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Arizona sun., 1961-09-07
Anti-Integration Blamed
For TheobaId 0usting

NEW 4OION - nC PA0POocAi ~
oust New York City School SUI
pefintendent John j. Theobald
and replace him with pr. Benja-
min Bing, Chicago school super
intendent, is apparently inspired
by a desire to slow down school
integration in New York, NAACP
Executive Secretary Roy Wilkins
indicated in an address before the
62nd annual convention of the I'M.
proved Benevolent Protective Or
der of Elks of the World here this
week.
Mr.. wilkins remarks were
made in an address accepting the
Orders Lovejoy award at the con-
vention's session on August 2l. I'm
a very real sense, this is a free
dom award" he said. "Lovejoy
was a fighter for freedom" He
attributed to ''the devoted and ef-
|fective work of the NAACP mem
bership across the nation" what
ever he had been able to do to
merit the award.
''In trying to get at our Mayor
Robert F.. Wagner, certain forces
have proposed getting rid of
School Superintendent TheObald
and bringing in the Chicago SUI
perintendent of schools" Mr.. Will
kins asserted. ''Well, Mayor
Wagner and Superintendent Theo-
bald have made moves aimed at
changing the pattern of de facto
segregation in New York Schools.
The man in Chicago not only has
made no such moves, but has
fought any suggestion that chang
es be made. Therefore, in the
eyes of many of our citizens who
are deeply intrested in this issue,
those who are attacking the May
or and the superintendent are
hurting the cause OF falr play ana
desegregation.'
Turning to other current issues,
the NAACP leader denounced the
Newburgh, N. Y. relief plan as a
scheme "being used to discredit
and to deny Negro citizens from
coast to coast" called for con-
gressional action making the Civ
lii Rights Commission perma-
nent federal agency, condemned
the practice of banks and other
lending agencies in demanding
more money of Negro home pur-
chaSers than from white buyers,
and said that the pupil assign
ment plan provides integration
lby eyedropper and constitutes an
obstacle to the progress OF our
children and young people which
must be combatted vigorously.
Introducing Mr.. Wilkins, Hobson
| r. Reynolds, the Elks Grand Ex-
|alted Ruler, presented a $500
check for a life membership in
the NAACP for the Grand Lodge
and announced a compaign to
enroll each local lodge of the Or
der as a life member of the Asso-
citation.
"The NAACP," Mr.. Wilkins re-
sponded, ''is grateful for the con-
tinued support it has received
from Individual Elks and Elks
hodges across the country. We
are happy, indeed, to have the
pledge that campaign will be
launched to enroll each Elk lodge
as a $500 life member in the
NAACP. A growing number of
organizations, including fraternal
orders, Greek letter societies, So
cial clubs and churches are be-
coming NAACP life members. "
He paid tribute to "our dy-
mamie national Life Membership
Chairman, Kivie Kaplan of Bos-
ton The New England indus
trialist was present on the plat
form when Mr.. Wilkins was max
ing his address.
Arizona sun., 1961-09-07
VIRGINIA SCHOOL
BOARD ORDERED
TO PRESENT PLAN

Richmond Va. The s0-called
private schools for white child
rem of Prince Edward County,
Va. will be deprived of all state
and county financial assistance
under an order to be issued by
Judge Oren r, Lewis of the Unit
ed States District Court for the
Eastern District of Virginia.
! In a memorandum of opinion
handed down on August %, Judge
Lewis said he would enter an or
der banning further payment OF
tuition grants either by the coun-
ty or the state to students at
tending the exclusively white
schools sponsored by the Prince
Edward School Foundation. The
memorandum also said he would
enjoin the Prince Edward County
treasurer from granting tax cred
its to persons making contribu-
tions to the Iilywhite school foun-
dation under an ordinance passed
by the county Board of Super
visOrS.
The Judges actions were in
response to a suit filed by the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of ColOred People on
behalf of the parents Of Prince
Edward County colored children
who have been without any aca-
demic training since the County
closed all its public schools ratl-
er than comply with federal court
orders to desqgregate. Repres-
enting the Negro parents in the
four-day trial last month we're
NAACP attorneys Robert L. Car
ter of New York City and S. w.
Tucker of Richmon and Emporia,
Va.
Judge Lewis deferred ruling
on the NAACP petition for an or
der reopening the county's public
schools. Counsel on both sides,
he said, having indicated that an
appropriate suit would be filed
in the state court, "this court
will defer its ruling on this
question until the Supreme Court
of Appeals of Virginia has rem
dered its decision, provided said
suit is filed within so days from
this date
Payment of state tuition grants
will be denied persons residing
in Prince Edward County so long
as the public schools of Prince
Edward County remain closed"
the Judge ruled. These scholar
ships, he pointed out, were not
intended to be available in COM
munities without freedom of
choice between public and private
schools. In the absence of pub
lie schools there is no such free
dom of choice" he said.
The school board was again
ordered to prepare a plan for
desegregation even though the
schools have been closed. The
Judge ordered them to "fOrwith
proceed with the preparation of
such plans, so that they may be
readily available when and If the
public schools of Prince Edward
County are reopened."
Uuring the trial, the school
superintendent said they had not
prepared a plan on advice of
council because with the closing
of the schools it had become a
moot question.
Arizona sun., 1961-09-07
Mrs. Myles
Vacations In Phoenix

Mrs. Ethel Myles a friend o
Mrs. Tommy Jewell spent a week
in their home at 1920
South 10th Ave. Mrs. Myles was
from Berkeley, Calf. She had a
very enjoyable vacation.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01
drive CONTINUES
FOR DURANT POOL

Members of Durant civic organizations will intensity their
efforts to obtain funds for a proposed swimming pool with
door-to-door campaign Monday night.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01
CANCER
CRUSADE
OVER TOP

Mrs. Jimmy East, Holmes
County Cancer Crusade Chair
man, this week expressed her
appreciation to volunteer
workers who helped make
this years Crusade a sue
cess" but added that dona-
tons are still being accepted.
A list of Cancer Crusade
collections to date and chair
men in the various communi-
ties follows:
Durant-Mrs. A. A. Derrick
Jr., $215.17; Lexington-Mrs.
Vernon King, Mrs. Bill Schnel-
Ter, (Residential), and Mrs.
Leon Armstrong and Mrs. w.
B. Kenna (Business) $920.33.
Richland-Mrs. jim Chisolm
$1,000.
Bowling Green-Mrs. j. S.
Bevill, $1,000
Franklin-Mrs. Howard Ma
lone, Miss Elizabeth brennan,
$500.
/. Tchuqa-BPW Club (Mrs.
Sara Baine, Mrs. j. P. Love
and Mrs. Nick Shelton, $4,000.
Acona-Mrs. Sambo Buck,
$21.50
Ebenezer-Mrs. ~. E. Half
fey, $4,000
West-Mrs. l.. J. Hand
(Home Demonstration Club,
$4,000
Emory-Mrs. Roscoe John
son, $4,000
Cruger-Mrs. F. C. Flem-
ming, $82.68
Goodman-Mrs. H. NJ. Ter
ry, $145.O0
Thornton-Mrs. Faye Mas
sey, $3.50
PickenS-Mrs. F. T. Worth
ey, $160.77
CoXburg-Mrs. w. E. Luby.
She colored schools under
the leadership of Ruby Ross
Smith and Seleda James have
not turned in a complete re-
port yet, but have turned in
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01
Lexington Seniors
Graduate Friday

those in regular school.
Miss Fincher challenged
seniors to look to the future,
for eve are on the threshold
of tomorrow"
eve must make the sac
rifices necessary to gain and
enjoy the honor, the distinc-
ton, and the happiness which
are the fruits Of a noble and
successful life she added.
Presents Gift
A set of the Encyclopedia
Britannica was presented to the
school by Mullen. Accepting
the gift was Don Downer,
1961-62 Student Council head.
Winners of awards were as
follows:
Robert Kimbrough Awards:
American Government and
Economics, Marilyn Fincher
$3.50; World History, Don
Barrett $3.50; American His
tory, Betsy Harper Heinrich
(94.0); Band, Sarah Edna
Bailey; Agriculture, Bill King.
w. B. Kenna Scholarship
Awards: (highest average in
high school and junior high:
High School, Marilyn Fincher
(98.5); Junior High, Mary
Jane Higginbottom (97.4).
Masonic English Award,
Marilyn Fincher 1853; Crea-
tive Writing, Renee Gilliland;
Woodmen of the World Award
in American History, Betsy
Harper Heinrich (94.0); Mathe-
mates. Miles Holloman; Be-
PW Commerce Award, Sarah
Bailey; Lexington Citizens
(cont. on page four 1st Sect
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01
LETT ALL THE FACTS
THEN MAKE BEST DECISION

A great deal of confusion and contro-
versy has arisen over a proposed
$l,135,000 county road bond issue. Many
citizens OF the county have become in
dignant and aroused over the proposal.
Citizen committees have been established
in the communities throughout the coun-
ty to circulate petitions contestlng the
proposal which, if successful, would re-
suit in a general bond election IN the
matter.
Unfortunately, many Of those who are
making the most noise" on both sides
of the issue, have either lot taken the
time or have been unable to attain the
necessary facts to arrive at a proper con-
cluslon. In many instances, they have
made accusations and insinuations which
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01

may well be completely erroneous.
Democracy is the greatest political
id~ology man has been able to devise in
the history of the world. 1t is not per-
f~ct, however. The concept is based on
the priciple that decisions concerning the
entire society should not be left in the
hands of only a few, but should be made
by all of the people. A weakness is that
individual citizens do not always have
the necessary information to make pru-
dent decisions, while their leaders do.
Yes, let the people decide, if they de-
sire to do SO. But first, let us all examine
the issue from all possible sides and pre-
pare ourselves to reach the proper con-
clusion. Let's not Jump to conclusions.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01
Durunt Methodists
Name New Officers

Rev. R. E. WATSON has
moved into the new parsonage
at the Durant Methodist
Church, following it's compile
ton several weeks ago.
In addition members of tn
Official Board of the church
were also named last week.
They are as follows:
Beverly Blanton, President
of MYF; Mrs. Herman Gle.
ments, chairman of commits
Sions of Missions and delegate
to the Annual Conference;
Percy Joyce, Church School
Superintendent and President
of Methodist Mems Club; Mrs.
Percy Joyce, Chairman of
Commissi q on Membership
and Evangelism; Mrs. F. V.
McCullar, President of WSCS;
w. H. Mckenzie, Jr., Church
Lay Leader; Mrs. Harry o.
Cain, delegate to the annual
conference; Miles Ray, Re-
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01
Miss Hospitality
Contests Coming

Miss hospitality contests in two Holmes County COM
mun1leS will be completed next week in preparation for
the state competition planned in Biloxi later in the summer.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01
ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY

serve District Steward and
Membership Secretary; Mrs.
Lucille Truitt, Chairman of
Commission on Education;
Dan Wells, Chairman on Com
missions Of Stewardship and
Finance, Secretary of Steward
ship; Edwin Potts, Recording
Steward; and Clarence Robert
son, District Steward.
Trustees are: Herman Gle
ments; Lamar Hayes; Jake
Herman; Mrs. w. H. McKen-
zie, Jr.; Paul Odom; Charles
and Albert Tatum.
Stewards named were:
Julious Guion; M. J. Fowl
kes; Lamar Hays; Edgar
Howell; Wesley Hodges; Per-
cy Joyce; Hugh Carl Mcclellan
G. Terry Pilgrim; Edwin
Potts; Miles Ray; Clarence
Robertson; jim Snyder; Ho-
mer Terry and Dan Wells.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01

Lexington High Seniors re-
ceived diplomas and awards
last Friday night in impress
sive commencement exercises
at a filled w. B. Kenna Au-
ditorium.
Senior Glass Pres d e n t
Charles Mullen welcomed pa.
rents and friends of the gra-
duates, Sarah Edna Bailey
delivered the Salutatory Adj
dress, Marilyn Fincher the
Valedictory; and Rev. Fred
erick Fowler, III, the Invoca-
ton: before Principal w. F.
Schneider presented diplomas
and awards.
Mullen, expressing the SEN
iors' appreciation for all that
had been done for them by
parents and teachers through
the years, commented that
"Perhaps we have not done
our best, but we can make up
our minds now to improve
and work with that thought
ever before u.s."
School Prepares
eff, however, we have
obeyed the rules, cooperated
with those who have had the
responsibility of guiding us
through the years, we will
realize more and more the
school was truly a training
period, preparing us for life
outside the schoolroom."
Miss Bailey, noted that life
itself ''iS considered the great
est school in all the world"
and there we will learn. to
master lessons and solve prob
lens far more difficult than
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01

An attempt to contact every
family will be made by the
BPW Club, the PA, Woman's
goth Century Club, Gamma
Club, Rotary, Lions, and
American Legion.
The fate of the proposed
pool will depend upon whether
sufficient funds are raised and
area families are asked to
make generous contributions.
Those who are not contacted
Monday will be seen later in
the week.
every town the size of Du-
rant should have and can have
a swimming pool if the citi-
Zens are interested enough to
provide SUCH" spokesman for
the group said this week.
N1he amount needed for a
complete pool, including fence,
bath houses, and wading pool
is approximately 1000. in
addition to what has already
been obtained.
Durant citizens have been
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01

asked to turn on their porch
lights Monday night and have
a donation ready for members
of the committee.
1t is to be emphasized that
the pool will be available to
people of the surrounding
communities and many Of
them will be contacted for con-
britutions. Those wishing to
make donations, but are not
contacted are urged to present
or mail them to Dan Wells,
Hugh Carl Mcclellan, or Mrs.
Roy Smith.
The outcome of the pool will
depend completely upon the
response to the drive.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01

In Durant, the contest is be-
ing sponsored by the BPW
Club, and seven entries were
involved in "briefing sessions"
this week, while the Lexington
contest, under the sponsorship
of the Chamber of Commerce,
IS planned for Tuesday morn
ing at the City Hall at 1000
o'clock.
Contestants in Durant and
their sponsors include Diane
Wells. Woman's Club; Shirley
Howard, Gamma Club; jim
mic Lois McNeer, PTA: Kay
Clements, American Legion;
Peggy Ellington, Lions Club;
Sharon Daniel, Piggly-Wiggly;
and Charlotte McCrory. West
ern Auto Store.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01
To Form More
Baseball Teens
In Lexington

Additional Little Boys Base
ball League teams will be
formed in Lexington due to an
unusually large number of
boys participating this year.
Boys interested in playing
but who are not presently On a
team, are urged to meet at the
City Hall Monday afternoon.
The meeting, under the di-
rection of Sonny Meek, will
begin at 2 o'clock.
ALI interested are also in.
vited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Ste
venson of Jackson spent the
weekend with her mother,
Mrs. Kate Boyd.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01
Holmes Al Youths
Travel TO MEETING

Holmes County record win
ming boys and girls will spend
a weekend in Lake Charles,
Louisiana, July 1880. The top
three boys and top three girls
will make the trip with the
entry deadline set June %.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01
Bible School
Begins Monday
In Lexington

Interested parties are re-
minded that the annual Vaca-
ton Bible School at the Lex
ington Methodist Church will
begin on Monday.
Glasses will last from $3.50
until II O'Clock and will be
united efforts of the Episco-
pal, Presbyterian, and Metho-
dist Churches.
The opening sessions will be
held at the Educational Build
ing on Monday morning.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01

"-Nhe winner will be chosen
by a panel of judges next week
and her identity will be re-
vealed a Week from Friday at
the Holmes County Library.
A Hospitality Booth will be
opened in Lexington the week
of June II, the Chamber of
Commerce said Wednesday.
Mrs. Jean Mcclellan is in
charge of the Lexington event.
Mrs. Cady McNair is chair
man of the Durant Hospitality
Booth, which opens next Mon
day, and Mrs. Erma White is
chairman of the contest.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01
ROAD BONDS HIT SNAG
TO SUBMIT PETITIONS
Question
May Go
To Voters
BY JACK SHEARER

Holmes County voters will
apparently have to put their
stamp of approval on a 81, 1885,
900 road bond issue, in a gen.
eral election, before action
can be taken, following an in.
tensive countrywide petition
campaign protesting the pro.
posed plan.
Petitions signed by twenty
percent of the qualified voters
in the county will have to be
submitted to the Board of Su-
pervisors Monday, but spokes-
men for the group conducting
the protest movement are
confident that ample sigma
lures will be obtained.
Under the Boards proposal,
the bonds which are to be
used to construct state-aid
roads in the county would be
issued without a general cleo
ton, providing a petition was
not filed.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-01
Circulate Petitions

Circulate Petitions
Those seeking to halt the
action have asked that names
not be published because 1.-The
issue might become one of
personalities" but have cir
culated petitions in Durant,
Lexington, Tchula, Pickens,
West, Ebenezer, Cruger, and
other sections of the county.
They maintain:
l. The Supervisors have no
plan on file as to what roads
they are going to build.
2. The estimated interest on
the bond issue would mean
the end of the pay-as-you-go
system which is currently uti-
lized, for 20 years.
3. 1t is not just that the
people have to petition for the
right to vote on an issue in
volving such a large amount
of money.
4. There was too little ad-
vance information released
on the bonds.
Meantime, the Board of Su-
pervisors issued a joint state g
ment this week explaining the
purposes of the bond issue
and why it was proposed. The
complete text of their state
ment can be found on page
one of the second section of
this weeks Herald.
Defend Position
In defense of the proposal,
the Board pointed out that the
county will still receive APP
proximately 500, 10000 per
year from the State Aid De-
partment and Federal Aid,
which will have to be used
for construction of roads and
bridges, and on approved
roads in our State Aid System.
In addition, they pointed out
that better roads in the county
will lead to better cOmmuni-
cations and an incentive for
progress and business, as well
as the saving sin wear de-
probation of vehicles"
Representatives of those
organizing the petition effort
said they would present the
documents to the Board at the
regular meeting on Monday.
Attend Church SUNDAY
Evening star., 1961-07-21

tate in Mclean, Va. and an
other in Newport, r. 1. But
before you get off on a tan
gent Of confusion you may as
well know that the prize
winner is not the First Lady's
mother. She lives in Ridg-
wood, N. j. and her husband
teaches surgery at Columbia.
Still she has a close con-
nection with the White
House. The prize-winning
Mrs. Auchincloss is none
other than the sister of Nc
George Bundy, Special As
sistant to the President. OBJ
viously. brother Meg, who
became dean of the faculty of
Arts and Sciences at Har-
ward with 1000 people under
him at the tender age of 80,
doesn't have all the brains
in the family. Sister Katha-
rine was a Phi Beta Kappa,
won the Dean John A. Krout
prize in history and the
Alumni Key for maintaining
the highest academic average
in her class.
And just to confuse the sit
uation, her husband is a cou-
sin of Mrs. John F. Kennedy's
step-father. Small world,
isn't it?
Evening star., 1961-07-21
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS
Somber Note at NATO Dinner

She deserves a medal with a
cash prize thrown in.
Actually the diminuitive
Katie probably gave those
South Americans something
to think about when her
girls-in seminars on econ
omics, politics and the like
showed their feminine neigh
bors of the south how many
pies women should get their
fingers in If their countries
are to aspire to the stand
ards of the United States.
= -
MRS. HUGH AUCHIN-
Gloss made headlines in
New York this week for hav-
ing returned to Columbia Uni
versity the 500 prize she
was awarded for excellence
in academic work at the
School of General Studies.
She earned it by graduating
at the head of her class last
month"; but she didn't need it
so she returned it.
Naturally, you will say. the
First Lady'S mother, Mrs.
Hugh AuchincloSS, wouldn't
need 500 what with an es-
Evening star., 1961-07-21

know after a visit in your
country that you will do the
same. Long live the Atlantic
allies!"
It was the most serious
note struck in the three aftel
dinner speeches following the
welcoming remarks of Ohio
Representative Wayne Hays,
United States member of the
Standing Committee and host
Of the evening.
Except for a few light
touches, Speaker Rayburn
and Secretary Rusk were
pretty somber too. Said the
Speaker, "The world we love
stands in greater danger to-
day than it has in many
centuries"
SAID DEAN RUSK, in not
ing the Western community
has become a solidarity of
free nations, I'VE shall see
in the months ahead that
spirit of solidarity and deter
mination will assert itself so
that no one can say that de-
mocracieS and allies of de-
mocracies cannot come forth
with what must be DONE"
Despite the weightiness Of
the topic on everyone's mind,
the dinner was cheerful and
stimulating. Actually the
delegates from West Ger
many sounded less worried
than anyone. They seemed
inclined to think Khrushchev
is bluffing.
Both Secretary and Mrs.
Rusk were smiling and had
no complaints to make about
the fact that the night before
was only the fourth time they
have dined together at home
since Inauguration. Just
think Of it! What with his
official social duties and con-
tinuouS crises, the Secretary
of State Of this country is
lucky If he can dine at home
four nights in six months.
Senator Eugene Mccarthy,
Senator and Mrs. Estes Ke-
fauver and Senator Maurine
Neuberger were at the NATO
dinner, along with Repre-
sentatives Frances Bolton,
Laurence Curtis, William
Hull, Daniel Inouye and his
wife Edna Kelly, Don Mag
nuson, D. s. Saund and Mrs.
Saund, Armistead Selden,
Garner Shriver with Mrs. S.,
Albert Thomas and Homer
ThornberTy and his wife. +.
From the State Department
came Undersecretary and
Mrs. U. Alexis johnson, As
sistant Secretary for West
ern European Affairs and
Mrs. Foy Kohler, and his new
assistant, William Tyler and
Mrs. Tyler.
#& hA
PERLE MESTA gave a
large luncheon in the West
chester dining room yester-
day in honor Of her friend,
Mrs. Lee Ozbirn, president Of
the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs, who has just
returned from taking $50
women through six countries
in South America. I didn't
want to say it to Perle, but
any woman who will travel
with $50 other women de-
serves more than d luncheon.
Evening star., 1961-07-21

tro Micara told an audience
that included Secretary of
State Rusk and Speaker Ray
burn last night.
I'VE are confronted with
an ultimatum. Khrushchev
this time has said what he
Evening star., 1961-07-21

will do and he will do what
he said," he told the 140 or
so guests at the United
States dinner for visiting
NATO parliamentarians. I'VE
know in Europe that we will
fight If necessary and we
Evening star., 1961-07-21
BY BETTY BEALE
Star Staff Writer

Berlin at this moment
symbolizes the freedom of
the world and we have to
defend that freedom at any
price," Italian Senator Pie