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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-16

Jefferson telling about the contest.
In addition to the other advertis-
ing a large sign will be placed in
the front of the church, encourag-
ing parents to Bring their child
rem to Sunday School.
AS an incentive to the Sunday
School Drive the Sunday Schools
that do the best jobs will receive
free prizes. The following are some
of the prizes: SO day all expense
tour to the Holy Land, a 4S pass
enger bus worth $1,000, % full
color filmstrips, the sound film
strip of Martin Luther, folding kim
dcrgarten tables, 20 sets of flan-
nelgraph material for the Sunday
Schools, a Necchi Sewing Mach
inc, 300 watt slide protector and
screen; all of these plus hundreds
of other prizes will go to the win
ming Sunday School. The Sunday
Schools will all be graded on, az
tendance increase over last years
average attendance, its promoting
campaign and its calling and vls4-
tation program.
Anyone who does not have
church home and has not been at
tending Sunday School is encour-
aged to visit First Baptist Church.
Sunday School begins at 1000
with classes for all ages, including
well supervised Nursery. Re-
member the slogan SUNDAY
SCHOOL MAKES A DIFFER
FNCE
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-16

I would no more quarrel with a
man because of his religion than l
would because of his art.
Mary Baker Eddy
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-16
Buttons To Beaux
Gel Meet Here In
Legion Hall Oct. 9

The Buttons to Beaux c c L met
Tuesday evening, October 9, at the
American Legion Home. After
short business meeting, the pro-
gram was opened by a trumpet
trio, Ronald Snyder, Richard FL
lott and Dean Gibboney playing,
1.-The Three Chums"; they were
accompanied by Miss Mershimer,
the elementary music teacher of
West Jefferson school.
Mrs. Ralph Cramer introduced
DR.. Norman Gutry to the memb-
ers and their husbands. DR.. Gutry
spoke on, Fathers Part in Home
Discipline and Family Living :,
Some of the highlights of his talk
were that parents should let their
children know of their love and
express that love in happy way;
also to try to understand the feel
ing Of the child. DR.. Gutry said
that discipline is definitely neces-
Sary bit remember always to dis
cipline according to ages and
stages of children; also that in or
der to get this discipline, parents
can best get control of the child
by controlling themselves first, and
let love shine through the disci
rline, so that a child can always
feel that he can come to the par
ent for security and respect.
A buffet luncheon of ham and
cheese sandwiches was served by
the hostesses, Mrs. Richard Ewing
and Mrs. Edwin KolodZik.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-16
Mrs. Richards At
Diocesan Confab

Mrs. Robert Richards, Darby
Crest, attended the eleventh an
nual convention of the Diocesan
Council of Catholic Women held in
Columbus, October 10.
At the banquet held at the Neil
House, Wednesday evening, Mrs.
Richards represented the SITS. Si-
mon and Jude Church of West JEFF
ferson.
The banquet was attended by
over 1900 council members. The
speaker was Miss Alba Zissamia
the United Nations correspondent
for the National Catholic Welfare
Conference.
Mrs. Richards is a board MEM
Der of the Council, also chairman
of the DIOCESAN International Re-
lations and head of the Workshop.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-16
Harmony Club Has
First Fall Meeting
AT Sidner Home

The Harmony Club held the first
meeting of the season at the home
of Mrs. Bessie Sidner, Thursday
afternoon. There were twenty four
members and one guest present.
The meeting opened by memb-
erS giving the salute to the United
States Flag.
The roll call was answered by
naming "A famous hand that rock
a cradle.
The secretary and treasurer gave
reports for the year. The auditing
committee, Mrs. Cora Thomas and
Mrs. Bessie Parsons gave favor
able report.
Mrs. Mabel Elliott and Mrs. ES-
ther Pearce were appointed as a
committee to decide on the best
use of spending the money from
two government Bonds which had
come due.
The retiring president, Mrs. Mel
lie Arganbright then presented
the gavel to Mrs. Emma Bradley,
the new president. Mrs. Argan-
bright repeated the motto of the
Club, Harmony is the stepping
stone by which we rise to nobler
life. Mrs. Bradley thanked the
Club for the honor of the office
bestowed upon her, and read
lovely poem entitled, Friend
Ship.
She then introduced the other
new officers who are: first vice
president, Mrs. Herbert Kell; Sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Startling
Hamilton; recording secretary,
Mrs. Leslie Buchanan; correspon-
ding secretary, Mrs. Edward
Leach; treasurer, Mrs. Donald Ell
lott; librarian, Mrs. James Ar
ganbright.
The directors are Mrs. Harold
RAIDER, Mrs. A. J. Schneider and
Mrs. John Pasicka Mrs. Albert
Engle is parliamentarian.
IS SOuI lCSy IOllllllllICS ID hl D.
Audley Lavely, Mrs. Ernest Tho
mas and Mrs. Helen Horn.
Mrs. Harold RAIDER presented
the new calendars for the year
and gave an outline of the pro-
grams which promises to be very
interesting.
For the afternoons program,
Mrs. Audley LaVely gave an in
formative and interesting paper on
the History of Political Parties"
The meeting closed with repeat
ing the Clubs creed in unison.
Delicious refreshments were
served. Mrs. Sidner was assisted
in the serving by her daughter-in-
law Mrs. Jane Sidner. also Mrs.
Helen Horn and Mrs. Mabel FL
liott.
I would no more quarrel with a
man because of his religion than l
would because of his art.
Mary Baker Eddy
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-16
Mrs. Areanbrieht
Is Party Honoree

Mrs. Lucille Arganbright of Co.
lumbus was honored with birth
day party Tuesday evening, Octo-
Der 9, at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Miller Clark, Chest
er Street.
Others present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Arganbright and daugh-
ter, Miss Martha Sue, of Column
bus; Mr.. and Mrs. James O'Harra
and daughter, Sandra; Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Woodward; Mrs. Bes-
sic Speasmaker and daughter,
Miss Anna; DR.. and Mrs. Terrill
Hay and Albert Clark.
Mrs. Arganbright received love-
ly gifts.
Refreshments of ice cream and
birthday cake were served.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-16
Three M Club For
Children In Meet

The October meeting of the
Three M Mothers Club was held
at the Fire House Hall, Tuesday
evening, with Mrs. Ginny Maurer
as hostess and Mrs. Barbara Har-
ley as co-hostess.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. Helen Plum
kett. It was decided to donate
money to build bicycle rack at
the school building.
The president initiated two
new members into the club. Mrs.
Verna Berry and Mrs. Betty
Squires. There was also a guest,
Mrs. Rowena Simpkins.
Games were played during the
social hour and refreshments were
served.
The next meeting will be held
November 13, at the home of Mrs.
Barbara Harley, 349 Middle Drive.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-16
WSCS Circles In
Meeting At Home
OF Mrs. Thomas

The monthly group meeting OF
the Circles of the Woman's Soci-
ETY. of Christian Service was held
Wednesday P. NJ. October 10, at
the home of Mrs. Ernest Thomas.
The president, Mrs. Mabel O'Har-
ra, presided at the business meet
ing, which opened with prayer by
Rev. Robert Meredith.
The supply secretary Mrs. Co
ra Thomas, read a letter from the
District Supply Secretary, request
ing help in supplying needs for
different schools and community
centels, one of the latter being at
Meme, Alaska. 1t was voted by
the group for Mrs. Thomas to pur-
chase and send the articles.
Mrs. Sally O'Harra, chairman of
Circle One gave report of her
Circle and stated there are II paid
up members.
The treasurer, Mrs. Cleta En-
gle, gave a detailed account of the
expenditures for the last year, al
SO the amount of money received.
1t was decided to set a goal of
$1,000 for the Circles, with each
having the privilege to accept or
reject this amount.
The business meeting was foil
owed by devotions led by Mrs. Ma
bel Elliott.
For the program, Mrs. Russell
Stratton gave an interesting ac-
count of Camp Life at st. Mary's"
where she was a counselor this
summer for high school youth
There were six who attended from
the West Jefferson Methodist
Church at that time.
Mrs. Stratton spoke of how well
all of the young people cooperated
in keeping the strict camp polici-
eS; also of the impressive spiritual
worship services which endued the
young people with inspiration to
lead better Christian lives; and of
the interesting daily programs, all
of which gave to all who attend
ed, the desire to return to camp
another year.
Mrs. Stratton told that Spring
field District will use the new
Methodist Church Camp next sum-
mer, which is at Bellefontaine. A
large lodge and 18 cabins have re-
Gently been finished and more cab
ins are to be built.
The assisting hostesses were
Mrs. Helen Phillips, Mrs. Cleta
Engle and Mrs. Edith Bradfield.
Refreshments were served.
Miss Nancy Hanscel of Colum-
bus spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Han
scel, Lucas Pike.
Nancy is a student at Ohio State
University.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-16

Mrs. Charles Truitt, Mrs. Asa
Bradley and Mrs. Startling Ham,
ilton went to Springfield Thursday
evening, to the Masonic Home, to
see initiation work put on by the
Neal Chapter Order of Eastern
Star of Springfield.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-16

History proves that decisions are
frequently nothing more than a
jump at a conclusion.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
Typical u. S. Negro Part White Life
Saws In Series On Segregation

New York, Sept. 5-Who, or
what, is a U. S. Negro? The
answer depends on who is talking
and where and for what purpose
he is answering. According to the
current (September 10) issue of
Life Magazine, in it's series on
the Background on Segregation
no reputable anthropologist will
make hard and fast answer, other
than to say that there is no such
thing as an exclusively Negro race
in the U. S. and that the typical U.
S. Negro is a mixture of various
stocks. Only about 15H of U. S.
Negroes are of unmixed African
descent, all others having White,
American Indian or both in their
ancestry.
Attempts at definition have been
made in states where segregation
or miscegrenation laws exist but,
LIFE says, "the attempt leads to
great complications and little
agreement"
Legal Definitions Vary
An Oregon miscegenation law
for instance, once defined Negro
as anyone having a one-fourth frac-
tion of NEGRO blood" In Missouri
Florida and South Carolina and
other southern border states, vari-
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
MIAMI CONVENTION OF C0L0RED
WOMEN RECORDS PROGRESS

Chicago, Ill.,, Sept. 10. - The
week long convention in Miami
which marked the Goth anniversary
of the founding Of the Federation
of Colored Womens Clubs, devel-
oped and set in motion strategy
geared through the State Fedora
tons for the contracting Of elected
officials and state legislatures to
bring the issues Of Indignation to
amicable settlements.
The courageous civil rights stand
of Florida State Representative
John Orr speaking to the Florida
Legislature was endorsed. The Ma
tional Association for the Study
of Negro Life and History was as
sisted financially in its work OF
refuting the slanderous and untrue
propaganda now being sent
through the mails by White Citi-
xens' Councils regarding the status
Of the Negro race.
For the first time in its Cougar
history, the Association elected its
highest officer for the third time.
Mrs. Irene Mccoy Gaines OF Chi
caco. the 10Th President OF the
Federation, was reelected to serve
Continued on Page SKI
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
! DEMOCRATIC NATL committee
Chairman INVITES CITIZENS TO
COMPARE DEMOCRATIC AND
REPUBLICAN PLATFORMS ON
eWlI RIcHTe
Says The Truth Is That The Republicans Have
Not Pioneered A Single Major Break
Through" In The Civil Rights Field

Washington, D. c. Sept. 10 -
Paul M. Butler, Chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee,
last Wednesday invited all interest
ed citizens to compare the Demo-
cratic and Republican Platforms in
the field of civil rights, which are
contained in an analysis released
today by the Research Division of
the Democratic National Commit
tee.
1.-THE Democratic Party's plat
form calls for real progress in the
field of civil rights" Mr.. Butler
declared, land IS backed up by a
record of achievement in both Elk
ecutive and legislative actions un-
der Democratic leadership in the
White House.
"Under President Eisenhower"
Mr.. Butler asserted, "the Republi-
can Platform clearly shows ma
jor retreat from its 1852 position
in this area, with no mention made
of Fair Employment Practices leg
islation, anti-poll tax and anti
lynch legislation. All of these
measures" Mr.. Butler pointed out,
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
Kent Bullock
Denied Bond In
habeas Corpus
Plea Here

Kent Bullock, well known local
man, father of seven small chill
dren, and President of the Federal
Employees Organization at the To-
cal Veterans Hospital where he
has been employed for a number
OF years, who is being held in Jail
on a charge of shooting young
white sailor and attempt rape of
his teen-age companion in lovers
lane incident here recently was de-
nicd bond in a Habeas Corpus
hearing here last Thursday.
In the petition for the Writ Of
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
Report American
Legion Demands
Probe OF NAAcP

Los Angeles, Calf, Sept. 10 -
The Americanism committee OF the
American Legion has called for an
investigation Of the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Colored People, the NAACP re-
ported this week.
Local NAACP President Thomas
G. Neusom issued the following
statement:
1.-THE action taken by the Ameri-
canism committee is extremely un-
fortunate. The fact that few
southern segregationists could in
duce such request is regrettable.
"The NAACP has done more to
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
Says Housing
Is Number One
Problem For Negro

/. Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. II -
Restriction to segregated and sub
standard housing is the number
one problem" facing Negro fami-
lies today, Clark w. Blackburn,
general director Of the Family AS
ISOLATION of America, told the Ma
tional Urban League 1856 Annual
Conference last week.
He based this conclusion on q
recent sampling taken by him OF
family life in 10 northwestern
eastern, eastern-central and south
ern communities having Urban
Leagues and family service agen-
cies.
Blackburn was consultant-spec-
ialist to the 13-member commission
which reviewed the report on Tho
Urban Negro Family-A Commun-
ity Case Study"
Whites" he said, "are relin.
gushing in an accelerated fashion
CONTINUED on Page Six)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15

DR.. j. H. Jackson Elected Pres. Of
Natl Baptist Convention As Delegates
Reject Constitutional Change
Move To Change Constitution Starts
Fireworks Among $4,000 Delegates
At Denver Meeting

Denver, Colo, Sept. 11.-Dr. j.
H. Jackson of Chicago, was re-
elected president of the National
Baptist Convention here Thursday
afternoon following his annual ad-
dress in which he said the ballot
was the answer to many Negro
problems.
take away intimidations, yelled
threats and subterfuges," he said.
"Tie not our legal future to the
grim ghost of the dead past, and
bury not our most sacred rights
in somber shadows of our grand
fathers tombs. Give US our ballot
now"
"If you give US our ballot, we
will not worry the Federal Gov
eminent in the near future about
our rights as citizens"
Fireworks
Fireworks flared up in big
way on Thursday night during the
fight over tenure. The fight got
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
TogoIand Sees
Far-0H Clean OF
independence

Paris, France, Sept. 10.-A thin
silver of West Africa has caught
a CLEAN of far-off independence
On Aug. IA the Territorial AS
sembly in French Togoland adopt
ed, subject to amendment, the
French Governments draft for the
country's constitution. Later, prob
ably in October, a plebiscite on
Continued OH Page five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
Whites Protest,
busco. Dismisses
Negro Drivers

Nicholaville, KY, Sept. II =
Three Negro bus drivers lost their
Jobs here last week after about
100 white segregationists protest
ed their driving buses that carried
white students to and from school
The Jessamine school board de.
cided to take the action and hire
white drivers last Monday after
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
Paper Company
Names First Negro
Salesman ToForce

Chester, Pa, Sept. II - The
Scott Paper Company, with gen.
eral offices located here, has an
nounced the assignment of its Me-
gro salesman, William D Waynes,
of nearby Media. The new sales
man who will work with wholesale
and retail outlets, including depart
ment stores, Joined the Scott sales
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
Integration Works In hotSprings, Ark.

Hot Springs, Ark, Sept. IL
Racial Indignation on a small scale
became a reality Tuesday for the
first time in the history Of the Hot
Springs public schools.
DR.. Simon Bruce, superintendent
of schools, reported that six Ne
proes and four white pupils enrolled
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
EDITOR GREENE PARTICIPATES
IN MEMPHIS RADIO FORUM

are starting new migration away
from the South, an increasing num-
Der of northern industries are NOV
ing to the South, the participants
agreed that viewing the future of
the South the Southern Negro is
not helping himself by leaving, and
that they should remain in the
South to share in it's future de-
velopment, the South being the only
remaining undeveloped section of
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
Tweed Iedum and
Tweed Iedee' ace
Negro Voters
In November

New York, Sept. 1.-THE Negro
voter must choose between "Twee-
dledum and Tweedledee' at the
polls this November, editorializes
the current issue Of 1.-THE Crisis"
journal Of the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored
People. Commenting on the civil
rights planks Of the two major
parties, the editorial says:
Both parties ignored the tact
that 1866 is not 1862. We now live
in perilous times in race relations,
especially in the Deep South. We
have the U. S. Supreme Court de-
cision on segregation in public ed
ucation, and rulings on discrimina-
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
Invite Satchnlo
To London

London, Eng, Sept. IL - An
invitation to American jazz mu-
stefan Louis Armstrong to play a
symphony orchestra in the Royal
Festival Hall here in December
was extended last week.
Ernest Anderson, Satchmo's rep
resentative in London, said "Louis
will be coming to London in De-
cember. He expects to play with
symphony orchestra as back
ground to his trumphet and then to
appear in a British movie about
backstage life in Britain"
Patronize Our Advertisers
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. I'm
tegration of the Sturgis, KY, high
school finally got started Tuesday
when eight of the original IL Me-
gro students went to school for
the first time without police es-
cort.
Meanwhile the antagonism OF
the Western Kentucky pro-scgre-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15

St. Louis, Mo-, Sept. II - The
first court trial Of suit by Negro
teachers for discrimination against
them by school board following
pupil desegregation closed here last
week in the U. s. District court.
The decision in the case is not
expected to be rendered for sew
eral months.
The plaintiffs, eight Negro teach
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15

Memphis, Tenn. Sept. 11-Percy
Greene, Editor and Publisher of
the Jackson Advocate, Mississippis
leading Negro weekly newspaper
was one of the participants in the
regular Sunday Public Affairs Fo-
rum of Radio Station VIDA here
Sunday.
The topic for discussion was,
Should the Negro leave or re-
main in the South"
Pointing out that while Negroes
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15

A major activity of the Boy
Scouts of Americas Four-Year
Program, Coward for God and My
Country" will be a nationwide
campaign to urge citizens to reg
lister and vote in the elections this
Fall.
DR.. Arthur A. Schuck, Chief
Scout Executive, said that record
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
Robson Goes
To High Court
For Passport

Washington, D. c., Sept. Il
Singer Paul Robson has asked the
Supreme Court to make the State
Department give him a passport.
He has been denied one since
1863 because of his refusal to sign
an affidavit that he is not and has
never been connected with the
Communist Party.
District and Circuit Courts have
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
Ohio School Finds Indignation Easy

old and new Webster Schools was
completed under terms of a United
States Court of Appeals order
Abandoned was the former all.
Negro Lincoln School.
The new Washington school, still
under construction, is not expected
to be finished for at least two
months.
Principal Harold Henry of the
Webster School estimated there
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15

in the auto mechanics course, a
voluntary vocational class, in the
public school garage.
Hot Springs schools opened with
an enrolment of 500, but no other
Negroes attempted to enter all
white schools.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
B. 7. Washington
Stamps Presented
EIks Head Official

Los Angeles, Calf, Sept. IL
Postpaster Ottoe X. Olesen Of Los
Angeles Wednesday presented
Grand Exalted Ruler Robert H.
johnson of the Elks with an auto
graphed sheet of Booker T. WASH
ington centennial stamps, bearing
the signature of President Eisen-
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15

Washington, D. c., Sept. IL
President Eisenhower said We'd
nesday the job of dealing with vio-
lence in school segregation dis
putes must he left to state and
local authorities as long as they
are able to deal with the situation.
The President expressed his
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
lNTEGRATI0N FINALLY STARTED
AT CLINTON. STURGIS SCHOOLS

gationist switched from the school
yard to the Governors mansion.
They demanded the impeachment
of Gov. A. b. Chandler for calling
out troops to put down the inte-
grafton disorder that began last
week when the Negro students
first attempted to enroll in the
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
Georgia Ed. Dept.
Deposits Money
In Negro Bank

Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 11.-Follow-
ing the suggestion Of State Leg
islature candidate that the State
Department of Education place
funds in an Atlanta Negro bank,
DR.. M. D. Collins last week con-
firmed that the deposit had been
made.
The Citizens Trust Company, the
Negro bank, received the deposit
CONTINUED on Page Severn
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-09-15
kenya Elections
Start This Month

Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 10.-Ken-
va goes to the polls this month for
the first time since the Mau Mau
outbreak four years ago.
To an African continent made
anxious by interracial discord, it
is an event cracking with inter-
est. For Kenya, in the light OF
it's own tragic experience, will
signpost the road which it believes
Continued on Page Six