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premise carry allies
fact OF which Americans completely
forgotten leaders
the stauneh allies the better
Minneapolis publisher
ndes which appear unmndfl for the need OF alliances He said
snce the United states contains only OF the population
OF the globe foreign policy powerful must rest
system Of alliances"
To those Americans who think our entities TO force our
allies TO do bidding Coes TOO Americans including
oo arv r.m,.r. !, co,srs. .a. b, .s.u. that IN. una
states uniateray decide what do crack the whip like
rngmaster and compel allies to lump through the hoop
Tho speaker touched the disposition that
the rest Of the world thinks and all
realistic approach developed
ward increasing world trade by tariff reductions and mphcatons
ons under which foreign countries might increase their trade with
congressional leaders denouncing allies wanting
trying to their of business with the
lions"
urging the u thoroughly possibility
recognising Red China cowies
American leaders most OF whom afraid
eventuahty-- at least for public consumption
Diplomatic recognition necessarily imply
moral other kind of approval OF nation the publisher said
He points out that while approve
Russian government It did extend diplomatic recognition
Scouting the theory Chang
could attack the chnscs
mainland utterly military
perts have told him that successful invasion the China
from Formoss would scapocr marpoer
comparable to that used crossing the English
1914 In dscarng such the Mnneosn reminded his
audience that military expedition
get that there atom bomb OF guided missile face
France when the Allies in
coies to think that recognition OF Red China might
negotiated through trading keep
in Ada He set possible conditions OF recognition
Communist China settlement
its troops from Korea permit free elections united Korea
giving military In agree to
complete Independence OF posi-
ton Is that such made would
while drop oppostion
Covics question possible
deal might quickly
Red political bonds for he questions whether not the Soviet
This point Is well taken by this believes that
long the Soviet make the u "the
II az
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The Lion OF Judah,Visits Us

the time history real live Emperor visited Mime
Halle selasse Of Ethiopia who on
the states
received all other
u. 8 visited his itinerary.
In Harlem attending Abbyssinia Bap
pastored and the Rev Adam Clayton
received The poulace by the hundreds Of
eastern
fe disappointed because the LION was SO
Nevertheless what the Emperor lacked In ply
and devotion to improvement
OF country.
consider honor to entertain
distinguished African nation the
worlds which sim thrives in the goth
fury.
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We have never met Laean sprague the who poted the
NJ ST l. railroad from pile
and successful transportation system.
But the that he has control of railroad
OF Chicago stockholders points the everybody
likes l.
body wanted the ST l. when bankrupt
Sprague took the JOB when the
after successful put
others wanted They
But back TO Mr. We Of the opinion
winner Not because he los, the rrosd
d such fine job Of rebuilding that
ed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (NlnnesetAl American
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Segregated Housing Next forget

Housing become the key the elimination
and discrimination other community file
es hospitals and recreation eenters,
Most cities follow the housing White families
the older sections their
prices
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courageous suggestion that the u. s. should seriously
consider recognizing Red China was position that
few American leaders have dared TO take publicly.
Cowles has intimate knowledge and contact with
the world situation and Il would be well for the
Eisenhower administration foreign affairs experts
to read with caro- the text OF cowics' talk,
Mr.. cowles realistically pointed out the purpose
OF our foreign policy should be 10 preserve Amer-
can freedom and security and at the same time be
prepared II war IL inevitable not 10 lose that
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OVERCOMING OBSTACLES

had TO To a 9
determination him the
matter which he left would help conditions
light 10 by problem
by overcoming those adverse conditions this
the United States Tue Caronn. Durham a.
TIMES
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Minnesotan Offers Freedom
Without War

The realistic to date the international situation
position relation to
those made by John co1es OF Minneapolis May
the meeting Of the Associated Harvard
Clubs In Rochester ~ X
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20
Negro History
Is Feature OF
|NAACP Meetinu

A special feature of the regular
monthly meeting Of the local branch
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
will be an address by Rev. w. H.
Blackmon. In as much as Negro
History is celebrated during the
month of February, Rev. Blackmon
will speak on Negro History. Music
will be furnished by the Illinois
Central Quartet. This quartet is
composed of four railroad men:
namely, Richard Maddox, Clifford
Holloway, John Kelly and Albert
Porter. The meeting will be held
at the Parish Street Baptist church
on Tuesday, February % at 7:30 D.
m. All members and friends are ur-
ged to be present. The program
promises to be very interesting. Re-
member, Tuesday, February % at
7s30 p. m.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20
Mayor Refuses
To Let Famed
|Globetrotfers
Appear Here

City officials Wednesday abrupt
ly refused request by Andrew
Orkin to book the Harlan Globe
trotter basketball team for an ex-
hibition in the new Negro audi
forum in Jackson.
Mayor Thompson said a strict
policy is in effect here preventing
whites from promoting events in the
Negro auditorium and Negroes
from having events in the white
auditorium.
That's the policy and we intend
to stick by it,, the mayor said firm
ly. I'VE can't even consider a pro-
position from you concerning an
event in the Negro building"
Orkin said he intended to turn
the event over to a Negro here. But
city officials said that since whites
managed the. Globetrotters the pol
icy still would prevent the en-.
gagement here.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20
Meridian To
Make Park
For Negroes

Meridian = Meridian City Coun-
Gilman c. D. Shields Monday an
nounced his intention of donating
a block of property Immediately
adjacent to Altrusa for Negroes for
creation of park, plus $500 cash
for barbecue pits and other con-
struction.
The proposed park area is $50
feet in length and 100 feet in depth
which is double the site donated
by Shields for the Altrusa grounds
previously. The donations, said
Shields, are in lieu of recently
passed increase in city council SAL
airy which he announced he would
turn back to the community. The
Altrusa Fairgrounds was the first
established in Meridian for Negroes.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20
S PECIAL

Jackson, Miss. - In answer to
the hundreds of citizens from all
sections of the city and state, from
all stations of life who have made
inquiries concerning the news stor-
les appearing in the daily papers
about the proposed "padlocking"
of beautiful STEVENS ROSE ROO
Mand STEVENS RESTAURANT
AND LOUNGE, the one and only
place the Negroes have, large enough
and so equipped to accommodate
large crowds, either at banquets or
dances. we of the Enterprise say.
STEVENS is OPEN and prepared
to give the same high class, eff
cient service in preparing and SER
wing of GOOD FOODS that the
management has ever offered. The
ELK SMASQUERADE DANCE,
the DOUBLE ATTRACTION fea-
turing GENE AMMONS AND
CLYDE McPHATTER'S DRIFTERS
on MARCH /, are STILL SCHEDUL-
ED - DIN Eand DANCE at Ste
vens each week end to music of
the JOE DYSON ORCHESTRA -
and by all means, REMEMBER,
the Money, Honey Man with the
Drifters will be at STEVENS ROSE
ROOM, March /.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20
Negroes to Have Three Dav
Free Educational Fair
Jackson October 1920

Jackson, Feb. 10 - A group OF
Negro leaders met with Mr.. j. M
Dean at the Mississippi State Fair
Commission office to organize an
affiliate with the State Fair Com
mission to sponsor a three day fair
at the State Fair Grounds, October
1920.
]. r. Otis, president Alcorn Col
lege, was elected chairman of the
organization; w. E. Ammans, State
agent for Negro Extension Work,
was elected vice-chairman; and T.
M. Norman, assistant Al Club
agent, was elected Secretary. Others
present at the meeting and voted
to constitute the original Board OF
Directors were Jacob L. Reddix
president Jackson College; j. c.
Cypress, All Club Agent for Ne
gro boys; Miss Alberta Dishmon
All Club agent for Negro girls
and Mrs. Daisy Lewis, District
Home Demonstration agent, all from
Jackson; Perkins S. Jones, acting
director of Agriculture. and A. d
Fobbs, resident teacher trainer
Vocational Education, both from
Alcorn College.
The purpose of the organization
is to provide adequate facilities for
Negro citizens OF the state to ex-
hibit their products at a state wide
fair and to promote the educational
interest of farm people in raising
their income level and standard OF
living. In addition to exhibits by
county farm and home demonstra-
ton agents, vocational teachers OF
agriculture and home economics
schools-county elementary and
secondary. junior colleges, and sen.
ior colleges are asked to prepare
exhibits for the fair. Also, garden
senior colleges are asked to prepare
exhibits TO rthe fair. Also, garden
clubs, art and craft clubs or any
other organized groups are invited
to prepare exhibits and participate
in the program.
The fair is strictly an educational
venture. There will be not gate
receipts. All premiums will be paid
for by the Mississippi State Fair
Commission. Premium catalogs,
rules and regulations will be an.
nounced later. THE fair is an.
other step to Balancing Agricultur
with Industry, says J. R. Otis
chairman of the organization.
The list of Board of Director.
will be completed and further in
formation released at the mex
meeting March 6.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20
Banks and Stewart Buy Out
Denton in Peoples Undertake
Ing Co., Peoples Burial Ass n
28-YEAR-OLD PARTNERSHIP ENDS AS
ONE PARTNER RETIRES FROM FIRM

Purchase of the assets and own
ership previously held by H. l..
Denton in the Peoples Undertak-
ing Company (also known as Peo-
Piles Funeral Hone) and the Peo-
pies Burial Association both of Jack
son, was announced this week by
E. w. Banks. Sr., and j. A. Ste
wart, Sr., partners. The sale was
completed on February 18th.
Denton was former partner with
Stewart and Banks in the two
firms, both of which are located
at 1856 North Parish Street, in Jack
son.
The two businesses were found
ed in 1925. They have since grown
to be among the largest colored
funeral and burial insurance or
carnations in the South. Stewart
and Banks are two of the original
founders. They are prominent lead
ers in business and community ac-
tivities and both are active parti-
cipants in fraternal and religious
groups.
Purchase of the two companies.
according to Banks, demonstrates
his and Stewards strong faith in the
future growth and development of
Jackson.
We regard this purchase as a
demonstration of the appreciation
we feel for the patronage and sup
port which the people of this COM
long given these institutions. said
munity have so graciously and SO
Banks.
I'VE promise a continued per-
Torrance of the courteous service
and goodwin which have made
Peoples" the househald word with
so many families in this area, and
we viii always consider this as
our first obligation to the public,
he adde, 1.-THE businesses will con-
tinue to operate as before. There
will be no policy changes, and the
personnel and agency force will re-
main exactly the same as it has
BEEN"
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20
All-Negro TV
"Mississippiana I"
Begins March 6
On Channel 3

This week final plans were made
for the all Negro TV show to be
given weekly over WBLT, Chan
mel 3, Rogie Clark has been named
as co-ordinator. The purpose of the
show is to reflect in a dignified
manner, the Negroes contribution
to the life of the community. It
will also afford an opportunity for
talented people to appear. All types
Of entertainment will be utilized.
One special feature will be the op-
portunity for presentation of out
standing awards of merit and the
acknowledgment and recognition
Of achievement Of persons in all
fields of interest. Schools and col
leges will Of course. be given time
to present programs.
The first program is scheduled
for Saturday. March 6 at 1000 p
m. on Channel 3. Additions will be
held every Thursday evening at
o'clock. jackson College has don.
ated the use of its facilities for the
additions, and they will be hello
in the lecture room of the college
Singers, dancers. quartets, choirs
bands, combos, pianists. blues sing
ers. guitar players and good clear
entertainment Of any kind is need
ed. Further information may be OBJ
tanned by calling 5-5872 or 5-4es1
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20
Search for 83-Year
odd Chas. Harris

LAUREL-A search was launch
ed here today Off an 83-year-old
Laurel negro man, missing from his
home since January 5.
Sought is Charles Harris, slight
gray haired $50 pound man. with
a mustache and five feet six inch
es tall. H cleft home January 5 with
30 dollars in his pocket to board
a bus for Gulfport to visit kins-
men.
A porter remembers the old man
but cannot recall if he boarded the
Gulfport bus. Information as to his
whereabouts should be filed with
the Laurel police Department or
to Oracle Clinton, the old mans
daughter, at 432, Maple Street here
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20

VIRGIN ISLAND POST TO
ALEXANDER" = Washington, D.
c. This week, President Eisen-
hover named Archibald Alexander
of Des Moines, Iowa, as governor
of the Virgin Islands. Mr.. Alexan-
der who was chosen out of thirty
two applicants is an honor grad
uate of the. engineering depart
ment of the University of Iowa
He and his partner, Bryant White,
have headquarters in Des Moines
Mr. Alexander has built some OF
the largest bridges and roads in
Iowa and throughout the United
States.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20
Letter Carriers
| And Auxiliary
Install Officers

Mr.. T. C. Hit, national vice pres
ident of the U. S. Letter Carriers,
installed the officers Of the Ladies
Auxiliary No. 1859 and Letter Car
rier Branch 207 on Sunday even
ing, February IA, at the College
Park Club House.
Letter Carrier officers are:
President, Mr.. R. H. Norman; vice
president, Mr.. Roosevelt Robinson;
secretary, Mr.. J. L Adams, assistant
secretary. Mr.. Willenham Castillo,
finance secretary, Rev. Wilcher, Sgt.
at arms, Mr.. R. O. Rouser, chaplain,
Mr.. T. c. Almore. Trustee. Mr.. Frank
J. Spates.
Members are: Atty Carsie Hall,
Sam Baker, Jonas Moore, Earnest
Slaughter, James White, James ".
Clark, R. c. Witherspoon. ]. Col
lum, Mr.. C. Griffin, r. H. Norman,
Mr.. B. P Newman, Mr. James A.
Stewart, Atty Jack H. Young, Mr..
Walter Smith. and Mr.. j. w. Dixon.
Ladies Auxiliary officers; Pres
ident Mrs. Idella Wilcher; vice pres
ident, Mrs. Doris Hall; secretary,
Mrs. Christine Spates; assistant sec
rotary, Mrs. T. c. Almore, trea-
surer. Mrs. Annie L. Smith, finance
secretary, Mrs. Ernest Slaughter
chaplain, Mrs. r. O. Rowser. Mis-.
tress at Arms, Mrs. Theresa Castillo
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Roos.
evelt Robinson. Trustee. Mrs. ABB
Elmore.
A delightful repast was servet
and enjoyed by all present.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20

Tennessee State University Nashville had seventeen students
who made straight average o for theFa Quarter this
The made by Or. A. " Boswell Wcepres-
dent last week Eleven of the shown here are e to
right standng Freddie Carter West Point Betye Degraphen-
reed Ootewah, Tenn Mary A. Bingham Timbe Tenn; Doro-
thy S. Porter Nashville Tenn; Barbara Peck Jefferson Civ
Tenn Patricia Behea Nashville Tenn and Betye Alexander
Chattanooga Tenn ng James E. Boyd Nashville Tenn Gladys
nele Abernahy Shebyve Tenn Lorehia M Bradley Ashland
KY; and Gwendoyn Elliott. Nashville Tenn.
Making the perfect average but not shown, William F.
Allison Emmett MoWoods, and W. Tucker H. Of Nashville Tenn;
George Altman, Codboo, NJ G., James {. JONES' Amore Ala
and Evelyn l. Paris, Knoxville Tenn Helen Bransfod Of South
Fulton Tenn made the second highest point average 80
The made by Dr. Boswell also showed that 81
students in the university carrying twelve quarter hours or more
last quarter earned point averages Of 325 and above.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20
|otas to Hold Regional Meet
Here April $40; Delegates to
Come From IS east States

jackson, Miss. - Mrs. Alma j.
Mackey, director, of Dallas, Tex,
has announced that the Southwes-
tern Regional Meeting of Iota Phi
Lambda Sorority will be held in
this city, April 9-10 with Alpha
Pi as the hostess chapter.
Working with the Assistant Re
gional Director, Mrs. Wyllie A. Sin
gleton, who is also chartered men,
Der of Alphi ri Chapter, local Iotas
have just about completed their
plans that call for Public Educa-
tional Program to be held Friday
evening, April 8, 7:30 until $50
a Formal Dance at Stevens Rose
Room, the same evening, beginning
at 1890 and a full days business
session that will close with BAN
quet, Saturday, April 10.
An invitation has been extend
ed to Iota's National LIST Vice Pres
ident, Mrs. Marion E. Jackson OF
Washington, D. c., to be Guest
Speaker for the Friday evening Edu-
cational Program.
Iota Phi Lambda. a business sor-
ority. was founded in 1929 in Chi
cago, Illinois, by group of wo-
men engaged in the field of bust
ness who recognized the dearth OF
trained business women. It is in
corporated under the laws and sta
tutes of the State of Illinois, with
permission to organize chapters in
any locality where there is suffi-
cient number of qualifying for mem
bership.
The object of the Sorority is to
promote interest in Business Edu-
cation among high school and col
lege girls; t oencourage a higher
education among its members and
to award IAN annual national scho-
larship to some girl interested in
furthering her business education
Iota Phi Lambda has graduate
chapters located in the principal
cities of the United States and I'M
dergraduate chapters on the camp
uses of: Morris Brown, Alcorn
State A. & NJ, North Carolina
College. Bluefield State College, w
Virginia State. Miles, Alabama State
A at in Greensboro, and Fort
Valley State.
The Sorority is proud to include
in its membership such outstand'
ing members as Mary McCloud Be
thune, Jane Hunter, Daisy Lump
kin, Leatha Fleming, Nettie George
Speedy. Fannie B. Peck, and it
| past National President and Found
| er, Lola M. Parker Of Chicago.
J Alpha ri Chapter, the hostes
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20
Field Heiress
Gives Up Child

New York - T8he parents of Bet
tine Goodall, 9-year-old granddau-
ghter of Marshall Field. agreed last
week that she will stay here with
her father rather than join her
mother in England.
The action ended a court fight
started by the mother. Mrs. Bet
tine Field Bruce, "a. who had
sought to take the girl to England.
Her present husband, Eldridge, 81,
a Howard university graduate, is a
student at the University of Lon
| don.
The move was opposed by the
girls father, DR.. McChesney Good
ial. Jr.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20
HEADLINE
news

LAWYER FILES FOR ALA
BAMA LEGISLATURE" - Birming-
ham, Ala. Arthur Shores, As, an
attorney who has figured in sew
eral U. S. Supreme Court civil
rights cases, has qualified for the
spring Democratic primary as a
candidate for the Alabama House
of Representatives. He is the first
Alabama Negro since reconstruc-
ton to qualify. Shores is one OF
several Negro candidates, includ-
ing insurance man. Alex L. Her
man who is conceded a good chance
to win a post on the Mobile County
Democratic Committee and Mrs.
JESSIE Guzman, a veteran teacher,
who is campaigning for a seat on
the board of education of Tuske-
gee, site of famed Tuskegee Insti-
tute.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20
Atty Tharp Files 10000 Suit In Death Of Yazoo CITY Nero

Yazoo City, Miss. - This week,
Attorney Sidney r. Tharp of jack
son, filed a petition in the Circuit
Court of Yazoo County, Mississippi,
on behalf of Claborn Moore, eld-
erly Negro of Yazoo City, against
Eugene Wright, police officer, in
the death of Moore's 26-year-old
son, Cressie. Fullilove Moore. En-
joined in the suit was James Coch-
rane and Hood, police officers, Art
Russell, chief of police and w. S.
Perry, mayor, all of Yazoo City.
The petition charges that on or
about the End day of October, 1858,
the above named defendants, en-
ployed by and representing the
City of Yazoo City, did feloniously,
without any lawful authority and
in negligent and distatorial man.
ner enter the dwelling of the plain
tiff, Claiborn Moore; that the said
defendant, police officers demanded
OF Moore, an elderly, law abiding
man and a widower, the where
abouts of his son, Cressie Fullilove
Moore, who was at the time 26 years
of age. The plaintiff is said to have
told the defendants that his asid
son was in the adjoining room
asleep, whereupon the said defen-
dants did enter the room where
Cressie Fullilove Moore was peace
fully and lawful ysleeping, cloth
ed in nothing but his shorts and
covered with only single sheet.
The petition further states that
upon being awakened, Cressie Fulli-
love Moore sprang to his feet, COM
pletely startled According to eye
witness, the defendants struck
Moore violently, negligently and fe-
loniausly with black jacks, police
billys and clubs, knocking him to
the floor. When he attempted to
rise to his knees, the said defen-
dants did maliciously, feloniously
and unlawfully without any regard
for human life shoot, murder and
kill Cressie Fullilove Moore.
The suit states that this murder
Gus, wanton, malicious, cruel and
negligent act occurred in the boun-
DIARIES of the Defendant City OF
Yazoo City, and in the County of
Yazoo and in the State of Missis-
sippi.
That the deceased Cressie FULL
love Moore did nothing to provoke
the murderous attack upon him.
self, not even attempting to law
fully defend himself; that the said
defendants were many where the
deceased was but one, yet they
found it necessary to inflict death
Upon him.
lf closing the petition, the senior
Moore is asking for damages for the
wrongful death of his son in the
SUM of 100000 and all costs incur
red.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20

chapter was organize. in August
1912 on the Jackson College Cam
pus with the late Mrs. Mable Gate
wood Cogwell, Southern Regional
Director, in charge of ceremonies.
Chartered members were: Elizabeth
B. Thames, Hilda Gilmore. Hattie
Palmer, Matilda H. Wilson, Wyllie
A. Singleton and Sarah M. Harvey.
The present roster of Alpha Pi
Chapter include in addition to the
above, Celestia Chambliss, Eunice
Howard, Netye Harper, Blondell
Williams, Matte Rec Eiland, Ellen
Wilson, associate member.
Mrs. Sarah M. Harvey is pres
ident of Alpha Pi Chapter.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-02-20
Ask White House
Intervention In
Stun Clearance

Birmingham, Ala. - In a tele-
gram to President Dwight D. Eisen-
hover yesterday the Southeast Re-
gional Office of NAACP asked that
he give his personal attention to
the plan to allocate several mil
lions of dollars for slum clearance
and redevelopment in the Birming-
ham Medical Center area.
This request follows series Of
communications and conferences
that the NAACP has had with hous.
ing and city officials here and witt
housing officials in Washington.