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recruited in two ways:
1. Recruiting agents toured vii
lagos in the French colonies organ
izing "pilgrimages to Mecca" The
pilgrims" then were struggled
across to Saudi Arabia.
2. A slave dealer hired a few
servants to take with him on a pill
grimage to Mecca. Once there, he
sold them.
M. la Graviere cited the case of
Sudanese, Awad el-Joud, who ac-
cused his former employer of hav-
ing sold him to an Arab prince af-
ter making the pilgrimage to
Mecca.
Ell Awad managed to escape, and
his former employer took refuge
in Egypt. The former slave said
men and women servants with him
also were sold into slavery. A
man and his wife were sold to
different masters.
Selling Described
He said there were slave mar
kets in most Sauda Arabian towns.
According to other reports, deals
first began at an assembly point"
north Of Tibesti near the Libyan
frontier. These were deals sin
kind: three women were worth a
new rifle and two men worth two
boxes of ammunition; a child was
exchanged for an old-fashioned
bayonet.
These reports said transport
from Tibesti to Saudi Arabia was
organized by veterans of the Ger
man Afrika Korps now living in
Egypt. They had feet of 10
heavy cross-country trucks left
over from World War ii campaigns,
to transport the slaves to the Red
Sea shore.
These reports said the slaves
were taken to a training school,
in Jidda for a 30-day course in
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ligious leader. DR.. Burbridge, who
was 83 at the time Of his death in
1853, was born in 1870.
Receiving the plaque on behalf
of the board of management of
Flint Goodridge hospital and trus-
tees of billiard university, was c.
c. We'll, hospital administrator.
DR.. Burbridge was a member Of
the Medical Advisory board of the
new Flint Goodridge hospital from
1882 to 1947. He served as pres
ident of the Louisiana Life Insur-
ance Company, one of the largest
Negro owned firms in Louisiana, 4
the Security Life Insurance Com
pany, largest company in Missis-
sippi. DR.. Burbridge was former
president of the National Negro
Insurance Association.
Brief remarks were made by
DR.. J. E.. Simms and Bishop r. Z.
Jones, retired, of the Methodist
church, both life friends and as
sociates of DR.. Burbridge. The in
vocation and benediction were Civ
en- by Rev. Nicholas Hood, pastor,
Central Congregational church, Il
Rev. Robert d. Hill, pastor, Mount
Zion Methodist church, Rev. N. A.
Holmes, billiard university, was
master of ceremonies.
Mrs. Marie Burbridge, widow of
the deceased, was present at the
ceremonies, but unable to attend
were: Mrs. Nellie Williams, daugh-
ter, of Jackson, Miss, Mrs. Ruth
White, daughter, of Chicago; Cha:-
les E. Burbridge, son, of Washing
n q. Dr Nathaniel RurhridUe
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-03-10

You'll never know until you
try - how easy il is to outfit
you and your entire family in
q complete Foster and spring
wardrobe. Stop in today ard
find out for yourself how R.
c. Browns PAY A. You Earn"
plan fits the requirements It
the weekly selaried man. who
is faced with the problem OF
keeping his family we'll
dressed while operating on
limited budget.
Many Of your neighbors buy
clothes the R. c. Brown way
- Why don't you ask them?
There's no red tsps Of R. c.
Browns. You open an sccounf
and then take your clothes
home with you. Enjoy wear
ing your clothes while paying
weekly = every other week
= or monthly. u snyfhing
easier than thst7 All right. 50
come In today end let Us fix
you up with The clothing you
and your family will need for
Essfer. Rome m bsL Do il
Nowl
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I tennessee Suit
Hits lntegration
In State College

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Mar. s.
Lawyers have begun arguing on
whether Tennessee legally can OPP
crate integrated schools with
money appropriated by the Legis-
lature under specific segregation
provisions.
The hearing before Chancellor
William j. Wade is the first in
suit filed last month contesting
Tennessee's state college integra-
ton plan which was approved in
federal court last fall.
The chancery court suit was
filed by 16 members of the Ten
nessee Federation for Constitu-
ticnal Government. Specifically,
it concerns Austin Peay State Col
lege which admitted two Negroes
to its graduate school this year
under the plan.
The federation contends the 1855
Legislature provided the funds
only for segregated schools at a
time when it was aware that seq
regated schools had been ruled un-
constitutional by the United States
Supreme Court.
The federation contends no law
full appropriation exists for oper-
alton of desegregated state col
lege, and that expenditure of state
funds except under lawful appro-
priation of the Legislature is un-
constitutional.
Gov. Frank Clement and other
states officers named defendants
in the suit, have asked that the
suit be dismissed.
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erroneous wire services have just
admitted to me that they coined the
phrase and sent it out without our
knowledge. l wish to repeat on
behalf of my committee.
/. This committe is interested in
prayer only
2. We do not in any way wish
to give the slightest impression
that we are iterested in any other
activity or program which in the
slightest measure can create any
i'll will tension or confusion.
3. We want all men and women
of good will of all creeds, faiths
and races to pray together on We'd
nesday, March % in the nearest
house of God and to assemble that
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land, 4; twins Joseph and jose
phine, 2, and one-year-old Jerome.
The mother, Mrs. Viola Edwards,
33, is expecting another child. The
father, Lonnie, 33, and two other
children escaped uninjured.
Authorities said they believe an
overheated stove caused the trag-
edy.
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PAsCAG0ULA
NEWS
Bereavement

The friends of the Davis family
express sympathy in the passing
of Mr.. James Davis Tuesday morn
ing, February 81, in his home on
Skip Ave. His body was taken
home in Jackson, Ala, Sunday
March 4, for burial.
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Out OF Town

Out OF Town
Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling Flowers
and family went to Jacksonville,
Fla, to visit Mrs. Flowers sister,
who is ill.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-03-10

NEW YORK The 1856 Beaux Arts Ball. held Savoy Ballroom
here recently benefit of National Urban League Guild largest
date annual social from every field
of endeavor several thousand present
Black eft Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs, congratulate
Tlford Dsters Corp after
contest Award to
Ludwig Basch beautiful attire He dressed like
Golden Rooster" Of Dsneyland
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-03-10

Mr.. Montague Farmer was home
on the weekend. Mr.. Montague
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Willis. He is the grandson of Mrs
P. B. Young. He is senior at the
Vocational College in Itta Bena
Miss.
Miss Lottie Herger was home fOI
the weekend enjoying her college
spring holidays with her mother
father and grandparents. She is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Herger of Convent Ave.
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March of Dimes Ball

March OF D1meS Dali
The annual Marin of Dimes Ball
given by the Longfellow employees
of Pascagoula. Miss, was given
Tuesday night, Feb. q, in the
Veterans Post Arnett Garland Jen-
nings No. 10024 on Convent Ave.
The program consisted of a grand
march with contributions and
greetings from Mr.. Vincent Rose,
chairman of March of Dimes; adj
dress by Mrs. E. E. Fountain. Mr..
Fountain presented the boy of the
evening, Donald Clark, who has
had polio since he was a child.
Donald is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Clark of Moss Point, Miss.
Mrs. Ann Barnett presided over
the entire affair. Everyone en-
joyed the music by Mr.. Dees and
his band
The girls and boys Of Carver
high school will always remember
their first glance at a real Miss
America" for they enjoyed the
Mobile Azalea Trail at Laid Me-
mortal Stadium, Mobile, Ala, Sun
day, March 4, 1856. 1t was grand
presentation of Miss America of
1851, 1866, and 1856.
The Carver High School students
that attended were: Bobbie Pierce,
Jacqueline Patton, Eli Nelson, j. B.
Carter, Jr.. jeanette Williams,
William Ward, Jr., Willie Mae
Ducksworth, Johnny Williams, En-
lie Cook, Carrie Epps, Jerry JEFF
.ferson, Bruce Williams, Don E.
Jennings, Donald Moore, Robert
Norvell, Robert Taylor, Eddie
Seals, Bobbie Mack, Robert w. Jen-
nings, Pernell Campbell and Mrs.
III. w. Jennings.
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which they were laugh obedience.
They then were put up for sale
in three markets, Jidda for women
and Mecca and Medina for men.
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son, of San Francisco, and Edward
d. Burbridge, son, of Los Angeles.
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be done to improve conditions in
the South as far as Negroes are
concerned"
Desegregation is not concern
of the committee, he added.
The committee has helped bring
better medical facilities, housing
and recreation for Birmingham
Negroes, he added.
Arkansas State press., 1956-10-19

drew some six thousand people
In the Barton coliseum. The show
has played the Robinson audi
torium. and on each occasion has
found II difficult to accommo-
date the crowd Of Rabbit Foot
admirers.
Living up to a tradition of long
standing. even now under new
management. the show Is clean,
fast. high class, and furnishes
entertainment for the entire fam
lily. whether it's Jokes, comedy.
dancing. singing or drama. all
are entertained
The show this year is under
Arkansas State press., 1956-10-19

be remembered by many, for he
brought the honor Of producing
the first bale Of cotton last year.
Mr.. clary is set up for a feeog-
strels. Testimony 10 his opera
ton Of the show can be given
by the thousands of people who
have witnessed the performance
Of the all-stm cast that keeps
the show, the show Of shows.
Monday mite. Rabbit Foot broke
the records for attendance at
minstrel shows in this section.
Arkansas State press., 1956-10-19

milton drive sponsored by neigh
bors Of his in the New Edinburgh
community where he is regarded
as one Of the most successful
farmers in that area. and 10
show appreciation for Mr. Clary.
He was born and reared In
Cleveland county. He is AZ years
Arkansas State press., 1956-10-19
Rabbit Foot Show
Draws Over Six
thousand Here

n the idea has ever been en-
tertained that the old time min
spel show was losing its APP
ual. 1t was dispelled Monday
rdte when the original +. S.
wolcott's Rabbit Foot Minstrel
Arkansas State press., 1956-10-19

the management Of Eddie Moran.
well known show operator. MIR Mo
ran realized in accepting the re-
Sponsibiliiy Of the show that he
had a reputation TO live up 20 in
keeping the show up 10 the
standard that Rabbit Foot had
earned. as the best of road min
Arkansas State press., 1956-10-19

FOOTBALL souAD-Philander. 1856. Coach
NJ L. Summerville, Co-captans Manuel Twill
The Mardi Gras season is on full steam
ahead" al Philander Smith college. The four
classes are working day and mite TO win the
honor of naming the Homecoming Queen. The
contest closed at noon Thursday, October ls
Neither class divulged its plans or progress
in support of its favorite candidate.
Horace Mann hi school band officials are
arranging the details of Homecoming parade
The parade route, as announced by a. H.
WhaIey, the Homecoming committee chair
Arkansas State press., 1956-10-19
Master Farmer
Draws Recognition

Samson Clary. who sits atop Of
the first bale Of cotton glnned
from this years cotton crop, will
Arkansas State press., 1956-10-19

livestock. turkeys. chickens. geese
and hogs
In addition to being a substan-
Arkansas State press., 1956-10-19

Of age and has a wife and six
children. with three of them liy-
ing al home. He specializes IN
Arkansas State press., 1956-10-19

ia. .i farmer, he bear, 3.
'lon of being an :. = /
citizen. sl-zI
Arkansas State press., 1956-10-19

lie Eugene Rowland and Worthie Springer.
man, after approval by Horace Mann hi band
officials IS as follows:
l. The parade will form at 18th and
State streets
, II Will proceed 10 10Th street, then 10
10th and Gaines, then To 10Th and Arch, then
10 9th and Arch, then west on 9th TO High,
then south ON High To Wright avenue, then
east on Wright avenue 10 lard, then north
on lizard 10 18th. There II will dsband.
Arkansas State press., 1956-10-19

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17

Ball. was heralded in the press
as making her the symbol Of
unity" between the Districts
warning Taft and Eisenhower
factions.
Mrs. Coffin married her Sec
ond husband. Howard Coffin,
a wealthy Socony Vacuum Of
fetal and one-term Congress-
man (80th Congress) from De-
troit in 1949. He died early
this year.
Mrs. Coffin divides her time
between an apartment at $500
@ street and a beautiful house
and manicured lawn sur
rounded by IS acres of farm
land in the Potomac Hunt
Country.
Numerous MementOes
The walls of both residences
are heavily adorned with
framed mementoes of Mrs.
Collins many years of toiling
in the political vineyard. There
are autographed photographs
of Presidents Coolidge, Hoover
and Eisenhower. There is of
course a picture of Mamie
Eisenhower, and one of "Prin-
cess Alice" Roosevelt Long,
worth whom Mrs. Coffin per-
suaded to make her first and
only political speech. urging
election of Herbert Hoover in
1929. There is a telegram
from Vice President Nixon and
the original of the $4,000
check Mrs. Coffin wrote to the
Republican National Commit
tee, turning over receipts from
last years big Salute to
Eisenhower" dinner of which
she was chairman.
Also framed under glass is
a paper napkin on which Mrs.
Coffin and former President
Herbert Hoover exchanged
notes during a dinner; and the
original of a penciled poem
written by Edwin Markham
when he was guest at her
home.
And there are stacks of adj
ditlonal memorabilia which
Mrs Coffin says she has never
had time to reduce to scrap
books or have framed.
If she ever finds the time,
she would like to write her
memoirs, with heavy emphasis
on women's political develop
ment over the years.
Il think they are beginning
to feel their power" she says.
When l started out we ex-
pected to labor for years be-
fore We got any political recog-
milton. Now they come around
and volunteer for a few
months and wonder why they
don't get a handsome reward.
guess they've told us so often
how important the women are
in politics that a lot of them
are beginning to believe it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
BY ISABELLE SHELTON

When the gavel falls in San
Francisco August 20 calling
to order the Republican Ma
tional Convention, the Dis
trict's leading Republican
woman, Mrs. Howard Coffin,
will be right there on the plat
form taking in every word.
That's where I like to be
best of any place in the world
right in the middle of all
the political intrigue of a ma
tional convention" says Marie
Coffin, the Districts Repub-
lican National Committee
woman. She has managed to
be right in the center of things
political. during and between
conventions, for a good many
years.
A suffragette leader during
her college days at western
College for Women in oxford.
Ohio. she has tried ever since
women got the vote to chan
mel those votes to Republican
candidates.
Il don't have any use for
this nonpartlsan stuff that
so many women fool around
with" she says sternly. II am
frankly a partisan-but not so
partisan that 1 don't feel
strongly that there should be
an opposition, made up of
people who feel Just as strong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
AT CONVENTION
Mrs. Coffin Will
Be in the Center

ly on the other side. l think
everybody should get in and
fight on one side or the other"
Began Fighting in 1922
Mrs. Coffin began fighting
for the COP in 1922, when her
first husband. Thad Brown, a
young lawyer whom she had
married in 1915. ran as Sec
rotary of State of Ohio.
He was a political genius"
she recalls with admiration.
Il learned a great deal of
politics from him. He was
running against Clarence
Brown-now a Congressman,
and a good friend of mine.
Clarence was much better
known than Thad.
II remember asking Thad
how in the world he expected
to win. He said, I just have
to get the name Thad Brown
known from one end of the
State to the other. He did,
too. And he won. Ever since
I've had a tremendous respect
for publicity"
The young Mrs. Brown had
a hand. somewhat inadvert-
emily. in spreading her hus-
bands name.
"Thad had to cancel a
speech in Dayton one day."
she recalls. They called me
up in Columbus and asked me
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17

trying her best to stay in the
thick of things.
She worked hard with
the Ohio G. o. p, helping to
form several women's groups,
until she and her husband
came to Washington in 1929.
Mr.. Brown served in the
Federal Communications Com
mission (as vice chairman,
then was general counsel of
the Federal Power Commits
sion until his death in 1941.
Severed Ties
After is years in Washing
ton the then Mrs. Brown de-
cided the time had come to
sever her ties with Ohio and
pitch in to work with District
Republicans.
She formed the women's
finance committee of the Dis
trict, which has since done
rather spectacular job in rails
ing funds for the G. o. P. 1t
has collected about $250,000.
Mrs. Coffin had her finger
in just about every other Dis
trict G. o. P. activity anyone
could mention. too, but it be-
came apparent that fund rails
ing was her special forte. This
was noteworthy because it is
the field in which women gen.
orally are considered to be the
least effective politically,
The men of the District
G. o. P. give Mrs. Coffin and
her women's committee con-
siderable credit for the fact
that the District has consist
emily exceeded its money quota
in G.. o. P. drives. In 1858 it
turned in a greater sum than
all except the Is largest States.
Most women don't like to
raise money. l know" Mrs.
Coffin says. II find it challeng-
ing and exciting.
Il remember calling one
woman down in the Virginia
hunt country one year, asking
her to raise funds. / knew
there was a lot of New York
money down there. She said
she couldn't possibly ask
people for money.
u said when you're sitting
there some evening at a party
and they start pounding the
table and saying, We've got to
get rid of those So-and-sos in
Washington just lean across
the table and say, Would you
be willing to back that UP with
$100?' She raised $4,000"
Another Project
The marshaling of District
Republicans to the polls in
their own States. via absentee
ballots, is another pet project
of Mrs. Collins.
I'VE figure we turned out
about 10000 Republican votes
from here in 1882" says
George Hart, chairman of the
District G. o. p. Central Com
mittee. That's more Re-
publican votes than are cast
in many Southern States"
A staunch Taft supporter
before the 1852 convention.
Mrs. Coffin turned to with a
will for Eisenhower that fall.
Her appointment to a variety
of posts, including co-chair-
manship of the Inaugural
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUERIES?

Does anyone know the
name of the official District
of Columbia song-with doc
umentation as to its anthem
ITCHY? Mrs. Coffin, who is
a member of the arrange
ments committee of the Re-
publican National Commit
tee, has been asked to turn
up the song, for playing at
the convention (along with
other State songs. So far
she hasn't been able to find
one. While she's at it, she
would like to know if the
District has an official flower
too.
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to come in his place. I said
it was the silliest thing l had
ever heard, that I'd never
made a speech in my life. But
they insisted, SO I went.
People weren't used to wives
campaigning for their hus-
bands in those days and it
made quite a splash in the
newspapers" she said.
Delighted at Publicity
Her husbands campaign
managers were delighted at
the publicity she had garnered
and urged her to do it again.
Soon she and a woman COM
panion were driving up and
down the State of Ohio,
knocking on hundreds of doors.
I'm each town I asked for
the name of some woman who
was active in civic affairs
not politically active, because
no women were. Then ! would
telephone the woman and ask
if l could come and talk
politics with her. Most of
them hooted. 1t was the most
ridiculous thing they had ever
heard. Politics was something
dirty to them. that no lady
like woman would have any
thing to do with.
But most of them told me
to come on over anyhow. And
a great many got interested
in our campaign"
Mr.. Brown was Herbert
Hoover's Ohio manager in
1923, which projected his wife
right into the convention in
trigue which she so much
loves. She has gone to all
the conventions since then.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-17

Enhance "2 COOL sheer handful Of that takes inches off
hips Oft figure without single bone bulky y one OF
wostne
each SO light it's perfect for summertime
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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-10-18

Making up the Kirk squad, left
to right, are:
First TOWN. Braun, r. Dreher,
D. O'Neil, R. Salavon, R. Weise,
T. DiBartolomeo, E. Cipriani, K.
Mitchell.
Second row. Blanchard, +.
Gibson, C. Alexander, D. Rhode
hamel, J. Gunsch, T. Hendricks,
c. Christopher, D. Moore, G.
Griffiths, H. Albrecht, R. Schuster.
Third row-Coach Lillick, B.
Fielity, D. Collins, J. Morrison, J.
Newton, W. Morris, c. Strack, H.
Forkapa, H. Daniels, D. Schuller,
]. Kisroczy, Coach Coso.
Fourth row-A. Fratiani, K.
Eastburn, T. O'Brien, r. Rogish,
T. LaGotta, J. Farrell, B. Keister,
A. Valaitis, R. Brewton, J. Bill
ington, Coach Chulick.
Fifth row-T. Blair, manager,
R.Vago, S. Palmer, E. Turnbull,
M. McCamey, J. Webster, w.
Olson, J. Reschke, G. Elberson, B.
Jeffery, manager.
Sixth row-B. Rick, manager,
J. Edwards, NJ. Scully, ". Mess,
W. Knopf, R. Dolinsky, L. Davis,
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-10-18

strong tangle in an intrasquad
game. Coach Lou Chulick handles
the reins of these future Kirk
Demons.
On hand will be the energetic
Kirk cheerleaders. The Kirk
marching band under the direc-
tion Of Ken Williams will lend
musical note throughout the game
and put on a sparkling halftime
show.
"If you are approached by a
Kirk student and are asked to buy
a ticket to the game, do so, even
if you cannot attend. Your dona-
tion will help the athletic injury
fund and also will help the stu
dent in the ticket selling contest.
Prizes are being awarded to stu
dents who sell the most adult
tickets, the most student tickets,
and the most total sales. Price for
tickets is Soc for adults, and 25c
for students at the gate," says
Coach Lillick.