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Jackson advocate., 1963-06-22
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IA R Is H
S 7 R EET I
BY JAMES RUNDLES

BY JAMES RUNDLES
YOU KNOW ITS REALLY
WORTH THINKING ABOUT
l mean what one of the good
Parish street brothers brought
up the other night when we all
gathered for refreshments at
our favorite beer joint (pardon
me :. mean restaurant) =. :.
this fellow was saying
that he was so tired Of hearing
about the race question . he
didn't know what to do. He said
that when he got up every
morning his wife was talking
about it and then when he
went to work all the folks on
the job was talking about it
and everybody he met on the
bus on the way home was talk
ing about it and when he
got back home at night his wife
was talking about it again. This
guy said he was going nuts. He
said he went to lodge meeting
one night and all the brothers
was talking about it and last
Sunday when he went to church
the preacher was talking about
it. He said he was going crazy
just listening to people talking
about the Race Question
and he said that the bad part
about it was that most of them
didn't know enough about it to
even be bringing it up. This
brother said he knew there was
a Race Problem just like every
body else, but he didn't want
it served to him for breakfast
dinner and supper. He said that
it looked like to him that peo-
pie had forgotten things like,
baseball and picnics and fishing
and fun and laughter. He said
that if you didn't go around
every day with a long face and
bring up something about the
Race Question when you start
ed talking people thought you
was crazy even if you wasn't.
This brother said that he knew
that everything wasn't right
around here, and he didn't mind
helping to get together with
them other people and try to
make it better but he said
he was going fishing this
weekend and Sunday morning
he was going to church . . and
the first person that brought
up the Race Question to him he
was going to pick up something
and bust them over the head
with it :. including the preach
er me? I was just lis;
tening.
Charles Fairly that
swinging man with the sax
from Jackson State who rocked
the Orange Blossom Classic
with that blasting Flying
Home" solo during halftime !. {.
dropped this writer a card the
other day. Charles says hello
everybody he's up in New
York playing with the Ted Tay-
lor group i. alright huh?
OUR SYMPATHY GOES
OUT 4. to the family of Med
gar Evers just returned
from his burial in Arlington
National Cemetery the rest
ing place of heroes. Med and l
didn't always agree on every
thing but we were pretty good
buddies and the whole town
misses him already.
TALK ABOUT A CRAZY
CAT I saw a guy in a Far
ish street cafe the other day
eating a plate of cabbage &.
molasses and cheese so l
asked him how come? +.
Guess what? He said his stom-
ach was upset and somebody
told him that would cure it.
CONGRATULATIONS !.
to Miss L'Dina Robinson {.
and the other three young lad
les recently assigned to clerical
positions with the Veterans Ad-
ministration We also take
this moment to salute the fine
Negro nurses who have served
in the Veterans Hospital during
the past 10 years or more.
WEEKLY QUOTATION !.
He that walketh with wise men
sb.u ho xyiSo hl1t a cornpaninr
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-22

This community is shocked
over the apparent murder Of
Medgar Evers, Jackson, Missis-
sippi, out of a deep conviction
of our public officials, business
leaders, and citizens, has built a
reputation during the trouble
some and trying times of recent
years, for preserving law and
order. We have consistently and
unitedly, both local white and
local Negro, agreed on this and
insisted on it.
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-22
America Above
All Else

During the six years l served
as the Special Assistant to the
Administrator of Veterans Af-
fairs of the United States Gov
ernment Veterans Administra-
tion), | visited many of the
cemeteries wherein was inferred
the valiant men of our armed
FORCES men who had made
the supreme sacrifice in de-
tense of our blessed country.
l saw thousands upon thous-
ands of the white crosses that
marked the last resting places
OF these honored heroes
black and white, Jew and Gen.
tile, rich and poor, who had
gone home to God.
| am the last surviving men,
Der OF a family, members Of
which have died in every war
ever fought for the defense Of
this country. I, myself, am an
honorably discharged and dec
Grated veteran of the Air
Force who proposes to
continue the rendition of every
possible patriotic service in
commemoration of these heroes
who died before their time.
l have said repeatedly that l
am an American FIRST, and
what ever other distinctions I
possess are secondary import
ance. In my own thinking and
actions, this takes precedent
over any and all other consid-
erations.
Several years ago, while
visiting Mexico City, l had the
occasion to talk with a member
Of the Communist party at a
social affair. During our con-
versation l berated his "asso-
ciates" for keeping the world in
constant fear of nuclear de-
struction. He laughed at nv
comment.
I'VE will bury you, he repli-
ed" just as we have predicted.
But not with military weapons.
We will drive a wedge into
every one of your crises, breed
ing disruption until you come
apart entirely. Then we will
pick up the pieces. We care
nothing about your racial, class
OF religious differences except
that they will provide US with
the opportunity to split you
completely"
God will never forgive us if
we permit the untold sacrifice
which has been made for Am.
erica's welfare to be callously
negated because We permitted
our internal differences to be-
tray that sacrifice.
When Crispus Attucks, the
Negro who was the first to fall
before the assault of the grena-
diers of King George that
immortal day on the Boston
Commons, he laid down his life
for America not as a
Negro, but as the first Ameri-
can to fall for this country's
freedom.
|, for one, shall never forget
that heritage and nothing
absolutely nothing-will ever
cause me to be unworthy Of it.
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-22

Charles Fairly that
swinging man with the sax
from Jackson State who rocked
the Orange Blossom Classic
with that blasting Flying
Home" solo during halftime {.
dropped this writer a card the
other day. Charles says hello
everybody he's up in New
York playing with the Ted Tay-
lor group alright huh?
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-22

A leading steel executive re-
Gently estimated that if the
American steel industry had
maintained its 1953-57 average
participation in world export
trade and prevented further i'm
port erosion, the industry in
1862 would have provided jobs
for at least $4,000 additional
steelworkers and paid out $500
million more in wages.
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-22
X X X
BUY u. s.
SAVINGS
BONDS

would be working on the bill in
the early part Of July.
Testimony before the Joint
Economic Committee has indi-
Gated that the tax cut would be
expected to generate an addi-
tional $40 billion in the nations
gross national product. This in
turn would cause q net increase
in personal income of $50 bill
lion.
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-22
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city had already announced it.
would hire Negro policemen,
would employ Negro school
crossing guards and would work
toward upgrading of employment
opportunities within the city for
both Negro and white employees.
He said he advised the Presi-
dent the city intended to continue
maintaining law and order and
would resist mass" public demon
strations.
Mayor Thompson said the
President asked what could be
done to ease the racial tension
and the mayor stated he said the
President could stop all such ac-
tivity by just a word because
the people would listen to you. >"
he SAID the President did not
comment upon this.
Mayor Thomp-
son said he went over in detail
with Attorney General Kennedy
what the city was doing in at
tempting to prevent demonstra-
tions and halting public demon
strations, and again outlined what
the city had said it would do in
the face of racial demands.
He said he emphasized the fact
that Jackson was going to main
ain law and order and said he
and the attorney general discuss.
ed pending action against those
arrested during demonstrations.
Mayor Thompson said the at.
torney general was more insist
ent for specific action on deseg.
regation requests. and ask d
whether those demonstrators who
had been arrested would be re.
leased.
The mayor said he advised
they would be handled through
the city court in a routine mat.
ter and if convicted would be Civ.
en- an opportunity to appeal. 9th,
erwise they would remain in
Jail until their fines were paid.
This is the first time President
Kennedy has called Mayor Thomp-
son since the recent agitation be-
gan. Atty. Gen. Kennedy has call
here several other times and
there have been numerous pre-
yious calls from lesser officials
of the Justice Department office.
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-22
Pres. Kennedy
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Inc lSland currently has
15 percent unemployment rate.
It's jobless problem has in
creased since Great Britain, in
1861, cut off a large part of the
now of West Indian Negroes to
its shores by erecting barriers
that specified they must be
able to show they had Jobs
waiting or had useful skills or
education. For applicants not
qualified as self-supporting, an
adjustable quota was imposed.
The British restrictions, i'm
posed for immigrants from all
Commonwealth countries were
opposed by Laborites and could
conceivably be changed il
Labor government takes office.
Restrictions on Jamaicans'
entry into Canada are similar
to those imposed by the United
Kingdom.
Sir Alexander's demand
comes at a time when immi-
grafton authorities have in
creasing concern about the
increased Western Hemisphere
immigration TO the United
States. Chronically unsettled
political situations and cco-
nomic decline in the Southern
Hemisphere are said to be con-
tributing to the increase of
immigrants.
A report from Argentina, for
instance, indicates that the
United States consulate re-
ceived 6,048 applications for
Vlsas for permanent residence
IN the United States during
The first four months of this
year. compared with 1877 in
the same period last year. The
report said that Argentine emf
grafton to the United States
could easily top 10000 this
year.
The Argentines have ex-
pressed concern over the in
creaSlng percentage of profess
Sional people, skilled tech
nlcianS, and small businessmen
who are leaving for the United
States.
Sociologists have raised the
question as to what might hap
pen to the birth rate and popu-
latlon growth in the United
States if large numbers of peo-
pie from Latin America de-
cided to move here.
Traditionally, Argentina had
been a country that attracted
Immigrants. chiefly from Spain
and Italy.
Sir Alexander did not seem
concerned that his country
would lose its top business and
community leaders if the
United States quota is removed.
The majority of people" he
said here. look like Africans,
but they have been for the last
800 years associated with the
British. We have been reared
in the rule of law and parlia-
mentary democracy. Most Of
our people want 10 live on the
economic standard of the
United States. We have a way
OF life-an ability to live with
one another. We approach our
problems in a calm and ra-
tional maner. We think per-
haps We have something we
can give to the world"
Jamaica gained its indie
pendence a year ago, in
August. 1862.
In 1852 it was chiefly an
agricultural island in the sun"
but now, the Prime Minister
reported, industry is the No. l
contributor to its gross national
product. 1t also has a $4,000
900 year tourist industry but
the number of visitors dropped
7.8 percent last season due to
the Cuban crisis.
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-22
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planning nonsegregated re-
ceptions for the frst time,
following the lead Of British
diplomats who held mixed
narties In honor Of the birth
day Of Queen Elizabeth II.
But American Ambassador
T. C. Satterthwaite planned
m additional reception for
government officials and
members Of the diplomatic
corps.
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-22
CLIO B AL
PORT R RAIT S
BY LOU LuTOUR

The first part of the month
brought comments from a read
er out in California who COM
pared 'Global Portraits to
Guidepost feature The Quiet
One and now a reader in NYC
has noticed that one of the New
York dailies feature a Portrait
OF Achievement; so, We are very
happy indeed that Divine Guid-
ance planted the seed for Clio
bal Protratits' over a year ago
and came into fruition February
of this year The same is
true of our newest radio series
Meet the Negro Press" pre-
sented also by your own Lou
LuTour
On with the honors as "Glo-
bal Portraits salutes a few of
the hundreds of New Workers
who are truly tops in their re-
spective fields Of work and SER
vice with the first being
Mr.. Leo Shainman who will
soon be rounding out 30 years
in the field of Special Education
working for and in interest of
the GRIND (Children of Retard-
ed Mental Development) :.
Mr.. Shainman, having been
with the program since 1886
1Ok years as a teacher and II
years as a Supervisor, is we'll
versed in what it takes to make
the teacher as we'll as the child
rem enjoy the work and special
activities, and his timely dem
onstration lessons are just what
anyone welcomes when he visits
a class as Supervisor .
Seems as though we need more
like him especially to help
the new teacher
Next 'Global Portraits takes
a jaunt out of Denver, Colora-
do so as to keep a promise -
to let you enjoy knowing about
those who rightfully deserve a
salute because of the fine way
they make our Negro Press
"tick" and this time it is Joe
Brown, publisher of The Denver
Blade. Mr.. Browns work
and efforts as Publisher of the
Denver Blade are of such cali
bre that Denver, Colo, after so
years, now has a Negro News
paper that it can be proud of
Joe Brown is originally
from Baltimore, Md, a product
of USAF of 8 years, plus
degree from Denver University
(The Harvard of the West) and
he believes that persistency is
courage In speaking to
our 'Global Portrait just NAM
ed, he said, 81 am more ner-
vous when anyone agrees with
my editorials than when not.
l expect to be a stormy editor
ialist in keeping with my SUBJ
ject notice." However, Joe
Brown, a conscientious we'll
prepared person who is doing a
dynamic job of building the
Denver Blade When in
Denver be sure to drop into his
office
Remember until next issue -
"Time waits for no man, so
why not keep up with it," :.
Send info about those who merit
being known around the globe
to: Global Portraits GPO
Box 672 New York /, N.
Y.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-11-15

buttons in Montana, public and pri-
vate.
The Teacher Supply Committee
moved next into science and then
into the social sciences.
Presently, discussions are under
way with the college faculties con-
corning the planning of course
work in economics for teachers.
Concurrently, the committee is
evaluating a program of single broad
field majors in English, science, social
science and music, and such pilot
program already is in effect at some
of our higher educational institutions.
In two years we shall be able to ex-
anime the results of efforts to place
teachers with single majors.
AS we'll as concerning itself with
the academic education of teachers,
the committee has considered the pro-
fessional, or training aspect. A spec
ial subcommittee developed plans for
a demonstration program, hopefully
to substantiate the theory that on
the-job training in the schools, under
the supervision of expert teachers,
could replace, and improve upon,
certain of the training aspects now
delegated to the colleges.
But such program cannot be
without funds, and for
some time we have sought to obtain
the necessary dollars without success.
Since DIR. Conant's report emphasizes
the desirability of just such an ap-
proach to teacher training, we can
hope that aroused interest may help
make our plan reality. AS it is,
only repeated failures to obtain the
necessary funds prevent us from be-
ing embarked today ON a five-year
program involving the
of Public instruction,
The five teacher training units of the
University system, score of school
districts, and some 800 prospective
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-11-15
Each of us Has an Investment In Educution' Miller

Education its problems its goals and its Importance
sustaining government of free the subject of
State Supt of Public Instruction Harriet Miller de-
American Education Week. November
both the Montana Farmerabor Institute the
convention of Montana Federation of Teachers Missoula
last weekend.
What Miss Miller had essentially report to the
people" from state department and profession which is
looking the future and attempting anticipate the educa
ton needs of American youth constantly changing and in
creasingly complex society.
That you the reader, share with the many who at
tended the two meetings in Mssoula last weekend the meat
and the perception of her report reprint the address
in its entirety.-EDITORS.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-11-15

One of the functions of education
should be to convey at least some o.
the elements of this basic concept o.
civilized, free men, but apparently
for some years now education ha:
failed, at least partially, in thi:
respect. Today, 1 am afraid we al
know individuals who seem to loathe
the very word government
seem to have no understanding Oh
what government is and why it is
necessary. AS Father Emmett O'Neil
said in his United Nations Day
luncheon address in Helena, we find
people today who look upon govern
ment as the enemy.
1t is especially important, then,
as we review our goals for Ameri-
can education that we recognize
we have a most urgent job to do
in education for American citizen
ship, in keeping with our heritage
of freedom with responsibility.
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR ALL"
the second day of American Educa-
tion Week. This is Learning Oppor-
tunities for ALL" I think it would
be appropriate to discuss this theme
with Wednesdays topic of Balanced
Curriculum since a balanced cur
riculum actually means provision of
opportunities for all to learn.
Too often in the past, think, the
goal of equal educational opportunity
for all has been equated with the
same opportunity for everyone. But
everyone does not have the same
abilities, everyone does not have the
same aptitudes, everyone cannot de-
rive the same benefit from the same
Equal educational oppor-
5unity, then, really means providing
each Individual with those opportuni-
ties he needs to develop his own po-
5ential to it's maximum.
An average educational program
IS not adequate for the college-bound,
The gifted, the handicapped, the re-
,arded. Perhaps it is not adequate |
FOR anyone. since the pupil who is |
average in one respect may be ex-
,eptional in another.
Our national failure to provide OPP
for all lis being dramatized |
joday by the youth unemployment |
problem with it's related problems of |
chool dropouts and Juvenile delin-
Iuency. The phenomenon of automa-
ion also has served to focus attention
# the inadequacy of learning OPP
for people whose jobs
ave become obsolete. Nationally,
nd to some extent in Montana, a
tart has been made in training and
e-training programs.
AS you know, efforts are being
expanded to increase the vocational
EDUCATIONAL opportunities and the
pecial education provisions for those
hose needs have been more or less
eglected.
Nationally, these problems are
receiving more attention than in t
Montana, but we have been par =
ticipating in two federal programs i
to prepare unemployed persons for
employment opportunities - the It
Area Redevelopment Act and the
Manpower Development and Train G
ng Act.
Since February, 1862, approximate s
$50 Montana men and women have
lrolled in training programs, with n
,proximately 112 persons enrolled q
rrently. These varied courses have D
cluded training for a number of II
fferent occupations, such as that v
stenographer, short-order cook, O
elder and motor analyst.
These two programs already have p
d definite impact ON the en- C.
oyment picture in our state. is
Now, with reference to vocational al
clinical education, what are we do it
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-11-15
COMMUNITY RESOURCES"
FINANCIAL SUPPORT"

Quality teaching, of course, cannot
be viewed apart from money and this
brings us to two of the other themes
for American Education Week
Community Resources" and Ell
nancial Support.
1t seems that in Montana today one
of our greatest dilemmas is how to
provide adequate financial support for
education. We, of course, are not
alone. The entire nation is faced with
this problem, to one degree or an
other. But here we have our special
problems which are intensified by
the vastness of our state, the sparse
ness of our population, and our lag
in economic growth and development.
The population picture alone tells
story. In the last decade, Mon
tana's population increased 800
in the age group under FL, but in
the over-21 category the increase
was only 21a %. This fact reflects
the outward migration of our adult
population, leaving us with an in
creasing proportion of children
and senior citizens and a decreas-
ing proportion of people in the
productive, working age group. We
have more children to educate and
fewer people to share the expense.
Montanans, of course, have been
making a tremendous effort. AS we
all know, taxes have increased con-
'iderably. But we have no new source
II revenue to help us pay the bills.
This year in Montana, elementary
md secondary schools will cost be-
'ween 80 and 100 million dollars and
lbout three-quaTters of the cost will
,e borne by local property taxpayers.
state revenues will pay for about
~ at II per cent of the cost and
federal funds will finance the other
or 5 per cent.
In addition Ito the need for new
evenues in Montana, which of course
lecessaraly means new growth, new
more people, there is a
ICED for more equitable distribu-
ION OF the responsibility for financ-
ng government and particularly
chools. | think we have all been
ware of an increasing trend toward
hitting responsibility from the state
the local level. And, while this
lay make it appear that the states
nancial picture is better, it brings
mall comfort to those of us who are
aging more and more taxes at the
veal level.
Education costs are going to con-
nue. to rise. We have more students
school and in colleges, and infla-
ON constantly erodes the purchasing
over of our educational dollar, re-,
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