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77 PUBLIC CONTINUOUS YEARS SERVICE OF VOLUME LXXVII MISS JACKSON, “GOSPEL SINGER OF THE YEAR”—‘Miss Ma- halia Jackson, international gospel singer, has been named “Gos¬ pel Singer of the Year” by the National Gospel Symposium Asso¬ ciation. Above in foreground, Miss Jackson receives The Mary Hamilton Kendrix Memorial Trophy from Moss H. Kendrix, Jr., Washington, D. C., at the close of concert given by the famous singer for NAAC'P in New York. Background photo shows Alan Kendrix making trophy presentation to Walter Kennedy, III, Knoxville, Tenn., who is NGSA founder-director. The trophy to be given annually memorializes the paternal grandmother of the KY. Pi 111 Pf “CLANDESTINE” LODGE Iiy O. C. W. Taylor Louisville, (ANPi—Prince Hall Masons of Kentucky this week announced a legal victory over an organization known as the Kentucky Grand Lodge of In¬ ternational Free and Accepted Masons. Tiie Internationals were ordered not to use the name Masonic lodge, Masons or any imitation of these Head¬ quarters for this group is De¬ troit and the titular head is a William Banks who styles him¬ self “The Supreme Grand Mas¬ ter.” This group was originally out¬ lawed by the Prince Hall Ma¬ APPEAR IN RECITAL HERE Marvin Thornton, of Mrs. Marie Thornton the late Prof. William G. will be presented in piano recital at the First Baptist church educa¬ center Monday, Sept. 21, 8 p.m. Mr. Thornton is a graduate Alfred E. Beach High School. is now a sophomore at the College of Music in ADams 4-3432 sons in a suit on June 27, 1957. In an appeal in October 1958 Judge Stuart E. Lampe, Ken- tuey Court of Appeals, upheld the decision against the inter¬ national group. The internationals, however, inc.orproated in February of this year and the suit follow¬ ed. This suit was won because the internationals did not ap¬ pear to defend themselves. Amos T Hall of Tulsa, Okla., said the suit was just another in a scries against clandestine Masons planned over the na¬ tion. New York City, where he is studying toward an A. B. de¬ gree with a major in piano His fundamental training in piano was received from Mrs. C. M. Weils. The program will include compositions from Chopin, Schubert, Bach, and Beethoven. A special feature will be two compositions composed and played by Mr. Thornton. SR Council Report Shows Failure of Private Schools in Halting integration MR. ROBERTSON LOSES RIGHT ARM IN TRAIN ACCIDENT Robert H. Robertson, East Broad Street, fell under a moving train at the Union Station Saturday, Sept. 12. around 10:30 p. m., causing his right arm to be out off at the shoulder. Mr. Robertson, a retired Pull¬ man porter had never been seriously injured during his forty-rbwto years of railroad em¬ ployment. He has toeen a patient at Memorial Hospital since the accident. His condi¬ tion is “fair.” It was reported by a city po¬ liceman soon after the accident that Mr. Robertson fell as he stepped from an Atlantic Coast Line train after visiting a friend in one of the oars. He rolled partially under the train, which was pulling out of the station, and a wheel severed has arm at the shoulder. Mr. Robertson and his wife, Mrs. Anna B. Robertson, are native Savannahians. They moved to Washington, D. C., several years ago when Mr. Robertson’s train run was sche¬ duled on a parlor car between 'Continued on Page light) CR Commission NCNW LAUNCHES MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN The National Council of Ne¬ gro Women will iauncn its “Fifty Days of Membership Mobilization” Sc.plemoer 12 to October 31, Miss Dorothy I. Height, National President, an¬ nounced today. Mrs. Robert L. Vann and Mrs. Nettie Carter Jackson are the co-chairmen for this campaign through which the Council wiil reor.uit 25,000 new members from all walks of life into local com¬ munity activity. The oampargn nas the full support of the heads of the twenty-ttwo national affiliated organzations who are capable of reaching 850.000 women in church, fraternal, business, professional and civic groups using the' slogan “Each one Reach one Every Day for Fifty Days.” Memberships taken or renew¬ el during the campaign extend through October, 1960. In addi¬ tion to enlisting women the Council is inviting men who subscribe to its purpose and who want to support its ex¬ panding services to become As¬ sociate Members. “The situation confronting our youth today is such that women cannot fail to close and unite their efforts help create conditions that deal with problems of per¬ conduct as well as the. deeper, underlying conditions housing, education, citizen¬ and international rela¬ Miss Height said. Mary Bethune, the Council stressed the need for unified purpose and action the very beginning. Mrs. Mable Keaton Staupers coordinator for the mobili¬ with headquarters at Council House, 1318 Ver¬ Avenue, N.W., Washing¬ 5, D. C. Kick-Off The members of the Nation¬ Council of Negro Women on of Western Europe made an advance kick-off for the 1959 Membership Mobilization they gathered in a hotel dining room at Innsbruck, Aus¬ tria, a midpoint in the Council's '“European Tour with a Pur¬ pose” of meeting their coun¬ terparts in some ten countries. Mrs. Bessie Morris of New York City was first to become a life member. “The meetings with women of the National Councils of Belgium, Holland. Germany and other countries Continued on Page Three Reports on Voting, Education and Housing j White House and Congress re¬ ceived last week the long-talk¬ ed about report and recoin- ! mendiations from the Presi¬ dent's Commission on Civil Rights. The six-man commission, created by an Act of Congress in 1957, made a study of racial discrimination in three areas— voting, education and housing —and suggested 14 steps which might be taken to combat seg¬ regation. After giving a detailed report of their findings, the commis¬ sion made five recommenda¬ tions in the field of voting. 1. That the Census bureau be authorized to make a territo¬ rial compilation of registration and voting statistics, including a count of individuals by race, color and national origin who are registered. 2. That Congress require all state and territorial registra¬ tion and voting records shall be public records and must be preserved for a period of five years. 3. That the Civil Rights Aot of 1957 be amended so as to prohibit boards or registrars from depriving citizens of the right to register and vote be¬ cause of their race. 4. That the commission be empowered to apply directly to the U. S. District court for en¬ forcement of subpoenas if wit¬ nesses refuse to obey subpoen- Junior League Thrift Sale Scheduled for Oct. 15,16,17 Sale will be held this year on October 15, 16 and 17, Mrs. Don¬ ald K Jones, chairman, an¬ nounced today. Mrs. Jones said the location of the sale will be at East Broad and President streets on the northeast cor¬ ner. An additional feature of tills year’s big three-day event will be a Friday night sale on Oc¬ tober 16. Mrs. Jones emphasiz¬ ed that merchandise will be held back and put out each day as the sale progresses. Included in the household goods, toys, clothing and fur¬ The Citizens Democratic Club will hold a county wide meet¬ ing Wednesday night, Sept. 23, at 8 o'clock at the West Broad Street Y1MCA. Every citizen is urged to be present. This meeting will bring to your attention many interesting SAVANNAH, GEOftGLA SATURDAY, SEPT. 19, 1959 ATLANTA—(ANP) — An in 'teresting report, released re¬ cently by the Southern Region¬ al Council, reveals the deter¬ mined effort being made by the state of Virginia to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling to integrate the Nation’s public schools. The Council report centers about “The Virginia Experi¬ ence -the Private School An¬ swer to the Desegregation Cris¬ is, and states: “In its issue of April 6, 1959, the United States News and World Report carried in bold type the heading: A New School System Is Springing Up in the South—a System of Private Schools. No Public Schools In Prince Edward County A principal exhibit in the private school story Ls Virginia, where some public schools were closed for five months last Fall and Winter by state order in three, cities, and where one county, Princ Edmark Un-dtiS out off local funds for public schools. Virginia has approximately 800,000 children enrolled in 2,500 public schools. It Ls inter¬ esting to note that the total enrollment in all the non- seatarlan private schools in the United States is also estimate?' as issued by it. 5. That if nine or more in- dividuals from any district, county or parish present swam affidavits to the President alleging unsuccessful attempts to register, that they be refer¬ red to the commission which will investigate the validity of the allegations, dismissing the unfounded and certifying the well-founded ones. The Presi¬ dent should then designate a Federal officer or employee in the area to act as temporary registrar. Commissioner John Battle, former Governor of Virginia, dissented to the fifth recom¬ mendation. He agreed that all qualified citizens should have the right to vote, but contend¬ ed that present laws are suffi¬ cient to protect that right. Vice-chairman Robert G. Story, former dean, Southern Methodist University Law school, Dallas, Tex., and Com¬ missioner Doyie E. Carlton, former Governor of Florida, joined in a statement opposing a proprosal to amend Article XXIII to the Constitution to establish universal suffrage. Battle concurred with the statement drawn up by his sou¬ thern colleagues. Recommendations dealing with education were: 1. That the Pres, propose and Congress enact legislation au¬ thorizing the commission to (Continued on page three, summer by League members will be many new items donat¬ ed by local merchants and off¬ ered at far less than retail prices. Proceeds from the sale will be used to support the Junior League’s widespread charities. Among the prices listed for this year’s sale are: Evening dresses—43. and up; tux and tails—$8; ladies dresses, $.25 to $3; children’s dresses— $.25 to $2; hats—$.35 to $.50; shoes—$.25 to 92; and pocket- books—$.10 to $35. things that you should know and how you can help to cor¬ rect them at a low cost and with little of your time. All civic minded, taxpaying citizens should attend this meeting and get the facts. Please be present. at 800,000, James Baker and George Gill, reporters for the Richmond News-Leader, toured the state last Mlarch to see what was being done in each of the 10 Congressional districts in pre¬ paration for a possible shift from public schools to segrega¬ ted private schools. “Nothing Being Done’’ In the 12 counties and four cities of the First District their survey indicated that some people were talking about es¬ tablishing private schools but that practically nothing was being done. In the Fourth District, where Negro pupils outnumber white by 45,300 to 37,600, the report¬ ers found citizens in 16 of the 21 localities discussing plans for setting up private schools. Some projects were only in the preliminary planning stage, but Prince Edward County, which was one of the first in the South to be Involved in school desegregation litigation, has had its private school organization in a constant state of readiness 1955. The reporters heard there of a carefully worked out plan, whereby, when the need should arise, each white public school < Continued on Page Three 1 FIVE CHARGED !.N i LITTLE ROCK BOMBING LITTLE ROCK (ANP)- Five men who reportedly took part In the Labor Day bombings have been arrested and charged with destroying proyerty with explo¬ sives. One has been released on bail, the others are being held in lieu of $50,000 bond each. The men arc John Taylor Coggins, 38, carpenter; Samuel Graydcn Beaver, 40, car sales¬ man; Jessie Raymond Perry, 24 truck driver; E. A. Lauderdale 48, lumber dealer and director, segregationist Capital Citizens council; and J. I>. Sims, 35, truck driver. Sims, a Ku Klux Klanist, ad¬ mitted taking part in the three bombings which damaged a school board office, the mayor’s office and a city-owned station wagon assigned to the fire chief. He reportedly remark¬ ed that he used throe sticks of dynamite on the station wagon and 10 on the school. Why? He “didn’t want my 11 year old daughter to go to school with nigegrs.” Arrested as he left church servi¬ ces Sims turned down services of Atty Amis Guthrldge, who is representing Lauderdale. Friends To Rescue (Lauderdale, freed the day af¬ ter arrest was released frlends! on $50,000 bail after three ____ iContinued on Page Eight, ‘ . § S : g If ANNIVERSARY SALUTES—Two Los Angeles business institutions— Carnation Company and The Los Angeles Sentinel, were recipients of anniversary salutes recently when representatives of the Negro press visited in the West Coast city. Seen above at Carnation World Headquarters are S. A. Halgreen, Carnation Company’s vice president, left and Leon H. Washington, Jr„ Sentinel publisher, second from left, with Cleveland’s William O. Walker, president, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Mrs. Ernest K. Tave, Los Angeles consumer consultant for Carnation, and Howard Murphy, Baltimore, who is president of Associated Publishers, Inc. Carnation Compa¬ ny, producers of the world’s finest milk products, was organized in September, 1899, while the Sentinel first appeared in 1934. ADams 4-3433 TWO NOMINEES ACCEPTED AT A. F. ACADEMY and W. POINT WASHINGTON (ANP I Cong. Charles C. Diggs, Jr., has ex¬ pressed congratulations to Wil¬ liam Claude Ayers for entrance approval to the Air Force Acad¬ emy this year and to David Samuel Jackson for acceptance into the U. S. Military Acad¬ emy. Ayers who was nominalerl by Diggs graduated last Juno from Cass Technical High school with an enviable scholastic rec¬ ord. He Is the on of Dr. and Mrs. Archie Raymon Ayers of Detroit. Jackson, who was also recom¬ mended by Diggs met all en¬ trance requirement; to Weal Point. He is a graduate of Cass Technical High school and has been enrolled at Wayne State University as a chemistry mator He resides with his aunt and guardian, Mrs. Millie A. Hynson of Detroit. Thomas Jozwtak, whom Diggs nominated to the Air Force Academy in 1955, graduated last month. He will be assigned to Spence Air Base in Moultrie,, Ga He is the son of Mr. and Mrs John F. Jozwiak also of Detroit. By Robert E. Shelton SAN FRANCISCO, California A dynamic call for Negroes to unite in political action and in spiritual rebuilding was by the vigorous leader 5 million Negro Baptists, Dr. 11. Jackson, of Chicago, 111., the 79th annual meeting of the National Baptist Conven¬ tion, UKA, Inc. The convention its six-day oa^ Conclave San Francisco Septem¬ 13. In his lengthy and eloquent Price 10c GILLS FOR UNITY. ACTION mm m. i. l)R. J. II. JACKSON CHICAGO — (ANP) — shortage of and surgeons wa: in numbers the Allied P. Sloan in addition to past aid $60,000 for 10 scholarships to Negro college students. Announcements of the the lf GO-61 academic made by Dr. Arnold executive director foundation, and Dr. C. McLean, '' : or of physiology ’ Chicago, and National Medical NUMBER 50 25,000 delegates and their guests, Dr. Jackson admonished Negroes for "too great a waste because of divis¬ ions, petty jealousies and strife among us.” He called the Negro a great race and declared that we are not taking advantage of the opportunities to prove it. “Unity 1s one of the great needs among Negro Baptists and Negro people," he declared. The distinguished president iContinued on page three' iowships, Inc., Chicago. This grant raises to more than $1 million the funds rais¬ ed for Negro medical education since 1946, when National M< - ical Fellowships was founded by Dr. McLean and a number of philanthropic citizens con¬ cerned with the lack of oppor¬ tunity for Negro students due to especially high cost of med¬ ical education. In accepting the contribu¬ tion, Dr. McLean observed that of the 200,331 physicians tl.ru- out lhc c<>un t,ry, only about (Continued on Page Two;