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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
mvc Holds Self
Improvement
Programs

Itta Bena, Miss.-The first of
The series of self improvement pro-
grams held by the Decorum Com
mittee was held during the Fall
Quarter. Various phases of "modes
and manners" as we'll as what to
do when," highlighted this pres
entation. The climax of this pro-
gram was the showing of several
films VIII c h centered around
shemes to make the student con-
scious of the fact that chs man.
ners are showing"
Earlier in the Spring Quarter
the first of the Self-Improvement
programs was held in the college
auditorium. The students partici-
pating on this program were rep
fesentatives from all four class
groups. The theme for the dis
cussion: Progressive Education"
The panel discussed the various
aspects of Progressive Education.
AS fitting climax to the Self
Improvement, the Decorum Com
mittee will present an Extrava-
ganza on February %, 1866 at 8
pm. in the Assembly building.
The II am. assembly program
will feature our honored President
DR.. ]. H. White, and our special
guest, Mrs. R. o. Venson, Mem
phis, Tenn.
Mrs. Venson is the originator of
the Spirit Of Cotton Jubilee" and
Tour Conductor for "Miss Spirit
of Cotton" On the evening of
February % at pm. the climax
ing program will be presented of
skits from each department, the
theme for said skits will be "Fav-
.orite Songs and Poems" From
among the young women conscious
of the need for the development of
skill, Miss Christine Williams, of
Greenwood, Miss, junior in Bust
ness Education, serves as chair
man Of the Junior Council; and
Miss Mary Louise Rice, Meridian,
Miss, sophomore and an English
major, presides as president of the
Dormitory Club.
The dormitory director, who also
serves as part time instructor in
HE English department, is Mrs.
M'Elena Simpson, a new addition
to the MVC faculty. She halls
from the Blue Grass State, Lexing-
ton, KY. Mrs. Simpson, who is the
widow of the late DR.. Clay E.
Simpson, is product Of Kentucky
State College and the University
of Kentucky She is the mother
of two children and enjoys active
participation in the area of Guild
ance and Counseling.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
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ST, Louis Golf Club
Is Host To Central
States Golf Assn.

ST. LOUIS, Missouri (Global)-
The Paramount Golf Club of St.
Louis, one of the nations most
prominent Golf Clubs and one of
the organizers of the States Golf
Association was host to the Gen.
trail Association on Saturday and
Sunday February 18th and 18th,
1865. This area meeting marked
the first mid-winter meeting in the
history of the Association.
There are fourteen Clubs COM
prising the Association all from
the Central States and consequent
ly the business has grown to such
an extent that it is impossible to
conduct same at the time of the
Annual Tournaments. So this mid
winter meeting was both timely
and worthwhile in that it pre-
scented opportunity of evaluating
the Programs of the various Clubs
and the general exchange of ideas.
The Saturday Session was held
at the beautiful Lambs Club. Then
on Saturday evening the visitors
were honored with a Banquet at
the Paramount Gulf Club, 4438
Easton Avenue. The Sunday and
final Sessions were held at the
Paramount Club with a capacity
crowd in attendance.
Among the out-of town delegates
attending the Association meetings
were Willard Boykin, Mckinley
Golf Club, Wichita, Kansas; Mrs.
Rachel Graves-20th Century Golf
Club, Evanston, Illinois; Dollar
Sanders-Sam Qualls Golf Club
Memphis, Tenn, Dowdal H. Davis
Heart of America Golf CLUB of
Kansas City, Missouri; Frank L.
Keller, LIE Jean Clark, and Joseph
L. Owens-E. Denver Golf Club
Dencer, Colorado; Clyde w. Will
liams and John Williams-Twin
City Golf Club of Memphis, Tenn,
John Pettiford, Willie Powell, and
Zelma Harris of the Fairway Golf
Club, Springfield, Illinois; Robert
Hinton-Progressive Golf Club of
Peoria, Illinois; Alton Major, and
Mr.. and Jrs. Jimmie Nichols of
the Midwest Sportsman Golf Club
Milwaukee, Wis, Oscar E. Jones
and Phillip McQuire-Des Moines,
Iowa members of the Valley Golf
Club; Clarence Davis-Corn Fluck-
ers Golf Club-Omaha, Nebraska;
Mrs. Alma G. Byrd-McKinley
Golf Club-Wichita, Kansas and
many others.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
AIcorn Braves
Own Top
SCAC Record

The Alcorn Braves have through
the years established themselves as
the PERENNIAL hardwood champions
Of the South Central Athletic Con-
ference. Recent records released by
]. A. Jackson, Secretary Treasurer
of the SCAC. reveal that the twen-
ty-two tournaments played the
Braves have won the crown four
teen times. Only Mississippi In
dustrial, Tougaloo, Philander
Smith, and Southern Christian,
now merged with Tougaloo, have
been able to nudge a champion
ship trophy since the tournament
began in Holmes Hall, Tougaloo
campus, in 1884.
Next to Alcorn's fourteen champ
ionships, MIC ranks second. E. E..
Rankins' Tigers won the confer
ence crown in 1913, "44", and "16".
Tougaloo walked off with SCAC
top honors in 1941 and "42". Sou
thern Christian won the honor in
1945 and Philander Smith grabbed
the crown in 1853. Other than
these seven times the Braves have
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civil liberties for all people are
gladdened by the merger news :"
Another AFL official who en-
dorses the proposed move to end
civial war within the labor force
is Hilton E. Hanna, international
educational representative of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen of North Amer
lea. In supporting the merger
plan, Hanna said in part:
"The Negro, like the rest of
those in the labor movement and
the entire nation, will benefit
from the merger because of the
Increased emphasis a united labor
movement will be able to place
and will doubtless place on pre-
pairing its members for their civic
duties and responsibilities :"
Agreement on a merger was
reached recently at a meeting in
Miami Beach of representatives of
both unions. Ratifying conventions
of both the AFL and Clio will be
required before the merger is eff
fective. When this happens-and
it is expected to do so-the five
million Clio and the 10 million AFL
members will be united into sin
gular union for the first time since
the split occurred in 1886.
Born in the gloomy depression
years and reared during the up
heaval that was the war years,
the Clio has developed into one
of the most outstanding forces in
the urbanization of the Negro
worker. Unlike the AFL, which
restricted its Negro members to
auxiliary units, the CIO accepted
colored workers on an integrated
basis. The CIO also elevated COL
ored men to positions of import
ance within the union. Few Ne
groes rose to such heights in the
AFL.
Because of the different atti-
tude which the two unions took to-
ward the Negro, many colored
workers viewed with alarm plans
to merge the unions. However,
colored labor leaders have attempt
ed to dispel this fear by saying
that George Meany, president of
the AFL and slated to head the
united group, is straight" on the
race question.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
Rev. Gardinerc.
Taylor Speak
At Southern j.

BATON ROUGE, February 16,
1955-The Rev. Gardiner C. Tay-
lor, native Baton Rougean and
Pastor of Concord Baptist Church,
Brooklyn, New York, will be the
Founders Day Speaker, March 9
at Southern University, it was an
nounced this week by DR.. F. G.
Clark, President of Southern Uni
versity.
Founders Day at Southern"
stated DR.. Clark, "is not one of
the most important days at the
institution, but it is the most i'm
portant day. On this day, which
is marked an epoch in education
for Louisiana citizens, we rededi-
cate ourselves for service to hu-
mainly"
Rev. Taylor, graduate of Le-
land College, is very close to the
Clark family who founded New
Southern in 1914 on a 500 acre
plantation, five miles north of Ba-
ton Rouge, overlooking the Mis-
sissippi River at SCOTS Bluff.
Celebrations this year will be
preceded by a series of musical
events and a dedication ceremony
of the schools new quarter of a
million dollar Music Building.
Beginning Friday, February %,
the American-born Soprano, Mat
tiwilda Dobbs, will be presented in
concert; Monday, February %, a
student Convocation Recital; We'd
nesday, March 2, a Faculty Recital;
Friday, March at HOO am,
Dedication Ceremony, at $3.50 pm,
a Symposium and at $50 pm, the
presentation of the New Orleans
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
with William Grant Still, doing a
premiere of one of his own COM
positions. On Sunday, March 6,
Founders Day Vespers; Monday,
March 7, Founders Day Convoca-
ton and Wednesday, March 9, the
biggest event, Founders Day Cere-
monies.
These eventful presentations are
all a part of an institution which
has dedicated it's service to the
State of Louisiana. Affectionally
called the Southern Family" the
school is the largest publicly sup
ported college for Negroes in
America. Enrolment is more than
$500 regular students. When the
Division of Extended Services and
other agencies of the institution
giving instructions are included,
the enrolment is near 4,500.
Southern's rich history stems back
to 1880 in the City of New Or
leans as an act of the General AS
sembly of the state in January of
that year.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26

had a paddock on the diadem.
1866 promises to be the most
evenly fought tournament of all
with six teams having a chance to
cop honors. Right now Philander
Smith has the best conference rec
ord with six wins and no losses
with games to be played at Alcorn
and MVC. The Braves rank next
with a conference slate of ten
wins and two losses. Miss. Voca-
tional has an eight win, 2 loss rec
ord, while Touglaoo Southern
Christian has 7 wins and 8 losses.
billiard follows with 6 wins and
8 losses.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
SpeIman College
cIee Club To
Travel For First
Time In History
Schedules Concerts
For Washington,
Philadelphia, And
New York

ATLANTA, Ga. - For the first
time in its 74-year history, Spell
man College is sending its famous
110-voice Glee Club on a concert
tour with its out-of- town debut
being scheduled for March Is in
Washington, D. c., under the spon-
sorship of the Washington, D. c.,
Spelman Club and Vermont Ave-
nue. Baptist Church, at which loca-
ton the concert will be held.
In the past, Spelman College
has restricted it's performances to
the immediate area of Atlanta and
to radio and TV appearances which
have comprised it's only contact
with the nation. Despite this pol
icy on the part of the colleges ad-
ministration, the organization is
considered the most distinguished
Negro women's choir in the coun-
try. The choir is scheduled also to
appear in Philadelphia andl New
York City.
The Encyclopedia BRITANNICA
chose the group to demonstrate
correct voice use in singing for
its 1949 film, "Your Voice." while
New York radio station WLIB
cited the choir as one of the "Ter
Best Choirs" in American Negro
colleges. Well known among the
colleges products are information
ally acclaimed soprano and opera
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26

star, Mattiwilda Dobbs, and con-
cert pianoist, Carol Blanton.
The choir is directed by Willis
Lawrence James, composer-ar-
ranger, who has done work with
the Telephone Hours orchestra
and choir, Cities Service Band of
America and it's singers and COL
lege choirs and glee clubs through
out America. The director-com-
poser is considered one of the ma
tons foremost authorities on the
nature and development of Negro
folk music.
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the bus reached the school.
"At first we thought they were
asleep or playing" the students
explained, until the bus stopped
and they got off staggering, and
finally fell to the ground.
Recently the Jackson Daily News
charged in an editorial that dis
honest school officials were blk
ing Negroes out of school funds
provided by the state legislature.
1t pointed out that whites were
said to be getting more than their
share of school monies and sup
plies, including new school buses.
The Negroes, the editorial said,
were murmuring that no Negro
child has ever ridden in a new
bus.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-16

five inches and weighs 27s pounds,
Ia one OF the most important men
In Chicagos Negro community.
His company Is trusted with the
savings Of nearly 100000 Negroes.
Metropolitan Mutual provides
jobs for over 800 persons In white
collar, skilled, technical and pro-
fessional occupations.
From Bus Boy To Rich Man
Cole came here practically pen
niless in 1905. Buoyed up by an
ambition Of making a success in
the business world He worked as
a busboy, dishwasher. handy-man
and a Pullman porter until 1927
when an undertaken persuaded
him 10 form burial society.
With savings he accumulated,
Cole founded Metropolitan Burial
Society. The company operated as
such until 1915. when II was re-
organized as mutual legal re-
serve life insurance company.
The business now Is housed in a
81 5000 building at 4f45 South
Parkway a monument TO Cole.
In particular, and Negro business
in general.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-16
Ct. Paul
Who's Who
Who's New
Where's To Go
Whofs To Do
by MILDRED JORDAN

WE'RE MANY EMPTY SEATS at the Schubert Clubs
presentation Of Matwda Dobs eooraua Thursday
December but the small and receptive this
brilliant artist Music lovers did not hear Miss Dobbs really
missed great evening Of muc The and attractive artist
widely acclaimed for delighted the audience
with a weI-vared program
GUEST AT PERFORMANCE oFveal.
who how cold the
agreed that eoou badrop and arpeng the stage would
have added much but music settled
seats and forgot about improvements would like to made in
the theatre section Of auditorium
DON'T REALLY MISSED AN
UNUSUAL MUSICAL TREAT, just ask James Phillips John NJ
Whitaker, Mrs Estr Peake her Robert We them
CHRISTMAS GREETING from Louise Dooley who now
lives in New York city tells that New York wonderful
ANOTHER MEMBER PRESS in our house!
Our eeage daughter member Of Steve Wilson's Illustrated
Press with authentic card it, Sponsors Of Big Town mailed
to all participants their
subject How Would Prevent Juvenile Delinquency"
ATTRACTIVE INVITATIONS TELL US OF the dancing party
being by the Cameo Social Club Monday
the Hotel Lowry
CELEBRATION is nearing! We are now at the
peak shopping undecided appropriate
gifts for certain folks on our list are you?
TOUR to the shops of some of our advertisers
and good place to begin in the magic land of Santa Claus
sehunemans basement There found large
modern useful nicely priced toys trains cowboy
boys Dolls Housekeeping gadgets
little girls games girls
boys OF all ages A child's paradisei
AT DooKMANs JEwEIRY STORE, wabasha, there
any shutter bug" your
other attractive gift items.
Fn Is AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE that would tighten the
household and make the homemaer happy visit the display
Simpson. 9Th Robert they
good radios and GE teevsion
AND THEN If SIZE LIKES HoMEsEwING she will be de-
lgbfn 1utbth the Narrhi See
Hemgren Sewing Circle Robert
SUITED TO MANS TASTE are the suits and
man and Clark wabasha near It'll St
SELECTION, Christmas decorations, gift
wrapping needs and other supplies sale at and Hardware
Rondo and Victoria
AND THOUGHTFUL GIFT ITEM have pointed out,
subscription the St Paul Recorder Among outofowners have
added to subscription list recently DR. and Mrs William r.
Crowley AIS Palmerson Blvd Toronto Ontario Canada gift
Lewis ga Iglehar Av Mrs Crowley
is the former Acenia McAlwain of St Paul
Mrs Eunyce Lewis treated
December IL
her 2 wedding anniversary Mr. Ponder had to be out Of
ladies had make the best of it
VISITOR FROM VIRGINIA expected by the Ponder family
holidays Roanoke mother Mrs,
will and plan sto spend month the
city.
GREEN ARTISTS probably interested in the An
Como Park Conservatory Sat
uday 43o large Christmas wreath II
feet in diameter forming picture window filled with red Pones
will be the outstanding features of this years show
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-16
New Firm Organized
For Reel Esfute
Sules & Rentals

A real estate brokerage COM
pany to handle real estate sales
and rentals has been organized by
two Minneapolis men. They are
Garfield l. Slaton and NJ l. Lof-
It's with offices at 1892 Portland
Az.
Mr., Slayton has lived in Mime
apolis seven years. is a member of
Elks Lodge and Zion Baptist
church He was formerly director
OF the Elks Civil Liberties League
of Minnesota,
MIR. Lofts has lived in Mime
apolis sixteen years, is married.
has three children, he is also a
member OF Zion Baptist church
and the Elks Lodge
The two men said they plan an
extensive drive on "A Guide To
Better Homes"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-16
Armstrong Reelected
President Cresifeundos

John Armstrong was reelected
president OF the Cresiteundo's
club at their regular business
meeting held Sunday, December
I, at the home OF Mrs. Verda
Horn. $685. Fourth Av. S.
other officers elected were
Mrs, Edna shannon. vice presi-
dent; Miss Rowena Warren. re.
elected secretary. Mrs. Verda
Horn, treasurer, reelected; Mrs.
Virginia Johnson. chaplain; Law
renee shannon. sergeant-at-srms
and Mrs. Mary Ann Faison, re-
porter.
The next meeting. which is a
social meeting, will be a closed
Christmas Party, December is. at
the home Of Mrs. Horn. $685.
Fourth Az. S. with Mrs, Virginia
johnson as hostess.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-16
Tronsif Firm
Dedicufes New
Curuqe, Shops

The formal dedication Of the
new maintenance and storage
garage OF the Twin City Rapid
Transit Co, at Smelling and Uni
versity. in st, Paul. was an out
standing event Three hundred OF
the leading citizens Of Minneapo-
lis and st. Paul attended the
luncheon held in the Paint Shop OF
the new garage. The members OF
the state Railroad and Warehouse
Commission, the officials OF both
cities. the heads of the Chambers
OF Commerce, and other leading
businessmen of the area were in
attendance.
A short speaking program, pre-
sided over by the president OF the
company, Fred A. ossanna, re-
viewed the evcntse leading up TO
the final step OF the complete con-
version of the Twin city Rapid
Transit system from rail opera.
ton to bus operation. The speak
ers, including members Of the
Chambers of Commerce, and the
Railroad and Warehouse Com
mission, as well as the city off
Gals, were grenerous In their
praise OF the management of Twin
City Rapid Transit in completing
tremendous conversion pro-
gram within n short period of less
than three years.
The new garage will not only
house 275 large diesel buses, but
contains the trainmens head
quarters, cashiers, and other Of
fees of the ST. Paul operation,
The servicing AMI light repaid de-
partment, including the area con-
tanning the automatic equipment
for the washing and cleaning of
the buses are also housed here.
II also has an assembly line set
up for heavy maintenance, with
both pits and hydraulic hoists,
with ITS stores and inventories
adjacent for maximum efficiency.
II also has n complete paint shop
with a De vllbiss paint spraying
machine. which win mean a great
saving of time and money In the
painting of vehicles. The body
shop next to the paint shop is al
so equipped 20 take care of minor
and major body repairs,
Total garage area, including
storage. Is approximately 100000
square feet more than adequate
to store all the bus equipment for
the City of ST, Paul and to do
the entire heavy maintenance OPP
Grafton for the Twin City fleet,
This completes the last garage
unit the present arrangement ar
fording the company two large
practically new garages in MINI
capolis ana this one in st Paul.
This Is reduction in barn and
garage units from . TO resulting
in a substantial saving In repair
and maintenance costs and also In
storage facilities previously un-
available. WW
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are afraid TO be themselves" in
her presence because she has
the run-on. at the-mouth dis
ease. An attractive matrOn, with
quite bit on the ball, it's really
too bad and apparently nobody,
but nobody, has the courage to
tell her the facts Of life.
Prognosticator: Percy Villa
writing on the day of the Bobo
Olson-Sugar Ray Robinson fight
in the Las Vegas SUN, predicted
Robinson would defeat Olson.
Percy wrote. Robinson will de-
feat Olson and regain his crown. d"
Carl r. Rowan and Richard
Kleeman OF the Minneapolis
TRIBUNE are headed south to
find out for Upper Midwest read
there Newell Weed, the in
ers just what's going on down
surance man who has just been
named a Marsh & McLennan, Inc.
vice-president, has been a good
hard worker for the United Ne
gro College Fund in Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis Urban League
has a crisis in the making Shell
ton Granger, its popular executive
for four years has been offered a
job in another city with a big
increase in pay. Urban Leaguers
are alarmed because they don't
think the movement in Minneapo-
lis can afford to lose Granger.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-16
Chicago Society Shocked.
Chicago Society Shocked;
Insurance Executive Wife
Society Leader Arrested;
Extorti0n Plot Charged

Chicago ANP)-The wife Of millionaire south side in.
executive appear court December % TO
charges of extorng $ 800 from two officials of her husbands
company.
She Mrs Mary Cole, socae wife of Robert A. King
Cole old president Of Chicago Metropolitan Assurance
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eral manager. was persuaded by
Cole and police investigators to
become bait for the trap.
He was given $1,000 In marked
bills, and. when he received an.
other threatening cali, agreed to
pay the amount.
Smith was arrested by 1t
Ralph ID. Petacque, head Of the
police confidence game detail.
when he appeared TO collect.
Wife Denies knowledge
Petacque refused TO say how
Mrs. Cole was involved in the
case. She has denied knowledge
OF the extortion plot
Also arrested in the case was
Mrs. Coles chauffeur. Robert
Rose, 80. who was found carrying
a gun.
Society Leader
Mrs. Cole In president Of Metro
politan Funeral Home and one OF
the leaders of Chicago Negro So
ciety. Her parties. held in her
mansion-liKe home, drew noted
social, civic and professional lead
ers from all sections Of the coun-
try. She owns a $4,000 diamond.
a $4,000 mink and a fancy limo
sine.
The insurance company control
led by her husband has $1,000. 900
in assets, and $4,000. 900 In poll
cies in force in dozen states,
Mr.. Cole. who stands six feet
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-16

Company.
Mrs. Cole, Al. and Paul r..
Smith. ~. appeared in felony
court last Friday on two charges
OF conspiracy TO extort. Both were
freed on bond and the case con-
tinued until late December.
Paid SCI. 900
Two officers OF Chicago Metro
politan Mutual. Horace @. Hill
and James ID. Grsntham, said they
paid s2i 300 from their own pock-
cts after receiving anonymous
telephone messages saying:
We're sending a man over for
the money. Pay off or wen kill
you"
Hall. secretary Of the insurance
firm. signed a statement for
Asst States Atty. Frank Fertile
saying he paid off $50, 900 during
the past two months after being
threatened.
Hall. said the man. identified
as Smith, picked up the money on
seven different occasions. each
time following the anonymous
telephone threats.
The two officials later told Cole
OF the extortion and Cole asked
for an investigation.
Crantham. the companys gen.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-16
TO GO ON TRIP
AROIrND TIE WORLD

Mr.. and Mrs. John Cowles of
231S Park Av, Minneapolis are
leaving two days after Christ
mas for a trip around the world.
Mr.. Cowles is president of the
Star & Tribune Co, and among
many other things, Ford
Foundation trustee. Mrs. Cowles
is a member of the board of the
Minneapolis Urban League and
active in the Planned Parenthood
League.