READ THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS FIRST IN YOUR MEMPHIS r \ WORLD te À* S' STAKTb A»t.ü VOLUME 21, NUMBER 86 MEMPHIS; TENNESSEE, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1953 PRICE SIX A WORD TO THiS WOUNDED —Ou her recent tour of Japan, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt visited the Toylco General Army hospital, to spend some time with American serrTCemea wounded In the Korea fighting. The photo at left shows the ex-First Lady at the bedside of Corp. William C. Staton of Wash­ ington. D-C. (Newspress Photo.) L Equalization Of Teachers By JAMES H. PURDY, JR. JACKSON; Miss.—rhe Equalization of Schools will be the mail topic of discussion when the Mississippi, legislature meets Septem ber .15 or shortly thereafter. "Ihe legislature will.be called upon to toke up plans for equal ization of teachers salaries as well as school facilities between tin races. Governor Hugh L. While, said Tuesdoy, "I have promised the teachers I will act, and I am going Io recommend that the legisla live education study committee's plan be enacted into law." On the U S Supreme Court', portant " ' decision to by-p.ass the public L C Bates, Editor of the Arkan­ school segregation cases, Governor sas State Press differed with Dr White offered no comment Robinson, Bates said, The'Court’i However, the governor did say reticence is proof that they feel if Mississippi goes ahead with segregation is unconstitutional and her equalization program that the delay 1 nthe decision only gives “possibly by the time it is done the South a chance to act before we have a deolsion of the court.” it Tenders its decision Gov White had previously held Some educational leaders In Ten­ off calling special session on the nessee are of the opinion that the grounds that with an Immediately decision would have forced the ad­ pending decision, it would be un­ mittance to the University of .Ten­ wise" to set up a program only to nessee Schools of Medicine while have It possibly torn down by an other- things since Tennessee State ndverse supreme court edict. has been elevated to University stir, DECISION BEING tus, may be Meharry Medical Col­ DISCUSSED lege In Nashville would be acquired ■ The United States Supreme for study of medical students seek­ Court’s postponement of a decision ing admission to tlie University of In the public schools segregation Tennessee. Pastor Of Harlem's cases Is being discussed by Negro' TO. GO AHEAD WITH PLAN leaders throughout the Trl-State area. In Mississippi, like State Super­ Abyssinian Church intendent of Education J M Tubb. MRS. SPAULDING TO Educational leaders In the State the governor now feels, however, FULL................. SCHOLARSHIP GIVEN —The LeMoynez................. Alumni Left to Right: Leroy Johnson, piiesldeRt:qf:t "f: Dies At Age Of 88 of Mississippi, who refused to be that since a court decision is far referred to by name, feel that the away, the state might as well go a- Association at the Annual banquet given for the LeMoyne Alumni Association, president Hollis-f. ’ ADDRESS PUBLISHERS Supreme Court’s refusal to render head and. enact laws setting up a senior.class, present a check; for a full scholarship Price and Benjamin Lewis, Jr., Treasurer of'tiir NEW YORK—(SNS)—Rev. Ad­ a decision In the school bias cases' "program which lmty-be—aceeptable- io Hollis F. Price, president, Io be given some der Moyne Alumni Association, presenting the - NEW YORK CITY — Governor NNPA Committee of judges, Armis- am Clayton Powell, Sr., pastor Is a let down to the Negroes of their to supreme court and thus ward off, — Photo). ' ■- a final segregation decision against serving student. " ' . ' (Hooks Theodore R. MciCeldln of Mary­ tead Pride, Dean of thé School of emeritus of Abyssinian Baptist state They said that new schools land, Federad J.udge Irvin C. Mol- Journalism at Lincoln University are' being built for Negroes and a this state's plans. llson of the U. S. Customs Court, in Missouri Church, and noted aufhorand great educational expansion pro­ Thirty-two bills have been rec­ and Mrs. Jane Morrow Spaulding Clarence Holte of Batten, Barton, leader, died at the age of 88 gram was recently launched for Ne­ omended by the Mississippi educa­ tional study committee White ’Posse: of the U. S Department of Health, Durstine and Osborn, Inc ; David Friday night in Harkness Pavil­ groes by the State legislature. Southerners For Eisenhower Education and Welfare, are among Karr, vice president of William H ion of the Columbia-Presbyter­ ARKANSANS DIFFER Under the plan numerous Echook the notables who will address the Weintraub arid Company; Emmer In Arkansas the high tribunal ac­ would be consolidated for econo- fourteenth annual meeting of the Martin Lancaster of the Depart­ ian Medical Center. tion drew conflicting comment from mny, school rolls would be method; Slays Main In ; National Newspaper, Publishers As-. ment of Commerce; Howard Mur­ two leaders of Little Rock, Ark loally checked by superintendents of a,, soclatlon 'at • Borgair"State 'College phy -of the Afro-American news­ -He is the father of Dr. Adam Dr. J: M Robinson, stated he felt' education in the counties would lie w gffl in Baltimore on June 18,19; and 20. papers; Louis Lautler of the. NNPA Clayton Powell, Jr., New York con­ the U. S. Supreme Court made the appointed, school boards would be Southerners for Elsenhower, re­ resolution be sent direct to Leon­ ™ Over a hundred Negro newspaper Washington Bureau; and Tliurgood gressman and present pastor of the right decision- In delaying a deci­ elected presenting Mississippi, Arkansas ard Hall, National Republican Mississippi® . publishers and executives will par­ Marshall. Counsel and Director of church, which is believed to be the sion of the public school bias cases A state department of education and Tennessee met here Friday at Commlttee’chalrman, "so he’ll know world's largest Negro church. and a state finance commission. oh the Hotel King Cotton in what .they what’s going on down fiere." STARKVILLE, Miss. — (ANP)— ticipate In semlriufa on advertising, tfie NAACP Legal Defense arid Ed- untl they had more tme to further Odom Smith, 28, was killed ■ by’. *: editorial operations, -and newspaper cational Fund, will participate tn study the cases. schools would operate’ separtely, the termed a working "two party sys­ Other Southern states now must' financing, according to'NNPA Pres­ the panel discussions. Rev. Powell, a" staunch fighter latter to handle all Issuance of tem" tailored to fit the entire white posse In Morgantown com* name delegates to the committee munlty last week after, he, accord­ ident Louis E Martin, who retires Election of new officers of NNPA for Negro rights, served as pastor of Dr Robinson said; "By working ■funds for building Schools Coun­ south. and a meeting date' and placé set . the Harlem Church, at 138 West ties would have to conform to cer­ The “Trl-State Conference urges ing to Sheriff BUI Harpole. had- from office this year for the coming year will be held at out the~ problem, Arkansas and On May 28 In Nashville a new shot and killed a 85-year-old white the opening session and a tour of 138th Street, from 1908 to 1931. His other Southern States would event­ tain regulations approved by the the organization of a' southwide father, Anthony, and his mother, GOP club Was formed by some 100 man and his 61 year old • son,1 •• In'1 Awards for distinguished Journal­ the plant of the host newspaper, ually equalize Negro and white' commission before many would be committee • for Eisenhower ..and ■ a leaders in thé pre-c.onventlqn Elsen­ ism will be anounced at the annual Mrs. Sallie Dunning Powell, had assigned a county or municipality two-party South." addition the dead man is said- to, school to point where the segre­ hower movement, who charged that have beaten two white women, be­ banquet by the chairman of the (Continued on Page 2 been slaves. gation Issue would become unlm- for new classrooms. Dr Powell, Sr., served as pastor “Objectives of such a committee the “Old Guard” or “Smith - fore he was finally slain by a mem-;, Of the church at 138 West 138th shall be the continued support of Reece Faction" of the state party ber of ti posse which sought Wtp Street, from 1908 to 1931, when he President Dwight D. Eisenhower's lacked leadership. The sheriff said that Smith htyl: Local Boys To Attend Boys was succeeded by his son. He was Administration , and the develop­ Lt . George W Lee, stalwart probably "lost his mind" after\ep«f bom in Franklin County, Virginia, Scouts To Begin Week Of Fun ment of a vigorous two-party sys­ gaging in an argument withji.Ml' Republican'knd a member , of the father, Grant Smith, 60, wljtafcte bn May 5, 1965. tem in the South ”, ’ (Continued on Page 3 The first pastorate he served . The three states represented at shot at the later escaping- unljuT- State' At Tenn. A And I was Emanuel Church, New Haven, And Festivities On June 21 the meeting Friday; then caucused- shot at, -the-latter escaplng uW-' Conn., to which he went upon his in different corners of the room, Anti-Color "Bar jured. : Ten Boys from Memphis will take léy. graduation from Virginia Union Members of the Seminole Division campers uul named two delegates each to ' f-.11 an active part at Volunteer Boys Radio Station WDIA is sponsor­ One week camping Fee to all he new committee; Smith according to reports thei) University in 1893. After nter- of Chickasaw Council of the Boy Fight Spreading started on a rampage He entered : State at Tennessee.