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WERE THERE OTHERS INVOLVED?
The dastardly stabbing of the Rev.
Martin Luther King, Jr., last Saturday in
New Yors shocked the entire Negro pop¬
ulation of the country and caused them to
send up a fervent prayer to the Almighty
for the recovery of the valiant crusader
of human rights who spearheaded the
successful year long bus boycott by Mont¬
gomery. Alabama, Negroes for a stoppage
of racial discrimination on city trans¬
portation vehicles.
As of today, Thursday, it appears
that while the condition of the courageous
thirty year old Baptist. minister is still
critical, the attending doctors report he
is much improved and lias a good chance
for complete recovery.
Hr. King’s would-be assassin, a 42
year old woman, said to he from Adrian,
Georgia, ami to haveyheen in New York
only about a month, who plunged the
seven inch brass letter opener into his
shoulder as he was autographing his
newly published hook, Stride Toward
Freedom, in a Harlem department store,
was armed also with a .32 calibre pVstol
which she carried in her purse.
After her arrest lioliee said she was
demented. As to this opinion there is not
the slightest doubt for, in additon to her
fiendish crime, she said: “I’ve been look¬
ing for him for six years for all the trou¬
ble he has caused people.”
Re this as it may, the question which
is uppermost* in the minds of many people
open.
A mnSAMU Til AT m>ULB Ui cvsbzo
There seems to have arisen here
type of auto driver who forgets or
fully ignores certain traffic
We refer to drivers who insist on
ting pedestrian passagesways at
intersections. Many of these drivers
their cars to straddle*, pedestrian
ways while they are waiting for cross,
wise traffic to pass at street
This, of course, is noticeable
there are no yellow lines marking
trian paths. This tendency on the part
drivers shows a lack of consideration
the welfare of walkers and is a
which the police should crack down on.
Many times, pedestrians, in order
continue on their way, are forced to
in front of a car which is blocking
walkway. Sometimes this forces them
walk out into the path of cars that
going in their direction .and
Rev. Martin
King
(Continued lrom page One)
her handbag.
Dr. King's assailant
identified by tire police as
Izola Curry of 121 West
street. She is said to be a
of Adrian, Ga.
Dr. King was seated at
desk on the ground floor of
store when the tabbing
cured.
Mrs. Curry was quoted
saying: “I’ve been after you
six years. I’m glad I’ve
it.”
She also was reported
have made derogatory
about the National
for the Advancement of
People.
She was seized after
stabbing by Walter
an advertising salesman
The Amsterdam News.
tives said she irad
something about not giving
damn about integration ”
Mrs. Curry was taken
custody by Patrolman
Duancacore of the West
street station, who had
stationed in the store.
Witnesses said Dr. King
been stabbed with a metal
ter opener which was
from his chest at the
Detectives said they
the woman was a mental
and that the attack had
ing to do with racial issues.
Governor Harriman sped
the hopital from his East
home. He quoted Dr. King
National Advertising Representative*
Associated Publishers
55 West 42nd st f, eet
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166 W. Washington St.
Chicago 2. 111.
===========^ wh . l|( , v
Whaley-Simpson Company
^ JEgjfgf c^Lrnia
Mr. Gordon Simpson
Whaiey-Simpson Company
700 Montgomery St.
San Biancisco il, Calilornia
-
sault, on the popular pastor of one of
Montgomery’s largest churches and a
leader of several organizations devoted
to the welfare of the Negro, had roots
not in the wild fancies she gave but in
deeper .sources. Was she the agent of
othei.s who desire to thwart the courage¬
ous work of this minister who is giving
his all to the upbuilding of his people?
This phase of the case should he tho¬
roughly looked into.
We are pleased to note that New
York’s Governor Harriman lias ordered
a full investigation of the assailant’s
balky round and her connections. It is
l>ossidle that some hidden motives with
wide ramifications may be uncovered.
It is inconceivable to see how a Negro
could make such a fiendish assault on
such an upright and so courageous a
leader as Rev. King, unless he was promp¬
ted to do so by outside influences.
Rev. King is,not the firebrand type
of crusader nor is he the* kind of fighter
who disregards the rights of others. He is
a persistent, painstaking, intelligent work¬
er for human justice who wages his bat¬
tles on the level and above hoard. He ad¬
vocates that Negroes pursue intelligent,
persistent, (h• aceful means to attain tlnur
objectives, instead of violence.
If there are any underhand, behind
the scene agencies that are bent on im¬
pairing his usefulness as a champion of
civil rights for his people we hope they
causes a hazard which is very dangerous.
Thv infringement on the rights of
pedestrians nearly caused a serious acci¬
dent on West Rco*kI Street during a down¬
pour of rain this week. A little hoy, in
»rd*M’4e get-;by a car which was bint-kin*
the pedestrian waJJcway, attempted to go
in front of the car. He was struck by a
car going in his direction. Fortunately,
be was only knocked (town by the car,
but ho might haw been seriously hurt.
Fra* ticaMy all of the streets of the
city are wide enough to allow drivers to
see traffic going’in. a crosswise direc-
feinn, if they gtucp i*>«|erly at struct i«-
terseetions.
This nuisance, which is prevalent
throughout the city, should be halted by
the police.
saying: “I will be all
Don’t worry.”
Mr. Harriitnon and Dr.
were among the speakers
i an outdoor rahy in
I Friday night.
The Montgomery home of
King, who is 29 years old,
bombed in February, 1956,
he was away.
Dr. King, a soifit-ispoken
lar of Hegel apd Kent, is
Doctor of Pliiiorophy and
a Doctor of Divinity. He Is
t.i the DeXt-.-r Avenue
church in Montgomery
president of the
as Improvement Assn., which
I j organized to lead the* bus
cotit. He is an outstanding
vocate of civil rights for
to Negro.
Dr. King was born in
fa. His father has been
pastor of Kbertczer Bapt.
in Atlanta line© 1932.
Dr. King did his
ate work at Morehouse
and had his religious
at the Crozier Theological
inary in Chester, Pa., where
a was the top man in his
Dr. King was his father’s
sistant in the Atlanta
from 1948 to 1953, and went
Montgomery in September,
He is married and has
daughter.
TV WINNERS PUT
tfONEY TO GOOD
(Continued from Page One)
as has spelling champ
Loekermnn and others.
Although his wdfe’s law
to embarrassed him Nigerian
ical student Adopoju
as mu won $64,000. He now
tends Chicago’s De Paul Univer¬
sity.
Most of Joe Louis and his
at wife's windings of $41,000 went
on Joe’s inane tax debt.
The Rev. James H. Robinson
(von $30,000 for his church, and
Roscoe C. Wright gave *2,800
of his $24,000 to his church and
retired from being a postman.
Most winners, to avid a big
tax bite, put their cash in trust
a future income.
a funds for
Seven Quietly
Integrated
(Continued from Page One)
mentary school Monday with¬
out incident. There were no
spectators. Last week a group
of white .mothers sought to pre¬
vent the Negroes from attend¬
ing classes.
k
to
CTseBitri
a ‘Jesus stood and cried, say¬
ing, If any man thirst, let him
come unto me, and drink.’—
(St. John 7, 37.)
Oar Savior also said He
would be with us, even to the
end of time. He is here on earth
with us in spirit, every moment
of every hour, just as lie
walked among men in olden
days. As lie healed the sick and
distraught then. He will heal
and help us today, when we
open our contrite, devout hearts
and Jet Him enter.
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
Rev. King Writes Moving Account of Montgomery Dus
Doycott In “Strides Toward Freedom”
More than two years ago,
young, energetic minister
50 000 Negroes on one of
must epoch-making
against racial injustice.
the very heart of “Dixie,"
led the Negro citizens of
gomery. Alh., in a
bus boycott that culminated
a Supreme Court decision
lawing segregation on the
sit system of that city.
Now with a facile pen, he
written a moving,
account of the struggle in
224-page book entitled
Toward Freedom,” which
just been published.
New Approach
The young minister is
Rev. Martin Luther King,
pastor of Dexter Avenue
church, Montgomery. Only
he brings a new approach
the Negro’s fight for
And he has, through his
liant leadership of the
made the Negro aware of
power of combining
love with militant action
pursuit of his rights.
However, “Stride
Between The Lines
By Gordon Hancock (For Associated Negro Press)
•£••*• **• *’• »’♦ •*« »*• »’* •*♦ •*« ♦*«»*♦ *1* *1* ♦j* »j«
EDUCATION LIMITED
The Highway of Learning is
crowded and crowding with
millions of our youth who seek
the benefits of an education,
Education is withdut doubt the
most popular pursuit of our
nation today.
Our institutions of learning,
our schols and colleges and un¬
iversities, are literally bursting
at the seams, so great are the
throngs seeking the education¬
al opportunities afforded.
What is more, no cessation
of this rush for education is in
sight; instead there are indi¬
cations that the press for an
education will (become more
urgent and insistent. Strange¬
ly enough when the ti<ie ed¬
ucation in this country is at its
flood, wo are experiencing our
greatest crime wave fund wtos-
der and robbery are on
rampage everywhere
Human life is cheap and get-
ting cheaper. The rush to get
something for nothing of the
current hoop craze. There is
forced upon us the regrettable
conclusion that edweatkm by
itself is not the to the a •
answer
questions "being asked by the
I duration is strirtlv
rd in its salvation si offers
on mankind. It might be a
profitable experience, if
would pause and ponder
limited is education In its
fects upon the peaceful and
mroal pursuits of mankind, al-
though we are inclined to
it as a social and economic
moral panacea.
It is disheartening to
out upon a world with unlimit-
ed educational (opportunities
and not the threats of its
struction. The fact cannot be
minimized, we are on the
brink oi atomic warfare with
nil its horrid and horrible con-
sequences.
The nations of the earth are
in turmoil and our own great
nation stands almost
arnong the nations in spite
the bilgions it has handed out
to the needy millions of the
earth. Yet our faith in
tion is undaunted and who
would not have it so?
The time Is at hand when
we must assess education and
its pssibilities and its
tions. We must face the fact
that education by itself,
of itself, cannot bring forth the
New Heaven and the New Earth
envisioned by the Seer of Pat-
rnos
We must face up to the fact
UNCI * 1 Choirs
Pro w-v gram
(Continued from Page One)
nounced today by W. J. Trent,
Jr., executive director of the
Fund, follows:
Glee Club of Morehouse Col-
lege. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 5, con
ducted by Wendell Whaium;
choir of Texas College, Tyler,
Texas, Oct. 12, conducted by
Gwendolyn Wright Jones; eon-
cert choir of Xavier
Freedom” is not centered
Martin Luther King. It is
ther the story of a
group of citizens who, as
declared, “had had enough”
racial indignities. It is
ptory of jan oppressed
who took a giant step
freedom and are still
King provided the
that spurred them to action.
Arrest Touched Off Boycott
In the book, Illustrated
several photographs of
seenes ,the handsome
minister tells how the arrest
Mrs. Rosa Parks, an ’
seamstress who refused to
up her seat on a
bus to a w'hite man, touched
the boycott. He also
many sacrifices and
experiences.
The boycott, which
Dec. 5, 1955, and ended after
Supreme Court outlawed
gation on the buses Nv. 13,
demanded three things: (1)
Courteous treatment of
passengers; (2). seating passen-
gers on a first-come,
basis, with Negroes
•*•»*« %• v •J* v •*• *1* •»**»*•!**!* *1* *!**!* *,* v v *3
that something must go along
\ with education if it is to be the
Balm in Gilead to heal our
nation and the nations of the
earth of an affliction which
I currently is threatening to de¬
stroy mankind from the face of
the earth—man’s inhumanity
to man, so dramatically sym-
bolized by race prejudice.
Thirty years ago Stuart Chase
eminent economist of Columbia
University, said that the only
thing that could be . said of
science is that it multiplies
man’s powers. He said that
within a decade the powers of
man had been multiplied forty-
times-and that was before the
coming of atomic power.
It staggers the imagination
to contemplate the powers "of
man today. But to place with-
1 in man’s hands unlimited pow¬
pr witHout P lacin S in his heart
i spirit to use it aright is
conceivably one of^ the most
dpawgeaous things that could
happen to mankind,
Education does not help the
I matter of the current threat
I of man t0 destroy himself from
I ! fhp» the f fa,se omci of of ^ earth inspite
|0f his B reat educational ppor-
i Economists * * kM1 there tell us what that
pr > ** c are are
called complimentary factors
ach a ’ s labor and ca P* tal -
The *® f ' a £ t tors c a a n 0 t be
UiWcl by themselTes , > that f i s -
arately.
They must be used together
if indeed they are used at all.
For instance capital is useless
I unless there is labor and
bro is useless unless there is
capital.
I They must go together. This
illustrates the relation between
education and character. Un-
less education is accompanied by
“* character, it becomes a great
threat and a danger.
The only hope that education
will not lead to the
i tioja of society and the world
resides in its being accompa-
nied by Christian character.
| Education gives quantity to
ijj- e bu j; 0 niiy character can
gj ve education quality and it
is Quality of man that promises
| hope of man’s survival upon
ear th. while education must
bp commended, its limitations
s h ou id be held out as a warn-
j ing
! Education minus charcater is
(not the answer to the question
of survival and peace. Charac-
] ter is far more important! Edu-
cation is limited by
SI «
1 glee club club of of Lincoln Lincoln University, University
Penn., Oct. 26. conducted by
Orrin Clayton Suthern. II.
The radio programs Tor the
ABC Network originate in New
York City Sundays and are
rebroadcast by local stations at
varying times. Check local
newspaper listings for the
broadcast time in your corn-
m unity.
In the New York City area,
the College Choir programs
will be heard over WABC, Sat-
urdnv evenings from 10:30 to
10:55 o’clock.
from, back toward the
and <3>, employment of
bus operators on
1 Negro routes,
Opposition Balks
The white opposition
these comparative modest
mands, but in the end had
accept integration of the
The boycott itself was
terful in its execution.
the opposing White
council had to admit that
rr»oved “with military
j sion.” Among
featured a carpool with 48
j patch and 42 pick-up
| Many, however, chose to
Like the old lady who,
urged to ride, refuse, saying
| walking for myself, for my
dren and grandchildren.”
Policy of Non-Violence
Throughout the
King urged his followers to
duct the boycott on a
j level and without violence,
book recalls. “When
; tory books are written,”
J told them “let historians
• “There lived a great
* a black people—who
LET’S TALK ABOUT TUBERCULIN
By Mrs. Thelma Wright
Case finding is obviously of
utmost importance in the Tu¬
berculosis Control Program. It
is important and necessary to
assess the potential seriousness
of the tuberculosis problem by
determining the number of in¬
fected persons in the popula¬
tion. The tuberculin test is
extremely reliable in revealing
infection from' tubercle bacilli
—the little demons that spell
tuberculosis. Many times pri¬
mary lesions cannot be seen on
X-rays; they are either too
small or are located in such a
place that the X-ray cannot
pick them up. In many instan¬
ces, the only evidence is a re¬
action to the tuberculin test.
A positive tuberculin test is of
great value in arriving at a
diagnosis, especially if it is
known to have become positive
recently. Positive tests are es¬
pecially significant in young
children. Even though the tu¬
berculin teat is an important
tool in tuberculosis control, it
cannot bring about miracles.
Savannah is fortunate in
having the school tuberculin
testing program made available
, through its departments of
,
j public health—and bolstered by
the blessings of the local board
the Medical Advisory Group, i
I and your Chatham - Savannah j
Tuberculosis and Helath Aisso-
j cia’ion. Included in the school
testing programs are all adults
,
etmipitoyed in the school system
| such teachers, as bus the administrator, drivers, food
i
|
Garden Club
| Clinics
I
j (Continued from Page One)
j rangements was most outstan-
( ding, “
] Mrs. Carrielue Lavender.
hostess chairman of the Center,
is to be commended for the
j excellent manner in which she
has supervised the reptionalist
(iMss Barbara Green) and also
to see that each person is served
before leaving. Mrs. Ruth Scott,
president of the Variety Club, is
her dependable assistant.
We are expecting to see you
on Tuesday and Saturday at
the Garden Center. Please
j come!
Mrs. C. W. Flournoy, Pres.,
I j sultant; G.A.G.C.; E. Mrs. H. Henry Barmond, Perrin con-
‘ publicity chairman; Mrs Rich-
1 ard Colvin, assistant.
___
Ckicas ° ^ Fir *““
(Continued from Page One)
covered an average of 1,500
* yeari,y - As a chief ’ he
will command several compar.- !
i ies containing 100 or more men. I
Regarding his promotion, I
Chaney said the department i
works to the advantage of the I
rank and file. He pointed^ ou “
■
mat Chicago has more Negro j
firemen than any other city i
in the country, enrolled in sev- j
en fire companies here. |
I
i
Are You Registered to Vote?
SATIRDAV, SEi’T. 27, 1958
new meaning into the veins
civilization.”
On the other hand the
cotters were treated with
thing but kindness, King
several of his eo-workers
arrested, mugged, and
in jail. Their homes were
ed, and patrons of the car
were harassed by the police.
The book closes with an
peal, by the author, for
tive leadership both on the
tional and local level to rid
nation of racial hatred and
otry.
“Negroes and whites must
made to see that their
mon goal lies in justice for
King advises.
From a reader’s
there isn’t a dull page in
book.
Morally, “Stride Toward
dom” should shock the
\ science of the nation. But
it is vivid proof that,the
for equality and human
will be won by men who are
j pared to work and sacrifice
seek out the answer to
< problem.
handlers, custodial and
tenance employees.
Three “Pilot” schools —
rnana Riley, Anderson
and Robert W. Gadsden,
ally testing first
.'.elected to institute thus
giam, thereby forming a
us for standardization in
master planning. This
program wi’Jl be carried out
the first, fifth and ninth
af ail schools locally.
den school’s first graders
be tuberculin tested very
Only th/se pqpils whose
rents have indicated their
sent and returned the
Form sent to them from
school will receive the test.
you, as a parent, say * YES”,
“NO”? Remember! If
child does show a positive
action to the test—it does
mean that active
is present—it means that
are tubercle bacilli'
losis gerhteV’ in the body
that the various contacts of
ch'ld are highly important
sheu’d be carefully screened
possbife sources of infection.
The screening, follow-up,
ords, reports and so on will
handled by the health
ment. If should be
understood that the
teat does not prevent
losis; nor does it give a
case” of. the disease. The
tion med in testing is a
tein derivative and
harmless. Our common goal
the eradication cf
the tuberculin testing
—another step forward.
NAACP
Freedom
Dinner
(Continued from Pace One)
at the Metropolitan Opera.
came to the Metroploitan
ter years of experience in
music and drama in
and on the Continent.
A native of Arkansas
Ark., Johnson achieved
and fortune in Chicago
he heads the Johnson
ing Company, publisher of
most widely circulated
periodicals. Starting in
with the since suspended
gro Digest, the Johnson
pany within a few years
came the dominant force in
Negro magazine field. Still
young man, Johnson is
in a wide range of civic
fairs: The United S t a t e
Junior Chamber of
named him one of 10
in gyoung men of America
1951.
U. Profs
Organize
(Continued from Page on rj
Academic Freedom Fund
be; p r0 f essor Bentley Glass
jo^s Hopkins University,
K Carr of Dartmouth
and Ralph F. Fuchs of
and Messrs..-
L. Hutton and S. Jay Levy
New York city
Irate Ya.
Mother Raps
ol
(Continued from Page One)
board there again postopnes the
! opening of schools in that city
it has already done so three
times.
It is likely that bewildered
wrote parents will challenge
the authority of Governor J.
Lindsay Almond, J r., in the
enrol do ing tactics to cir-
umvent the desegregation or¬
der of the Supreme Court.
There are signs that parents
xre becoming restless and re¬
sentful over the state’s massive
resistance plan.
Last week some parents ex¬
pressed d.-approval of t n e
school closing law in Virginia.
Pauline Pachee writing to a
Norfolk paper last week said:
“I am writing this letter in
ol myself and my
dren.
“There have been a tot of
pros and cons about the inte¬
gration of schools here, but
.he pres and cons hive not
opened our schools.
“One thing should be fore¬
most in our minds, and that
is our children should be edu¬
cated- 4 kHmu!
‘ This world we live in is an
advanced world, extremely ed¬
ucated, and I, as so many are
I doing, shudder at tne thought
j | that my children are not in
soli col as they should be.
; “My children are losing a lot
of valuable time. Our children
are losing a valuable asset —
education. Don’t wp realize
this? W! at are we accompli su¬
ing by this silly debate 1
“If we are to keep up with
this world cf today, we should
forget hereditary inclinations.
The mo t important thing in
our minds should be education
fer our children today for good
governments of tomorrow.
“We grown-up aren’t much
involved: our children are more
involved. We have had our ed¬
ucation. Why not give our
children the same advantage
that w-e had?
' Why net give our children
a chance to voice their opin¬
ion? I feel that they should be
consulted, since they are the
ones who are , being hurt.” —
Paufine Pacheco.
Newark Site
Of National
j 'Coptinut*Q from Fage One)
National officers,
! Awards Given
On Saturday, the Convention
will be climaxed by the annual
Awards Luncheon held in the
j Hotel Ballroom where approxi¬
mately 800 guests will heear
an address by Miss Roberta
Church, minority groups con¬
sultant for the Department of
labor. Also, national school-
achievement, Service, Commun¬
ity and Youth Awards will be
made, a feature at the lunch¬
eon is the crowning of Miss B.
P. W. the winner in a National
Popularity Contest.
The Convention Theme —AC¬
TION BUILDS CONFIDENCE—
will be stressed during the con¬
vention and four workshops
will point up the participation
expected of local chapters. Del.
egates will concern themselves
with this implementation in
the following areas. Developing
Leadership for Effective Op¬
eration of clubs; Exciting New
Challenges for Today’s Youth;
Expanding Our Horizons and
the Six Phases of the National
a Program.
s Mysterious
Fires In Ala.
(Continued from Page One)
is investigating the firies.
Curlee maintained that some
sort of chemical, as yet uni¬
dentified, was used to start
some of the fires.
hardly see how it would
i be possible to start fires,” the
; P olice chief pointed out, “with-
| °ut somebody seeing them.”
j ANNISTON, Alia. — Several
days after the alst fire, a 9 year
old son of the family told police
! tfca.t he started the fires.