COMMEND FREE I
FAMILY EFFORT
MOTHERS' DAY TRIBUTE PAID; MESSAGES RECEIVED FROM MORE THAN 16 STATES
Ne" York, lay :-Th", a-I to the AmerIcan J('Ople and the
tional Committee to free the world the fuJI meaning of dem­Irgram
famIly recapitulating ocracy the p,cnt admin.Slra­the
Tl'sults of the Cumnultee's tHl:1 1$ (JJ'ng to the world. For
visit 10 Mrs. Ingram In Augu ta I th In ram cae s'mbohzes th .
GeorgIa. recently taled thatpitom of Ih 'gm people's
leIters and telegrams had come trugle f.r human dIgnIty In
in from over sixteen states-.as Amerir-a
Iar w . t as California and as At Ih nalional offlce 01 the
on how to start local commlt- to get Mrs. Ingram bal'k to her
te(S:. sendlng money to aId 1n l'hlldn:n. a!'o h{' had In hAf mod­the
campaign to free the In- est '3" f("C1lh,.'$ ed on the!! V151t
gram family and as In one out- to her pr,;on home. The r!Cep­standing
case of a publIC rela- lion for the delegates on April
t illns counsellor, to work lull 12. had an attendance of over
lime gralls wherever assigned 1300 pe(lple. The audIence was
These leiters and telegrams visIbly mo,ed by the delega­overwhelmingly
commended the tion's reports on their VISIt to
C mmillee's actions in launcb- I Mrs. Ingram and to her children
ing the collection of one mIllion at their home In Lesli Ga.
signatures to be presented to Announcements wee made
President Truman urging that I on a Mother's Day program
he be hiS executive powers to Simultaneously gomg on all over
.ee that Mrs. Ingram and her , the country on that da" as a
family are freed. This petition ttlbute to Mrs. Ingram ad a re­campalgn
now .actlvely being I minder to the American J('Ople
cartled on all oer the country. and the world of the mother's
by local committees ghes Pres- I fis:ht for her honor and life.
Ident Truman the method I Mother's Day cards WIth Mrs.
through which he can illustrate I (Continued on page 4)
LIVE IN SLUMS NEAR THE CAPITOL
SENATORS GET PROOF THAT NEGROES LIVE IN SQUALOR IN SHADOW OF GOVERNMENT SEAT
and an economic l oss." He also
Five Senators took t ime out stated tha t between 10 and 15
from a four-hour debate on millions of people In this coun­housing
and slum clearance last try live under similar condi
week to make a tour just six tions.
':': ';:te'itl ;.!: He cited figures to show that
DIll. showed them proof that removal (If :-.lums cu's. Jucnlle I
egroe are liVing in squal,. ehnqu n('y. dlsl'a.se. lmmoral­WIthin
the shad . of lh(S gov. : tl and CT mf'. ad IOcrcascs mu-ern
mental seat. n!C'lpal rt.(-nu('.
enators Gr en. DR I : Fer I Ba(k on he enal 1100r. the
guson. R., MIch. ; Morse. R Ore.: body pa-sed a housing bIn'
and Bald"'ln R., Conn., saw first I whIch WIll prOVIde alo.ooo new
hand the slum condlllons which dwclllng units WIthIn SIX years.
Sen. Douglas had called a but WIthout the raCIal bIas ban
"moral cancer. a health hazardwhIch had b n Introduced.
VOLUME
FUNDS TO AID WORKING GIRLS
WOMAN LEADER HEADS MOVEMENT
S(HOLARSHIPS TO BE USED FOR TRAINING APPLI(ANTS IN USEFUL OCCUPATIONS
Mav 5-MlSS Jane tu. . hi h (!" ('(Immunities
E. lIunt:r, found rand rt:'('lnt- thn,uh,'Jt tn( Gti{n.
Iy rl'tlred eX('CUII'e St{'rt. tary flf Fe ui.dul.(' t:-ut . in estab­the
natiunally - famed PhIllis ",h  :!tr fund. .lIed attention
HI t( .aft. (.! Hhlarship grants
tc (Crl.n!' ocl(lA. !he high school
nd !,e I, ,.l! Candidates
class. is one. the nar- oi the scholar- "x,.,p: :"n l "hc.larship. wiD
rators In the . F male . of the
hip fund is one of the major [be w"rdl'd "n lh basis of dem­MUSIcale.
He . IS . preSIdent 0 objechves of the ational Phll- .n, ',.lc! ,ks;nf the candi-
12Ay class, preSident of t.he lis Vheatley Foundation. 10- lhllH L, r,!. 'w L.:'"l-ul pursu its,
Student CouncIl. . drum major ("orpofated by !'1iss Jane E t.o t:'l . {.: r.c - • professIOnal
and mcllophomst In the Central Hunter and a group of prorni- IinH,
H.lh Ban.d. Last No"cmr h ncnt Cle'elander of bcJth racf"'S I T t ; lf :. "lIP grants,
 3. selected from reprc:-,£"nta. n 1947 wlth the idf3 of spre3d- t . tt "';.'' -,! !ude many
tlves o J senior hIgh schoo ing the ideals 3m1 ph:ic,snphy;!c t; (. n;.:tC!:'")1-" to study
di'I I,u: ;,nl" k 'If t c 'Phll),g Whatley as.'(cl3- (Cur. 'n u'I on page 4)
C.ty as s:ue.t "f the S andarn
0.1 Company of ew Jenicy.
WhIle there he had tea WIth
Featured In the annual MUSIcale of Central HIgh Shool at :.1emortal Auditorium. Thurs- LlIy Pons and her husband,
day night. IS the GIrls Ensemble as of thc abo,e !,Ictur: Front row. left to right: VIvian More- Andre Koste lanetz. He met the
head. LaVera Smith. PriSCIlla Shelton. Nettie Mae Shanmn. Norma Decker. Second row: Char- noted violinist. Szigeil. Rucker
lotte WIlliamson. CI ra MIller. Sarah Balkcom, Y,Vl3n Harn,. Anna Belle Smith. SylVIa Auslln. conducted the New York Phil
Reba WIlson. Among the members of the Ense .nble ar ',an Morehead and Priscilla Shelton. harmonic Orchestra in the per-
UNITE ATIONS COMMISSION ASKED soloist who wiU receive music medals at the graduation exerC1S S in J une. As a result of an formance of a Mozart Concerto D N audltln. MISS Shelton was selected to sing with the !-"u:5"i11e Philharmonic Orchestra m ItS Later over CBS he was inter
GAMBLERS CAN'T WIN, SAYS EXPERT TO lOOK INTO CASE OF TRENTON NEGROES last concert. "!ufc s Taylor, emi-
ANNUAL MUSICAL I SOLOIST ca,:.gt:tngi.o;-;IIr't D;:1I!:":clhID;i
New York, May :-Members been held not only in America. R JR PLEDGES I' h
I the Human RIghts commis- I but. also. In England. France. I F .D . 13 ca;ons, a:l'Ordmgto Dr.' h. r • .:.:.", r p.rdl:1g tick':"Y
, ' . Erne:t Blanche, 3 logJSLJcs x- h:ld :.I;.it.:mli:loJ. Cidds In dice
n';fl:te e:o :o:t: . :h:"a: an;:nur i CIVIL RIGHTS SUPPORT pert of the Army Ge ral Staff "-.d '.' d po IT. • bt:t:ing on the
case of six innocent Negroes Lester Hutchinson, Labor 1 P. U TORIUM ho has spent a Itfetlm In th hor-l:- t( n;JnDtrs, lotteries
condemned to dIe in Trenton, Continued on pn page 4 AT A 01 New York. May :-Franklin analYSIS of wagering games: ."d ':'. p;r.-o!1 ad slot ma-
N. J . In an appeal addressed to n:ei Jt Ld;a,r7 brk"En e"ISo()(!: ,.:. -o( ;; mes,
10m':n,vd c;nae';: 60 (OMPANIES IN [ cOngreSSiOnal seat elec Ions to laler; 2 So-called .k,ll !;ames
bers o( the internallonal body. INSURANCE DRIVE I b held May 17. pled!(ed hIS aU- are rally games 01 chanet that LAUN(H (OlLEGE FUND
W,IIJam L. Patterson. Executive The FIfth Annual MUlcale f choru vf the Warmg P n",o'l- out support for PreSIdent Tru- e"e the most .k.lIed players (
Secrelary of the C"'II RIghts . -. - Central HIgh Sch .1 's to be I ,anans. man's CIVIl rlgh - program m a C3n t beal: 3 The rr.athr:mahcal AMPAIGN IN CITY
Congress. declared lhat the Thousand, (.f men and women pres nted at Memor . 1 Audl- Pm.es: Pa'.ron, tl:k:s SI 50 I speech before the regular meet- probabhl1es are alays agalns 
(rame-up of the Trenton Six ,th drive. enrgy "nd nthu'l- tOrlum. Thursday n:"h , la 12. c neral adrr.I,.i!)n. fir.t 11'r.1 ing of the Y. Branch AACP he bettor: 4 GamblIn!: has al- '. l - '(od 1 ro CoLl g
was a ftagran violation of hU-1 as. r pr entlng more han 60 at 8 p. m. . • . 12: ("("nter. 1.00: ide- i5last Tuay. vays n a 3.1:yS ",in be u t! n;;n in LoUISVJ1 e
n.an rights. Insurance (,(Impamcs. are. cn- Thl:) prol:!ram. 1111 c " . lS of chlhJr n und r 12. :lOc. All t.+.l1 I Saklnt:t before 500 members a crooked bu .me;s . .a Tht. . od.d :lr.d r:t -!ll ;. u-;cit r the rurct -
"Beeao."e they ar Negroes ?aged l.n fnndlY bnmpellttn 1400 tuden partll'pan Indud- dr,n re;uI,"g sa' . o."t h ,.el at lhe Harlem YWCA. the for- "r In .'taIY a,",t th dl :. ,':- Hu'oJ F Clement
they hav been vic is fnnnech)all:r ta :p!h ha.";.nnd,;:' !lcklL'l. 'I ert'iC;It: on hed7":iii lad :r h;ua.te ltr Po: • -.: ;.! At:!1ta tJnien;tty:
,U,:lOUS miscarriage or )ustl, I additional 60 milhun dollars of ." n ("'en !'ootart -Carni'al wheels I C;. !; • (;.l (! h{ pdrhclpat.lIlg
read Mr. Pat erson's appeal. in,urance prot tIt," The s (' ,horht"'. 1- Chanteurs. the VOTES DOWN SCHOOL RIghts declared, "One of th are i'arla;'l "fix'I'" 8 0 1-. (, ,;, .' ,'H,( f"u-.o. opened last
"Not smce the infamous. Scolts-I al - l b h' Girls En,emble, ,.1'''5 and most frequent questions that I .h k; nI,.• -lC'lr .• "'n d the cam-h
• .mcn are con rt uung .r [dancers On , n wt1l be based l a a ked i'hy I a so de t e race trae flperator ar I
; aCramep Aci,cnd':' part to lh msurance Idea of upOn the B;,dal Chorus from SEGREGATION BANI . t:mied to"r:n for C;'gress. i su.re of their. take"; 9 T.h I. '.: l! rrHdalei:aJO:
an attempted [ynhing ;'nd yO bUIldmg a bIgger and better The R(, MaId n' (eaturlng 26 William MeleaIf want tn fight for the C,v,l numbers rack ('crs gel from I :' :., .' : ,; ';;ank L. Sta.
will note, in a north' rn ate. ernmumty for t.e fen.;aons brides ",th th It attendants o( Wa"hington. May 5-A p";' Member of the Central HIgh RIghts Program and agamst the ';b to 55r of the. money "ag- Ie '. ;!;;:. (f the Louisvil
carried out by 'servanls of the 0 tomorrow. as ar y a litU chlldr n fr m lour to IX posal 1:y S nator L(I,h:e. Repub- School J une graduatmg class of bigolry-ridden legislatIon whIch r by he public. 10 Th card n.,( .r.o(':.
, . leader o( the atlOn21 egro In- years o( ag a eng as flower . I 1949. He IS (eatured 10 the is bein smu led into Con- sharper u ed a scor of trtcks 
:te ';;;-'C :';"u: :a surance ' lahon campa Ign girls and ring bearers. r{ !i:t:d' toO da nllI1u.olcale as a solOIst. He .is a g;ss." g gg to deceive. the amat ur: II M st, ,Tr' !9-0 dr IS the SIxth
• commltt . One of the dancesi ht and young sing r With a prom.slng. of the hekets for the Irish 'ilrr.[..• d"r.ng Ih past year
symbolizes the fact that the Each y ar in th m nth 0(. ed' g d whIch s gregate egroes and Not only are we not ge tmg Sweepstakes sold in the Umted I'",. H d tn Unted Negro
;n i al of . the huan rights of May. m mber compan i of he D:Yt; "' r S"; a s,tt ;;'; whItes in their pubhc schools, future. the ciVIl rights for which Presi- Stat a re count rfci t ; 12 Punch [C' :. ",' F nd. I r.c. The Fund
egroes In . Amenca has be- I ASSOCIa tion partIcipate to a- guidance of th'-d d irectnrs. was voted down, 65 to 16. by DURHAM EDITOR SHAW dent Truman hu :sked. but the board payout I than half ",d .( dl ion d William
me a policy of gove:nm nt. tional Negro Insu rance Week . The finale I a '''Fan asy" the S nate last Wednesday. COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER shamel enemle". of equality of . hat they take in; 13 You J . Tr ': JrIS h aded by John
J Im ?w. An? egregabon and This year the national observ- based on "Hohday"' a atured Sena or Lodg argued that I are . pushlng bIlls like the .West have only I chan in 2,000 of D R Cot'! II r, Jr., national
the mbrru.daon .o( the. egro ance is May H. inclusive.  -!  the bill, as Il now stand . actu'l Raleigh, N. CMay 5 - The Indian ExclUSIon Law. It IS ",:t gett ing any money back in a ch;n . Winthr p W. Aldrieh,
'to kep hIm 10 hIS pIce 1S the Companies doing busin In PASSES SHORTHAND ally sanctions, If not encourages eighty - fourth nual Com- fro he sae cloth. as th'" ant. chAin-letter scheme or m Pyra- I .:(.n R- uman., and other t.-
Amerl(:.n overnmnls answer Louisville and Kentucky. par- SPEED TEST segregat ion. Leaders 01 both mencement ExerCIses o( Shaw SerrutJ: antJ -Cat.hohc a,d otbp, mid Club partici pat ion. m'" Arr.t'rica who compose
to the Necro's stnvmg for free- licip.ting and cooperating are, tiM Carolyn MIlan, 1521 W. parties warned that It would University WIll be held Monday dlscn.mnatory blare. Th points are the main' the !"na1 C uncil of the
dam and d icnity . the Atlanta LiIe, Dom t ic Life. Walnut, a slud nt a t C ntral touch off a Southern IIl1buste: afternoon. May 30. at 3:30 StrIking out agaJ nsl the West conclusions reached by - Dr Fund.
Th'" cue of the Trenton Six Mammoth Li(e and the Su- High School, has passed tbe 120 I that would kill th $300.000. ",'clock in Raleigh Memorial Indian Exclusion Law. Roose- Blanche in his ne book ''Y '
h . ed t ' aI and . t  preme Liberty Life insurance words per minut speed test in bill to belp stat s meet the Auditorium. The Commence- velt added, "this latesl d lscrim- Can'l Win" just ;ublished u
as. aln na '?n . In er compani • shorthand. She is reported as ; rising cost o( edu alion. Sixteen menl address will be delivered inatory bill proves that all de- Public Mairs Press o( wasi-nabonal
attention In recent I being the (astest student at I Republicans voted for th e by Dr. Charles Sylvester Green. cent people, regardl of race, . ' lu ky "1 be SOlicited by a Icc&)
weeks as a Northern Scottsboro Everythin, has an explanation Central in shortband, dictation amendment; -48 Democrats editor of the Durham Morning creed. or color. must stand o- discrIminate against any one (ur.ci-r";:n g rr.mittee durin.
case. Protest tines bave -even deceit. and transcription. I acainst it. Herald. gether against measures which group." th next ;x '" eks.
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