FEATURES PICTURES ARTICLES PRICE SIX CENTS VOI IME iò, NUMBER 24 ■ . ( : : ■ ■ ‘ ■- - - ■ " "■!:<.■ ■ .- - ; -, - ? BETWEEN PEACE, ■ : ’BY WILLIAM THEÍS •■ .... • •• WASHINGTON '¿r (INS) — Vice President Richard M. Nixon strongly recommended SatUrday that U. S. relations With Africa be given a "higher prio<Tt^ ^because what happens there may decide the world struggle between freedom and commuhism. Reporting, to ’ ,.Pte$iaWit- Eisen­ hower on his 19,000-riiite' African goodwill tour, Nixotf warned . that the communists are sending into that area “top men in the fields.of diplomacy, intrigue and subversión’- to probe for openings serving their j L. Varnado, Roy Love, members of 'tKe boQrd. of ends. - ■' V:/ j-trustees; H. C. Nabrit, Kelly Miller Smith, trustee,,. He called for. prompt strengtheii- : H- Ribbing trustee; -Andrew^otf^^|K'rE/r ing of diplomatic missions en­ Ragsdale-, R. W. Norswothty, trustee, fehäHÄ ß couragement of private .investment YM’ INDOOR CAMP ¡Dinkins, trustee; A. R, Williams t usti » ind L. TENNESSEE STATE'S "OPERATION BIGG REDO" - in Africa and further action to end THIS WEEKEND racial discrimination in this coun­ I Nelson,: trustee. • ' ' Members of the Veterans' Club at Tennessee try. He said, oí the latter: State University staged' "Operation Bigg Redd" “We cannot talk equality to tire last week when they went all out to garner blood peoples of Africa and Asia and donors for the Red 'Cross. The drive is sponsored practice .inequalily in the United each year by the institution's biology (majors) club. However, the interest and work of Vets Those The Tennessee B. M. arid E. Con- i With Levi WatkiiisLast,,fh;st presii- action a. i,*ici q. i vention, in probably the largest , sin- j dent, the convention .op^^^trie port, has removed the major obsta- i gle gift to ari educational .institution ¡.college in September, 1954 \vith 'a < ’■ (it i , "i ' the oj w BILOXI, Miss. ---The Southeast­ | by any Negro group, lias, transferred /(staff and a pilot, group of stu­ ■ ' i »■ 1 I ■. x, I .-i Presidential news secretary James ern. Association of Railroad and assets Valued at a.million dollars to dents. Meanwhile, Dr. Owen, who bt'ie .'iHicuity nnc-tin,, the teohrd-. Awards OWEN COLLEGE in. Memphis. At ’ is chairman of the Owen College C. Hagerty said;- "’rile very fact Utilities Commission attended by ■■• requ'i n nt. th-t things ’rx-. JEFFERSON. CITY, Mo. —, C. A. Scott, editor, and general with effort, and has been unstint­ representatives from 1(1; states, in the same time the Baptist, conven- I board of trustees, announced a $75,- Ing true, we anticipate only k favor­ that we are making it public from; | tion, headed by Dr. S. A. Owen of 000 special financial effort for im- ; manager of the Atlanta Daily World was among two newspaper ing ,ih Ills devotion of time and self the White House shows the import a conference here . Friday unani­ able re , h .n> e, am win? to’ the cause of good, in his com­ tarice the President attaches to the- mously adopted a resolution call­ Memphis, who is also first vice pre­ iprovements at Owen College with committee of our accrediting agency' ’ men and a- representative from the Christian Century magazine munity, his'-state, -and- the world, sident dDf trie National Baptist Con- the first $25,000. drive to end this comes to Owen.'* report; i ..don’t think a recommen­ ing on muriitilpal bus companies to vention. Incorporated; June. for outstanding contributions in the field of journalism, at Lincoln an admirable example of the week­ dation; to the President by the Vice maintain segregation of white and University, Sunday. ly newspaper publisher Whose- life I President goes unnoticed dr unacted Negro passengers. (1) Amended the. charter to The.history-making actions taken. The Tennessee M. and ' change the hahie of the two-year touches all facets of civic, religious upon.” ' " The resolution was introduced by , by the convention gave the college vention bought the’ college in 1946 ’ -The presentations were made by Cited at. the banquet were Mr. cultural, and political endeavor.’’ Institution front S. A. Owen Júnior financial status as. an educational for $375,uoo from .the Literary ¿0- I President Earl E._ Dawson of Lin- Newpian, Cornelius A. Scott, editor NlxdiiiVisited ■ Morocco, Ghana, C. C Owep, chairman of the Ala­ College to Owen College. (This step The Christian Century Award bama Public. Service Coinmisàlon. [ institution -, currently without en- dety of St, Catherine of Sieria. 1 coin at the alinur<I“’’Hea<^ine’ and general manager of the Atlanta was for "its -honest, reppiliiig and Italy and Turilsla . is beiiig contemplated by many two- downient. They took.' possession hi *1^© . Week" banquet. i ; ’ ■ ' ■ ", (Ga.) Daily. World; and the C-lriis- yeilr colleges). forthright yet, judicial treatment;of He cited,; lils visit th Rome as; WHITE MISSISSI1TIAN and in October, iftBS paid off the , Tiie Heudjiner Banquet is tradi- tiun Century, which was repre-' •the aspects,- of ra^e .: relationships’ evidence ‘ wiiy'-’shotguii. attacks’;- on; - (2) Amended the charter to give All these significant step^ were total indebtedness which was not sented by . Miss Margaret Frakes, <i:niekceb ot rapi ,1 academiq; control ofkthc college.>&• duq.Sfgg:»® * ‘ tibniàlfii' itlie cliniaxiiiii element.-or and minority.- prihlenis whidi foreign aid prvaroihs.. "XWBwA associate editor of the ^Bgu?inef . jirdiriFd Tht1 -VlLe-Pi'tSt^feCiwiid * MAGNtfraA./rftlsi- --Ernest* Dili- :i • board ol trustees rinu to. open ; dicated the young institution can Ret-ondit4oning and wrpw ' My; Newman - was cited rfof ljav- 4factual’ rirtldiis arid candid, yet that'Italy’s ten-year 1 Ise Horn, eco- Will . , Il .11« membership; on the board ol trus- hope lor early accreditation, with stalled. when?:,t^q .¿onegq^wfts <¿8$ syriqxithetic editorials' concerning homlc distress,-J» stability -Is'*"elo­ cused of raping a MS-year-old Negro :tees‘to; • ■ > - - o . ,, purchased and by the time of the . photography students and then ing "during his nearly quarter of the convention. < zz--.■■■■—. 11958. A two-year college has to , advisors.. Mr. Cecil Newman, pub­ century os editor and publisher,5 i£ur Negit.-, Jewish, Indian and quent proof't of the yalldlty of. pro­ gill last May 13. Was., sentenced to history-making transaction., this other minorities at home;., colonial-’ per economic aid.’ 20.years at hard labor under a re­ •However, the Tehnessee B. M, arid , turn out three graduating classes jMarch; outside", appraisers valued lisher of the St. Paul Recorder and maintained the highest standard^ E: Convention, which allocates ap- i before it can be regionally accredit- of "prof essiona l integrity, and: whose km and expression abroad; and un­ duced charge of' assault with in­ 5the land at $192,200. the buildings, , Minheapblis spokesman sowed as proximately 95 per cent of its in-1 ed and officials indicated this time at $727,500 and other fixed assets speaker at the banquet. In his-ad­ belief in and faithful adherence to christian attitudes of racial bias He strongly urged creation of tent to rape. that mar our social ideologies; a bureau of African affairs In the come to the Baptist Educational | element and a library - improvement at $70,525. President Watkins re­ dress,' he traced the history of the the - ideals of human brotherhood Fund will increase its support of .¡are the principal hold-ups: ports that current total assets, in­ development of the Negro ■ press has won and influenced for good, this magazine has spoken clearly Slate Department, legislation for The sentence was pronounced by for the cause of decent human re­ which is pending in tile Senate.' Circuit Court Judge Toni Brady, the college as the sole beneficiary i. President Watkins said Tn my cluding inventories,, are well a ' and pointed cut its achievements readers of all races. An advocate of the hind.- ■ . ¡ opinion the convention, through ' its million dollars, - ■ as a vital factor in the fight, for of improved human relations in his lations. ” And he urged similar separate I who told Dillon his crinie "had . full democracy for all of Afn'ertcÇs. state, he has combined frankness, Mr. Scott of the Atlanta Daily treatment for Africa by both the ■ brought ’ bitter condemnation on i citizens. and realism with diplomacy, faith World, who was unable to attend U. S. foreign aid and information | the state of Mississippi." the banquet, was represented by W. agencies. : 13824611 A. Hamilton, a native of Atlanta. Nixon’s sharpest criticism was CLINTON PRINCIPAL New Law Association To The citation read: .■ (Continued on Page Six) GRANTED NYU TEACHING Bennett "Cornelius A. Scott, who with FELLOWSHIP devotion and ability has carried on the task of maintaining the ideals D. J. Brittain. Jr., principal of Operate In Memphis Area and expanding the influence of the integrated Clinton (Tenn.) high Mourned By Thousands Atlanta Daily World, which, found­ school, has peen granted a teach­ Announcement is made of the Post No.- 684, and the BIG 10 Club. ed in 1928 as the Atlanta World and ing fellowship at New York. Uni­ formatibn of a new law............ association,He is also a licensed U. S. Customs NASH VILE—Rev Ambrose Allen week was mourned by thousands. reorganized in 1S32. bears the dis­ versity, where he will study for a to be known, henceforth us YAFFE. broker. Mr. Yaffe has practiced law Bennett, eminent educator, author. .................The highly re-pected clergyman tinction of being the oldest Negro doctor’s degree in school adminis­ SILBERBERG, RYAN & PIERCE, in Memphis for the- past nine years. RALEIGH', N.’ O. (ACT) — A and pastor emeritus of Westwood native of the Nashville area, passed daily newspaper in the United tration. The fellowship will become Suite 612 Falls Building, Memphis, He is married to the former _Bede $500 fine wûsï assessed upon the Baptist Church, laid to rest last at his home last week following a States.