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Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31
The Mock Election An Exercise
In Futility

Here in Jackson and some other sections of the
state, in some Negro churches, last Sunday, sane
tity of the Sabbath and the sacredness of the
place of worship desecrated again by the hold
ing of so-caled mock election, which to us seems
to justify the recent conclusion of DIR. Joseph H.
Jackson President of the National Baptist Conven-
tion, to the effect that the anti-church and anti
religious forces are moving into the Negro civil
rights crusade
Those who have the proper understanding of
the history of the Negro in the United States dur
ing slavery, and since the signing of the Emanc-
patton Proclamation, cannot have failed to realize
the truth of the fact that it their deep relig-
ious faith, and their reliance on it's promised re-
wards, that have kept them, thus far, from re-
sorting to those means that brought only ultimate
destruction who refused to accent such faith and
reliance.
We point to this fact of Negro history, not to
disparage or criticize those preachers in whose
churches these so-called mock elections were held,
but simply to inform those who perhaps do not
know or have not come to understand this fact of
Negro History, to be on their guard the Negro
Churches are being called upon to accommodate
more and more meetings that are not doing much
than destroying their religious faith and their
respect for the sacredness and sanctity of the
Church.
In our opinion, aside from having given great
confidence to the ant-church and anti-religiOus
forces that have moved into the Negro civil rights
crusade, and perhaps damaged irreparably of
the states most able and outstanding political fig
the so-called mock election nothing more
than an exercise in futility.
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31

Greensboro, N. c. - Swahili,
the rapidly developing interna-
tional language for Asia and
Africa, and Russian languages
are among the new courses be-
ing offered this fall in the A&T
College Evening Glasses.
DR.. F. A. Williams, director
of Extended Services, said the
language courses are being Of
fered because of their growing
Importance to those who would
enter federal employment, both
here and abroad, and for per-
sonal enrichment.
These, with courses in Eco
nomics of Developing Countries
and a seminar in Community
Planning, are among the new
programs being offered on both
college credit and non-credit
tasis, and open to those who
hold high school diplomas or
are qualified for graduation.
Another group of new courses
is being offered on non-college
credit basis and open to adults
without formal high school
training. The list include: A
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31
DR.. John e. Calvin New Dean
OF Men AT cramb|ing College

D. D. degree.
DR.. Calvin has been a Methc
dist paster for IL years an.
taught in Louisiana publ
schools IA years.
He assumed his new positio'
Aug. Is.
DR.. Floyd L. Sandle, head O.
speech and drama, has bee,
named dean Of the Division o.
General Studies.
DR.. Sandle will assume tn
new position in September.
All students at Grambling are
required to take the sequence
Of basic courses in the genera
studies during the freshman ant;
sophomore years
Courses are designed to pre-
pare students for transition to
the college upper division re-
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31
Rust College To
Open Ninety
Eighth Year

Rust College will begin the
1963-64 school term September
3rd., with a two day faculty
and staff workshop. The work
shop is designed to acquaint
new faculty and staff members
with the program of the col
lege. Much of the time will be
spent in the library where more
than five thousand new volumes
have been added this year. This
will begin the ninety-eighth
year for the institution.
Registration and orientation
for freshmen will begin Sep
tember 9Th, and regular class
work will begin September 11th.
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31

Grambling, La. Especially -
Dr.. John C. Calvin, a we'll
known Methodist minister and
public school teacher, is the new
dean Of men at Grambling Col
lege.
DR.. Calvin will replace E. L.
Summerville who resigned in
June.
The new dean is a native Of
Rayville and a graduate Of
Grambling. He also earned q
B. S. degree at Southern Uni
versity, Baton Rouge.
DR.. Calvin earned the N. A..
at Louisiana State University,
Baton Pouge, and B. Tn. and
tn. D. degrees from the Ameri-
can Divinity School, Chicago.
The American Divinity School
also awarded him m honorary
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31
Police Hurt
In New York
Demonstration
Violence Breaks
Out On Steps
Of City Hall

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 25.
Three policemen were injured,
including one who suffered a
broken arm, when violence broke
out on the steps Of City Hall
Thursday where a group of
chained together civil rights
demonstrators taunted Mayor
Robert F. Wagner.
Police arrested nine in the
melee that followed.
Police stepped in when the
pickets attempted to connect
the end of their chains to pillars
on either side of the City Hall
entrance.
Those arrested were part of a
group Of % Congress of Racial
Equality (CORE) sit-ins who
have camped in the City Hall
lobby for weeks.
Pickets outside City Hall
screamed "Mayor Wagner must
go; Governor Rockefeller must
go" and freedom now" as the
mayor emerged with members
of the Board Of Estimate. Pick
cts inside shouted "Jim Crow
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31
S423,867 IN BACK WAGES
FOUND DUE IN MOBILE area

ployers who have questions on
the amendments to contact the
Wage-Hour office serving their
area.
Publication explaining the
amendments are available with
out cost from these offices, Will
liams said.
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31
Kennedy
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said.
The President said he did not
tnlnk quotas were "a good idea. I
think 1t Is mistake to begin to
assign quotas on the basis of re-
ligfon or race or color or national
ity."
kennedy again deSC ibed the civil
rights march on Washington Aug.
28 as appropriate" and said he
would meet with the leaders of the
march since he had been asked to
see them. In related action, the
House judiciary subcommittee con-.
siaeffng tte Presidents civil rights
Dill called in two top Justice De-
partment officials for closed-door
consultations Tuesday.
Deputy Atty. Gen. Nicholas De
B. Katzenbach and Assistant Atty.
Gen. Burke Marshall, head of the
departments civil rights division,
worked with the subcommittee on
what Chairman Emanuel Celler,
DIN. Y, called legal snarls" in the
bill.
Kennedy had earlier said The
march was an example OF peaceful
protest that he favored so lon2 as
IL not result in violence.
States and other countries.
In other news conference COM
ments, the President said:
-Hhe $4.billion foreign aid bill that
the House began debating Tues
day is vital to the security of the
United States and the free world.
He urged it's passage without fur
ther cuts
Said he would meet with leaders
OF the Aug. % civil rights march
that morning since he had been
asked to see them. But he said ne
already has expressed MS views on
the mass demonstration expected to
bring more than 100000 persons to.
the nations capitol.
Rejected any suggestion that
congress postpone action on the
civil rights and tax bills until next
year
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31

must CO."
The mayor, who announced
Wednesday that he will join the
freedom march on Washington,
seemed unperturbed:
Earlier when Wagner entered
City Hall for the Board of Es-
innate meeting, pickets shouted
"Stay home, stay home!" and
civil rights leader suggested the
mayor might better forego the
trip to Washington Wednesday
in favor of cleaning up the New
York situation.
Police had to seal off City Hall
like a castle Thursday morning,
keeping more than 100 unusually
noisy picketS on the far side Of
City Hall Park. When some Of the
pickets rushed to aid the group in
chains, fists flew and there were
shouts of Police brutality must go"
1t took a Gordon of police to SUBJ
due the demonstrators and cut
their chains. Two of those taken
was an elderly white man. Several
repeatedly. screamed Keep your
damn hands off me" as police drag
ged them to waiting vans for the
trip to the police station.
The Rev Richard H. Hildebrand,
chairman. of the Joint Committee
for Equal Employment, said his
group was considering concentrating
its demonstrations on City Hall
from now on. He said he would be
happy" 10 have the mayor fiakA
the march on Washington but "even
happier to have him stay at home
and clean up the situation here
The demonstrators are seeking
more and better jobs on city and
state financed construction pro-
jects. Hildebrand said it wouldn't
be fair to say Wagner isn't doing
anything to stimulate hiring of Me-
groes but that the mayor should
hold continuous negotiating ses-
sions" with union Officials and CIV
il rights leaders until job discrim-
ination is ended.
An unidentified white woman
gave the one CORE demonstrators
remaining in City Hall after the
arrests q tongue lashing when she
entered on business
This is filth" she shouted. This
is shame. This city hall belongs
to all Of us In the city. Get out
side and take your dirt"
She referred TO the collection Of
mattresses. radios, newspapers and
personal belongings of sit-ins which
litter the classic lobby Of the his
toric building.
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31
Negro
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ing in New York City.

ing in New York City.
Motro is an official of Modern
Community Developers and affili-
ated films engaged in the building
of integrated housing in sltburbss
and citiSe, such as New York and
Philadelphia. He also has been
associate director of the National
Urban League.
Montero also has considerable
knowledge of and experience in
African affairs. He helped found
the African American Students
Foundation and has travelled ex-
tensively to Africa In 1861, he was
named by President Kennedy as
special ambassador to the inde-
pendence celebration of the new
state of Niger. He made his first
trip to Africa in 1855, when he was
on a business venture in Ghana.
In 1861, Motero became embroiled
in controversy when, after a
visit to Angola, he reported on the
resentment of nationalists there
over the coleman rule of Portuguese
authorities ridiculed mis- predict
ion, but he was proven right when
uprisings began a few months later
His criticism of the Angola situa-
ton caused his appointment to the
current post to be held up it was
reported - a..
However, it was stated that
action by Congressman Adam Clay
ton Powell and Atty. Gen. Robert
Kennedy brought action on it.
The 50-year- r-old New Yorker is
Democrat Who played a KEY role
In President Kennedy's election
campaign.
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31
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Meredith said there is nothing"
to the announcement of the Ma
tional Civil Rights Party Of New
York.
The group said Sunday it would
draft Meredith to run for Con-
gress In Mississippi.
Meredith said he has given
some thought to politics. but
hasn't Thought much about run
ming for office in a specific sense.
He discussed the political re-
ports at a meeting Of the Detroit
education project. In a speech to
a crowd of 800 persons nearly half
of them students, Meredith said
the future of Negroes depends to
a great degree on education.
Mere.
dith Sunday night appealed to Ne
groes who live in large cities to
help Negroes in Mississippi in
ther drive for equal voting rights.
Meredith, who made history a
week ago as the first Negro to be
graduated from the University Of
Mississippi. said civil rights i'm
provements in the South depend
on federal legislation and efforts
in the North.
The secret to getting the bal
lot for the Negro in Mississippi
does not rest there. It rests with
the Negro in the large metropoi-
tan areas who will demand fed.
eral legislation. He said:
Meredith spoke at a rally Of
1000 persons at the King Solo
mon Baptist Church here Sunday.
He will be in Detroit until
Wednesday as part Of 4 nire-
.n1enth tour promoting the Mere
dith Educational Fund, Inc.
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31
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as the official responsible for
the reported discrimination.
The complaints were sent to
the Presidents Committee on
Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity.
The newspaper said the three
white men filed their COM
plants in connection with the
promotion of a Negro, Thomas
Wells Jr., from carrier to route
examiner several months ago.
The State-Times said the white
trio, Dillon Danner. William
E. Chatham, and Clinton A.
Gunwang, sent letter to the
Presidents committee. dated
July %, charging that Mr..
Wells was No. IS on roster
of So eligibles. The white mems
roster numbers were not dis
closed. The roster lists the men
in order according to merit
points based on seniority, test
scores, and superiors' ratings.
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31

Mobile, Ala, Aug. % -
Especial Since July 1, 1862,
the Mobile Wage-Hour office
has made Investigations show
ing that workers in its area have
been paid $423,S ,S67 less than the
wages required by the Fair
Labor Standards Act.
Cletus A. Ford, in charge of
the Wage-Hour office at Room
400, 951 Government Street
Building, announced the annual
figures here today. They cover
the year ending June 80, 1868.
Ford pointed out that the
back wages were found to be
due workers covered by the
Federal law in 379 establish
ments visited during the r.
month fiscal period. He said
that most employers voluntarily
paid the back wages under sup
ervision of the Department of
Labor.
The report showed that 1876
employees, compensated at
hourly rates lower than the ap-
plicable Federal minimus, were
due $240,726.
Overtime pay amounting to
$183,141 was due 1902 workers
not paid at least one and one
half times their regular rates
for hours in excess of 40 in a
workweek. Ford said that only
workers engaged in commerce
or in the production Of goods
for commerce were due the extra
overtime pay in the past.
However, effective Septem-
Der 8, 1868, those workers new
y covered by the 1861 amend
,ents must be paid one and one
1alf times their regular rates
for hours in excess of A in a
vorkweek.
At Birmingham, Ala, Region
II Director Sterling B. Williams
aid that back-pay figures for
.he four state area in which he
administers provisions of the
Fair Labor Standards Act
reached $4,848,958 for the 1862
So fiscal period.
He said that 1881 employees
n Alabama, Mississippi, Ark
,nsas and Louisiana were due
s2,746,759 in minimum wages
md that 19,476 workers were
,nderpaid s2,1o2,1ss in compen-
alton for overtime hours.
Williams also reported that in
estigators assigned to eight
'vage-Hour offices in the region
rad found TT minors employ
ID in violation Of the Child
.abor provisions of the Fair
.abor Standards Act.
Because the minimum hourly
ate for workers engaged in
ommerce in the production OF
-oods for commerce advances to
LIS a nhour effective Septem-
er 3, 1868, Williams urged en-
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31
CLIO B AL
PORTR RATS
By LOU LuTOUR

Today 'Global Portraits ex-
tends special invitation to it's
readers all over the nation and
in Hamilton, Bermuda where
the Bermuda Recorder Fans are
most active, to send informa-
tion about those whom they feel
merit being known around the
globe to use here at 'Global
Portraits, GPO Box 672-New
York 1, N. Y. (USA) with their
0 wn signatures so that we
may know that the information
is authentic And as
we extend such an invitation we
are most happy to salute those
who so delightfully."- greet the
Tourists who visit Nassau,
Bahamas in the historical Raw
son Squares Straw Market
This group is known
as the Rawson Square Straw
Vendors Association and it is
said that the membership totals
ITS AS soon as we make
our trip to Nassau, Bahamas
we'll have more authentic infor-
nation about this hospitable
group as we'll as about the
Governor there, who seems
proud that there is mo" racial
problem existing on this beauti-
full Island -.
In speaking of the Island we
are happy to salute the recently
formed Barbadian Ex-Police
Association of Brooklyn, New
York and it's founder and Presi-
dent, Mr.. Wilfred Best.
Our next 'Global Portraits is
Mrs. Florence Ellerbee, whose
activities and services have been
unfinished throughout the New
York area. Therefore, when she
was the recipient of the 1868
Leadership Award from the
Eastern Hair Weavers Associa-
ton, there was reason for New
York's rejoicing with woman
who has been an example Of
Leadership in Action as 1962-63
Regional Supervisor of the
New York State Beauticians
Asso., President of the Great
er Long Island Cosmetologists,
Vice President of the Citizens
Democratic Club Of Long Island,
CORES, Secretary of the Real
Estate Board of Long Island,
member of the Long Island
NAACP, active member of New
Covenant Baptist Church of
Christ in Long Island and Ma
tional member of the National
Beauty Culturists League, Inc.
All hail to Mrs. Florence
Ellerbee.
Begin now to "Save today for
bright future, or for wonder
full vacation Never
for a rainy day "
Global Portraits GPO
Box 672 New York, New
York.
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31
The Negro -.
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can do the job within the Ne
gro community they are now do
ing against the white establish
ment.
"They are too protest-mind-
ed, too caught up - and right
ly 50 - in removing segrega-
tion. But . younger crop Of Ne
gro leaders who can do an in
tracommunity job are already
waiting in the WINGS" he de-
clared.
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31
An Open Letter
To Mr.. johnson
By JOSEPH F. ALBRIGHT

Dear Mr.. Paul B. Johnson:
If the political trend of his
tory is maintained in that
the Mississippi gubernatorial
Democratic nomination is tant-
amount to election you are
the governor-elect.
The citizens of our great
State have chosen you to guide
the executive destinies of a new
administration for the next four
years. There is every indication
that these years will be some
of the most momentous in the
history of Mississippi.
First of all, please accept my
very best wishes as a loyal Mis-
sissippi citizen in the fateful
performance of your duties. The
challenges of the future will at
times be burdensome and
fraught with historic signifi-
canoe. l am certain that you
will meet them with the deep
sense of responsibility with
which your office is inescapably
entwined. y
Despite my forty-years of ex-
perience in public life in
cal, State and national affairs
l would hesitate in evil
dencing any temerity by at
tempting to advise you and your
associates on the proper ad-
ministrative conduct Of your
office in the respective opera
tions related thereto. l assure
you without reservation that no
such intent is to be construed
by the publication of this letter.
History endows those with re-
membrance who govern by the
creed of justice. ("With malice
toward none," said Lincoln in
his immortal address at Gettys-
burg.) / suspect that no Gov
ernor of this State was ever pre-
sented with a better opportunity
to rise to true greatness than
you shall have in the next four
years.
Decisions of far reaching i'm
portance involving our economy.
civic stability, educational prog
ness, human relationships
all these and more will confront
you. Any one even remotely
concerned with the propagation
of the welfare Of our State
knows that there can be no SIM
ple formula to presage your
making the proper decision cas-
lily at all times.
But of this thousands and
thousands Of your fellow Mis-
sissippians are certain: Any
course of action chosen by your
self with the acceptance Of
righteousness as a guide will
never be other than just for
God has so decreed. With Him
serving as your abiding coun-
eelor, you will never fail the
high trust Of your office, nor
the loyalty of those you have
been chosen to govern.
Walk then, with righteous
ness and justice, and historv
will not fail to give you the
rlace you shall 70 richly de-
serve.
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31

Dairy farmers demonstrated
the efficiency of American ag-
riculture in 1862. From the
smallest cof population on rec
ord, dairy producers obtained
an all-time high milk output :
1858 billion pounds. Unfavor-
able weather conditions during
1862, in several Of the leading
dairy regions Of the nation
made this production record all
the more remarkable.
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31

-ardless Of academic interest.
Dr.. Sandle has been q men,
Aer of the Grambling faculty
COR % years.
He graduated from billiard
University, New Orleans, earned
.he n. A. degree from the Uni
versity Of Chicago, and PHI D.
degree in speech and drama
from Louisiana State Universi-
ty, Baton Rouge.
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31

Americans like American
cheese. This type of cheese ac-
counts for about three-fourth~
Of the total u. s. coner~~+;c-
Of cheese. Other than American
cheese, the leading varieties are
italian, Swiss and cream.
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31

Cheese consumption sets new
records almost every year. In
1862, U. S. per capita consump-
ton hit an all-time high Of 81
pounds. In addition, the 6 Of
a pound increase in per capits
consumption from 1881 to 1867
represents the largest annual
increase ever recorded in peace
time.
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31

ton wagon, 2 Wenzel sleeping bags, Coleman
camping set ,Pflueger "Freespeed" spinning kit
and Junior" fishing set Cypress garden water
skis and Spalding sports chest. Mrs. Curry, an
honor graduate of the Charles Evans Hughes
High School, New York is employed at Wash
ington"s D. C. General Hospital, where in ad-
dition to her secretarial duties she is an ap-
prentice laboratory technican. Her husband,
former Howard University student, works at
the U. S. Bureau of Hearings and Appeals.
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31

COKE'S go AMERICA" FAMILY-Mrs.
Geneva Curry, Washington, D. C. medical secre-
tary and housewife, was one of the 3rd place
winners in the $3.50 000-"Go America" sweep
stakes contest, sponsored by The Coca-Cola
Company, Atlanta, Ca, and it's independent
bottlers located throughout the United States.
Above Mrs. Curry, with husband, Hubert and
22-month old daugher, Denise, are jubilant up
on receiving information to the effect that Mrs.
Curry had won 1868 Ford country sedan sta
Jackson advocate., 1963-08-31

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