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torney General and upon full con-
sideration of the purported petition
received through the mail on Mon
day afternoon July 18, the Vicks-
burg City School Board finds that
the communication is not a petit
ton, wholly fails to meet the re-
quirements for a petition, and actu-
ally presents this Board with moth
ing on which to take action. The
matter therefore will receive no
further consideration from US and
the incident is closed"
The Petition signed by 140 Negro
parents of Vicksburg and Warren
County said, "We the undersigned
parents of school age entitled to
attend the public schools under
your jurisdiction urge immediate
action ending segregation to con-
form with the U. S. Supreme Court
Decision of May II, 1854, and May
81, 1855; which makes it viola
ton of the constitution to deny
children the right to attend any
public school because Of race or
color"
The petition was filed by Rev.
Joseph R. Johnson, President Of the
Vicksburg Branch of the NAACP.
Jackson advocate., 1955-07-23

stores, mostly on 125th Street.
Gave counselling and/or training
to over 5000 Negroes in that four
year period.
National Youth Administration:
Was administrative assistant to
the Director of Information and
Research with a staff of about
thirty-five people. Interviewed
personally or reviewed records of
over thirty thousand colored and
white youth under 81 years of age
to refer for employment, education,
and or housing.
Public Employment Field:
Worked for eight years as reg
ular and special interviewer for
the New York State Employment
Service. Originated and put into
operation several special placement
projects. Handled the Puerto Ri
can Household Employment prof.
ect for the New York Department
cf Labor. At one time handled an
active file of over five thousand
household workers, practically all
Negroes.
Real Estate Brokerage Field:
For over fifteen years was
licensed real estate broker in the
New York City area and West
chester County. Was called in as
consultant many times when plans
for large-scale Negro housing
projects were being discussed. Fur
inshed data on the financial ability
and housing desires of Negroes.
Investment Securities Field:
Manager of the Mutual Fund
Dept. Of B. G. Phillips and Com
pany, al Wall Street, New York
City, and is also a registered ac-
count executive with the above
firm) engaged in the buying and
selling of all types of stocks and
Jackson advocate., 1955-07-23
PAGE FIVE

the greatest interest to members
of the organization was the report
of the organizations Attorney
Joseph c. Waddy, Of Washington,
d. c., on the cases now in progress
and those contemplated in the eff
fort to preserve the rights and en-
ployment status of Negro Railway
employees.
The international Officers are:
John W. Whitaker, President; Will
liam Henderson, Vice President;
Leonard Scott, End Vice President:
N. (. Wimberly, 3rd Vice Presi-
dent; Cyril Salvant, Secretary; Ed
Carter, Treasurer; R. H. Maddox,
Employee Representative, and H.
r. Barnett, Auditor.
Jackson advocate., 1955-07-23

resentative of First Investors
Corp, vice-president; Earle w.
Fisher, formerly with Bafuch
Brothers & Co., secretary; and
Naudin ]. Oswell, manager Of the
Queensbridge Houses, second lar
gest public housing development
in the world, treasurer.
Mr.. Patterson, a graduate Of
Lincoln University, Pa, and Brook
lyn Law School, was born in Man.
haitian and now lives in Long Is
land with his wife and two infant
daughters. He il active in social
and benevolent organizations, serv-
ing as parliamentarian Of the New
Jackson advocate., 1955-07-23
international ASSOCIATION OF
RAILWAY EMPLOYEES Meet HERE

Mrs. Martha Hamilton, Mrs. L. B.
Wimberly, and Mrs. E. w. Ramsey
are Members of the Executive
Board.
The sessions opening Monday
evening with a welcome program
which included remarks by repre-
sentative of the City Government,
and representatives of the various
business, professional, and civic
organizations of the City.
The highlight of the three dav
session, and the thing perhaps of
Jackson advocate., 1955-07-23

York Chapter, NAACP, New York
State director of economics for the
Elks and viceschairman Of the city
organization Of the political party
with which he is affiliated.
Mr.. Oswell was born in ~Wor-
cester, Mass, and is a graduate Of
Worcester Tech. He and his wife,
Louise, a social worker for the New
York State Training School for
Girls, resides in Stuyvesant Town.
Mr.. Oswell's hobbies are hunting,
fishing, do-it-yourself furniture
and serving as volunteer advisor
for Camp Minisink, near Port Jer-
Wis, N. Y. He has been a travelling
auditor for the now defunct Ma
tional Benefit Life Insurance Com
pany of Washington, D. c., and ad-
ministrative supervisor for the De-
partment of Welfare.
Mr.. Fisher, born in Providence,
r. l. and educated in the public
and high schools Of the city, is a
graduate of Brown University. He
also attended Howard University
Graduate School and received an
LIB. degree from the Boston Uni
versity School of Law. He was
former assistant to the Director
of the Washington Bureau, NAA-
CP; Housing Secretary, Urban
League Of Greater New York and
a securities salesman since 1868.
Mr.. Jenkins has lectured and
written articles on selling securi-
ties, especially mutual funds, plac-
ing special emphasis on the Negro
prospect, and has long advocated
an overall educational program
for all ethnic groups including the
Negro. His firm plans to cultivate
this multi-million dollar market by
encouraging the purchase of own
ership shares in the great busi-
nesses and industries of the nation.
A native of Bristol, Conn.,, Mr..
Jenkins studied at Temple Uni
versity and New York University.
During the depression he taught
and supervised classes in retail
selling for the New York City
Adult Education program, placing
more than 500 of his young stu
dents on selling jobs in Harlem
stores. 1t was he who sold the
owners of the Chock- Full O-Nuts
store at 125th Street and Seventh
Avenue, the idea of stating that
store with students from his sales
manship class. Their excellent
work influenced the management
to use other Negro workers
throughout the chain. In the early
thirties he was in charge of store
operations for the National Colored
Merchants Association, a project
of the National Negro Business
League. This was believed to be
the first major organized effort
to sell the "Negro Market" to Ma
tional advertisers. Just prior to
entering the investment securities
field, he served as a vocational
guidance counselor for the New
York Department Of Labor.
For the past Is years, Mr.. Jen-
kins and his wife, Emmy D., a
psychiatric social worker at River
side Hospital in New York City,
have been residents of Parkway
Gardens, White Plains. AS a hobby
Mr.. Jenkins collects and repairs
antique clocks. A few years ago
he had a weekly radio program
Tick Took Time" which was heard
for 26 weeks over a White Plains
station. He has appeared on sew
eral network televsion shows fea-
turing antique clocks and watches
and is an active member of the
National Association of Watch and
Clock Collectors.
"1n addition, Special Markets,
Inc. plans to participate in the de-
velopment of the rich foreign mar
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only Negro department manager
for an investment firm. Mr.. Jen-
kins was most recently a Mutual
Fund representative of Bache and
Company, q large Stock Exchange
firm.
Special Markets, Inc, says Mr..
Jenkins, ''is an important economic
first" The officers Of the new
corporation, each of whom is a
stockholder, are: John T. Patter-
son, Jr., formerly a registered rep
Jackson advocate., 1955-07-23

bonds for customers.
Manager of Mutual Fund Dept,
Baruch Brothers & Co., Inc, "a
Wall Street, New York, N. Y.
Registered Representative, Bache
& Co., 4O5 Lexington Ave-, New
York, n. Y.
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Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Feb IL EP1 (USDAl.--
Salable hogs II 900: moderately active.
steady to 20 lower on butchers in q
spotty trade; most decline on weights
under ESQ lbs. choice Nos. / and 2
grades under ego lbs. acutely scarce.
steady; bulk choice 190-229-lb butchers
l6.5n-I5 25: q few lots choice No. Is
sSo,.. sSsS,ss9 ~ los e 90, s9; 6 IN small lMS.s M
1900: most a6o-as6 lbs. 15.35-i6.oo;
300-3S0 lbs. 14.75-1525: sows around
steady; bulk 450 lbs. and lighter 14.25
1900; 100000 lbs. 13.0G-14.50: good
clearance.
Salable cattle $500; salable calves
300; slaughter steers and heifers steady
to weak; some good and choice heifers
so lower; COWS steady to 25 lower; other
classes steady; few head prime steers
81 .50-34.90: good and choice steers and
yearlings 19.50-2f.00: not many above
20 so; high utility to low good steers
1900 90: few head choice heifers
up to "A 90; few loads and lots good
and choice heifers 1S.OO-31 80: but
some good heavy COW type heifers down
to 1900: most utility and commercial
cows 11.25-l3 SO: few head good
young cows UP TO 1850; Gamers and
cutters 9.00-1l so; cutter and utility
cows mixed up to 1900: utility and
commercial bulls f4.00-1 $50: a few
head prime yeaiers 1000; good and
vealers S.00-23.00: some good to choice
feeding steers q .1O-oI so.
Salahle sheep 1.50G; moderately ac-
tive; SLAUGHTER lambs under 1l0 lbs.
fully steady; heavier weights steady to
weak; SLAUGHTER sheen steady
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y >
said the 1854 total was the third
best on record. The record was
$66,343. 900 in 1852. Around 800
electric appliance leaders of the
area attended the dinner and
new officers, headed by George
G. Webster, were introduced.
Acquires Business Office
The James w. Rouse Co. of
Baltimore has taken over the
mortgage servicing business of
the Boss and Phelps Mortgage
60. and will operate it as a
Washington branch starting
March /. The real estate busi-
ness of the Boss and Phelps Co.
will be unaffected.
James w. Rouse, president OF
the Baltimore firm, was CO.
author of the Keith Rouse plan
for Washington slum elimina-
tion.
Under the new management,
the Office will continue at 14l7
< street NV, and will remain
mortgage loan correspondent for
the John Hancock Mutual Life
Insurance Co. and the National
Life and Accident Insurance Co.
Heads New CopitoI Office
John c. Davis. formerly writer
for the Plain Dealer and more
recently administrative assistant
to Secretary of Agriculture Benz
Evening star., 1955-02-17

stores in Mount Rainier. Md:
four branch outlets. located in
Alexandria. Bethesda, Silver
Spring and Annapolis, and three
warehouses.
In connection with his firms
expansion program. Mr.. Hare
has appointed Robert j. Bal
lantyne as general manager.
Evening star., 1955-02-17
Washington Gas Light to Offer New Shares
AS Part of S76.5 Million Financing Program

help pay for its current con-
struction of around $14 million
and meet maturing obligations
OF around $2.5 million.
Filings Scheduled Today
The stock offering will be SUBJ
ject to approval of the Public
Utilities Commission Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia and the State
Corporation Commission Of Vir-
ginia. and also subject to regis
tration with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The
company expects to file both
the registration statement and
applications to the commissions
today.
The new stock will be UNDER
written on terms approved by
the commissions. The Offering
price is to be submitted for their
consideration. The common
shares now are selling around
$40.50 a share on the Washington
Exchange Branch of the Phila-
delphia Baltimore Stock Ex-
change.
Growth Continues
The construction program
consists principally Of extension
of new gas mains. services,
meters and related facilities.
distribution system replace
ments. gas storage facilities,
transportation equipment and
other general items to meet the
continuing growth in the number
Of customers served and the in
creasing demands for gas service
in this area.
The company has been en-
gagged in the gas business for
nearly lot years.
Independents Show Decline
Independent grocery stores of
the Washington Metropolitan
had a / per cent decline in 1854
sales, compared with the prev
ious year. the Census Bureau
reported today. Chain grocery
sales in the area previously we're
estimated at 4 to S per cent
above 1858.
Year-to-year changes for |
other independent retail groups
covered by the bureaus monthly
report included:
Eating and drinking places,
3 per cent; department stores,
+2 per cent; apparel stores. un-
Evening star., 1955-02-17

changed: mems and boys's cloth
ing stores. II per cent: shoe
stores. + ! per cent: furniture
stores. RI per cent: household
appliance. radio stores. rs per
cent: lumber. building material
dealers. 4-3 per cent; hardware
stores. is per cent; auto dealers.
~ per cent; auto accessory
dealers. n per cent: gasoline
service stations. Is per cent;
drug and proprietary stores. -
per cent; fuel and fuel OIL deal
ers, + IA per cent.
Appliance Sales Guin
Retail sales of electric ap-
pliances in the territory served
by the Potomac Electric Power
Evening star., 1955-02-17

termined later, he said. Stock
holders of record on March 7
will be entitled to subscription
rights. +.
The company plans an So
million bond Offering later this
year and also will have funds
available from operations to
Evening star., 1955-02-17
Pure Woolens
Honeysuekle Styles

With the extra detailing that makes them
look fo' more costly. Catering for spring
with Coy button ond posy eeeents. Full
swing style shown-Masie- Gro hem, SHIN
merins royon lining. Sizes ) 10 6x.
Sears Bladensburn, Wisconsin and
Arlington
Evening star., 1955-02-17

clared that owners of General
Motors car and trucks now will
find original parts much more
readily available through deal
ers, service stations and garages.
Organized Is years ago in
Bethesda, the firm has its main
Evening star., 1955-02-17

New, cute. different! Boleso
iaeket with split cuffs. -Four
gore swing skirt with Impressed
pIeots--side ripper ond eIostie
back waistbond. Tiptop buy at
Sears midget "'tos."
Evening star., 1955-02-17

Co. tota e d
$6l,05fin 1854.
compared with
60.615,000 in
1858. it was
reported a t
the 21st an
n u al dinner
of the Elec-
trio Institute
of Washington
at the Shore
ham Hotel
last night.
William G.
Hills. institute
Evening star., 1955-02-17
Showing Is Arranged

Mid : Atlantic Appliances Ii
showing its complete line o1
home products from 10 am. tt
10 pm. today and tomorrow al
Hotel 24ON.
Evening star., 1955-02-17

h as b e e n
named man.
ager of a new
w a S h ington
o flee for
Walker a n d
c r e n S h a W
Inc, interna-
tional public
relations firm.
Walker and
Crenshaw is
affiliated with
GIL o b e Press,
Inc, an over
S e a S n e w S
agency tn a t
Evening star., 1955-02-17

nearby Mary
land, as dis
trib u tor for
original equip
m e n t In d
chassis S erv-
ice parts In
this area.
M | C h q e !
H are, presi-
d e n t of the
M a r y | a n d
Arm, W h ic h.
a ] S o | S q
limited Motors
s ery ice dis
Evening star., 1955-02-17
BY DonoId 3. HodIey

Washington Gas Light Co.
plans to sell around 127, 900 adj
ditional common shares to pres
ent stockholders as part of its
Evening star., 1955-02-17
Hare Bros. Appointed
GIN Paris Distributor
Under New Policy

In line with an entirely new
parts policy, General Motors has
selected an independent whole
saler, Hare Brothers. Inc. of
Evening star., 1955-02-17

$l6.5 million
financing plan
t or l 8 5 5.
Pre- S / d e n t
E v erett j..
Boothby an
nounced to-
day.
T h e n e W
c o m m 0 n
SIldTS Will DC
offered at the
rate OF one
new share for
e &C h eig h t
held and at a
n1.ina - ho rla
Evening star., 1955-02-17

serves IS countries. It serves
more than 1000 newspapers in
Latin America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10

for a couple OF hours OF SUN
questioning. He's a genial, hand
some, easy -smiling man, and for
quite a while he insisted was
dead wrong when I charged this
years tax forms we're the most
brutally complicated, defiantly
tough, miserably befuddling I'd
ever tackled.
Finally, though. he reluctantly
admitted that at least parts OF
the forms were pretty puzzl-
ing" and then he said it:
"It's not our fault. It's Con-
gress' fault. Congress spent two
years overhauling our tax laws,
came up with a new code cover
ing more than 1000 pages late
in the last session anu then gave
US six weeks in which to trans
late the law into simple tax
forms.
Every time Congress tries to
simplify the tax laws. it only
succeeds in making them more
complex.
But the Internal Revenue
Service gets the criticism be-
cause the taxpayer who has
heard and read SO much about
'simplification' finds to his dis
may that the opposite has hap
pened."
Mr.. Andrews has o thoroughly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10

valid point. There is no doubt
that the revenue service is try
ing to make the taxpayers job
easier. Actually. when Mr.. An
drews relaxed and got off the
defensive. he talked more like an
angry taxpayer than the man on
the other side Of the desk in
charge OF the whole works.
But now that he has a tax
tumble on his hands, what is he
going to do about it? What
about next years forms? Mr..
Andrews revealed three things
you'll find of direct interest:
Were trying to get Congress
to boost the limit on those who
are allowed to file the shortest
form fthe small punch card
tagged Form 1040A) from the
present $1,000 to 10000. This
income ceiling was put on in the
early '40s and is absolutely OBJ
solete. If it were raised, millions
more could file the card and let
us compute their tax for them.
It would be great relief for tax
payers"
The decision will be up to Con-
gress and 1t should go through.
AS Mr.. Andrews emphasized. sur
veys show that many who file
the long, complicated forms
would be just as well off-or bet
ter Off they just filled in the
little card.
We've enlisted the best tax
brains in the country to help us
work out more understandable
forms for 1885," he said.
We're developing a self help
program that we think will be
one of the best solutions for tax
payers and U.S." he added.
still vince when think of
the long form with its tortuous
Instructions and ! blow up at the
sight Of the simple punch card
with its lines labeled SPECIAL
credit" and Exclusion" tExclu-
sion! Some word for a simple
tax cardi)
MIR. Andrews is trying hard, he
VOWS progress and he obviously
means it. Don't shoot the piano
player. :"
tcopynaht. 1e'. Pcst-Han ayndicatsJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10
Norris Directs
Annual Drive
For GNCC

Richard A. Norris. president
Of the Lincoln National Bank.
will serve as general chairman
for the 1855 membership cam
paign of the Greater National
Capital Committee, it was an
nounced yesterday by Granville
Guide. GNCC chairman.
Frank Leon, prominent BUSH
nessman, will be vice chairman
in the drive to raise at least
$4,000 for promotion of con-
vention and tourist business
here.
II look upon the GNCC as an
investment in the city's growth
and prosperity" said Mr.. Nor
ris in accepting the appoint
ment. II feel it the duty of
every businessman to give it
full support"
Eat least 5 million tourists
came here last year. They spent
an estimated $3.50 million. These
dollars benefited every employer
and worker in the city"
Mr.. Norris is a past president
of the District Bankers AsSocia-
ton, chairman of the District
Clearing House Association and
member of the Credit Policy
Commission, of the American
Bankers Association. He also
Is a director of the YMCA and
president of the Arthritis and
Rheumatism Foundation of the
District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10
CHICAGOLIvESTOCK

CHICAGO. April 2 R;--Barrows and
livestock. market this week with the
soRs were ap 0a &c 70 w esns
Receipts In cattle also fell off
sharply, being the smallest since the
steady g 81 90 HIGHER with ths poorer
two loads from kansas s va He Els" cows 1Ss
and bulls all gained Vealers! were up
early. but lost their advance In the
,.. .gsDA sslabIs hogs 200 total 1000
vance on weights over $50 lbs. ana
particularly over 400 lhs,; sows 25-50
Choice a1s.is butchers stlss sof assf so 81
weight. and Erade reached 1885 with
most ] and 2 l90-320 lbs. At 1900
l In choice I90.2sg,lb barrows and
800 lbs. is. sss17. 10; mos most a :sio-3S-
ID. heaviest i6 0Q-I6.75: small supply
s SOW weaiehins under 400, lbs closed Ct
brought I4.0n-15.25.
Salable cattle 100, total 100 testi-
mated; compared week ago: High choice
and beloE fully 60 e !. 90 higher: heif-
50-75 higher, instances j 90 up. Bulls
steady to 50 higher; vealers strong to
fuiiy 20 higher until late when the
advance was lost; stockers and feeders
steady to 30 higher; around dozen
.oads prime l,0S0-l.500 y. fed steers
and long yearlings 30.00-33;50; top
S iS %; ior two loads around l,325-l 800
and prime steers e ooss g. Af nci SnSnes
several loads scaling l.433-I.4S7 lbs. at
2S.00-2S50; most choice steers and
yearlings 24.00-27.50; loadlots l.050-
1925 lbs. californians and Canadian
e .00-27 80: good 70 low choice steers
and yearlinss 20.Q0-23.75: low COM
mercial to low good erades 16.50-19.5 so
good and choice heifsrs 10 5o-34 SO:
low commercial to low good heifers
eossd " lassR fe% Food
ehoes H. p weights sRa e esaners
and cutters. closed at 1885, Ii. 90. most
utility and commercial bulls 14.50-
1850; good heavy fat bulls 13.O0-l .00:,
goo dand choice vealers closed at 1910
$500: weeks early top 27.o0; utility
coed e,,n and c h0s tesdins steers ARD
04g ID. feeding steers late 1925:
two loads good and choice $50 h.. year
ling stock steers included at 22.75.
salable sheep 100, total 100 testi-
mated. compared week ago: Slaughter
lambs OTTO as much as 100 higher.
the period decks and load lots good to
prime fed wooled lambs weighing ITO
lbs. and lighter 20.50-22.75; latter price
includins weights up to 100 lbs. four
loads around loo ID. canadian-fed lambs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10
Federal Bonds
Recover
During Week
BY ARTHUR MERIMs

Associated Press Financial Writer
NEW YORK, April Q. - The
corporate bond market was firm
this week. Trading was moder-
ately active despite the relative
tightness of investment capital,
Government bonds declined
Monday and Tuesday only to re-
cover most Of their losses on
Wednesday and Thursday. Sc
eurities markets were~closed on
Friday.
The Treasury's 4O-year IS
ended the week unchanged at
100 1882 bid. However. the 30
year 3As were OF 1872 at 1864
bid and the 21as of 1868 at
50 26/32 bid were or 2l32.
German, Japanese and Italian
dollar bonds improved selectively
in rather quiet foreign section.
Norway announced plans to sell
SIS million of three-to-l0 year
bonds in the United States about
April 20.
Both investment quality and
convertible corporate bonds de-
veloped support on the big
board" Grand Union convertible
3ias were favorites. The COM
pany's tWo-for-one stock split
and increased dividend was an
nounced Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10
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