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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
Death Sentence
For Yazoo County
Negro j pheId

The State Supreme Court Mon
day upheld the death sentence for
a Yazoo county Negro convicted
Of shooting to death a white coun-
try storekeeper in March, 1860, and
set July ID as the execution date.
Sentenced to die in the states
gas chamber was j. H. Simmons,
~, who shot to death Hugh o.
Reilly, father Of jackson television
personality Mike O'Reilly.
Simmons, in a statement, said he
and another Negro were burglariz-
ing O'Reilly's store when they
heard O'Reilly and another white
man enter the place. When O'Reilly
opened the door to a storeroom
where Simmons was hiding, he said,
II was scared and l shot Mr.. o.
Reilly. When l shot the rifle it
just kept shooting. l don't know
how many times it shot," He and
his companion, Nat Rogers, were
captured short time later.
O'Reilly was shot twice with a
carbine.
Said the high court, "The find
ing by the jury that the defendant
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
AMERICAN BAPTIST CONVENTION
OFFICIAL HITS ALA. VIOLENCE

NEW YORK, N. Y, May %
(ABNS)-Concern over the vio-
lence which has flared in Alabama
was voiced here today by the Rev.
DIR. John w. Thomas, executive
secretary of the Council on Chris
tian Social Progress of the Amer
lean Baptist Convention. He termed
the treatment received by the Free
dom Bus Riders in Alabama as a
denial of justice, constitutional
right and human dignity" and said
that this lawlessness received
strength from "some persons in
high places and by the timid sill
ence of many good people who al
lowed this to go unopposed."
DR.. Thomas cited the damage be-
ing dcne by the Alabama riots to
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03

non-discriminatory basis in ac-
cordance with President Kennedy's
directive ordering equal employ
ment practices in all branches of
the Federal Government.
The National Alliance of Poastal
Employees, an independent union
with a membership in excess of
10000, was formed in 1913 by Ne
gro employees of the Poastal Serv-
ice VINO were the objects of dis
elimination in employment, ad-
vancement and job tenure" A
stated objective of the Alliance is
"to prove that every citizen forms
an integral part of American civil
ization, and none need any pecul-
lar arrangements set aside for
them to hold any certain positions
within the Government service, but
all are entitled to the same equal
ity of opportunity to play their
part in the function of our Nation
al Government"
Continued on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
See Negro
Moderators In
The South As
Big Majority
See Inter-Racial
Goodwill AS Key To
Continued Progress

Montgomery, Ala, May 20 - The
incidents brought about here by the
Freedom Riders have revealed that
there are many Whites here and in
other parts of Alabama who say
flatly that the state is being un-
realistic in opposing Indignation at
all, that it is inevitable and in
stead of using their energies to OPP
pose it southerners should be look
ing for ways to make the transit
ton as painless as possible.
In the Negro community, there is
a similar division of opinion. All
Negroes must be assumed to be
basically agreed on the desirability
of improving their status, particu-
larly in the area of economics-job
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
u. S. POSTMASTER GENERAL
JOINS NAPE IN HISTORIC SESSION

Washington, D. c. - The Ma
tional Alliance of Postal Employ
ees, was addressed for the first
time in its so year history by a
postmaster general here last week.
Approximately 300 leaders of the
Alliance, representing local offices
throughout the country, met with
Postmaster General J. Edward Day
and his staff on this historic oc-
casion.
The meeting, at the Burlington
Hotel was held in honor of Day
and Christopher c.. Scott, Deputy
Assistant Postmaster General for
Transportation. SCOTS position is
the highest ever held by a Negro
in the Post Office.
Day told the assembly that equal
opportunities are receiving first
considerations" of the Post Office
Department. Highest priority" has
been given to the promotion of
supervisors. These promotions,
Day maintained will be made on
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
SEE WEST LOSING BATTLE FOR AFRICA
PRIME MINISTER SIR ROY
WELEnSkY bLAMES THE UNITED
STATES AND BRITAIN FOR
LOSING BATTLE FOR AFRICA
Say Friendship Cannot Be Bought
SEE NOW AS TIME OF DECISION

Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia,
May 25.-Prime Minister Sir Roy
Welensky of the Rhodesian FEEDER
alton, has said in a speech here
the West is losing the battle for
Africa" and blamed the United
States and Britain.
He added at banquet Saturday
of the Mining and Metallurgical
Congress that Americans were un-
popular with both whites and Ne
groes in Africa, mainly because
they did not realize that friendship
cannot be bought.
81 see the influence of the West
shrinking almost hourly" Sir Roy
said.
81 believe that in my lifetime
the main influence of the West
could be confined to a area in
Europe, the United Kingdom, and
the North American continent.
There is little time for decisive
action if this is not to happen"
The West is losing the battle for
Africa because it just does not I'M
derstand what is involved" Sir Roy
added.
"By design or error, the United
States and the United Kingdom
and, l think, some of their allies,
seem determined to create a vac
uum on this continent. | suppose
my friends are inclined to hope
and believe that whoever does re-
place the so-called colonial powers
in this vacuum will at least not
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
MahaIia Jackson
Scores In Israeli
Concerts

The following is recent Time
Magazine report on Mahalia Jack
son in Israel:
Mahalia Jackson, 40, says that
until recently she assumed that
Jerusalem was in heaven. Last
week Americas great Negro Cos
Eel singer carried her Joyful noise
for the Lord" to Israel, and the
effe.e she made on Israelis was
just what it had been all spring
on the audiences of her first ex-
tended European tour-mesmeric
In London, Frankfurt, Stockholm,
Essen, admiders stomped and hol-
Tered for encores. In Hamburg she
had to go back onstage in her
street dress and Indian moccasins
to sing two final songs. In Berlin
the manager Of the Sportpalast as
sured her that he had not heard
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03

DR.. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
President of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference announced
at the closing session of the An
nual Board Meeting in Montgom-
cry, Alabama, an immediate drive
for $4,000 to defend four officers
Of the organization who are code
PENDANTS with the New York Times
newspaper in a 2h million dollar
libel suit. The libel action was in
stituted by five officials Of the
State Of Alabama who charged that
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION HEARS
NEGRO Market SPECIALISTS

Philadelphia, Pa.-The increased
buying power of the Negro was
under close study here recently
when the National Association of
Market Developers, in their 9Th an
nual convention at Hotel Sheraton,
staged series of panels and work.
shops on "The Negro Market in
an Expanding Economy"
DR.. Ira De A. Reid, professor of
Sociology, Haverford College, who
set the stage for the discussions
on market trends, gave a rundown
on race relations and concluded
that though Negroes are conscien-
tiously fighting for Indignation,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
CORE IS SMALL GROUP
LEADING FREEDOM RIDERS

New York, May "a - One point
which could be significant for the
future of race relations and which
stands out in the conflict that
brought violence, martial law and
federal marshals to Montgomery,
Ala, is that this was not the re-
suit of merely spontaneous or ac-
cidental events.
This is clear, even though the
students involved in the riots in
Montgomery over the weekend
were not part of the CORE-or
ganized freedom riders"
The freedom ride" of 1861
the bus trip by a handful of white
and Negro students testing con-
formity with a United States SUI
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
Hail Desegregation OF Lincoln Univ.
See Lincoln Univ.
As Model OF
|Desegregation
One Time All Negro
Institution Now Has
Mixed Student Body

Jefferson City, Mo. Earl E.
Dawson, president of Lincoln Uni
versity here, leans toward under
statement.
1t was, then, with moderate but
unmistakable pride that he re-
sponded to questions on Lincoln's
quietly successful accomplishment
of Indignation in reverse-or de-
segregation, as persons at the for
merly all-Negro state institution
prefer to call it.
In 1854, the year of the historic
Supreme Court ruling against "sep-
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
Freedom Riders Continue To
SPOTLIGHT jackson As World Watches

The Freedom Riders" this week
were continuing to keep the City of
jackson in the national and world
spotlight as more Of them reached
the city, and there were many re-
ports and rumors Of many more yet
to come.
During the days since the first
group arrived last week, and with
the arrival of another group by
train early Tuesday there has been
these developments.
Some nineteen of the first two
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
Death Claims
Mrs. Mamie
Burroughs

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Mrs.
Mamie Burroughs, president of the
women's auxiliary of the National
Baptist Convention, was scheduled
to be eulogized here Thursday.
The venerable church leader and
educator died here Saturday.
The women's Baptist auxiliary,
over which Mrs. Burroughs pre-
sided, was composed of some 2,000,-
600 members. It is thought to be
the largest Negro women's group
in America.
Mrs. Burroughs compiled a for
midable career in education, public
service and religion.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
Ex-counciIman
Gets Federal
Housing Job

Washington-Oliver w. Hill, a
Negro, Richmond, Va. atty, long
active in the civic and organization
life of Richmond, has been appoint
ed assist ant for integroup relation
to the Federal Housing Admins
tration Commissioner. The inter-
group Relations Service is prima-
rily concerned with housing and re-
lated problems affecting minority
and ethnic groups. Hill, World
War II veteran and former men,
Der of Hill, Martin and Robinson
law firm in Richmond, was an at
torney in the Allen VS.. Prince Ed
ward County school desegregation
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03

the United States position around
the world and maintained that "the
harm is being done, not by those
who are peacefully challenging seq
regation, but by those who have
resorted to violent action to main
tain it."
He expressed concern for the i'm
jured, both white and Negro, and
commended the president of the
United States and Attorney Gen.
eral for quickly protecting the
right to free assembly Of the First
Baptist Church in Montgomery.
DR.. Thomas pointed out that the
American Baptist Convention is Of
ficially on record as opposed to
discrimination in all its forms"
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
Scott Paper Company Promotes
Negro To Manage New District

William D. Waynes, IS, of Heck
town Road, Bethlehem, Pa, has
been promoted to Scranton district
manager with the retail sales d.
vision of Scott Paper Company of
Chester, Pa, manufacturers of
paper products for the home.
Mr.. Waynes Joined the company
IN 1866 as a retail salesman in
Philadelphia. Two years later, he
was promoted to senior salesman,
and in 1859 he was named district
manager in Allentown, Pa.
A native of Media, Pa, Mr..
Waynes was graduated in 1914
from Media High School where he
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03

there is greater racial cohesiveness
than ever before.
DR.. Reid shared the initial panel
with Herbert H. Wright, Depart
ment Of Public Relations, Philip
Morris Company, and William G
Curtis, executive director, National
Negro Licensed Beverage Associa-
ton, who pointed out need for
greater research at the local Level
by industry and more preparedness
by Negro market developers.
Ron Schiller, vice president, Bar
kas Shalt and Schiller, New York
public relations firm, addressed the
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03

preme Court ban on segregation
in interstate transportation -
was an organized action planned
into every detail and for every
foreseeable situation.
1t was organized by CORE, the
Congress of Racial Equality, a
relatively small but increasingly
influential organization which has
shown a capacity for surviving
severe tests over a period of two
decades.
In the past year and half, its
ideas and methods appear to have
exerted a widening appeal amidst
the changing climate in the Amer
lean Negro community. Demands
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03

Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Sixty-two Africans, banished by
the government without trial, are
living in remote and desolate
areas" Of South Africa, according
to a report just published by the
South African Institute Of Race
Relations. The institute is criti-
cal of the governments apartheid
policy.
It's report says the banished At
ricans are subjected to "the ex-
tremes of poverty and humiliation"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03

captained the football team in
1942-43, and attended St. Joseph's
College, majoring in business ad-
ministration.
A member of Food Industry AS
sociates, Toastmasters Information
al of Allentown, and the Knights
of Columbus, the new Scranton dis
trict manager also serves with
the Hecktown Fire Company, Num-
Der 2.
Prior to joining Scott, Mr..
Waynes was member Of the pub
lie relations group with the Vet
Grams Administration.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03

WasAington-Mrs. Chester Bow
les, wife of the Undersecretary of
State, has been named as a men,
Der of a United States delegation
to an African educational confer
ence at Adds Ababa, Ethiopia.
The delegation is headed by As
sistant Secretary of State Philip M.
Coombs, who is in charge of educa-
tional and cultural affairs in the
State Department.
Other member include DR.. Ben
jamin Mayes, president of More
house College, Atlanta.
The State Department announce
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
Negro Market
Developers Elect
Officers At Eighth
National Meet
Prof. j. d. Hardy OF
JSC Director Of
Public Relations

Philadelphia, Pa. - William G
Porter, assistant to the General
Sales Manager, Anheuser- Busch
St. Louis, was elected president of
the National Association of Market
Developers recently during the 9Th
annual convention of NAMD at
Fhiladelphia's Sheraton Hotel.
James "Bud" Ward, account as
sociate for Carnation Company,
The Moss H. Hendrix Organiza-
ton, Washington, D. c., was APP
pointed executive director to sue
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
RobertLee
GoIdsby Goes
To Death In
Gas Chamber

Robert Lee Goldsby went to his
death a few minutes after mid
night Tuesday in the gas chamber
at the State Penitentiary at Parch-
man, Mississippi.
Goldsby, a Negro, was convicted
and sentenced to death in connec-
tion with the fatal shooting of a
White woman during a filling sta
ton incident in September 1854, at
Walden, Miss.
The Goldsby conviction had been
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
Dr.. Benjamin Mays Among Delegates
To Africa Education Conference

ment said the meeting at Adds Abb
aba is the first major conference on
education to be held in Africa. It's
objective will be to develop an in
ventory of the educational needs of
African countries.
Mrs. Bowles has long been in
terested in African problems, par
ticularly those concerned with edu-
cation, State Department officials
said. A year ago she took course
in African affairs at Howard Uni
versity here. Her son, Samuel Bow
les, and his wife, Nancy are teach
ers in Nigeria.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
Ex-Register OF
reasury Dies

SAVANNAH, Ga. = Louis B.
Toomer, president Of Carver Saw
ings Bank and former Registrar
Of the Treasury under President
Eisenhower, was buried here last
week. Toomer died Of heart at
tack. The deceased, a Negro who
was widely known in business and
civic circles, served for about six
years in the treasury post under
President Eisenhower. He was a
member Of the Republican State
Central committee from the First
District of Georgia.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
KING WILL CARRY LIBEL
SUIT TO SUPREME COURT

paid advertisement supporting
DR.. King in the perjury trial, with
the four ministers names attached,
was untrue and libelous." The
four men, las written) have had
judgements of 100000 each re-
turned against them by Alabama
juries.
DR.. King declared before a
standing room only" crowd at the
Holt Street Baptist Church, site
of many protest meetings during
Continued on Page Six)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
Father OF CORE
Director Dies

WASHINGTON. - DR.. James
Leonard Farmer, the father Of
CORES national director, James
Farmer, died last week Of compli-
cations resulting from cancer. DR..
Farmer was born on June IL, 1886
in Kingtree, s. C. He was q Biblical
scholar, professor, author and
Methodist minister. He taught re-
ligion and philosophy at Wiley COL
lege, Houston illoton, Rust, Gam
mon Theological Seminary and
Howard university from 1919
through 1866, when he retired.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03

groups who elected to stay in jail
rather than pay the 5000 fine levied
against them for "breach Of the
peace" have been sent to the Kinds
County Penal farm, where one Of
the group, Negro Preacher, was
repeatedly brutally beaten because
he refused to answer "No. Sir" and
Eyes, Sir" to a prison guard.
The group arriving Tuesday, in
cluded White Students from Tu-
lane University, Of New Orleans,
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
Local NAACP Ask
Equal Time On
|Garroway Show

The Jackson branch Of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People charged
Tuesday that Jackson Mayor Allen
Thompson's appearance on Dave
Garroway's To-day" show Tues
day "only presented one side Of
the picture"
Medgar Evers, field secretary
for the NAACP, wired Garroway
Tuesday and asked for equal time
on the program to present the
other side Of the picture"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
SOUTH AFRICA IS URGED
TO HALT BANISHMENTS

1t calls for a halt to "the unjust
system which can only aggravate
race relations"
The report says at least 81 peo-
pie have been banished by the
union government since 1913. Six
of these have passed on, some
have been allowed to return to
their homes, some have disappear
ed; so remain banished.
"These persons can have COM
mitted no crime, for had they.
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03
African Statesman
Gets Citation |
From Jackson
State College
Consul General
Of Liberia Is
Commencement Guest

A distinguished African States
man was cited for outstanding SER
vice to his country and to the
world by Jackson State College
at the Annual Alumni Banquet in
the Main Dining Room of the Col
lege Saturday night.
The citation on an engraved
scroll was presented by DR.. JAG
OBJ L. Reddix, President of Jackson
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03

BEAUTY & BRAINS: Trudy Lo-
rraine Causey, graduating senior at
Southern University in Secretarial
Science, will receive her degree at
the age of 10. Miss. Causey, a
native of Gloster, Mississippi, plans
graduate work at the University
of Chicago and part time posi-
ton as secretary in that City. She
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Causey of Gloster. A member
of several campus organizations,
she is popular among the 5000 stu
dent body.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-06-03

TO STUDY IN FRANCE: Jo-
seph Chevalier of Natchitoches,
Louisiana, senior honor student
and modern foreign language ma
jor at Southern University, has
received a Fulbright Grant for
study at the University Of Stras-
bourg in Paris, France. Chavalier
has also received Southern Edu-
cation Fellowship for summer
study and Woodrow Wilson Fell
lowship. In September, he will
leave for Paris.
Evening star., 1961-12-25
MAXWELL
McKernon

Mrs. Alan Chase Maxwell
Of Washington announces
the engagement of her
daughter, Carol Jean. to Mr..
Richard Stephen McKernon,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John N.
McKernon Of Cambridge,
N. Y. Miss Maxwell is also
the daughter of the late Mr..
Maxwell. A June wedding is
planned.
Evening star., 1961-12-25
School, Career Shop Savings

Orig s79s to $3.50 Dresses IS. $6-Poste in full
and sheath styles. BroodcIoth enehom, pque Junior Sizes
ora $IIss SIS Dork coons, $s-Eosy tronsonoIs
stripes checks, pods prints Shoebors, polished coons
Mostly shirtwoists Junior sizes.
Oro $l7ee and 81 80 Woods Dresses $lI to $6-erseys,
orsted woofu blends Long and short sleeve sheath and full
skirts. Mostly red or blue. Junior sizes.
prsssmoker su-oris Sssss $40 Boxy styles WOOL Toupe,
purple, kelly, orange. Broken sizes for juniors
Walking suits-oris ss5 $ssss. $2o s3s Solids and
pods in wool weedereen kelly eod Iomnoted jersey
in kelly black. Sis.
Orig $4sss SIS coots Ss3 and $s9-coscs and foshon
and fored styles, black, bone mogeno eod SIS in
group.
All Purpose coots-orie SIS and szs9s $s-Prnted foie
reversible checks, tapestry prints Bue eeen rust DID,
orio $3.50 to $3.50 Bouses-$2 So, $5-Eosy
sleeveless long sleeve Styles White coro pink, coenoc
Broken Sizes
Orig $3.50 ond $500 Sweaters $s-BoId striped knits
Orig '$7.ss and $2ss Sweaters, $4 So Woos ond wool
with fur in classic and dressnoke styles FIot knts and buke
postes to dorks Broken sizes.
Wool Skirts Orig $3.50 to sl7.s9 IS to II-sim or full
styles in textures and Pottems Dark and light in 5-l5
Cotton Kni Orig $500 and $780, So and s4- Solid and
poterns in red or blue. Sis.
Orig $7.ss and $S.ss SIoek S. and $5.ss-cotton wooI
in solids and potterns Many full lined. lis in group
ioeket, slim skirt God charcoal, soft blue, brown It's.
Shoocoeer Shop. Fourth Floor stree-oIso all branches
Evening star., 1961-12-25
We clear our good SUITS!

Orig s45 to $500 Suits. SIS ond s35. Bornoi shorksk
Pebble wool wosted Shomokn EPonee Bomoro tweed
Epieueon Demifit and box styles cordeon neck
lines sooht and peoted skirt Styles Junior and misses sizes
oro to s7sss Suits S45 and S55 WooIs shadow
cheeks Soock Monotone orstonn Pebo Scottish and English
tweed demi-f styles and walking suits Misses womens Sizes
Orig $50 500 Suits. S75 HeotheOne homespun
Forstmonn WOOL Scotch Pebble tweed imported Scotch woed,
doeskn fonne wool ottoman mink trimmed walking suits 3Pe
costume co-ordnoted ensemble Longtime jacket suits Women
SO AZ and half sizes, misses sizes in group
Orig Slzs Suits S95 Woomohoir blend sponey Scotch wool
tweed imported Beone petit point All threepece costumes
with contrast print solid color boues to 10 in
Suit Shops, selections all Jeef stores.
t Orig $3.50 Suit S95 WooI-moho demifit style with Embo
mink collar, green, size TO-
tD Orig SITS Suit. Sl35 Forstmonn wool velour 26n tux
edo suit, blue fox coIor, toupe, size g..
~ Orig $ls5 Suits, SI45. Fostmonn wool Velour walking
suit with blue fox collar; IA and 1o.
~ Orig $2z5 Suits Sl50 Jacket Of dyed broodo poeessed
lamb with dyed mink ring coo Wool broodeloh SKIRT Block;
sizes IL and 10.
imported fure
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