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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
Negro To Conduct
New York Opera

NEW YORK, CAMP - En-
gagement Of Everett Lee as con-
ductor for the spring season of
the New York City Opera Com
pany was announced last week by
Joseph Rosenstock, general direc-
tor. Lee will make his debut con-
Quoting "LaTraviata."
The Wheeling w. Va, native
studied at the Cleveland Institute
of Music, the Juillard School of
Music, Columbia university and the
Berkshire Music Center.
He has conducted inter-racial
orchestras with success and is high
ly regarded in musical circles. He
is married to the pianist, Sylvia
Olden, former accompanist for
Carol Bruce and sister of George
Olden, art director Columbia
Broadcasting System.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COM.
ATTORNEY URGES DAMAGE SUIT
AGAINST MULTI-MILLIONAIRE
PARTY Member AND HOTEL
FOR PUTTING NEGROES OUT
OF LINCOLN DAY Dinner
Miami Mayor Apologies To Nation
Say Incident Enough To Make
Lincoln Turn Over In His Grave

Miami, Fla, Feb. 22.-An at
torney for the Dade County Re-
publican Executive Committee said
Monday he would urge that a
s250,00C to 100000" damage suit
be brought against multi-million-
alre COP party member and hotel
executive who ordered Negroes to
leave a Lincoln Day Dinner in
Miami.
Meanwhile, the mayor of the big
resort city, Abe Aronovitz, was
tending apologies to the nation for
the actions of the hotel owner who
perpetrate6 the embarrassing con-
flict.
The disturbance leading to the
proposed suit and the mayors
apology broke out at Lincoln Day
when "a Negro guests were ordered
by Claughton and other hotel Of
ficials to leave the downtown Ur-
mey Hotel here. Subsequent to
the order, co-chairman Wesley
Garrison, (white), Republican
State Committeeman, led a noisy
walkout Of some $50 guests from
the swanky dining facility, saying
the order to leave was enough
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tors to better life among Negroes
of the State.
Piney Woods School won a repu-
tation in the musical world in the
early thirties when, the famous
Sweethearts of Rhythm toured the
nation. Other all girl orchestras
followed with each gaining similar
fame. Even though Jazz and swing
were taught at the school, no
dancing was allowed. One day
when asked by Jackson. Missis-
sippi reporter why no dancing with
all the swing. DR., Jones said, eve
march though. l feel that any
person who can step to the music
as lively as our boys and girls
won's have any trouble dancing.
They just can't do it here"
DR.. Jones is native of Mis-
souri, and received his advanced de-
gress from the University of Iowa.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
KENYA JUDGE SAYS klAU hAU
CONCENTRATION CAMP USED
NAZI METHODS ON SUSPECTS

NAROBI, Kenya-(ANP) Min
lister of Justice A. l.. Cram, one of
Kenya's Supreme court Judges,
said Kikuyu home guards are using
Nazi concentration camp methods
on Mau Mau suspects.
Judge Grams attack was con-
tanned in 33-page judgment,
given in secret after the murder
trial of chief and five home
guards. 1t was revealed in pam
phlet called "Kenya's Belsen," cir
culated by the right-wing Federal
Independent party.
The accused men headed by
Chief Muriu Wamal, were convict
ed of shooting the suspects at
Ruthagathi Home Guard center last
July. The chief was sentenced to
death. One guard was jailed for
seven years and the others to five
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
Religious Life
Committee Active
At MvC

Itta Bena, Miss. One OF the
most active committees on the
campus is the Religious Life Com
mittee. President White named
Rev. Fred D. Matthews, a new
conner to the faculty, to head this
committee. The Rev. Matthews,
besides being an instructor in the
Department of Social Science, also
serves as College Chaplain while
on leave from the active pastorate
Of the Central Baptist Church at
Norcross, Ga. Chaplain Matthews
Continued on Page Four)
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CLARK COLLEGE PROF. RETURNS
TO YALE TO PRESENT PLAY

NEW HAVEN, Conn.--(ANP)-
Prof. M. Carl Holman, head Of the
English department Of Clark COL
lege, Atlanta, recently returned to
Yale university, where he once was
a John Hay Whitney fellow to wit
ness the production of one Of his
plays, "At the Seventh Hour"
The play, three-act drama, is
the only major production to be
presented by the Yale drama de-
partment this year. 1t was pre-
sented in Yale Theatre here.
The play concerns a childless
couple who migrated from the
South to the North and became
separated, falling under the influ-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
Judge DeIany
Tells Negroes
Wake Up And Vote

TUSKEGEE, Ala. CAMP -
New York Judge Hubert P. Delany
last week threw verbal dynamite
designed to wake Macon county
Negroes from the civic slumbers.
Judge Delany told some 500 Ne
groes that they should get a man
damus writ to compel Gov. James
E. Folsom to give Macon county
new board of registrars.
Justice of New York City Do
mestic Relations court, the noted
jurist was the main speaker at the
annual Founders Day motif Of the
Tuskegee Chapter of the NAACP.
81 hear that brother Jim Folsom
is getting little better" Judge
Delany asserted, ''but if he doesn't
Continued on Page Eight
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ARREST UGANDA PROPHET WHO
LEADS ALL-WHITE drive

KAMPALA, Uganda-(ANP)-
Using revolvers, tear gas and
nightsticks, police roared into ac-
ton here last week and arrested
Muganda, a tree-squatting "proph-
ct" who for the last two weeks
has preached an anti-white CAM
paign to crowds of Africans who
followed him to a hilltop.
The day before, one African po-
hceman was stabbed to death and
at least four others were wounded
in an attempt to arrest Muganda,
who claims he is the ancient Bu-
ganda tribal war God "Kibuka"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
Federal Aid To Schools The Hot Potato In Washington
Randolph Backs
Merger Clio AL
Labor Unions
Say Move Will Prove
Beneficial To
Negro Worker

CHICAGO CAMP A. Philip
Randolph of the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters last week
joined a growing number of Negro
labor lealers who have expressed
confidence that the pending mer-
ger Of the Clio and the AFL will
prove beneficial to the colored
worker.
In a statement to the Associated
Negro Press. the president of the
union said in part:
II look for greater progress in
the Negroes continuous fight for
complete equality in every phase
Of American life. A united, pow
erful free trade union movement
is potent ally in the unrelenting
fight against bigotry and intoler-
ance. Those Of US who are dedi-
Gated continuously to the attain
ment of complete civil rights and
Continued on Page Severn
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Rep. Diggs Reminds
Congress Of Negro
Contribution

. WASHINGTON. = (ANP) -
Congressman Charles C. Diggs, Jr.
(Dem., Mich.), Wednesday called
to the attention of the Congress
of the United States, the contribu-
tons which Negroes have made to
this great country.
In remarks on the House floor.
the Michigan representative re-
minded his colleagues that last
week was set aside for the cele-
bration of Negro History.
Negro History week was inaup-
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years %.
Judge Cram, who was tortured in
Nazi prisoner of -war-camp, said
IN his judgment that former Ny
eri district commissioner admitted
telling chiefs they could detain
people for screening. Such arbi-
trary detention is illegal, he said.
Cram said these dens should be
emptied of their victims and chiefs
and headmen warned"
Ruthagathi, he says, was
"kenya Nordhausen of Mautha-
SEN" The judge said prisoners were
&logged and tortured at the camp
until they confessed TO real or i'm
aginary crimes.
The camp, according to Cram, is
ringed with barbed wire and has
a staked moat complete with draw
bridge.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
Thirty Children
Overcome By Gas
On Way 10 School

MERIDIAN, Miss (ANP) -
Some 80 pupils of Lawrence school,
Newton County, were overcome by
gas on their way to school when
carbon monoxide fumes escaped
from broke exhaust pipe and
filled the bus they were riding.
The announcement was made
here last week by L. T. Cleveland,
Newton superintendent of educa-
ton. He said the children were
rushed to Newton hospital and
Simmons clinic as soon as their
condition was discovered.
According to some of the older
children involved in the incident,
several of the others began nod
ding and some fell asleep before
Continued on Page Seven)
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Forsyth, Ca, Votes
2To | To Let Negroes
Use Movie BALCONY

FORSYTH, Ca CAMP In a
burst of goodwill and Christian
'charity, townspeople here voted
two to one in favor of allowing
Negroes to use the balcony of the
local theater.
The vote was 446 for, with 1876
dissenters.
The balloting, which was segre-
gated, showed Negro residents ap-
proving the issue 131 to 3 with SIS
white for. and 1913 against.
The theater was built several
years ago by a chain with the
understanding that it was to be
used exclusively by white patrons.
The balcony was opened to Ne
groes in November after its pres
ent owner. P. F. Shade, received
permission from Superior court.
However, the decision started a.
hot controversy, and the city coun-
Continued on Page Two)
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ence of religious fanatic. This
religious association almost ended
in tragedy.
Another three-act play entitled
ALIENS from the Commonwealth"
won for Prof. Holman the Blevins-
Davis Playwriting Prize, and was
similarly produced by Yale The
alter.
Prof. Holman has also been sue
cessful as TV and radio writer.
One of his television scripts, "The
Fall Guy" was enacted on CBS'
Danger" in February, 1854. AS
a radio writer. Prof. Holman au-
thored a number of scripts, includ-
Continued on Page Two)
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Women Observance
Day AT Christ Temple
Church, Feb. 9th

On Sunday, February 81, at $50
o'clock, Christ Temple Holiness
Church Monument Street, will hold
its annual Women's Day Program.
The main feature of the dav
will be a Symposium in which the
subject, Religion and World
Peace" will be discussed.
Specific topics TO be discussed
within the general theme are as
follows:
1. The Influence of Religion on
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
South African
'Gestapo' Break
Up Native
Remova! Protest
Meeting
Thousands Join In
One-Day Strike

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
= (ANP) - South African police,
described by observers as the Gees
tapo." broke up a one-day strike
by thousands of Africans protest
ing their eviction from Sophiatown
in the western end of this strife
ridden city.
Police arrested at least 80 sup
POSED organizers on charges of Gre
ating public disturbance. Twenty
seven youths were fined or SER
fenced to prison for being oct
without special passes during the
mass excavations.
The night before, residents of
western areas were awakened by
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come to drive Europeans out of
Uganda.
Prior to the police attack, a
plane dropped leaflets on the hill
top warning Buganda to surren-
der. When this didn't work, po-
lice charged up the hill where
some 800 followers had established
a camp.
The prophet" and some of his
followers were arrested. Three
Africans were severely wounded
and two European police officers
and IL African policemen were in
iured.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
chip-0H-The-
Block Program
To Be At Pearl
Street Church

The "Chip- Off The Block" pro-
gram will be held at Pearl Street
A. M. E. Church, Sunday, Febru-
airy q at TOO pm. This fine pro-
gram is being sponsored by the
Trustee Aid Board of Pearl Street
Church under the leadership of the
president, Miss Hattie E. Roseman.
This program is under the super
Continued on Page Six
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White Baptist Organ Apologies
For Uncle Tom Story Of Jan. rs

PHILADELPHIA. - CAMP -
The protest of prominent Negro
Methodist minister against an ac-
knowledged "Uncle Tom" story
which appeared in the Jan. % is
sue of The Secret Place, a daily
devotional booklet published quar-
terly by the American Baptist
Convention here, drew a frank
apology from the publication.
The story was a meditation writ
ten by native Of Athens. Ga. In
it the writer sought to illustrate
the spiritual passage, at is not
you that supports the root, but the
root that supports you," by having
a Negro gardener explain the sig
nificance of grated trees in this
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
Dorothy cambridge
Gets Long-Term
Hollywood Contract

HOLLYWOOD CAMP Dor
othy cambridge last week linked a
contract with Goth Century Fox
which puts her under the studios
wing for seven years.
The contract has. been in the ne
gotiating stage for over a month,
but legal technicalities held up
final confirmation.
Daryl Zanuck, Goth Century
head, is reported as the man re-
sponsible for the cambridge pact.
Terms of the contract were not
made public, but it is believed that
the customary options are included
and provision for renewal every
six months.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26

manner:
"On a grated tree de branches
are different, but in Him (Jesus)
dey all bear fruit, even down to OIL
russell like me-"
Reacting quickly to the story
was the Rev. Daniel L. Ridout, ad-
ministrative assistant to Bishop
Edgar A. Love of the Baltimore
area Of the Methodist Church. He
said the article was ."overdrawn in
its dialect and seemed an effort
on the part of the author to keep
alive the old Uncle Tom of an
Sther era"
Rev. Ridout is also editor of the
Methodist Baltimore Area Messen-
Continued on Page Six
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voc-Te ch Glasses
Construct Modern
Dwelling Unit

CLARKSDALE, Miss. - The
most recently built permanent
structure at Coahoma Junior Col
lege is a 14-room conventional
type bungalow which houses sew
eral members of the institutions
faculty. The building is of tex
tured brick veneer over a western
frame was planned, constructed,
md decorated by students of the
vocational-technical classes who al
so performed all mill work needed
Continued on Page Six
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The picture above is of John
William, a senior at Lanier. Mr..
William is an active student in
and out of school. He is member
of the Student Council, President
of his home room, President of
the Dramatic Club, and is the
President of the Senior Class at
Lanier.
Mr.. William is a member of the
Grace Lutheran Church, of which
he is Sunday school superintend-
ent. He is the son of Mrs. Kath-
crime William, 100 Leonard Street.
Mr.. William plans to attend AL
corn College this Fall. (Student
reporter is Leatha Anderson).
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-26
Negro Children
In Michigan
Barred From
Integrated School
Children Refuse
To Attend New
AH-NegrO School

Benton Harbor, Mich. (ANP) =
Segregation Yankee Style was en-
acted here last week when Negro
elementary school children were
refused admittance to the school
they formerly attended under So
called new" policy.
AS a result Of the rebuff, the
Negro children stayed home rather
than attend a recently constructed
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Funeral Rites
Held For EIks
Assistant Grand
Exalted Ruler
Bill Ernest Copeland
Buried In Phila.

PHILADELPHIA. - (ANP) -
Funeral services and burial were
held here this week "wednesday
and Thursday, February 1910 for
Ernest Copeland, 1-year-old assist
ant to the grand exalted ruler of
Elks and prominent civic and fra
ternal leader.
Copeland died of a stroke at
Bryn Mawr hospital last Friday
hight. He was taken there I'M
Continued on Page Six
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". Washington
Heads AIphas
Of The State

Walter Washington, Dean of The
Utica Institute, has been appointed
Director of Alpha Phi Alpha Fra
Continued on Page Four)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-09

with this wonderful eadget your
hands never touch the bowl. Just
put D pad on the mop. switch
around and fiush the pad down the
toilet. TRULY n wonderful time
saver for the busy housewife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
NBC Reveals Plan
For uIent Hunt

CHICAGO, April 20 P.-The
president Of the National Broad
casting Co. said today that NBC
is embarking on a multi million
dollar hunt for new talent and
program development for net
work television use.
Sylvester L. Weaver, jr., an
nounced plans for the project in
a prepared address to the Chi
cago Executives Club. He said
the project would be aimed at
uncovering new sources in writ
ing, comedy, dramatic acting.
dancing. singing, direction and
production.
Mr.. Weaver said the search for
talent would not be confined to
the United States alone but
would be conducted on an inter-
national scale.
Mr.. Weaver said NBC already
has embarked on the first phase
of its project. development Of
new comedy acts. He said an
organized Nationwide program
for discovering and developing
new comedians is being broad
ened and expedited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
GuIIons of Medicine
Fail to Save Elephant

HOLLAND, Mich. April 20
(P.-Gallons of medicine in
Guiding 6 million units of penicil-
lin failed to save the life of
Roxie, a 5-ton circus elephant
who died yesterday. The aver
age human dose of penicillin is
100000 units.
The huge beast took sick while
being transported by Mrs. Joseph
Bible, former circus aerialist and
animal trainer, from Houston,
Tex, to Holland. The elephant
died while being lifted from her
highway van in a sling moved
by a derrick. Roxie was IS years
old a tender age for elephants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
BY the Associated Press

Tomorrow is the first deadline
for something like a million of
Uncle Sans new tax collectors
the householders who pay a do
nestle helper an average OF 81 a
week or more.
The new social security law
that went in effect January l
qualified domestic help for social
security if they make $50 a quar-
ter, or more. from any one en-
ployer. That figures out to about
81 a week. In the past. such
helpers we're covered if they
worked "a days for a single en-
ployer in a quarter.
The householder is required tc
make the payments. and the first
one is due no later than to-
morrow.
Payments are due for any help
around the house who earned as
much as $50 during January
February and March. including
a baby sitter, maid, handyman
laundress, cook. houSekeeper
gardener, janitor. furnaceman
governess, valet, butler, chauf-
feur or other help
Householder's Responsible
The law puts the entire re-
sponsibility for making the pay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Byrd Says U. S. Surplus
Needs Foreign Markets

Nations major oil firms and the
administration are both on no.
tice that the committee expects
oil imports to be held down to
about 1854 levels.
Permits Import Curb
That is one effect of the COM
mittee's action in writing into
the trade bill a section giving
him power to curb imports which
might affect national security
adversely, Senator Carlson said
in an interview.
Senate Majority Leader john
son said in a separate interview
it is his belief that the admins
tration will try to assure that
oil imports are held about to the
1854 percentages. Both Senators
are on the Finance Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
LalmbCharges
Fec Bribery
BY the Associated Press

Edward Lambs lawyer said to-
day he is ready to show that
Federal Communications Com
mission investigators offered a
bride for false testimony against
Mr.. Lamb.
This will be the second phase
of a 7-month case in which Mr..
Lamb. wealthy Toledo lawyer
publisher and broadcaster, is
seeking to renew his license for
WICU-TV. Erie, Pa.
Russell Morton Brown, Lambs
trial lawyer. told a reporter he
thought testimony on the first
issue-allegations that MI. Lamb
once associated with Commu-
nists-should be completed soon
Mr.. Lambs brief to The COM
mission said "they FCC inves-
tigators) have offered and caused
to be offered at least one bride
for such false testimony"
The brief also accused the
investigators of saying publicly:
1--WE are going to get Lamb and
take WICU away from him."
The presiding examiner in the
hearing, Herbert Sharfman,
meanwhile, has been subpoenaed
as a defense witness in the
perjury trial of Mrs. Marie Nat
Wig of Miami Beach, Fla. The
trial is set to open in United
States District Court Tuesday
In yesterdays proceedings
MIR. Lamb was praised as an
anti-Communist by three wit
nesses-Senator Kefauver, Dem
ocrat, of Tennessee: Lowell
Baldwin, a Maumee (Ohio) dry
cleaning plant owner, and Sam
Sponseller, a CLIO field repre-
sentative from Scion, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Security Taxes on Pay
Of Housewares Near

ment on the householder. 1t
makes no difference if the do
nestle does not want to join up
in social security. Nor does age
make any difference-the teen
age baby sitter Is qualified.
Here is what the law requires
the householder to do:
l. Deduct 2 per cent of the
employees cash wages.
2. Add another 2 per. cent from
your own pocket. Of you pre-
fer. you. may pay the entire 4
perf cent. deducting none from
your employees wages.)
3. Get from your local internal
revenue or social securitv Office
a form-which is an envelope
called employer quartcI ~
tax return for household en-
ployes." You fill this in and mail
it with the per cent tax to
your district director of internal
revenue. He then puts you on
a mailing list, and sends you a
form near the end of each quar-
ter.
4. At the end of the calendar
year. give your employe an &C
counting. in writing. of social
security payments for him dur
ing the year.
For Calendar Quarter
| Each report is for a calendar
quarter. and payments are made
on that basis only. Only wages
that add up at least $50 within
a quarter count.
The employee is not required
to do anything, except to allow
the 2 per cent deduction from
his wages.
The revenue service says en-
ployers who forget to carry out
their new duties under Social
Security are subject to a pen
atty of per cent a month of
the tax due. up to IS per cent,
plus interest at 6 per cent.
Employers who wilfully neg
lect to file and pay are subject
to fines up to $4,000, or to a
prison term up to one year, OF
both, according to the revenue
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
u. S. SENATORS
ARE THIRSTY
FOR KNOWLEDGE
By the Associated Press

bg Tic ASSoC1aLcu EEcss
eff 70 udoubt that Seniors
are alert to progress" Sena-
tor Cotton. Republican. of
New Hampshire tells his con-
stituents. "let me reassure
you" In a newsletter he
writes:
During a closed session
one of my committees, one
Senator was overheard tell
ing another that a few drops
of a certain preparation now
on the market would actu-
ally keep one from getting
bald.
Instantly all business
came to stand still.
ut would have done your
heart good to witness this
thirst for scientific knowl-
edge.
Please don't ask me for
the name of the preparation.
These newsletter reports
must not become CONNER
Gals.
Besides, I don't believe
a word of it-but I'm sure
going to give it a try"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

caca, near Puno. The lake hes
on the border between Peru and
Bolivia. He said the city lies n
about IS fathoms at the mouth
of the River EscoEna.
Mr.. Mardorf took underwater
photographs and intends to re-
turn to the lake.