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Volume One - Numbtr S.vtnlua .Ju~ ML'IIIlsslppi Salurday, April 7, 1962 • 10 ~ata Per Cepy I

Delegate Off To Switzerland Negro Gl Almost Lynched

MRS. CLARlE C. HARVEY

Rev. Merrill Winston Lindsey, Announces Intimidation And Candidacy for U. S. Congress, Aprill .. .l-•,...._

1 Harassment Is Lot

Tuoaday, Aprn 3, 1963, '""Rev. ' · --·.~'u Leake Negroes Merrill W. Lindsey of HollY '11 Sprlnat, Mlulsalppl announced that ho Is a eandldate for Con· · >II camrMI" o( hArb~•ment and areu !rom the combined second Intimidation ~1not Nr"roe1 ol and thl.rd Con,...,.slonal Districts Lcoko •Count~ who •ll!ned a of Mlulaslppl, Thl4 mornlr.a. of '<hool d~ogt'<1~all~• JY,IItlon Mn tho U•lrd do,y of April the Rev. llnul'd thl4 W<'<'k w .. b n lttler Lindsey flied tho necessary pn· mailed bv 0 . fl. Jordon, prlr.· pert wllh tho ot11ee ot the Sec• elpc.l ot !he Jordon IIIRh Scll•ol rollry o! State In Jackson, MJs- which nJked Leake County Ne>-aiJalppl, lll'CK's to r<move their namft

Tho Reverend Morrill Winston I rom the t><>tl lion, Lindsey woo born In Holly Jordo"' who I• tho lmmodiote SPrlnl." Mllllalppl In l9U, he put preddent or the Mlsallllppl lo r.ow 51 )'Oars ol a,e. He wu ,_,.,ioli'*l O! T~oehers Jn

~. -<Jiarle Colllnt HArvey educated In the publle aehooJ~ Colortd lkhoolo. 1<!111 th~ tol· Jell by air Satu.rdl)l nltht tor ot Holly Sprlnp. VlulalpP~ lowing 1~11.,. to o a e h Pft'l<>n Geneva. Swltzedond, u 1 dele- end rotlelved hla ~ll•a• tro.w- w~ nome remains or. tho pe. Jato to the "Women For Pee.,..• Ina It Rust Coli~ liUol\, I'Onf<'l'l!mt. While In IChocl at Bust Col· J ORDAN HIOH SCOOOL

Fifty women trom 10 ttetH lo,e. bdna • member o! the P. 0. Box 408 ba-'e been ~ 1>7. "Women root'!:•ll team Ill the clayo whe., Clrtluoa~. Mb<llalppl

:: ::.:.d~~~~ •= :0':~, C:.:le!:. :" AJ~.S:::':! IIEV. MER.'ULL W. LINDSEY Nome and Add,:.uch 29, ltG2 oerlarld, April 1 throuth April e. Tldd&. He rotlelved his Mlltet1t Jy he is tr.~ pastor of the Aa· Of Addrellee .Jaeklon. Miulsa!pp! Is espeelll1y Dell'" from the Univfl'llt)' Qr b••ry Mctoodisl Church o! Hoi!)' O..ar Frimd: proud that Ita own Mra. Clarle Denver, of Der.wr Colorldo, Sprin8J, »wossipp1. md ;, lba J hiVe hid the prlvlleae for eolilns Harv~ aerves Ul u m1- hll Doctor o! Dlvln!t)' Decree lt'faSUrer of 11>< "l:wer Misa!s· the pqt alxteen )'<ora, or btlna nolinc partner or Colllnt Jun. wu bellOWed upon him by Ru1t sippi CotMrr""<' of U.e Mo.tho· one ol l'OU, en1 Home, Insurar.oe Companlel Collece. dial Chur.il of the Slate of Mil· I am v~ proud of hovf.n& md related entupriiiS end 11 Rev. Linda~ bu been In the •iss!ppi a10d :erve~~ • loo u the hlld tblt pr!vlleae or loylna and founder·presldent of Woman· Methodllt Mlnlatry for 28 yeara. cha.irmar. o1. tho Conference worklnr In Leake County. One power unlimited. She w11 eho- lle hu teutht In th! public Boatel of Christian Soda.! Con· o! the thlnp 1 odmi,. ond will aen u a aeJegate, because of her aehool1 ~~ Mlaallllppl, Nialislppl rerr.a. rm>mber· the lonjiH\ It the work In the afore mentioned a!'· VoceUonol Collea:e, In the tie.d Rev. Lind"'Y Is married and peaeerul race relation that hM a:anlzationt 1r.d tlso for her nl• of aodoloay and Oo\'ernrnent, 11 Is the lotlou of f;ve children, •~'sted here In Leake Count)'. tiona! memberthlp with the Dl· 1 j!Utlt lecturer at Jackaor. State one or v ' .om is William 11. At thla· partlculor time I am dl•· vltlon of Peace attillated with Colleae In the Graduate Divlllon Lindsey whr ealned AII-Amerl· turbcd. And I have reaaona to Ule ~oral B.;...d of Chrltllan and ftl th~ UnlvehltY Of Df"n: (·an tame no a Iukie at MJISIJ. be disturbed. Social Concern., 1ponsoHd by ver where ho ~lvtd bit Mal· 11ppi Vocotlonsl Coa•a:• In 19M. 1 eoll upon you to remove the :MeUlod.lit Cburobtl with qt· tara Dell'to. Suvlng ·o.• Campaign Manaaer your name from the pcilllun fieea In Wuhlncton~ D. c. Mtl. He waa a Gele,ate to the Oen- lor R.,v, Lindi!"Y Will be Aaror. that II now In tho Superlnten· Htrvey It ateretlry of thla ' nl· tral Conluronte o! the Metho- E. ilenr.v nt Clar~'<!Jilo, Mluls· dent'o office. 'l,'hl• document, II tiona! boerd, elected to thla po- d ial ChiJ.t'ch tn 19~0 that n1et in s'ppi, well known ~~~•iness man allowed to be oxocull'<l Ia colnl llltlor. for the Jte0-84 term. She Mlnneapolt., Mlnu•ota. Pr ... nt· (Contlr.ued On Back Page) to set race relall6nt In Leake Is also the wi!e of Dean Martin L, Harv~, Deon of atudenll, Soutbem Unlwralty, Baton

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NAACP Appeal To U. S. Attorney General Kennedy

Mr. Roboat Kennedy. Esq. U. S. Allorr.oy Genernl Wnshlngton, D. C. Denr Mr. Kennedy:

We hove forwtlrtded to you af .. !ldovlls • ignod by Nayy me~t~ &tat!on~d at Nuva:J Auxiliary Ail' Stnllor Meridian, M.lssiu.iPJ)i. T'e a j(lly of cxilling tiTCum• stone... n which Negro ~e.rYictt me1 •. themselves makes II flb!o• .... 1y ~ tha:t we ·~ peol ta you to make a lull in­v.,tlgotlon into chAr&os Incor­POrated In said affidavit&

It b ftOI<Kioble to umme !hat m""t whrlher ltlducted .,. volunteers. find It diUkult I<> malntoln the moral Of 1. coed soldier while mduvorir.g I<> •e.rve bll countl'f. but ban: DO l>f<)teetlon from the brutaliJ.y o! opparent local oft!clall wbo reo <ort to extreme violm<e In -• .., Inc with the atJnosph..-e • ot hlfrfd and del"aanee in the con.­munlty.

We eall upon you to !Ue op· propriate action to protect tbe

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County back liny yean. I know that from lime to

time there are bound to nl•o ditrPrtncet o1 opjnlont-, but I believe th" people who ean best ••tile the dlffertn""s ore the people wiU1in the county. We •hould not let outsider• come In and dellroy tho ponce itnd dlt~lnlly or our county,

When ynu ai~ned tho pctiUon • you mnv hove had in mind that It wnu ld help you got you r oehnnl bnolc. My lrlend, this will never bf' don". We do not buve enourh money to opcrote lbrco ocllool• In Leake County, In m•n1 rounlit.'3 oJI of the chil·

J ougaloo College Choir In Concert

"" drPn or,. pia~ in one ~~1.

The J eekson Toucaloo Alumni Association. wW ~t the T.ouploo So\llhtm Chrllllan Collese Cbolr In coDCOrl on April 1$, 1842, ot the Muonlc Temple, at 4;00 p. m.

Evet)'One It uraed to c:ome md ben th.,. b.-llllant volc.s.

Tho Touploo Colleco Choir Ia kr.own throu&houl the n1Uon u beinc one or the peeleat eholrs found on lhla aide of Heaven. 1t you beve nol heard t h Ia 1roup of :rouna mm and younc ladieJ, you hl.v6 miNed hearlnl a «r .. t eholr.

Why not make II 1 mu•t to come out on Sur.day lo wltn~u really true ainalna. under tho direction or Mr. A. 1\{, Lovelace.

The Tougo.loo Southern Cbrl•· U&n Colle&• Choir have juat re· turned !rom their annual cotlt.-n otatu tour.

We Ill' lu<t fortunate In hovln-" • 'ebool boorrl that hn ~ n101t tofcront.

Nnw t shnll ask: you M''Y!:rnl r.U('JUons nnd lhey Die ;H lcJ­I,wa:

I. Do von know that if a aujt • • tiltod he.., It c•lls for the m•to­"'·,fle rJCMitt,q ol :tU sc:hoott?

l. DG you have c-nouJth "'""f>'' to ,.,, for a privet'! ., !1aa1?

1. lin•• mnny )<lbo .. n Y"'-' "'fv,.. tn mt-mhr,.. of your- ra«:~ ~. /In- you l'ducatlonally pr ..

"":.rt"d to obttf., f'"mq!O)'ment in ~~ nthN· ftl'(ll$f

~ AN- " ou \YiHin1 ,, .oU(l'\V our ""''' r 1o M.'('r-ru1c '""~'

l • tt ff' lu·h~"'lf'nU tl. f\n vnu t.tlirvt• tn tho

C'l'fl lion r: ""'"P' of lite! ro thr fl'Hd T hove mDt!r 1t v hn lnl'•~ lo Oay Q!U l ttf thi~ hool mn\lt'~", t .,.wt· ,\'O:'IIf'' .-1

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S110WN ABOVE are momber1 ol tb< NAACP "-"< <t J 3clloon Youlh Coun~ll plckolln« a nclqh· h< • In h~ l11r nt •pu'n• l. I ploc" ~orhood ~toro. '

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Sublcription price: •uo per year - $2.80 for lix montht -Tan conta per COP1·

We Appeal To lhose Who Support Decency, fair

Play.. And Equality :87 ~.B. ULTD

Usn:N - Thla happened juat tew deya •co: . " "No Ni&IM b colnl 10 tell me how to run t1U' btmneat.

obouted 1 white Jackt10n ,....or to a colored lad,,., P lckln& up

1 chair, be struck hu vlolootly with It, The ledy happena to be pre1nanL

Earlier, the ~dy bad omt ber very younr chlld to the CoX Sired Grocery to ~ -e meat. When tho eblld retv.n!ed hom.., the 11<17 1Mpec1ed the meat and felt that It - tainted. Golna to the alnre beraelf, she poUW,. aalted tor htr money back. The 11rocer refuled to live It 10 her. When ..,., tiUI polltel1, persisted In her request for tho money, the IJ'OCII' U.w into a roae.

Alter bclnl atruck by the chall', the lady celled '\he Jack· - diY pcJire. l.lul - when they came. the pollee muoed to take tr.Y ecllon Ofllnli the II'OC6· The _lldy wu the 1-r - and u far u the rroce_r and the pabce were concerned the Jnoldent wu over.

But the Jacka<ln NAACP Youth Council DO NOT !eel that the lnoident 1o o>er and th~)' HA Vll taken ACtion. 'J'hlt tlore - tho Cox Strut Grocery - Ia now under BOYCOTT tt.cl Ia loalna buslr. ... mltJli.J, mighty lut, lt'a been plclteled b7 Youth Counc:ll men"bora. And It Is IOlnJ to rOTDaln under that bo1• colt for a Jon~~o lonf Ume to come. No penon - whatever his or her race - who bellevea In d-ncy, fair play. and tquallty1 obould patron.>..e any buslr. .. sman who dlsc:rlmlne~ on the bull pi race.

Rtm~r, thuu1h, this one atore Isn't the o.nly offend« 111 anr means. Oilulmlnation Ia an old, old atory In Klulllippi - \"" old. At.d oue of the worst tram the atar.dpolnt of l.hla ..,.Jon Ina lion are the while buslll I liD""- Tb- are the I:UYI wbo are only tC!O happy to take • Nerro•s coina and dollart - they don't cllo..-bnlnete aplnat Norro money - But Th., Do Dlacrlmloete Aplnlt Nearoes. Let's take a quick look' tt tke record: '

l:ftber Necro workers are not hired by white but'IMatlitil, • It they ..,..., ltcty are alven o.nly U.. moot menial, dearlldinl. ..,. iow-~lna )oba. Noaro CIIIIIUmen ant forced to uae aepa­.ue restroomr, end very often ant forced 10 uao teparate teat· .., fa<fliUe. u. lbe storN - or olae heve to atand up. Nerro -~umers cannot ulle restaurant tacllltiea In atnres. Nerro con. ...,era are the laat to be walled on, In tny dllpute betw .. n Ule clerk and the curtomer. the cuetomer Ia alweya wronr -It he or she Ia a N•lf'O. l4an7 of the wbite buale-..en are -bora, suppr.;un. and letcl- In the •U·Nerro Wblte Ctluna cow,.,,L Th...., has been much brv.talll)', levied aaalott ...,.... people, In tho stores o( the white bualneatmen.

We are lndc<!d OC'rlaln that you are tired o.f lheae anti· ...,ooratic procllcoa. But - before we ha.vt democracy lr: the IIIGHS, we're colnc to have to abow the white bulinOlamen tile trencendout power ot the Ntrro consumer. One of lhete .,., we may call for a tull·flodltd bo)ocott ot tho Capitol S~ - We 11e ttrttln thtt )OU will coo))liale. Ju one Youth C..n:il member hu eo ni.,..ly put: "Serrerate lho cllh rea1ater1

Please Step forward Urges R. L. T. S.lilh

'J'hll plea com .. with humlbty and with the aenM o.f urgency that conditiON here In our state demand. lly mln<l r.aturally re· neeta bedt to tho 'Boolt of boob' "by their fruits 71 ahaU !mow th~.­

ln the race of manY obstacle' aome sustained by ClUitom and uta,.• peculiar to. our seellon. and othen maintained under color ot Jaw, we c:an no lot:J"er pHTnll petty tltlna to divide v.• and dlaipate our atteftllh.

The job of rettlnr the bellot In the hands of every qua!Wd clllun In the atate of Mllalulppl re1ardl- of race, creed or color and ~alnl tbtt ballot to

mer. al)d W'OIDen wbo . Ish and maintain 10'

~,)D aU levels -.• ,!If' the deeper alms of Conatitution of the United

~tat••• and thut worthy of a rree and lclelllgent people, Is a bll job. This effort calli fOI' baa men and women. We aay btl hero In the oeftH of 011e'a ll'UP of humtn Mtt.ermenL

Tllua our blcneas II detmnlned not by one's "bif name'' or "bit poslllor." but by one'a ability to loy aalde petty &Uereneeo end pei'I01\al ambltiOII and mor1e our ~nta into U.. atrulfle tor freedom tor all and the lmple­mentinl ot democracy Ml-e In

llate. We muat be aware that line.

there Ia ao much to be dono thai there Ia an Uf~ttt need for tho taleott and eftorll or every one of US,

In all ellhty-two <OUDtiel there Ia a tremendoua amouol or woO'It to be done. One ..... lblo apJ>1"111dl Ia that . we. 'WOUld ap­portion - u..;:- tea.. between frOUPI and lr.dlvldutll WIIO want to fel tba job done DOW. 'J'h1l ot _.... wouhl ellmintlo duplleltiOII of eUor1a In tome ereu. whlle et tho aame time othet' areu are untouched.

1 know thtl we heve man.v competent leaders and work01-t In various orRtnluUor.. end 1roupe. 1 know thet you ere btl e110ut1> to stop forwtrd and make our effort 1 trul7 UDited one. All of ut know that In unity there Ia atrenath.

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Challenge - Response • - J • •r W.U.!D wn rn .. • •

'l'lle Jacbon NOilYiolont Movemlllt Ia to .be comme~ tor preaenllnl tb• obaUenae to til Mtululpp' S~te Nerro Teeeh~· For men.y yean Nearo Tetdlers thrOUfbout the alate h_ave·r~Ued to provide the I.Jpe of leaderoblp ancl lnaplta!lon thal It -i~ tor • dlanclnl eodoty. They heve felled to properly loadl the counes ot American Ooverllii\OIIt 01' civic- .uatn. EwD moN clbguaUnllo they tall to prar.tlc:e the pr!ncip-,. for whid>- IIIII country waa founded. Only a few ot th- :loatructon .,...., .. their rt,ht to vOlt or •upport ectlon which wUI brlna 1111' end to racial oegretlatlon and ditcrlmlnatloJI.

1 undenlancl of couroe th•re are reuons for this lr:aetl'fil)', lntlmldetioo, violence, hMtlllty. etc, But llill quett!Otl ha! al­weya eppealed to me, bow <an tb- lostructon ot •~lilT alld eeconclary cduealloo bonfttly toech tho .,.,.,.UtuUoa at the United Sta"t ot America and not pncetlce th- pdJcclple!l thenudvea? How cen they attend the Annual Teachen Con·. vtntloc, wearlnr their recently purchaaod clothlnr, drlvlof -thel.r beeuUtul automobiles, ,talk about great adv.neemrn\1 · la .. odll~ eaUoo and ,.,turn to their claiUOOIN and dlacucl thete new~)' learned technlquetf

11 Is hllb time out Ntrro t.chen wW Up to their ft. tpoaibllitiel. ML.J ot lh01n tteta how they want rludenta to take their rlahUul place• In aoclel7. 1 oerttl.nly don't 4ilall'M wllh th.la, but how etn they expect atudenta to do tblt It tl)q don't provide the leadenhlp! Are ttudentt to be 1oma maalcal belnr who w!U eutomatically teek for hillh attalnmmtf No, the locentive mutt cotne from th- who tekh end worlt with them ..-...,. day, '1'11- pe:t7oftl who ere ...._.n.to for mol4· Ina thea mlnda.

Aa lee•en. th- pertobl mutt support"'- pribelpleo they know to be just and proper In an Ameriean aoclel)'. They muat apeak out ar.d oei lj(alnat tboso who mike a mockery ot l~lce.

I wbole-htttlodly conev.r wltb the Jackaon Nonviolent IIO!e- • mcnt, wher they 11ate thtt. •.-..ryt~me tnchen end other letdetS have a cha...,. to spelk and do 1101. they join bands with the irutitullou and ldeolo11 .. that train men not to think an.d lmtclne ed feol In morelly alld polllcally edtqutla waya. Tiley become a psrt of the "do nothn(' CODSJ>Irtc7 to IIUI publlo acrv.llny, thortby' lntenllfylnf the moral paralyala In which man tlndt himaelt tod~ty.•

1 often won.S.r If lh... auppoaodly learned beJnp are really lotlftSted In education or 1 PQ'chedtf Are they utla­tied with teecblnr Jr. an lnteror \llltltulion and with Inferior oqulpa~entf Ill 'Mhott; 1ft· [bey eatlatlecl anct content with belnl aubmlllc .. to 1 -lety that. hUQPer~ fl'OWih end development/

Many ot th8e penOM rallonollle by uylnf that we ebould r.ot rush thfa proc:eu abel that chinle will eventually come. ll:vldently they don't realize thet It It hadn't I!Hn tor Mrs. Dtll7 Bates and the Na.tlonel "-'ttlon tor the Advtnem~G~t of Colored People (NAACP> with their c:onaillont end effie. tin efforts, tbelr aetarlu wOIIId ltiU be at a m inimum. Nor do U.., oeemlr.aJt r .. llae attention on tliiJ atate, fbe Inte­atate Commerce Comft!lstion wou.ld bave I!Hn much Jonaer • laaulnr their rullnr oompl•tely outlewln~r secreJ~tlon 1o iravfi.---

Walte up Mllllllll)pl leachen, the h~ Ia fi'OWina· lete. The rbtll"'•l• hu boor. preoent..S, whet b JOQr reepon11f "To be ar 1101 to be, that ,. the qUfttloo. ~

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cconunued from pa"' or.e) 'J'hoae who would continue to deleaate more then 42 per cer.t ot our people to eocond cleO! Rou,., LoulalanL clltlln•hlp can take .,.,,..,,.uon ln Genna, u.. w...- for

'Come· One, Come All To ruh fry' T

when ~ - Ul Pm.""tln• ...... tram America wiU be "-·- --... canclldtto for perwonalltiH and petty lhiDp to Joined b7 women from many """- n~-.

• a while - and watch lnterrated oquelfly come In a hv.rrya• Rlaht now, • hou11h, wo are boycolllr .. the Cox Street Oro· ~- Join wllb ut tnd all o.l the ollwts In lhowlnJ thlt blat,_. - thet he CANNOT get ewey with what he did. Show tho allier white buJi-.nt1\ the power of Nqro money oa ~ - your gro:m.,. some..bere elM- but STAY AWAY tram tbCI Cox Street Oroeery.

biiiMr us In our ertorta to fel r.tllom. Their special ~::lllayor of - 111• ~a· ._ .. the ballot In our htr.lb. In fOIDI 10 Oeneve It to 11 eorlna a Fbb 1'1'7 at the

y 1y I .... aoat thet tho leaders upon tile minds and to lllta R.Ht,. S.tullda,., ~-and membera of all our lfOUP1 the · hearts of the deleptes at •"t821~_'J'heredoor· , wanllld be111 and orpnlullont moot lofelhor the dloannlmont oont-..ee now ""' at the earllelt convenient chte In oealon theN u,. tremendous eheaod ant 's centa. 1 nd uplore 1111\y lhe poobl*"' .,.,,_., and d~ that '"""en ,.,.,.. Will alto be • "'lMb u It re1.o1a to tha ,..ptl'lti .. o" -here Is: Thlt ~ Polito" contal, with 1 prJae t vottn. PI- let ua prey • • • • ·' - ll1ren to the tint, JOCOnJl and

Nortlc Jatkaon NAACP Youth Counoll West Jack•on NAACP Youth Cour.cil

n 1 bll testlnr be stopped Immediately, third wlnnen. • ~ _ ; fully conalder our mol'l o P· lhet the bllllont ot dolllrs uted -. _ ... ls' o' :..-to =one, lion. to do our every bit to ae- In the arma race be UHd for •n ,....., ,... . ··-• complbh thlt worlh1 task. Then peecofuj research: end that the 80 p!NIIe come out alld enJ07 we can lay ulde thOCie tbb:p ~tfortt or all people alld nations rourwelm ' tram 1:00 p. m. untill

Conference Set For Jpril 13-14 On

~!!~~~~~;~~~~a:.nd ~na South will

11 and 14. at St. Paul

lblhodlat Church and • •orohop• It the A. G. Oaoton BulldLnJ, ....,lnltham, Alabaii\JI,

t!lponsors are the Alabama C'llrlatlan Movement for Uul'!"•n JUabts. whl<h haa led the c.'lvll rlahtt mo,·em~nt hc~ tor tla ,..rs: the StudMI Nonviolent Coordlnatlna Commltt~ which

worlta with student cnttaratloa• that tend to truatrale us, In be uted for peece. Also aa a "C4me oT.a. Come All" and loll thrO"'hout the Iouth. and 5ucb a united effort all of ua apeclall,. c'-n delepte to toll ,-our tr.l~ aboUt lt. the Soul~ Conference Educe- will be bll people. bee- wo OeiiO'ft Ia llrL llartln Luther 1-------'----- ­tlon Fund. a Soulhwlde Inter· will have bill beartl and wm be KIDI of Atllnte. QcorJia. raclel for In· wholebeut0dl7 punulna b'- ob- Or. their return, the Alnerlean

a.ltunoon ol April II. That nllht there wm

public meetlnr et the atme church to honor bllhope othtr rell&loua Jftldtn who have lflvon lead.,..hlp In the lnto­,....uon mov\!Ment. Main apnk· rr will be Dr. Howar« Scho­n-er. praldent, ChktRO 'J'heolo-

Semtnary. Praldlna will Blthop Edaar A. Lo..-e, Btl·

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fort would be to have the mantblp ot the co-ordinated ~~­fort rote .. tram month to mort\1 •nd thai the mombe .. hlp plan.

Tile whole nellon has Ito eye• ~n ,,. h"ro now. We n""<' bill "t\en 1nd womm to atfl) fn.rwar 1 1nd J>OOI our streutb I<.>< th• """'"""' 11ood of all ar:d bc1n ~(l .. laalppl cMie orr tht bottom

Youn lor llumlln dignity, R. t.. T, Smith

country. Jr, Mr. For this experlente llrL Her· A brl.rinl -Jon for the

vcy IMI by Delli Flllhl Satur· American <leleratet wa1 bold In doy, March S1 to New Orl .. na Now Yark City Sunday, end a nnd j ot flight !rom New Orlnnl tremendous aend otl paity for ro ld l•wlld Alrport, N*w York. them at the Swb~ Air pavlllloo Sftlna hor olf tt the Jackton boforo they wore J•tted by Swill .\lrport wen the tollowlna Wo- Air to Geneva. Swlunlancl. "'•n·J>O\'n!r o!l\tfl'J, memben 1\fn. Hal'VO)' will be ,..portlnll ord friends: :\Ira. 0 . M, T11tum, t h e I r !:UI'O))IIn a c II vItI e I \lr. and ~Jn. Robert '1\amc,.,l throu•h the wrlttr of this col· l l lu Janke T"rntr, llfrt. M. A. nmn. -

Congntalalions 1't: ·. Ret. Merrill Lindsey . .

Con0tlllation. to Rev. Mer­rill W.t~Y an )lb candldaey for Co~ hom the newly e=blned 2.Da ~nd 3rcl diltrlot of MitoasJppJ. ' . .

l'ar too kinr. uuerupulous ... aelt·seeker•· biVe. pre)'ed upon our fine eltlHna 1\ere, of every raclal ""cment., It 14 time . now for all cl~ to awaken to tho ctrowbanb tha~ 110 hand Ill aJove with tbb , ~tt'l"table conspiracy that hao Pllec,l, ettor and tall•· llood Into .a •hameful apeetaele and i~ "o'"' '-"'1"- to maintain. the tya~ 'by ·tear and atupldl-t)' ...

'Scmie Pooi-· mb·IIUided souls teem to think you can twist Ia.,.. to comPel- men Iii hi&h· elective otfices 10 be honest and to act with a ~&en!& ·91 jlonor. No! You ean't mob any man honorable ttr ho"est by, P~l JD1 ldnd of law or resoJutlon.

Don't tbrow up :vour hands. There Is ·-a· l'l!ltledV. It is tool­proO.(. Let all qualified eltiulru, regarclleu of Taee. cteecl or color, t011ether elect hor~.est rnen; men who believe In the Const itution ol the -unltecl States and the In· Wllflt:v o1 1\liululppi.

Whee we abut our ears to the l"elpinc of "hate pecldlers" and let eomnion sense and reuon JOVern out deelslons at the bal· lot box, we will then elect men o1 lntel!rlty.

You wonder · Wh)' 'MI:Ialsalpp\ b on tli:e bOttom In lr.epme for

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PAOE THJIQ

YMCA News The first report meetina II

the Sixteenth Annual Membel-­ship Campallln WIJ a , ... t su.,. ce.ss. accorillnl to Chalrmea Hampton Ellis and J. B, Har­rington.

The Chairmen urge all Cam­pliianera to cor.linue their dlll­~ent work JO that victory may be realized In the near future.

Report meetings are held Tuet doy and Thursda)' evenings at 7:30. Carl Jone$, Chief Auditor.

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JEIQtllfS O'OLF SERVJC. FL. 1-ltll

Ill-..., SIHOt. J aclaoll • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • + + •

ROII11t1101f SR01': SHOP For Good Shoe Repair 2M W'hllts.ld Milia ._

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FULLER PRODUCTS 'Tine Cosmellca and

HOU$clloldo" IU If. rutsb -

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"PleulnJ You - P leal!H Us.• J) - J. IHOE JIIIPAJB

'l'or All Your Shoe Needa lMJ LJDdl !IIIJ ...

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For .. ~tel- Balal Proteof!oa' •• •• ROTAL PV1U:RAl. IIEllVICB

,U..OGRNITES who recently attended Alcom A. and M. Collece Choir pretentation at Prau Memor}JII, Methodist ChQrch. JONES PHARMACY

ID BUilD- :ror :roar He.ltll

From lett to_, ri&ht: Mn. Ruby Ro!>!!\!~; .l!>:s,~M•1'7 ~. BacO.:, iMn. Eunice McGee, ;Mxs, Ella W, Robin•on, Ulu KlvOnla Chambers. • "

P!ompt Ambulance an4 J:uner.al Service

J'lowen tor all Ocleulor.1

"ROYAL I'LOWER IHOP" 107 Alldoa Aft~ CluJadall.

...... ,,. .:v• •---.· Mr. and l4n. R. L. Drew,

O,wner and Manager

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••• ; • 0 •• • • • • P'OUJITH ITIIJIDT J)RJ1Q

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our f"'»Uies, and why we - on the bottom In education and in re<>ognitlon of tho dignity of man. Well, the answer J. not bUd to tlr.d. lt Ia tracable to the .,stem of ell!CIIna end main· tall)ihl in office men who have little vlslon of procrets and ue altnost blind to the new bOJ;l· .ons o1 treedQIII and human bet· termer.t that· are apparent to t.hq\llhtful men everywhere.

• Frankly, .m,. fellow Missitolp­pbnl, It's a waste of time ll'Y·

•CJar~e'l.·~~n~, Drua · inll to lc!glslate hon.""IY and • Dwno • ~ coinpetene". Let'a do •t the de-

llll F'omill at; Clarad!IN' Jllso. moc:ratlo w8)'. That l1, forgetlna Telaop....,.a~ltabo- ~·ni3 all the inhibitions of the put

• · · • ancl elecUnc men on the bub Aal'01) J. Henry - Clifto.a Smith of thell: competer.ce and thclr Ph~tcli!.' .)'hUinacis£ intecrJty and none other.

• .. , ' Your• for bu.m.J)JI d i&nitJ, ~

Robert . Smlth

JOIN II Iiie ~·NAACP In Your Community

, ., . ~: ~•nd work for JUmCEI And EQUALITY!

For Information Call Fi. 3-6906 Jackson, Miss.

Conlerence Set F~ tloll, , Tuskegee Institute, Ala· bama, and James Forman, A t•

(Continued ftom .Pa&e Tjro) laota, l!)!eoutive Hcretaxy of SNCC. The worlrlhopt will

t imore AHa, The Metbodllot cover voter registration, obtain· Church, who Is also president of lnl and Implementing court de· SCEF. clslon., and Informing and In·

Dllll J'L I-U8l FR.EE DELIVERY

t12 LJIICia Bti'M& Jaebea,JIIa

On Saturda.:v, .\prll 14 there 1io~l~vlnj~·~m~o~re~pe~o~p~l•ij·~~i<;:;~==~~~~~~~~~ wUI be workshops desif!'led to hclp participants earey out the aims of the conference. Presid-Ing officer at the wm:ksbops will be the Rev. Jl'red L. Shuttle­worth, president of th" ACMHR, who wu ""'ently freed !all after serving a term for In· te.,.atloJl a<tlvltles.

Chalr.men ot the workshop will be W. P. Mllcbell, aecletary of the Tuskegee Civic Assocla·

lntimidofjon And­•Continuecl tr= Pace Ouel

myself on record as being one hundred per oent a.gainst tbi' petition.

My friend this petition is lea.dlnl us up to an lmpaas. We must not allow thi• to happen, I rnake tbls appeal to you tu ~ove your name from petiUon In the Interest ot peace, d.lgnlly and raee pride,

I am your trlend,

Slnee}'el)' :VOUJ'W, 0 . E. Jordan

"SAVE AT

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The Security Lffe Insurance Company Home Office - Jackson, Mississippi

Telephone: FL 3-4954- 1328 Lynch Street

Announcing Its Cosh Fu~rol SetVke Golden Et~gle Polkia

uso.oo - aoo.oo Por .&,ee u · II. m.oo - I3CIO.GII - UIOJIII Plaea Alre AnU.ble

For AIIH I ·II 0.. Ew..t Wlaal,t IJio 0. 21 p_,._ IJfa.

District Office - 125}-i N. Farish St. Telephone FL S-3577 Jackson, Mississippi

"Terms Will Fit You"

I DIAL FL 5-78431 409 North Farish

Street Jecttson, Miss.

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Rev. Mettill LindSfiJ (ConlinWMl tram Pace Ou)

Negro Gl Almost...:. (ConUnuod from Pale 0111)

M!SS'M' PPJ J'RU PUSS

ldentlfittd hlmHlf u an officer fort, 1 nmalr.ed aa pea...tul aa 4 9 0 $ 0 0 0 4 $ 0 0 of the Jaw. At thil Instant, tee· Ia poulble under aueb clrcwn-l'altorlne School J'or YOIUII Mm Ina all of theae white mer.. a- stancea. Wbo Want A. Trade.

and,elvle leader. Servlnc 11 Ad· viloty Committro will be Grattd mufer JU>e~ C. Gl'llam. of the PrinCe Hall MasoM of the State of t !Miuisslppl, Mra. Lillian Ro1~rs Johnsor., rc<lred achool aupervtwr. Rev. Ct:orge Harper, well known BaptiJt rnlnlslor of Crec;nwood, Mia. Mr. James Corter or Greenville, Mlut .. ippi. P rofessor S. T, Nore of R us 1 CoUoao, Holly Springs, Miuis­elppi and the Rev, Henry A. Belin, Jr. of the Afrl~an Methe>­d l!lt Episeopal Cbun:h. County eommlltees were at.w nomed ror eatb of the twer.ty.fOW' coun· tl~s In the diltriel.

hWMn ar.d eon.ttltulloMI rlpta of men ctatloced here u they are belnl denied lb... rllhta that lb., .... beina prepar..S

roun.d, 1 beaan to lhinlr of the Alter being plaeed In the ear, P'OCIDI T AILOII IBOP mob vlolenee thot I hod he.ud thlt aame Billy WUllama wu and read of ullted In J.liuis. drlvlna the car. They taft tha - WIIWitld Nlllo • .,.. aippi. and I really beaan to feel colored re:staurant itt aearch ot t t t t + t t t • t • + f feer tor my aalety, J uot obout JohMon. Jolulcon W&J nol pre•··

ln making his ennounc:emcnt l or Congress, Rev. Lindsey ex­preued appreclallon to all of his friends and $Uppo.rten that w= lnatrumer.W in helplna him m&Q up his mind and penuacle him to enter the eampalan. He aald "in maldna thl• raee I feel there are many advantages that can c:ome about bec:ou•• of it. II eleeted I shall do my beat to repret<!nl to the belt o f mY ~bility aU of the people of my dlatrkt. When Amerlea and Jlto­llulppl beeome creator ar.d p rosper. ao doeo every cltlzeo within our border. We eannot toparete these intangible ad· ventoaea aecordlnl to NAle, ,... llglon or prevloue condition of ll!rvltucle. . Doing a thlnl or r.ol dolnl a thine beeau .. or ethics 1.1 antiquated thlnldnr and aet· Inc or which I promlae nov"1' to be JUUI}'. I do not know what the luture holds but I do know who holds the flltura, Ol:.d with Him hotdlnr the Future I have no ~an of the aeUvltiee of lo­mor«>w bec:aullfl In H.ia promises, 1 baUeve.~

Submitted by Aaron HetU')', Campalcn Man· -· Linclaoy to Ceo· .... Campalan.

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to dtlend, MERIDIAN BRANCH NAACP

C. R. Darden, Sr., Pre• ident

AITU>AVlT Stale Of Mlloslulppi: ' County Of L"auderdale,

I, CharlH a Alexande-, do hereby owear and al!!rm that I am ol cound mind, ttet t am prestttly t.ulcned to tho Ntval 'Auxiliary Air Station at Mer!· dian, Mlalsslppl. My ldcntlfl· <nlion Is D26·1Ht3 (AA). Thl1 st~tment It given by me on my own free will aod volition: fur· lber, r have no ob;ieet!ont of Ita use In any p«>per ttd lecal manner. I am clvlnc tblJ atate­ment because I am aatlalled that my rlchta. u an American Citizen, 1\ a v e been creally abused. I further state lbat the foregoinl atatements are !rut and Accurate to the bllat ol my knowleclte, to wU:

Or. or obout Mueh 10, 1M2, two (2) or my mates. Sbave-s and JohiUOn ....,..., on liberty and we were at a town.~hJp. not far fnlm the NAAS, known u Leu· derdale, Mlasiuippl We ap­proached, and attempted to en· tor an estobllshment, whleb by it.a d isplay alcr.J lndleated tblt It waa a reataurant. 'I'bere eldlt­ed no dlaplay to lncllcata aa to whether tbil place wu deoll6· nated tor the exclusive .... or eolo~ or white patrana, Jolul­•~n and I, upon our attempt, wu forcibly evicted by one (I) white man, whom ""* sub~e­quel'lt\y learned waa or.e "Billy Williams." Att.,. beinc evieied, the man (aUeaodlY Billy W'U· lluru) poblied Otlt • ltore a'ncl cllree!M WI to it; at the -time -rtlnl that thlo ltore

waa an ..tabtllhment for eolOI'od

this time the man. Bill, wu.. e:nt. The man who ..,., aubse--- ; + + 4 i 4 4 + 4 f 1 IJaJruO, m1de an Inquiry, em· QUA!r.tly ldentifled u <Onsteble LIZ'I llEAUTT GlOP

ploylng words to thla etfeet, went In to look for J ohmor. u 421 1-S l'roaJ a-. "Boy, where I~ your smart he was not In the ear. Upon the Pho~~a 421·1871 frier.d?" The man who wu return ot tho constable J was Lau.rel, Mlu.

later alJeaed to be the constable bleedina profusely and asked to~~·~·~·=·~•;;•~+~·~·~·~·~• then said. "Yet, where J.s beY" medleal attention to atm> th Nolwithstandlnl the fo-•olfto, flow of blood, r.umerooo• wound• ~~ ~ - . . ...•......•

no one had ldentl&cl himself u In the head and be said, "Huth." a law enforcement olliclal. Sen· We then proeeeded down ~­eing the predi<ament that I way 45 (Soulb) and he eon- lOU Woodlow wa- A­!our.d myself In, I told these llnued to play with bb plato!, m en that Johnson was out In There wu Bllly William• and , J~ Mla.

the back and that I would lead thls tuppo&ed 'COQatable. 1 wu ~·~·~•~t~t~t~•~·~·~·~·~·~ them to him. Wben I got out yet bleeding. They brouaht m e ot the bae.k door J •l•tnmed it to Lauderdale County Jall. A ' ' + + + + ' + + + + + 1 bohlnd me and fled, leavlnl search was made by eolored AJIODfO JIEFJUODATlO• at Johnson on the -..., without truste.., and I ulted him for UPLlAirCE SUVJC& - · havlr.a ldentUied him.. We were bancl aids or any thlr.a to etop -GeMnl AppUanee ~ both wearlna dvilian clothinf. my bleeding to which he clld not AU Worlt Guaranteed ~ ln my fllaht 1 heard shots, rtpl,y, I waa eonfined In ' loelt- lUI lktt!Nwt ._ whieb only eaueed me ·to at- ed eell, ln the viclnlty of n, 6-0417

tempt to lncre... the rete of tentral eompouncl ancl one :v~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1peed, Tbere were oome flat the lnmatea tlr.ally aave me a ean parked on a nearby rail· nc In order that J eould wash road track, loaded with pulp- the blOOd from my faee. ..,ood, and J Jumped over the J oh1110n aatiaf:ied the S. p. eouplings bet.....,. two (2) of but In the interim you Wft'e them. Arter burdllnc the eoup. hwrtt.11 and requfllln& In a not lin,., I r.otleed two cara load· mumer thel the ap-ed with willie men eomlnc d"""' offieloto at NAAS be the aide l'OIId approachln1 U. 8. that 1 could -.tve 8ighWIIy G , Aller havln1 been In

After attemptina to hurdle the about one and on•hall eoupJJnas in the railroad the B. P. arrived and told

8D US ABOOT ANY lUCAL J:STA'B ND08

1 f eU and before J eould eon· mt to be quiet and they would tlnue my 1llcht. one wu run- aet me out. In about thll'ty to rJna tow.ud 1M with a chain. forty.five minute& late- the S,

He reaebod me tlrot and ........, P. returned wltb an ambul..,...,~~~~~~~~~~~~ to ldck. I rolled, cot to IIIJ' teet I waa curled to tbe bua dJa>. and by this t ime two (2) other IIUI&rJ' where L received medl-men .ubdued me. l ..,., ateadily eal attention anc1 !'mlalr.ed there beln1 pummelled by llab, and overnlaht. I advlaed the medl· wu usin1 all of IIIJ 81\friY to eat attenclents there how t hese eontlnue my 1llcht. Tbt ln)url• were suotainod. Thera J who. I later waa told, waa a wu 11wn an X-ray and a tnt constable. hit 1M on the Mad tor tltunkennea. Tba drur.Jrm. wltb a pistol at Jeut twice. I neat tell waa ,.,.tift. (llepart­waa t:.Ot IIDC!OMelouo, but naluJo.. tel the lncldat to MOD).

lllltl!Wlla - 111,n:cl( people. W'e deputed to the •tore CAICIUJIQa IIO'JIQII ., "'"' the mall, Willluru, foll4w-

PJ. 1-lill eel there. We w- then shown

J - tluecl u a result ol :a.ma~nec~ in barracks on SUD· ~eat vtol- heine In· clay, LePi otrJcer eot~taetod. 0n

fllctad upon me. J waa hand'euff Monday the local offlctr IUDl• eel abon the ankle 1nd at the mor.acl me to h!l offlee. '11lu. 'IOIJ'Iata. They trlod to make ma I w a • Informed that J .., a 1 1et into a car, but I waa 1tUl a- eharaed with belna drunk, ,,_ trald, J>Ot koowlnl what aault aad baltary, and ra1tt1q JOIDI to h....,..., I put up a onett. Tba 1ep1 offlctr otatad ltntala &4 WU hand•uU..S. that ma4ical of1lcu't report In·

RIX, ~IInlll J·' , ......

L,_. at J)e!Jee, "--· '!~'hare the colored r•taurar.t .... I'L.~ waa, No -ner than, we arrlvod at the nataunmt another Whlte man arrtv..s. Cdl.er ..,.,te at the clay It ..... ~cecl that be - c-table Parker Gray ot t.aa<ldale). s-. white p.... cona had ptoeeeded to the eoto,.. eel rataurant, aad they ldeJ>tl·

At no time dlcl I ltrlb &117• dlee!M that the lnJurtea .,.. - · beceuaa under the ~ DOt u the result ot a fall but henalcm that esJaied and num- _,.od to have been tonleted trlea1 1trtqlb osipoel.nl me, J by a blunt inltrwn~t. ltnew would ba flltlle lbtft. a arlH Herbert Alexander i:ti~~~~~~~=~~ fletl me. I, at about thla point, had become very uneuy ar.d

wu ta ,..,. o.r llt1' W1!7 ...,... e • e e e • • • ; ; • •

Conic's ha•ty a•d Barber Supply

.. u N. Putell ........

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Home lmprovemst New Homee RthabiHtatlOD

Fred Scott Builders &M Contnleton W4~ L,.cll8tnet

-KollepJnee·­Loana: F .B.A. - G. L

Convellttoaal

ty. 1.. C. CAD IIIIW' aNACII:Oftll CAn At th~ point the man who Aat. ...,. -~ a • ..__._

1 later allececl that be WM eotl· - • -- • r.,... ..._. stable -s>ProadM4 me and ull· "'- Ml ,. 1'1. .._.

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ODe Day llw .... ed, "Boy, dlcl 70U JO Into a LPCII • ' "M • 1...._ Zoft1e hrta, o..-

"'hlta mtaurant?" J repllecl, ~~f=~~=~~~~~~~=~~~~~=~~j!=~~~~~~~~~ ''Yea, J clld, and If It Ia aueb a ~=~ sin 1 am IOJ1'1." ~

Altar thll exohange he drew a l't!Volver on me and Ol'clored me to come with hlm. Durlr.f this period or lneldenee, I had not been Informed that J wu undt'l' ar1't'st. nor had the man

CALL JJ.LtJX CU "Quick Servl""" ~ P01 c.oJo "' Dlhar, W, T, Alt.

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cUTOn APJit.L\JfCJ: 11M Wbltflald Mill ftoa4

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MOMAN'S FINE FURNITURE

lox 33, Tougaloo, Min, Phone EM. 6-6297

SMITII'S SUPER MARKET

1253 Valley Street R. L, T. Smitlt, Jr., Mgr.