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The coastland times., 1958-10-03
OPEN HOUSE HELD
AT NEW MANTEO
SCHOOL BUILDING
Attended by 500 Wednesday;
PTA Sponsors Teacher For a
Day Program on Oct. n

1 Reflecting the interest shown by
those attending the first Parent
Teacher Association meeting of
the year on Tuesday night, local
residents have volunteered to be-
come teachers for the day" on
October 81, in order that faculty
members of the elementary and
high school may attend the north
eastern district meeting of the N.
c. Educational Association in Eliz-
abeth City.
An estimated 500 or more per-
sons were present for the new
Manteo High Schools open house
which preceded the PTA business
meeting. For the majority of those
attending the open house it was
their first glimpse inside the mod
ern building completed recently at
cost of approximately 100000.
A total of 800 persons paid
membership fees of so cents to be-
come members of the PTA which
is believed to be an all-time rec
ord for the number of persons to
take part in the organizations pro-
gram in this area.
William Ernst, president of the
PTA presided and one of the first
items brought to attention of
those in the crowd-packed auditor
ium following devotional services
led by Will Hofler was cash gift
of approximately $1,000 used to
purchase chairs for the auditorium.
He paid recognition and expressed
appreciation on behalf of the PTA
to the H. A. Creef family of Pio-
neer Theatre and to Andy Griffith,
star Of stage, radio, television and
screen for the benefit showing of
Griffith's "No Time For Ser
geants," here recently which re-
suited in the gift.
Mrs. Raymond Wescott, of the
finance committee presented a
budget of $75O.5O which was
adopted as current and anticipated
expenses to be borne by the PTA
for the year. Of the total, $27O
would be used for purchasing
science equipment, a film strip
machine, storage cabinets and
other items for the elementary
school. The high schools share
would include $500 to be applied
on the purchase of a cyclorama
curtain for the auditorium stage
with the balance being used on
other expenses for which commit
ments have been made, it was
stated.
Attention was called to the COM
mittee on ground Identification
which has already been very active
in planting shrubs, grasses and
supervising the cleaning up of the
properties at the new high school.
Special attention was paid to the
A. Q. Bells of Roanoke Garden
for their interest in this project
and others who have provided
azalea plants or given their as
sistance otherwise. The committee
is composed of Mrs. Nose Bas-
night, Mrs. Will Hofler and Billy
Harrington of the school faculty.
Mrs. Robert Gibbs, chairman of
programs, gave a summary of
some of the coming PTA-events,
including a College Career Day
planned for October % which will
also be the date of the next meet
ing of the PTA. The next meeting
will be held at the Elementary
School here.
Plans for fund raising programs,
but no Halloween Carnival, were
See SCHOOL, Page Eight
The coastland times., 1958-10-03
MARSHALL sANDERLIN HURT

Marshall Sanderlin, 40 of Man
teo was admitted to Marine Hos
pital for treatment for an appar-
emily broken leg which was sus-
tanned Wednesday afternoon while
pulling in a line aboard the tug
boat in Norfolk, where he was
captain.
The coastland times., 1958-10-03
MANY FROM AREA
PLAN TO ATTEND
RALLY IN AHCSKIE
HertFord County Town TO Be
Host TO First District Coun-
flies This Time

Many people from Dare and Tyr
rell Counties are expected to join
with the other dozen counties of
the list Congressional District at
the District Democratim Rally
scheduled to be held in Ahoskie,
Tuesday of next week, October 7th,
$50 pm. !,
Congressman Herbert C. Bonner
this week sent out letters to those
who had attended former rallies,
urging them to bring a large dele
cation of the various precincts.
The Congressman usually presides
at the rally in his district, a Demo-
cratic party booster held in all
districts of the state as starter
for the Forthcoming campaign.
Towns in the district take turns
playing host. Chairman M. L. DAN
iels in Manteo said this week he
hoped a large crowd would go
from Dare County in order to
show party interest is high. 1t
will be remembered that Dare
went for Eisenhower two years
ago, the active leading Democrats
who long had enjoyed good jobs,
doing nothing in the campaign to
stir up interest and get out the
vote.
In Mr.. Bonner's letter, he had
this to say:
"Appreciating your interest in
civic affairs as well as city, coun-
ty, state and national government,
l hope, and invite you, to attend
the First Congressional District
Democratic Rally to be held in
Ahoskie on Tuesday, October at
$50 pm. at the National Guard
ArmOry.
at is my personal feeling that
you will enjoy meeting and being
in association with your Congress
sional Representative, your Cow
ernor, your two United States
Senators and other state officials,
as well as your county Representa-
tives and Senator'S in the State
General Assembly. There will also
be county and city officials pres
ent. At such meeting as this you
will be given an opportunity to
understand the problems confront
ing those who represent yon in
national, state and other subdivi-
sions of government.
81 am confident that your at
tendance and participation at such
gathering will prove of great
value both to you and to the peo-
Pile whom you have helped elect
to public office. A barbecue dinner
will be served Immediately after
the business of the rally is COM
pleted.
81 hope you will come and bring
several of your friends with you"
The State Caravan, led by Hon.
orable Woodrow w. Jones, Chair
man of the State Democratic Exc
cutive Committee, Governor Hod-
ges, Senator Erwin, Senator Jor-
dan, the Counsel of State and John
Larkin, National Democratic Com
mitteefnan, will attend the meeting
-. Hertford County is enthusias-
tic about this meeting and is de-
ternined to make it one of the
best rallies in eastern North Caro-
lima in mary years. A free bar
becue supper will be served at the
Armory Immediately after the
business of the rally is completed.
The coastland times., 1958-10-03
LELAND WISE TO HOSPITAL

Leland Wise of Stumpy Point,
member of the Dare County Board
of Education was taken to Marine
Hospital, Norfolk Wednesday and
reported seriously i'll.
Cecil Guthrie of Manteo was
taken to Norfolk General Hospital
this week for treatment.
The coastland times., 1958-10-03
INJURED PLAYING BALL

Philip Tillett, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mccoy Tillett of Manteo, is a
patient in Leigh Memorial Hos
pital, Norfolk, Va, where he is re-
ceiving treatment for kidney in
jury sustained during football pracL
tice Tuesday afternoon.
The coastland times., 1958-10-03
SUPERIOR COURT OCT. 20

Judge William j.. Bundy Of
Greenville, is expected to preside
at the usual mixed term of SUI
perior Court which convenes in
Manteo October Goth for the trial
of civil and criminal cases.
The coastland times., 1958-10-03
W. j. GRIFFIN ILL

Manteo's oldest citizen, w. j.
Griffin, 90, is being treated in
Albemarle Hospital Elizabeth City.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18

ridian will again be thrilled
with the music of the sensa-
tional MIDNIGHTERS with
Cal GREENS ORCHESTRA,
when on Saturday night, Jan.
Is, they play for a dance at the
Club-Ala-Miss, near Meridian,
on Sunday night, January 10,
when they play for a dance at
STEVENS ROSE ROOM in
Jackson and on Monday night,
January 20, when they play for
a dance at the SILKS HALL
in Greenwood, Miss.
Advance tickets, $1.75. At
door $500, tax incl. Advance
tickets in Jackson sold at Miss.
Enterprise, Shepherds, Har-
mon Drug, George Winstine,
Leader Store, King The Tailor,
Zebra Motel, Percy Simpsons
in Jackson, and Tollivers Cafe
in Canton. Table sold at Ste
vens for $1.00 on first come
basis. Advance tickets sold in
Meridian and Greenwood at
usual places.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18
Attorney
Jess Brown
Aids State

PORT GIBSON, Miss. - For
the first time in the memory
of many residents of Claiborne
county, a Negro attorney APP
peared as special prosecution
attorney assisting the state
against the defendant.
r. Jess Brown, state attor-
ney with offices in Jackson
and Vicksburg, served in that
capacity during a recent case.
James Marshall, native of
Port Gibson, was indicted for
the crime of murder before the
grand jury in the circuit court
of Claiborne county in the
January term.
1t was alleged that Marshall
returned to the house of a wO-
man with whom he had been
carrying on an illicit affair and
shot her to death. The defen-
dant was the only living eye
witness to the shooting.
Marshall was allowed to
withdraw his plea of not guilty
to murder and the state ac-
copied his pea of guilty of
manslaughter. His sentence
was withheld until the close
of the term.
Atty. Browns wife is a teach
er her in the public schools.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18
TougalooPrexy
At Rust

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. -
DR.. Samuel c. Kincheloe, pres
ident of Tougaloo Southern
Christian college, was guest
speaker Sunday, Jan. II, at
Rust College here.
Music was rendered by the
famous Rust College Singers
under the direction of Miss
Nataline Doxey. DR.. Earnest
A. Smith, president of Rust
College presented DR.. Kinche-
loe. Mrs. Clara Barnes Jenk-
ms, chairman of the commit
tee on scholarship and awards
at the college, presided.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18
Joe Louis, Government Agree
Laurel Board Okays Bids
For New Negro School

LAUREL - D.sU. Maddox,
Sr. president of the Laurel
Board of Education said that
low bids have been accepted
for the construction of Oak
Park High School for Negroes,
which will cost approximately
one million dollars when COM
pleted.
The action is subject to ap-
proval by the State Education
Finance Commission and the
bide do not include any equip
ment for the building, cafe
terra or athletic field.
Maddox said that the low
bidders were all Laurel con-
Germs and the bids were well
within the amounts allocated
for the work.
Hinton Construction Com
pany was low bidder on build
ing construction with a figure
of $01,8; City Electric was low
on electrical work with a bid
of $2,115 and McCaskill was
low on mechanical work, plum
bling and heating with a bid of
$4,000.
The board official said that
the low construction bidder
stated he will be able to begin
work within IS to 20 days of
the letting of the contract. The
school will house grades one
through IL.
Oak Park School has been
without building for slightly
over a year due to a fire. Plans
for the new structure, Maddox
stated, will make it among the
finest in Mississippi.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18
New Standards
Asked for Voters

McCOMB, Miss. - New vo-
ting standards, requiring high
er educational qualific ations,
to be applied equally to white
and Negroes, should be set up,
according to the Enterprise
Journal, published here. In an
editorial, the newspaper said:
l. Rigid voting qualifica-
tons based upon education
must be established and APP
piled equally to Negroes and
whites;
2. The Negro must be pre-
pared by an accelerated edu-
cational program for the role
of citizen.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18
Coaho1na
Students On
Deans List

Ten sophomores and eigh-
teen freshmen compose the
group of students at Coahoma
Junior College whose names
are included on the Deans List
for the fall quarter of the cur
rent school year.
Heading the list with a 80
point straight CAD average is
sophomore Albertine Carter,
an in-service teacher, of Rena
Lara.
Other sophomores among
the coveted honor group are:
Glenella Acles, Clarksdale,
2.82; Saul Austin, Pickens,
2.82; Alma Cole, Jamestown,
2.76; Bertha Riley, Clarksdale,
rs; Jean Collins Woodley,
Dundee, 2.42; Jessie Mildred
James, Roundaway, 2.41; Loc-
ket Phillips, Marks, 2.38; Ethel
Mae Archie, Alligator, 2.35;
Lille Davis, Indianola, 2.23.
Freshmen honor students
for the quarter are: Shirley
Collier, Tutwiler, 2.89; Ruth
Baton, Clarksdale, 2.89; Es-
ley Ambrose, Clarksdale, 2.88;
lsiah Brown, Lyon, 2.83; Shir-
ley Mae Thomas, Coahoma,
2.83; Annie Laura Smith,
Clarksdale, 2.52; Willette
Washington, Clarksdale, 2.38;
Linnie Mitchell, Sardis, 2.36;
Angie Mitchell, Sardis, 223;
Andrew Dupree, Clarksdale,
2-22; L u n d Crawford,
Clarksdale, 2.18; Jessie Jossell,
Marks, 2.6; Rosie Mae King,
Carthage, 2.16; lola Burrell,
Lyon, 2.15; Mary Louise Lee,
Clarksdale, 81; Samuel Tor
renee, Holly Springs, 81; Mel
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18
Baptists Open
New Attack
On Jackson

ATLANTA, Ga. = Several
hundred ministers, many of
them members of the board
of directors of the National
Baptist Convention, an organ
ization of more than 100000
Negro members of the Baptist
Church, went on record OPP
posing the right of the Rev.
j. H. Jackson of Chicago to
hold the office of convention
president.
The action came when the
ministers submitted individu-
al notarized affidavits, pro-
testing the Rev. Mr.. Jackson's
incumbency, to the Rev. E. c.
Smith of Washington, D. C.
The Rev. Mr.. Smith is secre-
tary of the Committee for a
Constitutional Convention, a
group of 10 ministers who, in
December filed a quo war
ranto" petition in the U. S.
District Court of Washington,
demanding that the Rev. Mr..
Jackson show cause why he
should not relinquish the pres
idency of the convention.
The committee claims that
the Rev. Mr.. Jackson, who is
serving his fifth consecutive
term as president, holds office
in violation of the organiZa-
TONS constitution which linn
its the tenure of presidents to
four consecutive terms.
The affidavits submitted
came from ministers represen-
ting $4,000 churches with APP
proximately two million mem
bers. According to the affi-
davits, each of the ministers
was present at the 1852 meet
ing of the convention when the
constitution was revised, limit
ing the tenure of the president,
and again at Louisville last
September when the Rev. Mr..
Jackson assumed a fifth term.
The documents further state
that at the Louisville meeting
no roll call of delegates was
made: hundreds of unqualified
persons were certified as dele
gates; the noise and confusion
of the meeting made it impos-
sible for those in attendance to
know what motions were be-
fore the body; and that confu-
sion, violence and disorder
were rampant throughout the
proceedings.
The Committee for a Consti-
tutional Convention is made
up of a group of ministers
who head a total of 10 state
Baptist organizations through
out the country.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18
Joe To Paw
$4,000 On
Back Taxes

Former heavyweight boxing
champion Joe Louis and the
U. S. Government last week
reached an agreement on pay
ments on Louis engulfing in
come tax problems, it was re-
ported here.
According to the report,
Louis will pay the government
10000 a year on back income
t axe S totalling $1,25O,000.
There are also speculations
that permanent settlement is
in the offing.
Pay From Salary
The $4,000 Louis agreed to
pay will come from his annual
salary as an official of the In
ternational Boxing club, which
ne helped form IN 1949 after
relinquishing the title. Louis
also earns $4,000 a year from
the Joe Louis Milk Co., for
public relations work, and 3d.
200 from a recording firm for
services not identified. 1T is
believed that the latter sum
is for the use of his name by
the recording company.
The three sources, therefore
brings Louis total annual in
come to $39, 900, but taxes on
this amount is expected to
leave him only $1,000 to live
on. There is a possibility,
though, that the government
would allow deductions to re-
duce his taxable income and
place him in a lower bracket.
Continued on Page ~
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18
SoIons Act 20
improve Stote' S
Negro Colleges

JACKSON, Miss. - On Tues
day of this week, the Missis-
sippi Legislature moved to re-
store the standings of two of
the states three state-suppor-
ted Negro Colleges and quick
action was expected on a bill
to appropriate liz million dol
lars for new buildings and
equipment for Jackson State
College and Alcorn A. & M.
College, both of which have
been placed on probation by
the Southern Association of
ollie &c S and Secondary
Schools.
If the measure, that was in
troduced by House Speaker
Walter Sillers of Bolivar Coun-
ty is successful, Alcorn would
get $750,000 to finance a sci
ence-library building; me-
chanical arts building and a
gymnasium. Jackson State Col
lege would get $575, 900 for a
classroom building equipment
and dormitory site and Missis-
sippi Vocational at TIA Bena
would get $175,000 for an in
Urinary and equipment.
Aleorn and Jackson State
are on probation but DR.. E. R.
Jobe, executive secretary of
the State College Board, said
work planned under the IL
million dollar appropriation
would restore their standing.
Although Mississippi Vocation
al has never been accredited
the S175,000 appropriation,
when carried out, should en-
able it to gain that standing.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18
Hampton To
Award Ten



HAMPTON, Va. - Ten four
year college scholarships will
be awarded to medal and GER
tificate winners in Hampton
Institutes sixth annual skills
competition April 26.
Tuition scholarships for
High School seniors will be
awarded in each of the follow
ing areas in which degrees are
given: industrial arts, trade
skills, architecture, engineer
ing and building construction.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18
LEAGUE, COUNCIL
SEEK MORE VOTERS

Negroes attending the citi-
zenship rally at the Pearl st.
Church Thursday night heard
the Rev. j. F. Redmond, Green
vile pastor, say that this new
age demands that men of both
races sit down in an attempt to
solve the problems peculiar to
them.
The minister who is pastor
of the Pilgrim Rest Baptist
church in the delta city was
the principal speaker on the
program sponsored jointly by
the Miss. Voters League and
the Regional Council of Negro
Leadership.
In obvious reference to white
leaders taking counsel only
from the Negro in their COM
munity who tells them what
they want to hear, he contin-
ued:
"The day has come when one
man cannot go behind closed
doors and represent the great
masses of Negroes" The speak
er spoke on New Men For A
New Age"
Some of the persons bring
ing greetings to the group
were: Rev. L. A. Clark, and
Rev. P. E. Lott, local minist-
ers; E. w. Banks, businessman;
t. G. Almore, fraternal lead
er; Mrs. Sarah Harvey, news
paperwoman.
1t was also revealed that AL
bert Powell, who heads the To-
cal American Legion post, has
been elected to head the Mis-
sissippi Voters League. The
Rev. G. r. Haughton, pastor of
the host church, heads the
Jackson branch.
Powell succeeds the Rev. A.
w. Wells, 1892 Valley Street,
who directed that organization
for a number of years. James
A. White, secretary of the
Jackson branch traced the his
tory of the League as an out
growth of the old Committee
of One Hundred years ago.
The meeting got underway
Thursday morning with caucu-
ses and panel discussions. Four
main items discussed were: %
Encouraging poll tax paying;
90 Registration under the new
Civil Rights bill; 60 Creating
amicable relationships with
country registrars; and az Co.
ordinating the efforts of all
Negro organizations.
The Miss. Voters League
and the Regional Council of
Negro Leadership are jointly
seeking 100000 qualified Ne
gro voters for the state this
year.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18
|Cleve Williams
Passes 1000 Mark

Captain Cleveland Williams
of Tougaloo passed the 1000
mark with a 20 point splurge
against Philander Smith. Will
liams started the season with
1881 points scored in 72 games
over the past three seasons.
During the current campaign
he has popped home 257 points
in Is games for a 17.2 shooting
average, this is beow his 24.6
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18

LITTLE RICHARD, teenage
singing sensation who is said
to be abandoning a lucrative
career in the rock and roll
field to prepare for a life of
an evangelist in the Seventh
Day Adventist Church. Star
of several hit records, I'm
Ready" ''Tutti Fruit" among
others Richard repeatedly
earned $250,000 annually.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18
PEOPLE III
THE. NEWS

SAMMY DAVIS JR., 32-year-
old entertainer who is said to
have married, pretty Loray
White, 20, a dancer this week
at the Sands Hotel in Las
Vegas with movie actor Jeff
Chandler as best man. This
is said to be the first marriage
for the talented entertainer.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18

INDIA,S PRIME MINISTER
NEHRU who is said to have
brushed tears from his eyes
when MARIAN ANDERSON
sang, Hes Got The Whole
World In His Hands" during
her recent appearance in New
Delhi. This report was
brought back by James Lang
ley, u. S. Ambassador to PAX
iStan, who was in the audience.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18

average for three previous
years. To date, however, he
has a grand total of 2,088
points scored in 81 college
games.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18

Bill Doggett's Orchestra TO Play For Dance
At Coohomo Jr College, CIorksdoIe, Miss,
Friday Night. Jan. "a; Sponsored By Sopho-
more Gloss; For Tickets Contoct School
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18

THE REV. MARTIN LUTH-
Err KING, JR., who was this
Continued on Page p
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18

Cleft right: Mrs r. O. Venson Memphis Tenn president,
Ladies Auxiliary National Dental Association Henry Rhodes
Sr New York. Y Grand Master Prince Hall MasOnS of New
York Sate and Mrs. Alma A Polk Pittsburgh Pa Director of
Peoples Activities of the A. M Church. support the
campaign funds to fight polio March of Dimes funds sup
ported the development of the Sak vaccine and still needed
pre-Salk polio patients the March Dimes with
dollars, Jan. 2-31
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18

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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-01-18

ton Douglass, Pascagoula EOS;
Sadie Wilkins, Clarksdale, 20.
, 1958-02-21

best apparel. I was privileged to
address them from the pulpits of
some of their churches in Saint
Thomas. The spirit of devotion
and the luSty and tuneful manner
in which they sang the hymns
W a S to me an exhilarating
experience.
In New York City n hazards
his life if he would venture to
cross Central Park after dark. I
promenaded the water front of
st. Thomas and meditatively
Sauntered the streets of Chris
tiansted past midnight with a
sense Of security which one has
when he goes from room to room
in his own abode.
Now this encomium is not in
tended to convey the impression
that | consider the people of these
Islands without any failings. They
are far from being paragons or
virtue. They have much to learn
of the Joy and the inner blessings
that come to one from creative
work, besides the material COM
pensation that one gets for the
same. These failings however, are
correctable and the realization of
latent benefits and values of being
industrious are bound to come
with added knowledge a n d
education.
l found, however, one prevail
ing practice, of which only some
individuals are guilty, which, if
not stopped, may like a cancerous
growth affect adversely the dis
position for fairness and equity
on the part of the entire commu-
nifty. l refer to the vandalism of
the lawless invasion of private
beaches and the digging of its
sands by the owners of trucks. A
visit to Sandy Point will reveal
the gaping pits and the irrepar-
able damage which was done to
a spot which should have been
the pride of all Crucians and
which was and still is open to all
to battle and fish, despite its be-
ing private property.
This practice must be stopped
not only by police action but also
by an aroused public indignation
DIR. BERNARD HELLER