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State Archives-Lib, Capitol Bldg. Phoenix, Ari*. % Artznnag|febtme f 1 | i iTTiTHTnir | FIFTH YEAR, NO. 38 FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1963 ARIZONA ELKS AWARDS PRESENTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON ■»' - j f A fJ 3> tfP I ■ ■s? {Vb *»M M - • j» mßmrffi- l B 1 IHbKI I( '*4 - fSI 'W*f-r *-. ••••': ■ l vHrsßßg^'f; • / "' jdfifeb ■* ; |V. Jjvi % T ' 1 jijßjP jfl vj * llfevA T , Bw agkf v Cw _ ■ wS> A V tb&'.s/ km w^ *L<-**Jk / HB ibel Sunday was awards day at the W. H. Patterson Elks Lodge 477, 1007 S. Seventh Avenue. Top photo - Mr. James McElory, third vice president of the Pacific States Assn., accepts a plaque from Mr. Howard Flanagan, chief of the state Antler Guard. Mr. McElroy was named the outstanding Arizona Elk of 1962. Bottom - Mrs. Maple L. Pratt, right, grand district deputy won the outstanding Elks awards in the women's division. She accepts the plaque from Mrs. James McElroy, loyal dt. ruler. WINNERS OF HAIR STYLE SHOW WHICH WAS HELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON Three young ladies occupying the chairs are adorned with award winning coiffure styles which were presented at the hair style show sponsored by the Lyles School of Distinction, Sun., Mar. 31 at the Masonic Temple. From left seated are Misses Vicky Davis, second place, Doris Nelson, first place, and Verna Ruth Payne, third place. Cosmetology students who created the hair styles from left are Misses Carrie Castle, Mary Helen Burt, and Victoria Wilder. Pictorial Weekly PHOENIX 40, ARIZONA BR 6—2301 TEN CENTS CONFLICT IN GREENWOOD, MISS. GREENWOOD, Miss. - After several days of demonstrations at the county courthouse in at tempts to register to vote, Ne groes were dispersed and jailed by policemen using a trained dog. Rev. D. L. Tucker was report edly bitten by the dog as he and others marched and sang. Last month a registration worker was wounded by shots from a moving car and two shot gun blasts were fired into a Ne gro home last week. The FBI and Civil Rights Com mission have had investigators in the area for several weeks. MRS. NELLUM IS ACQUITTED YUMA - Mrs. Betty Jane Nel um Thomas of Omaha, Neb., has been found Innocent in the Christ mas Eve death of David John McCoy. Mrs. Thomas, 33, was acquit ted *of a second-degree murder charge by a superior court jury of seven women and five men. McCoy, 33, also of Omaha, was found dead on a Yuma resi dential street. He had been shot. Mrs. Thomas said the shooting occurred during a quarrel while the two were driving. She said McCoy drew a gun and was shot accidentally during a struggle for the weapon. NEGRO STAR SUSPENDED COLUMBIA, Mo. - John Ro land, star halfback on the Uni versity of Missouri football team, has been suspended from classes until next January. The action was announced after the grid star appeared before the university student conduct committee. Roland had paid a SSO fine last week after pleading guilty in city court to a charge of malicious mischief, a case involving the theft of two motor car tires and wheels. MAN FACES 4 CHARGES Charges of kidnaping, rape, attempted rape and robbery were faced by Frank Westbrook, Jr., 21, of 2842 E. Mobile, arrest ed after police were told he at tempted to sell a watch and wed ding ring in a tavern. Westbrook, now held in the county jail pending an appearance before Justice of the Peace Stan ley Kimball, allegedly: Hid in a parked car March 24, near 16th Street and Van Bureri 'then raped and robbed a 39-year old woman. Forced his way into a house on Feb. 6, and pressed a knife against the neck of a woman as she lay in bed, but fled when her husband entered from another room. NEGRO COED ON HONOR ROLL Jacquelyne Fay Evans, 15-year old junior at Little Rock's Hall High School, is the first Negro student inducted into the National Honor Society at a formerly white school. She has an A-plus grade average of 4.077. JULIAN STUDENT WINS REGIONAL SPELLING BEE AT SUNLAND SCHOOL Accepting the congratulations of his English teacher, Mrs. Lois Anderson; is Richard Marshall. 14, eighth grade student at Percy L. Julian School. He won the regional district 7 spelling bea sponsored by the Re public and Gazette. Richard competed with more than 20 contestants at Sunland School, Fri., Mar. 30. School districts represented at the regional contest included Roosevelt, Laveen, Tolleson, Mobile, Murphy, Riverside, Theba, Liberty, Buckeye, Sentinel, Littleton and Gila Bend. St. Catherine’s Catholic School was also represented. The runnerup was Kathy Popoff, grade 8 from Littleton. Richard's winning words were aglomeration and alluvial. He was the runnerup in last year’s regional meet. Richard will compete against 22 other regional and county winners, Apr. 13 at the Hotel Westward Ho. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST GROUP WILL ATTEND YOUTH CONGRESS SOON The Beacon Light Seventh Day Adventist Church, Master Guide S rO “P T formed travel plans for the Youth Congress, to be held April 11-13 at Long Beach, Calif, FlI r r°Tj e M ar V arome Williams, delegate, Ted Colt, delegate, 'fm.' r M , B ' Cayton * Mrs - Alice Colt, Joe Sito and Joe Colt. Elder Cayton is group leader. Mrs. Colt is sponsor. THE MELVIN BROWNS CELEBRATE IITH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY FRIDAY ' JV>W S' * ■ At WLSjmmF . 'H, cy. On Friday, Mar. 29, a party honoring Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Brown, 1730 W. Mohave, was held. They are celebrating their eleventh wedding anniversary. From left are Mr. Pete Durham, Miss Shirley Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Brown, and Mr. Melroy Patterson. WALKER AND HARGIS GREETED BY PICKETS Gen. Edwin A. Walker and Dr. Billy James Hargis, leaders of an ultra conservative group, ap peared before a large audience Sun. Mar. 21 in the Shrine Aud itorium. Outside twenty five pickets in cluding mostly members of the National Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People paraded with signs denouncing them. Walker and Hargis spoke for nearly three hours condemning Democrats, Republicans, NAACP and the National Council of Churches. Police were on hand but no incidents arose. Sympa thizers for the speakers joined the pickets with placards praising Hargis and Walker.