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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-08-31

Miss McEvans dropped Jean
Richardson. of Los Angeles. 7-6,
6-3 in the Women's singles fl
mails and then downed DaTnella
Everson of Hamtramck. Ga.
Ga, for the juno title of The
American Tennis Association
Finals held a. Central State col
lege in Wilberlorce.. Ohio
The 5-foot 2-inich Hamtramck
High School June graduate at
tributed her success to good
coaching by Mrs. (Jean) Hoxie
won by me. She has taught
me ever since | took up tennis
sly years ago.
Although being crowned the
new national champ is some
thing new to Gwen. winning
Journeys isn't. She has. this
summer. won open tourna-
ments in Baltimore, New Yoork
and Philadelphia in addition to
coping the junior girls sir
giles. doubles and mixed dou-
bles in an Alta sectional meat
in Durham, N. c.
Miss McEvans became sue
cessor TO Wimbledon Champion
Alfhea Gibson. who did not de-
fend after 10 successive victor
les. by winning the womens'
singles.
The petite daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas McEvans
plans to enroll at Wayne Uni
versity next month.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-08-31
Detroit Lass Cops Two
National Tennis Titles
TINY GWEN McEKAB
WINS ALA. TOURNEY

Detroit has its version of Althea Gibson in Tiny
17year-od Gwen McEvans of 1865 Atkinson who picked
up two titles lin the Alta National Tennis Tournament over
the past weekend
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-08-31
FIemnling Named
Piston porteaster

The naming of veteran Bill Flemming to handle the
paybypay account of all the Piston games was made ST.
multaneously by Radio Station WJR and brewing COM
pany OF Michigan who cosponsors of the broadcass
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-08-31

Ted OFF -Sugor Roy Robinson who enjoys goH much
boxing reoly eed of the International Boxing Club in
New York last week. when he woed the Sept % defense
Of his uiddleweigh because Of conocol dispute.
Robinson refused the gouheod pay televson deal
which would huve Melted him additional S250000 his
He still unipins Ct Greenwood Lakes. N T. Qews
press Poto).
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and the closest II came to an
|adm0nition was where It read:
There comes Q time when
|eveTy citizen Of the State and
country who believes IN the
American Constitution must
subordinate individual feelings
TO the common good md unity
|of the country. And that time
rs here now
In Washington, the White
House said the Justice Depart
|ment is debating whether TO
make public information from
Its files on the Little Rock
crisis.
Senators Mansfield, Demo-
erat Of Montana, has said this
would help the American peo-
pie to better understand what
IS behind the Arkansas trouble.
The White House said the In
formation was given to Presi-
dent Eisenhower before he de-
cided TO use Federal troops In
Little Rock.
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troopers without weapons--
were among spectators.
About 90 other OF duty para
troopers were given passes TO
attend the Arkansas livestock
show. Little Rocks annual
state fair. Two Of them fen
aioul Of local police, who ac-
cieed them Of being drunk and
resisting arrest.
one Of the paratroopers,
identified BY the Army as Ser
eeant James d. Holt, 80. had his
scalp cut BY q police billy club
during what Police Sergeant
M. II. Heard described as 4
scufIle with the civilian ofiicers.
second Such Incident
seret. Holt and q companion,
Sergeant Lawrence Kunst. %.
were turned over TO military
authorities.
u was the second incident
involving Army regulars and
civilian police. Last week end
two troopers we're picked up in
North Little Rock where they
allegedly were drinking. In
their case, the Army punished
them by reducing them one
notch IN grade.
The Army said about 10 per
cent Of Of duty paratroopers
were allowed passes but added:
They are not allowed to
roam the streets. They must
state their intended destina-
ton. such as the livestock show,
q theater or q church.
The l0lSt Airborne was sent
into Little Rock September "a,
the day after white adult mobs
ri0ted outside Central High
School and forced the With
drawal Of the nine Negro stu
dents from classes.
Since then the Negroes have
attended school under protec-
ton Of the paratroopers and
Federalized Arkansas national
guardsmen. Two Of the Negro
boys we're kicked and struck
inside the school during the
week. And on Thursday a
scheduled mass demonstration
against the Negroes Topped
when only about rs Of the
schools 1000 white students
walked out Of classes. Those
whose names were known were
suspended for three days.
President Eisenhower's dis
patch Of Federal troops to Little
Rock touched on . great ma
tional debate over States
RIGHTS. However. the White
House said the troops win stay
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forces there, did not put on
too much show Of strength
when the 101st encircled Gen.
trail High. Nor do they accept
criticism from Little Rock to
the effect that Gen. Walker
has used too much force TO
carry out Feder"' Court orders.
Guard Takeover Prospect
Ofncials Of the National
Guard would like TO see the
regular Army troops Withdrawn
and the duty at Central High
turned over to the Arkansas
/ Guardsmen-if land it's a bic
~ the political complications
are removed.
Il Is admitted that the
Arkansas Guards, now taken
from the control Of Gov. Orval
FaubuS, would be under very
dif1cult circumstances" II called
upon TO relieve the men Of the
l0lst.
Omcially there has been nc
contact between the head Of
the National Guard Bureau
here, Mai. Gen. Edgar c. Erick-
son, and the Arkansas State
adjutant. Mai. Gen. Sherman
T. Ginger. In normal circum-
stances Gen. Ginger, an All
Force ofiicer, commands the
Guard in that State.
0uardsmen also feel that the
Arkansas units have not shown
up TO advantage in the Little
Rock situation. Privately they
admit that II Is not one Of the
Guards better trained organ
izationR,
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count when forming their pol
icies and dates"
In contrast to Mr.. 1litcheil's
optimism. Democrats and Re-
publican ofhcials IN Washing
ton think the day Of the South
ern Negro CONGRESSMAN Is stilI
far on. A Democrat who termed
Mr.. Mitchell's prediction "Iish-
full thinking" said Southern
legislatures would Be under
strong pressure TO rearrantl
Congressional district lines e
prevent the election Of Negro
Representatives.
A Republican leader said
However much the size Of the
Negro vote increases in the
South. that alone would not be
suficient to bring Us any new
House seats"
(copyrieht 1887. Confessional
ouartsrly. Inel
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One wholesaler-retailer In
the hardware and sporting
goods business reported that
his wholesale business in Sep
TENDER was down 8 per cent
and his retail business 10 per
cent.
He said his peak business
usually comes with the open
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Division and officers at the
Pentagon are aware Of two
facts:
/. The migration contro-
verSy has removed from the
Strategic Reserve-which Pres
ident Eisenhower has said re-
peatedly is necessary for ma
tional security-one Of the
crack units stationed In the
United States. The Strategic
Reserve Is composed Of outfits
IN this country which are ready
to move into action immediate
" in the event Of international
emergencies.
: 2. The dispatch Of more than
1000 officers and enlisted men
from the first battle group has
cut into gital training which
the 1Olst Division otherwise
would be given at It's home sta
Z ton, Fort Campbell, KY.
Fear for Morale
Some Army officers are
known to feel that q drain or
the morale o. the l0lst Divi.
sion Is certain II the troops
are kept in Little Rock foi
many weeks. And they foreseC
no early withdrawal.
Whether this factor viii af'
feet the rate Of enlistment
and re-enlistments, only time
viii tell. However, Army Of
iicials are watching the situa'
ton with some concern.
Army officers stoutly defent
the Army's action ct Littl'
Rock 80 far. They feel that
Mai. Gen. Edwin A. Walker
0ommander Of the Bederal
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Missing Coed Note
| Threatens Suicide

3 CHICAGO, Oct. 5 @.-Po-
lice said today that Marcia
Koran. missing 21-year-old
coed. has written from New
York to q Chicago friend, say
ing she intends to take her own
life.
Chief Of Detectives Patrick
Deeley asked New York police
to seek the Koran girl, missing
from her Chicago home since
September (, at SO West Seven
IT, third street, New York-the
return address on the letter re-
ceived here. The girl was not
found.
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NAACP to Open Drive
To Swell Registration

Democrats who have fought
NAACP aims face primary op.
position.
The registration effort ''mas
also help Republican congres-
sionaI candidates IN the genera
election Of 1885, Mr.. Mitchell
said. That's not because Me-
groes are under any illusions
about the views Of most South.
ern Republican Congressmen
but because they recognize the
Importance Of ending ths
Southern Democrats control 81
the committee structure Of
Congress"
Predict share Of Rewards
As for his prediction Of
Negro congressmen from the
South perhaps By lo60-Mr
Mitchell sees such 3 develop.
ment Is inevitable.
CAS- Negroes increase Their
participation IN politics they
win share more Of the rewards
|of politics. including the chance
TO run for ONCE" he said. I'm
an your Northern States, the
tickets are balanced to include
candidates who represent yari-
Gus religious. racial and nation
atty groups. The same thing
win happen In the South
when We ofgaDiIe cur voting
Strength
VIII Negro candidates be the
largely of racial campaigns? q
think Just the contrary win b
the case" Mr.. Mitchell said
The frst people 10 feel the
impact Of increased Negro vok,
ing win Be tlIu1e who have ex.
plotted racial hatred In tn
past"
InitialIy. he predicted. mos
Southern Negroes viii register
los Democrats 50 they can vote
IN Democratic primaries. But
in time" Mr.. Mitchell said. =
think you win find . substan-
tial number Of Negroes in both
parties in the South. so that
both parties viii feel the ohliga-
ton to take Negroes into ac-
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until II receives unequivocal
assurances that law ana ordei
WIN be maintained IN Little
Rock and that the indignation
program win not be ob1tructed
Gov, Orval Eaubus gave . sci
|of assurances which he de-
|ocfibed Is lnequlvocaI. But Mr.,
Eisenhower rejected them e.
mot strong enough,
Rockefeller Issues statement
Gov. Faubus used the Ma
tional Guard for more than
two weeks TO keep the Negroes
out Of Central. He withdrew
the 0uardsnien September "a
when q Federal District Court
ordered an end to interference
with the indignation program.
The riots that followed led
Mr. Eisenhower 70 federalize
the Guard and send ii the lO1sl
Aifborne to keep the school
open 70 the Negroes.
a friend and political ap-
pointee Of Gov. Faubus', multi.
millionaire winthrop Rockefel-
Ter, last night issued 8 state
ment In which he said Of the
Indignation crisis:
X regard the events Of the
past month IS tragic"
Mr.. Rockefeller moved TO Ar.
kansas four years ago from New
York. Gov. Faubus appointed
him In 1855 to the Arkansas
industrial Development Com
mission, whose aim Is to expand
the States industrial economy
Other members elected Mr.
Rockefeller chairman.
There were reports that Mr..
Rockefeller was under pressure
TO break with Gov. Faubus over
the indignation deadlock. How
ever. his statement did not
mention the Governor By name
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The National Association fol
the Advancement Of Colorec
People this month opens q drive
to boost Negro voter registra-
ton IN the South and perhaps
ELECT q colored Congressman
from Dixie BY 1860.
Only two days after Congress
passed the civil rights bill
strengthening Federal protec-
ton Of the right TO vote. the
Virginia NAAcR hired q new
full-time employee. HIS assign
ment: Add $4,000 Negro voters
to the rolls before the States
November 5 gubernatorial elec-
Ition.
Similar drives are underway
I'm other Southern States. Rep
resentatiyes from the entire
region wiz meet In Atlanta
November. l5-1T. to report their
plans and set . registration goal
for the whole South.
Point to North Carolina
The tone Of the movement
lis indicated by this passage
from q letter written BY Clar-
ence Mitchell. Washington rep
resentative Of the NAACP, 70
delegates at q North Carolina
State conference:
I'VE must b ready to res
lister every single qualified col
ored person who Is not already
ION the voting lists in North
Carolina. It q necessary thai
you or someone that you ap-
point be prepared to give your
best estimate on the number
lof colored persons who are req
istered II your county.
eff there are local oficiais
who are blocking the registra.
ton Of eol0red people. please
be prepared 70 give their
names. places Of residence or
business and exactly what they
have done to keep colored
people from registering and
voting"
Mr. Mitchell and other
NAACP leaders do not mini
mize the size Of the Job they
have undertaken. Only IS per
cent Of eligible Southern Neg
roes were registered voters IN
1856, according to the esti-
mates Of the Southern Regional
Council. That leaves about
four million to be signed up.
Heavy Negro Populations
On the other hand. the po-
tential impact Of that unreg-
istered vote Is enormous. Con-
Uessional Quarterly's analysis
Of 1850 census figures shows
that Negroes formed more than
80 per cent Of the population
in almost one-third Of the SOU
thern Congressional districts
80 Of 40.
In three Of these districts
Mississippi 3rd. North Carolina
Ind and South Carolina 1st-
more than half the population
was colored.
In addition to the 80 districts
over 30 per cent Negro. there
were 40 Southern districts with
1890 per cent Negro popula-
ton. Only 80 Southern districts
had fewer than 10 per cent
Negro population.
In Mr.. Mitchell's view. the
first impact Of the NAACF
registration drive will be felt
in the 1858 Democratic pri-
maries. Plans are to concen-
trate the registration campaign
I'm districts where incumbent
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Little Rock Business
Reacts to School Crisis
~ CECIL HOLLAND
etar star correspondent

LITTLE ROCK. Oct SIN downtown Little Rock miles
Of excitement
Along the main streets Of this city of ii00Oo1Gain
street, Of coursepeople about their business usual
whites Negrooz minge the streets and n the
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Army Wants Quick End
ToLittIe Rock Duty

From the top general down to the lowest Army private
Is that the sooner the police action at Little
Rock Central High School is the betterespeciay for
the Army.
With prospect Of long weeks Of duty ahead Of them in
the strfeon Arkansas capita officers Of the lOlst Aborne
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UtkDCta VI NNUk w. H&0NAE ~ ~
whites ana Negroes mingle
and push together into crowded
elevators. Buses discharge and
take on passengers and IN them
people sit where they please.
A month ago Jim Crowism"
was hanished from them with
out incident.
II racial tensions growing
out Of the enforced integration
Of nine Negro students ut Gem
trail High School. and the dis
orders there. have left lascera-
ticns IN the hearts and minds
, Of Little Rock citizens, they
ere not readily apparent.
People moving leisurely along
the downtown streets are io-
vial. There Is laughter. or the
quiet intent Of purpose that
can be found In any city.
Department stores appear
comfortably fllled: the streets.
while not crowded. give an APP
pearance Of activity.
This appearance. in . BUSH
ness way. can be and probably
Is deceiving.
Fewer On Street
.aThe number Of people on
the streets Is much less" said
one businessman. Those Of Us
who live here think Main
Street is deserted"
Just how hard the economy
Of Little Rock and Arkansas
has been hurt BY the racial
tension here no one can say
with certainty.
I'VE Just don't know yet.
said one Of Little Rocks leading
businessmen. I'VE haven't been
able to estimate what this has
meant"
One indication. with uualiti-
cations, Is the Eight Federal
Reserve Districts weekly report
on department store sales,
For the week ending Septem-l
Der %. with Federal troops en-|
forcing integratiOn here. de-
partment store sales in Little
Rock were 9 per cent on from
the same period q year ago
FOR the same week the average
for the district showed o de-
cline Of only 2 per cent.
A part but not all Of this de-
cline IS attributed to tensions
over integration. the disorders
and the presence Of Federal
troops. There has been . sIlght
business recession throughout
most Of the Federal Reserve
District, or what one business
man referred to Q "subdued
prosperity"
For the came week. Memphis.
Tenn, which Is IN Q compete
tive trade position with Little
rock, showed . decline Of l0l
per cent. In Louisville. KY. mi
the same district. department
lore sales were 2 per cent on.
Ofher Factors
There ere other fdctorB In
ne picture. Crops in Arkansas
are not too good. and . 10 per-
cent drop IN farm income isI
anticipated. Much Of Little
Rocks trade comes from the
he rich delta area to the east
md south
one bushes executive point
"a out sti1l another reason. He
said there had been Q reassess-
ment Of real estate and tax
payers are finding their tax bill
three or four times as much as
they were Q year ago. His
thought was that some people
might be saving money to meet
these bills rather than buying |
the things they ordinarily |
would.
Department store sales. one
executive pointed out. have
BEEN hit less hard than many |
other businesses.
The impact has been felt
most severely in retail trade |
but also TO . great extent In
wholesale trade.
Business on
One wholesaler-retailer In
the hardware and sporting
goods business reported that
his wholesale business In Sep
TENDER was down 8 per cent
and his retail business 10 per
cent.
He said his peak business
usually comes with the OPEN
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Minor Disputes
Mar Week End
[At Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Oct. 5
H This capital city In the
lOld South was under military
occupancy today tor the second
week end. A couple Of minor
lruckuses involving the occupy
ling troops marrbd A otherwise
placid scene.
one Regular Army para
trooper tangled With q teen-
lager during the night on the
campus Of Central High School,
center Of q great migration
lcrisis. Two ofK-dlily paratroop-
ers were pick IN hy city police
during q disturbance at q fair.
BY contrast. scores Of other
paratroopers mingled with local
citizens on Q polite II not very
friendly basis.
Central High was closed, its
green campus patrolled By q
skeleton guard 81 troops, is
corridors and cia1troOms silent
until Monday.
Youth CHARGE. Attack
Nine Negro students, the
FIRST ever integfated IN Little
rock. finished 3 second week
LOT classes yesterday. Some Of
their days At Central have been
hectic. Others. Ike yesterday.
have been quiet.
A l0-year-old alumnus Of
Central claimed he was knocked
down last night By q para
troopers rifle and menaced
with q bayonet.
The youth. Robert King,
with four companions. left q
dance ct the high school field
house for Q quick smoke. Two
paratroopers Of the lOlst AIR
borne Division. on duty IN the
AREA, told them 70 move on.
Mr.. King claimed he politely
declined 70 move. He said one
Iof the paratroopers fixed q
bayone 70 his rifle. knocked
him down with the butt Of
the rife and stuck q bayonet
I'm his midrin. without. how
ever. breaking the skin.
The youth said the soldiers
finally released him to q male
high school teached who had
emerged from the field house.
Army story Differs
An Army spokesman said Mr..
King defied the troopers order
to move on and grabbed at
his rife. The soldier showed
the weapon against the stu
dents chest. the Army account
continued. and the youth fell
down. There was no mention
of any hayOnet.
The Army added that Z
faculty witness said Mr.. King
had been drinking.
The dance followed q Friday
night football game In which
Centralas crack team won It's
2sth straight victory. beating
Hot Springs. Ark. 46-6. A couple
If hundred nR.hrrtu nara.
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ing Of the dove season IN Sep
TENDER and the squirrel season
October /.
Tor the dove season. this
business executive said. there
was mo business nt all. And
for the squirrel season. his
comment was:
"You wouldn't know the
squirrel season had opened"
Another businessman summed
up the situation IN this iash-
Ion:
'People here. especially
those with children IN Central
High. are worried. And when Q
mother Is worried, she Is not IN
the mood to 60 downtown 70
buy . new hat"
Another barometer Of the ef-
feet Of the situation u that
attendance at the Arkansas
Livestock Exposition through
Thursday was nearly 5000 less
than for the same period last
year.
What concerns Little Rocks
leaders most Is the iong-range
eject In the States indus
|triallzation.
winthrop Rockefeller, who
has adopted Arkansas as his
home and heads the Arkansas
Industrial Development Com
mission. believes the inteEra-
ton controversy may have
tragic results for that program.
He thinks Il win take six
months 70 estimate accurately
the damage that has been
done"
Called Misfortune"
Or. Charles H. Carpenter Of
Little Rock. consultant for sew.
eral firms CONSIDERING locations
IN the South, describes the sit
uation IS - terrible misfor-
tune" for the State.
Some years back Little Rock
business leaders set nm 4
planned industrial district
south and southwest Of the
downtown area and have in
vested more than 81 million
IN the enterprise to bring new
industries to Little Rock.
They acquired 500 acres Of
land and up b the present
have brought In seven new
plants. while I'VE more COM
panies have acquired land In
the district.
This trouble, |" said one lead
er. may set Us back three
years"
What makes the Little Rock
business and civic leader vince
more than anything else is the
impression elsewhere that Lit
tie Rock IS q place Of lawless-
ness and disorders where ones
life Is IN mortal danger
"What they don't realize. a.
said one civic leader q little
bitterly. ''is that On the day
Of the rioting there were at
most 1000 persons at the
school. The rest Of us were at
home or at work where we
should've been"
Baeklash Continues
hut the backlash from the.
disorders continues.
One out Of town business
man telephoned an acquaint-
ance here and wanted to know
II It would be safe for him TO
come here for q day.
The president Of the Federal
Reserve Bank in st. Louis tele-
phcned and asked for assur-
ances Of the safety Of the banks
employees IN its Little Rock
branch and whether the bank
could carry on its work II dis
order spread.
A Pennsylvania businessman
wrote Indignantly to the Cham
Der Of Commerce. He said he
would no longer buy lumber
from Arkansas.
The impact Of what has hap
pened here had one twist In re-
verse. A Little Rock business
man placed with q supplier IN
New York an order for some
goods. Back came q letter
acknowledging the order and
adding:
I'VE are no longer nlling
orders from Arkansas. For the
reason look ct any newspaper"
- n - n
, 1957-04-23
Miss Dorothy Thomds
Becomes Bride Of
Ejnur Clendenen

Miss Dorothy Thomas became
the bride of Ejnar Clendenen in
a quiet but beautiful wedding at
the st. AIMS Roman Catholic
Church at Barren Spot on Sun
day, April q at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon. The ceremony was
performed by the Reverend
Father Buano, C.Ss.R.
The bride was given in marri-
age by her father, Police Ser
geant Egbert Thomas; t h e
groom's best man was his father
Munroe Clendenen, Well-knoWn
ieWeler.
Mrs. Alphonso Andrews, sister
of the bride was matron OF
honor: Myrtle Thomas and
Yvonne Lang, a younger sister,
and her friend were bridesmaids.
Flower girls were: Rita James,,
Viola James and Aurelia Cepeda.
After the ceremony the couple,
followed by relatives and friends,
motored back to the home of the
brides parents where a reception
was held. The first toast to the
neWlyweds was offered by Father
Buono; this was followed by
several.