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Third Anniversary Of Supreme Court Decision PILGRIMAGE READ THE Thousands E NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS To Journey To Capital FIRST BY BAKER E. MORTEN IN YOUR CHICAGO — (ANP) — Thousands of Americans this week all over the country were making preparations to celebrate the third MEMPHIS WORLD anniversary of the historic U. S. Supreme Court ruling that made ¡1 unlawful for racial segregation to be practiced in the nation*® schools. - , PRICE SIX CENTS VOLUME 26, NUMBER 33 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1957 At the same time, thousands more were making ready fo go to the nation's copitol in a "Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom" to be held on May 17, the day the high court handed down the mast z momentous decision affecting Negroes that hqs been effected lit some 50 years. It 'was three, years ago on May 17 that nine Justices of tile, U. S. Supreme Court went back . nearly i’aiffl yçiujk: to an opinion of John Marshall Hallan. U. S. Supreme Court Justice, and -sonie' six years ago to a similar opinion rendered by the then Judge J. Waties War ing- DENOUNCE JIM CROW ■ Following. tile . opinions of these men, who earlier had denounced By Lt. G. W. Lee - Nixon Calls For segregation as unfair, tile nine tjud- W. W. GIBSON PLANS ALL-LEVEt, Isis ruled that racial segregation MEETING WEDNESDAY NIGHT In America's public schools be AT BEALE ELKS’LODGE Action By 26 stumped, out, "with all -deliberate ■ — speed." Late Saturday afternoon, Lt. \ Il Chief Justice Earl Warren read George W. Lee. veteran national, ||fc áw the court's celebrated opinion which state-and local Republican party Federal Agencies In part stated “We conclude that in leader, forecasted that the-current the field of public education the splits in. Tennessee’s ’ Young GO? ■ WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA).— doctrine of separate but equal has ranks would be settled during tile The heads of the 26 principal Fed no place. Separate educational fa iMay it regional ïibf ■ ‘ "J - - eral contrasting agencies have been meeting In Lou>* cilities are Inherently unequal. '.ille. asked to deny additional Govern Therefore, we hold that the plain ment contracts to contractors who pOn , hand' to? tiffs (Negro' parents)-land others - rhe regional con? ' have given “clear and convincing similarly situated for whopi the evidence" of failure to comply with I tab were GUy tu km action was brought are. by' reason, I Smith,- GOP exek the standard non-discrimination . of the segregation complained of..; clause in earlier contracts, it was deprived of the equal protection of putlve committee twTT«H disclosed-Friday. Hie laws guaranteed by the 14th | .'hairman along ^NON-DISCRIMINATION CLAUSE Amendment.'' • ivith other stat« The President’s Government Con THREE CONTESTANTS in the "Miss House of Sound" contest, spon Tims was erased a condition that hhairmen and sored- appropriately enough by the House of Sound, 340 Beale, tracts committee said that its chair covered a span of five years get man, Vice President Richard M. SYoung . RepUbBi ting to tlie high court and Involved are Shirley Joy, Mamie Washington and Armando Battle. Other X>'"- Nixon, had made the request— act -|^ipan BISSI,. X m 17 states, before ÑAACP special representa* contestants are Willa Lenore, Bobbie J. Crump, Murdine Lipford, I. ually somewhat of an order—as a io counsel Thurgood Marshall and a Erma J. Ray, Sarah J. Jones and Woclie Gibson. further step to end race or religious I Mw-' '«I battery of attorneys pitted together JLl. U. W. Loe The winning contestant will take part in the Grand Jubilee discrimination in thé performance their legal minds,in bringing about of Government contracts- s. -it • SPLIT LAST SAT. WEEK Parade and will receive,a $75 wardrobe. "Miss House of Sound" the decision. Mr. Nixon also asked that in de will be chosen V/edensdayj May 15. The '$300 television set, ■ ÍC' ;; I 674 DISTRICTS COMPLY "It was reported that the split termining the award of. contracts As the third anniversary of the flanked b ythe contestants, will be awarded Friday to the holder to businesses and industries which among the Young Republicans oc« "décision nears its registration in cured Saturday, May 4, at 'Nash« o fthe lucky ticket. The tickets on the set are being sold by have not had previous: contracts, (Phdlo Courtesy Press Scimitar) •"the/fiooks of time, som'g~674-schooj the Federal .agencies “consider ville when a six-county East' Ten the contestants. (Publicity) DONATES NEGRO PARK - Philantropie lumber Harry Pierotti (left), Mayor Edmond Orgill- (sec*- dlsilrcts In southern and border nessee and a newly organized whether the (prospective) contraet- man C .M. Gooch-(second Tram-left) and-Mrs. ^.tMes_.lLiLVe..,.fitaJjæd__or_.cgtppleted Vniing Mamphlc nrrp grnijp falnd - or has an employment record which "ond fro in rigfìr) ünd lite Gooch esr al torney-, desegregation. However, some 3,000 indicates, he. v)ill be able to con Gooch, last week donated 10 acres of land al ed together tcuvalk out Oi , th»* er màyÓr"cóngfóssmdn Walter Chandler, who school districts remain segregated meeting with Ted York, Knoxville,- form to. the. requirements of the Hunter and University Io the city to establish was instrumental in getting the Gooches to make and in the Deep South, progress in the 7 previous Young Republican Dead Man Found In Boxcar standard nondiscrimination clause.” a Negro-use park in the .area. Looking oVér the the donation now since it was included in the integration has been nil. State president, The clause provides that there Since the high court decree, much WAR ON MEMPHI's^.EADTiRI- 1^' shall be no discrimination against park site wftli Mr. Gooch,..owner of C. M. Gooch will. The Rev. Montgomery Winfield, president lias happened to illustrate the Im Identified As Ex-Memphian employees or applicants for employ Lumber Company here and seven sawmills in of the Hyde Park-Hollywood Civic club, lauded The walk-out took place, it wm plementation. learned, on account of Jdtmphii. ment. because of race, religion, color Mississippi Park Commission Chairman I the gift as the answer to our prayers". A successful bus boycott against A dead man found in a freight or national origin. The provision segregating seating on buses' In Atty. w. K. Mbody, who‘ hai!ij»**t^ train boxcar laßt Thursday in covers upgrading, promotion,._ ap classified as-.leader of the. jJOoJ—? Montgomery, Alá., has peen launch Young Republican group here. ‘ Nashville shortly after’ . it. arrived prenticeship and ònrttìe-jòb train ed and completed under the leader from Birmingham, has been identi The revolters disclosed that ing and rates of pay, as well as ship of the famed Rev. .Martin dy has very few members. : -1 fied as Maurice Williams, 68, for hiring. - Luther King Jr. 7"“ merly of Memphis, whose last Mi*. Nixon’s letter to the agency Violence against Negro demands lee. Expresses concern known address was Montgomery, heads cited thè progress that has for equality have been met. with Lee, who -professes that in tha « Ala. been made in wiping out discrimi fidelity, love and law. Shootings, past, he< has not been tobicon- Williams was found in the box nation in employment in work done bombings and numerous other re cerned with activities of the young- - car shot in 'both legs and apparent Under Government contract and prisals by segregationists, have gain er members, has ‘‘decided’’ to' dp ly bled to death, investigators said..- stated that the committee- “believes ed nothing but a mere determined something about It. c-'’ ■ A Railway Express receipt was there should be even greater ad- found in his pocket with- the name( BY LOUIS LAUTIER f ’ stand by Negro Americans to gain MEETING WEDNESDAY, ( vances in the future." ”. full and unconditional equality, as MAY 15 Florence Williams of Memphis as Mi*. Nixon wrote thk’t where the WASHINGTON, D. C. - (NNPA) - Members of the pqvverful American citizens of first class consignee. committee’s methods of “education, House Rules Committee who favor sending the civil rights bill Last Rites Held station W. W. Gibson LeMoyne College A check by local police and post conciliation, mediation and per professor, has announced a Repub al officials led to a foot square box to the House floor for debate and vote indicated last week that 50.000 IN PILGRIMAGE suasion do not bring proper results, For Mrs. Iles Sat. Some 50,000 persons are expected lican all-level leadership meetliM- .. at the local Railway Express of a firmer approach should be adop they want the prolonged hearings curbed and vote taken on a to take place on Wednesday nlght^" fice. addheslsed to Florence Wil to join In. a mass "prayer Pilgrimage ted." rule for House consideration of the measure. Last rites were held Saturday at for Freedom", on the White House.. May IS—time to.be announced?-« liams which had been sent from CORRECTIVE ACTION Beale Street Elk’s Lodge,. 401 St. Louis and had been unclaimed The question of the type of rule The House Rules Committee, in Emmanuel Episcopal Church with Churches, clubs, fraternities and Contracts can be awarded Ito the pastor. Father St.. Julian A numerous other civic . and cpslal Beale; ... J. since April 22. The- box contained firms with previous records of dis the committee should adopt was sending a bill to the House floor, AH Ward and precinct ii-leidon a pair of overalls and several old brought up by Representative Ken recommends the amount, of . time Simpkins, Jr., officiating for the orders have banded togther for the crimination when the agencies con late Mi's. Oarmella. Iles who pass pilgrimage led by scores of ministers are urged to attend and (each, lead? gloves.