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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1957-12-07
Mrs. Pamela Walker, Pastor

Mrs. Pan0la walker, Pastor
and Deacons Relationship, Rev.
r. s. Scott, Moderator of Hum
phrey County Association; So
10, Mrs. Alice Myche; 2 Sec
tons each, White Sar and Day
Break Chapel and both of the
Shilohs. Response, Mrs. lola
Frazier, Song, Business Period;
2 numbers, Mt. Carmel Quar-
tet, Sermon, Rev. G. T. Thorn
ton, alternate Rev. E. L. Will
liamS,- Solo, Mrs. Margaret
Johnson. Collection and Ad-
journment. Reassemble: Devo-
ton, Quartet Battle Of Music,
Rev. Buckley's Quartet of
Sunflower; Night-In-Gales and
Bethlem Quartet of Indianola,
Mt. Carmel Quartet, Mr.. Hay
wood Taylor, President. All
Quartets viii have Queen.
The closing sermon will be de-
livered by Rev. w. II. Robin
son. Close out, Rev. B. HI.
Henderson.
Saturday night, 7::30, Prayer
Band in charge. Program by
Prayer Band, Mrs. E. M. Stew
erson, Mistress of ceremony.
Sermon, Rev. J. HI. Johnson, al
ternate, Rev. d. Jones. Collec-
ton, Adjournment.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1957-12-07

Stevenson, Mrs. Laura Stever-
son, Mrs. Evelyn Jones, Mrs.
Esper. Little Mt. Zion: Mrs.
Ella Mae Hamblin, Mrs. Ella
Rhone, Mrs. Ella Richardson,
Mrs. Shelton Hughes, Mrs.
Gertrude Jones, Mrs. Girtrude
Bragg, Mrs Mary Holmes.
Green Grove: Mr.. A. c. Camp
bell, Mrs. Marian Payne, Mrs.
Martha Lockett, Mrs. Mary L.
Green. Beautiful Zion: Mrs.
ice Anna Thurmond, Mrs.
Emma MCGEE, Mrs. Mary De-
laney, Mrs. Minnie Lee Wood
ard. Committee on Finance:
Mrs. Annie Hood, Mrs. John
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1957-12-07

Clara Fisher, Mrs. Maglena
Washington, Mrs. Lois A. Jack
son, MMrs. B. Scott, Mrs. Dol
lie Harris, Mrs. Emma Flow
ers, Mrs. w. M. Burns, Good
will: Mrs. Emma johnson,
Mrs. lola Frazier, Mrs. Sena
Jones, Mrs. Hattie Madison,
Mr.. Henry johnson, Mrs. Hen
ry Wells. Zion Rock: Mrs. o.
T. Anderson, Mrs. Earlena AL
len, Mrs. Harrington, Mrs.
Vera Allen, Mrs. B. Davis Mt.
Carmel, Mrs. Mary Myles,
Mr.. Sam Taylor. Mrs. Ida Tay-
lor, Mr.. Jordon Milton, Mr..
Jackson Myles, Mr.. Lonnie
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1957-12-07

m0ny; sermon, Rev. w. M. Nc
Williams, alternate, Rev. A. B.
Brock, Collection.
Enrolment committee to
bring in the names of needy
persons and names of persons
who will donate to this worthy
cause: Day Break Chapel, Mrs.
Hattie Payton, Mrs. Nora B.
Hills, Mrs. Ada Hall, Mrs.
Mary Fulton, MINIS. e. M. Ste
verson, Mrs. Mary Swan. While
Star: Mrs. Lula Burnside, Mrs.
Mary Collins, Mrs. HI title
Walton, Mr.. West Bolden, Mrs.
Charlie Holmes, Mrs. G. w.
York. Belzoni Chapel: Mrs.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1957-12-07
PAGE SEVEN

ME Washington, Mrs. Clara
Fisher, Mr.. Robert Campbell,
Mrs. S. A. Payton, Mr.. Tom
Burnside, Mrs. v. B. Blanton.
We are asking each church to
bring their choir and ushers to
SERGE. MN. c. Hills, sponsor,
Mrs. Lula Burnside, President,
Mrs. E. M. Stevenson, Miss
Jessie Mae Rush, Mr.. A. c.
Campbell, Secretaries.
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TERPRISE, the Largest and
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paper i'm the state, dedicated
to reflecting the better side
of Negro Life.
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Harvey. New Zion A. M. E.,
Mrs. Susie Moore, Mrs. Lille
Johnson, Mrs. Charity Miller.
Evans Chapel: Mrs. A. G. My
les, Mrs. w. Morrison. Mt.
Zion: Mrs. Annie Hood, Mrs.
Collie Green, Mrs. Henrietta
Simpson, Mrs. Emma Crime,
Mrs. Fannie Williams, Mr.. Jeff
Stark. Shiloh: Mrs. Martha
Oliver, Mrs. Patsy Henry. New
Hope: Mrs. Lizzie Spearman,
Mrs. Cora Reed, Mrs. Susie
Walker, Mother Viola Brown,
Bro. Albert Johnson. Wasp
Lake: Mrs. Bessie Spates, Mrs
Flora Stevenson, Mrs. Laura
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1957-12-07
Belzoni News

BY Mrs. Augusta Slaughter,
Agent.
(tOO late. for last week.
RAIN OR SHINE, COLD OR
SNOW All are asked to
come to the annual meeting
for the old and neglected peo-
pie at White Star M. b.
Church, Rev. E. l.. Williams,
Pastor, December 20, 1857. We
have helped many people and
again this year we hope to
bring much happiness to the
less fortunate on Christmas
morning. We are asking you
to bring in the names of those
in need and then be respon-
sible for helping to get their
packages to them on Christmas
morning. Members enroll
with the committee from your
church. We are asking each
adult for $1.00
Monday, z: P. M. Devotional
Prayer Band, Wash Lake, New
Hope. Remarks. Welcome adj
dress, Mrs. Cora Reed. The OBJ
ject of this drive by Rev. A.
G.. Williams; Solo, Mrs. w. H.
Reed. Inspirational singing.
Business period. Sermon by
Rev. /. K. Fuller, alternate,
Rev. d. Thomas. Collection
and Adjournment.
Tuesday, p. M, Prayer Band,
Little Mt. Zion, Zion Rock Re-
marks. Welcome Address, Mr..
Shellie Lee Hughes. Remarks
on the subject, "Should We
Help The Old and Neglected
People?" by Rev. N. H. Fra
zier. Two selections, each, Lit
tie Mt. Zion and Zion Rock.
Business period. Sermon by
Rev. j. E. Brit, alternate, Rev.
H. Y. Common. Collection, Adj.
Wednesday, z: P. NJ, Prayer
Band. Belzoni Chapel and
Green Grove. Remarks. Wei
come address, Mrs. Bessie L.
Dodds. Effeetual Prayer, Rev.
j. D. Thurmond, Solo, Mrs. w.
M. Burns. Two selections
each, Belzoni Chapel and
Green Grove, Business Period.
Sermon by Rev. l.. r. Chan
der, alternate, Rev. H. G.
Cheaton, Collection and Ad-
journment.
Thursday, 2: P. NJ. Prayer
Band. Ell Chapel, Evans Cha
pei, Evans Chapel M. E., New
Zion A. M. E. Remarks, Wei
come Address by Mrs. Vera
Allen, Solo. Mrs. Susie Moore,
Fellowship, Rev. Grayer, Solo,
Miss Florida Dotson, Business
period. Sermon, Rev. w. M.
Hooper, alternate, Rev. o. E.
Hooker, Col. and Adj.
Friday night, z: P. M. Prayer
Band. Day Brake Chapel,
White Star, Mt. Carmel, Shiloh,
Silver City Shiloh, Deolent,
Goodwill Churches. Welcome,
Mrs. Virginia Strand, Solo,
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1957-12-07

BY Mrs. Augusta Slaughter,
Agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-07
DAVID LAWRENCE
PeriIs of Press Conference Setup

ties for a reply by some spokes-
man for the United States.
There was an ambiguity,
too, in the Presidents an
swers about trade with Red
China. He said:
"Now frankly. I am person.
ally of the school of thought
which believes that trade, in
the long run. cannot be
stopped. You are going to
have either just authorized
trade or you are going to
have clandestine trade. You
can stop the shipments from
here. that is in the law, and
that will be continued as long
as it is in the law"
The President went on to
discuss the "differential"-
which means letting shipments
go to Soviet Russia and not to
Red China-and said that,
while he doesn't "See as much
advantage in maintaining the
differential as some people
do" he has never advocated"
what he terms "the complete
elimination" of the differen-
tial. That's the British view
which came persuasively from
the lips of Prime Minister
Macmillan at the recent con-
ference with the President at
Bermuda.
This. however, is an ambig-
uous and inadequate EXPOSE
ton by the President of a del
icate problem. For, if it is log
ical to trade in nonstrategic
items just to make money, it's
as logical for the same trade
with Red China to be pursued
in strategic articles. It's one
way to build up potential
enemies. The democracies
have done it twice-before two
world wars-only to see their
own sons killed with the bull
let's and shells fashioned from
such prewar trade.
These are subjects that call
for more cautious and unam-
biguous treatment in press
conferences. This will come
only when questions are sub
mitted by the reporters in adj
vance and the President is
briefed with written replies
that have had the previous APP
proval of all members of the
Government concerned with
the different policies involved,
as is the wise custom of the
British cabinet.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-07
Vice President Must Win Conservatives
Without Foltering in Support of President

the presidential nomination
from a united @. o. P. in 1860,
spoke to q two-day conference
here of party leaders. Its I'M
mediate aim is to close ranks
for the congressional elections
next year. In this effort, Nixon
is expected to play a large
part.
No attempt is made to deny
that the job is heavy, for the
circumstances Of the individ-
ual Senate races appear to
favor the Democrats. How
ever. a slight panic over the
party war chest seems to have
been exaggerated. Large and
consoling contributions were
announced as the parley
opened.
BY the time It concludes
with an address by the Presi-
dent. 1t is hoped too that all
factions will realize that di-
vided they will fall as they did
in 1856 despite the Presidents
own landslide reelection.
Speakers representing differ
ent points of view hammered
at the need for unity, ample
money and good candidates.
There are no indications
whatsoever that National
Chairman Meade Alcorn, the
Vice President or any other
party factotums are prepared
to defend the modern Repub-
lican barricades. In the four
years Just ended the party
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-07
Presidents News Conference Statement
Viewed as Further Completing Situation
CONSTANTINE BROWN

Eisenhower's news conference
Wednesday. Questioned by a
reporter about our stand on
trade with Communist China,
Mr.. Eisenhower indicated that
he did not exclude a reconstd-
Grafton Of this country's en-
barge policy. I'm the long
rum" he said, trade cannot
be stopped.
The Presidents words
stunned the highest policy
makers in the State Depart
rnent. After consulting with
Mr.. Eisenhower last week they
had issued blunt statements Of
disapproval of Britain's policy
of going 1t alone" Privately,
some responsible officials ac-
cuse British Prime Minister
Harold Macmillan and For
eign Minister Selwyn Lloyd of
breach of faith. They had
agreed at the Bermuda confer
ence to permit only a "trickle'
of trade with the Chinese
Communists.
On the basis of the Ber-
muda commitment, our dele
cation at the recent Paris
meeting offered a list of ex-
portable goods representing
slightly more than a "trickle."
This modification of the en-
barge was summarily rejected.
The British. who are expected
now to be followed by the rest
Of our European allies, have
decided to permit all exports
except actual war materials.
The British attitude raised
the anger of the State De-
partment, which did not con-
ceal its feelings in public
statements made in the last
few days. Hence it was more
than surprising when Mr..
Eisenhower suddenly changed
his tune last Wednesday. His
words were Immediately in
terpreted to mean not only
that this country is ready to
resume trade with the Chi
nese Communist regime, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-07

The confusion which pre-
walls in the thinking of the
free worlds leaders is the in
evitable outgrowth Of five years
Of devastating World War II
followed by IL years Of even
more devastating armed truce.
During these II years standard
moral values have been re-
placed by expediency and a
highly doubtful international
morality.
The free world is tied to-
gether - very loosely - by a
number Of alliances and coali-
tons. They are predicated on
what the preambles describe
as a determination to resist
Com m unist aggression in
tended to establish a Commu-
mist Imperialism throughout
the world.
Despite the shakespeare
outlay Of cash and material
assistance from the United
States 'and despite the COM
plete departure from the old
American principle not to in
volve ourselves in the COM
plexities Of affairs across the
Atlantic. these alliances are
now becoming prematurely
obsolete. They remain, par
ticularly insofar as Europe is
concerned. only on paper. In
dividual interests of each
member Of these coalitions
take precedence over interests
Of the whole. The old slogan
heard in the early days of the
NATO, "All for one and one
for ALL" has been replaced by
Everybody for himself"
1t is thus understandable
that the highest officials in
the United States should be
confused as to the real purpose
Of our efforts which have cost
the taxpayers so many billions
and caused the Nation l45, 900
casualties in the Chinese
Com unist aggression in
Korea. This confusion was
best illustrated at President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-07
Confusion on Red China Trade

that it also opened the door
to recognition Of Peiping, with
whom we are still technically
at war.
There is a vast difference
between bootleg trade" as
practiced by all Western ma
tons, even in 1851 and 1852
when the shooting war In
Korea was in full swing. and
official trade between free
countries and tCCalitarion re-
gimes.
We are trading with Rus
sian and satellite Communists
on a limited scale, but only
where we have diplomatic and
consular officers. We do not
trade with Bulgaria and AL.
bania. which we regard not as
Soviet satellites but as colonies,
because all official intercourse
was interrupted in 1949.
Hence. it is asked here, how
could Mr.. Eisenhower declare
himself in favor of trade re-
sumption with the Chinese
Reds unless he has become con-
WINGED that we must recognize
the Peiping regime in the near
future?
On the surface this seems
highly improbable. He has de-
clared repeatedly and solemnly
that we will have no truck
with the Communists on the
mainland until they have
purged themselves of the stigma
of aggressors imposed on them
by the United Nations in 1851
and have agreed to a peaceful
solution of the unification Of
Korea through a free election
on both sides of the 38th
Parallel under supervision Of
the United Nations.
There has not been the
slightest indication either in
official statements or through
the usual Washington grape
vine that Mr.. Eisenhower has
changed his mind. His off-the-
cuff remarks about trading
with the Chinese mainland.
some people believe, must have
been a slip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-07
DORIS FLEEsON

Vice President Nixon has
sought to soothe the savage
breasts Of the divided Repub.
licans by some soft music on
what he called the so-called
modern Republicanism."
The Vice President suavely
suggested that the problem
was solely one of definition. The
author Of the term, the No. /
@. o. p. egghead. Arthur Lar
son. who wrote "A Republican
Looks at His Party" has iden-
titled 1t with the Eisenhower
budget and social program
which so displease the right
wing.
Nixon said that If it meant
one group Of Republicans
should be pitted against an
other. he opposed it. Then he
listed glowingly all that it
might mean-a party which
elected a President by o mil
lion votes. appeals to the
young voter, big enough to
hold everybody. etc. If it
means that. then he was for it.
The applause was less than
deafening when he concluded
with a tribute to the President.
But reporters who watched the
Vice President perform his I'M
happy task of walking the
political tightrope felt that he
did as good a job as anyone
might reasonably expect.
Nixon. whose hope is to win
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-07
THOMAS L. STOKES
New Chapter in Civil Rights Battle

that civil rights legislation has
a better chance now than in
years. Southerners in Con-
gress are fighting a bitter rear
guard action. We see 1t in their
delaying tactics to hold the bill
of the floor as long as pos
sible. We see 1t in plans to
try to load the measure down
with amendments that would
make 1t unacceptable generally,
or amendments that would
weaken 1t so that 1t would
accomplish little.
In the latter category. and
the most dangerous threat. is
the amendment to be offered
in the House that would re-
quire trial by jury OF persons
who. under the measure, were
enioined by a Federal Judge
because OF acts or intentions
designed to deprive Negroes OF
the ballot. This proposal,
which the Senate Judiciary
Committee has embodied in
its bill, has a persuasive ring.
But not only Is the injunctive
process recognized now for
such purposes as specified in
this bill. but trial by Southern
iuries could. in such cases,
become a sham.
Fresh in mind is the ac-
quittal In Montgomery last
week by a jury OF two white
men charged with bombing
Negro homes, which led Roy
wilkins Of the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement
Of Colored People to observe:
III Negroes cannot get Jus
tice In trials involving bombing
and murder. they will not get
justice in Jury trials involving
denials Of the right to vote"
Pertinent also seems the
comment Of the American
Civil Liberties Union that ito
grant Jury trials in the civil
rights legislation would pro-
tect officials who are failing TO
do their duty in protecting the
constitutional rights OF cit
izens.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-07
DORIS FLEEsoN
A Political Dilemma for Nixon

officials and candidates cho-
rused ike" without a dissent
ing note. He was candidate,
platform and program. Now
they talk Republican and laud
the precinct workers.
This is clearly due in part
to the new constitutional ban
on a third term for the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Eisenhower is the
first lame duck to struggle
with this problem. but his sue
cessors. will of course have it
too.
The young Vice Presidents
political dilemma is that hav-
ing climbed up by filial identi-
flcation with the benign father
image Of the President he can
not even seem to yield too
much ground to the embattled
right wing. But that wing is
powerful in Congress and iike
the Southern conservatives of
the Democratic Party can
probably WELD a veto against
the nomination OF a President
even If it cannot elect one.
Nixon is talking plenty Of
hard political sense, but emo
tons in politics respond feebly
to logic. For example, he ad-
jured this conference to try
to hold its gains among
young voters, minorities, in
dependents and disenchanted
Democrats" by giving them
participation in party coun-
ellis" Nobody clapped. Yet
without Eisenhower on the
ticket this would seem an
indispensable ment for
@. o. P. victory in 1860.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-07

II ever there was an ex-
ample Of how presidential press
conferences. with their i'm
promptu questions and spur
of-the-moment answers. tend
to produce antiquities and in
ferences that promote fric-
ton and misunderstanding
here and abroad, it was this
weeks session at the White
House with the newsmen.
Thus, the Presidents re-
marks on the Khrushchev
broadcast and trade with Red
China. unfortunately. were
given a meaning in subsequent
press dispatches which the
President could hardly have
intended to convey.
Mr.. Eisenhower, when asked.
for instance, about the Soviet
spokesman'S broadcast last
Sunday over the Columbia
Broadcasting System. said:
"A commercial firm in this
country. trying to improve It's
own commercial standing, went
to unusual efforts to get some
one that was-who really made
a unique performance in front
of our people, and he could do
that because this is q free
country"
Now. the President thought
that. by the use Of the word
commercial" he was making
a distinction between the case
of a private, as contrasted
with a governmental operation.
But some of his hearers, who
seemed sensitive about the
word commercial
because they think it is tainted
with some kind Of materialism
That reflects on their profession
promptly got irritated. One
questioner went so far as to
remind the President that the
program itself was not com
mercial" but Sustaining"
This, in the parlance of radio
and teleViSion means that n
is not sponsored" by an adj
vertiSer. though. to be sure.
commercial advertisers directly
or indirectly foot all the bills
OF both kinds Of programs for
the broadcasting and television
companies.
Nothing in a derogatory
sense was intended by the
President. as the further con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-07
Fight Over Eisenhower Bill Reviewed;
Jury Amendment Called Biggest Threat


Of the last barricades-the So
called white primary" That
was a device to prevent Ne
groes from voting in primary
elections, which still are the
deciding elections In most
Southern States.
There has. however. been a
relapse in this forward move
ment Of the right to franchise
in the last three years as a
result Of the Supreme Courts
public school migration de-
cision. Resentments aroused by
that decree have reacted in
numerous ways, including
threats and pressures to keep
Negroes from the ballot box
In some sections.
This is a natural reflex
action. but 1t has deeper i'm
plications. The ballot can be
a powerful instrument In the
hands Of Negro citizens, as 1t
is in the hands OF white citi-
zens. To the point, in fact,
where II fully and widely used
in the South. 1t can be threat
TO men in elective public Office,
local, State and national, who
have attitudes and records rec
ognized by Negroes as antago-
nistic to their best interests
and welfare.
The administration bill seeks
to protect Negroes In their
right to vote by authorizing
the Justice Department to seek
injunctions in Federal courts
against persons-and that in
cludes public ofiicials-who are
engaging or are about to en-
gage In acts to prevent Negroes
from voting. The bill also
would set up a six-man COM
mission appointed by the Pres
ident. subject to Senate confir-
nation. to investigate charges
that citizens are being deprived
OF the vote. This would sit for
two years.
In the face Of indications
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-07

It hardly seems possible
that it was fourscore and seven
years ago, that is 81 years,
since the Fifteenth Amend
ment Of the Constitution was
ratified and certified as being
in effect. 1t reads:
1.-THE right of citizens Of the
United States to vote shall not
be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any State
on account Of race, color. or
previous condition Of servi-
tude."
That was Section /. Section
2 said simply: THE Congress
shall have power to enforce
this article by appropriate leg
islation."
Congress is about to get
around TO that with some
prospect Of success after all
these years.
Which is by way Of raising
the curtain on the drama
which began in Congress this
week, in the House OF Repre-
sentativeS, that will concern
the civil rights bill sponsored
by the Eisenhower admins
tration. From all the fuss over
1t. from all the roadblocks
dragged across its path by
Southern members OF House
and Senate, you would think
it was something horrendous
that somebody in the North
was trying to do to folks down
South.
You will still have that i'm
preston as the battle goes on
in the House and when 1t
moves over to the Senate.
But what is 1t after all?
1t is primarily a bill to guar
antee and protect for Negroes
IN the South the simple right to
vote. a basic right which more
and more Negroes had come to
exercise In many parts Of the
South In the decade since the
Supreme Court wiped out one