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Biosophicol Meeting

The Biosophical Institute Of
Washington will meet at 8 pm.
tomorrow In the willard Hotel.
Lawrence ]. Phillips will speak
on How to Enjoy Opera"
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Population Drops

FARGO.-North Dakota and
Montana have suffered popula-
ton decreases of more than S
per cent since the 1910 census.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-07-03

Top Rev T. Harten of Brooklyn N "
of the National Baptist
Rev. Raymond
Los Angeles California Bottom Rev L. of Philadelphia,
Pa,
pastor the
Baltimore Md
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School Off,.
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tian Service, including the Wesleyan
Service Guild, in the Jurisdiction,
annual conferences and districts.
In the Departmental Clinics, sew
eral Textbooks were used as fol-
lows: Man and God in the City"
"Under Three Flags" christian
ity and Wealth." 1.-THE Master Call
eth for Thee" A workshop was
presented touching upon: ''The Or
ganization and Work Of the Wo-
mans Society of Christian Ser
vice." Miss Theresa Hoover;
Methodist Women and the United
Nations" Mrs. Clifford A. Bondor.
New York, and principles and
Practices" Miss Lillian A. Johnson.
Persons who had administrative
responsibility were: Bishop Willis
j. King, New Orleans, Resident
Bishop; Mrs. G. w. Carter, New
Orleans, Jurisdictional President;
Mrs. M. M. Drake, Program Com
mittee; Mrs. G. C. Brown, Dean;
Mrs. G. M. Phelps and Mrs. G. C.
Brown Registrars; Mrs. R. E. Jones
in charge of local arrangements,
and Publicity directed by Mrs. G.
w. Carter and Miss Grace Arnold,
Mrs. Florinda Wheeler, New Or
leans Nurse and Director of Music,
Mrs. A. M. St.Cyr.
Among the other speakers who
appeared on the program were:
Rev. Charles F. Golden, New York,
Associate Secretary of the Divi-
sion of National Missions; Miss
Thelma Stevens, Executive Secre-
tary of the Division of National
Missions; Miss Thelma Stevens,
Executive Secretary Of the Depart
ment of Christian Social Relations
and Local Church Activities, Miss
Theresa Hoover, Field Worker with
the Woman's Division of Christian
Service, New York, who has re-
Gently returned from India and
other points in the Far East, where
she was on an inspection tour for
the Division. Bishop Willis J. King
preached the closing sermon to the
Society and the group attending
the wesleyan Service Guild Week
End" at the II am. hour.
Miss Lillian Johnson, and Miss
Lille F. Arnold were leading spir-
Its in the Wesleyan Service Guild
Week End" 1t is reported that
about 100 women took part in both
events. Mrs. E. Lyons Baker and
Mrs. D. P. Handy carried a bus
load of guilders from New Orleans.
Mrs. Baker is the Conference Sec
retary of the Guild, with Mrs. Mel
lie Collins, District president of
the New Orleans District
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LEADERS FROM EAST AND West
Meet TO MAKE INSPECTION TOUR
OF BAPTIST CITY "MIzPAH"

Rev. J. Raymond Henderson of
Los Angeles, California; Rev. Bax-
ter Matthews of Baltimore, Mary
land; Rev. T. S. Harten of Brook
Ign, N. Y; and Rev. L. G. Carr of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania met re-
Gently in the city of Philadelphia.
Rev. T. S. Harten. Sr., Vice
President of the National Baptist
Convention of America, Inc, urged
that an inspection tour of Mizpah
be made since the Convention has
repeatedly endorsed the Develop
ment and he said, GAS leaders we
are duty bound to know first hand,
the progress of Mizpah so we can
report back to our members not
on the basis of hearsay but what
we have seen with our own two
eyes" The proposition of making
this "evaluation town" was met
with a great deal Of enthusiasm.
Rev. Harten issued a statement
upon his return, Il have been to
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to Mizpah personally on several
occasions, more recently than per-
haps many of our leaders, but the
continued growth and improvement
still astound me. | know human
failings and because of this / was
determined not to press my opinion
on our self appointed committee
but | wanted them to see for them
selves and the result was truly
gratifying"
Rev. j. Raymond Henderson,
pastor of the Second Baptist Chur-
CHI of Los Angeles, California,
commented, Fifteen years ago
was convinced that Mr.. Rathblott
was developing project that
could only be extremely advantage
Gus to our people. We all know
that He shall not judge unless
he be willing to be judged" and
the maximum that if we believe in
what we say then we must 'prac-
tice what we preach thus | bought
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Friday Night, June 25th. This
program was sponsored by the Sun
day School Bro. Willie Ferguson,
Supt. All of which was very fine
program, and enjoyed by all.
Sunday, June 9th, Rev. T. M.
Richardson, Pastor of the Union
Grove NJ. B. Church, Lambert,
Miss. Rev. Richardson brought the
special Anniversary sermon. He is
a great preacher, and wonderful
pastor. The above named Pastors,
and Churches, played tremendous
part on the program. All of the
Ministers delivered inspiring, soul
stirring, and heart touching mes
sages.
We deeply appreciate you all
helping US to honor our most wor-
thy pastor. He is the founder, and
pastor Of the church. He was di-
rected by the Holy Spirit to organ
ize and build the Church. He or
ganized the Church, Jan. LIST, 1852
with 3 members, and on Nov 22nd,
1852 the Church was built. At the
time the church was built the men,
berrship had increased to % mem
bers.
In 1853 he took in So members,
and in 1854 he has taken in 20
members, making a total of "a
members. Under the leadership of
our pastor we have a we'll equipped
church. Therefore, we want our
Pastor, Rev. 0. w. Ingram to
know that we are deply grateful
to him for his deep devotion to
God and us, and his unselfish
leadership that he has given US,
we know that he both deserves and
merits all of the honor that we
have bestowed upon him. And we
pray Gods richest blessing upon
him, that he may live long to
preach the gospel, and serve US.
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New Paradise
N. B. Church
Marks, Miss.

The pastor and members of New
Paradise M. B. Church make this
jester to express their profound
appreciation to the following Pas
tors, Churches, and our many very
fine friends, for your cooperation,
and donations, and for the wonder
full way they helped us to celebrate
our Pastors First Anniversary.
June goth The Young People
were in charge of program. They
gave some heart warming speeches
and inspirational singing. The en-
tire audience were enthusiastic
over the program. Sponsored by
Sister Fannie Harper and Sister
Fannie Pitman.
Monday Night, June 21st, featur-
ed Rev. H. Bennimon President of
the Quitman County Sunday School
and B. T. U. Congress, and Pastor
of the New Mt. Zion M. B. Church
Lambert. Miss. He and his Church
was in charge. Sponsored by the
Usher's of New Paradise M. B.
Church, Sister Hester Young
President, and Mrs. Albert Pittman
Chief.
Tuesday Night, June 22nd, Rev.
A. L. Saddler. Pastor of the Green
Hill M: B. Church, and General
Manager of the Delta Burial In
surance Co. He and his church was
in charge. Sponsored by the Dea-
cons of New Paradise M. B.
Church, Bro. Essel Smith Master
of Ceremony.
Wednesday Night, June 23rd,
Rev. c. M. Matthew, Pastor of
Pilgrim Rest M. B. Church. He
and his Church were in charge.
Sponsored by the j. M. A. of New
Paradise NJ. B. Church, Sister Fan
ME May Pittman, President.
Thursday Night, June oath, AL
len Chapel AME, Eudora AME
Zion, and Steven Chapel CINE
Methodist Churches were in charge.
Rev. A. F. Taplet, pastor of Allen
Chapel AME Church brought the
message. Sponsored by the Mis-
sionary Society of New Paradise
M. B. Church. Sister Fannie Car
ter. President.
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land equivalent to 140 lots and |
feel extremely proud that | was
blessed with the foresight to ac-
quire this beautiful site. I fully
plan upon retirement to enjoy and
live at my home on the Mizpah
Development. | know that using
the progress of the community dur
ing the past ten years as "a baro-
meter, all of us will be proud that
the town is known to all of US as
the Baptist City"
Rev. L. G. Carr, Treasurer of the
National Baptist Convention of
America, Inc, also a property
owner at the development lauded
Mr.. Rathblott's untiring efforts to
make our people possessors of an
investment that Cannot be de-
stroyed" made golden opportuni-
ty truly owned by all of us. He
also said, "My only disappoint-
ment in the plan is the fact that |
am years too late to acquire more
land adjoining the tracts / now
have, land it is virtually impossible
to acquire these adjoining lots with
out paying a fabulous purchase
price when | well know that Mr..
Rathblott is still giving our people
the opportunity to by home sites
at prewar prices" 1t is indeed un-
fortunate that Mr.. Rathblott does
not have thousands of more acres
to make available to our people. |
intend to report my personal find
ings and endorsement to the next
convention.
Rev. Batter Matthews, pastor of
the Union Baptist Church Of Balti-
more, Maryland, was obviously
moved during the tour because he
had purchased lots without ever
seeing them and relying solely on
Mr.. Rathblett's integrity to choose
a location for him. In his opinion
of view, he said, "Our leaders did
not exaggerate one iota as to the
fairness and good practices OF our
friend Rathblott. There were times
that l had some misgivings of hav-
ing purchased land miles away
from my home and not having
taken time to see it for myself.
But now l am happy, first because
l followed the urging of our late
president, DIR. L. M. Williams,
second because l did rely upon
Rathblott to pick out my site. In
my widest dreams | did not be-
lieve l would find more than q
wilderness or an undeveloped lot
development. You can imagine my
establishment to find progressive
and growing community, evidence
of happy and contented citizen
ry. In conclusion our members
should well appreciate the courage
GUS and determined leadership OF
those who had the foresight to en-
dorse the Mizpah project 20 years
ago.
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Ford Foundation
Grant Enables
Expansion OF
American Studies
Program At
Howard Univ.

The African Studies Program
at Howard University will be ex-
banded during the next three years
as the result of a $4,000 grant
from the Ford Foundation, DR..
Mordecai w. Johnson, president Of
the University, announced today.
According to Professor E. Frank
lin Frazier, Head of the Depart
ment Of Sociology, the purpose Of
the grant is:
1. To provide increased oppor-
tunity for students of Howard Uni
versity and African students at
the University to study Africa and
it's problems in the modern world.
2. To provide training and edu-
cation for small number of grad
uate students who will either con-
tinue their studies at other CEN
tiers of African studies or be pre-
pared to work in the African field
where basic knowledge and un-
derstanding Of the economic, So
cial and political problems of At
RIGA are required.
These studies will be carried on
under the direction of DR.. Frazier,
DR.. Rayford w. Logan, Head of
the Department of History, Pro-
fessor Anthony S. Reyner, Depart
ment of Geography, and Professor
Mark Hanna Watkins, Department
of Anthropology.
Professor Frazier served as
Chief of the Division of Applied
Social Sciences of UNESCO, Paris,
1888. AS part of his duties, he
visited research Institutes in most
of the areas of Africa south of
the Sahara. Recently, he present
ed a paper at the 29th Institute
of the Norman Wait Harris Me-
mortal Foundation of the Univers-
:ty of Chicago on the Impact of
Colonialism on African Social
Forms and Personality" Profess
sor Logan is author of African
Mandate in World Politics. He
was F'ulbright Fellow in France,
where he made a study of the
administration of French overseas
territories, and has recently re-
turned from a trip to West Africa.
Professor Reyner has travelled and
carried on research in Africa and
Latin America. Professor Watkins
is author of A Grammar of the
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nounced, its corporation capital
stock is valued at $4,000. Listed
as buyers were members of the
Blayton family in Atlanta and
Charlie Banks of New York, all
Negroes.
Licensed for 24-Hour Service
The stations AM transmitter
operates under 1000 wattspower,
and its FIN transmitter at 500
watts. 1t is licensed to operate all
hours of the day and night.
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language, beginning with Yoruba.
Under the terms of the grant.
there will be number Of gradu-
ate fellowships and undergraduate
scholarships available for excep-
tional students who will devote
themselves to preparation for adj
vanced studies in the African field.
The program will be inaugurated
with the first semester of the 1854
IS school year.
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Language Of Chichewa and is cur
rently engaged in the preparation
Of grammar Of the language of
another African tribe, the Sekwena.
The program Of the courses will
include the Human Geography of
Africa, Peoples and cultures of A.
RIGA, History Of Colonization in A.
rica, the Impact Of Western Civil
ization on Africa, and practical
linguistic analysis Of an African
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Negro Radio...
Continued from Page One)

Blayton, a suburb of Houston, it
also has studios in Houston proper.
It's new owners plan to appeal
to the Negro populance of the
Houston metropolitan area.
Established in 1947, KREL was
purchased from Robert Matherne,
Rlsvton business man, Atty. Robert
Strickland, Blayton lawyer, and
their associates. Although the
exact purchase price was not an
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Negro Named -.
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the few Atlanta Life ordinary de-
partments with more than mil
hon dollars worth of insurance in
force. Brown has been with Doug
lass State Bank since its organiza-
ton.
He is married to the former Miss
Lucille King. They have two
daughters, Elain Marie and Rosa
!yn. The new officials is the son
of Mrs. Phoebe Brown of this city.
Evening star., 1954-12-05
She Surprised Herself
Lillian Gish Still Sticks by Her
Proposal for Arts Cabinet Post
By WilIiom Glover
Associated Press Staff Writer

"Other countries have divi-
sions Of fine arts - England,
France, Canada and Sweden.
It hasn't led to censorship in
any of them or stifled talent"
But don't mention the Fed
eral theater project of WPA
days to Miss, Gish as possibly
in line with her ideas. :
A National Theoter
THAT was awful. It brought
a lot Of people in who should
never have gotten in. What
ever it was, we don't want any
thing like that again."
Basfcally. the Gish idea is a
Federal agency to supervise,
encourage and sponsor all ar
tistic endeavor, set up national
theaters such as France and
Sweden have, and recognize
superior talents with some
form of awards.
Maybe you and I won't live
to see it," said 58-year-old Lii
liam. But Well have it one of
these days"
Currently Miss Gish also is
excited about completing 1.-THE
Night of the Hunter" her first
film in eight years. She's busy
too looking over scripts for an
other Broadway run (after
scoring a personal hit last
year in "Trip to Bountiful'p
and for television.
Evening star., 1954-12-05
Little Old New York
NEW YORK.


Phyllis Isley, daughter of a
motion picture theater owner
in Tulsa, Okla, arrives on
Broadway in a few weeks and,
despite the fact that she isn't
an oil heiress and doesn't even
plan to marry Rubirosa. all Of
the papers will run big articles
about her. Phyllis is better
known to you as Jennifer
Jones and the last time I saw
her, she was trying to drown
me in the Pacific Ocean off
Malibu Beach.
Not that she had homicide
in mind, exactly. AS a matter
of fact, if your reporter hadn't
been trying to show off, he
wouldn't have swallowed a gal
Ion of ocean. But the tempta-
ton was too great and he was
too "hammy." The delightful
looking Miss Jones, who Is
married to David o. Selznick,
was surf boarding in front of
their home. The waves, at this
point on the beach, come
crashing in at a. height Of
about IL feet. Despite the fact
Evening star., 1954-12-05
By Ed -SuIIiyon

that she comes from a land
locked State, Jennifer swims
like a fish. She was having
herself a wonderful time and it
looked very simple.
David o. Escaped
"Come on in," she called out
to Selznick and me. David
Oliver, being of sound mind,
suddenly recalled he had to
make a phone call. Like a
dope. I accepted the invitation.
The first wave turned me
around like a revolving door,
dragging my carcass under
water where it caromed off
rocks, old sardine cans and pos
sibly some cans of Selznick
film.
you're a complete chump,"
Selznick told me while he ap-
piled the iodine and bandages.
''Not only can she swim like a
Weismuller but you forgot one
other thing, Edward. You are
getting older, old boy"
Starting with ''The Song Of
Bernadette," Jennifer also
indicated that she could act.
In that first film, she won an
Academy Award. She and
Audrey Hepburn are the only
two actresses ever to do it.
She comes to Manhattan for
her Broadway stage debut in
William Archiba1d's Portrait
of a Lady" She broke it In at
Washington, D. c.
The local chapter OF Okla
homa natives can be counted
on to turn out in full force
for Jennifer's debut in both
cities. They take these things
very seriously In Oklahoma
because Oklahomans are just
as articulate as Texans.
DeIuee Of Wives
Recently, on our TV show,
another daughter of Okla
homa, Patti Page. did a med
ley Of her songs In front Of a
stage set representing the
railroad station at Claremore,
Okla. Immediately there
after, all hell broke loose. The
Tulsa papers ran page
stories assailing Patti and me,
on the grounds that she was a
Tulsan, had no connection
with Claremore, the town
which produced viii Rogers.
They sent along wires. de-
manding that your reporter
make due apology for this
civic affront on the following
weeks show.
Miss Page explained that
she. In fact, had lived in
Claremore when she was q
little girl. Tulsa accepted
this grudgingly but In a tone
which told plainly that the
sovereign State Of Oklahoma,
when 1t Was passing out Troll
wells. had crossed US Oh the
Evening star., 1954-12-05

ter of the momentarily hushed
theater, piped a strong. high
voice: peter Pan. will you
come home with me?"
Take a Child
On another occasion a little
girls voice rang out with: "Oh,
little boy, I'm marveled at
you!"
Through the years. from
Maude Adams Peter to Jean
Arthur's, a legend has grown
that the very best way to see
the show is in the company
of a child, preferably one who
has never been to the theater
before. This reporter. in quest
of a story, decided to try it.
"Take a little girl" was the
advice. They're more imagi-
native than boys. And take
one between 8 and g."
After an intensive survey,
Eileen Montgomery was bor-
rowed for the occasion. Eileen
is in the fourth grade. had
Evening star., 1954-12-05
Peter Pan Her Greatest Stage Adventure
With Kids and Motinees Its Happy Time
BY Cynthio Lowry
Aseae;r%oI pxo.s S&.se wv;tn-

inee time Is when the under-7
crowd is out in force, dressed
to the teeth, squirming with
excitement, calling out to the
players on the stage or just
talking loudly to themselves.
tits like having a beehive
out 'front.'" says Mary.
During the first matinee
after the show opened in San
Francisco, Director Jerome
Robbins, accustomed to adult
theater reactions. became
frantic worrying about the ef-
feet the babble out front might
have on his cast.
He rushed backstage as the
second act curtain dropped.
He found his star. Mary Mar
tin, smiling happily.
isn't it wonderful" she
asked. "Aren't they having a
lovely time?"
At one recent matinee Mary
was in the middle of her big
emotional scene with Tinker
Bell. Suddenly, from the CEN
Evening star., 1954-12-05
NEW YORK.

Fairy dust, which as every
body knows must be sprinkled
over boys and girls before they
can fly, is thick in the air
around a big Broadway the
ater called the Winter Garden.
1t is tossed around by Peter.
Pan, a green-clad sprite who
until a few weeks ago was
known as Mary Martin. She
has now discovered that being
Peter Pan is a full-time job.
She must ever carry sup
plies of Cutlery confetti in
handbags, pockets of street
clothes and, of course, in
dressing gown pockets for the
emergency busting of small.
awe-struck theatergoers.
"It sticks like ticks" she says.
"And it gets into everything
from carpets to clothes. I
wash my hair every day, but
it doesn't come out"
Matinees Are Fun
So strong are its magic pow
ers, however, the 40 Peter Pan
players make up the only cast
IN today's professional theater
which enjoys matinees as
much as-if not more than
evening performances. Mat
Evening star., 1954-12-05
Even Mary Martins Shoes Are Full Of Fairy Dust
ZAP Newsfeatures Photo.

been to the ballet once, had
read Peter Pan and has
freckles.
She was, however, some
thing of a disappointment.
Her cheeks were pink with
excitement and she took Peter
Pan big-but silently.
Her eyes were as big as
saucers. She was the first
one to applaud when Peter,
saving Tinker Bell. asked all
those who believed in fairies
to clap their hands.
Eileen volunteered two
statements during the entire
show.
"One of those Indians, the
one with a triangle on his
cheeks. reminds me of my
uncle" she said at one point.
At the second-act curtain.
she asked: isn't there some
thing to eat around here ex-
cept orangeade?"
ALI this was naturally dis
appointing to a reporter watt
ing with poised pen for death
less remarks. But Mary Martin
says this is the normal age 8
and upward reaction. The big
takers are between 4 and 5.
The older ones react violently.
but inside.
Jokes Fly Over
This big musical production
Of Peter Pan is laced with sly
and sophisticated jokes that
pass high over the heads Of
children and it features a
brand of flying to make pro-
fessional pilots livid with envy.
Miss Martin suspects, however.
that her suspension over the
stage at the end of cleverly
manipulated wires is also q
shrewd bit of therapy pre-
scribed by her husband. pro-
ducer Richard Halliday.
"I've wanted to fly all my
life" she conided. 'I've al
ways dreamed of fying-under
my own steam, of course, and
of taking off and landing
beautifully.
"One morning about three
years ago I awakened Richard.
I'd finally done it. I'd flown
through the Holland Tunnel
and it was beautiful. I didn't
once touch the roof or the tops
of the cars. Clean as a whistle.
''It wasn't long after that
he suggested we do Peter Pam
I suspect he decided it would
be cheaper and more effective
than taking me to a pSychi-
artist"
Mary hasn't dreamed about
flying since Peter Pan opened
last June on the West Coast.
One mathematically inclined
fan estimates that If the show
runs for a year-it's a smash,
solid hit-she will have 200
hours in the air over the stage.
coyness Avoided
The robust Halliday produc-
ton of Peter Pan avoids the
cloying coyness that has af-
flicted some previous produc-
tions of Sir James NJ. Barrie's
classic, possibly because it's a
family affair. Richards and
Mary's 13-year-old daughter
Heller has an important role in
the show. She's Liza, the serv-
(See LOWRY, Page Esd