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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04
Prentiss
Institute News

DR.. L. H. Foster, president OF
Tuskegee Institute, has accepted
an invitation to deliver the Com
mencement Address in April at the
Institute. Further announcements
will be made later.
The Music Festival will be cele-
brated next week, beginning Mon
day with a Band Concert by the
Jackson College Band. The Jackson
College Choir will close the weeks
program on Friday.
The A. L. Johnsons were all
smiles last Saturday when their
daughter. Mrs. Joyce l. Bolden
telephoned them from Frankfort,
Germany. She is enjoying her
stay despite the snow which has
covered the ground since she ar
rived there.
Several teachers attended the
Bow Scouts meeting Sunday, Janu-
rary 2, at Camp Attawa near Wig
Gins. Prof. N. R. Burger, princi-
pal of Royal STREET High School,
Hattiesburg, received the Bearer
Award for having done the most
outstanding Scout work in this
area. :.
A photo and statement regarding
the Heifer Project, Inc, was pub
lished in the Jet magazine. Many.
friends throughout the nation have
called our attention to it with con-
gratulations.
Trainees on the campus who are
doing their practice work are: Miss
Elaine Paige, Arthur Ray Bridges,
Archie Buffk;as, Jackson College;
Miss Marva Smith, Curtis Carter
and David Robertson, Alcorn Col
lege.
The Bible Training School under
the supervision of Rev. Smith OF
Rassfield and Rev. 0. L. Williams
If Silver Creek has made wonder
full Improvement in attendance and
interest.
Mrs. Peonie Holbert, coach for
the girls basketball team, has re-
turned from her home in Somer-
Vile. Tennessee, where she visited
her mother who is seriously ill.
The County Teachers Assocla-
ton convened at the Institute Fri
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04
Plug Wildcat Near
ArtOnish Lake

Serio- Punches Oil Co. and Sum
ray Mid Continent Oil Co. have
abandoned No. / R. M. Stricken,
SW Sc 7-2N-5W, three-quarters
of a mile east of Artonish Lake in
Wilkinson County, Miss.
Hole was drilled to 1910 feet
with electric log indicating bottom
at 1913 feet. A total of 40 side
wall samples were taken through
interval 5186-8302 feet with no
shows noted except at 7749 feet
where sand carried good gas odor
and notified bright gold fluoresc-
ence.
Run of electric log from eleva-
ton "a feet indicated top Of Will
cox 1869 feet, "4600" Sand 6216,
Base Big Shale 1858, Base Baker
Shale 7745, McKittrick Sand 774S-
81. Parker (?) 7848, and Base
Minter Shale 1904 feet.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04
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Town Hall recital sang to a capa-
city audience in an S. Hurok pre-
sentation. She left Atlanta recent
ly where she spent Christmas and
New Years with her family.
Miss Dobbs will sing three operas
at Convent Garden: "Le Cog Dor
"Rigoletto" and "Tales of Hoff-
man."
She will spend June, July and
August at Glynde Bourne where
she will sing Mozart operas in cele-
bration of his anniversary year.
She will interpret "The Abduction
from the Seraglio."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04
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area. Opened in 1853, Gentry High
is a $35O,00O structure.
A large separate vocational ag-
riculture building has its own Ii
brary and class rooms and is really
a complete school in itself.
The enrolment of Gentry High
School is approximately 425 stu
dents from Inverness, Moorhead,
and Indianola, and the faculty of
IA includes three home economics
teachers and two vocational in
structors.
In addition to Cooper, men,
bers of the board of trustees are
Dozier Lester, Inverness; George
Hicks, Moorhead; Charles Ellis,
and Henry Wilson Ray, Indianola.
Carver Elementary School fer
Negroes, also a new building that
represents an investment of about
$275, 900 has an enrolment of 1900.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04
Congratulations Knox-Wells
Appliance Co.

This coming Saturday and Sunday will be open
house for KnoxWells Appliance Company operated by
of the citys most promising young Negro BUSINESS
men who are expanding their business and moving
across the street to 4O7 North Parish Street directly in
front of their present location.
In expanding their operation the company is AIDING
line of fine furniture to the appliances which they have
been handling with outstanding success
In their new place the two young Negro business
men have added decorative touch creating beauty
of surrounding which shows them to be abreast with the
competitive demands, and the growing and improving
taste of the lucrative Negro market
We here extend congratulations to knox-Wells
Appliance Company with the hope that there will be no
end to the visitors and the congratulations they much
deserve during the Open-House Saturday and Sunday.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04

ITTA BENA, Miss, Jan. %
(SpeciaD- Iota Omicron Chap
ter of the Omega Psi Phi Frater-
nifty held its annual election Thurs
day night, January 10, 1856 at the
Home of President j. H. White of
Mississippi Vocational College,
who served as host to the meet
ing. Charles C. Stringer, Founder
President of the Stringer Service
Assurance Company, Inc, of
Clarksdale, was elected Basileum,
B. E. Coulon of MVC; Vice-Basi-
leus, B. F. Jones, of Clarksdale;
Keeper of Records and Seals, j. T..
Williams of Shelby; Keeper of
Finance, w. A. Higgins, of Clarks-
dale; Chaplain, George w. Green
of MVC; Chapter Editor, and j. E..
Cain of Clarksdale; Keeper of
Peace.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04
Tide Water Names
Export Manager

New York - r. S. Mclaughlin
has been appointed export manager
of Tide Water Associated Oil Co,
according to D. T. Staples, presi-
dent.
In this post, a new one, NC
Laughlin will assume overall direc-
ton of Tide Waters product sales
abroad. His headquarters will con-
tinue to be in New York City.
Mclaughlin joined Tide Water
in 1888 as credit manager Tor the
firms Canadian marketing affii.-
ate and since January, 1900 has
been manager of the parent conn
pany's e. stern division export de-
partner. IN New York.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04
Domestic Demand
For Oil Seen Up
1870 For 1856

Domestic demand for petroleum
products will increase As per cent
in 1856, The Oil and Gas Journal
predicts in it's annual Review and
Forecast Issue, dated January 80,
1856.
The forecast for 1866 shows a
daily average of s,852,OOO Dbl. for
gain of $4,000 Dbl. over 1865.
This volumetric increase is very
near the annual average of 1856 900
Dbl. daily for the 1946-55-period.
The percentage gain of As pre-
dicted for 1856 is less than the 81
per cent average for the postwar
period.
Exports of crude and products
will be down about 1872 per cent
from 1866, the Journal predicts.
The average figure for 1856 will
be about $4,000 Dbl. daily. This
reduction in offshore shipments
will result in a slightly lower per-
centage gain for total demand than
that indicated for domestic sales.
Total demand will be up only 3.8
per cent.
Increases in production, refinery
runs, and imports in 1856 will sur
pass the gains in total demand.
This means that part of the years
output of crude and products IS
headed for storage.
Total stocks of crude and pro-
ducts dropped 16,6OO,O00 Dbl. in
1854. Refining trends and weekly
reports of major products stocks
indicate small decrease, less
than 100000 bbl., in 1866. All
of the 1854 decrease was in crude,
and very little of this was made up
in 1866. The small increase in pro-
duct stocks in 1854 and the small
decrease in 1866 tended to offset
the large gains in 1852 and 1858.
Crude stocks can move up TO-
OCO, 900 Dbl. and still be within the
normal working range. Product
stocks increased at the average an
nual rate of 22,5OO,OOO Dbl. between
1916 and 1854 and can be expected
to goin about that amount in 1886.
Domestic production Of crude
and natural gas liquids is ex-
pected to average $4,000 Dbl.
daily, including 7,O72,OOO Dbl. OF
crude and 10000 Dbl. of light
products. Imported crude for 1856
IS forecast at $4,000 Dbl. daily, q
gain of TT per cent or 10000 Dbl.
daily. At least two-thirds of this
gain will be due to increased re-
ceipts from Canada. If crude I'M
ports should drop below 842,OOO
obi. daily, the cut can be added to
the forecast for domestic crude
production.
Refinery runs topped S,OO0,OOo
Dbl. daily in the first full week OF
operations this year. The average
for the first quarter is expected
20 be about six per cent above the
first quarter of 1866. The forecast
,otal for the year is $4,000 Dbl.
tally for a gain Of 4.6 per cent.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04
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ner said. "He wanted to tell ev-
eryone concerned that he had made
his peace"
Keller, an ex-convict, was en-
ployed as chauffeur and valet CT
Justice w. N. Ethridge, Jr., when
Louis Hutchins was beaten to death
in his small clothing store in Jack
son.
The Negro asked Deputy Bon
ner to tell the State Supreme
Court Justice "How much l think
of him."
He was pronounced dead in
Parchman's gas chamber at 2:3O
pm. est.
Officers said Keller also admit
ted critically beating a state cap
itol night Waterman and robbing a
store room last year.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04
can solve it.

solve It.
Both races must accept the other being different,
yet equal Both must work for the rights of the other
well for it's rights. In short, both must
spect and love the other in Christian way. And may
close this letter with explanation of what by
each race loving the other in Christian way.
Christian love - the love mentioned in the New
Testament (Agape is the Greek word) - is not the
sensual Hollywood brand of love, but is love- of,
preacher friend of mine puts it, creative goodwill the
giving of self for the vital welfare of another it is
sacrifical service for others is this kind of love-
the love of God if you please which will enable Ne
groes and Whites to solve their conflicts and difficulties
Sincerely,
Charles w. Homer
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04
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has said attendance of his son,
David, and daughter. Barbara Ann,
at private school has nothing
to do with the question of segre-
cation. Maj. Eisenhower was said
to have noted that his four-year-
old daughter, Susan, attended the
interracial kindergarten class Fort
Belvoir, Va, near there.
Commenting that Major Eisen-
hower's statement took care of
that, Hagerty was said to have
continued, 81 would add this on my
own: when you try to get the
presidents grandchildren into poll
tics, you are reaching a new low"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04

lay with a large representation.
splendid program was rendered
" the students. DR.. Tanner, Mrs.
laiburn, and Sheriff Mikell were
isitors. Each delivered talks which
yere received most cordially by all
resent. Prof. j. H. Armstrong is
president Of this organization.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04
Gallo & Afford
Begin Wildcat
In Wilkinson

Gallo Oil Co., Dallas, and Louis
Afford, McComb, have begun drill
ling at 7650-foot Wilcox wildcat
three-quarters of mile north OF
Mud Creek Field, Wilingson Coun-
ty, Miss.
Venture is operators No. D-3
Crosby ct al, 465 feet from east
line. 632 feet from north line in
NE NV Section 13-3N-1W. Con-
tract will be handled by Wilson
Drilling Co., Jackson.
String of 8 5i8-inch surface cas-
ing was set at 625 feet and drilling
is continuing below 1906 feet.
The test is being drilled on acre
age assembled by Afford and is
supported by two major companies
and two independent operators ac-
tive in the area.
Afford, an attorney from Nc
Comb, has been active in the legal
field for a number of years but
this venture constitutes the first
block assemled for his own account.
Gallo opened the Mud Creek
Field with completion of No. d.
Crosby, SW SW 13-3N-1W, which
was finaled from the 1st Wilcox
sand through perforations 5352-54
feet.
Since the field was opened, Sun
nyland & Gallo drilled No. l Cros-
by, Sc NV SW 13-3N-1W, and
encountered good show Of oil in
the McKittrick sand. Drill-stem
test 7O79h -82h feet recovered
14CO feet of oil, $50 feet oil-cut
mud and salt water, 1910 feet OF
mud, and salt water with trace OF
oil, and $50 feet Of salt water. Hole
was abandoned late last year.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04
Rigging Up At New
Pistol Ridge Test

Morgan & Norton are rigging up
at a new test in Pistol Ridge Field
Forrest County, Miss.
Venture is No. WI Creosote Oll
Corp. Unit, C NV Sc Sc Section
8-1S-13W. Contract will be han
died by Grow Drilling Co., Shreve-
port.
The Wilcox gas horizon is pri-
mary objective of the 51OO-foot
test.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04

Only % counties of Kansas fail
to produce either oil or gas ct
present.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-02-04

and intimidation and equal pro
lection of all other laws for all peo-
ple.'
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-10-18
Traffic VioIators
Here Last Month

Continuing as the two major
causes of urban traffic violations
speeding and driving-too-close to-
tailed the major single classified
ton of traffic arrest by the East
Cleveland Police Department dur
ing the month of September. A
total of SO arrests were made for
these two violations.
Other traffic violations which
resulted in arrests were: reckless
driving, Is; driving while intoxi-
Gated, 21; failure to observe red
light, 35; improper turn, 78; oper-
ating a truck on a non-truck street,
6: failure to make boulevard stop,
%; improper drivers license, II;
operating overweight truck, 16;
all other traffic, a..
Traffic accidents during the
month caused S pedestrian injuries,
5 property injuries, and II case
instances of property damage only.
There were 205O parking tickets
issued. Juvenile cases totaled 30.
In the same month last year this
total was %.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-10-18
Shaw S Welfare
Goal Sl>281.75

Shaw High Schools annual
Welfare Drive is underway. The
drive started off Monday with an
assembly in which Larry Hall as
an "on the spot reporter" directed
questions at student council MEM
bers. The answers covered the
wide range of charities benefit
ting from the schools Welfare
Drive program.
This years Welfare goal is
81 ,281.75, or $1.25 per pupil. Its
object is to collect in one big
campaign all the money needed to
meet the calls which come to the
school during the course of the
school year. Eight charities will
share in the fund among them
being the Community Chest, heart,
tuberculosis and cancer funds.
Last year Shaw failed to meet
it's Welfare goal but the students
are really striving to reach it
this year.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-10-18
Two Travel Slides
At The Library

The East Cleveland Library will
present two fine travel talks with
slides on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, respectively, October
oath and 25th at 500 o'clock.
On October oath, Wednesday,
Mr.. Maynard Sheldon will show his
slides on Trinidad and Barbados.
This will be under the auspices of
the Business Professional Womens
Circle of the East Cleveland Con-
gregational Church. The public is
invited. Mr.. Sheldon gave this pro-
gram at the library last year on a
stormy evening to a small audi
ence. Here is another chance to see
his beautiful slides.
On October 25th, Thursday, Mr..
William McKenna will present "A
Glimpse of Turkey" a varied and
interesting program of slides, SOU
venirs and music records. The
library hopes that many people will
take advantage of this opportunity
to learn more about this fascinat-
ing country.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-10-18
CALL NEWS
to
PO. 1873

stated that the Canton Lehman
Shaw game has been cancelled by
mutual agreement of the officials
of the two schools.
An inovation will feature the
game at Toledo. DeVilbiss will
house the visiting team in the
homes of its team members, and
the Shaw band members in the
homes of it's band members over
night. The two groups return
home the following day.
Special Greyhound buses are be-
ing charted to carry fans to the
Toledo game and Director Louis
announces that the package ar
rangement will cost students $4.25
and adults $500. All reservations
must be in no later than Friday,
November End. The package in
cludes transportation (including the
turnpike fee,) and a reserved seat
for the game.
DeVilbiss has won 33 of its last
SO games. Two of the games, both
lost this season, were to Toledo
Central last Saturday, and to
Cleveland St. Ignatius.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-10-18
Co-eds Dance At
Y House Saturday

A dance at the East Cleveland
YMCA tomorrow, Friday, October
10Th, marks the beginning of the
1956-57 season of the East Cleve-
land YWCA COED club activities.
Planning Friday nights affair are
Mary Jane Boyce, Richard Woods,
Verna Swanson, Barbara Bell,
Dieter Hiss, Eleanor Forni, Irene
Elwanger and Shirley Gebhart.
Any young adult living or work
ing in the East Cleveland area is
invited to attend.
The club is planning additional
activities throughout the year, the
next event being spaghetti din
ner in November.
Dancing begins at $50 at the
YMCA, 1881 Lee blvd. For fur
ther information, call the YWCA,
UL. 1920.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-10-18

Men and women of our modern
age need to be confronted with
Gods will for their lives, say the
lay leaders Of Lutheran Church of
fering a Lutheran Evangelism Mis-
sion nationwide, the week of Octo-
Der 21st to 26th.
AS part of this nationwide
movement, 27 Greater Cleveland
congregations are participating, in
cluding five churches in this area.
The services in each church be-
gin with the unual hour of worship
Sunday morning and continue at
800 p. m. Sunday through Thurs
day evenings. The observance will
close with a united rally at Luther
an High School auditorium, 2648
Prospect ave., Friday, October 26.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-10-18
First Talent
Tryouts Next
Tuesday Eve

The first tryouts for this years
East Cleveland Kiwanis talent
show at Kirk Junior High audi
torium, November 10th, are sched-
uled for next Tuesday evening,
October 23rd, according to Mr.. Ken
Vermillion, talent chairman.
Only those who have already
sent in their applications and have
been notified to appear that night
are to be in this first screening
by members of the talent COM
mittee, Mr.. Vermillion stated. 1t
will be held in Shaw High School
from Z to 9 o'clock.
Another coupon appears in this
issue of the East Cleveland
LEADER. Prospective acts should
fill out a coupon and get it to
the committee this week. There
will be just two more nights set
aside for additions besides next
Tuesday and it is important that
there be no delay in registering.
Several applications have been
received from students who live
in East Cleveland but who attend
schools outside of the district.
These entries have been found to
meet the qualifications salts
factorily.
The requirements for qualifica-
ton as talent for the 1856 XII
wants Talent Show are simple:
(D Either live in or attend
school in the East Cleveland school
district; (2) be 10 years of age
or younger.
This means that all public and
parochial school students attend
ing any of the primary grades,
junior high or any of the high
schools in this northeast area
who comply with the requirements
are eligible to compete. Chairman
Lou Edwards has expressed the
desire that every one possessing
any amount of talent has an equal
chance of being placed in a spot
on the program.
Clarence Rauch, chairman of
judges committee, has been busy
lining up his crew for the final
decisioning of the top winners on
the night of the big show and he
expects to be able to announce
the complete list of judges next
week.
The judges will have total of
six coveted Kiwanis trophy cups
to awarde this year, three to each
of the two age groups.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-10-18

the prayers and praises Of God at
the time Of the fall harvest.
The sermon will be delivered by
the Very Reverend Percy F. Rex,
Dean of Trinity Cathedral, Cleve-
land. The music played and di-
rected by Edwin Anderson, will be
sung by the ST. Paul's Adult Choir.
The service will be choral Even
song, with the Curate. the Rev.
Robert Z. Schrack, as the percen-
tor. The service will be in charge
of the Rev. Canon Laurence H.
Hall, rector.
For the occasion the church will
be decorated throughout with the
fruits of the field. Around the
altars and windows of the church
there will be decorations of corn
shocks, pumpkins, leaves, and
other vegetables to enhance the
beauty of the occasion.
Preceding the service, at 7:45
p. m., Mr.. Anderson will play
organ music. The choir will sing
two anthems: Harvest Blessings,
Richly Showered" by Benjamin j..
Maslen, after the third Collect,
and Praise" by Alec Rowley, as
the Offertory.
Following the service in the
Parish Hall light refreshments
will be served by the Daughters
Of the King.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-10-18
Former Resident Dies

Friends here have received word
of the death in Erie, Pa, of Miss
Harriet B. Robinson who died
Wednesday, October 3rd in the
home of her brother, Emmet
Robinson. Services were held Octo-
Der 9Th with burial in Ashtabula,
Ohio.
For many years Miss Robinson
and her sister, the late Emma
Robinson, retired Prospect School
teacher, made their home at 1845
Roxford rd. Since her sisters death
two years ago, she had made her
home with her brother.
Miss Robinson, nurse by pro-
fession had cared for the children
in the Herrick, Hanna and other
prominent families. She attended
East Cleveland Baptist Church and
was a member of Trevor Chapter,
Order of Eastern Star.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-10-18
New Principal
478 Freshmen At
St. Joseph High

Father Aloysius Bedel, princi-
pal, and 478 freshmen have COM
menced their first year at st. Jo-
seph High School, East 185th st.
and Lake Shore blvd.
st. Joseph's will benefit from
the new principals past expert
ence as an educator and admins
traitor which includes studies in
Europe and several years assign
ment in Honolulu.
Immediately preceding his ap-
pointment to the local high school,
he was principal of Holy Trinity
High in Brooklyn for six years.
His principals tenure at Cathe-
dral Latin was from 1941 to 1947,
after which he was assigned to
Pittsburgh North Catholic High
as chaplain for two years.
Born in Hamburg, Indiana, JAN
uary 6, 1900, FIR. Bedel's early
education includes University of
Dayton Prep School. In 1917 he
took the first vows of postulant
in the Marianist Society, and
taught from 1919 to 1921 at Holy
Redeemer in Detroit. Continuing
his teaching career, he taught at
Hamilton Catholic High from 1921
to 1925.
Furthering his studies, Father
Bedel entered the University of
Dayton for one year. An excellent
student, he was accepted at the
Marianist Seminary in Fribourg,
Switzerland. Upon completion of
his studies, he was ordained
April 5, 1880, and proceeded to
Mt. st. John where he was sta
toned from 1880 to 1881.
Honolulu was the next stop for
Rev. Bedel, as he was sent there
for eight years. Increasing his
knowledge as an educator, he was
awarded his Masters degree in
education from Western Reserve
in 1910.
The high standards established
by the first principal of st. Jo-
seph's, FIR. Louis ]. Wiesner, will
be maintained by his successor,
Father Bedels responsibilities in
clude directing the education of a
total enrolment of 1851 students.
He will be assisted by a faculty
Of S6 religious and 23 lay teachers.