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YEARS OF
CONTINUOUS
PUBLIC SERVICE
VOLUME LXXV1II
STORES UNTIL JIM GROW BAR
NEW YORK, (ANP)—Pledges
from 45,000 persons not to pa¬
tronize Woolworth stores were
presented to the board of direc¬
tors of the nation's largest chain
store co-operation by the two
groups here last week.
The names were secured by
the Committee to Defend Mar¬
tin Luther King and the South¬
ern Christian Leadership Confer¬
ences in a two month drive.
.The drive, the committee an¬
nounced is being terminated July
15.
The committee made known
the results of its campaign in a
letter to the board of directors
of Wool worth's.
“Forty five thousand people,”
wrote the committee, “have, as
a result of this campaign, pledg
ed themselves not to buy lrom
your stores until as a matter of
national policy, you reverse and
abandon the discriminatory treat¬
ment of Negro people in your
Southern stores.
“We are confident that this
loss of customers from your
stores is only a beginning; we
promise that in the months to
come we shall continue our work
to inform the public as to the
issues involved, and we look for¬
ward confidently to an even more
massive loss of business fro m
your store as the people become
fully aware of the nature of the
discrimination that you practice
in the South and the ominous
implications of this policy for the
future of American democracy.
“We are confident that you also
will see not only that this policy
is inherently undemocratic
that it is also economically un¬
wise.”
The support of the petition
campaign, the committee continu¬
ed, indicates a desire for full
equality "among all sections
our people and in all sections
our country.”
Signatures on the
which pledges the signer not
buy from Woolworth's until
abandons its discriminatory
cies, have come in from over
states and the District of
lumbia.
Thousands of signatures
been gathered by trade
in plants and offices,
more by students oh the
campuses and in high
Settlement houses and
have contributed their
Jewish, Catholic and
groups have participated.
Outstanding work has
done among the students in
deep South, in New
New Jersey and New York;
the Midwest, and in
Oregon and the state of
ington.
The petitions will remain
the possession of the
Christian Leadership
the organization of Southern
isters and lay leaders of
Dr. King is president.
“We plan,” said a
“to call upon all these
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baptists clear indebted¬
ness on BATH HOUSE: Cancell¬
ed mortgage note and deed to Bap¬
tist Bathhouse in Hot Springs,
Ark. is presented to Dr. J, H.
Jackf.on, Chicago, president of the
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AD a ms 4-3432
I ALL SMILES — John H. Seng-
stackc, upper right, publisher of
the Chicago (111.) Daily Defend-
er and head of The Defender
Publications, Inc., beams smile
with William O. Walker, publish-
er-editor, Cleveland (Ohio) Ca>l
& Post, following Mr. Seng-
stacke’s election as president of
Dr. J. M. Nabrit Named
Pres, of Howard Univ,
WASHINGTON, D. C.—<Dr.,
fames educator Madison and Nabrit, constitution- Jr., not- j
ted j
al lawyer, today was named:
president of Howard University,
the nations largest institution predoml-1 of
nantly-Negro
higher , . b , , learning. . . He succeeds: , ,
_ Dr. Mordecai W. Johnson, T who
had , , headed , , , the ,, Washington, D. „ l
C. _ school . , since . 1926.
Dr. Nabrit is enroute home!
from Geneva where he^serve-d
as a member of the U. S. Del
egation to the recent 44th In¬
ternational Labor Conference.
He currently serves as Secretary
of the University and Dean of
the Howard Law School, where
, he has , , been a member . of . ,, the
faculty since 1936.
Dr. Nabrit’s elevation to the)
presidency comes as he begins , j
his 25th year at Howaid. Join- ;
ing the School of Law faculty
following six years as a prac-1
ticin g attorney in Houston, Tex-
as, he has served as as Adminis-
trative Assistant to the Presi-
National Baptist Convention, USA,
Inc., second from left, by Dr. L.
G. Carr, of Philadelphia, third from
left, convention treasurer, as Dr.
T. J. Jemison, Baton Rouge, La.,
right, general secretary and Dr. E.
the National Newspaper Publish-
| ers Association youthful at Chicago Chicago last
j week. The
! publisher succeeded Mr. Walker.
1 Below, left to right, are Robert
J C. P.assett, vice president for in-
i dustrial and public relations, Jos.
j Schlitz Brewing Company, Mil-
* waukee, Wis., Mr. Sengslacke, PR
dent, and Director of
Relations. The 59-year old
uentor was named Dean of
Law School in 1958.
Dr Nabri( . is a noted cons
(u(ional lawyer , having
in civil nrghts cases for ,
Past . „„ 30 TT He . , ,
‘ years.
the first normal civil
in . American . . law , , .
course
. 1936, and . . author ,, of . .
in is a
labus for such courses
. g usec | j n ma ny schools
out the country.
As a practicing attorney,
Nabrit has argued civil
cases before courts in 11
and the District of
Among his outstanding , ,
before . . the „ U. S. „ Supreme „ „ _
were Bolling vs Sharpe
in D .S.
fjChoote)> Lane v . W fl S on
1(oma vo ^ ( , r registration
dur( , s) and Terry v
(White primary elections
Texas). He won a
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Doyle Biiloups, Baton Rougt,
vice president at large, look
The $33,000 debt has been
up since January through a
gnization of the bath house
ces designed by Dr. Jackson.
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1960
j man Moss H. Kendrix, Washing-
ton, D. C., whose firm represents
Carnation milk and Coca-Cola,
and Floyd Collins, Schlitz, Chi¬
cago. Mr. Bassett and Mr. Ken¬
drix were speakers for NNPA’s
30 anniversary session which was
held at the Defender’s beautiful
new offices.
The recent St. Paul, Minnesota
Convention of the NAACP threw
its entire weight behind the youth¬
ful “sit-in" demonstrators all
around the United States. The
final resolution on “sit-ins” pledg¬
ed continuing financial, legal and
participatory support. These youth
whose mass, direct action against
j segregation is aimed at bringing
about conipleCe Freedom for the
Nef?r ,°, ^ merlcan ■ t th " carhcs *
possible time won the endorsement
! ' of ,...... the delegates “without *. -------- reserva¬
tion.”
The battle cry “Freedom Now”
as endorsed by the youth was also
acclaimed by the body-at-large and
indeed, in the victory celebrations
over the surrender of northern
Virginia's segregationist policies
at lunch counters one of the most
widely known members of the
NAACP Board of Directors car¬
ried a picket sign that read “Not
. 63 but FREEDOM NOW” for me.”
L The idea of acting together now to
assure Freedom by 1963 has real¬
ly caught on.
Perhaps with the admonition in
‘mind that was carried recently in
a nationally-circulated magazine
that the “sit-ins” may bring viol-
ence, the NAACP expanded it3
racial defense policy to include its
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Bayard Rustin Quits as
Chief Aide to Dr.
NEW YORK, (ANP)—Bayard
Rustin announced this week that
he is completely severing all rela¬
tions with Dr. Martin Luther
King.
Rustin, had been serving as Dr.
King’s special assistant and was
director of the New York office of
the Southern Christian Leadership
conference and executive director
of the Committee to Defend Mar-
tin Luther King.
Rustin, who has been identified
with the civil rights fight for more
than 20 years and has been arrest¬
ed on 22 occasions for his activi¬
ties, admitted in a statement that
he was acting because of criticism
made by Rep. Adam Clayton
Powell.
Long associated with the Fellow¬
ship of Reconciliation, Rustin quot¬
ed Rowell as charging “that cer¬
tain Negro leaders were ‘captives’
of behind-the-scene interests, and
that this fact is creating disunity
among Negro leadership.” Powell,
according to Rustin, said that the
“captive” leaders referred to are
A. Philip Randolph and Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Congressman Powell wa° furth¬
er said to contend that “Rev. .King
National Association
Of CWC Will Meet
In New York City
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Some
1.500 women are expected
gather In New York city be¬
ginning July 30th for the 32nd
biejnnial meeting of the Nation¬
al Association of Colored Wo¬
man’s clubs. The meeting
be held at the Park Sheraton
Hotel ,and will continue
August 5 th.
The theme of the
which marks the 64th
sary of the founding of the
100,000 member organization,
will be “New Frontiers for
men and Youth." The
will be developed in a series
discussions and workshops,
turing such noted
ties as Mrs. Eleanor
Bishop Joseph Gomez of
A. M. E. Church, Jesse
Singer Muriel Rahn, and
others. Dr. Rosa L- Gragg
Detroit, NACWC president,
preside over the
meeting^
Among the meeting
pants will be more than
delegates representing
affiliates in 41 states and
District of Columbia. Also
hand will be representatives
the National Association of
ored Girls, a
ed organization. The
group Ls headed by Miss
tie Turner of 716
Place, Hampton, Va.
Among the subjects
ed for discussion arc
Family Life, Youth
Health, Citizenship, Fine
Legislation, Job
Human Relations,
Affairs and Leadership
ing.
Pharmacist Receives
Award and Position
Miss Drusiliit Deanna Wiggins
Miss Drusilia Deanna
oldest daughter of Mr. and
C. Allen Wiggins, 1112 West
Street, is a recent graduate
Xavier University of
School of Pharmacy. She is
recipient of the Merck
Award and the first woman to
ceive the Progressive
Association Practical
Merit Award.
Miss Wiggins has gone to
Indiana where she has
a position in the Ironwood
as a pharmacist.
has been under undue influence
ever since Bayard Rustin of the
Fellowship of Reconciliation went
to Alabama to help in the bus boy¬
cott.”
Congressman Powell is quoted as
being “shocked” that contrary to
the statements is ued by Mr. Ran¬
dolph and Dr. King, the pre i con¬
| ference launching the protest
march on the Democratic and Re¬
publican conventions was held ]
“without one word being spoken
to Roy Wilkins or any other
NAACP official,” and that “Mr.
Wilkins told me he knew nothing
of it until he read it in the news¬
papers.”
The latter statement, Rustin de¬
clared, is at. variance wbh. the
facts. He said, “Roy Wilkins, ex¬
ecutive secretary of the NAACP,
confirmed in an interview (hat the
organization has instructed its
chapters in these two cities (Chi¬
cago and Los Angeles) to give the
fullest support to the massive non¬
violent ‘March on the Conventions
Movement for Freedom Nov/.’ ”
“Powell’s statement,” he con
tinned, “is further contradicted by
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NAACP YOUTHS CARRY WIL¬
KINS IN VICTORY MARCH —
Two burly youths hoisted Iloy Wil¬
kins, NAACP executive secretary
on to their shoulders nod carried
him around the ballroom in the
Exetl Blair Kith MACK
Mass
Five Jailed Student Leaders
Receive C()RK Gandhi Award
Five jailed student leaders re¬
ceived CORE > Gandhi Award at a
ma ,s meeting opening CORE’S
18th Annual Conference-Conven¬
tion in St. Louis today.
7 lie five Barbara and John
Broxton, William Larkins, Patricia
and I’ll cilia Stephens — received
the award for their outstanding
contribution during the year in
improving race relations through
direct, nonviolent methods.
Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, himself
jailed for .utting-in at a Peters-
bin;', Virginia public library, pre¬
sented (lie Gandhi Award to the
young leaders.
The citation su “They spent
49 day in a Plot ida jail for ‘dis-
tin bin) the peace and public tran-
quility by aittir at a
Woohv ,rth lunch counter.
TWO BIG MF.N AGREE:
Maulding, president of
Board of Trade and Chief Festus
Okotie-Eboh, minister of finance
for the Federation of Nigeria,
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Lowry Hotel, St. Paul, last week
after he had announced in a spe¬
cial youth and college session that
several stores in Arlington, Va.,
had integrated their lunch count¬
ers. Wilkins was greeted in the
chose to jail sentence rath- 1
s erve a
er than pay an unjust fine. Later
they were asked by University of'
ficials to withdraw from school for
a semester. They have sacrificed
themselves for the right as they
saw it.
“Under their leadership the
Tallahassee CORE group has sus¬
tained a direct action program.
This deep South group has been
thoroughly interracial and has
managed to increase its member¬
ship and influence in the commun¬
ity, in spite of attacks from poli¬
ticians and white citizens council
I elements.
“The five leaders have borne
J abu ;p an ,| contumely with restraint
an j ,j 4 . n jty. They have main tain-
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shake hands, in London after the
signing of an agreement whereby
Britain lent Nigeria about $33,-
600,000. The loan is for goods
ami .evviccu needed for the de¬
Price 10c
NUMBER
session with a nominating conven¬
tion kind of parade, complete with
flags, bannare and placards arid
with tha rallying aong of the sit-
in demonstrator*: “Ws will riot, we
will not ha moved.”
(CANP PHOTO)
The Sixteenth Butiday NAACP
meeting convened at tha
African Baptist church,
Curti* J. Jackson, pastor,
July S. As ttia nation was
to cslabrat* th* signing
the Declaration of Independ-
the ’ document which
Into b*ing the greatest
Democracy th* world has ever
known, one thousand faithful
In Savannah were sign¬
ing for the sixteenth time, since
the arrest of sit-ins beginning
last March 18th their Declara¬
tion of Independence from sec¬
ond class citizenship.
While w« *at and patiently
waited for the commencing of
this great and historic mass
meeting, It was Impossible to
remove from our minds the
words of th* great document:
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velopment of the new African na¬
tion when, with British coopera¬
tion, it become* independent on
October I,
•J. , ^ . ; -u (ANP FHOTO)
