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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
Merchant Object
Of Boycott On
Tuskegee Board

Montgomery, Ala.-H. D. Cohn,
who testified that Negroes stop
ped trading at his Tuskagee store
during a boycott starting in 1857,
has been appointed to the board
of trustees of Tuskegee Inst.
The appointment of Cohn, the
white owner of a Tuskegee cloth
ing store, was announced yester-
day by Gov. John Patterson. The
state has five members on the
board of the privately owned
school because public funds are
appropriated to the famed Negro
college.
A suit brought by Patterson
when he was attorney general in
1858 charged members of the Tus-
kegee Civic Assn. with responsible
lily for Negro boycott of white
Tuskegee merchants. The late Cir
Continued on Page Four)
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Anti-Lumumba Leaders Move To
Resist Disarming Congo Troops

ton of the military forces in the
Congo.
Reorganization" was what Mr..
Hammarskjold suggested to the
Security Council last week, the
United States was reported sound
ing out other nations on the pos
sibility of disarming Congolese
troops as a step toward political
stability.
Mr.. Tshombe's cable indicated
why both he and General Mobutu
have opposed the disarmament
idea. Referring to the forces sup
porting deposed Premier Patrice
Lumumba and holding about one
third of the Congo, Mr.. Tshombe
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
Negroes File
SuitAgainst The
United States

Washington, D. c. Feb. .15 - A
group of Negroes filed suit here
Tuesday against the United States
government. The suit seeks to pre-
vent the government from giving
money to states with segregated
public schools.
The suit was filed by Josephus
Augustus Jordon, Jr., Edward
Armistead Dawley Jr., and Len
GARD Winston Holt, Jr., all law
yers, of Norfolk Va, and J h n
Allen Golden, Jr., stockman at
the Norfolk Naval Supply Center,
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
Lincoln Birthday
Sparks Negro
Demonstrators

Atlanta, Ga. Feb. Is = The
birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the
great civil war president who
signed the proclamation freeing
the Negro slaves, who was born
February 18th, spanked new dem
onstrations by Negroes in many
sections of the south against ra-
cial segregation.
In a number of incidents the
Negro demonstrators were joined
by sympathetic whites. The dem
onstrators were mostly Negro col
lege students, who in some in
stances were joined by white stu
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
Federal Housing
And Home Finance
Agency Post May
Be Raised To
Cabinet Level
Weaver In Highest
Position Occupied
By A Negro In
q. S. History

Washington, D. C. Feb. Ia -
DR.. Robert C. Weaver, nominated
by President Kennedy to become
Federal Housing and Home FL
nance Administration head, who
was confirmed by the Senate last
Thursday after a hard fought
struggle against tough opposition
may become the first Negro Cabi-
net member in United States his
tory.
The confirmation of DR.. Weaver
has already placed him in the high
est federal office ever held by a
Negro in the history of the coun-
try, but even while the fight
against his nomination was being
waged, there were reports current
in Washington to the effect that
his position may be soon raised to
cabinet status.
The nomination of DIR. Weaver
won approval first from the Sen
ate Banking Committee before 60
Continued on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18

Of her high school.
The Merit Scholars, to be an
nounced April 81, 1861, will be Sc.
lected from the Firalist group.
Miss Robertson is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Roberstor.
She is presently enrolled as an ac-
CELEBRATED freshman at Tougaloo
Southern Christian College, Toug-
aloo, Mississippi.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
Virginia Born
Negro Elected
Pres. Of n. Y.
Borough Of
Manhattan
Judge Edw. r. Dudley
Succeeds OuSted
Hulan. Jack

New York, Feb. IA Virginia
born Negro has been elected Pres
ident of the Borough of Manhat-
tan. He is Domestic Relations
Court Justice, Edward R. Dudley.
Justice Dudley was elected to
succeed another Negro, Hulan
Jack, who was ousted from the
post after he was convicted recent
ly on conflict on interest charges.
Dudley's election to the $21 900
per year job ended a lengthy and
sometimes bitter contest for the
post. 1t also was victory for
Mayor Wagner over his Tammany
foe, Carmine De Sapio who had
Continued on Page Eight
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REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING
APPEALS GA. TRAFFIC SENTENCE

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 14-The State
Court of Appeals has under ad-
visement an appeal by Rev. Martin
Luther King, Jr., against a r.
months sentence he received for
driving without proper license.
King had been fined $25 and
given 12-months suspended SEN
tence at the time of his conviction.
The suspension was ordered lifted
and King was order to Jail by a
DeKalb County judge after the
Negro minister was involved in a
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
Coast Guard
Head Says Doors
Open To Negroes

WASHINGTON = (ANP) - If
President Kennedy didn't see any
Negroes in the u. S. Coast Guard
contingent during the inaugural
parade, it wasn't his fault, the
superintendent of the academy i'm
piled last week.
Rear Admiral Stephen H. Evans,
academy superintendent, COM
menting on response to a report
that the President was concerned
that there were no Negroes in the
academy's present class of cadets,
said the doors of the school are
open to any qualified Negro.
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
Negro Named
Assistant D. A.
Of n. Y. County

White Plains, N. Y.-(ANP)-
The first Negro assistant district
attorney of Westchester county
was appointed last week by District
Attorney Robert j. Trainor. He is
Vester Guy Fowlkes, 81 years old,
an attorney in this city. His pay
will be $8,140 a year and he will
serve with seven other assistant
prosecutors.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
Negro Patrons
Stage Uprising
For Equal
Facilities
Principal Reported
On Temporary Leave

Pelahatchie, Miss. Feb. IA A
group of angry Negro patrons, ac-
cording to reliable reports, visit
ed the home of the principal here
Monday night, and after the lead
er of the group threatened him
with a gun, forced him to flee for
his life.
The Principal of the school is
Continued on Page Severn
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
CIarksdaIe Girl Mississippi Delegate
10 Williamsburg Student burgesses

Student Councils, who is student
at the w. A. Higgins High School
in Clarksdale. Miss Outlaw is the
daughter of Mrs. Witherspoon Mac
beth of 3O4 Magnolia Courts,
Clarksdale.
A unique and exciting education
Continued on Page Six)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
BROAD STREET HIGH STUDENT
FINALIST IN NATL COMPETITION

Greenwood, Miss, Feb. 13.-Miss
Villa Jean Robertson, a former
student of Broad Street High
School, has been named Finalist
In the 1960J61 National Merit
Scholarship Program Competition
and has been awarded Certificate
Of Merit.
She attained Finalist status by
her distinguished performance on
two tests and upon endorsement
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - A IT.
year-old Clarksdale girl has been
chosen as one of two Mississippi
delegates to the Williamsburg Stu
dent Burgesses, scheduled to con-
vene here February IS. She is
Earline Outlaw, president Of the
Mississippi State Association Of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
EIks Grand
Secv. Retires

Observation-Disclosures C. Hues-
ton, Elks' grand secretary, resigned
his post last week, it was reported
here. Hueston, who won his first
grand lodge position in 1925, sur
prised officials by this action. It
was rumored among Washington
officials that Grand Exalted Ruler
Hobson Reynolds dictated the res
ignation in Hueston's office and
had the grand secretary sign it.
But Reynolds emphatically denied
this in Philadelphia.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
NEGRO WORKERS IN CHICAGO
HARDHIT BY UNEMPLOYMENT
JOBLESS SITUATION CITED BY
STORE FRONT CHURCH MINISTER

Born, on dingy "Lake-Street-Un-
der-the-L," said that of late he
has had many requests for help
from people out of work.
"That young man is one who
hasn't been able to find a job" he
said, nodding in the direction of a
youth busy building an extension
Continued on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18
Kings Have
Third Child

TA7A(ANP)-Mrs. Mar
tin Luther King, Jr., wife of the
famed Indignation leader, gave
birth last week to the couples
third child, a son. Their other
two children are Yolanda Denise
and Martin Luther, III.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18

Chicago, Ill. Feb. 8 - A store
front church in an area where new
arrivals from the South find
friends is a barometer of Negro
employment in Chicago. People
who can't find jobs come to the
Minister for comfort and counsel.
Elder C. w. Burage of the True
Tabernacle Church of the First
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-02-18

Patronize Our Advertis-
ers - Their Advertising
in this paper shows that
they appreciate your
trade.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-06
3rd Opera Series
To Be Presented

The third in the series of four
films in the Opera Festival at
the Smyrna Theatre will be
Madame Butterfly" to be pre-
sented on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, April l8 and 10, at s pm.
The Italian made film, narrat-
ed in English, will star Kaoru
Yachigusa as Madame Butterfly,
and Nicola Filacuridi as Pink
erton.
Puccini's Madame Butterfly"
called the most beautiful lyric
drama ever filmed, will be
shown in color, with the or
chestra and chorus of the Rome
Opera House.
On Friday, April Ia, at $50
p. M, in the parish house of
St. Peters Episcopal Church,
the organist, Lewis w. Grubb,
will illustrate the story of the
opera with excerpts on the
piano.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-06
Many Employment
Pattern Changes
Seen In State

Delaware has witnessed con-
siderable changes in its employ
ment patterns during the last
two decades, according to q
study recently completed by
the Bureau of Economics ano
Business Research at the Uni
versity of Delaware. The re.
lease of the study was announc-
ed jointly by president John A
Perkins of the University OF
Delaware and Mr.. Albert Stets.
er, chairman of the Delaware
Unemployment Compensa t i o n
Commission. Undertaken by the
bureau with the cooperation
and financial support of the
Delaware Unemployment Com
pensation Commission, the 95-
page report, entitled "The Della
ware Economy, l939-1958," is
intended to show changes in
the states economy since the
inception of the unemployment
compensation program in 1888.
1t is a comprehensive collection
of data on such topics as the
states natural resources, popu-
lation, labor force, personal in
come, industries, agric ulture,
b a n k 6, transportation and
public utilities The report is
expected to be the basis for
many of the Commissions
plans and proposals in the next
ten years.
Industrial Employment Up
DR.. Charles N. Lanier, pro-
fessor of economics and bust
ness administration, was the
principal researcher assisted by
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Styer and
ROBERT w. wynn. Professor AL
bert H. Dunn, III, assisted in
determining the scope of the
study and the outline of the re-
port. James M. Rosbrow, Sec
retary, and Frank P. Vavala,
chief of the Commissions divi-
sion of research and planning,
worked closely with university
personnel in planning and de-
veloping the study. Among the
major changes noted by the re-
search team in employment
trends are an increased rate of
growth of job opportunities in
industries manufacturing dur
Continued on Page Eight
Smyrna times., 1961-04-06
William r. Burke, National American
Legion Leader, To Visit State April II

William R. Burke, National
Commander of the American
Legion will make his official
visit to the Department of Del
aware on April IL, 1861: Com
Burke will arrive at the
New Castle County Airport at
1890 p. m, on the evening of
April 1lth, where he will be
met by a delegation of Legion
naires headed by Department
Commander L. Gooden Gala
way. At noon, Wednesday, April
18th, Commander Burke will
speak to the Kiwanis Club at
their regular luncheon meeting
in the Hotel Dupont. Follow
ing the luncheon a visit will be
made to the VA Hospital and
Veterans Administration Reg
ional Office. The Department of
Delaware will entertain the Ma
tional Commander at a recep-
Smyrna times., 1961-04-06
1861 Heart Fund
Drive Receipts
Total SS27.5O

Mrs. Vernon Ford, chairman
and Mrs. James Fleming, CO.
chairman of the 1861 Heart
Fund Drive in the Smyrna area
have reported that total of
$827.50 was contributed. The
collection in the town was
$303.54, and in rural area,
$l52,32. Business places con-
tributed 1920, Mrs. Dewey Da-
vid serving as chairman; $52.59
was realized from the plastic
hearts, Mrs. Benjamin Burrows,
chairman; Negro citizens con-
tributed $3l.80, Mrs. Carrie
Johnson and Mrs. Mabel Bib
bins, chairmen. The Boy Scouts
collected $24.75, Earl c. Ford,
scoutmaster; Silver Eagles, $25;
Smyrna Grange, SIS; Smyrna
Homemakers Club, SIS; Ruritan
Club, Kenton, SIS; American Le-
gion Auxiliary,$2.50. The chair
man and co-chairmen extend
their thanks to all solicitors and
contributors.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-06
Rev. S. r. Quick
Accepts Duties As
New Episcopal
Rector in June

The wardens and vestry of
St. Peters Episcopal Church
have announced that the Rev.
erend Spencer Records Quick
has accepted the post as rector
of the church and will assume
his duties here in June. Since
1857, MIR. Quick has served as
rector of Grace Church, Gooch-
land and st. James Church,
Northam, Virginia. He had pre-
viously served year as assist
ant at Trinity Church, Airing
ton, Va. Born July a, 1922, in
Chicago, ILL.,, he was graduated
at high school in Chicago, re-
ceived a B. S. degree in journal
ism at Illinois University in
l948, and a B. D. degree in
1856 from Virginia Theological
Seminary. He married Barbara
Glee Curtis in 1916 and they
have four children. His career
in the church began after he
had served in the military and
on the White House staff in
public relations and advertising
public educational projects. Dur
ing his work in Goochland he
has been most effective in
handling the Church's work
with the State Boys School.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-06
Legion Auxiliary
Hears of Various
School Needs

Mrs. Charlotte Robinson and
Mrs. Clara Spar, nurses at the
John Bassett Moore High School
and the Smyrna Elementary
Schools, were guests of the
Auxiliary to the David c. Harri-
son Post No. IA, American Le-
gion, at a meeting held at the
home of Mrs. George Scout,
child welfare chairman. They
told of the various needs dur
ing the year and of ways in
which the members of the aux
iliary could help. Mrs. Mary
Everhart conducted the meet
ing. The following nominating
committee was named: Mrs.
Howard Deakyne, ch a r m n;
Mrs. George Scout, and Mrs.
Harry Regener. Donations were
made to the Cancer Drive and
the Heart Fund. May 26 ! 27
were the dates set for the sale
of poppies. Girls State, a joint
affair with Boys State, will be
held June l9, at Delaware State
College. Announcement was
made of the National Comman.
der's banquet to be held al
New Castle Air Base Officers
Club, on April IL. Mrs. Cath
crime Bailey, county vice presi
dent, announced that county
initiation meeting will be helc
in Dover on April 28 at the
Legion Home there. The next
meeting of the local auxiliary
will be held at the home oi
Mrs. Elizabeth Bush in May.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-06
Mildred w. Carey
Dies Suddenly

Mrs. Mildred W. Carey, age
81 years, died in Kent General
Hospital in Dover on March 80,
1861. She was the wife of G.
Russell Carey of Frazier Street,
Smyrna, and made her home
here for the last 20 years. She
was the daughter of the late
Harry M. Wright and Lille E.
Attix and she is survived by
her husband and three children,
Austin w. Carey Of Clayton,
Delaware, Carlton R. Carey of
Newark, Delaware, and Miss
Ruth M. Carey who lives at
home, here; three grandchildren
and one sister, Mrs. Ernest
Keith of Dover, Delaware. Fun
eral services were held at the
FAIRIES Funeral Chapel in Smyr-
ma on Sunday, April End, with
the Rev. Charles l.. Cureton
III, in charge, and interment
was in Sharon Hills Cemetery
near Dover. Mrs. Carey was a
member of the Presbyterian
Church of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-06
Farmers Supply
To Hold Show

On Thursday, April 18th at
7:30 pm, Farmers Supply Com
pany and the New Idea Farm
Machinery Company, will joint
ly sponsor a 1861 New Idea
Farm Machinery Show at the
Smyrna National Guard Arm
ory. All farmers and their fam
lilies are extended a cordial in
vitation to attend as there will
be approximately twenty pieces
of equipment on display for in
spection. Representatives from
the New Idea Farm Equipment
Company will be on hand to
answer any questions, reports
S. Creadick Ennis. Also, Model
"A" and &C" s-Chalmers
combines will be presented.
There will be door prizes award
ed, music, and refreshments.
An item of interest to farmers
is that a new 1861 New Idea
corn picker will be made avail
able for display also. Last Fri
day evening at the Armory a
New Holland Farm Show was
held with twenty-four pieces of
equipment on display. The win
ners of the door prizes were:
Herman Stats, Clayton; Ed
ward Anderson, Millington; Mr..
Schawob, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-06
Historical Meet
Scheduled April 10

The next meeting of the Duck
Creek Historical Society is
scheduled to be held at the
Twentieth Century Club on Sun
day, April l6, at 7:30 p. m. The
guest speaker will be Harold
Donaldson Eberline, of Philadel-
phia, an author of books about
old houses of the Hudson Val
ley and Georgetown. His book
on old homes in Delaware is
soon to be published. All mem
bers of the society will receive
notice of the meeting to be sent
by the secretary, Mrs. Louise
Denney Clifton.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-06
Smyrna Rotary
Sees Police Film

Frank Elton, program chair
man of the Smyrna Rotary Club
presented Sergt. Robert S. Reg
an, of the Delaware State Po-
lice who showed the controvers-
ial film, Operation Abolition"
at the recent meeting of the
club. The film deals with COM
munistic propaganda. Sergt.
Regan is a graduate of the
Crime and Delinquency Insti-
tute of st. Lawrence University,
Canton, N. Y. Remarks on the
film were made by Harrison F.
Turner, attorney, president of
the club. A fireside meeting
will be held on Wednesday at
7:30 p. m, at the home of Will
liam Willis. Visitors included
w. Edward Haman and w. R.
Teater, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-06
Several Clubs
To Assist Grange
In X-Ray Project

The chest X-ray unit spon-
sored by the State Board of
Health and the Delaware Tuber-
culosis and Health Society in
the Smyrna-Clayton area is
scheduled to appear in Clay
ton on Tuesday, April ii from
10 am. to IL noon, and 2 to
5 pm. Mayor John ]. Roth is
general chairman for the Clay
ton area and Miss Mary Burke
is hostess chairman. The unit
will be stationed in Smyrna at
the Post Office on Thursday,
April l3, from 10 a. m. to IL
noon, and | to 5 p. m, and on
Friday, April IA, from l to 8
p. m. Mrs. James Fleming is
general chairman for Smyrna
The unit is sponsored by the
Smyrna S Grange, and Mrs
George Wilson, chairman OF
community service will arrange
for hostesses. The Blackbirc
All Club is assisting by plac'
ing posters in business places
from Blackbird to Cheswold
Earl Ford, scoutmaster, Smyr
ma Boy Scouts, will arrange fol
the scouts to distribute flyer:
in cars in the business sectior
during the weekend of Apri
7-8. Flyers will also be giver
to school children. Letters hav,
been sent out to clubs anC
lodges by the secretary of thu
grange. The next meeting o
the grange is scheduled TO
Thursday, April l3. A covere'
dish supper at $50 p. M, will
precede the meeting.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-06
Little League
To Hold Tryout
Session April 2

Tryouts for aspirants for
Smyrna-Clayton Little League
will get underway Saturday,
April %, at the Clayton School
diamond, it was announced this
week. Registration and physi-
cal examinations are being COM
pleted today by local doctors.
The opening tryout session on
April %, will be held from 10
am. to ll:30 am, for all boys
whose applications have been
accepted. The boys will be di-
vided into two age groups for
the remainder of the tryout
schedule. Boys ii and IL years
old will meet from 6 to 7:30
p.m., on April "a, 26, May 2, A
and 10 to Il:30 am, on Satur-
day, April %. Boys 1910 years
old will meet from 6 to 7:30
pm, on April 25, 27, May l, 3,
and 10 to ii am, on Saturday,
May 6. League officials have
issued an appeal for fathers to
help in the program. Approx
mately $50 boys register for
Little League each year. Unless
sufficient adult supervision can
be provided some of these boys
will have to be dropped. Any
one interested in volunteering
his aid is requested to contact
Ernest Smith at OIL 3-7973.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-06
Southern States
.Housewarming
Attracts Many

Over 300 farmers, backyard
gardeners, and other interested
persons attended the house
warming at Southern States
Smyrna-C Clayton Cooperative, the
Southern S ia ties S Cooperative
Agency in Clayton, according to
report by Edward E. Hurd, ag-
ency manager. Highlights of the
event included awarding an
automatic deluxe washer as the
door prize to Mrs. George E.
Wilson, Sr., Smyrna. Also fea-
tured was the recognition of all
former board members and the
presentation of a cane. Assist
ing with the program were F.
L. Yeakley, Burton Collins, A.
L. Hardy, and ]. Leslie Pryor,
of the Southern States Regional
Office in Seaford. Assisting and
appearing on the program were
members of the local board oi
directors and farm home advis
ory committee. These included
Edward S. Wilson, Jr., presi
dent, Board of Directors; Frank
wv. Ryan, Carlton M. Davis
George E.. Wilson, Sr., Alfred
Jones, Presley E. Moore, Cove
D. Slaughter; Mrs. ]. Medford
Davis, Jr., chairman farm home
advisory committee; Mrs. James
L. Everett, Mrs. ]. L. Mitchell
Sr., Mrs. Alvin Davis, Mrs
James Rowlinson. Mrs. Connie
Mitchell, Smyrna, was chair.
man of the special registration
committee, assisted by Arthur
Greenwood. Mrs. j. c. Britting-
ham, Smyrna, served as chair
man of the refreshment com
mittee.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-06
kenton Gun Club
To Stage Prize
Skeet Shoot Apr. Is

William Dill captured three
events in the Kenton Gun Club
grocery shoot held last Satur-
day. Other winners in the ten
event card were c. Austin, F.
Collins, K.Gebhart, L. Deakyne,
c. Clough, and w. Alfree. A
new Winchester self angling
trap was utilized for the first
time. A Clyne electric firing
device has been ordered and
will be installed for the new
trap. The range, located one
mile east of Kenton on Route
300, will be open to the public
this Saturday, April 8, for trap
and skeet practice. Competition
for the club trophy will be con-
Quoted during these practice
sessions and is open to all
shooters. The next prize skeet
shoot will be staged April 25.
All shoots get underway at |
pm.