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Evening star., 1961-02-01


found in the Hyattsville home
of the 32-year-old defendant
FBI men also found a hand
written account of the kidnap-
ings in the home of Rees
parents in the 5000 block OF
Madison avenue.
Rees is charged with the jan
uary IL, 1859, KIDNAPPING Of Mrs
Mildred Jackson, 20, and hel
daughter, Susan Anne. S.
AS the fifth day of the trial
got underway today, the sole
woman juror, Mrs. Naomi
Smith, was excused for illness
and replaced by alternate
Juror Charles M. Magruder. This
leaves three remaining alter
mates.
Federal prosecutors H. Rus
sell Smouse and Robert E. Ca
hill introduced the two brown
plastic pistol grips yesterday.
Near Fatal Scene
Earlier, William r. Smith, a
Fredericksburg, (Va.) Rescue
Squad member. told the jury
Of II men and one woman how
he found the pistol grip near
the sawdust-covered spot where
the bodies of Mr.. Jackson. and
his daughter, Janet, were found
on March 4. 1859.
Mr.. Smith also testified to
finding a pair Of broken eye
glasses whic h may have be-
longed to the husky Mr.. Jack
son, a feed truck driver who
lived with his family at Apple
Grove, Va.
Witnesses told the crowded
court that Mr.. Jackson was
found shot in the head with his
hands tied in front Of him with
his own necktie. Under Mr..
Jackson's body. two Virginia
State investigators told the
court, was found the body
Of Janet, who had been suf-
focated.
A Fredericksburg CVa.) resi-
dent, James E. Beach, testified
that he spotted .Jackson's left
leg protruding from a brush
pile while gathering sawdust on
March 4, 1859. This was less
than two months after the four
Jacksons disappeared while
driving home on Virginia Route
609 from a visit to Mrs. jack
sons parents at Buckner, Va.
The Jacksons vanished at
a spot approximately half way
home from the 15-mile visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Hill near
Bumpass, Va.
Evidence Attacked
The two court-appointed at
torneys for Rees, William j..
ODonnell and william j. Ev-
ans, attacked the manner in
which the pistol grips were in
troduced as evidence.
Virginia State investigators
G. S. Cooper and E. P. Roche
charlie told the jury about
what was found at the spot
where Mr.. Jackson's body was
found. Mr.. Cooper told the
court the right pistol grip was
Clipped at the bottom and ap-
peared to have fine human
hair adhering to it. State po-
lice investigator Robert L.
Bumgardner testified he gave
a box containing the pistol
grips and a pair Of broken eye
glasses over to Virginia's chief
medical examiner G. T. Mann
in Richmond on March 6.
A 16-year-old Anne Arundel
County (Md.) schoolboy told
Evening star., 1961-02-01
The
Rambler
:. Buys
A Submarine
By GEORGE KENNEDY

By GEORGE KENNEDY
Shopping the other Satur-
day in one Of our super
super markets the Rambler
came upon a surprise. It
was in one Of the deep freeze
bins.
A sign read:
Submarine Sandwiches,
79c."
And there they were, each
over a foot long, wrapped in
transparent plastic, ready to
be warmed in the oven.
We purchased a half dozen
for Mondays supper. They
were rather disappointing.
As every gourmet knows, the
American mass market Just
won't go for high flavor.
The Salami did not have the
outrageously high garlic and
pepper flavor we associate
with the imported article.
The cheese was not the true
mozzarella. The submarine
contained no chopped fresh
onion, and the pizza sauce
was mild.
But it started him think
ing on the growing popu-
larity of Italian food.
At a recent meeting at the
Agriculture Department on
the problem of surpluses,
hopeful attention was called
to the fact that wheat con-
sumption showed a marked
increase. Asked for the cause,
the expert could only sug-
gest that it was due to the
current craze for pizza.
Evening star., 1961-02-01
PorkIond Development
On Anocostio Planned
By GEORGE WILSON
Star Staff Writer

Better days be coming for the suffering Anacosta
National Capital Parks officials today will report
the potential Of the oncebeautful Anacosa waterfront
Sutton Jet associate superintendent of National Capital
Parks said the objective to with the first
all for developing the land along the Anacosa
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-NoSpecific
Job Slated,
Reeves Says
By CHARLES ID. PIERCE
Star Staff Writer

Frank D. Reeves, newly ap-
pointed special assistant to
President Kennedy, said yes
terday that he had not known
what post the White House was
considering him for.
Until his selection Monday
as a special assistant. Mr.
Reeves, 44-year-old Negro at
torney, repeatedly had been
slated for immediate appoint
ment as a District CommiS-
sioner.
Meanwhile, Senator Bible
Democrat of Nevada, promised
early hearings and predicted
rapid Senate confirmation OF
Walter N. Tobriner as District
Commissioner.
The chairman of the Senate
District Committee said he is
very favorably impressed"
with Mr.. Tobriner'S appear
ances before the committee as
president of the District School
Board.
Several explanations for the
apparent sudden switch in
plans for Mr.. Reeves have been
offered unofficially, but none
could be confirmed.
Acting on the reports that
Mr.. Reeves was to be named as
a Commissioner, Commissioner
Robert E. Mclaughlin had
promptly made an appointment
with Mr.. Reeves to discuss Dis
trict problems.
Mr.. Reeves met with Com
missioner Mclaughlin for about
As minutes yesterday in the
Commissioners office.
After the closed meeting be-
tween the two, Mr.. Reeves was
asked about the reports that
he was to become a District
Commissioner.
Suggests Check
THE White House makes all
appointme EN- ts," said Mr..
Reeves. You'll have to check
with them. We saw what hap
pens when newspapers try to
make appointments" This was
a reference to publication OF
the reports that Mr.. Reeves
was slated to become a Com
missioner.
Asked If he Is still under
consideration for appointment
as a Commissioner at a later
date, Mr.. Reeves said:
II think Fourteenth and z
location of the District Build
ing) is a nice address but 1900
Pennsylvania is a nicer one"
Mr.. Mclaughlin said he had
made the appointment with
Mr.. Reeves at a time when ii
appeared that Mr.. Reeves was
to be named as a Commits
sioner.
After the change in the
news from the White House,
said Mr.. Mclaughlin, I'VE just
went ahead and kept our ap-
pointment."
General Problems
Both Mr.. Mclaughlin anc
Mr.. Reeves said that they had
just discussed general District
problems"
Mr.. Reeves was asked later
if he thought that his selection
as a District Commissioner hac
been hurt by a possible White
House desire to muster all the
Southern support possible ir
the fight over enlarging thu
House Rules Committee.
Whether certain considera.
tionS were involved, I DOM
know" said Mr.. Reeves. IT hac
never been told by the White
House that I would be namet
as a District Commissioner"
On whether he would be in
: terested in becoming a Com
missioner, Mr.. Reeves said:
, Il would be prepared to &C
cept any job for which tn,
President thought I was quail
! fled. No one says no to tn,
President Of the United States
II would consider it an homo
r and privilege to serve the peo
i pie Of the District. They hav
: been very kind to me-"
4 There will be another vacan
: cy on the Board Of Commis
: sioners next June 80 when MI
lMcLaughlin's term expires.
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New Control Urged
Over Home Repair
Pistol Grips Evidence
Laid Before Rees Jury
Prosecution Says Pieces Fit Gun
Found in Home of Defendant
BY JERRY OLEARY, JR.
Star Staff Writer

BALTIMORE Feb. 1.-The Government has introduced a
cracked pistol grip in its kidnapping prosecution of
Melvin Davis Rees r accused of Staying the Jackson family
of Louisa County, Va.
Judge RoSze c. Thomson admitted into evidence the pistol
grip which the Government claims 38-caliber pistol
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23

decision in the Louisiana sit-in
case set off a rash of new civil
rights demonstrations.
Rev. King was among more
than 500 demonstrators arrested
in Albany, Georgia over the past
week. When arrested along
with his chief assistant Rev.
Alternately, Rev. King vowed
that he would not accept bond
or pay any fine as a result of
his arrest. It appeared however
that the stay overnight in an
unannounced Jail changed his
mind. According to reports
Rev. King was released on bond
early this week.
In New Orleans before leav-
ing to join the Albany demon
strators King was denied use of
the Municipal Auditorium for a
speech. Thomas J. Heller, Jr.,
the city's Chief Administrative
officer revoked the permit for
the meeting after King was an
nounced as speaker. He called
King an agitator and said he
feared the meeting would cause
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Africa Students Tells OF Life In
US. Colleges And Universities

discrimination from white A
mericans - and a surprising
$3.50 also said that they had ex-
perienced friction with U. S.
Negroes.
But American Negroes have
their own case to present: to
them, the Africans sometimes
seem deliberately aloof. Says
Leroy Bolden, Negro who was
an All-America halfback at
Michigan State in 1868 and is
now doing research at Stanford:
"Most of these Africans are
high ranking chiefs sons or 9TH
ers with the contacts needed to
line up an American education.
They want to identify them
selves with the group on top
and that's not us. Try calling
one a Negro. Chances are he'll
correct you by saying I'm an
African
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studying in college and uni
versities across the country is
concentrating on obtaining an
education and thus gives the
impression Of being rather quite,
retiring and unassuming, but
even in a brief talk with him re-
veals that he is both aware
and observant.
His father is Honorable A. M.
Lewanika, member of the Parlia-
ment Of Northern Rhodesia,
President of the MINES African
Staff Association and the foun-
der and former president of
the Northern Rhodesia African
National Congress.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
Son OF Rhodesia African Leader
Student AT Jackson State College

A Student at Jackson State
College here is one among the
students from various countries
Of Africa studying in colleges
and universities in every Sec
ton of the United States. Like
many of these students who are
representatives of distinguished
family and tribal backgrounds
in their own country, the Jack
son State College student can
be listed among that number.
He is Arthur M. M. Lewanika,
son of a distinguished Northern
Rhodesia African leader.
The young JSC student, typi-
cal Of the African students now
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23

New York, Dec. 18 - Afri-
IAN students studying in the U.
S. have been called upon to tell
IF their life in colleges and uni
yersities across the nation.
Reporting on this subject in
its current issue TIME maya
zine had this to say:
Coming on their own or un-
der fellowships and exchange
programs, about 1900 ark-skin-
ned students from African ma
tons are enrolled this year in
U. S. colleges and universities.
To catalogue their achievements
and their difficulties, Manhat-
tan's Institute Of international
Education undertook q six
month survey and last week an
nounced the results. Among the
surveys findings: most Of the
African students reported that
they had suffered some sort of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23

Night program, a feature of the
annual conclave of Phi Beta Sig
ma Fraternity here during the
Christmas holidays. The Pub
lie Meeting is scheduled for
Wednesday evening, December
27 in the main ballroom of the
Sheraton Hotel, which will serve
as headquarters for the entire
conclave.
According to E. Rhudolphus
Clemens, president of Pioneer
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son, Miss. Previously, he was
president Of Mississippi Prod
ucts from its founding in 1916
to 1860 and had been president
Of Adler Mfg. Co. Of Louisville,
KY, the predecessor Of Missis-
sippi Products, from 1889 until
1916.
Ryan, who succeeds HUH as
president. Of Storkline, had been
executive vice president since
last year. He previously was an
executive of Mississippi Prod
ucts, Inc, and its predecessor,
Adler Manufacturing Co.
Ryan Joined Adler Manufac-
turing Co. in 1888, as produc-
CONTINUED on Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
Carl Rowan To Address SIGMA
International Night Program

Philadelphia, Penn. Dec. 49,
An address by Carl T. Rowan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Public Affairs for the u. s.
Department, and the presenta-
ton of honorary life member
ships to Ghana Prime Minister
Kwame Nkrumah, Nnamdi All
skiwe, Governor General of the
|Nigerian Federation, and Will
liam V. S. Tubman, President
of the Republic of Liberia, will
8highlight the international
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
StorkIine Corp. Gives Employees
Two Gigantic Christmas Parties

families to Jackson for the pro-
grams. Storkline's 17-acre plant
on Livingston Road was COM
pletely idle for the day as en-
ployes gathered at the parties.
The parties were planned and
conducted by members of the
company's Key Mems Club.
The two programs were held
at the City Auditorium and Col
lege Park Auditorium, which
were decorated with huge
Continued on Page Five)
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Baton Rouge Demonstrators
Refuse To Eat Prison Food

oners were eating candy from
the commissary and fresh fruit
brought to them by relatives
and Southern University Off
Gals.
In all, 70 Negroes-44 men
and 20 women were jailed
Thursday and Friday in demon
strations led. by the Congress of
Racial Equality (CORE) ag-
ainst local stores it accused Of
discriminating in hiring and
which maintained segregated
lunch counters. Nine prisoners
Continued on Page Four) {
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
EE0RGE A. HuTH IS NAMED
ST0RKLINE BOARD CHAIRMAN

Chicago, Dec. Is, 1861 -Di-
zectors of Storkline Corpora
Jon today elected George A.
[uth to the newly created posi-
Jon Of chairman of the board
nd named Charles B. Ryan
PRESIDENT and chief executive
fficer.
1 The company, with plants in
&hicago and Jackson, Miss,
manufactures Juvenile furniture
nd wood cabinets for television,
monographs and sewing ma
hines.
4 Huth had been president Of
korkline since October 1860,
hen the firm purchased Mis-
ssippi Products, Inc. Of Jack
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
Ruth H. Jones Named Collector
OF Customs For Virgin Islands

ton District of New York City
in August 1885. At the time of
her appointment as Instructor
in the Office Of the Director of
! Internal Revenue Agent, Re-
viewer and Instructor in the Of
flee of the Director of Internal
Revenue, Manhattan District
Included among the various
positions Mrs. Jones has held
with the Service are Assistant
Head of the Correspondence
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
Albany Moves For Solution Of Its
Racial Problem Without Any Help

leader who said he and his asso-
ciates welcome outside help but
"as of now, we need no help"
He and two Negro lawyers,
C. B. King of Albany and Dom
aid L. Hollowell of Atlanta, went
into conference with Mayor Asa
D. Kelley and Police Chief Lau-
RE Pritchett after the mayor
had conferred with members of
the city council.
One suggestions was that all
except II of the 400 Negroes re-
Continued on Page Seven)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
Calf. Doctor
Gets $500 Fine
I'm Abortion Cast

Pasadena, Calf, Dec. 49,
Prominent Pasadena physician,
DR.. jeremiah w. Moore, so, who
last November was found guilty
on four counts of abortion, was
fined $500 by a Pasadena jurist
last Friday and placed on three
years probation.
DR.. Moore, who maintains Of
fees at 140 w. Walnut street,
Pasadena, was arrested a year
ago charged with performing
illegal operations ON two wosnen.
He was represented by Atty.
Chispus A. Wright.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
Tshombe Calls For Tom-T
Poison Arrows In katanga War

fresh UN troops in what ap-
peared a build-up for an all
out UN offensive.
Mr.. Tshombe's speech was
virtually duplicate of one he
maze just before the fighting
broke out 10 days ago. This
time he told his people:
"The tom-tom must beat this
night to call our warriors to
the fight. Everywhere in the
bush the army of warriors
must answer this ancestral call
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23

For months the major United
States effort has been to estab-
lish conditions conducive to
negotiation between "Presi-
dent" Tshombe's Katanga and
the central government Of
Premier Cyrille Adoula.
The following is the most
complete summary of the
United States attitude on the
Congo available here. It was
Continued on Page Two)
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Baton Rouge, La, Dec. 49,
Sixty-four Negroes, some refus-
ing to eat prison meals though
accepting food from visitors, re-
manned in the East Baton Rouge
Parish County, Jail today after
being jailed during anti-segre-
cation demonstrations.
Capt. Thomas T. Edwards of
the parish sheriff's office said
women began eating at supper
Sunday night after all prisoners
had refused meals since the pre-
vious day,
Edwards said some male pris-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
Chicago Group
Wants Parker
Case Re-opened

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 18-A Chi
cago Civil Liberties organiza-
ton has called upon the Attor-
ney General of the United Sta
ties to reopen the Mack Parker
Lynching Case. Parker, a Negro
being held on a charge Of rape
of a White Woman was dragged
from his cell in the Poplarville,
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23

Over 1900 Central Mississippi
youngsters received gifts and
we're entertained at two gigant-
c Christmas parties in Jackson
yesterday Saturday, December
k6.)
The youngsters received toys
md candy at the ninth annual
christmas parties for almost
ZOO Storkline Corporation en-
bloyes and their families. EN-
ployes from eight Central Mis-
kissippi counties brought their
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
Democrats National Chairman Hit
Republicans On Racial undertone

Washington, D. c., Dec. 10
John M. Bailey, Chairman Of
the Democratic National Com
mittee, today sharply criticized,
the Republican Chairman in the
District Of Columbia for COM
ing to the defense of those
groups which include racial hate
and bigotry in their arsenal Of
so-called weapons against COM
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23

Treasury Secretary Douglas
Dillon today announced the APP
pointment of Mrs. Ruth Hollo-
way Jones of New York City,
as Collector of Customs at St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands, effec-
tive December II, 1861.
Mrs. Jones has been employ
ed by the Internal Revenue Ser
vice in New York for more than
% years. She entered the Ser
vice as a typist and comptomet-
er operator in the 3rd Collec-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23

Elisabethville, Congo - "Pre-
sident" Tshombe has called
again for Katanga's ancestral
toms-toms to rally a shower of
poisoned arrows on United Ma
tions forces threatening his Sc
cessionist regime. q
In a speech in Elisabethville
Wednesday Mr.. Tshombe called
once more for total war against
the UN and pledged his gov
eminent "will never leave the
national SOIL" Meanwhile,
American Globemasters flew in
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
African Woman
Highly Praised
Chairman OF
.UN Committee
Representative OF
Liberia Educated
In United States

United Nations, N. Y.-When
Angie Elizabeth Brooks came
to the United States in 1919
from her home in Liberia, to at
tend Shaw University in Raj
eigh, N. c., she had high hopes
for a successful career, but she
probably did not dream that
someday she would represent
her country in the United Ma
tions.
Even when she took her Doc
tor of Laws degree in 1852 and
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
Negro Residents
Hard Hit By
Flood Waters

Negro residents of jackson
have been hard hit by the flood
waters of the Pearl River and
Town Creek which has spread
over much of the low lying areas
in south Jackson.
It will also be dull Christ
mas season on the Fannin Road,
the famous Negro mite life strip
across the Pearl River in East
Jackson in Rankin County.
Hundreds of Negro families
Continued on Page Three)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
Negro Called
The Country's
Greatest
DndeveIoped
Resource
See Basic
Education Problems
yntegratiOn
Cannot Solve

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 1s-The
country's greatest under
developed resource is the Negro
potential, said Raymond Witt
coff, president of Downtown st.
Louis, Inc, in discussing the po-
sition of our nation in what he
called the "intensifying compe-
tition among the great powers. F"
Wittcoff addressed luncheon
in observance Of Human Rights
Day sponsored by the Missouri
Association for Social Welfare
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
Gov. Barnett
Praise High
Court Action

Gov. Ross Barnett praised the
U. S. Supreme Court Monday
for its decision not to act in
Freedom Rider" appeal cases
until they clear the state courts.
"This is the soundest deci-
sion that the Supreme Court of
the United States has rendered
in quite a WHILE" Barnett said.
"At last they have recognized
that states have substantial
rights. This is good news for
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
Editor Urges MIRA Offensive To
Halt Red CAPTURE OF India

overrun the world" he con-
tinued.
Cherian appealed to the Henri
spheric Assembly for the Nor
al Re-Armament Of the World to
make Kerala a base of MRA's
world strategy. "Mine is the
only state that has voted it
self under Communist rule and
then voted itself into freedom
CONTINUED on Page Six)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
U. S. Supreme
Court Refuses
To Halt Trials OF
Freedom Riders
Unanimously
Denies Request
Of NAACP In
Local Arrests

Washington, D. c., Dec. 49,
The U. s. Supreme Court Mon
day unanimously refused to halt
the trials of Freedom Riders ar
rested in Jackson, Miss.
The court acted on q request
by the NAACP which protested
delays in the trials and bur-
Continued on Page Six
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Albany, Ca, Dec. Is - A
grassroots effort was launched
here today to solve this en-
battled south Georgia. city's
racial problem without outside
help.
Under discussion in biracial
talks was a proposal to ease up
for so days the Indignation
struggle, which has landed more
than 700 Negroes in Jail with
in a week.
Prominent in the deliberations
was Marion S. Page, local Negro
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23

munlSm."
The Democratic Chairman al
so criticized the "thinly yelled
racial undertone" Of q recent
statement by the same man,
Carl Shipley, that Republicans
were worried over ''lopsided Ne
gro voting. and that q Repub-
lican Congress might repeal the
Cont ,aed on Page Four) S
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
James A. Burns
Meridian ATTY.
Death Victim

Meridian, Miss, Aug. 49,
Atty. James, A. Burns, one Of
the oldest Negro lawyers in the
state, both in years and point
Of practice, died here early this
week.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday in Gulfport, Miss.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-12-23
Togo Chief Calls
Ghana Blasts
camouflage

Oar es Salaam, Tanganyika-
President Olympic of Togo said
allegations against Togo in a
Ghana Government white paper
Monday were camouflage for
"their own guilty activities
against us"
Mr.. Olympic denied that his
country had subversive con-
facts with political refugees
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