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Floor Show
Spotlight
Casino Royal
Has Mae Vests
Brood Fun

Mae West, the current bomb
shell of the nitery entertainment
trade. exploded at the Casino
Royal last night, but no mush-
room-shaped cloud reared its
head. This was a trip into the
past. This was an exhibition of
the sort Of thing Pop may have
been telling you about. or maybe
keeping from you. It is not easy
to evaluate what Miss West does,
but the best thing to say is that
it will make you feel the years If
your paths crossed happily when
you were younger.
The broad spoofing of Seek for
which Miss West was famous in
the movies in the early thirties
is what she Is up to here.
Bedecked in sequins, diamonds
Cor rhinestones) and a huge
feathered hat. she applies all the
old familiar vocal intonations
and all the old familiar gestures.
Goodness" says somebody to
her. what a beautiful diamond"
Goodness" says Miss West in
that tight nasal whine, had
nothing to do with it," Or, Don't
crowd nae boys. there's enough
for ALL"
Well, Miss West runs through
quite an array OF the songs and
Jokes that were familiar to q
generation which probably Won
ders now what in the world
seemed so funny. To a generation
which never before encountered
her, she may prove quite cutup
as she wiggles about and leers
at her eight Bikini-clad muscle
men headed by Richard Dubois,
who proudly bears the title, Mr..
America.
There is one thing that will
have to be said. Subtlety is not
one Of Miss Vests faults. Single
entendre is her foate, and she
will be single entendreing all
over the Casino Royal for the
rest OF the week, through Sunday
night. II you never saw her,
maybe you should. II you get
70 London. take in Nine. Tus-
saud's. too.
Other items: The Statler's
Embassy Room has q new enter
tainment policy, which will bring
IN q new floor show every two
(See FLOOR SHOW. Page A-23 }
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(see FLOOR SHOW, Page AIS.
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too willing to change its name
to "Brigadoon"? And, what
yying there was for the premiere
Of Beau Brummeil," which re-
quired only that q city be the
best dressed?
These are but two Of endless
samples Of discarded modesty,
or a reckless willingness to
change a corporate name Gas
Hope, Tex at the drop Of o
name like Lana Turner's.
Most SINFUL" however. re-
mains Stunned.
In their more frothing mo-
mentS Of enthusiasm for the
idea. its sponsors thought they
might find q little competition
for the sin championship and
the accompanying premiere.
Maybe. their logic ran. q mu-
nicipal madcap like Las Vegas
would step up bravely and say:
"MGM have mercy on me, a
sinner" But Las Vegas went on
listening to the whirr of its
roulette wheels, the click oft its
poker chips and the soft patter
Of its dice on the plush-covered
tables.
Also unheard from was Phenix
City, Ala, probably the most
wanted town In the United States
for headline purposes. both news
paper and magazine. A guilt
complex. it was not impossible,
might make Phenix City throw
back its head, beat its chest, and
proclaim itself the obvious nstu-
raj for the premier of THE
Prodigal Son."
Not a peep out Of phenix City.
How about one of the multi
tude Of towns named Damascus
named, too, for the city where
the original prodigal son estab-
lished himself as history's out
standing playboy?
For once, on thus one score, q
total silence reigns uTer the land.
AS it deepens, the seekers of the
most sinful city think to reverse
themselves: to seek instead the
most moral city as the pictures
premiere site. But the claims to
that distinction. everyone knows,
would be too numerous to con-
slider. .
Anyway one looks at it, then,
the idea is intolerable-except as
material for three-quarters Of a
column on q spring feverish sort
Of day.
ADDENDA: For her four weeks
at New York's City Center, In
What Every Woman Knows"
and THE Wisteria Trees" Helen
Hayes draws $85 weekly, q total
of $40. -. That, the equity
minimum, was also the salary of
other performers such as the
Hume Cronyns. Franchot Tone.
Ella Raines, and even Gloria
Vanderbilt. Except for Miss
Hayes, however, the stints Of the
others were for two weeks each.
How did the series of four
plays make out? With q
profit of $65. 900. OF course.
Battle Cry" that Aim Of the
Marines at war and in love. will
hold fifth week at the Metro
politan and Ambassador Thea
tiers. Upcoming films. but
somewhat in the distance, are
Unframed" with Tyrone Power
and Susan Hayward, the Palaces
next attraction. And MAN
Without a Star" starring Kirk
Douglas. at the Capitol. =. Al
fred Hitchcock. the suspense
genius. keeps the formula fresh
with any likely material that
comes to hand. With Doris
Day as James Stewards co-star in
THE Man Who Knew Too
Much he will pause in his
erve-stretching to let q few
songs creep into the script. .
Since yesterday. It's DR.. James
Cagney. He was awarded Q
degree. doctor Of humanities, at
Rollins College.
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Tryouts Set

Adventure Theater will hold
tryouts for rip Van Wrinkle"
at $3.50 pm. today at the Rock
Greek Park Shelter. West Beach
drive near East-West highway.
and tomorrow at $3.50 pm. at
the Sligo Golf Club, Forest Glen
road, Silver Spring.
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Current Theoter Attractions
And Time of SHOWING

1920. 2:15. 4:1o. sos. 8 and
10 pm.
Trans-Lux - 1.-THE Country
Grip; 10:45 am, 1880. 2:25
4:20. Sis, 8:15 and 1918 pm
Warner-"This % Cinerama";
$3.50 pm.
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The Posing Show
The Posing Show
U.S.. Most Sinful City Title
Goes Begging; Premiere, 7 90
By jay cormody

Americas proud brave ciesevery last Of the-haye
met their match in movie press agent
villages and hamlets but they smaller
and not counted the equals Of the cities in bravado.
The result Of this sudden unanimous quailng part
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EngIand's Princess Margaret On
Goodwill Visit To West Indies

LONDON, Eng, Jan. 31-Good
will aroused by Princess Margaret's
Forthcoming visit to the British
West Indian Islands should help to
smooth the way to solving urgent
problems of colonial immigration to
Britain at the present time.
When the Princess leaves Lon
don airport on Jan. 81 for a flight
to the isles of the Caribbean it is
hoped her trip will divert public
attention from the embarrassing
numbers of West Indians flocking
into these shores in recent months,
and that her trip will be one means
of learning more of conditions in
the sunny homelands they seem so
eager to leave behind.
The Afro-West Indian Society
and Culture Club representing i'm
migrants in London expressed
hope that the Princess would "seek
out the true way of life in the West
Indies and know the grave prob
lens the people have to face"
Lord Lloyd, Parliamentary
Undersecretary for the Colonies,
Continued on Page Six
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Souths Segregated
ationaI Guard
Called Unfair To
Heavy Negro
Population
Say Southern Policy
Serious Threat To
National Security

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 81
Segregation in Southern national
guard units will cause Northern
states to supply more than their
fair share Of manpower in an
emergency, contended the NAACP.
In telegram sent to Defense
Secretary Charles E. Wilson, last
week, Clarence Mitchell, director
for the Washington Bureau
NAACP, urged that legislation to
set up national reserve plan to
tighten to prevent discrimination
against colored people.
Unless legislation is enacted to
prevent discrimination against COL
ored personnel by state national
guard units, the telegram stated,
thousands of colored citizens will
be barred from training opportuni-
ties which will be given to white
personnel under the plan"
Mitchell further stated that "the
practice of excluding colored per-
sons from guard units in the South
will force states that are outside
the South to supply more than their
fair share of trained personnel in
plan now under consideration be-
Continued on Page Severn
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Two S. Congressman Speakers
On Town Meeting Of The Air
From Jackson College Sunday

The speakers on the "Town Hall
Meeting of the Air" program which
will originate on the Jackson Col
lege campus February 6, 1866, will
be Congressman Charles B. Brown
son, Republican of Indiana and
Congressman Wayne L. Hays,
Democrat of Ohio.
Congressman Brownson, a wall
paper and paint wholesaler, is be-
ginning his third term in the
House of Representatives. A civic
leader and World War II veteran,
Mr.. Brownson became the first
Republican to represent the 18th
District of Indiana in % years
when he sat in democratic incum-
bent. Reelected in 1852, he was
given the largest majority ever re-
corded for the Congressional Of
flee in Indiana when he defeated
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Chicago PoIitieos
Have Mixed Views
Over Policy Probe

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Ian. 31--Local
politicians are divided over what
they consider the purpose behind
the current federal grand jury in
vestigation of policy on the South
side here.
Some see in the current attempt
to link some political leaders with
policy and crime a move to "dis-
credit" colored leadership. Others,
however, take different view, say
ing the investigation is "long over
due" and has nothing to do with
the current political campaign.
Alderman William Harvey of the
Continued on Page Three)
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BRITISH LEADERS ASK end OF
DEATH SENTENCE IN AFRICA

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 81 -
From London has come the word
that several distinguished English
leaders have written letters to La
Dor party members of parliament
relative to the execution of Afri-
cans in Kenya. The letters will be
delivered to Michael Blundell, min
lister, without portfolio, in the Ken
va government in Nairobi.
The signatorie of the letters, in
expressing concern at the execu-
tions, on charges other than MUIR
der, recall that the secretary of
state for the colonies last Novem-
Der stated in the House of Com
mons that 756 Africans had been
executed between Oct. 20, 1862,
and New. u, 1854.
"Of these" the signatories point
CONTINUED or Page Eight
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NOTED MOUND BAYOU DOCTOR
CHARGED WITH USING ARMY
INDUCTION STORY AS
PROPAGANDA IN BID FOR
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
AS TOP STATE NEGRO LEADER
Charges Made To Washington
Officials By NAAcP Based On Speech
Made At Regional Meeting
Say Charge Supported BY Tape
Recording Of Howard Speech
Say Charge Supported BY Tape
Recording Of Howard Speech

JACKSON, Miss. Feb. / (DSN)
A recheck Of official and related
sources revealed as completely
phony the widely published charge
made by DR.. T. r. NJ. Howard, that
efforts were being made by Mis-
sissippi Draft officials to put him
into the Army because of his mill
tant leadership of the Negroes of
the state.
According statements Of State
Selective Service officials, the Doc
tor, who had already been granted
an additional one year deferment
when the story first appeared in
the press denied having made the
statement which was the basis for
the charge made in Washington by
the NAACP National office.
The part that the doctor had
denied making the charge was
brought to the attention of the
recently opened State Office of
the NAACP where information was
obtained that the charge made on
behalf of the doctor by the Nation
al Office was based on a tape re-
corded speech which the doctor
made some weeks ago at a Region
al Conference of the NAACP in
Columbus, Mississippi.
The contradictions in regard to
the story was also brought to the
attention of DR.. A. H. Mccoy,
Jackson dentist, recently elected
President of the State Conference
of NAACP Branches. Whose ans
wer, after a broad grin, was that
the story was put out by DR.. How
ard as Propaganda" to aid the
NAACP in the drive for immediate
indignation of the schools IN the
state.
Other sources saw the story as
Continued on Page Seven)
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his Democratic opponent 51,527
votes in the 83rd Congress. Brown
son was member of the Govern
ment Operations Committee where
he served as chairman of the In
ternational Operation Sub-commit-
tee and the Public Work Commit
tee where he was member of the
Public Roads and Public Building
Subcommittee. The Reporter mag
azine in an article by William Hess
Ter in the December 8, 1853, issue
said of him: "Brownson will prob
ably become better known for the
simple reason that findings Of in
vestigations he conducts stand the
test of time. He isn't after head
lines, he isn't after victims !.
Brownson just wants to see that
the taxpayers dollar, when spent
Continued on Page Seven)
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Haitian presiden
And Wife Spend
Night In
White House
Gets Honorary Degree
From Fisk University
IN CHICAGO THIS WEEK
FOR TWO-DAY VISIT

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 81
Haiti's President Paul E. McGloire
and Madam McGlorie arrived here
Jan. 26 where they spent the night
at the White House as guests of
President and Mrs. Eisenhower.
Maglorie was scheduled to visit
New York City after his visit here
and then fly to Nashville, Tenn,
where he will be honored by Fisk
University. He will be accompanied
in Nashville by Mayor Ben West
and representative Of Gov. John
Clement.
While in Nashville, Maglorie will
receive an honorary degree from
Fisk.
Following his all-day Nashville
visit, Magloire will fly to Chicago
where he will visit Feb. 3-5.
He will be honored at luncheon
under the auspices of the Chicago
Association of Commerce and In
dustry. Following a sightseeing
tour of the city, he will journey to
Evanston, a suburb north of Chi
scago, where he will be honored by
Northwestern University.
p The president will also visit
Provident hospital and other fam
Gus institutions on Chicago's
Continued on Page Eighty
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British Ponder
Attempt 10 Get
mau mau To
Surrender

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan. 81 -
British authorities here are making
plans to get the Mau Mau to Law
down their arms and surrender.
A new plan is being mapped out
in detail and if approved by Gov.
Sir Evelyn Barring and the Com
mander in chief, Sir. George Frs
kline, it would surpass an attempt
made Is months ago to get the ma
tives to surrender.
Since the war broke out here
more than two years ago, nearly
800 Mau Maus have surrendered.
displaying green branches in their
Continued on Page Three)
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 81.
A small group of liberal con-
gressmen of both political parties
was getting its head together last
week to map out strategy for
pushing some civil rights legisla-
ton thru this session of congress.
Among those meeting with Con-
gresham Clayton Powell o., N.
W in his office to discuss legis-
lative procedure for the travel bill
and the omnibus civil rights meas
ure were Congressman William
Dawson 3D., Ill.), Charles Diggs
3D., Mich.), James Roosevelt 3D.,
Calif). T. M. Pelley (R., Wash.),
and Hugh Scott (R., Pa.).
Reps. Charles A. Wolverton (R.,
N. j. and John w. Hesleton (R.,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-05
WHITE HOUSE ASKS PROBE OF
ACCUSED MISSISSIPPI AGENTS

Maxwell NJ. Rabb, presidential aide,
said that Secretary Benson had
been asked to look into the charges.
Affidavits from Mississippi SUBJ
mitted TO the White House accused
Walter E. Strider and s. O'Neal of
Lexington, Miss, office of the
Farmers Home Administrator of
denying government loans to quail
fled Negro applicants.
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5Oth Annual Farmers Conference
AT Utica Institute Next Week

UTICA, Miss, Jan. 31.-The
Both Annual Farmers Conference
meets at the Utica Institute We'd
nesday, February 9, 1866.
The farm families and other in
terested persons in farming are
holding the 50th Annual Farmers
Conference at the Utica Institute.
One of the first acts of the late
DR.. William H. Holtzclaw, founder
of the Utica Institute, was the Or
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Chicago To Honor
Alderman Carey

CHICAGO-Famous Third Ward
Alderman Archibald ]. Carey, Jr.,
of Chicago will be honored by the
Council Against Discrimination on
Monday, Feb. 7. Carey, former
alternate delegate to the United
Nations, was recently appointed
vice chairman of President Eisen-
hower's new commission against
discrimination in government en-
ployment.
At a press conference in Chicago,
Carey issued the following state
Continued on Page Three)
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rugs BUGLARY ARRESTS CAUSE SENSATION HERE
DOPE ADDICTION CHARGED With
DRIVING WELL KNOWN LOCAL MAN
TO DRUG STORE BURGlARIES
Robert Dean Held With Two Others
In Wild Monday Night Escapade
Arrest Brings Rumors Of Growing
Use Of Dope Among Teen-Age Group

JACKSON, Miss. Feb. 2 (DSN)
The greatest local sensation in
recent history was created here
Tuesday morning with the announ-
cement of the arrest of Robert
Dean, widely known one-time part
ner in the operation Of the Last
Chance" a much talked about one
time East Jackson Mite spot, pop
ular and we'll liked Man-about-
Town, reputed operator of a lush
policy game, and owner of fash
ionable residence on Rondo Street
in Northwest Jackson who was ar
rested after he had broken into
Vineyards Drug Store at the corner
of Rose and Robinson Street early
Tuesday morning.
The father of one young child
by his present wife, Mrs. Alice
Woullard Dean, a member of
prominent and well-to-do South
Miss. family, he is also the father of
four other children by previous
marriage who is said to live with
their mother, Mrs. Thelma Bleuitt
in Los Angeles, California.
The police also arrested Her
bert Castens, young man of 1927
Dalton Street in the drug store
with Dean and Few hours later
arrested Jake Sampson, Jr., anoth-
er young man of 24S George St.,
in connection with the crime.
Addiction to the use of Dope is
seen as having driven Dean and
his two companions to break into
the drug store which climaxed a
Continued on Page Four)
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NEW YORK, Jan. 81 - The
White House has asked Secretary
of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson
to investigate the charges of ra-
cial discrimination made against
two of its Mississippi agents in
affidavits transmitted to Washing
ton by Roy Wilkins, administrator
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
A letter to Mr.. Wilkins from
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Texas 10 Buck
Supreme Court

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 13-Gov. Allan
Shivers told the legislature that
maybe" Texas should defy the U.
S. Supreme Court decision that
segregated public schools are un-
constitutional and must be abolish
ed
The governor made this refer
Continued on Page Seven)
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Bishop Nichols Asks anne Church To
Back NAAcP Mississippi Aid Project

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-The At
rican Methodist Episcopal Church
this week was asked to back up
the NAACP campaign to expand
credit opportunities for Negro
farmers, homeowners, business and
professional men in Mississippi
who, if they oppose segregation,
are being denied credit by white
lending institutions in that state.
In a telegram to NAACP Ad-
ministrator Roy Wilkins, Bishop
D. Ward Nichols, chairman of the
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ganization of the Farmers Confer
ence. 1t has met every year since.
The Conference will be in two
sessions. The first session at 10
am. will be a general assembly
when the Honorable Hugh l..
White, Governor of the State of
Mississippi, will address the con-
ference. The afternoon session
will be into groups where problems
Continued on Page Two)
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LIBERAL S0L0NS Map PLANS
FOR CIVIL RIGHTS BILL

Mass.), expressed interest in the
meeting but were unable to at
tend. They did request, however,
that they be informed of decisions
reached in the caucus.
Also attending the meeting was
Clarence Mitchell, director of the
Washington Bureau, NAACP, and
capitol lobbyist on civil rights leg
islation.
Plans and procedures discussed
in the closed door session were not
revealed but it was learned that
the group hopes to push for hear
ings on the omnibus civil rights
bill by March.
Proponents Of the travel bill
pledged at the close Of last con-
Continued on Page Seven)
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AME Church's department of PEN
sions, said that he was recon-
mending the immediate transfer Of
$4,000 to the Tri-State Bank of
Memphis" to be deposited for the
purpose of expanding the banks
lending capacity to aid the Mis-
sissippi victims.
Further, Bishop Nichols in
formed the NAACP administrator,
II am recommending to the bishops
of the church that all departments
Continued on Page Eighty
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Cyrus Elected Executive Vice Pres.
Victory Mutual Life Insurance Go.

CHICAGO-The board of direc-
tors of Victory Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company announced the cleo
ton of Attorney Bindley C. Cyrus,
of the law firm of Brown, Brown,
Cyrus and Greene, as executive
vice president Of the company
with complete charge of home of
flee operations in Chicago.
The company has assets of more
than five million dollars ($5,0OO,-
000) with thirty thousand (3O,OOO)
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Los Angeles Hopes
For Negro Council
Member This Year

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Jan. 81
In spirit of democracy, local Ne
gro citizens are not charging that
the white councilmen representing
the heavily populated Negro dis
tricts are incapable or biased, but
never before have they been as
anxious to have at least one race
member elected in this years
councilmanic race.
Grounds for these hopes are
Continued on Page Six)
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Boy Scouts 18th
Anniversary Be
Marked By Varied
Activities All
Over The Nation
Building For A
Better Tomorrow
Is Anniversary Theme

NEW YORK, Jan. 31-Through
many varied activities the nations
100000 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts,
Explorers and adult leaders will
observe the 45th anniversary of
the Boy Scouts of America during
Boy Scout Week, Feb. 6 to -,
with it's theme, Building for
Better Tomorrow"
Boy Scout Week is the largest
annual single observance by young
citizens. Since Scouting's incorpo-
ration in Washington, D. c., on
Feb. 8, 1910 more than 22,75O,000
Continued on Page Two)
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be present.
Hyde Park Church, Whitfield
Mill Road, will hold it's first regu-
lar Scout meeting this evening.
Reverend H. Y. Thomas, long a
friend of Scouting, invites parents
in the community to bring their
boys in for membership. Mr.. A.
c. Cullins Jr. of the State Health
Service and Mr.. Henderson of the
Agricultural Extension Service will
be leaders of this Scout unit.
Friday, February 4.
Continued on Page Seven)
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Miss Elizabeth Broome, Jackson
College junior, is the recipient Of
a $500 award from Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority. Miss Broome was
notified recently by Mrs. Carey B.
Preston, administrative secretary
of Alpha Kappa Alpha's National
Office. According to Mrs. Preston,
10s applicants were given the test
throughout the country the first
week in December. Miss Broome
ranked fourth to capture the a.
ward. First place was won by
Miss Geraldine Bender, Detroit,
Michigan; second place, Miss Bar
bara Farnandis, Chicago, Illinois;
third place, Miss Annie Waugh,
Little Rock, Arkansas.