IF YOU ARE QUALIFIED VOTE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8th IS ELECTION DAY Patronize Our Advertis- ers — Their Advertising in this paper shows that they appreciate y o a r trade. Jackson Advocate GOOD CONDUCT WILL ALWAYS GAIN YOU RESPECT. Watch Your Public Conduct. VOLUME XIX—NUMBER 1 JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI., SATURDAY, NOV. 5, 1960 PRICE TEN CENTS United States Is Baffled By Confusion In Congo ★ ★★★ ★★★★★★★★★ ★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★ INTEGRATION BRINGS SCHOOL BOYCOTT IN DETROIT The above is the likeness of recently elected, Charles F. Golden, now Resident Bishop of the Nashville Birmingham area, Central Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church, who will be the guest of the Central Methodist Church and the Jackson district, Sunday, November 13th at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. These services at Central will introduce Bishop Golden to our community as the leader of Methodism in Mis* sissippi, Tennessee and Alabama. ADAM POWELL AND HAZEL SCOTT PLANNING A MEXICAN DIVORCE New York, Oct. 29 — Declaring that there is no bitterness and that they are on the “most friendly terms,” Representative Adam Clay- ton Powell (Dem., N. Y.) and his pianist wife Hazel Scott are re- portedly working out terms for a Mexican divorce. The fact that Miss Scott is sche- duled to go to Mexico for the di- vorce has led the public to believe that one or the other may be con- templating another marriage, but neither principal commented. The famous couple has been es- tranged for the past four years with Miss Scott living in Paris a great deal of this time with their 14-year-old son, Skippy, who is now in an exclusive Riverside school. Powell, 51, who inherited the pastorship of the Abyssinia Baptist church in New York from his father, created quite a stir when he married the pianist-actress. Later, however, she became popular with the congregation. Miss Scott, now staying at an (Continued on Page Five) SAMMY DAVIS, JR., CLEARED IH S100,000 LEGAL TANGLE Santa Monica, Cal., Oct. 31.— Sammy Davis, Jr., walked out of Santa Monica Superior Court last week cleared as a party to a $100,- 000 suit naming him and Night Club Impresario Jack Dennison defendants. The action filed by Arthur Schlicht alleged that Davis was a part-owner of Dennison’s Supper Club on Sunset Strip. Dennison is married to actress Dorothy Dandridge. Schlicht filed suit following a donnybrook at the restauarnt Jan. 3, 1963, which resulted in his ar- rest on a disturbing the peace charge. Cleared following a court trial, the hair stylist sued Dennison and Davis for personal injury, false (Continued on Page Four) Danforth Foundation Invites Applications For Scholarships The Danforth Foundation, an educational Foundation located in St. Louis, Mo., invites applications for the tenth class (1961) of Dan- forth Graduate Fellows from col- lege senior men and recent grad- uates who are preparing them- selves for a career of college teaching, and are planning to en- ter graduate school in September, 1961, for thier first year of grad- uate study. The Foundation wel- comes applications from the areas of Natural and Bioligical Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities and all fields of specialization to be found in the undergraduate college. President J. L. Reddix has named Dr. John B. Eubanks as the Liai- son Officer to nominate to the Danforth Foundation two or not (Continued on Page Five) President Nat’l Baptist Convention Installs Rev. W. T. Crutcher Chairman Sunday School Publishing Board Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 29 — Dr. D. C. Washington, Executive Di- rector of the Sunday School Pub- lishing Board was host to Dr. J. H. Jackson, of Chicago, Illinois, President of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc., and pas- tor of the Olivet Baptist Church, also to the members of the Cor- porate Board. One of the outstanding features of Dr. Jackson’s visit was a Press Conference, along with re presen- tatives from the Local Television and Radio Stations. While the Press Conference was in progress, the Corporate Board members were in Session, hearing reports of the outstanding accomp- lishments that had been made by Dr. D. C. Washington, Executive Director of the Sunday School Pub- lishing Board. At 1 o'clock the Chapel was opened with Dr. D. C. Washington (Continued on Page Five) Israel Schools Make Plans For Education Of Africans Parley Also Approves Courses For Non-Jews At Switzerland Center London, Oct. 26 — The Organi- zation for Rehabilitation Through Training, which provides technical education for Jewish youth in 10 countries, made plans today to offer its facilities to non-Jews from some of the world’s under- developed areas. Resolutions aproved by dele- gates of ORT’s eightieth anniver- sary congress would accomplish the following: Make the organization’s technic- ians and specialists available for technical assistance projects spon- sored by the United Nations or by individual countries. Expand the group’s technical training center in Switzerland for teen-agers to include technical courses for students, including some non-Jews, at junior college (Continued on Page Four) -o- Martin Luther King, Va. Editor In Sit-In Debate New York, Nov. 2—The National Broadcasting Company said Tues- day that James J. Kilpatrick, an editor of the Richmond, Virginia, News Leader, influential daily newspaper, has agreed to a tele- vised debate with Negro integra- tion leader, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The subject of their debate on Saturday, November 26, at a time to be designated later will be: “Are Sit-in Strikes Justifiable.” -o- Meany Urges King Pardon Washington, Oct. 27—AFL-CIO President George Meany today wired Governor S. Ernest Vandiver of Georgia urging an executive par- don to free Reverend Martin Lu- ther King from the shocking and unusual penalty imposed upon him. Full test of Meany’s telegram follows: May I urge you to grant Execu- tive Pardon to free Reverend Mar- tin Luther King from the shocking and unusual penalty imposed on him. Am confident your interven- tion will sustain confidence on the part of people everywhere that fairness will prevail in Georgia and that freedom will remain inviolate everywhere in America. ---o- Court No Place For Settling Church Dispute TUPELO, Miss. —(Special)—A Negro Baptist Church dispute was thrown out of municipal court in Tupelo when the judge said his court was not the place to settle disputes involving churches. The ruling by Judge C. B. Hutchinson was given in a case charging five members of the New (Continued on Page Four) o- First Negro Gets D.C. Job AsA Journeyman Electrician WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 19. —The President’s Committee on Government Contracts announced today that a Negro had been em- ployed as a journeyman electrician for work under a Government con- struction contract in the District of Columbia, at Federal Office (Continued on Page Eight) -$ Sen. Lehman Hits Repub. Double Talk Negro In The Nixon Cabinet Ridicules Both Lodge, Chairman Morton Washington, D. C., Oct. 31.— (Special)—Senator Herbert Leh- man lashed out at Republican J©»- ble-talk on a Negro in Ni; ,*’s cabinet, ridiculing both Lodge end Republican chairman Morton, in a speech before a labor group in New York Tuesday. Lehman said “The Republican National Chairman said that Mr. Lodge had no right to promise a position in the cabinet to a Negro. Mr. Nixon had made no such com- mitment and before he made any cabinet appointments, he would (Continued on Page Eight) White Parents Object To Transfer Of Negro Pupils Negro Woman At Protest Meeting Says Neither Group Happy At Present Situation Detroit, Mich., Oct. 29 — The Board of Education plan to trans- fer 312 Negro students from over- crowded Brady and McKerrow Schools this week drew protest and a boycott of about 2000 White parents of pupils in the Guest, Mon- nier and Noble schools to which the Negro students were set to be transferred. The parents met at Temple Bap- tist Church on Grand River to voice their protests and voted un- (Continued on Page Two) Goldwater Says Lodge’s Promise Of A Negro In Cabinet Was A Mistake Washington, D. C., Oct. 31.— (Special) — Senator Goldwater, Chairman of the Republican Sen- atorial Campaign Committee, fin- ally told the nation what he has been telling the South, that LcAfg»'n Harlem promise of a Negro in the Cabinet "was a mistake." He is one of the few Republican spokesmen who are saying the same thing North and South. Gold- water made it clear that Lodge's promise "was a very unfortunate statement." Goldwater made his criticism of the GOP vice-presidential candi- date over the CBS television pro- gram "Face the Nation” last Sun- day. In recent speeches in the South, Goldwater has also flatly con- demned any action by the federal government on behalf of integra- tion in the public schools. He said the federal government has no au- thority to act on the shcool issue. Referring to the Lodge on-again- off-again statement on a Negro in the Cabinet, Goldwater said he had not found any great public interest in the Lodge Harlem pledge. (Continued on Page Four) NORTHWOOD VILLAGE IS NEW EXCLUSIVE RESIDENTIAL AREA The latest housing project to be launched here is an exclusive resi- dential area which has been named North wood Village. In this development will be ap- proximately 70 homes that will be exclusively designed and built by the .owners. The area has been carefully selected to promote taste and atmosphere of exclusiveness. In order to preserve the standard of this area there is a minimum requirement of 15 hundred sq. ft. per single house to be built on each lot. There will be no form of business activity in the residential area, however, it was prevailed by the promoters that a huge shopping center will be built to accommodate the residents of the area. All utilities and public services will be available The development will be known as Northwood Village. It is located on the east side of highway 49 north. Just north of Fernwood (Continued on Page Four) ftCNW To Hold Silver Anniversary Convention In Hew York City Washington, D. C.—The National Council of Negro Women will open its 25th Annual Convention in New York City, November 9th, with an Anniversary Party for Charter Members who met there a quarter century ago to found the organization. More than 20 of the original 35 founders are expected to be honored at the opening ses- sion of the Convention to be held at the Commodore Hotel through Sun- day, November 13th. “Women of Africa and African Ancestry” will be the theme of an International Luncheon which will highlight activities of the Conven- tion Thursday. “Higher Horizons” will be emphasized on Armistice Day with delegates discussing methods of strengthening the Ne- (Continued on Page Four) International Council Of Women Elect Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Vice-Convener Of Powerful Education Committee During the Triennial meeting of the International Council of Women at Instanbul, Turkey, Dr. Arenia C. Mallory, President of Saints Junior College in Lexington, Mississippi was elected Vice-Convener of the powerful Education Committee. She was nominated by the National Council of Women in the United States, Canada, Austria, and Italy. A nominee must have three coun- tries present her name to be placed on the ballot. Dr. Mallory will be the only person of color on the Executive Committee, although several new members on the board include several Asian and African countries. Dr. Mallory states that the cul- tural, intelligent leadership of the representatives from the develop- ing emerging countries gave tone and spirit to the Trennial meeting (Continued on Page Five) DR. ARENIA C. MALLORY >- Kennedy Calls Mrs. King About Jailing Of Her Husband No Comment From The Nixon Camp WASHINGTON, Oct. 2©.—Sen- ator John F. Kennedy telephone'’ Mrs. King in Atlanta this morning to express concern over the jailing of her husband. “Senator Kennedy said he was very much concerned about both of us,” Mrs. King said. “He said this must be hard on me. He wanted me to know he was think- ing about us and he would do all he could to help. I told him I ap- preciated it and hoped he would help,” she said. In Atlanta, it was reported that Republican headquarters had asked for some kind of a statement on the King case from Vice President Nixon or from Republican cam- paign officials here. An aide said the Vice President would have no comment. (The full N. Y. Times dispatch, printed in The Atlanta Constitu- tion, but not in the Times itself, continued as follows: In discussing the call, Mrs. King (Continued on Page Six) State Awaits Appeal In Goldsby Case The attorney general’s office to- day awaited an appeal of the sec- ond conviction of Negro Robert Lee Goldsby, scheduled to die two weeks from tomorrow in the state's lethal gas chamber of the mur- der of a Carroll county white wo- man in 1954. The state Supreme Court set November 15 as Goldsby’s execu- tion after rejecting an appeal from (Continued on Page Eight) -o- Hartford, Conn. Builder Admits Barring Negro HARTFORD, Conn. — (UPI)— Housing developer Albert Swan- son testified Monday that he re- fused to sell a house to a New Haven Negro because he felt it would “jeopardize” his investment. Swanson made the statement at a hearing called by the State Civil Rights Commission. He was charged with discrimi- (Continued on Page Four) -o- Practical Nurses Hold Annual Meeting Here The Mississippi Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, held its Annual 5th District Meeting here last week. The organization has a state-wide membership of 3270 members. The meeting was closed with a luncheon Wednesday night at the Masonic Temple which featured an address by the Dean of Mississippi (Continued on Page Five) First Nighters Rout Sammy Davis Hecklers Los Angeles, Oct. 29.—Police had to break up a fracas outside the Huntington Hartford theatre when some 100 first nighters | kicked and scuffed four youths, who came to picket the Sammy Davis, Jr., one-man show opening there. The youths were protesting the comedian's approaching marriage to blond Swedish May Britt. The four, wearing Nazi swas- tikas on their arms, told police (Continued on Page Six) STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ACKNOWLEDCE THEY CAN SEE NO SOLUTION FOR CONGO CONFUSION Say Supporting United Nations Is Simply Our Only Possible Course PRAISE CLUB MEET: Mrs. Candace Williams, prominent local club woman, expressed the high* est praise for the success of the meeting last week of the Stale Federation of Colored Womens Club held at the Clinton Recrea* tion Center. WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—State Department officials acknowledged today that they could not see a solution for the confusion of the Congo. They reaffirmed the United States’ declared policy of support- ing the United Nations operation in the Congo and expressed fervent hope that someone could pull to- gether the disintegrating Congo- lese military and civil authority. “It’s not that we think the United Nations knows the answers, i any more than we do,” one official said. “Supporting the United Na- | tions is simply our only possible | course.” Assistant Secretary o< State Joseph C. Satterthwaite, speaking before the Massachusetts State Federation of Women’s Clubs at ! Amherst, Mass., satd the United States supported the United Na- tions as the “proper arbiter of dis- putes, and as a shield against ag- gression.” He spoke of the United Nations’ “very special and hopeful role,” in Africa. Neutral Role Pursued Officials at the State Depart- (Continued on Page Four) U. N. SENDING UNIT TO CONGO TO SEEK POLITICAL ACCORD United Nations, N. Y., Oct. 29— Secretary General Dag; Hammnrsk- jold's advisory committee on the Congo decided today to send an Asian-African good offices com- mittee to the African nation in an attempt to end the differences between warring Congolese fac- tions. The decision was reached after a conference of more than three hours attended by Mr. Hammarsk- jold and members of the 18 na- tions that have furnished troop «ontinfrents to the United Nations force in the Congo. No official announcement was made. Authoritative diplomatic sources said, however, that the ad- visory group had decided that all its Asian and African members would be represented on the visit- ing commission. These are Ethiopia, Ghana, Gui- nea, India, Indonesia, Liberia, Ma- (Continued on Page Four) SATCHMOPLAYS FOR CONGO CATS Leopoldville, Oct. 28 — Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong discovered the Congo today and the unintiated in the Congo discovered "chahss.” Tom tom drummers and the dancers of the Boboto, Ekonda and Nkokongo tribes greeted the Am- erican musician as he was carried into Leopoldville Stadium on a red throne borne by tribesmen painted ochre and violet. He wiped his brow and elicited a roar of laughter by saying, in atrociously accented French, “Marci beaucoup, beau- coup.” A Congo official hailed Mr. Arm- strong as “Ambassador Extraordi- nary of the United States,” express- ing pride that “this son of our Afri- can race” had attained world fame. 10,000 At Concert There were 10,000 persons wait- ing for Mr. Armstrong and his glittering trumpet, among them the true devotees of “chahss,” as jazz is pronounced here. The Congolese “cats” formed a small, clannish band amidst the natives and foreigners in the sta- (Continued on Page Four) UNITED NATIONS GROUP URGES ABOLITION OF RACE LAWS United Nations, N. Y., Oct. 28 —A strong move against racial discrimination in great areas won overwhelming support here tonight. The action, taken in the General Assembly’s Trusteeship Commit- tee, recommended immediate re- peal of “all laws and regulations” that might encourage discrimina- tion practices, directly or indirect- ly, in colonial possessions admin- istered under the United Nations. The administering powers, the United States, Britain, New Zeal- and, Australia and Belgium, were also advised to “do their utmost to discourage such practices by all other means possible.” The resolution further urged that all inhabitants of these ter- ritories be accorded “full exercise of basic political rights, in par- ticular the right to vote.” Equal- ity among the members of all races living in non-self-governing areas was set as the prime ob- jective. Britain Opposed Wording The vote adopting the resolution was 72 to 0, with Britain aiad Australia abstaining. Sir Andrew (Continued on Page Four) WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS NEGRO VOTE MAY CATAPULT KENNEDY INTO WHITE HOUSE Washington, D. C., Oct. 29.- (Special)—The Negro vote may catapult Senator John F. Kennedy into the White House according to a front page feature article in the Wall Street Journal Tuesday. Robert D. Novak, writer of the feature, predicted “Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy may capture a surprisingly fat majority of Northern Negro votes on No- vember 8, a development that could tip the balance in a close national election.”' Novak wrote: “It now seems certain that Vice President Richard Nixon will be unable to hold the gains scored by President Eisen- hower in 1966 among Negroes, overwhelmingly Democratic since New Deal days.” According to Novak's findings around the nation "the Democratic- candidate figures to snare well over the estimated 60 per cent of the Negro vote that Adlai Steven- son was able to pick up four years ago." Novak found "Despite the poli- tician’s loud appeals for votes on the basis of civil rights, most Ne- groes are hardly listening. They are far more interested in bread- and-butter issues. And since many traditionally Democratic Negroes switched to Republican Eisenhower because of his personal magnetism, his departure and their underlying preoccupation with pocket-book (Continued on Page Six)
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IF YOU ARE QUALIFIED VOTE
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8th IS ELECTION DAY Patronize Our Advertis- ers — Their Advertising in this paper shows that they appreciate y o a r
trade. Jackson Advocate GOOD CONDUCT
WILL ALWAYS GAIN YOU RESPECT.
Watch Your Public Conduct.
VOLUME XIX—NUMBER 1 JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI., SATURDAY, NOV. 5, 1960 PRICE TEN CENTS
United States Is Baffled By Confusion In Congo ★ ★★★ ★★★★★★★★★ ★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★
INTEGRATION BRINGS SCHOOL BOYCOTT IN DETROIT
The above is the likeness of recently elected, Charles F. Golden, now Resident Bishop of the Nashville Birmingham area, Central Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church, who will be the guest of the Central Methodist Church and the Jackson district, Sunday, November 13th at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. These services at Central will introduce Bishop Golden to our community as the leader of Methodism in Mis* sissippi, Tennessee and Alabama.
ADAM POWELL AND HAZEL SCOTT PLANNING A MEXICAN DIVORCE
New York, Oct. 29 — Declaring that there is no bitterness and that they are on the “most friendly terms,” Representative Adam Clay- ton Powell (Dem., N. Y.) and his pianist wife Hazel Scott are re-
portedly working out terms for a
Mexican divorce. The fact that Miss Scott is sche-
duled to go to Mexico for the di- vorce has led the public to believe that one or the other may be con-
templating another marriage, but neither principal commented.
The famous couple has been es-
tranged for the past four years with Miss Scott living in Paris a
great deal of this time with their 14-year-old son, Skippy, who is now in an exclusive Riverside school.
Powell, 51, who inherited the pastorship of the Abyssinia Baptist church in New York from his father, created quite a stir when he married the pianist-actress. Later, however, she became popular with the congregation.
Miss Scott, now staying at an
(Continued on Page Five)
SAMMY DAVIS, JR., CLEARED IH S100,000 LEGAL TANGLE
Santa Monica, Cal., Oct. 31.— Sammy Davis, Jr., walked out of Santa Monica Superior Court last week cleared as a party to a $100,- 000 suit naming him and Night Club Impresario Jack Dennison defendants.
The action filed by Arthur Schlicht alleged that Davis was a
part-owner of Dennison’s Supper Club on Sunset Strip. Dennison
is married to actress Dorothy Dandridge.
Schlicht filed suit following a
donnybrook at the restauarnt Jan. 3, 1963, which resulted in his ar-
rest on a disturbing the peace charge.
Cleared following a court trial, the hair stylist sued Dennison and Davis for personal injury, false
(Continued on Page Four)
Danforth Foundation Invites Applications For Scholarships
The Danforth Foundation, an
educational Foundation located in St. Louis, Mo., invites applications for the tenth class (1961) of Dan- forth Graduate Fellows from col- lege senior men and recent grad- uates who are preparing them- selves for a career of college teaching, and are planning to en- ter graduate school in September, 1961, for thier first year of grad-
uate study. The Foundation wel- comes applications from the areas
of Natural and Bioligical Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities and all fields of specialization to be found in the undergraduate college.
President J. L. Reddix has named Dr. John B. Eubanks as the Liai- son Officer to nominate to the Danforth Foundation two or not
(Continued on Page Five)
President Nat’l Baptist Convention Installs Rev. W. T. Crutcher Chairman Sunday School Publishing Board
Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 29 — Dr. D. C. Washington, Executive Di- rector of the Sunday School Pub- lishing Board was host to Dr. J. H. Jackson, of Chicago, Illinois, President of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc., and pas- tor of the Olivet Baptist Church, also to the members of the Cor- porate Board.
One of the outstanding features of Dr. Jackson’s visit was a Press Conference, along with re presen-
tatives from the Local Television and Radio Stations.
While the Press Conference was in progress, the Corporate Board members were in Session, hearing reports of the outstanding accomp- lishments that had been made by Dr. D. C. Washington, Executive Director of the Sunday School Pub- lishing Board.
At 1 o'clock the Chapel was
opened with Dr. D. C. Washington (Continued on Page Five)
Israel Schools Make Plans For Education Of Africans Parley Also Approves Courses For Non-Jews At Switzerland Center
London, Oct. 26 — The Organi- zation for Rehabilitation Through Training, which provides technical education for Jewish youth in 10 countries, made plans today to offer its facilities to non-Jews from some of the world’s under- developed areas.
Resolutions aproved by dele- gates of ORT’s eightieth anniver- sary congress would accomplish the following:
Make the organization’s technic- ians and specialists available for technical assistance projects spon- sored by the United Nations or by individual countries.
Expand the group’s technical training center in Switzerland for teen-agers to include technical courses for students, including some non-Jews, at junior college
(Continued on Page Four) -o-
Martin Luther King, Va. Editor In Sit-In Debate
New York, Nov. 2—The National Broadcasting Company said Tues- day that James J. Kilpatrick, an
editor of the Richmond, Virginia, News Leader, influential daily newspaper, has agreed to a tele- vised debate with Negro integra- tion leader, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The subject of their debate on
Saturday, November 26, at a time to be designated later will be: “Are Sit-in Strikes Justifiable.” -o-
Meany Urges King Pardon
Washington, Oct. 27—AFL-CIO President George Meany today wired Governor S. Ernest Vandiver of Georgia urging an executive par- don to free Reverend Martin Lu- ther King from the shocking and unusual penalty imposed upon him.
Full test of Meany’s telegram follows:
May I urge you to grant Execu- tive Pardon to free Reverend Mar- tin Luther King from the shocking and unusual penalty imposed on
him. Am confident your interven- tion will sustain confidence on the part of people everywhere that fairness will prevail in Georgia and that freedom will remain inviolate everywhere in America.
---o-
Court No Place For Settling Church Dispute
TUPELO, Miss. —(Special)—A Negro Baptist Church dispute was
thrown out of municipal court in Tupelo when the judge said his court was not the place to settle disputes involving churches.
The ruling by Judge C. B. Hutchinson was given in a case
charging five members of the New (Continued on Page Four)
o-
First Negro Gets D.C. Job AsA Journeyman Electrician
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 19. —The President’s Committee on
Government Contracts announced today that a Negro had been em-
ployed as a journeyman electrician for work under a Government con-
struction contract in the District of Columbia, at Federal Office
(Continued on Page Eight)
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Sen. Lehman Hits Repub. Double Talk Negro In The Nixon Cabinet Ridicules Both Lodge, Chairman Morton
Washington, D. C., Oct. 31.— (Special)—Senator Herbert Leh- man lashed out at Republican J©»- ble-talk on a Negro in Ni; ,*’s cabinet, ridiculing both Lodge end Republican chairman Morton, in a
speech before a labor group in New York Tuesday.
Lehman said “The Republican National Chairman said that Mr. Lodge had no right to promise a
position in the cabinet to a Negro. Mr. Nixon had made no such com-
mitment and before he made any cabinet appointments, he would
(Continued on Page Eight)
White Parents Object To Transfer Of Negro Pupils Negro Woman At Protest Meeting Says Neither Group Happy At Present Situation
Detroit, Mich., Oct. 29 — The Board of Education plan to trans- fer 312 Negro students from over-
crowded Brady and McKerrow Schools this week drew protest and a boycott of about 2000 White parents of pupils in the Guest, Mon- nier and Noble schools to which the Negro students were set to be transferred.
The parents met at Temple Bap- tist Church on Grand River to voice their protests and voted un-
(Continued on Page Two)
Goldwater Says Lodge’s Promise Of A Negro In Cabinet Was A Mistake
Washington, D. C., Oct. 31.— (Special) — Senator Goldwater, Chairman of the Republican Sen- atorial Campaign Committee, fin- ally told the nation what he has been telling the South, that LcAfg»'n Harlem promise of a Negro in the Cabinet "was a mistake."
He is one of the few Republican spokesmen who are saying the same thing North and South. Gold- water made it clear that Lodge's promise "was a very unfortunate statement."
Goldwater made his criticism of the GOP vice-presidential candi-
date over the CBS television pro- gram "Face the Nation” last Sun- day.
In recent speeches in the South, Goldwater has also flatly con- demned any action by the federal government on behalf of integra- tion in the public schools. He said the federal government has no au-
thority to act on the shcool issue. Referring to the Lodge on-again-
off-again statement on a Negro in the Cabinet, Goldwater said he had not found any great public interest in the Lodge Harlem pledge.
(Continued on Page Four)
NORTHWOOD VILLAGE IS NEW EXCLUSIVE RESIDENTIAL AREA
The latest housing project to be launched here is an exclusive resi- dential area which has been named North wood Village.
In this development will be ap- proximately 70 homes that will be exclusively designed and built by the .owners. The area has been carefully selected to promote taste and atmosphere of exclusiveness.
In order to preserve the standard of this area there is a minimum requirement of 15 hundred sq. ft. per single house to be built on each
lot. There will be no form of business
activity in the residential area, however, it was prevailed by the promoters that a huge shopping center will be built to accommodate the residents of the area.
All utilities and public services will be available
The development will be known as Northwood Village. It is located on the east side of highway 49 north. Just north of Fernwood
(Continued on Page Four)
ftCNW To Hold Silver Anniversary Convention In Hew York City
Washington, D. C.—The National Council of Negro Women will open its 25th Annual Convention in New York City, November 9th, with an Anniversary Party for Charter Members who met there a
quarter century ago to found the organization. More than 20 of the original 35 founders are expected to be honored at the opening ses-
sion of the Convention to be held at
the Commodore Hotel through Sun- day, November 13th.
“Women of Africa and African Ancestry” will be the theme of an
International Luncheon which will
highlight activities of the Conven- tion Thursday. “Higher Horizons” will be emphasized on Armistice Day with delegates discussing methods of strengthening the Ne-
(Continued on Page Four)
International Council Of Women Elect Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Vice-Convener Of Powerful Education Committee
During the Triennial meeting of the International Council of Women at Instanbul, Turkey, Dr. Arenia C. Mallory, President of Saints Junior College in Lexington, Mississippi was elected Vice-Convener of the powerful Education Committee. She was nominated by the National Council of Women in the United States, Canada, Austria, and Italy. A nominee must have three coun-
tries present her name to be placed on the ballot. Dr. Mallory will be the only person of color on the Executive Committee, although several new members on the board include several Asian and African countries.
Dr. Mallory states that the cul- tural, intelligent leadership of the representatives from the develop- ing emerging countries gave tone and spirit to the Trennial meeting
(Continued on Page Five) DR. ARENIA C. MALLORY
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Kennedy Calls Mrs. King About Jailing Of Her Husband No Comment From The Nixon Camp
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2©.—Sen- ator John F. Kennedy telephone'’ Mrs. King in Atlanta this morning to express concern over the jailing of her husband.
“Senator Kennedy said he was
very much concerned about both of us,” Mrs. King said. “He said this must be hard on me. He wanted me to know he was think- ing about us and he would do all he could to help. I told him I ap- preciated it and hoped he would help,” she said.
In Atlanta, it was reported that Republican headquarters had asked for some kind of a statement on
the King case from Vice President Nixon or from Republican cam-
paign officials here. An aide said the Vice President would have no
comment. (The full N. Y. Times dispatch,
printed in The Atlanta Constitu- tion, but not in the Times itself, continued as follows:
In discussing the call, Mrs. King (Continued on Page Six)
State Awaits Appeal In Goldsby Case
The attorney general’s office to- day awaited an appeal of the sec-
ond conviction of Negro Robert Lee Goldsby, scheduled to die two weeks from tomorrow in the state's lethal gas chamber of the mur-
der of a Carroll county white wo-
man in 1954. The state Supreme Court set
November 15 as Goldsby’s execu-
tion after rejecting an appeal from (Continued on Page Eight) -o-
Hartford, Conn. Builder Admits Barring Negro
HARTFORD, Conn. — (UPI)— Housing developer Albert Swan- son testified Monday that he re-
fused to sell a house to a New Haven Negro because he felt it would “jeopardize” his investment.
Swanson made the statement at a hearing called by the State Civil Rights Commission.
He was charged with discrimi- (Continued on Page Four) -o-
Practical Nurses Hold Annual Meeting Here
The Mississippi Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, held its Annual 5th District Meeting here last week. The organization has a
state-wide membership of 3270 members.
The meeting was closed with a
luncheon Wednesday night at the Masonic Temple which featured an
address by the Dean of Mississippi (Continued on Page Five)
First Nighters Rout Sammy Davis Hecklers
Los Angeles, Oct. 29.—Police had to break up a fracas outside the Huntington Hartford theatre when some 100 first nighters | kicked and scuffed four youths, who came to picket the Sammy Davis, Jr., one-man show opening there.
The youths were protesting the comedian's approaching marriage to blond Swedish May Britt.
The four, wearing Nazi swas- tikas on their arms, told police
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STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ACKNOWLEDCE THEY CAN SEE NO SOLUTION FOR CONGO CONFUSION Say Supporting United Nations Is Simply Our Only Possible Course
PRAISE CLUB MEET: Mrs. Candace Williams, prominent local club woman, expressed the high* est praise for the success of the meeting last week of the Stale Federation of Colored Womens Club held at the Clinton Recrea* tion Center.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—State Department officials acknowledged today that they could not see a
solution for the confusion of the Congo.
They reaffirmed the United States’ declared policy of support- ing the United Nations operation in the Congo and expressed fervent hope that someone could pull to- gether the disintegrating Congo- lese military and civil authority.
“It’s not that we think the United Nations knows the answers,
i any more than we do,” one official said. “Supporting the United Na-
| tions is simply our only possible | course.”
Assistant Secretary o< State Joseph C. Satterthwaite, speaking before the Massachusetts State Federation of Women’s Clubs at
! Amherst, Mass., satd the United States supported the United Na- tions as the “proper arbiter of dis- putes, and as a shield against ag- gression.” He spoke of the United Nations’ “very special and hopeful role,” in Africa.
Neutral Role Pursued Officials at the State Depart-
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U. N. SENDING UNIT TO CONGO TO SEEK POLITICAL ACCORD
United Nations, N. Y., Oct. 29— Secretary General Dag; Hammnrsk- jold's advisory committee on the Congo decided today to send an
Asian-African good offices com- mittee to the African nation in an attempt to end the differences between warring Congolese fac- tions.
The decision was reached after a conference of more than three hours attended by Mr. Hammarsk- jold and members of the 18 na-
tions that have furnished troop «ontinfrents to the United Nations force in the Congo.
No official announcement was
made. Authoritative diplomatic sources said, however, that the ad- visory group had decided that all its Asian and African members would be represented on the visit- ing commission.
These are Ethiopia, Ghana, Gui- nea, India, Indonesia, Liberia, Ma-
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SATCHMOPLAYS FOR CONGO CATS Leopoldville, Oct. 28 — Louis
(Satchmo) Armstrong discovered the Congo today and the unintiated in the Congo discovered "chahss.”
Tom tom drummers and the dancers of the Boboto, Ekonda and Nkokongo tribes greeted the Am- erican musician as he was carried into Leopoldville Stadium on a red throne borne by tribesmen painted ochre and violet. He wiped his brow and elicited a roar of laughter by saying, in atrociously accented French, “Marci beaucoup, beau- coup.”
A Congo official hailed Mr. Arm- strong as “Ambassador Extraordi- nary of the United States,” express- ing pride that “this son of our Afri- can race” had attained world fame.
10,000 At Concert There were 10,000 persons wait-
ing for Mr. Armstrong and his glittering trumpet, among them the true devotees of “chahss,” as jazz is pronounced here.
The Congolese “cats” formed a
small, clannish band amidst the natives and foreigners in the sta-
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UNITED NATIONS GROUP URGES ABOLITION OF RACE LAWS
United Nations, N. Y., Oct. 28
—A strong move against racial discrimination in great areas won
overwhelming support here tonight. The action, taken in the General
Assembly’s Trusteeship Commit- tee, recommended immediate re-
peal of “all laws and regulations” that might encourage discrimina- tion practices, directly or indirect- ly, in colonial possessions admin- istered under the United Nations.
The administering powers, the United States, Britain, New Zeal- and, Australia and Belgium, were
also advised to “do their utmost
to discourage such practices by all other means possible.”
The resolution further urged that all inhabitants of these ter- ritories be accorded “full exercise of basic political rights, in par- ticular the right to vote.” Equal- ity among the members of all races living in non-self-governing areas was set as the prime ob- jective.
Britain Opposed Wording The vote adopting the resolution
was 72 to 0, with Britain aiad Australia abstaining. Sir Andrew
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WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS NEGRO VOTE MAY CATAPULT KENNEDY INTO WHITE HOUSE
Washington, D. C., Oct. 29.- (Special)—The Negro vote may catapult Senator John F. Kennedy into the White House according to a front page feature article in the Wall Street Journal Tuesday.
Robert D. Novak, writer of the feature, predicted “Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy may capture a surprisingly fat majority of Northern Negro votes on No- vember 8, a development that could tip the balance in a close national election.”'
Novak wrote: “It now seems
certain that Vice President Richard Nixon will be unable to hold the gains scored by President Eisen- hower in 1966 among Negroes, overwhelmingly Democratic since
New Deal days.” According to Novak's findings
around the nation "the Democratic- candidate figures to snare well over the estimated 60 per cent of the Negro vote that Adlai Steven- son was able to pick up four years ago."
Novak found "Despite the poli- tician’s loud appeals for votes on the basis of civil rights, most Ne- groes are hardly listening. They are far more interested in bread- and-butter issues. And since many traditionally Democratic Negroes switched to Republican Eisenhower because of his personal magnetism, his departure and their underlying preoccupation with pocket-book
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