINUED Saturday afternoon. Oct. 9. (only Negro on lh five-man I J rKS. "hall nged ~te 811-
/~ ~~~en":;as~h:ou:;:t 1~I~el~dl~~ g~~ t~2sta~ ' offellS1\"e and' yet un~arranted rally. It IS said that the "rot t ~ (l~:ro~OUI~ J:h k ~rtnm ~
, _. . y. . forms of race prejudice r ared was made by a reporter on a -- HELD TO THE MEDIATOR BUNOIE ee ~ • . ~
astra base hIt for the class,c and elson Potter for five runs 1n Its u ly head at Memonal Audl- local dallv and a member of the The case or Solo"1en Small, GRAND JURY I on the tOl'J of good ~
.. tva:' Ih~ firs t batter to collect (Contl1lued en page 0\1 tonum. Wednesday IUIht, when local Sta:tes RIghts commJtt.ee, 1017 S. Seventh., was con nued James Ingram, 1023 W. u~r- A.. .. IYEf IN PARIS ThlS cllaU nge ~t"ODeII'
•• eluu WIIIf ADuu ....... OO the few Negroes who took ad- who sat on the platform, and "hen called m Poliee Court., ty. was held to the grand JUry KK U a~swer to a slatemeo' ~~
IRUIUII'I"~ NU...... vanta, .. of the opporturuty of who on noticing the i w colored Monday mommg. Small ,. on a $1.000 bond wh arr.ugned _. _ f'wman that parents'!~ _
011 MalHI to y~1 allON (HARGE heariBg Governor J . Strom peoPle",. tllng on the main .r charged WIth pointing a dea~1y ~ n Police Court Monday morn-, PariS, Oct ... 14. - D:. Ralph Wall ce sUP.P"rtera ~ -.At Ie
..... ~ Thurman of South Carolina, came down and ordered their weapon, according arresting mg on the charges 0( malJclous J. Bun h . "ling UnIted Na- bnn up ehll*ea. ~
St21es Rights candJdate for Pres- withdrawal o/{icer. merchant polJceman, tabbi g and wounding With a tions mediator in Palestin • 81:- J o: supported ~.,.. Am-
..... York, Oct. I4-Rex 11'1- The v~teran stage a:>d ~r~n IdeDI. were requested to either Among tbo5e asked to m ve Foree Boone. He IS bemg held II adly weapon WIth intent to rived in Pru-lS last Friday by ro an Laoor ParQI::,-. \lie
wID DOl have to . appear actor wIH probably be t roed 1n sit in th balcony or leave the were Miss Nettie Allee Broaddus by police at the General Has- kill plane from the Near East, and B~ klyn W'alJ.ce .. ~
• r.Ieral Cammissloner K~ unless he can prod~ce building. The audJence. esti- and William Laruer. members of pita!, where he is recovering immedi.alely ... ent into confer- said: : (~
OIl the cbarce of Vlo- CVld~ce that the ~g~. In- • the staff of Ute Lou1SVllle De- from serious gun·shot wounds Qt7ESTIOIf ABOUT ence WI'" U. N. Secretary ~_ "1 chall lIIIe "...tree. ___
)(an Act bef~ Oc- volvmg a 15 year oW &'III, IS un- henelf to be oloer. and that ~e feftder who left the building in- in the neck, intUcted last Sun- DEWEY eral Trygve Lie. as 3 lawyer. as a fatb&: ... _
Be won an -ajourn- fOUDdat. had been accustomed to lOUlI ., . th bakony day night by the otricer. It is "Sizzlin, Question Ab o u t Presumably 1»1. Bunche will a Wa llaee ~ J ~
he appeared before Spokesmen for the actor insist out 01\ dates. I"tead of acceptinc e alleged that Small ~vaneed Dewey" by Val J . W'ashlnglon, remain here through th. e Pales-I hIm to debawalld ~.if ..
Gan'ett Cotter he was the victim of a misrepre- A repoDrt that the ~r had oller. Two . or three ~ Ne- upon the oIIicer with his baDda Aaiatan' Campeign )(anaCer of tine debates of the o-I As- c ..... th pos1~ he~~~ _
....... _. DOl In sentaU.,., and they claiJn he paid .... SUm of ~ to groes remamed on the mAlIllIoor in his pocket. alter bemg ejed- the ~·W~ Ticket, wUI mbty PolitIeal Cocnm'ttee, I will debate ~III ~ ~
the adjournrnent will be vindicated when be aq_1dI the CIIR COtIId not be without movinC and were Dot ed from a tavem at Ith ..... be ___ ill TIle Lead .... next Ie . . I at ~ny p~ ... ... ..... .,
IIaows that the pI ,..--ftted verified. tIIrthc!r molested. Oak, toUewinl UI AI'JUIMftL wwlL starting In perhaps tesI clays. I Elnura ... 1ft N_ ., .... .
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