LAWHE CE A
HAS SUPPORT OF
G.O.P. AND 'LABOR
BUSINUS MAlI SEW SEAT HELD BY ATTORNEY;
OUNCE
WHY ,.AY MORE?
HBIDERSOIIIOT A CANDIDATE FOR REElKTION =============:=:=:::::::::=:=~:;;:=;=~==============~~
Jesse H. Lawrence. 1732 W'I he n!Ceiv"'; his Master's degree ~ LU ··=========~======================~S~A~TO~RD~A~Y~.~n~n~m~~1;94~9~============================:=====~==~::==::~~~~~::~ Hale, local funeral director and in Education. For a number of ----
former school teacher filed, this I years he taught In the LoU1SYllle I
week. as a candidate for State school system. He rest ned to
Representative from the 42nd enter the buslOess field, and is
Legislattve D1StnCt on the Re-I now managillg and operating
puhlican ticket. Attorney Dennis the Hobbs Funeral Parlors. He
Henderson, present legislator has long been ac!tve in ciVIC af­from
thai district, announced fairs and has devoted much t!me
durlOg the week that due to the to young Negro boys and gtrls,
pressure of husiness he would and in Y.M.CA work.
not be a candidate for reelection, He is married. a Mason, a
and he endorsed the candidacy, member of the commlltee of
and signed the declara!ton pa- management of the Chestnut
~ce.OfT:·p~';.re:f~~;;~~ ~r~! ~:~~~~:~h~~~ LY NC HI NG M AR S ME M0 R I AL 0 A Y ~o'::t;S ~~~i~:!':k O~:eOI:!~ :rasEdaU~::;::'d~~e l;~;. the Board .
signed by such leading Repub- Lawrence satd this week, that
licans as Rev. W. P. Offutt, John he welcomed the support ol all
1. Leake, James Edwards, groups, and that he plans to
G eo r g e Mason, Dr. C. 1. make an aggressive and pro-
Thomas, Joseph R. Ray, and gressive legislator and to carry HOUSE GROUP FATHER OF THREE O~~sP:;::\~~~;:''':h of the ~~t::!~ o~.!!'e b~::~in!a~:: ,
leading Negro Republican or- increased old age pensions, and
ganizations favored Mr. Law- for more civil rights of Negro
rence for the legislative post, people in Kentucky, and better APPROVES FEPC GEORGIA VICTIM and that he will have the sup- schools and educational oppor-port
of the regular Republican tunities; that he will renew
organization . many of the bills and fights
Mr. Lawrence is a graduate ol waged prevIously in the Legis­Howard
University, W:lShing- lature in the mterest of the
tonI D. C., and later attended people of his district. and for the THREATS OF fI IBUSTER DISCOUNTED BY
the University of Indiana where (ConU:.ued on page 4) RACE (H F.MAN f SOa(C
POLIO VICTIM Nl'\\' York. June 2-By a roug the!ull
unanimous '''' the Bouse labor mille", the a'\lse, a Senate co
ONG
subcommtttet> today approved nuttee, "",d ine Sen:; befO!'1!"
an Adnunistrstion bill to set is reatlv for ~e President's s;g- GRADUATES up a iede:-al. fair employment' nature.' A Southern filib r
~~:~~rni~io~u;,I~:~~ ~= ~e Senate is .n-lIec:
lmse id :race. ~wel\ :uJd CI:ISIlrman Lr.sin-livered
by Elmer Lucille Ham- .May 27. The theine: "Edocatton, • Th~ ,/let n0r.:::.g fa~ mencement -speaker, predicted is equally well known that no
mARGED WITH STABBING; FOUND
SHOT SEVERAL TlMB TH OUGH HEART
Ir.winton, Ga., June 2..-Me­morial
Day in this litUe com­munity
·w~ Inarred or mark.ed
with the lynching of Cltff Hale,
ag 28, reportedly at the hands
of un\mown men.
The mob victim was in the
custody of Sheriff G e 0 r g e
Hatcher at the time he was
seized by the mob early 10 the
morning. It is charged he was
arrested after an altercation in
a tavern.
The sheri ff was not 10 tne jai l,
which is part of his home, It is
reported. at the !tme the mob
seized Hill. It is charged the
was away looking for his pistol
lost in the scume at the time
Hill was arrested in the little
tavern or roadhouse.
Hill, the Cather of three youn,
children and breadwinner for
leged se;.ed the sherift's gun
and fired it at him. The sheriff
reports having gone to the tav­ern
or roadhouse to arrest Hill
ch2rged with stabbing another
person.
He charged he was surrounded
by 3 c:-owd and some one
grabbed Ius gun. Following this
inciden t, the sheriff charged Hill
grabbed him. threw him to the
ground and fired at him WIth h ..
own (Sheriff Hatcher's) gun.
Hatch('r stated he yelled for
help and somebody handed him
a pisl()L He says he turned it
(Continued on page 4)
monds, and the V1Iledktory, A ContinllonS Pr..cess". Yoillow- whJcl! declan!a 'that '1 t~~ I;:,uld trt~ ~ 1~~IVld:~o m ... ~ further progress for the N.gro I, Negro finds Jim Crow congental
"After Graduation What Next?" ... g :the W500me OratlOD:: "Qur I~ = ~to2 ;;reb sra t;:" I timpe ana d 'th d f wlthm a lew years. "We Ne- I am a Negro. ~
DEFIES
CITY'S ORDER by M"lSS Alma Rose Flack. Other (Con tinued OIl page 4) lJ\ lC S oo:!" I ave, e .~'re or 'U groes," he ~eclared, ··must be I ______ ..
e>Jtir U>UIllry .l¥t year. Dr. substantial practJce. great realIsts The road over PRfJUDI(ED (OMMUNIST Blrmmgham, Ala., June 2 _ IJVed in the housp ~f'veral years, BNO~, who owns and ope,~tes Conlinzled <00 pn page ~ wlttcb we most travel is clear, I Rev. MIlton Curry, Jr.. a col- was told he could Own the l ' HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ·IN fOUR STAlES a pn\-ate bospltal In Ho~ms- though the prospect may not be LEADERS ARE FIRED ored mmister, today defied the hou>('. but couldn't live in it,
• VIlle. Ky., 10 blS anoual a&hess (OMMENUMENT AT I PIe. as.a . n t. We suffer cripphng CIty of Birmingham to oust him aceo. rding to the ordinance. GET BUSINill COMPANY AWARDl addfd 111 course oJ hIS IV STAn tOLI~tt dIsadvantages because of our -- from a rented house m an area A police radio car was sta-speer!
Q:: • UU~ ongm. BILt we are Americans in New York, June 2.- Three zoned for wlutes only. He re- ti ned across from the house
. . n ":R..tlTement and (lealh no __ a basIcally Amencan society. I ~eaders ol the CommunJst Party turned to the house this after- durlOg the night. Also on hand
Fourtec:n h'gh school students I coln High School. Evan~. e. doubt clauned more Ne&rO d<.c- Frankfort. J Z-Tbe ~ I "Whue nothing Is easv for the I m the Bronx were tired W~- noon despIte warnings by City were two white private detec-from
OhIO, IndIana, Kentucky Ind.; June Sumn., J . W. . 1011 tors than "'err added to 1: A1Wl al C<>rmne Ex N . Am -· th . I nesday because they dlscnml- otTiclals that he would be ar- (Continued on page 4)
and West Virginia high schools I HIgh, Earlmgton, Ky.; Carne 1.. proCession last ye:ar Th1S Slt,,- . u .
1l he1dnce~t K er- eytgroh m er~cbal' nT"'h er
ba
,s nated against Negro members rested He said he was back to
. h ds d Milan Central rugb Loui sville: . . I Clse!< WI ~ ."' .... a en- an mg nnpossl e. e r- b f · t . t .th .
are .to receive cas awar an , , : ation is reflected by a sJ.ortage tueky Stale Cou..ge, Tuesday ners of race are formidable, but y re us~ng 0 asSOCI a e WI 5tay. BISHOP AND MINISTER
certificates of honor as the most Wtlliam S. Roche,. Paul. Lau IOf . eltTo doctors Urrougbout the. roorn: nit. June 7. Preildent R. 1hey can be surmounted. Indeed, them socIally. CIty Comm1SSloner James W.
outstanding 1949 CommerCl~1 1 renee Dunbar. Lenng\on, MI~ nahon, ~lally tn rural ar .. as. a .... twood announced that the entire history of the Negro Those moved w~re: Isadore Morgan SllJd a warrant would Wl:fP' DROP CHAa.!Ef
graduates, It was announced this I es Mary Samuels, Ltneoln In Many ClUes Wlth 'egro popu- Juli A Tho 0 f th try has bee h . Begum, county c.haJrman: Rob- be served on hJm charging vin- L, lUlU
w~ by ~. M .. Mae Street.- stitute; Yernlta Butterworth, lations of (rom 5,OOt to I~.~ tlte De ~men~f ~: l~fCO:ntinu01lS, r;lc~t1~ ert Appel. county secretary; and lation of a rece~t CltY-Zonmg __
Kidd, Public Relallons Counsel- (Continued on pace 4) have no Negro d at aU R latJ P ld d 1 the I ry th b · Bernard Shuldlner, organIZer. ordinance Maximum penalty Ne-", York, Jun 2-A toueh-or
of Mammoth Life and Acci- lOne city with about 40,000 X'; mam =r~~u Mr. ~:::,. ha~ i P,,?~Z:S ,~,: M:: Rla;:;~rsir.e Party officials said no effort for convi~tion oC such a charge ing scene was enacted here last
dent Insurance Company, LeJEUNE IS CANDIDATE groes has only four or JIve -~ been engaged in social work 10r Negro keep 'moving along,' and .... as made. to att,ract Negroes to ~s. a SIOO fine and ISO days in Saturday at the 127th annual
In making the awards, Mrs. gro doctors, and a number of 25 years :as a stall member of lC I know my people the Negro the. cause, leading posts were Jail The reSidence is near where sessl n of the New York Annual
Kidd said the insurance com- FOR COUIITY CLERK other cities with egro popula- the Urban League During this will keep moving' resolutely derued them; and personal a.t- three unoccupied houses were Confer nce a t Emanuel AMI:
panies have begun to feel very _- tions of about \50,000 have no period be has serv~ as the Ex- I until his goal of complete and I tacks were . made upon them m badly damaged by dynamIte Church, . 119th Sl and Filtb
keenly the need of specializ~ MaurIce B. LeJeune, weU- more than 25 Negro doctors." ecutive Secretary of Urban unequi"ocal equality is at- party meettngs.. . blasts tbe ntght of March 24. Ave., ",hen Bishop D. Ward
personnel - accountants, stat ls- known buStne man has an- Dr. Brooks said · "II health 15 League Ollkes in Atlanta. Ga.' tained." PrinCipal gnevance agamst The three had been bought by ~lchoL' and the Rev. N. T. Gar-ticians,
actuaries, and certilie.out hJm by the clergy-learrung.
I rights. Says he, "I am lor equal creased In the nalton's two Ne- Identified with progressive in-' said that the controlling factor ml loner Eugene Connor had man, be wllhdrawn.
Thls marks the third year for rights. II and when elected 1 gro medical schools and in the terraclal programs and actJvilies I in his turning down the job of The Commercial Award given w~ed lum he had "reason to HU~dreds of deleeates and
Mammoth Life to make such a will see that a substantial num- white medJcal schools whIch throughout the nation. Assi tant Secretary of State Of-I by the Mammoth Life and Ac- believe there may be trouble." I pec~t rs a~ shed tears. The
presentation and 33 cash awards her of high class colored people admit egroes. or that more The Rev. Herbert King of I fered him by President Truman, eldent Insurance Company was The other minister the Rev c~arg agalns.t Rev. Mr. Gar­and
honor certificates have ~n are given recognition," In this medical schools must be estab- Grace Congregational Church I was that he wished to stay with presented to Miss Mary 1. Sam- E. B. Deyampert, 'also w~ I ~5<',n y,,·U WIthdrawn by the
presented to top CommercJal Mr. LeJeune says he issues a lished." of New York. will give the Bac- the United Nations. I uels at Lincoln Institute, last warned by the commi ioners ..:;; . R.L A. HIldebrant, of a.,.-
8t\adeats in hich Ichools. I challenge to both major parties. On the question of the pro- cal aureate sermon on J une 5. It has been said that racial ,' Wednesday by Mrs. M. Mae that he is violating the zoning &.;.e, N' l~t ~e ~t ~l
'l'bc.e ftCeivin. the awards Mr. LeJeune say. he is 100 per posal for compulsory health in- segregation in Washington was Street-Kidd, Counselor, Public I ordinance. • Ch0l! Ii IC .'. orlP~ III
8ft: IIiIHs Irene Walton, Lin-, cent against the oc:upationa! tax. surane