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Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-09-16

Cornerstone laying ceremonies
were held last Sunday by the con-
gregation of the Wheaton Presby-
terian church at the site of the
structure on Newport Mill Rd.
AS part of last Sundays reg
ular morning service, members of
the church went from the High.
land Elementary School where
Sunday School and church serv-
ices are currently being held, to
the Newport Mill Road site where
the Reverend Neal Herndon and
leaders of the congregation placed
documents of future interest into
the corner stone of what will be
the Educational building of the
church.
The Rev. Heerndon, pastor of
the church, placed copy of the
King James version of the Bible
into the box; Fay Bulles, Clerk
of Session, deposited roster of
church members - some 230
names; Quentin Mellander, Pres.
ident of the Board of Deacons,
placed in a history of the church;
John O,Neal, President of the
Board of Trustees, deposited a
copy of the certificate of incor.
poration and copy of plans for
the building.
A brochure, drawn up for the
church's Loyalty Dinner held in
November, 1853, was placed in
the cornerstone by Lester Ding
man, chairman of the Building
Committee; and E. Arthur Bon.
ney, Superintendent of the Sun
day School, left for future refer.
ence list of the Sunday School
teachers and officers of the
church; Mrs. John Duncan, Pres
ident of the Women's Association,
deposited a history of the Asso,
citation; and Jerry Hossom, Pres
ident of the Junior Fellowship
deposited the program for the
cornerstone laying Sunday.
1t is the hope of the Rev. Hern,
don and his congregation that the
first section of the Wheaton Pres.
bytereian Church will be COM
pleted by the first of the year.
Until the Sanctuary is built, the
new wing will be used for regular
worship as well as for Sunday
School classes.
Unitarian Conference
Teachers of the church school
of the Unitarian church of Mont.
gomery County will join with
those of the Unitarian Churches
of All Souls, Washington, Arling-
ton, Virginia, for a weekend
Teachers Training Conference at
Blue Ridge Summit, Pa, on Sep
tember II, Is and 10.
This planning and training con.
ference takes place each Fall be.
fore the opening of the school.
Guest staff member this year will
be Gladys Gardner Jenkins, of
Bethesda, speaker, writer. and
group leader in the field of child
parent-teacher relationships. She
will talk to the group and lead
discussion on the development of
children in their capacity to un,
derstand and respond to ethical
moral and religious situations.
Rev. John Baker, Minister OF
the Unitarian Church of Mont
gomery County, will speak on the
subject, 'What Do We Make Of
Jesus?" About eighty teachers
are expected at the conference.
The first session will begin a
9:15 am, the second at II o'clock
There will also be two church
services, held at the Woman:
Club of Chevy Chase, one at 9:3t
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-09-16

Of the 100000 trucks in the
world today, nearly half are in
operation in the United States.
Homer news., 1954-08-19
PTA MEETING

Mrs. Na4.tha Wicker sham hGs been h:red as cook fo4- rhs school catstersa oy the P2A It has been announced.
 E, Other business token nD at the executive meeting ot the PZA Tuesdoy sver;ng at ths home ot Yrs. kargoret Pate, secretary, included the op- pointment ot Yrs. Dove' Rsxor as temporory chaSrman tor reJre shmerts. The group de- csded that the tS~st regular meeting Of the PTA wilt be held September 10. to54, wher welcome wilt De ext ended to the three neU teachers iw the school s1sten.
 InJor matso has oeer re- ceSped ty the orgorSgetSor from kt-. Dsvoe, comm@ sSoDer ot ed"cat;or, that further srN7y 9s beSEg mode oT the hot rat sr neat; ing system n the schooL.
 The group also discussed project to prov$de high Jnmp- ing, brood jumping aDd pcLe uanLtsng p;ts ard eqnSpmert tor the school.
Homer news., 1954-08-19
PUD NERS NOTES
 (coEt. from Page D

 decreasing the exi st Srg rates sf conditions so warrcnt change.
 Ths 1853 tax stat ements are stslt sn the process ot pr eaarat4ezs. cons.sasra5ks dsLay has been occas oTsd dne to trode qDate irformqt son. change ot omersh5p O@ t'hogt notifying the PDD ot.T5ce, and the sEcrsased act Sv.t les ot. the PUD since the eorSy part ot the year.
 '. Ike bniLding eLevat5 ors tor the proposed Hospitot- RenLth- Center were received from the engineers and Smned- tate action was token by tne directors to emDtoy Rsn~s-g Johnscn to stohe the rood asd parking crea. Lloyd Aox@ett wsll 10 the bnLLdosSng wcrR ard Lester 4DpFou4- wS kk ..bank the gra0eL.
Homer news., 1954-08-19
DRIVES TO ANCHORAGE

It. Harry Grsgo;re, com manasr ot the Homer platoon of the Alaska e. Wat; onok Guard, drove c Guard station wagon to Anchorage thSs week and returned ggta the plat ocs IS JeeA.-Ihs. tae son ,gagon hod been teft here tost Week by u. .Brpck after Tt devs tcpsd e leak in the gas tank.
Homer news., 1954-08-19
gEv CA JEEp

The Homer CAA stotson ss row ths proud possesscr ot q by:Fht yelloy Jesp station vogor. The JeeD had been oromt sed to the stat ion mony months ego ord of'yfvsd in Homer obocrd the cocstc KcE- arch oDer Ihe weekeEr. --- M
Homer news., 1954-08-19
CONFIRM ORDER

Tntormct Scr has been re- cs5ved from the LoUe ELectrSc ccmpcny o+ SeattLe contSrmSng the purchase O4.1er placed oy ths Homer Par ent Teachers cssocsotSon ter 30 cnbsc toot deep jreege. cb
Homer news., 1954-08-19

PLAN LAHc5rafIEG '
 PIags ore oeirg tormaLated For tse ecra q c4p5gg ot the orea caj ccsnt 10 ths Fsre6GtI bpSLat1g a-d the Library ogsLaSnr, ev' the L5trcry ocard ara tAs mosGger ot tbe Pt'D. P,ses.T1. q, olL outside trim or the too strtsc t~TeS is ortscipotea prior to the cold wecthsr.
Homer news., 1954-08-19
CSC TO HEEr

4 regular meeting ot the pevmarerr cctior phase ot tks Citizen 's 5tudy Gro-f w5tl be hgld : omc tt oV syerSrg lFrsdayJ at tie donsg sehoot ct 5 D. n.
Homer news., 1954-08-19
GOES TO STATES

GOES TO STATES
 Curt Evern lsft Homer this week for the states vhere he giLL receSve medical treot- msnt. Mrs. Evsrn has gene 70 Kotgebns where she wstt vtSst tor aVhSLe.
Homer news., 1954-08-19
sELDovIA NEVIS

 . Ne recesvsd weed this wes sk that due to jlL heolth Esss CarcLyE Camg4-oE hns been uD- abLe to carry or her work as our SeldovSo correspondent. Ee were sorry to hear this ard ws wish Carolyr q speedy recove5y. Nean0h;Le the NEWS Ss st,t1 Looking tov corves- pond gystt tS cover- Seldovdo. Jock EngtSsh hos atL ot the partsculors concerning tkse.. Job arG 11yore interested ;s urged to 1orract hsm.
 We colted Jack 1edne sdny ord he passed a1ong ths tot- Low5ng 5nt ormat5on to IS.
 seLdoU;a ott1cSaL@ haye been sntormed ov v9s-s that S4oo, 900 has been sgt 0sjde by the A3osko Bnt eeu e. put tSc woyks tor nele scAoot taSI- ding. Details o.J c!ne bus tcSrg ptars ws4-e not cvai Laole, out we hopg that we cor get them for next week's papeT.
 The conDeries are closing 10 thg5r operations thSs veek alter "a bEsy summer. The cold storage plont is workSng KSrg crobs Eow ord hns two boats out.
 Bo~k ;s st;lL ar@ o~,gay on the road oetveen SeLdovSa ard the Red kourtuSn mSne ot che KenGi Chrome compdry. The Chrome comrary meanehSke ssa workEng at tntL speed ard getting ore dovn % their dock ard ready tor shipment. ;
 Dr. Q. z. Armstrong hos lett the SeLdcUic hospStol ard retired from the practice of medscsD Mrs. As-mstr org $ still sn SetdovSo but ex- pectS to LeGvg Socn.
Homer news., 1954-08-19

PLAN LAHr5ca3IE5
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-11
Texas Negro
To Appeal Ban

HOUSTON, Tex, Sept. 3 A
17-year-old Houston Negro, whose
enrolment application was &C
cepted and then rejected by the
University of Texas, planned an
appeal today to the schools Board
of Regents.
Marion G. Ford Jr., who was &C
copied as a freshman for the fall
semester at the Austin school on
July %, was notified yesterday,
"Your acceptance notice is hereby
cancelled.
H. w. MCGOWAN, dean of mis-
sions, wrote Mr.. Ford, who plans
to study chemical engineering, that
he should take his freshman work
at Prairie View, a state-supported
Negro college in Houston.
Mr.. Ford disagreed with Mr..
McCown's contention that fresh
man courses leading to chemical
engineering degree were available
at Prairie View.
A university spokesman said the
rejection of Mr.. Ford's application
was a strict Interpretation of an
old policy, rather than new rule.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-11
Texas Boosts
Sept. Quotas

Austin-Despite requests by oil
the Texas Railroad Commission has
ordered a 67,235- barrel-a-day in
crease in the states quotas for next
month.
Under the new quotas the state
will be permitted average daily
production of 1892 76 barrels. The
order is effected by a 15-day pro-
durcing schedule for most fields.
Purchasers had requested 2,737,969
barrels daily, down from August
requests of 2,762,914 barrels.
Up to August Is, estimated ac-
tual production in Texas was e.
556, 900 barrel a day compared to
the states allowable production of
2,725,O41 barrels daily for the
month.
Chairman Ernest o. Thompson
estimated that about $4,000 barrels
daily will be added by new pro-
duction in Texas during September.
the months total of SLAB wells.
Cumulative compilations for 1854
stand at 1852 as of August l,
compared to 27,854 wells this
period last year.
companies for lower oil produc-
ton in Texas during September,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-11
EIks Reflect
johnson ''Grand"

CHICAGO. CAMP - The i'm
proved Benevolent Protective Or
der of Elks of the World at its
55th Grand Lodge last week re-
elected Robert Grand exalted ruler,
passed series of civil rights reso-
lutions and censured the governor
of Illinois and the Mayor of Chi
cago.
The Elks scored Gov. William
Stratton and Mayor Martin H.
Kennedy for failure to respond
to Grand Lodge invitation It e
mayor did send a telegram, but
the governor sent word).
In other action the Elks offered
to work in behalf of two Negro
women in the South, Mrs. McCol-
lum of Florida in connection with
the death of q white doctor in
which she protected her honor and
Mrs. Rosa Lee Ingram of Georgia.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-11
New Housing
Bill Benefits
Minorities Says
Negro Home
Finance Official

WASHINGTON-An official of
the Housing and Home Finance
Agency has described the 1854
housing bill "a splendid docu-
ment."
Joseph R. Ray, prominent Louis
vile, KY, Negro now with the gov
eminent as director racial rela-
tons service, HHFA, said the bill
benefits lower income groups, and
therefore minorities.
Ray said there are many other
factors pointing toward minority
housing benefits. Among the most
important, he said, is the National
Association of Home Builders
statement that they propose to
build 100000 units for minorities
during 1854.
Ray said the national voluntary
mortgage credit extension commit
tee created in the 1854 housing
bill will definitely serve the finan-
cial interests of minorities and
others in remote areas and small
communities where funds are not
available in adequate supply.
The committee is in the process
of organization and it's very likely
that Negro national insurance
building and loan leagues, real es-
tate brokers and banker associa-
tions will have representation or
these national committees.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-11
Georgia To Defend
Million Dollar
Suit Brought
By Negroes

ATLANTA.-(ANP)- Herman
Talmadge has ordered Atty. Gen.
Eugene Cook to defend Georgia's
voter registration laws against a
million dollar civil rights suit
brought by 100 Negroes.
The suit, filed last week in Fed
eral court at Macon, Ga, charged
the Randolph County board of reg
istrars and three other county Of
ficials deleted 300 Negroes from
the registration lists solely be-
cause of their race and Solor."
The suit also contends that
Georgia's registration laws violate
the 14th and 18th amendments to
the u. S. constitution.
Talmadge ordered Cook to zap
pear in this case as friend of
the court to defend the attack upon
the citizens, the county and the
constitution and statutes of the
state of Georgia"
The suit charges that require
ments set up by Georgia's consti-
tuition are unconstitutional because
they are mot sufficiently definite
to minimize administrative dis
elimination"
Talmadge said he has no doubt
as to their constitutionality.
Georgia established a new set
of registration laws in 1949. The
law states that any person not
guilty of serious of the U. S. or
state constitution and write the
same section in English shall be
declared a qualified voter.
Judge Walter |. Greer, who ap-
pointed the registrars, says he has
the utmost confidence" in them.
The jurist said Negroes could
have appealed to the superior court
within 10 days. But he added, they
did not do this because "they
knew they would not have found
any sympathy in me and knew
that | would uphold the law of
Georgia which they seem dissatis-
fled with"
In message to Talmadge, Judge
Greer said because Negroes by
passed appeal provision of state
law and filed in federal court, sit
is evident these Negroes are again
attempting to strike down the con-
stitution and laws of this great
state"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-11
Mau Mau
Leader Slain

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept. 3 -
The terrorist "field marshal" Ole
kisio, second in command of the
Mau Mau, has been killed in the
Narok area, 70 miles west of Mai
robi. it was announced tonight. A
police spokesman said his death
was a "major success for the Sc
curity forces"
Olekislo was shot dead in an
ambush laid by men of the Black
Watch, who had received informa-
ticn that he would be attending a
meeting. He walked unsuspectlng-
" along a track into the ambush
and refused to halt when chal-
lenged. Instead, he fired at the
ambush party.
The police say that Olekisio, was
the "leader, organizer and insplr-
err of all Mau Mau activities IN the
Rotin division Of the Nasal land"
He was half Meru and half Nasal.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-11
D. G. Dime Stores
Hire Negro
Sales Personnel

Washington, Sept. 4.-The Neis-
ner variety store in downtown
Washington is now hiring colored
sales people, the coordinating COM
mittee for the enforcement of the
D. C. anti-discrimination laws an
nounoed this week.
At the same time, the group
says G. X. Critics, district superin-
tendent, Kresge dime stores in the
city, plans to initiate in the next
two or three weeks, a new pro-
gram of hiring colored sales per-
sons.
Mrs. Alice Trigg is chairman of
a subcommittee of the parent
group that is working to persuade
local dime stores to abandon dis
criminatory hiring policies.
She reported that Sam Davis,
manager, Neisner's store, said they
have one colored sales girl already
in full charge of a counter and
are presently training others. He
said he is ready to take applica-
tons from colored girls, because
81 know they're competent"
At other variety stores in the
city, the committee found the fol-
lowing situations:
At Woolworth's store on Seventh
St., the manager said they have
colored part-time salesgirl.
Three G. C. Murphy's dime stores
have several colored salesgirls.
F. w. Grant has colored cir
working records and told the com
mittee that "she is excellent"
Mrs. Trigg's Subcommittee
plans to continue negotiations with
District variety stores and try t.
convince them to begin hiring
without discrimination. She foun,
encouraging signs that most of tn,
stores feel the end of discrimina
ton in employment in the Distric
is coming and a lot of them ar
preparing for it.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-11
Checklist Issued
For Korean Vets
Planning To
Attend School
This Fall

A checklist for veterans plan
ming to go to school this fall under
the Korea CT Bill was issued last
week by the Veterans Administra-
ton.
The first item is the choice of a
goal, and of training program
that will lead to the goal. VA ex-
planned that since the law allows a
veteran only one change of pro-
gram, he should make sure he
chooses the correct program.
The second item is for veterans
who are not sure about their CT
training goals. These veterans may
request vocational counseling to
help them make a decision about
training by checking the appro-
prite space on their applications.
Since counseling takes time, vet
Grams who wish help should apply
we'll in advance of their cutoff
dates.
The third point is to be certain
the course under consideration has
been approved for Korea CT train
ing by the state in which the school
is located. The VA Regional Office
has this information. 1t is not
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-11
First Issue...
Continued from Page One)


financed by a grant from the
Fund for the Advancement Of Ed
ucation, an independent agency es-
tablished by the Ford Foundation.
The newspaper was written by
SERS correspondents in II states
and the District of Columbia, all
Of them working newspapermen
and women, and edited by SERS
Executive Director C. A. Nc
Knight, editor of The Charlotte
News, who is on years leave of
absence to direct the project.
"The initial issue is not a pro-
totype of future editions, insofar
as formal and content are con-
cerned," Mcknight wrote in lead
story for the new publication.
"At the outset, it seemed desir-
able-even essential-to go back
to May II and pick up the many
loose ends of the school segrega-
ton story and tie them together
in full and detailed documentary,
which would be useful to school
administrators, newspaper editors
and others as background mater
ial for understanding subsequent
developments in the veral
states"
Hence, the reports in this first
issue are somewhat long and
weighty but they are loaded
with facts for the thoughtful read
er and student" Mcknight wrote.
The reports revealed only one
move toward desegregation in the
area normally considered as The
South - at Fayetteville, Ark,
where nine Negro high school stu
dents are scheduled to be absorbed
into a white school. But they de-
tailed many steps to comply with
the Supreme Court opinion in the
border states of Missouri, West
Virginia, Maryland and Delaware,
and In the District of Columbia.
Reports from these states which
are following policy of watch
full waiting" gave extensive back
ground information about the
school systems and the various le-
gal moves that had been made in
anticipation of an "unfavorable"
ruling by the court.
The first issue also contained
the complete correspondence be-
tween Chairman Dabney and of
ficials of the Fund for the Ad-
vancement of Education, explain
ing the detectives of the Report
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-11
Presbyterian
Synod Oppose
Segregation

STANTON, Va, Sept. The
Presbyterian Synod of Virginia
took the position today that en-
forced racial segregation sis dis
elimination which is out of harm
ony with Christian theology and
ethics"
The synod adopted report sub
stantially approving the action of
the Southern Presbyterian Church's
General Assembly on Segregation
at its 1854 meeting.
The synod designated a commit
tee to convey the synod's views
to a Legislative study commission
recently named by Gov. Thomas
B. Stanley to study the question of
school segregation.
The committee was directed to
urge that the Commonwealth (of
Virginia) avoid all action that d.
rectly or indirectly would seek to
controvert the decision of the Su-
preme Court of the United States
affecting segregation in the public
schools of Virginia"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-11
N.C.LaW School
Rated "A" BY
American Bar

DURHAM, N. c., Sept. A -
North Carolina Colleges Law
School became the nations first
state-supported Law School with
a predominantly Negro enrolment
to merit accreditation by the
American Bar Association last
week.
Although enjoying provisional
approval since 1850. NCC now is
fully approved"
Only Howard University's Law
School is in NCC's class. All other
ABA schools are primarily white
institutions.
Congratulations were pouring into
NCC at steady rate over the week
end following announcement of the
ABA action by NCC President AL
fons Elder and DR.. Albert L. Tur-
ner. dean of the law school.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-11
available in Washington, D. C.

available in Washington, D. c.
Fourth on the checklist is a sug-
gestion to complete arrangements
for admittance to the school of
choice before filing application with
VA. Veterans must know before
hand whether they can met admis-
sion requirements.
The fifth and sixth points urge
veterans to fill out applications
completely and send them to VA as
soon as possible. Each application
must be accompanied by a photo
stat or certified copy of the vet
GRAMS separation paper. Documents
should be sent to the nearest VA
Regional Office and not to Wash
ington, D. c..
Veterans with dependents should
have necessary proof ready when
VA requests it. For a wife, this
would mean a photostat of the mar
riage certificate, and, for a child,
a photostat of the birth certificate.
Finally, VA urged veterans to
take along enough money of their
own to tide them over the first two
months of training. 1t takes that
long, under the law, for veterans
first CT allowance check to reach
him.
Veterans who already have start
ed training were reminded that
they and their schools must sub
nit the monthly certification of
training to VA as soon as possible
after the end of each month so
VA may pay allowances.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-11
.St.Louis Groups
Call For More
Negroes On
School Board

ST. LOUIS-More Negroes are
needed on the school board if the
problems raised by desegregation
are to be adequately dealt with, the
committee for representative
school board announced last week.
The group also worked out seven
qualifications desired in a candi-
date for the board of education.
Qualifications are that the candi-
date should comply with all legal
requirements, be politically quail
fled, financially independent, have
knowledge of public school prob
lens, be able to speak forcefully,
make logical decisions and have
record of sound and courageous
leadership.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-11
Y.W.C. A. News

The Public Affairs Committee
of the Branch YWCA is inviting
all clubs and organizations to sip
tea with them at 5 pm. Sunday,
September IL.
The Branch Y. w. c. A. and
Red Cross will conduct another
home nursing class as soon as we
can get enough people for the class.
If you are interested please call
the YWCA 2-097O.
The Program Committee OF the
VEGA will meet Monday, Sep
TENDER Is, at Z pm.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-09-11
Chester Lanier
Killed In Auto
Accident Sept. z

Chester Lanier, we'll known
resident of this city, was killed in
an automobile accident Thursday
night, September 2, 1854.
Funeral services were held for
him Tuesday at 2 o'clock in Utica,
Mississippi.
His survivors are: wife, Mrs.
Willie B. Lanier, mother, Mrs. Lii
liam Bowman, three brothers, Lon
ME, Robert and Vertis Lanier, one
sister, Mrs. Jewel Buckley, two
uncles, Mrs. Chester Lanier, and
Mrs. Clarence Lanier, one aunt,
and other relatives and friends.