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YOU HELP 26 ORGANIZATIONS NOT TO LATE TO GIVE TO UNITED GIVERS FUND Patronize Our Advertis ers — Their Advertising in this paper shows that they appreciate your trade. J ackson Advocate GOOD CONDUCT WILL ALWAYS GAIN YOU RESPECT. Watch Your PubUe Conduct. A Member Of The Au dit Bureau Circulations VOLUME XVI—NUMBER 3 JACKSON, MISS., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1957 PRICE TEN CENTS State 4 - H Club Champions In Annual Round - Up SEE PROTESTS OF NEGRO ACTORS ROLES BACK-FIRING Protests Against Roles By NAACP Bring Sharp Decline In Jobs For Negro Actor In Moving Pictures And TV Drop In Work Opportunities Leads To Talks To Clear Misconceptions On Roles HOLLYWOOD, Calif., No. 5.—A re-evaluation of the position of Negro performers in motion pic tures and television is under way here. The groundwork was laid at a closed meeting last Friday held at the request of the National Asso ciation for the Advancement of Colored People. It was attended by representatives of the Motion Picture Producers Association, the Alliance of Television Firm Pro ducers and the Screen Actors, Writers, Directors and Producers Guilds. The NAACP was asked to in tervene by an unofficial committee of Negro actors, who were con cerned about the drop in job op portunities in movies during the last dozen years. They also were worried about conditions that had failed to make more work available for Negroes in television shows. Cut In Rosters Noted Roy Wilkins, executive secretary (Continued on Page Eight) h’IS SCHOOL DESTROYED: Prof. E. T. Hawkins, Principal of the High School named to honor him which was destroyed in a $400,000 fire at Forest Monday night. END OF RACE HATE CALLED FOR DY ATLANTA MINISTERS Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 2 — Eighty Atlanta ministers including some of the city’s leading Protestant clergymen today signed a mani festo calling for an end of race hatred and defiance of the U. S. Supreme Court. The document is bleieved to be the first of its kind issued in the Deep South during the recent years of racial upheavals. It contains a declaration of beliefs in free speech and obedience to law. The manifesto denounced the policy adopted in Georgia and sev eral other southern states, or de stroying the public school system rather than yield to a court inte gration decree. (Continued on Page Four) SET INAUGURATION DATE FOR NEW FISK UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT Nashville, Tenn.—Dr. Stephen J. Wright, new president of Fisk Uni versity, will be inaugurated April 25, 1958. The iftaugural date was set by the Fisk University Board of Trustees at a meeting in New York (October 25.) The inauguration will occur dur ing the annual Fisk Spring Festival j of Music and Art. Appointed to serve as members of the Inauguration Committee were Mrs. Bernard Fensterwald, a member of the Board of Trustees from Nashville; Dr. G. Wallace Woodworth, a trustee and profes sor of music at Tlarvard Univer (Continued on Page Four) SOU. EDUCATION DIRECTORS MEET AT HAMPTON INSTITUTE Hampton, Va., Oct. 30—Seven teen State Directors of Education representing 12 southern states, met on the Hampton Institute campus Tuesday, October 29. Sponsored by the Southern Edu cational Foundation of Atlanta, the group sought information about the Hampton teacher-training pro gram and its potential for meeting the increasing demand for teach ers in the south. Other sessions of the conference were held at the Hotel Chamberlin, Fort Monroe, Va. President Alonzo G. Morton greeted the directors and reviewed the progress of the college since 1868. William H. Martin, Dean of (Continued on Page Six) Alabama Woman Charged With Two Deaths In Insurance Racket SELMA, Ala., No. 4.—A 36-year-' old Negro woman confessed kill ing two persons for insurance so she could pay insurance premiums on others, Solicitor Blanchard McLeod reported Saturday. The prosecutor said the widow had taken out more than 160 in surance policies and made herself beneficiary. He described the scheme as fantastic. Mary Perkins was charged with poisoning three persons: Gloria Jean Montgomery, a 10-month-old neighbor child; Della Davis, 70, an acquaintance; and Charlie Perkins, Sr., her former husband. McLeod said she denied poison ing her husband, who died in 1966, claiming that, “I had the rat poi son in the house and he got it by mistake.” McLeod said “Preliminary analy sis have determined the presence of appreciable quantities of arsenic (Continued on Page Eight) »---— Swimming Pool Integration Suit Is Dismissed JEFFERSON, Tex., Nov. 0.—A suit seeking a court order to per mit Negroes to use the Marshall swimming pool has been dismissed. U. S. Dist. Court Judge Lamar Cecil of Beaumont said grounds for dismissal were based on the fact the City of Marshall sold the pool to private interests in October after receiving approval from vot ers in a city-wide election. Cecil said the fact the swim ming pool is located inside a city park has no bearing, since the city no longer has an interest or con trol. w-■ Candidate Cites Integration Lag In New Jersey Say Governor Failed To Meet Challenge By Closing Negro Training School NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 4.—State Senator Malcolm S. Forbes assert ed today that Gov. Robert B. Mev ner had failed to meet the “only conceivable challenge” on integra tion that had confronted his ad ministration. In a statement from his head quarters here, the Republican can didate for Governor charged that Mr. Meyner had neglected to pro vide the leadership to enforce in tegration at the Bordentown Man continued on Page Five) -o Racial Strife Stirs School In New Jersey BRIDGETON, N. J., Nov. 5.— An eight-man police detail pa trolled Bridgeton High School Fri day in an effort to prevent fur ther outbreaks of racial violence that flared up twice this week. The latest incident occurred Thursday when Kermit Smith was stabbed near the eye with a screw driver by Louis Baker, a Negro. Both are students at the school. (Continued on Page Seven) -o Marian Anderson Hailed In Burma Rangoon, Burma, Nov. 5 — Prime Minister U Nn of Burma gave American contralto Marian Anderson a warm welcome and tendered greetings which generally reflected the reaction of a hugh audience which cheered the famed singer for 10 minutes following a (Continued on Page Seven) -—o African Student Cotinues Studies Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 5—The Julium Chabala Educational trust, organized by Bishop Frederick D. Jordan in 1954 to promote the edu cation of an African student he had brought to this country, an nounced this week that their stu dent is now a senipr at the Uni versity of California at Los Ange (Continued on Page Eight) -o Ghana Shipping Line Begun ACCRA, Ghana., Nov. 5.—The first vessel of the Black Star Line, Ghana’s national shipping line, will make her maiden voyage “within the next few months,” the government has announced. The line will start with one ship which .will ply mainly between the Mediterranean and European ports and West Africa. An agreement for* the line has been signed by the Ghana Gov ernmnt and the Zim Israeli Navi (Continued on Page Two) AMEs Report On Students Columbia, S. C., Nov. 5 — Ap proximately 3,000 students are ma triculating at African Methodist Episcopal connected colleges, junior colleges and seminaries during the 1957-68 school year it was reported here last week by Dr. Robert Mance, financial secretary of the A ME church. The report was made at a recent meeting of business managers and presidents of the church connected (Continued on Page Two) South Essentially Negative Struggle In Race Relations Called Wasteful State Editor Hodding Carter Speaks To Jewish Group Chicago, 111., Nov. 4—A tragedy of the desegregation crisis is the “employment of so much intellect and energy in the South to wage an essentially negative struggle," a meeting by the American Jewish Committee of the executive board was told here last Sunday night. j Hodding Carter, editor and pub lisher of The Delta-Democrat Times of Greenville, Miss., made the remark before the board, which held a three-day session. Meanwhile, Philip E. Hoffman ! was re-elected National chairman of the Joint Defense Appeal, fund raising arm of the American Jew ish Committee and the Anti-De famation League of B’ nai B’rith. At the same time, a meeting of ( the national executive committee of the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, which is also conduct continued on Page Six). Zulu Professor To Head African Studies At Conn. Theology School See Race Relations Leading To Disaster In South Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Af rica, Nov. 4.—A 42-year-old Zulu, once a herd boy on his father’s small cattle farm in Natal, has been appointed Professor of Afri can Studies at a theological semi nary in Hartford, Conn. He is Prof. Absolom Vilakazi, who, with his 35-year-old wife, their three sons and two daughters, is on his way by boat to the United States via Southampton, England. He is due to arrive in New York aboard the Greek liner New York Nov. 12. Although acutely aware of the difficulties of readjusting to life in a strange country, Professor Vilazaki and his family are grate ful for the chance of “a more sat isfying way of life.” They plan to settle in the United States. (Continued on Page Two) Sputnik Jerring At United States For Little Rock, Says Mrs. Luce New York, N. Y., Nov. 5—The “beep” of the Russian earth satel lite, “Sputnik,” gave the “inter continental, outerspace raspberry” to the United States for Little Rock, and for U. S. pretentiousness, Mrs. Clara Booth Luce, famed play wright and former U, S. Ambassa dor to Italy, told 2500 persons at tending the Alfred E. Smith Memo rial Foundation dinner at the Wal dorf-Astoria last week. Mrs. Lucy told a $100-a-plate audience, which included the Mayor and Governor of New York, also the archbishops of New York and Los Angeles, that Little Rock and the Soviet achievement are “shock ing defeats” for the United States (Continued on Page Four) DEMOCRATIC LEADERS WANT TO COMPROMISE ON CIVIL RIGHTS TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 5. — Two leading Democratic figures—Gov. G. Mennen Williams, of Michigan, and party chairman Paul Butler— declared here last, week that the party should not compromise with the South on the civil rights issue in 1960. At the close of a two-day, seven state party conference, both lead ers joined in a statement assert i ing that as far as they are con cerned they would rather have the South belt the party than be kept in a watered-down version of a civil rights plan in the next presi dential election. Butler was asked whether he thought the party could write a plank which would head off a re volt by southerners. (Continued on Page Six) Veterans Official Says Negroes Threatens Life Over Race Issue Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 6—Char lie Casmus, state commander of American Veterans of World War II, claimed he was kidnapped by two Negroes .who threatened to kill him over the racial segregation is sue. The Negroes, arrested after a chase with bloodhounds, were for mally booked on charges of rob bery. They were identified as Ed ward Hutchinson, 25, Montgomery, and Edward Murray, 27, Dothan, Ala. Casmus said he was forced by the Negroes into their automobile Thursday night as he left a night club and was held captive while the abductors drove around the city for several hours. He said he was finally pushed out of the car in a remote section of a nearby county, beaten and his life threatened. One of the Negroes snapped a pistol at him five times (Continued on Page Eight) Klansman Gets 20 Years In Birmingham Case Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 6—One Ku Klux Klansman faced 20 years in prison Saturday for his part in the mutilation of a Negro, and an other of the six defendants faced trial on Monday. Bart A. Floyd, 31, was scheduled to be tried Monday on a charge of mayhem in the labor day emascula tion of Negro Judge E. Aaron, 34. A jury took only 60 minutes Thurs day to return a guilty verdict against Joe P. Pritchett, 31, for his part in tl)e crime. Floyd allegedly performed the emasculation with a razor blade as part of his initiation into the Ku Klux Klan of the Confederacy, a (Continued on Page Six) Hire On Basis Of Merit Jackie Tells Executives NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 5.— Ex-Dodger star Jackie Robinson challenged 1,500 personnel and in dustrial relations executives today to hire and promote minority work ers on the basis of merit, and said that industry’s failure to employ and train was “throwing a bean ball at the individual and the na tion as a whole.’’ Citing baseball as one example, Robinson, now vice president in change of personnel at the Chock Full O’Nuts Corporation said: “If baseball, after 50 years of wear ing blinkers, can utilize this mi nority manpower for its financial health, there is no reason why (Continued on Page Six) Seretse Khama Makes Peace With African People Ex-Chief’s Family United After Long Breach Over His White Wife Serowe, Bechuanaland, Nov. 4— Internal peace and a measure of democracy have come to the Bam angwato people in the British pro tectorate of Bechuanaland. The twelve months since the ex iled former chief, Seretse Khama, and his English wife, Ruth, re turned to his homeland from Britain have brought fresh hope. The Bamangwato have settled down to a new way of life very different (Continued on Page Five) Arrest White Boys In Bottle Throwing Battle Three white youths were arrest ed Monday night after they hurled pop bottles at Negroes in front of Lanier High School. Youth Counselor John Osborne said the white youths will be turn ed over to the police court for prosecution. They were charged with disturb ing the peace, he said. Osborne said the pop bottle (Continued on Page Two) Fire Destroys Forest School Fire, which originated in class rooms on the south edge of the building, tonight destroyed the 20 classroom E. T. Hawkins high school for Negroes. The blaze, fanned by a light wind, sped quickly over. the roof into nearly every section of the school, in spite of the efforts of the Forest fire department and the Morton fire department. (Continued on Page Three) -o Louis’ Ex-Mgr. Freed In Tax Case CHICAGO, 111., No. 5.—Julian Black, former manager of Joe Louis when the Brown Bomber was heavyweight champion, was freed on charges of income tax evasion made by the federal government last week. The 58-year-old Black, who op erates a real estate agency here, was freed when Judge Joseph Sam Perry in federal district court up held a defense motion and directed the jury to acquit hii*. The de fense contended the government (Continued on Pa^ Three) New Jersey’s Governor Meyner Scores At B & P Breakfast Newark, New Jersey—Global— The several hundred guests who enjoyed the Third Annual Found er's Day Breakfast of the Business and Professional Women's Clubs, at the Hotel Essex here last week, were delightfully pleased when Gov. Robt Neyner enumerated many of the great achievements of our women and highly spoke of the real concern our women have for their fellowmen. His brief talk added greatly to the dynamic words of the speaker, Mrs. Dollie L. Robinson who gave instances from the life of Sojourner Truth showing how she met “The Chal lenge"—which was the Theme of the Breakfast Prograih. Mrs. Ma rie L. Harrison, Nat. President of (Continued on Page Six) State District Winners In 4-H Club Work Honored At 13th Annual Round Up For Negro Boys and Girls Held Here Nearly 200 Champions In Over 30 Projects Presented Medals And Awards -------* BOROUGH PRESIDENT: Hulan Jack, first of his raca to hold the office of President of the Borough of Manhattan, which includes the City of New York, powers equals that of the Mayor. Jackson, Miss.—State and dis trict winners for ’57 in Negro 4-H Chib work in Mississippi were hon ored here November 5 at the 13th annual 4-H Club Round-Up for Negro boys and girls. The Jackson Chamber of Com merce sponsored this one-day event, which was conducted by the Agricultural Extension Service. Nearly 200 champions in over 30 projects were honored. Their awards included bonds, pen and pencil sets and achievement medals. These awards were made available by Mississippi sponsors and thru the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work, Chicago. Negro Extension Service agents and adult leaders accompanied the boys and girls to Round-Up. The program included a tour of Jack son, followed by a banquet and pro. gram. The winners were announced by Thomas M. Moman, Jr., Garrett E. Gray, Alberta Dishmon and Esther W. Reed, state Negro 4-H Club (Continued on Page Eight) Negro Youngsters In Little Rock Receive Heavy Hail From Overseas Some three thousand letters from virtually every nation outside the Iron Curtain have been received by the nine Negro students in Cen tral High School in Little Rock, Ark. This mail has been unani mous in support of the youngsters and sympathetic to their efforts, declared New York Post reporter Ted Poston yesterday (Oct. 31). The Negro high school children are receiving more mail from over seas than from the United States, although citizens of 42 states have written, he said. Mr. Poston made these state ments on “World in Crisis,” tele cast yesterday over WPIX at 11:30 A. M. The half- hour program is sponsored jointly by the World Af fairs Center for the United States and META (Metropolitan Educa tional Television Association). Appearing with Mr. Poston were Vera Micheles Dean, editor of the Foreign Policy Association's Head line Series and Foreign Policy Bul (Continued on Page Six) RACE SEGREGATION SEEN GONE IN U.S. BY END OF CENTURY Montgomery;- Ala., Nov. 5 — Segregation based on race will be “nonexistent by the turn of the century,” the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., of Montgomery said Oct. 27 over a nation television net work program. The Negro minister said south ern whites have a guilt complex stemming from treatment of Ne groes in the South. The Rev. Mr. King, a leader in last year’s city bus boycott which started because of segregated seat ing, was interviewed by Martin Agronsky. The program originat ed from Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, of which the Rev. Mr. King is pastor. Although fed to the network through facilities of Montgomery station WSFA-TV, the program was not viewed locally. A power failure resulted from a chain being placed across power lines near thq station’s transmitter, 20 miles from Montgomery. (Continued on Page Three) Little Rock NAACP Officers Arrested Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 2 —Mrs. L. C. Bates, state president of the National Assn, for the Advance ment of Colored People, arrived here tonight by air from New York and surrendered to city police. Her arrest had been ordered by the Little Rock City Council for violation of a new city ordinance which required certain organiza tions to make public their confi dential files. Mrs. Bates was released on $300 bond. She was met at the city airport by her attorneys and driven im mediately to the police station. Mrs. Bates said nothing to news men but an NAACP official said the group would issue a statement later. The City Council voted unani mously Thursday night to order the arrest of all NAACP officials who could be found in the city. Only two officers of the associa tion are known. They are Mrs. Bates and the Rev. J. C. Crenchaw, 74-year-old pastor of a Little Rock i Baptist Church. Crenchaw surrendered to police (Continued on Page Three) Say Apathy And Lack Of Political Education Retard Negro Voting Ghana, World’s Biggest Producer Gf Cocoa ACCHA, Ghana, Nov. 5.-—The newly independent country of Ghana, formerly ruled by the Brit ish, has been the world’s biggest producer of cocoa continuously since 1910, a Government informa tion bulletin pointed out this month. Estimated world production of cocoa for the current year, 1956 57, is 891,000 tons, of which Af (Continued on Page Five) Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 3 — Apathy and lack of political education re tard Nefcro voting in the South even in areas where legal barriers or threats of force do not affect colored. suffrage. This is the conclusion of a special study made by the Southern Regional Council under the editor ship of Margaret Price, which of fers this pertinent observation: “Leadership often is the factor determining whether or not Ne groes vote in the South* Alter nately, it is the great hope and the great need of thousands.'’ The present study of Negro voting habits and the factors that influence them is an addendum to a statistical study of Negro regis (Continued on Page Foot) •