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t , MISSISSIPPI ENTERPRISE ZH "Growing With Mississippi" B |H I VOLUME 16-NUMBER 8. JACKSON, MISS., SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1954 PRICE: TEN CENTS — ____ JACKSON WELCOMES DELEGATES TO IOTA’S SOUTHWSTERN REGIONAL CONVENING HERE APRIL 9-10 -— - .. ■- ■ f ■ '■ ' ■ ' ■■■■■■ I— Golf Group Sponsors “Wake Up” Campaign For Support Jackson — A group of young men, World War II veterans and members of the West End Golf Club are spon soring a WAKE UP CAMPAIGN among the Negro citizens of Jack son and ask the full support and cooperation of all organizations, social, civic, fraternal and religious. Among the problems and condi tions discussed by the group in their meeting as needing immediate attention are: 1. More ecreational Facilities for Negroes (parks, playgrounds, and the right to use the city-operated Golf Park. 2. Negro policemen in every sec_ tion of Jackson. 3. A fire station in the George town section of the city. The group has provided a ques tionnaire that asks: Do You Know That: We have here in Jackson, many registered voters, property owners, members of churches, social and civic clubs, fraternal organi zations, World War 1 and 2 Vet erans, Korean veterans who are pay ing taxes like other citizens, but who are not receiving the same benefits from those taxes as other citizens. Do You Know That: If you live in Goergetown, Virden Addition and yoru house catches fire, while the fire department is coming such a long distance your home may be completely destroyed. Do you know' that; Many of your children have to travel over four miles to College Park for swim ming and other recreations. Do you know that: Members of the West End Golf Club, who are registered voters and Veterans of World War TT will ho rnmin? a round to you soon, asking you to sign a petition to be presented to the City Council, asking for con sideration on all the matters men tioned above? The officers and members of this club have also decided to publish the names of both signers and the non-signers, in an effort to let the public know just who is pulling for or pulling against First Class Citizenship for Jackson Negroes. Members of the West End Golf Club, further states that all per sons concerned in their efforts to secure something of the things for which Jackson Negroes are pay ing and not getting, are local cit izens, desiring to solve their own problems. They urge that Negroes will support the Boy and Girl Scouts, the YMCA, and YWCA and all organizations for the purpose of bettering the Negro’s condition in Jackson and Mississippi. Wake up now before it’s too late. Signed; Clarence Seaton^ president, Bilbo McHuley, vice president, 1611 Banks St. Phone 5-1750; Harry Bates, sec retary, 836 Dalton, phone 5-2347, and the members of the West End Golf Club. Membership is solicited and any one interested is asked to contact one of the above. -o Dr. Bethune To Be Feted April 23rd New York — A testimonial ban quet honoring Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune will be held Friday, April 23t in the Hotel Capitol, citing her for more than half a century of service. The dinner will at the same time mark the 50th anniver sary of Bethune-Cookman College, of which she is founder. H. D. Agents To Hold Workshop Jackson, Miss. — Miss Bonnie Dale Sanson, Specialist in Home Management, State College, Mis sissippi, will be in a workshop with Home Demonstration Agents of Southwest Mississippi at Col lege Park Clubhouse, April 21 and 22. The meetings will begin at 9:30 A. M. HEADLINE NEWS ‘END OF WEST POINT BIAS VICTORY FOR CONGRESSMAN POWELL”—Washington — Repre sentative Adams Clayton Powell, (D. N. Y.) claimed victory this week in his two month campaign to have segregation abolished in the cadet mess attachment stationed at the U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N. Y. Mr. Powell had charged that all the dish-washing, glass-washing and (waiting on tables had been cbfte by Negro members of the 1802 Special Regiment who worked from 6 a. m. to 8:30 p. m. daily and were quartered in all-Negro barracks. Mr. Powell's original complaint had been isued to Secretary of De fense Charles Wilson on February 24. The Army acted promptly, and on March 31, T. A. Young, special assistant to the Secretary of the Armv wrote Mr. Pnwetl thaf Army in the future, "would include and increase the number of white personnel qualified to perform such duties in the personnel allocations of the military academy.’ -o "AIR CRASH IN ETHIOPIA FA TAL TO COLONEL ROBINSON” —Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Col. John C. Robinson, the "Brown Con dor” died last week of injuries he received in an airplane crash here The death of Robinson, a colonel in the Ethiopian Air Force, brings to an end one of the most colorful personalities in the early Negro aviation. Many Jacksonians will re call the time that Col. Robinson was brought to Jackson through the joint efforts of The Mississippi En terprise, Willie J. Miller, and Songs of the Souls, Prof. A. J. Finch, director. -o N. O. MOTHER SUES HER SON FOR BUSINESS”—New Orleans — Hearing was scheduled in Civil Dis trict Court before Judge Frank J. Stich on Friday in the case of Mrs. Cecilia Guyet Labat, who brought suit against her son, Emile Labat, Jr., charging that he took over their jointly owned undertaking business and property, refuses to make an accounting with her and gives her only a small amount of money on which to live. The busi ness referred to is the Emile Labat Undertaking Company, 1615 Philip St., left jointly to her in 1946 at the death of her husband. -o "NEGRO ELECTED CITY COM MISSIONER” — Nowata, Okla. — John H. Morgan, a plastering and cement contractor defeated three white candidates to win the post of city commissioner by a majority of 88 votes. Morgan will serve in the city's predominantly Negro ward. -o Lick an Easter Seal and help a crippled child lick his handicap. LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER AND BILL JOHNSON’S ORCHESTRA TO PLAY DANCE AT STEVEN’S ROSE ROOM, SUNDAY, APRIL 11; ADMISSION, $1.30 AT DOOR Jackson, Miss. — T. Y. Sims and Edward Lee, Jr., will bring to Jackson the sensational Duke Re cording Star, LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER and ORCHESTRA play ing for a Dance at Beautiful Ste vens Rose Room, SUNDAY, APRIL 11. Plan your party now and come cut early — Doors open at 7:30.— Dance starts at 9. Reserve your tables by calling, 5-4287 or 5-4384. COME EARLY . . . DINE AND DANCE to the music of LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER AND ORCHES TRA — He’s ben packin’ ’em in throughout the west — you'll not PARKER — ADMISSION AT door $1.30 Tax included. NO ADVANCE TICKETS. '— Thurgood Marshall To Be Speaker At Annual Meet Of Regional Council Of Negro Leadership In Mound Bayou, Friday, May 7. Will Admonish Hearers On The Sane And Peaceful Course To Pursue Regardless Of Decision Handed Down By Supreme Court On School Segregation Suits Now Pending THURGOOD MARSHALL , Jackson, Miss. — Already plans are well underway for the annual meeting of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership to be held in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, Friday, May 7, at which time Thurgood Marshall, New York, Chief Coun selor of the NAACP, is expected to give a complete explanation of the anti-segregation school suits to the estimated 7,000 persons who will be in attendance. Attorney Marshall, nationally known as “Mr. Civil flights,” head ed a staff of 150 lawyers and re searchers when the final phase of the famous school suits Was argued before the United States Supreme Court last year. The Supreme Court is yet to hand down a decision on the suit, • however, Mr. Marshall, one of the DR. T. R. M. HOWARD nation's most outstanding consti tutional lawyers, will admonish his hearers on the sane and peaceful courses to pursue regardless of the decision handed down. Dr. T. R. M. Howard. Mound Bayou, Miss., president of the Council, has stated that already more than 256 letters from promi nent Versons throughout the South requesting home and hotel reser vations for the meeting. The Mississippi Enterprise, Mis sissippi’s Leading Negro Newspa per, with a continuous publication for 18 years has received the en dorsement of the REGIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO LEADER SHIP to publish a special edition for the big celebration. The en tire staff of the paper will spend several weeks in the Delta section ; working on this special issue. New Mt. Zion’s Pre-Easter Revue At College Park Club House April 11; General Public Is Cordially Invited Jacskon — When the Matron's* League of New Mt. Zion Baptist Church present its annual Pre-Eas ter Revue at College Park Club house on Sunday, April 11, between the hours of 4 and 6 p. m., fashion wise Jacksonians will be treated to the very latest in spring and summer styles to be worn by the best dressed of all ages. The opening scene will feature the following youngsters: Beverly Ann Stampley, Barbara Ruth Gibbs, Carolyn Hodges, Eve lyn Harion, Beverly Jean Bibbs, Olevia Edwards, Norma Jean Gibbs, Marvin Henderson, Alfred Scott, Frances Ruth Gordon, Stella Louise Hogan, Eunice Hodges, Dorothy Jean Edwards, Almeldia Anderson, Mary Lee Goines, Aaron and Larry Turner, Robert Earl Lewis, Patricia Bakes, Sam Baker, Jr., Yevone Hol mes, Emmitt Edwards, Percy Lee Covington. In the second scene will be shown Jackson's pretty debs, wearing the lovely Easter finery as follows: Jer aldine Ratliff, Mary Allen, Eliza Bell Henderson, Edna Earl Edams, Leslie Mae Johnson, Elizabeth Bo wie, Bertha Stevenson, Shirley Lip scomb, Johnnie Pearl Carter, Milday’s fashions will be shown by Mesdames Inez Jones, Blanche Lee, Emma Day, V40—(cmfwyplu Gibbs, Henretta Owens, Odessa Lee Emma Day, Winnell Tard, Almedia Holden, Jean Wells, C. A. Lewis. What the best dressed man about town will be wearing comes spring will be shown by Mr. Ernest Day md Mr. W. H. Penry. A musical program, high in en tertainment has been planned, with numbers being rendered by Mrs. Charlie Mitchell, Miss Catherine russell, the Young People’s Choir md Mr. Henry Nelson, pianist. The general public is cordially invited to be present. ► Sigma Gamma Rho Gives $100 To Slate Health i Program Interest in the medical correction program of the State Board of Heal_ th reached a new high today as Dr. Agnes Burt Caraway, health officer, with the county health department, announced receipt of a gift of $100 from the Sigma Gamma Rho Soror ity, These funds are to be used for corrections for handicapped un derprivileged children. “This splen did response to our appeal is most gratifying,” Dr. Caraway stated, “and the members of this civic mind ed organization are to be commend ed for their interest in the welfare of the city’s needy children.” -o= Geo. Jefferson Qualifies As Candidate For School Board Vicksburg — A Negro, George Ii. Jefferson, has qualified as a candi date for the Warren County School Board, The election for the board created under recent school legis lation, will be on May 4. Jefferson is a member of a weal thy Vicksburg Negro family. He is in the undertaking business, and is a leader in the NAACP. --o Easter Seals used today will mean help for a crippled child tomorrow. Tennessee State Starts 20-Game Schedule Nashville — For the first time since 1949, Tennessee State Uni versity will start a 20-game base ball schedule April 9. Coach Lawrence Simmons, in his first year at Tennessee after two years at South Carolina State Col lege, had 60 candidates for the ini tial baseball practice. Coach Sim mons reduced his squad to 30 mem bers at the end of two weeks drill ing. The squad will be cut to play ing strength April 5, four days be fore their first game. Of the 30 man squad, 14 are out for their first college sports participation. The Tiger’s mentor Simmons feels that if he could improve the weak ness at short stop and third base he could field a better balanced team. The Tigers showed power at the plate in its first pre-season game against the Negro American Lea gue members in Nashville, (condi tioning before reporting to their respective squads) with a 10.3 vic tory. First baseman, George Alt man, converted basketball player, 380 ft. grand slam homert topped the 15-hit attack. Shortstop Charles Foster collected two doubles and a single to account for three runs. Tigers Schedule for 1954 April 8 and 10 Morristown Col lege, at home. April 13 and 14, Alabama A. and M. College, at home. April 16 and 17, Central State College, at home. April 26 and 27, Alabama A. and M. College, Normal, Ala. April 30 and May 1, Morristown College, Morristown> Tenn. May 6, Morehouse College, Atlan ta, Ga. May 7, Alabama State College, Montgomery, Ala.. May 8, Tuskegee Institute, Tusk egee, Ala/ May 13 and 14t Alabama State College, at home. May 18, Wilmington College, Wil mington, Ohio. May 20, Cedarville College, Ce darville, Ohio May 21 and 22, Central State Col lege, Wilberforce, Ohio. City Files Suits To Buy Site For New Negro School Here April 21-22 The city Saturday filed eminent domain proceedings to acquire two blocks of land in Northwest Jack son as the site for a new Negro elementary school. The new school would serve the Shady Oaks and Christ College area east of Delta Drive near the northwest city limits. City Attorney e. W. Stennett said the two suits filed Saturday in Hinds County Court were for blocks 4 and 5 of old Christ College subdivision owned by Willie and Rebecca Kendrick. The Board of Trustees of the Jack, son Municipal Separate School Dis trict had for some time been try ing to buy the site so the school can be ready for use in September. Stennett said, the land was sub divided a number of years ago, but GENERAL PUBLIC INVITEI CAMPBELL COLLEGE, FRD Soror Jeanne S. Scott JACKSON — The general public is invited to attend the educational program of the Southwestern Re gional Conference of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority at Campbell Col lege, Friday, April 9, at 7:30 p. m. South Central Regional Conference of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Convenes Here April 16-17; Dr. Maggie Daniels Is Featured Speaker Musical Program At Tougaloo Will Present Opera Trained Singer The first negro singer to be train ed by the Metropolitan in the Big House itself, Robert McFerrin, bari tone, will be ehard at Tougaloo Col lege at 7 p. m. Sunday. He will join with Geraldine Overstreet, soprano in a varied classical program spon sored by the Tougaloo College Ly ceum Committee in Brownlee Hall. The highlight of the joint recital will come when the two vocalists sing the Nile scene from Verdi’s “Aida”. This may be a preview of a history-making Metropolitan de but, for McFerrin is being groom ed for the role of Amonasro at the Metropolitan’s own training school. Unanimously voted the male win ner of the Metropolitan auditions of the Air in February, 1953, Mc Ferrin was awarded a scholarship to the Katherine Long School, where he is also being coached for the roles of Rigoletta, Valentin in ‘'Faust” and flArmrmt in “To Traviata”. Born in Memphis, McFerrin made his broadway debut in the revival of “The Green Pastures ”, has ap peared in Kurt Weill’s “Lost in the Stars”, and was the first Negro to sing Rigoletto in this country. He performed that role with the New England Opera Company. He was discovered by Boris Goldovsky, who sent hi mto the Opera Department at Tanglewood. Before that he at tended Fisk University and the Chi cago Musical College, where he was a classmate of Miss Overstreet's. Following her debut in Chicago’s Kimball Hall in 1946, Miss Over street appeared as soloist with the Chicago Symphony the following year. Substituting for Dorothy May nor at the eleventh hour, she was cheered by an audience of 3,000 persons in Minneapolis. The ori ginal Yum-Yum in the “Swing Mi kado”, she turned from Gilbert and Sullivan to grand opera, singing “Aida” with the American Negro Opera Company. was never developed, and is now largely open farm area. Additional suits are to be filed for adjoining property as soon as ownership can be determined, he said but the greatest portion of the site is owned by the Kendricks. Alpha Delta Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., will be hostess to the South Central Re gional Conference which includes Chapters in Arkansas, Alabama, Ten. nessee and Mississippi on April 16 17, 1954. Farish Street Baptist Church wil! be the headquarters for this conference. The meeting will be presided over by Mrs, Pauline Allen, Columbus, Miss., Regional director. Mrs. Al len will be assisted by Mrs. Pinkie Parr Little Rock, Ark., Associate Director of the South Central Re gion and State Director of Arkan sas, and Mrs. Bernice Calloway, the state director of Tennessee. Dr. Maggie Daniels of Alabama State College will deliver the key note address at the public program on Friday evening, April 16, 7:30 p. m., at Farish Street Baptist church. Other fet.v'res of the Conference will be a Forum on the Conference Theme—“Accepting Our Responsi bilities for the Present Day Issues” by the undergraduate chapters of Lambda Beta, Jackson College, and Nu Beta of Tougaloo College, The Conference will be climaxed with a eta 'workshop led by such outstanding zetas as rv. u. uur van, Elizabeth Hardy, R. E. Chris tian and Dr. Maggie Daniels. Alpha Delta. Zeta** the hwtess chapter and Mu Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity along with other Greeks in the city are putting forth every effort to enter tain the delegates royally during their stay in Jackson. The public is cordially invited to the program on Friday evening, April 16, 7:30 p. m., at Farish St. Baptist church. Blind Students From Louisiana To Present Play Jackson — Students from the Louisiana School for the Blind will render a Play at the Mississippi School for the Blind located on Capers Avenue here in Jackson, Friday, April 16, at 8 p. m. A small admission of adults, 25c and children 15c will be asked. The general public is cordially invited and urged to encourage these young people by your presence at this play. Mrs. Martha Foxx is principal. -o You can buy happiness for crip pled children by using Easter Seal*. > TO ATTEND IOTA’S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT )AY, APRIL 9th AT 7:30 P. M. Soror Alma I. Mackey f Guest speaker will be Soror Lola M. Parker, founder and president emeritus of Chicago. Presiding will be Soror Sarah M. Harvey, president of the hostess chapter, Alpha Pi. Presiding over * ' ' * Soror Sarah M. Harvey the cpnference will be Soror Alma I. Mackey, Southwestern Regional Director of Dallas, Texas. National president of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority is Soror Jeanne S. Scott. LITTLE JUNIOR PARKER AND ORCHESTRA AT STEVENS, APRILll; ATDOOR 1.30