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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-08-20

In the archery contest at the
Dorsey Park on Wednesday, the
Dorsey school won the champion
ship. Coconut Grove came Sec
ond and Liberty City third.
Neville Cooper's % points won
the title.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-08-20

It's coming, 1.-THE Bill Robin
son Story. The film will encom-
pass almost half century of Bill
RobinSon'S singing and DANCING.
Universal-International Studio
made the announcement on We'd
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-08-20
nesday.

Garth C. Reeves, managing ed
itor of the Miami Times and son,
little Garth, returned on Sunday
from a weeks visit to Nassau.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-08-20

Percy Rodgers of Nassau, spent
a short time visiting the Edwin
last week while enroute
Evening star., 1955-10-26

Beeehnut peppermint, Wrisley speers'
mint, doubIemint and al popular
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Evening star., 1955-10-26

Just few u the mony foyorites In eondy
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house. You save BY buying box Of -
eondy bars.
Evening star., 1955-06-27

their daughter Janet Neal to
Mr.. Dion Scott Birney, jr.. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Birney.
Miss Martin attended Sweet
Briar College and was grad
uated from the University Of
Colorado. At present she is
a member of the faculty Of
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Mr.. Franklin Folger Arm
strong, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Armstrong of Sacra-
mento, Calf. A September
wedding is planned.
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Amuzing New Surgical Cream
Was Hospitol1ested, Proved Safe

Nolongerneedyou be ashamed
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doctor, Pellex was thoroughly
tested in leading hospitals,
proved safe for all normal skin
l-even delicate facial skin.
Evening star., 1955-06-27

Potomac School in Mclean.
Va.
Mr.. Birney attended st.
Adams School and is a grad
uate of Yale University. He is
Evening star., 1955-06-27
Joan Suppes to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond L.
Suppes of Chevy Chase an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter Joan Louise to
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Simply smooth on this fragrant
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minutes, then wipe hair off.
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Evening star., 1955-06-27
Mr.. Birney
Be Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold C.
Martin of Denver. Cole. an
nounce the engagement Of
Evening star., 1955-10-07
is Saturday, Again!.

It's shopping tmes Jeeff time for seeing all hot new! nomo
modengunor spofouh foor-See yourself fashions best
any fIoor-ony Jeleff store
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
ST. LOUIS SCHOOL SEGREGATION
ENDS QUIETLY after BOARD
OFFICIALS Meet With PARENTS
GROUP TO EXPLAIN INTEcRATl0N
Negro High Schools Remain Intact
Because No White Children Live Near
Move Is Second Step In Board Plan
To Gradually End Segregation

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 7-Segre-
CATION in St. Louis nine public
high school came to an end quietly
Jan. 81.
White and Negro students mixed
during registration for courses, at
orientation and assemblies in pre-
paration for the opening of the
second semester.
Two previously all.Negro high
schools remained that way because
no white children live near them.
About $50 Negroes registered
for classes at Sedan. Belwett High
School in the city's West End
out OF total enrolment Of $50.
Board of Education officials had
met last week with parents groups
at this school to explain the in
tegration. The rent.Teachers'
Association at the school also held
an interesting meeting last week.
Other registration figures at the
previously sn-white schools ranged
form 211 out Of I ,437 at Mckinley
to about Z Of 1888 at Cleveland
High.
Superintendent Of Instruction
Philip J. Hickey, teachers, and
Continued on Page Two)
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|lnter-RaciaI
Methodist Youth
Program Held

NEW ORLEANS, La, -Ac-
cording to announcement from the
Rev. Richard w. Calvin, District
Director of Youth Work on the
New Orleans District, The Metho-
dist Church Central Jurisdiction,
an Inter- Racial program with
Methodist Youth groups, on the
two New Orleans Districts was
held at billiard University, Tues
day night, Feb. 8, 1866, at 7:45
o'clock. The Methodist Youth Fell
lowship of the South Central Juris-
diction, and those Of the Central
Jurisdiction, with Drs. Virgil Nor
ris and w. Talbot Handy, ST., Dis
trict Superintendent, respectively,
made up a group Of some $50 or
800 young people.
Last Friday night, small group,
CONTINUED on Page Six)
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Monitor Writer Says Study Of Africa
In American Universities Grows

BOSTON, Mass, Feb. ]ungle
drums and the primitive call of the
African bush may seem remote
from the modern halls of learning
and culture that are becoming
more closely linked with a new
development in American univer-
sity study, according to an article
by John Hughes in a recent edi-
ton of the Christian Science Mont
tor.
For a growing number of uni
versities in the United States are
breaking down the barriers of ig-
norance that have surrounded At
RIGA for American students.
Some of the reasons given for
this increased study of African
affairs are: Africa's new impor-
lance in terms Of global defense
strategy and as the Vests uranium
and mineral source; the general
need for more and more African
specialists; the impartiality which
the United States-with no terri
tofial possessions in Africa-can
bring to bear on the continents
problems; and the historical fac
tor Of the African ancestry Of one
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
Raymond School.
March OF Dimes
Drive Success

RAYMOND, Miss. Feb. 8 =
The Raymond Elementary School,
under the direction of Mr.. Roose-
welt Catchings sponsored their
March of Dimes Drive with the
entire Raymond Community TAX
ing part.
The entire teaching staff of Ray
mond school as well as the student
body wishes to thank the parents
organizations and the many friends
for their very liberal contributions.
The total amount of money raised
in the drive came from the follow
ing sources: Raymond school
$63.15; School and Community Tai
ent Show $500; Old Mt. Zion
Church, Rev. R. w. West, pastor
$3.50; New Mt. Zion Church.. Rev.
J. H. Williams, pastor $11.21; The
First Baptist Union of Kinds
County, Rev. John White, presi-
dent SOIL; Heroines of Jericho,
Raymond Court No. 148, Mrs. E.
B. Ingram, Most Ancient Matron
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
New National
Religious Group
To Hold First
Meeting Here
Rev. r. d. Beckham
To Deliver Sermon

The first public meeting of the
National Christian Counseling AS
ISOLATION a newly organized re-
ligious group aimed at joining in
the effort for great religious re-
vival throughout the nation, and
to furthering the opportunity for
service for the young ministers
and students of religion will hold
its first public meeting here on
Sunday, February 20, at $3.50 in
the afternoon, at the College Park
Auditorium.
Rev. R. D. Beckham, Mission
airy Baptist Minister from Char
lotte, N. c., and president Of Cen
trail Mississippi College, of Kos
ciusko, who is also president of the
National Christian Counseling AS
ISOLATION will be the principal
speaker for the meeting.
Rev. Beckham is a graduate of
Johnson C. Smith University, the
holder Of the BID. degree from
Shaw University and is regarded
Continued on Page Six)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
State Odd Fellows
Lodge Officers
Meet Feb. rs

Vicksburg, Miss, Feb. 7.-(Spe-
cial)-A special meeting of the
top-ranking officers Of the Missis-
sippi Division of the Grand United
Order of Odd Fellows will be held
here Feb. 26. The meeting is for
the purpose of considering matters
pertaining to the affairs of the
Supplemental Burial Club, which
is kind of welfare department
of the order.
This department is a voluntary
association of local lodges and To-
cal households of District Grand
Lodge No. 10, and District Grand
Household No. IA, of the Missis-
sippi Jurisdiction.
Beside the officers of the Grand
Lodge, there will be many dele
gates from local units located in
widely scattered sections of the
state attending this meeting. This
type of meeting is held once an
nually in the month of February,
under the auspices of the Supple
Continued on Page Seven)
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Negroes, Whites Jam Hall Four Day.
For InterraciaI Church Meetings

TULSA, Okla, Feb. Hun.
dreds Of persons damned the hall
at 1922 North Greenwood Avenue
day and night last week for the
city's first Inter-racial- Interdenom-
national religious convention. This
meeting, attended by as many
whites as Negroes, was called by
the Rev. J. L. Alamar, pastor Of
Page Memorial Church Of God In
Christ at Greenwood and Newton.
Co-sponsors Of the services were
two white ministers Of Tulsa, the
Rev. F. G. Conley, pastor Revival
Tabernacle, and also new owner Of
Radio Station KAKC; and the Rev.
A. d. Marney, pastor Rays Of
Faith Tabernacle.
Delegates voted unanimously TO
make this an annual affair. In q
big effort to help Rev. Alaman on
Thursday night they raised $1,000
to help his church expansion at
Page Memorial.
Daily Services
Beginning Tuesday at 1880 Am.
and continuing through Friday
night three services were held .
day. Between 800 and 400 persons
CONTINUED on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
Robert Dean
Released On
$4,000 Bond

Robert Dean, widely known
Jackson man whose arrest in corr
nection with a series of drug store
robberies here last week which
authorities attribute to dope adj
diction was released on $4,000
bond following a preliminary hear
ing here last Saturday.
Two other young men, Herman
Castens, Jr., and Jake Sampson,
Jr., arrested in connection with
the robberies are still being held
in Jail after failure to make bond
which was also fixed at $4,000
each.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
G'wood Cripple
Burned To Death

GREENWOOD, Miss. Especially
A crippled 70-year-old Negro
woman. Lizzie Smith, burned to
death in frame dwelling just out
side the city limits of Greenwood
Monday afternoon when she was
unable to escape from the burning
house.
A three year old grandchild,
made his way to safety.
Fire of undetermined origin had
gained great Roadway before it
was discovered and the Greenwood
fire department was unable to be
of much assistance since there
was no water supply near.
The house, in the Buckeye Quar-
Continued on Page Sky
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
Town Meeting
Of The Air At
Jackson College
Hailed Sunday
Top Citizens OF Both
Groups Platform
Guests

A near capacity crowd was on
hand for the coast to coast radio
show Town Meeting of the Air"
as it originated live from the cam
pus Of Jackson College Sunday
night. Speaking on the subject
"The Saith Congress and Domestic
Policy" were two outstanding young
Congressman: Representative Way
ne L. Hays, Democrat of Ohio, a
member of the House Foreign At
fairs Committee and representative
Charles B. Brownson, Republican
from Indiana, a member of the
Continued on Page Three)
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Dawson Says
Negroes Should
Have Control
In Their Own
Neighborhoods
Defy Accusers To
Prove Rackets Charge

CHICAGO, Ill. Feb. Z - A side
light in the politicking for mayor
and alderman of Chicago is the
fight being waged to curb Con-
gresham Dawson's power.
Various civic and government
groups are attempting to associate
Dawson with the policy racket on
the South Side.
Dawson defies them to prove
their assertions. In a statement to
an Associated Negro Press report
err, he said.
81 have never accepted a single
dollar from any man for a job. /
have never accepted single dollar
from any man to permit him to
break the law.
81 have always told anyone who
comes to me that if they chose to
risk breaking the law and make
a million dollars, it was their bust
ness, | want no part of it. / also
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
Africans May Get
Additional Jobs
In Copper Mines

K1TWE, Northern Rhodesia.
Feb. 2. = A majority of the 1000
members of the white mineworkers
union on the Northern Rhodesia
Copperbelt have voted in favor of
giving Africans certain jobs now
done by whites.
The compulsory ballot was ord
cred by the union at all Copper
belt branches.
Thirty-two thousand African
mineworkers struck early in jan
uary for more pay for members of
the African Mineworkers' Union.
The Chamber Of Mines had issued
an ultimatum to return to work
by II pm. Friday, but the warn
ing was almost completely ignored
and the copper-mining companies
fired the $4,000 strikers Jan. 20.
Continued on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12

Central Association of the YWCA.
At the conference were teenage
girls from all over the state. Only
two delegates represented the Ne
gro branch of each city with an
adviser and an adult member. A
larger quota is expected to be allot-
ed Negro branches at the meeting
next year.
Highlighting the meeting was a
non-segregated banquet arranged
by the Raleigh Y-Teens. Presid-
ing was Margaret Paris of Raleigh,
retiring president.
The conference will be held in
High Point next year.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
Booker 7.
Washington
Birthplace
Memorial To
Be Offered At
Public Sale

Rocky Mount, Va, Feb. Z -
The Booker T. Washington Birth
place Memorial near here and all
its assets have been slated for pub
lie sale Feb. &c.
Memorial founder S. J. Phillips
said the memorial to Washington
went into the red because Negroes
did not support it.
Phillips said $94,670 is owed
promotional firms which tried to
sell commemorative half-dollars at
a dollar each. Debts also include
$4,000 owed on two farms stu
ated on the 640-acre site.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
NEGRO GIRL ELECTED PRESIDENT
NORTH CAROLINA Y-TEEN CLUB

RALEIGH, N. c., Feb. 5 - For
the first time in it's history Ne
gro girl was elected president of
the Y-Teen Conference held here
last Saturday at the YWCA.
The young girl, jamie Green
Wood is a high school junior of
Winston-Salem and is a member
of the Negro branch of that city.
The meeting was the first inter-
racial conference held by the Y
Teen organization. Other officers
elected were: Mary Nell Pear
soil, vice president, Greensboro;
Lucia Jones, secretary, Raleigh;
and Francis Fortner, treasurer,
Asheville. All are members of the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION
LAUNCHES $4,000 drive

Rev. Fred B. Black, Rev. J. w. Gay
den, Rev. D. J. Ferguson, Rev. J.
A. Brown, Prof. P. M. Smith, Mrs.
I. H. Cosey and the Rev. J. p.
Sanders spoke enthusiastically
about the college. Honorable Ben
Greene, Mound Bayou, and attor-
ney for the convention, paid tribute
to the Baptist Convention and the
achievements Of hatcher College.
The parent body and all its aux
iliaries will be a part Of the pro-
gram when the convention meets in
Vicksburg in July, 1865, General
Body, Woman's Auxiliary. Ushers
and Laymen Auxiliary, Sunday
School and BTU. Congress Aux
iliary and the Music Department.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12

VICKSBURG, Miss, Feb. 2 -
The officers and board members
of the General Missionary Baptist
State Convention of Mississippi
met in it's mid-winter board session
Tuesday, January rs, at the King
Solomon Baptist Church, Vicks-
burg, Mississippi, Rev. B. L. Thorn
as pastor and launched a $4,000
campaign for the development of
Natchez College and the detectives
of the convention in 1866.
The meeting was one of the best
attended sessions in the past eleven
years and one of the most peace
full and harmonious sessions, so
say some of the old timers, in the
history of the convention.
DR.. ]. R. Duck, Rev. c. L. Clark,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
State Baptist
Group Set Dates
For Stewardship
And Expansion
Conferences
Top Leaders Among
Speakers And
Workers

The second annual series Of
Stewardship and Expansion con-
ferences will be held February 81
"a, Monday and Tuesday at Hat
tiesburg; Wednesday and Thurs
day in Jackson, according to an
announcement this week.
The series of conferences are
sponsored by the Mississippi Bap-
fist Convention Board, DR.. Chester
L. Quarles, executive secretary
treasurer; Mississippi Baptist Sem
mary, DR.. H. L. Lang. president,
with DR.. w. A. Keel, secretary,
Negro Work Department, Missis-
sippi Baptist Convention Board d.
recting the conferences.
The Conferences for the Hatties-
burg Area will take place at the
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12

COLLINS, Miss. Especially APP
prevail of Mississippi's segregated
school system was given here Sun
day afternoon as approximately 500
Negro school patrons applauded
Talley D. Riddell, chairman of the
Educational Finance Commission Of
the State of Mississippi as he told
them that Mississippi would never
retreat from her position on equal
but separate schools for the two
races.
Riddell was the principal speaker
at the dedication program Of the
Carver Central Consolidated School
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
State NAAcP
Board Pledges
About Attack
On The New
Registration Law
Group In Meeting
Here Sunday

The Board of Directors of the
State Conferences of Branches of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People in
meeting here Sunday pledged an
all out attack on the new State
Voters Registration Law and de-
plored the adoption of the Consti-
tutional Amendment that "aims to
disfranchise, to a large measure,
the Negro voters of the state"
The group also stated "the pol
icy of various newspapers to con-
tinuouslyN attack Negro citizens in
a derogatory manner causes US to
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
Negro Stars Await
Announcement OF
Film Nominations

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Feb. 2
Negro artists who have played ma
jor roles in some of 1954's top
movies are eagerly awaiting Feb.
IL, when they will learn what pic
lures have been nominated for
Academy awards.
Jack Webb is to be master If
ceremonies for the forthcoming an
nouncements of nominations made
by the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences.
The hour-and-a-half program
will be televised for the first time.
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
c0VINcT0N COUNTY NEGRO
PATRONS APPLAUD PLEDGE FOR
SEPARATE BUT EQUAL SCHOOLS

for Negroes. The $4,000 brick
plant, which includes an auditor
ium-gymnasium, Is stated by q
faculty of IA with James B. r.
Todd as superintendent. Todd is q
graduate of Tuskeges Institute.
This school takes the place Of
seven schools, most Of them one
teacher schools.
Speaking to a crowd which in
Guided many white persons seated
in a section reserved for them, the
Quitman attorney drew prolonged
applause as he told the school pa
Continued on Page Three)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
James Roosevelt
Brings Negro Aide
To Washington
Office
Diggs Brings One
From Detroit And
Dawson One From
The Windy City

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. -
Each new Congress brings to Capt.
tol Hill few new faces, not only
in the legislative chambers but
also in administrative and secre-
tarial capacities.
Three new personalities seen in
the House Office building this year
are Mrs. Iverna L. Jones, secre-
tary in the office of Congressman
James Roosevelt d., Calif.); Miss
Dorothy Quaker, administrative
assistant to Congressman Charles
Diggs d., Michigan), and Mrs.
Norma o. Williams, secretary to
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
Cancel Passport
OF Anti-mau
mau Fanatic

NAIROBI, Kenya., Feb. 2 - A
27-year-old American Soldier of
fortune" who once said he thought
the British were too "easy" on
the Mau Mau, had his passport
withdrawn last week by the state
department. William Wright
Baldwin Of Evanston, ILL.,, had his
pass port cancelled because he re-
portedly violated an "unwritten
law" that Americans should not
get involved in the internal trou-
bles of foreign countries.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12

in 1924 after graduating from the
Harvard law school, said:
"T'm overwhelmed and | hope
can be deserving it."
A native of Nashville, Tenn,
White was named to serve the re-
naming two years of the term of
Frank J. Merrick, who won a pro-
bate court judgeship in last No
vember elections.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12

Gov. Hugh White has proclaimed
the week of Feb. 1922 as Free
dom Week in Mississippi and has
asked citizens to observe the spe-
cial week along with the nations
participation in the Crusade for
Freedom.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
Ohio Gets First Negro Judge

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. IA
57-year-old Harvard graduate be-
came the first Negro common pleas
judge in this states history last
week.
Charles W. White, Republican
and assistant Cleveland law direct
or since 1888, was appointed to the
post by Democratic Governor
Frank L. Lausche.
White, who moved to Cleveland
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
Montgomery
Mayor Says
Negro Board
Member Possible

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. PA
proposal that Negro be appoint
ed to the Montgomery Parks and
kecreatlon Board Will be consld-
cred by the city commission, &C.
cording to Mayor w. A. Gayle.
Gayle said that the commission
would give every consideration" to
the proposal.
Four women appeared before the
city commission to request the
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
Gov. White ProcIaims Freedom Week

The Governor said, 1--WE as in
dividuals can help spread the truth
of Americanism behind the Iron
Curtain of Communism by
contributing our messages and dol
lars to Radio Free Europe.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-12
Few Chicago
Negroes Gain
Admission To
Windy city's
Private Hospitals

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 2. - DR..
Quentin Young, prominent South
side physician and member Of the
medical staff 1T Cook County hos
Continued on Page Six)