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Remember: fou’re judged a c c o rding to your D a i 1 > Con duct and the Company You Keep. Vol. XV No. 47 HIGH COURT TO HEAR SOUTHERN INTEGRATION VIEWS DEC. 6th Chief Justice Hughes Calls Justice A Rightful Heritage Os All Citizens Williamsburg, Va.—Chief Justice Earl Warren said in a speech Saturday, commemorating the 200th birthday of the nation’s third chief justice, John Marshall that the nation is climbing to meet the “most sacred of the duties of a government” in giving impartial justice to all its citizens.” This was Chief Justice Warren’s first public appearance in the South since reading the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision outlaw ing segregation in the public schools. He spoke at exercise held at William and Mary’s College. John Marshall the third chief jus tice, studied at William and Mary’s College. NOTES PROGRESS The distinguishe dchief jujstice made note of the path of justice in this country hitsorically and said that it' has been an uphill climb. He added: • “We believe the kind of justice is the rightful heritage of every human being and that it is his right and duty to achieve it. HAVE MADE MISTAKES “For three and one-half cen turies Americans, using Experience and wisdom of older countries from which we or our forbears came, have endeavored to develop in this section of the world a system of government and a body of law which will accord justice to every one. We’ve made mistakes —many of them. “People have at times succeeded in using our system for selfish and g % . .*/• . : ‘SH ’■ v •* «•' ‘§#••• "" v - £❖: 'tfc. <:>. ftmmm ■• •' * '•* ‘f-y* *•* *& m tyAV*? •/**; t . " ERNEST W. McFARLAND, Democratic candidate for governor and Woodmen of the World Sovereign, was honored recent ly by being named Woodmen of the World "Man of the Month" for September. In the picture above, McFarland, center, is presenting a bronze plaque to Thad Moore, left, member of the Arizona Tax Commission and also a Wood man Sovereign. The awards were made for commendable service to the organization. G. E. McDonald, Chairman of the national judiciary committee, Woodmen of the World, is at the right, - K trtZOjM Sift, even oppressive ends. We have often been required to remove some things front the slate and start again. “At times we have been close to failure, but we have never failed in our climb toward the pinacle of true justice and we are climb ing today to meet the test of Thomas Jefferson, that “the most sacred of the duties of government is to do equal and impartial injus tice to all its citizens. Rites Held For Marie Banks Funeral services were held Wednesday for Mrs. Marie Banks, 809 West Magnolia, at Wesley Methodist Church. Rev. William Stevens Jr. officiated. Mrs. Banks passed last Sunday in a local hos pital following about a two month’s illness. She came to Phoenix about 1925 from San Francisco, and had lived here since. Her first marriage here was to Mr. Perry Payne, a well known business man, who died several years ago. The funeral was well attended by her many friends. Interment in Greenwood Memorial Park. Web bers Eastlake Mortuary in charge. READ THE SUN THE VOICE OF 60,000 NEGROES IN ARIZONA PHOENIX, ARIZONA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1954 YWCA (lasses To Get Underway Fall classes at t7ie Phoenix YWCA will get into full swing starting Oct. 4 with a full schedule of daily activities for children, teen-agers, homemakers and em ployed women. A full schedule of recreation and craft courses is offered, pro viding the homemaker or working woman a wide choice of activities, said Mrs. John R. Newcomer, YW president. The YW program result of member requests and including courses for which the most popu larity has been expressed J—co ntains more than 20 adult courses with classes scheduled six days a week. In addition, there is a full-scale teenage program of sports, crafts, and dancing. Children’s ballet, taught by Peail Dailey and Spanish dancing taught by Eddie Fernandez have been un der way since Sept. 20 but are still open for additional enrollments. One of the most popular fea tures of the YW program is the Thursday Homemakers Holiday. The Y Wconducts a nursery for this day and mothers just park their children and participate in a day of recreation. The YW operates its own cater ing service and homemakers come early and stay late to take a day away from household chores. Instructions for this day are pointed both at body building and classes designe dto make the wom en more efficient in household eco nomics. Two of the popular classes are Economic Laving workshops in which how-to-do-it. discussions are featured. City Pools (losing For Season Encanto and Harmon Park swimming pools will end season op eration Sunday evening, October 3rd, it was announced today by Jack Frew, aquatics supervisor. Other city pools, Eastlake, Coro nado, University and Grant, al ready are closed. Encanto pool will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. through Friday, and from 10:00 a.m. to 7:QO p.m., Saturday and Sunday. Har mon pool, South sth Avenue and Yavapai, will be open 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. through Friday, and from noon to 6:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. Funeral Arrangement Pending Funeral arrangement pending for Henry Landrum, 78, 3831 S. 34th St. Mr. Landrum passed in a local hospital last Sunday. He is survived by a son, Lonnie, Phoenix. Rags dale Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. First Northern Bias Case Filed In Cincinnati, Ohio WASHINGTON The Supreme Court said last week seven Southern states will begin arguments Dec. 6 on how to integrate Negro and white schools. The court also gave states another six weeks to file briefs in connection with the case by extending the deadline for written arguments from October 1 to No- - vember 15. In handling down its historic de cision last May 17, the court speci fied that it wished to hear further arguments on how the edict should be carried out. The seven states which so far have asked to be heard are North Carolina, Arkansas, Texas, Florida, Maryland, Oklahoma and Tennes see. Severl southern states, includ ing Georgia, have, announced they would not take part in the argu ments. Under court procedure, the jus tices will listen one hour to each state spokesman beginning Decem ber 6. The court said the date was the first available for arguments. The justices will coneven for their fall term on October 6. Also on Wednesday a suit was filed in Federal court at Cincinnati by Atty. J. Russell Carter of Day ton, Ohio to rejoin the Hillsboro School board from carrying out segregation politics. The petition for injunction was filed on behalf of five Negro chil dren specifically identified and for “others similarly situated.” Also presented was a motion for preliminary injunction to restrain the board of education from en forcing its zoning ruling until final disposition of the case. The court set the preliminary motion down for hearing next Wednesday. Ruby McCollum “Insane;” Goes To State Hospital LIVE OAK, Fla.—Mrs. Ruby Mc- Collum, the wealthy woman con victed of shooting a white Live Oak physician, was adjudged “mentally incompetent and insane” Friday at a sanity hearing and ordered trans ferred to the Florida State Hospital at Chatahoochee. Circuit Judge Hal W. Adams handed down the ruling in Live Oak after hearing a report from two court-appointed psychiatrists. Mrs. McCollum, found guilty of slaying Dr. C. Leroy Adams in 1952, was sent immediately from the courtroom to Chattahoochee where she will be confined in the section for the criminal insane. Jduge Adams, no relation to the murder victim, exploded a new bombshell in the already-sensa tional case when he ordered free lance writer William Bradford Huie to show cause why he should not be cited for contempt. 10 CENTS PER COPI The suit charged the children were forced to withdraw from the traditionally white Webster and Washington Schools solely because of race and color and made to at tend schools for Negro children. The action taken on behalf ol the Negro children has been termed the first in Northern courts since the U.S.* Supreme- court handed down its decision banning segrega tion. KRUX To Launch Safety Campaign KRUX radio station of Phoenix. Arizona, launched a safety cam paign today giving $2000.00 in cash for the best answers sent in to the question: “How can we improve traffic safety on our highways?’* The idea is to- let drivers them selves determine what is lacking in our Highway traffic regulations, highways themselves, and/or motor vehicles . . . and by so doing give advice and advise themselves sim ultaneously. The cooperation of the JayCees, Police Dept., Highway Patrol, civic organizations and the "National Safety Council was im mediate. This makes a total of at least five safety campaigns running in Phoenix as of now. Arizona a Stop-Those-Accidents-Conscious . .. and who couldn’t use $2000.00 to keep living. A petition filed by State Attor ney William Randall Slaughter said that Huie approached a court-ap pointed psychiatrist and told him* that Judge Adams, the murder vic tim and former State Attorney A. K. Black were partners in a lot tery racket with Mrs. McCollum’s late husband. The petition further charged that Judge Adams wanted Mrs. McCol lum declared insane so she could not reveal the alleged tie-in. The psychiatrist was Dr. Frank A. Fernay who later disqualified himself in favor or another doctor. Huie said Friday that he will be in court to answer the show cause order on October 5. “I will be here,” he said, “and I assume I will go to jail.” Huie admitted having talked to Dr. Fernay but said “I deny some of the allegations in the petition. WARNING: Let’s watch our language, troys and girls, on the streets and in public the busses.