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years ago bringing the Negro ele-
mentary and high schools under
the white school board. However,
white school students have been
transferred out of the district to
Guthrie, Coyle and Luther.
S. A. Startton, superintendent at
Meridian, said only &c currently
are going to L'Ouverture high
school. He said the district would
be on the borderline anyway" by
keeping IA white pupils at home.
He continued that probably not
a single white student would come
back to Meridian to high school
even if efforts were made toward
Indignation. He added most of the
Negro students would probably go.
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2.33; Lynda Lyons, ,arver, Tu-
pelo, and Helen Nichols. Cameron
Street, Canton, 2.32; Flossie Hick-
man, Louisville, Louisville, and Ray
Self, Oktibbeha County Training,
Starkville, Psi; Doris Sanders,
Camden, Camden, 2.24; Alice M.
Conley, Hunter, Drew, 2.23; Dor
othy Miller, Jim Hill, 2.22; Mary
Jenkins, Royal Street, Hattiesburg,
2.21; Belva Haynes, Louisville,
Armenia Pierce, Oak Park, and
Gladys Johnson, Sadie V. Thomp-
son, Natchez, 2.20; MaMrion Hen
ley, Nichols, Biloxi, Wycliff Moore,
Holy Ghost, 2.19; Mary A. Brook
ins, Lanier, 2.28; George Bruce,
Bowman, Vicksburg, Ruther Con-
ner, Mary Wade, Verona, 2.18;
Jimmie Lockett, Lanier, PIT; Maui
rice Bingham, Lanier, Eddie No
bles, Harris, Meridian, Mae Pick
ford, Piney Woods, and Cynthia
Williams, Holy Ghost, 2.16; Dor
othy Tart, St. Joseph's, Meridian,
and Johnny Jones, Mckinley, Baton
Rouge, La, 2.14; Nida E. H. Har-
ris, St. Francis, Natchez, and Mack
Conner, DePriest, Hattiesburg,
2.13; Dewitt Warren, Oxford, Ok
ford, PIP; Virgie Sumlin, Waynes-
boro, Waynesboro, and Eunice
Thomas, Leake County Training,
Walnut Grove, 2.11; Muzetta
Moore, Sacred Heart, Greenville,
2.10; Mitchell P. Allen, Jim Hill,
Felix Garth, 2.O9; Sherman Jack
son, Royal Street, Hattiesburg,
2.08; Lawrence Aldridge, Eupora,
Eupora, Melvina Dean, Campbell
College,. Jackson, Larry Jackson,
Ministerial Institute, West Point
Ollie Jones, George Washington,
Picayune, Verna King, Wesley
Chapel, Carthage, Willie Neal, Oak
Park, FOG; Percy Love, Thirty
Third Avenue, Gulfport, and JOS
eph Williams, Stevenson Vocation
al, Toomsuba, and Henry Young,
Mississippi Industrial, H o | y
Springs, 2.05; Louis Beverly, Oak
Park, 2.O3; Carolyn Hannah, Con-
way VOCATIONAL, Carthage, FOL;
Edna Adams, Campbell. College
George Anderson, Jim Hill, Annie
Anderson, Sherman Hill, Lake, Jul
ius Buchanan, Mamie Campbell
Lanier, Carolyn Ezell, Magnolia
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u. n. Ban On
Slavery Ratified
By Britain

United Nations, N. Y, May =
A new international convention on
the abolition Of slavery became eff
fective today when Britain deposit
ed her instrument on ratification
with the United Nations Secretar-
lat. The agreement required only
two notifications to become opera
tive. one of which already had
been deposited by the Soviet Un-
ion.
The ratifying nations commit
themselves not only to the aboli-
ton of slavery and the slave trade,
but also to the elimination of such
practices as debt bondage, serf-
dom or peonage, the custom Of
"bride price," inheritance Of a WON
an on the death of her husband
and abuses arising from the option
of children.
The transport of slaves from one
country to another by any means
of transport is prohibited.
The ban is expected to apply to
Arabic countries bordering the
Red Sea, across which traffic in
slaves kidnapped from neighborine
countries is reported to continue
Saudi Arabia and Yemen are the
two countries MOST often charged
with such practices.
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| was fool some years ago
But now can say Pm wise
Since have accepted the love of
God
I'm preaching you can't go to
Heaven telling lies.
Lies are by the freight train loads
And the truth merely by the pound
Too many liars in Gods house
Looking for a starry crown.
Most all the churches I find today
Old self is trying to lead
When self is at the head of church
Old self really won't take heed.
Self will lead you right to hell
You are always right when you
are wrong
You'll allow old self to fool you
And at least make hell in your
home
The Lord had writer's in the days
Of old
Now has me (Perkins) under the
same control
l expect to write all true facts
Warning both races the white and
black.
We have to be a child of God
Or else we are out of his will
His Son, Jesus, brought this mes
sage
Who died on Calvary's hill.
Jesus left program for US
Never add or take away
And yet we are adding to Gods
house
Then leading his people astray.
Love for money is the root of all
evil
How many today rebels
Lusting after dollar
And sending their souls to hell.
If you haven't been born of the
spirit
You had better go back and apply
And ask your God to forgive you
Then you'll be ready to die.
We need to get self out of Gods
house
If we expect to do well
Self is an enemy to Gods people
And self will lead you to hell.
By Rev. John R. Perkins,
2611 Lilly Street,
Jackson, Mississippi.
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cisive.
The key man in the situation re
manned Brig. Gen. Leon Cantave
the Chief of Staff. His offer of
resignation, nominally to ease
growing tension, was rejected by
more than 100 other officers.
Moreover, the other military au-
thorized General Cantave to sign a
letter they had drafted prohibiting
the installation of new attorney
general whose appointment had
disrupted the nations Executive
Council. The man named was Ernst
Sabalat.
Council Created April 5
The Executive Council was form
ed April S by five potential Presi-
Dental candidates after two provi-
sional Presidents, Franck Sylvan
and Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis,
had been forced to resign. The
designations were brought about by
crippling strikes promoted by cam
didates who felt that they were
being Disseminated against.
Three men quit the Executive
Council when NJ. Sabalat was ap-
pointed Attorney General. In an
other aspect of the confusing row
the Council requested police action
against the so-called Adam con-
ference.
This was a group linked to Julio
Jean-Pierre Audain, one of the can
didates. General Cantave acceded
to the Councils request in this par
ticular: Police Chief Pierre Armand
banned the Audain conference as
subversive It's avowed intent had
been to set up an interim govern
ment as an alternative to the Coun-
Gil.
Although General Cantave's in
tentions remained known only to
himself, it appeared that his role
so far had been to seek to ease
tensions and prevent any one func-
ton from taking a position of domi-
nance over any other.
Meanwhile, there are indications
that the remaining members of
the Executive Council may ask the
Supreme Court to rule that they
are the de jure ruler of the country.
Also, business elements that
would like to see General Cartave
himself resign, have called new
strike. The Bank of Haiti was
closed today on the basis of reports
that some business men planned to
start a run by withdrawing funds
The central shopping district is
closed, but no threat of food short
age has developed. Public utili-
ties, gasoline stations, foreign
banks, airlines and industry ir
general are operating.
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Jackson College
Cites 80 For
Academic Honors

lightweight students have been
cited for academic honors at Jack
son State College for the Winter
Quarter. This announcement was
made recently by H. T. Sampson,
Executive Dean of the College.
Two students listed have straight
"A" averages for this period. Lois
j. Dedeaux and Katherine Battle,
both seniors in home economics,
received 80 averages. Miss De-
deaux is a graduate of Randolph
High School, Pass Christian, and
Miss Battle is a graduate of Wes-
ley Chapel High School, Carthage.
Others included on the list are
as follows: Freddie Baldwin,
Booker Washington, Memphis,
Tenn, and Henry D. Nelson, Holy
Ghost, Jackson, Psi; Ruth Gillian,
Dunbar. Weirton, w. Va, 2.83;
Annie Garner, Broad Street, Green
wood, and Minnie Smith, Oak Park,
Laurel, 2.69; James Lewis, Prentiss
Institute. Prentiss; and Earnestine
Forte, New Prospect, Louin, 2.61 /;
Shirley Stennis, Marion County
Training, Columbia, $50; Beverly
Barnes. Hopewell, Collins, and AL
fred Brown, 33rd Avenue, Gulf
Z port, 2.56; Bonnie White, Jim Hill,
Jackson, 2.49; Annie Ctmeron and
Carolyn Buchanan, Lanier, Jack
son, Ethel Davis, Holy Ghost, Hazel
Seals, Mt. Zion, Kilmichael, Myr-
tbs Washington, Brumfield, Nat
chez, 2.44; Gladys Dennis, Piney
Woods Country Life, Piney Woods,
2.43; Thomas Bradford and Mar
celia McLemore, Lanier, PAP; Kaye
Greene Coleman, Greenville, and
Gwendolyn Reddix, Tougaloo Pre-
paratory, Tougaloo, 2.41; Vera l.
Davis, Utica Institute, Utica, 2.4O;
Dorothy Crawford, Vine Street
Aberdeen, and Henry Pace, Tunica,
2.38; Jessie Jones, Coleman, 2.37;
Earnestine Calhoun, Alexander
Brookhaven, 2.35; Tommie King
Friendship, Wesson, 2.34; African
Holbrook, Beshia, Philadelphia
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Vice President.
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workers are now estimated to be
employed by companies holding q
government contract for all or a
part of their activity, Mr.. Nixon
emphasized that reduction and ulti-
mate elimination of discrimination
in these businesses alone should
be adequate to bring about a ma
tionwide atmosphere of fair treat
ment of all working citizens.
The committees tools for this
task, said the ce-President, are
two: persuasion and threat of can
collation. of contracts.
Since August, 1853, when the
Presidents committee was estab-
lished by executive order, he add
ed, persuasion alone has proved in
adequate. But the committee can,
nonetheless, recommend to the gov
eminent agency issuing the con-
tract that the agreement be drop
ped if an employer persists in re-
fusals to hire capable applicants
without regard to race or religious
belief. Failure to upgrade workers
on the basis of merit and seniority
would also be grounds for commit
tee action.
Mr.. Nixon explained that COM
mittee members are not closely
concerned with individual comp
laints from employees but with
what these complaints add us to
in terms of a general pattern of
discrimination and prejudice. Com
mittee attention is then focused on
countermeasures, with the goal of
building up the largest possible
pool of skilled manpower for the
nation.
A part of the committee sessions
here were taken up with meetings
of officials from various contract
letting departments broad as
sortment of government agencies
to hear details of the committees
aims and methods. owe plan def
initely to step up our activities"
Mr.. Nixon explained.
Contracts Number Six Million
Underscoring the Vice-Presi-
dents words was the announce
ment that the committee will short
ly open in the city it's first branch
office to serve a four-state area.
These states, Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, and Wisconsin, the an
nouncement noted, make up a re-
gion marked by a heavy concen-
tration of government contracts.
Contracts outstanding nationally
now number about six million, and
are worth some Is billion dollars.
Sooner or later, it is estimated in
Washington, IS percent of all
American firms are involved in
government contract, as either a
contractor or subcontractor.
One eastern employer of more
than a thousand men and women,
spokesman disclosed, forcefully de-
fled committee efforts for two
years. But eve wore him down"
and recently he hired nine Negroes,
including several in skilled posi-
tons"
Following up a complaint from
the South, committee staff men,
bers found a more complex case.
An employee whose church urges
him to spend a good part of each
day proselytizing felt his employ
er was unfair in repeated attempts
to keep him at his bench. No de-
cision was made, staff men noted,
since the government contract had
terminated before they arrived on
the scene.
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ment said:
when a particular church or
denomination recruits it's men,
bership from one starum of So
ciety it mistakes social compati-
bility for Christian fellowship. In
much of American life, churches
and secular organizations restrict
their fellowship on the basis of
economic, cultural, racial and ma
tional factors.
at is type of .shortsighted
selfishness which prevents such
groups from recognizing the good
in another and from receiving the
good of another.
"Churchmen are supposed to be
the ambassadors of reconciliation.
They cannot perform this function
if they practice this aloofness to-
ward those of different status.
A social climate must be created
which will encourage a free con-
course of men of goodwill regard
less of their race, status, or ma
tional origin.
Early in the history of the
Christian church the doors of the
church were opened to any per-
son who believed in the Lord Jesus
Christ"
The Presbyterian assembly de-
cried also what it described as de-
malls of freedom of worship to "fel-
low believers behind the Iron Cur
tain, in many nations predominant
ly Roman Catholic, such as Column
bia and Spain, and in Mohammedan
territories as in Saudi Arabia. -
The Right of Dissent
On freedom of speech, the as
sembly declared:
"The Christian church advocates
the right of free speech even if
the idea expressed be wrong. Free
dom of speech involves the right
of dissent, yet if late America has
been compelled to struggle for
this right both within and with
out her own borders.
"The fear of communism has
bred suspicion and distrust, which
is. injurious not only in arresting
creative thinking but in bringing
our nation into disrepute among
the free nations.
"The consequences of this fear
are still seen in many areas of
life whenever the stigma of COM
munism is put on anyone who dares
vary from the customary pattern
of society. 1t may occur in poll
tics, in business, in education, OF
in the church.
"A Congressman is not reflect
ed; a school teacher faces investi-
CATION; health officer is dismiss
ed; a journalist is forced to leave
the community; man suddenly
loses his credit and a minister
loses his congregation - all be-
cause they exercised their right
to speak freely.
1--WE would reaffirm our condem.
nation Of communism as system
and deplore the use of its evil
methods against our own citizens
by our own citizens"
Earlier, proposal to unit with
the Reformed Church in Americs
was referred to a special commit.
tee for study and report next year
The Reformed Church is the old.
est Protestant denomination in the
nation. It was established by early
Dutch settlers in New York as the
formed Protestant Dutch Church.
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West Point, Joe Ann Hammons,
Broad Street, Ruby Hill, Holy
Ghost, Preston, Preston, Joe Jack
SON, Crystal, Crystal Springs, Ma
tilda johnson, Royal Street, James
Morgan, Oxford Training. Oxford:
Margaret Morris, Jim Hill, Mary
Perry, Oxford Training, and Died
rec Tate, Leake County Training
School. Walnut Grove, zoo.
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cautioned Southerners against "try-
ing to destroy those who dare to
live by their Christian convictions,
even though they may differ from
them in their opinions"
At the 1,10O-acre farm commun-
ity in south Georgia, whites and
Negroes work and worship togeth-
ell. 1t has been the target of nu-
merous acts of violence for more
than a year.
The roadside markets have been
dynamited; crosses have been burn
ed in front of homes, and shots
fired into houses.
Col. Francis Pickens Miller of
Charlottesville, Va, presented the
document to the assembly. He told
the delegates, that testimony pro-
vided by responsible churchmen
made it clear that members of the
community were loyal citizens;
were not members of subersive or
CARNATIONS and had not violated
any laws.
On the Ku Klux Khan and the
White Citizens Councils the Pres
byterian pronouncement said: In
this nation where Christianity and
democracy are bywords, it is I'M
thinkable that a Christian should
join himself to khan or council
whose purpose is to gain its point
by intimidation, reprisal and vio-
lence, or that he should lift no
voice of protest against those who
appeal to prejudice and spread
fear"
Racial Bias Deplored
On education, the document de-
clared that the Christian faith "has
never countermaned racial discrim-
nation and the supreme law of the
land requires that it no longer be
practiced in the public school sys-
tenn" 1t added:
Therefore, during this period
Of transition every member Of the
, assembly is urged to work in his
own community for an honest and
durable adjustment"
1t urged churchgoers to press for
an adequate public school system
| for call elements" of the popula-
ton and to support efforts to OBJ
tain proper" compensation for
| teachers.
The Presbyterian statement de.
plored denials of public assembly
in certain "areas."
where there are groups which
would meet on a nonsegregated
basis, the state sometimes stands
in the way" it said.
The document said:
efforts to maintain the status
quo in social patterns and to in
timidate those who believe in the
right of public assembly to discuss
mutual social problems have beer
made by numerous Citizens groups
formed in many states.
ITO strive to carry out the law
of the land and to advocate the
same is to incur the enmity of these
groups. Perhaps it is in the areas
of freedom of speech and freedom
of assembly that Christian citi'
zens should give primary attention
at this time, for people with full
freedom to voice their convictions
cannot remain fettered."
The document praised what ],
described as recent trend to en-
ploy more Negroes in Federal
state and municipal jobs. But II
emphasized that "far too many
capable people are unable to gel
into the professions and certain
salaried jobs"
Religious Aspects Discussed
| On racial discrimination IN tn
field of religion the pronounce
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BY PERCY GREENE

PARISH STREET SATURDAY
NIGHT: | learnt from my Grand
ma long time ago, back when
was a little boy that there's a
whole lots of parts in the Bible
what Amt Haggar's Chilluns got
a whole lots more faith in than
they have in a whole lotta other
things also in that Bible, not that
the Chilluns don't believe in them
all which is exactly like it oughta
be from where | sit and see. l
learnt what Pm trying to beat
out here back when | was a boy
from Grandma, who, when some
thing happened to disturb the tribe
to the extent that everybody was
going around looking glum and
talking in whispers, Grandma
would always start singing about
The Lord Works in Mysterious
Ways His Wonders to Per-
form !. He Plants His Footsteps
Upon the Seas and Rides Upon
the Storm . thought about this
as | was having my regular Sat-
dee Mite repast Fish and Beer
when group of brothers and sis
ters of the tribe, in a sorta sub
dued conversation, while also doing
their Satdee Mite indulging was
talking about what the newspapers
was saying l.. and wasn't saying
about the thing that had them
quequed-up around the table and
at every home talking in whispers
and peeping asd peering for some
invisible trouble When, as
though it came from under their
table, rather than from out of
their mouths, | heard somebody
say, we'll man, you know what the
old folks used to say :. The Lord
Works in Mysterious Ways, and
maybe in the wind-up, Amt Hag-
gar's Chillun, as that fellow calls
US Up and Down Parish Street,
will be lots better off AS |
listened, 1 knew that Amt Hag-
CARS Chillun had Communism beat
and that they would beat
everything else if they kept on be-
lieving The Lord Works in
Mysterious Ways His Wonders to
Perform He Plants His Foot
steps on the Seas and Rides Upon
the Storm.
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Haiti Disrupted
BY Crisis AS
Military Rule
Army Rule Becomes
More Vital AS
Tension Mounts

Port Au Prince, Haiti, May z
Haiti's governmental crisis con-
tinued today with economic activity
disrupted, external communications
interrupted-and the role of the
Army apparently growing more
important, although not yet de-
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WEEKLY QUOTATION: The one
world toward which we are rapidly
moving will not, l think, be a
world of one race, or a world OF
one thought, but world Of mu-
tual understanding, respect and
tolerance. based on knowledge of
ourselves and knowledge of our
neighbors.
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but sorry to say that she is shut
in and can't get out. We pray that
she soon RECEIVERS.
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Mrs. Lille Barnes and Mrs. CAL
lie Barnes were visitors in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Dixon
April 20. They were enjoyed very
much.
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TALKING ABOUT THE OLE
MAGNOLIA: Lolita folks now-o-
days lack to stand-up and throw
stones at the Old Magnolia State
mississippi to you) but she's show
produced some outstanding charac-
tiers. Take at this meeting of the
National Fraternal Council of
Churches what started here Tues
day most of the top folks in it was
born in Mississippi, including Bish-
op Greene, Rev. Lucas, DIR. Jerni-
gan.
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SOMETHING THAT MADE ME
LAFF: When fellow told me
about all them different things
Brother White, the Voters League
President said in his welcome adj
dress at the opening meeting of
the National Fraternal Council
Tuesday night.
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NEGRO Taylorsville ;. ;. Ri
The YWCA girls met April 2S,
to appoint three delegates to at
tend a joint County Women In
stitute at the Hopewell Baptist
Church May 10, 1857. Rev. Nc
Knight from McComb, is the pas
tor of the church. We hope to
have a nice fellowship from each
church. Mrs. Addia Thames, pres
ident; Mrs. Edna Patton, secre-
tary.
PRAYER meeting was held in the
home of Mr.. E. D. Sullivan. Song
service was led by Mrs. Laura
Bell Sullivan, Mrs. Clarie Mae
Souair. Devotion was led by Mrs.
Frettie C. Dixon and Mrs. Hattie
Mae Cumbers. Song, Come Ye
That Love the Lord, prayer by Mrs.
Esther Jones and the sick Mr.
Sullivan. Mr.. Sullivan is 9O-year-
old and is the oldest deacon IN
Shady Oak Baptist Church. 1t is q
blessing from the Almighty God
that he is still here. We pray that
he soon RECEIVERS.
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LOVEY DOVEY. Cut in Virdon's
addition fellow and his wife got
in a terrible fight and cut one an
other up something awful and one
of the friends said they always
do that and afterwards they git
real lovey-dovey.
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HIGH ON THE HOG: | see
where up in North Carolina one of
Aine Haggar's Chillun and Grand
Champion Ham what sold for
$2O.5O per pound, which is what |
would call eating high on de hog.
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Mrs. Matte Barnes is doing fine,
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Mr.. Tom Hicks is very i'll in bed
in Hattiesburg, Miss. We are also
sorry to say that his son is in the
Charity Hospital at Laurel, Miss.
We pray they soon recover and be
up again.