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Church, al Brownsville. James Wright, 40, of 679 Marecholneit. Jesse H. Turner, president of the local NAACP, ' Named a coordinator al $6,500 a year was the Rev. E. W. Williamson's appointment was announced Saturday and Sunday that the Neighborhood Youth Corps of the anti Williamson of 1392 Melrose Cove, pastor of Olivet Baptist Currie's and Wright's on Monday. program in Memphis Is "bogged down in. politics a Church on Calhoun'. Also hired Monday were sovpn supervisors at $4,800-a- crimination." Announcement of the appointments were made by City. year - James Christopher, David Ivra, John H. Woodard, Char Commissioner James Moore. * , les Owens, Littleton Mason, Eddie Meacham and James Higgins. Also appointed to a $7,200-a-year job as a director was ----------------------------- ..1—1—............... — " - ,-W—T- 'JU., ., ....... VOLUME 33, NUMBER 39 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1965 » New Standards Universal Life Insurance Company, of 480 Linden Avenue, The Tennessee Boptisl Missionary and Educational Convi which had assets exceeding $25,000,000, recently merged the tion voted lost week to launch a drive for Owen Junior Cálle 70-year-old Richmond Beneficial Ittsuronce Company of Rich to put the school on a "sounder financial footing." mond, Va., into its overall operations. the announcement of the merger Wks (hade last week by Universal Life prtkldeht A. M. Walker im- mediatcly after approval of the merger by the Virginia State Cor poration commlsstoi). in the mer ger. Universal Life Is the surviv LVt’lOLS UMAR ing company. - I (fl ’'.«Ji • Richmond Beneficial, incorporat ed tn 18M under iVtaginta MWto befort themerger of apprtxl- ■■v J.’ ■ maWm«». with an approxi- JAYCEE'S MAN Of) .THE YEAR - The Bluff City Junior Chamber President Harrell C. Moore, left, The sustaining membership drive mate J1TA» weekly industrial dibit Junior Chamber of Commerce lastUeekit¿reek award-award presents the plaque to Mr. Lockard. The squire is this year for the Nflfth. Cantral alid '»i^.OQMiiAydiNaiy dddt. This vention. ed the 'Majj.pfjJje iWRquire- H,J.-" T. t.he husband of Mrs. Ida Mqe Walker Lockard, and south- dMpdeU of Chioiasaw ldfkdf4.sijr-dinner‘glV|tA‘W-hi»TTOweETohy's.f. an’official oHMiversal life Insurdhre Cö. Council ii accepted'by many Scouters who art making prepara Atty. Lockard Praised And tions for thé kickoff March 6. Named Jaycee Man Of Year Squire H. T. Lockard stood alone last'\ysek^h^m||(|ote against suspending County Court Clerl^ Hickman Ewing jfftp due io go on trial May 22 on chargbi.Miim'rfihOfW'MSW^ shortage in his office. * Hkil of the City Anditonum, March 16, at 8 p m. Winners of this pre Candidates for the Mr. or Miss Jubllect contest, are from <-he Col- sentation will go lo New-York ,C3ty lowing schools: Carver, Doiarlass, & H ' !5 (Continued On Pogo Few) Most of Grover C. Burson's adult life has been dedicated to Hamilton, Lo’t.cr Mt. plsaah. Shel ■' .T-j —,—----- —— 1 by County Training ^chool and Cenfpnpry Methodist Church, the American LegionPost No. 27 Booker- ■ -T. Washington,Washington. heeler.GM er, Manassas and Melrose wilt be re sponsible for the talent show. Bluff City Junior High League Teacher —contest and school tal basketball tournament was won ent sponsors are: Safer,-tav n’ght by Manassas with ' CARVER: Mrs. Irene Davis. Mrs. a .38-36 victory over Porter In the Dclois Brack and Mr*. Joan John finals played in the Corry gym. son: DOUGLASS: Miss Barbara J. W Loreiia Williams of 1617 In Friday night semifinals. Man Birdcn and Mrs. Mac C. Williams; -i-i hittJ ,. ‘ South Lauderdale, a 1964 graduate assas stopped Corry. .10-24, and HAMILTON: Mrs. Helen walerfnrd The Memphis Board of Educa of -LeMoyne College; has been ap But, in his retirement he will -Porter took Lincoln. 4,1-24. Carrie C. .¿arson, reside at 1358 ind Mrs. Gloria Vensoii; LESTERr tion last Friday announced : the pointed a foolal worker for the work even harder for his church Corry won. the consolation con Mrs.-Evelyn <>riffi|p Mr% Betty J. election of seven new teacher» for, Memphis and Shelby County Wel and the post. Race. ■ ..y/f ./'i test, defeating Lincoln 48-37. fare Department, it was announced He has long bete, a Sparkplug in Harris and Mrs. Felccia Sartain; the 1965-66 term. Mr. Burson, a long - time mem Hamilton, Douglass. Melrose and by Mayor Ingram. the American. Legion Post and is MT. PISGAH: Mrs. Marietta Elected were MlsS charlotte Kaye ber and officer of Centenary, is a J,ester were eliminated in the Ferguson, Mrs. Linda Vf. Gentry, Miss Williams was a sociology responsible for many of the .post’s Ílrinklcy, Mrs-, Joe Iris Owens, and But, the local NAACP '' at Its firm believer in weekly prayer ser trs. Vivian Douglass; SFEIbY qtiart.er - finals, with Corry knock John L. Johnson, Mrs. Hazel G. mond. has been named assistant monthly meeting last Sunday, ap (Continued on Page Four) vices and class leaders, both on (Continued on Page Fqur) ing off Hfimiltoh.. 39-18; Porter Johnson, Miss Jo Ann Knight. Miss agency director in charge of Vir COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL? plauded the Shelby Coiinty Court whipping Douglass, 68-31; Lincoln Patricia Lee Wack and Miss San ginia. Mrs. Annie p. Steohcnson. and Mrs. for suspending Mr. Ewing and gave trouncing Melrose, bt-W, and Man dra Earle Thomason. None has been Terms of the merger guarantee Pe,:u-I Pridrlv; BOOKER T. WASH Attorney ' Lockard a verbal’'spank assas edging Lester..26-25. to Richmond Beneficial policyhold INGTON: Mrs. Norms Griffin; ing for his negative stand. assigned as yet. GF.ETÉR: Miss Elizabeth Rurtqn Consistent, scoring by Aizapus The Board also announced the. er« all the rights and benef ts of Payne <17 points) helped Manassas Meanwhile, Mr.. Lockard basked in rind Mrs. Doris Weddle: MAN’S- election of four new teachers for their original policy contmcts. in its close win over the strong the spotlight turned on him by the SAS: Miss Rose M. Cayincss; MEL- the current term — Mrs. Mary Officers of Universal Life Ins-rr •Pfirt"i’ five in the championship Bluff City Junior Chamber of Com merce. The Jaycees voted him "Man Louise F. Sidney, Prospect; Rufus ance Company are: A. M. Walker i(Continued on Page Four) 1 battle. of the Year." W. Meyers, Florida: Miss Eula Ber chairman of board and preside"1: tha Brooks, Porter Junior High and B. G. Olive, Jr, vice president • Mrs. Eula 3. Eason, Brookmeade. Six teachers were re- elected with (Continued on Page Four) tenure status — Mrs. Nellar Mae G. McMillian, A. B. Hill! Mrs. Dor Sail Heard About is K. Wright, Lincoln Junior; Mrs. Pearl W. Hines. A. B. Hill; Mrs. ‘Miss The Boat” Natalie J. Graham, A .B. Hill; Mrs. Tlielma' El Navel Sharpe, and Mrs. Alice C. Thompsdn. Booker T. Washington. i JIMMY CHARLTON, senior forward onteMoyno's agarossiw basketball team, will go down in history os the mon who sow fcrtly a 4'when he should have seen 14 LeMoyne ond Bethune Cookman were lied 74-74 with 20 seconds to oo in the SIAC Tour LeMoyne College has been de nament quorterfihals' at Tuskegee last Thursday night with the signated as a test center for ad Memphians in possession of the ball. Coach Jerrv Johnson signal ministering the Nat'onal Teacher 0d for tim"out dad told his LeMoyne charges to freeze the ball Examinations on March 20, Denn ‘t.1- and ao !"»a o'-e-tlme. When dav was resumed, Mostly seniors planning to teach Currin dribbled for five seconds and then passed to Charlton. will take the examinations which The baldina Charlton dribbled cne second, took a look at the dork, are prepared and administered by saw a 4 and shot a long one for the basket. It missed, and o B-C Educational Testing 8ervice at 17 LIVING ADS - .Here are the pretty teenaged i March-5, in the Balinese and Empir# bal man got the rebound and went on to score and win 76-74. After Princeton, New Jersey. living ads who will appear in costumes from \ of Hotel Cloridge. The parade of living The. Memphis Board of Educa outstanding theatrical productions during the \ one of the mostcolorful ev^rv*»; of tfve y( the game, Chorlton told his disgusted teammates "I thought the tion requires all djiplicants to take clock showed 4 second left to play." the national tests, JUÇ$'11 th annual Çhqrity ball this Friday night, ■ 5 MEMPHIS WORLD Saturday, March 6, 1965 Memphians A waif JUGS' * ALL StT FOR JUGS' CHARITY BALL - Dolores Lewis, sealed, chair LOOKING PRETTY FOR JUGS' BALL — Helen Cooke, left, chairman THESE JUGS ARE READY FOR BALL - Hester Miller, left, in charge DRESSED FOR NIGHT WITH JUGS — Nedra Smith, left, chairman of of selecting the living ads, and Pearl Gordon, who will direct man of subscription, and Josephine Bridges, genera! chairman souvenir booklet, and Gerri Little, publicity chairman, are two of of decorations and door prizes, and Anne Nelson, chairman of and founder, give an idea of what they will be wearing at the costumes, will be prominent personalities thi? Friday night at the presentation of the living ads at the JUGS' 11th annual Charity the important sponsors of the JUGS' 11th annual Living Ads JUGS' 11th annual Living Ads Charity Ball on Friday night, Ball on Friday night in the Balinese and Empire Rooms of Charity Ball this Friday night at the Claridge. JUGS' annual Living Ads Charity Ball at the Claridge. Hotel March 5, at Hotel Claridge. Only 800 tickets will be sold. Claridge. Guys, Dolls Sponsored Lincoln U.