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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18
COPIAH PASTOR
DIED JAN. Ii

Hazlehurst, Rev. Eagar Mar
shall of Carpenter, Miss, died
Saturday, January IL and fun
eral services were held at the
Freemount Church, Myles,
Miss, Thursday, January Is.
Rev. Marshall was the pastor
of Mr.. Roosevelt Strong at
Mount Carmen Baptist Church,
6 miles west of Hazlehurst,
Miss. He was loved by all of
his members and all who knew
him.
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MR.. AND MRS. S. l.. BARN
ES and their daughters, Gym
thia, Mary Alyce and Mandie
Marie were happy to have as
their weekend guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott Brown and their
son, Scott, Jr. The Barneses
reside in Marion County but
are employed in the Lincoln
County School system.
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MR.. AND MRS. ALEX

MR.. AND MRS. ALEX
THOMPSON were happy to
have their children and grand
children home for Christmas,
Mr.. and Mrs. Estus Smith and
little son of Dade City, Fla,
ard Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Smith and little daughter of
Jackson, Miss. On Thursday
they motored to Meridian to
attend the funeral services of
Mr.. Walter Triplett, father of
Mrs. Estus Smith.
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Annuol lnfeFFucioI
Service Sunday
A. Wes9minisseE

DR. Chester A. Pennington, SEN
Tor Minister of Hennepin Avenue
Methodist Church, will address the
18th Annual Interracial Sunday
Service which will be held this
year at Westminster Presbyterian
Church, 18th Street and Nicollet
Avenue, at 400 pm, February le,
This annual program Is spon-
sored by community groups as a
means Of demonstrating the
churchs role in solving the prob
lens of interracial friction through
the application of religious prin-
ciples to daily living.
Music for the service will be
furnished by the combined choirs
OF st. Peters AME Church, Salem
English Lutheran Church, West
minister Presbyterian Church and
Zion Baptist Church, under the
direction Of Rupert Sircom, Mus.
d, Organist and Choirmaster Of
Westminster Presbyterian Church.
The public is invited to attend
the service and the annual fellow
ship tea Immediately following
the service The tea is sponsored
by the Minneapolis Urban League
Guild, the BahaI Assembly Of
Minneapolis, japanese American
Community Center, Greater Min
neapolis Council Of Church Women,
Twin City Rainbow Club and the
YwCA.
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The Minneapolis Urban League
Board OF Directors has employed
Robert Williams OF Seattle, az
executive director to replace Shell
ton Granger
Mr. Williams has been wording
with the Washington State Board
Against Discrimination in En-
ployment for the past year Prior
to that he was industrial relations
and community services secretary
OF the Seattle Urban League for
six years.
He has a Masters Degree from
the Atlanta School Of Social Work
Mr.. Williams is married and the
father Of two boys, one two and
one-half years old and the other
six months.
The new secretary will begin
his new work April 1, 1853,
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VIII be Monday morning. March
H. when the presidents will be
conducted on separate tours Of
local businesses and Industries as
guests Of the heads OF the con-
Germs.
The 80 presidents win represent
the following colleges and univer-
stiles; J. A. Bacoats, Benedict
College: James A. Boyer, ST. Aug
ustine's College: James p. Braw-
ley Clark College. Clayton CAL
houn. Paine College; Rufus E.
lCIeme nt. Atlanta University:
James A. Colston, Knoxville Col
lege; L. s. Cozart. Barber-Scotia
College: Milton X. Curry. Jr., Bis
hop College; Albert W. Dent, Dill
lard University; Luther II. Foster
Tuskegee, Institute: ID. r. Glass.
Texas College; Arthur ID. Gray.
Talladega College; James B. Nc
crae. Lincoln University; NJ La
Fayette Harris, PhilAnder Smith
College
s. c. KIncheloe, Tougaloo South
ern Christian College: Chester A.
Krkendoll, Lane College; John II.
Lewis, Morris Brown College: Sis
ter NJ. Josephine, Xavier Univer-
sity; f. II McClenney. st. Paurs
College; Albert E. Manley, Spell
man College: Benjamin E. Mays,
Morehouse College; Richard v.
Moore. Bethune-Coolxman College;
Alonzo @. Moron, Hampton In
stitute; r. p, Perry, johnson c.
Smith University; Villa b. Player.
Bennett College; Hollis +. Price,
lie Moyne College; Samuel ID.
Proctor, Virginia Union Univer-
sity; Harry V. Richardson. Cam
mon Theological Seminary: Julius
S. Scott, Wiley College, ]. ]. Sea-
brook, Observation-Disclosures College:
William r. strassner. Shaw Uni
versity, and Stephen J Wright,
Fisk University
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Granger To Speak;
Phyllis Wheatley
Annual Meeting
Thursday Feb. 20

All plans have been completed
for the Thirty-third Annual Meet
ing Of Phyllis wheatley Settle
ment House which win be held on
Thursday, February 20, at 6;l5
pm. SOC Aldrich Av. ~
Clifford H. Rueker. general
chairman announced today that
due 10 a conflict in Governor
Freeman's schedule, the Governor
would be unable 10 speak at the
dinner meeting. At the same time
he stated: I'VE have been fortunate
in obtaining shelton b. Granger,
executive secretary of the Mime
apohs Urban League as our prin'
cipal speaker for the dinner meet
ing"
Mr.. Granger came TO Mime
apohs in 1851 from Cleveland,
Ohio. where he served rs industrial
secretary OF the Cleveland Urban
League. He will return to Cleve-
land ON March LIST as the executive
secretary OF the Cleveland Urban
League. During his seven years In
Minneapolis he became president
Of the Twin City Chapter OF the
American Association OF Social
Workers and when the American
Association became the National
Association of Social Workers he
became president of the Southern
Regional Chapter.
Mr. Granger has been very ef'
fective in the field of housing and
human relations and was recently
given a plaque for his outstanding
contributions. Mr. Granger viii
present an over all view OF Min.
neapolis in terms Of its achieve,
ments and its potential based upor
seven years of work, observation
and research in the field OF socia
work and human relations.
Alvin Del Chamblee and Mrs
Bertha Smith. well known for theil
voices and artistic skill will pre-
sent musical selections
The meeting Is open to the pub
lie. Reservations may be made a
$3.50 per plate by calling FIR, 4
1912.
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the Minneapolis Yw.C.A.. and
Gerald Eidinger was therel
What Eidlnger In really say
ing Ia that the Loring Heights
Property Owners Association
required only one side Of the
Open Occupancy argument 30
bring n 20 the side OF the ordl-
nance's opposition and that he.
EidInger. felt that tho need Of
an excuse for the action Of the
association over which he pre-
sides.
In essence. this organizat ton
though oatensibly concerned about
the constitctionality OF Open oc-
eupancy legislation really reacted
to basic prejudiees and the Citi-
Een's Emergency Committee pro-
vided them with the fodder with
which TO reinforce these prejudicesl
For this base reaction. Eidinger
apologies by pleading shock"
for the members OF his organiza.
ton.
Where Il The "Organized" Pro-
ponent OF Open Occupancy
The proponents OF Open occu-
pancy legislation could do well to
study the organizational methods
of their opposition. The past IL
days have seen approximately $500
individual voters organized into
massive flying wedge" bent
upon the defeat OF Open oeea-
pancy In any form. The Mime
apolis Property Owners Associa-
ton whose membership count ls
confidential has been conservative
Ivy estimated 10 be $500 strong;
the Citizens Emergency Commit
Continued ON Page ~
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Minneapolis City Council.
According TO the leader OF this
new addition TO "the cause against
open occupancy, Gerald w. Ed
niger. president OF the Loring
Heights group, the actions were
taken after the association heard
the details and so-called imposl-
tons within the ordinance from a
spokesman for the Citizens EN-
Urgency Committee.
The effect that such an organiza-
ton can have upon gullible indi-
viduals in spite OF their asserted
individual liberality--is readily
perceived within the words OF
Eidinger; we were stunned to
learn that any group Of people
under the pretenAe Of anti-dls-
crimination or any excuse would
demand such police power over
the rest of their fellow citizens,
And we were shocked to learn
that two aldermen would even
consider such unconstitutional leg
islation."
II Is apparent TO this writer that
such a statement Ia not n true
picture OF the associations reac-
tons. Gerald Eidinger was well
aware that two aldermen spon.
sored the original ordinance and
that several aldermen are backing
the current ordinance.
Eidinger was equally aware that
many social and civic organiza'
lions were behind the principles Of
Open Occupancy, He knew thess
things as OF Thursday night, Jan
uary 70, because every word, every
shocking detail was discussed
at the meeting OF the Minneapolis
Property Owners Association a
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Handy, on WCCO Radios Mitch
Miller Show" Sunday, February
IS at 7:O5 to 8 pm.
Handy who is now IS years old
was a famous trumpeter. com
poser and band director for more
than half a century. His song
st Louis Blues" is also the title
of a forthcoming Paramount pic
ture based on his life with Nat
King" Cole portraying Handy.
On the Mitch Miller Show"
Cole will sit down at the piano
and play for Pearl Bailey. who
will belt out some Of the memoir
able Handy songs.
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biCSS Sdlu.
"All citizens of the United
States shall have the same right,
In every State and Territory, as
Is enjoyed by the white citizens
thereof to inherit purchase,
lease, sell, hold, and convey real
and personal property"
Early in this century the I'm.
tied States Supreme Court held
unconstitutional a municipal or.
dinance which attempted to seq
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Massey hlonored
Az Appreciation
Day Observance

I've met a lot of Jews an
Gentiles but too few Christian,
Rev. Floyd Massey is a tru
Christian" These words Of Sam
uel Scheiner, Executive Secretar.
Of the Minnesota Jewish Council
were perhaps the highest prais
that any man--Jew or Gentle
could pay to the Rev. Floyd Mas
sey, Jr., minister Of Pilgrim BaBp
It's Church In st. Paul.
Friends Of the militant preacher
Of social justice gathered from
all walks Of life and from every
corner OF the Twin Cities at Phi
grim Baptist Church TO honor Rev
and Mrs. Massey and their con
tribution beyond the call Of duty
10 the advancement OF democracy
in st, Paul and Minnesota.
Many city, state and church
dignitaries were present with NJ
A. Knott, ST. presiding, including
several who addressed the crowd
Of almost 400 with words OF high
praise for the achievements Of Rev
Massey Among those addressing
the audience were Mayor Joseph
Dillon, Samuel scheiner. and Rev.
Hayden strght. odelle Galloway,
Mrs Russell Balenger and Cecil
Newman.
The Rev Sandy F. Ray Of
Brooklyn, N. Y. rendered an evcell-
ent sermon from the writings Of
Paul which seemed to describe
Rev. Massey's battle against in
tolerant forces in 81, Paul. Said
Rev Ray, IT doesn't matter what
forces attack you from without
II you're at peace within"
A massive Gospel Chorus d.
rected by Willie Hale Of Mime.
lpolis Zion Baptist Church pre-
sented many soul-stlrring gospel
songs.
Mrs. Masseys years Of service
10 her husband were not forgotten
words and gifts Of appreciation
we're heaped upon her from vari-
1us clubs and church organiza-
ions.
The reception that followed was
well attended. A lavish table
Ipread with lace, flowers and sill
yer had 10 be refurbished several
lines before the many guests had
,een served.
Music Al the reception was furn-
shed by contralto Ermine Han
Allen with accompaniment by Oh
"a Anderson, and by baritone
lanes Murray with accompani-
nent by his daughter. Mary Kay
Murray.
Rev. and Mrs. Massey. together
NTH their guest Rev. Ray, greet
d all who attended. n the Rev
dr. Massey was fatgued near the |
lose Of the evening IL didn't |
how. But perhaps the sight Of !
o many friends gave him strength |
o endure the shaking Of more |
han 400 hands in one evening.
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MRS. GAIL HOSKINs
DIED WEDNESDAY

Mrs Gail HasIins. e74 Bryant
Av. ~, died Wednesday morning
February IL. in Swedish hospital.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed at press time.
For further details, contact the
Woodland Funeral Home IA. g.
5377, who are in charge Of ar
rangements.
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history OF this organization and
the first time that the presidents
OF all 80 Of the member colleges
have convened. Represented will
be such widely-known schools as
Fisk Tuskegee, Atlanta, Hamp-
ton, spelman, Morehouse, and
Xavier OF New Orleans.
To prepare for the occasion,
headquarters have been established
at the Hotel Radisson. Chairman
for the event Is veteran Twin City
hotel and business man Thomas
Moore. Honorary Chairman In Jud-
son Bemis. Mrs John Cowles.
Cecil Newman, Jones Schwartz.
Richard Gale, DR. Arnold Lowe,
Robert Ridder George Robitshek,
Newell Weed, Mrs. @. N. Dayton
Or. Laurence Gould. Lloyd Hale.
John NJ. Musser. George s. Pitts
bury, Charles Fist, and Chester
Tobin make up the Minnesota
Board Of Trustees for the United
Negro College Fund.
Highnght Of the meeting will
be Convocation, open 10 the
public. Sunday evening at North
rop Memorial Auditorium on the
University Of Minnesota campus,
at which time all 80 presidents
will be present on the stage. A
acknowledgement guest speaker
will address the gathering and the
famed combined spelman-More-
hous choir from Atlanta, Ca, will
sing.
The presidents will arrive Fri
day, March IL. A reception win
be held for them that evening by
the Convocation Committee, trus-
tees. and alumni They win be
officially welcomed 10 the cities
Saturday morning. A luncheon in
their honor viii be given at Cof-
fman Memorial Union Saturday
noon by President ] L. Morrill, Of
the University Of Minnesota. Pre-
ceding this they will be conducted
on a tour Of the campus.
Saturday night they will attend
a corporation dinner at the Raids
son where they viii meet with local
business men and industrialists.
morning they win partici-
pate In services at various Twin
City churches. Sunday afternoon
each win be a guest at a series
Of 80 separate dinner parties in
their honor at the homes OF lead
ing area citizens. Mrs. Richard |
Gale is In charge Of these
Final session Of the convocatiOn
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ored neighbors by two means: the
restrictive covenant and the so
called "gentleman's" agreement. In
194S the supreme court held, in
the case Of Shelley VS.. Kramer
that restrictive covenants were
no longer enforceable in the courts.
leaving to the agreeing gentle
men" the maintenance of segre-
cation by their private acts. That
the gentlemen" have been equal
to their task of carrying the white
mans burden Of continuing segre-
cation is witnessed by their sue
cess, the evidence of which is all
about us.
One need only to glance at a
map of our cities which indicates
the patterns of occupancy by non
whites to see that il is so.
The means by which our gentle
man" have enforced their agree
ments are well known to us all
in our respective roles as victim,
executioner, or - most often -
shame-faced bystander.
Groups Opposed Housing Bill
Early in 1857 a group of citizens
approached our state legislature
with a bill which sought to bring
to an end the vicious practice Of
segregation in housing The bill
which we presented had as its
sole purpose the prohibition of
discrimination in the sale, lease,
rental, and other legal transfers Of
the right to own or occupy hous-
ing.
Never In memory has a legisla-
tive proposal met with opposi-
ton which was so unprincipIed
and so unreasonable.
The opposition to the bill was
divided essentially into two groups
One group, some Of whose MEM
bers profit from segregation, be-
lieved it would suffer irreparable
financial harm il the measure
were enacted.
The other group opposed the
extension Of equal rights to all
citizens-on principle-as they put
il. They are really opponents Of
American democracy as such-ex-
cept as they define it to be the
shared power of the pure-blooded,
morally sanctified elite of which
they fancy themselves to be mem
bers.
II there were others present
who opposed the measure they
did not speak.
To the first group we could only
assert that our faith in the health
and vigor and, indeed, the integrity
of their profession is greater than
their own. We believe sincerely
that the practice Of democracy in
our neighborhoods viii not harm
their business nor impair their
profits. The rest Of the business
world thrives in our democracy
and our free market-why should
thew do less?
The second group Of opponents
did not deserve nor get an answer.
They were born a generation too
late. Their star rose and fell with
Hitler and they are no more than
an ugly remembrance Of things
past
Right To Housing Is Civil Right
The public was present at the
hearings through its legislative
representatives and responded 10
our request by enacting a law
which declared discrimination in
housing to be against the public
policy Of the state.
The Law recognized and declared
the opportunity to acquire decent
housing accommodation without
CConfinued On Page ~
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The
HIGH
And Low
DOWN
BY BAILEE THOMAS

Color Blind? During half time
at the basketball game between
Minnesota and Iowa a couple OF
fans were discussing total alb.
sence of Negro players on the
Gophers cage teams for years.
One of the fellows said that nc
Ozzie Cowles team ever had a Ne
gro-American lad on its roster
Another fellow chimed in, Maybe
somebody ought to remind Ozzie
that the Big Ten color bar on
basketball has almost vanished at
every school except Minnesota. -
A reader wants to bet SIS that
not one-fifth of those caught in
the club raids hold active paid
memberships in the NAACP. Some
body want to take the bet?
A bipartisan group of us.
Senators labeled the civil rights
bloc. the Lord bless them" have
Offered a new civil rights measure
in the Senate.
The group is composed of Dem
ocratic Senators Humphrey
Mimi, Hennings (MoD, Neu-
berger and Morse (ore), Nc
Namara )Mich.), Proxmire.
CWis.), Clark, pa and Repub-
licans Javits (N.YD, who speaks
in Minneapolis tonight friday;
Case (NJD, Allot (Colo). and
Dirksen (nlD who speaks in ST.
Paul tonight.
Attention Messrs Golf, Thatcher
and Hemenway! No place in the
list above is found the name Of
your sacred COW Sen. Frank
Church Democrat of Idaho. He is
just as absent as John Culvers
and Minnesota's Republican Sem
ator Edward ]. Thye who comes
up for election this year.
This Mrs. Pearl Mandelstam
from johannesburg, South At
RIGA whom TRIBUNE staff writ
err Jean Worrall described as be-
ing angry because Of the criticism
in this country of South African
white legislators who support the
apartheid Cworse than us. Jim
cro), is angry with the wrong
people She should vent her anger
on her own countrymen who think
they can keep in eternal sub
lection millions Of blacks, exploit
ing them and their country's re-
sources and in many instances
their hopes and manhood. Right
eous anger is sometimes effective
If directed in the proper direction
On first glance Carl T. Rowan's
articles on small-town Minnesota
were not calculated to raise Carts
already high popularity in rural
Minnesota which he has traversed
many times, in gathering material
Continued on Page 81
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Clasped Hands, Interracial
Drama At Zion Baptist
Sunday Night Feb. Il

"Clasped Hands. an interracial
drama will be presented at Zion
Baptist church. 1923 Lyndale Av.
N. Sunday February Is, at $50
pm. under the auspices of the
Minnesota State Baptist AuxiH-
airy.
This stirring drama interpreted
with singing groups, is a challenge
To the modern worlds need for
brotherhood.
The public Is invited There Is
no admission charge
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Claims Open
Occupancy Foes Well
HeeIed And Organized

The foes of Open Occupancy legislation in Minneapolis
headed the socaed Citizens Emergency Committee have
added another group property already ominous
number OF foes.
At a special meeting Wednesday night February 5, the
Lorng Heights Property Owner Association endorsed resou
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Boiley. Cole &
Kit On WccO
Radio Sunday

Three great artists in the pop
ular music field. Pearl Bailey,
Nat King" Cole and Earta Kit,
will join in a musical tribute to
the Father OF the Blues, w. c.
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Postpone Suit
Challenging Bapfisf
Leader Until 24fh

Washington amp The suit
challenging the right Of the Rev
Joseph II. Jackson OF Chicago 10
hold office as President OF the
National Baptist Convention which
was scheduled for argument in
the IT, S. District Court Thurs
day, was postponed until Febri-
airy "a
Charges that DR.. jackson is
holding his position unlawfully
were brought by 10 outstanding
members Of the Association. The
ministers who are asking the court
to "ouster and exclude" Rev.
Jackson from the presidency Of
the Convention are the Rev. w. II.
Borders Of Atlanta; T. NJ. Cham
bers, Los Angeles; J. r. Green,
Detroit; e. f. Hollins. Bastrop,
La; L. X. Jackson, Gary, Ind:
,. c. Mitchell Huntington, w.
Va; A. Owen. Memphis; M. l..
Shepard, Philadelphia; f. c. Smith,
Washington and Roland Smith Of
Little Rock.
The ministers group Is repre-
sented by Attorneys James NJ
Nabrit, Frank d. Reeves and
George f. c. Hayes, all Of Wash
ingtOn.
Jackson is represented by Attys
Bedford and Marjorie Lawson. also
Of Washington.
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regated colored
citizens into spec
ific areas by the
appli C a tion of
z oning la W $ .
From the time of
this decision I'M
til 1s4s, a de fac
t o segregation
was imposed by
us upon our col
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Jackie Robinson Speaks;
Granger In VaIedictory
At League Dinner

Jackie Robinson former baseball great and present vice
president of New York restaurant chain addressed the Sind
annual meeting of the Minneapolis Urban League The dinner
meeg attended by 500 members and friends of the League
held at the Hotel bennington Thursday February 9th
In addition Robnsons address which he stressed the
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Twin Cities To Be
Hosts Negro College
COnV0CatiOn In March

The Twin Cities have been selected the site of the 1858
annual United Negro College Conyocaon be held March IA
through H. il announced today by Juson Bem chairman
of the Minnesota Board of Trustees for the United Negro
Colleges.
The Convocation will mark the largest gathering the
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BY John Sandstrom

The Housing of every community outght be
available to all people without any distinction because of
religion, national origin
This principle of open occupancy has been recognized
though not mpemened, in Federal Law since 1866 when
through civil rights statute which it then enacted
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Who viii be crowned the 1858
Queen OF Hearts February 20
at the Prom Ballroom sponsored
by LOafers. Inc. S--Advt.
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Gospel Temple Church Banquet.
Sat, Feb. rs, pm. For reserva-
tons Call ia. l-TT96. ia. s-94I0.
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Gard Party Nacirema Club Sat
urday February IS. $50. Spon-
sOrshlp wonAan's Auxiliary. To
kets 50o-Advt.