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PRICE StX CEN^t VOLUME 22, NUMBER 66 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1954 BTW Grad Dean Membership Foster House| Miss Peggy Ann White; a-gbij. uate of the Booker T. Washing ' . KINGSTON, Jamaica—(ANP)—Final rites for William Pickeris, High School and Freshman st educator, civic leader and NAACP official, were held: last week ladega College, the daughter’df' aboard the S. S. Mauretania where he died. Cause of death was and Mrs. Henry White ' at'--, .-,18 Hanaeur, was chosen for'ifriicmbdr not disclosed immediately. ship as resident Council, of. The 73-year-old Pickens was re university, being named to Phi House at stated school turning to New York from a Carib Beta Kappa at the latter institu Activities are underway to ''Ita- bean cruise. He died Just off the tion. Hie later received an M A prove the House organization r6f coast of Kingston. With him at from Fisk university. And still lat Foster Hall, residence for women the time of death was his wile, er he received several other de students ot Talladega Collèga;’Kf Mrs. Minnie .Pickens.' grees. Among them were a Litt One phase ot the program. 'HóilSé Born in Anderson County. S. C., D. from Selma university, Selma, Council of Foster Hall has ipvitid Jan. 15, 1881, Pickens went on to Ala , and a 1L D„ from Wiley a visiting consultant In group become a member of the faculty college, Marshall, Texas lotions techniques. . - •• ’f'.’Sy • of several leading universities- and Two years after graduating from Miss Dorothy BOebe), ; assistita colleges, field secretary of" the Talladega In 1902, Pickens accept to the director ot counséllng’’juÈl NAACP, and a member of the staff ed a position as instructor In La activities In Women’s Halls of ¡Ift- of the U S Treasury. tin and German at his alma ma dlana University, Will be orr itKé TALLADEGA GRADUATE ter. He later became professor of Talladega Campus April 19-30,_.'?’it Pickens earned an A. B from the same subjects at Talladega. She will meet with Foster Hòùie bqth Talladega college and Yale Leaving Talladega In 1915. he Council to map out plans for prii- became , professor of Greek and so sentatlon to all women residents: j SEEN PICTURED BELOW is Miss Betty Coe and her Coe may attend any college or university in the ciology at Wiley college He then Plans will be presented to thè 175' parents, Mr.-and Mrs. Lit Coe of 858 Alaska. United States, providing it is an accredited in left Wiley to become dean at Mor • residents In an Informal meeting? gan State college, remaining In for open discussion with studenti Frorn left to right: Paul Borda, Firestone Gen stitution. At present she plans to attend How this position until 1920, when he men's groups If such discussions! eral Factory Manager, Lit Coe, father, Betty Coe ard university, Washington, D. C., and major in accepted a position, of field secre- are desired, Business Education. Foster House Council Includes, S.holarship winner, Mrs. Lit Coe, mother. (Contlnued on Page Two) " The scholarship provides full tuition, aca J? 'At the present time Miss Coe attends Book two resident counselors eri ten:- demic fees, textbooks, and a contribution tow students. Mrs. Leonye Cunmngbata' er T. Washington High School, where she is class I head counselor from Florence, ;8.t ard living costs, and is renewable each year un ified os a very active senior. Three Forfeited AMID THE ROARING din of feature on several Heading radlh the high-powered' motors of the and television network programs C„ has worked In counseling wlthj til requirements for an academic degree is ful Miss Coe's father. Lit Coe, on employee of Money In Trash planes at Municipal Airport in like Don McNeil and Ruth Crane’s. Miss Boebel at Indiana Unlverslly.i filled, providing satisfactory scholastic standings the Final Inspection Department of the Mem Memphis, Tenn., the "Spirit of She will be honored as Miss Tele Miss Nellie King, assistant counSIH phis Plant, has been with the Firestone Company Memphis Cotton Makers’ Jubilee vision of the Week” during her lor from Houston, Texas has cai^ are maintained, Fire Burning rled on advanced work in Oolilaj- ’As winner of the scholarship award Miss since 1939. of 1954,” Miss Juana Hendricks and Washington visit, over WMAL-TV. Tlie owner and two employees of Mrs. Ethyl H. Venson, the Cha After completing more than .7,000 bla University. Student members a Junk yard in which a trash fire perone and annual Tour Direc air miles the ’’Spirit" will return are Seniors Daisy Bell, president, was burning, resulting in damaging tress waved goodbye to the com to.Memphis on May 9 and will offi Charleston. S. C.; Norman Jean two houses Wednesday, forfeited $51 mittee and a host of others, who cially open the 1954 Memphis Cot Stephens, vice president, Monti-? NoiseAbatement each when they failed to appear ip were on hand to wish them bon ton Makers’ Jubilee celebration on gomery. Ala.: Ruby Pulley, TteqK-j City Court Thursday to answer voyage. May 10 which will continue until urer. Huntsville, Ala.; and Evelyiv charge of violating the City Code of "The spirit,." a native of Kansas May 15. She will be featured at Roberts, Columbia, S. CL: JunldrsJ-l Began burning trash without aproved con City, Mo., and a junior of Lane traction at tire “Cottonata" an Juanita Thomas, secretary, 'JMy! tainers. College, Jackson, Temi., will visit elaborate all-cotton fashion revue mlngham, Ala., arid Channle Bit NOISE ABATEMENT WEEK was Forfeiting the $51 were William 25 key cities of the United States, Decatur, Ala.; Sophomores At i Jjegun Sunday when Mayor Frank at Beale Avenue Auditorium on Blockman, owner of the Blockman and for the first time in the his Wednesday nlfht May 12. ‘ thea Williams, Selma,’ Ala.';-al I Tobey stated : LEVI WATKINS, PRESIDENT of Junk Yard at 2446 S. Third, and tory of the "Jubilee," the tour will Eleanor Oartrell, Washington,; id "Whereas, the City of Memphis The "spirit of the Memphis’ Ju S. A. Owens Junior College, will two employees, Will Smith of 1339 be International, in that it will In bilee will lead all parades and will Freshmen— Peggy Ann White,' has become nationally famous as CHICAGO—(ANP)—Edgar G. Brown, probably one of the most attend the regional meeting of the Emerson and Morris Moskovitz of clude Haiti, Cuba and Canada. Memphis, Tenn, and Margai the winner of Grand National and ride her own float In the Grand colorful and controversial personalities of the past 25 years, died Tennessee Baptist Missionary 3hd 14 S. Belvedere. The "Spirit" will "Tell the story Jubilee Parade climaxing the six McCurdy. Camp Hill, Ala. M Í Achievement Awards In noise abate Education Convention to' be held of cotton and the South to thè -'t- ment, end is recognized as the Na in Provident hospital hère Friday, April 9, from injuries he suffer day celebration. world," and will display her 30- The all-air tour was arranged by ■S- tion’s Quietest City; and ed after his automobile crashed into a tjee in Washington Park, tomorrow, April 14, in Hartford, Awakes InTime •zVt Ten. _plece all-cotton wardrobe includ Mr. G. W. Davidson of the Delta "Whereas, this has been accom situated in the heart of the Southside. ing garments for all occasions. C. and S. Airlines. Alexander a plished through the close coopera Bom in Sandoval, Ill , the •gro Council, an organization for To Hear Death During the tour the "Spirit" will É tion of the City Government of slightly-built, goateed Brown was which he collected funds at his be officially welcomed by city offi Miss Hendrciks Is an interpretive Memphis, our blvic organizations, a familiar figure to Midwesterners many street corner gatherings. Sentence cials, Mayods and other civic, lead dancer. Mrs. Verison is the wife of «nd the citizens of this city; and arid Washingtonians. During his However, no one was ever able to ers who will sign the 1954 Cotton Dr. R. Q. Venson, founder of the Sworn In ¡"Whereas, loud and unnecessary life, the 56-year-old Brown worked obtain information about the Makers^ Jubilee scroll. Site will be STi THOMAS, Virgin Island?;» , oises are known to cause nervous John Arthur Hale, a 19 year old Memphis Cotton Makers’ Jubilee. as lobbyist, public relations coun group's membership and officers youth who on March 9 was found (INS) — Archie Alexander/ ness, -Irritation and fatigue which selor, and newspaper editor. Neverthless, he did maintain an of governor ot_the Virgin Xjlands, “ are detrimental to the health, ¡well guilty Of assault on an 8-year-old Most people remember him as fice jn Washington as official lob^ white girl, was so indifferent he inaugurated 1Ä’ succession to being nnri peace^.mir.itoftreSyknti tne^man who used an "’automobile bylst of the organization. Mahalia Jacksori To Sing outgoing Governor M'orrU ' F." J®. > of .this community; fell asleep during arguments oh a with a loud speaker to get his Besides his activities os lobbyist motion for a new trial, but awoke Castro. '.' 1 “There, I, Frank T. Tobey, Mayor views over to the public Sonie saw in Washington. Brown of the City of Memphis do hereby In Washington. Brown served as In time to hear Judge Perry Sellers him as a militant and aggressive ■ advertising manager of the Ma- sentence him to death in the elec U. S. Secretary of the Interior { proclaim the week beginning April fighter for Negro rights; others, At Mother s Day Concert Douglas McKay took a léadlng pàHj’ 11 as Noise Abatement Week in dame C. J Walker Co., Indiana- tric chan May 13 at the hearing held however, saw him as opportunist polls, Ih MEMPHIS WORLD ^ Tuesday, April 13,1954 -L looker T. Washington High T WENT COUNCIL - The Sphinx Social. .Club'isClub': spon SPÒNSORS MOVIE soring a "Hobo Hop", Wednesday flfhb. Student Council of Booker April 14 at the Foote Homes Audi Washington High School spon- torium. Music will be furnished by .l".l .movie' Monday, April 5, in the Mealody Makers. .1’11 see you ; tlie fBbHpol's auditorium. there. name of the movie was “Sa- • 5 HupiplireyHumpltrey Bogart, The Junior Speakers and Writers ■ J‘Nash, Lloyd Bridges and of Manassas High are sponsoring other minor'characters ' two-one act plays namely "The Laughing Ghost" and "A Date with- Hamilton Hi India Asks US , "Cms^-fourths of the student bodji Barbara,”. May 8 at the Cora P. By JACQUELYN Y- HARVEY ,jattended, this movie. The proceeds Taylor (School’s Auditorium). . TOP TEENAGERS: gd’^cTa tv'orth'y cause/ The Ballet sponsored by Book Miss Mery Alice Chalmers is the ToBackNehrii STUDENT COUNCIL er T. Washington High School will attractive daughter of Mr and Mrs EXECUTIVE STAFF MEETS be given at the Ellis Auditorium Percy C. Chalmers 1381 Azalia St. (The. Executive Staff of the Stu May 6. ■ She is a Sophomore, a member of dent: Council held its weekly meet THE SITUATION AS IT IS St.. Judge Baptist Church, with A-Weapon Plan lag. Tuesday morning,' April 6, io Dorothy Douglass why do y<5u Rev. G. W. Mosby, pastor. She is _ djpeuss business concerning their wear watches on your legs? Do they also a member of the National UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.—(INS) plana for1 the future. ■ keep belt«' .time? Honor Society. Theatre Guild, —India asked the United Nations Members of. the Executive Staff Rozelle Huges don’t you think Home Economics Club, a prospective to place before the Disarmament’W include Sam Lacy, president: Logan it’s about time-you tool: some re member of the Starlet Social Club. Commission Prime Minister Neh Westbrooks, vice president: Gloria ducing medicine? Huh? Hats’off to.Miss Mary A. Chalmers. ru’s proposal rfor a “standstill Wade, secretary; Josephine Smith, Mércellus Martin be ' like your Miss Ella Mae Cleamons t.he at agreement” on the testing of ;hy/' financial secretary: Joan Willipms. brother and get hep. ' tractive daughter of Rev. and Mrs drogen bombs. corresponding secretary: Tommie •John Parker (Douglas) you had U J. Peppers of 1557 Ragan Street better get home a little earlier so R. Dayal; chief delegate of In-' Cal Smith, commissioner of Health and is a sophomore. dia to UN, asked UN Secretary Dag and Safety , you can give Celestine Ransom her early phone calls. Miss Cleamons is a member of Hammarskjöld to circulate the pro <> Archie Bankston, business mana the New Bethel M.'B. Church, a posal as an official document ber ger, Carl Veasley. chaplain: Ovid Have you noticed the way Johnnie Terry lias changed? I remember member of the Pocahantas Tribe fore today's, meeting of the Com Morgan, judge: Claree Avant, third Elks Club, La Corados, Artist and mission.' vice president; Mrs. B M Wil- when she. wouldn't even tell her name. ? . • Model Club and also was crowned OFFICIALS OF THE KROGER COMPANY gather fo pay tribute to the paying lrit)ufe to the drivers were Mayor Frank T. Tobey and Prof liams is the advisor. Queen of the Artist and Model The 12-nation Commission is I I wonder, does Georgia Moore and dr,vers for the Memph>s branch whose driving record earned the Blair T. Hunt: JUNIOR CLASS NEWS Club. She will graduate in ‘56 and empowered to set up a subcommit The Executive of the Junior Class I .wonder, do Geòrgia Moore and local branch first place in the annual safety driving contest tee of the principal atomic powers ret? If they do they have another is planning to attend Fisk Univer have been meeting regularly for the sity-Hats Off to Miss daemons. charged with the task Of seeking a purpose of making plans for the thought coming. control agreement on hydrogen Prom which Is to be Friday. May 21. Did you. notice ’ the way Thelma Williams looked the day after Fred SPRING FORMAL atom control. The theme of the prom is “Moon dy .left? She looked lonesome didn't The Annual Spring Formal will Nehru’s proposal contained four light and Roses.” be April 15, 1954. You ;know that points: Various committees have been ap she? Barbara King and Tomy Partee is just around the corner. Everyone 1— In proposing a "standstill pointed by the president, Cecil is getting ready for this event. Be Washb'irn. The Invitation Com seem <.o enjoy going down in the agreement" among the powers pos stadium at' recess. sure that you get your invitation sessing super destructive weapons, mittee, headed by Juanita Johnson Beverly Coleman always remem in time. has chosen some very lovely in SENIOR GLEE CLUB Nehru asked discontinuation ot vitations for that enchanted even ber ‘Good things come to those who test explosions while the UN is wait.” The Hamilton High School Glee ing. Club will sing on the WMCT-TV seeking to ban them The Decoration Committee headed Melvin Perkins, why does your expression change everytime Al- on Easter Sunday, atfernoon. with 2— Nehru proposed full publicity by Gloria Wade is also working Mrs. Lucille R. Woods as the Mu towards the decoration that should phonso Royal walk in the room? by the atomic powers of "known“ l>e used. Moses Thomas who is Archiene sic Director. and “unknown but probable eft a| Rarp of tlie 11th grade? Edward A group of characters from the All of the officers of the Junior Grant gets disturbed' everytime his' Theatre. _ Guild will. interpret a fects" of the explosions and the Class assure you that everything name appears in the paper it seems scene from the Crucifixion and the. extent of the destructive powers of will be foxy and Juanita Johnson as' though he doseii't like publicity are tuned in to hear some of the these weapons. says "Look for the invitations they'll are time in to hear some of _the be sharp." or is it he has to go through a lot 3— Nehru suggested “active steps" of explaining to Gloria, Katherine, talent from this great school, The I THE ZO-ZO CLUB MEETS time Is 3 o’clock. by the non-atomic powers "to ar The Zo-Zo Club held its meet Adaline and Annie B. G ? rest the ' progress’; of experiments ~ ~ Willie Nolan I don't appreciate CHATTING:...... in nuclear weapons. ing at the YWCA Thursday night. Edna Yarbrough did I see you April 8. Business was discussed you wearing that sweater and. you 4— Nehru urged ttliat the UN know wny? and Raymond Bailey talking Fri- concerning their activities that will day evening afterschool. disarmament commission pick up take niece during the Cotton Car Billy McCou why were you out to his proposal with “immediate and nival Week. Edna Yarbrough’s house? Why did Sylvester Wolfe you and Evonne continuing” meetings ot the sub n't vou vist Loretta Woods? Moore have been noticed. ...- The main subject of the night James Williams who is the little' Lynell Payne who is'Otis Light DRIVERS FOR THE KRONER COMPANY WHOSE safety driving rec and Prof. Blair T. Hunt (1) shown next to Ivory Grant who has committee. was concerning tile Cottonnta which ord won first place in the annual safe driving contest of the food reporter you promised to take to foot?? Georgianan, Loretta, Leal’-, driven 21 years without a chargeable accideht. All of the driv- 2 BABIES IN 15 WEEKS will take place May 12. at the Beale the prom? Could it have been the ling,arid yours truly are going to firm for the local branch for’lhe first time. Tribute was paid to St. Auditorium. one from Hamilton? stick together always. No matter FOXBORO, MASS— When Mrs To Zo-Zo Club is made un of the drivers by officials of the concern and Mayor Frank T. Tobey ers shown were presented awards. Wilbur- Chapman, 31, gave birth to Sonja Goss why didn't you tell what. a daughter recently, doctors at aDproximately 25 students from us you had Arthur Lawshe hooked? It was said that John E. Norman piqning the rights of Negroes and I’m sure' Miss Nelson felt proud. three school, who are selected ac Ernest Carpenter, has, well, let’s for Fox the hospital discovered that, cording to their character and lead- can sin» real nicecT-think so too. devotion to the educating of youth, Among the guest were:' Alberta she was' due to have a.second baby ershlo. The schools are Melrose. get it ■ Annie Moody your earrings are Pickens still found, time to write. Hess, Chester Miller, Ethel Stovall, in sixteen weeks as the result of a Alice Fondrn why didn’t you tell real foxxy— Edison Woods I have ,-Among his books were “Abraham Mary K. Patterson, Ida Tate, Mil Hamilton, and Booker T. Wash that Charles Marshall is your wish separate conception. Mrs. Chap ington advisors noticed Doris Lott wearing your Lincoln, Man and ... Statesman,," ton Harmon, Henry Green, Geo. man has dual organs of .procrea Mrs Irma Clavnton of Melrose. from the well? ■watch. published in 1909; “The. Heir of Boyd, Dorothy Smith, Alfred Bus tion a rarity in medical history, Mrs. Lula Watson of Hamilton and WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF? Ernestine Perkins who is Frank? Slaves," 1910; "Frederick Douglass by. Francis Bratcher, Aaron Smith, and self improvement may be ob Mrs. Mary McWilliams .and Mrs. Willie Martin couldn’t dance? James Wilson you dress real foxxy and the Spirit of Freedom,” 1912; Mary Lou Cooley Shelley Jackson, tained by calling the “Y,” CYpress If Virginia Abraham and Marion Ernie M. did Mary A. call you Sa- “Fifty Years. of Emancipation.' 'Jean McKinney, Willie Nelson Wil Mabel Jenkins of Booker T Wash by 0543. ington. These are people who en White quit arguing? If Clinton tiddy. 1913; “The Ultimate Effects, of liams. Glossie Carter. Albert Pat joy working with us and we enjoy Drake would call and catch ?at home What" would happen if John T. Segregation and Discrimination," I terson, Lonnie Smith, Barbara day. working with them. or not busy? Robey and Jacquelyn Harvey 1915; "The New Negro," 1916, and NELLIE PEOPLES Yancey, Sherman Richards. Aaron In this country there is a failure • To get back to the meeting some If Clarence Hoffmon would talk would quit, who would go coo coo others. Parker and Harold Harris. . to realize that since we are-in a po-,.j| of the ones present were Billy Mc to his old friend again? If Thomas first??? A LATE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO sition • of leadership, whatever we Lott would fall deeply in love? ■What would happen if Ronald The versatile Dean Pickens did MILDRED NELSON. do is an international matter, Mc Cou, Helen Griffin. Bobby Woods. not---, confine his activities to thé Anne Bndgeforth, Roosevelt Jami Byall means send me your news!! Orsborne and Barbara Ford stopped ’ ' t . Gill went on. It is of utmost folly talking to each other??? Albert, 'American scene-.. He made trips to G O S S IP .. , - chell. and Mickey Blackwell, Zef- ZEPHYR SOCIAL CLUB and blind stupidity for some, of our son, ■ Mose Yvonne Brooks. Betty Europe, lecturing in England. Scot The members of the. Zephyr So Hamilton and James Williams. Hoskins is a coll character. Have I" think our uncalled lor gossip fra Spruille and Frank Hunter,. íeaders*lbcáí" is well as national, Porter School News you noticed Barbara Jean Banks land. Russia. Germany and Poland. am,ong the young ladies would be Mary Ann Thomas and Willie cial Club met Sunday at the Y M to attack the Suprerrie Court de LaFerrle Harris. Benjamin Trewjtt. In spite of a busy schedule both C. A. All the members present dis Lonnie, Hubbard. Yours Trufy and Porter School PTA will hold its hair do. avoided if the leaders -would de Martin, Hattie Collins and Pearl cision which is coming up on segrfr THE BIG QUESTIONS OF here and abroad, Pickens found cide to . READ A BOOK or SING Sims, Barbara Carter and Alonzo. missed the anniversary plans. Miss gatlon in education and beyond edp- , many, others. There will be anoth regular monthly meeting Thursday. time to serve as. contributing edi Joyce Brown' is the president. er meeting held at the YWCA Tues April 15', at 7:30 p. m. in the school THE YEAR??? A SONG when they get readv to Mayfield. Moses Thomas and Ella. cation. He declared it to be q frus Christine Johnson is R o b e r t tor of the Associated Negro Press, ■tell untruths on people. Ther» is Mae ' Peppers, Bennie Hannah and HOBO HOP trating experience to run into a day, at 7:00. All members are re cafeteria. Mrs. G. M. Bumpus, und quested to be present. Business of Weeden still tops with you? GAY writing articles on timely quite , a lot of unnecesary gossip Plommie Pewitt, Merdia Sims,. ' Tile members of the Sphinx So stubborn and wilful person without president, urges all parents to be thoughtful subjects. i importance. present. is Herman. going to the Spring around tht could be' stopped. Well Mattie Miller, Juanita Dickerson, cial Club will present a Hobo'Hop vision co see what the future’means take a little advise from your Willenia McDowell, Irma Young, and what it demands in these very . CASINOS PRESENT ' Plans have been completed for Formal with you? Both he and Mrs. Pickens loved tomorrow night at the Foote “GVPSY. BALL” the annual tea, Sunday, April 25, Herbert Scott are you going to years, Teenage Reporter and th i n k Carl Veasey and Derris Sims, An Homes Auditorium. The Melody trying days. to travel In the past few about what I’ve said— When you nette Foote, Sherman Richards, The pharming members of the 4-7 p. m. in the School Cafeteria. take C. J- to the formal?? the couple spent much time away Makers will provide the Music. He called attention ’ to the fact Casino social presented a fascinat- Proceeds from this affair benefit Earnestine Perkins are you going get ready to pour out a lot of news Billie McCou, Five Tennos,. Bubber They are asking you to come as that never before have we been in from home. Mrs. Pickens had —don’t let people make a monkey ing Gyspy Rose Ball at the Foote the educational program of the to ask James Bailey to ,go to the visited the leading art gallerys of McGhee,McGhee. F o u r Dukes, Thomas you are. Illi be loking for you. I'll the position that we now find our : \ Homes Auditorium Wednesday nite school. Contributions are needed S. F.? Jackie are you going to ask out of you, -by gossiping to them, Lott, • Stanford Morris; Mildred also be looking for you Easter. selves because fop nearly 700 cen Europe and was considered quite instead just read a book, or even April 7. Some of the ones danc to swell the progress reports to be someone named John?? an authority bn the subject. Wilson,___ , _ Charles__ ...... Epps, . Samuel turies tneré was a balance of power ing. to the music of the Mealody given Thursday night. * NOTICE: talk about the weather of clothes. Hill, Rochelle Oliver, Floyd' Har in Europe so that we never had to Makers "were: Mr. R B. Thompson, principal, Mrs. Katie . Burchett and the To many of Pickens’ generation, It would keep a lot of our .young rison, Edith Rhodes. V an nie worry about that, but now with the Celestine Ransom and John Park asks the cooperation of all parents teaehers of the Junior High the dean’s death will come as a ladies' from feeling so bad all the Coleman, Marvin Plunkett, Marga Never Doubt balance of power dissipated, we ■ time. Don't say’ anything if you ret Latham, • Arezzaleese Williams. er. Dorothv Jones and Oscar Wil- and friends in making the tea a I School Department w i s h e s to blow, for they knew him as a stand with two great ideologies face . liams, Helen Stovall and Joe Tho success. 5- thank all who helped make their staunch fighter for equality for can't say something that’s good. Fred Robinson, Shirley Smith. to face and our only hop? lies in the Ìi Teenage Fashion and Talent Re Remember that. Tony "Partee, Virginia Poston, fact that we áre a Christian nation. mas. Virginia Abraham and Marion all,. In this role he made an in V e ♦ e ♦ White, Marion Mitchell and Mickey view a success. delible print on the men of his Cllffor-d Williams, Jimmy Bishop, Democracy, According to McGill, we should ■Blackwell. Zypherlle Spruell and Please give me all or your club Cluade Jelks, Tommie Lewis, Leo get hope front the fact that the . times and left a heritage for suc THE CASINO SOCIAL CLUB Frank Hunter, Yours Truly and New Voters i news and school news. ceeding generations. Tenuort. Annie Daniels, .Delories Russian press is launching a crusade, j Willie Martin. CU Tuesday, Friday ’ is a holi The Gypsy' Rose Ball was a great Myles. Bertha Daniels, F r e" d against religion to remind members 4 Others were the Four Dukes. The day. Have fun over the week end-, Besides his widow, other sur success Wednesday night' at the Brown, Alberta Hess, Chester Mil- Says McGill of the Comrhunist Party' tliat "tlie Tlninos, Floyd Harrison, 1 Edith but be Careful. vivors include a son, William Foote Home Auditorium. The 1er and Earline Matthews. Christian religion is riot to be be st'" Rhodes, Billy McCou, Vannie Cole- Are Doubled Pickens Jr ; two daughters, Har gypsies were beautifully dressed We must never allow our frustra lieved in and that Communism is •man, Marvin Plunkett. Merdis Sims, ing strength on April 1 was 810.026. riet Pickens and Mrs. Ruby Hol and dancing to the gay tunes of tions to make us doubt the demo anti-religious. He also told the stu SamupI Hill. Margaret Latham. showing an increase of some 202,- brook, and two grandchildren, all the Melody Makers. cratic way of life and we must have dents that it will be up to all of us Arelleeze Williams, 000 over 1952. of .New York. SURPRISE BIRTHDAY enough faith to believe in our go/ to blend the right sort of Christiani in Alabama The survey gave comparative This was great fun for the fol PARTY vernmeht which gives so much and ty with public opinion and deter Shirley Smith, Count Tony Par- sür- ; tee, Virginia Poston, Juanita ,Dick- figures on the Negro vote in only President Eisenhower has order lowing: Dorothy Jones and Oscar Last Thursday night — a allows so much freedom even to mination to'rout our frustrations if • erson, Clifford Williams, Jimmy Bi BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—(SNS) 32 counties, which disclosed that ed the increased purchase of thirty Williams, Helen Stovall and Joe prise birthday party was given for those who would destroy that free we are to get through this crisis in Thomas. Celestine Ransome and Miss Mildred Nelson by her fina- dom. ■ Ralph McGill, Editor of the shop, Claudp Jelks, Charles Epps. The Negpo vote in Alabama has there are now 17.265 colored voters five to iorty strategic metals and I the right way. ■ Tommie Lewis, Leo Tennort, Ches Increased approximately 100 per in these counties,as compared,with minerals in a new stockpiling pro- John Parker. Virginia Abraham I ce’ David Davis at her home, 1576 Atlanta Constitution, told the stu McGill predicted that there is go ter, Miller, Annie Daniels. cent since the. state’s poll tax law 8,974 two years ago. and Marion White., Marion Mit- Arkansas. This was a unique idea. dents of Spelman College on Tues- ing to ot either a temporary control , Delores Myles, Bertha Daniels, was abolished, according to an As-. of atomic weapons, a temporary cas . Thomas Lott, Fred Brown, Mattie sociated Press survey conduoted in sation of fighting, or we are going Miller, Earline Matthews, Charles 36 of the tate’s 67 counties. Dean Pickens to have another way. However, short Smith, Henry Mitchell, Wade Fuller, The survey included Jefferson, (Continued From Page One) we may fall of the Christian ideal, Tomnlie Ross, Rochelle Oliver, Ben Mobile, and Montgomery counties, he said, “I am glad that we are a ny Wade, Paul Holley, three of the most populous, and tary for the NAACP Christian nation, subscribing to Elizabeth Ann Hunt, Alvin Spicer, also the heavy voting counties of SERVED WITH NAACP Christian ethics Ploriimie Prewitt, Irma Young, Etowah, Calhoun and Talladega. Pickens remained with the James. Bridges, Joseph Franklin, Figures show that there are now NA ACP until he resigned in 1942 J ! Thelma. Martin. Fred Campbell. 24.772 Negro voters. to accept the position with the Charlea Smith, Annette Foote, Ben- Colored voters in- Jefferson. Mo Treasury. Besides serving as field ■'nle Hannah, Dioris Reser, Ola Young bile and Montgomery total about ' secretary, Dean Pickens was direc- . Mildred Wilson and many, many 14.000. The three counties have a : tor of branches of the NAACP. I /'//.■ others.' grand total of approximately 180,- , He was chief and director of the COMING ATTRACTIONS 000 voters. The state's total vot- ' interracial section. Savings Bond Division of the Treasury He re- , tired in 1952 as director of the ■< section Start Your Own Bank Account In addition to his membership in 'phi Beta Kappa, the -nation’s highest scholastic society.. Pickens VALENTINE EARN $25.00 PER WEEK OR MORE ■ was a member of the American‘ " •tarring JUANITA HALL i Teachers______Association,______American ' Negro Academy. IKnights of Py- tluaris. Odd Fellows. Mosaic Tenr.p- i lars and Omega Psi Phi. Despit“ his activities in cham- Sell Memphis7 Leading Newspop Send Application To: 8i THE MEMPHIS WORLD Sponsored by1 . Circulation Department MEMORIAL STUDIO . 164 Beale Avenue OFFICERS OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MARKET DEVELOPERS— H. Kendrix Organization, president, ■ Philip Jenkins, 8. G. Philips PET MILK and Memphis, Tennessee. 889 UNION AVENUE Above are seen some of the.officers of the newly formed National Company, member of the board of directors, William F. Nabors, >1 want to sell the Memphis World, Please start me as a salesman: Designers, Builders & Erectors ot Association of Morket Developers, the national professional or Coqa-Cola-Bottling Company,of Memphis, assistant treasurer, and PHILIP'MORRIS NAME .. Monuments. Outstanding many ganization of sales, advertising and public relations people, which Samuel Whitemon, R. Mars, The Contract Company, 2nd vice pres rears for courteous service and reas was launched at Tennessee A. and I. State University, in Nash ident Seated are Mrs; Mary Fullgr Smith, Fuller Products Com thro Friday ADDRESS onable prices ville, last week. pany, assistant secretary, and Ramon Scruggs, Michigan Bell Tele CITY PHONES 8-5466 ft 37-7862 I Seen standing, left to right,-are Wendell Alston, Esso Stand- phone Compony, treasurer. - _ « WDIA s I ard Oil Company, 1 st ,yice’president, Moss H. Kendrix, The Mos» ■ r ■ • ■------—jsa - 10:15 A.M.. X J ÎI ,1 By JEWEL GENTOY INTEREST THIS WEEK rothy Mae Pope, James__ Pulliam. in now CENTERS AROUND LEMOYNE Ernestine Ransom, Alice Reaves, C.OlLiE G.E 3eatrlce Robinson. Ophelia Louise’ SEE THE ANNUAL MANASSAS FIVE LEMOYNE STUDENTS Rudd,, Juanita Sandridge, Clara SHOW RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS Sjmpson, Russie Mae Smith, Wer.- Did you . know that the annual FROM M A S O NS tice Smith, Cleveland Staples, Jas. Manassas Show was set for Tuesday Prince Hall Lodge of Mason: Henry Taylor, Evelyn Thomas, April 20 at. the South Hall of the presented scholarships to five stu- Dorothy Tolliver, Jolly. Louis Tur City Auditorium? The principal, JBfcnts of LeMoyne Colcge at thi ner, Lucille Turner, Faye Joanne Mr. Louis B. Hobson, Mrs. Georgia NÎgmnual Honors Convocation on Fri- Wade, Charlene Walton and Rob Harvey, chairman of the ‘54 Show day. April 9. The Grandmaster.thc ert Woodward. ” and her committee consisting of Reverend C. F. Williams presented *«««« Mrs Joan Harden, Mts Ozie Hodge, checks to Mrs. Lois Howry Larry LEMOYNE COLLEGE Miss Bobbie Blakely Jones, Mr. An An 18 year old high school senior, Beverly Jones of Ogden,' Utah, Mr. William Collins, Miss Evelyn SPONSORS ANNUAL STRING drew Goodrich, Mr.-Richard Bank , displays her prize winning pie. Beverly entered and won the 22 nd Knox, Mr. James Pulliam and Mis: FESTIVAL Mr. Walter G u y, Mrs. Marion Annual Cherry Pie Baking Contest held in Chicago over other cham Annie Mae Crump. These scholar As you know, LeMoyne College Pride, Mrs. Venetta Doggett, Mrs' pion cherry pie bakers representing every state in the Union. ships arc a part of this organiza sponsors an'annual ’Spring -Festi Helen Shelby, Mrs. Charlesetta Beverly, who is an accomplished cook, used the following recipes tion’s extensive scholarship pro Brayon, Mrs. Mabel Meade and in her outstanding cherry pie: gram in Tennessee. val, the purpose of which is to bring to the college and surround Mrs. Bernice Thomas, are going all Filling For Two Pies Several other scholarships were- out to' make this the best show in ing cbmmunity programs of cultu lti erp sugar 2 presented . at the .same program. ral interest. Among the featured the history of the school. ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY chairmen of various Mrs. ll|lian Chatman, housing; Mrs. Leia B, tablespoons lemon juice President Nathan L. Schelnberg of INTEREST villi center around ■ % teaspoon salt 4 tablespoor.s butter attractions of the festival is a committees complete plans for the Ellabelle Da Rhinehardt, scholarships; and Miss Marilyn Tuck 1 cup cherry juice % teaspoon nutmeg • " ■ thè “Black and White" Stores pre concert by a top. ranking artist. the Jones Boys and the pretty sented their, company’s’ annual vis concert scheduled for Friday, April 30-at er, publicity co-chairman. H cup cornstarch 4'4 cups red sour cherries This year our artist is the famous dancing girls—be‘sure you SEE ”A H cup cherry juice Red colering If needed scholarship’ to Mrs. Nellie NEGRO BARITONE, TODD DUN PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A ME 8:30 p. m. at Metropolitan Baptist Church. Seat Peeples Tate. Miss Wade McHenry CAN. s ’ >' LODY” with Dorothy McKissick, ed from left to right: Mrs. Winnie Hill, co- Standing left to right; Miss Cordia Sweet, Heat in a saucepan the sugar, salt, and one cup juice. Mix to of the Protestant Religious Coun gether cornstarch and remaining juice and stir into the first mix Mr. Dnucan became world f^u- last year's WDIA Queen; Barbara chairman of the recital and souvenir program; hospitality; Mrs. Bertha Ray, publicity committee, ture. Cook 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add lemon juice, cil at Southwestern University, ous when he created the role of Hobson, Odessa James. Frances, Mrs. Bernice McClellan, stage arrangement; Mrs. member; Mrs. Bernice Calloway, general chair butter, nutmeg and coloring, if needed. Carefully mix in-the well- presented a ’ scholarship from that Todd, Bernia, Williams, Geraldine “Porgy’ in Gershwin’s "Porgy and Lucille Woods, publicity; Miss Utoka Quarles, man; and Mrs, Mauddean . Seward, publicity drained cherries. Pour into two pastry-line pie pans (recipe below). group to Miss Alice Marie Reaves. Bess." He recently starred in-the Stephenson. Hoille Martin, Barbara Moisten the pastry around the edge with water before placing the A scholarship from the Memphis Anderson and Weill musical, "Lost Harrison, popular and brilliant co ushers; Miss Hazel Pyles, patron subscriptions; committee member. top pastry on pies. Trim off any surplus pastry and crimp. Bake Chapter of the LeMoyne Alumni In the Stars," the stage version of ed: Dorothy Clark and Willie Wil at 425°F for 30 minutes. was presented to Miss Barbara Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved liamson. , Crust For Two Pies Gjlluni——and the "Abe Goodman Country. In addition to these trl- Rose Mare Caviness does a solo— Scholarship” given by the Sons of umps, Todd Duncan has made nu Alfred Ross sing “From Rags tq Two Tie For Social Highlights Of Teenagers 3 cups sifted flour 1 cup Swift's Silverleaf Lard the late-Mr. Goodman, was award merous appearances on the concert Riches" and Nannett Bradshaw BY I1ARRINE COLLIER 1H teaspoon salt 1 egg cd .to Mrs. Ruby Chambers. stage and has taught music for along with Donald Perry introdu 2 tablespoons sugar • 2 tablespoons lemon juice The College presented scholar several years at Howard Univer Barbara Dowdy, L. V. Tate, Leo’ I Is teaspoon soda 4 tablespoons water (about) ces the show. Daniels. ships’ to Miss Barbara Lewis, Miss sity. Surely you will agree that an Girls doing the "dance of Egypt" Honors At S. ft. Tate. Leola Wade. Gilmore Sift into mixing bow’., flour, salt, sugar, and soda. Add lard and ^■'retta Wilson and Miss Lassie Frank Hunter, Frnnk Strozier, cut with a pastry blerjer until the mixture is in even bits no large? appearance by this artist will ben are. Virginia Oliver. Etta Spain. ^kwscha. ’■ efit the community. Charles Lloyd, Charles DeLane. than peas. Beat together in a bowl, egg, lemon juice, and water Shirley Buford, Racine Wilkerson, Harriet Jackson. Robert Jones, and add a small amount at a time, to the flour mixture. Toss lightly Thelma Russell, Delores Taylor, “ DEAN’S CERTIFICATES THE SPRING FESTIVAL WILL Bernia Williams, Adolph Bolton, with a fork after each addition of liquid. Continue the procedure PRESENTED BY DR. GIBSON Orilus Williams. Eliza Y o u n g,_ Earl DcLnne, Herman Nelson, Wil until’the pastry mixture is moist enough to form a ball when patted BE HELD FROM APRIL 19-24 and Johnnie Williams. Josephine Mc Bettye jean Johnson and Delores _Drt,-W. W. .Gibson professor óf will be climaxed by Mr.. Duncan’s Webster, both former students at liam Robinson, Clarence Tate Na together. Divide the dough into 4 parts. Roll each paft on a floured Biology, presented Dean's certifi Guire, Betty Cash and J. Burks. thaniel Dortch, Frances Williamson, canvas to '4 inch thickness. Line two pie pans with two of the appearance on the evening of MRS. HOLLIS PRICE was hostess St. Augustine High, overe tied for cates to students for outstanding April 24th. The concert is by no first place as top honor student at Leila White, William Ross, Tommie circles. Cut remaining circles in ’,4” strips fbr lattice-top. to the Links, Inc. Friday night at Bowie, Dorothy White, Calvin work in the first semester. Mr. means the only feature of the fes . Toneys. S. A. Owens Junior'■College when William Spencer received the high tival — Arrangements have been .« w ■— both scored a 2.81 points out of a Beasley. Helen Cleaces, Donald Va est honors with a straight "A" made to exhibit a group of AFRI possible 3.00 as the mid-semester lentin. Carrie Vernon. Delois Jen MRS. CHARLIE TARPLEY was nings. Alfred ’Ross. Floyd Swift. average. CAN SCULPTURES iron-.' the Segy hostess to the “Dinner Club” at grade estimates for the spring sem US Health Service Says Gallery of New York. ester were tallied. Nanette Bradshaw. Lavern Harville. the lovely South Parkway home of Joe Joyner, Oscar Kimball. Loretta HIGHEST HONOR OTHER FEATURES of the fes her brother in law and sister, Dr Bollowing close behind Misses Others receiving certificates with tival will be a film "Bicycle Thief." Johnson and Webster were Neasble Curry. Rose Caviness. LaVern Dyer. and Mrs. C. S. Jones. Viola Fitch. Lou Jean. . Hubbard, Polio Vaccine Is Safe highest honors were Mary Esther sponsored by the ¡English Depart _r- Alston (2.69), Sarah Anne Sellers "Baptist and Barbara Jean Gillum. ment; an organ recital, sponsor (2.66). Isabel Reed Flagg (2.61), Barbara Harrison nnd loads of Receiving certificates with MRS. CLARENCE (LOU) POPE others. WASHINGTON— (SNS) — The been approved by' the advisory ed by 'the Department of ’Religion was in Nashville over the week end Ruth Twine (2.46), Samuel Andrews "high honors" were Emily Bishop,. and Philosophy: two dances spon (2.25), Catherine McChriston (2.- SPRING HOP United States Health Service said vaccine committee of the National Delores Cole. Rose’ Austin Cole where she saw her popular young The Twin-Ten Social Club gave a Sunday night that none of the po Foundation for Infantile Paralyis. sored ahd managed by students of daughter Jerry reign as "Miss 23), Johnnie Marie Campbell (2.20), man, Louise C. Jones. Johnnie B. the colleges: an exhibits by several arid Annie Lee Thompson (2.20). ELIZABETH JONES spring Dance at Muck’s Lunch lio vaccine Tdeased for use in "The Public Health Service is Knox, Lassie Lawscha, Charles Fashionetta" in the A. K. A.’s an SPRING BARN DANCE room Friday, April 2. Those at mass immunization was unsafe, confident the foundation would' departments and organizations. nual project. Jerry is a senior at Others on the honor roll are Clar Patterson, Hattie Purnell. Dorothy .***«* ence Becton, Tommie Lee Becton. If you didn't attend th tending were: Samuel Fowler, John contrary to. comments made by not release for use in this mass Sawyer, Geraldine Seay. Jean Mat Admission to all activities is Fisk University—Mrs. Pope is in Dance given by the Seniors of Ma L. Pointer. George Wells, Marry Lou Walter Winchell over radio and TV structor of Home Economics at Irene Becton, Mrs. Cora Drain, immunization program any vaccine lock Smith. Lila Belle Smith. Nel without charge. However, it will Doris Davis, Joe Ella Saulsberry, nassas High you really missed a Littlejohn. Robert Wells. Sylvia networks. Booker Washington High School. treat that can’t be beat. The music Banks, Virginia Wrights. Marie which was not considered safe ac-’ lie Peeles Tate, Esther W. Whit cost LeMoyne a substantial sum to ***** Romella Smith and Mrs. Katie Mae Winchell said Sunday night that ney and Marion.Woodward. was by Jackie Pendlngton -and his Greene. Earnestine" Williams. Rose cording to the most exacting stand bring Todd Duncan here. There Terrel. a new polio vaccine "c.aimed to be ards that can be established for fore. we are offering patron tic MRS. BETTY DIXON TRAM- To be listed on the honor roll a Hillbillies. The Hillbillies who at- McKinney, Henry Coins. Edward tended the dance were: McKinney. Joe Prewitt, Blanche a polio cure” instead "may ’be à such preparation.” ■ ■■ ■■’ STUDENTS RECEIVING kets at one, two and three dollars MELL is, back' In Memphis and at student must score 2.00 points or Loretta killer.". each. work at the Porter School where better. Twenty of the 39’pilot stu Williams, Rozelle Spencer, Donald Brown. Willie Clemmons, ’ Emmltt CERTIFICATES WITH Perry, Louelliott Williams, Herman Joe Winters, Sydney Yates. Dorris “The government’s Public Health HONOR These may be had at the college she taught for several years. Mrs dents of the school made the list for Department, I am told, found that Mrs. Willis To or by mall. You will help to make Trammell had a year off from the a percentage of 51 percent of the Jones, Alvin Neal Hogan, Dave Winters. Ruth Harrow, Earnestine A?r. Gibson presented certificates Anthony. Milton Montgomery. Phil seven of the 10 contained'live—not "ith honor" to Charles Bodye, the concert a success by yeur at school—which was spent with her. student body On the honor Toll. Toler, Luther Williams, Harvey dead—polio virus. It killed several Mother's Funeral husband and young baby In Nash Parnell, Jay Hillard. Norfleet Dick lip Hunlei. Walter Stevens, John Mrs. A. W Willis 881 Mississip Oiiita Brown, Magnolia Bryant, tendance and also help LeMoyne Montgomery and others.”, monkeys. The name of the vaccine George Washington Cox, Helen defray the expense Of bringing the ville. erson, Rercy McKay, Marie' Ford, •is the Salk vaccine, named fox Dr. pi Boulevard widow of the late A. Club News Ora Lee Mitchell. Willie Mae Wil STAIRWAY TO THE STARS W. Willis left Wednesday night Harris, Carl Johnson. Rita Law artist by your patronage.'. Tile Encore Socialites will present Jonas Salk of ¡¡the University ol scha Jones, Charles Etta L e-w 1 s, Remember to see and hear Todd ZETA PHI BETA MEMBERS The Ladies’ Community Club of liams. Dorothy McKissac, Katherine Pittsburgh.", April ¿1: 1954 to attend the funeral Mitchell. Bobbie Cox, Marylin Pat- a dance at the Beautiful Stairway of her mother. Mrs. Ella Lee. who., Coraleeri ’Armstrong Luellen, Hat Duncan on Saturday. April 24 at. Will present ELLA BELL DAVIS, Riverside Subdivision met at the to The Stars, April 16,0 till , i, official statement tie Purnell, Catherine Simmons. Metropolitan Baptist Churih. fame soprano and honorary mem terhon, Joe Lee White, Raymond After" the Winchell broadcast, entered into the cnternal life at her. *«»«« ... home of Mrs. Willie Epps. 188 W. Robinson, James Austin. Joy music by the Fabulous Tuff Grene Aline Sykes, Jerry Lee Taylor, ber of the sorority will appear in a Dlson Ave., Wednesday, March 31. the Public Healtn Service said in home m Detroit, Michigan. Rhodes, Odessa James, Squlre.Love- Orcn’erira. Be sure you attend lots Mrs Lee who was born in Tus Mattle Walker, Hannah Williams, WATCH THE NEW LEMOYNE recital April 30 at the Metropoli Devotion was led by Mrs. Lillie ’a fun is promised. a statement: Loretta -Wilson. Dorothy Wise, “GYM" GO UP—Get your pledges tan Baptist Church. lacc, Barbara Yancey, James Hamp cumbia. Ala., had made her home Harris, the vice president, Mrs. W. ton. Chester White, Thelma .Dun STAR-TEENAGER “It ’ wgs, „to ,be expected that in Irene Askew, Alice Bernard. Jessie Epps presided over the meeting. the conversion of laboratory tech in Detroit for some time. She can. Mary Ann Robinson, Evelyn Miss Elizabeth Jones, star teen Bithop, Walter Bond -and Barbara After the business session a delicious ager ’his week, is the charming niques tor the preparation of vac-: leaves to morn her loss a son Brown. repast was served. One visitor. Harper, Mozell Boyd. Delores Mack cine to commercial manufacture lin. Philitp Hunter. Joseph Phillips, daughter of Rev„and Mrs Clarence Herbert Lee of New York City. N. William Brown, Ulysses Camp- Kroger Company Pays Mrs. Corinne Hall, special thanks of 1743 Hollywood Street. Miss that there should be some diffi Y. 4 daughters. Mrs. Florence , bell, Rubye Lee Chambers, Willie to the hostess by Mrs. Fannie Wil Maryterrelle Plummer, Macxine Jones is a Junior at Douglass High culties in processing thé vaccine. Brown. Virginia Plummer, Donald Sampson and Mrs. Emma Brown of Collins. Jessie Lee Coston. William liams. Next meeting will be held ■ School. She is a member of the Li "Wé; have found some' positives Detroit, Michigan. Mrs. Ruth Cross. Walterine Dockery. Lila at the home of Mrs. Mattle French. Pringle. Jamas Spencer, Fredric hi the lots of vaccine that we have Tribute To Its Workers Young. Glanda Biggs, Authur Jean brary Club. Glee Club. New Home Hamilton of Chicago and Mrs. A. Dumas, Verlie Edinborough, Elaine 337 W. Person Ave., Tuesday. April makers of America. Vice-president tested, as have other cooperating W. Willis of Memphis Tennessee. Fields, Mattie Mae Grayson, 13 Anderson. Mose Lewis,. Delores laboratories and if any vaccine is Mayor . Frank T. Tobey, Prof. Hunter, Willie Thomas, Willie Jones, Bonds, Anetta Finley, David Rice of 11-a clnss, Asst.-Secretary of the While Mrs Willis was on her sad Annie Mae Glover, Frances Hall, Blair T Hunt, Roger Bear, safety Elijah Thqmas, Guy L. Bibbs, Mrs. B. D Robinson, president; Junior Class of ’54 and Feature Edi found positive, it would not be re Harriett Culp Hall, Marjorie Hal engineer of the Kroger company Roosevelt Jenkins, Willie Burrows, Mrs. L. Hawkins, secretary; Mrs. tor of Maroonette Elizabeth is an leased for use in the mass immuni mission, to attend the funeral of her llburton. Mildred Haylard, Thomas from Cincinnati, R. H. Luellen, Walter Smith and Seal Brownlee. K. W. Green, reporter. active member of the Lake Grove zation program. ■ mother, tile stork came and left a Harris. Sheridan Hicks, Hattie Lee supervisor of driver training from Daniel Madison, and Van Hill Editor Speaks Baptist Church. I salute Star "The minimum specifications for new grandson, a fine boy. the 2nd Hopkins. Faye Neely Hudson, Lil Cincinnati. G. E. Berg, Memphis won special awards of a. diamond THE HELPING HAND COMMU Teenager Miss Elizabeth Jones. this program require that any lot son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wil lie Hayes Johnson. Helen Maxie branch manager, Herbert-- ■ ■ Lush, ring In addition to the wristwatch NITY CLUB met in the home of SICK LIST of vaccine tha't is to be used will lis. burp Thursday morning, April Jones and Lois Howry Larry. warehouse and transportation of for five years of sate driving. Wil the ■ president, Mrs. Inez Brooks, Fred Vales, a Douglass Football pass the safety testing in all three 8. 1954. Name Kelvin. Weight 8 azel Jackson Lee, Bobble Jean the local branch, and Glenn Shel lie Phelps^ also received a diamond 2619 Supreme Tuesday, April 6.' At Fellowship Star, and a recipient of n Grid laboratories, using tests that have- lbs. ,hls, Doris Sims Malton, Marion ton, Memphis personnel supervisor ring and' a watch ahd was com Some of the members present iron Great Watch has undergone a ■ris, Leonia Mullen, Myrtle all joined the Kroger company as it mended for his efforts which saved a were Mmes. Ruth Fisher, Mamie serious operation at John Gaston Patterson. Meryl Perkins. Elsie paid tribute to sixty-four drivers driver of another firm in a traffic Epps, Josie Clay, Beulah Vasser, Hospi’al and has been quite ill. He JOHNSON'S PRINTERY Pettigrew, Augustine Pickett, Do- and mechanics who were Instrumen mishap Beatrice Guy, Carrie Jones, Vernlta Breakfast Here was discharged April 2. and we all tal in obtaining victory for the local Other award winners were James Jacksoil, Adell Johnson. Gladys Bol wish him a speedy recovery. brarich in the Safety Driving Con Fuller, Ed. Nichols, George Crump, den. Lettie Washington, Geneva L. O, Swingler,. local editor, This is your teenage reporter say PRINTERS—LITHOGRAPHERS—BOOK BINDERS test held between the 25 branches Ernest Johnson. Sammy Lee Bell, Eskeridgc. speaking at the S'. A, Owens Junior ing goodbye for now. but don’t go of the company with a banquet Sat Frank Scott, Earnest Chapman, The Rev. Johnson of the Cane College 'Fellowship Breakfast" Sat away. I’ll be with you again Fri- 220 HERNAÑDO STREET Creek Baptist Church Joined the urday morhlng''fh” the school‘cafe day. LOANS urday evening at Ollie’s Drive Inn. Selblc Ivory (2 watches). Walsh PHONES 37-1574-5 A Ic'ter from the president of the Faulkner George Foote. James club. The next meeting will be teria, held that science is creating food concern was read commending Rooks and Mr. Grant. , in the home of Mrs. Lettie Wash a ’Frankenstein monster” and main | Students Honored ON Ivory Grant who has driving since Kroger officials feci ’ that the ington. 2053 Carry. Tuesday, April tained that church related schools January. 1. 1933. some 21 years, safety pregram Is one that benefits 13. such ar, the Junior College could i At LeMoyne Rites without a chargeable accident. Re employees and customers, as well Mrs. Margurite Epps, reporter. do much in bringing about a “spir Automobiles - Furniture itual renaissance" to combat the Dean certificates were presented to ceiving awards of a safety button as the company .It was the first “thing." ’ ' 4*.-1 i ■ i 34 students and 12 students were Equipment - Signature and wrist watch for one to four time the Memphis branch won first Spring Festival | awarded scholarships at the annual years o: driving without an accident place in the safety competition. Mr Swingler was introduced by Mrs. I. M. Dean, dean of students, j LeMoyne College honors cbnvoca- You will like our prompt were: Willie Morris, Gilbert Jones, More than half of the branch driv tion held Fridav at the Second James White, Tommy Gates, Tom ers are Negroes. Set At Mt. Pisgah at the $1 a plate breakfast sponsor friendly service, courteous ed by the S. A. Owens Junior Col i Congregation Church treatment and desire to help MT. PISGAH’S lower level will lege Student Council. According to I Dean certificates for high scholas- be the setting for a gala Spring Clarence Becton, the council presi | tic honors went to Mary Baptist, Festival Thursday evening. April 22 dent, the proceeds will benefit the ' Barbara Gillum. Emily Bishop. Wil- Young Livestock Raisers from 5 to 9 p. m. with the My i liam Spencer. Delores Cole .Rose DIXIE • .i ■ • L’ " ’ ’ Junior College Glee Club. les Dickey unit sponsoring, the af Council officers are Becton, presi Coleman, Louise Jones. Johnnie fair. dent: Betty Jean Johnson, vice pres Knox. Lassie Lawscha. Tom Patter Get Money For Entries ident; Johnnie Marie Campbell, sec son. Dorothy Sawyer. Geraldine It is said that this event will be Seay. Jean Matlock Smith. ■ Lila FINANCE CO one of the largest the church has retary; ■ Delores Webster, assistant Young livestock raisers' received Mississippi and Tennessee. secretary; Sammy Andrews, trea I Bell Smith, Nelllie Peeples Tate. witnessed for both youth and the ¡Esther Whitney, Marlon Woodard, ^52 MADISON - 5-7614 good prices for their entries in the I The 212 pound Poland China bar grown-ups, and will carry a parade surer; Miriam Rainey, reporte; Mrs. Negro Division of the 18th Annual row which was named champion of Sarah Sellers, parliamentarian: and ( Charles Boyde. Ouita Brown. Mag of attraction of Easter fashions, nolia Brvant. George Washington Home Owned - Junior Mid-South Livestock Show the Negro division was purchased flower arrangements for spring, a the'Rev.^Amqs Terrell, chaplain. by radio station WDIA Bert Fer Cox. Helen Harris. Carl Johnson. and Sale Friday and Saturday, April Levi Watkins, junior college ^presi ’ Rita- Lawsha Jones, Charles Etts 2 and 3. Animals were shown by guson, manager of the station, paid oasty booth, curb market, grab bag, Home Operated Joe Frank Terry of Covington, Tenn. candy bar and swimming match dent, lauded the students for their i Lewis. Catherine Simmons. Coraleen l-H Club and Future Farmers of $1.00 a pound for the barrow. among other features. ■ . initiative in arranging the affair ; Luellan. Hattie Purnell. Aline Sykes. America members from Arkansas, A special Invitation is extended to and told the audience of future J Jerry Taylor. (Mattie Walker. Han G. D. Strauss, president of South plans for the school. He said that, Memphis Stockyards. paid Willie all church goers. Older persons nah Williams, Loretta Wilson and Butler of Arlington, Tenn., 50 cents wishing to attend win be furnished when "he school officially opens , Dorothy Wise. transportation to church and home In September it will be equipped , a pound for’ his 180 pound Duroc. with one of the most cdmplete bus Receiving one vear Madam Sally - Palmist the reserve ^champion of the Negro bv"railing Mrs. Ammie Humphrey, scholarships 34-2314,,. ' iness departments of any junior col were. William Collins. Annie Mae swine show. lege in the nation and. reveaied that i Crump, Lois Larry. James'Pulliam. J located 12 Miles South of Memphis, Tcmn., on H'way 78 Serving on the committee are Just Over State ’.Line on Mississippi Side All of the animals offered in the a shipment of library equipment is , Evelyn Knox. Barbara. Lewis. Loret sale brought better than market 'Mrs. Mtldted Eggleston, Mrs. Ward. due;to:arrive June 4. • ■ ta Wilson, Lassie Lawscha and Alice Without asking a question, will tell you anything you want prices, and most of this year’s’crop Mrs. Doris Glason. Publicity Chair A $3.003 yearly grant to be added i Marie Reeves. to know. Tells of your every hope, fear and ambition. An- of champions commanded higher woman, Miss Odel! Boswell, Mr. to the salary of a faculty .member , Charles Gandy, president, and Rev. The annual Black and White —alyzes your life and guides you to success and happiness. bids than those sold-last—year. ' teaching religibus education was i store award' went to Nellie Peeples Show cattle and swine sold at au F. M. Dickey, pastor. given to the school by a white bus- I Tate and the Abe Goodman memo ; IF YOU WISH TO KNOW . . ction are being processed by 'Mem inessman he said. Ml'. Watkins rial scholarship was given to Ruby How to have loved ones return; how can I be successful; How can phis Packing Company and will be Banks are expected ta maintain.-,,’ expressed nd’ fear of a lack of en Chambers. The local alumni group I remove evil influences in niy Jiome: how can I conquer my rivals; sold to Trl-Slate grocery markets, high profits." * 1 rollment but feared that there will of LeMoyne college awarded • a will my business venture be successful: how can I recover lost or hotels and restaurants. be more students seeking admission scholarship.fo Barbara Gillum. The stolen property; how can Lhave good luck; should I make a change than the present facilities will ac program was sponsored by Alpha in my work; will I get the job I want; will I get a letter.soon; will ■ Adenau tr orods Italy on ratifying commodate . Kappa Nu honor fraternity. I take' a journey. KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BEST SUITED FOR Program Aqainst ‘.he E. D. C. treaty. - ! ' IN LIFE — CONSULT. MADAM SALLY AT ONCE! -o bring their dogs but and have HOURS: DAILY and SUNDAY, 9:00 A. M. to 9:00 P. M. Rabies Underway them vaccinated Office Phone 37-3052 — Res. 38-1723 — 8-6794 ;lI DaDo NotNbt Mak*Make Home Calls or Answer Letters Yesterday the seventh annual dog During the week-long campaign, HOOKS BROTHERS STUDIO " I Have No Agents vaccination program to control ra 19 veterinarians will participate at > bies in the community was started 76 special vaccination stations locat Welcome White or Ciloredl . " Look For Large Signl NEW LOCATION — 228 Linden Avenue — Memphis, Tenn. LAUNDRY-CLEANER by the Memphis and Shelby County ed in the community’s population PORTRAITS — COPIES — COMMERCIALS • located 12 Miles South of Memphis on Highway 78 Health Department. A health de Centers and at 10 established vete- Office Phone 37-3052 . Res. Phone 38-723—8-6794 partment official urged every citizen rinary clinics. - « Tuesday, :ApHhn i«4 Jllii®! 3" /J/"» \ / J j By .Lyman Yw 'KLAUS HAG A~MÍCE,COZÍ^S® KLAUS ONlVP -TOOK PAR me sent the OP MIS MOTHERS WITH THOSE SAFAEf ) ¿PATES AROUND , INTO THE IVORY PA7R&L ambesi/ Posttoescape THE CAPTAIN'S INSPECTION/ ■SU-'-. FELIX THE CAT By Sullivan only Living survivor of the adm. peary viVor of the six-man crew that reached the top EXPEDITION CALLS ON PRESIDENT EISENHOWER of the. world on April 6, 1909. Shown here left - WASHINGTON, D. C. - Mofthew Henson, 87- to right are: President Eisenhower, Mrs. Mat year-old Negro who reached the North Pole with thew Henson and Mr. Matthew Henson, showing Adm, Robert E. Peary, exactly 45 years ago, the President the spot on the map where he, as called on President Eisenhower recently at the a member of Adm. Peary's expedition reached the North Pole. completed In Libya, and 160,000 White House. Henson is the lone American sur- US Technicians Aiding African, seedlings bre being planted by far mers and government workers on the sand dilne stabilization propect. B'Ham Group Eastern NationsT nward Progress Negotiations have been started for programs of technical cooperation WASHINGTON, D. C — (NNPA) poration to assist friendly peoples In Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika” —United States technicians are in meeting famine or other urgent British territories in. East Africa, in Still Seeks working with the people in the Near requirements. vocational training, agricultural ex By Rev. Taschereau Arnold East, Africa and South Asia to de OVERSFAS EXPERTS tension work and hydrology. velop and spread locally the know The report discloses that among TEACHER TRAINING Sports Bars ledge and techniques which can be the technicians sent to the Far Religious .Editor profitably applied in agriculture, East, Africa and South Asia were Teacher training is being expand BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — (INS) — health and sanitation, industry, a fisheries adviser to Liberia, a ed in Liberia and Libya. education, transportation, com- team to establish an agricultural A meeting called to try to set a date Published Weekly In Interest of Religious Progress for a local election on the question munications and government ad- sc-.iool in Ethiopia, and a wool grad of restoring all Birmingham sports ■ . ministration. ing expert for Libya.. segregation laws failed to reach a U- I Within each country,' the report LOOKING HF FROM THE unwittingly expressed what Ameri The report on the Mutual Security decision Friday. H program covering operations during said, “the various projects are be BOTTOM ' cans think: the interests of corpora ing-integrated into a planned deve The Birmingham election com One_of the miracles of History is tions come before the interests of the six- month period, June 30 to mission, together with City Attorney December 31, 1953, recently made lopment program in order to pro how the prominent secular histo the people. This crack will widen u■ J. ,E. Wiills and Attorney Hugh i into a great cleavage in the years public, said the United States is duce results which will fit In with Locke, spokesman for the group rians of the Age of Christianity. the country’s overall needs.” ignored the movement as of no I to come. Pres. Eisenhower is try- BïC ' ..y providing assistance in Africa to seeking . full sports segregation, 1 ing hard to beat down the notion Ethiopia, Liberia, Libya and the Water utilization programs are significance. Tacitus dismissed it I being carried on in the African ter agreed to meet again on May 5 to as an immoral superstition; . Sue that thé Republican party is the colonies of certain Western Euro set the date, however. party of the rich man and the pean countries. 1, ritories, the report said. In the"Bel Julian Swift, spoxesman for the tonius could not even spell the gian Congo, a technical cooperation Name ■ 5! -f •...... 4S5L! WalteiÈüuIces Negra Stars Sfiarkle As ¡i M Lead In Globe Major leaguers Plaÿ Mera By SAM BROWN Trotters' Win History of a sort Was made in Memphis Thursday, tradijioi^ , was broken and a precedent set as two majtjr league baseball1 BY LUIX VIRGIL OVERBEA teams played here with Negro and. white...... players in their lineupsj,.r CHICAGO—(ANP)— Big Walter The Chicago White Sox .’with the show individually, both looked Dukes, seven' feet of rookie dyna Minnie Minoso arid Bob B o y d, and acted the part or big leagriersl By SAM BROWN mite, led the fabulous Harlem a Memphis resident, downed the The applause for them matched Globetrotters to a day-night double St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 at Russ that. of other standouts,z,with'- the header victory over the 1954 College wood Park. The Cardinals had All-Americans, Sunday, at the Tom Alston, a promising rookie in boos being no more than usual. i^>ie?jneyit,able has gome to Memphis and in spite of all fore- Chicago Stadium, their lineup, although Alston did Minoso started in left field but l|l}gS’We had come to presume would take place failed to show A crowd of ¡6,988 fans saw the not get in the game. went to third base in the six, as ap'd-tjie good pld Bluff City is going its merry way as though Trotters take an-easy’-afternoon, ■It was a tight and interesting Boyd took over- left field. In four h.ing had taken .place. tilt 84 to 61, to break a four-game ball game until the last of the times at bat, he collected' two hits tic between the two squads in the eighth when the White Sox broke including a double. His base run AWe. have reference to a baseball game played here Thufs- first eight tilts of. the. “World Se a 1-1 tic by pushing.over five runs ning thrlllecT the more than capa- . ■4’ day'!bbtween the Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals; ries of Basketball” being played in with Ferris Fain, the Sox first city crowd. Minoso, undoubtedly IS ; $O(Tie'!'l'l,250 baseball fans were on hand for the history making a,cross-country series of 21 games. baseman, and the man Boyd has one of the greatest players in the At the night tilt, ' some 16.732 been trying to dislodge from the game today. .^yerji,;; Indeed history was made, tradition was broken and proc- Boyd, in two appearances at bat ¿dent !$et, Jas the white and colored players took it as just another,, fans saw Dukes hit a field goal in position, leading off with ■ a 375 .the final six seconds of play to give foot home run over the right field received a base on balls and forced game.'i" the Trotters a 78 to 76 victory. Tlie fence. Minoso at home plate. His base oh ’ -yCars the pattern in tlie I take place and they didn’t^waut ta Trot ters -now lead the ’ series 6 Mlnoio was safe oil an error, balls led to a run in the' ninth; South has been that colored and ‘ be any ways near it. ' games to 4, then pitcher Tom Poholsky walk The crowd of 11.25Q: raid fans took yjhjtei athletes could not compete i The pattern is changing so fast Missing from the festivities ex ed Red Wilson, a. former Mem the game in stride, ■ applauding in any kind of professional com.- we might look forward fbr more cept for a token appearance in the phis Cilick player. Poholsky Was their favorites and booing the . petition. In many places there | Negro players taking part in the1 daylight game was Reece (Goose) lifted for Royce Lint, a left hand others alike. . were: laws on the books preventing i Southern League' before the 1954 Tatum, the favorite of the fans. er. Lint tyalked Boyd to fill the Tom Alston, tlie promising roo Stith.competition. Ill recent years season js over. Nat Peeples* a Tatum, suffering from a stomach bases. Jim Rivera drove à single kie of the Cardinals, worked out ■ «¡rijOTe,liberal attitude has conic to Memphis resident, is the first Ne 'ailment contracted in Cleveland to center for one run and Bill before the game and kept the early the South, and places' that had laws gro to play in a regular game in Saturday night, was advised by his Wilson, another Memphis Chick arrivals thrjlled with his scintil have;.'aispft-pedaied them or out- the Southern League. He is a physician not to play. player, drove in two more runs lating play around first base. He is right .repealed them. member of the Atlanta Crackers He was force to make an ap with a single. Out went Lint and somewhat of a ‘Fancy Dan' With In other places there was more and was in the lineup opening day pearance in the first game, how TITLE ON THE LINE — Boxing Commissioner Robert ChristenberTy (center) is flanked by heavy in came 'Hal White who forced the glove, and make a good target of lesslan ‘understanding’ that the at Mobile. .. < ever, because of the demands of weight champion Rocky .Marciano (left) anil challenger Ezzurd Charles as the gladiators signed to battle Freddie M a r s h to hit into a for the infielders when they are two groups were to be kept apart in Other teams ' in the Southern tile crowd. This was a one-sided for lire title on June .17 at New York’s Yankee stadium. Looking on at left rear is promoter Jim Norris. forced to make the quick throw. such 'matters. Such, it appears was arc connected with major, leag.tie tilt which the Trotters could have Charles, a former heavyweight champ, is considered a good bet to regain his crown.- (Newspress Photo) double play, but Chico Carrasquel He was kept busy throughout the. the situation here in Memphis. For clubs that have a number of col won by a much greater margin if scored Rivera with a single. game autographing balls, score it has been .stated before, that ored players hr their farm sys they had chosen to do so. As a re The Cardinals threatened in the cards and what-have you for the when 'legal information was sought tems. It is reported that the Chat sult, the fans continually howled. 9th which for a time looked like fans. A crowd of youngsters prac in: regards to such playing or com tanooga Lookouts z and the ' New "We want Goose; w.c want Goose!" Memphis Red Sox Open 1954 Exhibition Schedule a promising rally.' With. Mike tically swamped / him for auto petition it was always brought out Orleans Pelicans arc likely« to get With the Trotters 28 points Fornieles pitching, Peanuts Low graphs. that ’there was no written law to some colored players, providing ahead. Taum finally took the floor ery and Solly Hcmus . delivered It was estimated that more than cover such,- just a kind of unwrit j the atmosphere in the Southern in the waning minutes of • the At Martin Stadium With Louisville Next Sunday pinch singles and after RepUlski 4.000 colored fans were on hand for ten law or understanding, which League....is* ■conducivi? to. such a final quarter. Displaying his usual ■ - *s~ -■ ■■ ■ ■ •• the game. Many fans were apathe was qlmost religiously adhered to step. It seems that there is a ten- humor. Tatum had the fans howl went out, Schoendlent loaded the tic towards the game, recalling and followed. I deucy to see how ^’ell Pèeplés is ing witli his crazy antics. The curtain goes up on the 1954 season, opening with the Kansas “the building ol Maximum atten bases, with a single. Stan (The that the White Sox played here, .’Now without any fanfare or< received ...... ______and what.... the 'attitude ____ _ of Dukes sparked this victory, vir season of the Negro American Base City Monarchs on May 16.o dance al Red Sex home' games, Manj .Musial came to bat in a tre last year with Boyd and Minoso publicity tn regards to the Negro!! clubnl'tth’ owner Ot-irland fòfans,will . «fi.11 hcvbe.-in in fhofthat tually holding a monopoly on tlie ball League with the announcement Other exhibition games at, Mar •timulnlion of public . enthusiasm mendous uproar and bounced a being given a day off while the players with the two major league ' connection. ’ rebounds and leading the team. in this week of the Memphis Red Sox tin Stadium prior to the official »nd support for Negro American hit off Carraquel’s glove to score rest of the team played here. Some clubs playing in tlie game, tlie I Just as the case of the Cardinals scoring with 18 points. spring exhibition opener at Martin league opening game will include League games in Memphis, deve a run. Harry Dorish relieved stated that *it would again be, the game has been played, tlie fans and White Sox playing here with For the Collegians Joe Bertrand Stadium next Sunday ■ afternoon, Detroit, April 25: Birmingham, lopment of greater public interest Fornieles and put put the fire by and spuit in, local, organized base same thing. But, the teams with greatly entertained and the cynical out any unpleasantness, so will it of Notre Dame, making a brief ap April IS, with the Louisville nine. May 9: and Birmingham, May 11, in blazing the last strike past Ray mixed personnel, played and no. who somehow, looked for some be when Southern League Clubs pearance. hit for eight points. Guiding the Red Sox diamond a night garnet ball, and attainment'of a champion Jablonski and Enos Slaughter. damage was done. thing or expected something dread take on Negro players. The expe- Neither of the two Negro players strategy in their 1954 campaign Meanwhile, local Memphis base ship Memphis team.” The appearance of Boyd and fill to take place was disappointed. rifent with Nat Peeples should from Negro colleges played in will be a hustling, new manager, ball fans citing the need for “en The new boosters club will elect Minoso in the game marked the As it turned out the fans and play p r o v e as fortunate as the one either game. "Buster" Haywood, hailing from thusiastic community participation permanent officers and committees first time in the. history of Mem ere alike conducted themselves ju*'t Branch Rickey tried when he sign- The All-Americans offered the Indianapolis, Indiana, where he led and ‘in the park” support for our this week.. Dr. H. H. Johnson is phis that white and colored had as fans have been doing for years ed Jackie Robinson and brought Trotters much stiffer opposition that city's NAL entry, the Clowns, home team in the Negro American acting chairman of the group. played in a game together at Russ Carmen Basilio at a baseball game, whether it was him up to the Dodgers. to two brilliant pennant flags. League.” have begun organization Members include T. L. Lumpkin. wood Park. in the' night battle, leading most of Colorado B. Johnson, Arnett Willis, before the coming of Jackie Rob the way. Grabbing a 33 to 31 lead Concerning his new chores. Man of the Memphis Red Sox Boosters Although Boyd nor Minoso stole inson or since. ..Mixed teams have now played in ager Haywood stated, “Memphis Club. Rev. Prince McKinney, Dr. B. F. Jn the first- half the Collegians MeCleavc, Dedrick Brittenum, El Many fans were skeptical at first every Southern League Park and, never fell behind but once (early fans deserve a fighting; highly com Memphis Red.« Sox Roosters . about the game Thursday, as they the coming’ of more colored play in the third period) until the final petitive team, and with their sup pointed out that "the Memphis mer" Henderson. Harold Johns, Oscar Johnson Takes pointed out or recalled what- hap ers to the Southern should not minute or so. port, that’s what we’re going to Red Sox baseball club, along with Christopher Rouhlac, Martha Jean. pened last year when the 'White bring about any more commotion J. C. Gipson led the Trotters in give them" ! other Negro American League teams, Stcinbe'-g. Robert Davidson, Charles Second Place At Langlois On TV Sox came here to play an exhibi than the signing of Peeples and Next Sunday's exhibition game has been instrumental in affording Sueing. Sam Banks. Charles Hooks, scoring with. 25 points. Dukes hit Western Indoor Meet By international News Service tion game and the colored play the playing of Boyd and Minoso in for 16. For. the stars, Bertrand excites nigh local interest because an opportunity for development of Addie Owen, Georgia Rose Sylvers, ers, Boyd and Minoso did not play. Memphis. Homer “Goose" Curry, former Negro major league stars, and, in T. J. Johnson, Dr. W. O. Speight, CHICAGO — (ANP) — Oscar Top-ranking welterweight Car made only a token' appearance, men Basilio of Syracuse, N. Y„ will Yet, others thought that maybe .Progress is being made and his scoring on a free throw. Memphis Red Sox manager, is now Martin Stadium, boasts stadium fa Sr . Lawience S. Wade, Ruby Bet Johnson of St. Louis was runner- something unpleasant, was going to tory is unfolding before our eyes. piloting thé new Louisville club. cilities that are unavailable in ty! Dr. E. M. Wilkens, and others. up Sunday in the Western Indoor try to break into the winning col Leon Hillard, the dribbling fun- . umn for the first time since Thanks ster. wreaked havoc with the stars The game will begin at2 :00 p.i m., many other large cities. All citizens "interested in baseball Tennis tournament. He lost in the giving Memphis fans their first- Booster club spokesmen under in Memphis" are urged to join the finals to top-seeded Grant- Golden giving of 1953 this Saturday night in the first game, but did not play in the feature televised fight of the in 'he second tilt as the Trotters glimpse this year of their home scored the importance of the Red citizens’ booster club immediately. of Wilmette, Ill. town team. Sox’ contributions to the overall The Memphis Red Sox are among Seeded fifth, Johnson lost 6—2, week. Philander Smith Sports Closeups were too busy with straight basket The 27-year-old New Yorker, who ball to take time out for funny In their spring exhibition stint. picture of “spectator sports" in the pioneer clubs of the Negro 6—4, 6-3. NEW YORK (GLOBAL)—There’s Memphis and declared the need for American League, a six team circuit won his last fight by a fourth-round a lot of rumbling going on these stuff. Manager Haywood's Memphis Red • Between halves of both tilts, a Sox will be priming themselves for a “closer association between Ne including the Indianapolis Clowns, NOW HE KNOWS knockout over John Cunningham Cindermen Scon days in thé. barber shops and on a king-sized official Negro American gro youth interested in baseball and Kansas ’.City- Monarchs,' Birming CAMBERRA, Australia — T h e after losing a title match to Cham the corners and most of it is about lengthy floor vaudeville act pro pion KM Gavilan, meets French vided entertainment for the spec League schedule, highlighted by six our home team.” ham Black Barons and, two new subject of the thesis written by.a ; the Yankees and the run-around Among the objectives of the t.eartis representing Detroit and Melbourne University student was: middleweight Pierre Langlois in a ' they continue to give' Negro play- tators. home games at Martin Stadium during tlie first half of the .1954 Memphis Red Sox Booster Club are LouisvP’.e. "Psycho-Analytical Synthesis of 10-rdunder, to be televised national .ers. the Application of Ecological Tran ly (ABC) from the Syracuse Mem The Yankee front office lias again orial Auditorium. (LITTLE ROCK. ARK. — The scendentalism to the Motivation come in for its share of going over and Behavior Patterns of Adoles- Basilio fought Langlois to a draw Philander Smith College of Little and tlie boys are saying that no “h o w in their first meeting lastDeceipbor Rock,'Arkansas Panthers and Pan- matter how financially secure they COMMENT cent Females.’ ’ It’s about Xavier Relays To Draw Crack girls grow up." according to the and then was held to another draw therettes won the spring medley are, their pocket books can be hurt, the following month in Miami by and sprint relays at the Prairie i too. University vice-chancellor G. W. Paton. scrappy Italo Scortichini of Milan. . View.. Carnival, Prairie View, Texas The top brass in the Yankee set Italy.. recently. up has continued to protest that ON Former Vice President Barkley, Basilio will probably spot Lang Hyacinth Walters and Kathleen they want only the best players lois from five to ten pounds for his and color doesn’t matter, but Cinder Artists April 23-24th who Is 76 has announced that he Bussell, freshmen broke the 220-. would run for the Senate from 54th bout, of which lie won 37—18 . event of the last two years would SPORTS Track viewers, will be. eagerly by kayoes—and lost 11. The 29 year yard dash record in a final heat hardly substantiate that claim. • NEW ORLEANS,* La. - Wind Xavier Stadium Kentucky this fall. of 25.3 and 25.6 seconds. The pre breakers from all major con awaiting the three-way duel in the old Langlois, who has on 13 KO’s, First there was Vic Power Who I one mile run between Arthur Tur won nis 61st bout in 80 pro starts vious record was 26.2. Miss Walters somehow wasn.t quite good enough ferences will converge here tics in the shot put. BOXING . . To Be Site Of ner of Xavier University, Wendell with his decision of Pedro Gonzales broke the 50-yard and 100-yard dor the Champions’ roster; so they April 23-24 for the Annual Venerable, senior from Prairie With two, and in some cases last time out. seconds. They also won the 440 re let him- go. But he has found a By PETE FIUTCIIIE Xavier Relays. View and Owens of Alabama State. three, meets alread y them, the New York native Jake LaMotto sprints in six .seconds and 10.9 berth with the Philadelphia Athle WASHINGTON—The Keed could Relay Carnival athletes from the 16 teams should not quite do it the other night in Among the entries are crack Bethune-Cookman is favored as and Bill Kilgore of Deland, Flori ' lays going a w a y in 49 seconds tics instead of the Minors. And now the top team of the 440 yard relay, be in mid-season form for the oc da, will fight a ten-round substi ■which equals the best time ever we have a similar situation coming Chicago. Kid Gavilan, that is. In teams from the SIAC, Midwest casion and it’ is quite possible that taking ón Bobo Olson, he took on r o u n (I c d combinations in the but should be given very stiff com tute middleweight bout Wednesday made, on the Black Shear track at ern Athletic Association, South South-W c s t Conference and is petition by Grambling, ¿Xavier and some of the meet records may fall. TV’s coastwise (CBS) from the New up with Elston Howard. The Yanks a real strong man and Bobo just Alfredo Richards of Xavier Uni Prairie' View. ' made a feeble stab at trying him west, South Central, and South therefore viewed as potential win Southern University. In the mile Capital Arena in Washington. Keith Gardner, freshman, who looked like he knew he’d win the versity is the top man in the 200 ofit on the club. He's good outfield ners of this year’s. activities at | relay, Langston University, with The originally scheduled non-title "Won: the 120hlgh hurdling cham light from the opening bell. eastern conferences will partici Yard Dash group consisting of bout between light heavyweight er and first baseman so the story --»j-Xavier----- University. ---- ;----- . j Swinton, Hornbeck, McDowell and pionship with a record of 14.8 se Funny how you can sense that, pate in what appears to be the Grambling, Bush and Aldredge of champion Archie Moore of San Di goes, but in spite of the fact that sometimes. And although some of Even though last year’s winner ■ Washington carrying the baton, is conds in the Prairie relays, also the Yankees are sadly in need of outstanding parade of national, ol the 190 Yard Dash, Etienne of i given the inside track on the vic Texas-Southern. ego, California, and Jimmy Slade of. ran the quarter of a mile of the Bobo’s fans were a little worried Others especially outstanding in New York was postponed until May a first baseman. Howard didn’L at first. In always looked the stron and southern stars. Grambling, has been called into I tory. The Spring Medley r e 1 a y sprint medley with a record of 48.4 even get a'chance to show what he the service .the competition in this which was won by Wiley last year their respective fields are H. Field 12 when Moore suffered a nerve In seconds. ger of the two. One of the myster The very keen competition be er of Texas-Southern in the 440 jury In hLs left foot. could do at the post. Instead, they ies of tills middleweight champion tween local high schools will be event should again be extremely j should be a wide open race this \ Roy Taylor, junior- and Richard tried to make him—of all things— interesting with Theodious Bush.: year with Tuskegee given the very Yard Run. Provost of Texas- Friday night’s match is a ten- Estick, freshman featured as 220 ship fight was Gavllan’s right. exhibited on Friday afternoon pre Southern in the 10 OYard High round middleweight affair between id/catcher.' • ... A ring count showed he used it ceding the main attraction of col N. A. I. A. ‘53 100 Yard D a s h| slight nod over other contestants ’men and John Walter anchored When affairs like this happen champ, and Ralph Aldredge, Texas | in the field, High Hurdles and Thomas and Moses Ward of Detroit and George the 880-yard distance for an easy lege thinclads. Gladden in the 2 mile run and Johnson of Trenton to be televised once, you can give (lie management some 286 times but that was mostly It will be recalled that Texas- A. A. A. U. Champ of 1953, both of! • Turner from Xavier arid Bilberry win ov,er a,.field of nine schools. the benefit, of the doubt and say in the in-fighting. .He uncorked it Texas-Southern University; Elvin ’ of Southern could be the only two shot put respectively. cross-country (NBC) from New Mr. Taylor also won a third spot Southern took the 1953 edition of R. B. Floyd. New York’s St. Nicholas Arena. that maybe just once they allowed almost never—if that's an expres the Xavier Field and • Track Meet Spears of Southern University: El ¡ first place winners if they both in'the broad Jumps and the sprint bad judgment. But to bring up-a sion—from long range. Of course. liott Willard of Xavier University, II came through in their respective team last a tape-line finish to by a scant one point over their j player and not ’even give Idin a Hie. Kid's left in his punch but he nearest revivals, Florida A. and M. ¡ and Henry DeGraffircd, Mid-West fields — Turner, in the one mile Texas.'fiouthern University in the Conference Dash. Camp of Gram- run and the half mile run, and 440. relay. chance to play ills position, then should have tried the right hand. However, it is reliably reported CHICKEN-ANY DAY release him is more than bad After the fight Gavilan said he t h a t the 11954 Texas-Southern i bling College, all capable of bet * Bilberry in the Discus and High would like to take on Bobo again.. t c a m is one of the most well ter than 9.8s. Jump. Bilberry, also has posslbill- Olson probably isn't too keen for Um (halibut it would be a great fight. The champ figures he has proved his point. Gavilan says next time he’ll punch with both hands. The decisive edge Olson had in the fight was his timing and short, inside punching. Whereas Gavilan came horn the outside, Bob step ped in By Marion E. Jack ton The first major track meet for SIAC thindads will be the Alabama Slate Relays Saturday April 17 in Montgomery, Ala. Failure to-build ball parks .killed off organized Negrq IN JACK’S STEPS — Sensation al heavyweight prospect, Tommy baseball although mony blame its demise on Jackie Robinson's (Hurricane) Jackson,. the ■ Georgia entry into organized baseball . Baseball's No. 1 gate at I. - Team Defeats nutlve who shot to national prom inence with a TKO win over third- traction is no) the N. Y. Yankees or the Brooklyn Dodgers but ranking Diin Bucceronl, points his the Milwaukee Braves who have already peddled 1,060,000 fist symbolically at a photo of ex- advance tickets . Every major innovation adopted by the heavy champ, Jack Dempsey. His friend, Ella Mae Washington, Southern Association has either been projected by Earl Mann of a greet Hint this Jack will also Atlanta or Joe Engel of Chattanooga. If Nat. Peeples succeeds as a BY JOEL W. SMITH Wear «ha ernwo (NcWHiress Photo) Cracker outfielder put another notch on the tremendous leader ATLANTA, Georgia— (SNS) — ship of the Atlanta club 1 In Atlanta’s first track meet Credit Peeples as a first for the ters. Tile circuit is loaded with long Southern Intercollegiate Athletic ball hitters who must start a home- of the season, the Morehouse Conference. He attended LeMoyne run derby ...... College Maroon Tigers swept Io College in his hometown of Mem victory in the one-mile relay to phis Is known throughout con Those mourners who still lament edge the Fori Valley Wildcats, ference athletic circles. the orbit of Negro baseball In More important he-is a bom and variably blame its demise on Saturday afternoon, at the At bred Southerner. His acceptance in Jackie Robinson’s debut in or MINNIE MINOSO, left and Bob Boyd of the Chicago White Sox are lanta University Athletic Field. the South is different from the ganized baseball. This is far from the first two colored players to compete with white players at In winning the; closely contested treatment accorded most youths of the truth, a decade before Branch Russwood Park; They both took part in the game between the dual meet by a slender two-polnt the area who have to go above the Rickey signed Jackie Negro writ White So xand the Cardinals the White Sox won 6-2. margin, the Morehouse cindermen Mason-Dixon line to win a berth ers were warning that the key to amassed a total of 62 points against in sports. the survival of the Negro leagues 60 points by Fort Valley State. Both The South Is giving Peeples his was in ownership of ball parks. teams scored six ’firsts' and the out big chance and the citizens here What happened is that when Ne come was in doubt until the final should applaud their their own gro players broke into organized event of the afternoon. blgnessi ball, the owners skyrocketed the DAVIS, WILLIAMS rentals of' their ball parks. This left DOUBLE WINNERS Vic Raschi, the veteran former tlie Negro leagues.without an outlet Double winners were Willie Davis pitching star of the N. Y. Yankees, for their wares. and Kelly Williams of Morehouse. has bolstered the pennant hopes of Rentals at Wrigley Field, Brigg BY VIRGIL OVERBEA Davis, smooth-striding sprinter from the St. Louis Cardinals. However, Stadium and Yankee Stadium Fort Valley, Ga., romped home first the Cardinals' National League riv jumped more than 2,000 per cent. DOES EZARD CHARLES “What happened to the Kid?" in the 100-yard and 220-yard runs, als seriously, doubt it. During 1953, Al the same time the owners de DOES EZZARD CHARLES “Was his hand really hurt?" “Did wlille Williams, who halls from Los Raschi worked only seven complete manded their loot for rentals in It is now official. Ezzard Charles the weight get him down?" “Why Angeles, Calif., won the 220-yard k games and only 10 prior, to that in advance. will sees to wrest the heavyweight didn’t he throw some right hand low hurdles and running brood * 1952. But if he matches his 13 vic championship of Hie world from punches?” jump. " tories for the Yanks (with bullpen Without the use of Griffith Sta Rocky Marciano June 17 at Yankee■ Cornell Hawkins, Morehouse help the Cardinals will feel their dium in Washington, and Coiniskey Stadium in the first big outdoor As this ringslder saw it Gavilan speedster from Cleveland, Ohio, heavy investment has been worth Park in Chicago, Negro baseball for flght of the summer. The two men may have some good alibis such as spnrked the ' Morehouse relay team seriously as Kellogg. Buie Is still„ while. the first time was on the outside ol signed official contracts last week. gel ting butted in his right eye and with ills brilliant anchor perfor In the hospital, but the other three,.,,t the greatest .selling market, lor their a possible sore hand, but be really mance. Teaming with him were have been released. Williams anq()1I. talent.. With Marciano rating an over whelming favorite the big question lias no one to blame hut himself for Robert Clark, Harold Smith are members of the Mar- i( Alabama, State Relays April 17 Ills loss. ques Haynes "All-Stars," a barn?; „ Sepia competition as a result. be in tlie minds of most boxing fans Ozzie Bynum. Marlli will be run off under the are lights Morehouse, topped the storming teuin led by the former, w of . Hornet Stadium. C. Johnson gan to slip downgrade and tile skid is: Does Charles have a chance? Af Gavilan was too surd of , himself Globetrotters driving ace, and El-\ .. hasn't been; checked as yet. ter all age is working against- discus throw. BALTIMORE, BIRMINGHAM court. Of (lie court, however, lie Dunn pioneered this ¡novation in against Olson. And lie almost bent ATLANTANS PACE de;-s plays with u team touring '. the Southern Intercollegiate Ath If Negro owners had built their Charles and there is that old. saying, him while using only one liiind and STILL SMALL-TIME IN rates the hull of fame. they never come back. FVS WILDCATS So when we pray, let.us add a few with the All-Stars. •’ letic Conference during the run own parks it would have been suffering a out eye, Down in bls RACIAL ATTITUDES , Kellogg is still fighting tor hls^, simple economies io meet this Ezzard you may recall, was heavy Outstanding in thé individual CHICAGO- (A'NP). - Big time good words for Junius Kelogg ask ning of the 1953 meet. dressing room lie appeared, to lie ovents for Fort Valley State were life its of Monday, April 5, In DavlS •, Interestingly enough, Alabama type of freeze out. Yet, they let weight champ before Jersey Joe nt) more tired than did Olson. baseball has come to Baltimore, Md. ing that he reebver from his illness Hospital. 'uf the big money era pass without Walcott, who preceded Marciano. four Atlantans, all former students and Birmingham, Ala., this spring (despite the pessimism of attend State has taken the lead in foster at Carver Vocational School. ing other conference-sponsored establishing reserves and without At 33 Charles Wil! not be the old In the bout he proved that lie had but the inhabitants of these two Ing physicians) and once more be sports. Athletic Director Dunn building their own parks. est challenger for the crown. Jersey more power In his left hooks than John Chandler breezed home in cities are still small time in their that live sparkling symbol of what carried the ball for swimming as The owners looked at the lusii Joe was older than that when he did Olson, and he could outbox him the 440-yard run after trailing most racial attitudes. true American sportsmanship at Its a major sports after developing its market of Negro patronage and won the title at his fifth attempt. if he so chose. Unfortunately, he of the way; Clinton Moreland put Baltimore once more is in the zenith should be. — Yankee. Bias own enclosed pool. simply refused to compete against No Heavyweight, however, has ev started to loaf just at the time he i on a driving finish to win the 880- major leagues with its Orioles, TAKING PRIDE IN MY HIGH themselves. You could hardly er regained the championship after should liave been wrapping up vic 1 yard run; Levon Greene whipped formerly the St. Louis Browns in SCHOOL Likewise, Alabama State was one blame them although it virtually losing it. James J. Corbett Bob Fltz- tory for himself. If there'is such a the spear 147 feet, 2 inches to .take the American league, the team has It Is a rare pleasure to be able of the first to' field a baseball team killed off the Negro game. tiling as a busy fighter for three no Negro player (Johosle Heard) to take pride In the achievements Charge Fanned slnimons and James J. Jeffries tried the javelin throw; and Willie Hun NEW YORK —(ANP)— All up » /. after the conference revived the it in the early days of boxing. Later minutes of every round, Olson is ter scored a “first” in the shot put. who might stick. The Cleveland of your high school, cspeclally sport. Extremists in Birmingham, Ala., it. He did not allow the Kid one Indians, Chicago White Sox, when it Is one of many. In a big and down Seventh Avenue in thq'jf ’ the illustrious Jack Dempsey and Also winning Individual laurels bistros where the sporting fratet»’.>z ■ Its own Alabama State Relays have watched a procession of major Max Schmeling tried and failed. moment's relaxation. for Fort Valley State were Eugene Washington Senators • and Phila city like Chicago. Such a moment showed the institution’s deep inter league clubs play in Rlckwood Park Loafing after the 10th round delphia Athletics of the American come to me and several hundred nlty gather, all you can hear is “I Hodges, of Soperton, Ga., who won told you so." .-.¿I'’; est in track. The schoo.l undertook without the skies tumbling down. In pcst-World War II days, caused the Kid to lose. He was nev the high jump; and Spurgeon Jones, league will bring Negro playees in o t h e r persons Thursday night, the relays at a time when it had no The St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn himself, thwarted the attempts' of er hurt by the champion, nor did of Covington, Ga , who hit -the tape to the city. April 8 at the Parkway ballroom That’s the verdict on the Yankéi^ i outstanding track- matérial itself, Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves, Cleve the great Brown Bomber, Joe Lou he ever appear to be in any trou first in the one-mile run. when alumni, students, faculty the is,' who came out of retirement to Unfortunately, there will be no shipping down Elston Howard for a Few colleges would have done this land Indians and the. N. Y. Giants ble. Gavilan, however, let Up just SUMMARY community an dtlie city worked to "more seasoning.” Even the H1Ù-4j - / under such circumstances. stopped off there. try regain the crown. Charles in a bit too soon and too long. place to house them with tlielr gether to hold ah “On DuSable" TRACK EVENTS teammates. The white downtown leni favorite, the New York Evèb-idH. Last year extreme cold and rain What the spectators saw was a turn was balked by Walcott after Even though the Kid's alibis may 100 1ARD RUN 1. Willie Davis banquet In honor o fthe 1954 Du- Ing Post, has fallen for the Yankee*'* marred the Alabama Relays. No ball game no more and no less. losing the crown to Jersey Joe. On be legitimate, he still should have hotels of Baltimore have refused to Sable high school basketball Pan ly last year Walcott made an abor (Morehouse); 2. Cornell Hawkins admit them, even on a trial basis gaff that Howard needs more sea- . .. one was discouraged at the initial There was nothing shocking, in- reported his bad hand (if he had (Morehouse) ; 3. Ralph Jenkins. thers. soning. arc light'track carnival and this flamatory or catastrophic in it. tive attempt to win back the crown one) to the" Illinois State Athletic —despite a plea of the governor of year a large number of colleges The teams played and departed from Marciano. (Fort Valley State) : 4 Phillip Dar- Maryland. Io drop the Jimcrow -Although such well known per Of course, he does—ns a catcnej'/J'",)' commission, even If it meant, post tey (Morehouse) Time: 10 0 But he never got a trial in the out^-’ifb'’';- will be back under the lights car and everyone went along their ponement of the fight. 1 practice. sons as John H. Johnson, Dorothy nival. Apparently tradition and history 200 YARD RUN 1. Willie Davis Down in Birmingham several ball field where he starred. So tiiefS1®’.-''' routine way. . - A- (Morehouse) i 2. Cornell-Hawkins Donegan, Ntit (Sweetwater) Clif .are against the challenger. Also This probably was Gavllan’s first games have been played with Ne ton and numerous pther lumina Yankees live up to tlielr lily- against him are the murderous fists (Morehouse); 3. Ralph James (Fort white policy and cóme to the Sim Jethroe receives a bad press The diehards 'hate change ...... and last chance for the 160-pound Valley Stale); 4. Phillip Darley groes and whites on the same ath ries ,in. all walks of life have re from most of the nation's sports any kind of change. They want to and the great stamina of the,cham title. He probably wjll be forced to letic fields and nothing happen ceived diplomas from DuSable nev dlum this soring minus both ÓF'RJ—- pion. Marciano can take a rugged (Morehouse). Time: 22 1 the promising tan players thdy'5» columnists. We wonder why! Jeth retire to their small world and let make the gruelling 147-pound wel 220 YARD LOW HURDLES 1. ed. The Birmingham Barons are er lias there been a time, when we roe is rarely outspoken and is gen the wheels of progress turn all beating and still remain strong terweight limit and defend his title In the Southern League In which a former students, took the time to bragged so loudly about earlier. __ enough to throw a kayo punch. Kelly Williams (Morehouse); 2. When competent critics said- tile erally retiring and npn controversial. around this. once more before he can take up Washington Marshall (Fort Valley Negro player may be on the roster express our great love for tfie al Yet, you rarely read sympathetic Whether we want to or not, we another serious quest for the middle of the Atlanta Crackers. ma mater. Yankees had no idea of using '¡4 Yet, at this moment, Charles ap State) ; 3 Asa Spaulding (More colored player, the Yankee man-,'... . comment on his conduct or {¡faying will never go back to the good old pears to be the only active heavy Weight championship. house) Time: 26.5 Yet; a group of bigoted citizens Two defeats brought us together ability ...... days of intolerance and preju have signed petitions to bar Ne for this occasion. These losses were agement yelled "foul.” But they weight with a fighting chance The Kid truly is a great fighter, 440 YARD RUN 1. John Chandler have lived up to the predictions to-'-10 -1' diced folkways. The hydrogen against Marciand; At his best groes and whites .from playing to In championship games after our 1954 should spawn an all-time but the night against Olson was not (Fort Valley State); 2. James Nea the letter a»d once again, colofetfrt’-'T' bomb will not let it be so. Neither Charles is a sharpshooting boxer then (Fort Valley State); 3. Rufus gether in baseball "and football a team had won 31 straight victorieS- crop of National League fence-bus- will the peoples of the world. one of his good nights. step backwards. Now the citizens and yet set up a new pattern of fans who follow the Yankees won't :14 X- who cuts his opponents down to his QUICKIE BOXING NOTES ... Lockridge (Morehouse) ; 4. Harold have m’uch pride In their favor- size. He outboxes them with rip Todd (Morehouse). Time: 53 5 will have to vote on whether or not play for prep eagers. A fellow class Clarence Henry, erstwhile heavy they want strict segregation. mate of mine, Charles A. Davis, ites. -, •..4I1 ' ping, stinging jabs and sharp hooks weight contender has quit the ring. 880 YARD RUN 1 Clinton More As far as colored players are con-'r)' and right crosses. land (Fort Valley J3tate) ; 2^ Rich Right thinking citizens in Balti dreamed up this brainchild and put Georgia-Alabama League To That is a very good deal. Ever since more and Birmingham should.fight it Into action. cerned, the Casey Stengel tribe fa' Not a sensational fighter, Charles Henry’s eyes were operated on, he ard Macon (Morehouse); 3. Robert falls back on the old alibi "wait-.kt is an efficient one. A wide open Clark (Morehouse) ; 4.' James Chris to see that these cities get in step ’To mb the youngsters became has never been the same fighter. with progress and observe that greater because they did not wifi until next year.” . . U"- target, like . Rocky is made to order In his attempted comeback he was topher (Morehouse). Time: 2:11 5 But Harlem’s colored fans are.Vf: ■ for his job. If he does not get caught ONE MILE RUN 1. Spurgeon men are men. regardless of race, the Illinois state and Chicago city Resume Operation This Year obviously gun-shy. He was a good championships than they would Impatient they thought this wiisrhT by one of Rocky’s bombs he could fighter while he lasted, but his re Jones (Fort Valley State) ; 2. Carl creed or color. the “next year” they’ve been wàliJ ,u ■ ATLANTA, Georgia—(Scott Newspaper Syndicate) — become tile first heavyweight to re Moncrief (Morehouse); 3. James NEW YORK YANKEES LOOK have been had they won. They turn proved to him that he did not BAD IN HOWARD CASE were gentlemen— modest, yet re ing for so long. But taln't. . ■afn-.; The Georgia-Alabama Negro Baseball League will definitely gain the throne. It appears that ha have long to. last ... - Washington (Fort Valley State). operate this year. Commissioner B. T. Harvey announced follow has a very big job on his hands, and Time: 4:59 8 The New York Yankees looked gular fellows, well liked by their rather bad in the way they han feilow students and loved by us ing a meeting held here recently at the New Lincoln Golf and he will have to be quite a man to Saturday night TV fans should FIELD EVENTS accomplish his mission. enjoy the April 17 bout between RUNNING BROAD JUMP 1. Kel dled the first two Negroes ever as almuni because we have something Country Club. KID GAVILAN WAS TOO Carmen Basilio and Pierre Lang ly Williams (Morehouse); 2 Wil signed to the team. First they, sold to brag about. Teams comprising the loop dis Yankees, Gadsden Stars, Newnan SURE OF HIMSELF lois of Paris. These two fought to ar lie White (Fort Valley State); 3. the hard hitting Vic Power to the Coach James Brown proved ' him continued play in 1950, when lack Red Caps and Gainesville Eagles. Eve- since welterweight champion controversial draw on Dee. 19, but Robert White (Fort Valley State). team. First they sold the hard hit self the type of person who teaches of park facilities made Impossible TWO FRANCHISES Kid Gavilan lost in his attempt to many fans thought Langlois won. Distance: 18 ft 9'In. ting Vic Power to the Philadelphia young people the ideals of good for many of the clubs to maintain An important league meeting will win the middleweight championship This ringslder thinks Langlois will DISCUS THROW 1. Martin Clark Athletics and then they returned sportsmanship and . ladership. He their schedules. be held today at Gadsden, Ala., and from Carl (Bobo) Olson fans have win this time. . . (Morehouse) ; 2 Willie Hunter (Fort Elston Howard back to the Kan helped them to learn ow to take PARK FACILITIES two franchises will be available. been asking me: • Valley State) ; 3. Leonard Fowlks sas City Blues in the American as defeat without being lost. These NOW AVAILABLE Among the clubs who may qualify (Fort Valley State). Distance: 108 sociation...... boys will become real men. As a Bark facilities are now available for membership in the loop are the ft. 9 in ..Howard’s cdse is a ticklish one, former student of DuSable High BALTIMORE, M-D. —The Mor- fl. as the various clubs will play in Opelika Blue Sox, Alabama City Track Results Globetrotters JAVELIN THROW 1. Levon first because the youngster never ¡School I doff my topper to these gan State College track team un their own parks. The Atlanta Braves Tigers and Clarksdale Eagles. Greene (Fort Valley State) ; 2. Ron got a chance to play in the out-' great players. and'Atlanta Yankees will alternate HIGH SCHOOL TRACK RESULTS dergoes its initial baptism- of the Should at least two of these teams ald Owens (Morehouse) ; 3 Matthew field, his natural postion. Second, Paxton Lumpkin, Charley Brown. outdoor season Saturday. April 17th at Rockdale Park, while the Gads fail to qualify in accordance with (BOYS) Conyers (Fort Valley State); 4. the Yanks worked him out as a Shellle McMillon, Carl Dennis, Mc den Stars) LaGrange City Cat?, league standards, the loop will op-' WASHINGTON ...... »... 73 at Randall's Island, New York. Charles Ellerbe (Fort Valley State). catcher wher they needed no help Kinley Cawsen, Brian Dennis, Cur Coach Eddie P. Hurt announced Gainesville Eagles and Newnan Red erate as a six-team league. TURNER ...... 37 Distance: 147 ft 2 In. whatsoever. ley Johnson. Bobby Jackson, Ster Caps have their own parks. this week that the Bear^thinclads HIGH JUMP 1. Eugene Hodges Then, when a Negro reporter, ling Webb, Eugene Howard, Herby will compete on the cinderpath In Six teams are ready to go and The Atlanta Braves and Atlanta HOWARD (Fort Valley State) : 2 Ozzie By Sam Lacey of the Afro, reported Brown, Jesse Dixon, Chris McMil Commissioner Harvey is confident Yankees will open the exhibition CARVER the Collegiate Conference rack and num (Morehouse) ; 3. William Pen that Howard was on his way ba"k lon and Myron Ross, team man Field ■ Meet on that day. Compet- an eight-team circuit will be ready season in Atlanta on Easter Sun man (Morehouse); 4 Adolphus to the minors, the Yankees, white ager. They were great! • when the season gets underway on day,, when they cross bats, under (GIRLS) IOWA CITY, la. — (ANP)—The I n g will be Eastern collegiate Church (Fort Valiev State). reporters and Howard, himself, teams, principally from the New May 1st. new managers, at Yankee Field. TURNER ...... fabulous Harlem Globetrotters won SHOT PUT 1 Willie Hunter (Fort denounced Lacy. Before the print Teams currently in the league in- WASHINGTON ...... their sixth straight victory Thurs- Junius Kellogg York area. Valley State) ; 2. Ernest Brown (Fort ing Ink was drv on stories ouotin" The New- York met will prep the >d? the Braves and. City Cats, A charter of rights tor women dtly riighl as they defeated the 1954 Valley State) 3.“ Martin‘ Clark“ Howard on how well the Yank—' embers of the loop when play was was unanimously passed by the HOWARD College All-Americans 75 to 1 60 in Near Death In Morgan men for the 60tli Annual . (Morehouse) ; 4 Asa Spaulding were treating him. he was qui