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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-20

ed with him but still bowed to
the law. he fatty refused to
sign. Il pledged my allegiance
to the United States and to
God when I took my citizen.
ship oath in 1892" said he
Must ! then swear Loyalty to
one or IFS sIares. too? IN any
case. there were just too many
people around who would
chip away at our freedom and
make us afraid to voice our
belief"
Unable to tear himself away
from his school. he kept on
working as if nothing had
happened. But since the school
board could not legally pay
him. he had TO 1--we on his
$500 savings. while almost
$500 in back paychecks piled
up in the school safe. To make
matters worse. the Internal
Revenue Service said that he
owed S25.33 in taxes on his
1855 salary. Though he wrote
the service that his salary had
been stopped the revenuers
were back again the next year
with an additional demand for
$69. Meanwhile. the school
board began to get bit en-
barrassed about having an un-
paid crusader around. Last
month. at the boards request.
Janitor Anderson finally quit.
Letters poured in from his
former pupils. Il want you to
stay in school," wrote one little
girl. You always meet us at
the door," wrote another. and
are so joyful" But last week.
his savings gone. 52-Year-old
Bachelor Anderson b g a n
looking for another job. still
determined. foolishlY or not.
never to sign the oath. TOO
many people say Let George
do IT," he explains. even in
matters involving defense ct
individual freedom. Someone
has to be George" But being
George is not easy. THE day
goes fast" says Hjalmar An
dersson quietly. when all the
children are around YOU"
Well, fellow Americans, there
you have it - another case o.
a mixed up immigrate some
folks just don't learn fast, d
they?
He should have done like tn
rest of us - LET GEORGE Dc
TIT
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-20
Poor Sucker
Shoulda Done Il Like Us!

This nation, our native land,
has produced some characters of
questionable virtue. Among those
were men like Jefferson, Frank
lin, Madison, and Lincoln, just
to mention a few. At the same
time. we. have turned out some
lulua'S - arnold, burr, and more
recently, faubus and eastland -
greats, truly, in anybody's langu-
age.
Now, everybody (and SO often
unfortunately has to be born
somewhere; some came to these
shores in search of buck-some
in search of freedom. One case
of recent date which caught our
attention was that of Swedish
born Hjalmer Anderson, jan
itor at the Orrington elementary
school in Evanston, ILL.,, for %
years.
Well, Mr.. Anderson same here
with some fool-hearty notion
about freedom, it seems. No
doubt he'd read words written
by Jefferson or Lincoln or some
of that bunch = and believed
them as they appeared.
He's learning!
TIME magazine reported on
the case of Mr.. Anderson in
their issue of January 18th as
follows:
No teacher or parent in the city
of Evanston. Ill. (pop. $4,000
cared more deeply about the
Orrington elementary school
than Swedish born Hjalmar
Anderson. For % years as
janitor. he kept the building
clean and in good repair; no
matter how much there was to
do. he always had time to joke
or chat with the pupils and
listen to their troubles. But
for all his good humor. Janitor
Anderson is a stubborn man.
| Last week he was barred from
the school he loves because of
a rather odd and lonely cru
SADIE.
The crusade began in 1855
when the state legislature pass
ed the famed BroYles law re-
quiring public employees to
sign an anti Communist loyal
tY oath to uphold the U. S.
and Illinois Constitutions. Luz
fheran Anderson decided that
the oath was a subtle limifa-
lion on an Americans freedom
to speak his mind. Unlike the
hundreds of teachers who ACRE
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-20
Wdtch On The
POTOMAC
by
Robt. c.. Spivack

THE RETURN OF THE Ma
TIVES-We don't and we won't
advocate violence as a means of
handling Ku Klux Klansmen and
the activities in the White Citi-
zens Councils. In the long run, the
firm but non-violent methods of
the Negroes at Little Rock and
Montgomery, Ala. are more eff
fective.
But it would be sheer hypocrisy
to pretend that we were not
amused at the plight in which the
shirted-knights of the xxx
found themselves after the Indian
uprising at Maxton, N. C. not too
long ago.
What stirred the Lumbee tribe.
I'm told, is that the Klansmen
said that it was "un-American"
for Indians and white adults to
date each other. This was hard to
swallow since the Lumbees, Cher
okees and other North Carolina
tribesmen go back SO far in Am
erican history, I understand they
regard the Klansmen as recent
immigrants.
All in all it was a refreshing
episode. Some civil rights advo-
Gates even think the slogan for
1858 ought to be Lets give the
country back to the Indians
We never intended this to be
humor column, but there have
been some strange things going
on in these parts lately.
Take the case of the Princeton
University rowing team. These
sons of free enterprise have ap-
parently decided to ape their Wall
Street ancestors when it comes to
getting free handouts from the
vernm e 1t. Either that or
they've gone socialist.
Whatever it is we report the fol-
lowing episode without further
comment. Last year the 150-lb.
crews of both Yale and Princeton
decided to row in the Henley row.
ing regatta on the Rives Thames.
The Yale lads, all sturdy fellows
and firm believers in the capital
ist way of life, contacted the Sea-
board and Western Airlines Com
pany to transport their rowing
shell oEngland.
But what did Princeton do'
When they heard the cost was
s736 they contacted the State
Dept. If the government can send
"Satchmo" Armstrong to Europe,
they said, why can't the govern
ment send over their shell, at cut
rates?
The argument impressed the
State Dept. which contacted the
Air Force which turned the as,
signment over to MATS, the gov
ernment's military air transport
service. The Princeton shell went
overseas for practically nothing.
This caused officials of Sea-
board and Western to blow their
tops. They complained to the
House Military Operations sub
committee which lamented this
turn of events but won't, of course
do anything about it. Adding in
suit to Yale's injury, Princeton
won the regatta.
4 * X
ON HOW TO MAKE MONEY
I'm little late getting around
to it, but l think you'll still find
Mr.. Baruch" by Margaret L
Colt (Houghton- Mifflin, $6.95)
worth reading. AS you've probably
heard, the old gentleman was 8
little annoyed with Miss Colts
! Continued on Page a
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-20

Being Biblical Scholar of Sorts and realizing the
need for the text to fit the situation instead OF the sltua-
ton fitting the text undertook translation OF the Bible
from King James Dxiecrat early last year. And that
was rendering service has indeed been proven he
ported in The New York Times, datelined CapetoWn
South African Dutch, who have enacted what are
A new version of the Bible has appeared here in
which the Song of Solomon has been rewritten to
comply with the countrys stringent segregation laws
The version is in Afrikaans the language OF the
South Artisan Dutch, who have enacted what are
perhaps the sternest color laws in the world
The established version Of Verse 5, Chapter of
the Song of Solomon describing the Rose of Sharon
- lily of the valley" reads:
Il am black but comely, We daughters of Je-
rusalem x y"
The revised Afrikaans Bible gives Solomons de-
sired one healthy tan. It reads:
II am comely, and burnt brown by the sun : : ~
Oh we'll, as I've always known prophet is not with
out honor, except in Mississippi
little advice to those of you who spend good money
on books telling you how to have peace of mind" The
Continued On Page2)
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-02-20
MEMO TO CONGRESSMAN COLMER:
Dear Bill:
BY P. D..


Dear Bill
While, we've not spoken of the matter, don't sup
pose you'd be too surprised to learn of asking
for Congressional investigation of me- charging
with being Connie Dixiecrat or something of the
like.
Well, Bill, I understand I'm being reported to Con-
gress and the is the thing which will surprise
you, I'm sure, as it did me.
It's to from my daughter, Karen, who reached
her fifth birthday recently I'm not what her formal
charges will be- but I've been assured that she's going
to write to you about
It happened that she got her feet wet the other
ing made her go into the house and change shoes,
planning best could the connection between wet feet
and running
While in the process of changing her Shoes she heard
television announcer advise that if person not
satisfied with something other the thing to do was to
write their Congressman.
That did it!
1t was then that learned of my plight Said Karen:
"You don't do right and I'm going to write my Con-
grish about you"
"And what are you going to tell him about me?"
asked.
Bill, won't go into the various minor charges but
added together don't think I've chance.
relate this to you in the hope of saving my hide
Bill Do you suppose we could get it thrown into JP
Court here in Forrest County? Anything you can do
would be appreciated, I assure YOU Imagine! And I've
always wanted to be investigated for being supporter
of Our Gem"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Leigh Brite
have recently returned from
q flight around the world.
They Travelled through the
Middle East and Far East
with stopovers at IS capitals.
They were entertained In
Bangkok, Thailand. by for
mer Ambassador TO the
United States and Nine.
Sarasin. He Is now secre-
tary General Of SEATo.
In Delhi. India. they were
entertained by Wing Com
mander Of the Royal Indian
Air Force and Mrs. T. q.
Kelly. They also attended
the Brussels Fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-23
Symphony
Volunteers
Plan Eurly

The National Symphony
Orchestra Women's Commit
tee Is aiming for an all out
ticket sales drive IN Septem-
Der with plans already afoot
10 award volunteers selling
the most tickets.
Plans for the drive were
recently outlined at the first
Of q series OF coffee hour
ticket sales meetings at the
Arlington home Of Mrs.
Theodore Jacobs.
Orchestra manager Ralph
Black and ticket sales chair
man Mrs. Chauncey j. Blair
outlined the aims OF the
drive 10 the volunteers.
Top prize for selling the
most tickets will be q three
day all-expense trip for two
10 New York. which includes
the National Symphony Or
chestra's third appearance
In Carnegie Hall. q Metro
politan Opera performance.
and q hit Broadway show.
Second place means two
tickets to the Symphony
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-23

q similar situation and an en-
thusiastic welcome.
A date for q game Of check
ers 10 look forward 10 tomor-
row can change q life from
despair 10 one Of hope. Never
underestimate thisl
Now the next logical. INTEL
ligent and exciting step has
been taken. Menorah Home
and Hospital for the aged and
infirm has established the
first licensed psyehiatrtc clinic
In New York State, exclusive
ly for the aged.
The idea Of the clinic Is 10
yard OF senility In the aged
by helping them 10 meet their
psychological problems and
10 adjust 10 their environ
ment.
A research project. II IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-23

designed 10 provide q pattern
for establishins and operat-
ing future clinics Of this type
elsewhere.
Over 90
All treatment Is free.
Everyone who lives In the
community and IL over 90
years old IA eligible for treat
ment. II Is non-sectarian.
The Menorah Home Ia 40
years old and has pioneered
In many fields Of geriatric
care. II was the first 70 admit
and treat the senlle as part
Of It's research program In
medical geriatrics.
There no longer can be
any doubt about ~ Loneli-
ness. boredom. no incentive
10 live and progress. the feel
Ing Of no longer being needed
or wanted can do tremendous
damage 10 the body and 10
health.
IL also can affect the per-
sonality and even the mind.
So let US salute this far
sighted step which Menorah
Home has taken In New York
City and apply its principles
10 our own lives even though
we are not yet old.
An interest outside Of our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-23
WHY CROW oLD2
PsYchidtric Aid Is Free
To New York's AGED

advances in medicine have
created.
There are 20 many more
older people today than there
used 70 be and the percentage
IA increasing rapidly.
Living conditions have
changed also. People have NIL
grated from farms 10 cities.
They now look for an efhci-
ency apartment or q one
floor house. rather than for q
two or three-story home
which can house more than
one generation.
Companlonshlp
At New York's Day Center
an oldster can ind compan-
ionship. interesting activity.
people Of the same age and IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-23

four or 50 walls. someone 10
know and 10 Ike. 10 be Of
service. new interests and
endeavours. may well Danish
many Of the Ills Of middle age
and much Of the senility Of
old age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-23
~ JOSEPHINE BOWMAN

webster ana tribune syndicate
Today's knowledge Of psy-
chosomatic medicine. or the
eject Of the mind and emo
tons on the body and health,
has been dramatically proven
In the Day ceEiters OF New
York City.
The number Of visits 10 the
medical clinic have declined
In ratio 10 the number OF
times the older person went 10
the Day Center for compan-
ionship and happiness.
In case you do not know
about the Day Centers-they
are perhaps the most progress
sive project yet 10 appear In
the battle 10 catch up with
the social problems which the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-23

Ban 10 be held next May.
And third prize WIN be a
s1s gift certificate at q local
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-23

record shop. mrs, +. Ferry
Lippitt Il president Of the
Women's COMMITTEES.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-08-16
use Library
Nears COMPLETION

Construction of Jackson State
Colleges new, modern library is
nearing completion according to in
formation released by President
Jacob l.. Reddix. The three-story,
completely aforementioned facility
will be ready to begin operation
at the beginning of the 1889
session. Built and equipped for
$550,000 the library contains, am
ong other features, ID study-re-
search rooms and six main reading
rooms. Four of the reading rooms
will be equipped with open shelf
book stacks, and two will be re-
serve rooms with one serving as a
reserve room Cor graduate stu
dents, and 76 individual study car
rels. The library will contain also
an archieves room and rare book
room with especially appointed
furnishings, seminar room, and
appropriate officers. The rare
book room will be equipped with a
deluxe reading table accommodate
ing IL persons and will be used
FOR special conferences also.
The General Education Board
granted $15O,OOO of the construc-
ton and equipment cost. This am
cunt represents one Of The last
grants made by the famous educa-
tional agency. Delivery on the
furniture and fixtures is scheduled
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-08-16
<eaR1S z2ZI3l
UGA Announces Policy For Pittsburgh
Retains Public Relations Firm

Other instructions and rules will
be issued at tournament time.
The UGA statement 20 pointed
out that The Moss II. endrix Or
ganization, d. C. public relations
firm, has been retained to promote
the associations activities. A pri-
mary interest of MHKO will be to
work with the UGA's tournament
committee which will, after 1853,
handle the annual tournaments of
the national golfing body.
The Yorkshire Golf Club, of Pit
tsburgh, is host to the 1858 tourna-
ment, which will offer a $500
purse for the pros, plus a large
array of trophies for mems, wom-
ems, senior mems, senior women
and junior divisions. The cham
pionship trophies for all divisions
are being donated by The Coca
Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-08-16

Lambda at D. C. Teachers College
and XII Omega, the graduate chap
ter.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-08-16

rority this years meeting will be
the largest held by the group in
its 50-year history. Each of the
sorority's 275 chapters will be rep
resented at the meeting, Mrs. Wal
lace said. The membership of the
organization includes undergrad
uate chapters at 105 colleges and
UNIVERSITIES and graduate chapters
in 1863 cities in the United States
and in Monrovia, Liberia. The
latter chapter was installed by Mrs.
Wallace during ceremonies in Mon
rovia two weeks ago.
Now the nations oldest and
largest social Greek-letter organi-
cation for Negro women, Alpha
Kappa Alpha was conceived at a
meeting of IL goods at Howard
University on January Is, 1908,
and authorized as a University
sanctioned group less than two
months later. The first basileus
(president) of the organization was
Lucy Diggs Stowe, who was later
to become dean of women at How
ard. Other founders included Ann
Brown of Rocky Mount, N. c.,
Beulah E. Burke of Washington,
Margaret Flagg Holmes of New
York City, Lavinia Norman of
Washington, Joanna B. Shields of
New York City, Marie Voolfolk
Taylor of Atlanta and Harriet J.
Terry of Normal, Ala, all of whom
are living.
Deceased members of the origin
al group include Miss Stowe, Lii
liam Burke, Marjorie Hill, Ethel
Hedgman Lyle and Sara Meriweth-
er Nutter.
The three local chapters of the
sorority will serve as boule hosts.
They are Alpha at Howard, Beta
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-08-16
Jackson State
College Faces
Retrenchment In
Athletic Program

A retrenchment in the Jackson
State College athletic program
doomed eminent today unless reve-
nue. can be increased sufficiently
to prevent possible budgetary de-
ficits in the future. The triple
barreled announcement came from
T. B. Ellis, Director of Athletics at
the College; R. E. Lee, Chairman
of the Athletic Board of Control;
and w. o. Robinson, Director of
Public Relations, following a di-
receive from President Jacob L..
Reddix.
Jackson State College revived its
intercollegiate athletic program IN
1916 and has made remarkable
strides in the II years since the
new program began. Tiger foot
ball and basketball teams have es-
pecially attracted nationwide at
tention. The 1856 gridiron team
was ranked sixth among Negro
college elevens in the United
States while the 1857 squad shared
the NWAA crown with Tennessee
State University. During the past
four campaigns, the State basket
ball teams won SO games and lost
II. In these four seasons the
basketballers have ranked among
the top ten quintets in the country.
The-1957 squad was invited par
ticipate in the NCAA small college
tourney. Tiger baseball and track
teams have not Jared quite as we'll,
but both have been on the up
grade recently. Baseball was only
resumed at the College three sea-
sons ago.
The College Athletic Committee
is mapping plans TO increase at
tendance and support at Tiger
home contests to forestall the re-
duction of the athletic program
which has been the source of much
favorable comment in recent years.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-08-16
Rust College
Announces 1858
Football Schedule

Holly Springs, Miss. The 1858
football schedule for Rust College
has been announced by the Di-
rector of Public Relations, w. l..
Greer. The schedule is as follows:
HOME
October - Open.
October % - Philander Smith
College.
November l - Bishop College.
November 15-Okolona College.
November 27 - Mississippi In
dustrial College Homecoming
AWAY
September 20-Lane College.
September 81 - Tougaloo South
ern Christian College.
October 11-Leland College.
November billiard Univer-
sity. s-....z,,,.....z
According to Mr.. j. M. Hat
horne, Coach, the possibilities of
having a winning team this year
are considerably better in COM
parison to previous years. He
stated that at present 81 new pros
pective players have been added to
the roster. 1t is expected that a
total of about fifty persons will
try out for the team.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-08-16

Washington, ID. C. - The Unit
ed Golfers Association this week
issued a statement covering rules
of play for its tournament to be
held at Pittsburgh, August 1923,
and announced appointment of
Washington, d. C. public relations
firm to handle certain aspects of
its promotions.
Mrs. Paris Brown, UGA tourna-
ment director, released a statement
outlining rules of play and an
nounced that tournament will be
played at North and South Park
courses in Pittsburgh. Amateur
men will qualify at North Park,
while the women and senior men
will play over the South Park
course. All qualifying rounds must
be started between z am. and A
pm. on Monday, August 25.
Junior entries will play in two
age groups, 9 to IA and Is to II,
inclusive. This division will play
its rounds over the North Park
course on Thursday and Friday,
August % and 29. The profession
al division begins play on Tuesday,
August &c, in the afternoon. On
the second day, the pro ranks will
be cut to Sc players.
Men players will qualify in d.
visions of 80, which will be cut to
flights of Is, while women players
and the senior men will go from
divisions of Is to flights of eight.
The juniors will play 27 holes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-08-16
Adam Powell

Continued from Page One)
crat Party nomination, Powell also
is the Republican candidate, hav-
ing been selected by the Republi-
can after his custer from the DEM
ocrat organization.
His nomination as the Democrat
candidate, pending further develop
ments means that he will run
without the support of the Demo
crat Party organization of the city.
The nomination victory left the
frey Harlem Congressman, who is
also pastor of Abbysianian Baptist
Church, reputedly the worlds larg-
est Negro congregation one more
important victory that must DE
won. A judge recently ruled that
he must stand trial in the tax
evasion case.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-08-16
jSc Drive To Sell
1000 Athletic
Tickets Gets
Underway

Operation 1000" moved into
high gear this week as members
of the Jackson State College Ath-
letic Committee launched their
campaign to sell a minimum of one
thousand bargain-priced athletic
season tickets. The tickets are
good for home football games and
for all home basketball games.
Purchasers of the ducats which
went on sale Wednesday, August 6,
will have an opportunity to see
their favorites tangle with Prairie
View A. & M. College Saturday,
September 81; Wiley College,
champions of the Southwest Ath-
letic Conference November 8
(Homecoming); and Tennessee
State University, co-champions of
the MWAA, Saturday, November
%. Jackson State is co-holder of
the coveted MWAA crown. The
Tigers three opposing teams listed
here as well as the Tiger team it
self were all ranked high in ma
tional collegiate circles last fall.
Each of these three contests is sure
to be thriller all the way. Indi-
cations are that these four squads
will figure prominently in national
ratings again this fall.
In addition to the above-named
football games, the tickets are
good for admittance at all reg
ularly scheduled home basketball
! games. They are not good for the
Alcorn A. & M. College-Jackson
State College Fair Day football
game on October Is, which is CO.
| sponsored, or for the Mississippi
State Collegiate basketball tourna-
ment in December. However, they
will be good for the following bas-
ketball contests: Tougaloo, Deem
Der 5; Mississippi Vocational, De-
cember IL; Morris Brown, Deem
Der 20; Grambling, January 5;
Arkansas A. M. & N, January s;
Wiley, January 10; Texas College
January IL; Alcorn, January %;
Texas Southern, February IA; and
Prairie View, February 16.
Persons wishing to purchase
tickets may do so by calling 4-294O
1896, 1886. or 5-SO51