VOLUME 32, NUMBER 25 Union Protective Life Insurance Company will dedicate its Whalum, first vice president and new home office this Sunday afternoon. The recently completed actuary; T. H. Hayes Jr., secretary; building is located at 1'234 Mississippi Blvd. Onzie 0. Horne, treasurer; 0. T. Turner, agency director; Mrs. Jua. Employees, stockholders, policy- holders and friends will assemble nlta W. Stanback, assistant secre­ at 3 p. m. in the sanctuary of tary; Dr. W. 0. Speight Jr., medi­ Avery Chapel AME Church, 882 cal director; Dr. W. 0. Speight East Trigg, “to express thanks and Sr.,' vice president; and Dr. C. M. to praise God.” Roulhac, assistant medical direc­ From the church they will jour- tor. 0. Rushing, a teacher from Tuni. ca, Miss., wants the City of Mem. phis to return his late wife's rings national headquarters here within — a wedding set valued at $192 and a half hour of the President’« a $75 dinner ring.— death. Commissioner Moore revealed this week that Mr. Rushing threatens to sue for the value of the rings. The rings disappeared while Mrs. Annie Rushing was at E. H. Crump Hospital. Commissioner Moore said Mrs. Rushing was admitted to the hos­ pital Sept. 19, underwent surgery MAPPING UNCF CAMPAIGN - Drawing up final Clark, Jrj, chairm (Continued on Page Four) -------------- }----------- plans for the annual United Negro College Fund the Rev.; John C campaign in the Memphis area, which got un- division, ^landing derway Tuesday night, are, seated, left to right: a generdl worke Melvin N. Conley, general chairman; George D. Brandon,1 auditor. Brother Luke ' Maurelius, chair­ man of the English department at Christian Brothers College, will speak u.is. / O'Z'thwdibg, DeiiX at 16:30 in LeMoyne's lecture hall, All Mimphiqns this week were called on to contribute to the the second speaker in a series of United Negro College Fund campaign which got underway here Funeral services were held Friday five lectures sponsored by LeMoyne's Tuesday night. in Alexandria, La. for the late S. English department. Urging cooperation of Memphians in the drive was the 8. Venson, the brother of Dr. R. The CBS professor will discuss Os­ Q. Venson. general chairman, Melvin N. Conley, principal of Douglass High borne's “Luther" and Bolt’s “A Man - Several children of the deceased for All Seasons: The New Drama.” School. a 1 i are well -known in Memphis: Miss First speaker on Nov. 8 was Dr. Mr. Conley pointed out that UNCF is a "most worthy" cause, Jessie Venson, a member of the Juanita Williamson, professor of giving financial assistance to 32 member colleges and univer­ Crump Hospital staff; Mrs. Dorothy English at LeMoyne. Warr, now residing in Compton, Others scheduled to speak are: sities. Calif.; Mrs. Leola Bond, who is liv­ RABBI JAMES A. WAX, Temple Member colleges in this area benefitting from the national ing in New York; Clyde Venson, a Israel, “The Concept of New," Jan. fund are LeMoyne, Lane, Fisk and Knoxville of Tennessee; Philan­ deputy sheriff here, and R. Q. Ven. 10. son of Nashville, PROF. J. WHITTAKER. chair, der Smith of Arkansas; Tougaloo of Mississippi; Tuskegee, Still­ map, division of humanities, Le. man and . Talladega of Alabama; and Xavier and Dillard of The deceased was the husband of Moyne, “The Agony of Modern Louisiana. Mrs. Magnolia Venson. He was also Music," Feb. 14. More than $2 million raised throughout the nation each the brother of James Venson, Los DR. RALPH G. JOHNSON, pro. Angeles; Oscar Smith, san Diego, fessor of English, LeMoyne, "James year in the national UNCF campaign is divided among the 32 Calif., and Mrs. Cora Cleveland Qf Baldwin: The New Novelist," Mar. colleges. LeMoyne receives about $45,000 a year from UNCF Alexandria. 13. even though the average amount raised in Memphis is approxi­ Mr. Venson was the father of eight sons and 12 daughters. mately $15,000 a year. Services were held Friday morn. Ing from Second New Light Baptist Church in Alexandria. Mrs. Yulah M. Hannah, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Jordan of Ronald Ester, star1 quarterback 374 Carpenter St., has beeen em­ Funeral services were held Sunday from Antioch Baptist for the Booker T. Washington War. ployed as a procurement specialist Church in Walls, Miss, for 18-year-old Houston Ladd of 5308 earliest possible passage o riors, 1963 co.champions of the City in the Coal Division, Defense The late President John F. Ken. rights bill /....." Petroleum Supply Center. Wash- ; Norma, the victim of an automobile accident last Wednesday nedy “will be forever remembered Wilkins said the two Prep League, was honored last night on Louise Road. Tuesday night by the Methodist ington, D. C„ an activity of the by generations to come,” said a a number of matters, but i Defense Supply Agency. resolution drawn up by the local son non-discrimination Men of Centenary Methodist Death came about when 17-year- juries. station personality and a columnist. The Defense Petroleum Supply ; NAACP branch at its last monthly employment, in line with Church. Mr. Williams, a popular figure in qld Norma Jean Allen of 5332 Carolyn Thomas, 18, of 5331 Memphis for many years, is a mem. Two bands will lake the field dur. Center, commended by Rear Ad­ meeting. The resolution in full views. miral T. L. Becknell, Jr., Supply Louise, whom Ladd was teaching Norina, a passenger, was paralyzed reads: Johnson discussed pern Ronald, a senior at Booker T. ing pre-game and halftime cere, to drive, lost control of the car. her of the Booker T. Washington monies—the spectacular Mississippi Corps, USN, is the oil industry's from the waist down. James Treze. "The Memphis Branch NAACP lative problems with High School faculty, a WDIA radio gibbqst customer procuring more, Miss Allen was critically injured vant, 20, of 5353 Louise, another extends its deepest sympathy to the (Continued on Page Four) Vocational College marching band suffering bruises and Internal in- from Itta Bena. Miss., and the than $1 billion worth of fuel and ; passenger, was treated for cuts and rereaved widow and children of stonai liaison mon, and wll Broad .Street High School band chemical materials annually for the bruises. our late President, John F, Ken­ from Greenwood, Miss. world-wide requirements of the! nedy. He discussed the same matters by Armed Forces. "Our hearts are saddened by the telephone with House Speaker John Another halftime feature will be During her 15 years' government loss of this great leader, whose W. McCromack and Senate Kmo? the presentation of the Blues Bowl service, Mrs. Hannah has been em- courage and devotion to the cause queen. ployed by the Bureau of Engraving of freedom, human dignity and (Continued on Page Four) Game time is 8 o'clock, with pre­ and Printing, Veterans Administra­ liberty, will be forever remember, LOCAL FOOTBALL TALK: Insiders say only three passes were game activity starting at 7:30. tion, Foreign Economic Administra­ The two girls were still patients ed by generations to come. Enslav.. aimed at Bobby Smith, the star end at Melrose, during the city Officials of Booker T. and Mel. tion and. the Civil Service Admlnls- al John Gastoll on the weekend, eded peoeple, here and abroad will football championship playoff with B. T. Washington at Crump rose, the other co-champion, flipped tratlon.-------------------- ----------- She was the wife of Albert H. never forgeet this- tremendous con- a coin to decide which Of the two (Continued on Page Four) Stadium because his quarterback had strict orders not Io throw She Is married to Charles Han­ Lockard Sr. of Ripley and mother tribullon to the true brotherhood teams would appear in the game. nah, Jr., a supervisor of payrolls at of man. 16 him unless absolutely necessary. Smith is valuable basketball of Emmitt S. Lockard, Atty. H. T. Proceeds from the contest will the Government Services Adminls. Lockard and Limuel J. Lockard of “Our prayers for devine guidance material and his coaches didn't want him breaking anv more provide a scholarship for a worthy tratlon and resides at 331 17th Memphis, Albert H. Lockard II and and support for the Kennedy Fami­ Place, N. E„ Washington, D. C„ ly during these grave hours of crisis bones which could have prevented him from receiving a cage (Continued on 1’age Four) Lorenzo Lockard of Chicago, and scholarship to some college Booker T. Washington is in the with her husband and four chil­ Mrs. Ernest Morgan of Honolulu, continue.” dren: Janice. 22; Charles 21; Greg, Hawaii, Blues Bowl this Friday night but BTW's front office wouldn't have 15; and Curtis, 8. # cared if it had been Melrose. Neither school was anxious to play The deceased was the sister of ahother game, but after much coaxing they agreed to flip a coin, Mrs. Sophia Alston of Ripley and The seventh anniversary of Rev. 0. Horton. Claudis Alston of Sikeston, Mo. each hoping the other would win. and Mrs. J. L. Netters will be ob­ Guest churches for the event feu; Funeral was held Wednesday served by Mt. Vernon Baptist elude Warren, Nety. Tyler, Centen­ from St. Mark Baptist Church in Church, Sunday, Dec. 8. The culmi­ ary, Rock tf'Agbs, Mt. Pisgah, St. SEVERAL MINISTERS' sermons were interrupted.two Sundays Henning, Tenn. nating program will be held at 3 Andrew!» and Prospect. ago bv eager-beaver members who sent notes to the pulpits an- The Mathematical Association of p.m. at which time the pastors and nbuncing the slaying of Lee Oswald, the accused killer of Presi­ America, with the financial support congregations of Olivet Baptist of the National Science Founda­ Stale Group Elects Church and Vollentine Baptist dent Kennedy.