<<

READ THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS FIRST IN YOUR MEMPHIS WORLD I ft. ICA’S STAN O Aft-O PER COPY

VOLUME 26,NUMBER 47 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, WEDNESDAY, JUIY 3, 1957 JVru 'F '<■» PRICE SIX CENTS

Report Other Elders May File Serious Charges L NEW YORK — (ANP)— Bishop On Loan Policy Sherman L. Greene, senior bishop The refuse.! by a public librarian, of the A. M. Church here can­ employed at the Memphis Public celled a scheduled trip to Eurapo Library, to loan a book to a local last week with his wife to super­ Negro Citizen could possibly lead to vise the Ilth Episcopal .District of court action, it was revealed Satur­ Florida, pending trial of Bishop D. day afternoon. June 29, by Jesse H. Ward Nichols, who has been re­ Turner, cashier of the Trl-State lieved of his duties in the wake of Bank. live serious charges against him. Turner, said he would first ask • Bishop Greene was assigned to the board members of the Library to Florida by the AME Bishops' Coun state whether or not the library ell to supervise, the district pending will permit Negroes use of the books outcome of charges against Bishop and reference rooms and other fa­ Nichols of the nth Îîpiscopal Dis­ cilities provided for other citizens trict of Florida. Thé clergyman’ Is He said if the board members re­ charged with illegal handling of fuse to rule objectively on his for­ general budget funds; placing bur- mal appeal, he will seek a ruling in deii some taxes upon churches and court. ¡ministers for his own personal gain; Turner said that Librarian Jesse ¡disobedience to the Order and Dis­ Cunningham told him. as far as he cipline of the AME church: levying BY BOB CONSIDINE knew there was no city, county, or Unauthorized assessments and mal- LAKE CHARLES ,La. - (INS) - state law or library regulation which adminlstiation in office of the Demolished and torn asunder by would prohibit him issuing library Church. hurricane Audrey and her vic­ cards to Negro citizens. However, “I ^TRIPPED OF DUTIES was acting oh the custom in this ious tidal wave, Louisiana'* Gulf Coast gave up its tragic community and in the South, when ’ Bishop Nichols, has been stripped I refused to grant him permission of his duties until the issues are dead and terror-stricken surviv­ to borrow books at this library. >■ / settled and the charges given, a ors Saturday to an army of met' It all started when Turner, ac­ hearing. The bishop stepped down ciful rescue teams. companied by a friend who request­ EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF LINKS, INC., who con- far right, National President from , on his own volition rather than ed his name be withheld from the ducted Friday's opening session of the organiza- Pa.; Standing are: Thelma Austin, Westchester, ‘force on the people of Florida paper, appeared at the library to lion's ninth convention meeting in Atlanta are, ainy cloud of supicion, no matter BULLETIN obtain a book Turner was seeking, N. Y.; Bess Simpson, Indianapolis, Ind; Leola GETTYSBURG, PA— (INS) left to right, front row: Mesdames Katie Greène, liow fraudulent or capricious.” turner said after entering the lib­ Nixon, Orlando, Fla ; Ursula Murrell, Los An­ President 'Elsenhower ‘Saturday or­ rary he asked a woman, who ap­ Philadelphia, Pa.; Fairfax Holmes, Denver, Colo­ The trial date for Bishop Ni­ dered “ail possible Federal Aid” fo» peared to be a library worker, for rado; Noruleate Downing, Newport News, Va.; geles, Calif.; Bernice Martin, Bluefield, W. Va.; chols has been set for July 30 at Hurricane - Devastated Southwest a certain book by title, she refused the Mt. Zion AME church in Jack­ Louisiana. Bernice McAllister, Cleveland, Ohio; Prudence and Helen Ayer, St. Petersburg, Fla. — (Perry's sonville, Fla. The announcement ta obtain the book for him. Irving, Boston, Mass, and Margaret Hawkins, Photo) THo President gave former Civtl . Turner said he asked her would was jnade by Bishop R R Wright Defense Director Vai Peterson, noiw she put It in writing, but again she ot , president of the at the scene, blank check authority refused. She also refused to reveal AME Bishops Council. Bishop to take all needed steps to care tor her name, when he asked, said Wright will conduct the hearing. the survivors- and restore communi­ Turner. A committee of five, presided cations and living conditions. • "However, when I asked her the over by Bishop Wright will hear ..Urgently needed supplies of food, name of the librarian, she did say and rule on charges against Bis­ and drinking water were-ordered Jesse Cunningham, continued Turn- hop, Nichols. - a . •’ supplied by the President Jer. "When I asked to see him,, she For MORE CHANGES LOOM — "said he hud gone flshing.” The I^ev.-M. M. Linsay, a pre­ Not fo: more than a week-and ’The cashier, who is also a certified siding elder of Florida filed charg­ perhaps never-will the exact . toll public accountant, related how Cun­ Children Seen es against Bishop Nichols and 'sub of dead from I957's first hurricann ningham' questioned him about his GREENSBORO, N. C.—(ANP)— S. Brisbane. She named the air­ j.IQittjêd them to Bishop Wllght. A- be known. But the number of vto- native home, edueatlona! -back­ The Greensboro-High Point Alr- port, members of the airport gov-' Plans were-.being diseussed-ilast ^-boiit■ a dozen other elders are re­ tlms from the twin assault of moth­ ground and qualifications, employ- port here was hit by a segregation juilng. body, the manager of the week to conduct,a_$180,000 campaign, portedly willing To follow suit. er nature seems almost certain to ment and other personal questions suit In federal court last week in aiipoït restaurant and the airport to relise-funds to house and care tor Bishop Nichols, ¿became a con­ climb to more than 200. Many when he returned to the library on a move that looms as a test case manager as défendants in the ease. Negro orphaned and dependent chil­ troversial figrue after "hé* trans TENNESSEE STATE HURDLER EUROPE BOUND - Willie Stevens bodies are believed to have washed Monday (June 17) in connection challenging the legality of segre­ Mrs. Brisbane’s petition com­ dren in Memphis and Shelby coun­ ferred to Florida in May i960 from Tennessee State University's 1957 Drake Relay high hurdles out to sea by receding tides. with the "refusal” handed him the gated dining facilities for Negro plains that the restaurant served ty. First Episcopal District in New champion, joins a field of top American track and field athletes BODIES IN ICE HOUSES Of the stipulated amount, ap- ..York. His disagreements with local previous Saturday. and white persons. . whites only. The complaint charg­ for a European tour. Other hurdlers making the trip are Elias Gil- In the Ice houses and other tern- jr The bank employee’sald Cunning­ The action was brought into U. proximately $100,000 would be Used leaders catapulted him into the es that, "the plaintiff and those college, and porary resting places in and around 1 ham said "Negroes don’t use the S. Middle District court here by a similarly situated ■ are threatened for obtaining a building and about news and controversy between, him bert of North Carolina's Winston-Salem Teachers little Cameron were at least 150 library facilities here. A library Is New York resident, Mrs'. Margaret with irreparable injury ‘ by segre­ $80,000 Would be used to operate and Dr. William B. Steward, pre­ Hayes Jones of Eastern Michigan, both tan stars, Stevens' first bodies. The tiny fishing village, maintained on Vance Avenue for gated eating facilities." the project about two years, after- sident of Edward Waters College appearance will be in . Ouststanding performances appearing as if struck by water­ in Florida, caused more friction. use by Negroes.” She asked the oourt '.to enter which attempts would be made to turned in during the National AAU championships in Dayton, logged H-bomibs, became the hi- "And you are too Intelligent to include it in the community’s char­ Dr. Steward was dismissed f£om "interlectory and permanent in­ Ohio, qualified the athletes for the five-week trip abroad. roshima of the area devastated by come here and ask to use this Iib-lib- Chicago’s "Top" junctions restraining tile defen­ ity program.- - ' the AME school three weeks ago. a storm some survivors swear thiy (Continuill on Page Two) dants from making any distinction The project is- being urged by a (FOTO BY CLANTON III) were not .properly warned agntost. based

WHY SUFFER ROCK CASTLE, VIRGINIA ITCH ING & i Fully Accredited High School ! STINGING^ BERGAMOT CONDITIONER U. S. Army ROTC Honor Schóol

Academic - - Agriculture

I ROTC - Athletics - Band SUBST TUTE

« ' -i- —Famous Skin Ointment Has Relicveslt ching I Information ;4 Brought Help To Thousands! Stinging Of: Follow the example of thousands, get and 1 RUick and White Ointment. Trial £lze. • UGLY BUMPS (BlackhMds) 20c. Regular size only 35c and you • ACNE PIMPLES Catalogue get 4H times as much in large 75c • Simple I Write 1 size. Even more reason to buy Black • TETTER and White. Ointment today! Cleanse • Burning, IRRITATED FEET .j' ~ REVEREND DIRECTOR 4 i akin with Black and White Skin Soap. • Rnd, IRRITATED HARDS J I ST. EMMA MILITARY ACADEMY •t BLACKS’WHITE OINTMENT I POSNER. Inc ROCK CASTLE, VIRGINIA ì MEMPHIS WORLD ô Wednesday, July 1, JACKSON STATE U. S. STAR SCORES AT WIMBLEDON RAY Fight Racket Buried Many Times SEIS8-6AME Corpse Always Comes Back CARMEN BASILIO SPORTS OF NEW YORK — (INS) — What by Pendleton's third straight hit FOOTBALL CARD ACREE TO TERMS will, happen to the fight racket .forced him to get out of Madison now that a Federal Court has over- JACKSON, Miss. — (SNS) — T. Square Garden both as officer and B. Ellis, Jr., Director of Athletics at NEW-YORK-(I N S>—Middle­ THE WORLD ttiiown Jim, Norris as czar of box­ controlling stockholder. weight champion. Sugar Ray Rob­ ing in this, country? Jackson State College, announced ■But he will still be able to func­ an eight-game slate for the Tiger inson and Welterweight cluunplon Granted that the court's far- tion in his Chicago Stadium, his football squad during the coming Carmen Lkusiho agreed to terms on BY MARION £ JACKSON reaching decision stands on appeal,, Detroit Olympia and his St. Louis season. The Tigers open the season Friday tor -a 5-round middleweight will Norris’ stranglehold on the Auditorium. . against Mississippi Industrial Col­ title li-ihl in New York City in racket actually be ¡broken and, if , With such a -set-up he can still lege at Alumni Field September 2L September. sb, will a flock of fly-by-night land ¡big fights under any com­ Then they play Prairie View Sep­ J Un Morris, President of the In- Forest "Shipwreck" Kelley, former Morehouse College promoters spring up all .over the. petition and also guarantee- the TV terhational Boxing Club, said the tember 28 at Prairie View; Missis­ football star, has joined the faculty of Langston University as land? people—a—continuing stream of sippi Vocational College October at bout will take place either at the fights. Itta Bena; Alcorn A. and M. Col­ Polo grounds on Sept., 6 or at the/ assistant coach and counsellor of men, following his resignation j Some fear, and others are lege, Monday^ October 21, (Fair Yankee Stadium on Sept. 23. at Wiley College Jackie Robinson will be the star attraction ¿rbuiidless. The fight racket, The court said it wanted to Day) here; Xavier University (Home Robinson agreed to defend hls at the Chicago Defender's Bud Billiken Parade, Saturday, August has been buried a thousand put other outfits in competi­ coming) October 26; Grambling Col­ title tor 45 per cent of the net re­ 3. The event will be tabbed "Salute To The Youth of America" times and mourners always have . tion. This is fine in theory. But lege, November 2 here; Texas-South - ceipts while Basilio will get 20 per been surprised to see the corpse we venture to say that a man i ern University November 9 at Texas- cent. Willie Mays, Henry Aaron and Frank Robinson loom as coining to life again. Ike Norris, whose weall- _ ' Southern; and Kentucky State Col- starting Major League All-Star outfield for the annual classic, been estimated at from $200 The bout wnl be televised na­ in St. Louis, Mo., Tuesday, July 9th : The Tuskegee economic lege November 16, here. tionally with the New York area, millions to $400 millions, will boycott will be joined by thousands of visitors 'to the Alabama Fighting never has been in worse be able to stand plenty of Three 1956 opponents are not list­ blacked out shape throughout the world than it rivalry. ed on' this year’s schedule. They are Norris said lie was leaving up to institution founded by Booker T. Washington ...... hi.-, lawyers the derision as to is today. But it always has over­ If the court's decision stands Miles College, Wiley College and Annually thousands of visit­ There are , millions of right' come the vicissitudes of outrageous qn appeal, some successful Tougaloo Southern Christian Col­ v.bother to appeal Hie ruling last week tliat the IBC must be dis­ ors to famed Tuskegee Insti­ thinking people from throughout fortune because it caters to the smaller clubs will go out of lege. Mississippi Industrial College tute spend countless green-, the worlrt that -will pass through sddism that appears to be iiihereht business. For instance, the de­ returns to the “State", schedule, af­ solved’becaii.-.e of its monopolistic practices'. backs for gasoline, oil, emer­ Tuskegee enroute to- vacation cen­ in most human beings.; cision may be a death blow to ter an absence of several seasons. gency clothing, foodstuffs, etc. ters in w.the South Tuskegee will a fellow like Chris Dundee who ------:------— Bui by signing Robinson and Must have spread tb^ir spend­ be a landmark of intolerance for The court hopes that many has been operating successfully ing in the small courthouse clubs will spring up to com­ Basilio to a September fight., Nor­ this unending stream pf visitors in Miami, ris strongly indicated he will ap­ time and along the highway Will reinember well this town pete with Norris. A few small approaches. which chose un-Americanism ra­ clnbs may start but they won't Don Newcombe peal Judge Sylvester Ryan's or.der Norrip has helped Chris with on Monday, the day the Judge's ther than the broad concepts ,of be able to exist without tele­ fighters and slipped some of his Football, basketball, track. and democracy. ' vision. And they won't be able degree becomes final TV. down to him, as he has to small baseball teams visit' Tuskegee HEAR AND THERE—South­ to have TV because they won't promoters elsewhere. Regains Feared throughout the year and make es­ have the money to guarantee west coaching circles were sur­ Under the new set-up Norris will Sports (|uiz sential team purchases* the prised io learn th^.t J’-^Forest the TV people long time con­ net be able to share^^rthe pro­ town. tracts. motion- of -fights in other-rtowrisr 1. Who is Frank Maàzone? i^hipwreck) Kelley, the form- ’. Batting Form 2. For whom does Bob. Lemon Such publicized attractions as •f r- all-around star athlete at such as San Francisco or Los An­ 'AiTttEA GIBSON executes some fancy footwork in Wimbledon, Eng- pitch? the Southern Intercollegiate Ath­ Alfirehouse college, is moving The TV outfits always must have geles? And the court ruled that he CHICAGO — (AMP) — Two years ■ rtnd to tai.-«» her match in the women’s-singles tennis championship letic Conference basketball tourna­ to Langston where he will be­ at least four weeks advance notice can‘£ 'have a dummy fronting for competition. The American net star set her sights ou the title and . 3 Who is Bobby Richardson? ago when Don Newcombe was pil­ 4. Where is the All-Star gaine ment and the Tuskegee Relays and come counselor of men and a so as to arrange their programs. him anywhere. ing up an Impressive early-season - booes to the-iirst Negro woman ever.to win. (international) Women’s Sports Day lure specta-. member of Coach C. Felton The court has dissolved Norris' But you fight fans needn’t worry. being played this year? winning streak on the mound, the 6. Who is Dave Sim? tors from throughout the South - (Zip) Gayles’ coaching staff. International Boxing Clubs both We believe you will still get your big Brooklyn righthander also was east. ' ■k**« -y of New YOrk and Chicago, and fights on rfV through UNorris. drawing raves for his hitting. He T1H-: ANSWERS Coach Kelley came to Wiley set a National League record that During the year entertain- College as an assistant to E. ;V. season for the most homers by a 1. The sensational third baseman ment and cultural attractions American League Eyes Move loi- the . Rettig In 1950 serving In that ca­ , hitting seven in three dif­ as well as state, area and na- pacity until 1952 when he was ferent ball parks. 2_, Cleveland. tional conventions attract Redlegs Dominate National 3. Promising second baseman of moved up to athletic director arid thoiisards of others. head football" coach---- ■- for-- *-two sea-" As he • won 27 games that year-. To West Coast, Solons Told the . 4. St. Louts. A steady stream of visitors from sons. In 1954 he wac replaced by Ncwk seemed to ^concentrate on Alvg Tabor (now at Fort Valles League All-Star Balloting pitching and hts prowess at the ” BY ARTHUR KRAN1SH man knew, what wits rolng to hap­ 5. Duke’s record-hoiding track throughout- the World visit the pen and that was Mr O'Malley.” StaleState College?______and...... confinded ...... ftU plate faded somewhat. Don showed WASHINGTON—« INS)— Docu­ Tuskegee Institute . campus for BY HOWARD SIGMAND Walter OMalloy,. pi evident ol the sightseeing and viewing coaching duties to baseball, where a revival of hitting form last week ments gathered by a.. House Sub­ shrines to over a period of several seasons NEW YORK —.(INS) — It took baseball Commissioner Ford In Cincinnati when he drove in a Oodgers; toid the Committee Wed­ revered builders of the past. committee disclosed Friday the nesday .'lie still didn't know whe­ lie gave the Wildcats two confer Frick and the presidents of both major leagues Friday to prevent pair of runs with a and American League might, expand to ference eixampionships and a tie a double and also collected a single ther his team would go West, but A boycott imposed against an all-star game this year between the American League and the West Coast next year if a that a decision will be made at for another. He won his sixth victoi-y of the proposed . Dodger-Giant shift fails= Tuskegee which has excluded,______Cincinnati's popular Redlegs. the end of the current season. all Negroes except. 10 families •campaign, shutting out the Red- The- last-place Washington Se­ O’Malley added that---- t hewuuiu would When Fred Long returned -legs, 6 to 0 on a 6-hitter. ! can be broadened to the ■An eleventh hour flcod of votes the voting had gone prior to the nators were mentioned as a pos­ stay (n Brooklyn if he could get a stream of visitors who visit the to the top post of the Wildcats from/the Cincinnati Times-Star deluge from Cincinnati, five Red- sible Los Angeles American League 50,COO-seat stadium at the site he ; Alabama campus. last season, his Hist move was had. placed eight Redlegs on the leg players, second baseman John­ Newk was not the only man • team. to name Kelley his backfield showing muscle in the home wants and parking facilities for at i National League's starting team ny Temple, .third baseman Dan The subject of an American Lea­ least 4,000 ears. f coach. Long gives Kelley loads for the annual dream game at St. Hoak, shortstop Roy MidMillan/ run department. Another was of credit for the success of the Ernie Ranks, the Chicago Cubs gue “draft” came up for discussion Walsh, according to. rhe com- ___ i RICHMOND, Va.—(ANP)-La rob- Louis.on July 9. left fielder Frank Robinson and at a closed-door meeting of Pacific niiltee’s documents, told the Faci i. ber last week slayed a 31-year-old Wildcats offense last fall. While not questioning the hones­ catcher Ed Bailey were declared star. Traditionally a slow start­ ..... er and certainly a disappoint­ Coast League members at Sacra­ fie Coast League meeting he felt woman who ignored his warning ALLEN JACKETS ty of the twdlot rush Thursday mid­ winners' at their respective posi­ mento earlier this month. •‘certain .that if a park is built, for i tliat he wbulq shoot if she scream- Fay Young writing in the • Chi- ’ night, the harassed Commissioner, tions. ment until recently, the slender cago Defender June 28 had this third baseman has broken out The minutes, of the meeting were ’ Brooklyn in that city the club will ed. President Warren Giles of the Na­ turned over by League President remain in New York “ I to say on Jackie Robinson’s forth­ tional League, and President Will The Commissioner announced hi n rash of home runs in the coming guest stint at the August that three other pretty substantial last two weeks. He has raised Leslie Mi. O’Connor to the House The minutes of the meeting1 Killed wa*s MUss Clara Wingfield OPEN SEASON Harridge of the American League group studying the application of slmwwi S'Walsh'br