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Arizona sun., 1957-06-27
Shreveport Ministers Test Bus
Segregation Law

Five Negro ministers rode in
front on a Shreveport, Louis
lana, city trolley in a "A minute
round trip as first step to test
the constitutionality of that
states bus segregation law. The
test went unchallenged by local
authorities.
The ministers were members
of United Christian Movement
Inc. who made the test ride.
According to the Shreveport
Sun, they were:
Rev. J. B. Simmons, pastor,
ST. Rest Baptist Church; Rev.
A: L. Scott, pastor, Tithing
Tabernacle Theocratic Baptist
Church; Rev. D. L. Brown, pas
tor, St. Mathew AME Church
end president of the United
Christian Movement, Inc. (U. S.
NJ; Rev. j. r. Retledge, pastor,
Evergreen Baptist Church and
Rev. L. P. Sims, assistant pas
tor, New Zion Baptist Church.
Each minister carried a Bible
and read it throughout the trip.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-27
Toledo Council
Upholds Lott

TOLEDO, O.-The right of a
Negro to purchase a home any
where in this city was solidly
backed last week by City Coun-
Gil.
This was the most significant
development as residents of a
lily white neighborhood con-
tinued their opposition to Jessie
Lott, purchaser of the home.
The issue was carried to Coun-
Gil after the Toledo NAACP
adopted resolution urging that
police provide Mr.. Lott with
adequate protection ag ain t
bodily harm or damage to his
home.
Councils action was embodied
in unanimous support of a plan
by the Toledo Board of Com
munity Relations to end the
controversy.
keystone of the move were
thsee points:
Get the whites to give up the
idea of buying out Mr.. Lott and
adjust themselves to the Situa-
ton.
Issue a statement upholding
the right of Mr.. Lott-or any
other citizen-to purchase pro-
perty in any area, regardless OF
their race, religion or birthplace.
Neighbors of the area indicat-
ed after the Councils hearing
that they were not giving in
easily. An effigy of Mr.. Lott was
hung in the neighborhood as a
large crowd gathered.
Police trying to diSperse the
gathering were roughed up. Only
one arrest was made-that of a
17-year-old youth trying to drive
his car through the crowed.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-27
SOUTH HIGH GRAD ENLISTS
.. I'M NAVY

AS a result of the high score
Gardie Dee Mccoy of 3647 East
Miami, Phoenix attained on his
entrance examination at Navy
Recruiting Station, 1877 N. Sec
ond Avenue, he has enlisted in
the High School Graduate Train
ing Program which guarantees
the graduate an advanced Navy
school in the field of his choice.
These fields include electronics,
mechanics, ordinance, comnu-
nications and administration.
Gardie is now in San Diego
undergoing recruit training. AT
the end of nine weeks he will
return home on leave before
reporting to the Naval Air Tech
nical Training Command in Nor
man, Oklahoma for fundament-
al aircraft school. Upon compile
ton of this basic school, he will
attend an advanced aviation
school of his choice before his
assignment to the fleet or shore
activity duty station.
Mccoy graduated from South
Mountain High School this year.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-27
N. C. NEGRO STUDENT SUE

The school boards of North
Carolina have been placed "face
to face with the deSegregation
of the public schools" by action
brought by Negro students and
their parents in Charlotte, N. c.,
under the leadership of the
Charlotte Branch of the NAACP
and the Mecklenburh County
Parents Committee on Educa-
ton. Action was brought because
all efforts to get the city and
county school boards to present
a comprehensive plan to imple-
ment the Supreme Court deci-
sion had failed.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-27
NKRUMAH MOVES
INTO GHANA CASTLE

Prime minister Nkrumah of
Ghana has decreed that Chris
tenburg Castle, once the official
home of the governor-general,
will henceforth be the residence
of the Prime Minister. The gov
ernor-general representing the
throne of England, once the
ruler of the country, now has
practically no authority. Since
the Prime minister is the real
authority in this now independ-
ent nation, Nkrumah has decld-
ed that the prime ministers
shall occupy the castle. He has
ordered rehabilitation and re-
vamping to begin at once.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-27
News. Briefs
BALTIMORE BAR
ADMITS NEGROES

For 70 years the Bar ASSocia-
ton of Baltimore City did not
consider Negro and women law
yers to be acceptable as men,
bers. Recently this group broke
this Is year tradition by voting
COG to AIT to accept Negroes and
614' to. 500 to accept women.
Each lawyer must be sponsored
by two others already belong
ing to the association and the
association must then approve
the applicants by a two thirds
vote. Three Negroes and one
woman have been nominated.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-27
MRS. WILLIAMS
FUNERAL SAT.

Mrs. Susie A Williams was
found dead Wednesday morn
ing in her home at 1106 East
Jefferson Street by Mrs. Clottee
HammonS, 18 North 18th Street,
who has looked after her for
several years.
Mrs. Williams, about los years
old, died in her sleep. Born in
Mississippi, she came to- Phoe-
nix in 1917 from Sweethome,
Arkansas where she had lived a
number of years.
The centenarian was a mem
Der of First Institutional Bap-
tist Church where her funeral
rites will be conducted Satur-
day at 1 o'clock by the Rev. A.
G.. Kendrick.
Two .nieceS, Mrs. Ella Porter
of Chicago and Mrs. Elizabeth
Knight of Blytheville, Arkansas,
survive her.
Burial will be in Greenwood
Memorial Park. Ragsdale Nor
tuary is completing arrange
mentS.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-27
JURY ACQUITS
HIGHTOWER

DR. Nathaniel Hightower, a
long time Phoenix Physician was
acquitted by a jury of nine Wom-
en- and three men in Superior
Court Wednesday, of criminal
abortion charge.
The jury deliberated five
hours before returning verdict
of not guilty.
Tie doctor was acuSSed of
committing an abortion on a 81
year old housewife in April of
last year.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-27
WITCH DOCTOR APPRENTICE
BECOMES GRAD PHYSICIAN

A young Niger1an physician,
who at the age of five was ap-
prentice to be a witch doctor,
was among those receiving GER
tificates last week for the COM
pletion of one years course in
surgery at the Post Graduate
Medical School of NYU-Belle-
vue Medical Center. He is DR..
Christopher Okojie a 81 year old
surgeon who has been in Amer
lea since last September under
the Fulbright Fellowship Plan.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-27
Westside Home Owners Be Alert!
AN EDITORIAL

With blue prints already drawn by the city health depart
the WeStSide of Phoenix OF all
dwellings, behoove residents of that to start making
homes.
This slum clearing project definitely planned and
only of time before excavation will start The time
selecting making for your new
There great possibility that property here
surrounding Phoenix will increase in price the years
by.
Maybe you haven't just what is taking place in
the city Plans that two major highways
will be routed right through front yardhe Grand
Trafcway the extension of the Black Canyon
Expressway.
Phoenix someday-earier than you may think will be
crowdng Angeles size population You then will
"pay through the nose" for purchase now
compartvey reasonable prices These type homes
Angeles cost two three times than you have
pay here. But how long will this be the case?
the time to buy! You will again be able to
mo in nice homes for little.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-27
AUTHOR URGES THE
N C. LEGISLATURE TO
AVOID COLD WAR

Miss Whitman, a North Caro-
line author and editor, last week
voiced strong opposition to the
anti-NAACP bill in the N. G
Legislature. Miss Whitman said,
ST am not a Yankee Agitator"
but a Texan whose two grand
fathers were Confederate offic-
ers-My concern is to keep the
state I now live in from display
ing a regional prejudice embar-
RAISING to all literate voters" She
argued further that although
the bill might outlaw the Klan
and the White Citizen Councils
which were outside of the law,
that was almost but not enough
to justify it in outlawing an or
ganization like the NAACP which
was supporting the law of the
land.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-27
TOP NEWSmAN SUCCUmBS TO
HEART ATTACK AT meet

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Dowdal H.
Davis, general manager Kansas
City Missouri Call died suddenly
early Friday while attending the
18th Annual meeting of the Ma
tional Newspape--. Publishers As
sociation in session at Hotel
Seneca here. He died apparently
of heart attack around $3.50 a.
m. Friday at the home of friend
he was visiting at the time.
At the time Mr.. Davis was at
tending the opening sessions Of
the convention Thursday and
was in a jovial mood. NNPA lead
ers cancelled all the remaining
social events for the convention
and held Memorial services Fri
day afternoon for Mr.. Davis who
was one of the founders of the
association.
He had served Two terms as
president and directed the Ne
gro newspaper week project.
Mrs. Robert L. Vann of the Pitts
burgh Courier, Thomas w. Young
of Norfolk Journal and Guide,
Thurgood Marshall of the Ma
ACP, George Butler of washing
ton, D. c., a member of the
Presidents committee on gov,
ernment contracts, Arnet Muir
ply of the Baltimore Afro Amer
lean, William O. Walker, sec
retary of the association and
publisher OF the Cleveland Call
and Post, paid touching tributes
to Mr.. Davis. Scripture reading
by Beverly Carter NNPA acting
president; Prayer by the Rev.
j. w. Parrish, pastor of the
Shiloh Baptist Church and
Reading of a resolution by P. L.
Pratt'S of the Pittsburgh Courier
rounded out the Memorial pro-
gram, presided over by Mrs.
Vann.
Mr.. Marshall Of New York City,
the NAACP legal chieftain said:
tMr. Davis was the kind of guy
you could always have with you
when you needed him."
Mr.. Murphy described him as
"a friend to everybody" and R.
Young dubbed him "the out
standing newspaper man of our
craft recently"
Mr.. Davis had been appointed
a member of the three man
police commission in Kansas
City, Missouri He was vice presi-
dent and director of the Nation
al Urban League. He was mem
Der of President Truman'S COM
mittee on government contract
compliance, the NNPA was
scheduled to wind up its con-
ventlon with a business session
Saturday.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-27
ALTHEA GIBSON SEEDED
AT WIMBLSTON

Althea Gibson of New York
has been seeded first in the
Women,s singles for the VIM
bleton Championships bein g
played this week in England.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-27
OFF LIMITS ASKED
FOR JAP CABARET

Rep. Adam Clayton Powell de-
manded that Secretary of the
Army Wilbur Bruckner place a
Japanese cabaret which diScrim-
mated against Negroes off limits
to military personnel.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-27
SURVEY SHOWS DIFFERENT


A study conducted in 73 COM
munities by means of a queS-
tionnarie sent to 275 informed
persons in localities where open
occupancy housing was known
or believed to exist gave un-
deniable proof that Negro and
white families are living as
friendly neighbors in many
American communities. Some
areas were made up of multiple
dwellings while others consisted
of single-family homes, and the
proportion of Negro families
varied from small to large.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-09-05

Mr.. Bull has been in Canton in
the position of system CONNER
cial sales supervisor of the COM
pany since August, 1948.
In his new job at Canton, Mr..
Resler will supervise commercial
sales activities throughout the
company. He joined Ohio Power
in January, 1889, as tracer in
the Engineering Dept. of the
General office at Canton. Three
years later he entered the Army
Signal Corps, serving until 1916,
when he returned to Ohio Power
as a commercial sales representa-
tive at Fremont. Later that year
he was transferred to Tiffin and
served there until being named
division commercial sales super
visor here in December, 1854.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-09-05
Henderson Seeks
End OF Control

Congressman John z. Hender-
son asked the Congress to give
consideration to elimination of
all agricultural controls as soon
as possible.
In his statement, the Congress-
man pointed out, I'm Ohio alone,
there are $4,000 acreage allot-
ments for wheat. 1t is widely be-
lieved that the farmers have sub
mitted to controls in exchange
for benefits. l would like to point
out the extent of benefits by way
of loans for which the people of
southeastern Ohio received in
1856 in return for RECOMMENDATION.
In Guernsey county there were
no wheat loans, one oat loan and
of the four corn loans, the larg-
est was $406. In Monroe county
there were no loans. In Morgan
county there were no wheat or
oat loans. Of the eight corn loans
the largest was $3,697. In Mus
kingum county there were Is
wheat loans, the largest being
$1,702, and 38 corn loans with the
largest being $10,923. Noble
county had one corn loan. Perry
county had 19 wheat loans and
18 corn loans. The largest wheat
loan was $2,824 and the top corn
loan was $4,063. In Washington
county there was one wheat loan
and four corn loans. The largest
corn loan was $741. In all, 109
farmers received benefits under
this program which regimented
thousands of farmers"
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-09-05
5 er m 0 n tie
Discerning That Which
Is Good

In Philippians ITO we are ex-
horted to approve things that
are excellent" The Reason?
''That ye may be sincere and
without offense till the day of
Christ"
To approve means to test, dis
cern. Excellent refers to that
which surpasses or is of more
value. Sincere is defined as that
which is tested and proved gen.
uine or pure. Without offence
means not leading into sin; fault
less. We are to cultivate a dis
corning attitude or spirit in re-
spect to that which is spiritual
and moral, it is a fact that our
spiritual and moral convictions
Cor lack of convictions) deter
mine our attitude and behavior
toward God and toward men.
Many men present themselves
as authorities on moral behavior
and religious teachings. There
are many differences of opinion
and conflicts among them. The
individual who listens to them
or reads their printed matter
| needs to examine or analyze
what is presented. In fact, that
individual has a responsibility to
so test. His future depends upon
it.
Many teachings in the realm
of religion and human behavior
have tendency to lead one into
sin and immortality. That is why
one must not accept everything
given out by an "authority' or
a teacher" He must test what
he reads and hears in order that
he may determine what is excel
lent or of real value.
Ones standard or criterion for
such a test is Gods Word, the
Holy Scriptures III 8imothy 3:16,
| II; Matthew "A; Psalm 1879,
105; Hebrews 4:12;. Acts 17:1D.
We have greater opportunity
for a personal study of the Scrip
lures than did the early Christ
ians. We can easily secure a copy
of the Bible. Therefore we have
a greater responsibility.
The result of such testing and
accepting that which is excellent
should be evident in a genuine
Christian life, free from hypo-
crisy, not mixed with error in
thought or deed. 1t will mean a
life of victory over the baser
desires and of glory to God.
Roy E. Wikander
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-09-05
LOCAL DEATHS

life in this country was spent in
Noble county. She was a member
of the Corpus Christi Catholic
church in Belle Valley.
Surviving are her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. John Tomcho, with
whom she resided; two sisters,
Mrs. Ann Rusnak, Byesville, and
Mrs. Julia Cherni of Cleveland;
II grandchildren and % great
grandchildren.
Her husband, George Tomcho,
died % years ago and her son,
John, died six years ago.
Funeral services were held
Monday morning at 900 o'clock
from the Corpus Christi Catholic
church in Belle Valley with Rev.
FIR. S. j. Pekalla officiating
Interment was made in ST.
Johns Luthern cemetery at
Coal Ridge with the McVay
funeral home in charge.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-09-05

More recently, u. S. Surgeon
General Leroy Burney corrobor-
ated this, stating 'There is
an increasing and consistent body
of evidence that excessive cigar
cite smoking is one of the causa-
tive factors in lung cancer"
The new Public Health Service
report shows the extent of this
toll in each section of the United
States for the IL months ending
January, 1856.
Among residents of Noble
county, it found, the number of
deaths from cancer and other
malignant growths came to %
in the year. None of it was attri-
buted to lung cancer.
Nationally, 12.4 percent of all
cancer mortality was due to lung
cancer and, in the state of Ohio,
12.1 percent.
Locally, the PSH report shows,
the number of deaths due to all
forms of cancer was higher, in
proportion to population, than
in most sections of the United
States. The rate, among local
residents was 1873 such deaths per
100000 population, as against las
per 100000 for the nation. 1t was
higher, also, than that of the
state of Ohio, 158 per 100000.
The cigarette smoking-lung
cancer problem is causing great
concern among the smokers OF
the country. They stand uncer,
tainly between the pronounce.
ments of the health and cancer
groups on the one side and the
counter-claims of the tobacco
industry. The industry contends
there is no real evidence of g
relationship. The proof to
| date, it claims, is only statistical
not scientific.
In the overall battle against
| cancer, encouraging results are
| reported by the American Can,
GER Society. Today, it states, one
out of every three people
| afflicted is being saved, com
pared with only one in four {
few years ago.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-09-05

W1A1 AISoAii W 1SC" di n do uIl :.
Lebold's successor.
Lloyd B. Resler, of Newark,
division commercial sales super
visor, has been appointed to
succeed Mr.. Bull at Canton. All
three appointments are effective
Sept. l.
Mr.. Lebold, a veteran employe
with % years of service, began
his career with Ohio Power in
October, 1929, when he joined
the company as a merchandise
record clerk in the residential
sales department at Newark. In
the next few years he was a new
business clerk at Newark and
GAINESVILLE and merchandise
sales clerk at Newark.
In January, 1888, he was ap-
pointed assistant manager of
lighting sales at Newark, being
transferred to GAINESVILLE two
years later in the same capacity.
He was named manager at Logan
in August, 1887, and remained
there until 1943, when he entered
the Merchant Marine. Mr.. Lebold
returned to the company in 1914
and was named manager of resi-
dental sales in the Southern
Division in September, l945. He
has been division commercial
manager here since October,
1854.
A native of Pleasant Valley,
Mr.. Lebold was graduated from
Toboso high school in 1927 and
from Newark College of Com
merce in 1923.
Mr.. Bulls promotion to divis-
ion commercial manager places
him in charge of all commercial,
industrial, residential and agri-
cultural sales activities of the
company in the Southern Divis-
ion.
A native of Brooklyn, N. Y,
Mr.. Bull is a graduate of West
Side high school, Newark, N. j.,
in the class of 1880. He received
a bachelor of arts degree from
Washington and Lee University
in 1884
He joined Ohio Power at Bel
laire in June, 1884, as a billing
clerk and was transferred to
| Newark the following year in
the same capacity. In September,
1886, Mr. Bull was promoted to
commercial representative and
in 1910 was transferred to Zanes-
vile, returning to Newark in
| 1912. His next move was to Lam
caster in January, 1943, and the
following September he became
an industrial power engineer
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-09-05
Family
Reunions
Parks Reunion


A reunion of the late Robert
Parks family was held recently
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Jennings of New Con-
cord.
Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Weber and daugh-
ter, Linda of Dayton; Mr.. and
Mrs. Grayden Jennings and chill
dren, Clarence, Larry and Donna,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Parks, all
of New Concord; Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Boyd and children, Jackie
and Jana of GAINESVILLE; Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Nesselroad and
children, Martha, Lloyd and Jay
of Reinersville route; Mr.. and
Mrs. Dewey Parks of Caldwell
route.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Boyd
and children, Joan and Billy;
MIR. and Mrs. ]. K. Marquis, Mrs
Mamie Parks, al of Sharon; Mr.
and Mrs. Malcolm Parks and
children, Merle and Robert, Mr.
and Mrs. r. d. Buckley and son
Joe, Mrs. Cora Boyd and Miss
Della Boyd, all of Caldwell.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-09-05
Robert |. Nash Gets
Doctoraie's Decree

Robert L. Nash, son of Rev.
and Mrs. Charles E. Nash, of
Cambridge, formerly of Cald-
well, received his doctors degree
in education from the Colorado
State Teachers college in Gree
ley, Colo.
Mr.. Nash has served for some
years as principal in the city
schools at Columbus. He is pres
emily employed as an associate
professor by the State Teachers
college of DeKalb, Ill.
Rev. Nash is a former pastor
of the Caldwell Presbyterian
church but has since retired and
now makes his home in Cam
bridge.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-09-05
Homer Israel

Homer Israel, IS, Of Bates
vile, passed away Sunday, Sept
| at his home following an illness
of several months.
A son of Joseph and Sarah
Atkinson Israel, he was born in
Batesville on April "a, 1872. For
many years he operated a market
in his home town.
The survivors include a num-
Der of cousins. A sister, Alice, is
deceased.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at 100 p,
m. at the Eberle funeral home
in Quaker City with Rev. Paul
Gardner officiating. Burial was
made in the BatesVille cemetery
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-09-05
Subsidiary Adds
Ito Texas Eastern's
Delivery Capacity

Acquisition of La Gloria Oil
and Gas Company as a subsidiary
of Texas Eastern Transmission
Corporation was assured today as
Texas Eastern's share-f -for-share
exchange offer was accepted by
holders of substantially more than
81% of the outstanding LaGloria
common, according to Orville S
Carpenter, president of Texas
Eastern. The offer, made on Au-
gust 6, under which one share OF
Texas Eastern common would be
exchanged for each share of La
Gloria common was contingent
upon acceptance by holders OF
10000 of La Gloria's one million
outstanding shares.
Mr.. Carpenter said that La
Gloria will be operated as a sub.
sidiary of Texas Eastern with the
same management and personnel
Texas Eastern Transmission
Corporation, organized in 1947
is one of the nations largest trans,
porterS of natural gas. By fall, its
5000 mile natural gas pipeline
network extending from the Ric
Grande to the New York area
will have delivery capacity ot
7,744,0 900 MCF per day. In addi-
ton, its Little Big Inch common
carrier products system will have
LOO miles of pipeline in service
extending from the Gulf Coast tc
the Midwest, Chicago and south
ern Ohio market areas. The com.
pany is also active in the search
for and production of oil and gas
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-09-05
U5R Il Labeled
Great Lakes To
Florida Highway

The Highway Commissioners and
officials of Ohio, West Virginia
and North Carolina have been
requested by the officers of the
Great Lakes to Florida Higway
Association to designate us.
Route 81 as Great Lakes to
Florida Highway"
Last week the commissioners
in the four states were asked to
proceed to take such action as
is necessary to officially name
the federal highway.
In the event all four states
agree on the suggested official
name, each state will erect state
(highway) markers bearing the
lettering Great Lakes to Flor
ida Highway"
General J. A. Anderson, Vir-
ginia highway commissioner, has
notified the association presi-
dent, James A. Williams, that
Virginia highway department is
much interested in what action
is taken by our neighboring
states" relative to officially
naming USR 81.
The president said this morn
ing that a 40-foot sign was being
erected at the entrance to the
West Virginia Turnpike, near
Princeton designed to route tour
lists on 2l. The multiple color
huge sign points out the scenic
beauty of GUS Il South" with
a dove pictured flying in a south
ward direction over the unsur-
| passed scenery.