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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
College Coed In
Courthouse
Severely Beaten
By White Man
Standing To Close
To For White Only
Water Fountain

Ruston, La, Aug. 28-Gloria
Duncans, a Grambling College
coed, was severely beaten by a
white man in the Lincoln Parish
Court House last week because
she stood too close to a water
fountain. Her jaw was broken
by blows from heavy police riot
stick, she was hospitalized in the
Davis Clinic in Monroe. DR..
Henry Davis reset the jaw and
temporarily repaired a tooth
badly damaged by blows. He
said her mouth would have to be
wired for at least six weeks.
Miss Duncans, a los pound
Junior sociology major, said she
did absolutely nothing to pro-
woke the attack" Finding it
painful and difficult to talk be-
cause of the condition of her
mouth Saturday she gave this
detailed account of the frightful
experience.
II went to the court house to
get drivers license and was a.
waiting my turn in a downstairs
room where the assault took
place."
81 was standing quietly when
this court house employee, a con-
cession stand operator, said
"hey girl, move back from the
fountain, you're standing too
close" ~ wasn't sure he was
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
H.. Wright & Company Ready For
Financing Small And Medium Sized
U.S.. Negro Owned Business Firms

New York, Aug. % - (Spec-
ial to Jackson Advocate) The
formation Of "a Corporate FL
nance Department to specialize
in the financing of small and
medicm-sized Negro-owned bus
mess firms in the United States
and enterprises in Africa, the
West Indies and British Guiana,
has been announced by the Wall
Street brokerage firm of H. L..
Wright & Company, Inc. Three
specially trained account execu-
tives with postgraduate expert
ence in economics, management,
and business administration are
serving as the initial staff for
the new department.
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
WIDELY KNOWN, PROMINENT
EDUCATOR STAYS YOUNG AND
Comfy Wife THEN HIMSELFIN
State SHOCKING TRAGEDY
Reported Long Standing Family
Trouble Responsible For Tragedy
Prof. 0. w. Sanders Was Former Alcorn
College Professor And Principal
Of Vicksburg High School

shot and killed his young and
attractive wife, then shot and
killed himself in what has been
described as the climax to a Sc
ries of family problems.
According to the coroner's re-
port, the 69-year-old professor
shot his 32-year-old school
teacher wife in their bedroom
then walked into another room
and killed himself with the 80
calibre pistol.
Prof. Sanders was widely
known and prominent in state
educational circles. He was an
alumnus of Alcorn College
where he graduated at the top
CT his class in 1921. In 1922
he returned to Alcorn College
as a teacher where he taught
until 1945. He left Alcorn Col
lege to become principal of
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
Negro Newspaper Publishers Form
Single Advertising Agency

One of the most significant
steps in the 125 year old his
tory Of the Negro press was
completed Saturday. when three
Of the largest Negro publish
ers' representatives merged to
form a single agency which in
the future will speak for, and
represent, more than 96 per-
cent of the nations Negro
press.
The three firms which merg-
ed to form new one were the
Associated Publishers, Inc., the
Interstate United Newspapers,
Inc., and the Defender Publica-
tions.
The new firm which grew out
Of this merger is to be known
as the Consolidated Publishers,
Inc.
DR.. C.. B. Powell, editor and
publisher Of the New 7 OK
Continued on Page Sikh
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02

that only merit and ability, not
skin color, count in choosing
men for important positions in
his administration"
The 49-year-oid Cleveland
lawyer is a graduate of Adel-
bert College and Western Re-
serve University School of Law.
He served as Assistant County
Prosecutor of Cuyahoga County
from 1852 to 1860 when he be-
came Attorney in Charge of the
Legal Aid Defenders office of
the Legal Aid Society of Cleve-
land. McCurdy is married and
has two children.
Commenting on the appoint
ment, Martin pointed out that
McCurdy, Cecil Poole and the
recently nominated Federal Dis
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
Taylor Urges
Accord AT Meet
Of Natl Baptist
Convention
Election Issue
Awaits Baptist 81st
Session In Kansas
City Next Week

Brooklyn, New York - In
answer to various indications
of growing sentiment reunit-
ing of Baptist forces in the
National Baptist Convention,
U. S. A., Inc. can be seen. One
of the two claimants to the
Presidency came forth with a
statement when questioned by
a national newspaper CORES
pendent here this week.
DR.. Gardner Taylor, pastor of
Concord Baptist Church of
Brooklyn, New York indicated
that he was ready to abide by
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
new ORLEANS SCHOOL HEADS
Make PLEA FOR MODERATION

A meeting of school board
members with Mayor Victor H.
Schiro and Police Supt. Joseph
l. Giarrusso was tentatively
scheduled for Thursday to dis
cuss safety for school children.
A separate office was opened
to keep parents informed Of
school board police regarding
safety precautions and transfer
Continued on Page Three)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
State Legislators
Honor Local
Negro Hero

The State Legislature, in a
special session here last week
called by Governor Barnett to
approve the location of a 1926
million oil refinery on the Mis-
sissippi Gulf Coast, took time
out Friday to adopt a stirring
resolution rraising local Negro
hero, A. D. McNair who died
at the Baptist Hospital Thurs
day morning.
McNair, father Of two chill
dren, whose wife is bed-ridden
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The NATIONAL COUNCIL
OF NEGRO WOMEN PLANS
GLITTERING c0TILLI0N

The affair here will coincide
with the opening Of the General
Assembly Of the United Ma
tions and is therefore expected
to exceed its who's who guest
list Of government officials OF
go.
It was announced by Dorothy
I. Height, national president,
that again Mrs. Franklin Delano
Roosevelt is Honorary Chair
man and Miss Lena Horne, Hon.
orary Co. Chairman. One OF the
most outstanding events OF the
year, the Cotillion will again
open New York's Fall social
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
DR.. Bethel Flaws
Segregation
In Churches

Houston, Tex.-Churches are
among the most segregated"
places in the nation, the presi-
dent of a Mississippi college said
here.
DR.. Adam Bethel, president Of
Tougaloo Southern Christian
College near Jackson, said in his
Continued on Page Two)
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Williams Gets
Punched In Face
In Africa

LUSAKA, Northern Rhodesia
&C. Mennen Williams was re-
ported punched in the face at
the Lusaka airport Monday
night by a white man who dis
approved of U. s. policy in At
RIGA.
A spectator said the hands Of
the assailant Of Williams, as
sistant secretary Of state for
African affairs, were left COW
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
U. S. Team Studying Plan For
Nigeria Iron And Steel Plant

Lagos, Nigeria - Plans for a
Nigerian iron and steel industry
are being discussed in Lagos
by a group of United States in
dustrialists and federal officials
of the Nigerian Ministries of
Commerce and Industry and
Mines and Power.
A representative of one of
the American organizations
stated at the start of a pre-
liminary survey last January
that a capital expenditure of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
Atlanta Negro Parents Pray For
Peaceful School Indignation

Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 26 - A
rrayerful hope for peaceful in
tegration has been expressed by
the parents of the 10 Negro
teen-agers who attempt their
historic breakthrough into At
lanta's white public schools on
August 80.
eve can only trust in the
Lord" said Mrs. Thomas F.
Welch, whose son, Thomas, 16,
transfers to Brown High School.
ave have great faith in At
lanta," said Mrs. Robert Lee
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02

Monroe, N. c., Aug. ga
former State President of the
North Carolina Conference of
Branches of the NAACP who
was once ousted from the or
ganization for advocating that
Negroes prepare themselves to
meet violence with violence is
being held responsible for the
race riot which broke out here
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02

New Orleans-City school of
ficials today moved on several
fronts to forestall any buildup
of tensions over the coming inte-
grafton of four more public
schools next Monday.
Television time was sought
for a series of broadcasts to as
sure parents "that the school
system will operate normally
and safely"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02

about S2O0,000,000 might be in
volved.
An official interested in the
project said Monday, however,
it is thought now the total
will be less than the original
estimate.
The American negotiators are
headed by George Naylor Of
Koppers International. Pitts
burg, Pa. Also represented in
this weeks talks are Westing-
Continued on Page Two)
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Allen, mother of Damaris Allen,
another transferee to Brown.
An Associated Press interview
with seven of the 10 Negro
families revealed that almost
all are arprehensive that de-
segregation may not be peace
full. Three were unavailable for
comment.
None, however, thought the
situation would explode into &C.
tual violence. But all felt their
children would receive a doubt
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02

New York - The National
Council Women will present its
1861 international Cotillion at
the Hotel Commodore on Sep
TENDER %. A benefit for the
Mary Mcleod Bethune Educa-
tional Fund, there will be two
additional presentations OF this
magnificent social event this
year following the New York
affair, in Chicago and Washing
ton, D. c.
Presented for the first time
last year, the affair wasa gi-
gantic social success attracting
debutantes from Is countries
and diplomats from many more.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
American Oil
Hosts $500
AKA Delegates

Washington, D. c., Aug. 28-
The new look in management to-
day goes beyond producing and
distributing quality products, it
is out also to be good neighbors
to all consumers. The Standard
Oil Division of the American
Oil Company served as host last
week to $500 guests and dele
Continued on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
United Nations Ready To Help
CongoIese In Row Over katanga

Katanga Province, after his
talks with Katanga President
Noise Tshombe.
Tshombe cut short northern
Kantanga tour Friday to fly
home when he learned the Unit
ed Nations had sent 800 tough
Indian troops to Elisabethville
and moved to tighten controls
Continued on Page Severn
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
Black musIirls
Hold RalIyIn
New York

NEW YORK-The command
er Of the New York National
Guard indicated today that the
state reviewed and approved
renting an armory to the Negro
Muslims for . black supremacy
rally that drew 5000 militant
followers.
Continued on Page Sikh
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
Attorney General Kennedy Leaves
Riot In Hands OF Local Authorities

Washington-Atty. Gen. Rob-
ert F. Kennedy said Monday that
the people responsible for racial
violence at Monroe, n. c., should
be prosecuted to the full extent
of the law.
Kennedy said no action by the
federal government was contem-
plated since the weekend out
break of racial strife seemed to
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
Catholic Group
Seek Release OF
Freedom Riders

DETROIT. - The National
Catholic Conference for Inter
racial Justice called on Presi-
dent Kennedy Sunday to take
immediate steps to free the
Freedom Riders" jailed in Mis-
sissippi.
The resolution was one of sew
eral passed at the conferences
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Once Ousted NAACP Pres. Held
RESPONSIBLE For N. c. Race Riot

Sunday. He is Robert Williams,
whose membership was restored
following his custer by Roy
Wilkins, NAACF National Sec
rotary after his case was heard
by the organizations National
Board. A few weeks ago rally
of the NAACP kas broken-up
when extremists in the sad5-
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
Husband Killed
Wouldn't Take
Wife To Church

Paleigh, Miss. Aug. 10 A
Negro woman stabbed her hus-
band to death Sunday night af-
ter he refused to take her to
church, Smith County Officers
said Monday.
Authorities said Delna Reyes
told them her husband, M a k
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02

ELISABETHVILLE. A top
United Nations official said Sat
urday the U. N. is ready to help
central Congolese Premier Cy-
rifle Adoula end Katanga's in
dependence with military force
if necessary.
The statement came from
Conor Cruise O'Brien, chief U.
N. representative in secessionist
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
African Officials Say Americans
Exageerate South's Race Problem

Greensboro, n. c. - Bekele
Cared, a young Ethiopian agri-
cultural official, says he is con-
WINGED the South's racial trou-
bles have been exaggerated.
Cared, who has lived in Texas
and North Carolina for five
months, says the people who ex-
aggerated these troubles to him
were not Russians, but mostly
Americans"
Cared is one of 18 Africans
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
Josephine Baker Is chevaIier
Of Franch Legion OF Honor

Baker. now living quietly with
II adopted children Of different
racial backgrounds, was cited
for her work in the Resistance
during the German Occupation
CT France in World War II.
The Resistance was an un-
derground movement made up
Of French patriots. During the
war Miss Baker went on mis-
sions to Morocco and Algeria
for the French underground.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02

Perigueux, France - With
dignataries of the French fore
ign service and scores of friends
from the entertaining world
looking on, Josephine Baker, in
ternationally famous, Ameri-
can-born star of stage and
screen, was decorated here last
Friday by Gen. Martial Vain
as a Chevalier of the French
Legion of Honor.
Known as "The Toast of Gay
Paree' during her heyday, Miss
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02

be under control.
The attorney general said he
had received full report from
the FBI on the situation.
con the basis of the facts re-
ported to me-" he said in a state
ment. 81 would hope and expect
thta the persons responsible for
the violence including the
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
Natchez Pastor
criticizes
reedom Riders

BATON ROUGE. The Rev.
M. D. Willett, Negro pastor of
the Holy Temple Church Of God
in Christ, Natchez, Miss, We'd
nesday criticized freedom Rid
ers."
Passing here en- route to a
church conference in DeRidder,
La, he said freedom Riders
Continued on Page Six)
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currently studying agricultural
extension work in the United
States. A number of them have
lived with farm families in Gen.
trail and Eastern North Carolina.
Cared and others of the group
were interviewed by represen-
tative of the Department of Ag-
riculture Information of North
Carolina State Colleges School
of Agriculture.
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02

Vicksburg, Miss, Aug. 3d.
This historic town on the banks
Of the Mississippi River was the
scene of a tragedy early last
Saturday evening that shocked
the entire Negro community of
the state. The tragedy was en-
acted when Prof. 0. W. Sanders
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02

Accra, Ghana = For the first
time since assuming the po-
litical leadership of Ghana,
President Nkrumah is confront
ed by the mutterings and rum
blings of internal discomfort on
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-09-02
African Diplomat
In Fight With
n. Y. Police

NEW YORK.-Police report
ed Saturday that an African
diplomat fought in Harlem last
Friday night with patrolman
investigating q minor automo-
CONTINUED on Page Seven)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10

pies who never seem to have
the will power to save can
arrange to have money au-
tomatically transferred from
their checking to their saw
ings accounts. Most banks
will also arrange special pur-
pose savings accounts for
anything in the family's fu-
ture from a new car to a new
arrival. And for times of real
stress, banks stand ready to
loan money that can be paid
back out of future earnings.
AS for the household book
keeping that frenzies many
young families, most bankers
agree nothing helps so much
to simplify it as a checking
account. Bills paid by check
are not only recorded, they're
automatically receipted.
AS one experienced mar
riage counselor put it re-
Gently: If couples were
made to detour via the bank
on their way to the divorce
courts, many of them would
never reach their destina-
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10
WHY GROW OLD?
Thighs Can Spoil
Effect of Figure

in front of you. Move knee
to the left, slapping left
thigh on the floor. Move knee
back toward center of body.
Straighten your left leg and
return it to the floor. This
time bend your right knee up
in front of you. Move right
knee to the right side, slap
ping the right thigh on the
floor. Continue, alternating
left and right.
Make Circles
Another: Lie on your back
on the floor, legs straight and
arms resting on the floor, ex-
tending out from your shoul-
der pits. Make large circles
with the left leg. After a
while, make large circles with
the right leg. Continue alter
mating left and right. Keep
both knees stiff throughout
this exercise.
4 x 4 =
If you would like to have
my exercises for the thighs,
send a stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope with your
request for leaflet No. 4 to
Josephine Lowman in care of
this newspaper.
Tomorrow: Con Diminish Ef.
fects of Premenstruol Tension"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10

Young couples who find
the romance draining out of
their marriage should check
with their bankers before
they visit the m arriage
counselor.
This is the advice of family
counSelorS across the coun-
try who have learned from
experience that most prob
lem marriages have problem
finances.
The trouble seems to be
that no one-leaSt of all
young marrieds-likes to adj
NIT to dollar and cents limi-
tationS on his desires. What
happens is that couples bury
their financial worries, and
find other surface" prob
lens to explain their dis
content.
The Blame
A young wife who used to
dream of herself presiding
over a cleaning modern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10
Rx JOSEPHINE LOWMAN

Register and Tribune Syndicate
If you are threatened with
the foe
Which many, many women
know
And fat is settling on your
thighs
And circles Turk beneath your
eyes
Then there is just one thing
to do
If you would like to look like
new.
You'll have to do your ex-
erciSe
Although those motions you
deSpise.
Fat often accumulates on
the thighs. Even if the fig
ure as a whole is good, these
bulges sometimes spoil the
effect. You can diet until you
are thin in the face, and your
thighs will remain out of pro-
portion. Special exercise is
the only answer.
I always have thought that
mat exercises are extremely
valuable. They do not place
so much strain on the heart,
but they whip up circulation
and massage internal organs.
These exercises are health
building as we'll as body
identifying. Here are a
couple for the thighs.
Slap Thigh
Lie on your back on the
floor, legs straight and arms
resting on the floor at your
sides. Bend the left knee up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10
Most Problem MARRIAGES
Have Problem Finances

kitchen may secretly blame
her husband for the two
burner hot plate with which
she must now make do"
And the young husband who
can't afford the new car he
longs for may blame some
vague "extravagance" of his
wife's, or simply start COM
planning that his shirts
aren't Starched properly, or
that his wife'S cooking
doesn't compare with his
mothers.
Automatic Savings
The irony of the situation
is that with bankers every
where eager to counsel young
couples in their financial
problems, there is scarcely
any excuse for the kind of
financial Illustration that
continues to plague married
life.
In many banks today, cou-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10
Body Conscious

The unbelted, fitted line,
newly body conscious, in
sheaths or princess silhou-
etts, often ending in grace
fully flared skirts is striking.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-07-27
Editorial Comment
,nn,aNs cnPEElu with "IERITAGE" FORTUNE


o.,r;,, s,or the Spokesman Review July "A. 1851
NOTE The following article by Richard Field from recent
sne Of The Oregonian Portland Mr. Field stan "rier "
that newspaper. $500 ,....o<,r,ia when
They have proved by of them have handled
small fortunes which their way April l. oo
Al that time sold their heritage for around S4
apiece considerable speculation no" hes might
whOOp up
Now they themselves as hard headed
as their ancestors proved themselves hard fighters
There wild about their spending but tna
only expected, believes George CalSon manager "
Klamath Falls Chamber Of Commerce ,
One story circulated about who bought bandneW
car and straight through the showroom window
Another story Indian who carted his $4,000 around
a paper sack drunk. and nearly lost every cent
But such stories says foundation and were
probably in some local tavern
the district by their calculated spending Many put
their capital straight banks investments stocks bonds nSu
property
Les ofeId manager National Bank says the ma
jOy of recipients invested least part of their cash
The government provided educational program before
the distribution wealth but Indians came to the bank
their free WILL he says
II isn't true of course that klamath Falls pop $1,000 has
derived no economic the Indians sl2 million ~ndfa
The automobile have had particular suceessfu III
trading since April l. . an
hours 49,
pckups April He has also sold three $500
luxury modes
Sales of secondhand scared The dealer
has sold $50 10 Indian dealers n last 10 weeks.
Home appliance benefited from the newly &C
oued Indian wealth Many invested in TVS washing
machines and refrigerators.
Some Klamath been rather venturesOme
capital One Ben Lawyer spent his money on acquiring
laundry in California.
The large Hayes McNOse family has ranch cat
tie truck pickup Hood large sum of
money property Main Street
For the richie Indians nave I'M
pressed the local popuace with their conservatism.
They probably white thing two
handling money commented busnessman-The Ore
CONAN.