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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27
Militant Mass
Protest Causes
NAAcP To
Abandon New
York Rally
Crusaders For
Freedom Sparks
Action Backing N. C.
Branch President

New York, May 22-Mass re-
sentiment against the NAACP, lead
by group calling themselves the
Crusaders for Freedom, reached an
all-time high in the Harlem Com
munity when the NAACP leader
ship was unable to go through with
what they thought would be a giant
rally for support of their policies.
So strong was the militant opposi-
ton from the masses, that the lead
ership lost control of the meeting.
For the first time in the memory of
Harlem political leaders, the MA
ACP was forced to abandon meet
ing - but not without first turn
ing it over to Robert Williams, one
of the principal opponents of their
policies.
A leaflet signed by the CON-
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Negro Chairman
Louisville School
Board Tells His
Success Story
Quits NAACP To Rur
For Election AS
Representative Of
All The People

Louisville, KY, May 22.-In 1921
A. D. Porter, a Negro undertaken
ran for Mayor of Louisville on the
Lincoln Independent Party ticket.
He not only lost the election, but
was beaten by both white and Ne
gro ruffians, and as a result of
his effort to break the dreary pat
tern in which the 10000 Negro
votes of Louisville were automat-
ically delivered to the Republican
Party, his business was boycotted
and failed.
This month his son, Woodford
R. Porter, became the first Negro
chairman of the local Board of Ed
ucation.
81 was only three at the time
and don't remember much about
it," he says. "But l recall my
father talking about the race, and
about how his office was wrecked
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Atlanta, Ga, May 22.-The At
lanta Ordinance which hauling pas
sengers of a race other than as
designated in the license has been
repealed in order to conform with
the city's new desegregated air
port.
Thus, Atlanta has done away
with law which for years has pro-
hibited taxicabs from carrying Ne
gro and white passengers.
The ordinance called for signs
on vehicles saying whether they
were for Negro or white passen-
gers.
Alderman Everett Millican said
these signs would disappear now,
but that drivers are left free to
carry or refuse service to anyone
they want.
First announcement Of intentions
to do away with segregated taxi
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27
Missouri's First Negro Ph.D. On
United States Mission To Africa

St. Louis, Mo-, May 2O.-Albert
C. Stewart, a former member of
st. Louis University's chemistry
department and recipient Of an
Alumni Merit Award in 1858, will
be a member of the first U. S.
Trade Mission to eight republics
in West Africa.
DR.. Stewart, now assistant re-
search director of Union Carbide
Corporations Consumer Products
Co., was the first Negro to receive
a Ph.D. degree in Missouri. While
working toward the doctorate at
st. Louis University, he was a
member of the chemistry faculty.
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atlanta ENDS jim CROW CABS:
new AIRPORT IS DESEGREGATED

cabs came on April Is, shortly after
press and radio revealed that a
non-segregated airport, which was
dedicted last week, has been COM
pleted.
The measure was presented to
and approved by the Aldermaniac
Boards Police Committee first. 1t
was later presented to the full
board. The measure sought to
make cabs available to all regard
less of race, regardless of whether
Negr DOR white cabbie is driving,
and regardless of whether the firm
is white or colored.
Many Georgia cities with less
liberal policies have had integral
ed taxi policies for years. Column
bus, where far more racial discord
exists, taxi can carry either Ne
gro or white passengers.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27
Florida Store
Lunch Counter
Serve Negroes

Jacksonville, Fla.-Variety store
lunch counters Tuesday began SER
wing small groups Of young Ne
groes for the first time.
It marked a successful conclu-
sion to q sit-in campaign waged
since last August.
The movement was marked by
three days Of racial. violence at
its outset last summer.
However, most white persons
paid no attention to Negroes eat
ing at the lunch counters last
week.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27
Freedom Riders incidents May Hurt
Kennedy In Meeting With khrushchez

London, England, May % -
Much Of Western Europe's press
expressed fear today that the ra-
cial trouble in Alabama would
weaken President Kennedy's posi-
ton at the Summit conference with
Soviet Premier Nikita s.. Khrush.
chew next month.
Some papers saw rioting as Q
supreme test of the Presidents
ability to give forceful leadership.
News Of the violence in Mont
gomery and proclamation Of mar
tial law in the state was splashed
in large type in newspapers all
over free Europe.
my night Of terror in church."
headlined the London Daily Mir
ror.
Assessing the long range as
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this type had been held in contempt
because they had failed to cease
operations after having been or
dered to do so and had been as
sessed damages in the amount of
$4500.00 to be paid in 80 days or
have their grand master jailed.
The President also reported that
the membership of the organization
had passed the three hundred thou
sand mark and was found in contit-
mental U. s. A., in Alaska, Hawaii,
Liberia, Bahamas, Germany, Gen.
trail America, South America, For
mosa and France,
Addressing the body also were
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Consul General
0fLiberia Speaker
Atlexington
College Mon. Mite
Rev. M. C. Williams
Prominent Baptist
Minister To Deliver
Baccalaureate
Sermon Sunday

Lexington, Miss, May 22-The
Honorable David Meserve Thomas,
Consul General of Libaria, Africa,
one-time Liberian State Depart
ment official, Instructor in Liberia
College, Chief of the Bureau of
Information, and Cultural Attache
to the Liberian Embassy, Wash
ington, D. c., will deliver the COM
mencement address at Saints
Junior College here at the exer-
cises starting at 8 o'clock Monday
night.
There are eleven African stu
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SeIassie Gives
Hist empIe For
LIST University

Adds Ababa, Ethiopia-Emper-
or Halle Selassie has donated his
Leul Palace and its grounds as the
nucleus for Ethiopia's first uni
versity, Premier Aklilou Abdewold
announced last week, in speech
marking the twentieth anniversary
of Ethiopia's liberation from Ital-
ian occupation.
The United States has offered to
finance the initial stages Of the
proposed university and the allo-
cation of a site may hasten the
start Of construction.
The Premier also said that Eth
opia was planning to establish q
civil service system and pension
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Supreme Court
Backs NAAcP On
mberships

Washington. - Louisiana cannot
require the National Association
for the advancement of Colored
People to disclose its membership
list or its contributors.
Nor can the state require an or
ganization in the state to vouch
for the loyalty of officers of its
affilates.
The U. S. Supreme Court, in a
unanimous decision Monday, reject
ed appeals from federal court de-
cisions in Louisiana that state acts
of 1924 and 1858 were unconsti-
tutional.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27

He then became the first Negro
scientist On the Atomic Energy
Commerce representative, will visit
Commission staff at the Oak Ridge
National Laboratories. He re-
turned to the University in 1857
to lecture in a summer institute.
The Mission, consisting of six
businessmen and Department of
Dahomey, Ivory Coast, Togo, Nj
ger, Upper Volta, Mali, Senegal
and Mauritania during May and
June. These countries, each of
which received its independence in
1860, are regarded as Offering po-
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the necessity of a definite philos-
ophy of life, geared toward the rem
dering of service.
Sister Hilda Mason, class of 1928.
first Negro woman officer of the
Episcopal Church Army, Detroit,
Mich, brought the Alumni greet
ings.
Sixty-one young people received
diplomas from the High School
and Junior College Departments.
Mrs. Ruby S. Lyells, a member of
the board of trustees, presented the
final words to the graduates and
awarded the diplomas.
The Prentiss Institute was found
ed in 1907 by the late j. E. John
son.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27
AFRICAN DIPLOMAT SAINTS JUNIOR COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Negroes Told
To Remove The
Beam From
] heir Own Eyes
Montgomery Negro
Preacher Lists Six
Point Program

Montgomery, Ala, May 22.-In a
newspaper article that has ap-
peared in daily papers both in
Alabama and Mississippi, the Rev.
T. W. Hudson, Negro preacher of
Montgomery, Ala, has given out
the following advice to Negroes,
especially in the Southland, advis-
ing them that in as much as the
Negro has beam in his eye and
the white man has a mote in his
eye, it would be we'll if the Negro
would spend time getting the beam
out of his own eye.
Rev. Hudson lists the following
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Judge Calls
woman's Appeal
Publicity Move

Biloxi, Miss. May 20 - City
Judge Jules A. Schwan said today
the appeal Of a Negro woman con-
victed of disturbing the peace
while riding a city bus was a
publicity" move.
However, the attorney for the
woman, Ruth Smallman, told Unit
ed Press international he believed
city officials were trying to "cov-
err up" the incident.
The woman was arrested in
March of this year for sitting in
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27

in 1949 by the trustees of the late
Florina Lasker's estate to laid the
education of Negro women" Can
didates are chosen from the out
standing women senior students at
tending the Funds 80 member col
leges. The grants are intended to
cover major expenses for one year
of graduate study. Each winner is
free to choose her own field of
study and select any suitable uni
versity.
Miss Gourdine has chosen the
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National Guard OF
State Ready For
Freedom Riders.

The Adjutant General Of the
state of Mississippi said Tuesday
that the states National Guard is
ready for any violence that might
result from any attempts of Free
dom Riders to cross the states bor-
der after repeated outbreaks Of
violence in Alabama.
Maj. Gen. w. p. Wilson said he
could have at least 800 troops in
the field in half an hour, if it was
necessary to keep order in the
event Of racial outbreak. His state
ment was made following reports
that the Freedom Riders planned
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27
Freedom Riders
Ask j. S. Marshall
Escort To State

Atlanta, Ca, May 23-The stu
dents non-violent coordinating com
mittee has asked for an escort OF
U. S. Marshalls to see the Freedom
Riders safely through the states
of Mississippi and Alabama fol
lowing the rioting in Montgomery
Alabama, Saturday and Sunday.
The request was made Monday in
a telegram to President Kennedy
and Attorney General Robert Ken
nedy, signed by Edward King, Ad-
ministrative Secretary Of the or
ganization.
Meanwhile it was announced
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27
Rev. ]. G. Austin Lambasts Split
In Baptist Church LEADERSHIP

ton, | am sorry, ashamed, and dis
gusted. There is an abuse of our
freedom. We are privileged to do
all we are doing, and yet we know
we are doing wrong.
We are travelling in the wrong
direction, with a breach in our
ethics widening every day in our
Baptist ranks. 1t has effected ev-
cry city, every state and every
church.
There is great waste of en-
ergy and money, and a great de-
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27
PRENTISS Institute HOLDS ITS
54TH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT

The Saith Annual Commencement
Exercises, Prentiss Institute, Prem
tiss, Miss, were held in the Insti-
tute Chapel. The Baccalaureate
Sermon was rendered by Rev. Will
mer H. Long of Philadelphia, Penn
sylvania Synod, United Church of
Christ. He spoke from the subject
"How Do You Do?" He admon-
ished the graduating classes to use
the talents given them and that
they would be. held accountable for
the right usage of Gods gifts.
Mondays commencement day
speaker was President J. D. Boyd
of Alcorn College. He delivered
a practical down to earth address
to the graduates. He emphasized
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27
Freedom Riders
Warned By
Jackson Mayor

The continued announcements by
leaders Of the Freedom Riders that
they will visit the city Of Jackson
when the. rides are resumed follow
ing the rioting in Alabama Satur-
day and Sunday has brought q
warning from Jackson's Mayor Al
len C. Thompson.
The Mayor held Z meeting Mon
day afternoon with Police Chief w.
D. bayfield,, Chief Of Detectives M,
B. Pierce, and City attorneys, the
subject Of which was the Freedom
Riders.
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27
See Leesening Of
Peril Of Civil War
In The Congo
UN Sec. Reports
Threat Eased After
Arrest Of Foreign
Mercenaries

United Nations, N. Y. May 19-
Secretary-General Dag Hammar-
skiold has reported that the peril
of emerging civil war has been
substantially lessened in the Con-
go through actions of strength
ened United Nations force there.
But he told of having trouble with
Belgium in getting Belgian per-
sonnet out.
He made the report Thursday
for the 11-nation Security Council,
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27
Catholic Delegate Halls Increase
In Negro Priests In j S. A.

nary, Bay st. Louis, Miss, COM
prised the largest number Of Ne
groes ever ordained together in
the United States.
Archbishop Vagnozzi visited
Archbishop Joseph F. Rummel
here, and explained his purpose in
personally ordaining the mixed
group: "to show the concern of the
Holy See and the church for the
welfare Of all people, regardless
Continued on Page Four)
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UNCF Announces 1861 Winners
OF Florida Lasker FeIIoWships

New York, May 19.-Miss Will
freta Gourdine and Miss Connie 10
Lindley are the winners of the
1861 Florina Lasker Fellowships,
w. j. Trent, Jr., United Negro Col
lege Fund executive director, an
nounced here today.
Miss Gourdine is a senior honor
student at Hampton Institute,
Hampton, Va.
Miss Lindley is a senior honor
student at uston-Tillotson Col
lege, Austin, Texas.
The fellowships were established
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27
Governor Hears
From Kennedy On
Ala. Situation

Gov. Ross Barnett revealed here
late Monday that he had received
a lengthy telegram from U. s.
Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy, but
that he was hesitant to comment
or reveal the contents.
II hope that we can avoid any
repetition Of the riotous conduct
precipitated by trained agitators
from outside who have gone into
Alabama" Barnett said.
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27

Chicago, ILL.,, May %. Be it
known that l, j. C. Austin, take
full responsibility for this article.
l am not writing for the Baptist
State Convention of Illinois nor the
General Baptist State Convention,
nor any particular group including
the National Baptist Convention. l
am not writing in defense of any
man or against any individual. l
am forced to write. Sometimes
within will not let me sit idly by
in this awful hour.
When it comes to our denomina-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27

New Orleans - The apostolic
delegate to the United States,
Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, ex-
pressed qualification that there are
now 112 Negro priests in tn.
United States, as compared with
only seven in 1941.
The prelate arrived here after
ordaining MAY ~ seven Divine
Word missionaries, including five
Negroes, to the priesthood. The
ordinations at st. Augustine semi
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-05-27
US. Ambassador
Takes Office In
South Africa Amid
Wave OF Non
White Arrests
Says u. S. Government
Regards Apartheid
With Opprobrium And
Views AS Destructive

johannesburg, S. A., May 10
The new United States Ambassa-
dor to South Africa has taken Of
flee in the middle of a wave of
mass arrests throughout the coun-
try.
Joseph C. Satterwhite, formerly
Continued on Page Five)
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-06
Academy FILA
Chapter Meets

The Prince Edward Chapter
Of Future Homemakers of Amer
lea met Wednesday. September
n in the Home Economics De-
partment. ~
The president, Lucy Booth
presided over the meeting. Jean
Roach was in charge of the de-
votions. Vickie Martin gave the
treasurer report, and told about
FLA and FILA Camp. She en-
couraged other members to at
tend. Lucy Booth told about the
State Convention at Roanoke
which she attended. Iona Gil
liam gave report on the fall
planning meeting at Blackstone.
Annette Emert told of the yearly
program.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-06
Leonard Tsai Becomes
a NnturuIized Citizen

! BURKEVILLE. Oct 5-The
Rev. c. E. Dixon and M. B. Far
rar spent Tuesday in Roanoke.
They went as character witness
ses for Leonard Tsai. who at
that time became a naturalized
citizen Of the United States. Leo
nard is the son of DR.. and Mrs.
7. F. Tsai and is sophomore
at VPI. This summer Leonard
worked here with the Morris
RADIO and Television Service.
DR.. and Mrs. Tsai and their fam
lily formerly lived here at Pied
mont Sanitorium. They now re
side at Colombus. Ohio.
Guest of Mrs. H. c.. jenkins
over the week end to help cele-
brate her birthday were Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Michael and Jay
Calvin jenkins. John Stratton
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Red
ford. all Of Richmond, Mrs. w.
P. Dixon. Mrs. Ray Elicit and
Mrs. Jim Wilson of CreWe.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-06
Asshby

ASHBY, Oct. 5 Amos
T. Clabo received a real
surprise Saturday. September 80
on his 83rd birthday when Mrs.
R. B. Peters and Becky, Of
Cumberland, Mrs. Nora Clabo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vergil Calbo and
Mrs. F. F. James Of Trents
Mill, arrived with gifts and all
enjoyed a dinner party together
Mr.. Clabo lives in a home near
his daughter, Mrs. Alex Bales.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Rem, of
Norfolk, spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Walton
Jr.
Dinner guests Saturday of Mr..
and Mrs. E. C. Walton, Sr., were
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Good
man, of Maryland, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Keene Webb of Richmond.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-06

Rev. and Mrs. Paul Gillian Of
Thaxton.
Mrs. Esther Overton is spend
ing some time in Blackstone
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden
Overton.
Mrs. G. v. Scott, ST., Of Rich
mond. spent several days here
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. M. B.
Farrar and Mr.. and Mrs. Ches.
ter Walrod.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Francis
were the week end guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Claiborne Christ
ian of Richmond.
Enters Hospital
Mrs. Pearl Tucker entered the
Southside Community Hospital
N Tuesday for surgery.
Mrs. J. G. Sloan, Of Newport
News. spent the week end with
her daughter, Mrs. w. B. Far
rar. Jr.. and her family.
Circle number one of the Pres
byterian Church met on Tuesday
morning with Mrs. Chester Wal
rod Circle number two met or
Monday evening with Mrs. C. E
Dixon.
Forrest Harris. of Charlotte
Court House. spent the week enc
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Habel
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Lane were
the week end guests of botf
their families in Suffolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Carey anc
son, Wayne, of Richmond, spent
the week end with her mother
Mrs. Maude Orange.
James King. of VPI and Tom
mic King, of Hampden-Sydney
spent the week end with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H
King.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Dunn. OF
Wake Forest College, Winston
Salem. N. c., spent the week
end here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson Dunn.
Granville Craddock. Of Char
lesion, W. Va. spent the week
end with his mother, Mrs. Johr
Craddock.
Mrs. j. w. Hickman has re
turned to her home after several
weeks in the Scuthside Com
munity Hospital.
| Mrs. R. T. CHLORINE, of CreWe
has returned from the Southside
Community Hospital and is
spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. RaWlS,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-06
Rev. Hobert Wolfe Hospitalized

a Lynchburg hospital where she
has undergone surgery twice for
a dislocated disc in her back.
They will also be glad to know
that Mrs. John A. McKenry, Jr.,
her children and her mother have
been released from a Lynchburg
hospital where they have been
since July when they suffered Sc
we're injuries in a car wreck. Mr..
McKenry will still be in a body
cast for weeks to come. The
Rev McKenry, Jr., was in Eur
ope on a religious tour at the
time, but flew home immedi-
ately.
Both Mr.. Banks and Mr.. Nc
Kerry, Jr., were former pastors
Of the Prince Edward charge Of
Methodist churches. Mr.. Banks is
now retired and he and Mrs.
Banks now live in Amherst. Mr..
McKenry was sent by the con-
ference in June to Clarendon
church in Arlington after serving
two years as superintendent of
the Danville district.
Mrs. F. o. Priddy, of Meher-
rim, but formerly of this COM
munity, is resting easily in the
Maple Lawn nursing Home in
Blackstone. Since being there,
the doctors have found that she
suffered a dislocated shoulder
during fall.
Otis Nelson, Jr., Of Richmond,
spent the week end with his par
ents here. The other children
were there on Sunday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-10-06

Mrs. Ralph Hill is visiting her
mother in Toledo. Ohio.
Miss Gladys Guthridge, a pa
tent at Blue Ridge Sanatorium,
spent a week at her home here.
Belling Thrift spent several
days in Arlington, attending a
farm equipment meeting.
Among these from Burkeville
attending the Tobacco Festival
in Richmond on Saturday were
Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. Boswell
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Farrar
Jr. and family. Mrs. M. B.
Farrar. Barclay, and Martha
Scott Farrar, John and Mary
Walrod and Mr.. and Mrs. R. P
Via and Roberta Via.
Bap.lSt Services
On Sunday morning the Burke
vile Baptist Chruch will have
for the first time in their church
Layman's Sunday. The Brother
hood of the church will conduc,
the worship service. The -four