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Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23

York and viii concentrate on
providing tutorial help to stu
dents seeking greater depth in
the social sciences. Most Of this
help is to be offered In the form
Of seminars and study groups.
Individual guidance for students
may also be made available In
deserving cases. Special atten-
tion i being paid by the Insti-
Continued On Page Five)
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23
Diggs Ask Order
Banning Bias
In Hospitals

WASHINGTON Rep. Chas.
c. Diggs, Jr. d., Mich.) has
asked Anthony j. Celebrezze,
Secretary Of Health, Education
and Welfare, to issue an order
banning racial discrimination
at hospitals that accept Federal
construction funds.
The Michigan Democrat re-
quested the action in a letter
which he sent to Celebrezze af-
Continued On Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23
Catholic
FraternaI Officer T
Denies Racial
elections

CHTCAGO.-A Knights Of CO.
lumbus council officer Tuesday
denied accusations that o Negro
was rejected for membership be-
cause Of racial bias and charged
that q threat Of ruin" was held
over the Catholic fraternal or
ganization in an attempt to
force acceptance Of the appli-
cant.
Earl Il. Reynolds, advocate o.
the Chicago Council OF the
knights Of Columbus, charged
CONTINUED On Page Six)
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23

Mrs. William Beasley Harris,
the Chief Executive compli-
mented the women for the "es-
tablishing Of new and stronger
avenues Of communication a.
mong all segments Of the COM
munity."
He said this type of communi-
cation will Inevitably lead to
CONTINUED On Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23
Leon Wallace To Be Kew
Speaker AT NBCL Conference

Washington, D. C. - Mrs.
Ruth Mathews, Middle Atlantic
Regional Supervisor Of the Ma
tional Beauty Culturists Lea
que, Inc. along with President
Dr. Katie E. Whickam are most
pleased to announce that Mr..
Leon Wallace of the Veterans
Administration here will be the
key speaker for the Regional
Conference in Baltimore, Md,
Sunday December 1st, 1868 at
Wilson's Lounge on North Ave
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23

nue.. Mr.. Wallace will present
phases Of the Regional Theme
Better Service Through Auto
nation" and others who will
broaden on the subject through
a Panel Discussion, are Mrs.
Carolyn Dismond Of Pennsyl-
vania, Mrs. Doris A. Clark,
Washington, Mrs. Elizabeth Ar
tis Of Virginia and Mrs. Caro-
lyn Murray of Maryland. Fol-
lowing the Panel Discussion,
Continued On Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23
Set BeckWith
Case Subject TO
Call Next Week
Legal Snag Could
Delay Schedule
Of Trial Start

A legal snag which developed
here last Monday could delay
the scheduling for the start Of
the trial of Byron De La Beck
with, the white man accused of
the sniper-rifle Staying Of State
NAACP Secretary Medgar Ev-
ers.
The case has been set for call
in the Circuit Court next Tues
day. However the legal snag
Continued On Page Five)
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23
Write For Rights
Day Is Set By
wonlens Group

Washington - The National
Women's Committee for Civil
Rights has set Nov. "a as
Write for Rights Day." in an
effort to mobilize nationwide
support in favor Of the civil
rights legislation now before
Congress.
Mrs. William Beasley Harris,
co-chairman Of the group, said
Continued On Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23

The fourth annual Creative
Writing Contest, co-sponsored
by the Readers Digest and the
United Negro College Fund, Of
fers a total of $1,650 in prizes.
Regularly undergrad
yates Of UNCF colleges are eli
Continued On Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23
NAACP To
Appeal $4,000
Judgement In
Pickets Case

Savannah, Ga. Nov. 18 - Of
ficials of the Savannah, Georgia
Chapter of the NAACP say
they will appeal an $4,000
judgement against the organi-
zation which was awarded a
white grocer by a Superior
Court jury.
The grocer, Harold Overstreet
Continued On Page Three)
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Doubt Explosion
Was Aimed At
Vivian Malone

TUSCALOOSA, ALA mys-
terious explosion early Satur-
day tore a small hole in the mid
die Of a street 100 yards from
the dormitory Of Vivian Malone,
one of the two Negroes who
entered the University of Ala
bama last summer.
No one was injured by the
blast which was heard in widely
Continued On Page Five)
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$500, 900 Committed TO UNCF
By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

New York = The Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation has made a
commitment of $5OO,OOO to the
United Negro College Fund De-
velopment Campaign, it was an
nounced here today. The COM
mitment will assist current eff
forts to secure $50 million to
improve educational facilities of
the Funds member colleges.
All the colleges are located in
the South.
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23
President Praises Women For
Their Civil Rights Efforts

WASHINGTON. - President
Kennedy has told the National
Women's Committee for Civil
Rights that its members have
compiled ian impressive record"
since the group was organized
last July.
In an exchange of letters with
the committee co-chairmen, Mrs.
Mildred McAfee Horton and
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23

Workshop is to explore the SER
vices available through various
State and Federal agencies to
individuals and groups.
Mr.. w. E. Ammons, State
Leader, Negro Work, Coopera-
tive Extension Service, will pre-
side during the morning ses-
sion. The invocation will be
CONTINUED On Page Six)
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23
Annual 4-H Club
Roundup 10 Be
Held In jackson
State And District
Project Winners
To Be Announced

Jackson, Miss.-Mississippi's
Negro Al Club boys .and girls
who are state or district project
record winners will be honored
November 81 and % at the nine
teenth annual Negro All Club
Roundup i'm Jackson.
Continued On Page Eight
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23
First Rural Areas Development
Workshop Jackson State College

The first Mississippi Rural
Areas Development Workshop
will be held at jackson State
College Thursday, November q.
Registration for the one-day
conference will begin at 900 a.
m. and end at $3.50 am. APP
proximately two hundred per-
sons are expected to attend the
conference. The purpose Of the
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23

One-fifth, or 100000 of this
commitment, has been given to
the Fund for discretionary dis
tribution among its member
colleges. The remaining 80 per
cent, or 100000, will be allo-
Gated to specific member in
stitutions.
Charles G. Mortimer, chair
man of General Foods Corp. and
National Chairman of the Cam
Continued On Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23
New Delays Cripple Chance For
House Action On Civil Rights

The bill, designed to bar raci-
al discrimination in voting, en-
ployment, education, the use Of
federal aid funds and access to
public accommodations, was ap-
CONTINUED On Page Six)
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23
Church Mix
Group Wants
Trial In
Federal Court

The ten persons arrested here
last Sunday in attempted deseg-
regation Of four white Metho-
dist churches have asked to be
tried in Federal Court.
The group through their At
torney r. Jesse Brown filed a
petition Monday for removal Of
the case from the jurisdiction of
Continued On Page Eight
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23
Social Science TutoriaI Institute
Established At TougaIoo College

Tougaloo, Miss. - A Social
Science Tutorial Institute has
been established at Tougaloo
Southern Christian College this
year. It Is located in Beard
Hall and is expected TO add .
new dimension to the pursuit
Of learning at Tougaloo.
The Institute has been set UP
with the help Of > grant from
the Field Foundation Of New
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23
Fourth Annual Creative Writing
Contest Sponsored By Readers
Digest United Negro College Fund

New York, Nov. Is - Am
bilious writers among UNCF
college students will have a
chance to compete for cash
awards and an expense-paid
trip to New York City and
Washington, D. c., it was an
nounced here today.
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23

Washington - The possibiI-
ty Of House action on civil
rights this year faded Friday
as the result of q new delay in
the timetable for pushing the
legislation to O vote.
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23

tary Orville L. Freeman.
Mr.. Harris, who has practic-
ed law in Detroit since 1862,
has been assigned to the re-
gulatory division of the Office
of the General Counsel. He
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Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23
King Hiram
Masons Open
25th Annual
Meet Here Sun.
Predict Largest
Session In History
Of Organization

The 25th Annual Session of
the M. w. King Hiram Grand
Lodge, Colored, A. F. & A. M.
and Electa Grand Chapter, Or
der of the Eastern Star for the
Continued On Page Seven)
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23
Howard Grad Named To Legal
Staff Of u. S. Dept. Of Agriculture

Washington, D. C. - Ap-
pointment Of Samuel ]. Har-
ris, a graduate Of Howard Uni
versity, as a trial attorney on
the legal staff of the u. s.
Department Of Agriculture was
announced recently by Secre-
Jackson advocate., 1963-11-23

PAtxuaise Our Advertis-
ers - Their Advertising
In this paper shows that
they appreciate your
trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-10
Lucy May Star
In 'MudWomun'
: By SHElLAH GRAHAM

actress daughter Elizabeth has
a scene in Johnny Cool
wrapped in half a bed sheet
And they do say it makes Bar
dots famous towel seem as ole
fashioned as a high neckeo
gown.
Yul Brynner is insisting or
doing his own clubbing for the
French version of "Taras Bull
ba." Yul's French is almost as
good as Charles BOyer's. 1t has
been the custom in the past to
have other actors dub fol-
| famed stars when the original
picture is in English. 1t is OBJ
viously more satisfactory to
have the star himself when
possible.
Joan FOntaine'S favorite
beau, the New Workers. maca-
bre cartooniSt Charles Adams
is writing an article on the
macabre side of Hollywood for
a magazine. With Illustrations
1 hope. Adams has been in
Hollywood with Joan while she
makes a TV film for Alfred
Hitchcock.
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HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD, (NANA). -
Lucille Ball is bending a recep-
tive are to Ely Landau's offer
for the starring role in his
"Madwoman of Chaillot" movie
to be made in Paris next sum-
mer. Playboy owner Hugh
Heffner presented a yellow key
with all the privileges to Tony
Curtis. And when is Tony going
to make the film on Heffner's
life, or has this project been
abandoned?
David Niven, sad as we all
are at the passing Of Dick Pow
ell. has added another film to
his long schedule-"Paris 1900"
for the busy Sam BrOnstOn.
Sammy Davis, jr., is receiving
$4,000 for singing Mack the
Knife" three times in Joe Lew
ines Three Penny opera"
movie which stars Curt JurgenS
and Hildegarde Neff. Because
of the newspaper strike in New
York Joe had to call around to
find out if Sammy really was
appearing at the Copacabana.
George Sanders spent what
he calls the most unusual
Christmas of his life. In Beirut
to star for Enrique BOmba in
The Broken Coin" George on
December 25 went from Leba-
non into Syria and thence to
Jordan where he visited Beth
lehem and Jerusalem, then con-
cluded his busy day with a
swim in the Dead Sea. Wife
Bonita is with him, also her
daughter, Juliet COlman, whose
father was Ronald COlman.
Carlo POnti signed Brigitte
BardOt for a movie. So, she is
obviously not retiring"
Gina LOllbrigida has decid-
ed to promote culture, and has
put a stable sum into an
Italian publishing house in
Florence. The firm specializes
in serious and artistic books,
and Gina will sit on the board
awarding an annual prize to
young writer's. OF course. she
will continue to make movies
but not in Hollywood.
=
A character actor like Telly
Savalas can make as much
money as a film star. Telly,
whom you will soon be seeing
in THE Grand Duke and Mr..
Pimm." has been in 10 movies
in three years. And he COM
mands a good price.
Robert MOntgomery's pretty
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Rugtime Fun
In a Basement
BY HARRY MACARTHUR

of the better Maurice Chevaliei
songs in Walt Disney's Cast
aways'-"Enjoy!"
/ y
Between the two rooms, ir
sight and sound of all, is one Of
the gaudiest pianos you ever
saw-a converted upright full
of bright-lighted splendor ano
a fine, old raucous tone. At fire.
quent intervals between $3.50
pm. and am. every night
Except Sundays this garist
instrument is attacked with
vigah by a young man named
Jerry White.
Mr.. White wears gaudy striped
shirts to match his piano ano
a derby hat to match the style
of his playing. A self-taught
musician, he has taught him
self an amazingly large roper
toire and he may be the best
ragtime piano player around
town right now.
He has a great affinity for
this old-fashioned art and
thinks he must have acquired
( 1t through early exposure even
though unaware of it at the
time.
Il went to parochial schools. u
The explains. I'm public schools
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BY JOHN N. RoSsoN

in the Wisconsin avenue string
the Town House, at 1855.
Part of an old tavern COM
pick at Wisconsin and o about
1875 years ago, the building
which houses the Town House
is, of course, strictly George
town. It's Colonial, just like its
neighbors. Sitting at your table
you look through small window
panes across Wisconsin to an
old hobby shop boasting stamp
collections, coins and old fire.
arms. You also see a silver
smith store and Mr.. Krupsaw'S
antiques.
John Nixon. the Town House
manager, says the building Is
believed to pre-date its tavern
days, though its first use is not
known.
I'VE do know It's at least $50
years old" he says.
Fortunately - and like most
Georgetown properties - it re-
tains its charm for today's
users. The dining room is dimly
lighted by use of old lamps. The
mood is further enhanced by
an inset early American mural
covering one of the walls. The
appointments are simple rather
than elegant, giving the Town
House a relaxed, informal air
OF the dining-out spots in
Georgetown, the Town House is
among the most reasonably
priced. We had pate maison
(served on toast points, with
minced onion, a tossed green
salad with oil and vinegar, Lon
don broil with mushroom sauce
a baked potato with sour cream,
asparagus tips with Hollan-
aise sauce. brown bread and
butter, coffee, and baklava, the
price totaling $3.50.
The menu in general is con-
tinental: Australian lobster tai
flambee, $3.75; brook trout al
mondine. $2.75; Town House
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AFTER DARK.

Basins, which gave us our
first outdoor sidewalk cafe, is
virtually honeycombed indoors
with a variety of rooms dealing
in a variety of entertainment,
including some for just eating
If you wander far enough down
into its catacomb regions you'll
find yourself in a room called
L'EScapade.
The entertainment here CEN
tiers on a honky-tonk piano and
includes community singing
when the customers are in a
mood for it, which seems to be
frequently. Really, it's two
rooms, the one at the foot of
the stairs being somewhat
higher than the one beyond.
This probably makes LES
capade the only basement bistro
in town with a sunken living
room.
The decor, If any, is simple
and unobtrusive, the lighting
is low candlepower but ade-
quate, the service is cheerful
and the atmosphere is positively
convivial 1t is instantly obvious
that this is an establishment
catering to those who have de-
cided to heed the advice of one
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pm, and the John Philips Duo
and Vocalist Linda Cordry later
in the evening, all of which
gives the establishment a sup
per club air.
The Town House is not open
for lunch. It's hours are S pm.
to 2 am, Monday through Fri
day and until midnight on Sat-
urday. 1t is closed on Sunday
There is free parking at the
H hing Post parking lot
across o street.
Il -
BY the way, the Old Europe
Restaurant and Rathskeller,
one Of those fine Georgetown
competitors located lust across
the boundary" Cat 2434 Wis
consin) serves an oX-tail soup
that's hard to believe. It's that
good.
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DINING OUT
At Georgetown's
Town House

Listen to its inhabitants and
you'd think Georgetown has
everything. Look around a bit
and you begin to think they're
right.
Within its we'll defined
boundaries - and perhaps in
GLIDING a few contenders just
across the borders George
town DOES have about every
thing a person could reasonably
expect to find in a given area
of the city, and some not SO
reasonable. It's the Districts
town within the city, as indie
pendent as a French poodle
many of which, of course, re-
side in Georgetown houses.
Not the least of the fields in
which this much admired area
of Washington is a thing unto
itself is its dining out facilities
from the Rive Gauche. at
Wisconsin and M, where with
out even trying you can spend
$40 for dinner, to Is cent
White Tower hamburgers
available around the clock.
Along M street-from about
Twenty-ninth street to Key
Bridge there are no less than
a dozen dining-out spots, most
of them considered more than
worthwhile. Some of them even
offer entertainment - fro m
Sally-Jane Heit to the classical
and not-so-classical guitars of
the Shadows, the latter now To-
Gated at 1925 M.
Over near Georgetown Uni
versity there's the new and
highly regarded 1889. to say
nothing of the Gallery Coffee
House on o street.
And there's more. Beginning
at M and walking north on
Wisconsin, there's the Tivoli,
with its opera singers. Across
the street you see Billy Mar
tins Carriage House. Then
comes the Georgetown Inn.
/ This week we visited another
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you don't know about this so
much. but in parochial schools
you're always selling tickets to
something or chances on some
rattle or ads for some program.
When / was 8, 9 and 10 years
old I was in and out of the
neighborhood saloons all the
time selling something, so nat
urally I absorbed a lot of tinny
ragtime piano playing"
Mr.. White Slso absorbed some
canny showmanship somewhere
along the way. Sometimes he
plays those old ones that inevi-
tably bring out the vocalist in
even the one-beer nursers. At
other times he goes in for spec
tacular solos, astounding all
onlookers with his digital dex-
terity, He has, on occasion,
played while wearing gloves and
played while Slindfolded and
regularly makes a feature Of
playing a blazing solo with the
keys covered by a red-checked
tablecloth.
The tab in Basins basement
won't come as a shock, Incl
dentally. Prices are reasonable
and there's no cover or mini
mum. And Of you're a name
brand type when ordering
Scotch or bourbon, you'll be
happy to discover that they're
served here in miniatures. You
not only get the right brand,
but you also get a bargain at
81 to $l,25. depending on the
label, as you we'll know If you
ever stuck curious finger in
one Of the thick shot glasses
used in some places.
\
Upstairs in that Top O. the
Walk room everything seemed
to be normal. The Mini Baker
Trio (which includes her mate,
Sammy SEYMOUR was spinning
out more music than you have
a right to expect from organ,
sax and drums and a young
couple was in the middle Of
the floor doing a tempestuous
twist. Before long the regular
Monday night twist contest
was under way and it got fairly
loud and fairly frantic. And
fun. The MANAGEMENT reports
it has detected a slight lessen
ing in enthusiasm for the twist,
but so long as there is a de-
mand, it will have the supply
This Top o. the Walk room
remains-even if you're anti
twist-one of the towns pleas
anter spots for an evening of
dancing, and there aren't too
many Of these left. For one
thing, the twist doesn't have
a monopoly and there's ample
music for all other rhythms,
including the bossa nova. And
when Miss Bakers Trio plays
the twist the melody is just as
liable as not to come out an
a Little Spanish Town" 1t also
is liable to come out as some
mighty fine Jazz played against
the twist beat.
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imperial crab, 1885; shrimp
Norfolk a la Franchise served
with rice pilaff, 1855, and a
flaming shishkebab of lamb,
$3.50, all a la carte items.
In addition to the London
broil, complete dinner selections
include swordfish steak saute
aux cepes. $3.25; broiled sweet
breads au Monarch (mush-
rooms and chicken livers) $3.50,
and Calls liver steak saute with
onion sauce, $685.. Selections
from the charcoal broiler,
which include a green salad, a
baked potato and one vegeta-
BILE, run from the filet mignon,
$3.50 and a sirloin maitre
d'hotel with mushrooms, $5.75;
to broile d double rib lamb
chops, $3.50, and a broiled ham
steak, $3.50. There also is a
broiled half chicken a la Delisle,
$2,75, and a chopped sirloin,
$2.40.
A la carte appetizers run
from Chincoteague oysters on
the half shell to herring in wine
sauce. Soups include consomme
clarific and vichyssoise.
The Town House, which seats
about 80, is no novice to the
dining-out business. 1t opened
nine years ago as the property
of CASTOR Miller. 1t now be-
longs to a corporation headed
by Attorney Dick Lansdale, Mr..
Nixon says.
Because the Town House Of
fers entertainment it is a IA
vorite with late diners, the
kitchen remaining open until 2
am, a rarity in the District.
Since entertainers are the prov
ince of Harry Macarthur (else-
where on this page, suffice it
to say here that the Town
House offers Rob Fremont at
the piano from $50 to $50
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
Howardsville

Nov. II Sympathy is ex-
tended to Mrs Sidney R. Bovce
in the unexpected death Of her
only brother, Mr.. Graves. of
Grange county. this week.
Those from this area attending
the senior play at Scottsvllle
High School on Friday night,
Nov s, were Mrs. C. A. Whit
ted. Mrs. Charles Pate son.
Misses Lynda Stargell and Di-
anne Adams. Mr. and Mrs. E
w Snoddv and daughter, Cathy
joyce Patteson and Norma Snod-
dy We're members of the cast
from this area.
Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Snoddy
had with them for the week erd
her mother, Mrs Sidney c. Ba-
Der On Nov II. Mrs. Snoddy
and Mrs. Baber attended the
Veterans Day parade in Scots
vile. Norma and Cathy Snoddy
were III the parade. Others there
from this area were John and
Vcrnard Hurt, Mrs. James Cobbs
and two children and Mrs. C. A.
Whitfield.
Mrs. Sidery Boyce had with
her Sunday afternoon her daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Leonard Spencer and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-11-15
? arnpIin
z Il II M .

Nov II Mr.. and Mrs, Rob
ert Harms We're recent guests Of
Mr. and MIS- j. G Reddins in
LNnchburg.
Mrs W. A. Carwile returned
home Monday after Spending two
weeks with her son. Neal, and
his family in Hampton. She also
visited Mrs G A. Dowdy at the
Medical College Hospital, in
Richmond
We wish 70 express our sym
pathy to the family Of Marshall
D. Harris. of Five Forks.
Miss Donna Hlgginbotham was
home for the week end. She and
her grandfather, the Rev. r. P.
Wclch. called III the Gene WEIGH
home at PheniX ard the Carroll
B WEIGH homo at Long Island
on Saturday
DinNef guCStS OF MI ana MIS-.
Robert s Harris Tuesday night
were Mr. and Mrs A s Will
hams. Mr. and Mrs Bill Coa
and Miss Catherine jenkins. of
faInvlllc. and j A. Ovcrstreet,
d LNnchbure
Mr. ard Mrs Harry Hamilton.
# WASHINGTON. D. c.. visited
friends and relatives in the COM
munlty last week.
Nh and Mrs Hugh Carwile
visited the Lewis Carwlles and
Mrs Grace Carwlle Sunday aft
ornoon.