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“Local Talent” Dance At Stevens, Sept. 24, Features Sam B^k^r Blue Notes isr The iv SSISSIPPI ir "Growing With Mississippi" VOLUME 30—NUMBER 23 JACKSON, MISS., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1960 ill rtnwnfc WB fQpy UNCF Brings Ebony Fashion Fair To Jackson, Oct. 20 JACKSON, Miss. — The United Negro College Fund presents Ebony Fashion Fair here on October 20, 1960. The show, the only one of its kind, is under the direction of Mrs. Freda McKnight, Fashion Co ordinator and Home Service Director for EBONY Magazine. Mrs. Pearl Perkins, chairman of the Fashion Fair commit tee, 2031 Whitfield Mills Road, announced that net proceeds realized from the show in Jackson will go the United Negro College Fund. Mr. Henry Briggs, publicity chair man, stated that arrangements are underway to fill the Ma sonic Temple on October 20th. A brief history of the show indicates that from a modest beginning in 1958, when 30 cities were covered, the 1960 tour will exceed 52 cities from coast to coast. The show began as a local series of fall showings of high fashions from world famous de signers. Mrs. McKnight spent the summer in New York, Rome, Florence, and Paris se lecting the more than 200 crea tions to be shown this year. Ten of the loveliest Negro models plus two handsome male models will be featured in the show. One of the fea tured models wi;/ be Miss Nancy Streets, first Negro girl to win the Miss Indiana Uni versity title and to enter the preliminary for the Miss America title. Proceeds from each show are donated to worthy charities designated by the sponsoring group. In 1959 some $75,000 (Continued on Page 2) ELK HEAD HONORED IN CHICAGO JACKSON, Miss. — Mrs. Wil lie H. Rudd, Mississippi State President of the Daughters Division of the Improved, Benevolent, Protective Order of Elks of the World has re turned to her home on Deer park Street, after attending the Grand Convention of the organization held in Chicago, 111., recently. State President Rudd, who held the distinction of being the only woman in this sec tion to hold an elective Grand Office, when she became a three year Grand Trustee, brought additional honor to her state when she received her Past Grand Daughter Ruler Honors at this year’s convention. Active and wrell versed in all activities of Elk dom on all levels, State Presi dent Rudd is also given credit for having done much to build and keep Mississippi Elkdom up to its present standard. At her State Convention, held in Vicksburg, Miss., June of this year, Mrs. Rudd was presented a Key to the City by a representative from the office of the Mayor of Vicks burg. Robert Lee Goldsby Agoin Awaits Decision of Court The picture above, made in December, 1959, shows Robert Lee Goldsby, seated extreme right, after he had been sen tenced by a Hinds Circuit Court jury to die in the gas chamber at Parchman Peniten tiary on January 22, 1960, on charges that he killed a Vai den white woman in 1954. This was the second time that Goldsby, a native of Missis sippi but who lived in St. Louis, Mo., had been condemn ed to death for this crime. A conviction by Carroll county jury in 1954 was later voided in federal court of appeals on the grounds that Negroes were systematically excluded from the jury that tried him. At the time this picture was made, Attorney George N. Leighton, seated left, had said (Continued on Page 2) Bro. M. H. Bailey Talks To You ... “Faulty Leadership Brings Ruin” . . . and this is true to day, from the Congress to the Pulpit ... I have to be paid a big salary to preach Christ’s word and I’m not going to do anything to help myself . . . We spend thousands of dollars to ride the train and air planes, just to raise Hell, yet we fail to see the poor. The Leaders have caused the lands to be ruined . . . Plan to go to your Sunday School Sunday morning and get into the les son. Be sure to read the Mem ory Selection . . . The Way Of The Lord is right . . . This little talk comes from one of God's “Jack Leg Preachers” . . . You remember the ani mal He rode into Jerusalem, when he got down and went into the Temple and cleaned it out . . . Well Bro. Leaders, I will be calling on you soon. We need a Home for our Old People, also for our Orphan children . . . Let us use some of the big money we spend traveling over the country to Big Conventions where even not one Gospel Sermon is preached, right here in Missis sippi for our Old People and our Orphans, then surely the world will say . . . “They have been with Jesus” . . . Yours in Christ . . . Elder M. H. Bailey . . . 1 10,827 Enroll In 14 Jackson Public Schools JACKSON, Miss. — Of the 28.200 total enrollment in the 31 white and 14 colored public schools of the city, 10,827 were Negro Students who enrolled in the following schools: Sam Brinkley Jr. and S. High, 1,205; Jim Hill Sr. High, 1,314; Lanier Jr. and Sr. High, 1,190; and Rowan, Elementary and Junior high, 747. Elementary Schools: Isable, 789; Johnson, 764; Jones, 866; Martin, 332; Morrison, 333; Reynolds 920; Robertson, 674; Smith, 637; Walton, 1,082 and Young 74. These figures have been re leased by Horance Adams, Di rector of personnel and pupil accounting for the Jackson Municipal School District. Mr. Adams states that there is a possibility that between 500 and 1000 additional students will enroll during this first week. It has been revealed that there will be approximately 18,000 teachers in the public classrooms of Mississippi this year, with perhaps some 7,000 of these being Negro teachers. Of the some 575,000 children just entering the 1960-60 school year in Mississippi, 300,000 of them will be Negroes. While about 80% of the white teach ers hold bachelor of science or master of science degrees, the class A and AA certificates, more than 70 per cent of the Negro teachers hold similar certificates. Supt. Tubb has predicted with within the next three years, 95 per cent of all teachers in Mississippi’s com mon schools will hold these highest certificates. Today, Mississippi’s teacher certifica I tion program is as rigid as any I in the nation. All school children of the state enjoy many advantages over those of yesteryear, high on the list is the modern cafe teria, operated in even the lowliest of schools. Trained managers are provided and dieticians test what the needs of the school child are. The State of Mississippi ope rates 5,000 all-steel school busses, averaging 44-miles daily. It is estimated that of the 287,000 who will ride school busses this year, 137,000 will be Negro children. Civil Rights Group to Meet Next Monday A Washington representa tive of the Commission on Civil Rights will meet next Monday at 1 p. m. with the Mississippi State Advisory Committee at Room 538, Federal Building. “This is an important meeting since preparations must be made looking to ward the completion of the final reports of the sub-com mittees and of the commit tee as a whole that must be made to the Commission in Washington within the next few months,” said Murray Cox, state chairman. Chairman Cox also reports the meeting is open to the public. Registration Monday, Sept. 19 At Hill School For Adult Accelerated High School Equivalency Certificate Program JACKSON, Miss. — The Ac celerated High School Equiva lency Certificate Program that will give one grade level in 10 weeks will be held at Hill Junior-Senior High School, 975 Dalton Street, with Adult Reg istration Monday, September 19 at 7: P. M. Classes are scheduled to meet 2 days a week for 2 hours each meting for a 10 week term. During the week, class es will rotate between mathe matics, English, social studies, and science for one hour in structional periods. The adult will be placed in the proper grade according to previous record of training or a grade placement test. Workbooks of the appropriate grade will be bought by the participants in each of the four areas of in struction. When achievement test indicates twelfth grade level, a GED test will be ad ministered. After a successful completion of this test, a high school equivalency certificate will be awarded by the Stale Department of Education. The cost of this accelerated high school equivalency certificate program is $1 a week payable in advance at the first meet ing. Total cost for a 10 week term is $10. Work books for each term will cost approxi mately $3. For additional information Telephone FL 5-8416, Division of Colored Schools Hill Junior Senior High School Principal’s Office—FL 5-8416. Jackson, Taylor Claim Presidency Of Baptist Jackson and Mississippi del-, egates returning from the 80th | Annual Session of the Nation al Baptist Convention held in Philadelphia, Pa., last week, report only discord, disorder and a general feeling of dis gust over the stormy week’s session that closed with both Rev. Joseph H. Jackson, pas tor of ^Olivet Baptist Church, Chicago and Rev. Gardner C. Taylor, pastor of Concord Bap tist Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., claiming the post as president. With two groups claiming to have elected the president, each obtained a court order against the other. The Convention started Tuesday afternoon. When Pres ident Jackson, who had served the convention for 7 terms and some of his followers walked out of the Convention, Thurs day, the Rev. Taylor’s forces called the roll of officers. A 12th vice President, the Rev. C. V. Johnson of Chicago an swered present, took the gavel and called for nomination and balloting for officers by states. According to this method, Dr. Taylor was elected 1.864 to Dr. Jackson’s 536. At an ear lier session the same day, marked by wild disorder and confusion, Dr. Jackson’s forces had declared him president. The order against the Jack son group was signed by Com mon Pleas Judge Bernard J. Kelley. It restrains the Rev. Leonard G. Carrs Philadelphia Treasurer and the Rev. T. J. Jemison, Baton Rouge, La., secretary, from acting as trea surer and secretary of the con vention. They are also restrain ed from dispersing or remov ing any of the property, funds or records of the convention. This suit was brought by the Rev. Williams W. Anderson, a local pastor. The National Baptist Con vention, Inc., obtained a re straining order against the Rev. Dr. Taylor, the Rev. Johnson of Chicago; Rev. Thomas Kilgore and the Rev. H. B. Charles. They were re strained from attempting to usurp the offices of the con vention. Campbell College Begins 70th Year; Indications Are That 1960-61 Will Be Best In School’s History Under the dynamic leader ship of President Robert R. Stevens, all indications are that the J. P. Campbell Col lege, beginning its 70th year as a religious institution of higher learning, will enjoy one of its most successful and pro ! gressive sessions. Reports from the Registrar’s office in dicate a marked increase over that of previous years. The college continues on a much larger scale in its em phasis upon terminal educa tion and continues to offer training in Secretarial Science, and Cosmetology. The attainments of its grad uates and former students is a means whereby the effec tiveness of the program of general education is measured. The faculty and staff of the college have been strengthen ed with the following addi tions: Mr. J. D. Leggette, Dean; Mrs. Lillian Ward, Li brarian; Mr. Charles McClary. and Charles Reed, Department of Science; Mrs. Pearl Vincent, and Miss Willie Mae Jones, English; Mrs. Emily Hall, for eign language; and, Mrs. Caro lyn Milliner, Business Admin istration; Mrs. Lucy B. Davis. Business Office Assistant; Mrs. Miriam Dansby Johnson, Choral Director; Mrs. Irene Martin, Counselor for Women; Mrs. Sidney Foster, Dietician. Returning to the faculty and staff are: Mrs. Will Ella Ger ald, Department of Education; Mrs. Inez G. Gray, Department of Business; Mrs. M. H. Char leston and Mrs. Veola Foster, Cosmetology; Reverend Char les A. Jones, Dean, School of (Continued on Page 2) "Boost Your Home-Town Talent" Dance At Stevens Rose Room, Sat. Nite, Sept. 24; To Feature Sam Baker and th" Blue Notes; Advance $1.00; At Door $1.25; Tables $1.00 JACKSON, Miss. — The “BOOST YOUR HOME TOWN TALENT” DANCE set for beautiful Stevens Rose Room, Saturday night, September 24, is expected to draw an over flowing crowd of dance and music lovers to pay tribute to one of the most talented group of young musicians ever to ap pear in Jackson, SAM BAKER AND THE BLUE NOi’ES . . . SAM BAKER, talented vo calist, acclaimed by Clyde Mc Phatter as one of the ‘greatest finds’ in the show business, in many years, will be singing his own recordings and all of the top hit tunes heard on the mu sic boxes thruout the country. A born showman, young BAK ER leads his star-studded Blue Notes, like a veteran maestro and this aggregation is sure to provide an evening of fun and good times to all music and dance lovers who are urged to attend the “Boost Your Home Town Talent” Dance. ADVANCE TICKETS $1.00; AT DOOR $1.25; TABLES $1.00, sold on First Come Basis . . . ADDITIONAL ENTERTAIN MENT in Jackson on SATUR DAY, SEPTEMBER 24, WILL be the game at JACKSON STATE COLLEGE, at which time the TIGERS will meet PRAIRIE VIEW COLLEGE. A special invitation is extended to all visitors to the city to see the game to attend the “Boost Your Home-Town Talent” Dance at Stevens Rose Room, Saturday Night, September 24, 9: ’til. GIVE TO THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND » . i.