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sers office phoned me. Why
had / not come down to din
ner? Had | been unwel and
forced to eat in my room?
/ explained. The SolicitouS
steward wished me well with
my work.
The second day out, the pur-
sers office phoned me. Why
had / not come down to din
ner? Had l been unwell and
forced to eat in my room?
/ explained. The solicitous
steward wished me well with
my work.
But the next day and the
next, the same kindly inquir-
ing calls came from the stew
ard.
1t was strain not to be-
come annoyed with these
friendly overtureS.
I began preparing myself
against these calls - but one
blessed day went by with no
phone calls.
Instead, | had a visitor. 1t
was the steward. He inform
ed me with almost paternal
-sternness that / should not
feel insecure or unwanted be-
cause I was a Negro. He was
eloquent about the racial be-
ningity of the English people,
the ship, its crew and my fell
The Mississippi enterprise., 1963-02-02

Range, 2.20; Geneva Andrews
Lawrence Mcpherson, and
Lois Wilkerson, 2.19; Paul
Campbell and Doris Curb,
2.18; Ella Hamilton, Gloria
Pittman, and James Wiley,
2.17; Arnold Grimes, 2.18;
Robert Walker, 2.14; Pauline
Cannon, Sam Cobbins, Eddye
Carolyn Johnson, Otis She
ard, Alona Sperling, 2.13; Ro-
bert Woodland, 2.12; Doris
CHM, Georgia Terrell, 2.11:
Annie Grant, Pauline Pear
son, 2.10; Peggy Allen, 2.O9;
Henrietta Bryant, 207; Lois
Davis R e u b en- Dilworth.
frankie James, Juanita Mat
lock, Dorothy Mays, Jack
Thompson, Velma Thompson,
Ollie w a m s, 2.O6; Otis
Young, Dora Wade and Arth-
ur Turner, 2,07; Gwendolyn
Jones, Ralph Rogers, 2.O5;
I h m Eilando, Johnnie
Fortune, James Galloway, l.
vetta Gray, Barbara Latino
William Lucky, l.. M. Minor.
Jacquelyn Sharpe, 2.03; Opal
Ellis, 2.21; Madelyn Evans,
2.O7; Patricia Anderson, Pc
tricious Bradley, Dorothy Cat
eS Cannon, Clarice Clayont.
Clarence Coats, Dora Cooley.
Ellowead Dur h a m, Curtis
Flowers, Edna Garrett, Ivory
Horne, Annie Jones, Evelyn
Jumper, Eloise Martin, Mary
Mcfarland, Annie Moffett.
Wilfred Moore, Willie Mott.
James Myers, Claudine Mich
OILS, Leo PurviS, Virginia
Smith, V e m a Standsberry.
Mary Taylor, Murriel Wilker-
son, Harrison Wood, Jr., 200.
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that tomorrow evening |
would dine in the main dining
hall.
Bitterly, as | went to bed, |
felt a basic civil right had
been wrested from me. On
every big ship dozens of peo-
pie eat alone. There are
magic little fellows who ap-
pear at a button press to take
your order. But tomorrow, |
would not be allowed my way.
/ dined like Maharajah in
the palatial dining room the
next evening. But l felt like
simpleton because three diff
ferent officers came over to
congratulate me on recovery
of fears / never had. The
squadron of walters who at
tended me were overflowing
obsequious. | got so much
kindness that people stared.
And my steward friend - God
Bless Him = passed self-con-
sciously by as / did battle
with tremendous steak.
I have never regretted the
discomfort l accepted in order
not to worsen Anglo American
relations.
But it had been so nice eat
ing the way I'd wanted to.
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is distributed by Vital Infor-
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(VIP) NYC
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Alfred Duckett
KnO1U The Negro

When l was press agent for
Mahalia Jackson, the gospel
singer. l was returning from
Europe on the Queen Eliza
beth. There did not seem to
be any other Negro passen-
gers in first class - but I
was not looking for them nor
for anyone else. In fact, l
was in search of what / once
heard a Harlem barmaid de-
mand of a persistent rather
souSed Don Juan.
"All l want" this girl had
announced unforgettably, "is
"a good letting alone"
had a major writing pro-
ject to attend to and / had
decided to devote almost all
of my time working on it in
my cabin. / would even have
meals sent up rather than
join the festive atmosphere of
ocean crosserS in the main
dining halls of the huge ves-
sci.
| had no idea that my self
imposed hermitage would
bring about what almost be-
came an international Incl
dent.
The second day out, the pur-
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Negro Youth
Dies In Mishup

NATCHEZ, Miss. (SpeciaD -
Eugene Flowers, 1S-year-old Ne
gro, was pronounced dead on ar
rival at the Jefferson Davis Hos
pital here yesterday afternoon.
A cornoner's jury was told by
witnesses Flowers had been help
ing cut down a tree on the La
Grange Plantation about seven
miles from here when a tree limb
fell, knocking him into a pond.
John c. Miaer, present at the
time of the accident, told the jury
be attempted to revive, the youth,
by giving him artificial respiration.
His efforts were not successful.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1963-02-02
J.S.C. Releases
Deans List

Two Jackson State College
students have made the Pres
ident's List for the 1862 So
Fall Quarter. Earning the
Gov e t e d honor for having
made straight "a" 5000 av-
erageS are Albert Helen Chan
dler and Elwyn Grimes. A
gra du a e of Hickory High
School, Hickory, Mississippi,
Mrs. Chandler is a junior
language arts major. Grimes
is a junior biology major
from Wilkinson County Train
ing School, Woodville.
One hundred and twenty =
six students have made the
Deans List for the same per
iod. These include Gladys jan
uary 2.81; Margaret Catch
ings, 2.79; Ivory Phillips, 2.75;
Willie G Cole m a n, 2.71; Ar
chic Taylor, 2.70; Johnnie
Tolliver, 2.69; Johnnie Phil
lips 2.63; David Raspberry,
2.61; Mary June Meredith,
2.59; B r e n d Lang, 2.56;
Daisy Bell, 2.54; Fred Nc
Dowell, Joyce Spheres and
Johnny Viverette, 2.56; Daisy
Bell, 2.54; Fred Mcdowell,
Joyce Spires and Johnny VII
verette, 2.53; William Brass
field, Beveraly Chambers, Ar
timese Hobson, Edward Rob
inson and Mary Stamps, $50;
Teely Rhine, Jr., Joe Ross
and Cathen Jones Tillis, 2.47;
Arthur M. M. Lewanika, 2.45;
Opal Anderson and Christine
Smith, 2.44; Katherine Hodg-
eS, 2.41; John Hatchett, 2.40;
Della Burt, 2.39; Dorothy Nc
Dowell, 2.37; Girtha Davis,
Freddie GivenS, Jr., Evelyn
Hall, Leola Smith, and Rud-
olph wilkins, 2.33; Ruby Bu-
ford, Louis Jackson, Odessia
Worthy, 231; Earlee Grins-
ton, Margaret Hammond, 2.28;
Thelma Clarke and Ben Nc
Gee, Jr., 2.27; Bobbie Thorn
ton, 2.26; Miller Taylor, Ben
ny Toy and Booker WeemS,
2.25; Marcus Dilworth and
Charles Morris, 2.24; Annie
Brown, Thomas Wilson, and
Ernestine Wesley, 2.22; Will
meta Easterling, H arve
Hambrick, James Hammond,
and Audrey Redmond, 2.21;
Aaron Ballard, and Lyndon
The Mississippi enterprise., 1963-02-02
BRINKLEYS GIRL SCOUTS
Figures show that Chubby Checker
earned $822, ,459 before he was n

PHILADELPHIA - The
final accounting of the earn
ings of Ernest Evans, Jr.,
better known in entertain
ment circles as Chubby
Checker, showed that the
famous popularizer of the
twist dance craze earned a
total of 1922, 459 before his
21St birthday last Oct. 3.
The accounting by his
court appointed guardian
Merton j. Matz, and ap-
proved by Orphans Court
here last week, covered a
three year period.
WITH THE approval of
the accounting, Judge Har-
old D. Saylor authorized the
payment of $4,000 over
the next four years to Check
er. The sum will be paid at
the rate of $40, 900.
The court also approved
the total of $20,561 as COM
mission to Matz, and salts
to Checkers attorney, David
B. Zoob. Zoob previously
had received a $1,000 pay
ment.
ALSO deducted from
Checkers earnings was
$1,000 for court costs.
Upon turning 81, Checker
became an adult and eligi-
bic to handle his own finan-
cial affairs. He recently
bought a home for his par
entS here.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1963-02-02
Toledo Negro Nomsd
To Hospital Board
TOLEDO. Ohio

TOLEDO, Ohio
Robert w. Penn, an attor-
ney, has been named to the
board of Maumee Valley
Penn becomes the first Ne
gro In Toledo to serve on
any hospital board. He IA
currently chairman of the
board of managers of In.
diana Avenue YMCA.
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NORMAL, Ala. - A 8144,
600 grant has been made to
Alabama A. and M. College
by the National Science Toun-
dation to support a summer
institute in 1868 for teachers
OF chemistry at the high
school level.
The Institute will run from
June 10 to Aug. II, and will
be limited to 30 in-service
teachers.
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Grambling Guild set
for overseas tour
CRAMPIINC 7

GRAMBLING, La.
The Grambling
College Theater Guild is one
of % American college and
university groups selected
for overseas tours to aug
ment USO entertainment
for servicemen and their
families.
Edwin E. Bond, USO ma
tlonal executive director
said the Grambling PLAYERS
will make a five-week tour
OF Iceland, Newfoundland.
Greenland and Labrador.
The tour starts Feb. rs
and ends March 81.
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low passengers. Nothing
could say would do. When
the steward left he seemed
literally to pat to his proud
heart my reluctant promise
The Mississippi enterprise., 1963-02-02

There's nothing like freshly dressing give salad
distinctive flavor The classic Chefs Salad for instance will
fresh of applause when with chutney
dressing You'll find this delightful dressing easy prepare with
envelope of salad dressing and few flavor tricks.
Elegant Chefs Salad
l envelope cheeSegarlic cups bteSze pieces
salad dressing mix assorted salad green's
Vinegar, oil, and water tomatoes, cut in
tablespoons chuney tLIesenoo. rouo,o,,
~ tooIeSpoolo ~ ~ 1nlll i SauoS ships
'e"spooh gully Po"uei Few SprigS
l thin strips of (optonaD
cooked lamb
chicken
Prepare salad dressing mix with vinegar water, and oil
directed the envelope Measure cup add the
chutney chill and powder and stir shake
mix thoroughly.
Place salad green's large bowl Arrange lamb and tomatoes
the green's Top with parsley and Just before
serving add the dressing and toss together lightly Makes about
6 enough for luncheon enree salads side salads
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-23
Protecting The Flanks

NlklTA Khrushchev has offered the
United States and the North At
lantic Treaty Organization powers a
non-aggression pact with the East-bloc
powers. At first glance, one would auto
matlcally respond that there can be
little harm in agreeing to such a non
aggression pact.
In fact, it appears Washington is now
interested, and preparing to consider
the proposal. It is trap; if Washing
ton takes the bait, we will have lost a
great opportunity to encourage the peo-
pie OF the Balkan countries and solidify
our alliance with the strongest friend
we have on the continent - West Ger
many
Why does. Khrushchey offer this bait
at this time? He is beset with growing
doubt about his Chinese allies. He is
worried, as to the future, over the Com
munlst steal of so much land in the
Balkans and from Germany, Immediate
ly after World War II. AS the reader
knows, Communist troops then forci-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-23

all Of them wanted to see, the
situation Of their Cuban Negro
brothers. He said that 10 Of the
group Of So students are Ne
groes."
The Kennedy administration S
record in dealing with U. S. ma
tionals who have visited Cuba is
also slated for scrutiny during
the Un-American Activities Com
mittee's investigation.
The House probers have ascer-
tanned that during one six-month
period last year, some 81 indi-
viduals went to Cuba in viola
ton Of the law, and so far only
one has been indicted. In all
Of these instances. the trip was
made by way Of Mexico City.
A number Of the persons are
now going about the U. S. Civ
ing talks lauding Castro and his
Communist regime.
The committee wants to know
why the Justice Department has
been SO lax in cracking down on
these violators. Attorney Gen
eral Robert Kennedy may be
personally invited" to explain
this strange indifference.
CUBAN FLASHES - Reveal
ing sights the junketing U. S.
students are not being shown in
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bly, occupied all the Balkans except
Greece, and East Germany.
The West German Government, ma
turally, has refused to recognize East
Germany, and the German people de-
sire reunification We back this as the
goal and democratic right of free peo-
pie, officially. We also refuse to re-
cognize the imposed Communist regime
in East Germany.
Khrushchev hopes to finalize, or
make permanent, this division in Eu-
rope - keeping Germany forever split.
The Germans will never accept it, per
manently.
II we fall for this bait, West Ger
mans (and East Germans too) will be
disillusioned. Balkan citizens who have
faced great odds, like the patriots who
revolted for their freedom in Hungary.
who have hoped that eventually the
United States might somehow help bring
about free elections in their countries,
will lose their last hope.
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sit Cuba, and remarkably, al

visit Cuba, and remarkably, al
most Immediately thereafter,
We received a cablegram con
tanning an invitation from the
Cuban University Student Fed
Grafton which House invest
iga.ors charge is Communist
controlled.
In his Spanish-language inter
view, Laub tips off the students
line Of defense against prosecu-
ton.
They are going to raise a tech
nicality claiming they didn't
use their U. S. passports to 60 to
Cuba. Obviously, professional le-
gal minds figured this slick stra-
tagem out for them, and Laub
boastfully discussed it as fol
lows:
He asserted that many stu
dents had expressed an interest
in such trip despite the risks
involved Laub emphasized that
the students position is that they
are not violating any law. He
explained that they did not use
their passports to come to Cuba.
Cuban officials in Prague and
Havana at no time asked the
members Of the group for their
passports.
That is why we think con-
tlnued Laub. that we did not
violate the law concerning mis-
use Of passports. But this is not
a basic point. The basic ques-
ton is not whether the law is
being violated or not. Laub said
they are doing the right thing
because they have come to see
and to learn. They have come
to get acquainted with Cuban
students, to get acquainted with
VIZ NA0dA kSOP1C dllU W tdlk
to them and to discuss things
with them
| In his interview, Laub also dis
closed that "they' held meetings
with students ION university
campuSes in the San Francisco
Bay area, in Michigan and in
Wisconsin. They met and talked
with more than 500 students
Laub said they paid the expenses
connected with these meetings
and trips throughout the coun-
try He said they received
money from persons to whom
they explained they were organ
ling a trip to learn about the
Cuban revolutions accomplish
ments and to protect their con
stitutional rights
Laub is quoted as saying that
great and successful efforts
were made in getting a good
number Of Negro students to
come along. He explained thew
wanted Negro students to have
an opportunity to see, lust as
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Cuba: Cubans being evlcted
from their homes in Santiago,
Matanzas, Camaguey, Calbar-
len and Santa Clara to PROVIDE
housing for the ever-groWlng
number Of Russian and satellite
''technicians and specialist
After series of hghpoW-
cred propaganda meetings, Hav-
ana textile workers pledged
themselves to produce 2 million
pairs Of men, women and chill
dren's socks in the next Il
months The nationallzed bak-
cry in Santa Clara is under
heavy fire from workers in the
community because Of the poor
quality Of bread being turned
out. Apparently these complaints
are so pronounced that the pro-
vincial food council couldn't sup
press them and had to publicly
admit the situation and denounco
the bakery
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-23
Zeppelin Transport

MANY readers remember the age of
zeppelins. They were pioneered in
Germany and before World War | had
demonstrated usefulness, and were at
tracing universal interest.
In World War | The Germans used
zeppeins to attack their enemies and
even bombed London with these rigidly-
constructed airships. However, they
were too much Of a target and their
uses were curtailed in later years Of
the First World War.
The death of the zeppelin seemed APP
parent, until recently. A few weeks ago
zeppelin fans from many countries
gathered in southern German town,
Frledrlchshaven to celebrate the l25th
birthday of the nobeman who was faith
er Of lighter-than-air dirigible
He was Count Ferdinand Won Yep
pelin, Swabian cavalry general, who
believed passionately in the airship. In
spite of ridicule, he persisted, spent a
fortune and finally succeeded in 1900
Devotees concluded at the recent meet
ing honoring his memory that need
for zeppelins still exists.
Already a zeppelin vehicle with three
bulls has been built in Trenton, New
Jersey. There are proposals to trans
port rockets from assembly points in
California to Cape Canaveral. Sea
travel is said to be too slow and land
travel too bumpy for delicate mechan-
isms.
And so it may be, that once again
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this country. Visits to neighbor-
National park on seashore in this
ing Canada and Mexico are
steadily on the increase; but |
am more interested at the mo-
ment in the tendency of Ameri-
cans to go farther afield, to cross
the open seas for new expert
enceS.
Where People are Going
The most popular parts Of the
world for travellers right no W
are the European and Mediter-
ranean countries. During 1861
about $4,000 Americans visited
these areas. while last year the
total zoomed to $4,000. There
was a somewhat smaller ad-
vance from the $4,000 travellers
who visited the West Indies and
Central and South America dur
ing 1861 to the 1858 900 who tour
ed there in 1862. Indications are
that the same tendencies exist in
1868, and will for some time to
come.
am told by a friend who is
interested in hotels, motels, and
apartments in the West Indies
that the Haitian trouble h a S
done his business more go o d
than harm. True. many people
have moved away from. the i'm
mediate area Of Haiti and the
Dominican Republic ~ also from
the countries closest to Cuba.
However, e.. a result. tourists
have concentrated more heavily
in other sections Of the W t
Indies. Both the climate and the
nearness of these islands make
them particularly attractive to
Americans. despite local politi-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-23
Representative Communism


THE Chinese, in recent top level com
munist conference with the Rus
slams, repeatedly proposed world gov
erning body for communism, with vot-
ing authority Of the different member
nations based on population
That would give the Red Chinese,
with 750,OOO,O00 inhabitants to Russia's
22O,OOO,OOO, voting edge over Russians
OF to l. 1t would, moreover, make the
Chinese voice dominant in the world
communist government.
The Russians, of course, will not ac-
cept this. Communist governments are
relationships run by party clique, US
ually dominated by one man or two or
three.
The United States and other demo-
cratic nations have a propaganda OBJ
portunity in view Of the Red Chinese
proposal. If the Red Chinese think the
world communist government must be
democratic in nature, each country vot-
ing according to popular representation,
the same principle should logically hold
true inside communist countries.
The one thing communist dictator
ship cannot survive is the free election
and rule by majority, selected in a
free election.
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cal tensions in Haiti and inter
national tensions in Cuba
Travel Wonderful Gift
With world travel such bar
gain, now is a perfect time for
parents to give their children
and-Or their grandchildren trips
abroad. They will make wonder
ful new friends whom tn e v
never would know otherwise, and
will become far more aware of
the differences and the SINH
larlties among the various
peoples Of the earth. What could
be more broadening for young,
alert minds than such a wonder
full experience? l consider this
one of the finest investments
that older people can make in
the future of their younger heirs.
l have Travelled widely myself,
having been to most Of the i'm
pOrtant countries on both sides
OF the Iron Curtain. Never have
taken a trip without coming
home with the feeling that l have
learned great deal that could
not possibly have learned any
other way. If you want to take
a trip yourself, or if you want
to give a trip to a relative as a
gift, l advise you to deal with
a travel agency in or near a
city close to where you live. De
tails will be taken care Of for
you, whether the trip is to be
by ship, plane, or some Of each.
You will find that you can often
get alternative possibilities, max
Ing the actual decisions later.
Your local travel agency will
keep you posted.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-07-23
WASHINGTON,

"1AOAAA4NNAO 4NS July Ga
double barreled breakdown is
now definitely in the cards for
the So U. S. students junketing
in Cuba as the all-expenses- paid
guests of the Communicated
Castro regime.
| Both the Justice Department
and House Un-American Activit-
les Committee are set to take
the following action:
A special grand jury will grill
the students on charges they VIC
lated the travel control law Tit
le 8, U. S. COde) and State De
partment regulations. Subpoen-
as are ready to be served as
they return. The first group is
expected around August 8.
The Un-American Activities
Committee will conduct a
| though investigation of who or
gained and financed this trip
and why. The House probers
have ascertained that a myster-
ious Canadian, known only as
Jacobs put up $4,000 in cash
to pay the fares Of the junk
eteers. British and Dutch airlines
flew them to Czechoslovakia
where they transferred to a
Cuban plane for the trip to Ha-
! vana.
The House probers estimate
the total cost Of this junket at
around 100000.
Purpose Of sunlmoning the
students before a special grand
jury is to procure indictments.
But Justice and State Depart
nlent authorities are split on how
drastic such prosecution should
be.
The Justice Department S
Criminal Division is urging an
across-the- board breakdown to
discourage other adventures Of
this kind.
Attorneys Of the Division are
stressing two points: az T h E
State Department publicly an
nounced on January l6, 1861 that
special permission would there
after be required to travel to
Cuba; % the So junketing stu
dents We're fully warned they
were violating this unequivocal
ban.
But State Department officials
are arguing against indicting all
these students on the ground
Of possible adverse publicity. +"
Why it should be unfavorable is
not known. The Department ad-
vocates indictlng only the lead
ers."
Penalty for this offense is a
maximum fine Of $1,000. i'm
prlsonment up to five years, or
both.
THE LEADER-Levi Laub
who lists himself as a Columbia
University student, APPARENTLY is
the top leader of these Castro
guests.
According to a Havana inter
view, in the hands of the IN
American Activities Committee
Laub describes himself as the
prime mover in organizing this
tour. He claims a committee was
set up for this purpose in Octo-
Der 1862 tone afternoon W h n
students from Columbia Univer-
sity, New York University, &C
NY, and the country college,
all located in New York City,
met to talk about Cuba and the
treatment it was getting from
the w. S. press"
\ A week later it was decided to