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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-09-08

fairs.
REFRIGERATORS at a fur
ther reduction in nrice now.
Come in and see them. Elder
Hardware.-Adv.
The Rev. and Mrs. C.. A.
Bentley and daughter, Florence,
of Crow Agency, will leave to-
morrow friday morning for
Meanwhile, Ore, where Flor
ence will begin her studies at
Linfield college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Cunning
ham and two granddaughter
made a trip to Fromberg Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. w. Jones and
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Wildin were
Labor Day visitors in Virginia
City and Yellowstone park.
Mrs. AL BallenSky and family
are moving back to Hardin
from their ranch at st. Xavier,
where they spent the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dorm
berger and family returned
Sunday from Denver, where
they had visited Mrs. Dornber-
gers sister and family.
Dorothy Weinberg left SAT-
urday for Libby, Mont, where
she will spend her second year
teaching third grade. She at
tended Montana State Univer-
Sity at Missoula this summer,
majoring in kinesiology. After
| school closed she drove to Vel
loWStone park for a weeks visit
with her sister, Rachel, who is
employed by the Fish and Wild
life service.
MI. and Mrs. Austin Slattery
and children were Sunday eve
ming dinner guests at the
George Miller ranch on Sarpy.
Father Daniel p. Meagher of
Kansas City, Mo-, is visiting
Father C. L. Owens in Hardin.
Father Meagher is a teacher of
literature and philosophy at st.
Theresa's College at Kansas
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. &c. ". Mabe and
Betty were supper guests
Wednesday night at the Wayne
Linthacum home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank High
baugh and children visited Mr..
Highbaugh'S parents in Sheri-
! dan Sunday afternoon.
COLEMAN, the warm floor
furnace. They stmove the heat
to give you warm floors. Sold
by Elder Hardware.-Adv.
Mrs. Florence Krone visited
Sunday with her grandson who
is in a Billings hospital.
Mrs. Harry Harlin, Bobby and
Julienne, and Mrs. Sam Cum
| ningham were in Billings Fri
day, where Bobby received
medical attention.
Dolores Lee of Great Falls
left Monday after a two-week
visit with Norma Ballensky.
Ellsworth Skeie of Miles City
spent the week end at the
home Of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Skeie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lawrence re-
turned last Monday evening
from a vacation trip which took
them to various points in Mon
tana, Idaho, Washington and
Wyoming. Mr.. Lawrence is
manager Of the local Safeway
store. Ii
Mrs. Carrie II. Hulstone, aunt
of Mrs. r. E. Peterson, was an
overnight guest Thursday al
the Peterson home. Mrs. HUI
stone was en- route to Roundup
where she teaches, after spend
ing the summer in the East.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Walters
] and son of Boulder, Colo, anC
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Hardin Tribune Herald. Thursday. Sept. 8, 1875

Conway was in charge of the
services and burial was in the
st. Xavier Mission churchyard.
Bullis-Crilly Of Hardin was IN
charge of arrangements.
The Indian woman, wife OF
Harry He Does It, was Al years
of age. She died at the Crow
Agency fair camp near the
fairgrounds on September 2.
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ven from the U. S. Army.
4 September 6, Arthur j. Nc
Milan from the U. S. Army.
September Z, Thomas Ray
Gordon from the U. S. Marine
Corps.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-09-08
MIKE
HONORABLE DISCHARGES

The following honorable dis.
charges were filed this week
in the office of the County
Clerk and Recorder, Harry r.
Cox:
August 20, Frederick P. Cum
minis, from the u. S. Army.
August 80, Robert E. Water
house, from the u. S. Army.
September 1, Vern F. BruS-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-09-08
SERVICES SEPTEMBER 6

Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the st. Xavier Cath
Ole church. at 2 p. m. Septem-
ber 6 for Lucy He Does It. FIR,
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TO CONDUCT SERVICES

~ OONDUCI OEnVICEo
Funeral services for Martin
Bear Below, 90, will be conduc-
ted at the Baptist Mission,
Lodge Grass, on September 9
at Q o. m. Miss Clara Olds will
be in charge and burial will
be in the Lodge Grass ceme-
terry.
Bear Below died September z
at Grow Agency. Bullis-Crilly
of Hardin is in charge of funer-
al arrangements.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30
lamps

Joe Brown spent the Christmas
holidays with his sons, Robert and
Charles, in Venice, California.
Mrs. Emma Turner was guest of
her daughter of Buffalo, N. Y.
during the holidays Misses Mary
D. and Mable Velma Young are
spending the Christmas holidays
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Mack Young. Miss Mary Young
is senior of Philander Smitl, col
lege at Little Rock, and Miss Ma
BILE V. Young is a freshman of
Shorter college at North Little
Misses Ruth and Hannah
Brown of Las Vegas are spending
the holidays with their grandpar-
ents, Rev. and Mrs j. c. Gardner.
Miss S. f. Randall sponsored
Christmas program at Brown Cha
pei CINE church on December 90.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. o. Powell of Beau
mont, Texas were guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. Mack Young on Christ
mas Day p. F. Flowers is on the
sick list this week Mr. and Mrs,
Henry Flemons are visiting their
parents.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30

weeks. She is reported resting
much better at this writing ......
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Smith spent
their holidays with their relatives
in Mississippi IL. Mrs Samantha
Wilson spent the holidays with
their cousin. Mrs. Beatrice Tate in
Wynne Mrs. Jestena Daniel and
children of Pine Bluff spent the
holidays in the city with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lowe.
Calvin Black spent Christmas
with his daughter, Mrs. Marguerite
Cross of Alton, Illinois Mrs.
Irene Shumpert of Little Rock was
in the city visiting her mother and
neiee last week Mrs Aisle Robin
son is in the city visiting relatives
and friends during the holidays.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30
Oes Arc


Last Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
Frances Gipson died. Relatives pre-
sent were Mrs. Julia Thurman Of
Pine City Mrs Melchia Hegwood.
ST. Louis; Mrs. Thelma Barber
md son Of Hot Springs; Mr.. and
Hrs, Mildred Gipson of Hot
Springs She was the oldest color
ed citizen Of this city Rev r. W.
Rodgers delivered the funeral ora
iion Rev. Rodgers delivered the
sermon last Sunday morning and
evening The Ushcrs sponsored
q singing program Sunday after,
noon at INTO Of Tie Plant. and
reported a nice time The mem.
bers Of Fellowship Baptist church
held their last business meeting
last o. 1919 Monday night c. c.
Govan was elected clerk; Sunday
School superintendent. f. L. Tho
mas: BYPU Clyde Stribblinr: wo-
mems Missionary society president
Pearl Mathis. These officers will
be installed soon On the sick
list is Mrs Emma Willoughby.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30
shovel of dirt.

vember 10, repeated her sugges-
ton, first made two years ago
that she should resign from the
board
Since I can see no let-up,' she
wrote, Il feel | should resign as a
member of the board of the MAJ
CT. OF course, I shall keep my
interest and do what l can but l
think someone more active should
be given my place
In response to a letter from Mr..
Wilkins on December ) expressing
the very sincere hope that you
will remain on the board Mrs.
Roosevelt wrote on December 9:
Il feel | cannot reverse my deei-
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30
MCCRORY
Elnira Brown

Eiuiit "oNu
Ella Stark. who has been very
i'll for two weeks, is improving.
Her sons, Frank and Oscar and
her daughter, Jessie, came home
from Chicago during her illness ...
Mrs. Dorothy Crockett spent Sat
urday in Memphis no a shopping
tour The fifth and sixth grades
sponsored a Christmas program
last week at the Elmira Brown
School The entire school sponsor
ed a million dollar Christmas tree
The aged and shut-ins were re-
membored Rev. and Mrs j. J.
Brown motorcd TO Newport last
week TO a meeting Of district
teachers.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30
Z. C. Cutter

Rev. e. c. Cutter was honored
to marry two couples during the
holidays, they We're Mathew Aron
and Miss Clemmis Williams and
Sylvester Brown and Ida Ruth
Boston Rev. Cutter preached at
Mark Sunday. Rev. Admon is
stor. Five dollars and sixty four
MS was donated to Mrs. Lucy
j. nson who is on the sick list
The X of p. No. 81 viii meet
Thursday at 800 p. m All mem
bers are asked to be present The
Court Of Calanthe No. LOG will
meet January u at 800 p. m. Mrs.
Ida Meek, w C. Rev J S Fris-
CO OF Hitting is here on business
Greater Lee Chapel had fine SER
vices Sunday. Rev Chriswell
preached the early morning SER
mon. Mrs Fannie Junior, 81 pass
ed December IS at her home Fun
eral will be held at Mt. Zion
Baptist church. Survivors are
Please Junior. husband. Mr. and
Mrs. Cleveland Junior of Little
Rock: Theodore Junior Of Chicago
J. y. Junior of Milwaukee; Mrs.
Jones of Chicago and other rela-
tives and friends 1000. Mrs. Lille
Woodro was born in Candon in
1884. she was married to Earl
Noodro in 1905 and joined ST
James Baptist church She depart
ed this life December 10, leaving
to mourn their loss three sisters.
Mrs Ida B. Ford. Mrs Lora
Robert of James. Louisiana and
.Ars. Mary MILESTONE of Chicago;
Two brothers. Allan Barnes Of
Louisiana and Ray Barnes of
New York. The funeral vas held
at ST. James church Mr.. and
Mrs. James Woods and son, Ed
ward Cobb are spending the holt
days with Mrs. Woods sister in
England Mrs Odessa Mitchell
was married to Lea Blnckmon Of
Milwaukee last week Rev l.. II
Highshaw, Moderator of Friend
ship Association, accepted IT, 7--
torate Of Macedonia Baptist church
in Magnolia We wish for him
much success . Mrs + l. Dunn
ings spent the holidays in Chicago
visiting her daughter, the former,
Miss Edith Cummings. and family
Mike Reeves of Chicago. Corlin
Barnes OF Des Moines, Gordie
Slade OF South Bend, Indiana, and
Octavia Hall OF Chicago visited Mr..
and Mrs. Ike Clark Christmas day.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30
DU MAS
Eugene Thomas

ahktuS hhVihao
j. d. Holmes, Elroy White, Mr.
and Mrs Emma Payton and family
w. M. Rutherford, Jimmie
Straughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dansby, Annette Mays, Ransom
Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Loncis
Thompson, Ola Barnes, Spencer
Wells, Mrs. Minnie Terrell Mr.. and
Morrison, Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie
Mrs, Talbert, Mrs. Dorothy Bur-
kett, Mrs. McClinton Lane. and ].
II. Rivers were visitors here dur
ing the holidays season - Santa
Claus arrived last Saturday with
gifts for all the children Mrs.
Mammie Mcdonald spent the holt
days in Hot Springs with Mr. and
Mrs. T. Cotton The Watson Dis
trict was the center Of activities
on Christmas Day
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30

here visiting their parents through
the holidays. Mrs. Mary Francis
Merrill was their guest for Christ
mas Mrs. Arcella Martin from
Horatio is here visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Mabelba Woyerist. Mrs.
Maggie Williams is here visiting
her father, John Williams %. D.
Deadmon and family are here from
Lodewater, Texas visiting their
relatives Mr.. and Mrs Henry Pa
tllo.. Mrs. Pearlina Harris and
sister are visiting Mrs. Louis
Campbell during the holidays.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30

Mrs. Virtis Lee Whiteside is
visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs
j. II Hinton Mrs. Whiteside is now
living in Stockton, California and
is spending the holidays at home
The elementary teachers sponsored
a Christmas program last week. It
was very inspirational. The entire
group sang Christmas carols. Prof.
a. Tatum had charge of the pro-
gram.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30

sion as long as | am too busy to
attend the meetings
Members attending the regular
monthly board meeting on Deem
Der u were unanimous in express
ing the hope that Mrs. Roosevelt
would continue her identification
with the Association in the role Of
a vice-president in which posi-
ton attendance at meetings is not
required
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30
-USDA toto by Forsythe

welt, a member Of the board Of
directors of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Col
ored People since l945, has been
asked to become a vice-president
Of the organization in lieu of con-
tinuing her board membership
Asserting that the pressure of
her duties at the United Nations
prevented regular attendance at
board meetings, Mrs Roosevelt, in
letter to Roy wilkins, acting MA
ACP secretary under date Of No
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30
AUGUSTA

u. W. Layne
Lecie Crutcher and his mother
in-law, Mrs. Mary Dean moved to
Little Rock recently.....D. L. Yancy
of Little Rock was in the city a
few days ago visiting relatives
and friends Lccie Crutcher and
Mrs. Elizabeth Crutcher visited
their mother. Mrs. Dora Yancy
recently. Mrs. Ida M. Black has
been on the sick list for four
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30
Legal Notices
WARNING ORDER

State of Arkansas,
County of Pulaski, IS.
In the Pulaski ChanceryNnpuH
Bonnie Kennedy, Plaintiff
VS.. No. 87l42
Athel Kennedy, Defendant
The defendant, Athel Kennedy is
warned to appear in this court
within thirty days and answer the
complaint of the plaintiff, Bonnie
Kennedy
Dated. December Is, l949
Ralph Morrow
Solicitor for Plaintiff
Dave E. Witt
Attorney ad Litem
II. S. Nixon, Chancery Clerk
By Airline P, Turner, ID. c.
12:23-30;E6-l3 At
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30
SPARK MAN
4. ID. Harrison

The Sparkman high school had
a successful Christmas program
last Friday Miss Ruthie Mae Car
ter, a student at Philander Smith
college, spent the holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Carter. Willie williams was guest
Of MIR and Mrs John ID. Matlock
last week Mrs T.. H. Morgan
left for her home last week for the
holidays Miss Mcconnell left last
week to spend the holidays with
relatives and friends.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30
WARNING ORDER

State of Arkansas,
County of Pulaski, IS.
In the Pulaski Chancery Court
Nancy Irving, Plaintiff
vs.. No. 87679
Robert Irving, Defendant
The defendant, Robert Irving is
warned to appear in this court
within thirty days and answer the
complaint of the plaintiff, Nancy
Irving.
Dated: November 30, l949
Hibbler & Hibbler
Solicitors for Plaintiff
J. r. Booker, Attorney ad Litem
H S. Nixon, Chancery Clerk
By Martha Akin, d. c.
12:2-9-l6-23 At
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30
WILMAR
ID. w, Kidd

Rev and Mrs. J F. Criswell Of
FL Dorado were guests Of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs William Grain
on Christmas Day Rev. Girls
well delivered the sermon at
Shady Grove AME church Sun
day at 7:30 p Mrs. Lydia
Evins of Nashville. Tenn. is visit
ing her parents Mr.. and Mrs. w
Grain Mrs. Ellen J. Perry is visit
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30
GURDON


Mrs Mary Lee johnson is here
visiting her mother. Mrs. Arbella
johnson of Memphis. She was &C.
complained by Mrs Evelina Stark.
81 Mrs. Florence Cobb Is here visit.
ing Mrs. Minnie Mac Sherman
from FL Dorado, Mrs. Annie Lii.
Liam Smith, and Junior Bell are
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30

ing her grandmother, Mrs. Matte
c. Ridgel Mrs Edward Black
mon of Chicago is visiting her mo-
Their, Mrs. Gorden.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-30
Mrs. Roosevelt
Asked To Become
Naacp's Vice Pres.
Ne,r VorL NTre III. ~,

New York-Mrs. Eleanor Roose
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-09
Pipes Reelected
President AIcorn
College

Cleveland, Miss, April 4-(Spe-
ciaD- The College Board Of
Trustees meeting on March 25,
at the Delta Stat eTeachers Col
lege here, unanimously reflect
ed DR.. w. H. Pipes to another
term as the president of Alcorn
A Il M College. DR.. Pipes cur
rent four-year term ends June 80.
Under the leadership of the
youthful President Pipes, AL
corn College has reached ney
heights in almost every respect,
both as to the physical plant and
as to instruction.
A new hard-surfaced highway
has minimized the isolation of
the institution; a twenty-nine-
mile rural Electrification Admin
istration line has brought eff.
cient modern electric facilities tC
the campus; repairs and new in.
stallations have brought adequate
hat water and heat to the dormi-
tories and other buildings Fiji
teen new buildings have beer
constructed; the appropriation oil
the College has more than dou-
bled and the enrolment has soar
ed from less than 200 to more than
1900.
But probably the most signi-
cant improvement at Alcorn Col
lege has been the reorganization
of the curriculum, the increasing
salaries and the strengthening OF
faculty and staff. A fitting reward
for these efforts came recently
when Alcorn College for the first
time in her rs years of existence
as the ildest Negro Land grant
College, was inspected by the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools and was
awarded the "A rating.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-09
Five Negroes To
Serve On Grand
Jury In Florida

Fort Myers, Fla.-Five Negroes
will be among 80 men from which
the Lee County Grand Jury will
be chosen Thursday to hear tes-
timony in the confessed fatal
shooting of a Negro tenant by a
white real estate agent.
Negroes have been sumomned
for jury duty in the county be-
fore, but have never served.
The white realtor, r. w. RAN
dell, has admitted shooting the
Ngro tenant. Theadore Sans, on
February /, in the Negro section
o. Fort Myers. Randell was col
lecting rent.
Randell was acquitted several
years ago on charges of killing
his first wife in Georgia.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-09

Sheriff Charges z
White Men With
Double Murder
ROBBERY NAMED MOTIVE
BEHIND CRIME

Macon, Ca, April 5 Fol-
lowing the finding of the bodies
of two Negro men in a swamp
lake near here last Wednesday,
two white men, Louis DuBose
and John Mckinney were charg--
ed with the murder of the two
men by Bibbs County Sheriff
Julian Peacock.
DuBose and Mckinney are be-
ing held, the Sheriff said on
open charges. Sheriff Peacock
said neither of the men has
made "full confession" But he
added that one of the two sus-
poets gave deputies information
leading to the discovery of the
second victims body.
The body of 19 year old Ira
Parker was found in a swamp.
land lake late Wednesday after
noon.
Earlier in the day, the body
of 76 year old Jim Mitchell was
found after deputies dragged the
lake. He had been stabbed in
the head, neck and abdomen.
The search for the two began
when a fisherman reported see
Ing two white men bind the Neg
roes in the remote Ocmulgee
River area, near Macon city
dumps.
Sheriff Peacock said that "rob-
berry" was the probable motive.
He said that two wallets belong
Ing to the victims were found in
an oil can near the spot where
Mitchell's body was recovered.
Mitchell's wallet contained 5000.
A blood stained knife was at the
same spot.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-09
Denial OF
Equality Because
Of Color Hit AT
World Peace Meet
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRO.
FESSOR skEYNOTES NEW
YORK CONFERENCE

New York. - The one sociaI
crime which weakens America
claim of leadership more than
any other is the denial of euuali.
ty because of color, DR.. Harlow
Shapely of Harvard University
said in a keynote speech to the
Cultural and Scientific Confer
ence for World Peace, last Sat
urday. Nv
DR.. Shapely spoke to a packed
audience in Carnegie Hall as a
hast of pickets marched outside
in protest of the conference which
the State Department branded as
a sounding board for Communist
propaganda.
On the stage as he spoke sat
DR.. r. E. Armattore, a native of
the African Gold Coast. who at
tended the conference as a repre-
sentative of Ireland. Also in the
audience was DR.. w. E. D Du-
Bois, one of the sponsors of the
conference and a presiding of
ficer at one of it's panels. A small
number of colored people were in
the audience and an equally small
number Joined the picket line
outside.
DR.. Shapely said the East looks
at America with skepticism and
amazement' on account of some
of its pretensions, and on one
issue European countries also
look at America with scorn.
Il REFER" he said, ito the Amer
continued on page 5
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-09
Arkansas Negroes
incorporate Own
Demo Organization

Little Rock April f. Forma-
ton of the Arkansas Negro Demo-
crat Associa Non, with 1000 con-
tributing members and 10000 af-
filiated members in 16 counties,
was announced here last week by
DR.. J. M. Robinson, president.
The new body designed to unite
Negroes and promote continued
service and activity" received an
order of incorporation from Pu-
laskl Circuit Judge J. Mitchell
Cockrill.
The preamble to the organfZa-
TONS constitution declares that
1.-The day has arrived when Ne
groes of this country must be-
come interested and integrated
in all political faiths and creeds,
and feeling that those of us who
would find ourselves in accord
shall take this method of de-
claring our fait hin and allegiance
to the principles of the Demo-
cratic party
Detectives Of the group are to
bring about union of Negroes
who believe in the principles of
the Democratic party and who
will work to promote it's best well
fare and expansion, encourage
ment to Negroes to qualify as
voters, an deducation of Negroes
in the philosophy of governmnet
and mechanics of voting"
Any Negro who is qualified for
the vote and takes an oath of
allegiance to the party may be-
come a member. County and local
organizations are to be formed
under the rules of the state group.
Meeting will be held each four
years.
Counties having completed or
CARNATIONS included Hemstead,
Pulaski, Jefferson, Ashley, Desha,
Chicot, Hot Springs, Garland,
Phillips, Cross, Arkansas, Miller,
Lonoke, Faulkner, Conway, Sc
bastian and Crittenden.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-09
Jimmie Liggins Wounded In Shooting
Following Veterans Attack On Sax
Player In Argument Over Wife
Robert BrasfieId Charged With
Provoking Incident
Local Promoters Condemned Dance
RoWdyism

Jimmie Liggins, nationally
known band leader whose band
was playing for the dance was
accidently shot and painfully
wounded during a row at the
new Skating Rink on the Poch-
antas Road here last Friday
night.
Charles Ferguson Saxaphone
player of the band suffered sew.
eral razor slashes about the back
arm and neck and several others
whose names could not be OBJ
tanned received minor wounds
and injuries during the distu4
bance.
According to reports the row
started when Robert Gerry"
Brasfield, a veteran in training
at Tyler Barber College here re-
scented the refusal of Charles Fer
guson's wife to dance with him.
When he kept insisting that she
dance with him her husband ask
him to let her alone where upon
Brasfield became vulger and abu-
sive and attacked the woman S
husband with a razor.
The shooting started wpen l.
S. Smith a floorman at the dance
saw Brasfield attacking the sax
aphone player with the razor and
attempted to stop him. Several
shots were fired one striking the
band leader in the mouth. There
were several hundred people in
the hall when the shooting took
place several of whom were re-
ported injured in the stampede
brought about by the shooting.
Higgins was taken to the Bap-
fist Hospital where he was found
to have lost several teeth and
confined for further treatment.
At the Sally Harris Clinic Fer
guson was dismissed after re-
ceiving emergency treatment.
Arrested Saturday morning
Smith was released early this
week after paying heavy fine.
Brasfield was still being held
in Jail early this week pending
charges. Leaving its leader in the
hospital the band left town Sat
urday for a night engagement in
Eiloxi.
Meanwhile. Willie J. Miller and
Edward Lee, local dance pro-
motors for the skating rink con-
demned the conduct of Rrasfield
and expressed their regret over
the incident and the injury suf-
fered by the bandsmen.
Both Miller and Lee said that
they wanted the public to know
that they are going to use every
means to see that vulgarity and
rowdyism is broken up and that
good order will be maintained at
all times at the Skating Rink.