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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-08-22

The Vacation Bible School be-
gan Monday August II and will
continue through Friday, August
81. The School begins at 8 o'clock
pm. and is taught by Rev. A. r.
Posey. Mrs. Celestia Posey is the
principal.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-08-22

Gertrude Magee, Mrs. Catherine
Cole.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-08-22

Send all Bay Springs news to
Waller Earl McLaurin.
The people's voice., 1959-03-27
Wheat Sample High
In Sfronfium

The Atomic Energy Commission
has confirmed reports of a high
amount of radioactive strontium-90
in a sample of Minnesota wheat
grown in 1857. A special state com
mission appointed by Gov. Freeman
turned up the sample which tested
113 micro-microcuries. The average
for all Minnesota wheat samples,
1868, was 81 micro-microcuries.
The National Committee on Radiation
Protection and Measurement has set
the maximum permissible amount of
at 80 micro-microcuries
per kilogram of food but is consider
ing lowering it to one-tenth this level.
There is no threshold below which
the strontium-90 does no damage,
declared DR.. Lauriston S. Taylor,
committee chairman and physicist at
the National Bureau of Standards.
The people's voice., 1959-03-27
Bozeman Union Meeting Told ;.
Aronson vefoes Wrecked
Needed Comp. Measures

maximum of $34.O0 per week by re-
quiring increased base earnings; in
creased the duration period from 22
weeks to "a weeks; lowered the trust
fund balance from $28 to $25 mil
lion at which point the 2.7 contribu-
tion rate would go into effect for
all employers and raised the average
employer rate contribution rate) to
protect the trust fund from sinking
to the point at which the maximum
rate of 2.7 would automatically go
into effect for all employers.
'Alibi' Aronson's veto," of 358,
Root said, Indicates that he simply
does not understand the situation
and that he has been very poorly
advised"
"Organized labor is only one seq
ment of the Montana citizenry that
is directly affected by the Governors
proclivity for the veto privilege" he
contended in concluding his report
to the Bozeman trade unionists. Ia
Dor, small businesses and our system
Of free enterprise, schools, and the
economy of the entire state hang in
The balance"
The people's voice., 1959-03-27
Senate Committee Gives
Co-ops Right To Serve
The UnserVed

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)
The Senate Agriculture Commit
tee agreed March 10 to spell out
the right of rural electric co-ops to
serve any unserved customer. No
committee member raised any OBJ
lection.
The resolution Senator George
Aiken (R-Vt.) proposed would
overturn a ruling of Comptroller
General Joseph Campbell, chief
federal accounting officer. Camp
bell had said REA can't lend money
to a coop to serve an unserved
customer if utility officials say
they're willing to serve him.
The people's voice., 1959-03-27

Substantial increases in such things
as workmen's and unemployment
compensation were given legislative
approval only to go into the discard
via of gubernatorial vetoes, Albert
Root told members of the Gallatin
County Trades & Labor Council at
their regular meeting last Thursday
night.
Root, director of activities for the
Montana Committee on Political Edu-
cation, with headquarters in Helena,
is currently meeting with various
affiliated labor groups throughout
the state, reporting on activities of
the 1859 Legislative Assembly.
Referring specifically to two pieces
of major labor legislation vetoed by
Gov. Aronson, the AFL-CIO spokes-
man said that "House Bill 333 would
have materially increased benefits to
industrially disabled workmen. The
Governor" he said, "alibied his way
around signing this measure by claim
ing that it would deplete the trust
una anu require an increase IN Cne
premium rates paid by the employer.
However" Root pointed out,
"such would not have been the case
had the Governor signed the bill
into law, for the bill included a
clause that would have protected
the present premium rate payment
and no increase in this rate would
have been necessary.
'The large trust fund which has
'een built up through the years has
,een the result of the present pre-
MUM rate and no increase was indi-
:ated nor would it have been neces-
ary had the proposed bill become
aw.'
The people's voice., 1959-03-27

Pointing out that call of the (non-
ferrous metals) companies with which
we deal have been gearing up for
low-cost, high-volume production, -
the conventions wage and contract
committee report observed that so
far as these companies are concerned,
the recession is definitely over.
Throughout this period the compa-
nies, while suffering some decline
in income, have continued to operate
at a profit-a profit maintained
through layoffs and speedup. The
prospects are for far greater profits
in 1859 Copper mine production
by the end of the year (1958)-
with some 1000 fewer workers than
in 1957-hit pace which, if main
tained, will set new record in
1882.
In addition to ,speedups, the COM
mittee pointed to chronological i'm
provements by way of labor-saving
machinery, etc., as principal reason
"the profits outlook for these COM
panies has frightened" even though
"our members have not experienced
a similar recovery :"
This "basic imbalance", the COM
mittee continued, "we will seek to
The people's voice., 1959-03-27
By VIC REINEMER, Exec. Secy.
Sen. James E. Murray


Once again the rate of unemploy
ment is higher in Montana than il
any other state.
Statistics compiled by the Depart.
ment of Labor show that for the
week ending February IA unemploy.
ment in insurance-covered jobs aver.
aged So per cent in the us. Almost
one out of eight insured workers in
Montana-12.3 per cent-were job
less. North Dakota was next-10.7
per cent.
(The latest figures, for insured
unemployment for week ended Feb
ruary 2S shows Montana continuing
to lead the nation with 12.1 per
cent receiving jobless comp. There
were, at that time, 14,56s claim
ants. The national average of un-
employed drawing comp. had
dropped to 5.6 per cent. Altogether,
Montana had, as of March 10,
$4,000 jobless registered and seek
ing work through the State Employ
ment Service.-EDITOR.)
For several weeks last winter Mon
tana also led the nation in unemploy-
ment in covered industries.
This grim fact explains why the
Montana congressional delegation
keeps hammering away on all sectors
of the unemployment front. Some
battles were won last week.
CENSUS OFFICES IN MONTANA
The Department of Commerce ad-
vised Senators Murray and Mansfield
and Representative Metcalf and An
derson that, in response to their re-
quest, "every consideration (would)
be given to hiring unemployed indi-
viduals and older workers. when
people are hired to take the census.
"We expect to require total of
approximately 900 enumerators for
he censuses of 1859 and 1860 in
along with about so crew
eaders and six supervisory person
lel," the delegation was advised.
''In listing the Montana counties
The people's voice., 1959-03-27
Newspaper Proposes
Authentic ifMorkU Law

NEW YORK-(PAD-The New
York Post, noting that the ''back-
ers of the anti-union right to work
laws have announced the renewal
of the crusade so rudely rejected
at the polls in November" adds:
eve herewith propose the start
of an authentic right to work
drive, designed to secure employ
ment for more than four million
who are still out of jobs. Amy spon-
sors? any ideas"
The people's voice., 1959-03-27
9th Indian
Institute
April 9-l0

MISSOULA-Goals and needs Of
Montana Indians will be at the tor
of the agenda of the sixth annua
Institute on Indian Affairs at Mon.
tana State University, April ell
DR.. Harold Tascher, MSU professor
of social welfare and institute CO.
ordinator, has announced.
A highlight of this years institute
will be Montana Indian Encamp-
ment at the MSU fieldhouse Satur-
day, April II, climaxed by an elk
barbecue and Indian ceremonials.
An evening program on civil rights
is planned for Friday, April 10, and
social evening for Thursday, April
9. Sessions on Indian problems will
be in progress Thursday afternoon,
all day Friday, and Saturday morn
ing. All sessions will be free to the
public except the barbecue.
The institute is sponsored by the
Montana State Inter-Tribal Policy
Board, the Montana Committee on
Human Relations and the MSU Public
Service Division. The Community
Service Laboratory of the MSU De-
partment of Sociology, Anthropology,
and Social Welfare also will partici-
pate.
The Community Service Labora-
tory, a university course taught by
DR.. Tascher, originated the institute
in 1854 as a class project to give
students experience in putting theory
into practice in community enter
prise. Student chairman of the la
boratory this year is Patricia A.
Stewart, Helena.
One result of the first institute was
the organization of the Montana Com |
mittee on Human Relations, a volun-
tary statewide group dedicated to CO.
operation with state, federal and COM
munity leaders in health, education
and welfare projects.
The State Inter-Tribal Policy Board
actively supported the Institutes since
their inception, and the Indians them
selves have assumed progressively
greater share of the responsibility for
he Institutes each year, DR.. Tascher
;aid.
The people's voice., 1959-03-27
Colorado Ups
Workmen and
JobIess Comp.

DENVER = (AFL-CIO) - Colo
radios legislature has voted major
improvements in the states unem.
ployment compensation program and
boosted Workmen's compensation.
The jobless benefits bill, which
passed the House overwhelmingly and
the Senate unanimously, includes
these key improvements:
The maximum benefit, previously
$35, is set at SO per cent of the aver
age weekly pay in the state. Up to
that ceiling, unemployed workers will
receive 60 per cent of their normal
pay. Since the statewide average pay
in covered employment is currently
S84. the ceiling on benefits is now
S42. AS the states average wage goes
up. the ceiling on benefits will be
automatically raised.
The new law makes permanent the
32k weeks maximum duration of
unemployment benefits. The previous
limit of 26 weeks had been extended
to 32h weeks under a temporary
law due to expire April /. Colorado
IdSL year fOICo q SOihPohoiy SACSli-
sion of unemployment compensation
independently of the federal TUG
program.)
A unique penalty is provided in the
new law for employer who tries to
save on his tax rate by falsely stating
that q worker quit without cause or /
was fired for reason which would
disqualify him.
Such an employer must pay his
former employe one and one-half the
regular rate of jobless compensation
for the period of delay caused by the
false statement. He must also reim-
burse the state for all compensation
payments made during, the remaining
period of unemployment.
Passed and considered certain to
be signed by Gov. Stephen L. R. Nc
Nichols (D) was an increase in maxi
mum workmen's compensation bene-
fits from $36.75 to $40.25 week,
with an added allowance for depend
ent children in case of death which
brings the maximum family benefit
to s5O.75. u
The people's voice., 1959-03-27
adjust in this years bargaining"
MAJOR 1859 BARGAINING
DETECTIVES

The convention set down demands
it will make of the non-ferrous com
panies to be Incorporated in new con-
tracts replacing the three-year agree
ment which, in the case of Anaconda
Company, expires June 80. Major con-
tractual demands include:
l. A general wage increase of sub
stantial proportions for all job classi-
fications.
2. Elimination of wage inequities
to establish uniform wage pattern
throughout the industry, as we'll as
within each particular mining opera
tion.
8. Inclusion of "cost-of-living" es-
calator clauses in new agreement.
A. Major revision of the contract
bonus and incentive systems, includ-
ing better grievance procedure, nego-
tiation of price per foot or ton or
whatever the unit measure of con-
tract-miner operation is, etc.
5. Overtime work for all Saturday
and Sunday work-time and one-half
on Saturdays; double time, Sundays,
along with days off being on con-
secutive basis.
6. A reduction of the normal work
week to 80 hours.
z. Supplemental unemployment
benefits paid by employers to bring
total payments to jobless workers up
to 80 per cent of regular take-home
pay for So weeks.
In addition to the above, Mine-Mill
contract negotiating committees will
also seek improvements in their health
and welfare plans, improved holiday
clauses, more effective grievance ar
bitration machinery, among other
items to be considered in their 1859
negotiations with non-ferrous en-
oloyers.
The people's voice., 1959-03-27
Montana Again Leads
Nation In JobIess Rate

which are currently designated as
areas of substantial labor surplus"
the letter to the delegation contin-
ued, "you name Silver Bow, Cascade,
Flathead and Lincoln. We took this
problem into account in tentatively
locating supervisory offices for the
censuses of population and housing
at Butte, in Silver Bow county, and
at Great Falls in Cascade county. The
remaining two counties, because of
their location in the northwestern tip
of the state, are geographically un-
suited to serve as supervisory loca-
tions. We will, of course, be needing
both enumerators and crew leaders
in these areas"
The people's voice., 1959-03-27
ARONSON "SIMPLY DOES
NOT UNDERSTAND"

Regarding the Governors veto of
moderate improvements in unemploy-
ment compensation, Root, who is a
member of the Unemployment Comp.
Commission, said that the legislature
chad passed Sub. HB 358 which would
have increased benefits to the un-
employed by $500 per week to a
The people's voice., 1959-03-27
Nioe-N;II viii see : Shortened
Work Week, Higher Hourly Pay

Substantially higher hourly pay, shortened workweck
and supplemental unemployment benefits absolutely
sentia workers in the mining and smelling industry
from the twoyear long recession delegates the
54th annual convention of International Union of Mine Mill
Smelter Workers in San Francisco last week. concluded
The people's voice., 1959-03-27
UNEMPLOYMENT COMP. BILL
WILL HELP TOO FEW"

On a third front, Congressman
Metcalf spoke out on unemployment
compensation.
Although ne did not oppose pas
sage of the bill to prevent an April 1
cutoff in jobless benefits for an esti-
mated 265,00O unemployed, Con-
gresham Metcalf said the measure
unfortunately is far from what the
needs of the present situation call
for'.
Metcalf was one of five members
of the Ways and Means Committee
who submitted a supplemental state
ment on the bill passed by the House
last week.
Metcalf was among those who
sought a one-year extension of the
emergency benefit program, financed
by federal loans to the states. en-
acted by Congress last year. The bill
reported by the committee extends
the program only for workers, in the
states which have chosen to partici-
Continued On Page Two)
The people's voice., 1959-03-27
CONDEMN STEELWORKERS'
LATEST RAID ATTEMPT

Number one resolution of the 1859
convention is ringing condemnation
of the United Steelworkers for the
latter's latest attempt to 'raid" the
Continued On Page Four)
The people's voice., 1959-03-27

Earlier we informed our readers THE VOICE would
be carrying the summary of findings of the Bradford
Highway Investigating Committee in the PV of April TO-
We must advise you that publication of this re-
port summary will be delayed two weeks, appearing in
VOICE issue of April "a.
Reason for this two-week delay will become apparent
when you receive April "a issue.-EDITOR.
Holmes County herald., 1959-11-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Doyle Winstead
and daughters, Adene and San
ORA motored to Inverness Sun
day to visit Doyle's sister, Mrs.
Marie Collier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chisolm
OF Canton were 6 lay dinner
guests with his mother, Mrs
Sally Chisolm.
Mr.. Tommy Ansv-orth from
Greenwood visited in the school
Tuesday. He called a good ball
game Tuesday night.
Mrs. Alberta WinSteed and
Ewell Winstead visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Joe L. Davis in Black
Hawk Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John I--earn and
family visited Sunday with Miss
Eunice Harding and Mrs. Henri
Mae Dickard.
Miss Nancy Hocutt of jackson
visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Hocutt this weekend
Mr.. d H. Webster went t.
Kosciusko Wednesday to have
the stitches removed from his
knee. It is getting along nicely.
Home over the weekend was
Mr.. Charles Bates. He is work
ing in Hattiesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. "Shot" Kille-
brew and children visited in
Tchula with relatives Sunday.
Mrs. Doris Kuhn and Sue
visited in the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Mildred Winstead
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r, Harthcock
and daughter of Yazoo City
visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, Ray Harthcock Wednes-
day.
Holmes County herald., 1959-11-19

was presented the speaker by
Mrs. Brumby in whose home
she was entertained while in
Goodman. At the close of the
delightful birthday party, all
ioined in singing Aud Lang
Syne, traditional melody.
Others present were Mrs. S
L. Bobo, Mrs. Frank Branch,
and her guest, her mother, Mrs.
S. L. Barrett, Mrs. Corrie Car
Ter, Mrs. A. A. Derrick. Sr.
Mrs. D. j. Forde, ST., Mrs. E.
P. Garrett, Mrs. w. L. Mallory,
Mrs. Billy Montague, Mrs. E.
B. Parker, ST., Mrs. H. M. Ter
ny and her guest, Mrs r. I.
Taylor, Mrs. C.. M. Townsend,
Miss Christine Carithers, Mrs.
B. A. Mcbride and Mrs. w. L.
Taylor, Mrs. j. c. Donald, a
guest of Mrs. Jack Brumby and
Mrs. Wilbure Potts, a guest Of
Mrs. j. ]. Browning.
Holmes County herald., 1959-11-19

high school. They remodeled the
building and the classrooms
were then made very much
ike the ones now. In 1941 we
cot our big new gym, and we
we're very proud of 1t. 1t makes
me sad now to see the school
building empty and that gym
falling down becausee they are
not in use. I graduated in iA43
IS salutatorian of our GLASS and
| was very proud to march down
hat long gym to the stage and
give the welcoming speech I
wrote.
Black Hawk started many
important things not to have
anything now. The older people
living there now are too old
and tired to do anything about
it, and the young people don't
~eem to care about preserving
what once was there.
Holmes County herald., 1959-11-19
YazoO OAR
Chapter Is
Backing NDC

We the Yazoo Chapter,
Danohters of the American
pevolution in meeting this Nov.
-. 1859 do hereby express orr
faith in and LOYALTY to the Nat
ional Defense Council of Miss.
md in the National Defense
Committee of the National So
"iety in their survey and pro-
test against the textbooks beino
used In the schools of this ma
ton and in the state of Miss
issippi.
We believe that the citizens
of Mississippi and of the United
States have the right as pro-
vided under Amendment I of
the Constitution of the United
States and under sections II
and IL of Article no. III of the
State Constitution to protest
against and to criticize that
which we believe to be wrong or
not to the best interests of the
public welfare, and we stand
colidly behind our Society, the
National Defense Council Of
Mississippi and the National
Defense Committee of the Nat
ional Society.
Holmes County herald., 1959-11-19
Big Buzzard
Loses Life
In Crash

A big buzzard, feasting on the
side of the road the other day.
lost his life as he fluttered for
a take-off on sight Of an ap-
preaching car between Durant
and Alderman. But in losing his
life, he almost caused a serious
accident.
Mr.. and Mr.. Leon Worrell
we're enroute to Alderman to
visit his mother, Mrs. ]. w.
Worren when the large bird
flew up from his feast as they
approached, directly in line of
the car. He hit the windshield of
The Worren car, breaking it out.
The shattering glass almost
caused Mr.. Worrell to lose con-
troll of his car.
The moral of this story is
you've not only got to watch the
other driver these days, but
low flying fowl as well.
Holmes County herald., 1959-11-19

Christmas gifts made bv n
club members were features >
the Nov. 5th meeting of the Lev
ington Home Demonstrates
Club in the City Hall.
The new president, Mrs. Steve
Neal, presided. Miss Marianne
Kimbrough led in the singing q
"Fairest Lord Jesus" The de-
votional on "Be Ye Doers'' was
given by Mrs. Lutte Ellison.
In the business session Miss
Mariana Kimbrough acted as
secretary in the absence of Mrs
R. P Ellis. The minutes of the
previous meeting were read and
aDproYed. Fourteen members
answered to roll call.
Reports were given by the
Garden chairman, Miss Addie
Vic Bailey; by the health chair
man. Mrs. W. P. Zemp; by the
conservation leader, Mrs Howard
Terry and by Mrs. Steve Neal.
Al advisor.
New business included plans
for the club Christmas party in
the home of Mrs. r. P. Ellis.
Council goals FOR the year were
discussed. Club dues for the
year were collected.
An announcement was made
of cooking school on Nov. IS
at z D. m. to be sponsored by
the Thurmond Company.
Mrs. C. w. Ellison, Jr., a
leader of a girl scout troop, in.
troduced Renee Gilliland o.
her troop who told of the adj
vantages of scout work. Mrs,
Eric Norquist and Mrs. Shar-I
key Swinney were guests. Miss
Mary Harpole gave Information
on coming events in club ac-
tivities.
Holmes County herald., 1959-11-19
History Of Black HACK Related

The school was then where the
Streater's barn is now, and the
blackboardS are still on the
walls. The school was very
crude the only desk was one
long plank attached to the wall
under the window which was
three feet cut in the wall. None
of the seats had backs, they
were planks nailed to blocks of
wood. In 1886 the first Supt. of
Education, Mr.. ]. r. Preston
got the school term extended
from Az months to 5months.
Later a better school was built
with greater improvement over
the first one, This was the same
building / began school In
around 1929. The length of the
school term then was 8 months,
| and it was grammar school.
In 1899 we had our consolidated
Holmes County herald., 1959-11-19
Goodman Club
Celebrates
Anniversary

A gala birthday party, cele-
brating so years of community
leadership and many social and
educational activities, was held
by the Womans Reading Club
OF Goodman on Tuesday evening
November 10. Members and
their guests gathered in the din
ing room of Hotel Durant where
q lavish turkey dinner was SER
we'd.
The speaker for the occasion
was the president of the Miss.
State Federation of Women's
Clubs, Mrs. Hull Davis of Union
Also present was the president
OF the Federation's Fifth Dis
Tict, Mrs. j. D. McKie of Pic
kens.
During the meal Miss Sara
Ann Mallory, assisted by Miec
Sars Jane Browning, DAUGHTERS
OF club members, played APP
propriate background numbers
on the ~'ano.
Table decorations were fea-
tured hy d HUGH birthday cake.
iced with club colors. white and
gold and embossed with "6Oth
Anniversary" on ton. DAINTY
ivy runners centered the two
long Cables. On the aiano was
harvest-tirne dry arrangement
DESIGNED by Mrs. w. L. Tavlor
which was greatly admired.
Ferns were used in the back
ground. The local president. the
federation officials and the two
young ladies at the piano wore
corSages of varied colored car
nations.
The club president, Mrs. ]. ].
Browning vas master of cere-
monies and Mrs. c.. J. Everett
gave the invocation. After the
bountiful meal, Mrs. Jack Brum-
by, program leader presented
Mrs. c. A. Henson who gave the
history of the club. Then the
program chairman introduced
the state president. Mrs. Davis
made an inspiring talk, using
the harvest theme of "Sheaves"
In her address she brought out
the ideals of club women.
"A gift from the Goodman club
Holmes County herald., 1959-11-19

youth to be led to dissipation.
Later the Academy combined
to form Eudocia College. Eu-
docia College consisted of 3
frame buildings. It was a col
college that gave young people a
fair education. 1t was run on
very little EXPENSES, and even
though it wasn't sponsored by
the Methodist Church the re-
ligion was taught anyway. When
the buildings burned the school
divided, the girls went to Gren-
ada, and the boys moved to
Jackson where the Methodist
started the Millsaps College.
Mr.. J. B. Streater was a trus-
tee from 1872 until his death
in 1886.
The first public consolidated
school known as the Black Hawk
School was organized In 1867.