■ '• . - ■» A s® ' 9j ,3 ; ■ I. ¿«ó-. h-,- ft'.' 'fiz. .'■J". I t ‘-'AÍ’ 'M IK 3 ■ :<■ It '-7s| PRICE I 6c r-.f: J PER COPY LfeMrK.tCA«S STÁ'k¿A IU. 4» C VOLUME 19, NUMBER 75 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1951 PRICE SIX CENTS P--:-' T • iS YWCA Aids BU Koreans I ‘I Members and rrlends of the Rockefeller Gives $5 Million Vanee Avenue Branch, Young Wo­ ■ men's Christian Association have f Kf": Efe been asked to join in a voluntary ’,<1 contribution for Korean Relief — Three-million Koreans need im­ mediately articles of clothing, / bedding, yarn, needles, thread and To United Negro College Fund * soap. V I The gifts will be distributed to ■<1 needy persons by the United Na­ Autress Russell Talented Memphian Honored At Fisk 25 COLLEGES TO SHARE H. tions Unified Command. Oniy r. - items repaired and cleaned will Post To Mark " ‘r be accepted. Those desiring to aid ■ ,À 11 the Koreans may bring their gifts JOHN D'S GENEROSITY to the "Y" 541. Vance Ave. no la- Birthday Anniv .. - . ter than on March 18. The Autress Russell Post No NEW YORK - (SNS) - A gift of $5,000,000 by John D. Rocke­ MISS GLORIA ROBERTS, brilliant young California pianist-orgarii<} American Legion will celebrate the ist, will appear in Memphis, Sunday, March 11, 4:30 p. m., at thé; Legion's 32nd birthday anniver­ feller, Jr., the first .contribution toward a five-year capital funds campaign of $25,000,000 endowment for plant improvement, Metropolitan Baptist Church, with the noted baritone, JosephiÇole; / Facilities Suit sary Sunday, March 11 at the Cen­ in concert. The dual artists recital is being sponsored. Dy,jbe, > tenary Methodist Church. Missis­ was announced Monday by Thomas A. Morgan, chairman of the sippi Boulevard and Alston Ave., board of directors of the United Negro College Fund. Memphis Fine Arts Clu b' -■ . ' Filed By Negroes 8 p. m. Gloria Roberts Is making her first trans-continental tour a$-an The American Legion was found Dr. Fredrick D. Patterson, presi­ rent operating expenses . through artist; She Is a graduate of the University of Southern CallfotniOr ' In Camden County ed on the soils of France, by 20 dent of Tuskegee Institute, accept­ annual campaigns conducted on a and the famous Jullliard School of Music in New York. ’ ed the gift on behalf of the fund cooperative basis. Our eighth annual BRUNSWICK, Ga. — (SNS) — • men of the AAF, Paris, France. It Miss Roberts has won much acclaim as the so called “Marian ; is an organization for veterans of at a dinner given at Rockefeller campaign for- $1,500.000, which will In an effort to strengthen school Center for prominent business open,nationally on April 3 this Anderson" of the keyboard. You can't afford to miss this.»lÏHMtraÎ facilities, a group of five Negro ci­ World Wars I and II. This is a day when all veterans should and are leaders and the fund’s campaign year, is the result of this effort." treat when two outstanding artists share a concert in Meniphls^on | tizens of Camden county has filed chairmen in sixteen cities through­ "Meanwhile," Dr. Patterson con­ suit in Federal District Court, ask­ invited to take a part with the March 11. ' Legion and let us keep in touch out the country. tinued, “the problem of the capital ing Judge Frank M. Scarlett to give ■ Dr. Patterson, who is also presi­ fund still had to be solved. We have, Miss Roberts will be pleased to accept engagements thraiiHh’y^ them a favorable ruling. ' with the purposes for which we fought-freedom and democracy. dent of the fund, pointed out nt the therefore, Inaugurated our capital thé South during March and April.". She will be the. house guest - l The suit asks both equal facilities All veterans who have aS yet 'dinner that the capital funds plan fund plan, a separate fund' raising of her God-mother, Mrs. B. F. McCleave, 475 Vance, who wilf ar- and also salary parity for teachers, program for plant improvement." not registered and do not have a marks the second step ,in the pro­ range dates for her concerts. buildings, curricula and other fa­ poll tax card, do this for God and gram for strengthening its 32 pri­ Mr. Morgan told the dinner cilities. country first and then for your­ vate, accredited member colleges. guests that Mr. Rockefeller had .B®»! Attorney Aaron Kravltch, of Sa­ selves, to be a good citizen this is "Seven years ago." he said, "these agreed to give $5,000,000 .to initiate vannah, is counsel for the plaintiffs. colleges came together to try to the new fund raising program, pro- Fine Arts Club To Present Judge Scarlett set April 25 for the a correct part ' that you should | vided that this sum be matched by play. solve their mutual problem of. hearing. Music for the celebration will raising enough money to meet cur-contributions from other donors be by the Centenary Chorus un­ Two Artists Here March 11 Son*: $35,000,000.001 worth OÎ der the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Series E. Bonds are outstanding, Fields The public is invited. MINNESOTANS DEMAND One of the slogans of the Fine buy patron tickets, for dnly i’ .Ohb f Arts Club is "to encourage artists"; Dollar from the members by Auratt|| thus they carry out this worthy ob­ ject by presenting two young artists No tickets will be sold at the . Vocational Guidance Drive ARMY END RACE BIAS who deserve encouragement because Church. The young; artist winjJiWiS of their zealous efforts to perfect presented in concert March Jl, < WASHINGTON — Walter White, eliminate this practice. General their God-given talents. P. M., at the Metropolitan Baptist executive secretary of the National Collins agreed to the elimination of This year, they bring to Us Jo- Church. •• ■- - ■, Scheduled For March 11th Association for the Advancement of racial designations from travel or ■ seph Cole, baritone of Chicago, who, Colored People, Joined with an ders and to take other steps to meet ceive group counseling. recently made an impressive ap­ South Carolina -'.. < The Vocational Guidance Cam- NAACP delegation from Minnesota the complaints of the— delegation pearance on television and Glòria paign sponsored each year by the On Friday and Saturday, a Carter Senator Humphrey stated, that he Clinic s'll be held for high school headed by Jonas Schwartz, in pro­ Roberts, pianist-organist, of Los Blacks Out /'?• Memphis Urban League Fraternity testing today to Secretary of the would not support a universal mili­ Angeles, who has developed à mar­ to acquain high-school — students seniors . and LeMoyne College stu­ tary training program i.vhich would dents where experts from South Army Frank Pace against the Army’s velous technique at the piano and . with inside facts concerning various pqllcy of segregating Negro and continuecontinúe segregation inii army life'. organ, She graduated from Julllard, PollTcpc professions, occupations, and trades, Western, Memphis State, LeMbvne College and other leaders In the white servicemen. New York, last year. COLUMBIA, S. CX— (ATLASX’* will get underway March 11 through MISS LOIS BURNLEY Those who recently attended the the 18th. fields of education, business and Participating in the conference — Another step towards Miss Lois. Burnley, talented and attractive c—wj, fine artistic recital given by Lois. tte* jSom.e of Memphis' *outstanding tlie professions will serve as coun- wi^Reeretaryt^aiW.mid.sjtppiBtmE and’ selpro andjtoiSultants. ' ' ' ’ and Mrs. ArthuisBiHrrfey;~1410'Td.-OecatuijSft^fY'WiisMfelt..™--«™,,. Towles.lntornatlonally.,known^lanv |i leaders in these 'fields-, have beefr- thtf-NAAop’s poeiilonwas: senator. 1st' -and assistant -professor ’di -piano system of-chh chosen to speak at the high schools The proposed schedules< for high a/group of talented voice students at Fisk' University as soloist dur­ Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota. school assembly speakers is as fol­ at Fisk University, will be interest­ vote was 7 taken this’ and lead Interested grqiips. This ing the presentation of outstanding music students in concert at The group met: with the Secretary ed to notice the difference in the lows; „ • and members of hls-staff including South Carolina officially: year, twenty-five career guides Memorial Chapel recently. She was soloist on the Quiet Hour fol­ style of execution and program Poll Tax system. Not only have been chosen to work during MANASSAS HIGH SCHOOL Major General Mlles Reber, Gene­ M lowing this concert. building between the two artists, Negroes find it easy to Vote/i bUtj’ the campaign.'' Tuesday, March 13-11 A ral Lawton Collins, chief of staff; “Art is long.’’ Speakers die poor whites as well. • "ft*}" ‘ At these assemblies, speakers will Miss Burnley-is a graduate of Manassas High School where and Earl Johnson, an assistant to Joseph Cole recently sang for the Rev. J. A. McDaniel Secretary Pace. The Poll Tax system has long address assemblies on various phas­ Dr. A: L. Johnson she was popular as a soloist with the Manassas Senior Glee Club . w Metropolitan Opera Company with passed its usefulness, and the re* 1 es of preparation for careers; dur­ under the direction of Mrs. Georgia P.’Quinn; She is also a voice After relating the experiences of outstanding success, but he writes, mainlng Dixie States would dowel] ’ Miss Catherine Fowlkes "I hope the Metropolitan will soon ing these assemblies, time will be Mr. Andrew Gillis student of the McCleve School of Music, appearing on several pro­ lyoung' men from Minnesota who WASHINGTON, D. C. — The to follow the example- of 'South given for question period. were discriminated < against and open its doors to Negro artists.