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Arizona sun., 1962-10-18
NAACp Stale Confab
To Hold Annual Meet

NEW YORK. = Annual meetings
of NAACP State Conferences will
be held during the months of Octo-
Der and November, Gloster Cur
rent, national director of branches,
has announced.
Meetings during the early part
of October will include State Con-
ferences in Florida, New York,
North Carolina, Iowa, Kansas, New
Mexico and Virginia.
The Prince Edward County story
as it was lived by the school-leSs
students, the parents, the lawyers
in the many court battles, and the
NAACP leaders in the long strug-
gle-will be a feature of the Vir-
ginia State Conference meeting.
Speaking on the theme, 1.-The
Prince Edward Story-Footprints
in the Sands of Time" will be in
dividuals ranging from Oliver W.
Hill, now assistant to the FILA
Commissioner, who was a legal
counsel for Negro children seek
ing to break the color barrier in
the county's public schools, to q
seven-year -old child living in the
Arizona sun., 1962-10-18
Mxed Helcori'1i.s:' For Meredith

Army jeep with four soldiers fol-
lowed at a slow pace.
Meredith had spent the weekend
visiting with his wife in Memphis
Tenn, 81 miles to the northwest.
Meanwhile, Department of JUS
tice representatives plan to use
the new week to start working for
student acceptance of Meredith,
Their first step will be an attempt
to enlist support from student lead
erS.
The weekend was tranquil in
Oxford. Many students went to
Jackson for the homecoming foot
ball game, transferred from this
campus on Defense Department
orders.
The federal military force re-
!mained in Oxford. Permanent
quarters were repeatedly being
sought for 20 deputy U. S. mar
shalS, Meredith's bodyguardm
The plan to talk with student
leaders was outlined Saturday in
Oxford by Deputy U. S. Atty. Gen.
Nicholas Katzenbach.
I'VE want to explain to them
what we have done, answer any
questions they have, and see what
their ideas as to what they, as
students, should do" said Katzen-
bach.
Arizona sun., 1962-10-18

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - James
H. Meredith met a mixture of
handshakes and boos when he re-
turned to the University of Missis-
sippi late yesterday for his second
week of classes. r
The return of the 29-year-old
Negro was almost one week to the
hour when he first entered the
school and touched off bloody
riot in which two were killed.
Only one Justice Department Of
ficial was with Meredith when he
went to the University cafeteria.
An unidentified student and Mere
dith talked about the National AS
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People and communism.
About 100 to 1870 persons waited
outside the cafeteria for Meredith
to emerge. A scattering of boos
and .catcalls came from five or six
in the group. psls an. s-aga
Then two unidentified students
approached Meredith and shook
hands as he went to his apart
ment in Baxter Hall, about 300
yards away
Two U. S. marshals joined
Meredith and his companions. An
Arizona sun., 1962-10-18

ROME, Italy. = Mississippi was
characterized as ''our worse state
by NAACP Executive Secretary
Roy Wilkins vacationing here with
Mrs. Wilkins.
Questioned at a news conference
arranged for Italian correspond
ents by the United States En-
bassy here, Oct. 3, Mr. Wilkins
said: "Our task is as much to bring
Mississippi whites into the 10th
Century as it is to secure justice
for the Negro"
The NAACP leader compared the
Mississippi crisis with that at Lit
tie Rock in 1857. In Arkansas, he
Arizona sun., 1962-10-18
Daisy Bates fwiIkS kSpeaL
At NAACP La. Meet

NEW ORLEANS - The Six
teenth Annual Convention of the
Louisiana State Conference Of
NAACP Branches will be held in
New Orleans on October ~ anu
%, NAACP Southwest Regional
Secretary Clarence A, Laws has
announced.
Principal speaker at the meet
ing will be Mrs. Daisy Bates,
famed Little Rock heroine and
member of the National NAACP
Board of Directors. A special
book, party will also be held for
Mrs. Bates who has just finished
writing her first book, "The Long
Shadow of Little Rock. "
Main topics at the Convention
will be accelerated action in
school desegregation, job oppor-
tunities, voter registration and
open occupancy in housing.
Arizona sun., 1962-10-18
wilkins interviewed By
BBC While In London

LONDON. = NAACP Execu-
tive Secretary Roy Wilkins, on
vacation here, was interviewed
on the British Broadcasting Com
pany's popular Tonight Show"
Asked by the English modera-
tor if there has not been rapid
progress on the civil rights issue,
everything considered" Secre-
tary Wilkins responded that ''in
the long view as history is writ
ten, progress has been rapid, but
for us who have had to live
through the struggle, the pro-
gress has been painfully Slow
Following the interview and
a nights rest, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
kins departed for Paris. They will
also visit Switzerland and Italy.
Arizona sun., 1962-10-18
NAACP LEADER SEES OXFORD
WORSE" THAN LITTLE ROCK

pointed out, there was slzeaDle
opinion for integration; there
was a respected newspaper that
was for integration; Gov. Faubus
was not the same as Gov. Barnett;
there was no shooting and many OF
those involved in Little Rock were
imported from outside.
"But in Oxford there was moth
ing to mitigate the racist fury of
the mob. The riot in Mississippi
was worse than anything that hap
pened in Little Rock"
The reaction to integration at
Ole Miss was "savagery," he said.
Arizona sun., 1962-10-18
Spottswood Addresses
Viruinia NAACP Session

NORF ok, Va. = Bishop
Stephen Gill Spottswood, chairman
of the NAACP's National Board
of Directors, will deliver the key
note address at the 9th annual
convention of the Association S
Virginia state organization when
it opens its three day session
here October 12-14.
Robert D. Robertson, president
of the Virginia NAACP unit an
nounced that other convention
speakers will include Alfred Baker
Lewis. national NAACP treasurer;
and Herbert Hill, NAACP labor
secretary and Miss Lucille Black,
membership secretary.
Also Oliver w. Hill, former Vir-
ginia NAACP chief counsel, now
assistant to the Commissioner OF
Federal Housing; Franklin H. Will
liams, associate director of the
Peace Corps; S. w. Tucker, chair
man of the Virginia NAACP's legal
staff; and Rev. L. Francis Griffin.
Rev. Griffin is the Association S
coordinator in Prince Edward
County. where public schools have
closed since 1959-60 rather than
accept integration.
Other NAACP state meetings
slated the same week end include
Iowa in Cedar Rapids; Kansas in
Kansas City; and North Carolina
in Durham.
Arizona sun., 1962-10-18
NAACP To Defend
Ga. Youth Arrested
On Rape Charge

DECATUR, Ga. - At the request
of his mother, the NAACP has
retained legal counsel for a 15-
year-old Negro boy arrested on
the charge of raping a nine-year-
old white girl here.
The alleged attack was reported
in the local press which stated
that the youth had used a ladder
to gain admittance to the house.
He is alleged to have ripped open
a kitchen window screen and
crawledd over a stove into the
house and entered the room where
the girl was asleep in the same
bed with her mother. He was said
to have placed a hand over her
mouth taken her out of the house,
twice attacked her and then, be-
cause she was frightened, escort
ed her home.
Police apprehended the boy be
cSuse of bicycle tracks which LED
to the Negro section of town. The
youth. who owned a bicycle, was
arrested by police at $50 IN the
morning on August 26 and was
held incommunicado for more than
78 hours.
During that period he was ques-
toned by police without being told
that he could have advice of coun-
sci or that anything he said would
be held against him. Neither was
he told that his constitutional rights
allowed him to make telephone
call.
He was made to sign a paper
which later turned out to be a
confession. He was taken before
a Judge and a plea of guilty was
entered although the boy later
denied to Howard Moore, Jr., the
NAACP attorney who is defending
him that he pleaded guilty. These
events took place on Monday, Aug
ust 27 and it was not until Wednes-
day that the boy was allowed to
see his mother.
An NAACP investigation indi-
Gates that throughout the whole
proceedings the boys legal and
constitutional rights were violated.
Georgia law states that police
officers are permitted to arrest
without warrant and hold suspect
for a period of 48 hours. However,
the boy was arraigned less than
80 hours after his arrest. He was,
therefore, prematurely and pre-
judicially brought before the court
for commitment hearing. He
was a minor and his lack of capa-
Arizona sun., 1962-10-18

Fall is here which means it's time
To ferret out and dissolve the grlme
You don't need Sherlock Holmes keen wits
To make the culprt call it quits.
Sal Soda's the weapon which you apply
In solution or as abrasive dry.
And in no time at all you have disposed
Of fall cleaning Crime. The case is closed.
Arizona sun., 1962-10-18

Starting this month, $4,000 Arizo-
mans begin tor benefit from the lower
cost Of an important basic living ex-
pense electricity. It now costs Salt
River Project customers less to heat
their morning coffee -. listen to the
news. wash and dry clothes. !. pre-
pare dinner i. watch TV. heat and
cool their homes. Virtually every GUS
toner served by the project will
Arizona sun., 1962-10-18

find the new, lower electric rates
reflected in their November Bill. To
find your approximate savings, locate
on the chart below the amount
closest to what you paid year ago.
See how much less the same amount
of electricity will now cost you. OF
course, the more electricity you
used, the greater your savings
will be.
Arizona sun., 1962-10-18

city to understand the nature and
meaning of the proceedings was
clearly apparent. The hearing was
held without benefit of counsel or
the aid and benefit of his parents.
Under Georgia law the state
can ask for the death penalty for
the alleged crime.
The DeKalb County branch Of
the NAACP has initiated fund rails
ing efforts to defend the boy, who
has been accused by the local press
for being responsible for a reign
of terror that had enveloped a
section of Decatur" Mass meet
ings and other forms of NAACP
communications are all being used
to rally community support for
his defense.
Arizona sun., 1962-10-18

nations only school-less locality.
State Conference meetings in
South Carolina, Missouri, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania,
Indiana, Colorado Wyoming, Min
nesota-Dakota and Louisiana will
be held in the latter part of Octo-
Der.
Meetings in November will in
clude the states of Mississippi,
Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Arizona sun., 1962-10-18
OKMULGEE, OKLA, j. C. C,
ACCEPTS NEGROES

The first Negroes to be accepted
for membership of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce of Okmul-
gee. Oklahoma, are DR.. R. B
Taylor Jr., and DR.. j. w. Ander-
son, Jr.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-10-19
Vefory-HUngry MinE
Invade Memorial Stadium
For Homecoming Saturday

Gopher average Of 210 pounds.
Right guard Archie Sutton at 260
pounds is deceptively fast-Thur-
man Walker, 1876 senior at left end
Is a good pass receiver. Another
standout in the line Is linebacker
Dick Butkus, a 234 pound sopho-
more who has been sidelined with
an injury. Butkus is expected to be
ready for the Gophers Saturday.
Minnesota's backfield outweighs
the Illinois backfield by four
pounds 1SS-1s4 average.
Coach Pete Elliot's backfield
combination will have Mike Talia-
ferro at quarterback, Jim Warren
at left half; Norm Willis at right
half and Dave Pike at fullback-
a pretty fast foursome.
Both of these teams go into
Memorial stadium looking for their
first Big Ten victory and past cur
rent season performances will be
forgotten when that whistle blows
to start this game. The Homecom-
ing crowd could see a very close
contest instead of the expected
high scoring game ION the part Of
the Gophers). The Tlini having the
explosiveness 100 yard I'd pass
against Ohio State) to make 1t
close.
(See starting lineups Page 81
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-10-19

and the University of Minnesota.
Since graduating, he has spent
two years in the us. Army, one
of which he was an instructor at
the Army Missile Guidance School
and one year as Chief of the Num-
erical Analysis Section, Digital
Stimulation La bora tory, White
Sands Proving Grounds. He was
also an Assistant Professor Of
Electrical Engineering at the
University Of Minnesota where he
taught courses in servo-mechan-
isms.
At present, Mr.. Johnson is a
project engineer in charge Of the
Information Systems group Of
Honeywell's military products
Group Research Department.
He joined Honeywell in 1855 as
Research Engineer and has just
returned from a European tour;
representing Honeywell.
In addition to his occupational
achievements, Mr.. Johnson Is very
active in the community. He is
asurer Of the Minneapolis
Branch of the NAACP, a member
Of the Minneapolis Urban League
Youth Incentive Committee, and a
member of the Phyllis Wheatley
Community Center Board.
The public is invited to attend
both services.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-10-19
First Anniversary
Friendship BoPtist &
Pastor Oct. 21.28

friendship missionary bapLlSL
Church, TOP Lyndale Av. NJ, Min
neapolis will celebrate the pastors
and the Church's first anniversary
in a weeks celebration which be-
gins October 21 and ends October
%.
Friendship Church was reorgan-
lied November IL, 1861 with only
five members which included the
pastor and his wife Rev. and Mrs.
L. c. Harris. Since then 40 men,
bers have been added to the
church.
The anniversary program opens:
Sunday, October 21, at $50 pm,
the Trustee Program will present
Rev. E. z. Byrd, Calvary Baptist
Church, Duluth, Mimi; Monday,
October %, Rev. 2. B. Beard, st.
John Baptist Church, Pastors Aid;
Tue day, October 23, Sunday
School in charge, Rev. ]. J. Jack
sn, Pilgrim Rest Baptist, 7:30
pm; Wednesday, October "a, Mis-
sion Society in charge, Rev. Knee
ley Williams, New Hope Baptist,
st. Paul; 7:30 pm; Thursday,
October 25, Deaconess Board -
Usher Board, Rev. John Young,
Bethesda Baptist Church, 7:30
pm; Friday, October 26, Deacons,
Rev. Stanley King, Sabathani
Baptist, 1880 pm; Sunday, Oc-
tober 20, Deacons, Rev. J. r. Hol-
loway. $3.50 pm.
The Mistress of ceremonies viii
be Mrs. Fannie Sudduth. Program
Committee: Mrs. Geneva Hayes,
Mrs. Sue Haywood, Earnest Mar
tin, Vernon Jenkins, Charles Cock
rell, and Johnny Hayes.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-10-19
Dr.. John MorSeII
Coming TO Address
NAACP Confob

DR.. John A. Morsell, NAACP
National Officer, and Assistant to
the executive secretary, Roy Will
kins, will represent the National
Office at the annual conference of
the Minnesota-Dakota State Con-
ference of Branches to be held on
Saturday, October 9th In Coffman
Memorial Union, University Of
Minnesota.
DR.. Morsell will address the
afternoon workshop session on
Membership and Fund Raising
which begins at 1870 pm. in Room
800.
All NAACP Presidents repre-
senting their respective branches
will serve as consultants at this
important workshop.
Donald Lewis, President, NAA-
CP State Conference stated, "Dr.
Morsells presence emphasizes the
Importance attached to the sue
cess Of our conference. We all
must realize that the continued
legal fighting carried on by the
NAACP such as the Meredith case
in Mississippi is draining the
NAACP treasury making 1t nee
essary for all NAACP branches to
step up their campaign for men,
berships and contributions to the
Freedom Fund. I hope that DR..
Morsell will be able to stimulate
the branches of our conference
thus enabling them to meet their
respective quotas in memberships
and fund raising for the Freedom
Fund set by the National Office"
All sessions are open to the public
but they will be required to regis
ter as observers"
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-10-19

won approval only to be delayed by
a motion by Alderman Earl John
son that it be spread on the min
utes," a parliamentary strategem
ostensibly made to delay full grant
ing Of the ncence.
At the next council meeting held
Sept. %, the council reversed it.
self again and voted to return the
application to the license commit
tee for further study and consider
alton by the committee.
A majority Of the committee
consisting Of Aldermen Frank v.
Moulton, Arnett Leslie and Don
aid Risk again recommended is
suance of the license to George H.
Johnston, George D. Dodds, Edwin
Elwell, Jr., and Daniel Peterson.
The minority composed of Alder
men Robert James and Robert
MacGregor recommended the ap-
plication be denied.
The first test on whether the
application would finally be ap-
proved came when a motion
made to accept the minority re-
port failed by a roll call vote
of 8 to 8.
Then came the motion to ap-
prove the majority report. Council
president Frank Moulton turned
the presiding chores over to
Alderman Arnett Leslie to urge
approval of the license, pointing
out that the Nicollet-Lake bus
mess area had suffered because of
the closing of the store.
Moulton suggested that some
attention ought to be directed to
outlying business areas like the
Nicollet-Lake area.
He said, "We'Ve been devoting
so much attention to redevelop-
ment of downtown that our efforts
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Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-10-19
KENNEDY SIGNS BILL
MAKING FRED DOUGLASS
HOME a NATIONAL SHRINE

Washington (ANP) - President
Kennedy signed legislation making
the home Of Frederick Douglass,
once a slave, a part Of the park
system in the National Capital
last week.
The Douglass home is in the
Anacostia section of southwest
Washington.
In signing the bill, President
Kennedy called Douglass IAN out
standing leader Of the movement
for the abolition of slavery and
an articulate spokesman for racial
equality"
Among those witnessing the
signing in the Presidents office
were a great grandson Of Doug
lass, DR.. Joseph K. Douglass; men,
bers Of the National Association
Of Women's Clubs, and a delega-
ton from Congress.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-10-19

the opportunity to hold hearings
on the proposals to outlaw racial
housing discrimination.
At last weeks closed meeting,
1t was reported that two members.
Representatives Matthias, Repubh-
can of Maryland, and Multer, DEM
ocrat Of New York, opposed adop-
ton Of the resolution.
Another member, Republican
Representative Anchor Nielsen
of Minnesota, did not vote. 1t
was understood that MIR. Nielsen
felt that he did not have enough
information on the matter to
take a stand.
Those voting in favor of the go
slow request included the five
members of the special subcom-
mittee who drafted the resolution.
They are Representatives Whit
ener of North Carolina, Dowdy of
Texas, Huddleston Of Alabama, all
Democrats and Republican Repre-
sentatives Broyhill Of Virginia, and
Harsha Of Ohio.
The other five members who re-
portedly supported the resolution
were:
Representative MILAN of
South Carolina, committee chair
man, and Representatives Aber-
nathy of Mississippi, Smith of Vir-
ginia, Davis of Georgia, and Nor
rison of Louisiana, all Democrats
The proposed anti-discrimination
regulations would provide fines
and Jail terms for court convc-
tions of violators.
Meanwhile, petitions callin 6
upon the Commissioners to issue
the proposed regulation were being
collected.
The Rev. e. Franklin Jackson,
president of the District Branch
of the NAACP, said he has re-
quested an appointment to present
the petitions to the Commissioners
Wednesday or Thursday.
At least 200 Washingt ton
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-10-19
Shooting Victim
In Good Condition;
AsSoiIont Held

George F1nney, %, 654 Fuller
Av., st. Paul was taken to Ancker
Hospital about 7:30 pm, October
13, after he was shot in the face
and side by Bennie A. Mason, 20,
Of 750 Marshall Av.
The incident allegedly occurred
over Finney's attention toward
Mason's ex-wife, Beverly Jean, 26,
of 1877 B. Bigelow Lane.
Finney was shot by Mason as
he left his home to enter his auto.
Mason, according to Finney, was
parked a few doors away and
drove alongside Finney's car and
fired.
The first shot struck him in the
face and after Finney had fallen
to the floor Mason shot again.
F1nney and Mason allegedly had
a previous alteration about $50
pm. that same day.
At that time Mason was at Fin
ney's home and they had a fight
which was broken up by other
persons in the home.
Mason was taken into custody
by the authorities in Shakopee,
Minnesota about IL am, October
IA, and returned to st. Paul,
where he was charged with sus-
picion of aggravated assault. He Is
currently being held in the st.
Paul city Jail.
Mason is a former boxer.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-10-19
JAIL PUTS BRAKE
ON WOMAN DRIVER

Lyons, France (ANP) - Mrs.
Francine Lauctin went to jail last
week to serve Frances first pris-
on sentence for parking violations.
Last year police regularly put
parking tickets on her car, and
each time she paid the fine by
mail. But in January she was sent
enced to one day in Jail on each
of five counts Of illegal parking.
A court appeal and a letter to
President Charles de Gaulle failed
to bring a reversal Of the verdict.
Police escorted Mrs. Lauctin to
Jail. She was released after three
days.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-10-19

churches circulated the petitions
yesterday, the Rev. Jackson said.
Fifteen civic organizations also are
getting the petitions signed.
The Negro Community Council
sponsored the petitions to support
the Commissioners in the face Of
the House District Committees op-
position to such a regulation.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-10-19
Viefory-HUngry HIini:
Sports Staff Writer

Once again the University OF
Minnesota football team will at
tempt to add an offensive consist
ency to its very fine defensive
play as it plays host to Illinois be-
fore an expected Homecoming
audience Of 10000 Saturday in
Memorial stadium.
The Gopher offense has been
fairly consistent in their three
games until they got inside OF
their opponents IS or 10 yard line,
and in most cases, has then sput-
tered and died.
However their running game has
improved some in every contest.
With little more mobility on the
part Of moving the opposing inter-
ior linemen, they may give half
backs Munsey, Cairns, Pelletier and
Crockett a little more daylight
in the opposing secondary.
The nlini are still looking for
their first season victory. They
have upset the Gopher Homecom-
ing victory plans before - remem-
Der what the 1857 nlini eleven did
to a fine Gopher team after Red
Grange talked to them before the
game in Champaign! They beat us
34-13.
The Gophers are the underdogs
in line weight and speed with the
Illinois line outweighing them Is
pounds per man, averaging 225
pounds from end to end to the