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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
Fred 0'NeiI
Heads Negro
Actors Guild

NEW YORK.-Fred O'Neil, the
distinguished actor and executive
of Actors Equity, has been elected
president Of The Negro Actors
Guild. Founded twenty-three years
ago by the late Bill Robinson, the
Guild is the only welfare organiza-
ton Of its kind in the country. The
Guild numbers among its member
ship some Of the most important
artists in the world of the theatre.
Veteran actor Leigh Whipper is the
retiring president.
During the 23rd Annual Meet
ing at the Grand Street Boys AS
ISOLATION, guest speakers the Hon.
Judges Jonah Goldstein, Samuel
Pierce, along with Atty. Simon
Feinstein reiterated the important
role of the Guild. Other members
elected were: LIST Vice Pres. Irving
c. Miller, End Vice Pres. Percy
Verwayen, Bird Vice Pres. Dewey
Weinglass, Andy Kirk, Bessie Will
liams, Evelyn Davis, Anita Bush,
Charles w. Joyce, Fannie E. Rob-
inson, Idella Kohke, Marian Ander-
son, Duke Ellington and Louis
Armstrong; Executive Sec. Vir-
ginia Girvin, Treasurer E. Edward
Walters; Asst. Treasurer Waldo
Freeman; Recording Sec. Bessie
Williams; Asst. Recording Sec. Fay
Walcott; Chaplain DR.. John Fl.
Johnson; Attorneys Percy Sutton,
Simon Feinstein and Aaron Sam
uelson; Sergeant-At-Arms Samuel
J. Battle. Executive Board: Chair
man William Champion; Asst.
Chairman Charles Joyce, Lew
Crawford, Liar Hallums, Alberta
Pryme, Percy Verwayen, Charles
Walker, George Wiltshire, Leroy
Butler, Marchand McReynolds,
Fannie E. Robinson, Bessie Will
liams, Evelyn Davis, Marion Brant-
ley, William Glenn, Andy Kirk,
Artie Belle McGinty, Eva Goldsby,
Luther James, Idella Kohke, Hon.
Lester A. Walton, Harold Jackman,
Walter Crumbly, Thaddeus A.
Drayton, Waldo Freeman, Muriel
Rain, Cornell Vigal, Dewey Vein
glass, Charlotte Ringgold, and
Samuel Richardson.
The Guild will hold its Annual
Artist Ball, Friday April 7th at
the Riviera Terrace.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
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North-S South Golf Tournament
Shaping Up As Biggest Sports
And Social Event OF The Season
Miami, Fla.-Ray Mitchell's 9Th

Miami, Fla.-Ray ,Mitchell's 9Th
Annual North-South Winter Golf
Tournament here is shaping up as
the biggest sports and social event
of the season. Northerners, blitzed
under by snow storm after snow
storm, are expecting to have the
largest representation in the eight
years of play. Group from as far
west as California have made res
ervations at the Sir John, the Mary
Elizabeth, the International and
other hotels assuring a greater sue
cess for the annual event.
With $4,000 in pro prizes and
trophies to cover a a myriad of tee
and social events, the Tournament
will be a great sun full, fun full
week for all those who go down to
the green's with a driver in their
hands. The Tournament will be
played for five days over the piano.
ramic beauty of the Miami Springs
Golf and Country Club. 1t will be
a five day event with 27 holes of
play daily. Both one day and nine
holes have been added to the an
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
Negro Workers
Continued from PAGE Onel

to the pulpit platform.
AS we talked, Alonzo Washing
ton went right on pounding nails.
The youths story was brief and
not unusual. He came here seek
ing employment when the mattress
factory in which he worked in
Mississippi closed its doors. He
got a job here helping a mover,
but after some months the mover
quit the business.
Since then he has looked and
looked but has found nothing.
When he came to the True Taber-
nacle Church he was hungry and
had no place to sleep. Mr.. and
Mrs. Burage took him in, and they
have been sharing their home with
him while he continues his search
for job.
"I1l do any kind Of work, it
don't make no difference. l can
wash windows, wax flours, do
carpenter jobs" said Lorenzo
when introduced to this reporter.
Elder Burage spoke up. IF you
hear of anything you'll let us
know, won't you?"
The Minister himself has job
in industry. He's a pressman on
the swing shift in a plant which
molds rubber parts for automo-
biles. His eight years seniority
still does not give him a feeling
of security at this moment.
Things are awfully slow at
the plant. They laid off men with
five years seniority last week"
(Secretary of Labor Arthur j.
Goldberg visits Chicago and South
Bend, Ind, Friday for a close
look at the unemployment situa-
ton there. Over the week end he
goes into Michigan, Ohio, and
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18

nual affair.
There will be many special So
cial events ranging from a Bathing
Beauty Contest through to the finaI
and famous Trophy Award Ball. A
special package deal has been
worked out by Mitchell which in
cludes the cost of living quarters
green fees and the various social
activities, Golfers are expected to
start arriving in Miami on the 10th
There will be a Welcome Party on
the Goth. On Tuesday, Bathing
Beauty Pageant, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Rubye Curry, includ-
ing an Aua Show and Swim contest
at the Sir John. On Wednesday
Ann Lindsey will present the first
showing of 1861 fashions which will
be followed by a dance. On Thurs
day, there will be a "Bar-B-Que
Under the Stars" on Virginia
Beach, which will be followed by
the famous Trophy Award Ball on
Friday. The first qualifying rounds
of the tournament will be played on
the Goth, with competition ending
on Friday, February oath.
There will be IL monied place
for pros, six flights in the Aama-
teur Division with three trophies
to be awarded in each. There will
be four flights in the Women's
Division with trophies for the first
through the third. Other awards
will include Low Medalist, men and
women, Best Dressed Golfers
Award, men and women trophies
for a Scotch Foursome. In all there
will be more than SO awards for
the Amateurs and $4,000 for the
pros. The largest amount ever Of
fered in this type of tournament.
AS usual, the most outstanding
golfers in the Negro world will be
on hand lead by Charlie Sifford
and Teddy Rhodes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18

Pennsylvania
On the South Side where many
Negroes live, James Rogers was
dropped from a chemical plant
early in January and has been
looking for work ever since.
His summary of the situation:
"Any time Jim Rogers can't find
a job inside a week things is
tough" He has a wife and two
young children to support. 81
want work bad" he says.
Charles Tracy, looking very
work-ready in a fresh shirt with
a neat assortment of pens and
pencils in his pocket, answered
questions in the immaculate living
room of his home in housing
project. He has had only temper
airy, seasonal jobs since 1857 when
the company for which he had
worked IL years was sold, and he
was displaced. He's not bitter
about it, but he thinks his age
Tin the 5O's) and his race (Negro)
have made it difficult for him to
get anything permanent.
when l put down my age and
nationality they shy off," he says
with wry smile.
Others interviewed touched on
the question of discrimination al
ways bit shyly. Mrs. Gertie Mae
Griffin, now out of work for the
first time since 1887, said she has
been laid off while young girls
with much shorter terms of serv-
ice remained. 81 think our folks
are little partial to color" she
said. The younger girls are white.
Many Negroes find it hard to
get themselves hired in a period
OF slack employment because they
lack skills, employment counselors
point out.
But the students of labor in
this area note that semiskilled
Negro workers are also hard hit.
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Negro Patrons
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Prof. hurry Feltus. The Principal
failed to appear at the school
Tuesday morning. According to re-
ports he left town early Tuesday
morning with his wife and daugh-
ter after being granted a temper
airy leave by school officials. Most
reliable sources doubted that the
principal would ever return here
to take charge of the school after
Monday nights developments.
According to reports the angry
outburst of Negro patrons grew
out of a bitter feud between the
Principal and a former professor
of the school who developed a
sizeable following among the To-
cal patrons. The professor did not
return to the school this year and
the feeling among the patrons
found target in the principal.
The main issue behind the angry
outburst Monday night, however
is reported as being the failure to
provide a gym and other recrea-
tional facilities at the school. The
school combined elementary and
high school has about $50 pupils
of whom about IS are high school
students. The school is not accred-
tied by the Southern Association
Of Colleges and Secondary Schools,
According to reports, the angry
patrons blaming the Principal for
the failure to provide a gym and
other recreational facilities at the
school, a matter which it is point
ed out do not rest with the prin-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
Cong. Powell .. :,
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tSOHIlnucu from rage Onet
the House Committee on Educa-
ton and Labor was Welfare.
Turning to his pet subject
plugging the Powell amendment
which would deny school funds to
recalcitrant states on the integra-
ton issue-he said, 81 do not be-
lieve the south is doing what it
should in the field of education"
He added, 81 agree with tn e
Dean of the University of North
Carolina Graduate School who in
Biloxi, Miss, on, Jan. 10 said, that
the south needs money badly for
higher education.
"But | also agree with the Civil
Rights Commissions report on al
most the same day, which states,
No federal fund should be grant
ed for higher education in those
institutions that discriminate on
grounds of race, color, religion or
national origin"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
use cagers Play Unbeaten Prairie
View Here Saturday Night

Coach Wilson, whose team has
beaten all other Texas teams this
season is working to, have his
squad in top form for the Saturday
night game.
The game will be played at the
College Park Auditorium and the
largest crowd of the season is ex-
pected to witness the game.
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Weaver MaY.,,
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ing to the full Senate where the
nomination was confirmed with
only four dissenting votes, three
by Democrats with one Repubi-
can.
DR.. Weaver who is now Vice
Chairman of the New York City
Housing and Development Board
won confirmation over opposition
that charged him with affiliation
with Communist front groups, and
with being more interested in pro-
noting Negro Indignation than in
obtaining low-cost housing and
home financing for the needy.
The opposition to the confirma-
ton was lead by Senator A. Willis
Robertson, Democrat of Virginia,
Chairman of the Senate Banking
Committee which had to approve
the nomination before being SUBJ
mitted to the Senate for final con-
firmation.
Congressman William L. Daw-
son, Negro Democrat of Illinois,
Vice Chairman of the National
Democratic Committee, and Chair
man of the House Committee on
Expenditures in the Executive
Branches of the Government. will
go down in history as the first
Negro to be offered cabinet post.
He was offered the post of Post
er-General of the United
States by President Kennedy but
declined for reason of ill-health,
age, and his belief that he could
be of greater service in his present
position as a member of Congress.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18

The Jackson College Cagers,
whose won and loss record place
them among the top-ranking small
college basketball teams of the ma
ton, will meet their supreme test
here Saturday night when they
play unbeaten and united Prairie
View College ranked at the top Of
the heap along with Tennessee A.
& l. College.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
Rev. Martin

legal for driving without license.
He pointed out that the law calls
for six months on a public works
camp or six months in prison or
both but that this does not cover
the 12-months public works camp
sentence King received.
Hollowell also maintained that
if the sentence was illegal, the
12-month probation was illegal and
that the judge had no power to re-
woke a suspended stentence which
the defendant was not then serv-
ing. ..sss
Attorney Holiowell d e f n d d
Miss Huntefand Hamilton Borders
in the Uniyersitysof Georgia suit.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18

cipal but with the Board of Trus-
tees and County School officials.
According to reports meeting
of Trustees and school officials
with the angry patrons was sched-
uled for Tuesday but there was
no reports of the results of the
meeting.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18

Companies which employed large
numbers of Negroes, such as the
packing-house, steel, and farm
machinery industries have greatly
reduced operations and in some
cases closed Chicago plants in re-
cent months.
However, even highly trained
persons from the Negro group re-
port difficulty in getting jobs.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18

An alcohol-fuel rocket failed to
get off the launching pad at Cape
Canaveral, prompting this ex-
PLANTATION: "The spirits were will
ing, but the flash was weak"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18

ELGIN BAYLOR set an all-time
Madison Square Garden scoring
record In q National Basketball
Association game In which the
Los Angeles Lakers defeated the
New York Knickerbockers 123-1O8.
The former Seattle All-American
also set q new MIA mark when he
scored II points. He scored % field
goals and hit Is of 10 losses from
the charity line.
Evening star., 1961-03-12

skilled crew was responsible for
the maintenance program this
year, getting an ALLEGATION oi
over $1.2 million In the over
all school budget.
The amount may be even
higher next year If the pro-
posed budget is approved by
the county council. It includes
a school board request for ST.
$4,000 for the maintenance
program.
Salaries account for about
two-thirdS of the maintenance
expenditures. This years por-
ton was $773,O00 for the III
maintenance employees. The
new budget seeks an increase
to 2l4 members at q totaI
salary cost Of $994,0OO.
Lester ]. WEIGH, director O.
school facilities, said an in
crease is necessary to keep pac,
with the ever-increasing mum
ber Of new schools and class
rooms and the Is to 30 nev
school sites.
But, he said, the county 4
saving substantial money b.
doing most repair work itself
To let 1t out for outside con
tract would increase costs by 2!
to 80 per cent, he said. He esti
mated that taxpayers are savet
roughly 100000 to $5OO,0OO .
year.
Mr.. Mullinix said the county
rehabilitates everything it can
II we think it's reusable, w
bring 1t in," he said.
Evening star., 1961-03-12
Educators
In Aviation


Top educators in the Ma
tion's school-level aviation and
space programs are due in
Washington this week for the
fifth annual conference Of the
National Aviation Education
Council.
The three-day program opens
at the Mayflower Hotel on
Wednesday afternoon with reg
iStration Of the 800 or more
delegates.
James v. Bernardo, chief o1
the Educational Services Di-
vision Of the National Aero
nautics and Space Administra-
ton, will be the principal
speaker of the first business
session Thursday morning.
The Thursday luncheon
speaker will be Orval r. Cook
president Of the Aerospace In
duStries Association.
The principal speaker at the
Friday luncheon will be Stuart
G. Upton, president Of the All
Transport Association. This
session will be held at the
Washington Hotel and will be
followed by a tour Of the Ma
tional Air Museum.
The overall program will
range from discussions on am
ateur rocketry to an inspection
tour Of the Federal Aviation
Agency's facilities at National
Airport. flights to Dulles and
Friendship Airports. and an
address by the new FAA ad-
ministrator. Najeeb Halaby, or
Friday morning.
Evening star., 1961-03-12

The euthor, q Pulitzer Prize win
ner, is educotion editor Of the
North American Newspaper Alliance.
Questions Regarding education Gnd
eoreers muy be addressed to him
at BIS Brewer avenue, Rockville
Centre. N. Y.
Evening star., 1961-03-12

go high school student drop
outs.
Divisions with the lowest
percentage Of dropouts: Charles
City, 0.9; Surry, 81; Arlington.
2.3; Isle Of Wight. 2.5; F.u-
wanna, 81; Suffolk, 0.6; Falls
Church, 1.9; Clifton Forge, 3.5;
Winchester. 3.5, and Colonial
Heights, 81.
Areas with the highest per-
centage on dropouts: Ale
ghany, 90; Wythe, go; Ta0e-
well, 90; Nelson, 1914; Bu-
chanan, Ill; Buena Vista. TO;
Portsmouth, 8.5; Covington, 81;
Galax, 9.3, and South Nor
folk, 1913.
Evening star., 1961-03-12
School Repair Crews
Save County Money

Montgomery County school,
officials firmly believe in the
do-it-yourself" type Of repairs
and contend 1t save taxpayers
thousands Of dollars annually
So reported Board of Educa-
ton maintenance SUPERVISOR
during a special press tour last
week to show off the county
repair facilities in Rockville. A
$72.2 million school operating
budget now under study in
cludes increased funds fol
maintenance.
1--WE don't know anything
we can't repair and If we cant
buy what we want, we make
it," said Leonard Mullinix
maintenance director and head
Of a 172-member force engaged
solely in repair work and pre-.
ventive maintenance.
His versatile but highly
Evening star., 1961-03-12
Film and N Council
To See SCREENING

Members Of the Motion Pic
ture and Television Council OF
the District of Columbia will
be guests Of James E. Gibson,
chief of the Motion Picture
Service, at 2:30 pm. tomorrow
at the Agriculture Department.
The program includes a tour
Of production and laboratory
facilities and a screening of
the film, "The Forest" The
group will meet in Room 1909
Of the South Building.
Evening star., 1961-03-12

high school level In journal
ism as q profession.
Mr.. Smith said that q recent
survey by the Newspaper Fund
showed a tremendous short
age of high school stu
dents entering schools Of
Journalism"
This is the text Of the edi-
torial written by Miles Morgan:
1ntegration has come to the
public. high schools Of Virginia
and will, as a matter Of course
arrive at Fairfax High School
We feel that this is a good
thing. Many do not. However
the situation being what it Is
integration of FHS Is inevitable
the key question is how YOU
will react to it.
Will YOU be among those
who Intentionally sit on the
other side of him in an inte-
grated classroom?
Will YOU laugh at him, OF
insult him in the halls?
Will YOU ignore him in
group conversation or class
discussion?
Just how will YOU act wher
he sits beside YOU in the cafe
terra?
We believe that YOU, as 6
student Of Fairfax High School
have the maturity and the
moral character to avoid 9
Little Rock" or Norfolk" Of
New Orleans" We certainly
cannot foresee FHS' closing be.
cause Of blind prejudice anc
irresponsible action on YOUR
part.
Yet Fairfax High Schoo
must do more than remain
open. It must work through
YOU and YOUR fellow stu.
dents to create a harmonious
situation, an atmosphere o.
willing acceptance Of the In
evitable: Integration.
We would not ask YOU Il
look at integration's legal basi
in the Declaration Of Independ
ence and the Fourteenth
Amendment. We would merel,
suggest that YOU remembe
that all men have a heart
and that's all that really mat
ters.
We know that YOU will no
disappoint us when integratiol
comes to Fairfax High School
Evening star., 1961-03-12
Science Unit
ToConfero on
EurIyStudy

The problem Of bringing
science teaching in the Ma
tion's elementary and junior
high schools up to date will
be the main topic Of a three
day meeting of some so scien-
lists and educators beginning
today.
DR.. John s. Toll, chairman
Of the University of Maryland's
department of physics, will
head the meeting of the third
conference of the American
Association for the Advance
ment Of Sciences at the May
flower Hotel. The group will
represent the associations
eastern division. Two similar
meetings in other areas Of the
Nation already have been held.
The conference hopes to come
up with sweeping suggestions
on improving teaching Of SCI
ence at the elementary and
junior high levels.
The National Science Foun-
dation has been actively con-
cerned for a number of years
with the improvement Of SCI
ence instruction at the second
ary school level, DR.. Toll
pointed out. This concern has
encouraged some sweeping cur
riculum notifications in the
senior high courses in physics,
chemistry and biology" he
said.
LESS attention, however, has
been devoted to the study Of
what similar and possibly re-
lated changes might be made
in science teaching in earlier
grades" he added.
Assisting DR.. Toll in con-
Quoting the conference will be
DR.. Howard LaSter, associate
professor Of physics, and DR..
Joshua r. C. Brown, aSsoci-
ate professor Of zoology, both
at the University Of Maryland.
Evening star., 1961-03-12
Arlington Graduates
In College Top List

RICHMOND. Va, Mar. II
(AP).-Arlington County sent
more Of its last June high
school graduates on to college
than did any other locality in
the State. Stafford County had
the smallest percentage Of grad
yates in college.
These conclusions, among
others. came out yesterday in
a study the Virginia Education
Association released of educa-
tional patterns for white high
school graduates.
The study said TAB per cent
OF Arlington's June graduates
went on to college while 11.9
per cent from Stafford went on
for more education.
A total of 1O.148 out Of "a, ,726
Virginia white high school
graduates, or Al per cent, are
attending college, the YEA said.
Other Figures Given
The percentage going to
college from city high schools
was 50.7 per cent and from
county high schools 36.8 per
cent.
The report said that. in ad-
dition to the college students,
3.6 per cent Of the graduates
are attending trade schools and
81 are enrolled in business
schools.
This makes a total of 48.4
per cent Of all white high
school graduates engaged in
some type of high school con-
tinuation program, according
to the study.
DrOpOuts Reported
Other counties which had a
high percentage of college
bound graduates included:
Fairfax, 59.2; Henrico, 52.8;
Charles City, 500, and King
George, 48.2. Cities with large
percentages included: Falls
Church, TIA; Virginia Beach,
66.6; Radford, $50; Waynes-
boro, 62.5, and Norton, 62.5.
! The study also covered 1862