FEATURES PICTURES ARTICLES VOLUME 26? NUMBER 13 Jackie Robinson Urges Unity, Vigorous Action As Steps To Full Rights As Race RY RAYMOND F. TISBY I Have io live, with niyseli',’’ Robiii- Robinson. former Brooklyn Dod­ son said. ger star and now serving as nation­ Urging unified racial action and a al chairman of the N. A. A. C. P. vigorous fight for full citizenship, 1957 Freedom Fund, told an audi­ Robinson believed "the Negro should ence of between 3,500 and 4,000 in do everything in his power, short Mason Temple, 938 S. Mason, that of violence, to attain first class "our success depends on our work­ citizenship. The only thing I want ing together as a unit.”. as a Negro are tire rights deserv­ Believing that now is our greatest edly mine-’under tile ¡Cohstitutiphi'i opportunity,” the 38-year-old base­ Will Represent U. S. Govt. ball pioneer, urged all Negroes to Others appearing on the program were Gloster Current, national N. A. join- and suport the N.A.~A. C. P. that, “represents everything that is A- C. P. director of branches, and Mrs. D.-ilsy Lampkin, vice, president In Interest Of New Nation democratic in this country.” of that Pittsburgh Courier nnd na­ - Robinson, the recipient of the tional N. A. A. C. P. membership BY WILLIAM tHEiS N. A. A. C- P.’s 1956 Spingarm drive chairman. Medal, felt that the "full story” oi CASABLANCA, Morocco — (INS) — Vice Presidenl Richard M7 Memphlslans appearing on the the N A. A. C, p. has not been I Nixon said Saturday that any danger that the U, SiUflight .lot*. program Included:. The Rev. Henry | its five strategic military bases in Morocco is "extremely remote" told. C. Buntori, the Rev. S. A. Owen, Many persons, Jackie: explained Bishop J. O. Patterson, Lt. George believe that, the N. A, A. C. P. only W. Lee, Dr. J. e. Walker and the works < for the betterment of the Rev. R-W. Norsworthy. Negro when actually “!it works for Atty. H. T.. Lockhard, Memphis the. entire nation.The N.A.A.C. P. N. A. A. G. P. president', praised. works not just to help you and me, blit to uphold the prestige of the United States ” Robinson, now vice president in charge of personnel of the Chock - Tlie 1957 Jubilect, "King .Cotton Full O’ Nuts'restaurant- chain, felt Jumps Sharp" is a SHOW that W that whites as well as Negroes JACKIE ROBINSON everything for its Pairons.wljQ, will should support the N, A. A. C. P. Jackie Robinson, the first Negro crowd Ellis Auditorium South Hejl. March 23. 1957. ’ ' ' :■ ’ ' in the major leagues, keynoting a Noting that Saturday’s .meeting From the, opening by the Torn N..A. A. C P. rally Saturday night represented the opening of the Mem Town Singers and Honeymoon’s JUnj and in an earlier press conference, WILBERFORCE. O. — (ANP) — phis membership drive and its 5,000 Dr. Howard . Hale Long, Central lect band the show will swing Im­ members goal, Robinson felt "ashiun urged, racial unity and vigorous State College dean. Fellow American mediately Into numbers, produced ed to have to plead for 5,000 mem­ action as steps toward full Consti­ Psychology-Association and National by the High and?Jr. High Schools. tutional rights. ■ bers” and criticized the goal as “not YMCA executive, died here Thurs­ SCHOOLS MODEL DANCE an adequate representation" of Mem day ■ night at the Xenia Greene The . motif of a musical fashion Memorial hospital of coronary show will have, each of the schools thrombosis. The ‘ educator would have been 69 years' old on March 4. in a modeling scene of a different kind oi Attire which; will blend in­ His hmei al was held~iirrW ashing-- _a_lhr.ee±_ ton, D. C. at the McGuire Funeral to d a n ce—or nnisiciil act. byJi^ie . home. shatter- modeling group while they .-are: on. Dr. Long, having won academic a build- stage. From Evening Wear'to'Lodg­ degrees from Howard, Clark and Broken ing Attire- will be-, exhibited ■ b?’ Harvard universities' taught at Min­ through young misses arid : hani&omé 'làdKi MADE 'PROPOSITION' TO came in the tavern and Hamilton er Teachers College, Washington, Song and Dance routines will ruij. YOUTH; GUILTY OF SODOMY came over and sat beside him and was dean of Paine College, Augus­ the gamut from classical to. Book; ST. LOUIS, Mo. —,<SNS) —Seg­ offered him 'a beer. ta, Ga„ headed the Education De­ At his News Conference, Nixon and Roll. regationist John W. Hamilton, an He stated further that he and partment, Knoxville College, Tenn., said that the Sultan had endorsed STEINNBERGS FASHIONS ' executive of the National Citizens Hamilton, sat there for about 45 and before coming to Central State the proposed “Elsenhower doct­ Protective Association and editor of minutes and that it was there that College he was associate superin­ rine,” particularly the controversial A bey.y of professional models the White Sentinel, was- found Hamilton made advanc.es' to him. tendent in charge of educational re­ section relating to economic aid for directed by Martha, Jeari-Stéiiibèi^'i’ guilty last week o.f sodomy involv­ FOLLOWED TO WASHROOM- search in the Washington, D. C. Middle East- countries. will, also add -beauty and charm to. ing a téenage boy and sentenced He said he went .into, the men’s public schools for 23 years. (1925- “His majesty,” Nixon said, "Indi­ the show in an especially ittipàwl? to two years in the penitentiary. washroom and followed by Hamil­ 1948>. Jubllect,Fashion Bit. These lovely’ ton-where Hamilton made the pro­ cated tnat tile economic assistance The editor of the anti-Negro. portion of models will parade a dazzling ar­ anti-Jew and anti-Cathollc Sen­ position to him.. the doctrine Is, if any­ He said they then left the tavern thing, of more important ill. the ray of fine clptheswear, done ito;,«, tinel -.was found guilty -by a 12- special musical score by the Jubi­ nian jury in Judge William Border's for a hotel and stopped en route long run in resisting Communist court after three hours of deblier- where. -Hamilton taught 'aJbotU^\»L - domination of near .¡East countries lee t band * ■ - i., „ r ?- ■> itlqu.' ' .......... wine ’before reaching .the hotel. Jackson State tiiaite the other portion giving^ in KINQ ANp QtlEEN C<LNDIDA’X‘E8 PROMISED LAD $10 They then lçft for the office of effect, a .guarantee 'against Soviet The candidates for Itlng and ^Hie teenage lad testified that the Sentinel, where, the youth tes­ 'aggression.'' ' . ' Queen ofthe big May Celebration he. followed Hamilton to a 'hotel tified; Hamilton gave him two dol­ Concert Grcip of the Cotton Makers Jubilee will room where the act allegedly took lars and told him to come took and also be , presented in, a showcase : place. Hie youth said Hamilton get the other money. Mrs. Thelma Turner setting with a special musical ba£k The boy stated that It was 3:30 promised him $1'0. but only gave drop,, Thesè : will include ‘th»; men ;- him two. in the morning then and while lie Recovering From was wandering around in the vici­ oi tlie- newly formed Royalty Ohltyi The boy said he met Hamilton Rev. Cleavant Derricks, with a from which the King- will while sitting in a tavern. He said nity of tile office, he was picked Auto Crash Injuries group o fthe best singers from Jack- MISS JUBILECT Hamilton and two other persons up by the police. son,-. Tennessee and Lane Colleges Mrs. Thelma Turner of 88 Missi­ Tlie' Climax of thia years shovt will Invade Memphis, Friday night, ssippi, Blvd., is reported recovering will come with the naming of “Mtes March 15th at the Mertopolltan “nicely" from injuries- sustained Jubllect“ from a score or morOafi Baptist Chinch, Walker and Mc-- when the car in which Mrs. Turn­ ^Clinton Principal Dowelll streets.. er was riding was involved in a —This group of 75 singers thrilled . fous^par collision recently. - . the delegates and visitors last Oc­ —Enroute to Memphis from-Clarks-. Reports Car Trouble tober when- thq Baptist State Con­ Is Named dale. Miss., Mrs. Turrier'was In­ vention met there. jured when a stuthbound automo­ CLINTON, TENN. -(SNS)- Mi­ self, the atmosphere toward Negro The Baptist Brotherhood of Mem­ bile, attempting to pass a truck students had been improved. phis is presenting thts musical Alcorn that was in front of it,, rammed nor car trouble involving teachers head-on into the Turners car. cars parked hear Integrated Clinton “There hasn’t been a single ha­ group. Rev- Derricks, has had long High School are being Investigated, rassing incident of any kind to my experience In the musical world. He; UTICA, Miss — The Board of President Eisenhower lias asked Treated first' at a' Tunica, Miss., office this week,’ tlie principal stat­ lias written many songs that are.• . Trustees of Institutions of Higher department and agency heads to Clinic; Mrs. Turner was brought to Asthma Victim Killed - Police treported. being used in. church and schoolI Learning of. Mississippi has elected list-career officials Whom they be­ John Gaston Hospital here where Clinton High School Principal, D. er. On Way To Hospital - Slrice last fall when the Clinton today. He, with a quartette touredI J. D. Boyd, President of The Utica lieve should be shifted to the poli­ 85 stitches were sewn in her fore­ J. Brittain, Jr., said that the door I Institute, as President of Alcorn A. tical non-career category. head and face. handle of his car was broken re­ High School was fist integrated the country a few years back and A 36-year old Asthma victim from were acclaimed for thelo excellent't--¡Sr M.